master are staying in the one across the street, and it's worse.”

Elizabeth paused for a moment, then turned silently and dragged her suitcase inside.

After having lunch, Eric spent the whole afternoon to do a field inspection of the locations selected by Geoffrey and others.
Later that evening, the crew had a simple opening party and the next day, 《Sleepless in Seattle》 officially started shooting.

“Hey, Victor, how's it been hanging with Uncle Hans these days?” Eric crouched next to a seven or eight-year-old boy wearing a red jacket and a baseball cap as the crew laid down the camera track.

Viktor Morris, the little boy, looked up to his mother standing by his side and, after receiving encouragement, said, “Uncle Hans is a very nice person; he bought me lots of gifts.” As he spoke, he pulled a tiny Transformer model out of his pocket and waved it in Eric's direction, looking like Optimus Prime.

Eric smiled and said, “Okay, if you behave later, I'll buy you a gift too.
How about a full set of Transformers?”

The little boy looked at his mother again and then shook his head: “No, Director Sir, my mom said you already paid me for the movie, so even if there was no gift, I would still perform well.”

Eric patted the boy on the head and exchanged a few words with the little one before standing up and asking Hans, “What do you think?”

“Victor is well-behaved and clever.
I just don't know if he has the spark you are looking for.
To be honest, I think a boy would be the best fit for the role of Jonah.”

Eric knew that Hank was referring to Stewart.
But clearly this wasn't very likely, even as a supporting role.
Stewart's fee was also in the million range, while the little boy in front of him was only paid one hundred thousand dollars.
Firefly may not be short of money, but it wouldn't make such an unnecessary waste.
Although Jonah plays a very outstanding role, he is still a supporting role, and Sam and Annie are always the male and female protagonists.

“Just try a few times and it will be okay.
The key to why I chose this boy in the first place is that he is obedient.
The shooting time for 《Sleepless in Seattle》 is not very flexible, if we choose an unruly child actor, it may delay the shooting time which would be a disaster for the crew.”

“Haha.
I understand,” Hank laughed.

The shooting track was quickly laid out and Eric had a brief conversation with the two people, then Hans took the little boy to the beach.

The first scene was simple; it was mainly a shot of Sam taking Johnny out for a boat ride and playing by the sea.
Since it was all long shots, there were no acting requirements, so as long as Hans and the kid improvised, it was fine.
Eric gave a few instructions to the cameraman and assistant director, letting them take as many shots as possible, before walking over to the nearby trailer.

The trailer door was open.
Eric walked in directly, the makeup artist was doing makeup for Nicole, waiting for the shot of Hanks and the little guy playing.
The lady would also start her first scene, that distant gaze of the father and son playing, and also the first conversation between Anne and Sam.

Although the male and female leads didn't have any interaction until an hour into the movie, Eric was determined to put this scene at the start of filming.

“Mr.
Williams,” the two female makeup artists greeted him as soon as they saw Eric coming in.

“Keep going,” Eric calmed Nicole who was about to stand up and walked behind the girl.
He looked at the beautiful woman in the mirror.

A moment later, the skilled makeup brush had cleared Nicole's face.
The makeup artist then said to Eric: “Mr.
Williams, does this look okay?”

Nicole also got up and stood in front of Eric, showing off with a twirl.

The girl was wearing a white blazer and skirt, with white high heels, and an oversized gray hooded windbreaker on the outside, exactly the same as Meg Ryan's outfit in her memory.
But despite their similar beauty, there was no connection between their personalities, and Eric wanted a silly and sweet female lead.

“Nicole, imagine you're Anne Reid, and then laugh for me so I can see.” Eric leaned against a table and said this to the girl.

Nicole mulled it over for a moment before puckering her lips and tilting her head to the side, innocently staring up at Eric.
In an instant, a silly yet sweet vibe filled the atmosphere.
Eric was taken aback for a second before giving a thumbs up and praising, “Very good, that's what I'm talking about.”

After Nicole received Eric's approval, she quickly collected her expression and changed back to the tall and cold Nicole Kidman, looking at Eric, was waiting for his next orders.

Eric didn't mind the changes in Nicole's expressions as long as she was able to transition quickly during performances.

“Right, you should have gotten a sense of Anne's way of walking too, right?”

“Of course,” Nicole nodded, glanced around, picked up a sling bag slung over her shoulder that looked like it was about to fall off, and then sauntered out to the trailer with a gait that was completely different from her usual one.

“That's amazing,” Eric said again, praising Nicole's performance which was far beyond his expectations.

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