The Heartbeats of the Hidden Actors Chapter 3

On the second day of official filming, Nathan Drake and Ethan Smith filmed another passionate scene.

In the first shot, as a prelude to their union, Ethan Smith lies on the bed while Nathan Drake K!sses him on his back.

Oliver Brooks posed for them for a long time, and finally felt that it was more "aesthetic", so he returned to the monitor: "Everyone is quiet. 55th scene 1A. One, two, three, go."

Ethan Smith lay on the big bed, and after a few seconds, he felt the warm lips fall on the back of his neck, and then the K!ss slowly moved down, along his own spine, all the way to the waist and stopped temporarily. Nathan Drake stretched out the tip of his tongue and licked the waist of Ethan Smith. Ethan Smith twisted his body and performed a very aroused look. Nathan Drake opened his bright eyes, tilted his eyes and looked up at Ethan Smith, and gently brushed the other's skin with the tip of his tongue. After a while, he closed his lips and continued to explore the lower part of the person under him.

About ten seconds later, Ethan Smith suddenly felt something warm and soft passing across his tailbone!

His mind went blank immediately - Nathan Drake was licking his tailbone!

Ethan Smith's whole body felt as if he had been electrocuted. He shuddered and trembled suddenly, and his whole body felt numb.

... He couldn't believe what Nathan Drake was doing.

The coccyx is probably less than ten centimeters away from the dirtiest part of his body.

Nathan Drake... How could he lick that place?! This movie star is so dedicated! He is simply an acting geek! Is it true that only people who can sacrifice to this extent can win various movie star titles at home and abroad? Ethan Smith's mood is complicated - on the one hand, he admires him, and on the other hand... he feels distressed.

After finishing the "foreplay", director Oliver Brooks asked them to take a break.

Ethan Smith always remembered the lick Nathan Drake gave him on his tailbone, and felt very sorry, so he put on his clothes, walked to the table, took out a bottle of mineral water and a disposable paper cup, and handed them to Nathan Drake: "Actor, rinse your mouth, and spit into this cup."

... Nathan Drake's beautiful eyes swept downwards, and then she reached out to take the water and cup, "Thank you."

"It's okay." Ethan Smith felt a little awkward, smiled, and quickly turned and left.

When he walked around casually and turned back to the table, he found that the water and the cup had been put back on the table by Nathan Drake.

Ethan Smith looked at it - Nathan Drake didn't drink a single sip, and didn't even twist the cap. He just left it there after taking it. Ethan Smith was once again surprised at Nathan Drake's indifference. As an actor, he should have a firm determination and confidence in pursuing art. Actors who are unwilling to sacrifice themselves have always been accused of being hypocritical, but Ethan Smith asked himself and determined that he could not reach this level. He even felt a little ashamed of the comment that day that "God gave him a gift", because what Nathan Drake had paid was far beyond what other actors could compare to.

With such unique conditions, yet... Ethan Smith's affection for Nathan Drake increased dramatically.

Before Ethan Smith could finish thinking, director Oliver Brooks asked the two to lie back on the bed to shoot the "main scene".

Ethan Smith was not a woman, but she still covered her key parts. She wrapped yellow stockings and yellow tape in the front, and a thin layer of tape in the back. As for Nathan Drake, she was tightly covered with the white hood.

At the beginning, Ethan Smith was kneeling on the bed, using his outer thighs to cover his stockings and tape. Nathan Drake was behind him, hugging his waist, with one hand on his crotch pretending to caress him, and the other arm was covering somewhere on his body.

After successfully completing two shots, Ethan Smith changed to a prone position, while Nathan Drake lay prone on top of his body.

This whole segment was quite difficult and took a total of three hours to shoot.

Ethan Smith was fine, because he was lying on the bed, but Nathan Drake had to hold on, and he didn't get much rest, so it was almost the same as doing a three-hour plank.

Ethan Smith was surprised at Nathan Drake's strength and stamina.

At the end of the shoot, Ethan Smith secretly said to Nathan Drake: "Teacher Zuo, why don't you just lie on my back? Don't push yourself like that."

"Need not."

"This scene is shot from the top of your head, and the audience can't see it, so just lower your lower body."

"No need." Nathan Drake said, "Shen."

...Since Nathan Drake insisted so much, Ethan Smith had no choice. In his eyes, it would definitely be better for him to bear part of Nathan Drake's weight than for Nathan Drake to support it alone. After all, he had a bed underneath him, but Nathan Drake was unwilling, so he had to give up.

This "overhead shot" is a very important part of the film. This is when Shen Yan and Song Zhi are most affectionate, and Oliver Brooks hopes to do his best to show a kind of tenderness and affection.

He glared at Nathan Drake with his seemingly fierce triangle and three white eyes, but his words were full of affection: "Nathan Drake, when the two of you become one at the end, you should call out 'Song Zhi' with deep affection. Use your best acting skills, and the word 'Song Zhi' should make the audience's souls tremble."

Nathan Drake said: "Yeah."

The set was quiet again.

Ethan Smith tilted his head with a hazy look in his eyes, and was slightly shaken by the push of the person behind him.

Nathan Drake's muscles were tense, and he hugged the person tightly in his arms. He said in a low and magnetic voice: "Song Zhi---" These two words were like something that flowed gently like the waves of the ocean, embracing Ethan Smith.

"Stop!" Oliver Brooks shouted, "Do it again!"

Ethan Smith thought that he had not performed well and felt a little uneasy, but director Oliver Brooks said to Nathan Drake: "Nathan Drake is not good enough, he does not have enough emotions."

In the second take of the 55th scene, director Oliver Brooks yelled, "NG!"

55th game, 6A shot three times: "Do it again."

55 scenes, 6A shots, four times: "NG. Actor Zuo, you finally got it past 'one take.'" As everyone knows, Nathan Drake basically gets it right in every shot.

Oliver Brooks is the heir of "perfectionism" and has always had very high demands. In the past, there have been countless actors who have been driven to the point of breaking down and crying by him.

In fact, in Ethan Smith's opinion, the two words "Song Zhi" should have been able to "make the audience's soul tremble a few times." The emotions contained in the words seemed to be flawless, like the mist on the top of a mountain in a Chinese painting, gently surrounding his body and consciousness, and gently touching his heart. Ethan Smith didn't understand why Oliver Brooks felt that it was not good enough and kept reshooting.

Oliver Brooks scratched his chin and suddenly changed the person he was communicating with: "Ethan Smith, you should also work harder to inspire the person you are acting opposite." It has always been very important for two people to inspire each other's acting skills.

Ethan Smith nodded: "Yes."

55 scenes, 6A shots, 5 times. Ethan Smith carefully tried to figure out Song Zhi's feelings in the play. While being pushed, he tried to lock onto "Shen Yan" with his unfocused eyes. His cheeks were flushed, his eyelashes were trembling slightly, his lips were shining with warm water, and he looked at Nathan Drake with the most gentle and lingering eyes he could: "Hmm... Hmm... Ah... Ah."

Nathan Drake seemed a little stunned. He stared at Ethan Smith blankly for several seconds before he unconsciously uttered in a hoarse voice: "Ethan Smith..."

"Good!" Director Oliver Brooks's voice came again from behind the monitor, "That's the feeling!"

Nathan Drake: "...?"

Oliver Brooks smiled and said, "But, Nathan Drake, you called me by the wrong name."

Nathan Drake: ...

"The line is 'Song Zhi', and you call it 'Xiu Yi'."

...

"One more time." Oliver Brooks said, "Just copy and paste the state you just used. Don't make the same mistake again this time."

55 scenes, 6A shots, 6 times. Nathan Drake carefully recalled the feeling when he called "Xiu Yi" just now, pretending to tease her while reciting the lines: "Song Zhi---" Nathan Drake's voice did not fluctuate much, but it was like a colorful and full-colored picture standing still in the breeze, with strong emotions gushing out in his silence.

Ethan Smith's heart couldn't help but tremble.

After checking the monitor, Oliver Brooks read the contents on the monitor several times again and said, "Call it a day!"

Ethan Smith knew that Director Oliver Brooks was very satisfied, otherwise he would not have called cut. In fact, he himself could not tell the difference between the last "Song Zhi" and the previous ones, and he just trembled instinctively, but he knew very well that Director Oliver Brooks definitely heard the difference.

...

Ethan Smith climbed up from the bed, walked into a dressing room with his head down, slowly tore off the tape strips one by one, took off the stockings covering him, put on the simple clothes he wore when he came in, and planned to go home to rest.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, Ethan Smith heard someone calling his name: "Ethan Smith, come too in the evening!"

"Hmm?" Ethan Smith couldn't recognize all the people in the crew. He felt that the tall man in front of him seemed to be a member of the production team - not the chief producer, but a lower-level producer, but he was not sure.

The other party replied: "An investment dad is here, and there is a dinner party in the evening, you should go too."

"...?" Ethan Smith had no idea why he was asked to go to the dinner with the "investment dad" - he was just a nude stand-in and was not qualified.

Nathan Drake, who was standing nearby, heard the conversation between the two and walked over nosy and asked, "What is he doing there?"

The tall man said, "Let's eat and drink."

Nathan Drake seemed to know who was coming, and said gloomily: "That investor has a bad drinking habit."

"Hey, after all, he's an investment dad."

Nathan Drake asked again: "Last time he said that as long as Julian Hayes accompanied him to drink and sing, he would add 30 million. Director Li rejected him. Is that true?"

"Yes, not only did they not add him, but it also became a bit awkward. You know, Julian Hayes is young, innocent, shy, and a popular young star. Director Li is from Hollywood, and his personality is not so "adapting to local customs" that he would push his child into a wolf's den as soon as he returns." This kind of "dinner party" is not very popular in the United States. Accompanying guests with drinks is of course not just about drinking, and celebrities will definitely be taken advantage of.

Nathan Drake's usually calm voice seemed to be slightly angry: "Then why did you let Ethan Smith go?"

"This is not..." The tall man did not say anything, but kept winking at Nathan Drake.

His idea is very easy to understand. The crew and a certain investor are having a bit of a stalemate, which is never a good thing, and it would be better to find a way to solve it. Director Li disagrees with Julian Hayes's drinking companionship, so the crew has to settle for the next best thing and let Ethan Smith, who looks a lot like Julian Hayes, serve him, and try to make the investor happier, which is also a good thing. Ethan Smith is just a nude stand-in. In this industry, it can basically be said that nude stand-ins are willing to do anything - they have gone to such an extent in order to find opportunities, and the bottom line they can accept is naturally much lower than that of others. It is common for nude stand-ins to accompany drinking and sleeping together. Just yesterday, in his circle of friends, there was a bad, worthless actor assistant director who had a threesome with two nude stand-ins, and they took photos and posted them on their circle of friends.

Give Ethan Smith a chance to meet investors, he might be eager for it. Besides, he can also establish good relationships with the producers of this crew, maybe he can become a male lead next time.

Nathan Drake stared at the other person for several seconds before he said, "You want to ease the relationship with the investor, right? I'll go too."

"...Ah? You...you don't have to go, you still have to shoot tomorrow." The producer knew that the investment father didn't like to eat with Nathan Drake. Nathan Drake was too cold, sitting there like a low-pressure cyclone, which made others unable to relax and have fun.

"Why?" Nathan Drake asked back, "I personally went to accompany him to drink, to serve him and to coax him, and he's still not happy?"