Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 171 Filming MTV in New York

"Good afternoon, listeners. This is NYPR. Welcome to "Music Unlimited." Girl Genius - Miss Angela Mason, it's still a hybrid album, but I dare say it's as good as her first album - even better! Well, Michael can't wait, turn now Come to him!"

"Hi! Listeners, I am your Michael Dawson! Whether you are at home, in the office, or in the car, please remember that we are with you. Well, let's welcome our guest this time - hello , Miss Angela! Welcome to our radio station."

"Hi Michael, it's a pleasure to be on the show at NYPR."

"Okay, I heard you wrote all the songs for this album? No more cover songs, are there?"

"Well, I know what you want to say, dear Mike, I want to say that if that is the case, everyone can figure out how much it will cost? And can I afford it?"

"Well... Actually, what I mean is that even when you sing a cover, you can sing a different taste from the original. For example, in the song "Beautiful Island" in the last album, when Madonna participated in an interview with NBC, she also sang I can't say enough good things about you."

"Yes, I know, in fact, I just sang my own understanding of this song. After all, different age groups have different understandings of the same song."

"So, there will be no cover songs in the future?"

"It's not certain, after all, I still have many favorite singers, such as MJ, or Madonna, etc. Maybe someday I will release a completely cover album."

"Well, now let's talk about your new album. The first title song "Ahead" is still an inspirational song, which is very similar to the last album "Light". But "Ahead" has a faster rhythm. dance music style, why not continue the lyrical style of "Light"?"

"Well, what I want to say about this is very simple. When you have determined your goal, when you have discovered the ray of light that belongs to you. Go forward boldly, don't stop, don't be afraid!"

"No wonder I feel that the lyrics of the two songs echo each other. Will this be a series of suites?"

"Maybe, I have this plan, or in the next album, you will see new songs that continue from these two songs."

"Okay, thank you, Angela, then let's enjoy this passionate song again!"

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Under the click-click flashing lights, Angela walked into the black BMW station wagon that Disney had prepared for herself with a smile, and then heaved a sigh of relief.Then he looked around and felt something was wrong.

"What are you looking for? Auntie?" The Chinese youth sitting in the co-pilot asked in Chinese while looking at the rearview mirror.

"Hey. I remember telling you, Ryan! You can call me Miss! You can call me Angie! But don't call me Little Shigu! I just learned boxing from grandma for a few days!" Angela turned over White Eyes said.

"But according to seniority, you should call it that way..." The young man grumbled, and then asked in English, "Okay. So... what's the matter, miss?"

This guy is the grandson of the uncle who rescued Angela that day. His surname is Pu and his name is Pu Guanshui.It is said that it is taken from the meaning of "Those who look at the sea are hard to understand", but the girl thinks this name is very awkward, so she always calls her English name Ryan Stein (get it, this is the one who is a dead man!)

He has been practicing martial arts with his uncle's eldest disciple since he was a child. Angela saw his kung fu in person that day, so grandma took it upon herself to ask for it from her uncle and became the girl's bodyguard.

"Where's Jack? I saw it outside the studio before." The girl asked with a sigh. She couldn't refuse this personal bodyguard, but she was also more curious about the things between grandma and uncle.It's a pity that this guy has a very strict tongue.Perhaps his uncle had also told him, so he couldn't ask anything, and she didn't want to use her identity as a junior aunt to oppress others, which would easily remind her of the aunt of a disabled person.

"Mr. Sparrow has gone to Fifth Avenue." The other party explained.

"He moves very fast, well, then let's go now." Angela shrugged, then turned her head and looked out of the car window in a daze, Nat...

The car soon came to Times Square on Fifth Avenue, where she was going to shoot the MTV of "An Angel" in her new album. Disney accepted her opinion. After the first album was released in New York, she would shoot a music video. , landmark buildings are the first choice.

Outside the camera car parked nearby, Angela met MTV director David Fincher. Although he officially entered the ranks of film directors through "Hide and Seek", and was nominated for best director for "The Sixth Sense", However, he still occasionally shoots MTV for some singers. For example, he filmed "Love Is Power" for the Rolling Stones in the first half of the year. This time Disney sincerely invited him to shoot for Angela, so he readily agreed.

At this time, David was talking with the police station and the person in charge of the city government. When shooting images in such a lively neighborhood, all aspects must be adjusted, even if the shots are only tens of seconds long.

"Hi, David, I'm here." Angela walked over and greeted him generously.

"Angie? Great, you came at the right time." David nodded to her in surprise, and then looked at the two persons in charge: "Okay, gentlemen, we will start shooting in 20 o'clock, and it will take about 2 to 4 hours."

The two leaders nodded together, and then went to arrange their work, followed David and pointed to the trailer on the other side and said to Angela: "Okay, Angie, I need you to go inside to put on makeup now, Sparrow Sir has arranged everything, you have 15 minutes."

"Wait, wait, David, I remember that according to your script, I don't have too many shots in this segment. Am I right?" Angela suddenly stopped him and asked.

"Yes, what's the matter?" David looked at her incomprehensibly.

"Then before that, you can shoot the heroine first, and I'll put on makeup during the break," Angela said with a smile, "Because before that, I want to see how you do it."

"Look at how I did it?" The other party still didn't quite understand.

"Well, let's be honest, David, I want to direct an MTV by myself, that's all, so I need to accumulate experience, I want to see and understand how you do it." Angela said with her hands outstretched.

David blinked in astonishment: "I think I heard correctly, you want to direct an MTV by yourself?"

"Yes, didn't many film directors also come from directing MTV?" The girl stated her goal without any concealment.

The tall man waved his hand subconsciously but said nothing.If it was an ordinary girl who said this, he would have laughed it off, but it was Angela who said it!They have worked together twice, so they can be regarded as people who know her better. David was already surprised by her thoughts as early as when he was filming "Hide and Seek".Especially when discussing the revision of the script and the expression of acting skills, I have to say that she is indeed worthy of the title of genius girl!And now she actually wants to be a director, even though she is only a director of MTV, she is only 14 years old.

"What's wrong? Is there something written on my face?" Angela shrugged at David who was staring at him speechless.

"Oh, no, I just feel..." David Finch, who came back to his senses, spread his hands, scratched his head again, and suddenly laughed: "Okay, then come with me. But it won't be easy .”

"It's up to me whether I understand or not." The girl said confidently.

David shrugged, took Angela and started to shuttle among the staff, shuttling back and forth between the various responsible persons, telling them what he thought, asking them to do what they wanted, etc., Angela followed behind him , carefully observe how he is directing, and try to remember how he uses words to express his meaning to others, although these may not be used.But at least for her, this is a process of accumulation, plus she has read a lot of related books in her spare time, and it is also somewhat rewarding to use it to confirm it.

"Generally speaking, you must know what kind of scene you need, the whole part, and then express it on paper through the art director, and then discuss the feasibility with the guys, and add characters to think about it. If not, You have to have a backup plan." Halfway through the stop, David said this to Angela, the girl has been following her, wearing sunglasses, and hiding her hair in a hat, it seems plausible, and the girl is beside the director Followed, more like an assistant, so the onlookers didn't recognize it for a while.

"Speaking of the role, have you decided on the heroine? I remember you wanted to find an actor who looked like a child and a woman, and it was hard to find." Angela asked at this time.

"Yes, it's really not good. There is one in front of me, but I just want to find someone else." David said jokingly.

Angela coughed dryly, looked left and right and said, "So did you find it?"

"Of course, otherwise, what do you think I am doing in Times Square? But I think the two of you are indeed similar in certain temperament, but she is taller than you. She is just 1 year old, and she is only a third of my head short. .” The director said with a smile.

"Only a third of your head shorter?" Angela couldn't help but click her tongue. David's height is close to 6 feet (about 1 meters). Which girl would have such a height at the age of 8?

"It probably has something to do with her being a model." David said, pointing to the trailer: "Look, she came out."

Angela turned her head to look over, then blinked her eyes in disbelief, three phrases instantly jumped into her head, illegitimate daughter, "The End of the World", Elf Princess--Liv Tyler!