Chapter 247 An interesting idea

The waves hit the coast one after another, splashing flowers. Under the clear sky, the Mediterranean town that retained the buildings of the 1920s and 1930s seemed peaceful and peaceful.

The men were drinking afternoon tea leisurely under the parasols in the small square, the women walked together in groups of three to tell the gossip they would know, and the children came to play football on the edge of the long seawall.

Still so beautiful, right, dear?Standing on the seawall, Adrian held a pergola and said to Monica beside him, holding a pergola.

It's Ah, no different from a few years ago, it is indeed a good place to live leisurely.

Monica said in agreement with her arm, still wearing the white long dress used for shooting, a loose black tie around her neck, and a looped high heel, her seductive mature temperament was unobstructed.

The sea water in Syracuse is very turbid, far less blue than tourist attractions such as Cannes, but the small towns on the island are very peaceful and peaceful, with a unique interest.

When Monica and Adrian came here together, they did not expect to come here in another way in the future. As long as they think of Adrian planning for this for a few years, the warm feeling wrapped around her heart.

Mr. Director, we are ready.The recorder walked over at this time.

OK, I'll come over right away.

Adrian nodded, and when the other party left, he slapped Monica on the buttocks: Go, baby, show your most seductive side.

Monica gave him a blank look, then pulled him to the island's trailer, while Adrian walked to the set to start the routine inquiries before filming.

Today we are going to film the male protagonist Renado meets Malena for the first time. On the edge of the long seawall, a group of young people about the same age as him watched her walk quietly, and shouting behind her.

You have always done a good job, young man, you have to keep working hard today, do you understand?Adrian patted Marino on the shoulder.

Yes, sir.

The young man nodded, he had already walked out of the small blow, especially after coming to Italy, when Adrian and Monica were intimate in front of everyone, he already understood.

Very good, but don't be too frustrated, young people, there are many girls suitable for you.He laughed with a laugh, and Marino immediately blushed and lowered his head.

No longer teasing the honest child, Adrian clapped his hands and announced loudly that he would start shooting.

These shots were easily passed. The people in the town were very enthusiastic about the crew. In addition, Adrian had someone come to prepare early and communicated well with the local government, especially after hearing that it was a famous director of Hollywood's Miracle, who also waived some of the fees for the crew after hearing about the filming.

Although the small towns on the island are relatively closed, after the Internet has been popularized, they still have a lot of knowledge about the outside world. The local government is very clear that as long as Adrian has made a movie here and as long as the movie causes a sensation, they can get a lot of income from travel.

This also made Adrian feel relieved. It was worth spending so much effort to find people and communicate.

You should know that most of the content of the movie is shot on site, so even if the internal shot has been completed in Los Angeles, they still have to stay in this place for a long time, so it is important to get along well with the local residents. Fortunately, as mentioned before, most of them are very good.

They are all very simple people, definitely not the guys written in your script. If Marlena lives here, she will definitely be respected.

After filming a scene in the square, a middle-aged man with glasses touched his bald forehead and looked at the extras sitting together in groups of three or three, and was also a local resident, and said with emotion.

Of course I know that this is a place full of vitality and there is no more suitable shooting place than this.Adrian shrugged.

Yes, I know, I have to say, Ed, you have more vision than most Italians, and you can find such a place.

The other party sighed again, no wonder they always say that no one can match your vision.

As long as you run back and forth in Sicily a few more times, anyone can find it, Gisaibe.Adrian laughed.

Then you must be able to see which scenes are suitable.Giseybe?Tonadore's eyes were always on the square, and then he sighed: Why didn't you give me the script earlier.

oh?Are you interested in it?

Not only that, you don’t know how much I’ve been watching it… I like it, if I hadn’t heard that you had already started preparing, I would have been pestering you and asked me to direct this movie.

Tonadore spoke very seriously, and he kept rubbing his chin with one hand. Obviously, this was what he said in his heart.

Adrian was silent for a few seconds, then got up and patted him on the shoulder: Do you remember what I said, Giseybe?Half of the inspiration for this movie comes from your Paradise Cinema, which I like very much about growing up, so this is also a movie about growing up, and the story is placed in Italy.

Thanks.Tonadore finally retracted his gaze. I'm glad you loved that movie and I'm glad that that movie inspired you.

Speaking of this, he changed his tone and showed a little interesting look: So what about the inspiration of his partner?

Adrian shrugged without answering, Tonadore immediately laughed and looked at Monica who was talking to her assistant in the distance: What a beautiful woman.

Yes, very beautiful.Adrian also looked at Monica and said very calmly.

Tonadore quickly left the crew of "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" and stayed for only three days. He promised Adrian to attend the premiere of the movie and invited him to the premiere of his movie released in October.

It was a complete accident that he would run to Syracuse. When Adrian contacted him through someone else and asked him to help find a suitable Italian actor, his main purpose was to test whether he had begun to conceive a new script.

Needless to say, Adrian was completely relieved, but this movie was once a work by Tonadore after all, and he couldn't let it go after seeing the script. As he said, if Adrian had not started preparing, he might have really found a way to get the directing rights, so it was reasonable to hear that the crew came to Syracuse and rush over to see it.

To be honest, Adrian's feelings for Tonadore are still good. Most European directors seem to stay away from art without adding sexual elements to their works or something weird that no one can understand.

Italian directors are particularly serious, and what makes people want to roll their eyes is that they are not unable to tell a good story, but they are deliberately trying to do this, as if they are suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, such as the old guy Betorucci.

Although Tonadore is also indispensable, at least the two most well-known works, "Cinema Paradise" and "Pianoist on the Sea", have good stories. If it weren't for Monica's only "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", Adrian might not want to plagiarize it.

As for whether you will be ashamed when facing the original author's appreciation gaze, there is one thing, but it will soon throw it behind your head and continue to do your own thing, just like the arms dealer said after learning that the weapons he sold caused a large number of casualties, God bless and then continue to sell.

The progress has been smooth due to the cooperation of the locals. Of course, it is also related to Adrian's most important and troublesome scenes such as the humiliation of Marlena, the bombing of the Allies and the people scattered and stayed behind.

Then, at this time, another guest came to the crew.

Hello Monica, I am Sophie, Sophie Marceau.

He was wearing a thin windbreaker, his two small boots were exposed, his hair was drooping without being messy, and Sophie, with a reserved smile, reached out to Monica.

Hello Sophie, I'm so happy to see you.

Monica seems very enthusiastic. I like your movies very much, whether it is "First Kiss" or "Fangfang", and even I will try to be an actor, including "Fangfang".

Seeing that Monica was so unblocked and said this to her, Sophie couldn't continue to keep her reserve that was so restrained that she could keep people from thousands of miles away, and soon started chatting with Monica.

Because they are both Europeans, one from France and the other from Italy, there are many common topics, and Monica's deliberate pleasing, the two women became more and more familiar until Adrian came over.

Monica, ready to start.He interrupted them, making both women stunned.

OK, I'll go right away.Monica reacted first, smiled at Sophie and then hurried to the set.

You seem to be having a good chat.After Monica left, Adrian looked at Sophie with a smile.

Then what do you want to see?quarrel?Or a fight?Sophie snorted softly, picked up her arm, which was completely different from her previous smile.

Do you know, I'm glad you came to Syracuse, Sophie, especially... Adrian stopped halfway and then blinked in a crescendo.

If I had known this, I would not have come.Sophie wanted to refute this, but after seeing the other party's smile, she shrank back for some reason.

Okay, I won’t talk about this for the time being. Today, there are still several shots to be completed. After the end, we will find a place to have a good chat.

Adrian glanced at the crew and said with a smile, then handed the script of the movie to her: This is the story of this movie, so why not analyze the movie from your perspective.

After saying that, he was about to leave, but after taking two steps, he turned back and touched Sophie's ear with a malicious look: Even though high heels have become boots, as long as there is still nothing in it, I will always like your outfit.

Ed!Sophie couldn't help but glared at Adrian, who laughed and quickly returned to the crew.

Damn guy!

Sophie gritted her teeth and touched her face. She had a fever and must have turned red.

Of course she knew what Adrian was talking about. When she was in Paris that day, she wore the windbreaker now, and there was nothing inside. As long as she thought that the corner and alley were suitable, the two of them would go over and start.

I just felt it was exciting at that time, and every time I thought about it, I felt a little ashamed and scared, although she wanted to take a gamble like this.

Adrian often teased her with this. She happened to be wearing the same windbreaker today, so she naturally couldn't escape.

Like before, Sophie could only use glare at him to express her dissatisfaction, but the dissatisfaction that emerged after seeing Monica and Adrian completely disappeared.

Act 229, Scene 117, begin!As the field board popped, Monica walked into the camera after the camera turned for a few seconds.

The scene here is very simple. The bad news of her husband's death was confirmed. Most people in the town rejected her. Malena, who was forced to take the path of selling her body. When she dressed up in sexy clothes, she came to the small square in the town with her head high. After sitting on the chair, she took out a cigarette, and instantly handed over several lighters.

Cut！

Adrian shouted loudly and then came to Monica's side in a few steps. It's not enough, Monica, remember what I said?She uses her pride to hide her fragility, and you must grasp this limit.

In the whole story, before this turn, Malena bowed her head down every time she came to the town, looking cautious, avoiding the aggressive gaze of men and disgusting women.

And this time, when she no longer needed to care about those things, she raised her head for the first time and came to the square with a little cigarette smell.

Adrian needs Monica to show the sorrow hidden in Marilyn's heart here, so it is not easy for Monica to be proud and to show that this arrogance is pretending and to show that it is fragile.

Come again.As Monica said she knew and returned to her original position, Adrian clapped her hands and said loudly.

I came back dozens of times and took four rests in the middle. Although most people were a little tired, no one said anything more.

Sophie was slightly surprised. During this period, she had read the script quickly once. She basically understood the general story and the importance of this scene.

To be honest, she likes this role very much. If it were any other time, she would have to fight for it. However, now it seems that Adrian obviously made this movie specifically for Monica, which made Sophie feel jealous.

At the same time, Monica's performance in this filming could not do better even if she was replaced by herself, but Adrian was always unsatisfied and repeatedly NG.

After asking an assistant during the break, I realized that for a long time, whenever there was an important shot, Adrian would always repeatedly NG to make Monica perform the most perfectly, so Sophie's jealousy became even bigger.

Finally, before the best shooting time passed, Adrian finally passed this scene, causing the crew to cheer a low voice, and then continued to work hard to finish the rest, finally not delaying today's progress.

Night rose, bonfires were lit on the beach, the crew held a party here, and many residents of the town joined in, especially those who had served as extras, and everyone sang and danced around the fire, which was very happy.

It doesn't matter if you don't like the bonfire. The crew specially prepared another place with various colorful lights not far away, and there was a lot of food and drinks, which was enough to squander.

Adrian never saves on daily necessities, even movies like "The Legend of the Beautiful Sicily" or "Mulholland Road" that can't make a lot of money, he is a person who likes to enjoy it.

Anyway, because of his regulation, a lot of waste in shooting is gone, and the cost is a little lower than the original one, so it doesn’t matter if it is used in life.

When you have a beautiful thing that attracts countless people's attention, but cannot protect it, the people around you will constantly want to take it away from you and take it for yourself.Marlena's tragedy is here. She is very beautiful, with the beauty of the country. Men want to possess her, but women are all jealous of her, but she cannot protect themselves. So men keep thinking about ways to invade her, while women step by step deepen their hatred for her. When this hatred reaches the critical point, and then after being broken through by external forces, women begin to vent and use the method of destroying the beautiful or what they think is ugly to satisfy themselves.

On the beach not far from the two places, Adrian sat at the small round table and explained the story of the script with the two women beside him.

No one disturbed them, even though they were surprised, envious or praised in their hearts, they could make Sophie Marceau sit by their side with Monica Bellucci, and they were truly a playboy.

I believe that the scene in the square will definitely be very shocking at that time, but why not design it as a tragic ending?

Sophie asked as she turned the cup in her hand, and glanced at Monica at the same time. Tragedy can give people a stronger emotional impact and a deeper impression. Most of the famous dramas and operas passed down are tragedy.

Ed naturally had his considerations, and he was always right.Monica smiled slightly. Deliberately pleading does not mean that she would give in unlimited concessions.

Adrian couldn't help but chuckled: I don't like to tear beautiful things apart to the audience. That's too stupid. There are enough tragedies in this world. I prefer to give them hope. Even if this hope is just a little small, it is better than telling the audience that "it's useless, they will end up being finished."

After a moment of silence, Sophie sipped the drink in the cup with a little cramped look, and then looked at Adrian: Speaking of your analysis, are you the same, Ed?

Adrian raised his eyebrows in confusion, but immediately reacted, shook his head with a chuckle, and then looked at Sophie without blinking.

Monica quickly understood and then lowered her head and smirked. Although Sophie was confused for a few seconds, she quickly reacted and immediately turned down with a red face.

Adrian as a man is like this, so as a woman...

Sophie, who was a little annoyed and ashamed, refused to raise her head for a while, but fortunately Adrian changed the subject at this time: By the way, I have an idea, Sophie, an interesting idea. What will happen if you become a director and then star in a movie with Monica?