"If necessary, I need you to work overtime." Angela stood in the center of the editing room and said with her arms crossed. She glanced at the surrounding staff and laughed again: "It looks like you are mentally prepared? "
"Of course, since you went to New Zealand and asked us to wait by the phone, you knew there would be such a day." An editor spread his hands helplessly, and at least the few present started from "American Beauty" I just cooperated with Miss Genius, so Angela's words didn't make much ripples at all.
"Don't be so bitter," Angela waved her hand carelessly. "This time I won't be in a hurry all day like last year. Although the progress is behind the plan, it is still within the acceptable range. So the content of overtime is limited to Subtitles, dubbing, credits, credits, etc. I'll put all that power in your hands. Oh yeah, and the trailer and some of the soundtrack, I'll be handing over Mr. Ennio Morricone soon Some of the soundtracks will be selected and handed over to you."
"It seems that we should celebrate and pray that Miss Angela's mentor will ask her more strictly in the future," another staff member said with a mocking tone, "In this case, at least she won't hold everything in her hands."
"If I were you, I would pray that guy would graduate as soon as possible, so as to make time to polish slowly instead of pressing it every day!" Angela raised her eyebrows, "Don't forget, if things don't pass me, If you do, you have to take it back and redo it. So if you delay the progress, I don’t mind taking a few days off to watch you in the studio.”
"Is this a threat?" the previous editor called out in "panic".
"No, this is a warning," Angela said solemnly. "You can try the warning's authenticity. I promise that people who try it will regret it very, very much!"
As she spoke, she showed a "sinister" smile, and at the same time she squeezed her right hand into a fist and waved it. The few people who were already familiar with her style immediately began to talk to each other, exchanging opinions on work in twos and threes, taking Angela in the middle as air.
"I don't have any prestige at all, it's a failure." Angela looked around and mumbled in a low voice, then clapped her hands: "That's it, rest now, we'll continue in half an hour."
"No problem." They answered in unison this time.
Angela rolled her eyes and turned out of the editing room, deliberately leaving a gap when the door was closed, so the words of those guys came into her ears without any leakage.
"God, I have to work overtime again. I really don't know why Angela is in such a hurry to make the movie."
"Yeah, except for the production of "American Beauty" for three consecutive years, when I had a little more time, "The Pianist" and "A Beautiful Mind" both felt that 24 hours were used as 48 hours, especially the "Pianist". later."
"What's interesting is that even in the face of the tight time situation last year, the quality of the film still maintains a high level. How did Angela do it? Her judgment is amazing, right?"
"Who knows, geniuses, there must be something different from ordinary people."
"But this is a bit too much... It can be said that it feels a little weird."
"Maybe her soul is a male, otherwise how do you explain that she can direct a film like this? And when she's talking about it here, I basically don't realize she's a woman."
"You mean, you're gay? Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why you didn't realize that this beautiful young lady in front of you was a woman."
"Shut up, you bastard, you know what I mean."
"What do you mean? You're trying to go after Miss Genius? Come on, man, that's not realistic."
These guys... Angela rolled her eyes at the door, resisting the urge to push the door in. Forget it, whatever they want, as long as they don't take it out and talk nonsense, they are venting.
The girl shrugged and couldn't tell if it was helplessness or what, turned and walked to her office. Half an hour is enough for her to do a lot of things, such as the paper is still waiting to be handed in.
"That's it, it should suit the professor's appetite." Angela grumbled and tapped the last character, raised her hands and stretched a big slack, and then a glass of water was handed in front of her.
"Thank you, Lily." Angela looked at the other party with a smile and said after taking the cup, but Alizee just nodded and sat back on the sofa to read the book again without saying a word.
Seriously, say one more word and you won't get pregnant. Angela was full of scorn, and carefully looked at Alizee while drinking water. It's been another two months since she became more and more calm. By the way, Annie has graduated from high school, and now Lily goes to school alone, I don't know if she is having a good time at school. And there is…
"Lily." Angela suddenly opened her mouth to hear, and the other party's tea-brown eyes immediately shot over with an inquiry.
"Have you ever thought about..." The girl considered her words, "what will you do in the future?"
Alizee frowned slightly, thought about it carefully, and then shook her head: "I haven't thought about it, at least I haven't thought about it yet."
"Why didn't you think about it?" Angela showed a surprised look, and then turned into worry, "Everyone should have their own goals, right? No matter the long-term or near-term, there is hope when there are goals. There is a goal to have a belief and a goal to be motivated. If a person doesn't even know the goal of her own efforts, what else can she do?"
Angela suddenly came to her senses after the storm was over. Seeing Alizee's embarrassed expression, she scratched her nose a little embarrassedly: "This... I'm sorry... Lily, I'm... a little excited... "
And Alizee, who had been staring at Angela in a daze for no reason at first, saw that she had suddenly changed into this, and suddenly burst out laughing, that iceberg thawed smile was enough to make anyone's heart flutter, so Angela was stunned.
Alizee seemed to realize something and immediately put away her smile, returned to her usual calm appearance, and replied in an indifferent tone: "The short-term goal is to graduate smoothly, while the long-term ones are still under consideration and selection. "
"Then... Have you considered going to college?" Angela asked after thinking about it, and followed her with a few more explanations: "It's just asking, if you don't want to answer, then don't answer."
"I won't think about it, I have known you for so long." Alizee replied calmly, raised her head and thought about it for a few minutes before opening her mouth: "It hasn't been officially decided yet, not necessarily now. Going to college, I agree with Annie on this point. It's just that I don't know what to do if I don't go to college."
"Then..." Angela's eyes flashed, "Have you considered being a singer or an actor?"
"Singer or actor?" Alizee's eyes turned to Angela, "Why?"
"In this case, I can provide you with some help," Angela did not deny her plan. "After all, I still have some say in this circle, and I think you have that potential?"
"Have that potential?" Alizee's tone was sarcastic, "I don't think any film or music producer would like me, a girl who doesn't even smile."
Although a little embarrassed, Angela still looked at each other calmly, she believed that Lily understood what she meant.
And Alizee, who finished speaking in one breath, stared at Angela for a few seconds before sighing softly: "I don't plan to make changes in some aspects, but you don't need to make too many associations, I know what are you doing."
The phrase is so familiar. A feeling of helplessness popped up in Angela's heart. The room fell silent, and after a long while, Alizee asked in a low voice, "Angie, if... I mean if..."
"What?" Angela hurriedly raised her head. Although the other party looked at him with bright eyes, his open mouth closed again, hesitating as if he was thinking about something. Finally, she shook her head: "Nothing, let's talk about it later."
Really unhappy guy. Angela's brow wrinkled slightly, and then smoothed it down again. Forget it, she is still two years away from graduating from high school anyway, or she can ask Annie to help out with inquiries.
Just when she was thinking so, Alizee reluctantly spoke again: "What is your goal, Angie?"
"My goal? It's really disappointing, I thought you knew." Angela said something resentful, but unfortunately Lily didn't respond, just watched her quietly and waited for the next sentence. In this way, the girl had to wave her hand in frustration: "The short-term goal is of course to make "Beautiful Mind" as perfect as possible while ensuring the basic credits. In the long-term..."
Speaking of which, she suddenly stopped and her eyes became scattered. After a long time, she replied in a dazed voice, "Directing a movie that I really want to direct."
Alizee raised her eyebrows with a strange look in her eyes, while Angela, who had recovered, smiled and put her index finger on her lips and shook her head. This action was enough to explain the situation, so Alizee didn't bother, but she immediately asked another question: "So, what about the other goal?"
"Another aspect?" Angela was stunned for a while, and quickly understood what she was talking about, and her face couldn't help but turn ugly.
However, Alizee, who started this conversation, didn't explain anything, just stood up: "If there is nothing else, I will go back first. There is a party hosted by a classmate in the evening, and I want Annie to accompany me."
Angela bit her lip and looked at her for a long time before sighing: "Then go back first."
Alizee nodded and quickly packed her things, followed by sorting the scattered documents on the desk, and then turned and walked out. At this time, Angela covered her head in annoyance, and growled in a low voice: "Damn, it was finally thrown behind her head and turned out again."
Of course she knew that Alizee had good intentions and that these things couldn't be kept hidden forever, but... and she's still tangled up with Liv now... Damn, it's a short circuit before I go to drink whisky, what the hell did I say that night ? Angela thought depressed and worried.
There will be a way, there will be a way. Now that's all she can do to comfort herself.
If you are restless in some areas, the best solution is to divert your attention, such as the later work of "A Beautiful Mind". Compared with last year, although time was tight, Angela was still only in charge of editing. Ennio Morricone, who was invited for the soundtrack, was also a master composer, and the soundtrack for the film was very satisfactory. And the theme of "A Beautiful Mind" is not as heavy as that of "The Pianist", plus those miscellaneous matters are all left to others, so it should be lighter.
"I don't think I'll ever take on that kind of movie that takes more than a year to shoot. Unless I have a lot of spare time, it's not a good thing for the crew or myself." When visiting Natalie in the backstage of The Seagull, Angela said so confidently.
"You're only talking about this now? I bet you should know the length of the shooting cycle when you auditioned, and your two-year work must have been prepared for a long time. But you still participated in the shooting, so... "Scarlett, who was caught by Angela and came to cheer, and followed her backstage, spread her hands.
"You should know, Manny, this is Angie's habit." Natalie stood on Scarlett's side.
Although I really wanted to refute, in the face of a two-on-one situation, Angela always shut up obediently.
Time quickly turned to November 2000, and Thanksgiving was still spent at Grandpa's house. For Angela, it was undoubtedly a happy thing to be able to enjoy the turkey dinner made by her grandmother. Especially at this time, grandma always cooks some good and original Chinese dishes for her, which really makes her salivate.
By the beginning of December, the number of reporters outside Cambridge gradually increased, and many of them even walked around the campus after dressing up. As for the reason, of course, it is because the first trailer of "A Beautiful Mind" has already appeared on major TV stations. This film has attracted a lot of attention from the beginning of shooting, and everyone is curious about the chemistry of the two geniuses together. It's just that Angela made preparations early and used the method she learned from Peter to keep the paparazzi out of the studio.
Even if Princeton students had revealed some plot, even if the tabloids had used photos to declare that Angela and Kate didn't get along, even if Angela had dismissed "Cello Crazy" on her blog, it would only make the public more curious.
It can be said that since the release of "The Pianist" Angela has become a phenomenon, a phenomenon that is elusive but challenging the imagination. So in this respect, Ed uses her as a free propaganda tool... It is inevitable and understandable!