After all, Angela did not take any action. Although there are many Americans who are in their tens of years old and live with their parents, there are many people who have moved out and lived for a long time and feel inconvenient and uncomfortable and then moved back. But it is absolutely impossible for her to be included, otherwise, being fired by the tabloids may become the biggest joke at the beginning of the century. Besides, living in a parent's house is lively, entertaining your friends and lovers, and doing things you love can be a little troublesome, such as—
"To be honest, Manny, I'm really happy, I thought you would never come to see me again." Angela, who suddenly stopped talking, stared at Scarlett's pretty face for a while before doing so again opened his mouth.
"How come, at least... we're still friends, aren't we?" Scarlett tilted her head slightly. Looking away, he didn't seem to dare to look at her, "Actually, I've long wanted to come and see you, but you weren't there when I got to Los Angeles."
"Yeah, I have to thank Ms. Coppola for arranging "Lost in Translation" to be released at this time." Angela smiled slightly and withdrew her slightly aggressive gaze, "I think your performance is quite good."
"That can't be compared with you. You are starting to challenge yourself to be a mature woman in her forties." Scarlett, who was secretly relieved, said teasingly. She felt that her worries were a little unnecessary, and she lived in the villa for four days. Angela has always been measured.
"I've said it many times, it's 39 years old, I don't think you're deaf or have a short-term dementia, Miss Johnson?" Angela raised her eyebrows, showing a dissatisfied look.
"But the difference is only one year old, isn't it?" Scarlett covered her mouth and chuckled. Her long straight hair was draped over her shoulders softly, and her curved eyes flashed narrowly, which made her look pure and innocent. And sexy.
"It's only one year apart, but those are two different stages!" Angela glared at her.
"I thought you didn't care about your age." Scarlett's smile became narrower and narrower, until Angela pinched her fingers as if she wanted to look good, and then she quickly changed the subject and shouted: "Okay, don't talk about it. Now, let's change the subject."
Angela obviously didn't want to really do anything, so the two began to discuss "Lost in Translation", which had been released on a small scale. Many film critics praised Sofia Coppola's ability to accurately grasp the loneliness and isolation in life in the film. This is what they said: Another excellent female director was born. However, the title of genius has no relationship with Sophia. As Scarlett once said, there is Angela who has been standing at the top and never came down. There are not many female directors who can call themselves the title of genius.
"When someone called Ms. Sofia another talented female director, Sofia refused. She said that you are the real talented female director." Angela showed a self-deprecating smile and couldn't help asking, "Is there any problem?"
"No, nothing Angela smiled and shook her head. After thinking for a few seconds, she asked casually: "By the way, Manny, I think you seem to have something on your mind, have you encountered any trouble? "
"Well..." Scarlett hesitated for a long time, as if it was a little difficult to explain for some reason, but after thinking for a long time, she finally nodded: "Yes, maybe... You can give me some advice."
She spoke again after organizing the sentences in her head: "Yeah, Woody Allen asked me to star in his new movie. I've seen the script, it's a dark crime comedy, and it's said he's going to be in New York for the first time. Filming in other places. It's just that I don't like to play a heroine... who seduces others to be a third party... "
Having said that, Scarlet bit her lip and glanced at Angela with a wry smile. Angela was lost for a few seconds, then smiled at Scarlett, and after a long silence, she sighed: "I may not be able to give you advice, Manny."
"Why?" Scarlet asked blankly, followed by a clear look.
"No, don't get me wrong, Manny." Angela explained hurriedly gesturing, "I didn't mean that..."
She paused when she said this, and then continued: "I just don't want to affect your judgment because of myself. Frankly, I don't like Woody Allen."
"You don't like him?" Scarlett raised her eyebrows in surprise, "May I know why?"
"There are many reasons, such as he is an old man and disrespectful, and for example, I hate guys who talk to themselves, etc. Of course, the most important thing is because I am not a New Yorker." Angela said jokingly, in Sri Lanka After Carrie burst out laughing, she spread her hands and showed a serious expression: "Woody Allen is old, although he still maintains the momentum of one movie a year, but he can't make "Annie Hall" Such a work."
She made a "sorrowful" gesture: "Look at his current movie, everyone is saying this in a Woody Allen-esque tone, every shot is a Woody Allen-esque style, every Every detail is branded Woody Allen. No matter how interesting a style is, it will become dull after twenty years of chewing."
Scarlett's eyes flashed a thoughtful but did not speak, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became a little dull, after a while, Angela, who had sipped her lipstick tea, suddenly reached out and knocked on the table: "If you If you want, I have a good script here that is suitable for you to play, do you want to try it?"
"Good script?" Scarlet looked at Angela in surprise and hesitation, her eyes full of uncertainty.
"Why, you still don't want to play the role of my script until now?" Angela asked sarcastically.
"No, of course not, I just have some..." Scarlett waved her hand with a wry smile, not knowing what to say.
"This is an adapted movie script." Angela continued on her own. "I once made people pay attention to the rankings of the "New York Times" and other media, some of which are very suitable for adaptation into movies. This time, after I got the rights to make a campus adaptation, I accidentally found another good book, a The story of fashion in New York."
Staring at the teacup in her hand, she said softly, "I think you might have seen that one, written by Lauren Weisberger, who quit after working at Vogue for a year—The Devil Wears a Pudala "."
"The Devil Wears Pudala?" Scarlett repeated, and after thinking for a while, she showed a sudden look: "Yes, I have seen it. It is said that she wrote it based on her own experience, in which the devil The like-minded female boss is alluding to Vogue's editor-in-chief, Anna Winter, which kept the book high on the New York Times bestseller list for 15 weeks."
"Yes, it's this book, and I got the right to adapt it right away." Angela finally put down the cup in her hand, with regret in her eyes, as if she would never be able to drink such black tea again. Then, she looked at Scarlett: "Would you like to play that Andy in the movie, the ignorant one who refused to admit defeat but finally understood what he wanted after setbacks?"
"This is really difficult..." Scarlett smiled and rubbed her nose, as if she hadn't recovered from the shock, "You are... Is that how you define the heroine in the book? I remember In the novel…”
"There's a difference between a movie and always, isn't it?" Angela shrugged, "I think you're a good fit for the role, and I want to be a New York girl in the movie—by the way, your hair might be dyed Browns are even darker—like I did in 'Happy Terminal'—and blond hair can be a burden sometimes."
As she said that, she reached out and brushed the hair on Scarlett's ear, and then naturally stroked the other's face. Scarlett was slightly stunned, her breathing suddenly became a little faster, and her heartbeat also accelerated a lot. Although she wanted to remind Angela that she had made an appointment before, she hesitated and didn't speak.
Fortunately, Angela didn't go too far. After staring at Scarlett for a while, she finally reached out her hand, and then smiled slightly: "So, this is the default?"
The recovered Scarlet smiled bitterly in her heart, rubbed her teeth on her lips and took a long breath to calm herself down, and finally nodded: "Yes, I promise, are you satisfied? "
As her face cooled, Angela put a kiss on it.
It was an accident to get the adaptation and production rights of "The Devil Wears Pudala". What Angela wanted at first was the adaptation and production rights of "The Queen Bee and the Follower" - if it was made into a movie, it would be called another name. : "Mean Girls".
Yes, it is one of Lindsay's most outstanding works. Even though the relationship between them is currently cold, Angela still pays attention to the girl's movements. She promised herself some things. Lindsay is developing fairly well now. Last year, her performance in "Hot Mom and Spice Girl" was well received. The second album also sold well, and she already has a large number of regular fans. And "Beautiful Girl is a Big Star 2" (note: a TV series can be made into a movie version, it is almost impossible for a movie to be made into a TV series) is also about to be released - Disney seems to be planning to make this theme into a series of movies - plus next year's " Hurricane Rescue", I believe it can make her popularity even higher. However, even so, she is still half a step away from being a popular star, and Angela now plans to help her make up for this half step.
Although she could recall less and less as time went on, Lindsay's film had a note in a memo documenting the clip, so she knew it was based on a description published in 2003 An adaptation of a social group for high school girls. But because they didn't know the name, those assistants in the film department had a lot of headaches.
In the end, I found this book called "The Queen Bee and the Follower", and at the same time, Angela also found the book "The Devil Wears Pudala" on the bestseller list. At that time, this story was only on the bestseller list, and it just became popular before it became popular. As Angela, who knew how much profit it had made after it was adapted into a movie, she immediately let her adapt and produce it. Bought it.
Frankly speaking, at the beginning, she also wanted to lock it in a small box like a princess diary, leave it there and never take it out. But the problem is that the copyright is not hers, and "Brokeback Mountain" was also produced by her, so after hesitating, Angela decided to let McKinley and the others make this film, but because they couldn't think of who was suitable for the heroine And it stayed there and didn't move until Scarlett came to visit.
Seeing that the other party was hesitant to appear in Woody Allen's new movie, Angela hesitated for a while and finally issued an invitation in person. She really didn't like Woody Allen very much, she didn't lie to Scarlett, and apart from some thoughts, she also didn't want Scarlett to be regarded as the image of a junior professional from now on.
"Let Manny keep her current image, I like her feeling of being pure and sexy at the same time." Angela murmured in her heart after standing by the window and watching Scarlett leave. "
It's just that she will start to get busy again. Although she can draw up an outline and give it to other screenwriters to supplement it, Angela wants to write or type it out by herself, because this is for Lindsay and Scarlett. Rei's script - from this point of view Alizee is right, once she's in the horns, it's hard to come out.
In addition, "Mean Girls" is okay, basically there is no need to make changes and changes, just remember and write all the way. But "The Devil Wears Pudala" doesn't work. Angela not only thinks of a way to integrate Scarlett's character into it, but also makes reasonable adjustments to the plot.
Fortunately, Angela's scriptwriting ability has been honed early, so it may take a little longer. Besides, being busy writing the script can make her think less about things.
However, one trouble is being solved and another trouble is coming, and after discussing the release time of "Queen" with McKinley and the others, she realizes an embarrassing problem - "Love Actually" is also released before Christmas.
The release time of "Love Actually" has been set a long time ago. It is normal for a movie to enter the theater after a year after the production is completed, such as the previous "Lost in Translation". Besides, "Love Actually" can be regarded as a British New Year's film, and if it is not released on Christmas, it will lose a lot of the meaning it wants to express.
But in this way, the schedule obviously conflicts with "Queen". Although Angela has done things like fighting with herself in the ring before, it is the first time that the director's work has fought in the ring. This is really a headache. Even if Angela doesn't care about the box office being thinned, she has to consider the company's attitude. Besides, there are still several blockbusters in the Christmas season at the end of the year.
"So what's your suggestion, Ed?" Angela called Ed after thinking for a long time without any results.
"Let's do it this way, put the release time of "Love Actually" on the eve of Thanksgiving, and then "The Queen" will be screened after Christmas, and will be released after the New Year. This will ensure that "Love Actually" will get a good deal. At the box office, "The Queen" can also have an Oscar ticket." Ed said solemnly, obviously he also thought about it carefully, "This is already the best way, Angie."
After thinking about it, Angela has to admit that this is indeed the best way to do it. In the past six months, British fans have been asking when the movie will be released. If "Love Actually" is delayed and people's enthusiasm is exhausted, I am afraid I can only rely on it. Release DVDs to recoup costs, and Pixar still has blockbusters to contend with for Christmas.
"That's it." Angela sighed, then mumbled again, "Obviously, I can't spend Thanksgiving in Los Angeles."
"What?" Ed thought he was missing something.
"No, it's nothing, I agree, that's it." Angela said and was about to hang up. But Ed stopped her immediately: "By the way, you really don't plan to attend the premiere of "Transformers"?"
Angela couldn't help but startled, her heart twitched slightly, and her thoughts became a little confused.
"That's a live-action movie of "Transformers." Ed noticed something and immediately increased his tone.
"Well... I'm not sure about this, you know... I always have a lot of things in London, and... I recently wanted to adapt the basic few good ones into a script..." Angela said in a trance.
"Adapting a novel? If you are adapting it, you can provide ideas as you did before, and then let other screenwriters complete it. If there is something wrong, you can suggest revisions." Ed was slightly surprised, and then jokingly asked: "Why? Are you worried that your name won't be written in the screenwriter's column in the future?"
"Okay, Ed... I'm not sure. I can only say... It depends on the situation." In the end, Angela couldn't completely refuse, but after hanging up the phone, she closed her eyes and leaned back on the chair softly. After a few minutes, he suddenly jumped up and rushed into the bathroom, poured some cold water on his face and let out a long breath before he calmed down.
"Love Actually" was finally released in London on the eve of Thanksgiving. Although the Blemish Theatre where it premiered was not large, all the stars who played in the movie with great weight in the British entertainment industry were in attendance - except for Kayla, who was still in the Caribbean for a movie, had to spend this Thanksgiving there - plus Angela had arrived in London two days earlier, the reporters naturally crowded the theater.
"British paparazzi are the smartest guys in the world. No matter how much we hate them, we have to admit that they are very good at chasing gossip." The magic mother who came to cheer for her said.
"Indeed," Rowling nodded in agreement. "However, for celebrities, they are a nightmare, but for the general public, they are circus clowns, and they go to great lengths to win more ridicule from the audience."
"Well, this description is very good, I believe you have been harassed by them too," Angela said and remembered something, "so you added that Rita Skeeter to "Goblet of Fire", right? "
"Well... change your words, people will see what they want to see." Rowling smiled and spread her hands.
At this time, people began to walk into the theater.