Angela didn't understand this matter for many years. Why did such a stubborn and tough person change his mind after talking to his grandpa a few times? Is the grandfather's momentum so powerful? And according to Natalie, who overheard part of the content, there was nothing special about their conversation. Grandpa just spoke some points from his own point of view, while Avner was always noncommittal. If that's the case, is there no reason for Avner to change his mind so quickly? !
"My dad finally let go, don't you want him to regret it again." Natalie persuaded.
Thinking about it too, although Angela was still very strange, she didn't ask any further questions. She didn't know, Natalie knew the reason. Avner's change of words had nothing to do with Natalie's toughness, but the main thing was because the night after Angela's grandfather visited for the second time, Natalie Tully called her father into the bedroom and handed him the picture.
At the beginning, Avner didn't believe this statement at all, and instead accused Natalie and Angela of colluding. Unfortunately, some things can't be denied by just "colluding". When Avner called Shirley, who had worked in a gallery, to study it carefully, there was nothing but stunned confusion. No one could tell what this idealistic thing meant. So, when the old man came to visit again, Avner, who had hesitated for a long time, finally let go.
Around this, when Angela was allowed to come to visit Natalie and leave, Avner's face was still not very good-looking and his attitude was not warm, so Natalie would persuade him like that. She didn't plan to tell Angela what she did. As for the reason... it can only be said that feelings are a complicated thing.
In any case, seeing the parents is basically done. Oh, and the Alba couple in Los Angeles, but this is nothing to worry about. Jessica told her mother about herself and Angela during the most painful period after the breakup, and then passed it on to her father. . Surprisingly, they didn't scold her, especially her father, who was always serious and serious. This probably has something to do with him serving in the army.
In a word, they knew about Jessica and Angela getting back together, and they knew what their daughter was fighting for, so Angela didn't have to worry about anything at all, otherwise, how could she put Los Angeles in the end with her actions? It's just, I don't know if the parents who happily gave away their daughters will want to kill Angela after they finally shake things out completely
Around the end of August, Angela brought Natalie back to Los Angeles. One of her predictions was unfortunately fulfilled, and Natalie became the last person to move in.
No way, who asked her to participate in publicity activities, to deal with her stubborn father, and to care so much at the same time.
"I don't care so much about anything! I'm just reminding someone that not giving a time limit doesn't mean it can be delayed indefinitely!" Facing Angela's ridicule, Natalie retorted angrily, "Don't think you really I'm tied up!"
It's a pity that the last sentence is really not very strong, even she doesn't believe it. But Angela didn't dismantle it, but hugged her and said seriously: "Okay, I know, don't worry, I'm already preparing. There's still a little more than half a year, and it will definitely satisfy you."
"Really, if I'm not satisfied, I will refuse." Natalie, who was appeased, said half-jokingly.
"You might as well give it a try." Angela said threateningly, and then started to move.
Then, several other people suddenly rushed into the room and pulled the two to talk, making it clear that they were here to disrupt the situation. Then, Angela began to have a headache about how to arrange everyone's time reasonably and fairly, and things really have two sides.
Although she very, very much wanted to handle this matter well, and she believed that she could handle it, the problem was that no one gave her a chance to speak, to put it simply...
"Don't hesitate, tell me directly, whether you agree or disagree. If you agree, it's settled. If you don't agree, we'll take it back and discuss it." Kate said to her with a smile on her arm, and there was no need to agree. agree.
I'm not a human stamp! Angela thought aggrieved and resentful. Didn't she arrange it when everyone moved in by turns? Besides, isn't it just 7 people? Of course, she definitely couldn't say these words directly, and even Annie didn't dare to tell them. God knows if Annie will tell Alizee casually, and then Alizee will tell others, and then she will be jointly "suppressed" by them. ".
In this case, Angela simply let it go and was busy with new movies in the film department. The new movie is naturally the script written because of the inspiration of "This Man From Earth" when he was recuperating in the hospital. Angela gave Ed and the others a long list of actors. All in one go. But it is precisely because of this that there is a little problem with this now.
"We have had initial contact with them, and except for a few people who said no problem, most of the answers were relatively ambiguous. Of course, they did not completely reject it." In McKinley's office, the supervisor is Angela explain the current situation. His recent work has been very good. It is no secret that the film department may be separated into a subsidiary of Pixar. As McKinley, who has been in this position for almost ten years, naturally wants to go a step further. The head of the department and the son The CEO of a company is two different concepts.
"I think they probably want to see a specific script rather than a synopsis, even if it's working with you." McKinley continued to explain, "But I think it might have something to do with this list."
"Oh?" Angela, who was looking at the list, was a little surprised. "You mean, they already know that I plan to call so many people?"
"In Hollywood, this kind of thing is not a secret." McKinley said with a smile, and then explained: "Usually we don't hide this situation in private, so that the other party can make an accurate judgment."
"I think..." Angela rubbed her chin, "You mean, this movie has more stars invited."
"Yes," McKinley didn't deny the idea after being exposed, "The reason why we invite big-name stars to appear in the movie is because of the guarantee of acting skills and popularity, but if there are too many stars in a movie, it is likely to be divided. The point is, the audience is paying attention to the stars and ignoring the whole story."
Angela nodded after thinking for a few minutes: "You're right, McKinley, I really didn't think much about this. So that's it for the time being, just as I have to revise the script, and then I'll do it again. I made a list for you."
Al must be retained, so Robert De Niro must be invited; Will may have to give up, but who will partner with Morgan Freeman? Angela began to think after she came out of McKinley's office. She looked at the door of the office again, McKinley's ability was still good, and it was not a big problem to support him. Of course, this also depends on Ed and the others. After all, he has only a vague concept of a qualified CEO.
After returning to her office, Angela immediately called up the document and began to revise it. In fact, the main structure of the script has been completely settled, and the scenes are not complicated. What she originally thought was to make a movie like "Twelve Angry Men" and "This Man From Earth", in one scene completely Dialogue drives the plot forward.
But such a movie is easy to be thankless, and it is also easy to go to extremes in evaluation. People who like it very much like it and hate it very much. If the earliest version of "Twelve Angry Men" was not released in the golden age of Hollywood in the 1950s, At present, I am afraid I can only take the route of releasing DVD, and then be sought after by those who like it and scolded by those who hate it.
In this way, the movie has the highest requirements for the script, so Angela will write it down as long as she has inspiration, even if some fragments may not be used, so such minor repairs are frequent. The inspiration this time came from the stubbornness that Avner showed when he was in New York. The script is about a big family chatting at a party. It shows the characters of each character, ranging from lively to stubborn and others. The publicity is dull and various. This is a movie that is close to life, and the inspiration from life is naturally very important.
"That's it for now, but you have to make a note when you hand over the script to them. This is not the final version." Angela, who read it again after the revision, murmured.
After stretching, Angela got up and walked in the office, while thinking again about how to arrange the actors. At the beginning, the list she gave Ed included many outstanding actors, not to mention Al and De Niro. The two of them played against each other in "Stealing Fire" really well. Now she wants to put them together. Pull in and play the opponent again. But this time, it's not a fight, but two father-in-law and son-in-law who can be regarded as enemies, very comical effect, considering that De Niro has already played the comic father-in-law in "Meet the Father-in-law and Mother-in-law". Come on, Angela intends to make him play the son-in-law of the old and young couple this time and Al plays the father-in-law. I believe the showdown between the two will be very exciting.
In addition, there are a large number of first-line stars such as Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, etc. If Hanks is willing to reduce the price, she is also happy to place a role for him- Although Angela is not short of money, but after all, there is still a financial crisis, there is no need to waste too much.
And now McKinley brings up something she'd overlooked before, which is that too many big-name actors -- especially when they're on camera at the same time -- can distract viewers. Unless the story is terribly engaging and directed terribly well, it's bound to be a mediocre star-studded movie.
Even Kubrick can’t control this kind of thing, let alone Angela, a half-tone director—she always thinks she’s only half-tone, so that she can maintain the habit of being small and cautious so as not to make mistakes. Therefore, it is certain to delete the actor's name. As for which to delete and which to keep, it needs to be carefully considered.
Both Al and De Niro must be retained in terms of script story and popularity, and Streep must also be on the list. After all, Aunt May can really be called "cheap and beautiful". She only spent 5 million yuan when she starred in "John Rabe". Between keeping and deleting Liam, Angela has long wanted to cooperate with him, but this time he has prepared two roles for him, one is gay and the other is a timid and cowardly honest man, I don't know what he wants. Unwilling to challenge yourself. As for Julianne Moore, it seems to have to be deleted, Will Smith can only be excluded, and if he can't find a partner with Morgan Freeman, old Morgan must also be excluded, but this way there are no black people in the film The characters, in that case, is the film representative of the American experience
Angela suddenly grabbed her head and sighed, why did it suddenly become so troublesome? !
At this moment, the knock on the door suddenly rang, Angela was stunned, then sat back in her seat and called, "Please come in."
"Ha, you look quite laid back." Kate pushed open the door and walked in. She raised her eyebrows with an inexplicable smile.
Without waiting for the stunned Angela to react, Jessica followed and waved to Angela with a smile: "Hi, Angie, we're here to see you."
Then, Avril, Scarlett, Liv, and Keira all walked in, and finally Natalie.
"The employee said you were revising the script. What script was it? The one you mentioned earlier?"
"I'm curious, your "The Mist" hasn't been offline yet, why have you started preparing for a new movie?"
"That's right, are you working in addition to work? We were going to go shopping together today."
"Perhaps there is such a trace of abuse in her heart, and she always thinks that pushing herself to the extreme will make her full."
"You mean, if we have time, we can tie her up and hang her in the air to slowly torture her?"
Looking at the noisy lovers, Angela's head jumped, especially the phrase "tied up and hanged in the air" came from Natalie's mouth. She really wanted to roll her eyes and fall to the ground. The urge to get up.
Of course, Angela didn't do that, otherwise she would be tied up and hanged in the air to be tortured, so she just moaned feebly: "You come here with such a big fanfare, aren't you afraid of being photographed by reporters?"
"What if the reporters caught it?" Scarlett shrugged, "Do you think everyone would guess that you have such good luck and that so many people are willing to sacrifice for you?"
Angela sneered suddenly: "Of course... no, I just... "
"Don't worry, it was all planned when we came together. Even if the insiders here have guessed it, they will only think that we are escorting someone to meet you on purpose." Kate immediately took over the conversation, her tone The taste was obvious, but the others didn't show Kate's rude look.
Angela's head didn't react for a while, and she asked in a puzzled way, "I escort someone over to meet me on a date, who will I escort?"
The other six invariably turned their attention to Natalie, who was leaning against the bookshelf. Natalie, who hummed softly, spread her hands and raised them helplessly. Angela laughed even harder, scratching her face, not knowing what to say.
She probably guessed the reason why they came here. During this time, Angela had been sleeping alone for various reasons. Annoyed and depressed, she moved out on the pretext of preparing for a new movie. Originally, she planned to live in the company. Anyway, there was a single room for rest in the office, but Angela, who was used to some life in the face of the simple washing equipment, had to go to the hotel with a sigh. It's a pity that they came to the door only a few days later, and just a few words gave her no reason to be awkward.
"What's this?" Fortunately, Jessica changed the topic at this time. Although the others were a little dissatisfied, they all showed understanding at the same time. Otherwise, it would not be Jessica.
"The cast list, I'm picking the cast list for the new movie," Angela explained after giving her a grateful look.
"Wow, what kind of movie needs so many actors?" Scarlett leaned over first, and then exclaimed even more: "God, Angie, are you going to include all the first-line actors in Hollywood?!"
Hearing this sentence, other people also gathered around, and after scanning the list a few times, they all looked at Angela with surprise.
"Well... it's a group show that requires a lot of people to perform - about twenty or so," Angela explained with a dry cough, "so I just wanted to put all the great actors in this movie. .But it's not working anymore, I'm planning to delete most of the characters."
"Delete? Why?" Kate asked. "Because they declined your invitation? Seems impossible."
"No, no, I will delete it because I don't want the audience to go to the cinema with the mentality of 'going to the star party'." Angela gestured, "After all, the main thing in a movie is to tell a story."
"I have a question, Angie." Looking at the list, Kayla raised her hand.
"Excuse me." Angela made a please gesture.
"Why—" Kayla asked deliberately in her cadenced British accent, "our name isn't on the list? Is it because we're not good at acting? Or you don't want to work with us?"
"How is that possible!" Angela quickly denied it. If she believed this statement, if she went back this evening - she must go back, don't think about other things - there would never be good fruit to eat.
"I don't think about you because there are many other factors that will affect my judgment when facing you. If there is only one such as the "Mist" starring Nat before, I don't care about these, but if you all act together It will..." Angela sighed lightly when he said this, "I don't want you to be embarrassed or conflicted... There will be opportunities in the future, but I won't think about it before that."
The room fell silent, and everyone didn't say anything, just stared at her with gentle eyes. Angela smiled a little free and easy, then took back the list from Jessica and said, "Since you rarely come to see me together, why don't you help me decide how to choose?"