This director lacks vision.

Chapter 375 Why are you always there?
After the Focus Interview aired, Jiang Yifeng became the biggest winner.

Not only did the monster effects company become famous overnight, successfully earning the label of being the best in China and world-class, but Fengxing Media's stock price also soared.

Furthermore, audiences are eagerly anticipating the upcoming Pacific Rim movie, which is set to be released this year.

Fengxing Media also released several concept images, including the movie version of the fish-dragon transforming into a mecha and the alien beast Yingyu, as well as a partial underwater scene when the electromagnetic shield "Trapping Dragon Lock" is activated.

Although it's just a picture, the content it presents is already stunning enough, giving the audience more room for imagination.

Everyone was very excited after seeing it, and many netizens left messages on Fengxing Media's official account and Jiang Yifeng's Weibo, hoping that the Pacific Rim movie would be released soon.

However, the post-production of Pacific Rim is not yet complete, and the earliest it can be released is during the summer season, or possibly during the National Day or Spring Festival season.

After Jiang Yifeng finished planning the special effects event, he stopped paying attention to the subsequent publicity and instead focused his energy on filming Stranger Things.

On February 25th, Sydney's scenes as "Eleven" were all completed.

As is customary, Jiang Yifeng presented Sydney with a bouquet of flowers.

Sydney took the flowers, smelled them, smiled, and said thank you.

Since Jiang Yifeng comforted her, she has felt much better.

They chatted and laughed every day on set, restoring the youthful energy of the crew.

After saying thank you, Sydney hugged Jiang Yifeng and then said, "Jiang, can you do me a favor?"

"what's up?"

"Didn't you suggest I ride on Scarlett Johansson's coattails? I've already ordered the clothes and would like you to take two sets of photos for me. I'll post them online and release some press releases to promote them, and see how it goes."

Upon hearing Sydney's request, Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "Okay, wait for me in the studio after filming tonight."

As soon as he agreed, Jiang Yifeng felt a fragrant breeze enter his arms and a moist, soft touch on his face.

Sydney gave Jiang Yifeng a warm kiss to express her gratitude, then ran away laughing.

Looking at her from behind, she resembled a happy and mischievous little elf.

Jiang Yifeng wiped the lipstick off his face and continued filming.

Today's main event is Anne Hathaway's.

The villain she plays, Annie, is a mother who has lost her child. The little boy, Will, is very similar to her son in age, build, and appearance.

So Anne hatched a wicked plan: to pretend to be a good person and get close to Joyce, played by Winona Ryder, and in doing so, to get close to her son, Will.

She eventually replaced Joyce and became Will's new mother.

At the beginning of Stranger Things Season 2, Anne appears as a good person.

She was smart, beautiful, and capable, and saved everyone's lives several times, gradually winning everyone's trust.

Today's scene involves Joyce's carelessness, which plunges Will back into a dangerous alternate world.

When Anne found out, she had a big argument with Joyce.

In her emotional state, she revealed her subconscious and her twisted possessiveness toward Will.

Joyce first noticed Anne's excessive concern for her son, which aroused her suspicion.

Winona Ryder performed very well in this scene, but Anne Hathaway kept making mistakes.

In her first time playing a villain, she overdid it in an attempt to prove she wasn't "pretending."

Don't assume that Anne Hathaway's acting skills are exceptional just because she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

In reality, an actor's acting skills are mostly the result of the collective efforts of the production team, plus the promotion and packaging by their agent team.

Anne Hathaway won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the art film "Les Misérables." She followed the classic formula of playing an ugly character and gaining weight, losing 20 pounds for the role.

If we set aside the biases and treat the Oscars like the Golden Rooster or Hundred Flowers Awards in China, then we can understand the true value of the Best Supporting Actress award.

After meeting foreign actors, Jiang Yifeng realized that there was no difference between domestic and foreign actors.

Relatively speaking, Hollywood's teams that package actors and stars are more professional.

Anne Hathaway's acting skills are probably around 70 points. It's quite challenging for her to portray the complex layers of the character Anne.

After three consecutive clicks, Jiang Yifeng had no choice but to use his Focus Aura to start instructing Anne Hathaway on the scene.

Ever since that "accidental exchange" in the courtyard, Anne Hathaway has been deliberately avoiding Jiang Yifeng on set.

She didn't want to betray her husband again.

After sensing her attitude, Jiang Yifeng naturally didn't approach her and kept his distance.

This current discussion is the first time the two sides have had a close and lengthy conversation on set recently.

“Your performance was too over the top; it was as if you had ‘I’m the villain’ written all over your face,” Jiang Yifeng said. “Your possessiveness toward Will is pathological, but it’s also tinged with hesitation and guilt.”

You know how much harm it can cause to a mother if you possess her child.

Most importantly, you're afraid your dead son will be heartbroken. If you had Will, he might be replaced and forgotten.

This is an extremely complex and contradictory emotion.

But the feeling you conveyed was like someone who hadn't eaten for days seeing food—just an overwhelming hunger, lacking any nuance or variation, let alone the repression and restraint expected of a major villain.

Jiang Yifeng was explaining the play, and everyone else was listening, nodding frequently.

Anne Hathaway felt it the most deeply.

Influenced by the aura of focus, she felt that Jiang Yifeng was both particularly authoritative and particularly approachable at that moment.

What he said was both easy to understand and particularly convincing.

Actually, Anne Hathaway has been reminiscing about that night quite a bit these past few days, and has even had a few erotic dreams about it.

The more she dreamed, the more guilty she felt, and the further she distanced herself from Jiang Yifeng.

Jiang Yifeng's direction of the play was like a musician playing a zither, once again touching Anne Hathaway's heartstrings.

To make her infatuated.

Jiang Yifeng ignored Anne Hathaway's feelings and continued to explain the play to her.

The character of Annie is very important, and today's scene wasn't even the most difficult.

The most difficult scenes are in the finale of the second season.

Anne's biggest regret and pain was the early death of her son, which led her to do many bad things, especially controlling the monster "Bo" to harm many people.

In the finale, the monstrous beast Bo fought a fierce battle with the main characters and was ultimately left barely alive.

On its deathbed, it surprisingly spoke, calling Anne "Mom".

The mystery was finally solved: Annie's son hadn't died, but had inexplicably become the monster Bo. No wonder Annie could control this monster.

Anne's greed and evil caused the monster Bo to die, and she killed her own child with her own hands.

This kind of emotional breakdown and outburst places extremely high demands on the actor.

So when Stranger Things Season 2 had just started filming, Jiang Yifeng told Anne Hathaway that Anne's role was very challenging and that she was the key character in this season's story, so she should be prepared.

Now that Anne Hathaway is having problems with her acting, Jiang Yifeng has to help her solve them.

After speaking for fifteen minutes, Anne Hathaway resumed her performance.

This time her performance was much better, but still not up to standard, so Jiang Yifeng gave her another acting lesson.

This process of repeated rehearsals continued until 7 p.m. before the scene was finally filmed.

Jiang Yifeng glanced at Winona and Hathaway, both of whom looked exhausted, and said, "That's enough for today. Everyone should get some rest and recharge for tomorrow." The filming of Stranger Things was progressing quite quickly, so Jiang Yifeng wasn't in a hurry to move on.

Besides, I promised Sydney to take some photos of her tonight.

After organizing the materials, Jiang Yifeng went to the adjacent photography studio.

This is a small room of about 15 square meters, mainly used for taking promotional photos and pictures.

The room's lighting and background were already provided.

When Jiang Yifeng walked in, he saw that Sydney had already put on makeup and was wearing a tight black leather jacket.

She has a really good figure; the black leather jacket accentuates her curves, making her very alluring.

In particular, the curve of the bear's mouth was very exaggerated, stretching the clothes tightly.

Every time Sydney inhales, it gives the impression that her leather jacket is about to burst.

It must be said that Sydney, like D'Addario, is an exceptionally talented woman.

Upon seeing Jiang Yifeng, Sydney stood up, confidently took a couple of steps, and asked with a smile, "Does it look good?"

Sydney was very confident in her figure, but Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "The clothes are fine, but the makeup is wrong."

"What do you mean? I did a Scarlett Johansson-inspired makeup look, but it doesn't look right?"

“It’s not that you don’t look like them, it’s that you look too much like them, which makes you lose your distinctiveness,” Jiang Yifeng said. “You’re not an unknown newcomer; you have a certain level of popularity.”

The desired effect at this point is to have a style similar to Scarlett Johansson's, but with a face that highlights one's own unique features.

That's how you'll make people remember you.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's analysis, Sydney felt a warmth in her heart.

But Jiang Yifeng continued, "Let me do your makeup."

Jiang Yifeng personally did Sydney's makeup and hair.

Sydney actually has a very good face shape, with smooth facial contours and well-defined features. The main factors affecting her appearance are twofold:
One is that she has three-white eyes, which makes her look somewhat fierce;
Another issue is similar to Liu Yifei's: her gums show when she smiles.

These issues can be improved through makeup and facial expression control.

However, Hollywood actresses often wear heavy makeup, and Sydney frequently wears smoky eye makeup, which actually accentuates the flaw of her three-white-eye feature.

It's hard to say whether this is good or bad, since there are still some differences in aesthetics between the East and the West.

Jiang Yifeng, following his own aesthetic sense, gave Sydney a cool and aloof look, enhancing the contours of her face and making her appear somewhat cold and distant.

Sydney looked at herself in the mirror and was pleasantly surprised.

She used to wear American sweet girl makeup, this is the first time she has gone for a cool and glamorous style.

It has to be said that this makeup and styling, paired with a tight black leather jacket, definitely gives off a Black Widow vibe.

Although her face doesn't resemble Scarlett Johansson's, her cool and aloof temperament is exactly the same.

Moreover, Sydney has a broader mind and is more youthful and energetic, highlighting her unique characteristics.

Jiang Yifeng picked up his camera and started taking pictures.

Sydney was very obedient and let Jiang Yifeng do as he pleased.

After taking a set of photos, Jiang Yifeng exclaimed, "If these photos of yours are publicized, you might have a chance to play Black Widow in the future."

For Marvel, the biggest problem is that as actors become famous for their roles, their salaries increase, leading to higher and higher production costs.

If someone could replace Scarlett Johansson as an Avenger, Marvel would consider it.

After all, making money is the top priority.

After seeing the negatives taken by Jiang Yifeng, Sydney liked them more and more.

She nestled close to Jiang Yifeng and whispered, "How about we take a special set, the kind you can only see?"

Fearing Jiang Yifeng would refuse, Sydney quickly said, "Wait for me, I'll go change my clothes."

A moment later, Sydney came out, still wearing the same black tight leather outfit, but with a hidden door in a key location.

Seeing how enthusiastic the beautiful woman was, Jiang Yifeng couldn't refuse her kindness.

After all, Jiang Yifeng had to be paid for taking photos and doing makeup.

"Jiang, I only have theoretical knowledge, you have to teach me~"

"Don't worry, I'm best at training actors."

This is where Sydney's advantage of having sclera showing becomes apparent.

Her eye-rolling expression was spot-on, charming and natural, giving Jiang Yifeng an excellent experience.

Moreover, she is a typical American girl, blonde with blue eyes and golden hair, all in one shape.

Jiang Yifeng is an animal lover and shouldn't waste his talent for having the heart of a wild beast.

Having just one husky isn't enough; having a golden retriever as well would be great.

In the cramped photography studio, the actual photo shoot finally began.

Meanwhile, outside, Anne Hathaway was torn between her inner and outer struggles.

Today, influenced by Jiang Yifeng's focused aura, that familiar feeling returned.

The unrest that had been suppressed for several days has resurfaced.

While removing her makeup, Anne Hathaway kept texting Darling.

Dear Adam, did you think of me today?

Of course I miss you, I think about you every single moment, every second~ Did filming go well today?

Even though it was still morning in the United States, Adam Shulman replied to the message immediately.

Anne Hathaway felt extremely guilty after seeing the message, but her inner turmoil only intensified.

She didn't know what was wrong with her; after hesitating for a long time, she finally walked towards the photography studio next door.

Unexpectedly, she was stopped by Jiang Yifeng's assistant, Li Xia, outside the photography studio.

"The boss is inside and we can't disturb him for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Anne Hathaway initially intended to leave, but upon hearing Sydney's voice, she instantly became energized, and the scales completely tipped.

Looking at Li Xia's serious face, she said shyly, "I...I'm here to join."

Li Xia glanced at Anne Hathaway and complained, "Why are you always in this?"

This criticism made Anne Hathaway, who has a very high sense of morality, lower her head in shame, but she did not move her feet.

"go in."

Considering the boss's preferences and needs, Li Xia ultimately gave in.

Anne Hathaway gave a barely audible thank you and went inside with her head down.

Her face was full of shame, but her steps were very quick.

Li Xia shook her head at the sight...

(End of this chapter)