Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 738 How about you playing a supporting role?

"They sent two people over, a man and a woman. Although they are just analysts, they will definitely help you. They have been waiting for about 10 minutes." On the way to the meeting room, Ed explained the current situation to Angela. Case.

"Thank you, Ed. I owe you a favor this time." Angela smiled and patted his arm. This kind of work is still handled by Ed - she has always liked it, although he is different from Lasseter, but Pixar can have the scale it is today, and the animation department and game department can always maintain that relaxed atmosphere. Virtue is indispensable.

"It's nothing, everyone knows that you are our treasure. Your request should be met as soon as possible." Ed said with a smile, as a small flattery to Angela, but he immediately showed hesitation look.

"Is there any problem?" Angela noticed his strangeness.

"Is it too fast?" Ed asked.

Angela was stunned for a moment, then understood what he meant, and immediately laughed: "Didn't this happen before?"

"That's different. Even when "The Pianist" was being produced, it was never as urgent as this." Ed shook his head, "It's not long before the end of the Oscars, and you asked to put it on the schedule right away."

"Well..." Angela thought for a while, and decided to reveal part of the truth, "It's because I'm in the right state, and the inspiration comes concurrently, so naturally I have to catch it quickly. You also know that inspiration is very important to creation."

It is true to say that, she decided to buy the production rights of the third-rate adaptation because it gave her inspiration.If you get the right to adapt the book and rearrange it according to your own ideas, you will definitely be able to make an excellent movie.The idea was so strong that she let Sparrow deal with it without even thinking about it.

However, the more important reason is that she won the award for best original screenplay.Although everyone congratulated her for her record-breaking third best supporting actress.But in Angela's heart, the significance of winning the best original screenplay for the first time is much more meaningful than the third best supporting actress.

This made her confidence soar exponentially, and various ideas about new movies kept appearing in her mind, making her eager to turn these into scripts or images.Coupled with the fact that Natalie agreed to play the leading actress without even reading the script, and various other factors, Angela put the production of this movie on the agenda immediately after the Oscar.

But the problem is that so far, the movie only has an outline, and the complete script has not yet been released.The reason for this is that this third-rate novel tells stories about FBI agents—since it is a third-rate novel, it is naturally just a leisure reading for ordinary people after dinner, and it is something that can be forgotten after reading it.

But Angela took a fancy to some of them, and planned to combine these shining points into a brand new story, which naturally required professionals to serve as consultants.Otherwise, if there is a scene in the movie where you yell "FBI" but the ID in your hand is the CIA, it will become a huge laughing stock.As Angela, who likes to work hard on details, naturally she would not allow this to happen, so she entrusted Ed to seek support from the FBI's California branch. Fortunately, they agreed.

The two doors of the conference room were pushed open, and two FBI agents who were sent to assist in the work immediately entered Angela's eyes. One sat on the head of the conference chair with arms folded, a bare head wearing a pair of small glasses The middle-aged man looks polite.The other stood in front of the French window and looked outside. She was a slender woman with short hair that reached her ears, but when she turned around, Angela couldn't help but gasped.

"Mai...Mavis!" Angela stammered out the other party's name.The tame and heroic female detective in front of him turned out to be Mavis von Neurich who had personally protected her a few years ago!

"Hi, Angela, we meet again." The other party looked at her and said with a half-smile.

Angela felt guilty for no reason, and nodded reluctantly: "Yeah, I really didn't expect that we would meet here."

Among all the women who had sex with her, only Mavis fell into the category of one-night stand, that is, she separated immediately after having a relationship and no longer has any contact.Because of this, although they had a relationship with each other, Angela had long forgotten it, even though she was injured for her during the West Hollywood shootout.After all, Mavis was different from her lovers.

But when she appeared in front of him again at this time, she still looked heroic, beautiful and more mature, and Angela inevitably felt a sense of right and wrong.It's just that at the same time, there is also a guilty conscience, as if someone has been caught cheating.

"I remember that you should be a field worker, why did you change your job to do clerical work?" Angela asked curiously after she calmed down and stopped her wild thoughts.

"I have been doing field work until... I registered my marriage with my wife in Boston." Mavis said as she raised her left hand and moved her fingers. The ring on her ring finger was very conspicuous.

"Are you married? I don't know which guy has such bad luck...Wait, what are you talking about? With your wife?!" Angela wanted to make some jokes, but suddenly realized that there seemed to be something wrong with the other party's words.

"Of course, you heard me right, it's my wife." Meivis laughed, seeming to be very pleased with Angela's surprise, "We dated for two years and felt that we were very compatible with each other, so we got married. But also Because of this, I couldn’t continue to work at the headquarters, so I was dispatched to California in a disguised form. Fortunately, at least they didn’t fire me.”

Listening to Meivis' plain and somewhat self-deprecating words, Angela opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.Although Mavis had a one-night stand with her, she doesn't look like a lesbian anyway, does she?

At this moment, the male detective who came over coughed lightly: "Alright, Meivis, let's get down to business."

"That's true." Meivis walked over and sat down next to her colleague. "Let's talk about private matters later. Or you can find someone to check after today. I believe many people are willing to provide you with information."

"Why does it sound like there is something in the words?" Angela sat opposite her and raised her eyebrows.

"Isn't it? As soon as I heard that your new movie needs professional guidance from the FBI. The Los Angeles branch sent me who has dealt with you before and the best analyst Mark Adelson." Mavis He spread his hands and said with a smile.

"It sounds like I should thank the FBI's Los Angeles branch for its great support?" Angela, who had greeted the middle-aged man after Mavis introduced her colleagues, asked.

"It's up to you." Although Meivis kept smiling, there was a trace of obvious helplessness in her tone.

really!Angela couldn't help saying this in her heart.American officials seem to have a tradition that if a certain part of a movie needs support, if you don't say a few good words for them in the movie, you can't get their support.For example, when "Forrest Gump" was filmed, it was because the US military was dissatisfied with the description of the military, so the scenes in the movie, such as helicopters flying over the Mekong River, were all made by computers. Eric When Chris Ross was writing the screenplay, he had to reduce these scenes a lot, and Angela, who participated in the screenwriting at the time, knew this very well.

"Transformers 2", which is in the final stage of finishing work, can also be used as an example. When the US military provided ordnance support, it once stated that the rental fee could be regarded as an investment.But it was vetoed by Angela, although if you agree, you can use all kinds of equipment of the US military without spending money.Because if you really promise to come down.In the future, they will definitely come up with "suggestions" to modify the script, and then after the movie is released, there will be a beam bomb to kill Hercules.Or the field where the U.S. military squad wiped out the Kuangpai King Kong—please,

In the first episode, vertigo can single out the existence of the entire US military base, okay? Even if this is an entertainment movie, the most basic logic before and after cannot be contradictory, right? !

So the FBI agreed very readily after receiving the request, and even sent Meivis, who had personally protected Angela, over here. They were very clear about the influence of Miss Angela.Too bad they were doomed to disappointment.

"Unfortunately, Meiss, you know, I don't like... the secret service organization." Angela shrugged, and regardless of what others thought, she directly used the nickname Mei Weiss had when she was still protecting her personally.

Meivis frowned but didn't speak. After all, if Angela refused, the FBI had nothing else to do.Even if they don't provide professional support, don't forget that retired FBI agents are in abundance.Probably because of this consideration, the boss did not give her any hard requirements.

At this time, Angela spoke again: "Of course, from the perspective of the country, the existence of the spy organization is necessary. Its role is also irreplaceable, especially after 911/911; it is only from the perspective of an individual. There is also a certain distaste for the secret service, especially after [-]/[-]."

The two "especially after 911" made everyone in the conference room chuckle, but Mark Adelson smiled helplessly.Pixar's assistants laughed mockingly.

"I will try my best to describe it fairly and objectively in the script, but to do this I need your support." Angela continued, "I don't think it should be difficult?"

"Of course it's not difficult, but we haven't seen your complete script yet, so we can't make a judgment." Meivis and Mark said after exchanging glances, and then looked at Angela with a smile: "I don't Thought your movie would be told along the lines of a third-rate book, Angie."

Hearing that the other party also changed their address, Angela shrugged, and after making a gesture, an assistant soon handed the two folders to their hands.Meivis and Mark were also polite, and immediately flipped through it after receiving it.It didn't take them long to read it, after all, it contained only the outline of the script.

But Angela is very confident. Although the five questions are very sharp, there is a high probability that they will not raise objections.She had no idea what Mark was like.But I believe that Mavis will be able to see the tricks.

Sure enough, after exchanging glances, Meivis nodded slightly to Mark, then looked at Angela: "So, Angela, what can we do?"

"I have already written some fragments and details. As long as you agree, I will sort out the first batch of questions and give them to you as soon as possible. I hope you can answer these questions from a fair and objective perspective. Of course, if it is related to confidentiality You don’t need to answer, but you have to make a note next to it.” Angela said with a smile, and after the two people in front of them exchanged glances and whispered a few words, she added: “In addition, I will also ask more Consult with more people and listen to different people's views, so that you can grasp the problem more accurately."

"Okay, I have no objection." Meivis readily agreed, and then looked at Mark.Obviously, among the two, Meivis was the one who made up her mind, so Mark also nodded and said nothing against it.

This is normal. The condition hidden under this is that Meivis and the others can put forward their own opinions and doubts on the content of the script. This is exactly what the FBI directors want to see.

"Then let's talk about our communication methods during the completion of the script." Angela then changed the subject.

Although the FBI expressed support, it is impossible for Mavis and Mark to stay by Angela's side 24 hours a day like the previous personal protection, so how to quickly exchange opinions has become the most important thing, but don't worry, The most important thing has been negotiated in the implied conversation between the two persons in charge, so these details are very easy to deal with.

"That's it, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation." After arranging a weekly meeting on Mondays and exchanging ideas by email at other times, Angela stood up smiling and held out her hand to Mavis.

"Happy cooperation." Meivis quickly took it back after shaking hands with her, without expressing much else.

Angela pursed her lips and watched the female detective walk towards the door of the conference room, and when she reached the door, she called out: "By the way, Meiss...give my regards to your wife."

Meivis raised her eyebrows in surprise, then nodded: "Thank you, I will convey it."

It's really... surprising.Angela sighed in her heart.I remember what Meivis said swearingly at the beginning. Although she had a relationship with her classmates as early as in the girls' school, her sexual orientation was very normal. I didn't expect that she would be married to the same sex when she met again after a few years. What is going on in this world? It's all possible.

Her previous sentence "Say hello to your wife for me" was just a sigh of relief for this change, but she thought so but others didn't.When Angela turned her head and met the eyes of Ed and the others, she immediately shuddered in her heart. These guys all looked at themselves with playful eyes, including Ed.

This is not surprising, she has been in the film department for so many years, and everyone is not a fool, so they can still see something.Some people even expressed great admiration for her as a woman, but she was among several women - of course they would not know how many "miserable" things piled up behind this envy.

"Okay, now let's talk about the preparations for the new movie." Angela waved her hand.He looked indifferent.This appearance successfully confused everyone. After all, compared to Angela's lovers who came to see her from time to time, Meivis was much stranger, so the playful eyes quickly disappeared, except for one person.

"I was wondering if something happened between you two." Alizee asked suddenly after she came out of the film department, Angela who was walking in front almost choked on her saliva.

"It seems that I can't have too intimate movements or expressions with other women in the future, otherwise things will easily appear unclear." Angela turned her head and stared at Alizee with a sarcastic snort, but Deep down in her heart, she was relieved. Fortunately, Lily was not her personal assistant when Mavis was protecting her personally...

Lily returned her glance with a half-smile, raised her eyebrows and didn't speak again.That being the case, Angela stopped talking and got into the car to urge Bucket to drive back.It's just a one-night stand, and besides, they are already married, so what else will happen?Do not make jokes!So there is no need to tell Kate and the others about this...

After returning from the film department, Angela immediately started writing the new script.Although she had already written many fragments before this, it will take time to develop into a complete script.What's more, they still need professional guidance with Mei Weisi and the others, so if they don't hurry up, it will be very time-consuming.

And in addition to these, there are many other things that she needs to deal with, such as the consideration of roles.

"You don't want to tell me... this is the role you want me to play, right?" Natalie closed the script in her hand and asked with a frown after thinking for a moment.

"Is there any problem?" Angela squinted and knelt on the sofa, with a cute and innocent look, which made Natalie want to cover her face with the script in her hand.please how old are youStill put on such a face? !

"I never wanted to play a federal agent," Natalie said after restraining her mind. "Frankly speaking, I don't like them very much, and...your story hasn't been fully released yet."

The script Angela gave Natafi is actually just the outline of the story and a summary of all aspects of the heroine.The complete script is still being improved in the communication with Meivis. She did this because she wanted Natalie to finalize the role of the heroine.The second is to let her familiarize herself with the role earlier.

"I don't like it either, but it's because of this that there is room for development. Isn't it?" Angela said in a seductive tone, "As for the complete script, it will come out soon, don't worry."

Seeing that Natalie was still wrinkling her shoulders, she immediately stepped up her lobbying efforts: "Alison is always eager to prove herself, and she has indeed done this, becoming one of the best FBI agents. But in her heart there was weakness and remorse hidden in her heart. She used her achievements and pride to cover up these contradictions until she met a criminal who was also a woman. She almost collapsed under the other's calm calculations and coercion. You Look, aren't these worth digging for?"

"Of course, I know," Natalie admitted with a nod, "it's really attractive, so I didn't completely reject it."

"Then what questions do you have?" Angela spread her hands.

Natalie shrugged, and didn't know where to start for a while: "I just... I just feel... I just feel... I can't say it, anyway, I don't feel very good about the character's profession."

"Please, it's amazing to be able to interpret a profession you don't like!" Angela began to force her words, but then she shook Natalie's arm with a sad look: "Besides, you promised, Don't be foolish!"

As he spoke, he still hugged Natalie's waist, pouted and was about to kiss her, but Natalie dodged quickly.The two tugged for a while, and then both fell off the sofa and rolled into a ball.

"Can you stop being such a rascal, Angie!" Natalie, who was pinned down on the ground, stared at Angela who was riding on her, and shouted angrily, but she couldn't say it because of the harmless smile on the other side's face. fire.Of course, it is unknown whether there is any fear that the other party will take this opportunity to use his hands on him.

After a few minutes of this stalemate, Angela let go of Natalie and pulled her up from the ground.Natalie patted her clothes and glared at her again, then thought of something and showed a funny smile: "Speaking of which, don't you think the role of Alison is somewhat similar to you, Angie?"

Angela was stunned, and quickly understood what Natalie was referring to. She smiled wryly and then nodded after a moment of silence: "Indeed, after all, this is my script, and it's a female character. More or less Bring some shadow of yourself."

Natalie pursed her lips, and looked at Angela suddenly narrowed her eyes: "Well then, An Gao, I can officially take over this role. But there is a condition..."

She made a long pause before revealing the answer: "You play another supporting actress!"

Angela was stunned for a long time before she realized: "You said...you said...you said you want me to play the role of the criminal leader?!"

Her eyes widened: "You're kidding, Nat!"

"Do you think I'm joking?" Natalie put her hands on her hips and looked at Angela with a hint of complacency, "Or you don't have the confidence to act with me?"

"Are you kidding me? I don't have confidence?!" Angela felt out of breath. The scene when she was filming "Little Ghost and Thief" suddenly appeared in her mind.

But she quickly controlled her emotions and shook her head: "You know, I never like to be an actor while directing."

"Really?" Natalie narrowed her eyes, "It turns out that this year's Oscar for Best Supporting Actress is someone else."

Angela was speechless for a moment.