After Jiang Se returned to the hotel, his neck looked much better after applying the ointment. After Mo Anqi washed Jiang Se's face, she prepared a facial mask while reporting the news she had found to Jiang Se:
"When you were preparing to shoot the last scene today, Laura Brown was also on the set. She should have seen me and Sister Xia checking the equipment."
Jiang Se squinted her eyes and lay on the sofa. Mo Anqi lowered her head to look at her ears and chin, which were still a little red and swollen. She couldn't use a brush to apply the mask. She scooped out the mask cream with a spoon and put it in her palm. She rubbed her palms together and gently pressed them on both sides of Jiang Se's cheeks:
"After the filming, there should be her people in the crew. When you were chatting with Cesare, I told him about your burns. They were quite serious."
Anyone on the set who favors Laura will definitely tell her.
"She doesn't have any scenes today. After returning to the hotel to change her clothes, she is said to be going out to a party. She won't be back until the evening filming." Mo Anqi said this with some helplessness, thinking of the conversation between Cesare and Jiang Se:
"Cerce, have you mentioned this to Cesare?"
Jiang Se shook his head slightly, "Don't mention it."
The film set is Cesare's territory, and he should be aware of many things.
Even if he didn't know it at the time, someone would definitely tell him afterwards.
After hearing this, Mo Anqi sighed:
"I thought Cesare would vent his anger on your behalf if he knew."
She turned aside to wash her hands, "We are friends after all."
There are many kinds of friends. Friendship gained through a book is really too shallow.
What's more, friendship requires mutual efforts. So far, I have been begging Cesare more often, and the two of us are not on the same level. It is too early to rush to get someone to help me and establish a friendship with him.
Mo Anqi understood this logic, she was just very worried about Jiang Se and couldn't swallow this.
The filming of "God's Redemption" in Modena is expected to be completed before February, with all the winter scenes to be filmed.
Because of the cold weather, the crew's filming progress was slowed down, so they had been working overtime for several days in a row. Jiang Se also knew this and understood that Cesare was worried that the winter scenes would not be finished, so he was very strict with the actors.
He had a very bad temper on the set, and he had scolded Laura several times. Cesare was even dissatisfied with Laura because she was wearing thin clothes, filmed several scenes in the snow, and asked for leave after catching a cold.
All these dissatisfactions have been accumulating, just like gunpowder piling up bit by bit. At that time, only a small fuse is needed to detonate this fragile peaceful relationship.
On the set, all the staff were carrying out their preparations in an orderly manner. It was just six o'clock in the morning when Jiang Se came over. She had already inquired and found out that Laura Brown would have a role today.
Cesare hadn't arrived yet. Donald, wearing his costume and a down jacket, was sitting in a corner, studying the script carefully. His agent and assistant were leaning against the pillar, sleeping with their eyes closed.
Donald raised his head and saw Jiang Se coming in. It was drizzling outside, and the cashmere shawl she was wearing on her head and face was wet. After noticing Donald's sight, Jiang Se hesitated for a moment and greeted him with a smile:
"Mr. Donald, am I interrupting you while you're reading the script?"
"No." He shook his head. This first-line Italian actor is a taciturn person and is very serious about acting. During the filming of "God's Redemption", Jiang Se was considered to be a person who came to the crew quite early and was very hardworking, but Donald sometimes came earlier than her. According to Mo Anqi's inquiries, there were several times when he didn't even go back to the hotel and just slept on the set.
During the acting process, he portrayed the hypocritical Andre to perfection, and every detail reflected Andre's character, which made Jiang Se admire him very much.
He didn't talk much, and the crew members respected him very much. He wasn't particularly familiar with anyone, except for Cesare who could sometimes chat with him, and most of the conversations were about movie-related matters. Apart from filming, he didn't like to talk to anyone.
Even when Laura took the initiative to get close to him, he politely but coldly dismissed her.
Someone in the crew once mentioned inadvertently that more than a year ago, Cesare had contact with Donald and mentioned that he might be suitable for the role of Bishop Andrea in "The Divine Redemption". Donald then read many books related to religion and consulted many priests to learn their manners, behaviors and actions. Therefore, in the later performances, he played Andrea with ease.
Jiang Se originally thought that such a serious person would ignore him and would only have a few polite words with him at most.
Unexpectedly, after Donald shook his head, he paused for a moment, put down the script in his hand, and asked gently: "I heard that during the filming yesterday, there was an accident with the protective oil. Are you okay?"
Jiang Se was stunned for a moment. The old man looked concerned and worried. He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of his neck:
"Do you need my help?"
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Donald." Jiang Se came back to his senses and said with a smile:
"It's not that serious actually. The crew used low-temperature burning oil. I applied ointment and it's gotten much better now." She realized that Donald asked this question, probably because he saw her on the crew today.
Her original itinerary was to prepare to return home. She should be packing her luggage and recuperating. When she appeared on the crew, Donald probably thought that she was seriously injured, so he temporarily postponed her return trip.
Jiang Se pulled down the shawl covering her face, revealing a smiling face. She had no role to play today, and her bare-faced skin was as delicate as porcelain, plump and translucent. She looked more pure and innocent than when she was wearing makeup.
Sure enough, there was no problem with her skin. There was a little redness on her neck, but it was invisible if you didn't look closely. She pulled her hair:
"My hair was just a little burned, but it won't be a big problem after a trim."
She showed Donald her ponytail. The hair was as smooth as silk, of excellent quality, and as black as ink.
"However, this is a rare opportunity to work with you, and I want to learn a lot from you. I don't have any work to do after returning to China, so I postponed my return."
When Jiang Se said this, Donald laughed.
As Cesare said, she was really a very smart girl. When he asked about her injuries, she had already guessed the reason why he asked the questions.
She was truly a typical Chinese beauty, with big eyes and cherry lips. Her clear eyes made Donald, who was used to seeing all kinds of eyes in Europe and the United States, feel that she had the purity of a young girl, but also some indescribable mysterious oriental charm.
Jiang Se's image made Donald think that she might be more suitable for the role of Lanny than Laura.
Laura looks frail, but perhaps it is because Chinese girls look much younger than Europeans and Americans. She is of the same age as Laura, but both her temperament and appearance are much cleaner than Laura, which is suitable for the setting of Lanny's purest soul.
After Donald had this thought, he quickly stopped it.
He felt that he might have been too obsessed with the recent filming of "God's Redemption" and immersed himself too deeply in the role of Andre, so much so that he felt that the person standing in front of him was the real Lanny, and he could easily get into the role without any preparation.
Donald shook his head and pointed to the empty chair beside him where his assistant had fallen asleep due to exhaustion, and motioned for Jiang Se to sit down.
While the two were chatting, his assistant and agent were still asleep, obviously exhausted from all this time.
Jiang Se hesitated for a moment, and Donald seemed to know what she was thinking:
"Don't worry. They have been filming with me for nearly 48 hours without sleep. Now that they have fallen asleep, I am worried that they will not wake up in a short time."
"Perhaps it will take a prince's kiss to break the spell."
Jiang Se made a joke and sat down readily. Donald was stunned for a moment, and after realizing what she said, he couldn't help laughing.
“That might really put me in a difficult position.”
A joke eliminated the unfamiliar gap between the two. During the chat, Jiang Se unexpectedly discovered that although Donald didn't talk much, he was actually quite knowledgeable. In addition to his deep understanding of theology due to the filming of "God's Redemption", he also had a certain understanding of Chinese culture, knew some Chinese myths and legends, and allusions, and he also knew some history.
It just so happened that Jiang Se also studied history, so the two of them could talk to each other. The chat was pleasant and relaxing, and it passed quickly. Half an hour had passed by unknowingly, and Cesare also came to the set. After discovering the two people chatting, he showed a look of surprise at first, and then he sat over and quickly joined the conversation.
However, no matter how interesting the topic was, as time passed, Jiang Se noticed that Cesare had looked at the time several times in a subtle manner.
As Cesare looked at his watch, Jiang Se noticed that it was already half past seven, the next scene was to be shot at nine o'clock, and Laura had not arrived yet.
She remembered that Mo Anqi said last night that after Laura was attacked while she was filming yesterday, she returned to the hotel and went to a party. Jiang Se wondered, could it be that Laura thought she had taught her a lesson, so she celebrated in advance
Thinking of this, Jiang Se lowered his eyelids to hide the expression in his eyes.
Cesare's impatience was already evident in his eyes, and he was calling out to his assistant:
"Call Laura Brown's agent..."
Before he could finish his words, several girls came in, talking and laughing.
“… What was the result?”
One of the girls asked, and Laura's voice rang out:
"Who knows? Maybe she'll cry, pack up her things and go back to China..." The last word 'China' was still on her lips. As soon as they came in, their eyes noticed Jiang Se and the others sitting in the corner.
The moment Laura saw Jiang Se, her smile froze. She obviously didn't realize that Jiang Se would still stay in the crew.
She didn't have time to think too much at this moment. Cesare's expression didn't look very good. The crew members were already ready. Donald had been waiting in the crew and would rather wait than be late.
He had already arrived half an hour before Laura came, which naturally made him unhappy.
Although Laura was not late, in the crew, when an actor like Jiang Se, who had already finished filming all his scenes, was able to arrive early to study, Laura's lateness seemed particularly serious to Cesare.
This scene is about Andre making his request to God after sacrificing Shireen. He wants to be the master of the Vatican, the representative of God on earth, and the supreme Pope of the Vatican.
God granted his request, and overnight, the entire town fell to the demons of Hell.
In his panic, Andre unexpectedly discovered that he possessed some divine power and could eliminate these demons from hell.
The whole town fell into darkness before the people. Lanny looked at this purgatory-like scene in horror, praying for salvation from God. At that moment Andre suddenly appeared, killed the demon in front of her, and rescued her from this hell, but he was also cursed extremely severely.
After several days of filming, Laura discovered that Jiang Se remained in the crew and did not leave as she had imagined.
This Chinese woman always covered her head and face with a shawl during each filming. Perhaps because of her serious injury, she looked at Laura in an uneasy way, causing her to say "NG" frequently during the filming, which had angered Cesare several times.
She didn't know if it was because she attacked Jiang Se that day that Jiang Se's face was burned during the filming and it was discovered. Laura always felt that Jiang Se was taking the opportunity to take revenge on her.
Her filming condition has not been very good these days. Every time Jiang Se stared at her, she always had a creepy feeling, always afraid that Jiang Se would do something to her.
I heard from her agent that her injuries were quite serious and her face was burned. She might not give up.
Laura became even more uneasy after she noticed that she also had to shoot a fire scene in two days.
She knew clearly what she had done. If Jiang Se's face was disfigured, she would want to use this method to deal with her. If anything happened to her face, her future career would be ruined.
Whenever Laura thought of this, she always became very excited and found it difficult to calm down.
There were more distractions during the filming, and Cesare's expression became more and more ugly. Laura knew this situation and felt even more irritable and uneasy, but she could do nothing about it.
Especially when she was about to shoot the scene of "burning man", she became even more uneasy.
Her agent Jack forced her to go to the set early to prepare. She had been worried about this matter recently and hadn't slept for several days. Coupled with the heavy filming workload, Laura felt even more irritated.
As the heroine in the movie "God's Redemption", Laura is different from Jiang Se. She has her own special dressing room, and several assistants are outside checking the equipment and fire-fighting equipment she will wear later.
The agent opened the door of the dressing room and took a look outside. After finding that there was no one else, he quickly retracted his head, looked at Laura's face, and warned in a low voice:
"You can't keep doing this, Laura. Cesare is very unhappy with your recent performance and has even talked to Mr. Borgia about it!"
He tried to let Laura know the seriousness of the matter, but the young girl was troubled by Jiang Se's eyes and was worried and unable to sleep recently. (To be continued)