Chapter 52 - Dancing with the Devil

A white school building stood in the middle of the beautifully clean campus, and in front of it stood a tall flagpole, with the Stars and Stripes and the Bear Flag, representing California, fluttering one above the other in the wind.

　　A classroom window seat, Carey Mulligan right hand subconsciously turning the ballpoint pen, left hand resting up the chin, staring through the glass froze at the flagpole dazed, as if the state flag above the big brown bear, more attractive than the podium handsome male teacher.

　　"So boring." She muttered to herself, "I wonder how things are going with Murphy."

　　Leaving the set, Carey Mulligan felt like a caged bird again, her freedom and dreams once again leaving her.

　　When will Murphy be able to rescue himself? Carey Mulligan couldn't help but have that thought cross her mind.

　　In an instant, the design on the state flag she was staring at changed, and the brown bear became a man, with a short stubble of hair, hard facial contours, deep eyes, a tall, stocky body ... Oh, and a few faint scars on his face, which made him look so different.

　　What's more, he is understanding and passionate, always able to solve all the obstacles and problems.

　　For some reason, Carey Mulligan felt like he simply wanted to fly to the northern basin of the San Fernando Valley, even to take a look and come back.

　　"Carey Mulligan ..." the male teacher noticed her abnormality, "Carey Mulligan!"

　　The girl was reveling inside her fantasy, how could she possibly hear the voices outside.

　　The male teacher called out several times in a row, and one of the girls behind her reached out her foot and kicked her chair hard enough that Carey Mulligan snapped back to her senses and hurriedly stood up.

　　"Uh ...," Carey Mulligan said, looking east and west, not knowing what to do.

　　"Carey Mulligan," the male teacher said at this point, "please tell us where the California state flag came from."

　　Being a Brit, how could she care where the California state flag came from, her lips rolled twice and she could only say, helplessly, "I'm sorry."

　　Although the male teacher didn't give her a hard time, after sitting down, Carey Mulligan's face crumpled again, poking at her textbook with a ballpoint pen in hatred, hating the freedom-shackling school to the core.

　　"I'm going to go crazy if this keeps up!"

　　She shook her head and looked down at her desk, agonizingly waiting for the end of class.

　　The bell finally rang and the male teacher had just left the classroom when the girl behind her who had reminded her stood up and came over to the side, asking curiously, "Kerry, what are you thinking about? Been lost in thought today."

　　Carey Mulligan threw her ballpoint pen down on her desk and said in a nonchalant voice, "Nothing."

　　That girl seemed to have a good relationship with her, and suddenly switched to a gossipy tone, "It wouldn ... t be your first love arriving, would it?"

　　Carey Mulligan froze.

　　Seeing her this expression, the girl's gossip heart won even more, grabbed her hand and asked hurriedly, "Who is he? How does it feel to be in love for the first time? How far have you gotten? Ever slept together?"

　　This series of questions made Carey Mulligan not know how to answer, fortunately, the classroom door rang another student's voice, "Carey, someone is looking for you!"

　　Carey Mulligan hurriedly broke away from the girl's hand and ran out, and in the corridor outside the classroom, agent Bill Rossis was waiting outside the door.

　　When she saw her agent, the first thing she asked hurriedly was, "When can we go to the theater."

　　"I've already given you a vacation." Bill Rossis pointed to the classroom behind her, "Go back and pack your things, I'll meet you off campus."

　　That dying Carey Mulligan instantly came back to life with full blood, yelling out in excitement, turning around and rushing back to the classroom.

　　The crew was what she wanted in life, there was her character over there, there was her soul, and there was a Murphy who was very, very good to her.

　　With Carey Mulligan back on the set, Murphy's work was back on track, having wrapped up filming all the James Franco solo scenes in the previous few days, and all that was left at the moment were Haley's and Jeff's scenes opposite each other.

　　The crew was running smoother and smoother, and although there were problems of one kind or another, the very small scale of the movie was put in place, and Murphy was always able to find a suitable solution, even if the set designers and lighting technicians were mediocre, and acted as his assistants on a temporary basis.

　　What must be said is James Franco, now he is still very young, his acting skills are far from the level of later, but to cope with such a B-movie is enough, he can even be said to be the entire crew in the shooting process of the most stable performance of the link.

　　And after Carey Mulligan returned to the cast, James Franco always intentionally or unintentionally avoided her except during working hours, as if the last incident had left a psychological shadow.

　　The whole shoot is convoluted, but with the incentive of the paycheck, everyone is able to rally around Murphy and work forward together.

　　Murphy is also examining his employees, and despite the unknown success or failure of this movie, is preparing for the possible next steps, and assembling a relatively stable team is an essential part of every director's growth.

　　Lighting engineer and set designer ability is really general, if not the funds and time is limited no choice, Murphy is also unlikely to use them, these two people are not in the ranks of his cooperation again.

　　To be more precise, everyone else goes back to where they came from, except for makeup artist Jack Watson and work-active intern Paul Wilson.

　　Unlike the others, who remain in Hollywood, Jessica Chastain intends to end her internship for the time being and return to New York to complete her final studies at the Juilliard School after the filming of the movie is completed.

　　After a few months of preparation and shooting, she has gained some experience in movie making, especially after seeing Murphy, who is full of mistakes and constantly self-correcting, and truly understands how difficult it is to succeed in this business.

　　As the crew ushered in the shooting of the final scene, and while everyone else was jubilant, Jessica Chastain stood calmly in the corner, watching the plasma-covered James Franco being subjected to the final torture by the equally blood-stained Carey Mulligan.

　　Originally, she had a part in the shoot, but was canceled by Murphy on a whim.

　　The bright eyes, hidden beneath red bangs, turned to Murphy, who was carrying the camera and filming, and a little complexity appeared in them, and Jessica Chastain had a hard time understanding her feelings.

　　This man would do anything and everything to succeed, as long as he didn't cross the boundaries of the law.

　　Even she felt like she was being affected in some way.

　　The good thing was that she'd be leaving as soon as she got her paycheck, and she shouldn't have to work together in the future.

　　Dancing with the devil had always weighed on her, and it was good that it was finally coming to an end.