I’m in Hollywood

In the dimly lit bedroom, the alarm clock on the bedside table just chimed twice, and was lightly pressed by an outstretched hand, and instantly went silent.

Turning on the desk lamp, the beautiful woman withdrew her hand and patted the shoulder of the sleeping man on the other side: Eric, it's two o'clock, it's time for us to go to the studio.

Being woken up from a deep sleep, it was inevitable that he was a little bit out of bed. Eric arrogantly stretched out his hand to take Natasha Henstridge over, pressing his cheek against the woman's chest, smelling the charming body fragrance and rubbing comfortably. After a while, he finally opened his eyes: You said, should I play a big game and be 30 to 50 minutes late?

This is the third day the crew arrives in Las Vegas, and yesterday the crew completed the banquet scene where Colonel Roddy presented Tony Stark with the Apex Award.

Vanity Fair reporter Kristen Everhart interviewed Tony Stark on location between 2 am and 6 am this morning, and the Caesars Palace Hotel only allowed the crew to clear the set for four hours during this time.

At the same time, for the shots inside the casino, the Caesars Palace Hotel only gave the crew three hours of filming time from 6:00 to 9:00 this morning. The casino, which is open 24 hours a day, will only be a little deserted during this time. .

Because he needed to be busy from two in the morning to nine in the morning, Eric went to bed early last night in order to recharge his batteries.

Natasha Henstridge waited for Eric to let go of herself, lowered her head and kissed him on the lips before sitting up, picking up the bra next to her and putting it on, saying, Okay, maybe everyone will be very happy. , you play a big game, and everyone can stay in Vegas for a few more days.

Eric reached out and stroked the girl's smooth back, slowly sliding down the graceful curve, his fingers touching the edge of her panties, and then he stopped, saying, Looking at you in such good spirits, it's not like you haven't slept all the time. Bar?

Yeah, it's the first time I'm making a movie, I can't sleep, Natasha Henstridge put on another camisole, chuckled, twisted her lower waist and threw away Eric's strange hand. The quilt got out of bed: I'm going to wash first, you should also get dressed quickly.

Seeing the girl dangling her long legs and disappearing at the bathroom door, Eric stretched his arms and stretched his waist, and sat up suddenly.

In the small square outside Caesars Palace, it is already a busy scene.

Filming is never easy. A few seconds of seemingly simple shots on the big screen may take three to five days for the crew. For some big scenes, the preparation time may only take ten days and a half months. .

The entire scene between Eric and Natasha is less than two minutes long.

However, on the first night when the crew came to Las Vegas, Joss Whedon brought the team to the scene to study the shooting plan repeatedly, from the shooting position to the lighting method, and even the burial of the group performance. All need to be carefully arranged. In the movie, when Tony Stark was interviewed by Kristin, there was a lively background of vehicles and pedestrians around him, but absolutely no one was a real passerby, but it was not easy to coordinate these group performances.

Therefore, Joss Whedon is actually very anxious now, because in his opinion, four hours is simply not enough.

When I think of Natasha Henstridge, who is going to appear in this scene, Joss Whedon is even more heartbroken.

He has seen Natasha Henstridge's audition video. As a Victoria's Secret Angel supermodel, this stunner's camera sense is naturally impeccable, but she is a movie rookie after all. If Eric didn't make the decision himself, He would never agree to let the other party play this role.

Originally, Joss Whedon was thinking of taking advantage of the two-day gap, how many times the other party would talk about the play, and audition several times in advance. Of course, it was a real drama. With the relationship between this woman and Eric, others would dare to attack her if she was blind. However, for two days, he didn't see the other party show up at all.

As for saying that she was personally instructed by the other party at Eric's residence, well,

Everyone is a comprehensible person with a normal IQ, just listen to it.

Although he is not optimistic about the prospects of this shooting, Joss Whedon did his best to get as much shooting time as possible.

The time limit for Caesars Palace is from two in the morning to six in the morning. Before six in the morning, the crew must clean up the scene and leave on time. However, from 1:30 in the morning, several trucks loaded with filming props from the crew were waiting on the nearby road. Just after 2:00, they hurried over to clear the scene and blocked the shooting area.

Eric and Natasha arrived on the set at 2:30. Several bright headlights were set up on the small square, and several staff members had already begun to point out the extras to bury their positions.

Joss Whedon, who was studying the camera with the photographer, saw Eric appear and hurried over: Eric, we start shooting at three o'clock, are you sure there is no problem here?

Having said that, Joss Whedon glanced at Natasha Henstridge who was standing beside Eric, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Eric nodded with a smile: Don't worry, Jose.

No wonder you can rest assured!

Joss Whedon complained secretly in his heart, but he had no choice but to say: Then you go to make up first.

With that said, Joss Whedon instructed the assistant director beside him, who motioned to Eric and Natasha, and took them to a makeup trailer, where Larry Ellison was already sitting In front of the dressing table, he let the makeup artist arrange his hairstyle. When he saw Eric and the two, he excitedly turned his head to say hello, only to see the makeup artist raised the tools in his hand in a panic, and quickly Stiff back.

Eric, Ellison, and Natasha were the only people who needed to take care of the styling in this scene. Eric responded with a smile and sat down on a seat next to Larry Ellison. Nata Sha Ze went to a compartment in the trailer, which was considered a makeup area for women, and she had to change clothes later.

Ellison and Natasha's looks are very simple, and Eric has to stick his beard, which makes it a bit cumbersome.

Larry Ellison took care of his hair and left the trailer in a black bodyguard suit. After a while, Natasha also changed into her professional suit and walked out, standing behind Eric with a smile on her face. In his Tony Stark look, she found that just by changing his hairstyle and putting on a beard, Eric seemed to have transformed into a different temperament.

Looking at the girl standing behind him in the mirror, Eric suddenly said, Miss Brown, do you think I'm a little more handsome?

He has been repeatedly trained countless times in the past two days. Hearing this familiar tone and title, Natasha Henstridge felt like a conditioned reflex, and instantly entered the role of Kristen Everhart and said tit for tat: Mr. Stark, I've always felt that only superficial men care about their looks.

Hey, it looks like today is your lucky day, because you have an exception.

Oh, why am I not surprised at all?

You just haven't reacted yet. In this way, when we have dinner together, let's have a good chat, and you will know what a connotative person I am.

Listening to this strange conversation, the two makeup artists standing beside Eric twitched their lips at the same time, looked at each other strangely, and pretended to be deaf and dumb, and continued to work.

The conversation between Eric and Natasha could not continue because the trailer door was pushed open, and Caroline and Melanie, carefully carrying a suit, walked in together and saw Natasha standing there. Behind Eric, Caroline greeted politely, but Melanie just nodded slightly.

Natasha greeted the two of them and walked out. She could feel that Eric had a very special attitude towards her two female assistants, especially the petite girl named Caroline.

Although they have the intention to have a good relationship with each other, the two women obviously don't like them very much. Naturally, she will not make fun of herself, so she takes the initiative to avoid it.

After a casual chat with Caroline and Melanie, the makeup artist did the styling, and Eric took the suit from Caroline and went inside to change.

Interesting to say, this $50,000 Italian Chitton suit was rented.

Tony Stark, as a top billionaire, naturally the crew will not miss any details in his wearing style. All Eric's suits in the film are haute couture by several major luxury brands. This set of Chiton Suits are one of the cheaper ones.

And, what's more interesting is that these suits are actually Eric's own.

That is to say, the crew spent money to rent his own suit for the actor Eric, and even in the future, when the interior of Tony Stark's mansion was filmed, the sky-high furniture that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars would also be sold from Sharp corner manor moved there.

If the crew is short of money, Eric will naturally not be stingy with bringing his own costumes and props.

However, this luxury rental fee was actually included in the film's budget plan very early.

The crew originally planned to rent haute couture costumes and related props during the filming, but thought that he would wear second-hand clothes that no one knew had been worn by anyone. the current state.

Eric naturally doesn't care about the money, but he is very concerned about maintaining this professional attitude with a clear distinction between public and private.

After changing clothes and leaving the trailer, the layout before shooting is ready.

Joss Whedon, with the script in his hand, gestured ceaselessly, and instructed Natasha Henstridge in the waiting position as meticulously as teaching a child to walk.

Seeing Eric coming out, he hurriedly came over to communicate with him. After Eric, Larry Ellison, and several bodyguards were officially buried, he picked up the walkie-talkie and instructed all departments to prepare for the shooting. He quickly came behind the monitor.

After a series of ready reports came from the walkie-talkie, Joss Whedon made an ok gesture to his assistant director. The other party picked up the loudspeaker and shouted to the whole square: Attention all departments!

The voice fell, and on the monitor, Eric walked to his car under the escort of several bodyguards. Immediately, Natasha Henstridge, who was waiting beside the sculpture, entered the camera.

This is a scene in one go. Maybe some footage will be selected for splicing later, but at this time, Joss Whedon did not plan to break it down. After Natasha appeared, Joss Whedon immediately looked at another camera. .

The two bodyguards stopped Natasha, and the girl leaned forward slightly and introduced herself.

Joss Whedon nodded slightly. So far, Natasha Henstridge's performance is not bad, at least, it seems to be much better than he imagined.

However, he also knew that the next interaction between the two was the highlight and the difficulty of this performance, so he continued to watch it patiently.

Kristen Everhart was stopped by bodyguards, and Happy Hogan, played by Larry Ellison, raised his eyebrows and whispered to Tony Stark that she was a beautiful girl, and Stark seemed to be As if hearing the girl's voice just now, she turned around with a pretentious smile and motioned for the bodyguard to let the other party come over.

Joss Whedon immediately looked at another camera, and he had already sentenced this group of shots to death in his heart. Larry Ellison's expression was a bit exaggerated just now. Although Eric's reaction echoed Tony Stark's character, it was not perfect. Even technically, there's a lot to improve with this series of lenses.

However, Joss Whedon did not call the card, he had no extravagant hope of being able to pass it all, and at the same time, he also wanted to see how Natasha Henstridge performed.

On the monitor screen, Natasha Henstridge held the recorder up in front of Eric, hugged her arms, and said with a natural smile, Mr. Finch, what do you think?

With an obvious sense of superiority in Eric's tone, he said disdainfully: It's just inexplicable, and I don't paint.

What about another nickname, Natasha Henstridge said, her slightly sly smile gradually disappeared, her expression became a little more questioning and provocative, and she slowly spit out a few words: Death Merchant.

Behind the monitor, he didn't pay much attention to Eric's performance. Joss Whedon, who had been staring at Natasha Henstridge, saw the girl say this line, a series of skillful micro-expression changes, suddenly He raised his eyebrows, a surprised expression on his face.

In just a short sentence, this rookie actress who was only acting in a movie for the first time was able to clearly show the change in the character's heart, which was definitely far beyond Joss Whedon's expectations. After passing Natasha Henstridge's audition tape, Joss Whedon suddenly had an idea in his heart, maybe, these two days, Eric really opened a small stove for this beautiful stunner in private. .

As the footage on the monitor continued, the feeling of sparks flying between the two gradually increased Joss Whedon's surprise.

Judging from Natasha Henstridge's current performance, this is definitely more than just a small stove.