Hollywood Secret Garden

"Why use slow motion? It's because the thing you designed has something in common with the dance in a certain way, and it looks cooler this way, doesn't it?" Old man Ridley explained with a smile, pointing at the monitor He said, "Of course, the speed can be adjusted slightly during post-production, so it doesn't have to be as slow as in shooting."

"Well, you are the director and you decide, I have no objection." Angela shrugged, "Also, thank you for your commentary."

"It's an honor to be able to serve Miss Genius," Ridley said with a chuckle. "Don't be too impatient. Everyone is progressing through continuous learning. Accumulate experience slowly. You have a lot of time."

The girl couldn't help being stunned, then came back to her senses and nodded, said thank you and turned to the rest area. After greeting Hugo, Lawrence and Keanu, she sat down beside Kate.

"How do you feel?" Angela asked, gesturing, "I mean hanging wires, your complexion doesn't look very good."

"Is it that ugly?" Kate, who poured pure water, quickly picked up the mirror from the small table next to her and looked at it, making Angela laugh: "Okay, you know what I'm talking about, don't use this method to tease me." Am I happy?"

"Been seen through again? It seems that my acting skills are really not that good." Kate rolled her eyes exaggeratedly, and then patted Angela's arm lightly: "Okay, as long as you are happy."

This time it was Gila's turn to roll her eyes. It has been more than half a month and everyone is still consoling herself when chatting, as if she might never recover from the fall, especially today, except for Kate and Ridley just now, no matter the parents at home Or the friends from the film club seemed to have made an appointment to tell her not to be discouraged and continue to study hard, what the hell is going on? !

"Honestly, I never knew it was possible to shoot like this. Tiger said that most of the fights in Hong Kong movies are like this. It's really hard to imagine. You know, even though they put a lot of things under my clothes, I was pulled. It was still very uncomfortable when I got up, very uncomfortable." Kate mentioned the hanging wire at this time, and Angela, who originally wanted to ask the reason, had no choice but to give up.

"Tiger and the others are experts in this area, so you'd better bear it obediently," the girl raised her eyebrows with a smile, "I guarantee that the post-production effect will be very good, so the hard work now is totally worth it!"

When she said this, she looked at it.Then got up: "I have to go. There are some things that need to be dealt with before the film department gets off work."

"Okay, busy people, be careful on the road." Kate's tone was somewhat helpless, Angela looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them, then bent down and touched her face, and then whispered: "Yes Sora, I will make it up to you!"

Ten minutes later, the girl was already sitting in the shabby office of the film department, flipping through the files brought by her assistant.

"The actors have basically been confirmed." The deputy manager Bruce said to her, "I think you should have seen the list."

"Yes, of course, but..." Angela glanced at the list of personnel on the other side, "I think, you should know the reason why I asked you to be in charge of casting?"

"I guarantee that they are all selected based on their own strength, Miss Angela." Bruce frowned slightly dissatisfied.

Angela was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I apologize."

"It's okay, I can understand your worry." Bruce accepted her apology, "But the problem now is that the director's choice is still not determined, and basically it's just that."

"I promise it won't take too much time." Although Angela said this, she didn't quite believe it. There were too many materials in front of her, and it would be a disaster if the person she was looking for was still not here!

"I don't understand, Miss Angela, why do you have to find a Chinese director?" Bruce asked at this time.

"I told you before that the inspiration for a script came from a Chinese saying, if the god of death wants you to die at 3 o'clock, then he will never let you live until 5 o'clock," Angela replied while flipping through the information, "I need the film to have an Asian-style horror atmosphere, that kind of fatalism and mysticism, not more ketchup! So it is obviously easier to understand what I want to express if a Chinese is in charge of the director."

Although Bruce was a little disapproving, he didn't say anything but continued to discuss the director: "Then why did you reject John Wu? He is an authentic Chinese, and "Two Heroes" is also quite good."

"I don't want to have a large group of white pigeons flying around when the wind is blowing," the girl teased. "He's good at shooting action movies, let's forget about horror movies and thrillers."

"Okay, then I'll leave first, please call me if you need anything." Bruce nodded politely, got up and went out.

Angela sighed and continued to flip through the materials in front of her. The horror film in the two scripts prepared before is naturally "Reaper", and the most attractive part of this film is the fatalism in the style of Asian horror films. Not to mention its sequel, because of the change of director, the box office was terrible, and it had to be released in

In the third episode, the original Chinese director was invited back.

The girl was looking for this director, but unfortunately she only remembered the man's Chinese name, Huang Heyi, and forgot his English name and experience, so she had to go through the list of Chinese directors in Hollywood to see if she could find him.

The first time she asked for a list of Chinese film directors, and after repeated searches, she was sure there were none; the second time she asked for other well-known Chinese personnel in the industry who were in charge of the film, such as photography and art direction. No; this time she simply searched the list of TV directors of Chinese descent, if she couldn't find it, she really didn't know what to do.

Do you want to go to Hong Kong or Taiwan to find a director?Angela thought gloomily, this was the third time she looked through the information but she still had no impression. It stands to reason that this Huang Yiyi guy can't be an unknown guy?

It may not be suitable to find a director from Hong Kong and Taiwan. In that case, it is better to find John Wu. Of course, Ann Lee is also fine, but he may not agree to make a B-level movie, which is really annoying!

Angela scratched her head in annoyance, and flipped through the character information again.Suddenly, a chubby man's head appeared in front of his eyes. He was wearing glasses and looked more like a businessman. The name said "James Huang" or "James King", but it was the pronunciation anyway.

The girl thought about it for a while and pulled it directly to the works column. She was a little surprised. This chubby guy actually directed "X-Files". I have a hunch that this guy is the one I'm looking for!

But she is also not completely sure, after all, it has been too long and the impression is too vague, and she did not write in detail about the director when she put it in the "treasure box", which is really bad.

The girl knocked on the table, and finally took out the other party's information and put it aside. She decided to let Bruce get in touch with the other party first, to hear what he thought of the script, and then talk to him herself.

After asking Ms. Adiman to bring the script to Bruce, and then calling Mr. Deputy Manager, Angela managed to breathe a sigh of relief, leaned back on the chair and stretched comfortably, and then picked up the list of actors.

I really didn't expect that this guy, Edward, actually joined the audition and won the male lead again. The girl curled her lips and sighed lightly, and then her eyes fell on the name of the female lead. After watching for a while, she suddenly sat up and took out her mobile phone to broadcast Fight.

"Angie? Is that you?" Jessica's surprised voice soon came from the other side.

"Ha, your ears are so sensitive, my dear, I haven't spoken yet." Angela's tone was full of surprise.

"Because I was thinking about you, I thought you called me." Jessica lowered her voice, as if whispering in her ear.

Angela sighed softly in her heart, and changed the topic to another aspect: "Guess what surprise I have for you."

"I don't guess, either you tell me or you don't." The other party's slightly coquettish tone made the corner of the girl's lips curl up.

"This aggressive method is really good," Angela said teasingly, "Okay, let me tell you, Bruce, the deputy manager who is in charge of casting has a very good evaluation of you!"

"So..." Jessica's voice suddenly became agitated.

"Yes, you got the heroine." Angela said affirmatively, "Congratulations!"

"Oh, I can't believe it. Did Angie really get it? Did I really get it? Really?" Jessica asked if it was true twice, which is enough to explain her mood at the moment.

Angela understood her feelings. Jessica was troubled by her own acting problems. How can you not be happy to stand out from hundreds of people without an age advantage.

"Isn't it true that I called it myself?" Angela said in a disappointed tone, "You know, I'm going to play a cameo role in it."

"Are you going to play a cameo?! Which character?!"

"You should have read part of the script, right? In it, you might as well guess where your characters overlap." Angela giggled, but refused to say it.

"Okay, I guess that's it." Jessica's helpless voice was heard over there, and after a second, she asked slowly: "Angie...I think...I want to ask...I..."

"Don't let me think about it!" How could Angela not know what she was thinking, and interrupted unceremoniously, "Don't be so unconfident in yourself!"

After a pause, she changed her gentle tone again: "Okay, Jessie, how about it, I have other things to hang up now, I will go to your house on the weekend, and then I will explain it to you , Do you understand? However, before this, you must not think about it!"

"Understood, Miss Genius!" Jessica yelled unconvinced, and then said: "Then it's like this... By the way, Angie, don't think about it, you have a lot of time to study, don't Too fast."

Angela couldn't help but frowned, how many times is this?She couldn't help asking, "Jessie, what are you talking about?"

"Huh?" Jessica over there obviously didn't expect her to have such a reaction, "Didn't you read today's newspaper?"

"Newspaper? What newspaper?" Angela understood as soon as she asked, so she asked again: "Which newspaper is it? I haven't read any newspapers or magazines for half a month."

"USA Today," Jessica said without thinking too much, "Since you haven't read the newspaper for half a month, you don't need to pay attention to it, let them talk for themselves."

"Okay, I see. See you this weekend." Having said that, after putting down the phone, Angela thought for a while and finally couldn't hold back, and asked Ms. Adiman to find today's "USA Today".

"...Miss Mason hasn't commented on her movie for half a month. I have to say it's a pity. I believe that most movie fans are disappointed after entering the theater. As their idol, Mason Miss didn't even make the briefest statement, how should we describe it..."

"...We shouldn't speculate on others with the greatest malice. I prefer to believe that Miss Genius didn't answer because she was disappointed in herself. After all, she has been very smooth from the beginning. Everyone knows that the more she suffers It is more difficult to stand up after failure, please don't forget that no matter how good Miss Genius is, she is still only 17 years old..."

"... There is no doubt that her failure lies in choosing a subject that she is not good at. Maybe Miss Genius just wants to challenge herself, but she obviously doesn't have a clear understanding. After all, women are more emotional, especially when she is still in the Adolescent girl, that’s why she can shoot a movie like “Run Lola Run”, but a movie like “Stealing and Kidnapping” is different. Besides, she also added some non-linear descriptions, which many male directors may not be able to use well. , not to mention that she is only a girl, so the courage to challenge yourself is commendable, but it also depends on your strength..."

Angela frowned and threw the newspaper on the table. Although she kept telling herself that it was no big deal to be calm, she had expected that even if she remained silent, these reporters would still write some inexplicable things, but at this moment she really had The urge to put the story in the man's mouth.

This eloquent article, which took up most of the page, seemed to justify her silence, analyze the reasons for her failure and comfort her that it was no big deal, but there was a deep sarcasm and sneer in the cracks of the words, the words in those attacks The machismo chauvinistic tendencies couldn't be more obvious, no wonder everyone is telling her today to just keep trying.

Taking a few deep breaths, she calmed down. Her parents had taught her about this from the very beginning, and Natalie also advised her not to take it to heart, so she still had some immunity, but that weird feeling couldn't be shaken off. .Macho chauvinism... She couldn't help but want to smile wryly just thinking of the word.

Forget it, there are other things, don't think so much.Shaking his head and forgetting all these things, Gila flipped through the memo and decided on another director for the script.

This time, there is no need to search for a suitable director like in "Death is Coming". The girl already has a candidate in her heart, and there are only a few who can shoot this kind of subject well, and it just so happens that one of them is the same as her own. The relationship is not bad.

Angela took the phone on the desk and started calling: "Hello, please pick up Mr. David Qi, I'm Angela Mason, yes, the guy who was scolded so badly recently."

"Hey, Angie, I didn't expect you to call me so soon, how are you?" David's enthusiastic voice came quickly, "I heard from Garcia that you called yourself 'the one who was scolded so badly recently. Guy', trust me, you're not that bad!"

"Obviously, everyone thinks I'm that bad, and I should be that bad." Angela said self-deprecatingly.

"Come on, if the critics say what you are, then we don't have to make a movie and let them go." David laughed, "Freedom of speech, let them say, at least I think "Stealing and Kidnapping" is still Has merit, or don't you think so?"

"First of all, thank you for your contribution to this movie; in fact, we can argue about this topic all night. So, let's get back to the topic before we get off work," Angela said, sitting upright and keeping her face away With a smile on his face, "Have you read the faxed script?"

"Yes, a very good idea, very subtle."

"Then..." the girl asked cautiously, "What's your opinion?"

There was a sudden silence over there, and after a long while, he coughed softly: "I'm sorry, Angie."

Although she covered her forehead for the first time, Angela still said in a calm voice: "No, I should be the one who said sorry."

In fact, she is very clear that her request is somewhat excessive. Not to mention that this is only a B-grade movie, not to mention that the investment is less than 1000 million. The good relationship between the two can completely make David ignore it, but it is only Angela's hand. It's too long. It can be said that all she needs is someone who will take the camera for her. Let alone a famous director like David Qi, even many second-tier directors may not like it. No wonder David refused.

"I... well, it looks like all I can do is say sorry," David joked.

"It's okay, I understand. To be honest, I'm embarrassed to add this kind of condition." Angela also has a last resort. The script that is going to win word of mouth is the kind of movie with a strong personal style. Maybe the shooting was nondescript, so she had to make such a decision, but now it seems that it is obviously not possible.

"It's okay, in fact, I look forward to working with you again."

"Me too, so be it, thank you, goodbye."

After putting down the phone, Angela couldn't help being a little dazed. Although there were still a few candidates such as Steven Soderbergh, even David rejected the script. Could it be that other people who have no friendship at all are expected?

The girl knocked on the table in annoyance, and her eyes once again fell on the "USA Today" next to her. The photos with explanations on it that deliberately captured her dejected look particularly glaring.Angela grabbed it and was about to throw it into the trash can, but she stopped suddenly. She opened the newspaper again and looked at the report. The goal has been achieved, anyway, there is no director for this script.

"Well, since you took the initiative to bring your face closer, how can you not be worthy of your kindness if you don't give me a slap." Angela raised the corners of her lips coldly, and flipped through the script that had been left untouched for a long time. The title is very clear , That's "Memory Fragments"!