"I like these photos. I'm glad you didn't waste them. Maybe I can put them in my room now," Adriaan said with a smile as he looked at the stack of black-and-white photos in his hand.
Because they needed to show Tony Stark's complete life, there had to be some photos of him when he was young, when he was young, and when he was with his parents and family. So, Adriaan provided a lot of photos of his childhood for the prop team to Photoshop. Then, there was this. The combination was seamless. The familiar yet strange feeling brought back many memories for Adriaan. Don't forget, a third of the soul belonged to this body.
But his favorite was the one on the cover of Time magazine. Jeff Briggs played the villain Obadiah, standing with his back to the camera, twisting his head to look forward, while his younger, clean-shaven self stood in front of him, looking smug and imposing.
"This is really good, but I like this one better." Touching his shaved head, Briggs smiled and picked up another Time magazine. It was a cover with only him on it, which was also made for the plot.
The middle-aged man, who was almost 60 years old, was very interesting. He was the last to know that Adriaan played Stark, and he was also very surprised. After all, this was the first time in Hollywood history that something like this had happened. But he was also the fastest to adjust, especially after he became familiar with Adriaan. He was the first to tease him. "You've already broken all the records in Hollywood history. Eide, are you really not going to leave something for others?"
"If you like it, then take it back as a souvenir. But if you want, you can totally ask them to arrange some content in it." Adriaan took the opportunity to tease Briggs. Because it was a prop, and it was finished in one go, it was all white paper except for the cover. Of course, there was content, but they were all the same. Although Hollywood was willing to invest in the film industry, they were very thrifty in other aspects. For example, the newspaper that had been read by various characters in movies and television since the 1970s had not been changed for decades.
Although most of the props were very good, some were not so good.
"If you had talked to me earlier, you wouldn't have done such useless things." Adriaan looked at the things in front of him and sighed.
"Why?" Fei Ru asked, puzzled. He then reached out to fiddle with the armor brought over by the prop master. "Not bad, isn't it?"
"Of course, whether it's the metal texture or the structure of the accessories, they're all perfect. It fully reflects the standards of the top Hollywood prop designers, but the problem is …" Adriaan walked around the Iron Man armor. "Is no one going to try it on? I'm talking about putting them on and doing a lot of big movements, not the kind where you can just walk two rounds and be done. "
"This …" The Prop Master was dumbfounded. Fei Ru was also stunned for a moment before he awkwardly said, "Maybe … we can try it first."
Adriaan smiled and didn't say anything else. He said generously, "Alright, let's try it on."
Then, he took off his shirt, revealing a strong body wearing only a short-sleeved T-shirt. In order to match the appearance of the movie and Iron Man, Adriaan had worked out a lot in the month before filming began. He had always maintained a good figure, and swimming was the best way to burn fat. In California, one could swim in the pool most of the time. If he did some exercises in the water, it would be even better.
By the time everyone hurriedly put on the armor made by the prop master for Adriaan, almost 20 minutes had passed. After moving a little to get used to the armor, it took even more time.
"Unfortunately, it still won't work." Adriaan, who lifted the mask, shook his head. "It's very heavy, very stuffy, very time-consuming, and not flexible enough. It's fine for some simple movements, but if it's too big, like this …"
He raised one arm and lifted it up. The armor made of foam and other materials was already a little deformed when it reached the shoulder. If he insisted on lifting it up, it was very likely that the shoulder part would be ruined.
"Let's change the method, Jon. Change to CG production. It'll be easier, and it'll allow me to focus more on my performance," Adriaan continued. "You also need me to perform as much as possible, right?"
"Alright, whatever you say." Seeing that he was so insistent, Fei Ru couldn't say anything else. He then ordered the prop master to bring the clothes for CG production. Although he wanted to use ordinary props to reduce the cost, he had prepared clothes for that.
It was very simple to make clothes for CG. It was just an ordinary T-shirt. The valuable parts were the little balls hanging on the clothes. With the data collected by the balls, the computer could easily build a model based on Adriaan's body and cover it with the Iron Man armor. That way, not only would it not take that much time, but it would also make Adriaan more relaxed and flexible. The only problem was that the cost might increase.
One had to know that the budget given by Marvel was 120 million. Although this did not include the publicity costs, it did feel a little stingy for a commercial blockbuster. Therefore, Fei Ru could not help but show a pained expression.
"Alright, Jon, those things are not completely useless. It'll work as long as we only shoot the upper body and there are no big movements, right?" Adriaan patted Fei Ru's shoulder and said comfortingly, "Alright, Jon, those things are not completely useless. It'll work if we only shoot the upper body and there are no big movements, right?"
Then, he thought of something and revealed a smirk. "Alright, if we overspend, I'll personally invest more. I promise."
"Oh!" Everyone present immediately rolled their eyes in unison.
On the whole, Adriaan's image as an actor in the crew was still very good. He was graceful, cultured, and professional. He was very cooperative no matter what kind of shooting. Unless the situation was special, he would generally not use a stunt double. However, he also had a "nasty" side. For example, he always liked to play pranks to show his power or wealth. The most typical was the scene when shooting the private plane.
"Let me introduce them. From left to right, they are Ellie Rat, Geri Soberski, Elisa Cuthbert, and Leah Disson. They all work as flight attendants on my private plane. I think they are very suitable." That day, Adriaan brought four women in flight attendant uniforms to the set and then introduced them to some of the stunned crew members.
The scene that day was very simple. Stark was going to the US military base to sell his weapons, but he overslept. Rhodes, who had been waiting for a long time, was quite angry. Therefore, on his private plane, Stark coaxed and tricked him into drinking and finally calmed him down. Since it was on a private plane, then flight attendants were definitely needed. Similarly, since it was the plane of a playboy, then the flight attendants must be very beautiful and flirting with him.
Fei Ru and producer Asoron originally planned to find a few random models to act as actors. They did not expect that after Adriaan knew about it, he volunteered and said that he could handle it. Not only were the actors suitable, but their acting skills would definitely not be a problem. The two of them did not think too much about it. They thought that he just wanted to casually promote a few women, not to mention that he was a big boss. They did not expect him to be so ostentatious and find the flight attendants on his private plane!
Elli Lander was mature and sexy, Ingrid Sobsky was tall and beautiful, Elisa Cuthbert was delicate and charming, and Leah Deeson had an exotic charm. The four flight attendants each had their own style. Just look at how Adriaan came in with his arms around their waists. Everything was said without words.
Well, although they invited a billionaire to act as a billionaire and invited the billionaire's former assistant to act as the billionaire's assistant, using the billionaire's private flight attendant to act as the billionaire's private flight attendant … Of course, no matter how reluctant they were, they had to agree. After all, Adriaan was their real boss.
This also reminded them that no matter how cooperative Adriaan was, no matter how approachable he was, he was still one of the most powerful people in Hollywood and one of the super rich.
"Damn rich man, damn playboy …" Dondel covered his forehead and muttered in a half-joking and half-depressed manner. Basically, he could represent the thoughts of many people in the crew.
However, joking was just joking. The crew actually did not have much malice. As long as one was not an extreme person, they would not really hate Adriaan. Moreover, the four flight attendants performed well. Whether it was winking at Adriaan during service or pole dancing together, they were all very attractive. They were really acting in their own way.
Besides, this was also a selling point. Many of the things that appeared in the movie belonged to this billionaire. Just hearing about it was enough to make many curious people enter the cinema.
Interestingly, Adriaan seemed to think that it was not enough. After the scene was over, he still asked Fei Ru if Stark had a female private doctor or a female private lawyer. Fei Ru's face darkened, and he did not know what to say.
Well, that was all in the past. So far, the progress of the movie was not bad. It was just that Adriaan would occasionally be a little depressed. When he was directing, because of his previous life, he had a very accurate grasp of which scenes to use, so there were much fewer unnecessary scenes than other directors. However, the director of "Iron Man" was not him, and he had promised not to interfere, so he had to keep shooting some scenes that only took two or three minutes, or the actual editing only took a few seconds.
Fortunately, the scenes that were shot were not very difficult. Whether it was family life, making things, or holding press conferences and cocktail parties, they were all NG's at first because they were not used to it, but later on, they got better and better, especially the scenes at the cocktail party, which were really a performance in their own way. Even Stan Lee, who specially came to play a cameo role and deliberately asked for a front-facing scene, praised him. Of course, the old man was more boasting about his good taste.
However, the more it was like this, the more depressed Adriaan became. This fully showed that Fei Ru and the others did not have enough confidence in him. It was very simple. The scenes in the cave had not started yet.
"Are you in a hurry? Anyway, it doesn't need to be released this year. When did the great miracle director become so worried about personal gains and losses? Or does being an actor change a person? "Charlize laughed at him.
"You can be as happy as you want, Charley." Adriaan gave her a supercilious look.
Unlike Adriaan, Charlize received more praise. Whether it was Fei Ru or Bridges, they all said that she was born to be an actress. However, in Adriaan's view, it was because she did not have many scenes, and any actress could do well as long as they followed the rules. Then, the second and most important reason was that Adriaan always felt that Fei Ru and the others liked to see her go against him on the set.
"You should be on the other side of the world right now. If you don't want to go, then you should have told me earlier, instead of letting a private plane wait for you there for an hour and a half. Of course, you can say that this is your plane, but don't be so capricious, Tony. Or tell me, do you still want a lollipop?" This was Charlize's line before Stark prepared to go to Afghanistan.
"Oh … God … This is definitely the worst thing I've ever experienced. It's even worse than that time in Maui. You bastard, in the future, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely don't make me do this kind of thing again!" This was Charlize's line after helping Stark change the energy source in his chest.
"This isn't just a dance. You're a boss, and a famous boss at that. Everyone knows what kind of person you are. You're only bothering me. Tony, I don't mind serving you, but you're still my boss. Please consider my feelings, okay? "This was Charlize's line at a party after Stark returned.
These lines all had one thing in common, and that was that Charlize had freely used the original basis. Unlike the original Gwyneth, Charlize's Little Pepper was obviously more aggressive, liked to take the initiative, and was sharp-tongued. The altered lines often contained hints of ridicule, ridicule, or sarcasm. In the face of this situation, the director and the others turned a blind eye to it. It was absolutely impossible to say that they did not like it.
"Obviously, they don't dare to talk to me like that, so they're pinning their hopes on you," Adriaan concluded.
Charlize's answer was only one sentence: "You're jealous."
Jealous? How is that possible … Fine, Adriaan admitted that she was a little jealous. After all, if her performance wasn't up to standard, Fei Ru and the others would not have allowed her to change her lines.
For example, the first part was said in a light, habitual, but helpless, teasing tone. The second part was said through gritted teeth, as if she was unhappy, but also very concerned. The third part was said in a worried, but more concerned tone, as if she was worried about their relationship, but was obviously tempted. It was completely in line with the character's mood at the time.
Or for example, in the second part, because Charlize's hand had to be added in post-production, it looked a little weird during the filming. It was originally a very simple scene, but Adriaan laughed several times. But every time they filmed, Charlie would change his tone and attitude. There were times when he was unhappy and threw a tantrum, times when he was worried and depressed, times when he was gnashing his teeth, times when he was dissatisfied, and so on. All of them were so vivid that Fei Ru was privately distressed about which one to use when editing.
And Charlize, who was having a good time, still wanted to continue. "Hey, how about we do it again? I want to try acting expressionless and using only my tone to express my mood."
What should I say? As expected of Charlize.
"Maybe you really should have gone to film instead of being my secretary." After the day's filming, Adriaan, who went back with Charlize as usual, teased him.
"Why, do you think I can win an Oscar?" Charlize asked, but immediately waved her hand. "Although I don't think you'll let me go, you have a strong desire to control me. Would you be so kind? Poor Kate hasn't been able to win a Best Actress yet. Isn't that because of this? "
"That's slander, Charley. I just hope that Kate can win an Oscar because of her ability." Adriaan shrugged. "Don't underestimate yourself, Charley. You were able to go from secretary assistant to vice president of ABC not only because of my support. So, if you become an actress, it's only a matter of time before you win the Best Actress award. "
"Maybe then it'll be my turn to accept your test, and the poor woman who didn't pass your test will be your secretary." Charlize snorted, but then realized that she had said something wrong.
"It doesn't matter!" Adriaan raised his hand before she could speak, looking very calm. "Whether she passes or not, it doesn't matter anymore."
Charlize was silent for a moment, sighed softly, and then changed the topic. "So, are you still appeasing another angry woman?"
"Yes, but don't worry." Adriaan then laughed. "I know what I'm doing, and she's not completely dominated by emotions."
The other angry woman was naturally Kyla. When she woke up the next day, when she realized what had happened, she immediately wanted to bite Adriaan like a furious lioness. Under his intentional or unintentional guidance, Kyla, who had an abnormally twisted heart, placed extraordinary importance on her self-esteem. She cared a lot about the established pattern of "he would only do what he was allowed to do." So, when such a situation occurred, she immediately lost control.
Of course, it was very easy to tame a lioness. When talking didn't work, he could only … um … act — that sounded nicer.
In short, Adriaan pressed her down on the bed, tied her up, and gagged her. After she exhausted her energy, he did it twice, and Kyla finally became obedient. Then, he slowly told her what happened last night skillfully. No matter what, Kyla had been taught by him, and she had long been obedient. In fact, if he formally asked her to sleep with him, she would at most refuse once or twice before agreeing.
Then, the hatred was successfully transferred to Natalie. Kyla swore that she would pay the price, but she never saw her again because … it took time to reconstruct her personality.
Interestingly, the same thing happened on the other side, but the situation was different. This was the difference between people.
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