Jenny, Kate's personal assistant, was extremely anxious and worried. "Kate, you can't keep going like this. You have a very high fever right now!"
"Enough! Jenny, I've already taken medicine!" Kate had just finished a take and was resting, but her tone towards Jenny was impatient.
Jenny persisted, "But your condition is serious; you need to rest!"
Kate's pale face turned stern. "Jenny, do you even know what you're saying? The entire crew has put in countless hours and effort just to shoot this scene. At a time like this, as the lead actress, can I back down?"
"But… but your condition is very unusual right now…"
"Enough!" Kate waved her hand, her expression resolute. "Go get the makeup artist; I need a touch-up. This scene has been delayed for two days, and today, I must finish it. I must!"
Jenny's eyes filled with tears, and she sniffled hard.
Kate frowned, "Do you want others to notice? Jenny, I told you, I can still hold on!"
Jenny hesitated for a long time but eventually nodded.
Before working for Kate, she had been an assistant to Michelle. Her impression of Hollywood stars was that they were extravagant, indulgent, aloof, and had chaotic private lives… But Kate gave her a new perspective—dedication!
Yes, the world noticed the glamorous exteriors of Hollywood stars, and some saw the filth beneath. But few paid attention to the fact that these were artists who treated their work as life itself.
Kate was like this. Leonardo was like this. Cameron was like this. Even 18-year-old Dunn Walker was like this!
"Kate, you're the best. You can become the biggest Hollywood star, even bigger than Cameron Diaz and Julianne Moore!"
Jenny's heartfelt admiration poured out.
...
"Alright, scene 32, shot 1, take 64, action!"
With Director Dunn Walker's shout, the entire crew tensed up. All eyes were on Leonardo and Kate Winslet in the water tank.
Kate lay on the wooden board. She already had a high fever, and the cold water made her shiver uncontrollably, even causing her voice to tremble. "Jack, I love you."
Leonardo was also exhausted. Seeing Kate's weak and pitiful state, he couldn't help but feel some sympathy. However, for an actor, the movie is life, and they must persevere. "Don't say goodbye. Keep going, okay?"
Kate was gasping for breath, feeling her body gradually slipping out of her control, leaving only the biting cold. "I'm so cold."
Leonardo gritted his teeth, as if he could see the film's success and eternal fame. There was both despair for the moment and hope for the future. "Rose, listen to me. You must escape and survive… You need to have many children, watch them grow up, live a long life… peacefully, in a warm bed, not here, not tonight. You can't die like this, do you understand?"
Kate could barely hear what Leonardo was saying. She only felt her head spinning, needing immense willpower to keep her eyes open, her body half-numb. "My body is already numb…"
Leonardo shivered continuously, feeling a spiritual detachment from his physical body, stammering, "Winning that ticket… was the luckiest thing in my life. I met you. How lucky I am, how lucky… You must help me, help me live. Promise me, no matter what happens in the future, no matter what the circumstances… Rose, promise me, survive."
Kate's lips started turning pale. She felt her body reaching its limit. She was on the brink of collapse, but she had to keep going because the entire crew's hopes rested on her. "I promise you."
"Don't forget…"
"Never forget." Suddenly, Kate's vision blurred, as if everything around her disappeared. She felt dizzy, almost sensing the breath of death. But because of that promise, she instinctively shouted, "Jack, I'll never forget you!"
...
Dunn Walker, holding the camera, stood in the water tank, stunned. He even forgot to call "cut," as surprise and emotion overwhelmed him, isolating him from the world.
The entire crew, over a hundred people, fell silent, with only a few emotional sobs breaking the quiet.
Yes, Leonardo and Kate's performance just now was perfect—so perfect that it brought tears to the eyes of the crew!
A century-old, unparalleled love seemed to have descended upon Leonardo and Kate, touching and moving everyone who witnessed it.
"Cut!" Cameron suddenly shouted, "Dunn Walker, check on Kate; something's wrong with her!"
Dunn Walker snapped out of it, quickly handed the camera to an assistant, and rushed over, only to find Kate had collapsed on the wooden board.
"Doctor! Get the doctor!"
Dunn Walker became instantly anxious, hurriedly lifting Kate out of the water, only to find her body burning with a frightening heat.
**The whole crew, after witnessing a heart-wrenching love scene, suddenly plunged into chaos. Dunn Walker carried Kate directly back to the dressing room, only to find her assistant, Jenny, already in tears.**
"Crying, crying, crying! Kate has a high fever, why didn't you say anything?" Dunn Walker exploded in anger, his eyes blazing like those of a killer.
"Kate didn't allow me to say anything." Jenny choked out in a low voice, "Kate… Kate got her period this morning. I tried to persuade her to take a few days off, but she wouldn't listen, she just insisted on going on."
"She got her period?"
Dunn Walker was stunned, looking at the unconscious Kate Winslet. He suddenly fell silent, feeling a deep respect.
An actress like this, if she can't stand at the very top of the Hollywood pyramid, it would be an injustice of the world!
...
Kate didn't know how much time had passed when she slowly awoke from her stupor.
She found herself lying in a large hotel bed, covered with a soft velvet blanket. Beside the bed was a warm yellow lamp and a concerned, smiling face.
"You're awake?" Dunn Walker sighed in relief and leaned closer, "How do you feel?"
"Dizzy, weak." Kate's voice was soft, lacking her usual cheerful and outgoing tone, and she asked with a nasal voice, "What time is it now?"
Dunn Walker smiled, "It's two in the morning; you've slept for eleven hours straight."
"What? That long?" A flash of anxiety and panic crossed Kate's face as she tried to get up. "I'm so sorry, I must have delayed the filming…"
"Don't move! Just lie down." Dunn Walker quickly pressed her shoulders back down, his eyes filled with emotion, "Kate, that take was already perfect, you did wonderfully."
Kate gently shook her head, "Dunn Walker, you don't need to placate me, I can do it. I can keep going. I don't want to delay the film because of me…"
"No! Kate, you've got it wrong. Your performance in that scene was so perfect that the entire crew is proud of you!" Dunn Walker stroked her forehead, which was still a bit warm, but much better than before.
A sparkle of light appeared in Kate's weak eyes, "Really? Is that true, Dunn Walker? That take… really passed?"
"Absolutely!" Dunn Walker genuinely praised her, "Believe me, Kate, your performance in that scene is enough to be remembered in history. Your name and your acting will be comparable to Audrey Hepburn and Ingrid Bergman."
Dunn Walker wasn't just flattering her; he spoke from the heart.
The performance of Leonardo and Kate in that scene was undoubtedly one of the finest ever recorded, far surpassing the original depiction of love in the story.
Cameron had very strict standards for acting; every scene needed to score at least 90 out of 100.
But Dunn Walker was different. Many unimportant scenes could pass with an 80, but that pivotal scene, after days of training and emotional guidance, achieved a 99!
Cameron was so excited that he even praised, "This is a perfect performance, flawless!"
Hearing Dunn Walker's unabashed praise, Kate's eyes shone even brighter, but when she moved, she felt sore all over, very tired, and exhausted.
"You should rest for a while. You've overexerted yourself these past few days." Dunn Walker shook his head with a bit of helplessness. "Kate, it's just a movie; you pushed yourself too hard. If you got your period, why didn't you say something?"
Kate pursed her lips, "I took the necessary precautions, the water couldn't get in."
"That's still not good enough. That water was freezing; no wonder you got such a high fever." Dunn Walker couldn't help but feel a bit of fear in hindsight.
Kate couldn't help but give a sly smile, "But thanks to that, we succeeded, didn't we?"
Dunn Walker smiled, brushing her hair gently.
Kate found the moment incredibly warm, a strong sense of warmth spreading from her chest to her entire body.
She glanced down and noticed she was wearing a dry white nightgown, her favorite one, and a smile flickered in her eyes. "Did you change my clothes?"
Dunn Walker admitted openly, "Yes, I did."
"Thank you, Dunn Walker." Kate smiled, moving her legs slightly, and felt something unusual below, her expression freezing in surprise as she looked at Dunn Walker in astonishment, "Sanitary pad?"
Dunn Walker scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Well… I don't know how to use a tampon, so I bought a pack of sanitary pads."
Kate almost burst out laughing, her green eyes curving into a line as she giggled, "Who would've thought that the great Director Walker has something he doesn't know how to do…"