[US Entertainment] 1994

"But seriously, Rui Fan, I'm curious about why you took this movie." Josh stared at Rui Fan with piercing eyes, "You have many choices, don't you?"

River Phoenix raised the end of his eyes, which was obviously a natural movement, but it carried an indescribable aura.He glanced at Josh: "Not all choices need a reason. I didn't think too much about it, but I just think the script is good."

After getting along these days, the relationship between Josh and Rui Fan has improved a lot. They are about the same age and have good personalities. Although they were a little cold at first, they gradually became friends.

Josh's personality is more boisterous, and he is not afraid of anything, while Rui Fan is quieter. He reads the script when it's time to read the script, and when he doesn't read the script, he just picks up the guitar and plays it casually, unlike Josh, who has always been very good at it. Get yourself in trouble.

"I also think the script is good." Josh chewed his cereal, "But those media's mouths are really annoying, and the tone is as if they have already seen a movie in a movie theater."

"They've always been like this." Rui Fan said, "It can't be changed, so you can only get used to them, not them to get used to you."

Rui Fan's tone sounded a little discouraged, his brows that were always tightly frowned became tighter, Josh didn't like to see him like this, he raised his chin slightly, and said with firm eyes: "I never believed in this, they will change Yes, it will be changed for me."

"Maybe." Rui Fan shrugged his shoulders, not entangled with Josh on this topic.In his opinion, Josh is still too naive. People who just entered the circle will have an idealized view of this circle, but after a long time, they will understand how cruel the reality is.

After Gus Van Sant and his party arrived in Portland, Josh and Rui Fan moved out of the hotel and moved into Mr. Director's house in Portland.

Although Gus Van Sant has not yet accumulated nationwide popularity, the director still has a lot of savings through shooting short films and commercials. This house is divided into upper and lower floors, and the environment is very clean. As the leading actor, Rui Fan He and Josh snatched the two upstairs rooms, and the other young actors could only live in the remaining rooms they chose. Several young people happily ran and shouted in the house, and even held a celebration party at night.

The director twitched his mouth helplessly: "I suddenly had an ominous premonition."

"Poor Sante, everything imaginable."

Sure enough, on the first night that this group of young boys lived in, Mr. Director didn't sleep well, and the next morning he was listless, and he seemed to have no energy.

But replace Josh and Rui Fan——

The two young men had a lot of trouble last night, but they didn't look sleepy at all. Gus Van Sant stroked his beard. Could it be that he's really old?

Today is the first day of filming, and it is also the day when all the actors get to know each other officially. The total investment cost of "Uninhibited Sky" is only 300 million, which means that it is impossible for the film to invite famous big names—for the crew It is a surprise that Rui Fan Phoenix is ​​willing to join. After all, young actors are sometimes even more stringent in selecting scripts than senior actors. Considering the future development prospects, they will not consider movies that affect their own positioning. This kind of actor who has made his way in Hollywood and is highly anticipated is willing to take on a gay movie, which not only surprised the media, but also surprised other young actors in the circle.

In addition to Rui Fan and Josh, the Italian actress Cerella Catherine is one of the few female characters in the film, and Foley, who plays Bud, is an extra for a full-time bass player. His band once had a song on the billboard top 100. Among other actors, the only one who will become more famous in the future is James Caviezel. He played the leading role in Mel Gibson's film "The Passion of the Christ" and attracted many Less fan attention.

But no matter how the future develops, most of the actors in "The Uninhibited Sky" are precarious extras. They have a Hollywood dream and are desperate to make a living. After all, Rui Fan has made a name for himself with his Oscar Golden Globe nominations. Others include Josh is an unknown young man, so it's no wonder that the media thinks that Rui Fan is in a daze after taking this movie.

"Are you ready guys, your movie is about to start shooting!" Gus Van Sant clapped his hands, "The first act starts with Rui Fan, Rui Fan, how do you feel?"

"No problem, Gus." River Phoenix stood up and glanced in Josh's direction, only to see Josh clenched his fists to cheer for himself, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, closed his eyes, let After calming down for a moment, those unruly eyes slowly opened, but the most "Phoenix" part of the eyes completely disappeared. At this moment, River Phoenix completely turned into Mike Waters.

The script of "Uninhibited Sky" has no storyboards and shot lists, and relies more on the actors' self-expression, so Gus Van Sant has been pursuing those young but outstanding actors, River Phoenix and Josh Walter did not disappoint him either. These two young actors are not only talented, but also very dedicated. Gus Van Sant has been looking forward to the scene where the two play against each other after the casting of the lead actor is confirmed, and it can finally come true!

The first act describes Mike's day-to-day work as a male prostitute.

In the studio, River Phoenix was naked with his upper body very calmly. According to the script, a little saliva leaked from the corner of his mouth, his eyes squinted and then slowly opened, and his body moved unconsciously. If he was not filming, Joe There is no doubt that he has entered the most empty state of a man——

But Rui Fan controlled it very well, and Josh noticed that his hands were tightly gripping the chair, so strong that the veins in his hands burst out clearly, if it was pure enjoyment, he didn't need to do this at all, With just this one action, Rui Fan portrayed Mike's most normal state. He doesn't love this job, he just accepts it passively.

Under the gaze of the camera, Rui Fan's movements became bigger and bigger, and his voice became louder and louder. The chair behind him creaked because of his shaking. Everything came to an abrupt end, a pair of hands suddenly appeared, stuffing a few banknotes into Rui Fan's trouser seam, Mike's identity naturally surfaced through this scene - he is a male prostitute.

The money's gone, but River Phoenix's show isn't over.He accepted the banknotes with a natural expression, without any expression on his face, or his expression was very confused, he just looked back calmly, walked down without saying anything.

Gus Van Sant stared at Rui Fan with bright eyes: "Wow, the performance just now far exceeded the standard, Rui Fan, you are awesome!"

Josh has the same bright eyes as him. Josh has always known that River Phoenix's acting skills are excellent, but he doesn't have an intuitive feeling of how good he is. At this moment, although the performance in this scene is not very good Josh was shocked by River Phoenix's natural and smooth performance—the other party easily entered the scene without any warm-up, and the transition between actor status and male prostitute status was so fast, Josh Now we know how his Oscar nomination came about.

"What do you think, Josh?" Gus Van Sant turned to Josh and asked.

Josh nodded: "It's great, much better than I imagined."

The smile on the corner of River Fisks' mouth rose a little: "You think it's great?"

After filming, he sat down on the chair next to Josh to rest. His assistant Finney immediately served hot coffee and put a thick coat on Rui Fan. , but it was still not enough for Rui Fan.

Josh gave a thumbs up: “Superb performance!”

He glanced at the coffee cup in Rui Fan's hand: "Do you like coffee? It's really useless, it's not good to drink too much."

Rui Fan explained: "I don't have much love for it, but it can keep me awake, and I need it."

Probably because he can't bear bitterness, Josh has always stayed away from bitter tastes. He only drinks coffee once in a while. When he was a child, he liked to drink sweet drinks. Now he prefers drinks with low sugar content, only when he is very greedy. Only then can I drink some Coca-Cola to relieve my hunger.

Carbonated drinks have always been his favorite, but even if he is not fat-prone, Josh still dare not let himself be too indulgent, drinking a little occasionally is a reward for himself.

The first few scenes still focused on Rui Fan, and Josh sat on the sidelines and watched it all day.Literary and artistic films have always been unique, and the characters in them are often not outstanding in any commercial blockbuster, just like this "Uninhibited Sky", because the story itself is a tragedy, so even the details have a bit of cold humor, But couldn't make people laugh out loud.

Mike played by Rui Fan met three clients in the first scene, one of them is a perverted old man, and the other is a lady who likes three people to have sex together. It can only be said that the story comes from reality, everything that Mike encountered It was so similar to everything Jack told them, as if it had happened in reality.

"How is it? Is my performance good enough?" After another scene, Rui Fan excitedly ran down and asked. He had asked this question at least three or four times that day. Josh couldn't help but wonder. Not confident enough?