novellhall Chapter 207 The Luminous Script
Chapter 207 The Luminous Script
Chapter 207 The Luminous Script
How did you come up with this floor?
Anne was surprised.
She has acted in many movies before and even won an Oscar.
But it wasn't until today that she realized how big the gap is between actors.
Compared to Chen Xun, my understanding of the script is like that of an elementary school student.
"If you were her, how would you react?"
"Crying and sobbing?"
"That's the normal reaction."
"Scientists will first question, then be angry, and finally feel sad."
"What saddened her was why science hadn't told her the truth?"
Anne lowered her head to take notes, writing very quickly.
It seemed as if he had transformed into a court clerk, recording every word Chen Xun uttered.
"Anything else?"
After finishing her notes, Annie hurriedly looked up at Chen Xun, her eyes filled with longing.
"Layering is very important in a performance."
Chen Xun actually found a bit of the feeling of being a teacher.
At that moment, he was like the tutor Annie had hired, and Annie was the student. There were only the two of them in the room; their parents weren't home.
Pooh!
Chen Xun shook his head.
The learning materials he had seen in his previous life were invading his mind again.
It's just that this kind of scenario is really hard not to make those connections.
Moreover, Chen Xun is a seasoned veteran who has watched countless films.
Chen Xun tried to clear his mind of all other thoughts and focused on recalling how Emilia behaved during the dungeon's storyline.
He began to recount his memories of Emilia's behavior.
Including the change in his eyes at that time.
Annie looked up at Chen Xun in shock.
She didn't expect that Chen Xun had even figured out how to portray the character of Emilia.
Anne Hathaway's favorability +2, current favorability: 90
It's surpassed 90!
Chen Xun didn't look at it carefully; his attention was on the script.
"Shall we try this scene?"
As soon as Chen Xun finished speaking, Annie made a suggestion.
"Now?"
Chen Xun was taken aback.
"Yes, you'll be my reference point for acting opposite me."
Anne nodded.
Well then, let's see this through to the end.
Chen Xun nodded in agreement.
The two stood up, and Annie walked to the center of the living room and took a deep breath.
Chen Xun stood opposite her and began reciting his lines according to the script.
Annie's expression began to change.
First, he showed that he was listening, then he frowned slightly as if he was thinking about something, and finally his expression began to show doubt, and then his lips began to tremble.
But she didn't cry.
Annie's tears welled up in her eyes, but didn't fall.
"stop!"
Chen Xun signaled to Annie to stop performing.
Anne blinked, and her tears dried.
Women are made of water; that saying is indeed true.
Women have reached the pinnacle of control over the water in their bodies.
"How is it?"
Annie stared at Chen Xun with her big, watery eyes, full of curiosity.
"Very good, but the anger could be contained a bit more. Emilia has a repressed personality."
"Your gaze was too intense just now. Tone it down a bit, and use subtle twitches at the corners of your mouth or the tension in your fingers to convey the feeling."
Chen Xun gestured for Annie to do it again.
Anne tried again.
This time her expression was more restrained, but her fingers gripped the chair armrests tightly, even though they weren't there.
[Performance detail control +4]
A purple attribute orb fell from Annie's body and was absorbed by Chen Xun.
Chen Xun felt that he had a deeper understanding of micro-expression control.
"This time you got it right, remember this feeling!"
Chen Xun nodded.
"You're such a good teacher, no wonder Nolan praised you!"
Anne sat back on the sofa and took a sip of coffee.
The two continued their discussion.
Next is a dialogue scene between Emilia and Cooper on the spaceship.
"The key to this scene is building trust."
Chen Xun flipped through the script: "Two strangers, entrusting their lives to each other in extreme circumstances—how can we act this out without it seeming abrupt?"
What are your thoughts?
"Shared experiences".
"But time is limited in the movie, so it's impossible to film them spending several months together. Therefore, we have to build up the time with details, such as a glance, a tacit cooperation, and a crucial decision."
"for example?"
"For example, in the scene where they travel through the wormhole, the script says that when Cooper grips the joystick, Amelia glances at him, doesn't say anything, but nods."
"This nod is very important; it's both approval and entrustment."
Anne thought for a moment: "Then how should I act out that nod?"
Chen Xun stood up: "You play Emilia, and I'll play Cooper. Let's give it a try."
The two stood in the center of the living room again.
Chen Xun made a gesture of gripping the control stick, his expression focused and resolute.
Anne looked at him, her gaze shifting from nervousness to trust, and then nodded very slightly.
The magnitude was small, but the determination was firm.
"not enough!"
Chen Xun then explained to Annie, "Amelia is a scientist, and her trust is conditional. Before she nods in agreement, she should have a quick thought process to assess whether Cooper's decision is correct before she approves it."
Anne starts again.
This time, her gaze lingered on Chen Xun's face for two seconds, as if she were calculating something, before she nodded.
"That's it, that's the rhythm!"
[Understanding of character interactions +5]
Another purple attribute orb fell from Annie and was absorbed by Chen Xun.
Chen Xun gained a deeper understanding of the subtle chemistry between the characters.
This also helped him in his role as Cooper.
The two became more and more engrossed in their conversation.
From character motivations to dialogue rhythm, from emotional outbursts to subtext handling.
Chen Xun shared all the details he observed in the instance.
Annie's notebook was over ten pages long.
Midway through, the assistant brought over a late-night snack.
Sandwiches and fruit. The two ate and chatted.
"How do you know so much?"
Anne took a bite of her sandwich: "You can't know these things just by reading the script."
"Maybe it's because I like to think things through."
Chen Xun gave a vague answer: "Besides, I've acted in quite a few plays, and some of my experiences are similar."
After the late-night snack, we continued.
At 2 a.m., they began rehearsing their lines.
The two stood in the living room, imagining it as the cockpit of a spaceship.
"How much oxygen is left?" Anne asked, her tone calm but urgent.
"42%, enough for twelve hours."
Chen Xun answered, his eyes fixed on a non-existent dial.
"Is Dr. Mann still giving us a signal?"
"It's disconnected, probably due to storm interference."
"Or he doesn't want us to find it."
Anne paused for a moment after saying this line.
There is no pause in the script.
"Why did you stop?"
Chen Xun asked curiously.
"I feel like Emilia might have some concerns here."
She actually suspected Dr. Mann, but couldn't say it directly, so she hinted at it with a pause.
Annie gradually got into the zone.
The two continued.
They kept going until 4 a.m.
I drank three pots of coffee, finished the sandwich, and filled the script with notes.
"Thanks!"
Anne breathed a sigh of relief: "Without you, I might have had to figure things out for a long time."
"It's because you have high comprehension."
"Don't be modest!"
Anne smiled, a smile that held both weariness and satisfaction: "Tonight has been the most rewarding night of my career."
Outside the window, the sky was beginning to lighten.
Chen Xun stood up and stretched his stiff shoulders.
Rehearsing all night is more tiring than physical training; your brain is constantly working at high speed.
Chen Xun didn't know how long he had slept.
All I know is that I had a very long dream.
In my dream, it felt like an earthquake; there was a constant shaking sound.
He barely opened his eyes and glanced at his phone screen.
7:20 a.m.
He slept for less than two hours.
Missed calls: 8 from Rob, 3 from Christine, and several from unknown numbers.
Unread messages: 99+
"What's going on?"
Chen Xun mumbled as he sat up, his mind still foggy.
He clicked on Rob's latest voice message.
"Chen! Where the hell are you? Get online right now! Something's happened!"
Rob's voice was urgent and agitated, with the sounds of keyboard typing and other people talking in the background.
Chen Xun frowned and opened Twitter.
#Chen Xun and Anne Hathaway's Secret Hotel Meeting#
#Chen Xun cheated#
#Christine was cheated on#
Chen Xun's drowsiness vanished instantly.
He clicked on the first topic, and the pinned tweet was posted by a paparazzi account, consisting of a nine-grid photo.
The first picture shows him and Annie at the hotel entrance. Annie opens the door, and he goes inside.
The photo is very clear, and you can recognize the two people's faces.
The second to the eighth cards.
The hotel room window frame was visible through the curtains, but it was clear that a light was on inside.
The photos are timestamped from 8:30 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., one every half hour.
The ninth picture shows Chen Xun coming out of the hotel, standing at the door rubbing his lower back, looking exhausted.
Anne waved goodbye from inside the door.
"The male and female leads of 'Interstellar' had a secret seven-hour rendezvous at a hotel late at night! Chen Xun left exhausted in the early morning, and Annie saw him off at the hotel. It is reported that Chen Xun's girlfriend, Kristen Stewart, is unaware of this. Is a romance brewing on the set of Nolan's new film?"
The post has been shared over 50,000 times, with countless comments: "A man and a woman were locked in a room. I won't tell you what happened next, you guess—"
"Poor Christine, she's been cheated on and doesn't even know it."
"Chinese actors are really unreliable; they've only been famous for a short time before they started messing around."
Chen Xun felt a chill in his heart.
This is terrible!
He continued scrolling down and saw even more outrageous content.
Another marketing account posted so-called "chat screenshots," showing someone with a profile picture that looked a lot like him flirting with a female fan. The content was explicit, and they even arranged to meet at a hotel.
Exclusive scoop! Chen Xun slept with fans in private, chat logs exposed! His image collapses!
This post has been forwarded 30,000 times.
The comments section was unbearable: "I'm disgusted, it turns out it was all an act all along."
"I'm unfollowing you. Goodbye."
"I suggest Christine break up with him immediately; he's a jerk and not worth it."
Will Nolan replace the actor?
Chen Xun's phone started vibrating again.
It was Robert calling.
"You saw it?"
Rob's voice was hoarse, clearly he was extremely anxious about the matter.
"I saw it!"
Chen Xun tried to remain calm: "The photos are real, but the content is completely distorted. Annie and I were rehearsing our lines and studying the script."
"I know! But nobody believes that now!"
From Rob's end came the sound of a table being slammed: "The paparazzi photographed you entering the hotel and staying for seven hours. This morning you came out rubbing your back! This footage is so misleading!"
"What should we do then?"
"I've already got the team preparing, but you, Anne, and Christine need to agree on the same story. We've got Anne's side; her agent is going crazy."
Rob quickly made arrangements.
"I haven't been able to contact Christine. You should get in touch with her right away to avoid any misunderstandings!"
Upon hearing Robert's words, Chen Xun's heart sank, and he quickly took out his phone.
Open Christine's missed calls and call her back.
The call was connected.
"Feed?"
Christine's voice sounded a little tired.
"Christine, those photos—"
Chen Xun was about to explain.
"I know, Chen Xun, I believe in you!"
Christine interrupted him.
"I don't care what people say online. I know you, not the persona you present on Twitter."
Chen Xun was suddenly a little moved.
In times like these, trust is more precious than anything else.
"Thanks!"
"This needs to be dealt with immediately. It's generating too much buzz right now; if we delay, even a fake story will seem real. I'm going to tweet about it right now!"
Christine hung up the phone immediately.
Soon Chen Xun saw Christine's new message on Twitter: "I woke up this morning and saw the news, I'm dying of laughter. @ChenXun @AnneHathaway rehearsing scenes in a hotel is written as a secret meeting. The paparazzi's imagination is richer than director Nolan's. The chat log of sleeping with fans is well photoshopped. Next time, remember to clean up the edges of your profile picture. Trust doesn't need explanation, but rumors do. I'm waiting at home for @ChenXun to come back."
The accompanying picture is a selfie of Kristen Stewart.
Wearing pajamas and without makeup, she sat in her own living room, with Chen Xun's coat hanging on a hanger in the background.
This tweet was very well done.
Chen Xun directly retweeted Christine's tweet.
"Last night, I worked with @Anne Hathaway on 'Interstellar' until the early hours of the morning. It was very rewarding. I never expected that seven hours of work could be interpreted like this. Hollywood paparazzi should consider switching to writing science fiction novels. As for those photoshopped chat logs, I have already entrusted my lawyer to handle them."
The accompanying photo is a picture of Annie's notebook.
The script was covered with dense writing and annotations by the two people; the date was clearly visible as last night.
The tweet was immediately flooded with comments like, "I knew it was impossible!"
"Seven hours of rehearsing, I admire that level of dedication."
"A lawyer's letter warning, well done!"
"Rehearsing a scene? In a hotel room? Who would believe that?"
"Seven hours of rehearsals, are you two planning to rewrite the script?"
"The script reading in the dark, right?"
Someone photoshopped Chen Xun and Annie's faces onto a movie screenshot, with a magic book emitting green light in the middle.
"Is this the legendary script-reading technique?"
Fake!
I never expected this meme to appear on him.
Chen Xun was speechless.
Ten minutes later, Anne also tweeted.
"As an actor, it's only right to dedicate oneself to a role. I'm grateful for @ChenXun's guidance last night, which deepened my understanding of Dr. Emilia. I've attached some of our discussion notes and timeline. The truth will speak for itself. Also, I highly recommend the coffee at this hotel; refills are free, perfect for working through the night."
The accompanying nine-grid image set includes: details of notes, a coffee cup, script annotations, a receipt for a late-night snack delivered by an assistant, with the timestamp being 1:30 AM, and a blurry screenshot from a living room security camera showing two people sitting on a sofa with a coffee table between them.
The chain of evidence is complete.
After the three issued their statements, public opinion began to diverge.
Some people believe this and think the paparazzi are going too far.
However, some people insist on not believing it, and even suspect that the evidence was fabricated afterward.
"Receipts can be reissued, surveillance screenshots can be photoshopped, and notes can be written on the spot."
"Seven hours of pure acting? Are you two saints?"
"Christine is an actress too, so of course she'll cooperate with the acting."
Chen Xun scrolled through the comments, feeling somewhat powerless.
People only believe what they want to believe.
My phone vibrated again.
It's Robert.
"The first wave has been stabilized, but the hype is still rising. There's some bad news: your fake relationship contract with Christine has been sold to TMZ for a high price."
"What?"
Chen Xun almost dropped his phone.
Not many people knew about this, and I didn't expect it to come out now.
"Just received news that a former assistant did it, and it sold for half a million dollars."
Rob's voice was heavy: "TMZ has confirmed it, and the article will be published tonight."
"Does Christine know?"
"I just told her, and she's very angry now."
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Chen Xun hung up the phone, his mind buzzing.
The contract has been exposed, and it's ten times more serious than the secret hotel meeting.
The secret hotel meeting could be explained, but if the fake relationship contract is confirmed, it would be tantamount to admitting that all previous public interactions were an act, thus undermining fan support and public goodwill.
Everything will collapse.
This will directly affect the filming of "Interstellar"!
He turned on his computer and searched for "TMZ".
The homepage hasn't been updated yet, but rumors are already circulating in the forums.
"Breaking news! Chen Xun and Christine's relationship is a contractual one! There's documented evidence!"
"It is reported that the two signed a fake relationship agreement as early as the Twilight era in order to cover up the fact that Kristen is a lesbian."
"Christine's team has not yet responded, but insiders have confirmed that this is indeed the case."
The comments section is going crazy: "I knew it! They're not a good match at all!"
"A contractual relationship? So all that sweetness before was just an act?"
"Christine was an accomplice too? Her image is ruined."
"An agreement from the Twilight era? How long ago was that? They've been lying until now?"
Chen Xun closed the webpage and took a deep breath.
This is troublesome.
The phone rang again; it was Nolan.
"Chen, I saw the news."
"Public opinion doesn't care about the truth or the falsehood. Warner Bros. just held an emergency meeting, and someone suggested suspending your scenes until the storm passes."
Before Chen Xun could speak, Nolan began to drop a series of bombshells.
Chen Xun held his breath and remained silent. He knew that Director Nolan would reveal his decision later: "I've suppressed this matter, but on the condition that you resolve it as soon as possible. Otherwise, even though I admire you, it will be difficult to explain to the producers and investors."
The call was immediately disconnected.
Before Chen Xun could put his phone down, another call came in.
It's Christine.
"I'm sorry, Chen Xun, I didn't expect my assistant to do this!"
"Fuck! I treated her so well, I never expected she'd betray me for half a million dollars!"
Christine's voice sounded excited on the other end of the phone.
After the two got together, neither of them took the contract seriously.
Unexpectedly, this bombshell dropped at this moment.
"I'll discuss it with my team to see how best to handle it, but no matter how we handle it, we shouldn't let it affect our relationship."
Christine suddenly blurted out those words on the other end of the phone.
"Don't worry, it definitely won't!"
Chen Xun paused for a moment before responding.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Xun opened Weibo.
Sure enough, it became a trending topic on Chinese social media.
#ChenXun'sScriptReadingInTheNight#
#ChenXunChristineContractRelationship#
#Anne Hathaway involved#
However, the art style in China is completely different from that abroad.
"Chen Xun is awesome! He managed to win over both Christine and Annie at the same time?"
"If I were Chen Xun, my life would be worthwhile."
"I'm so envious, this is what a winner in life looks like."
"Sleeping with fans is a lie, right? With Kristen and Anne already together, why would they need to sleep with fans?"