Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 438 Unavoidable Disclosure

"So, when you apply to come to New York as an exchange student, you are ready to start chasing your dreams?" Angela, who was sitting next to the round table and was neatly dressed, gracefully picked up the teacup with two fingers and took a sip. Ivanka on the opposite side is also ashamed of her poise and temperament.

However, who would have thought that just a quarter of an hour ago, this beautiful and charming lady was still crying with grass clippings all over her face, mud spots on her clothes, and a wronged look as if she would burst into tears at any time?

"Yes, the master tapes have been sent to three companies, but there is no news so far." Avril Lavigne puffed up her cheeks as she spoke. She has already tried to do the best she can do under the current situation, but there is no news at all. None was too disappointing.However, after sneaking a glance at Angela, she quickly continued: "Of course, I came to New York because Angie is now at Harvard, so it won't be as difficult for me to meet her as before."

"Of course, it's more difficult for me to see you now." Angela still couldn't hold back.

"I just want...to come to see you after I become a signed singer." Avril squeezed her hands and flattened her mouth aggrievedly, but she would only do this in front of Angela.

"Become a singer? My dear, do you know how many girls in the United States want to be singers? Do you know how many people have become singers?" Angela still said unceremoniously. He squeezed her waist frequently, "If you don't sign a contract with the record, you won't come to see me openly, you are too cruel!"

When she said this, Weiwei became more uneasy, and her little face became more and more shattered. Angela couldn't help feeling a little regretful, but it was hard to let go of her face for a while. Fortunately, Natalie came out to smooth things over at this time : "Angie, Vivi just wanted to give you a surprise, and she never said that she would not come to see you if she couldn't successfully sign the contract. Besides, is there anything wrong with chasing your dreams with your own ability?"

"My dear, of course it's okay. I absolutely believe that Weiwei has that strength—don't doubt my vision, but besides ability, opportunity is also important." Angela narrowed her eyes and shook her finger. "Never Compromise"? Mr. Albert Finney, who played the role of the old lawyer, has been in the show for 40 years, and has been nominated for the Oscar for acting four times, but so far Still haven’t won a prize. Although one is acting and the other is singing, the essence of ability and opportunity is still the same.”

After a pause, Angela sat up straight and stared at Avril with her hands crossed: "I know what you're thinking, Weiwei, and I understand it, but it's too rude of you to regard me as that kind of daredevil!"

"I'm sorry," Avril pouted, "I originally planned to treat the success of the signing as part of the surprise."

"I accept your apology." Angela nodded with a smile, but she looked like a thief and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Then are you satisfied with my gift?" The little girl looked at her expectantly with wide, round and bright eyes.

"Although there are some flaws, you are still very good, but I think you can be even better." Angela blinked, "I will recommend you to some musicians when I return to Los Angeles in a few days, how can I work hard next? But it's your business."

Some musicians naturally refer to John Burns, the music director of the Hollywood record company. It goes without saying that Weiwei's strength is self-evident. The previous song was written by herself, and now she is already a half-glossy raw Jade, as long as it is polished a little bit, it can emit its own brilliance, so Angela only needs to push it a little.

And because of the production of "The Pianist" this year, the new album may only be postponed until next year. Although Hollywood Records is doing well, the combination of Britney and Christina is also quite popular, but it is barely comparable to Angela. ——It’s better to add two people together.And this is only in terms of popularity, they are much worse in terms of musical literacy.

So Angela is an iconic figure in the record company, and she has always cooperated well with the other party who gave her a lot of voice. As compensation, I will recommend the future rock queen to them. Of course, if they miss it, then It can only be said that they deserve to be unlucky.

"So, it won't be long before we can hear Vivi's album?" Scarlett held her face and said in surprise. He glared at her, but still proudly said with his small chest: "As long as I am given a chance, I will never lose to Angie in music."

"If it's just rock and roll, I'd believe it, but when it comes to music in general..." Scarlett dragged her voice, the teasing taste in her tone made Avril bit her lip and waved her fist ferociously to express a threat, but It's just a threat. Although the little girl has a good relationship with everyone, Scarlett is the closest person besides Angela.

"That's not necessarily true, Manny." Natalie looked at Angela with a smile, "Vivi's music refers to the singing career, and someone has been criticized more than once for being lazy in making music, and now he has broken the Oscar The youngest record in history to be nominated for the best director, it is conceivable that it will be sooner or later to be surpassed in the singing career."

"That's right, Angie was nominated for the Oscar for Best Director, and this time there are also nominations for Best Soundtrack and Best Screenplay. She can always achieve seemingly impossible achievements." Avril recalled and nodded Although she seemed to be admiring but at the same time a little depressed, Scarlett next to her immediately uttered her thoughts: "Forget it, Weiwei, you are just disappointed that you can't compete with Angie in music Just down."

"That's not necessarily so, Nat," Angela smiled and shook her head at Natalie, obviously not paying attention to her words: "Even if I only release one EP every year before I graduate from college, I can still maintain the current status in the music world."

Before Natalie could speak, Avril jumped up first: "Will you release a rock EP?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she realized that she had sat down on Scarlett's complaints, but Weiwei didn't bother to care about the snickering Scarlett staring at Angela without blinking, and Angela looked at her with a smile. Pointing his finger on his face, he spit out a word that made the little guy roll his eyes: "Guess!"

"Look, look, some people are scared." Following Natalie's teasing, several people immediately made a fuss, but at this time, Liv, who was exchanging modeling experience with Ivanka, intervened: "You are talking about Angie's Music?"

"Great, Liv, you have been Angie's MTV heroine, right?" Avril's eyes lit up, and she immediately grabbed Liv's arm, "If I release an album in the future, you are willing to be my MTV the heroine?"

"Of course it's okay," Liv said pleasantly, "I've acted in Angela and her father's MTV. Speaking of which, filming MTV is quite interesting, but it's a pity that Angie never asked me to shoot again."

"Then it's settled like this, okay?" Avril said, looking at Angela provocatively, intentionally or unintentionally.

Angela looked at the little guy angrily and amusedly, the expression on her face suddenly changed and she looked at Liv with a little pleading: "Liv, you won't just abandon me, right?" Her tone was extremely ambiguous as if she was breaking up lover.

"But, it's been a long time since you asked me to film MTV." Liv pouted and couldn't tell it was intentional.

"It seems that you said you should try not to collaborate with the same singer twice, right?" Angela puffed up her cheeks and stared at Liv, as if she had been beaten up.

"Yeah, that's why I agreed to Weiwei." Liv opened her eyes wide and her lips curved downward, shaking her shoulders childishly, her blue eyes were full of naughtiness.

"You must do what you say, and you must stick to your principles if you want to be creditable, right Liv?" Weiwei, who has formed a united front, smiled triumphantly.

"I really can't stand the three of them. It's a childish dispute." Natalie rolled her eyes and whispered to the others, "When will I be more mature?"

At this time, Angela rolled her eyes, and suddenly put her arms around Ivanka's shoulder: "Yini, can you play the leading role in my MTV? "Angel's Gaze" hasn't been filmed on MTV yet."

"I don't know anything." Ivanka immediately turned her head away and didn't look at her, the previous anger was still there.

"Please, Yi Ni, don't you just watch them laughing at me, shouldn't friends help each other?" Angela immediately pretended to be teary-eyed, and begged in a childish voice that she pretended to be.This look doesn't look like a genius at all, he's just a shameless brat.

Fortunately, the maid who came over with the phone untied Ivanka: "Miss, your phone number."

"My call?" Angela took it casually, "Hi, I'm Angie, who are you... Jesse?"

Angela stood up in surprise, then covered the microphone and smiled at everyone: "Sorry, excuse me."

Then, without waiting for an answer, he pulled out the chair and walked quickly to the vestibule. The girls looked at each other, then shrugged their shoulders neatly and started chatting about other topics. Only Natalie took a second look at Angie. pull back.

"I'm so happy to hear your voice. I thought you wouldn't call me." Angela said with a smile, walked into the living room and looked around, and walked through the corridor to the kitchen.

At this time, there were only two maids in the kitchen who were chatting and baking small snacks. Seeing the young lady came in, she hurried forward to ask what she needed, but Angela waved her hand immediately: "Sorry, I want to answer a private call here. Telephone."

The maids nodded and went out of the kitchen and closed the door, and then Angela continued into the microphone: "Of course, of course, your acting skills must have improved... Hey, how could I lie to you? Could it be that the ratings are still low?" Can't the comments on the website explain the problem? But overall, it is indeed a little worse than "Reaper is Coming."

Although she bent her mouth and stared at the cupboard in front of her, the focus was not concentrated on it but scattered around: "Don't tell me you can't even take such a small blow... Take your time, don't worry."

There seemed to be something funny being said there, Angela burst out laughing, then turned around and looked outside through the glass window, tapping her fingers on the wall: "Tell her, be honest, in a few days It's the Oscars I'm definitely coming back...thanks, to be honest I didn't expect to be nominated for best director...of course not, the nomination is already pretty good, the chances of it being awarded to me are only 0.01%, I won't Extravagant hope...Of course, I will get it sooner or later."

Angela walked back and forth slowly in the kitchen, said a few words from time to time and laughed lightly, obviously very happy.

"Didn't I say that I'm going to attend the Oscar awards ceremony in a few days, see you then." Just as he was talking, there was a knock on the door, and Natalie pushed the door and walked in and made a motion for her to get some snacks .

"Okay, okay, I see," Angela nodded to Natalie calmly, "Don't worry, I haven't forgotten, although this is the first time I can't attend your birthday party, but , guess what method I will use to deliver the latest "Jessica's Adventure" to you... Well, that's it, I love you."

"You two have such a good relationship." Natalie glanced at her as she put the cookies on the plate with tongs.

"It's not like you don't know that Jesse and I have always had a good relationship." Angela shrugged after putting away the phone.

"Hey, I don't have any comics in the Big Adventure series." Natalie said in a sad tone on purpose.

"Oh, someone is jealous." Angela hugged Natalie's waist from behind, closed her eyes and took a deep breath on her hair, "Should I be happy or worried?"

"Let me think about it, how about worrying?" Natalie turned around and looked at Angela, who was close at hand, with an inexplicable light in her eyes: "Because...you react very quickly."

"Oh?" Angela blinked, and suddenly buried her head on Natalie's shoulder and sighed deeply.

"What's wrong?" Natalie was baffled by Angela's actions, she quickly grabbed her shoulder and pushed her away, asking concerned: "What happened?"

Angel held Natalie for a while before straightening her body and sighing softly: "I'm under a lot of pressure, Nat."

"A lot of pressure?" Natalie was puzzled.

"Yes, for the next movie I will direct, I don't know what will happen if it is announced." Angela frowned and raised her hand.

"What is it?"

Angela didn't answer directly. She looked at Natalie hesitantly for a while before saying, "You won't say it, will you?"

"If you don't want to say it, forget it." Natalie spread her hands.

"No, no, Nat, it's not that I don't trust you, I'm just afraid..." Angela smiled wryly, "I'm just afraid that if I say it...you will think I'm crazy."

"Is it so serious?" Natalie was a little surprised.

"Yes..." Angela bit her lip, "The next movie I'm going to direct is "The Pianist."

""The Pianist"?" Natalie looked at Angela in a daze, she couldn't turn her head around for a while.

"Yes, "The Pianist." Angela nodded vigorously, "The autobiographical novel that ranked first on the best-selling list last year."

"Last year was ranked..." Natalie turned her head and thought for a while, her expression gradually changed from dazed to thinking and finally shocked.

"You mean...you mean..." She opened her mouth and closed it, opened her mouth wide and closed it again, and repeated this three times before she asked in a slightly distorted voice: "You mean the book "The Pianist?" "?!"

"Yes, Nat, that's "The Pianist"!" Angela calmed down at the moment, and embraced Natalie with open arms, "I know you're shocked, but don't worry, only a few people know about it now .”

"Wait, wait, Angie, do you know what you're doing?" Natalie grabbed Angela's arm and looked at her seriously, "Do you know what theme it is?!"

"I know, I know exactly what I'm doing, Nat," Angela looked at Natalie equally seriously, "I know what you're thinking, I'm just a 19-year-old girl, and I don't have enough experience and ability to take on the task." Speaking of such a heavy subject matter, if something goes wrong due to lack of thoughtfulness in the production, then you will not only face one or two criticisms.”

After a pause, she continued: "I prepared a lot of rhetoric before, but after thinking about it, it is useless, because when people have already made their own judgments on something in their hearts, there is nothing to say. Yes, that's why I asked the people in the film department to keep it a secret—at least until I turned it on, because after that I will prove it with facts."

"No, Angie, you are too arrogant!" Natalie frowned tightly, "Maybe you can play the editing effect of "Memento", maybe you can think deeply about social issues like "American Beauty" , but this, the heaviness of this subject is beyond your imagination!"

She panted slightly because of her excitement: "Remember when I told you how I felt when I starred in "Anne's Diary"? Although everyone said that my performance was very good, I clearly knew that I had done a lot. It’s not enough, some things are always separated by a layer of frosted glass without personal experience!”

"Nat, listen to me, Nat," Angela held up her face, watching Natalie's eyes regain a serious expression: "Do you believe me?"

Natalie looked into those emerald green eyes, opened her mouth but didn't know whether to say yes or no, with a sad look on her face.

"I've finished the script, started selecting actors and sent people to Poland and Germany, which means that the film is already in secret preparation," Angela said word by word, "Everyone is I think my experience and my age are not enough to handle this subject, but don't forget that I am a lady genius, I am good at creating miracles, so this time I can also use facts to prove that I am right! So please believe that I can do well. "

"I don't know, I don't know..." Natalie murmured, while Angela lowered her head and gently touched her lips.