Chapter 627

Soon, Natalie understood what Adriaan meant. Today's scene was about Matilda and Leon discussing love. One of the lines was what she had performed when she took the initiative to find Adriaan, and she was praised for it, which laid the foundation for the role.

However, no matter how hard she tried, Adriaan was never satisfied. He would shoot almost ten times for each scene before he was willing to give up. Natalie soon understood why, but she couldn't fight back at all, because after every NG, Adriaan would very seriously explain to her what to shoot, and he was very serious and sincere, so she didn't know what to say at all. The most hateful thing was that there was a scene where she came out of the room, and she only needed to walk out, but it was shot almost four times. When she questioned him, Adriaan said very innocently that he forgot to turn on the camera at the first three times!

Well, in the face of this situation, Natalie had to do as Adriaan asked. Since he wasn't afraid of wasting film and time, she had to admit her mistake in a disguised way. After all, actors couldn't compete with the director, especially when the director was also a producer and an investor.

Of course, this didn't stop the little girl from constantly muttering in her heart, "Damn Eide."

However, for Adriaan, this was just a small trick, not even a punishment, so he really didn't need to take it to heart. Besides, he didn't go too far. He only did this when Natalie was alone, and after this scene was shot, it quickly returned to normal.

What he wanted to know most now was Charlize's reaction. Although she tried her best to treat his injured eye socket with cold compress in the morning, she immediately hid far away when she arrived at the set, as if she was afraid to see him.

This was not like her at all. Adriaan said half-jokingly in his heart. If he really wanted to hide, how could Charlize hit him? If he wanted to make a woman happy, a certain degree of tolerance was necessary. Otherwise, how could a man show his considerate side? However, this had to be done properly. He had to make her feel that he was caring for her and loving her, rather than being obedient and never giving in without restraint.

Adriaan went a little too far this time. After all, a panda eye could easily have some bad effects, such as prestige in the crew or becoming a gossip topic. When he arrived at the set, he seemed to have seen two reporters. Therefore, if he didn't get the desired effect and corresponding compensation, it would be a big loss.

"This is CZ company's CZ750 police sniper rifle, with a floating heavy barrel and a thumb hole, which can be adjusted to the cheek plate and butt plate." On the roof balcony, Adriaan introduced to Natalie the prop gun to be used next. After saying a lot, he suddenly changed the topic. "Of course, you don't need to know this. Just make the pose."

"Who said I don't need to know? Even if I don't need it in the future, can't I understand it?" Natalie was very dissatisfied.

"You can read the manual. I believe a girl who can read newspapers can completely understand this complicated gun manual." Adriaan raised his eyebrows.

Reynolds couldn't help but laugh. "Don't you think it's funny?"

"Really? Do you think so too, Nada? " Adriaan put his fist under his chin and narrowed his eyes at Natalie. The latter directly made a face at him and turned her head to the side.

Reynolds laughed even louder, and Adriaan snorted coldly. Then, Charlize walked over. "Eide, Krau wants you to call him back after work. He has something important to talk to you about."

"Okay, I got it." Adriaan nodded and looked at Charlize. Just as he was about to say something, Charlize lowered his head and quickly walked away as if he didn't dare to look at him.

Staring at the girl's back, Adriaan frowned, but he quickly smoothed it out. However, this didn't escape Natalie's eyes. She immediately asked as if she had discovered a new continent, "Did something happen between the two of you?"

"What happened?" Adriaan pretended to be puzzled.

Natalie looked at him for a few minutes, and then her eyes curved like the crescent moon.

"Ed, your eyes weren't caused by Charlie, were they?" She chuckled as she asked, enunciating each word.

"Okay, Sherlock, put your energy into preparing for the shoot if you don't want to keep making NGs!" Adriaan reached out and pressed his hand on her head. In a half-threatening and half-warning tone, he got up and walked over to the camera.

Although Natalie made a big face at his back, she still did as she was told. She lay down on the ground covered with a blanket, picked up the prop gun, and began to aim. Reynolds, who was watching from the side, shrugged his shoulders and got ready to get up as well.

The director's job was actually not that simple, but it wasn't that simple either. The director himself didn't actually need to do much specific work. There was a cameraman for the shooting, a makeup artist, a prop master, a lighting designer, and even a post-production editor. In addition, there were assistant directors, executive directors, field secretaries, and countless assistants. The director only had to do macro control, mix these guys together, and let them understand what they wanted to shoot.

Simply put, the director first had to know how to tell a story, then communicate with everyone, and let them cooperate seamlessly with the director's baton. If the director didn't have anything in him, no matter how luxurious the cast was, it would still be a lousy film. This was why even truck drivers and video store owners could be directors.

This was where Adriaan's advantage lay. No one in this world knew how to make certain movies better than he did. Although he didn't have much experience in directing in his previous life, with continuous learning in this life, coupled with the memory bank in his head, he had formed a series of advantages. Therefore, compared to other directors, as long as the actors were in good condition, it would be easy and effective for him to shoot.

So after the next shoot, Reynolds said to him, "I thought Luc was already very good, but I didn't expect you to be as good as him, and even better in some areas. I'm glad to work with you, Eide."

It wasn't easy to make this Frenchman say such words. Although Reynolds was humorous most of the time, there were times when he had a bad temper, and he had the inexplicable pride of the French in his bones. However, he wasn't the kind of guy who was arrogant, but it wasn't easy to get his full approval, especially since he had worked with Luc Besson for a long time.

"I'm glad to hear that. I hope I can work with Luc again in the future." He wasn't too worried about this problem. Unlike Matilda and Natalie, who were highly compatible with each other, Lyon's character was tailor-made for him. If he still messed up when he had a reference, then it would be better for Adriaan to buy a piece of tofu and commit suicide. There was plenty of tofu in Chinatown.

Therefore, most of Adriaan's attention after work was still on Charlize. Two days had passed since the last incident, and his not very serious dark circles had begun to fade. He didn't need to wear sunglasses anymore. However, Charlize was still the same. After talking about work, he left in a hurry without saying a word. This was different from the indifference caused by Monica's arrival. She was more worried and hesitant about something.

"Look, Charley, look at what these guys are talking about." Adriaan, who was sitting on the sofa, smiled and looked at Charlize, who was cleaning up the room. He shook the newspaper in his hand and said, "There was an accident on the set of 'This Killer Is Not Too Cold'. Director Miracle seems to have an eye injury. They really know how to make up stories. They even deliberately put a blurry photo. "

Because there had been reporters wandering around the set from time to time, and because of the sudden incident that morning, he went to the set without any disguise, so he was photographed from afar. Although it wasn't very clear, they could still distinguish the dark circles around his eyes. However, from the beginning, all the interviews were handled by the crew, and the crew basically had no comment on this kind of thing, so the reporters simply made random guesses.

"Isn't this good? You haven't appeared in the media for a while. It's a good opportunity to promote the new movie, isn't it?" Charlize sat on the sofa after cleaning up and said after a moment of silence.

"No, no, no, my dear Charley, the publicity work will naturally be done by the planning department. It's not the time yet. As for myself, it's been less than two months since the Oscars. It's already eye-catching enough before. If I continue to do it now, the public will feel tired. "Adriaan shrugged and looked at her with a smile without blinking.

Charlize's chest rose and fell a few times, then she looked up at him and said, "Well, I formally apologize to you for my behavior that morning, Eide."

After a few seconds, Adriaan showed a surprised look. "That's it?"

"Then what else do you think I should do?!" Charlize suddenly stared at him angrily. "Don't forget, Eide, if it weren't for your excessive behavior the night before, how could I have done that kind of thing!"

"I'm helping you." Adriaan spread his hands innocently. "Besides, it's not like we haven't done it before, and you enjoyed it that night, didn't you?"

"You …" Charlize was speechless for a moment. Well, if she was angry about Monica, then why did she have sex with Adriaan before? She knew what kind of person he was.

"I just …" Charlize made a gesture to defend herself, but after thinking about the reason in her heart, she found it difficult to say it.

"Damn it, how did I meet a boss like you!" She cried angrily, covering her head.

"Well, Charley, if you think you'll be happy if I apologize, then I'll apologize." Adriaan said and held her in his arms. Charlize just struggled a little and gave up.

After a few minutes of silence, she gritted her teeth and suddenly looked up at Adriaan. "I want to make a deal with you!"