"It's over?" Angela couldn't help breaking the silence in the room after a long time. Who knows that Natalie is more inexplicable than her: "Of course it's over, should I say something else?"
"You came to me... just to say this?" Angela scratched her head and didn't know what expression to make.
"Come here and tell you the news of Liv's departure. By the way, let's see how your piano practice is going... Is there any problem with doing this?" Natalie asked in confusion after thinking about it.
"Then... Then why didn't you say anything after that?" Angela said with her hands.
"I thought you might want to say something." Natalie said confidently.
"Why do I have to say something?" This time it was Angela's hand.
"Why?" Natalie looked incredulous. "Did you not ask Liv why she was leaving when she heard the news that she was leaving? Why didn't you tell her face to face before leaving?"
Angela suddenly lengthened her voice and said "Oh", then looked at Natalie with a half-smile: "Frankly speaking, what you said sounds... as if you are suspected of sowing discord."
"You- think I'm provoking?" Natalie glared at Angela immediately.
"Well... Actually, the reason why Liv left without saying a word to her face was because she had already told me that she would be like this when she came to the house." Angela changed the subject immediately, "That's why I didn't ask."
She raised her hand with a smile: "After all, these days belong to you, don't they?"
"That's right..." Natalie said in a low voice, her mood suddenly became low, and she sighed after looking at Angela for a while: "Yes, you bastard, Angie, you bastard."
Angela couldn't help but shut her mouth and looked away. After several minutes, Natalie's voice rang again: "Take a break, I think you should have enough practice, take a break and do other things."
"No problem," Angela raised her head and took over the conversation, "What do you want to do? Play tennis? Or watch a movie?"
"Why don't—" Natalie rolled her eyes, "How about we go online and see? You can take me to the Chinese website."
"Don't even think about it!" Angela suddenly jumped up, waving her hands excitedly and drawing a big fork in front of her.
"Why are you so excited, it's just surfing the Internet." Natalie looked at Angela inexplicably.
"Um..." Angela swallowed, well, she was indeed a little excited, probably because Liv's words were too lethal, you know... Of course, Nat may not understand these two words. What it was referring to, maybe she just thought it was funny, so she just told others casually—besides Liv and the others were not outsiders—but for Angela, it was too bad to be described by these two words, she is Does it look like that? Is that what it looks like! Very good, it seems that I have filled and guided the otaku culture in the United States. Oh, maybe I will lead the trend of otaku culture. Very good, Miss Angel has made achievements in a brand new field...
"Angie? What are you thinking?! Why are you always distracted!" Natalie's voice, which sounded at the right time, pulled Angela back, who was caught in his thoughts.
"Ah... I thought of something," Angela said perfunctorily. "Anyway, if you want to visit the Chinese website, you'd better bring a dictionary. I have other things to do."
"Something else? It seems like someone just said you can take a break and do something else." Natalie folded her arms.
"That... As long as I don't practice the piano, it's a break..." Angela scratched her face with a haha, "I'm thinking about the Chinese single right now, you know, "The Drunken Concubine" is only at that concert. The remaining singing rights are not easy to add to the new album, so I just released a single."
"Shouldn't this kind of thing be done by a record company? Or are you worried about the sales of singles? It is said that Chinese people like you very much, so it shouldn't be a problem, right?" Natalie said thoughtfully.
"Sales? Piracy is so popular, it's pretty good to pay for it, I'm just wondering if I'm the first American to release a single in China alone," Angela muttered in a voice she could only hear.
"If you want to say something to me, please speak up?" Natalie said with a sigh.
"Okay, okay, actually I wanted to say that you did..." Before the words were finished, there was no sound, and Angela froze on the chair as if struck by lightning. The hand she had stretched out to brush Natalie's hair on the temples also stopped in the air.
Natalie frowned at her, and was about to speak when Angela suddenly called out, "I understand!"
"You understand?" Natalie became more and more puzzled. "What do you understand?"
"Wait, wait..." Angela didn't answer directly. Instead, she found a stack of documents and quickly flipped through them. After a few minutes, she came to the computer and browsed the web page, and the web page was in Chinese.
Natalie didn't speak, and just watched. After a long time, Angela closed the web page, picked up the document and looked at it, then let out a long breath with a wry smile: "These guys, these bureaucrats..."
Although she was speaking Chinese, Natalie basically got the point: "Bureaucratic? Are you all right, Angie?"
"No no, I'm fine," Angela shrugged with a wry smile, "It's just... I don't know what to say... "
Angela has always felt that "Father" was introduced in China and it was a little strange. At first, she thought that the other party just wanted to use the popularity left over from her concert to make a fortune, but after analyzing the fact that she wanted to release a Chinese single The record company and Sparrow found some information, and after browsing the mainstream websites in China again, she finally understood: it turned out to be the case!
To put it simply, those guys wanted to "force" her to make a decision by hyping it up. Obviously, Angela's way of expressing her attitude through Wang Zhongjun and revealing what might happen did not make them give up their previous plans.
Think about it too, Angela's understanding of China is second to none not only in Hollywood, but also in the entire United States, not to mention she has such a large influence.
So even if the things she said did happen, it would definitely be a victory to win her over, even if the chances of winning her over were slim. Anyway, even if she publicly refused, there would be no loss for them, and even profit.
"I hate politics..." Angela pursed her lips and whispered, then changed the subject before Natalie asked: "How about going down for a walk? The weather is good now."
Seeing this, Natalie didn't ask any further questions, but nodded as an agreement. After cleaning up a little, the two went downstairs to the garden. Los Angeles in February was much warmer than other places. They walked and chatted in the sun, and then went to the pool room to play a few games. Natalie's billiards are not very good, and Angela's is also bad enough. The two played American billiards for about 30 minutes, and they both still had half of the billiards on the table.
"Don't you think we seem to be wasting time?" Natalie sighed after Angela stabbed the white ball directly into the net pocket again.
"So what? It's a break anyway." Angela shrugged indifferently, "Or can we decide whether to win or lose by the number of times we score the white ball into the net after the game is over?"
"In this case, I just need to aim at the mesh bag." Natalie rolled her eyes angrily.
"However, even if you aim at the mesh bag, you may not be able to get in, right?" Angela said with a smile.
The two of you just looked at me and talked, laughed, argued, and said whatever came to mind. Of course, the most talked about topic was the Oscar ceremony that will be held at the end of this month.
"Let's guess, can you win the best supporting actress again this time." When talking about the performance award, Natalie suddenly said, "You know, if you can win this time, not only It's your third time winning Best Supporting Actress and maintaining your 100% win rate in acting awards."
"100% winning rate for performance awards? What is that? Can you eat it?" Angela showed a "naive" smile.
"This is not a good attitude, Angie, it's not easy to know that there are many people who want a nomination." Natalie sighed and shook her head, putt out with one shot, and the 6 ball miraculously went into the net.
"I know... well, to be honest, I don't care if I get Best Supporting Actress—and the odds are pretty slim this time, after all I've won it twice before." Angela rubbed the tip of the club with chalk powder Said casually, and then she thought of something and looked at Natalie with a half-smile: "Well, it sounds like someone is a little jealous?"
"Jealous?" Natalie, who was climbing on the pool table, suddenly straightened up and looked at Angela, "Do you really think so?"
"Isn't it?" Angela looked at her with a smile, "Kyla has a nomination for Best Actress."
The power of butterfly wings allowed "Pride and Prejudice" to start preparations in 2005, and its release time was naturally delayed to 2006, and naturally it also participated in the competition for the 79th Oscar. This movie is good for... Best Actress!
Kayla's performance in it is almost perfect, but it's a pity that there is only one nomination, she is still too young after all. If it is the best supporting actress, it should almost win it, but the best actress... Even so, it is still something to celebrate, except for Kate, Keira is the first among several people to be nominated for the best actress people! Not even Angela was nominated for Best Actress. So, you can imagine how everyone will react.
However, Kate won the Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in a row, so naturally she won't take this to heart; Jessica just wants to get rid of the title of the vase now, and the award or something will be discussed later; Liv enjoys her own Le's career as a model and filming has no need for these; Avril's energy in her career is all focused on music, and she doesn't need to care about these. Therefore, the most unpleasant should be Scarlett and Natalie, so Angela only asked this question after listening to Natalie's words.
"Okay, yes, but it's not very strong." Natalie admitted generously, "After all, Kayla does a good job, if it were me, I would never be as good as her, not to mention I have a A blank period of more than a year.”
"That's not the same, Nat, Keira's temperament and life experience are suitable for the Pride and Prejudice movie," Angela automatically ignored Natalie's last sentence, "It is simply to find a role that suits you. ."
"That's not easy," Natalie said noncommittally. "Being able to play the exact opposite of herself and being interviewed is the best acting. For example, Katharine Hepburn, it didn't matter whether she needed an Oscar or not. ."
"That's right, Oscar judges sometimes favor roles that are diametrically opposed to the actors themselves, like Kate's ugly make-up in 'The Devil' or Nicole's character in 'The Hours' Fake nose, but..." Speaking of which, Angela made a gesture, "Don't you think this is also a kind of fit? If this role is not suitable for you, no matter how diametrically opposed you are to her, the performance will still be very good. Oops. Yes, you still need to dig if it is suitable or not, and it also depends on whether you find a way to fit in; but, if there is no resonant thing, no matter how much you fit in, there is no way to truly understand the character and perform it. ."
Natalie leaned against the pool table holding the cue and listened to Angela silently, and after a few minutes she suddenly laughed: "I can understand that you are showing me how to act in order to win the Oscar for best actress. ?"
"Come on, this is just an exchange of experience, as usual." Angela snorted softly, then looked at her again and said, "But... if you want, we may... can cooperate once!"
Natalie looked at Angela in surprise: "You mean... you mean... " She wanted to laugh a little but in the end she just twitched the corner of her mouth.
"Yeah, that's it, I'm directing and writing, and you're playing the female lead, and we can have a good discussion about what kind of role you're most interested in resonating with and what kind of role you want to challenge the most. Don't forget, I'm still There is a tailor-made name." Angela blinked, "Since "Killer Leon", you have never had an intersection with me in this regard, and now I found you on my own initiative, you can't refuse. "
When the familiar name "Killer Leon" rang in her ears, Natalie's eyes flashed an indescribable light. After biting her lip, she nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for your script."
Angela's decision was both a deliberate decision and a whim, saying it was deliberate because she had long wanted to work with Natalie. Among the first three lovers, Kate won the best supporting actress and best actress crowns for "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Devil", and Jessica, although not very good in her acting skills, passed her role in "A Beautiful Mind" and "The Devil". Legally Blonde and Transformers are huge hits, and Angela is behind it all.
Only Natalie was reluctant to accept Angela's invitation after "Leon the Killer" - "Little Devil" does not count - there are many reasons that do not need to be analyzed one by one. Now it can basically be regarded as a rainy day. Even Scarlett, who also likes to shirk, took over "500 Days with Sam" under Angela's soft and hard tangle. Natalie has no reason to refuse Angela anymore. ? Liv? Come on, people don't really care about movies; Keira? Not now doesn't mean there won't be in the future!
The reason why she said it was a whim was because she didn't even have a plan, so she proposed to Natalie her cooperation intention to direct and the other party to play the heroine. Of course, it is understandable that "Father", as her first work entirely her own, has given her enough confidence to achieve good results under her accumulation of hard work, so she naturally wants to further challenge herself and continue to produce such works, if she can cooperate with her lover It certainly made her very happy. So when Natalie chatted with her about movie roles, Angela made the invitation without thinking.
Although she regretted it for two seconds after that, she didn't take it to heart anymore. Anyway, Natalie just said to wait for her script and didn't set a time. She could take the time to think about compiling the script.
Although Natalie has always been very picky about scripts, Angela still knows what kind of characters she likes. Natalie may still be a little unclear, but Angela, who is a bystander, understands it very well, just like Natalie knows her in other ways.
In this case, create a character first, and then make up a story based on this character. Angela thought so in her heart. Just... what kind of story to write
Angela thought this would be a very troublesome problem, but did not expect it to be solved very easily.
"I need the full rights to adapt this book!" After she sent Natalie back to New York and then back to Los Angeles, she just got off the plane, and now she has focused her energy on her agency and found Sparrow. Come over, and threw him a copy.
"I flipped through it when I was bored on the plane." Angela explained.
"This novel?" Sparrow was very surprised, "This is just a third-rate novel!"
"Yes, I know, so I want the full right of adaptation, which means that the author, Mr. Robin Richie, can't have any opinion on my adaptation." Angela said with a smile.
Sparrow did as she was told, although he still didn't understand exactly how Angela wanted to revise this. Angela didn't say much, although this book can only be considered third-rate, but it gave her a lot of inspiration, she had to spend time sorting it out before starting. Of course, the actual writing will have to come after the Oscars on February 25th!