"Just now... You were at Liv's house... Why did Liv's face not look good when she said that she regretted not attending the premiere in London?" After the car drove a few streets, Scarlett finally couldn't help it. asked.
"Is there?" Angela blinked in surprise, "Did you read it wrong?"
Scarlett didn't speak. After staring at her for a long time, she turned her head to look at the night scene on the street. Angela smiled and put her arms around Scarlett's waist from behind. Whispered: "Tell me about other things, like how was it like shooting a movie in Tokyo?"
"Actually it's nothing... After all, it's a completely different country from the United States..." After Scarlett twisted her body, she glared at Angela angrily, and said in a low voice, "Angie!"
"Okay, okay." Angela opened her hands at the right time and sat back to her place with a smile, "Can we talk now?"
Scarlett took a deep breath and shrugged: "As I said just now, it is a completely different country from the United States, with different customs and interpersonal relationships. I remember when I was filming in a hotel with Ms. Sophia, because it was time to say The good time is not over yet, and the proprietress didn't even pull the switch."
Speaking of which, she showed a thoughtful expression: "Perhaps because it is an island country, they always build very high buildings, so... There is very little communication between people, and the feeling of loneliness is also It's more obvious... I think that's probably why Ms. Sophia arranged for Tokyo to be the location for this story."
"Development in the air? But Japan also has a lot of independent houses. When I passed the last century..." Angela suddenly froze when she said this, and her face became a little unnatural. But she immediately laughed and waved her hand under Scarlett's gaze: "Forget it, we don't have a say, after all, we've only been there for a while, let's change the subject."
The car soon came to Scarlett’s apartment in Brooklyn, and Angela kept taking her to the door.
"Okay, let's go here, thank you for taking me back, Angie." Scarlett waited by the door and smiled at Angela.
"No thanks, I'm naturally obliged to bring you back when I take you out." Angela said with a smile, leaning in front of Scarlett and reaching out to gently soothe her smooth face.
"Angie... We agreed..." Scarlett tilted her head, her eyelids drooping and she didn't dare to look at her.
"Of course, I know, I haven't forgotten." Angela who said so did not withdraw her hand, but raised Scarlett's chin, "I just haven't seen you for too long, I miss you a little."
Saying that, Angela came up to Scarlett and kissed the corner of her mouth before asking, "At least we are still friends, right? Can't we even do intimate actions between friends?"
That grinning look really feels a little flat, but the condescending flashes in his eyes from time to time make people dare not look at each other. Scarlett glanced at her and lowered her eyes again, but the ups and downs of her chest became much larger.
"Okay, that's it, I'm going back. Good night, have a good dream." Fortunately, Angela didn't do anything else that made her feel confused. She patted her arm and turned to go to the elevator.
After Scarlett closed the door, she poured herself a glass of cold water and drank it, and then she was completely relieved in the cold, and at the same time she became puzzled and uneasy, why does Angela look so... aggressive now sex
Damn it! It's all over! She closed her eyes and cursed fiercely, then opened them again. A picture came into my mind. When Liv's face changed slightly, Angela seemed to be... affectionately swiping her long hair on her temples behind her ears? !
With the Christmas and New Year holidays over, people's lives and studies are beginning to return to normal, but for Angela, who is back home in Los Angeles, the holidays have just begun.
"I'm finally freed from the situation of running both work and school. Why can't I enjoy some more relaxing time? Even though I still have a lot of things to do." Angela said to Annie so lazily.
She completely handed over the later stages of "Love Actually" to the assistant director and editor in London; although the materials for the new film are almost collected, the script will not be officially written until it has a chance to go to Buckingham Palace; The important movie, if something does happen, definitely won't start production this year, and what's stuck she never finds - but Angela has a hunch that the new movie may solve this problem Long time question.
That being the case, it would be nice to paint or practice musical instruments and kung fu at home all day, and then occasionally go shopping. Even if other emotions arose because of the information that Alizee had mixed in the schedule, they were all thrown to the back of her mind. Although the scandal with William at the end of last year and the movie made in the UK were hyped up, most of the media in the United States, except for those Fans, didn't take it too seriously. After all, Angela's career was in Hollywood, so when she found out After her whereabouts, she did not do anything special except rushing to take pictures. In short, Angela was quite comfortable during this time.
However, something always comes to her door, who makes her the most dazzling star in Hollywood.
"Hey, Ini, I didn't expect you to come here to see me." Angela hugged the beautiful blonde in front of her in surprise, and then smeared her cheek affectionately: "It's been a long time, you've become beautiful again. a lot."
"This sentence should be left to you, who is more beautiful than you?" Ivanka Trump said with a smile, a professional ginger-colored professional suit made her look very temperamental.
"I heard that you are hosting a beauty pageant besides being a model recently. Why, do you want to ask me to be a guest?" Angela said jokingly, and then waved as if thinking of something: "Sit down first and then Speak."
The two sat down on the sofa, exchanged a few words and waited for the servant to bring coffee before turning to the topic.
"Do you know Jamie Johnson, Angie?" Ivanka asked at this point.
"Well..." Angela thought for a while, "Mr. Foster Johnson's son, the heir to the Johnson & Johnson Group? I've met a few times but haven't communicated much. I can only say that I know-what's the matter?"
"That's it," Ivanka put the cup in her hand on the coffee table, took out a light yellow file bag from her small bag and handed it to her, "Jamie plans to make a film called "Born Rich and Rich" ” is a documentary about the life experiences of rich children, he wants to show people the same and different between us children born with golden spoons and ordinary people, and he hopes you can accept his interview.”
"An interview?" Angela, who took the file bag, did not open it, but tapped her face lightly with her finger, "You gave me a problem, Ini. If you guessed correctly, you should have already Have you been interviewed? Who else?"
Ivanka immediately said a few names, and Angela had some impressions. They were all people of the same age and were indeed born in wealthy families, so she shrugged: "Look, it's not enough to have them. ?"
"That's not good, Angie," Ivanka laughed slyly, "Jamie's interview subjects for this documentary are all people who were born in wealthy families but who are working hard on their own. Think about it. , if you, the most outstanding of your peers, don't give interviews, would a documentary on this subject still be convincing?"
Angela raised her eyebrows involuntarily, nodded after pondering for a few seconds: "I have to admit, you are a qualified lobbyist, Yini."
"So you agreed?" Ivanka suddenly showed a look of joy.
"You said so, can I still not agree?" Angela shrugged, then opened the file bag and quickly turned over the documents, "Let me see, he plans to prepare two units, one for women and one for women. Male... eh?"
She suddenly raised her head, and there was a hint of surprise in her eyes: "Paris and Nikki are also invited?"
"Of course, as the heirs of the Hilton Group, the two sisters are doing very well, aren't they?" Ivanka spread her hands, "Especially Paris, she is now preparing to start her own fashion brand."
"I know, I know this..." Angela murmured, her face becoming a little strange.
Ivanka also saw something, and couldn't help coughing: "Angie, I know there seems to be some misunderstanding between you and Pari, which is why I said to Jamie, it's better to let me persuade you alone. If If possible, I hope to…”
"It's okay, Ini, it's just a small holiday, I didn't care about it for a long time," Angela immediately returned to normal and smiled, "That's it, I'll let my agent be ready at any time."
Angela hasn't heard from Paris for a long time, oh, it's not right to say that, after all, you can still understand each other's movements from newspapers or fashion magazines, it should be said that they haven't seen each other for a long time.
Today's Paris is still known for her glamorous and sexy image, which is in sharp contrast with Nikki's enthusiasm and generosity. If the sisters appear together, they will attract a lot of attention no matter where they are.
More importantly, although the two are working hard in the fashion industry, they are very low-key and unassuming at all, which is completely different from the "once" image in Angela's memory.
"Should I congratulate you or should you thank me, Paris?" Looking at the introduction on the webpage, Angela frowned and gritted her teeth. Fortunately, she restrained herself in time.
Isn't it just different, what's the big deal? It's normal, people change, like... Didn't I change too? Angela thought so and focused her thoughts on other areas.
She had already forgotten about the documentary, it was just an interview. At most, she would take the other party to the company or the studio to have a look. Don't worry too much, just leave it to Sparrow and Alizee to deal with it. Frankly speaking, the other party would so diligently issue an invitation just because she is a benchmark. After all, no one among so many rich children can reach her level.
Besides, there are more important things to consider now, about the topics that may arise at a regular Pixar meeting...
"Eisner refused to back down and insisted on renewing the contract according to the original conditions, completely ignoring the benefits brought by the animations we produced over the past few years." John Lasseter, who never knew what weight loss was, tapped the meeting The long table in the room complained.
"He's waiting for us to bargain with him, Eisner wants to take the initiative in his own hands, he always does." Edcam, who was sitting at the top, shrugged.
"But this contract is a bit too much," Andrew Stanton frowned, "Our achievements are obvious to all, but he put the contract a few years ago in front of us without changing a word of it. It means that Eisner never thought about renewing his contract with us."
"That's Eisner's way of doing things. It's very difficult for him to spit out what he eats. He was not very good at talking a few years ago, and he has become more and more defiant now." Ed Some helplessly spread out their hands, "I guess this will be a difficult negotiation. It may be possible to increase the box office share, but it is not easy to get the copyright of peripheral products back."
"We can't give up the copyright of peripheral products anymore, let's see how much benefit this has created for Disney." John waved his hand in dissatisfaction, "It's really not good, let's leave them alone and do it alone."
"Our cooperation with Disney is too close, and although they will soon be extended by others, it will inevitably affect a lot of work," Ed shook his head, "Besides, they also have "Toy Story" and the previous animations. They own some of the copyright, so I don't recommend breaking with them unless you have to."
"But you also said that Eisner has become more and more greedy and authoritarian," Brad Bird spread his hand and glanced at the conference room, "Once the negotiations reach a deadlock, it will still affect a lot of work. ."
"That's a problem," Ed nodded. He also glanced at the conference room like Brad did, and then sighed inwardly, the heads of the game department couldn't talk at all, and the film department...
"Then drive him off the stage!" A voice rang coldly at this time.
The three people who were still discussing hotly just now wanted to have their throats pinched, and looked dumbly at the girl who was sitting with her arms crossed, the girl who almost never made a decisive opinion at a meeting.
After a long while, Ed took a deep breath and finally said, "Sorry, Angie, you mean..."
"Since Eisner has become so greedy and confused, then find a way to get Disney's board of directors to oust him and replace him with a clear-headed CEO." Angela said calmly.
"Let Disney change the CEO? It sounds good, but I'm afraid it's not easy." Brad said jokingly. Compared with John, Andrew and others, his time at Pixar was still a little short, so he was not as surprised as they were.
"Eisner should also have his own enemies within Disney. If he is very assertive as Ed said at the beginning, I am afraid there will be many enemies. All we have to do is to defeat them," Angela said unhurriedly. said, "We have a lot of bargaining chips. In addition to animation, our cooperation with Disney is closer than other companies, so we can put this on the table and talk about it. And the patent rights of "Pirates of the Caribbean" Still in my hands, I can express my dissatisfaction with Disney management through various channels."
Having said this, she paused, and then smiled again: "You can also let Steve join in to help find a way, anyway, we just want Disney to change to a better CEO, not to break with them completely. Eisner is old and confused, and it's time to step aside."
Several people looked at Angela blankly. After a while, Ed let out a sigh of relief: "It sounds like... this plan seems feasible... But, Angie, if you do this..."
"Okay, Ed," Angela raised her hand, "I'm just making suggestions based on my own judgment, and if you do, it's up to you how to do it. But I want to remind you that as long as Eisner stays In the position of Disney's CEO and he refuses to make changes, the conflict with us will only increase and not decrease, and it will be a matter of time to break up."
"You know, Angie, you seem to have changed a lot from before." Ed said after a long while.
"Have you decided?" Angela just smiled slightly.
"Oh, yes, we're going to discuss the specifics now." Ed nodded.
"Then I'll leave first. You know, I have to go to James' place. You can call me if you need my opinion." Angela said, stood up, said hello to the people in the conference room, and then left .
She vaguely remembers that Pixar had a conflict with Disney in the 21st century and then parted ways. It wasn't until a few years later that Dinnis changed CEOs to make up the relationship, and finally acquired Pixar in the form of an equity exchange.
Originally thought that Pixar, which has made great strides in animation, games, and movies because of her, is still not on an equal footing with Disney, but the other party must at least take into account the feelings of its partners. Unexpectedly, as CEO, Eisner is still so arrogant, and it has been more than once. Therefore, Angela, who learned the news from Sparrow, decided after consulting relevant opinions. Anyway, if he is going to step down sooner or later, he will simply use the relationship to drive him out in advance. The worst result is that Pixar and Disney break up early.
Of course, Angela still remembers
The old man who always smiled and talked at the celebration party after the success of the first movie, although he also helped him a little bit, but the help was with a purpose, and he had already cleared with him.
People always change. Angela remembered something like this in Eisner's profile: he could have been promoted to vice president when he was the general assistant at Paramount, and the CEO also made it clear that there was no problem, but he was eventually defeated. The CEO told him it was because he needed some more exercise, which led to Eisner leaving Paramount, which resulted in what he is now.
However, more than ten years later, Eisner used the same method to deal with an assistant general manager who was about to be promoted to vice president. As a result, the other party ran away in anger, and finally went to NBC to suppress Disney's ABC to death. dead.
So, this is normal, isn't it changing? Thinking of this, Angela frowned slightly.