Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 383

"Every year we tell the story of Cinderella and the prince, well, this time it's the princess and the cobbler's son, anyway, repackaged and sold to everyone, and the audience never lacks enthusiasm for fairy tale love. Obviously, Angie La also knows this, so she can always use new bottles to produce different old wines, and Julia, who has been working together for a long time, is expected to produce such a chemical reaction, no matter what Say, this movie looks comfortable..."

Before finishing reading Angela had already closed the newspaper, threw it aside and sighed.

"What's the matter? The evaluation is bad?" Frank, who noticed that she was not in high spirits, came over and asked.

"It's not too bad, it's basically expected. As they say, fairy tale love stories happen every year and as long as there is something new, there will always be people to cheer on. Speaking of which, I already have some thoughts about next year's "Maid in Manhattan" What will these guys say after the show?" Angela smiled and spread her hands, then looked at Julia who was playing with Lulu, Willie, Ike and the others: "Auntie's performance is still superb, unlike some people , as if the whole body was frozen."

"Okay, okay, don't tell me this, and don't mention any related comments." The uncle immediately yelled as if he had been bitten, "If you want to choose the most stupid thing I have done in my life, Going to the goddamn show definitely hits the headlines!"

It’s just for fun, besides, you’re not that bad. Angela opened her mouth wide and looked at her uncle in a ridiculous way. The 5-minute shot didn’t make much difference. Besides, your cameo didn’t promote you both objectively. feelings?

These words were finally swallowed into his stomach, and his face became so ugly when he mentioned such a sentence, if he couldn't say anything, he might be kicked out of here.Angela moaned in her stomach, then turned to another newspaper.

Because the release times of "Notting Hill" and "Fake God" are very close, film critics have to connect and comment on the two films. Even if the stories told are completely different, there are almost no similarities. Who asked the screenwriter to come up with something on a whim What about the talented lady who can attract attention when she comes out?

Of course, this does not mean that the film reviews in the newspapers are empty or exaggerated-unless it is the kind of tabloid that relies on sensationalism to attract attention, most film reviews are as pertinent as the one I read before .

Needless to say, "Notting Hill", even if it is a fairy tale love story, both Leah and Hugh Grant can act freely. The director Malcolm Dubs is a British comedy TV director, although it is the first time he is in charge of a movie , but she has a good grasp of the atmosphere. Angela was worried about whether the different directors would have any impact. It turns out that this version has both similarities and different flavors compared to her memory. In short, it is quite good.

As for "Fake God", film critics generally believe that Morgan Freeman's black god role is unique.And Jin Rui is, as always, exaggerated and spot on.Only Kate has become a complete vase!

"It is a pity to say that, except for a few limited scenes, Miss Kate Beckinsale is just a beautiful decoration most of the time. It is not even as good as last year's "Chain Reaction", not to mention "Fate is Destined" Stunning in "!" This is the comment on the "Hollywood Reporter", although Angela didn't want to admit it, but she had to admit it, because she could see that Kate's performance this time was really not good.

"It's okay, just think of it as honing your acting skills. You also said at the beginning that this role is not easy to play, and if you don't pay attention, it will become a vase." When discussing this issue with Kate privately at the premiere, she thought about it. Very open.

Either way, both movies are good—at least commercially—or Angela wouldn’t be writing about it on her blog, and she’s got a few videos to put on it.

When the thoughts turn to the blog.Angela suddenly wanted to smile wryly. To be honest, is there any inevitable connection between the box office of these two movies breaking through 3000 million in the first week and the words she wrote on her blog?Well, it does serve as an advertisement, but that's mostly because of her celebrity, it doesn't have much to do with the form of a blog, does it?Why……

"Chris, why don't you play with them?" Julia walked over with Willie in her arms.Followed by Lulu and Ike, their foreheads were covered with fine beads of sweat, and they seemed to be having a good time.

"I think it's better to leave time to you, after all, they are pestering me all the time, and you just finished your honeymoon," Angela said, hugging Lulu from behind, and pinching the little guy to Julia "So, they obviously want to play with you more now."

As soon as the words finished, the kid Lulu suddenly turned around and put his arms around her neck, bit Angela's face big, then ran away laughing.

"Lulu!" Angela shouted angrily, waving her fists, "Don't forget, you will be 7 soon!"

"It's a sign that she loves you." Julia put Willie down and said with a smile.

"Like loving roast turkey?" The girl grinned, then glanced at her younger siblings with a little malicious intent, and quickly sat up straight and put on a look like she didn't even think about it.

"Let's talk about "Notting Hill". The reviews in the newspapers are very good. I believe the box office will be a good harvest. I think next time a producer will invite you to play the leading role. The salary should be at least 2000 million!" Angela changed the subject, "Think about it, the first female celebrity to enter the 2000 million club!"

"Sounds like an honor," Julia laughed. "You're at least half of the credit for that, Chrissy."

"It would make me feel ashamed to say that," Angela touched her nose and stuck out her tongue secretly, "Well, although you have just finished your honeymoon, I still want to ask what is the next plan, whether to continue Choose a script to make a movie or..."

Speaking of this, she glanced at her uncle meaningfully: "Or are you going to have a child to be a housewife?"

Uncle coughed dryly and didn't speak, but Julia said generously: "Frank doesn't mind me continuing to make movies, at least there are still a few years for me to try different roles."

"Oh? Is it a gentleman's agreement?" Angela asked curiously.

"Okay, Chris, let's not talk about this." Frank shook his head with a wry smile, and handed over the newspaper in his hand: "Look at this, it was very wise for Mary not to allow you to go to Beverly High School."

"Really?" Allah, who was aroused by curiosity, took it and started to read: "A few days ago, environmental protection expert Irene Brockovich discovered 18 oil wells underground in Beverly High School, some of which are still During use, the content of carcinogens in the air of the school is far higher than the environmental protection standard..."

The report used quantitative data to illustrate the hazards of these oil wells, and listed the number of alumni and staff of the school suffering from Parkinson's lymph gland cancer, non-Parkinson's lymph gland cancer or thyroid cancer in recent years. Shocking.

"It's unimaginable. This is Hollywood's star school. Nicolas Cage, David Schwon, etc. all graduated from here." Julia also seemed surprised when she read the news in the newspaper, but Angela's attention was not on this.

"Irene Brockovich? Does this name sound familiar?" The girl frowned with one hand resting on her chin, while the other hand tapped lightly back and forth on the small table, "Can anyone tell me? "

"Don't ask me, my dear, this Ms. Brockovich is obviously an American, I can't possibly know who she is." The uncle spread his hands cleanly.

"Ha, I remember," Julia suddenly exclaimed, "Irene Brockovich is a legend."

"Legendary?" Frank asked suspiciously, while Angela's eyes lit up.

"I don't remember very clearly, but one thing is for sure, she won an environmental protection lawsuit and created the largest amount of compensation in a similar civil case in American history." Julia recalled.

"Is this a legend?" Frank was puzzled.

"Of course there are other reasons. First, she didn't graduate from high school, so she seems to be a single mother; second, the compensation seems to be hundreds of millions." Angela added, and then looked at Julia with a smile: "My dear aunt, are you interested in playing this lady on the screen and making an impact on the Oscars?"

It was a very pleasant afternoon. Afternoon tea, chatting and playing with the little ones made Angela very relaxed. There were many topics to talk about, from movies to fashion to literature and the blog she created. Regardless, the girl didn't get up with her uncle and aunt until the sun started to set in the west to go to her parents' house for Thanksgiving dinner.

"Or you can take a step first?" Frank looked behind him, the door was open and there was a bright light in the living room, then he turned to Angela and said, "It always takes a lot of time for you to dress up."

"I don't take too long to dress up," Angela folded her arms, "and is it appropriate, uncle?"

"Well, I'm just suggesting." The uncle shrugged, and then changed the subject: "By the way, is what you said just now true? To win the Oscar for Best Actress with a role adapted from a real story."

"It seems that you attach great importance to your wife's career." Angela said with a teaser.

"Although you only said a few words, it seems that Julia doesn't care much, but I know she is still very eager for the Oscar for Best Actress." Frank looked very serious, and Angela also stopped joking. : "Well, I can only say that I may, may get it after working hard. My aunt's acting skills and qualifications will not be a problem, but it depends on the level of the director and post-production, as well as some luck! No one can do this. 100% guaranteed - of course, have to speak to Ms Brockovich first."

Frank thought for a moment, and finally nodded: "Well, anyway, just do your best as you said."

"By the way, Chris," the uncle suddenly lowered his voice, "I think Jedi should have told you that your blog..."

"I know," Angela immediately raised her finger, "I've already expressed my opinion to my father. This is just a platform to communicate with fans, to record some logs and experience. I don't intend to promote anything for it, that's all."

"It's good that you know." Frank nodded and stopped talking. Julia finally packed up and walked out. Then the husband and wife got into another car, and Angela took the little ones into her own car. car.

"Listen, Lulu, if you want to be with me, don't make trouble, understand!" Angela warned after closing the car door. Although they are all little guys, the three children plus her still seem a little crowded, isn't it? RV.

"Okay, okay, I can just chat with Willie and the others." Lulu made a grimace, and Angela immediately returned the grimace, holding her brother on her lap to prevent them from teasing him.After Bucket started the car, he leaned on the backrest and closed his eyes.

She really doesn't want to say anything about blogs. Although she doesn't know something about it, she is not an idiot. After her father told her that several major media groups in the United States united to establish a large-scale news website in June, she basically understood That's why she told her father that she had no intention of promoting anything.Some things will be artificially blocked before they come to fruition. She has neither the possibility nor the interest to pry the dam. Some things are not something she can handle. It is better to get rid of it and do what she should do.

After Thanksgiving, Angela once again devoted herself to post-production. The SAT score of 1580 was enough for her to relax completely. There was nothing special to pay attention to in her studies, so she temporarily froze the "Death is Coming" After the later stage of ", it took a few days to finally edit "Memory Fragments".

After all, the shooting time is only 18 month plus 1 week for 1 days of production, which can be described as a rare high efficiency. Angela was happy and promised in public that if "Memento" is as popular as "Run Lola Run" Send a big red envelope to everyone involved in the production.

As for the arrangement of the release date, the sooner the better, the trailer has been broadcast on major TV stations as early as Thanksgiving. Angela deliberately asked people to take the time to edit a trailer with black and white and color lines intertwined, but the timeline It's a narration, but subtitles are added after the end: it is different from ordinary narration, please read it patiently.

This trick is still very effective. Many concerned fans left messages behind the blog and wanted to ask what it was. Of course, Angela would not answer directly. She just said that she played a trick on the shooting and she would know when the time came— — It is still possible to advertise yourself.

The time was finally set on December 12th. It was a pity for Angela. She originally wanted to advance it a bit earlier. The movies released on the Christmas file are basically big productions, and most of them are around Christmas. Although "Memento" is based on The special and uncommon shooting techniques, and the fact that I vowed to win the game will definitely attract many people, but it is better to be on the safe side.

After finishing "Memento", the girl became more relaxed for the first time, but this relaxation is relative. After all, "The Matrix" and "Reaper" require her to be the producer, especially "Reaper" completely replaced "Memento" The location of each shot needs to be decided by her. Although she also brought in James Huang to help supervise the production, after all, this is the first time that the other party has made a movie, so she is not at ease, so the later stage of "The Matrix" continued to be tortoise. At the same time, the progress of "Death is Coming" is not necessarily so fast.

After these two films are released and the film department is fully developed, Da Shi will no longer be the producer of several films at the same time!Although she said this angrily in her heart, Angela was actually in pain and happiness. Anyway, these two movies don't need to be released as soon as "Memory Fragments". Learn something, as long as the post-production time is not too long.

And at present she has other things to do besides these, such as meeting Ms. Irene Brockovich.

After she first read about this environmental protection lady at her uncle’s house, she still hadn’t reacted, and it wasn’t until Julia made supplements that she remembered that "Irene Brockovich" was named after this lady. It gave the girl a very strange feeling, as if Julia should be crowned with this role, so she asked that question without even thinking about it.

Just like what my uncle said, although Julia looks calm, the information revealed in her eyes is unmistakable, and since my uncle has also spoken, let's work out the script first.

"Hi, ma'am, I'm Angela Mason, nice to meet you." Angela said and held out her hand.

"I know, Miss Genius of Hollywood, I am also very glad to meet you." Irene Brockovich shook hands with her and Sparrow respectively, and made a gesture of please sit down.

In reality, Irene is skinny and not beautiful, and she is completely different from Julia. Although the corners of her eyes are tired, she is very energetic, giving people the feeling of being full of energy and unwilling to admit defeat. Maybe it is because of It was that energy and reluctance to admit defeat that finally brought her down.

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk to me and my agent. I hope I didn't disturb you." Angela smiled and sat down with Sparrow, and looked at her office by the way, one of the walls was frosted glass Yes, I can vaguely see a fat figure over there.

"That's Ed, my boss, I've been working for him," Irene shrugged after noticing her expression, "although he's timid, mean, and afraid of making mistakes, he's generally a good guy. "

Angela couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Irene walked to the cupboard indifferently: "Coffee or tea?"

"Coffee, thanks."

"I'm surprised. How could you think of adapting my story into a movie? Miss Mason?" Irene asked bluntly after serving two cups of coffee.

"You can call me Angie," Angela said after thinking for a few seconds: "If it were someone else, I would tell her that your story is very legendary in this age when heroes are scarce, and it is worth putting on the screen. But at this moment, I just want to say, I like your spirit, that spirit of insisting on justice and never compromise!"