Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 401 Healthy Development

"Don't try to quibble, you were indeed like that at that time, pretending to be polite and obedient in front of my parents, but acting like a devil in front of me! Who forced me to eat so many things-two burgers, Three servings of fish, chips, chocolate, etc? And who is threatening to spread the word about my... poor plank body? Huh?!"

"Who told you to lose weight like crazy, throw up everything you eat, and don't take your body seriously! God, you were only 14 years old at that time, what girl would start at 14 years old? Losing weight? If I hadn’t used coercive means, you would definitely have the title of sitting on a solid plank because of malnutrition! But instead of being grateful, you..."

"Hey, I apologized a long time ago, okay? At that time, I really couldn't bear it. Imagine that when you were 14 years old, you were taken care of by a 7-year-old kid as a sister and scolded you Sometimes I can't argue with it, it's a terrible feeling, so when you insist that I have to eat every day, I can't help but explode. You know, people with anorexia nervosa have Times are grumpy."

"Yes, I know, I've read it in books since the beginning of helping you with psychotherapy, so I don't blame you, it's just that at that time I still... knew too little, I should use more The tactful way is the right way... In addition, that slap really hurt, and I still feel it when I recall it now."

"Then why don't you duck? I bet you can."

"At first, I wanted to avoid it, but I suddenly realized that I had gone too far. I... I'm still a child, a child younger than you. Some things can't be done if you just want to."

There was silence in the room, and after a while, Kate turned over and gently caressed Angela's face: "Remember what I said, many times before you were more like a sister taking care of me, this feeling made me both Attached and confused. Fortunately, with the passage of time, I got back the role of sister, otherwise I really wonder if you were born so mature."

"Actually...you are right, I have been very mature since I was born." Angela said with a smile, and at the same time moved her body to make herself and Kate closer, "It's just that I've grown up now, So become a child."

"Yeah yeah, a genius child with high IQ and low EQ." Kate rolled her eyes, then leaned over and kissed her on the lips: "Sleep, honey, don't talk about dawn like that time again, you want I know you will have to deal with the media tomorrow."

"Okay, good night." Angela nodded, the two hugged each other and covered the quilt, and the room finally became completely quiet.

Some things cannot be predicted when a decision is made—no matter what the circumstances are, whether it is natural or deliberate, this is the case.At that time, Angela might just want to find a friend outside that circle, but she never thought that the relationship between them would develop to this point in the end.

Of course, it can also be said that some things are predestined. When all the conflicts erupted at the same time - body, identity, family and so on - she forgot all the good things and was lucky to meet Kate when she ran away from home. With the body and impulsive personality of a 4-year-old at the time—how could he run out broke early—it was hard to say what would happen.Similarly, if it wasn't for the warm hospitality of Kate's family that gradually brought her back to a normal level, and if it wasn't for Kate's questioning that made her recall her current life, maybe she would still be stubborn and refuse to go home.

So when Kate sighed her longing, Angela couldn't help but want to tell everything; and when Kate expressed her understanding, she became an ostrich again.Whether she said it or not, she couldn't predict what would happen, so Angela chose to remain silent, at least in this way she could grasp the present, as for other things she didn't understand and didn't want to understand.

I'm sorry, Kate, I'm sorry... Angela, who was repeating in her heart, finally fell into a deep sleep.

In California, Pixar, founded in 86, is not considered a new company, but it has suffered a lot of ridiculed blank stares after ten consecutive years of losses. Jokingly and semi-self-deprecatingly, he asked Edcom: "Which idiot would be willing to spend 2000 million to invest in Pixar, which will only lose money?"

However, when "Toy Story" came out, it surprised everyone. The ugly duckling in the past has turned into a white swan, and Pixar, which started to take off, did not stop its wings. After a year, it was released again. It is the first 3D computer game "Warcraft". Excellent business methods and easy-to-understand game operations make this game also achieve good results, and take Pixar to a higher level.

However, after achieving success in both animation and games, Pixar set up a film department in a low-key manner in 97!Many people were astonished, but also expected. After all, the genius lady is one of the shareholders, especially after hearing that the film department was established under her suggestion, and the animation department and game department were also active Her figure, it is natural for her to want to have more say in film production.

However, this kind of news did not cause much disturbance. At most, several large companies that were happy to cooperate with Angela were slightly dissatisfied because the script that was hyped up at the beginning of 97 was actually to build momentum for the film department to be established. But after Angela expressed in action that she would continue to cooperate in the future, it disappeared. After all, in Hollywood, there are many large and small film and television production companies everywhere. To put it exaggeratedly, they are established and closed every day.

We must know that a medium-sized film company has to produce at least a dozen films a year. It may make a lot of money in the front, but if a film with a large investment and production loses money later, the company's profits will be greatly reduced. The gap is too large. If it's big, it may go bankrupt because of it-such as 20th Century Fox before the release of "Titanic".

So even if Pixar makes great animations and games, and even if Miss Genius is a good guarantee, who knows what the future holds?Especially after Pixar's film division invested in two independent films and only barely broke even, everyone thought that was right until "Memento" was released.

It was nothing at first, it just won unanimous praise from film critics, but as the box office in North America continued to rise, it finally exceeded 1 million!Although it has just exceeded, but considering the shooting cost of less than 500 million, you can know how much the Pixar film department has earned, and this does not include overseas box office.In addition to lamenting the whimsy of Miss Genius and the gold-absorbing ability of this signboard, many people have begun to notice the transformation of Angela's identity, from an actor to a producer and director, but not many people know what this means specifically. can understand.

Then came the release of "Death is Coming". This horror film, which can only be regarded as a small investment in the eyes of big companies, once again won 1 million North American box office. "Memory Fragments" supported by the attractiveness of "Reaper" has a lot of commercial operations, such as asking theaters to extend the film's release time, and emphasizing the guest appearance of Miss Genius and new ideas for horror films during hype. Wait, but it is an indisputable fact that it barely exceeded 1 million anyway, and Angela's name is clearly written in the producer column.

Before anyone could recall, "The Matrix" was released two months later!The stunning debut of this big production, which cost nearly 1 million dollars in publicity, immediately surprised everyone, with extremely cool costumes and actions, whimsical but philosophical sci-fi plots, and hot battle scenes. Both packed with visuals and a great story.

"The whole movie is full of black gothic style, so heavy and so thought-provoking. After watching it, I can't help but wonder if the current world is real? What we feel and smell All of these, are they just electronic signals or real existence! This is really crazy. I have to say that Ridley and Angela have shown us and mankind a rather dark future. With the rapid development of electronic computers, such a future Maybe not just in the imagination."

"Trench coats, sunglasses, all kinds of exquisite props, and sometimes simple and fierce fighting, every actor is interpreting the word cool in every gesture, and every shot of the hot scene is very impactful, even if thrown It's such a good movie to watch, I'm going to buy a Motorola phone."

"Whether it is ideological or visual effects, "The Matrix" gives people an amazing feeling, especially the philosophical exposition is even more fascinating, and these are more reflected in small details, whether it comes out when the matrix changes. Two identical black cats, or a prophet like a housewife, or the long plug behind the head in the real world, people can't help but think of Kant's inscrutableism, anyway, this is a book worth thinking about. A movie to watch with your heart!"

Almost all the reviews were full of praise, just like when "Memento" was released. Of course, "The Matrix" received more and wider praise. Even if there were a few naysayers, they were quickly drowned out. It received rave reviews, so the box office in the first week unsurprisingly exceeded 3000 million!And according to this momentum, it seems certain that the box office in North America will exceed [-] million, and Angela's name is still written in the column of the producer!

Angela was the producer of almost all three of Pixar's best-selling films. Think about the two films she independently produced before—"Run Lola" also grossed over 18 million yuan, while "Stealing and Kidnapping" is somewhat Failed, but still made a lot of money compared to the negligible cost, which makes people wonder, is another Jerry Bruckheimer born?Moreover, she is also an excellent screenwriter who can ask for a share of the box office as a screenwriter, and a cutting-edge director full of whimsy, and she is only [-] years old, Pixar really took a huge advantage.

"Cheap? Forget it, if it's not done well, cheapness may be a disaster," Angela scoffed at this statement, "If the production of a film company is completely entrusted to one screenwriter, one director and one producer, then this company The company is really too sad, if something goes wrong with this person, the company might be over."

Ed agreed: "We won't let this happen, right? But I think with your support, the film department can make bolder attempts. Anyway, you will help make up for any losses. .”

"You mean you want me to be a backup player, and I can go up if I need it?" Angela raised her eyebrows.

"I didn't say that, you said that." Ed laughed, and walked out of Angela's office before she got angry, and he gave a thumbs up before closing the door: "Nice job, Angie!"

"Damn guy, do you really think I'm Spielberg?!" Angela ungratefully knocked on the table after he disappeared.Although the current DreamWorks has only been established for 4 years, she knows that after entering the 21st century, DreamWorks has been on the verge of serious losses several times. Movies go to make money, I have to say that guy is really good, every time he makes a move, he never fails.

But Angela doesn't want the Pixar film department to become like that. She can escort it now, but what about the future?After all, I am not Steven Spielberg, so I have a good business model, and a film department that can make adjustments immediately even if losses occur is what she wants to see. Ed should be able to provoke this important task .Thinking like this, Angela didn't know what her future would be like. After all, some things could be predicted from her own memory, but some things couldn't.

The phone on the table rang suddenly, and then came Ms. Adiman's voice: "Miss Mason, Mr. Soderbergh and Mrs. Albert are here."

"Great, please come in now and pour three cups of coffee, okay?" Angela said quickly, then straightened her clothes and put aside the newspapers related to "The Matrix" on the table, and then Sit up straight and wait for someone to come.

"Hi, Mr. Soderbergh, nice to meet you." Angela smiled and got up and shook hands with the tall man, then looked at another woman, "Dear aunt, I won't tell you It's a cliché."

"Of course, dear." Julia laughed, looking charming in her simple but well-fitting dress.

After the three of them sat down, they waited for Ms. Adiman to bring coffee and exchanged a few words before turning to the formal topic.

"Trust Mr. Soderbergh..."

"You can call me Steven, Miss Mason."

"Okay, Steven, so let's stop being polite on this, shall we?"

Steven Soderbergh is a very polite man, wearing a pair of black thin-rimmed glasses on his nose, like a modest gentleman, but his bald forehead makes him look a bit older.

"I think you should have read the script and came here if you thought it was good, right?" Angela asked with a smile.

"You can say that, but I called Julie first." Soderbergh nodded.

"So you made an appointment to come together today?" Angela raised her eyebrows.

"It can be said that, in fact, I wanted to ask her opinion first. I didn't expect Julia to agree, which surprised me," Soderbergh said, looking at Julia beside him, " You know, Julie has always been very picky about scripts, especially in the past six months I heard that many producers have hit a wall in front of her."

"Yes, that's true." Although Angela replied solemnly, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She didn't expect that Julia not only changed her uncle's name, but also rejected several scripts. News "They seem to have plans to have children, so it is even more urgent to help my aunt win the statuette!

"In fact, Mrs. Albert and I have always worked very happily together, so I believe it will be the same this time." Angela looked business-like, and completely forgot the "aunt" she called before.

"I agree." Julia tried her best to hold back her laughter, and replied with the same seriousness. She will come with Soderbergh today, mainly to see if she can be of any help.

Julia still remembered how devastated she looked when Angela told her that the script for her to win a statuette had been completed. She thought Angela was just talking, but she didn't expect Angela to do what she said.

At first, Julia was still a little skeptical, but after turning over the script, she found that she had fallen in love with this character, this single mother who was forced to the limit and rebounded violently, so not only did she decide on it immediately, but the next day she I drove to visit Irene Brockovich, and Irene was also surprised and interesting that Angela chose Julia to play herself, so it goes without saying that the two naturally had a good conversation.

After that, Julia got a lot of information about Irene from Angela, which made her more determined to play this lady. She believed that this character and her story are so attractive, as long as she can give full play to it. It is definitely not a fantasy to win an Oscar for my own acting skills. Of course, the premise is that there must be a good director and producer.

But Angela told her that the film will be produced by the Pixar film department, and she hopes that Steven Soderbergh will be in charge of the director, and she will be the producer. I have great confidence in controlling the film, although Julia does not doubt Angela's ability, and I believe Soderbergh will not doubt it-after all, the previous "Memory Fragments" and "Death Comes", and "The Matrix", which has just been released and won a lot of praise, can prove it, but I am a little worried about Angela's determination to win, so after Steven called to ask, he immediately agreed to come with him.