Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 472 New Year's Plans and Arrangements

The president of the United States will only consider the interests of the United States, and the chairman of the EU's rotating council may not be impartial.I am not a saint or an angel, I do what I think I should do, I only protect the people around me.No one can stop it!

"Actually, I also prepared a script for you, Jesse." Angela said with a smile at this time.

"Have you prepared one for me?" Jesse was a little surprised.

"Of course, remember, you blackmailed me for ten scripts." Angela laughed, and shook her hand sternly after Jessica made a gesture to fight: "Okay, don't think I don't know, "Dark Angel of the Last Days" "There will be no third season."

"I know I can't hide it from you, but I heard that the ratings have dropped a lot." Jessica couldn't help but sighed.

That's just one of the reasons, and it doesn't play a decisive role. The three-party conflict between the screenwriter, producer, and Fox executives is the main reason for stopping the production.But Angela didn't say what she knew, she just shrugged her shoulders: "So don't make any more TV dramas, let your agent come over to discuss this movie."

Jessica smiled at this time: "In fact, I have already taken over a movie, and the shooting is almost over."

"What? When did it happen? Why didn't you tell me!" Angela couldn't help standing up in surprise.

"You are so busy, how do you have time to tell you?" Jessica spread her hands helplessly.

Angela couldn't help grinding her teeth: "What kind of movie is it? I want to know which one is better than the one I prepared!"

"Angie!" Jessica yelled with a smile. She really wanted to say don't be so childish, but seeing Angela's angry look, she could only shake her head and compromise: "Okay, I'll just say it. The name of the movie is "Beauty "Girl Cheerleaders" is an inspirational movie for youth."

"Beautiful girl cheerleaders?" Angela frowned, "Can you tell me the details?"

"It's very simple. In Ranco Cana High School in San Diego, there is a famous Toro cheerleading team..." Jessica expressed the general plot in simple language.And Angela recalled what she said. It seems that there is such a movie with good results, and it has filmed several episodes like a TV series. It should be a good start for Jessica.

"Hey, what are you thinking, you're distracted again." Jessica yelled with some dissatisfaction.

"Ah? Oh, sorry, honey, I just..." Angela rolled her eyes and made a gesture, "I just sighed, whether it was high school or college, I didn't have a relationship with la la. Of course, this is not Speaking of joining the cheerleading squad, how could I possibly go to the cheerleading squad to dance. I was just a little depressed. I didn’t see a few cheerleading performances in high school, and I forgot about the cheerleading organization when I got to Harvard. God, life is so hard whole."

"Okay, didn't I go to acting school after graduating from elementary school? There is no cheerleading team there?" Jessica comforted Angela with a smile, "If you feel that your life is incomplete, go to the newly put into use It won't be long before two games at the Staples Center."

Angela shrugged noncommittally, then rubbed her chin and looked at Jessica with a smile: "So, you should have learned a lot of dancing during the filming?

"Of course..." Jessica understood the other party's intention after answering a sentence, and she couldn't help but glared at her reproachfully, her face blushing slightly.And Angela stuck out her tongue in her heart, coughed and changed the subject: "By the way, are you the lead actor?"

"No," Jessica came back to her senses, "my role is the supporting role that plays opposite to the heroine, the proud but talented new team member, to be honest, I think I played pretty well, only Bickles Ten Dunst was a little short."

"Hearing what you said, I can't wait to see this movie." Angela squinted her eyes and said with a smile, then she thought of something and asked in surprise: "You said the heroine is called Kers Ten Dunst?"

"Yes, that's the girl who replaced you in "Interview with the Vampire." Jessica nodded immediately.

"It really is that spider woman." Angela muttered, but Jessica, who couldn't hear clearly, quickly asked, "What girl?"

"It's nothing." Angela waved her hand, regardless of whether she would become Spider-Woman again, she didn't care about her business, so she changed the subject: "I won't say much, you have to follow my script!"

"Okay, okay, I'll take it." Jessica puffed up her cheeks seeing her domineering appearance, but then asked curiously, "What kind of movie is it?"

"It's also an inspirational movie, called "Legal Blonde"!" Angela blinked triumphantly.

"Legal...Pretty Blonde?" Jessica looked at her in confusion, "You want me... to act as a lawyer?"

"A student of Harvard Law School to be precise," Angela corrected, "I promise you will feel very kind when you get the script. I have made a lot of changes based on your characteristics."

In fact, Jessica is not suitable for the comedy image of the silly big sister, so Angela spent no less effort in revising the script than "Good Girl is a Superstar" prepared for Lindsay.She changed the image of the original silly girl into a natural dumb. Although she is still a silly girl, she is reserved in enthusiasm, full of vitality and cautious at the same time. Of course, never admitting defeat is definitely something that cannot be lost.In addition, she specially designed some details and small movements for Jessica, as long as the director is good enough, it is not impossible for Jessica to become America's sweetheart in advance.

"At that time, you will definitely come to Harvard to shoot on-site. If I just come back from New Zealand, I can show you around Cambridge City. How about it? Are you interested?" Angela said persuasively.

Jessica had no intention of refusing, but now she immediately agreed after hearing what she said: "Then it's a deal."

Seeing her smiling face, Angela had the urge to kiss her, but fortunately, Alizee came in from the garden at this time: "Angie, Mr. Sparrow has come, he is waiting for you in the west parlor .”

"Thank you, Lily, I'll be right there." Angela quickly calmed down and raised her head to answer, glanced at Avril Lavigne and Lindsay who were still discussing, and then stood up.

"I'll be back soon. If I haven't come back after they finished editing, just wait. There will be a surprise for you." Angela said with a smile, and then left with Alizee .

After entering the villa through the garden, he came to the west parlor soon. Sparrow, who was holding his iconic briefcase, was already waiting inside, and Alizee, who accompanied him, nodded to the two and said goodbye. He turned around and left.Regarding this, Angela could only shake her head helplessly: "When will she be able to talk more."

The agent on the sofa couldn't help but chuckled: "Seldom talking shows that she is serious about things."

You said that because you didn't know what happened to her, Angela rolled her eyes in her heart.Then sat down in front of Sparrow: "Well, how about it, if we take care of it, we can start immediately."

"Although the paparazzi are pervasive, they are not omnipotent. What's more, they are just adjusting the methods used before. It is very easy to get rid of them." Sparrow said relaxedly.

"Then why are we still sitting here? Time is running out." Angela stood up immediately.

Sparrow smiled wryly and shook his head: "Angie, we have other things to do before this."

Angela thought for a while, and then showed a suddenly realized expression: "Sorry, Jack, I'm a little impatient."

She sat down again: "Okay, let me see what I need to deal with."

Soon, Sparrow took a few documents out of his briefcase, along with a small USB flash drive—thankfully, he finally didn't use a floppy disk.

There are not many things to deal with, except for the financial statements that must be read every month, and the comprehensive report of the film department, such as last year's profitability, this year's plan, and the film preparations that have already started.

Last year was basically considered a bumper harvest. The "Grudge" and "The Mummy" invested separately

The first part made enough box office, and "50 First Dates" and "The Truman Show", which were jointly invested with Disney and Warner, and were released at the beginning of the year and the end of the year, also had a box office of over [-] million. With a lot of word of mouth, Jim Carrey's performance was also unanimously praised.

These, together with the few independent cost films invested this year, have finally stopped losing money, so the profit is not much lower than last year, which is good news.

However, the plan for 00 is relatively messy.First of all, Angela rejected the suggestion to put the sequel of "The Grudge" on the agenda in the last conference call, because this movie is still fermenting in Japan and is far from reaching saturation.

The Japanese love and hate this movie. What makes them happy is that this is a very good horror movie, and the high box office in North America fully demonstrates that Japanese culture has successfully entered the American film market; let them Painfully, why did an American teenage girl write the script for this excellent horror film?Even though she is a genius girl that everyone knows.Why isn't this movie made entirely by Japanese?

The consolation is that the director is Japanese, but he was also discovered by Miss Genius, which is really a tangled thing.

Well, it’s far away, anyway, Angela plans to make a sequel after their entanglement is over and calm down, anyway, I have talked to Takashi Shimizu, and I just need to take some time to complete the script and hand it over to him, and make "The Grudge 2" "It won't take much time.

Although it is also a horror film, the sequel of "Death is Coming" is on the agenda, but as Angela

The screenwriter of the first episode made it clear that he would not write the second episode-this is a prudent way to save his life.Of course, she recommended the director of the first episode, James Huang, to write the script.Several executives accepted the proposal after deliberation, and James Huang was also willing to write the script and continue to direct the second episode, but because of this problem, the second episode of "Death Comes" may not be released this year.

What's interesting is that this kind of embarrassment is common in this year's plan. For example, the sequel of "The Mummy" has also been confirmed, but

The big sales of the first episode will inevitably make Sommers demand more funds and greater power, so the production cycle of the film will inevitably become longer, so don't expect it to be released this year.

The same is true for "The Matrix" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". It is also a consensus reached long ago, and it is absolutely impossible to complete it within this year.As for the latter, it will take half a year just for the audition and preparation, and you still want to release it this year?Save it!

Of course, this year is not without good movies. "X-Men" has finished shooting all the shots at the end of last year, and it is not difficult to catch up with the summer vacation after the production.In addition to buying the adaptation rights and recommending the leading actor, Angela did not intervene too much in this movie, but what is interesting is that Professor X, Magneto and Storm have basically not changed, and are still directed by Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and Halle Berry.However, Phoenix Girl and Little Rascal were picked up by Charlize Theron and Mena Suvari respectively.

It's really unexpected.

In addition, what surprised Angela was that the movie "Fast and Furious" was on the schedule and was being filmed. There was also a name familiar to her in the cast, that is, the movie "Stealing and Kidnapping" "Little Joe" Jordana Brewster, who played the only leading actress!

Angela was very happy, which at least showed that the film department was working hard to get rid of her support.

With these few films, and "Legal Blonde", which has a short production cycle and low investment but will be a hit when it is produced, even with only these few films this year, the profit can be maintained at about the same level as last year level.

As for "Good Girl is a Big Star", she intends to hand it over to Disney for full control. After all, their star-making is all-round and more in line with the appetite of teenagers.And if the popular singers of Hollywood Records have a close relationship with Angela, then even if Eisner's greed and animation have caused more and more dirty fights with Pixar, if you want to turn your face, you still have to think carefully.

Anyway, let's just leave it like this for the time being, besides... I still have a movie to prepare for this year.

"Basically, there are no problems, but I still have two scripts that need to be processed by them," Angela said as she pulled the document out of the computer, "I wrote this one for Jessica, and the investment will not be very high. Well, I have already chosen the director, the Australian Robert Luketic. As for the other..."

Angela smiled and called up the new document: "Do you still remember what I told you the year before last, that Captain Sparrow is about to set sail?"

"You really... wrote a script about pirates?" Sparrow asked in surprise after reading a few lines.

"To be precise, there are three scripts. Like "The Matrix", this is a pirate trilogy." Angela explained, in order to combine the last two and

She spent a lot of time connecting the first part, burying some foreshadowing in the first part, advancing some plots of the third part to the second part, and so on.It barely counts as a serious trilogy, not something remade because it sold at the box office.From this point of view, Angela can be a little proud.

"Well, thanks for letting me set sail, but to be honest, I don't think there's much room for the pirate genre," Sparrow said cautiously, "You know, Cutthroat Island has almost been declared a failure. The downfall of the pirate genre."

"But "Dances with Wolves" was also filmed when the western film was in decline, Jack." Angela retorted with a smile, "I think it should not be difficult to persuade Disney to participate in the investment with my name, as for the producer, director and actors , I've thought it through perfectly. Trust my vision, Jack."

"Okay, I'll discuss with McKinley and contact Disney." Sparrow nodded immediately.

"One more thing, and the most important thing." Angela suddenly became serious.

"I'm going to start preparing for the film I'm directing this year. Of course, it's just preparation. After all, I'm going to New Zealand to participate in the filming of "Lord of the Rings". But I hope that this film can be launched in the shortest possible time if needed."

Sparrow originally wanted to persuade him not to be so tired, but finally asked, "Which movie?"

""A Beautiful Mind"." Angela read the name.

"The Pianist" taught her a lot, such as handling the details and grasping the overall situation, etc. This is a wealth that she needs time to fully understand.These things cannot be copied to "Rabe's Diary". When Spielman wrote the novel "The Pianist", he described it from the perspective of a cold bystander, and Rabe described it in his diary. It's more about recording your own opinions.

So if Angela wants to achieve her goal through "Rabe's Diary", then she must think twice when adapting it. After thinking about it, she thinks that she needs a movie of celebrity biography as a guide, so she has held in her hand for a long time "Beautiful "Mind" was put on the agenda by her.

"I've already decided on the lead actor, I'm still thinking about the supporting actress, I'll leave it to McKinley and the others to select a few, among them there is a little girl who hopes to find someone with excellent acting skills, that's about it. " Angela said thinking.

The recorded Sparrow nodded: "Is there any more?"

"That's it for the time being, I will contact you anytime if I have other ideas." Angela shook her head, then stood up and stretched herself, "Then can I tell Jessica and the others to leave now?" ?”

"There is one more thing, the matter about "Princess Diaries" has been completed." Sparrow said again at this time.

"Really?" Angela blinked her eyes and smiled, that smile was sincere: "Well done, Jack, it's time to finish what I promised you."

"It's a great honor, but..." Sparrow raised his eyebrows, "How is your personal assistant?"

"You mean that Cheryl? It's okay, don't worry, you haven't been by my side for a while, haven't you?" Angela shrugged.

"If it's not suitable, I think that Miss Jakotai should give it a try." Sparrow said suddenly.

"Lily?" Angela asked with a smile, "She's only 16 years old, I don't want to be sued for employing child labor."

As she spoke, she waved her hand: "Okay, let's talk about this later, I can't wait to take Jesse and the others out."