Chapter 911

"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 the current one. The combination was seamless. The familiar yet strange feeling brought back many memories for Adriaan. Don't forget, a third of the soul still 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 find out that Adriaan was playing 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. 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 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 good, there were also some that were not.

"If you had talked to me earlier, you wouldn't have done this kind of useless work." Adriaan looked at the things in front of him and sighed.

"Why?" Fei Ru asked, puzzled. He then reached out and fiddled with the armor. "It's well done, 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 Hollywood's top prop artists. But the problem is …" Adrian walked around the Iron Man armor. "Don't any of you want to try it? I mean, put it on and do a lot of big movements, not the kind that you can just walk around. "

"This …" The Prop Master was dumbfounded. Fei Ru was also stunned for a moment before he awkwardly said, "Maybe … we can try it first."

Adrian smiled and didn't say anything more. He said generously, "Alright, let's try it on."

Then, he took off his shirt, revealing his strong body in a short-sleeved T-shirt. In order to match the appearance of the Iron Man and the movie, Adriaan had worked out a lot in the month before filming began. He had always been in good shape, and swimming was the best way to burn fat. In California, you could swim in the pool most of the time. It would be even better if you did some exercises in the water.

By the time everyone hurriedly helped Adrian put on the armor made by the prop master, almost twenty minutes had passed. It took even more time for Adrian to get used to the armor.

"Unfortunately, it still won't work." Adriaan, who lifted the mask, shook his head. "It's heavy, stuffy, 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 deformed when it reached the shoulder. If he insisted on lifting it up, the shoulder might be destroyed.

"Let's try something else, Jon. Let's switch to CG. It's easier and I can focus on my performance," Adrian continued. "You need me to perform as much as I can, right?"

"Alright, whatever you say." Fei Ru did not say anything else, seeing how insistent he was. He ordered the prop masters to bring the clothes for CG production. Although he wanted to use ordinary props to reduce the cost, he had prepared the clothes.

It was easy 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 put the Iron Man armor on it. That way, not only would it not take so 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. You can just shoot the upper body and there are no big movements, right?" Adriaan patted Fei Ru's shoulder and comforted him. He then put on a cockroach-like "beard" with two balls sticking out to collect data and make the helmet CG in the computer.

Then, he thought of something and smiled evilly. "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 in 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, which made Rhodes, who had been waiting for a long time, quite angry. So on his private plane, Stark coaxed 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 models to act as actors. They did not expect that after Adriaan knew about it, he volunteered to do it himself. 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 as to 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 by looking at how Adriaan came in with his arms around their waists, it was obvious that 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 attendants to act as the billionaire's private flight attendants … 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 also 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 frontal shot, praised him. Of course, the old man was more boasting about his own vision.

However, the more this was so, 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 rolled his eyes at her.

Unlike Adriaan, Charlize received a lot of praise. Whether it was Fei Ru or Bridges, they all said that she was born to be an actress. However, in Adriaan's view, this was because she did not have many scenes, and any actress could do well as long as they followed the rules. Then, the second reason, which was also the most important reason, was that Adriaan always felt that Fei Ru and the others liked to see her go tit for tat with 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 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 the boss, and a famous boss at that. Everyone knows what kind of person you are. You're giving me trouble like this. 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 cocktail party after Stark came back.

These lines had one thing in common: 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 implied 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 let her change her lines.

For example, Charlize said the first part in a light tone, as if she was already used to it, but also helplessly teasing. The second part was said through gritted teeth, as if she was very unhappy, but also very concerned. The third part was said in a worried tone, as if she was worried about their relationship, but also obviously moved. They were all completely in line with the character's mood at the time.

For example, in the second part, because Charlize's hand had to be shot in post-production, the scene looked a little strange. It was 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 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, joked.

"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 a secretary assistant to the 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 a Best Actress. "

"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.