The crackling sound suddenly stopped, Angela frowned and stared at the words on the screen, and then deleted what she had typed before. She rubbed her face and sighed helplessly: "It's still not right."
During this period of time, she was busy with the most important script, but after a few days, she wrote something that was either not good here or not good there. As a result, it has been rewritten several times just at the beginning, not to mention the later content.
Angela stood up and went to the data cabinet, flipped out a document and put it on the table to read it carefully. This was the material that she had asked to reprint from Yale University and could be called "Weitling's Diary". The author Minnie Whitling served as the president of Jinling Women's University during those years, and like John Rabe, held a position in the Nanjing International Security Zone, and also wrote a diary of what she saw and heard. All this caused her great mental stress and suffered from severe depression, and finally had to return to the United States in 1940 for medical treatment, but on the first anniversary of her return to the United States, she chose to end her life.
This is a lady who deserves as much respect as Rabe. Angela commented after going through her profile. She has collected a lot of such information, such as Dr. Robert Wilson or the representative of the YMCA in the safe area, Jocha Fitch, etc. - she is even trying to collect Han Xianglin, who was Rabe's secretary at the time. data of.
The reason why it took so much trouble is because Angela completely abandoned the original "Rabe Diary" and planned to write the script and shoot according to her own ideas. This is her work and her film. It's just that although she analyzed a lot of information, she always felt that something was wrong in what she wrote.
"What's wrong?" Angela scratched her head in distress, and deleted what she wrote again.
Should be… not influenced by previous events. The girl wiped her face, automatically filtering out certain things. Although Alizee's words that day were hard to hear, it woke her up, at least she still had an important job that she must not give up.
Of course, being able to wrestle out of the abyss of pain and think so deeply has nothing to do with the ten crazy days in New York. It's just that the ruthless Angela also didn't dare and didn't want to recall, and she didn't want to taste the effect of the chain reaction.
I've done enough, and what I've learned from those excellent films has given me enough confidence to shoot and produce, but why do I still feel that I'm missing something? Angela thought silently.
Dong dong dong, there was a knock on the door, followed by Alizee opening the door and saying, "The time is up, Angie."
"I see." Angela nodded, and gave a helpless smile after the other party went out. It's normal for Sparrow to choose Lily as his personal assistant, after all she's been by his side for years and knows everything about herself like Annie does, and whether it's the few times she's been an assistant in a makeshift studio in Boston, or You did a great job as a personal assistant on the set of Brokeback Mountain, but... can't you just laugh more or have more expressions
Angela couldn't help feeling depressed when she thought of Alizee's face that was obviously very beautiful and attractive, but seemed to be forever unwavering. With a wave of her hand to get these out of her mind, she got up and went to the closet to pick out clothes. She was about to attend the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
After choosing two different styles of clothes to match, the girl sat down on the dressing table and simply put on her makeup. It's just an ordinary premiere, don't be too troublesome. Just then, the phone rang.
After looking at the number, there was a wry smile on Angela's mouth, and then she pressed the answer button.
"I can't believe that I actually got the news of your return to Los Angeles from Wei Wei! Can't I get a call from you after all my hard work?!" Lindsay's angry voice suddenly changed from there Passed over.
Angela didn't answer, until after she vented to Ann for a while, she said softly, "I'm sorry, Lindsay."
The girl on the other end of the phone fell silent, and after a few seconds she sighed softly, "How could this be, Angie? You know, I couldn't believe my ears when I learned everything from Manny. You actually... You actually, damn it, if you were in front of me then, I would have to beat you! Don't forget, you promised me that I would never have anything with that woman... Further, I was very angry, very angry !"
"If you want, you can come and beat me now." Angela's bitter smile never disappeared.
"Now? Stop joking, Angie, I'm about to start promoting my new album, so I don't have time to come and beat you up!" Even so, Lindsay's angrier tone clearly said "wait and see".
"Are you going to release a new album?" Angela asked in surprise.
"Of course, Weiwei didn't tell you?" Lindsay asked suspiciously, but then there was a crisp snap, as if she slapped her forehead, "By the way, you've been in Mann the whole time. No one's answering the phone in Ni's apartment, of course you won't know. I don't think if Vivi hadn't told you on the phone, you wouldn't have known she was already promoting a new album."
Although she said it easily, the resentment in it was also obvious, and Angela could only repeat it again: "I'm sorry."
There was silence again, and after a long while, Lindsay spoke angrily: "Damn, I already thought about it well, but now... I don't know what to say..."
Speaking of this, she suddenly raised her voice: "Angie, maybe... you can go to the set, but if you can't, I can ask Jesse out and tell you the time and place. You don't know, during this time... "
"Lindsay!" Angela interrupted her immediately, "I'm going to the premiere of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' right now, if you don't want me to get my makeup done on my face, then... please stop talking down, okay?"
Speaking of which, she closed her eyes and even pleaded in her tone. After a long time, there was a faint sigh: "Okay, I know, anyway, I too... That's it, goodbye."
As the sound of disconnection came out, Angela tiredly threw the phone on the bed, and pinched the bridge of her nose in a trance. Although she made up her mind not to touch the wound for a long time, it seemed difficult to do now.
The car stopped, and Angela stepped on the red carpet in the flash of the click. This is the first time she has appeared in the public eye in more than half a month, and the reporters on both sides can't wait to hand the microphone to her.
It's a pity that Angela didn't stop to answer the question except for a smile. , and "Did you really fight in "The Matrix 2" yourself?" and so on, he entered the theater without looking back.
"Hey, look at who this is, our Miss Angel." Bruckheimer noticed Angela who came in at the first time, and then complained: "You came a little late, Angie, I thought it was okay. Took some pictures with all the creatives in front of the posters outside."
"I'm so sorry, there was a little problem in the middle," Angela said with a smile. "However, I don't think I'm suitable to take a seat in the main creative staff. You know, I hardly do anything other than contribute the script."
"You're so humble, we're shooting with very little modification," Bruckheimer laughed, "especially
The small details in the first part that are connected to the back, I really can't bear to take away any of them. "
The little details the other party said were Angela's intention to tie the trilogy together.
Arranged in the first part, it has a connection with the latter two. For example, Captain Sparrow's compass, or the souvenirs from the robbery of Captain Sao Feng and the things that belonged to Davy Jones on the Black Pearl.
"I can't wait to see how you guys arrange it in the movie." Angela shrugged. The reason why she agreed to attend the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean" was to come out to relax and watch this almost What new ideas will there be in the film made by the "original people" - by the way, let yourself be exposed to the public.
In fact, she had many opportunities to watch the film before that. "Pirates of the Caribbean" was originally planned to be released on Christmas last year, but in order to avoid the edge of "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings", it had to be postponed to this summer vacation. It's just that Angela was making new movies at the beginning of this year, and such and such things were not able to be watched in advance.
But this is also good, and it is obviously more enjoyable to appreciate it on the big screen.
"By the way, Angie, are you interested in playing a role in the next two films." Bruckheimer suddenly said, "Since you have graduated from Harvard, you should have a lot of free time, right?"
"Character? Female pirate or... the sea goddess?" Angela still kept a faint smile, "Forget it, Jerry, although I won the best supporting actress again, I'm still in The Lord of the Rings and... Planet Played a role in "The Great War", and even played a few days ago in ... "The Matrix 2". But it doesn't mean that I have more time to spend on acting, so I can only say sorry."
"It's a pity, but if you change your mind, I welcome you at any time." Bruckheimer still left a small tail for himself, Angela didn't refuse any further, just nodded: "Thank you."
Then she walked around the hall casually, and had to chat with the two captains - Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, as well as "little blacksmith" Orlando Bloom.
"I have to thank you for giving me this opportunity, Miss Angela." Orlando looked very respectful to Angela.
"If you really want to say thank you, thank Mr. Brian Gilbert. Although you didn't play a big role in Wilde, his use of the camera made me remember you." Angie Ra said with a smile.
You don't have to thank me, I just left a little of what belongs to you.
The girl said silently in her heart, and then she said nervously: Maybe I shouldn't stay at all, it's just what I want to take away, isn't it
Although this thought was immediately thrown away, Angela did not notice the change in her mentality.
"Orlando has done a very good job, often pulling everyone to discuss the character, I like him." Perhaps it was because at the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Depp seemed to be taken on by Captain Sparrow and became a bit sloppy. . After teasing Orlando, he aimed at Angela: "Miss Angela, how about playing a role like a female pirate in the next two films, I believe your image of wielding a sword will be very good. ."
"Why do so many people want me to play a role in it today?" Angela said jokingly.
"Did anyone else say that?" Depp showed some exaggerated surprise, and then snapped his fingers: "Jerry, it must be him, his vision is not inferior to yours. How about it, think about it, you The skills shown in The Matrix 2 are very surprising."
Angela, who did not answer, smiled helplessly. "The Matrix 2", which was released a few days earlier than "Pirates of the Caribbean", caused a huge response.
The first ever cultivated and eagerly awaited by hacker fans. But everyone waited for the subtitles to appear at the end of the movie, only to discover that the guardian of the "Prophet" who had an inseparable fight with the "Savior" Neo was actually played by Miss Angel!
For a time, the website of "The Matrix" and Angela's blog were filled with a lot of inquiries, and the public phone call of Pixar's film department was almost blown. Everyone wanted to know if that woman with black hair, sunglasses and a woman's Tang suit, with an elegant figure and a mysterious oriental temperament, was really played by Angela.
After a few days of ambiguity, the film department saw that the propaganda effect had been achieved, and finally publicly admitted this this morning, and explained that all the scenes were performed by Angela herself. Hence the inquiries from the previous reporters and the invitations from Bruckheimer and Depp.
It's just that Angela really doesn't want to talk about "The Matrix 2" - she hasn't even updated her blog until now. Seeing what Depp had to say, she was about to reject it outright when someone interjected: "Sorry, gentlemen, can I chat with Miss Angela alone?"
After walking aside with this person, Angela finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Ed."
"Thank you? Don't think I came here on purpose to help you out, Angie, I really have something to talk to you about." Ed Cam spread out his hands with a smile.
Angela raised her eyebrows, and then sighed: "Anyway, objectively you did help me out - well, what do you want to say? Ask me why I didn't attend the premiere of "The Matrix 2" but appeared here?"
"No no no, Angie, which movie premiere you attend is up to you. I can't force you, can I? Otherwise, the police will sue me." Ed, who was humorous, said immediately: "I want to talk to you about your new movie - don't tell me, you forget everything after a few days off where no one is."
Taking a few days off in a place no one knew, this was the excuse Alizee thought of for her, and Angela tacitly agreed.
"You mean... "Crash"?" the girl asked after thinking for a few seconds.
"Thank God, you finally... didn't forget." Ed raised his hands as if relieved.
"Are you trying to talk about publicity?" Angela asked, holding back her smile, feeling somewhat relieved.
"Of course, since you've graduated, then... Although it's still a low-budget movie, it should be fine to hold a smaller premiere," Ed said.
"No, no, Ed, I don't plan to do this," Angela shook her head. "My opinion is that it's better to let "Crash" be released silently. If you are worried about the box office, you can let the theater chain extend the show time?"
"Silent release? No publicity at all?" Ed frowned, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate, right? Even for a low-budget movie like "Little Miss Sunshine", we still plan to send it to Montreal or Venice Participating in film festivals.”
"The production of "Little Miss Sunshine" has been completed?"
"Of course, you just didn't ask."
"Okay, back to the point. It's not that I don't do any publicity at all, Ed," Angela laughed, "I mean not to do too much publicity, and do some proper publicity after the release. ."
"Because you are the director of this movie?" Ed suddenly asked, with a hint of clarity in his expression.
"Forget it," Angela shrugged, "but there's another thing I've considered, and I can guarantee that when this movie comes out, someone will talk about racism, even though I didn't think about it at all when I was making it. ."
Ed touched his chin: "Okay, I think I get it, but you can't ignore the media speculation."
"Better than focusing on racism in the first place, and, I'm pretty much semi-open right now on the side of... LGBTQ groups. When the critics have seen the discussion, I'll pick me up in their questioning. Intentions. You know, the movies I make are all for the Oscars."
After pondering for a while, Ed let out a long breath: "Okay, I know what to do."
He nodded to Angela, and then left the girl. Angela shrugged indifferently. She was suddenly glad that "Crash" was made after "Brokeback Mountain". Although racism is equally hot, it is slightly better than homosexuality. As long as it is handled properly, it will never appear. Last year's situation where the two views were sharply opposed.
More importantly, in a sense, "Crash" can be regarded as an American theme movie. The launch of such a movie after "Brokeback Mountain" caused the turmoil of Nuoda can also calm down last year's turmoil a little bit. Her plan is undoubtedly very beneficial.
At this moment, a voice came from the side: "Hi, Angie, so you are here."
Angela turned around and was about to say hello, but she was stunned after seeing the other party clearly.