Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 495 Visit

"I know you're surprised now, but you don't have to keep this look all the time, right?" Natalie, who was sitting on the stool, closed the book in her hand, resting her chin on one hand and looking at the woman in front of her, she said calmly.

Angela, who finally closed her mouth, squeezed out a smile and shrugged, then sat down in front of Natalie and looked at the man next to her: "Student, we have something to discuss, please leave, please?"

Although she was smiling, the irresistibility in her tone was very obvious, coupled with her sharp eyes piercing the other party with coldness, the man who originally wanted to tease him shrank his neck, reluctantly smiled and got up and left .

"Look, what a narrow-minded woman." Natalie sighed, her eyes full of teasing smiles.

"Care is not aimed at him, Nat," Angela raised her eyebrows and put her arms on the library table, squinting her eyes while leaning forward, which is a typical expression of accusation, "You should know who and why."

"I have to regret to tell you, Angie, I returned to Harvard last night, so I was still in New York when you called." Natalie looked at her with interest, " So, deceit, the allegation fails."

"Ah?" Unexpectedly, Angela couldn't help being tongue-tied, and asked weakly after a while: "At least... at least you can call me today or come to the villa to see me..."

"Afternoon," Natalie spread her hands, "I planned to call you later in the afternoon, but I didn't expect that the guy who showed up after you have been away from school for the whole semester would suddenly come to the library with books."

"That... um..." Angela scratched her face in embarrassment, then suddenly put on a smile and changed the subject: "By the way, why are you back again? I remember you said that you would go to the University of Montgomery with some friends during the summer vacation Take a vacation."

This kind of face-changing speed is really second to none, Natalie rolled her eyes: "Do you want to listen to the official or private?"

"Let's listen to the official one first." Angela said after thinking about it.

"The official explanation is that I want to use this summer vacation to read more books, because I will officially go to medical school in two months, so I changed my mind just to be prepared." Natalie said, raising the book in her hand .

"Then what about the personal ones?" Angela blinked her eyes with a look of ecstasy, obviously she had already guessed part of it.

The corners of Natalie's mouth curled up slightly, and she put her hands crossed on the table: "My personal explanation is that a certain bastard who hadn't seen her for a few months finally came back. And I suddenly missed her very much, so I ran back on impulse .”

"Is it just a momentary impulse?" Angela showed a disappointed look after the chuckle.

"Sure enough," Natalie snorted softly, "Whether you're acting or not, I've already got the answer I wanted. In addition, the answer is the same as before."

Angela looked away embarrassingly to cover up the embarrassment in her eyes, she knew what Natalie was talking about.But at the same time, I feel somewhat uncomfortable. When will the other party get rid of this bad habit?

"Then it's up to you now," Natalie said, "Why did you come to school just after returning to Boston?"

"Official or private?" Angela followed suit, but it was a pity that Natalie didn't agree with her at all. After smiling slightly, she opened the book and started reading on her own.

Angela, who was bored, curled her lips depressedly, and said in a complaining tone: "My reason is very simple. I want to graduate formally and don't want to have to retake credits, so I have to use my time as much as possible." Speaking of Here she glanced at Natalie unwillingly: "Of course, at the same time, it can also relieve the annoyance of someone not being around."

"That's not a bad argument, so..." Natalie looked at the time, "Let's go to lunch, I'll treat you."

"Very well, I'm going to have a French meal outside Cambridge City." Angela Lion said with a big mouth.

"No problem, I can still afford a French meal." Natalie shook her head with a smile, and got up to pack her books.

After all, lunch is still settled at school, and Angela is not willing to let Natalie spend money.After coming out of the library and walking all the way to the restaurant, they didn't speak any more, they just walked side by side, and each ate their own food when eating, but their eyes always stayed on each other.

After that, the two of them walked around the campus in a silent tacit understanding before returning to the dormitory together. The moment the door closed, they hugged each other, hugging each other quietly and feeling each other's heartbeat without unnecessary movements.

"I miss you, Angie." Natalie whispered in Angela's ear, these few simple words she would say every time they met again after a long separation.

"...Me too." When Angela said these words, the sad look flashed across her face, and her body trembled slightly.

"Don't worry about it anymore, I just got used to it." Natalie, who misunderstood her meaning, said comfortingly.

"I'm almost used to it." Angela who recovered teasingly replied.

After sitting down on the sofa with Natalie in her arms, Angela remembered what she wanted to say before: "By the way, I'm going to visit Mr. John Nash in Princeton in two days. Would you like to go with me?"

"To visit Mr. Nash? Why?" Natalie was a little surprised, but she immediately realized, "Sorry, I forgot, the new film you are going to direct is his biographical film."

"That's right, when he bumped into me in Princeton, I had this idea. Remember? You were by my side at that time, and we chased for a while." Angela said with a smile.

"Of course, I remember you talking non-stop on the way back." Natalie shook her head, leaned her body back and snuggled into Angela's arms, "I can only say it depends on the situation— — By the way, who did you choose to play him?"

"Russell Crowe, I remember telling you." Angela pretended to be dissatisfied.

"Well, I just forgot, if you feel hurt, how about my apology?" Natalie made a face, and asked after the other party's hand that was reaching out to pinch her face was sent flying: " And what about his wife, Lady Alicia?"

"Well...you know her, and very familiar." Angela rolled her eyes and said pretending to be mysterious.

"I know?" Natalie thought for a few seconds, "Any hints?"

"You met in Warsaw last summer." Angela said as she moved her body slightly, looking at Natalie from the side, so that she could better observe her reaction.

However, Natalie didn't say anything else, and called out her name in one gulp: "You mean Kate?"

"Why didn't you guess Julia?" Angela pretended to be surprised.

"Because someone once told me that her dear aunt has been pregnant for several months." Natalie gave her a mocking look, and sighed after pressing the other party's hand that wanted revenge: "And that is……"

She curled her lips and didn't say what she said, but Angela then continued meaningfully: "And you're jealous of them, aren't you?"

Natalie glared at Angela angrily. It didn't feel good to have her thoughts—even if they were already known to her—be revealed.But she immediately asked suspiciously: "They?"

"Yes, they," Angela nodded, "About the same time I started the machine, Jessica will also fly over to Harvard for a location shoot, and then the three of you will be together again."

As she spoke, she narrowed her eyes and blinked: "When the time comes, don't..."

Although she didn't finish her sentence, Natalie knew what she meant, and immediately gave her a big roll of her eyes, got up and went to the back room.Angela stuck out her tongue, and fell down on the sofa and sighed softly after the other party closed the door.

For the next two days, Angela resumed her double life with Natalie at Harvard.It's just that although the ambiguity of ear-to-eye contact is indispensable, there is no real lovemaking-even if it's sleeping naked and embracing each other in a bed at night.

After the crew arrived in Princeton, New Jersey one after another, Angela finally visited John Nash as planned, but Natalie did not accompany her.

"I still don't want to go, after all, this is your job." She said so, as to whether the real reason is unknown.Angela didn't force it either, she had her own problems to think about.So when she appeared outside the Nash couple's small villa in the suburbs of Princeton, besides Sparrow, there was only starring Russell Crowe.

"Hello, Mrs. Alicia, it's an honor to meet you." Angela stretched out her hand to the hostess.

"Me too, Miss Angela." Alicia Nash smiled faintly.

Alicia in front of her is already gray-haired, but she can vaguely see the beauty of her youth. Even though this beauty has disappeared with the passage of time, that refined and quiet temperament makes it difficult for anyone to ignore.If she hadn't been by Nash's side forever, that genius might not have woken up so easily.

"He's waiting for you in the study, please don't talk for too long." The old woman said reassuringly.

"Yes, ma'am." Angela nodded respectfully.

Under the leadership of Mrs. Alicia, they quickly came to the outside of the study, knocked on the door, and waited for the vague "please come in" from inside before Angela and the others opened the door and entered.

"Hello, Professor Nash, I'm Angela Mason." Angela shook hands with the old man who stood up from behind the desk.

In reality, John Nash is dry and thin, with gray hair, a few age spots on his face, and very big ears. His calm appearance makes him look no different from other old people.

"Ellie told me that you are the producer who wants to put my life on the screen." Nash said after sitting down, and then showed a puzzled look: "Are all filmmakers now as young as you? "

"Well... I'm a special case," Angela couldn't help but twitched her lips.Speaking of which, this is the first time that someone is ignorant of her genius name, but it is better not to pretend in front of Nash, a real genius.

"I think I can explain, if you are willing to listen, Professor." Angela explained sincerely.

Nash fell silent immediately, and Angela didn't dare to speak again, just sat on the chair with Sparrow and Crowe and waited. Ten minutes passed quickly, but the other party didn't speak any more. Angela couldn't help being a little strange and impatient. Is there any problem that I can't speak directly?She secretly winked at Sparrow and Crowe, hoping they would break the silence.But Crowe gave her a calm gesture.

So Angela continued to wait, and after another 5 minutes Nash finally spoke: "Nothing."

nothing?what... nothing?Angela blinked and didn't understand at all: "Professor, what do you mean?"

The old man looked up at her and showed a gentle smile: "It's nothing, you can make it if you want."

Angela suddenly felt ridiculous. You came to such a conclusion after thinking for a long time?Depression is depression, what should be said is: "I think the professor should have read the script, do you think there is anything untrue?"

"I watched a section, Ellie read it, and she said it's good, so it's good." Nash always maintained that gentle smile.

"Can you tell me more about it?" Angela asked unwillingly, "Or for me, you ask questions."

However, in the next ten minutes, Nash seemed to be attending a lecture on game theory at Princeton University-he hardly spoke at the lecture-only a few words occasionally, but he was indeed listening carefully.

Faced with this situation, Angela did not withdraw.To be honest, the film has already communicated with Mrs. Alicia about these things as early as the preparation of the film. The main reason why I came to visit Nash was to meet the master and make a wish, and at the same time chat a few words about his life - definitely not to gossip Next—unexpectedly, this meeting was too...

"I'm really sorry, he prefers to listen to other people's speech now, and even the speech will be as concise as possible." Alicia said with apology when she sent Angela away.

"It's okay, I think I can understand." The depressed Angela still maintained her proper demeanor, bowed respectfully to the old lady again and left the villa.

"It's not a bad meeting, but it's definitely not very pleasant," Angela complained after walking to the side of the car. "I'm almost suffocated to death. Is this the normal state of Professor Nash?"

The last sentence was for Russell Crowe, who had visited Nash once before.

"Mr. Nash is still talkative, although his words are concise. But there are also a lot of times when he is in a daze. Last time I came to see him, he spent 15 minutes meditating to decide whether to drink tea or coffee." Russell recalled Said, followed him to look at Angela and showed a mocking smile: "It seems that Miss Genius is also helpless sometimes."

"It looks like you're ready, but if it's not Professor Nash but Maximus or some other image I see after turning it on, I won't be polite." Angela raised her eyebrows.

Russell immediately shrugged and spread his arms, turned around and got into his car.

To be honest, Russell Crowe is a very dedicated actor. He has been making preparations since he agreed to play John Nash - such as the previous meeting with Nash - not only read the original novel and Angela's script in detail , but also collected a lot of relevant information for reference.When he was notified that he needed to gain weight, he put on 8 pounds without hesitation. When Angela met him for the first time, he was no longer as strong as Maximus, and he looked more like a man with a sweater on. A college student full of a heavy feeling.

But dedication is one thing, character is another.

"Oh, beautiful Miss Angela, I have seen your movies and magazines. I have to say that you are as beautiful as in the photos, and you are a real princess." When we first met Russell Zeng said with bright eyes.

Although he could tell that he was speaking from the bottom of his heart, Angela didn't like the way he looked at her, so she pushed back blankly: "At work, I usually regard myself as an ugly witch."

Russell was embarrassed, and then said embarrassingly: "No wonder you can direct such a movie."

And then the question is out of the way, the good thing about dealing with smart people is that they understand what is enough.Russell never said similar words again, and occasionally made those small jokes after getting familiar with him, and as soon as Angela showed dissatisfaction, he would shut up immediately.

"The news from Harvard has been fed back? Then let the crew go there immediately." Angela flipped through the schedule that Sparrow handed over, and was a little depressed: "I should actually let them go to Boston first."

The crew obtained the consent of Princeton University more than a month ago to build a 20s architectural set in the northwest corner for shooting, and most of the scenes will be shot in Princeton, so all the crew flew directly to New Jersey by plane.

Angela chose to start the film at Harvard for a very good reason: Harvard has only a small part of the scene, if it is not finished at the beginning, then it has to be at the end.It's impossible to shoot in Princeton and go to Boston halfway, right?

It's just that the crew members have to work hard. Although Massachusetts and New Jersey are not far apart, it is inevitable to travel and travel.

"If you want, you can wait until the filming in New Jersey is finished," Sparrow said. "You can even pay a little money to put a Harvard in the 50s here."

"Well... I don't think this itinerary is hard at all, and everyone must also want to see the elegance of the two famous universities." Angela said solemnly immediately, and the previous depression and worry disappeared without a trace. It really is faster to change faces than to turn a book.

Well, after being busy for so long and preparing for so long, "A Beautiful Mind" is finally about to be officially launched... Since I chose it to learn how to adapt a biography, I must grasp it carefully.Angela looked at the scene outside the car window and said in her heart.All for their own purposes.