[American Entertainment] Bright life

"So you didn't meet anyone else, Grace?" Raymond knew he was wrong after noticing the shocked look on Benedict's face after hearing his words.On the way to drive Grace home, he wisely didn't go around and asked Grace this question directly.

"You want to chat with me?" Grace turned her head to look at Raymond, and Raymond thought about it seriously and said, "No, at least not while I'm still driving."

"Okay." Grace spoke very well this time. It can be understood that she was in a happy mood after meeting Benedict, but it didn't seem to be the case. After she said this, she looked at her watch. Sure enough, De took the initiative to speak: "You said that my girlfriend this time is fine!"

Grace is so innocent: "What did I say?"

Raymond: "...that suspicious silence of yours! Why don't you just say something, just say something, such as the poor reporter you scared away, or your funny story on the set of "Mamma Mia"? "

It can be said that Raymond grew up with Grace. He can grow up to be a mentally healthy and positive young man. He must have a strong heart. It doesn’t mean that he just put the original things aside while talking. Now, "Speaking of "Mamma Mia", I saw the news that Pierce Brosnan starred in "Mamma Mia". I like the Bond played by him the most. The latest Bond player is Daniel Craig, although the Bond played by him is not as unrestrained as the previous Bond, but everyone's acceptance seems to be acceptable. You must know that when he was originally selected as the sixth Bond, the opponents also created a special Boycott his website."

"I'm not surprised you like 007, it—"

Before Grace finished speaking, Raymond interrupted her: "I'm pretty sure I didn't say the word '007', so I feel that our small talk is a bit weird now. Well, let's talk That poor reporter."

Grace was silent for three seconds, but she didn't continue her original topic, but she said in her usual tone of interpreting human beings in reality: "James Bond has a slightly anti-social personality and a flawed moral level, which makes him Able to stand out from a group of agents and survive better than the rest. Oh, and the reason I said his anti-social personality is mild is because he still maintains normal social relationships."

Raymond: "...I thought you would say it's because he can flirt with countless beautiful women and have sex with them without blinking an eye." Although Bond girls basically don't end well, but Fans of "007" love to watch Bond play handsome, flirt with beautiful women, and release hormones unscrupulously.

Grace blinked: "Hm, I have no comment on Mr. Bond's unhealthy sexual lifestyle."

Raymond still hasn't fully adjusted to the fact that Grace has had two boyfriends, not to mention that she still uses the word "sex" on her lips, so after a long silence, she managed to utter a word : "It's still weird."

--Painful realization.

……

Sterling booked the latest flight to London, and hurried to London. He didn't contact his client immediately, but went to WMA's office in London.He had booked an office there after Grace had previously appeared in The Seagull at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, and it turned out to be remarkably prescient.

After arriving at his office, Sterling found a stack of newspapers on his desk, and he raised his eyebrows in surprise.It's not that he's surprised that he hasn't been to London for the past two months, and there is a newspaper on his desk, but the thickness of the newspaper.

As I said before, "Atonement" was first released in the UK in early September, and it will not be screened in the United States until December. Sterling asked the staff of WMA's London office to buy a newspaper with reviews of "Atonement" , especially the mention of Grace, and faxed it to the United States, so that Sterling could have a rough idea of ​​what the film critics thought.

Sterling had received some before, but he didn't pay much attention to the evaluation of the British media. Apart from the fact that the evaluation of "Atonement" in the United States is more important, there is also the consistent urgency of the British media.How should I put it, the British media can be said to be the most powerful media in the world. Even the media in the United States cannot compete with them. Besides, they are very xenophobic and harsh, but they can treat them internally. The outstanding actors of the country are praised to the sky.

Sterling originally thought that Grace's British nationality was relatively advantageous, but the facts told him that he was still too naive.Where does Grace have a relative advantage in the UK, the UK is simply her appearance, and the British media consistently ignores her American citizenship.

Yes, in their view, Grace is a purely British person, and with the further exposure of Grace's external information, she has risen to the point where she is the pride of Britain.

It can be seen by looking at the British media's evaluations and comments on Grace, who has played a full role in "Atonement" and is not ranked in the top five.Thinking of this, Sterling felt a little relieved that there are still a lot of newspapers, and then he picked up and flipped through the stack of newspapers.

Well, he was wrong, and he still couldn't help it, just look:

"Daily Telegraph" commented on Grace's performance: "very clear, with extraordinary talent."

"The Guardian" said: "In the clip from Briony's point of view, Grace Green's natural performance, and the young actor Saoirse Ronan who played 13-year-old Briony, will shine brightly. The role of the link between the past and the next has been played vividly."

"Variety" even said, "Grace Green's performance is the biggest surprise that this movie brought to many audiences."

This is not the end yet, the above are not independent articles, they are all included in the overall evaluation of "Atonement". Acting wrote a film review, and it was a very professional film review magazine "Empire" in the UK!

Oh, no, Kevin Davis, the editor-in-chief of "Empire" magazine, who is also the writer of this film review, how can he say that he wrote a film review specifically for Grace, who actually followed Briony's A movie review written from what I did.

Sterling rolled his eyes a little because of this. It is true that Davis started from Briony to express his own views, but the kind of "I am Grace Green's fanboy" between the lines is too obvious, especially for him. In the film review, sentences from books related to psychology written by Grace were also quoted to evaluate Briony's psychology, which was completely exposed.

Looks like his clients have been blown away in the UK, Sterling thought.That's right, Grace Green is a bully.

Sterling came to such a conclusion with the lessons of blood and tears, but I can't stand it now that the "age of delicate flowers" is fading away, and the era of "overlord flower" becoming a new sexy has been opened——Sterling to London In less than two hours, one script was sent to the WMA office in London. In fact, more than one script was sent here. Today, Sterling happened to be in London, so there was no need to be transferred.

Sterling was planning to leave the office to go to the hotel he had booked, so he just took the new script in his hand. On the way to the hotel in a taxi, he put the script on his lap and opened it. He didn't read it immediately. Instead, he had to make a phone call to his client.

After the call was connected, what Sterling waited for was not a greeting in the general sense, but Grace greeted him in a clear voice: "Are you in London?"

"How did you—did you hear noises from the streets of London?"

"It's jet lag, and besides, I have to say, I still can't get used to your rhetoric."

Sterling: "..." He was still dizzy and confused, forgetting that there was an eight-hour time difference between London and Los Angeles, and it was still midnight in Los Angeles at this time.Sterling rubbed the space between his brows, and said angrily: "It's really my honor, my dear client. Yes, I'm in London now, and the purpose of my trip is to ask if you want to Taking a trip around the world? Of course not, I'm here to discuss your next itinerary."

Grace opened the received email and asked casually, "What happened?"

Sterling frowned: "What do you mean?"

Grace replied, "I mean, what happened that made you choose to fly to London instead of calling me in Los Angeles?"

Sterling raised his voice: "You actually asked me what happened, Dr. Green?" The script placed on his lap fell with the vibration, which shows how 'shocked' Mr. Manager was, and he Pressing the center of his eyebrows, he reached out to pick up the script, glanced at it inadvertently, and saw the name "AnEducation/Growth Education" printed on the front page of the script.

An education class?Would Dr. Green please give a lecture?

Sterling glanced again, and found that it was not what he thought, not only that, but also in a very different direction from what he thought.The story revolves around a 17-year-old girl, Jenny. Jenny is a normal female student who studies step by step—not like Grace, who got a doctorate in mathematics from Oxford University at the age of 16—she lives in a rural school in London. Girls school reading.

Seeing this, Sterling became a little interested, at least this is not like the beginning of an ordinary youth idol drama, is it?He really wanted Grace to act in a teenage idol movie. At this moment, Sterling finally remembered that he was still on the phone with his client, turned his attention back to the phone, and then...heard a blind tone.

Sterling had an idea in an instant: 'You forced me to do this! '

Sterling stuffed his phone back into his suit pocket, and looked carefully at the newly-acquired script. This is really not an ordinary school idol drama: Jenny's life has been occupied by a stereotyped girls' school, until one day she met a David, a mature, fashionable, funny and charming man, took her to see the glamor and luxury of the metropolis, which has always been the life she has always longed for.

Soon, Jenny couldn't extricate herself, and put the idea of ​​preparing for Oxford University behind her, until she found out that David was a married man, and the truth hit Jenny's head like a brick, and she began to reflect on herself from a naive A lively schoolgirl turned into a sophisticated and smooth woman, is this life really what she wants?

Probably the plot is like this, if you just look at it, Sterling will think that this is a clichéd story, something like a girl who lost her way growing up, but the script is very smooth, even though Sterling, as an American, is not He understands British culture more, but some emotions in it can still resonate with him.

It is worth mentioning that the story does not take place in modern times, but is set in the 60s.

Speaking of which, the story background of "Suspicion of Child Abuse" is also in the 60s, in the second year after President Kennedy was assassinated, that is, in 1964.

Of course, one of these two stories took place in London and the other in New York, and they are both stories with a specific era background. In Sterling’s view, the former used Jenny to describe the educational mechanism at that time, and the latter’s subject matter More sensitive and poignant, it's set against the backdrop of a church sex scandal.

Leaving aside "Suspicion of Child Abuse", it is the "Growth Education" in his hand. Although Sterling feels that the script is written smoothly, his current psychology is more inclined to kill his clients with arrogance. is the focus.

No, the focus now is how many detours the taxi driver took.

—— Regarding this issue, it seems that one can also say "what a painful realization", when the taxi driver finally sent Sterling to the hotel he booked and asked him to pay for the car.

But looking on the bright side, part of Sterling's resentment has been transferred to being taken advantage of, and when he sees Grace after the jet lag, the resentment will not be so big, but he still gave Grace a stack of scripts , which is famous for cultivating Grace's ability to choose scripts independently.At the same time, he also took "Suspicious Clouds of Child Abuse" and "Growing Education" as his selected models.

"Don't tell me you don't know about it." Sterling pointed to the script of "Suspicious Child Abuse" and said with a half-smile.

Grace nodded and said, "Meryl told me."

Then, gone.

Sterling continued to maintain a smirk: "Didn't you think of telling me?"

"This is not marked in our agreement, Sterling." Grace's words were so reasonable that Sterling felt speechless. He decided to go back and study the contract they signed at the beginning, and Decided to stop entangled with this matter for my own good, it really has no other substantive meaning except to get angry with myself.

After taking two sips of coffee, Sterling mentioned another thing about his coming to London, ""Enchanted" will have its premiere at Hollywood's Chinese Theater on November 11th, and it's only three weeks away , it’s time to start getting ready for the premiere. Oh yes, not only do you need to walk the red carpet, but you also need to do the necessary publicity for the film.”

Sterling thought of the methods that ordinary actors use to promote movies, such as participating in talk shows, shooting magazine covers, accepting radio interviews, etc., and then thinking about Grace's lethality, he couldn't help but raise his forehead, "My God, I'm starting to have a headache now."

Then, adhering to the spirit of "it's better to be happy alone than to be happy together", Sterling explained the promotion process to Grace in detail. Grace pondered for a while and said, "If I have a better attraction How about media and fan attention?"