Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 403 Persuasion

"Hi, Rachel." Angela greeted this woman with complicated emotions. The sunlight that came in through the cracked studio door shrouded her side face in a golden color, and her face fluctuated with the breeze. The brown wavy curls, and the long black silk dress that has not been replaced, are really beautiful.

"Hi, Angie," Rachel turned her head and smiled softly, "Come over as a producer to watch the progress of the filming?"

"Well, yes, although Sommers is basically in charge, I still have the right to make suggestions." Angela shrugged, looked at Rachel but didn't know what to say next, although she was just smiling, But she could still see the fleeting complex look, even if she didn't care about those entangled things, they still existed.

"You look very beautiful in this dress. Not only does it fully show off your figure, but you also have a classic temperament." After leaving this sentence for a long time, Angela couldn't help cursing shit in her stomach, but she really didn't know what to say That's good, maybe you can only rely on the slow passage of time to continuously adjust, as long as there are no mistakes in the middle.

"I think it's more appropriate to put this sentence on you, as long as you dress up a little bit, you will definitely have more... the classical temperament of European court women than any woman," Rachel folded her arms, and then showed a smile , "As for the figure..."

"God, don't mention that!" Angela immediately revealed a look of disgust. Two days ago, she took time off to go swimming at the beach with her friends, but was unfortunately photographed by reporters wearing a bright yellow swimsuit, so these days The report with the title "Miss Genius Playing at the Beach, Undoubtedly Her Hot Body" was constantly reprinted in the tabloids, and even went viral on the Internet. Many people even went to the blog to leave a message saying, "Your figure is really amazing." Great" and other nonsense, Angela used a lot of perseverance to not let herself delete these things.

"Well, don't mention that, but I think you'd better be careful, especially these days." Rachel reminded her.

"Yes, I know." Angela sighed with a wry smile. She was lucky this time, because she went to Venice Beach instead of Marbury's private beach, and Jessica, Lindsay, Kate and The younger siblings have all gone, and it's a public place, so I didn't do anything out of the ordinary, otherwise I would be accidentally caught by...

The two guys, Bucket and Wilder, didn't find anything, so what can I say!Angela couldn't help but slander a few words in her stomach. Although she also knew that she would inevitably be discovered if she went to a public place this time, she couldn't help but think that if that guy Pu Guanshui was still around, he would probably be able to notice it and then Ditch the paparazzi.

"Anyway, don't mention that - the shooting time is not short, what do you think." Angela changed the subject and stopped thinking about this annoying matter.

"You forced me to take over the heroine, and then asked me how? How do you think I should answer?" Rachel asked seriously.

"For example, it's good, it's not bad, it's interesting." Angela shrugged.

"Well, it's good, it's not bad, it's very interesting." Rachel shook her head and suddenly laughed, maybe because she didn't have any emotions, the appearance of smiling like this is really beautiful, "What I said is To be honest, I like the role of this female scholar who studies ancient Egypt, considering that I almost chose this major when I was in Cambridge."

"Sommers also said that you got into acting very quickly. You are indeed the one who can be nominated for Best Actress by Oscar for the first time acting in Hollywood." Angela also laughed, and the two chatted slowly as if there was something wrong. That never happened, and the conversation wasn't over until Sommers announced that filming would continue after the break.

Well, the filming of "The Mummy" is going well, don't worry at all, just wait for the post-production.Looking at Brandon and Rachel performing in the center of the set from afar, Angela thought, it would be good if it went on like this.

At this time, the phone in her handbag suddenly rang, and Sommers, who was about to say yes, immediately rolled his eyes and stood up and shouted: "I said, turn off all your phones, are there people who are deaf?" Yet!"

"I'm sorry, Sommers, it's my phone that rang. I'm sorry, I'm leaving right away!" Angela shook the mobile phone in her hand, and ran out of the studio quickly before the other party could speak, leaving behind a group of people Standing there staring wide-eyed.

"It's too bad, it's a good thing you ran fast, and it's a good thing Sommers isn't James." Angela who ran out heaved a sigh of relief, and then connected the phone. Having been a director for so long, she certainly knows that the best time to shoot in the studio What is the hate.

"Hey, Jack, are you going to tell me good news or bad news?" Angela asked jokingly after hearing the accent, but soon she couldn't laugh: "You said...Kevin Spacey refused The role of Lester?!"

After she made up her mind, the preparations for "American Beauty" began, and the most important and worrying casting work went smoothly. Annette Bening agreed after a few days of hesitation, and M. Na Suvari gave an affirmative answer without even thinking about it, and the role she played was Angela, who should have belonged to her. Oh, and now she has changed her name to Betty.

In addition, Mina also helped her find a candidate for the role of Jenny. After hearing about the required characteristics on the phone, she recommended someone to Angela, and Angela also confirmed it after the audition and chat. , this girl is Sarah Michelle Gellar who competed with Mina in the casting of "Run Lola Run" to the last ring.

Angela did not expect that the casting work would make the two girls not only become friends but also very close, and even participated in a movie together before, so after receiving her call, Mina naturally recommended Sha pull.Through the audition, Angela also felt that Sarah’s gloom after makeup was very suitable. Although she was too beautiful and her acting skills needed to be honed, and the role of Jenny was very important, Angela didn’t think it was a problem. See more clearly.

After the three female roles were settled, two male roles were quickly settled. Wes Bentley, who played Richie, has acted in several movies. It is said that he first read the script from his agent. Time asked for an interview, and after seeing his photos and videos, Angela immediately decided that it was him—almost exactly the same as the image in memory.

Someone from Rich’s father’s actor recommended Chris Cooper, an old actor, and after contacting him, he hesitated and agreed. It can be said that as long as Kevin Spacey agrees, the filming can start immediately. But the problem is...

"Arrange a time, I want to have an interview with him, as soon as possible." Angela said shortly.

The scorching sun was in the sky, making the whole ground seem to be rising with heat, but the two-story house with a simple and modern style, surrounded by lush vegetation, made people feel refreshed.

"Hello, Mr. Spacey, nice to meet you." Angela smiled and held out her hand to the old man in a casual white shirt who came over, "I don't think I need to introduce myself, do I?"

"Of course, the name of Miss Genius is very famous in Hollywood, how could I not recognize it." Kevin laughed and shook hands with her before making a gesture of invitation, with an uninhibited but personable manner, worthy of "" Bad Seed".

"This is my agent, Jack Sparrow." Angela introduced the people who came with her.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Sparrow."

"Me too, Mr. Spacey."

After greeting each other, they entered the house together under the leadership of Kevin.

"Kevin, I can call you that," Angela coughed lightly after the host and guest were seated in the living room.

"Of course, I can call you Angela in this case, can't I?" Kevin smiled and spread his hands.

"Then, I think you should be able to guess why I want to come here, so I asked directly, what made you decline the invitation?" Angela asked straightforwardly, and then added: "Forgive me for being direct, because I really regret your polite refusal."

"It's really... very direct, surprising." Spacey smiled, apparently he didn't expect Angela to do this, so he asked politely if he wanted a drink, and then thought about it after serving three cups of coffee. He opened his mouth carefully: "In fact, I like the character of Lester very much. I think he has the common traits of most people, that kind of forced hypocrisy, and lack of awareness of beauty is like a walking dead. Such a character is especially special. It is the subsequent transformation and the transformation process that are very attractive to actors, but... some things cannot be done just by the efforts of actors."

"To put it simply, I'm too young, right?" Angela asked with a smile, completely lifeless.

"Yes, that's right." The old man readily admitted it.

"It's not surprising," Angela waved her hand, "I understand that although I have countless titles on my head, the title of Miss Genius is also a household name, and I have directed and produced some movies, but after all, I am only 18 years old, and You won’t understand many things without some experience...By the way, your characters in "Money Diggers" and "Swimming with Sharks" are also full of dirty words, do you think there is any difference between them?"

Although it was strange why Angela changed the subject, Kevin followed her lead, so the two put aside "American Beauty" and discussed the movies Spacey had acted in.

"In fact, "The Usual Suspects" would undoubtedly lose a lot of performance without you. The character of Gent is the key figure who disrupts all logic; and "Memento" is just a sleight of hand on editing. It is certain to change it casually. Actors with excellent acting skills can also achieve the same effect." Angela said bluntly, and then changed the subject: "As for "The Seven Deadly Sins", David and I had an argument-you know, we have collaborated on movies and MTV, it’s always been a good relationship—I told him that Seven was just a mystery movie, and people were pushing it too high.”

"Do you share this opinion, Angela?" Spacey raised his eyebrows.

"Unlike the general objectors, I just think it's unnecessary to deliberately discuss the good and evil of human nature in movies," Angela shrugged with a smile, "Some things are best left to the audience to guess and experience for themselves. According to the first half of the train of thought, I believe it will be very good, but after John Doe appeared, the whole movie was eclipsed a lot."

"It's surprising to see that." Spacey's surprised look wasn't fake this time.

"I'm not doubting your acting skills, Kevin," Angela shook her head. "Although you only played for ten minutes, the performance is really amazing, so this is not your problem but the director's problem."

It took her a few seconds to organize her words before continuing: "Human nature is very complicated. It is not worth arguing whether it is inherently good or inherently evil, because everyone is wandering between good and evil throughout their lives. A cold-blooded killer may be able to To sacrifice their lives for their own children, a policeman with a good reputation may throw others away to save himself at critical moments. Therefore, as an individual, it is undoubtedly a stupid thing to judge the public on a moral level. If Wei made the whole case a little more mystical, maybe it would be more thought-provoking-of course, maybe it would become a religious movie, but in any case, the appearance of John Doe made the movie go to extremes, and everything he did What started out as shocking turned into ridiculous."

"But John Doe won, didn't he?" Spacey blinked.

"Did you really win?" Angela asked with a smile, "Then I have a question, I asked David and he couldn't answer it, now I ask it again, is it okay?"

Spacey did not speak and made a gesture of invitation, but Angela smiled and asked seriously: "If you stand before God now, how many crimes do you think you have committed in the movie?"

Kevin frowned, and then asked, "What's your answer?"

"That's why I tell you: All sins and blasphemy can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven." Angela replied word by word, "New Testament Matthew Chapter 12 Section 31."

Spacey opened his mouth involuntarily, then quickly closed it again, and asked again after a few seconds: "This doesn't mean anything, if everyone repents to God after making mistakes..."

"So in addition to morality, we also have laws." Angela quickly took over the topic, with a hint of slyness flashing in her eyes, "As I said before, individuals are not qualified to judge the public on a moral level, so John Doe The appearance of the movie made the movie feel ridiculous, and those who admired him and regarded "you will be punished if you make a mistake" as a legal clause are just a group of losers in life, and they are easily dissatisfied with the environment around them , but I don’t know what to change through hard work, and I will only blindly believe in the existence like a savior, even if this so-called savior is just a fake! People who worship lunatics as geniuses are either lunatics or idiots. I have to say this It’s a disgusting existence.”

"But you have to admit, what we were taught was 'If you make a mistake, you will be punished.'"

"Yes, of course, thoughts are not disgusting, disgusting people who are thought carriers!" Angela sat up straight and crossed her arms, "I am determined to interfere in other people's private affairs, not out of moral considerations , but that this kind of problem has turned into a personal conflict. This is why I say he is ridiculous. This kind of person treats morality as a law and as a personal conflict, and keeps saying that this is correct. I have to say yes It's a ridiculous thing."

Spacey was silent for a while, then suddenly stretched out two ruthless fingers: "Two questions!"

He showed the initial half-smile expression: "First, why should I defend John Doe's actions? Second, are you really only 18 years old, Angela?"

"First, no one forces you to defend him; second, trust me, you are not the first and will not be the last to ask this question!" Angela laughed loudly while Kevin was Shaking his head and laughing, as for Sparrow, who was sitting next to him and completely became a foil, he drank his own coffee and pretended not to know anything.

"So, do you want to try it now?" Angela leaned back comfortably on the back of the sofa.

The old man who had recovered from his unruliness sighed, held up his coffee cup and raised his hand: "Well, you successfully aroused my curiosity, so I really want to know what kind of movie can be made by cooperating with you."

After getting out of Spacey's house, Angela collapsed on the seat as soon as she got in the car, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's the matter? Are you tired?" Sparrow, who was also in the car, asked, "You were a big show just now."

"Come on, I have to look up the Bible for this." Angela muttered wearily. From the very beginning, she had sensed why Spacey rejected the film. After talking, she became more and more sure, so she threw out A topic that has been planned for a long time.

"Seven Deadly Sins" is not as unbearable as she said. When I chatted with David Fincher at the beginning, it was also a joke. The theme of the movie is not to beautify a crazy killer, but to want to be like Kubrick Awaken the benumbed masses.However, David used an upside-down method to let the party representing evil take control of the situation. According to the traditional routine of justice defeating evil, the "loser" was marked as "evil", so this made many people laughable, sad and pitiful The guys feel as if they have found a savior, and they don't even have to think about whether it is right or not, so they just use them for surgery, but accidental injuries are inevitable.

In fact, if Kevin hadn't taken it lightly—after all, Angela was only 18 years old—and Angela had quickly seized the initiative and held him by the nose with words, otherwise even if she couldn't refute her for the time being, she would It's a stalemate.

Of course, Spacey, who came to his senses, was not angry. In any case, Angela fully demonstrated her intelligence, so according to what he said, she was aroused, and the final result was naturally happy for everyone.

"I hope this kind of thing won't happen again in the future, you know it's easy to kill brain cells." Angela murmured to herself on the way back, "However, I'm glad that the effort was not wasted, and now we can officially start! "