From Taoist Priest to Best Actor
Chapter 26
As soon as Xie Yi heard the director call the end of the scene, he immediately pulled himself out of the scene. The original 19th century classical scene was immediately replaced by a variety of modern scenes.
"Director, if you say that again, I'll be proud," Xie Yi heard James's words and walked over to him with a smile.
"Yeah, director, I'm jealous just by hearing you praise Allen."
Meg Ryan walked out of the dressing room in a silver-gray silk dress and heard Allen's words teasing James.
"Haha, Meg, your scene hasn't started yet. Wait until you start shooting before you say that!" James laughed after hearing Meg Ryan's words.
"Okay, then I'll wait," Meg Ryan said, not to be outdone.
"Okay, then I'll wait for you to conquer me with your acting skills," James laughed.
"Allen, we have to shoot well and surprise the director," Meg Ryan turned to Xie Yi after hearing James's words and said with a smile.
"Okay," Xie Yi responded with a smile.
Meg Ryan was the female lead of this movie and had the most interactions with Xie Yi in the movie. Naturally, the better the relationship between the two of them, the more beneficial it would be for the movie's shooting and presentation.
Because the shooting sequence of the movie was not according to the development of the plot, it was possible that one scene would be the beginning, and the next scene would be the ending. Therefore, when the movie just started shooting, the first scene to be shot was the scene of Leopold's life as a duke.
In order to perfectly reflect the 19th-century style, James deliberately built a 19th-century house near the base of the Brooklyn Bridge. Xie Yi wondered how the New York City government agreed to let the crew build there.
But soon, Xie Yi had no time to wonder because his shooting schedule was too tight. Previously, Arthur had called him to say that the post-production of "The Lord of the Rings" had been completed, and the next step was to start the promotion.
Originally, Xie Yi was just a supporting character, so it didn't matter to the production team whether he participated in the promotion or not. However, no one expected Xie Yi to become so popular during this period of time, and the production team of "The Lord of the Rings" didn't want to give up on this promotion.
Xie Yi's participation in the promotion was beneficial for the crew, and it was also a good opportunity for Xie Yi to consolidate his popularity. After all, "The Lord of the Rings" was not only a big production, but the original novel also had a lot of readers and fans. This was obviously beneficial for Xie Yi.
Therefore, Arthur naturally agreed to such a decision that was beneficial to both sides. As a result, Xie Yi's progress in "Another Lifetime Affair" had to be slightly rushed.
However, although it was slightly rushed, Xie Yi's schedule wasn't that tight. After all, "The Lord of the Rings" had just started the promotion, and it would probably take two months for it to really start promoting. After all, it was only September, and "The Lord of the Rings" would be released in December. In these two months, as long as Xie Yi was serious and didn't make any mistakes, the filming wouldn't be too slow.
But even so, Arthur still discussed with the crew to slightly increase Xie Yi's number of scenes.
James also agreed readily because other than Xie Yi, the other actors in the crew didn't need to rush, so no one objected to Xie Yi's request.
With such a rush, Xie Yi finally finished filming "Another Lifetime Affair" before December.
After filming ended, Xie Yi immediately joined the cast and crew of "The Lord of the Rings" in their promotion plan.
The promotion of "The Lord of the Rings" was divided into several parts. From September to December, a total of more than three months was enough for "The Lord of the Rings" to enter the sights of the American audience. It could be said that "The Lord of the Rings" was at the top of this year's Christmas schedule.
Peter filmed a total of three parts of "The Lord of the Rings". Of course, this didn't mean that all three parts would be released this year. Only the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" was released this year. After all, if all three parts were to be screened together, it would take seven to eight hours. Back in the day, James Cameron's "Titanic" had a three-hour screening time that shocked all the media and audiences. If "The Lord of the Rings" wasn't divided into three parts, perhaps no one would have the patience to watch it for seven to eight hours in the theater. It wouldn't be good for the movie.
"Allen, now that you've become a new star in Hollywood, it seems that I made the right decision to bring you into this circle," Peter teased Xie Yi as he walked over, looking even more handsome than before.
Xie Yi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Until now, Peter still thought that he was the one who brought him into this circle. In fact, even if he hadn't met Peter, he would have entered this circle sooner or later for the sake of cultivation. But looking at it from another perspective, what Peter said was right. Xie Yi's first film in Hollywood was indeed Peter's film, and it was indeed Peter who brought him into the Hollywood circle.
"Then I have to thank Peter for choosing me back then," Xie Yi said with a smile.
Hearing Xie Yi's words, Peter laughed heartily. "Haha, that's right, it's all thanks to choosing you back then. Otherwise, there wouldn't be 'The Lord of the Rings' today.
You were busy filming and didn't have time to watch the internal test screening of 'The Lord of the Rings'. If you had watched it, you would have known how charming your role as Legolas is. I even suspect that the cameraman was bewitched by you. Andrew made you look extremely charming. "
"Is that so? Then I'll have to thank Andrew in the future."
Xie Yi said with a smile. Andrew was Peter's exclusive cameraman, and many of the scenes in 'The Lord of the Rings' were shot by Andrew.
"Long time no see, Allen."
Viggo Mortensen came in and greeted him with a smile. He was wearing a well-tailored black suit and had a very stylish mustache.
On the other hand, Xie Yi was shocked by Viggo Mortensen's current outfit. To be honest, his impression of Viggo Mortensen was still the carefree and unrestrained image of Aragon. Suddenly seeing Viggo Mortensen in such a serious manner really made him a little uncomfortable.
"How is it?
You're stunned, "Viggo Mortensen saw that Xie Yi was silent and walked in front of Xie Yi, waving his hand.
"Oh, no. It's just that I'm not used to seeing you like this. It's really hard to imagine that you have such a serious side to you, Vigor," Xie Yi took Viggo Mortensen's hand away from his eyes and teased him with a slight smile.
"Just say that you think I'm too handsome. I don't mind," Viggo Mortensen stroked his stylish mustache and raised his eyebrows with a slight smile.
"Vigor, you're still so narcissistic. Allen is much more handsome than you," Ian McClane came in just in time to hear Vigor's words and sneered rudely.
"Ian, long time no see. You still look so energetic." Xie Yi stepped forward and hugged Ian.
"Haha, Allen, you're still so handsome." Ian hugged Xie Yi back and laughed.
"Ian, you're too biased. I'm so handsome, romantic, and elegant. How can you say that I'm narcissistic?" Viggo Mortensen pointed at Ian McClane and made fun of him.
"Mr. Viggo Mortensen, you're so handsome, romantic, and elegant. If you're not narcissistic, then what are you?"
Although Ian was old, he was definitely a very humorous person. When he heard Viggo Mortensen's words, he immediately answered.
"Of course, this is the truth!" Viggo Mortensen had a matter-of-fact look.
"Haha, Vigor, Ian, you're too funny." Ilha, who had just come in, couldn't help but laugh when he heard Vigor's words.
"Ilha, you're too easy to laugh." Viggo Mortensen shook his head when he heard Ilha's laughter.
"No, I'm usually easy to laugh. It's the conversation between you, Vigor, and Ian that's too funny." Ilha argued with some dissatisfaction.
"Hey, I say, do you still have me as a director in your eyes?" Peter interjected, unwilling to be left out.
"Haha, Peter, your sense of existence is too low." Ian laughed when he heard Peter's words.
The others obviously didn't have the courage to tease the director like Ian, so they all changed the topic.
"Peter, do you think we can sit down and talk about the upcoming publicity matters?" Viggo Mortensen said with a serious face. If Xie Yi didn't know his true colors, he might have really thought that Vigor's personality had changed after filming "The Lord of the Rings."
"Yeah, Peter, didn't you say that you wanted everyone to gather today to discuss how to promote 'The Lord of the Rings'? Let's get started!" Ilha also hurriedly said.
After Viggo Mortensen finished speaking, he winked at Xie Yi and looked in Peter's direction.
Xie Yi naturally understood what Viggo Mortensen meant. The months he spent with Viggo Mortensen during the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" were not fake. Naturally, he knew that Viggo Mortensen wanted him to continue the conversation.
Xie Yi nodded helplessly. He was used to this every time, but he didn't expect that this would be the first time they met after a year.
"Peter, didn't you say that you're going to release the trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings' today?
Don't miss the time. "Xie Yi seemed to remind him casually.
"Alright, I'm not an unreasonable person. Is it worth it for you to change the topic so obviously?
You really think I can't tell? I didn't care in the past. "After hearing Xie Yi's words, Peter finally couldn't help but laugh.




