Chapter 144 Joint Guidance
Liu Zhou got up and opened the door, and saw Anne Hathaway in plain clothes.

You can see that she is not wearing any makeup, but her bare face is still so beautiful that people cannot look directly at her.

"Miss Annie, what do you want to talk to me about?" Liu Zhou said to her standing at the door.

"Director, can you tell me about the script?"

"What's the matter?"

Liu Zhou couldn't help but blurt out a sentence in Chinese.

Could this be the legendary luminous script?
At this moment, Liu Zhou saw Anne Hathaway's puzzled look and reacted, and then said in English:
"It's not convenient to talk to you about the script now, why don't you come tomorrow?"

"No, I have a scene tomorrow and I don't want the filming to be delayed because of me."

Seeing that she was determined to achieve her goal, Liu Zhou thought that this would indeed be good for the filming, so he moved aside to let her in.

However, Liu Zhou did not close the door, but left it open.

When Anne Hathaway saw Liu Zhou like this, she immediately felt a sense of favor towards him.

She is no longer a newbie in the industry. It has been four years since she entered Hollywood at the turn of the millennium.

Although she has only starred in two Disney "Princess Diaries" movies so far, she has seen many of the industry's unspoken rules.

Of course, she has encountered a lot of harassment because she is pretty.

But Anne Hathaway, who was young and energetic and had just entered the industry, rejected all these harassments sternly, so that after becoming famous through "The Princess Diaries" in 01, she has not had any new opportunities.

Until now, Anne Hathaway was about to give in, but at this moment, she actually received an invitation to play the leading role in a movie.

At first she thought that getting the role might require a certain price. Just when she gritted her teeth and prepared to go for the audition, she was informed that she had passed and was asked to come to Lionsgate to sign the contract.

This surprised and unexpected her. It seemed that Hollywood was not all dark.

So after signing the contract, she has been reading the script and preparing for it for more than half a month.

When the crew met for the first time, they didn't expect that the director was actually a Chinese, and it seemed that this Chinese person was the leader of the film, and the producer was just an assistant.

This made Anne Hathaway a little curious. She felt it was a little incredible that she could be a director at such a young age and have a say.

When they met for the first time, Anne Hathaway also noticed the surprise in the young director's eyes when he saw her.

But unlike the people she had met before, there was no vulgarity or obscenity in his eyes, he just saw pure stunning beauty.

This gave Liu Zhou a very good first impression on her.

Anne Hathaway thought that this filming would be a pleasant journey, but without the worries outside of filming, her acting skills were greatly hindered.

When she was filming "The Princess Diaries" before, the director didn't have so many requirements. The most he said to her was that she was responsible for beauty.

I thought that I had prepared fully for so long and could complete the filming well, but I didn't expect to be disliked by the director.

Especially when she watched the director and the leading actor arguing about colors, roles and outlook on life, she was completely confused.

It was only at this point that she realized that the reason she couldn't get the script was not just because she was unwilling to pay a certain price, but her poor acting skills might also be an important reason.

On the first day of filming, she was indeed a drag, not only making the director and the leading actor very frustrated, she could also sense the disgust and impatience of the other crew members.

She didn’t know if it was because of her preconceived notions, but she felt that although the director was always harsh on her, he was still very patient in explaining the play to her and guiding her on how to act.

So in order to shoot the scene well tomorrow, Anne Hathaway plucked up the courage to go to the director's room, wanting him to give her some guidance in advance.

She felt that this young and handsome Chinese director would not do anything bad to her.

Now I see that it is true. In order to make himself feel at ease, he did not even close the door.

In fact, she had already made some preparations in her heart, but Liu Zhou's action made her feel a great liking for him.

Entering Liu Zhou's room, Anne Hathaway saw the table full of documents at a glance.

"Director, are you still working so hard this late?"

"It can't be helped. We didn't complete the shooting plan yesterday, and because of some people's reasons, all subsequent shooting plans need to be adjusted."

Anne Hathaway also knew that Liu Zhou was talking about her, and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.

But beautiful women are always more easily forgiven. Liu Zhou looked at her embarrassed expression and stopped mocking her.

"Please bring the script here. I'm telling you now."

"Oh well."

Anne Hathaway quickly handed the script to Liu Zhou.

Liu Zhou also found the scenes to be filmed tomorrow and explained them to her carefully.

Although he was mentally prepared, seeing that Anne Hathaway didn't seem to understand at all, Liu Zhou couldn't help but get angry as he continued talking.

At this moment, Liu Zhou is like a parent helping his child with homework.

I'm so angry that I don't know where to vent my anger!
But thinking that this was her first movie in Hollywood, Liu Zhou suppressed his anger and patiently instructed her on how to act.

Anne Hathaway was fine at first and listened carefully to Liu Zhou's explanation. But then, at some point, Anne Hathaway's attention was focused on the director.

Serious men are the most attractive. Watching him patiently explaining the play to me over and over again, I was obviously very angry but I still took deep breaths to calm myself down.

In addition, they were a single man and a single woman in the same room, so Anne Hathaway could no longer take her eyes off him.

"Don't look at me. Did you understand what I just said?"

Anne Hathaway's thoughts were interrupted by Liu Zhou. Her face turned red and she lowered her head and said:
"I understand."

At this moment, Liu Zhou saw that Anne Hathaway looked absent-minded, and finally seriously considered whether to replace this beautiful vase.

But thinking of the limited funds and tight time, I decided to give up the idea.

Liu Zhou closed the script, sighed and said:

"Ms. Anne, this is my first movie in Hollywood. This movie is very important to me, so can you be more professional and serious so that I can finish the filming smoothly?"

Anne Hathaway saw that Liu Zhou was really a little angry, and she couldn't help but feel a little flustered. She looked up and said:

"Director, I get it. I just want to perform well, otherwise I wouldn't bother you to ask for your guidance during my private time."

"Then you should be more serious when I give you instructions. You just saw it. I'm very busy."

Anne Hathaway apologized again quickly. Seeing that her attitude was quite sincere, Liu Zhou prepared to continue explaining to her.

But at this moment, Christian Bale knocked on the door, looked inside, and saw the director and the heroine.

Damn, I thought the crew would choose this person whose acting is as bad as shit to be the female lead, it turns out she is having an affair with the director.

Bell, who originally had a very good impression of Liu Zhou, suddenly felt a little disgusted.

He doesn't have a devout heart towards movies at all!
What a pity for such a good script.

"Sorry to bother you."

Bell said immediately and turned to leave.

Liu Zhou knew that Bell had misunderstood, and quickly called him:

"Christian, wait a moment, it's a good opportunity for you to come over, so you can act with him."

Liu Zhou saw Bell stopped, but looked a little puzzled, and then said:

"There's nothing between us. Ms. Anne felt that she had held us back today and wanted me to give her some pointers. I was just discussing the play with her.

If there was something going on between us, we wouldn't leave the door open."

Bell thought about it and it was true, and he believed most of what Liu Zhou said.

At this time, he also noticed that the two men were dressed neatly and holding scripts in their hands.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood. After all, this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood."

"I understand. What do you want from me?"

Bell now remembered the purpose of his trip and took out a script and said:
"Director, I have some questions about the script that I want to discuss with you. That..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Zhou interrupted him and said:

"Christian, we can discuss these issues later when we have time. Now why don't you rehearse with Annie first? This way she may understand better and tomorrow's filming will go more smoothly."

Liu Zhou was completely exhausted.

Each and every one of them makes me worry!
Liu Zhou was afraid that Christian, a literary youth, would go crazy if he continued to discuss his outlook on life and values ​​with him.

He just wanted to make an exciting and thrilling commercial film, why is it so difficult!
Bell also noticed that Liu Zhou seemed a little annoyed at the moment and was not in the mood to talk about these things. He stopped talking and turned to Anne Hathaway, ready to act with her.

It was really painful to shoot with her today.

But Bell found that he could not escape this pain no matter what, and it was still very uncomfortable for him to act opposite her here.

If it weren't for the director's consideration, Bell would have left long ago.

However, with the joint efforts of the two, Anne Hathaway's performance finally improved.

Until her performance was acceptable, both of them ended their guidance of her without hesitation.

After sending the two people away, Liu Zhoumeng drank two glasses of water, and his throat felt a little better. He had just talked so hard that his mouth was dry and his throat was also dry.

At this time, Liu Zhou was also glad that Bell was a more artistic actor and was serious about the movie, otherwise how could he have so much patience to waste time here.

Liu Zhou only hopes that when filming tomorrow, Anne Hathaway will not let down the hard work put in by the two of them tonight and will be able to finish the scene smoothly.

Sitting in the chair, Liu Zhou looked at the table full of documents and couldn't help but sigh again.

Although he was a little tired both physically and mentally, Liu Zhou continued to modify the shooting plan in order to ensure smooth shooting afterwards.

(End of this chapter)