Hollywood Rhapsody

Back in the room she shared with Katie, Sarah was taken aback by the crowds of crew members inside. She glanced at Katie, who was hesitant to speak, and picked it up calmly under the eyes of all the people in the room. On the receiver, Leonardo's pleasant low laughter entered his ears in the next second—"Sarah, is today's filming going well? By the way, your colleagues in the crew are very enthusiastic. I heard many people Scream, and there is a boy named Joshua who promises to bring you back in the shortest possible time, haha, he must be a strong man."

"Are you implying that I'm too fat?" Sarah glared at Joshua, and then couldn't help laughing, but she didn't continue talking, but looked at the gossiping crowd in the room questioningly. party.

“好吧，我们该给可爱的爱情鸟一些私人空间。”约书亚摸.摸鼻子十分欠揍地提议，结果等所有人包括凯蒂都离开了，只有他还赖在门口磨磨蹭蹭， He didn't close the door reluctantly until Sarah made a gesture to kick her, muttering but didn't know what he was talking about.

"Successfully cleared the venue? The lovebird's love story will not be eavesdropped, right?" Leonardo heard the sound of closing the door, he laughed and teased Sarah, and then laughed himself.

"It sounds like you're in a good mood. Where did you go to relax these days? Joshua said it was an international long-distance call, so he just kept urging me to run!" Sarah wiped her forehead because she was running. , the broken hair on her forehead was all wet with sweat.

"Then why don't you drink some water and take a break before chatting with me? Although I'm not a billionaire, the call fee is still affordable." Leonardo thoughtfully suggested to show off his wealth , without giving Sarah a chance to retort, she continued, "I'm in Canada, recommending your novel to a friend... Don't doubt it, if one day your novel becomes popular all over the world, it must be due to me."

"Come on, even Oprah's book club doesn't have that much influence." Sarah rolled her eyes on the phone. In her previous life, she only licked the screen. She never knew that Leonardo was so narcissistic and talkative. guy.

"Hey, don't underestimate me, okay? A man's self-esteem is very strong, especially when he faces a beautiful woman." Leonardo protested with a grin.

"Well, proud Mr. DiCaprio, why don't you listen to my advice. Now that the whole world is crazy about you, there is actually a very simple way to realize the big words you just uttered." Sarah Unconstrained and unrestrained joked, "Announce to the world tomorrow that you will sleep with my novel every day, because you can't sleep without reading my novel, or tell all the media that you will adapt my novel into a movie and play the leading role Believe me, even if my novel is full of typos and nonsense, it will be popular all over the world and sold directly to Mars."

"Hahahaha, do you think so? Great idea, guesswhat? That's exactly what I mean, tell me, is God sitting next to you right now? Otherwise, why can you guess right!" Leon He exaggeratedly called out on the other end of the phone, and then lowered his voice, "If God really exists, please quietly ask me if he agrees with his little angel to make a movie with me? How about the heroine?"

"Okay, let me ask for you." Sarah first laughed, and then looked at the phone bewildered for two seconds, "You, what did you just say? A movie? Are you serious? Are you serious? Shooting my "Sarah", my God, did I not hear hallucinations? Are you crazy? Now the whole world is waiting for you with scripts, but you want to shoot my novel? How to shoot? Are you going to be the director? ?”

"Take a deep breath, Sarah, so many questions have made me dizzy, but it sounds like you are very interested in this proposal!" Leon seemed very happy that he was not rejected, and then he was very happy to share with Sarah The reason why he made this proposal, "You know, since the Titanic was sold out, I have received many invitations for commercial blockbuster films, each of which is a very good opportunity, but I don't know why I am not interested, This state is very bad and makes me restless all day long, but at this time I listened to your suggestion and decided to go out for a walk, and I also bought your novel to pass the time."

"Hmm, my pleasure." Sarah interjected at the right time, indicating that she was listening.

"While watching the sea of ​​clouds on the plane in a daze, I suddenly thought that since those scripts couldn't move me, why not make one myself? Then my eyes fell on the novel at hand, and I realized that your novel is actually very interesting , reflecting social hot issues, without being too heavy and boring, and even a little educational, this is simply perfect for making a movie! And I just met a young director at the Sundance Film Festival, very young, more than I'm three years younger, but I'm talented."

Leonardo became more and more excited as he spoke, and the speed of his speech accelerated a lot——

"His name is Jason Reitman, of course you haven't heard of it, but he knows you... Anyway, I finally took your novel and flew to Canada to find Jason, and after reading it, Jason also thought it was a novel. Very interesting project, he showed strong interest and passion no less than mine, so we couldn't wait to give you this call."

"..." Sarah's head is roaring, is this a historical accident or necessity?Some things will change, but there are also some things that obviously shouldn't happen, but because of inextricable clues, they happen so coincidentally—Jason Reitman?Isn't this the director of the movie "Juno"?

Jason actually became interested in "Sarah" because of Leon's relationship?Sarah dares to touch her conscience to assure her that her novel is absolutely original. The early stage is based on the original rock girl, while the later stage is based on her own growth experience. It can be said that apart from the stalk of an unmarried mother, it is similar to Juno It's really a big difference, but by chance, fate is so magical, it's Jason!Leon actually found Jason!

"Hi? Sarah? Are you still listening?" Leon's voice came from the receiver, pulling Sarah back from the shock.

"Yes, of course, I just couldn't believe for a moment that you made a special trip to Canada for "Sarah." Sarah tried to keep her voice as calm as possible, "Then what is the result of your discussion? How do you plan to shoot?"

"Of course we hope to get you into the team. Look, Oscar's little angel has joined my movie. His Majesty Cameron will definitely want to strangle me when he finds out. Hahaha, no matter what movie heroine he promised you, I Kidnapping you first, this sounds so cool, and even gave me a great sense of accomplishment." Leon said happily, like a child secretly planning a big plan behind his back, faintly excited through the microphone It got into Sarah's ear, making her unconsciously look forward to it.

Sarah couldn't help but patted her forehead, still feeling a little unreal, "Movie, I was thinking about whether to make a movie and what kind of movie to make a second ago, and your call came the next second, it's God's will huh? It's kind of crazy, 17-year-old me, 20-year-old Jason, and a 24-year-old Leon, oh my god, it's like playing house. But isn't that what crazy Sarah should be What did you do? If the news gets out, I can imagine what the media will say, the evil Sarah has bewitched the innocent Leon, Leonardo, the poor fool, gave up the big production just to play house with the crazy girl, These two must have an ulterior relationship, Barabara..."

"Maybe someone will give the movie a special meaning. The unmarried parents are celebrating the birth of their son in a special way. Look at their blond hair. They don't need a paternity test at all..." Leon couldn't help himself He laughed out loud first, and his voice raised another octave in excitement: "So our plan can be put on the agenda? Will you join? Oh~ Sarah, Sarah, dear Sarah, I love you the most! The most beautiful angel, you must join us, without you, how would this grand plan be implemented?"

"Ooops! Are you acting like a spoiled child to me? Leon?" Sarah felt her ears tingling, and a big man actually acted like a spoiled child, especially when Leon's unique voice softened, almost every sound could seduce her. Heartstrings, foul!foul!Serious foul!

"If acting like a baby is useful." Leonardo admitted frankly without shame, and the next second he directly acquiesced in Sarah's nod in agreement, "I suggest you contact Jason, his comedy talent can give you more I have a lot of inspiration for the script, and by the way, I can also communicate with the acting ideas, as for the shooting of the movie, just leave it to me to deal with it!"

"Wait, Leon, your rhythm is a bit too fast, no, I mean I haven't agreed yet!"

Sarah adjusted her breathing, forcing herself not to lose her mind under Leon's influence, however, the string in her heart had already actively collapsed happily!

So, Sarah bit her lower lip, and in the end, like a long-eared rabbit whose ears were held by a hunter and couldn't resist, she hummed involuntarily while dangling in the air: "Fine! I join, I join, this is Damn foul, but I'm still seduced by you! So... can you tell me when I'm going to start filming? You know my schedule is very busy, I'm filming a TV series, and I have a very important AP in May Exams, and equally important college sororities... What? Leon, don't make that surprised sound, is it surprising that I'm preparing for college? Anyway, I don't have any free time at all , it is impossible to have a large amount of time to shoot, and also, are you going to shoot in Los Angeles? Or where?"

"Of course it's in Los Angeles, isn't this where the story really takes place? I've been to the bar mentioned in your novel more than once, the hospital where little Noah was born, the boulevard at your school, the newly renovated playground... All of this is ready-made, why do I have to go elsewhere to shoot?" Leon asked inexplicably, and then talked about his shooting plan, "I hope that if everything goes well, Jason will come to Los Angeles during your summer vacation , we can meet first, the script should be completely finalized at that time, as for the actors... Forget it, I'd better invite Jason to go back to Los Angeles with me, so that the actors can be settled earlier, after all, there is a novel as the basis, the main characters The type has been determined, so it should be easy to find, right? Whatever... the biggest problem has been solved, and the hero and heroine are undoubtedly the two of us."

"It sounds like your schedule has barely taken shape, surprise! Leon, I didn't expect you to have the potential to be a producer?" Sarah whistled into the phone, "So my most important task now is to complete the script Still looking for investment?"

"Investment? Why are we looking for investment?" Leon calculated the production cost of the film very easily, "The director of this film is a newcomer, and the two of us are the leading actors. The salary is completely saved. Originally, we still need to pay one A sum of money to buy the copyright of the original work, but you are the author and copyright owner of the original work, so we have saved even the copyright fee. I will spend the rest of the film production fee at 500 million US dollars. This money will be borne by Jason and I. Taking the majority, you will invest in the copyright of the novel, and in the end, if the film is successful, you and I will each share four, and Jason will get two."

"Is this ratio appropriate? It feels like I'm just waiting to collect money at zero cost." Sarah is not sure if this calculation is reasonable, and it sounds like Jason is a bit at a disadvantage.

"No, it's very reasonable." Leon dispelled Sarah's self-doubt with affirmative tone, "The movie we want to make is "Sarah", a bestseller that has been No. 1 on the new book bestseller list for five consecutive weeks, and its copyright is absolutely It’s not a small amount, and the final success of the movie depends on your popularity and the public’s curiosity about the little Oscar angels. Ahem, and of course some of my fame. This is the source of the box office, and Jason What? He’s just a college student in Canada, believe me, he’s almost stripped because of this opportunity to work with him…don’t, don’t be rough…”

Jason, who sounded like a "striptease", committed some violence to Leon on the other end of the phone. Sarah pursed her lips and snickered, listening attentively to a story about Leonardo being abused.

"Okay...we'll talk about the split later..." When the battle on the other end subsided, Sarah wrapped her fingers around the phone line, deciding not to worry about the split anymore.Maybe what she was worried about was just the previous movie "Juno". If "Sarah" was made, would there be "Juno" in the future?People's "Juno" was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Can their "Sarah" do it?

"Be enthusiastic, why do you sound so hesitant? It seems necessary to give you a shot in advance - listen Sarah, Jason and I think Sarah will be favored by the Oscar judges, look Look at the social debate caused by your novel! Teenage sexual behavior? The importance of family education? Mental health of problem students? Nine out of ten it will be a comedy, but why are teen films made so gloomy!" Leon's tone was a bit awkward and fanatical, he still seemed to care about the Oscar judges, so he wanted to come up with something to prove himself.

"Is that what you think? It seems that I finally figured out why you want to shoot "Sarah". You and Jason are trying to catch the wings of the little Oscar angel! Leon, although I am honored that you have taken a fancy to I am very happy to join in my novel, but I still want to say - you who are so obsessed with Oscars, you are so childish! Childish!" Sarah was so amused by the awkward Leon, who can imagine that the popular all over the world Superstar was such an awkward and cute appearance when he was young?

"Huh, whatever you think." Leon's voice sounded a little arrogant to Sarah, like a cat pacing proudly with its tail upright, and that cat nestled comfortably on the blanket after patrolling the territory Li, meowed lazily, "Then the business is over, let's talk about private matters!"

"Meow?" Sarah, who was caught in the brain hole, couldn't help herself meowing, and then immediately realized something was wrong, and coughed twice to cover up, her fingers hesitantly wrapped around the phone line, and she couldn't help holding her breath , "Private matter? Is there any...private matter between us?"