Hollywood Secret Garden

"In fact, the information faxed to you is only a small part. I still have a lot here, some of which I collected and some of which were collected by others, including those of the victim's family at that time, and some of the staff who worked for the Pacific Electric Power Company at the time. , It took a lot of work, especially the latter." Angela sorted out some information and pushed it in front of Julia Soderbergh, "Not only that, I also specially asked people to see where Irene's original office was. , and intend to restore it in the studio."

"It seems that you really put a lot of effort into it. I haven't shown these things to me." Julia flipped through the documents in her hand in surprise. It's about Erin.

"Of course, after all, the director hasn't been confirmed yet." Angela spread her hands and looked at Soderbergh who was still flipping through the files with a smile. Thinking about the discussion between them just now about this movie, she became more and more sure It was very correct to choose him, and at the same time, I was determined to find a way to get him to agree.

"Okay, so Steven, what do you think about it?" Julia turned her head and asked.

Soderbergh raised his head to look at Julia and then at Angela, and couldn't help laughing. Obviously, he already understood the harmony between the two before.

"Excellent, Angela, I mean everything you do," Soderbergh pushed his glasses, closed the folder and put his hands on the desk, "but I want to ask, why do you Not going to direct this movie yourself? I’ve seen three of your films, and I honestly think you can handle this movie with a good assistant director.”

"Because this movie is actually going for Oscars, best director, best picture, best actress, etc., these are the goals I set after I decided to put Erin's story on the screen," Angie said. Ra folded his arms and raised the corners of his mouth, "I don't hide my ambition, but I also know my ability, so, as the youngest winner of the Palme d'Or, are you willing to accept this challenge?"

"It seems... I can't say no," Soderbergh said with a smile. Like The Matrix?"

Angela's eyes couldn't help but brighten up. If he was still worried that the other party might refuse, then when Soderbergh said this sentence, especially the latter sentence, it meant that he had basically agreed. .

Hollywood's producer system puts the final editing rights of the film in the hands of the producer, so many well-known directors also have to act as a producer when shooting a film. Only in this way can we ensure that the film after release is his What I want to show, because a slight disruption of the order on the time axis will make the content of the whole story become something else, which is contrary to what the director wants to express, and may even make an excellent movie become Completely bad movie, "Kingdom of Heaven" is a victim of this system in Angela's memory.

So for those directors who can't work part-time, it's definitely a pleasure to have a good producer as a partner, and Angela and Ridley's happy and smooth cooperation on "The Matrix" is now also expected. Everyone knows, so Soderbergh will only ask this question if he is sure to be the director of this movie.

"Actually, I plan to let you be in charge of most of the production." In this case, Angela did not hide it.

"I'll be in charge of most of the production?" Soderbergh was a little surprised. He originally only wanted to get the same rights as Ridley, but he didn't expect Angela to send a big cake directly to him.

"Yes, although I will still serve as a producer, I will not interfere with your decision most of the time. Even if there are differences, we can negotiate. As long as you can persuade me, I will respect your opinion." Angela said seriously, although she said before that the film department must develop in a healthy way, and it is impossible to rely on her alone, she had to be careful to support it before that.

"Obviously, my last thought of refusal has also disappeared." Soderbergh laughed and raised his hands, and the gentle man laughed with a certain demeanor.

"That's great, I'm glad you can direct and produce this movie." Angela winked at her aunt, and after Julia chuckled and shrugged, she stood up and extended her hand to Soderbergh. own hand.

"I'm also very happy to direct and produce this movie." Soderbergh also stood up and shook hands with Angela, then turned to look at Julia: "Is that right, Mrs. Albert?" Julie Ya suddenly laughed.

After the two left, Angela stretched comfortably, then clenched her fists and lowered her face, and whispered "YES" with a smile on her face. Since Soderbergh agreed to direct, then "Never Compromise" Basically waiting for the boot, oh no, missing the old lawyer played by Albert Finney - Angela had a hard time finding this old man in the actor's file - but he was invited to play the role There should be no problem.

In short, as long as you are careful and try your best, it doesn't matter even if you fail, Angela knows that some things still depend on luck.She stood up and walked around a few times, came to the window and opened the blinds to look out. There were several suspicious-looking people on the other side of the street. I have to say that these people were really patient.

Angela snorted softly. Fortunately, the blinds had been installed early, otherwise someone might have taken pictures with a high-powered lens in the building opposite.She looked around, the original humble office had become simple, and McKinley and the others were still very thoughtful.It's just that turning 18 is really a headache, especially after experiencing too many things in the past few months.

The first is the death of Diana. This sudden news made Angela deeply understand what is impermanence in the world, but she can do nothing but sigh and mourn, and the big headache is that she hugged her at the funeral impulsively. William, although fortunately not many people saw it, but this guy now sends emails every once in a while. If Angela doesn't reply, then one day, dozens of the same emails will inevitably appear in the email. The e-mail seemed to be too big to drop. Fortunately, he didn't leave random comments on her blog.

Then it was after working overtime to let "Death Comes" be released, and the concert also had "Sentiment Change", was accused of returning to "plasma film", was photographed kissing all the female staff, if it wasn't for the timely transfer of breakup rumors out of the paparazzi eyes, God knows what else these guys can do, and now, The Matrix is ​​out.

Angela sat back and took out the newspaper or magazine again, leaning on the high-backed chair with her legs on the desk and turning over again. While "The Matrix" is firmly at the top of the North American box office list, it is still receiving constant praise— —Whether it belongs to film critics or audiences, the sunglasses in the movie have almost become out of stock for a while, and Motorola's mobile phones are also selling well.

When I asked Motorola to do the inline advertisement, I was actually unwilling. Compared with Ray-Ban, it was much more straightforward, Angela hummed softly, but if the next two films start shooting, they will definitely be the first Send the sponsorship over in no time. Anyone who is not blind can see the meaning of "The Matrix".

It's just that as the screenwriter and producer of this movie plus all the previous things, the paparazzi will definitely not let her go. I need to learn from Jodie Foster and protect my privacy!Angela shook her head and turned her thoughts to other areas.

The plan to choose "The Matrix" to open up the film department has been completed, especially Pixar itself is closely related to computer technology, and the image rendering system developed by Renderman is widely spread in the industry, so this film matches Pixar's temperament quite well. Almost none of the employees in the gaming department disliked it. Even the titular CEO Jobs once publicly stated that this is an excellent movie.

So if this is the case, then the plan will officially start.Angela thought silently, but is she really ready?Her posture has not changed and she still rests her legs on the desk, but the documents in her hand have already been thrown on the table, and only a pencil is tapped back and forth on her hand.

To be honest, what's the point of doing this even if it succeeds?Ask yourself who am I?Why do you spend energy and time on this kind of thing? Look at how much you have paid. You are always busy and chased by paparazzi all day long. Maybe you will be invited to drink tea by the National Academy of Sciences one day. If this continues When the time is over, what else do you have to copy?Didn't you say that you want to write your own script and make your own movie through learning and exploring?

Angela suddenly laughed, then sighed deeply and closed her eyes. There are some things that have to be done, even if it is an explanation, who let Bai Ji have so much time?Although the phrase "I will go with thousands of people" may not be suitable for me now, but it is enough to explain my determination.

So... Angela opened her eyes, revealing that the firm emerald was still bright, she put her feet down, and tapped lightly on the computer keyboard, let's start!

What was displayed on the computer screen was a document of the script. Its name was originally "The Death of a Middle-Aged Man", but after Angela bought the script, she gave it a new name, "American Beauty"!

For Angela, it was undoubtedly a lucky thing to get this script from Alan Ball last year. At that time, she was thinking about how to start. It's a bit inferior. It's impossible to make "A Beautiful Mind" ahead of time, right?Then God pushed this script in front of her. Although the content of the script was different from her memory in many places, she still recognized it from the beginning of the script immediately, which naturally became the first choice.

Then, since last year, she has been exchanging opinions with Allen through various methods—letters, phone calls, and emails. Anyway, she is not in a hurry to use them, so she doesn’t intervene much in the revision of the script, and let the other party use tips and opinions. Step by step, it overlapped with the story in my memory.

This process is not easy. Alan sometimes has a very tough attitude towards his own things. For example, Jenny’s classmate who wants to use maturity to show that she is different is also called Angela, who is also Lester’s obsession. This makes Angela very upset. This request to change the name.But Allen was unwilling. He claimed that the reason why he chose this name for the character was because the meaning of the name Angela fully matched the innocence and ignorance exuded by the character.

There is also the last objection of the script. Lester actually had sex with Angela after learning that she was a virgin. This is definitely a bad plot, but Allen explained that since this rose is eager to bloom .And those who appreciate it can't wait to possess it, so it's natural to have a relationship!

"Go to hell! What is natural! Lester is a jerk but definitely not a dirty beast! That girl is just his catalyst and not the end goal! Some things are okay before sex anyway Tolerable! But once it happens, the whole movie will lose its due meaning and be criticized!" Angela almost yelled into the microphone, "Also! You must change the girl's name! I swear if If you see newspapers guessing that I have an Electra complex because of this character's name, you're dead! I swear!"

Only at this time, Allen will realize that the other party is his boss and a famous genius screenwriter, and then sincerely apologize and promise to make changes, so the finalized script is not much different from the story in Angela's memory.

"Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, that's them." Angela called up the actor files on the screen and looked through it. Kevin Spacey won the best actor for this movie , she was very impressed, so he is absolutely indispensable. Besides, he is said to have a changeable personality, so it is very suitable to appear in this movie.

Although Annette Bening's impression was not as deep as Kevin's, Angela still remembered it, so she decided on the male and female protagonists immediately. As long as the two of them joined the movie, the confidence would be much greater.

As for the other important characters... Angela looked at the script with some headaches. The old man and colonel were okay, but the three young people were hard to find. Jenny was gloomy, Rich was calm, and Betty—the original Angela—was simple. , Do you really want to... wait!Angela suddenly picked up the script and read it carefully. Although her eyes were wide open as if trying to see something, there was no focus between them until she burst out laughing.

"Damn! Damn! No wonder I always say where I've seen her before. I thought she looked a bit like the Xia Xia who grew up, but it turns out..." Angela waved her hands, with a wry smile and a smile on her face. Laughing, she stopped laughing after a few minutes and picked up the phone to make a call.

"Hi...yes, it's me...of course, I'm looking for her...hey, Mina, it's me, I don't want to talk nonsense, there is a role I want you to wait for the audition notification, don't tell you that there is another schedule or something, Understand!"

In the dark underground tomb where no one has entered for thousands of years, two men and a woman are slowly advancing against the wall with torches. The man in the front with two revolvers stares at the front with wide-eyed eyes, as if in the dark. Some monster might emerge at any time, and although the slightly wretched man in the middle wanted to shrink back as much as possible, the woman behind him pushed him forward vigorously.

A few people stopped at the corner, and after the two men gathered their minds, they suddenly rushed out, pointed their guns at the inside and yelled, and several guns inside also pointed at them and yelled.

"Very good, that's it." The director's voice sounded, and he clapped his hands to express his encouragement.As the lights in the studio were all turned on, all the actors relaxed.

"It seems that your progress is very good." Angela, who stood beside Sommers and watched the filming, said this.

"Fortunately, I have to admit that you have a good eye for actors. Brandon and John are very good, not to mention Rachel. I also like "Titanic". Although Ord has not yet told the crew Report, but I'm sure he won't be too bad." Sommers shrugged and took a sip from the plastic water bottle he was handed over.

"I think so too, but your vision is also very good." Angela said and glanced at Arnold Vosloo, who was not far away, with a big bald head and little clothes, which was really surprising, even though she Forget about the actor who played Immorton the Bald, Sommers still found this guy, and Patricia Velakcz played the role of Aksunam, is this fate?

"Hey, Sommers, you seem to be quite satisfied, God bless you." Brandon started to say hello from afar, and when he saw Angela, he was stunned for a moment, and then he stretched out his hand: "Nice to meet you, Miss Mason."

"You can call me Angela, Brandon, is it okay for me to call you that?" Angela said with a smile.

"Oh, of course, I heard that you recommended me for this role, which is really flattering to me." Brandon grinned, and although he was still wearing costumes, he still looked very Kunshi.

"It's nothing, this is a comedy adventure movie, so I think it's very suitable for you, who played "Tarzan", to play this role." Angela nodded politely, and then looked at Suo with a narrow smile. Moss: "You must know that when I recommended you to Sommers at the beginning, he was very dissatisfied."

"Hey, I was just questioning, okay? Didn't I change my mind after the audition?" Sommers held up his hand.

"There's no need to explain, Sommers, don't you know, explaining is tantamount to covering up." Angela said solemnly, because the filming started smoothly, the unhappiness between them had long been forgotten.

"Look, Brandon, some words are so philosophical, never try to argue with a woman." Sommers said seriously, while Brandon laughed.

Angela shrugged and glanced around, greeted these two people, then sighed in her stomach and walked towards the prop statue of Anubis, where Rachel was standing in a black thin silk dress Looking at the distance, I don't know what I am thinking.