Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 653 Closing the Mirror and Leaving

"Cut!" Angela's voice sounded, and then she clapped her hands, "Very good, especially Mel."

After giving Streep a thumbs-up, she called the assistant director to prepare for the next scene.Inviting Streep to play this role is undoubtedly one of the most correct decisions. As the best actress in the United States at present, she has grasped the characteristics of Vautrin's role very delicately.Although she herself admits that this role is similar to Sophie in "Sophie's Choice", she cannot deny Streep's excellence.

There is not much difference between Vautrin in the script and Minnie Vautrin in real history. Angela even deliberately showed that she was slapped for preventing Japanese soldiers from entering the campus.The only difference is that the relationship with Rabe is a little closer. Of course, this has nothing to do with ambiguity or affection, unless Angela has water in her head.For this type of movie, it's better for love to go away, the farther it goes, the better.

The so-called closeness refers to helping and supporting each other as friends on the same front.To put it simply and not vividly, Dr. Wilson ran on Rabe, while Vautrin comforted Rabe, trying to give people the feeling that Rabe persisted with their support.But at the same time, it can't be too obvious, and the feeling of paradox is the best-this is why Angela always says that she is dancing on a tightrope.

"It's a ensemble show, but it's not a complete ensemble show like "Crash" or "Love Actually," and "Rabe's Diary" should be somewhere in between. Rabe is the protagonist, Vautrin and Wilson Next, then Han Xianglin and Asaka Miyohiko, followed by all kinds of people." Angela explained to Keira during the break.

Seeing her blinking her eyes in confusion, Angela laughed immediately: "General movies don't deal with it this way. The more complicated the relationship between the characters, the more likely there will be problems. I was forced to think of this way."

"Okay, I admit that I don't understand." Keira gave up her plan to discuss these issues with her, and after a pause, she said hesitantly: "I have to...leave Shanghai, Angie."

Angela glanced at her slightly in astonishment, then sighed: "Yeah, you've been here with me for half a month, and those reporters know your identity, God knows what they will say again if you don't leave What."

Keira is not like Scarlett. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" released in 02 made her very popular in China, and the title of "flat-chested princess" did not go away.Although in the eyes of Easterners, Westerners are similar, but she runs to the set every three days without overdressing. In addition, the crew of "Rabe's Diary" has received full attention from the Chinese media from the very beginning. I noticed it.Although the Chinese media will not make up certain things too much for various reasons, but the media of other countries who have received the news will not be like this, so Angela's last sentence came.

"It's not like that. My agent agreed to audition for a movie for me. I want to go back and try it." Keira shook her head, as if she was trying to hide something, "And there are two or three commercial endorsements being negotiated."

Angela, who was a little absent-minded, didn't notice her strangeness. After looking elsewhere for a few seconds, she nodded to Keira: "It's okay, just do whatever you want, and after the shooting, I will Come to London to relax."

Having said that, she still couldn't help but sighed slightly. During this period of time, because Keira was by her side, the negative emotions caused by directing the movie were much less.She knew that she owed Keira something, but...let's wait until this thing she is busy with now is finished.I originally thought that with the passage of time, the enthusiasm of the Chinese people will gradually decrease, but some people are eager to dig her news, and even photos of her trip to China 7 or 8 years ago have been posted on the Internet. among.

If they are not satisfied when the movie comes out, will they criticize themselves?Angela sometimes thinks so.But in any case, she still maintained an attitude of ignoring it, and immersed herself in the shooting again after sending Keira away.Anyway, the main thing to pay attention to is the public opinion in the United States. Thanks to the efforts of Sparrow, a peaceful atmosphere has always been maintained.

The filming is still going on. In a sense, the Chinese government is fully cooperative. Although Huayi's investment accounted for a quarter, they have always played the supporting role cautiously.Angela almost gave whatever she wanted, and never raised any objections to the shooting. Even Jiang Wen lamented that there are not many foreign directors who can get this kind of treatment.

Angela just shrugged her shoulders. Frankly speaking, if it wasn't necessary, she really wanted to seal off the entire Bund for filming like when Spielberg went to Shanghai to film "Empire of the Sun". Really super treat, it's a pity that "Empire of the Sun" can be regarded as a failure in some respects.

Mine won't.Although Angela said so in her heart, she didn't really know what would happen—this was the first time in several years that she was so unsure—after all, everyone had their own opinions, and she didn't say anything about it in the movie. Some things were taboo, such as the numbness of the Chinese people at that time.

Even when Rabe was filmed and finally forced to leave Nanjing under the order of Siemens, she didn't make much sensational but copied the contents of the diary exactly.According to Rabe's records, when he left, hundreds of women pulled him and asked: What would they do if he left?

"This is a painful lesson. A country can't even protect its own citizens." Jiang Wen said with a sigh when filming this scene. He felt deeply about this.

"Recognizing your own wound will heal quickly, and hiding it will only make the pus worse." Angela answered without thinking.

Time slowly slipped into summer, and when July rolled around, the film finally wrapped.When Angela announced it, the entire crew was really relieved, including Streep.

"I have to say, you are a picky director, Angela." She said after closing the scene.

"I just want to be perfect." Angela replied. In fact, she wanted to say "this is the only time", but seeing the joyful appearance of other employees as if they had escaped from the sky, even if she answered Sterry like this Po won't believe it either.

This should be the most NG directed by her. Rabe once had a confrontation scene with Asaka Miya Hatohiko. If it was edited, it might only be a short ten seconds, but Angela insisted on shooting it repeatedly. It takes fifty times to pass the level. Either Kagawa's expression is wrong, or Heinz's momentum is not strong enough.Fortunately, this shot is relatively short. If the shots that lasted several minutes were shot dozens of times, the crew members would probably climb halfway down.

One-third of the work has been done, and there are still two-thirds to work on.On the car back to the hotel, Angela, who was tired and a little drowsy with half-closed eyes, thought so, why didn't she put down half a stone when she announced the closure of the camera.

"Are you sure you're leaving the day after tomorrow? Huayi plans to hold a closing ceremony, and there are other invitations." Alizee, who was sitting beside her and flipping through the schedule, asked at this time.

"I'm not interested, just let McKinley and the others participate," Angela replied a little annoyed, "I thought they knew me enough, but now they still bother me with this kind of thing!"

"Even if you're not interested in those receptions, you should at least attend a press conference or do an interview?" Alizee frowned slightly, "You haven't said anything to the public since the filming started, so I'm afraid not too good."

"It's not the time yet. If you make a mistake, they can make countless things out of it." Angela shook her head and suddenly became sad, and her tone became depressed, "That's it, Lily, I'm tired , I want to go back, this...is not my home."

Alizee opened her mouth in a daze, and she clearly heard a hint of sadness from it.But she didn't ask anything in the end, just nodded: "Okay, I know."

On the third day after the mirror was closed, Angela quietly left Shanghai and set foot on her way home.Although some people are very dissatisfied with this, they can only say a few words in their hearts. After all, she is not an ordinary director, and even the higher ups have always responded to her requests.However, many movie fans who expected her to appear on Chinese TV channels were very disappointed. Many people couldn't help complaining: Is China just making her uncomfortable?But with McKinley's explanation, they immediately felt relieved.

"Because the subject matter was too heavy, Ms. Angela felt uncomfortable after the shooting. In fact, she kept suppressing her negative emotions throughout the shooting, so she chose to rest and adjust on the advice of her friends." McKinley said explained, and then Jiang Wen and other Chinese staff also confirmed that it was true.

Complaints quickly turned into various blessings. It has to be admitted that most of the Chinese people in the first few years of the 21st century are still the kind of people who think well of others.People who know a little English went to various websites related to Angela to leave messages of blessing, and her blog was once overwhelmed. This kind of "grand event" made many media in the United States exclaim that Angela was in that ancient country in the East. popularity.

"It's incredible how passionate they are, as if chasing their own country's national idol," said a review in The New York Times, though it would be a mistake to think he was praising something. Although it is not explicitly stated, this report implies that Ms. Angel conquered China in every sentence.

The guy who wrote this review has declared more than once before that it was a complete mistake for Angela to go to China to make Rabe's Diaries and allow Chinese money in.

"This is tantamount to opening a gap in the dam. Sooner or later, the Chinese will control Hollywood. At that time, our free creation will be interfered and manipulated!" He said alarmistly.

Unfortunately, after 911/[-], the relationship between the two countries was still relatively close, and Sparrow tried to guide public opinion according to Angela's instructions. Such radical remarks did not get much support, so he changed his approach now.I have to say that these guys are very smart and know how to provoke from the other side, and they also know how to provoke.

However, two days after returning to London, Angela updated her blog for the first time in months, as a response: "When we discuss how many innocent people died in fascist concentration camps in Europe, we seldom mention the same situation in the Far East. Many innocent people died in this war: When we were crying out for the victims of the war, we intentionally or unintentionally ignored the people in another land. Some things should not be forgotten.

I still remember the shock when I saw those materials for the first time, and the disappointment when I asked people around me if they knew about it.It has nothing to do with ideology, I only know that Rabe, Vautrin and the people who established the Nanjing Safety Zone at that time are the best interpretation of humanitarianism, and they should not be forgotten.

I don't want to point fingers, our civilization is great because it never ignores its mistakes and always learns from them, God bless those who survived the war. "

After the update of this blog post, there was a burst of applause, especially from her fans, who declared that Ms. Angel is fully qualified to receive the Humanitarian Spirit Award.

Although Angela had goosebumps all over her body when she wrote the last paragraph, it didn't matter when she thought of her ultimate goal.

Of course, some people will definitely not be reconciled, but no matter what they want to do Angela will ignore it.The advantage of the manor is that as long as you deliberately ignore the things outside, you can get the peace you want.

"So I think it is necessary to buy a manor in England," Angela said, with a circle of little ghosts sitting in front of her. "In this way, I don't have to come to London to either stay in a hotel or trouble my grandpa."

"Is there anything wrong with Grandpa?" Willie asked, raising her hand.

"Willy is an idiot. Of course you can play as you like if you have your own manor." Ike immediately made a face at his sister. "Don't you think there are too many rules here for Grandpa?"

"How dare you talk to me like that, Ike!" Willie asked aggressively with her eyes widened and her hands on her hips.

Ike, however, snorted and shrugged off her threat at all.With the growth of age and frequent practice of Kung Fu, unlike Angela who fishes for three days and spends two days drying nets, he is already half a head taller than Willie, and he is no longer a shy child who timidly follows behind his twin sister.In school, both baseball and basketball are outstanding among children. It can be said that he did not retaliate against Willy's long-term "abuse" of himself. It is already very good.

Wei Li glared at her twin brother angrily, then looked at Lulu who was sitting with Xia Xia as if asking for help, the latter puffed out her chest pretendingly: "I'm already an adult, Wei Li. "

"Yes, yes, you are an adult." Wei Li pursed her lips and stared at Lulu dissatisfiedly, and then looked at her sister with grievances, her lonely and helpless appearance was really pitiful.

Angela couldn't help laughing, and immediately stretched out her hand to hug her sister into her arms: "Don't worry, honey, they ignore your words, I'll go for a walk with you alone."

"Sister is the best!" Willie cheered and wrapped her arms around Angela's neck, sticking to her arms and making faces at others.

"Damn it! Willy is so cunning!" Lulu jumped up in dissatisfaction, and Ike was doing the same thing. She felt like she was going to be caught and repaired. Only Xiaxia sat in her place. He smiled and said nothing.

"Xia Xia, why don't you help? Can you just watch her monopolize what belongs to us?!" Lulu waved her fist at Xia Xia at this time, but Xia Xia waved her hand indifferently: " Ann, you are an adult now, remember?"

"Hmm..." Lulu tilted her head in a daze for a long time, then sat down a little sullenly and continued to puff out her chest pretendingly, "That's right, I'm an adult now."

It's just that his eyes kept glancing at Angela, and the slightly funny look made Willie giggle.Children's attention always shifted quickly. After Willie came out of Angela's arms, the little ones began to discuss Xiaxia's dress again.

Xia Xia was wearing the Hogwarts school uniform that Angela specially asked Mrs. Beaulevard to customize for her. Except for her unkempt hair, she was no different from Hermione in the movie, not to mention she was wearing a The same special wand.

Naturally, it is because of these brats that they are dressed like this. The reason why they appear in London is not only to come here to accompany my sister during the summer vacation, but also to participate in the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". Screening——The film has already been produced, and the time has been selected, and it will be on the summer vacation soon, which is one of the reasons why Angela came to London.

The three of Lulu and the others are loyal readers of this series of novels, so they repeatedly asked Xia Xia to bring costumes for them to see when they came over. Unexpectedly, she came here wearing such memorable costumes.

"Sister is really partial."

"That's right, Xia Xia in this dress is really beautiful."

"She's never been this nice to us."

The three guys chattered exaggerated words of jealousy. They originally wanted to borrow costumes to play with, but such a memorable dress should be avoided.

Looking at these happy little guys, Angela sighed softly in her heart, glanced at Xia Xia and stood up: "Okay, I'm going back to my room now, wait a minute Come with you again."

Although a little reluctant, they still didn't say much.

"It's okay, you have something to do." Willie said.

"See you later." Angela nodded and glanced at Xia Xia again, who looked at her with a smile, and there was no discomfort in his brown eyes.

Inexplicable emotions suddenly filled the atrium, and then receded like a tide, Angela turned around and left the garden and walked to the villa without looking back.As soon as she arrived at the door, a servant appeared in front of her: "Miss Angela, His Royal Highness has something to do with you."