Hollywood Secret Garden

After all, Angela did not take action. Although there are many Americans who are in their decades and live with their parents, there are also many people who have moved out and felt inconvenient and uncomfortable, and then moved back. But it is absolutely impossible for her to be included, otherwise she might become the biggest joke at the beginning of the century if she was fired by the tabloids.Besides, although living in my parents' house is lively, it is a bit troublesome to entertain my friends and lovers and do some favorite things, such as——

"To be honest, Manny, I'm really happy. I thought you would never come to see me again." Angela stopped talking suddenly, and after staring at Scarlett's beautiful face for a while, she did so again. opened the mouth.

"How come, at least... we are still friends, aren't we?" Scarlett turned her head slightly.He looked away as if he didn't dare to meet her eyes, "Actually, I wanted to come and see you a long time ago, but you weren't there when I arrived in Los Angeles."

"Yeah, I have to thank Ms. Coppola for arranging that "Lost in Translation" will be released at this time." Angela smiled slightly and withdrew her slightly aggressive gaze, "I think your performance is quite good."

"That can't be compared with you. You have started to challenge yourself to play a 40-year-old mature woman." Scarlett, who was secretly relieved, said teasingly. She felt that her worries were unnecessary. During the four days of living in the villa Angela has always been measured.

"I have emphasized many times, you are 39 years old, I don't think you are deaf or have short-term dementia, Miss Johnson?" Angela raised her eyebrows, showing a dissatisfied look.

"But the difference is only one year, isn't it?" Scarlett covered her mouth and smiled lightly, her straight long hair was draped softly on her shoulders, and her crooked eyes were twinkling, which made her look innocent And sexy.

"It's true that the difference is only one year, but those are two different stages!" Angela glared at her.

"I thought you didn't care about your age." Scarlett's smile became narrower, until Angela pinched her fingers as if she wanted to look good to her, and then quickly changed the subject and shouted: "Okay, don't talk about it." That's it, let's change the subject."

Angela obviously didn't want to really get involved, so the two began to discuss "Lost in Translation", which had been released on a small scale.Many film critics praised Sofia Coppola's ability to accurately grasp the loneliness and barriers in life in the film. This is what they said: Another outstanding female director was born.But that title of genius has nothing to do with Sophia, just like what Scarlett once said, with Angela who has always stood at the top and never came down, there are not many female directors who can call themselves the title of genius.

"When someone called Ms. Sophia another talented female director, Sophia continued to refuse. She said that you are the real genius female director." Angela showed a self-deprecating smile slightly, and couldn't help asking: "Is there any problem?"

"No, it's nothing." Angela smiled and shook her head. After thinking for a few seconds, she asked casually, "By the way, Manny, I think you have something on your mind. Are you in any trouble?" "

"Hmm..." Scarlett hesitated for a long time, as if it was difficult to say for some reason, but after thinking for a long time, she finally nodded: "Yes, maybe...you can give me some advice."

She composed the words in her head before speaking again: "Well, Woody Allen has asked me to be in his new movie. I've read the script. It's a dark crime comedy. It's said that he plans to make his debut in New York. It’s just that I don’t really like to play a heroine who... seduces others to act as a third party..."

Having said that, Scarlett bit her lip and glanced at Angela with a wry smile.Angela was absent-minded for a few seconds, then smiled at Scarlett, and sighed after a long silence: "I may not be able to give you advice, Manny."

"Why?" Scarlett asked in a daze, and then showed a clear look.

"No, don't get me wrong, Manny." Angela quickly explained with gestures, "I didn't mean that..."

She paused here, and then continued after deliberating: "I just don't want to influence your judgment because of myself. Frankly speaking, I don't like Woody Allen."

"You don't like him?" Scarlett raised her eyebrows in surprise, "May I know why?"

"There are many reasons, such as he is an old man and disrespectful, and I hate those guys who talk to themselves, etc. Of course, the most important thing is that I am not from New York." Angela said jokingly. After Carrie laughed, she spread her hands and showed a serious expression: "Woody Allen is getting old, although he still maintains the momentum of making one movie a year, he can't make "Annie Hall" anymore. Such a work."

She made a "regretful" gesture: "Look at his current movies, everyone is saying this in a Woody Allen style, every shot is Woody Allen style, every Every detail is branded Woody Allen. No matter how interesting a style is, it will become dull after more than twenty years of chewing."

Scarlett's eyes flashed thoughtful but she didn't speak. The surrounding atmosphere suddenly became a little dull. After a while, Angela, who sipped her black tea, suddenly reached out and knocked on the table: "If you If you are willing, I have a good script here that is very suitable for you to act in, do you want to try it?"

"Good script?" Scarlett looked at Angela in surprise and hesitation, eyes full of uncertainty.

"Why, you still don't want to play the role in my script?" Angela asked jokingly.

"No, of course not, I'm just a little..." Scarlett smiled wryly and waved her hand, not knowing what to say.

"This is an adapted movie script." Angela continued on her own. "I have asked people to pay attention to the rankings of the "New York Times" and other media, and some of them are very suitable for adaptation into movies. This time, after I got the right to adapt and produce a campus, I accidentally found a good one. A A story that takes place in the fashion world in New York."

She stared at the teacup in her hand and said softly: "I think you may have seen that one, which was written by Lauren Weisberger who quit after working for Vogue magazine for a year-"The Man Who Wears Podala" demon"."

"The Devil Wears Podala?" Scarlett repeated, and after thinking about it, she suddenly showed a look of surprise: "Yes, I have read it. It is said that she wrote it based on her own experience, and the devil in it The usual lady boss was alluding to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Winter, which kept the book on the New York Times bestseller list for 15 weeks."

"Yes, it's this book. I got the right to adapt it right away." Angela finally put down the cup in her hand, with regret hidden in her eyes, as if she would never drink this kind of black tea again.Then, she looked at Scarlett: "Would you like to play that Andy in the movie, who is a little ignorant and refuses to admit defeat, but finally understands what he wants after setbacks?"

"This is really difficult..." Scarlett smiled and rubbed her nose, as if she hadn't recovered from the shock, "You are...is this how you define the heroine in the book? I I remember in the novel..."

"There's a difference between movies and always, isn't it?" Angela shrugged, "I think you're a good fit for the role, and I hope you can show the New York girl in the movie—by the way, your hair might have to be dyed." Going tan or even darker — like I was in "The End of Happiness" — blonde hair can be a burden sometimes."

As she spoke, she reached out and brushed the hair on Scarlett's ear temples, and then stroked the other's face naturally.Scarlett was slightly taken aback, her breathing suddenly became a little short, and her heartbeat also accelerated a lot.Although she really wanted to remind Angela that there was an agreement before, she hesitated again and again and did not speak.

Fortunately, Angela didn't go too far. After staring at Scarlett for a long while, she finally stretched out her hand, and then smiled slightly: "So, is this a default?"

Scarlett, who came back to her senses, smiled wryly in her heart, rubbed her teeth on her lips, took a long breath to calm herself down, and finally nodded: "Yes, I agreed, are you satisfied? "

As her face cooled down, Angela imprinted a kiss on it.

It was an accident to get the adaptation and production rights of "The Devil Wears Podala". What Angela wanted at first was the adaptation and production rights of "The Queen Bee and the Follower"-if it is made into a movie, it will be renamed It's called "Mean Girls".

Yes, it is one of Lindsay's most outstanding works. Even though the relationship between them is currently cold, Angela still pays attention to the girl's movements. She has promised herself some things.Lindsay is developing fairly well now. Last year, her performance in "Hot Mom and Hot Girl" was well received, her second album is also selling well, and she already has a large number of regular Fans groups.And "Good Girl is a Big Star 2" (Note: It is possible to make a movie version of a TV series, but it is almost impossible to make a TV version of a movie) is about to be released-Disney seems to plan to make this theme into a series of movies-plus next year "Taken", I believe it will bring her popularity to a higher level.However, even so, she was still half a step away from becoming a popular star, and Angela now planned to help her make up for this half step.

Although she could recall less and less as time went on, Lindsay's film had a note in the memo recording the footage, so she knew it was based on a description published in 03. An adaptation of High School Girls' Social Clique.But because they didn't know the name, the assistants in the film department had a headache.

In the end, they found the book called "The Queen Bee and the Follower". At the same time, Angela also found the book "The Devil Wears Podala" on the list of bestsellers.At that time, this novel was only on the list of best-sellers, and it had just been sought after and had not yet become popular. As Angela, who knew how much profit this adaptation had made after it was adapted into a movie, she immediately got the right to adapt and produce it. bought it.

Frankly speaking, at the beginning, she also wanted to lock it in a small box like the Princess Diaries, and leave it there and never take it out.But the problem is that the copyright is not hers, and "Brokeback Mountain" was also produced by her, so after much hesitation, Angela decided to let McKinley and the others produce this movie, but because she couldn't think of anyone suitable to play the leading role And kept it there until Scarlett came to visit.

Seeing that the other party was hesitant to star in Woody Allen's new movie, Angela hesitated for a while and finally sent the invitation in person.She really didn't like Woody Allen very much, and she didn't lie to Scarlett about this, and she didn't want Scarlett to be defined as a professional third-party image except for some thoughts.

"Let Manny keep her current image. I like her feeling of being pure and sexy side by side." Angela murmured in her heart after watching Scarlett leave by the window. "

It's just that she will start to get busy again. Although she can draw up an outline and hand it over to other screenwriters for supplementation, Angela wants to write or type it out by herself, because this is for Lindsay and Scarlett. Li's script - From this point of view, what Alizee said is correct, once she gets into the corner, it is very difficult to get out.

In addition, "Mean Girls" is okay, basically there is no need to modify or change, just memorize and write down along the way.But "The Devil Wears Podala" doesn't work. Angela not only has to think of ways to integrate Scarlett's character into it, but also makes reasonable adjustments to the plot.

Fortunately, Angela's script writing ability has been honed early, so it may take a little longer. Besides, being busy writing scripts can make her think less about things.

However, one trouble is being solved and another trouble is coming again. After discussing with McKinley and the others about the release time of "Queen", she discovered an embarrassing problem-"True Love Actually" will also be released before Christmas. .

The release time of "Love Actually" has already been set. It is normal for a film to enter the theater after a year after its production, such as the previous "Lost in Translation".Besides, "Love Actually" can be regarded as a British New Year's movie, if it is not released on Christmas, it will lose a lot of meaning it wants to express.

But in this way, the schedule obviously conflicts with "Queen".Although Angela has done things like fighting with herself in the ring before, it is the first time for the director's work to fight in the ring.This is really a headache, even if Angela doesn't care about the box office being divided, she must consider the company's attitude, and besides, there are still several blockbuster movies released in the Christmas file at the end of the year.

"Then what's your suggestion, Ed?" Angela called Ed after thinking for a long time to no avail.

"How about this, put the release time of "Love Actually" on the eve of Thanksgiving, and then "Queen" will be screened after the Christmas period, and then released after the New Year. This will ensure that "Love Actually" will get a good At the box office, it will allow "The Queen" to have tickets to the Oscars." Ed said solemnly, obviously he also thought about it carefully, "This is already the best way, Angie."

After thinking about it, Angela had to admit that this is indeed the best way. In the past six months, British movie fans have been asking when the movie will be released. DVD releases to recoup costs, and Pixar itself has blockbusters vying for the Christmas slot.

"That's it." Angela sighed, and then muttered in a low voice, "Obviously, I can't spend Thanksgiving in Los Angeles."

"What?" Ed thought he had missed something.

"No, it's nothing, I agree, that's it." Angela said and was about to hang up the phone.But Ed stopped her immediately: "By the way, you really don't plan to attend the premiere of "Transformers"?"

Angela couldn't help being startled, followed by her heart twitching slightly, and her thoughts became a little confused because of this.

"That's the live-action movie of "Transformers." Ed noticed something, and immediately accentuated his tone.

"Well... I'm not sure about this, you know... I always have a lot of things in London, and... recently I want to adapt those few good ones into scripts..." Angela said in a daze.

"Adapting a novel? For adapting, you can provide ideas as before, and let other screenwriters complete it. If there is something wrong, you can suggest revisions." Ed was slightly surprised, and then jokingly asked: "Why? , worried that your name will not be written in the screenwriter column in the future?"

"Okay, Ed...I'm not sure. I can only say...it depends on the situation." Angela couldn't completely refuse in the end, but just hung up the phone and then closed her eyes and leaned softly on the chair. After about a few minutes, he suddenly jumped up and rushed into the bathroom. After splashing a lot of cold water on his face and taking a long breath, he finally calmed down.

"Love Actually" was finally screened in London on the eve of Thanksgiving. Although the Beleming Theater where the premiere was held was not large, all the stars who starred in the movie and were very important in the British entertainment circle attended—— Besides Keira, she was still rushing to shoot a movie in the Caribbean, and this Thanksgiving could only be spent there—plus that Angela had already arrived in London two days ago, the reporters naturally surrounded the theater.

"British paparazzi are the guys with the sharpest noses in the world. No matter how much we hate them, we have to admit that they are very good at pursuing gossip." Said the magical mother who came to cheer for her.

"That's true," Rowling nodded in agreement, "However, to celebrities they are nightmares, but to ordinary people they are circus clowns, and they will do anything to win more ridicule from the audience."

"Well, that's a pretty good description, I believe you've been harassed by them too," Angela said as she recalled something, "So you added Rita Skeeter in Goblet of Fire, right? "

"Well... change your words, people will see what they want to see." Rowling smiled and spread her hands.

At this time, people began to walk into the auditorium.