A fan of American blockbusters would not know what this name meant, but Adriaan, who had watched countless movies and American TV series, was not one of them. Sarah Michelle Gellar was one of the few outstanding idols in the mid-to-late 1990s in the United States. The so-called outstanding idols were young, beautiful, energetic, healthy actresses who had no negative scandals and were loved by parents and children.
Most of their roles were youthful movies or TV series. They might not be widely known, limited to North America, but they were quite popular. The movies that Adriaan remembered most clearly related to Sarah were Scream 2, the sequel to the teen horror movie he sold to Universal, and I Know What You Did Last Summer, which was also a teen horror movie and had a complicated relationship with Scream.
However, it was the TV series called "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" that made Sarah rise to the throne of popularity. It was a show that combined the troubles of adolescence and vampires, similar to the style of the X-Files. Although it was not as popular as the vampire novel 20 years later, it was still one of the classic American TV series. As an outstanding idol, Sarah's beauty was beyond doubt. She had an oval face that was rare in the West, and her facial features were quite delicate, but her eyebrows were a little gloomy.
Of course, she was only a 13-year-old little girl with baby fat on her cheeks. She looked cute and obedient, and she already had the embryonic form of what she would become in the future. However, she wasn't exactly charming, but her excited look in the restaurant left a deep impression on people.
Adriaan, who was preparing, glanced at Sarah, who was trying to recite lines with her mother. According to Lafferne, Roslan, who was also Sarah's agent, was a little hesitant after reading the script because it was a Cult film, but Sarah convinced her mother to go with it. Although he did not know how she convinced her, Adriaan could guess. In his previous life, he knew something about Sarah's family.
Maybe I can help her. Adriaan thought as he rubbed his chin. Although she was still a little girl, a girl would grow up eventually, right? Moreover, in his own plan …
Forget it, I'll leave it at that for now. I'm still far from the popularity and fame I want. Adriaan made up his mind. Actually, it didn't matter. At least they knew each other now.
"Scene 178, Scene 231." Following the supervisor's voice, the screen slammed down and the set resumed filming.
Although Sarah's scenes were added at the last minute and would be discarded during post-editing, it didn't mean that they could be sloppy during filming. These were two different things. Adriaan knew that he didn't just need to copy. He could relax his requirements, but he definitely couldn't do it half-heartedly. Besides, he didn't want Sarah to notice anything at this time.
“Cut！” After another stop, Adriaan gestured, "Sarah, you can rest now."
"Mr. Director, did I do a bad job?" Sarah asked hurriedly, her little face full of nervousness and uneasiness.
"Don't worry, don't worry. Although it's not very good, it's already very good." Adriaan raised his hands and pressed them together. He couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart. How many times has this been? From this, it could be seen that she was very concerned about this job. Yes, that's right. Acting was just a job for her.
"Listen to me, Sarah. You're not completely familiar with this role yet, so don't worry so much. Sometimes, the more you want to play her, the easier it is to do a bad job. Do you understand? " Adriaan said comfortingly. He reached out and touched her head, "You've done very well. Now go and reflect on it and continue tomorrow. You've also played a few roles, so you should know to listen to the director on the set. "
When he first reached out, her body leaned back slightly, but when he really put his hand on her head, she didn't move.
"I understand, Mr. Director." Sarah nodded and went to her mother's side.
"Well, ladies and gentlemen, Sarah is resting, but you guys are not. We'll continue in 15 minutes," Adriaan said at this time. This news immediately caused a lot of sighs. Of course, they knew that this couldn't change Adriaan's decision. So, although they sighed, they still had to seize the time to rest.
In fact, if Adriaan wanted to, he could have shot most of Sarah's scenes on the first day and then finished the next day. The role he added for her was that of Kate's younger sister, a little girl who was a little autistic under the care of her older sister. Because the scene in the room was the only scene that had not been shot yet, other than that, there were only some scattered scenes related to Dennis.
But there was also an advantage to this. Some of the scenes had already been shot before Thanksgiving, so Adriaan had more space to play when he inserted the new plot. Plus, it wouldn't be used in the post-production, so the shooting was not affected by the original plot, so it was more free.
But the problem was that time was too tight. Two days was only enough for him to rush out the script, and the storyboard and so on hadn't been completely formed in his head. So, after the first day of intermittent shooting, he let Sarah rest. After finishing today's progress, he would find a way to complete the plot. After all, it was only an extra day.
Time always passed quickly, and three days passed in the blink of an eye. The scenes that Adriaan added at the last minute were basically finished. Because the whole crew was very cooperative, there were no mistakes, and even used the break to shoot a few scenes of the regular plot.
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Sarah. You're a good actress." Adriaan shook the little girl's hand, and then reached out to Roslan. "You have an excellent daughter, ma 'am."
"Thank you, Mr. Director. Sarah is my pride," Roslan said excitedly with one arm around her daughter.
In the past three days, Sarah's performance could be said to be very good. It wasn't that her acting was good, but that she was very serious. Not only did she not complain about the repeated shooting, but she also did it meticulously every time. There was even one time when she accidentally sprained her ankle when she went downstairs, but she still endured the pain until the end of the shoot. Fortunately, it was not a big deal.
In the end, everyone looked at her in a new light. Kate also secretly praised the girl for her tenacity, and at the same time, changed his opinion of her. As for Adriaan, naturally, he took good care of the little girl.
"It just so happens that Hodges and the others are going back to Los Angeles. I'll ask them to send you back." Adriaan sent the mother and daughter to the door of the house, and then called his assistant, Hodges, who was preparing the car, to come over.
Watching them walk to the front and back of the car, Adriaan was about to go back, when Sarah, who had been looking back at him from time to time, suddenly broke free from her mother's hand and ran back like the wind.
"Did you forget something?" Adriaan looked surprised.
"No … I just …" Sarah gasped slightly. After looking at Adriaan for a few seconds, she bowed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Adriaan."
"Oh?" Adriaan smiled. "If you're apologizing for what happened that day, I accept it. Actually, it's nothing. I can understand how you feel. Remember what I said to you? Things will get better. "
Sarah opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a while, she just said softly, "Thank you, you're a good person."
Oh, damn it, can't you say something else? Adriaan felt depressed, and then he felt a pair of hands around his waist. Sarah suddenly hugged him and even buried her head in his lower abdomen!
This state lasted for about 10 seconds before she let go of her hands, smiled at Adriaan, and then turned to run to her mother. Adriaan was stunned for a moment, and then a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. She … found out?!
How is this possible? She's just a 13-year-old child, and everyone hid it very well … Well, it's not that good, but in any case, it shouldn't be … Well, maybe she's just guessing and not sure, but I still underestimated her. After all, she's also a precocious child. Adriaan shrugged and then put this matter behind him. Even if there was something else, he would talk about it later. Right now, he had to continue working hard.
After Sarah left, everything returned to normal. Because of the accumulation of the previous three days, it took a day and a day and a half to finish the scene of Denis and Kate in the room, as well as the scattered scenes. Then, Adriaan's second work was successfully finished.
Naturally, the next step was to disband the crew and have a good rest to prepare for the post-production work. Although everyone had just celebrated Thanksgiving, it was still tiring to accompany Adriaan to compensate the little girl for three days of useless work.
And it was time for Kate to return to London. She had stayed in Los Angeles for half a month. Although it was not a problem for her to graduate from high school, it did not mean that she could openly skip classes. Besides, she had decided to apply to California Institute of the Arts, which was not an easy task.
Of course, before leaving, the two of them had to party in the villa like they did in Venice. The young Kate, who was nourished by Adriaan, became more and more obsessed with this aspect. Especially when they made a small breakthrough in the bath last time, the two of them had even more fun this time. If it were not for the fact that the weather was too cold, they might have tried to experience it in the garden.
Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. No matter how reluctant they were, they had to separate. After that, Adriaan took a good rest for two or three days. Then, he plunged into the company's editing room to start the post-production.
Originally, he could have had two months to slowly finish the post-production, but because of Sarah's delay, coupled with the fact that there were still Christmas and New Year's this month, and he had to apply to the Berlin Film Festival in advance, he only had one and a half months to finish the post-production.
Some people might say that it was at least half a month more than "Two Smoking Pipes," which should be enough to spend. The problem was that the post-production of "Fragment of Memory" required a lot more time than "Two Smoking Pipes," so one and a half months was still not enough. What made Adriaan even more annoyed was that, in addition to editing, he had to sit in front of the typewriter every day and type out two to three hours of manuscripts. He did it voluntarily, and no one forced him to do it.
I'm really f * cking crazy. Adriaan had said this more than once in his heart. But every time, it was as sweet as eating and drinking.
Let's start with Christmas!
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