English: "Thank you, by the way, a character in the book will be named after you."
Portuguese: "Alternatively, you can name a character in the book after me—or give me 5% of the profit."
English: "Maybe I can give you 5% of the profit."
Portuguese: "What kind of book is that? Umm... woohoo, um... haha, um... romance novel..."
English: "Got it! It's Ben-ha! Mmmm, ooh!"
Portuguese: "Ah... thrilling... crime? Horror novel..."
English: "Crime! Crime... murder, yes, crime, murder. Crime, murder!"
Portuguese: "Huh, scary? Frightening?"
"Cut!" As Angela's voice sounded, the camera suddenly stopped shooting. She frowned and came to the two actors, walked around and said to Colin: "It's not right just now, although I emphasized the need to show that kind of heart-to-heart feeling, but it can't be so obvious from the beginning, There has to be a process of change. And the first two conversations are the beginning of change, and I want you to express that gradual feeling.”
Listening to Angela's words, Fels pondered for a moment and then nodded, as always, being taciturn. Angela, who was accustomed to it, didn't care about this either, and looked at Gemma Cosby. After listening to the translation, the other party nodded to Angela to indicate that it was clear.
"Okay, then let's continue." Angela clapped her hands and sat back on the director's chair behind the camera.
The reason why the story of the writer and the housekeeper is wonderful and interesting lies in this scene. The two people who ended up wearing clothes and sitting together to chat and laugh because they went to the water for manuscripts, although they could not speak the language, they were very connected, which made the two have a strange sense of resonance. Afterwards, the conversation with Meng Da Gu, and when they left the dressing room, turned their heads to look at each other, but missed each other's gaze, all of which added a little romantic atmosphere.
Yes, such a passage is a bit old-fashioned and there are too many coincidences, but what does that matter? Aren't movies or stories driven by all sorts of coincidences? Besides, this movie is a fairy tale in a sense.
"A fairy tale about true love." Angela murmured while looking at the computer screen, closing the file, and the final story was finally done: the gay headmistress finally broke up with her lover under pressure, but attended school on Christmas Eve When I got home from the party, I found an unsigned Christmas card. In addition to "Merry Christmas", there was a shallow "love" in the bottom corner of the square. The headmistress, who was touching the traces, laughed through her tears, turned her head and looked out of the window, the colorful lights kept flashing, and then the story ended.
With Xia Xia's reminder, Angela finally chose such a blank ending, leaving it to the audience to imagine. This is neither a tragedy nor a comedy, but also in line with the theme of the story.
"True love is never a fairy tale, it's just that some people can't seize the opportunity and have to watch it slip away from their fingertips." The cup was gently placed beside him, but his tone was still ruthless and sarcastic.
Angela remained silent and did not answer, and Alizee cleared the small table and spoke again: "I really don't know why you conceived such a script and directed such a movie, don't you think it's ironic?"
"Lily!" Angela raised her head sharply, bit her lip and glared at her.
"What? Want me to shut up and stop talking about this?" Alizee didn't care about her gaze at all.
"Yes." Angela said after gritting her teeth, she was already ready to meet the other party's more violent sarcasm. But Alizee shrugged, said "Okay" lightly, and turned to leave, leaving Angela to sit in her seat, before covering her forehead in a slump after a while.
Shooting in Portugal is a bit cumbersome. The shots in the suburban manor are relatively coherent. After entering the city, I almost shoot a little here and there, shoot a little during the day and run around at night. Although this was in the crew's plan, and the filming schedule was not delayed, it left reporters with a lot of loopholes to take advantage of.
For example, when Fels rushed back from England on Christmas Eve and wanted to propose to Gemma, there was a scene where Gemma's father took him to the restaurant where his daughter was working to find someone, and walked with the second daughter behind him. She shouted something like "Father is going to sell my sister to this Englishman", but in the end a large group of people followed behind.
In this case, it is easy for reporters to sneak in and take pictures. Fortunately, there are not many paparazzi from the UK, and the local Portuguese reporters are not as professional as their British counterparts, so it is easy to catch them out.
It's just that even if these guys are constantly caught out and even warned that they will be prosecuted because the flash of the candid camera destroys the shooting, it still can't stop these guys from getting close to Angela's desire.
"Very good, the last shot is very good, thank you for your cooperation." Angela said and clapped. When the translator translated this sentence, the entire restaurant also burst into applause and cheers.
After the girl breathed a sigh of relief and explained a few words to the assistant director, she turned around and found Alizee: "Lily, let the car take me back to the hotel first, even if I'm bored in the room, it's better than being constantly harassed by these guys. "
"Understood." Alize nodded, took out the phone and dialed. Since the conversation that day, she has not ridiculed Angela in her language, but Angela is not used to it. Why are people so weird all the time? Angela asked herself with a wry smile in her heart.
"They're waiting outside. I suggest you go through the side door and let a few assistants cover you." Alizee said after the call, and after a while she reminded: "I suggest you better smoke Time to look at your blog, I thought—you must have not updated it in a while."
"Of course, I've been busy shooting in Spain during this time, how can I take care of it..." Angela, who was flipping through the schedule, raised her head and looked at her personal assistant with inquiring eyes: "What happened? ?"
Alizee shrugged and said nothing.
It did happen, with a massive online petition, with headlines like "We want to hear you sing" flooding the forums on her official website and message posts on her blog. And what caused all this was the video of Angela singing "Floorfiller" at the class reunion, who did not know who uploaded it to the Internet.
"... We have been waiting, even if there is little hope; we have been waiting, for that little extravagant hope; we miss your singing at the scene: we miss your hot dancing at the concert: oh ~ just can't see it anymore, Oh ~ it's just that I can't see it anymore..." Several talented fans also made a song and put it on the Internet, and it was placed next to the "Floorfiller" video, which immediately caused a sensational response. Not only did major portals start to reprint it, but many print media also made relevant reports.
"Angela's fans should be the most pitiful group of people among all fans, but their idols have always ignored them. You must know that no singer has ever had such an attitude of her, even MJ, who is full of lawsuits Her fans are responsive to their requests. To be honest, it would be better for Miss Angela to announce her retirement from the music scene. This kind of behavior is undoubtedly very shameful." A tabloid wrote maliciously to fan the flames.
Then as the reports fermented, the media on the Atlantic side also began to join in the fun. Although the British side turned around immediately because Angela was not good just after touting, it still made the reporters on the Portuguese side try their best to get some news out of Angela's mouth - all for the sake of newspaper sales. So there was a scene where these guys tried their best to get close to Angela.
"Okay, I admit that I did a terrible job in this matter, but I definitely didn't want to do it." Facing the gazes all around him, Angela said helplessly, "I do spend money on movies. It took so much work because I made a detailed plan for myself, and I had to complete it. It was my negligence that I didn't consider the music aspect in the plan, but the plan can be modified but never cancelled."
"So, you already have an idea?" asked an old man dressed in fancy clothes, shaking his head while sitting on a chair with his hands folded.
"Yes, or do you want to hear it, Bill?" Angela raised her eyebrows.
"Well, I still can't. After all, we have to shoot an old rock singer recording a new song. I don't want to be stopped by dozens of times." Bill shrugged a little exaggeratedly, and sat next to the microphone amid the laughter. Posed.
"Okay, everyone, I've said what I have to say, let's continue shooting," Angela smiled and waved, "Bill is waiting to show his singing voice, let's see the best actor in England. Isn't it nice to sing one of them?"
Now filming is the most important of the four stories, the old rock singer and his fat manager's story. Although the music issue has not been resolved, Angela decided to continue shooting as originally planned after returning to London. As she just said, her plan can be modified but not interrupted.
It's true that most of the shots can be done in the studio, as long as the paparazzi want to pester her outside the location.
Of course, Angela is not indifferent to the fans' demands. Sparrow, as her agent, has released news for the first time, announcing that Angela will still release new singles this year. Although this did not appease the restless fans, at least it showed her attitude that Miss Angel did not give up on them.
Angela also posted a new article on her blog for the first time, apologized generously to the fans, and also wrote what she said to Bill before, and hoped that everyone can Be considerate of her.
“…I admit again that this was my oversight and sincerely apologize to everyone, but unfortunately I have to continue with my own film project. Of course, I will definitely make adjustments and find a way to meet everyone’s needs this year, which is a Guarantee, has nothing to do with my many identities, just a girl's guarantee to someone who likes her!"
This blog post was quickly reprinted. Although the media or the tabloids still said something like "Miss Angel is just perfunctory", "Let's get rid of the singer's identity as soon as possible" and so on, most fans They all expressed their acceptance of her assurance, but at the same time urged Angela to reveal the details of the new song as soon as possible.
"No no no, Jack, you can only have three songs at most. If I add more, I might as well just release a new album... Yes, I know, but you also know that I don't have much time to select or create. Create another one. , plus "Floorfiller" and a cover of an old song, that's enough... ok, I'll do it asap, that's it, bye."
After ending the call, Angela closed the phone with a long breath and pinched on the bridge of her nose. To be honest, sometimes she really wants to quit the music scene, she has almost forgotten what it feels like to stand on stage and sing.
Maybe it's because I'm too old to be used to jumping on stage. Angela thought with some self-deprecation. It's a pity that for her plan, she must continue to persevere.
Damn, why can't I finish it next year? Angela tapped her head angrily, and then there was a burst of frustration. The so-called script problem has never been solved. What is missing? !
Forget it, I want to do the current thing well, calm down, it will definitely be resolved. Angela took a deep breath. Moreover, even to say goodbye to the music scene. It should also leave the scene in good faith, instead of letting the media make irresponsible remarks.
At this moment, the knock on the door rang, and Alizee appeared at the door with an expressionless face: "Angie, everyone is waiting for you."
"Okay, I'll come." Angela cleared the table and then followed Alize out.
Although there are many scenes of the outdated rock star, old Bill Bill played very well, and interpreted the decadent, unwilling and self-deprecating feeling just right. If it weren't for the fact that he still had a stage contract and had to leave halfway through, Angela could have finished filming the role of the out-of-date rock star in early October.
But it doesn't matter, the story of the rock star is the most independent one, and it doesn't matter if you shoot it later. Besides, with the acting skills of Bill's old man, it should be easy to play such a role.
So what I'm shooting now is the story of the father who lost his wife and the adopted son of the four main stories - the story of the prime minister is the most important and has the most scenes, so she plans to save it for the last shooting - needless to say, the father is still by Liam. Neeson played the role, and after going around the role of adopted son, it fell to Thomas Sangster at the recommendation of Hugh Grant, who had already agreed to play the role of Prime Minister.
"Is everything in place?" Angela asked as she walked.
"Yes," Alizee nodded, then reminded, "but there was an uninvited guest on the set."
"Uninvited guest?" Angela blinked in confusion, although Lily promised to put away those sarcastic words without any expression, but there was still a bit of dissatisfaction in her tone.
When Angela was about to ask carefully, the studio had already arrived. After glancing around, she was stunned. Kayla was standing not far away and talking to someone. Wearing a black bud hat, a gray coat on top and black trousers underneath, a few strands of brown hair hanging down from the brim of the hat, and the slightly curved corners of her mouth made her look like the girl next door As pure and innocent, and the t-shirt with a slight navel in the jacket made her a little sexy.
Kayla immediately found Angela who was watching her, and turned her head to reveal a bright smile. That sunny smile made Angela dazed for a while, and in her head, the two faces couldn't help but overlap again.
"What are you doing in a daze?!" A familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ears, Angela couldn't help shivering, and she turned her head to look at the sound and was stunned again. Although the brim of the hat was lowered, Lindsay's playful expression was clearly reflected on her eyelids.
"Lin... Sai, why are you here?" Angela asked in surprise.
"Why can't I be here?" Lindsay spread her hands innocently.
"But... you shouldn't..." Looking at the gazes around her, Angela didn't know what to say.
"I've finished the promotion for my new album and I don't have a film appointment. It's normal to visit my dad in London." The girl said seriously, but her gray and green eyes clearly said: "You think I came to see you on purpose." Is it right? !
"Dad?" Angela showed a blank look, but then looked at Liam who was speaking to Thomas in the distance.
"Disney is said to be interested in filming a sequel to "My Good Girl Is a Big Star", and you said at the beginning that he still has a chance to play my father." Lindsay said with a smile.
"You really don't forget..." Angela pursed her lips and forced a smile, "Don't worry, I won't forget."
"That's good." Lindsay nodded with pretense of satisfaction, and then grabbed Angela who was walking towards Kayla with her legs raised: "By the way, when are you going to go back to Los Angeles to record?"
"Return to Los Angeles to record?" Angela, who had to stop, asked inexplicably.
"Of course, unless you're planning to record your new song in London, what about Vivi in that case?" Lindsay winked at Angela with her arms crossed, "You promised Vivi back then that you would give her a chance to try it out. As your producer, you can't miss her appointment because she doesn't have time to come, can you?"
"But..." Angela wanted to say something, she really had plans to record in London, anyway, according to Sparrow's plan for her...
"Hey hey, what was I talking about just now, are you really going to miss the appointment, Angie? When Weiwei is feeling down because of the postponement of the concert, let go of her pigeons?" Although Lindsay kept her voice very low, she could The playful expression became more and more obvious.
"Aren't you..." The girl suddenly glanced at Kayla not far away, "Are you fascinated by something?"
Angela was startled, she suddenly remembered that it seemed that Lindsay was the one who talked to Kayla before