[American Entertainment] Bright life

Idina Menzel picked up on what was coming through the microphone, even though she was far away from it, and if she didn't she could probably hear what her friend Leslie was saying, And she feels very embarrassed now.

It is a very embarrassing thing in itself to criticize others behind the scenes and let the person involved face each other, isn't it?Especially now that she felt, with Grace watching, that if there was a hole in the bathroom, she'd be in it by now.At this moment, Idina heard her own voice, "Don't say that, I don't think she is that kind of person."

Idina covered her mouth, she was sure she didn't open her mouth to speak, but thinking about it carefully, this voice was at most six or seven points similar to hers, but it was enough to be fake, especially now through the microphone.Wait, the point is not this, the point is that if she didn't say it, then it's only——Idina suddenly raised her head and looked at Grace who was holding her mobile phone. There was no superfluous expression on her face, so that Idina Dina wondered if she was hallucinating just now.

However, the somewhat distorted voice from the microphone reminded her that she really didn't seem to be hallucinating. "What do you think? You think it's not convincing, okay? Do I need to remind you about your last boyfriend, Kevin?"

"I don't want to talk about it."

Edina witnessed Grace speak in her tone this time, her face was expressionless, which was seriously inconsistent with the low tone.Noticing that she looked over, she instantly showed a smile showing white teeth.

Edina: "..." So what's going on now?

The call was still going on, and it was obvious that Leslie on the other side was subconsciously contradicting what she heard, and people are always used to refute.Of course, it’s also possible that she originally had this kind of virtue: “Did you think he was an honest man at the time, but in the end he still ate behind your back? I saw it with my own eyes, and when we confronted him, he Didn't you admit it too?"

Grace raised her eyebrows and said nothing.

But can this be understood as the painful silence after the scar was uncovered? Leslie didn't care, and continued to talk about the topic that was diverted earlier: "You said that Grace Green's manager is WMA's right?" Right? It’s definitely not a small agent who can win her the leading actress in a movie. You see, you have won the Tony Award for Best Actress. You can recommend yourself, maybe you will become a movie by then The heroine, I can also play a supporting role with Zhanguang."

Hearing this, Grace no longer imitated Idina's voice, and she didn't make excuses with her friends. Not only that, she turned her head and asked Idina directly without blocking the microphone: "Your friend? Is that the leading actress candidate for the play you won the Tony Award for?"

"She's Alphaba No. [-]." Like a stage play or a play on Broadway, there won't be only one performance. During the season, popular plays are likely to be staged twice a day.No one can guarantee that the same actor will not have problems during the performance, or irresistible accidents, such as illness, so the roles with heavy roles usually have backup actors. "Witches" is a classic stage play, which is very popular on Broadway, so it is normal to say that there will be backup actors for the heroine Alphaba. Idina remembers that there were three and four Alphaba at the time.But why would Grace Green ask this out of the blue?

Seeming to see through her thoughts, Grace said lightly: "Oh, just to confirm, and then let me tell you by the way, your ex-boyfriend Kevin's cheating partner is your friend."

After she finished speaking, she returned the phone to Idina, who was covered in circles. She thought they needed to 'confront' again.

Not only did Grace not pay attention to this little episode that happened in the bathroom, but she also thought that she could study the semi-closed place in her free time, and there would be personnel turnover—in Hollywood TV series or movie crews, personnel turnover is very important. Normally, as far as the actors are concerned, they usually join the group according to the shooting schedule they got before the filming started. Of course, it doesn’t rule out that it will be delayed or advanced, but usually when it’s their turn to play Once she joins the crew, once the filming of the scene is completed, she will leave the crew immediately, even the male and female protagonists are no exception-the crew culture is like the community culture, so that she will not feel bored in her free time.

As an agent, Sterling didn't even know that he was being regarded as a sweet potato. No, it seems that this matter shouldn't be stated in this way. had an accident.However, there is no airtight wall in this world. After two days, he found out about it, and he knew it in a way that he never expected——

Giselle, played by Grace, was taken to the law firm by the exhausted actor Robert. Robert asked the assistant to check Giselle's identity, and then wanted to send this hot potato away as soon as possible.

When Sterling came over with a dark face, she happened to witness the scene where the naive Gisele filled the cup with the fish and water in the fish tank in the hall, and swallowed the small goldfish into her mouth before spitting it out. As always, I didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but Robert's assistant looked embarrassed.

Hmph, Sterling's bad mood has improved, but it's not enough to turn his mood into a good one.After finding Emily who was waiting by the side and had prepared a bunch of things such as mouthwash, mouth freshener, lemonade, etc., the corner of Sterling's mouth twitched. He still didn't understand why this little assistant treated him like that. The painting style is strange—so he said that it is very correct to give Grace the script of "Enchanted Love", and she and the heroine in the play are both clients of the painting style, which is not a compliment With all her heart, she asked her how the atmosphere of the crew was during the two days when he didn't come with her.

Emily thought for a while and answered: "Very good, you know? Grace has only been NGed three times since the filming started. She is really amazing, isn't she?"

Sterling thought he should ask Grace. When Grace returned to the lounge after filming this scene, Sterling handed Grace a newspaper without saying a word, "Read the third page."

Grace finished it quickly, and by the way she scanned everything on the third page.During this process, Sterling kept staring at her, without changing his expression when she saw the report he let her read, and immediately said in a strange voice: "I should praise you for your good psychological quality Is it? Or are you still so immersed in Giselle's thinking that the world is a good place that you don't understand the gist of that report?"

"I know exactly what 'gist' means, but is there that report?" Grace looked up at Sterling, "I see, you used rhetorical techniques again. Well, the gist of it is to reveal the secret broke the unspoken rules of Hollywood."

Sterling pressed the center of his eyebrows, and then he managed to speak to his client in a nice voice: "Oh, it is, but the one who was mentioned as an example is Grace, the heroine of "Magic" It's just Green!" Sterling really didn't expect Grace to appear on the entertainment section of the newspaper for the first time. The reporter who wrote the story came close to writing it outright as an R-rated short story.

To put it bluntly, the relationship between Grace and the producer is defined as a carnal transaction.

Even though this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood, it is also a hidden rule of convention, and the newspaper that published this report is the most notorious tabloid in the United States, the National Enquirer, but Sterling is still very annoyed, not only his client Being smeared, and, "Who did you provoke in the crew? Of course, the premise of my question is that you saw the words 'disclosed by an insider' in that report."

Grace lowered her eyelids upon hearing this, her eyelashes were thick and curled, forming a fan-shaped shadow under her eyes when she drooped.She’s still wearing the costume from the movie—a dress nominally made of lake-green floral curtains, but actually a vintage floral dress specially designed by the costume designer—and the makeup is too. The sweet style, the hair accessories on her hair are all pink, and she is not speaking now, which undoubtedly softens the aloofness and sharpness that she usually has that most people don't feel comfortable with. , and inexplicably made Sterling feel that she looked a little fragile now.

That's right, after all, she is only a 19-year-old girl, and she is not yet old enough to drink in the United States.So was he asking too much just now?Sterling thought for a while and then changed his words: "I can't say for sure who you offended, of course, it is also possible that you don't know who you offended, ahem, I mean Hollywood is a big dye tank, sometimes in the crew It looks peaceful, but in fact there is never a lack of intrigue. The people who do this are also likely to just want to get a fee for breaking the news, or they are simply people with pink eyes."

Sterling thinks the latter is more likely. Grace is indeed not well-known in the entertainment industry. Strictly speaking, she is not famous at all. Even the British movie "Atonement" she originally filmed will have to wait until next year. will be released.But now she just got the role of the heroine in a movie invested by Disney for 8000 million US dollars, so it's no wonder that she doesn't make people jealous.

Sterling felt he was partly responsible for creating this unpleasant situation.He had to admit that his uncle, Mr. Morris, had arranged for him to be Grace's manager, and he was dissatisfied in his heart. He chose Grace to audition for the heroine role of the movie "Enchanted", which also tended to give her a bad reputation. But he really didn't expect Grace to successfully win the role. Although the Green family was behind her, she was indeed very talented in acting.

Mr. Agent, who was judged by Grace as suffering from slight recognition, did not need Grace to reason again after going through such a mental exercise, so he directly assured him: "You don't need to worry about this matter, I'll take care of it."

At this moment, Grace, who was considered vulnerable by Sterling, said, "Alphaba No. [-]."

"Who?"

Grace briefly talked about the episode in the bathroom. What is not brief is her research on the culture of the crew. What happened now is like a pillow sent when drowsiness comes.

"...I can't wait to read your paper on this topic." Sterling said blankly, "Of course not, I just want to know if a genius like you is different from us ordinary people! Oh , I told you about this matter, right? Then, you really know the number two Alphaba's "thief shouting "stop thief" without seeing the real person through a microphone? You Haven't you ever thought that there are times when you guess wrong?"

He has realized that Sterling, who was self-confessed just now, is now expecting that Grace's reasoning is wrong, but the reality is cruel and ruthless. He taught him a lesson: Grace's deduction is correct, and this is reflected by the parties involved in the "thief calling for a thief" accident. One of them was confirmed by Idina, who was three years old, by her jealous best friend - if the other party can be called a best friend again.

Idina's complexion was not very good. After hesitating for a while, she said hesitantly: "My assistant said that someone in the crew was discussing in private about the false report about you in the "National Enquirer". I think you should refute the rumors." Let's do it right away." It seems that she still doesn't know that it is her ex-girlfriend Leslie who broke the news to this notorious tabloid.

Sterling said very strangely and politely: "Thank you for your reminder, Miss Menzel, we will deal with this matter as soon as possible."

After Idina was sent away, Sterling turned around and looked at Grace with a thoughtful face, and said angrily, "Don't tell me you're still thinking about the so-called cultural studies of the crew."

"No, I'm thinking that nine out of ten reports are fabricated, and the other one is not logically logical, so there is such a readership market." Grace said in a slightly puzzled tone.

"The "National Enquirer" sells more than 500 million copies in the United States every year, and it is indeed famous for spreading rumors. From the president to the third-rate Hollywood stars, there is nothing they dare not arrange." After an inexplicable fuzzy explanation, Sterling paused and added, "Actually, I have reservations for every newspaper and magazine published in Hollywood."

This feels like "there is no silver 300 taels here".

Unexpectedly, Grace asked in a brisk tone: "How do I use this rhetorical statement?" What she said about the "National Enquirer" report problem is not supported by extensive data, and Grace can naturally understand that such a newspaper has such a wide readership. s reason.

Sterling, who was tricked again: "...It sucks!" He doesn't want to talk to Grace now, he thinks it's easier to deal with this false report than Grace.

Sterling thought and did, he went out with his phone and made a call.Although Sterling only has Grace as a client, and Grace is not even a c-list star now, but who makes him special, the contacts and resources in his hands are not comparable to other WMA agents.

After less than half an hour, he found out that the person who broke the news to the "National Enquirer" was indeed the No. [-] Alphaba mentioned by Grace. Sterling was silent for a moment and muttered: "She might as well write a detective novel."

——Looking at the future, this sentence can be regarded as a flag, which is really happy to hear.

……

Everyone in Hollywood knows that the "National Enquirer" is a notorious tabloid, famous for spreading rumors, and it is nothing to do it for sales volume and lower limit, but it is so unprofessional, and their sales volume is very good, most of the public hold Watching the excitement is not a big deal.As for the Hollywood stars targeted by the "National Enquirer", besides cursing the "National Enquirer" behind their backs for making up random things, most of the time they have nothing to do.Of course, they could take the Enquirer to court and sue them for slander, but the lawsuit would have to be dealt with. On the contrary, they would only encourage the arrogance of the tabloid. What could be easier to 'make a name for yourself' than stepping on Hollywood's glamorous stars.

The reason why he said this is not to say that Sterling actually took the "National Enquirer" to court. This is obviously very unwise and time-consuming and labor-intensive. It may not be a good move. He does not want Grace to use this way red.

Sterling didn't do anything 'earth-shattering', but found the production team responsible for the smooth operation of the crew, concealed the fact that Leslie was the whistleblower, and expressed deep concerns about the quality of the crew. It is very likely that the internal staff betrayed the crew for the breaking news fee, and if it is not guaranteed, the next time the news will be revealed is related to the core content of the movie. Besides, "Magic Romance" is in full swing, and there is no need for this negative news.

Sterling said it so affectionately, as if he was putting himself in the crew's shoes, but in fact, he just wanted the production crew to suppress the unhealthy wind that had not yet blown up in the cradle.

In addition, Sterling is also preparing to "inadvertently" reveal that Grace is a top student at Oxford University and a best-selling author.He had taken the initiative to win over Grace's publication before. Grace's popularity in the academic world was somewhat beyond Sterling's expectations. Many regular high-end magazines and newspapers wanted to interview her. Now is the perfect time to start building Grace's distinctive image.

However, the plan cannot keep up with the changes.

Sterling, who wrote the proposal all night, went to bed at two o'clock in the morning and woke up after only six hours of sleep, and was full of ambitions thinking about which newspaper to contact Grace for an interview. Grace had to be persuaded to accept the interview, and after completing the above two items, he had to worry about the content of the interview... Then, then Sterling saw the new issue of the "National Enquirer", which was still on the same page, "National Enquirer" The Daily News published an apology, apologizing for yesterday's false report on Enchanted.

After being dazed for half a minute, Sterling suddenly took a sip of espresso, and then put down the coffee cup expressionlessly.

Now he is wide awake.

Sterling's face has been distorted in his heart, how could he forget the big capitalist waving the check! The "National Enquirer" issued an apology statement for the first time, which must have something to do with the Green family. Maybe the parent company of the "National Enquirer", American Media Corporation, has already been blackmailed by the Green family. List, or purchase list.

Huh, this is a way to 'wash white', and it is simple and crude but quite useful.But damn it, why can't it follow the Hollywood routine?

Sterling felt sorry for himself, and the plan he had thought up overnight might have to be revised again.As for why he said "again", it was because Sterling originally planned to promote Grace's first film after it was released, but now because of such negative news, he has moved forward the original plan up.It's better now, damn capitalists!

This damned capitalist is still a control freak and a super girl control, just when Sterling was manic and wanted to take revenge on the society, someone called: "Mr. Sterling, hello, I'm Angus Green."

Sterling rolled his eyes in his heart, and dealt with it calmly: "It's an honor to receive your call, Mr. Green, is there anything I can do to help you?"

"Perhaps you would like to have a cup of tea with me, Mr. Sterling?" It was obviously a question, but no matter how it sounded, Sterling had no room to refuse. After the short call ended, Sterling couldn't help but She curled her lips: "Both brothers and sisters are equally annoying."

Let’s not talk about the atmosphere of the tea party between the manager and the elder brother, let’s talk about the atmosphere of the crew of "Enchanted": First of all, Idina’s "best friend" Leslie who plays Nancy is not The first to think of unspoken rules.As Sterling thought, pinkeye is a disease that exists in any industry, let alone in the fiercely competitive Hollywood.

It's just that things like unspoken rules are commonplace in Hollywood, and everyone's attitude towards it is relatively open, but acid words are naturally indispensable, and the report of the "National Enquirer" seems to have given such people a sense of integrity. The bright and sour channels, and the sneak peeks at Grace are all tinged with ambiguity.

It's a pity that "the eyes are thrown to the blind", Grace's state is still as good as ever when filming, when she smiles under the camera, she is so sweet and innocent that even the cameraman can't help but smile along with her.

She was so indifferent that the sour talkers murmured in their hearts.In the play, while in Andalasia, Gisele and Prince Edward meet once and are set to marry the next day.But here, that is, after a day, things took a big turn. The "National Enquirer" issued an unprecedented apology statement, which is something that many Hollywood A-list stars who have been edited cannot do. Can there be such a big energy, does that mean that there are big figures who can turn the clouds and rains behind them?Or maybe she has an extraordinary family background?In any case, Grace Green is definitely not simple.

So, after drawing such an inference, the ambiguous gaze disappeared in an instant, and instead turned into a faint flattery and flattery, and it was so fast to see the wind.

Grace was entertained by their inconsistencies, as if she didn't mind agreeing to Angus's innocuous requests, such as coming back to New York to attend a banquet at Green's house, and then watching the passing guests hide in the Like the dark tide surging under the elegant and decent mask.

However, it would be bad if the impetuous atmosphere affected the normal shooting. Fortunately, what Sterling had previously discussed with the production team worked. The crew gradually returned to the normal track, and the shooting went smoothly again.

Sterling didn't seem overjoyed. He came over once, and Grace took one look at him and said, "Have you met my brother?" in a declarative tone.

Sterling stared at Grace for ten seconds, then turned around and left without saying a word. He really didn't want to see the brother and sister named Green for a second now. Why didn't God take them both to heaven? .

This is also a small episode, and the filming continues.

Giselle was pushed into the wishing well by the evil queen and came to the real world, and Prince Edward, who fell in love with her at first sight, also followed.Not only that, but the Bad Queen didn't want Giselle to come back alive at all, so she sent her confidant Nathaniel to the real world to kill Giselle with a poisoned apple.

For the first time, Nathaniel made caramel apples out of poisonous apples and gave them to Giselle for free in the park, but Giselle threw the poisonous apple out in the excitement of dancing and hit the ring park A hole was burned in the helmet of a cyclist riding a bike; the second time Nathaniel made an apple martini out of a poisoned apple and gave it to Giselle for free at the restaurant, this time Still unsuccessful, Giselle is about to drink, but is knocked over by Giselle's friend, Pip the chipmunk, who followed Edward to the real world; The bad queen, Narissa, decided to do it herself. She came to the real world from Andalasia. At this time, Edward had found Giselle, and Giselle, who had fallen in love with Robert, was not very willing to follow Edward back to the world. When she arrived in Andalasia, she wanted to meet Robert, so she and Edward went to the masquerade ball attended by Robert and Nancy.

The plot is here, and it is almost over.

According to the script, on the gorgeous dance floor, Robert and Giselle danced a beautiful waltz accompanied by beautiful music. Both of them were immersed in the artistic conception of the music, looking into each other's eyes, expressing their true feelings .

The gorgeous dance floor is ok, and the crystal chandelier above the head is shining extremely;

Handsome men and women are ok, Patrick Dempsey, who plays Robert, has a mature masculinity despite his age, and has a pair of deep and charming eyes. In a scene, he was dressed up again. He no longer wore the original skirt made of curtains that looked retro but was a bit out of place in the real world. Instead, he wore a purple halter neck mermaid skirt, which fit well The cut not only makes the exposed skin more white, but also makes the tall figure vividly set off. It looks so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off when they see it.

When two people stand together, when immersed in the role, people will ignore the age difference and think that they are indeed a match, but the problem just happened.Well, the age difference is negligible, but the height difference - if there is a height difference, given that Patrick Dempsey's official height is 179cm, and Grace's net height is 176cm, and she wears five centimeters high heels , stood in front of Patrick Dempsey, taller than him.

So, what about the affectionate gaze between the agreed "you lower your head, I raise your head"?

How about resting your head naturally on his broad and strong shoulders?

It would be too indecent for a girl to bend her waist or bend her knees to do these actions.

Hey, why didn't I find this problem before?It refers to the problem that Giselle, a girl from Andalasia, has an unusually tall body, not the petite stature that is usually defaulted in fairy tales.

Director Kevin Lima thought about it, and attributed it to Grace's fresh and natural acting skills. Her performance is the most eye-catching and the most natural in the whole show, starring the innocent and sweet princess from fairy tales. leaps onto the camera lens.But now good acting skills belong to good acting skills. The long legs, which were originally without any problems, have subtly become an 'obstacle' to the beautiful scene, which is embarrassing.

It's not quite right to say that. The embarrassing thing is not Grace, who has legs below the waist, but Patrick Dempsey, who is not as tall as 180cm.But then again, the official height of 179cm is not a third-level disability in Hollywood, but the average height of the female stars I have worked with before is all below 170cm, so it doesn’t seem tall enough in comparison.

The director thought for a while and decided to let them audition first, to see the effect when they danced.

Well, it doesn't seem to be any better when I move.When Grace stretched out, her limbs seemed to grow longer, and then Patrick Dempsey was still the same, so... had to find another way.

At this time, it is time for the prop group to appear.

During this gap, Idina, who had gotten close to Grace because of the toilet accident, leaned in front of Grace a little nervously.In this scene they need to dance two different dances, one is an English country dance popular in the eighteenth century, and the other is the king and queen waltz.The former dance moves are highly stylized, and Idina has mastered them very proficiently, but there seems to be something wrong with the latter. She has also studied and practiced it specially, but she hopes that the dance will not be so stiff by then.

Thinking of this, Idina sincerely praised Grace: "Your waltz is really good." In the previous audition, when it was stretched and the skirt was swaying, it was very moving. Let alone a man, it should be Women of the same sex who repel each other will look dumbfounded, after all, is the yearning for beauty rooted in the bone marrow?

Grace's blue eyes fell on Idina, "I can review it for you."

Edina: "?"

Grace did not explain directly, but put one hand behind her back and put the other hand in front of her in an inviting gesture, "May I, beautiful lady?"

Edina was still in the circle, and Grace blinked her left eye playfully at her, and she suddenly realized that she had put her hand in Grace's outstretched hand before she could react.

In the hall used as the shooting location, the background music "Soclose" originally played during Grace and Patrick Dempsey's audition was played. Dina danced the king and queen waltz.

Idina was shy at first, but once she realized that Grace was taking her steps seriously and responsibly, she put aside her embarrassment and started dancing with Grace.

The cast and crew who witnessed this scene: "..." What's going on now?The heroine and the supporting actress are in love with each other?Also, I have to admit that, as far as the same waltz is concerned, the dance of the two of them seems to be more harmonious and more pleasing to the eye than when the hero and heroine dance.

Must be an illusion.

In addition, Grace's sweet style when she played Giselle made people's eyes shine, but now she is still dressed in the same clothes, dancing with men's steps, and her temperament has transformed into a gentleman, which is also very suitable for her. There is no sense of harmony.Or let Grace dance the men's step and Patrick Dempsey try the women's step?

People who have this kind of thinking think about it in their minds, and they shudder instantly. It is better to put the insoles in the leather shoes.

On the bright side, they didn't think about having the leading actor and the supporting actor dance a waltz... That picture is so beautiful that people dare not look at it.

In the end, I still had to rely on inner growth. In addition, Grace also took off the pair of high heels that were only five centimeters high and replaced them with flat shoes. In addition, when shooting that dance, there were basically not many panoramas, most of them were A half-length shot, and a close-up shot of the face.After doing these three preparations, the shooting effect is much more harmonious than when I was in real life. After a little adjustment in post-production, the final edit will be as beautiful and touching as imagined.

After dancing this dance, Giselle will go back to Andalasia with Edward. Giselle is very sad. She watches Robert and Nancy dancing together in the ballroom on the second floor.At this moment, the old beggar transformed by the bad queen appeared, and she tricked Giselle into eating the last poisoned apple, making Giselle think that as long as she ate the poisonous apple, she would get Robert's love.

Giselle took a bite and passed out.

At this time, it's time for "True Love's Kiss" to play. Robert's kiss saved Giselle back.

At the end of the story, naturally the bad queen was defeated, and Robert and Giselle, who had the "kiss of true love", lived happily together.

It is worth mentioning that Nancy, who yearned for romance by nature, met Prince Edward, who came from the fairy tale world and was romantic by nature.

HE.

The live-action scenes in the script have been filmed, and the movie has been temporarily completed.The reason why I say it is temporary is because the animation scenes need to be produced in post-production, and the actors involved will need to be dubbed by that time, and the two songs Grace sang in the movie, although they sang beautifully during the live shooting, But when you concentrate on singing in the later stage, the effect will be better. This is also the consistent shooting method of Hollywood song and dance movies. The good thing about "Magic Romance" is that Grace actually sang it, unlike in some movies, the actors are only responsible for acting, and the singing parts are all sung by professional singers.

All in all, Grace is filming a movie for the second time, and she is the leading actress for the first time, her acting experience bar has increased a bit, her singing skills have been gained, and she has the first experience of being on the entertainment board. Although it is negative news, it is still only published Negative news that was reversed within a day.

Then next, don't be careless and return to the journey of being a master, not only majoring in psychology, chemistry and drama, but also majoring in love.