Chapter 396

At dusk, the afterglow of the sun shone in the woods, and the whole manor was covered with a layer of hazy yellow. On the forest path, the current owner of the manor, Henry, and his new wife, Margaret, were walking side by side. Not far behind them was Margaret's sister, Helen.

The three of them seemed to have their own thoughts. Henry looked a little impatient, Margaret looked a little embarrassed and depressed, and Helen looked a little indignant.

"Can't you help him?" Marguarita asked with a sigh.

"Mary, you have to understand that he and we are in two different worlds. We have helped him, haven't we?" Henry said slowly. "Can we stop talking about this?"

"But it's because of your help that Leonard lost his job!" Helen, who was behind them, lifted her skirt and caught up with them. She glared at Henry angrily.

"Cut!" Adriaan shouted before Hopkins could open his mouth.

He frowned and shook his head slightly. He walked up to the three of them, looked at Hopkins and Thompson, and finally folded his arms and focused his eyes on Kate. "Do you know what your problem is?"

Kate thought carefully and shook her head blankly. Adriaan sighed and shrugged. Then he turned around and walked back, shouting, "Again!"

Kate opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she swallowed her words in the end. She just looked at Adriaan's back with a little worry. There had been more than ten NGs, but he still didn't tell her what the problem was. If it were any other time, she could slowly adjust and explore, but now they were shooting a long shot, and each shot was at least five or six minutes long. If she kept making NGs at the end, it would not only delay the progress but also waste everyone's energy.

"Don't worry, take your time," Thompson comforted her in a low voice. Thompson whispered in her ear, "I think Ed is hoping that you can figure out what the problem is on your own. It'll be good for you."

"Thank you, Emma." Kate forced a smile, took a deep breath, and returned to the original position.

In fact, these long shots were not in the original film. Adriaan had his reasons for making this arrangement. In a sense, this film was also a landscape film, showing the cultural landscape of the Victorian era, which played a large part in the whole film. Adriaan specially invited two experts to the crew to give advice to prevent mistakes in details, and the costume designers and props designers were all British.

When they finished work yesterday evening, it was the same. The whole manor was shrouded in a hazy light, which made it look very beautiful. Such weather was rare in Britain, which was famous for its rainy and foggy weather. So when the next day came, Adriaan decided to use a long shot to show the scenery.

As someone who often touched the camera in his previous life and had copied five films, it was basically no difficulty. Moreover, even if it wasn't filmed well, it could be edited into a short scene for use.

However, because of the long shooting time, some of Kate's shortcomings were immediately exposed. Although she had done a lot of homework, read the script countless times, and discussed it with Adriaan, she had not acted in many movies, and was still a little immature in terms of skills, so NGs were common.

Faced with this situation, Adriaan surprisingly did not give any guidance. After every NGs, he would only ask, "Do you know what the problem is?" Then, no matter what Kate answered, he would continue shooting.

It was not that he did not want to give guidance, but if the director had to explain for a long time, Kate's acting skills would improve very slowly. Although she was smart, compared to those who were born to act, she was still a lot worse.

After shooting like this twice, when the sun had completely set, Adriaan announced the end of work.

After dinner in the manor's dining room, the staff began to rest in twos and threes. The women usually found a small room to chat. As for the men, although the British and the Americans were not completely separated, they also had their own small circle, and occasionally quarreled.

At this time, Hopkins's role was reflected. He was British, had lived in the United States for a long time, and the staff also respected him very much, so it was much easier for him to mediate than others.

After staying in the women's room for ten minutes, Adriaan finally could not help but want to leave, "Emma, I have to leave for a while. Stay here for a while, okay?"

He had no choice, Emma had to be by his side, and he could not bring the little girl to brag to a group of boys, could he? But in the women's chat room, the little girl who was loved was like a fish in water, but he did not feel a little bored.

"I want to go too!" The little girl, who was still sitting in Thompson's arms, suddenly climbed down on all fours, ran over, and grabbed the corner of Adriaan's clothes.

"Oh, my dear Emma, can you give me some private time?" Adriaan sighed, pinched Emma's little face, and looked at Thompson, who was sitting at the side of the long table.

"Emma, let your Uncle Eide do his thing!" Thompson smiled, walked over, and picked up the little girl from behind. "Maybe you want to listen to me tell you a story?"

Emma bit her lip, looked at Thompson, and then looked at Adriaan. After a while, she pouted and said hesitantly, "I'll wait for you to come back, don't be too late!"

"Got it, Miss!" Adriaan raised his hands helplessly, looked at Thompson, who was covering his mouth and laughing, then turned around and strode out.

When he came to the living room, the people gathered there had already dispersed. Adriaan walked straight to the door of the room, and stretched his back facing the swaying shadows of the trees outside in the night. Fortunately, the little girl and Thompson got along well in the crew. Maybe it was because they were both called Emma? But one of the reasons was that Thompson was good at coaxing children!

Adriaan couldn't help but look back. Speaking of Emma Thompson, Emma Thompson was quite a beauty. If she wasn't married and a little older, maybe … He suddenly raised his eyebrows, and then rubbed his fingers. Although almost a month had passed, and although he was wearing long gloves at that time, that feeling was still very memorable. Adriaan suddenly laughed. Was it greed? Of course, greed was good — okay, an appropriate amount of greed was good. Desire was the driving force that drove the development of this world. If a person didn't even dare to face his own desire, how could he be qualified to say that he would succeed?

After walking around outside, Adriaan was about to go back, but when he looked up, he couldn't help but chuckle. Then he entered the house, went to the second floor, and walked along the corridor until the end.

"Is the night breeze comfortable, Kate?" He looked at the figure on the balcony and said with a smile.

"Of course, at least it's much more comfortable than during the day." Kate turned around, and said faintly as her hair brushed past her ears.

Adriaan's eyes couldn't help but light up. Although she had changed out of her costume, the classical temperament when she was immersed in the character was still on her, so at this moment, under the dim light of the corridor, she looked a new kind of feeling.

"Are you still angry or unwilling?" Adriaan walked to her side, and reached out to hold her waist.

"A little, after Emma talked to me, I kind of understood your intentions." Kate raised her hand as if she wanted to put it around his neck, but halfway through, she put it down again.

"Emma? Which Emma? "Adriaan asked deliberately.

"You know who I'm talking about!" Kate looked annoyed, and she immediately raised her fist to punch his chest, but after a few seconds of hesitation, she put her hand down.

Adriaan couldn't help but laugh. The way he shook his head looked really annoying, and Kate couldn't help but raise her hand again. However, this time, before she could swing her hand, she was pulled into his arms and sealed her mouth.

After a few moans, she could only tilt her body slightly and let Adriaan ravage her mouth.

"What do you want me to say about you, Kate?" Adriaan held her face and said teasingly, "Do you really think that if we don't do anything intimate, they won't know that you're my girlfriend?"

"No, I just …" Kate pouted and waved her hands, trying to explain.

"Okay, Kate, there are countless directors who let their lovers play roles in their movies." Adriaan pinched her chin and suddenly lowered his voice. "Or do you think you should be the female lead?"

As soon as he said that, there was a soft sound under his ribs, and Adriaan suddenly bent down in pain. Kate, who looked indignant, shook her hand and snorted at first, but after a few seconds, she couldn't help but hold Adriaan, who had bent down and couldn't get up.

"Are you okay, Eide?" Kate asked nervously. "I didn't do it on purpose."

"I know you didn't do it on purpose." Adriaan smiled and suddenly hugged her.

Kate was shocked at first, and then her face darkened. Adriaan immediately said, "But it still hurts."

Kate pouted and sighed. "Do you want me to apologize to you?"

"Of course!" Adrian pinched her waist. "Why don't we find a room and apologize to each other slowly? What do you think?"

Kate, who was hugged and looked at him condescendingly, couldn't help but laugh. She was about to agree when her eyes were suddenly attracted by something. After two or three seconds, she helplessly patted Adriaan's shoulder. "Put me down. Obviously, I'm going to be hated for a long time again!"

"Huh?" Adriaan was a little confused, but he immediately understood after turning his head. In the corridor not far from the balcony, Emma was looking at him and Kate angrily. She glared fiercely with a wronged and indignant look on her face. She seemed to be very, very unhappy. If she wasn't being held by someone, she might have already run over. Thompson, who was holding her hand, stood aside awkwardly. When Adriaan looked over, he smiled bitterly and shrugged.

Restless brat! Adriaan sighed in his heart and had to put down Kate in his arms.