The Goddess Shines on America

"No, no, the heroine must be blond, so as to reflect the feeling of an angel. Since the script is full of artistic symbols, how can we let go of such a crucial detail?"

At the DreamWorks headquarters at noon, in this building in the West Hollywood district of Los Angeles, in an office, a college youth was sitting with several older men, discussing intensely about the filming of "Invasion of Brain Cells".

"However, black hair can reflect the sense of mystery more."

Makeup artist Stephen, a tall, thin and artistic man, resolutely objected: "Dreams, David, that's one of the most mysterious places in the world, and people often dream at night. Does it go with black?"

"No, Stephen, you have to think so."

David waved his hands again and again and said, "Dreams are just a medium. This movie mainly focuses on sloppy personality and various psychological characteristics, as well as artistic things, so the angel represented by blonde hair is more representative. Or so I think, many characters in the dream wear very artistic clothes, at this time, do you think black is more suitable for matching, or blonde hair is more foil?"

David Finch, a newcomer to the UCLA Film Society, the honorary assistant director of "Ghost Story", Alice's good assistant at the time. After all, he has been in Lucas' Industrial Light \u0026 Magic for two years, so of course he is fundamentally different from other students in the club.

Moreover, Alice is very aware of this young man's potential, and knows which type of movie he is very good at. Just imagine, let this one who can make "Fight Club", "Thrilling Space" and "Seven Deadly Sins" come to him. Wouldn't it be appropriate to shoot the psychological "Invasion of Brain Cells", which is fatal to literature and art?

"Think about the beginning, everyone."

David patted the script on the table and said: "In the beginning, the heroine treats the little boy and sneaks into his dream. Alice wrote it very clearly. The heroine is wearing a long black dress and long golden hair. That's obviously casting her as an angel."

Stephen still hesitated a little: "But..."

David rushed to say: "From the plot itself, it makes sense, the angel who saved the girl!"

There is indeed some truth. After careful consideration, everyone present felt that David was right.

All the people present, except David, were all professional filmmakers hired by Lawrence to DreamWorks. Makeup artist Stephen, with seven years of work experience; lighting engineer Fatty Roger, who once participated in the production of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"; there is also an assistant director who exists purely to assist David, and is also present.

In fact, when Mr. Lawrence, the chairman, informed that the film would be directed by David Fincher, these veteran filmmakers were somewhat disapproving. What happened to working in Industrial Light and Magic for two years, and what happened to being the assistant director of "The Ghost Story", it doesn't mean that this kid can really direct such a movie.

But it turns out that Alice's vision is still very good. Even for a twenty-three-year-old youth, David Fincher's level is not bad at all. After a period of preparation, these people who have been in the film and television industry for many years have to admit that the second boss of the company has a good vision.

That's natural, after all, according to Alice's memory, David's first film was filmed in 1985. Although it was just a music documentary, isn't it also related to literature and art? Anyway, "Invasion of Brain Cells" is not a masterpiece in the first place, so it's not bad to replace "Drumming of Life" as his debut novel.

Just when David was about to say something to everyone, the chairman's office was bustling in the same building.

Alice was leaning against the window, with the beautiful Beverly Hills behind her. Unfortunately, the Mediterranean climate in California was abominable. No one could feel the atmosphere of heavy snow at this time, which made her very depressed.

"It's too extravagant to make a twelve-foot-high Christmas tree out of a real tree! Our family has never been so exaggerated. The most we can do is buy a six-foot-high simulation model."

"The house is big enough, so of course it can be arranged like this."

Lawrence sat behind his desk and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Alice, you are a multi-millionaire now, don't you plan to move your family into a bigger and more luxurious house? Even if you dislike Beverly's The land is too expensive, and there are many wealthy towns around Los Angeles, and there are enough places to build large real estate everywhere.”

Alice rubbed her ears: "It's not right now, we are all in school. And Uncle Roger, my SOS team is here. And if we change the district, it will be separated from Wenton Street, my little one." My friends haven't gone to college yet, so it's not good for me to leave early."

"Cut, don't come here."

On the reception sofa, Sissy was lazily lying there, with a cashew nut in her mouth: "Anyway, our home is equal to your home, and it's not like you often come to sleep in my bedroom. I have a ready-made big house to live in. You Of course, there is no need to buy another one. How about Alice, is it right?"

It really was the central thing, Alice blushed, and said viciously: "You care so much! I just have to wait until I graduate from college to buy a big house, what's the matter? And I will buy a super big house as soon as I buy it , I'm going to build a Yankee Stadium on an artificial island in Dubai!

It's a pity that Alice's good wishes didn't get the audience's cooperation, and Sissy asked a little confused: "Dubai? Artificial island? Is there such a thing there?"

Lawrence was also a little confused: "I've never heard of it, isn't Dubai...it's a coastal city, yes, but an artificial island?"

Well, this sentence was said ahead of time, the artificial island of Dubai is a miracle that was only started to be built after the 21st century. Alice touched her nose, and just when she was about to say something more, the phone on the table rang suddenly.

"Hello, this is DreamWorks, I'm Lawrence... Oh, Akaman?"

Mr. Lawrence, who just answered the phone, paused: "Alice? Oh... ok, she's here. Alice, Maiya's father is calling."

Thanks to the establishment of the great SOS group, the girls' parents have also become friends. Except for Ashley's parents who fly back and forth between Europe and the United States from time to time, history professor James, elite lawyer and accountant Sophie , with Lawrence of DreamWorks, an investment tycoon, and Akaman, an elite soldier of the Delta Special Forces, have also become friends who don't talk on the phone from time to time.

Just like at this moment, if Akaman hadn't immediately said that he was looking for Alice, Mr. Lawrence would probably have chatted with him.

"Hey, Uncle Levi, what do you want me to do?"

The voice on the phone was very soft: "Alice, the partner you want me to find has arrived. His name is Dutch. He participated in the Vietnam War. My comrade in the Marine Corps is now depressed. This kind of work, It would be best to leave it to him.”

Alice narrowed her eyes.

She didn't answer right away, but said loudly: "Uncle Roger, don't you still have a big villa in Long Island, how about we go to your place for Christmas this year?"

Lawrence smiled knowingly, obviously thinking he had guessed the reason for Akaman's call: "Of course it's no problem, my house is bigger than the one in Los Angeles, even if you invite people from half a stretch of Wenton Street, it's fine !"

Sissy lay on the sofa: "Huh? Not in Los Angeles? Going to New York? Hey, are you going back again?"

Yes, going back again, that is, after the French immigrants, Lawrence came to Los Angeles as a Wall Street investment tycoon. So speaking of it, Sissy's familiarity with New York may not be worse than that of Los Angeles...without considering the age factor.

Alice nodded, and then said to the phone: "Then Uncle Levi... oh, you still have a friend? Ah~ Comrades~ Here, Uncle Roger, Uncle Levi still has a comrade to entertain, can we go together ?”

Of course, Lawrence gave the green light all the way. You know, for the financial professionals on Wall Street who stay up late at night, are gentle and of average physique, the strong ♂ and ♂ soldiers are still at the level of the Delta Special Forces and the Marine Corps. The fierce man, of course he is someone who really wants to meet!

So, Alice said to the phone: "Well then, Uncle Levi, I'll see you at Uncle Roger's villa on Long Island on Christmas Eve, hey!"

The phone is locked.

There are outsiders around, so many things to say cannot be said clearly, but as long as you know that you have found someone, you will be fine.

The underground world is highly profitable and exciting, but Alice will never miss it. In the past three months, apart from her daily life and normal work, she has also been studying how to find an agent to create the first sky in the underground world for her.

If we talk about middlemen, Uncle Akaman is of course the best choice. He even participated in the Vietnam War at the end, and his understanding of Southeast Asia is also amazing. Of course it wouldn't work to ask Maiya's father to go on the adventure himself, but it couldn't be easier to ask him to help find a suitable person.

Alice looked out the window. As the Christmas season approached, every household was preparing for Christmas Eve, and various shopping malls also launched Christmas promotions early. As for the Black Friday of every Christmas sale, huh, the last week of November has passed early, recalling the madness of this time of year... that is really comparable to the big purchases before the Chinese New Year.

"Speaking of which, how's the chat going with David?"

Alice turned and said: "I'm still waiting for the movie to be released next spring. They have been arguing about the hair color of the heroine for half an hour. Is there any end?"

Sissy was still lying on the sofa: "Hair color? Are you sure they've been struggling with this issue!? My God, can it still work?"

Mr. Lawrence was also taken aback: "How do you know?"

Well, this is a meaningful question, but Alice can't answer it.