Hollywood Secret Garden

Unaware of the imminent disaster, Angela has returned to her home in Los Angeles, and now she is sitting in front of an old man with slightly gray temples. Well, 50 years old should be considered an old man, right?

Like most directors, Michael Mann has a bald forehead, thinning hair, and a pair of glasses on his big nose. Does it mean that being a director will cause hair loss due to excessive use of the brain?James Cameron is like this, David Fincher is like this, even Nancy's husband, Mr. Charles, is like this, but Nancy is not, so it seems that male directors are the most threatening profession to hair!

"I'm glad you can come to my house, Mr. Man, I hope those few pages of my writing fragments haven't troubled you." Angela said with a smile.

Michael didn't speak, but took out those few pages of letter paper, put them on the coffee table, and then slowly opened his mouth. His voice was very gentle and powerful, with a feeling of controlling everything. In Angela's limited contact Among several directors, Mr. Charles is gentle and gentle. Of course, except when he is angry, James always has a faint arrogance. David is serious when he is shooting, and he is active when he is resting. The feeling of holding everything in his hands, no wonder someone once said that every actor who has acted in a movie in his hands always gives people a different feeling.

"Let me just say it directly, Miss Mason," Michael Manlu smiled slightly, "When I first received your letter, I didn't pay much attention to it. However, the grasp of the character is not very good, and it is very thin, so I didn't care."

And it was written by a little girl.Angela added something in her heart, but she didn't say it, she just nodded. She actually knew where her problem was. Is the scene in the cafe a classic?Of course, everyone who has read it will say that, but it is only after the one-hour-long foreshadowing before that it has such an effect. Written alone, no matter how good the writing is, it is not enough to read. Besides, in order to prevent problems, she Even De Niro's classic line: "You can't have any accessories in your life, so that when you need it, you can rush out in 30 seconds." It is conceivable that such a discounted thing can arouse others' enthusiasm. Interested?Why, though, is Michael Mann looking for himself again?

Perhaps seeing the girl's doubts, the old man continued: ""The Wire" is a work about cops and robbers that I have been conceiving for a long time, but at a deeper level, it should be a movie about two lonely men , but there has never been a complete script, and I didn't plan to direct it before, but in recent years, under the persuasion of Warner, I decided to make it out, so I started to collect data again, everyone in the work has the original form of life The original form of the gangster is Neil McCauley, a regular gangster who was active in Chicago in the 60s, and the original form of the policeman is Inspector Chuck who hunted him down. When I interviewed Inspector Chuck, I learned that there was such an interesting plot."

Speaking of which, Michael paused, showing a playful smile: "Chuck told me that when he was chasing Neil, he met unexpectedly in the parking lot of a small shopping mall in Chicago, and they both recognized each other. , usually, their normal reaction would be to shoot each other or Neil run away, but Chuck had a flash of inspiration and chose to invite Neil for a cup of coffee. After getting any valuable information, I don’t expect Neil to change his ways after listening to his persuasion. Of course, it’s not just as simple as wanting to drink a cup of coffee. He is just very interested in Neil and wants to understand his inner world In the future, we may be able to calculate and predict his actions in the future. After he finished speaking, it was very interesting. I thought of the clip you sent me for the first time. It fits in the story, it just needs to be modified a little bit, which is really interesting."

Having said that, he suddenly stared at Angela for a long time without making a sound.And the little girl whose heart was twitching tried her best to pretend to be calm. When the old man started to tell this passage, her palms began to sweat slightly. Of course she knew that this movie was adapted from real people. She also remembered that when interviewing Man, he once said that real stories are often more exciting and unexpected than those made up in movies or novels, but she couldn't remember that the scene in the cafe was completely based on facts, after all, the time was too long. After a long time, it is certain to forget something.Fortunately, she received her letter before Michael visited the policeman, otherwise how would she explain it?However, it seems that it is not easy to explain now.

"SO?" Angela spread her hands and looked at the old man curiously.

Michael laughed, as if he had an insight into something: "I'm curious, it's like a gift from God, it fits so well with my work, and the author is a girl, a little girl! So, I inquired a little Post your message, Miss Mason, what is surprising is that people who have been in contact with you, including Al, say you are a genius, but they also say that you don't look like a child, compared to people of your age, you I don’t know how precocious you are. In some places, your way of thinking is closer to that of an adult. I was still skeptical about this, but in my narration just now, your expression and mentality really don’t look like a child’s, oh , To be precise, she doesn’t look like a girl—don’t doubt the director’s ability to observe, my dear lady, so I think it’s really amazing that you can write such words.”

Angela bit her lip, she was so annoyed now, impulse is the devil!It's the devil!But why do I always have to be tempted by the devil?She forgets everything when her head gets hot, she is a girl, and "The Wire" is a purely male drama, how can she explain it?Do you really want others to see her as a freak?

"Then what is your conclusion?" Since you are pretending, you have no choice but to pretend to the end.

"There is no conclusion. After all, we have only known each other for a few minutes." Michael spread his hands and kicked the ball back.

What the hell is this guy trying to say?The little girl was thinking depressingly, but fortunately, her parents were away, Jennifer, Mr. Sparrow and Michael's assistant were all outside, and no one came to disturb her...

"So, Mr. Man, what do you want to ask? My motive?" Angela said straightforwardly.

"No, no, I'm just curious, very curious, why a cute girl like you can write such a masculine text, what kind of mentality is this, I really want to know." Michael said seriously.

"Are you going to collect them, maybe you can use them in the future?" The little girl couldn't laugh or cry.

Michael spread his hands again, feeling a bit like an old urchin, but his eyes flashed from time to time.Angela scratched her face, sighed, and said: "In fact, I have matured precociously since I was a child, maybe I am really a genius in understanding society, so from a very young age, I felt that I was in a certain way Much like a boy."

"for example?"

"For example, I don't like dolls, I prefer Transformers, or various models, etc. Even if I read books or movies, I like some boys to watch, like the "Godfather" series of movies. Sometimes I even wish I was a boy. Well, maybe then I won't have a lot of trouble." Angela sighed, looked up and said, "Of course, I haven't told my parents about this, after all, I'm a girl, and some things can't be too out of line. So I have always been a good girl..."

Having said that, she suddenly closed her mouth vigilantly, as if she had said too much!Angela looked at Michael, who was a little bit overwhelmed: "Then?"

She shook her head and said: "Okay, Mr. Man, you know, everyone has their own secrets, and I have the right to keep mine. Regarding this script, if you have no questions, I think we can end the conversation -Of course, if possible, I hope that what I just said will not be disclosed to my parents, okay?"

"It's really regrettable." Michael said with some regrets, of course he would not force anything, stood up: "Then come here, Miss Mason, I think I can talk to your agent about this script. Talk about it, and I'd like you to play a part in this movie if it's possible."

"Play a role?" Angela's face was slightly strange.

"Yes, in the movie, the police detective played by Al has an adopted daughter. I hope you can play that role." Michael Man said with a smile.

Sure enough, Angela secretly groaned in her heart, there was only one girl in the play, but that was played by Natalie!But looking at Michael Mann's smiling face, it must be his own meaning. Did he regard himself as an observable experiment?

"I think... I think I can think about it. Anyway, your script hasn't been finished yet, and it's still some time before shooting." Angela still didn't directly refuse in the end.

"Then that's it. I hope you don't refuse." The old man nodded.