Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 457 Meet again

"Hey, Angie, what are you in a daze for?" With Jessica waving her hand in front of her, Angela finally came back to her senses: "Oh, no, it's nothing, I'm thinking about some things at work, in a few days I'm going to the premiere of the movie."

"Movie premiere? Can I go, Angie?!" Lindsay, who was chatting with Avril Lavigne, jumped up immediately.

"About this, you can call the Pixar film department and ask if they have invited you." Angela raised her eyebrows and then looked at Jessica. After noticing her expression, Jessica shook slightly with a smile Shake your head.

"But, aren't you the director of the film department?" Lindsay pouted.

"God, you've been by my side for so long, don't you even know that I don't have a job in the film department?" Angela made a tsk-tsk sound, and Lindsay couldn't help frowning and looked at her suspiciously. For a while, I couldn't figure out why Angela could dominate the Pixar film department but said that she didn't hold the position.

"Okay, don't think about it so much, there will be so many invitations to the premiere in a few years that you can't even watch it." Angela rubbed Lindsay's head with a smile, "Of course, before that you have to Complete the agreement with me first."

Speaking of this, the little guy's energy was obviously lifted, and he immediately raised his guitar and waved it: "There will be absolutely no problem, I have practiced for a long time, although... not as good as Weiwei, but Weiwei also said that I am very good!"

Seeing her expression eager to be recognized, Angela knew what she was thinking, and couldn't help pinching her face with a smile: "Okay, then how about singing a song for everyone live? Sing whatever you want!"

"No problem, I'll sing your song "Front"!" Lindsay shouted happily, followed by picking up Ji and fiddled twice, cleared her throat, took a deep breath, and flicked the melody with a wave of her hand.

As soon as the little guy opened her mouth, Angela knew that she must have sung it many times. My original song "Ahead" is an inspirational song, which is very suitable for singing with guitar accompaniment—just a little change in technique—no wonder the little guy would like.

For her age, she still did a good job. Obviously, she remembered the agreement with herself and never let go.Angela nodded secretly gratified.After letting go of her heart, her thoughts drifted involuntarily to Kate who had already left.

"But, didn't you also make out with them and use your hands?" After being stunned for a while, Angela then replied in a joking tone, but she always felt a little uneasy and guilty in her heart.

"That's why... I..." Kate spread her hands out, with self-mockery and helplessness in her smile, "I'm sorry to say it."

She sighed, "I know it's weird, maybe I'm jealous of something, it's since... this started in Warsaw... anyway I can't stop myself from thinking that. I'm sorry, Angie, I'm sorry."

So she left early in the end, not knowing whether she had read it wrong or what, when Angela told everyone that Kate had left beforehand, Jessica seemed relieved.

Angela felt that she was about to become a complete asshole, cowardly escaping from reality, conflicted and entangled, this is the portrayal of her now.

"How am I singing, Angie?!" Lindsay's voice brought Angela back to her senses.

"Hmm...not bad, but lacks her own style." Angela rolled her eyes, God knows she didn't pay attention to this except at the very beginning.However, there is exactly one ready-made shield.

"Vivi, why don't you comment on it?" Angela smiled and looked at Lindsay, who was sitting next to Lindsay. She was wearing a white short-sleeved T-shirt and black trousers. Her straightened hair was a little messy on her shoulders, and she was already looking cool. Cool looking Avril Lavigne.

"Me? Of course no problem!" Avril squeezed her fist, then grinned and looked at Lindsay: "Are you ready, little guy? I won't be polite to you."

"Really? I really want to know what you can say." Lindsay hugged the guitar in her arms, then sat cross-legged on the chair like Avril Lavigne, raised her eyebrows with one hand on her chin, obviously in Say I am not afraid of you.

Angela couldn't help laughing seeing these two guys so "tit for tat". If nothing else happened, they would have to sign with the same company in the future, and it would be fun at that time.

Weiwei moved to Los Angeles after the New Year. She has officially signed a contract with Hollywood Records, but she has to undergo a one-year training first. The company also needs to spend time designing packaging for her and testing the waters for releasing EPs.

Angela didn't break her promise, and after recommending her to music director John Burns, she let it go.Just like the old saying: gold always shines.What's more, Avril Lavigne has made a lot of efforts to surpass Angela in rock and roll. Even without Angela's recommendation, Burns will not ignore her slightly sharp musical ability from Burns' perspective.

To be honest, Angela had an incredible feeling about these two guys who looked at each other almost when they met for the first time.In fact, it’s not surprising when you think about it, Weiwei is the second child in the family, she can’t get up and down, she belongs to the kind of role that grandpa doesn’t love and grandma doesn’t love, she has that strong desire to perform, most likely because she wants to attract the attention of her family ;As for Lindsay, there is no need to say more, or because of this, both of them are very self-centered in front of their families, so they "smell like each other"?

No matter so much, at least it's a good thing for Lindsay, as long as her friend is not Pa... Thinking of this, Angela suddenly became irritable.Paris...Paris...she kept repeating this name in her heart. After hearing the shocking news at the premiere of "American Beauty" last year, Angela came out to talk about Paris. Unfortunately, in the end Parted badly.

She originally planned to wait for the other party to calm down before talking about it, but as soon as she got busy with her own affairs, she threw this to Java, and half a year passed in a blink of an eye.

Is it too late to ask her out now?Angela thought about it with some headaches.More importantly, what are you going to talk about?Paris seems to be concentrating on being a model now. She has appeared in many fashion magazines. I heard from Ivanka that she is doing very well. Maybe she...well, or how about secretly talking to Nikki ?

Angela withdrew her thoughts and focused her energy on the debate in front of her: "Okay, Lindsay, you have to admit that although Vivi is a bit exaggerated, she's got the point, isn't she?"

"Got it!" Now that she had said that, Lindsay could only mutter and accept it.

"Don't be discouraged, Weiwei puts all her thoughts on music, maybe she will achieve more in music than me in the future." Angela said comfortingly with a smile.

"That's because you didn't put all your attention on music, otherwise your achievements in music will be unmatched!" Lindsay seemed to have found a way to fight back, and said angrily while staring at Avril Lavigne.

"Of course, I absolutely admit this." Weiwei shrugged leisurely without any intention of denying it, which made her look very cool.But she changed the subject immediately: "At least I still admit my shortcomings, but some people either deny or justify their problems after being pointed out. It's not my fault anyway."

Lindsay immediately glared at her, looking like she wanted to pounce on her for a bite, while Avril cocked her legs and ignored her threat.Angela had no choice but to smile and took the guitar from the little guy's hand and handed it to Weiwei: "You can sing a song too, Weiwei, and sing it yourself."

"As you wish." Avril lifted her chin and nodded proudly to Lindsay, then jumped up from the chair and walked in front of everyone, took a deep breath and raised her hand to play a rhythm that was completely her own.

Although Lindsay pretended to be disdainful, she actually watched Vivi's tricks without blinking her eyes, and her ears were pricked up.Angela, who had a panoramic view of these things, couldn't help but raise her lips. Even though Lindsay is trying hard to be recognized by everyone, she has always maintained that innocence. I really hope that she can keep it.

"Lindsay has been working hard, so don't worry about her." Jessica leaned closer to Angela's ear and said.

"Of course, I know." Angela smiled and nodded, but she thought in her heart that she should also talk to Michael Lohan. After attending the film's premiere in a few days, the paparazzi will definitely be less. should have a chance.

"Speaking of which, are you really not going to attend, Jesse?" Angela suddenly changed the topic to the premiere a few days later.

"Because I want to make a TV series, the second season of "Dark Angel"." Jessica said with a smile, "What you said to Lindsay can also be applied to me, and there will be countless in a few years. Invited to attend."

"Unless you move to the big screen," Angela rolled her eyes, "Okay, Jesse, even if you mainly focus on TV dramas now, you still have to make movies occasionally, right? You know you blackmailed me for ten scripts. .”

"What is extortion, you agreed voluntarily!" Jessica snorted dissatisfiedly.

"Okay, okay, I agreed, but as long as I write it, you have to act." Angela made a grimace, and replied with a low laugh, "This is a bond."

"Don't even think about it!" Jessica immediately gave her a blank look, and then both of them laughed lowly at the same time.

But to be honest, there are really not many non-vase movies that are suitable for Jessica to star in, and those that test acting skills are still a bit difficult for her.Forget it, let's talk about it, there will always be a way, isn't Jesse also working hard to hone his acting skills, take your time.Angela thought so.

Although Pixar does not produce more than 10 films per year, established film companies such as Universal and Warner are quite envious in terms of box office profitability. Last year alone, there were 1 films with a box office of more than 4 million.Although these established companies can do the same, and they don’t just rely on box office to make money—the same is true for Pixar’s animations, but in comparison, the profits earned by Pixar’s movies through the box office are among the best among Hollywood film companies.

Although Pixar's Valentine's Day release this year

The first film was co-invested and filmed with Universal, but the box office still easily surpassed 2 million again, and "The Grudge", which was released at the end of May, almost reached [-] million due to certain incidents.

As for the reason, everyone in Hollywood knows that Miss Talent Angela Mason!Among other things, just because of the hype of "The Pianist" directed by her some time ago, which led to the rise in the box office of "The Grudge", we can see what she means to Pixar.If you count all the films she has participated in, the total box office has basically approached 50 billion US dollars-"Titanic" alone provided 20 billion!

"So now they all want to know what kind of movie "The Mummy" would be without your participation." Looking at the people passing by in the venue, Ed said this to Angela beside him.

"I'm sure it will surprise them." Angela shrugged. "So it's a good thing that I can't supervise the editing of "The Mummy" because I have to direct "The Pianist."

After a pause, she suddenly laughed again: "Speaking of which, I have nothing to do with "The Mummy", I let the editorial team take down the script, and I negotiated with Sommers... If the reporters find out This one will definitely be disappointing.

"Maybe they'll be happy if it fails at the box office." Ed raised his eyebrows, "Well, I won't bother you. If you can, how about recommending a few more X-Men?"

"They've done a good job. Whether it's writing the screenplay or selecting actors, I don't think it would be good for me to intervene." Angela raised her hands and shook them. She started preparing for "X-Men" when she was directing in Berlin. She handed over the outline of the script to the film department early on, and they asked the screenwriter to write the story. Angela would only make suggestions through emails—the scripts of popular movies are all If it came from her, it would be very detrimental to the development of the film department.

It turned out to be a good thing to do, and the writers deepened the outline quite a bit, especially when it came to racism.If the director's skill is enough, it may be even better than the original version.As for the actors, Angela only recommended Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Although she still wanted to recommend Halle Berry as Storm, she gave it to the film department after thinking about it.

"Okay, I see, then the animation department—" Ed reminded.

"The dubbing of "Toy Story 2", I know." Angela rolled her eyes, "I'm sure I won't run away this time!"

After Ed left, Nicole and Naomi both came over to say hello to Angela: "Hi, Angie."

"Hi, Nami, Nicole, I'm so glad to see you at the premiere." Angela smiled and looked at the two women in front of her, "Especially Nicole, she is much prettier than before."

"Of course, Nami is also good." She immediately added.Although Naomi did not become popular because of "50 First Dates", her hard-working performance has won a lot of praise, so she is no longer a second- and third-tier actor.

"You speak so reluctantly, Angie." Nicole frowned deliberately.

"Then what should I say?" Angela spread her hands, "Aria?"

"Okay, Nicole." Naomi touched Nicole lightly at this time, and then explained: "She is in a good mood during this time, so sometimes she likes to joke."

"Of course, Nami, of course I am very happy to have you with me." Nicole looked at her friend and said with a smile.Angela raised her eyebrows involuntarily. She seemed to feel that something was wrong but couldn't tell.

"In terms of beauty, Angie is the most beautiful, and she has outstanding talent, better than any female star in Hollywood." Perhaps realizing something, Nicole suddenly gave Angela a big blow.

But Angela didn't take it seriously: "Outstanding talent? Forget it, those film critics almost pointed at my nose and yelled that they only used inexplicable things to scare people, and said that this shows the movie "The Pianist" It's bound to be a laughing stock."

There was a little sarcasm and helplessness in her tone.This is an article by a film critic when "The Grudge" was released, when the debate about "The Pianist" subsided a little bit, and film critics began to look for other targets, so this horror film just hit the gunpoint .

Because Shimizu told Takashi Shimizu about his idea early on, and Shimizu didn't make too many changes in the post-editing, so in addition to the screenwriter, Angela's name was also printed on the producer. It provides a big target for film critics.

"It's normal, Angie, you know they can only criticize "The Pianist" by guessing for the time being, so they can only hit you in other ways." Nicole said consolingly.

"So, you are very optimistic about my directing "The Pianist"?" Angela raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"You are Miss Genius, Miss Miracle, it is best not to draw any conclusions before the dust settles." Nicole shrugged, then looked at Naomi beside her: "What do you say, Naomi?"

"Although I don't have much contact with Angie, but..." Naomi smiled, "At least I agree not to jump to conclusions before the outcome of the matter."

"Okay, Angie, don't think about it," Nicole waved her hand, "Well, it just so happens that she's here too, we might as well go over and say hello to her, and then how about you convince her?"

"You mean her? Forget it, Nicole, you know that you don't need to take things to heart on certain occasions." Angela shook her head indifferently.

"But you have to go over and say hello." Nicole insisted.

"Okay, okay, let's go then." Angela smiled helplessly.

The three of them then walked to a corner of the venue, where two tall ladies were whispering, one was wearing a V-neck evening dress with her hair tied behind her head elegantly and elegantly, the other was wearing a low-cut shoulderless dress Her hair was hanging down her shoulders like a waterfall, which was beautiful and sexy.

"Hi, Sophie, how are you?" Nicole walked up to the other party and greeted politely.

"Nicole? I didn't expect to see you here." The beautiful woman with curly hair turned around and said with some surprise.

Angela coughed lightly after the two of them embraced lightly, and extended her hand to French Rose Sophie Marceau: "We meet again, Sophie, remember me?