Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 434 More Difficult Road

The white and slender fingers are constantly moving back and forth on the keyboard. Even if it is a specially-made laptop, it will still make a slight noise, but none of this can stop the girl's determination to complete things in the shortest time, even if she is now red. The eyes are very tired.

Accompanied by a long yawn, the tired Angela finally stopped the work in hand, picked up the cold coffee beside her and drank it in one gulp, then got up and went to the bathroom to soak the towel in cold water and cover it on his own face.But even so, when she returned to the notebook, her mind was still a little confused, so she gave up typing and called up the document, pulled the easel over, and began to draw the sub-shots on the white paper that had already been laid on the adjustable table.

Although she was able to concentrate on drawing the sub-shots because she read the script sometimes and looked at the drawing paper, but she was already very sleepy after all, so she started to hang her head on the table after a while.

"Damn it." Angela complained in a low voice after her forehead touched the adjustable table and regained consciousness for a moment, and she simply stood up and stretched her limbs to move around.She knew that this would not be of much help to her exhausted spirit, and it might consume the little energy on the contrary. The best way was to go to bed right now, but she still wanted to take advantage of her inspiration. Finish the last paragraph of that important section when it is time.

The phone rang suddenly at this moment, and Angela, who was moving her body, couldn't help cheering up, and went to pick up the phone: "Hi, who are you looking for?"

"Angie, it's me, are you okay?" Ed Cam's voice came from the phone, "First of all congratulations, I think you should have read today's newspaper, the youngest Oscar nominee for best director, really amazing!"

"Thank you, but I haven't closed my eyes since I finished talking with Jack yesterday." Angela said wearily.

"What happened?" Ed's voice was obviously surprised.

"It's no big deal, I've been rushing to finish the script, and I have to finish it as soon as possible." Angela yawned big, "I know why you called, Ed, I believe Jack has already contacted you, what's the problem? ?”

"You have been here from yesterday to today...God..." Eddie sighed with a wry smile, "Well, I just don't understand why you suddenly thought of making "The Pianist" into a movie? This subject is not easy to grasp , even Spielberg took ten years to bring Schindler's List to the screen! You, even though we all know you are very, very good, even though you just won the Oscar for Best Director Nomination doesn't mean...heck, I don't know what to say, Jack told me you want to make it before the end of this year...God."

"Listen to me, Ed, since I chose to shoot "The Pianist", I must have my own reasons, and I definitely didn't make the decision irrationally," Angela pinched the bridge of her nose, "I It has to be made this year."

"But...but..." Ed seemed to want to say something, but Angela immediately interrupted him: "I am sure to finish the shooting within 4 months, and at the normal speed. Of course, considering The post-production time is even tighter. I can try to compress it for another month by working overtime. The staff costs in Eastern Europe are definitely much lower than those in the United States and Western Europe. If I also work overtime in post-production, I am quite sure that it will be completed by the end of the year— — Jack has already said these words to you, and I will repeat them now, in short, as long as money can solve the problem, it is not a problem!"

After a pause, she said solemnly again: "I also said that if this movie loses money, I will make back ten times as much as I lost. I will do what I say!"

There was no sound for a while, and after a while, Ed smiled wryly and said again: "Obviously, you have already decided."

"Yes, if possible, I hope that the film department can cooperate with me to start preparations at any time, and the start-up time should not exceed mid-April at the latest." Angela rubbed her face as she spoke, and after a few minutes of concentration It made her more and more sleepy, "Well, that's it, goodbye."

Angela is not worried that Ed will object to anything, although she has no position in the film department, not to mention that she has a seat on the board of directors. Since the establishment of the film department, almost all the movies that make money come from her hands. This time, two films also produced by Pixar were nominated for the best picture at the same time, which is enough for her to have an unquestionable right to speak in the film department.

She said that she made "The Pianist" after careful consideration. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is an indisputable fact when she thinks about it carefully. Although it only took a few minutes to change her mind and call Sparrow, But many thoughts have turned in my mind several times like lightning.

Make a plan before moving. This is the bottom line Angela set for herself when she started the initial plan. She knows exactly what she relied on to get to this point. To achieve her goal, she must follow the established plan step by step. Because of this, she was so shocked when she learned that she was nominated for best director for "American Beauty". Not good.

But the matter has come to this point and we can only find ways to remedy and adjust. This is not difficult. After the initial shock and the idea of ​​letting go of the burden in advance was blocked, Angela only took a few minutes to decide her direction. After all, the whole plan There is nothing wrong with the idea, but the nomination of the best director erased the original climbing process and caused everything to advance.

Angela could have chosen to hibernate, let herself slide back to the trough and wait for the opportunity to move forward step by step to the crest, but she chose another more difficult path: since she is only one step away from the crest, keep going Hold this height and then step up when you need it!

That's why she asked Sparrow to go to Poland and let the film department start preparations for "The Pianist". Angela knew that she did this a little earlier, but the original plan for making this film was also set in 02 Before, so it can't be too early.Of course, it is still too early for her personally even if it is put in 02 production. As Ed said, it took even Spielberg ten years to put "Schindler's List" on the screen. , and no matter how mature she is inside, she is still just a young girl in the eyes of others, not to mention that she has only directed four movies so far.

But Angela also has her own difficulties. It is impossible for her to put two movies with the same theme on the screen for two consecutive years-if she can, she even wants them to be separated by more than ten years-otherwise, people may value which one more It is self-evident; other than that, she can only learn the subject matter of driving through these two movies, and it is also self-evident to choose which one comes first.

However, since she dared to choose "The Pianist", she must be sure, and her growth as a director after directing four films cannot be underestimated.

Directing a film is 80% communication, and 20% skill, because if you can communicate with someone who understands editing, with someone who understands lighting, with someone who understands acting, if you can communicate with all you think and you think it is worth it people interact.In my opinion you are a good director.That's what Spielberg said.

Angela can also be considered to have a deep understanding. She has been practicing this sentence since "Run Lola Run". At least she is doing a good job in communication now, even if her skills still need to be honed, but Don't forget that she is not making but copying!You must know that when shooting "American Beauty", I drew hundreds of pages of drafts for the relevant shots. If you use this method to make up for the shortcomings, even if you can't reach the level of the original version, it will not be too far behind. Besides, there is another card that she has not played. , although shameless.

In short, it’s time to plan before you act — so even though she’s staying up all night writing the script, she’s still writing it after finishing The Princess Diaries — as long as she’s got a firm grip on it.Of course, being nominated for the best director made her realize once again that it is impossible to let everything develop according to her own wishes, so she only needs to do the best she can do, even if she fails, she has nothing to say, from a kind of In a sense, this is one of the reasons why she gave it a go.

So go ahead.Recited these words silently, Angela leaned over again on the adjustable table and began to draw the draft of the sub-shot, and occasionally added her own thoughts to it, but after all, it has been running continuously for almost 30 hours, and she has concentrated for 10 minutes. Minutes later, the eyelids began to fight again.

"It's time for you to rest, Angie." Annie's voice sounded suddenly, causing Angela, who was about to hit her head against the lift table again, to raise her head and wake up a little.

"Annie? What are you doing..." Angela rubbed her eyes vigorously, but she still couldn't stop feeling drowsy.

"I knocked on the door, but there was no response for a long time." Annie shrugged with worry on her face, "I think you should go to rest."

"Wait a little longer, it will be over soon." Angela forced a smile, "Did you ask for leave for me? What did the school say?"

"Of course I agree, although I am puzzled that you asked for leave just after school started," Annie sighed, "In short, the school has already agreed to your request for leave, so I think you should go to bed now!"

"Okay, okay, go to bed right away, just a little more, I can't let go when the clues are stringed up right away," Angela said weakly, "Can you pour me another cup of coffee? Make it thicker."

"Don't even think about it!" Annie rolled her eyes directly, and her words finally became angry: "I don't know why you have to stay up all night writing, just because of inspiration? That can't last until now! You have already After writing for more than [-] hours in a row, you didn’t even react when I knocked on the door just now! Even a workaholic can’t stop taking a break!”

The agitated Annie who was walking back and forth finished speaking in one breath, panting only to find that Angela had no words at all, and turned her head to look, only to be dumbfounded to find that Angela, who was sitting in the sunken chair, had her head tilted on the backrest. One side was already asleep.

"I've said so much for nothing." Annie muttered helplessly, then walked to the chair and helped Angela up, trying to put her on the bed, but Angela was two years older than her and also older than her. She was tall, and because she was so tired and fell asleep, it was quite difficult for Annie to support her.

Fortunately, because the door was not closed and Alizee passed by outside at this moment, Annie hurriedly stopped her: "Lily, can you come over and do me a favor?"

"What's wrong?" Alizee looked around the room, still with a calm expression.

"Someone doesn't care about their body and works all night, and didn't fall asleep until a few seconds ago," Annie said angrily, hugging Angela's upper body, "I have to get this guy who weighs as much as a pig to the bed."

Alizee pouted and walked over without saying a word, hugged Angela's legs and carried the "pig" to the bed with Annie. Such a large movement still did not wake Angela up, which showed that she was indeed very sleepy up.

"She often does this?" Alizee didn't leave after doing all this, but carefully looked at Angela who was lying on the bed without any image. Although there was still no expression on her face, there was still a trace of curiosity in her eyes .

"Of course not. I'll go crazy if it keeps like this." Annie, who took off her clothes, replied with a sigh, "It's the first time I've seen her stay up late in these few years. I really don't know what she's thinking, what's worth her doing so In a hurry? She used to say that going to bed too late would affect her body, but now she has been working for [-] hours and still asks me for coffee."

Annie, who was thinking about it, quickly took off Angela's coat and inner coat, leaving only a close-fitting one, and then began to take off her pants: "Lily, help me cover her with the quilt, please, It's cold."

Seeing Annie in a daze, Alizee came back to her senses and nodded. Not only did she step forward to help cover Angela's upper body with a quilt, but she also helped Annie take off her remaining clothes and put Angie Pulled well wrapped in the quilt.

"Since it's over, let's leave." After Annie stared at the sleeping Angela for a long while, Alizee tugged at the corner of her clothes and said in a low voice.

"Ah? Oh, yes, don't disturb her rest." Annie responded and nodded, pulled Alizee out of the bedroom quietly and closed the door softly. Alizee, who saw everything in her eyes, opened her mouth as if to think I wanted to say something, but the words turned into something else: "What are the reporters going to do outside? Some people can't wait to just break in."

"It's okay, let them stay outside. Anyway, Angie will stay here for the next few days and won't go anywhere. If he dares to break in casually, Bucket and Wilder will deal with them," Annie shrugged, and suddenly stopped in her tracks. Looking at Alizee: "I suggest that we should take leave these days and not go out, Lily, those annoying reporters will definitely follow us."

"It's up to you to decide." Alizee replied lightly.

The sensation generated after the announcement of the 71st Oscar nomination list undoubtedly surpassed any previous one. Five exceptionally good films are about to compete for several awards, but this is not the main reason. People talk about it most. The mere Miss Genius Angela Mason is nominated for Best Director!

"This is normal, "American Beauty" is very good, I like this movie, I think she is definitely eligible for a director nomination." Someone said.

"They're all crazy. Anyway, Angela is just a little girl who has just grown up. I admit that the movie is excellent, but nominating the best director is too exaggerated. There are too many excellent works." Some people said so.

The number of visits to Angela's blog increased several times that day, and most of them were congratulatory messages from fans. Even some cynics and troublemakers would be attacked by groups. It's a pity that Angela didn't update her blog for a whole day, which made many Fans who went online and waited to communicate with her were quite disappointed.

But no matter how disappointed they were, they couldn't compare to the disappointment of the reporters guarding outside the Boston villa. These guys were lucky to find Angela's place off-campus a few days ago, and they all made up their minds to get it out of Miss Genius. They wanted something, but Angela didn't live up to their wishes. She hadn't left the villa since the day the nomination list was announced, even though Radcliffe College had started.

And not only did she not come out, the rest of the villa also didn't come out, making the reporters outside scratching their heads in frustration. If it wasn't for the cars coming in and out, Angela had never appeared in Cambridge. They would really think that Miss Genius has slipped away without a trace as before.

Although Angela did not give the reporters a chance, the major media did not sit idle. The two viewpoints were constantly confronting whether Angela should be nominated for the best director. People like Ridley, Spacey, or Cameron all expressed her strength. When asked, Soderbergh laughed and said that he would not mind competing with Angela for the best director. Although Spielberg did not Take a stand but admit that American Beauty is excellent.

Opponents also know that the quality of the film is excellent. After all, the repercussions and discussions caused by "American Beauty" are seen by everyone, so most of them focus on Angela's gender and age. , although some of them were worried that they would kill Miss Genius, but most of them were very unhappy that a young girl was nominated for the best director, so there must be some malicious implicit suspicion between the lines.

This tit-for-tat quickly spread from the United States to Europe. Although the Europeans had mixed opinions about the Oscars, they couldn't help discussing whether this Miss Hollywood Talent should be nominated. This discussion went until the current chairman of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Robert Raimi issued a short statement, saying that the nomination of Angela as the best director was after careful consideration, and finally came to an end for the time being, and then people found out that the protagonist of this discussion had nothing to say, so all of them for a while Everyone's eyes turned to Angela's villa in Boston.