"Usually, in the face of this situation, we contact our superiors immediately, and we cannot act without authorization. If we act privately, it is best to hope that we can succeed and do not find fault. Otherwise, dismissal would be the best outcome." On a sunny afternoon, Mavis, who was sitting in the garden enjoying afternoon tea, said while flipping through the script, "You have to know that reality is not about making movies, There are various rules and regulations to abide by, even if the opportunity is fleeting, the federal agents in the movie will be finished long ago if they are put into reality.”
Speaking of which, she raised her glass to Angela in front of her: "The black tea is good, it's really nostalgic."
Angela smiled lightly and filled the teapot for her: "But, Maes, aren't we filming a movie now?"
"I know, so I'm just offering my own opinion. It's up to you to decide whether to use it or not." Mavis shrugged, her short hair and women's suit made her still look so capable, as if the time had gone back a few years. forward.
However, Angela immediately adjusted her mood, picked up the pen and wrote a few sentences on the notebook next to her, then picked up her teacup and raised a toast to the female detective: "The weather is so good, why don't we talk about something else—the past few years how have you been?"
"I remember you invited me here to discuss your movie." Mavis said calmly.
"Oh, don't be like this, Mavis, it's not the first time we've met. It should be okay to talk about the past, right?" Angela waved her hand, "Besides, the combination of work and rest can make work better, isn't it?"
Meiweisi, who was drinking black tea, didn't speak anymore. Seeing this, Angela couldn't help but ask tentatively: "To be honest, I was really surprised when you said that you are married, and that you are married to a woman. ?"
"Why? Because you haven't married a woman yet?" Mavis raised her eyebrows with a half-smile.
Angela coughed dryly and looked at her angrily: "Why, are you disappointed that I'm not married?"
Unexpectedly, Meiwei Si nodded: "A little bit, although you pay attention to other people's opinions and public opinions, but you have no scruples in some aspects - don't be in a hurry to refute, although I have only stayed by your side for more than a year. , but I can still see that."
"Your power of observation is still so sharp." Angela smiled helplessly and spread out her hands.
"Have you thought about getting married?" Although Angela didn't seem to want to talk more about this issue, Maeves still asked this question, which made Angela stunned for almost 10 seconds.
In Angela's cognition, she always felt that marriage was very far away from her, and she never thought about it even though she had been with her lovers for so long. In fact, deep down in her heart, she still rejects marriage. The strength of her previous life made her habitually think that only men and women are married. However, after Meiweisi raised this topic now, Angela had to face a new question. If she finally made a decision a few months later, would she marry the other party
"Well, I've never thought about this." Angela said a little dejectedly. She suddenly thought of Jordana and Sarah, who went directly to Boston after they eloped. And I saw another Sarah some time ago - Sadhu Michelle Gellar - also planning to marry Mina, even Britney and Christina had this plan in the row, apparently she ignored this very important thing.
"Why?" Mavis asked, a little curious and a little clear, "Break up with your lovers—of course it's impossible, it's obvious that you have a few more lovers who are coming to your house these days. I saw a lot of new faces when I was there. So, your troubles now should be that you don't know which one to choose."
Angela's face couldn't help but turn dark. Although some people in the circle had guessed her story, they never spread it out or said it in person. Now that she was pointed out by an outsider in person, even if she was mentally prepared, she still had some bumps, and she couldn't help complaining about Mavis' observation ability again.
And Meiwei Si didn't seem to see her warning eyes, and still said to herself: "I'm really curious, Angie, how did you do it? They all seem to know each other's existence, which is really It's surprising. But then again, you're always surprising people, and it's just not fair to other people."
"Okay, Maes, let's not talk about this, okay?" Angela said weakly. Mavis' last sentence hit her soft spot, and she had to change the subject. There is still time to adjust, she said to herself in her heart.
"By the way, what does your... wife do? How did you meet?" Angela casually found a topic.
"She? It's a dentist. We met in a bar and had a good chat. I took her home, harassed her, and then went to bed." Mavis said lightly, "I thought it was another one-night stand. , but a few days later I went to the hospital to see my teeth, and I ran into her again, but this time I couldn't run away."
"So... you've had a lot of one-night stands?" Angela's energy was completely on other things.
"It's alright, but they're all of the same sex," Mavis suddenly looked at Angela with a playful smile, "After finishing your mission, I think it's a beautiful thing to have sex with the same sex, especially when you're in a hug. Playing wildly in my arms…”
"Okay, okay! Just stop here!" Angela quickly turned her head away, raised her hand and shouted loudly.
Mavis shrugged, and continued on the previous topic: "We got engaged after dating for about half a year, and then it took another two months before we went to Boston to register, held a small wedding, and invited a few Friends participated. However, although the FBI does not have the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy in the military, it still doesn't like this kind of thing, so I was transferred to the Los Angeles branch as an analyst."
Although the tone was still understated, Angela could still hear a little desolation. It's no wonder that although they have only been with each other for a year, she also knows that Mavis' ability is very good. Being transferred as an intelligence analyst because of her sexual orientation, she would definitely be depressed because of her character.
However, a smile appeared at the corner of Mavis' mouth at this time.
"What touched me was that Lisa quit her job there and came to Los Angeles with me," Maeves said with emotion, "Although it took a lot of time to find a job, she also fulfilled her wish by the way. ."
Looking at her undisguised happy smile, Angela felt an inexplicable feeling in her heart, she shook her head and took over the conversation and asked, "What wish?"
"Lisa likes to write novels. She used me as a prototype to write a suspense novel that the FBI solved a case during the few months she was looking for a job. It's a pity that it can only be regarded as a third-rate novel. Speaking of this, he suddenly raised his eyebrows, "I think you should have heard of her name."
"Oh?"
"Lisa Anderson."
"Lisa Anderson!"
Although there was already some speculation in her heart, Angela couldn't help being shocked when she heard the name, because Lisa Anderson is the author of the third-rate novel "Secret of the Pier" that she is now adapting!
"This world is... It's really small," Angela felt like she wanted to laugh but couldn't, she rubbed her chin and looked at Mavis with interest, "Tell the truth, Maes, before I contacted the FBI. At that time, did you recommend yourself?"
"It's just a small hint." Mavis smiled slightly and didn't hide anything.
"The world is really small." Angela sighed again, rolled her eyes, and put on a narrow smile: "Look, it's been so long since I bought the right to adapt the novel, I haven't met Lisa. Should I invite her to dinner?"
"That's your business, don't ask me." Maeves replied with a smile and didn't care.
"Then it's settled." Angela also said with a smile, but at the same time sighed in her heart.
Mavis, who is relatively familiar with Angela, gave comments. The progress of the script was much faster. The first draft was completed by mid-March, and the second draft was basically revised by the end of the month. Almost everyone thought the script was good, whether it was Natalie, the screenwriter and producer of the film department, or even the original author, Lisa Anderson.
Now that Mavis had agreed, Angela had no reason to take her words back, but invited Mavis at the same time as Lisa Anderson, and those suggestive words that afternoon were just a joke.
Lisa Anderson is about the same age as Angela, with brown hair and tawny eyes, but a little petite, about 5 feet 3 inches tall, and when she is with Mavis, she has the feeling of being a little bird. . She was a little shy at first, but after she got acquainted, she would be very open, but her conversation was very funny and she had a good chat with Angela.
As Mavis said, the suspense novel was just written by Lisa while she was looking for a job, and her partner happened to be working in the FBI. Naturally, there were as many materials as needed, and the characters were even more handy— It's no wonder that Angela felt somewhat familiar with the heroine when she first saw this novel—and because of this, there are many bright spots in the layout of the whole novel, but the writing is slightly worse, so at best it can only be A third-rate novel.
And this party not only gave Angela more inspiration, but also gave Natalie a new understanding of her role - Angela couldn't go to the appointment alone, so she naturally attracted Natalie. It turned out to be the right thing to do. Someone photographed their meal outside the restaurant that night and sold it to the media. However, because there were four women present, the media just treated it as lace news and left a small note in the section. A picture was posted in a place with the caption "Angela having dinner with a female friend".
Fortunately, they didn't investigate Mavis in detail, otherwise God knows what kind of news will come out.
This is what Angela said after reading the news in the newspaper. It would be hard to tell if there were only three of them that night.
Well, let's go back to the script and Natalie.
"It can be seen that you want to hide these five sharp questions under the story, don't you think the heroine's behavior is a little too impulsive?" Angela was chatting with Lisa most of the time during dinner. , Natalie naturally talked to Mavis, and finally Mavis didn't say much to Angela.
However, the two talked about a lot of topics related to Angela's new movie. Mavis was originally the prototype of this book, and Natalie agreed to play the heroine. The two had a great time talking.
The original novel is a suspense novel with bright plot points and poor writing. Angela made substantial adjustments during the adaptation, and the script of the movie has undergone subversive changes on the basis of this story. In addition to the heroine who is set as a proud person who always wants to prove that she is no worse than a man and forcibly bury her vulnerability in her heart, five sharp questions are also prepared in the story, involving smuggling, immigration, Gangs, and racism and sexism!
The whole story starts from cracking a smuggling case. After the heroine took over, she keenly discovered new clues, and then triggered a series of accidents. Unconsciously, she fell into it and could not extricate herself. Can't come out, and the BOSS behind the scenes is a character no one would have thought of!
Maeves' evaluation of this was that Angela underestimated the ability of the FBI, and Angela retorted that people are different, as long as the basic logic is correct. But Natalie saw something else: If all five sharp questions were buried in the story for the audience to interpret, wouldn't the heroine's behavior be too impulsive
"No," Angela gave a negative answer, "First of all, the heroine's behavior is logical, although it is a bit exaggerated but within the acceptable range, you have to admit this, right?"
"Yes?" Natalie recalled and nodded in approval of Angela's statement.
"As for those five poignant questions, although that's what I intend to show in the film, it's impossible to preach directly. I've often said that good directors always reveal half of what they have to say, and let the other half tell the story. The audience guesses. But the problem comes again, everyone is different, even if I reveal half of what I have to say very well, even if the audience fully approves the half of what I have revealed, they can still interpret the other half. Countless things, even far greater than the half that was revealed—I've said this before." Speaking of which, Angela spread her hands, "So I just have to decide what to say and what to let them guess for themselves. Well. It depends on the director's ability."
Natalie nodded to accept the answer. After thinking about it, she asked another question: "If this is the case, is the way you want to express it too obscure?"
"It's still the director's problem, dear," Angela pinched her face with a smile, "and for me, too blunt expressions and too sharp criticism are not advisable, it's better The way to do it is to integrate it into the story, and let the audience let the critics think for themselves.”
"Okay, director, I'll wait to see your directing skills." Natalie shrugged, then looked at Angela and narrowed her eyes: "By the way, how are you thinking about my proposal? ?"
"Well..." Angela, who was still flirting with Natalie just now, became frowning. After scratching her face, she said "there is still time" and ran away, seeing Natalie shaking her head.
Although Angela chose to escape under the pretext of "there is still time", there is actually not much time left. With the arrival of April, the script has been completely finalized and officially named "The Mist", and the preparation work has already started. On the schedule, Will Smith, who had promised to play a supporting actor, also auditioned and passed. So now there are only supporting actresses left, and the final boss who planned the whole thing has no choice.
"Actually, I think your role is also very suitable, after all, you know the role." Ed said after talking about the matter, and he has been persuading since Angela leaked it. After all, from a business point of view Definitely worth it.
"Okay, Ed, you said the same last time." Angela gave him a dissatisfied look.
"But it turned out to be a wise decision, didn't it?" Ed smiled and spread his hands.
"That's different." Angela waved her hand a little depressedly, and sighed again in her heart.
I don't know if it's because of psychological effects, although many actresses have participated in the audition for supporting actresses, including big names like Julianne Moore, excellent actors who have worked together like Annette Bening, and Hilary Smith. A "pure man" like Wan Ke. But no matter what, Angela felt that there was something missing in them, which was a bit inconsistent with the female BOSS with mixed personalities in the script.
Speaking of which, I seem to have such a tendency, is it because I wrote another self in when I wrote it? Angela grabbed her hair depressedly. Hell, do you really have to act on your own? Nat, Nat, why did you make such a request at the time? !
Angela is in a dilemma between agreeing and not agreeing. She wants to direct and she is worried about Gu Liangtuo, but she will not be able to get both ends. She also has to find time to finish filming herself in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" - this film The movie started shooting last year, although she used her spare time to shoot a few shots in London at the end of last year, but she is still a long way from completion. Can't she push all her shots to the end like last time? The problem is that almost everyone suggested her, even Keira.
"Even though she didn't say it, it was clear that Nat really wanted you to play this role, and everyone was right, you did have some similarities with that role," Keira said. "As for me, Nor is it a person who cares about things.”
What do you mean "I do have that kind of resemblance to that character"? Angela was full of scolding, but she finally made a decision: just act! Since I could handle it well last time, why can't I do it this time!