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Arthur could easily see that the little girl was suspicious, and the object of this doubt should be the object of the black hand against her. He was a little curious about what kind of person would make her so entangled.

"Um..." Margaret flicked her forehead, trying to figure out what to say. She really didn't know how to describe the other party.

In the end, she gave up organizing her words and said directly, "Well, Arthur, I know you find it strange. I have never been a hesitant and soft-hearted person. Although I admire the methods of those who do black hands, it doesn't mean that I will I will not retaliate because of the appreciation of the other party. In fact, I am very small-minded, why should the other party make me uncomfortable, I still have to show mercy to them, and I am not a natural masochist. From Pat Kings You should be able to see my style of acting in the case of Li."

After hesitating for a while, "I always like to attack where the other party cares most. After all, keeping them from getting what they want is the best way to get revenge. But this time is different. The other party is about the same age as me. And I'm not sure if she's really involved in everything ... I don't know who to put the payoff on."

What Margaret said was the truth, and she was not sure how much the other party participated in, which was related to the intensity of her return.She doesn't want to judge a person without knowing them well.And after what happened to Pat Kingsley, she also understood that there are indeed some managers who belong to the tough type, and a child star who has just become famous in Hollywood may not be able to influence her manager's thinking and behavior.

"And her name?" Arthur Miller asked.

"Natalie Portman," Margaret replied.

"Honey, I can tell you with certainty that no matter whether this girl is involved in the whole plan or not, at least you can get the answer to one point. She must know the whole plan of this matter."

Arthur gave a slightly sarcastic smile.

Margaret opened her eyes slightly, why was Arthur so sure?

"You have been in college for more than two years, and you probably don't know many things." Arthur said, taking a sip of black tea.

"Natalie Portman's situation is not good. Of course, this is a smart little girl, otherwise Luc Besson would not have chosen her to do "Killer Leon" after being eliminated. ". It's a pity that this movie didn't bring her much luck, the European way, huh."

Arthur snorted coldly, he was very displeased with the way of expressing that set of European movies.It seems that if you don’t take it off in movies, it’s not called art. If that’s the case, why don’t you let the men take it off, but let the actresses take it off?To put it bluntly, don't you rely on the body of a female star to gain attention?What are you pretending to be cold!

There are also those abnormal loves. It seems that without abnormal love, there will be no emotional scenes. As long as it is a movie that explores human nature, there must be a few out of ten films that are abnormal in emotion. Even commercial works cannot escape this vicious circle.Just like "Killer Leon", a good movie that can obviously become a classic, but it has to be forced into a little girl's ambiguous feelings for the uncle, which is completely disgusting.I heard that the European version has more ambiguous plots than the American version.There is even a section where two people are lying in bed talking about sex.I really don't know what to say about these European filmmakers.So blatantly touching the moral bottom line of the society, is it because I am afraid that the box office will be too good?

"Not only did the box office hit bottom in North America, but the word-of-mouth also fell to the lowest. You may not have time to read those movie reviews when you were in school. All the movie critics were criticizing the movie, and a lot of criticism completely overwhelmed Lu. Ke Besson's outstanding talent in the film. The love affair between the 12-year-old girl and the 40-year-old uncle has reduced the tolerance of this film in North America to the minimum. The box office is not even 2000 million. And Nata Lea Portman's acting career was almost destroyed."

Arthur felt very sorry for Luc Besson. He had already left Europe, so why did he still look at North America from a European perspective?

"If she hadn't been born in Jerusalem as a Jew, and was very good at currying favor with Jews, and had been taken care of by many powerful Jews in the industry, she would have disappeared from Hollywood long ago. Just look at her works in the past two years. "Firewire" cooperates with big names such as Michael Mann, Al Pacino, and Robert De Niro, and plays Jack Nicholson's daughter in "Martians Attack the Earth", Woody Allen's musical comedy She can also participate in "Everybody Says I Love You"...Look at the big names she has worked with, Meg, I have to talk about scheming, you really can't compare to this girl."

Arthur did not avoid saying that Margaret was inferior because she was his kinsman, which was indeed true.

His little granddaughter lives too freely, she has a sense of casual contempt for the world, she is indeed very smart, but she is not willing to give her eyes to those who she doesn't care about very much except for things she is interested in. Things a little bit.From a certain point of view, Margaret is a rather indifferent person. She has her own sphere of concern, and beyond this sphere, she doesn't care about anyone's life or death.Not to mention things, asking her to plot against others would be better than letting her pay for murder. She doesn't bother to think about it at all, it's unnecessary.

Of course, Arthur also hoped that she would not change, and just continue to live so carefree.

Margaret said "Oh", she really doesn't like to calculate others, it's normal to be less calculating than others, it's nothing.

"But she never reached your heights. My dear, there is not a single child star of your generation who does not envy you. You are a benchmark in front of them. When you have won an Oscar, they are still fighting for an Oscar. You have become a huge stumbling block in their way. The first film won the Oscar, and the second film was the leading actress. Few people's road to filming is like you It went so well. It's normal to want to get rid of you."

Arthur sometimes feels that his little granddaughter is indeed a powerful person, whether it is in spirit or acting.If her own acting skills are not up to standard, no matter how hard the public relations are, the Oscar will not be given to her.And that new "Romeo and Juliet," where even his seasoned old man couldn't help but feel sad for Juliet.Coupled with her background, Arthur couldn't help sighing that Meg is really the darling of heaven.

"Well, I admit that my luck makes people jealous, but good luck is also a kind of strength. What's more, "Romeo and Juliet" was given up by herself. The director went back to find her. Can you still blame me?"

Margaret sneered at this, it's too ridiculous to resent others after you find something you don't want and fix it, isn't it?

"The premise is that you can't play better than her. You must know that if you hadn't gone to college for the past two years, the roles she might have found belonged to you. Do you know how good the reputation of this movie is? Roger Albert quotes the Oscar comment on Vivien Leigh's 'She's so beautiful, she doesn't have to be so good at acting; she's so good at acting, she doesn't have to be so beautiful' has put you on the altar You're the second female actor in almost 60 years to get this award. And his statement wasn't even objected to by other critics. We know there might be some Marilyn compensation votes in between, but others don't I know. If you let your development continue, you will be a huge rock on top of their heads. If you are not removed, they will never get ahead."

Arthur sighed, "The golden age is over, there is no more time for a hundred flowers to bloom, and Hollywood has begun to fall into a strange circle of incompleteness. Meg, you are an outlier."

Margaret was silent, and if you are different, you are different. She doesn't point to Hollywood to eat, she shoots when she has something to do, and quits if she doesn't have to. Why do you care so much?But she didn't have the guts to say this to her grandfather, she was afraid that if she accidentally angered him and caused a cerebral hemorrhage, it would be terrible.

"Natalie Portman is going your way, Meg. She's already picked up The Anne's Diary and will be playing Anne Frank for a year. Do you know what it's for? "

Margaret blinked and shook her head honestly, "I don't know. Probably to get the support of those high-level Jewish people?"

Arthur glanced at her appreciatively, and finally he was willing to put some thought on it, "Yes, this is one aspect, getting the support of those old-fashioned Jews will save her a lot of detours on the road to winning prizes in the future. At a certain time, as long as the works are similar, she can get the statuette by virtue of the advantages she has accumulated now. And the most important point. She is attracting the attention of those big Jewish directors and actors, so that she can have the opportunity to perform More characters."

Arthur sternly said to Margaret, "My dear, except for a very small number of drama idiots, few actors would not yearn for commercial blockbusters, because commercial blockbusters mean increased income. Most people are ordinary people, Need to eat and live, some people don’t act in commercial blockbusters not because they don’t want to act, but because they have no appeal, the audience is unwilling to go to the cinema for them, and the producers will naturally not choose them. It's for the awards and not because they're really crazy about this arthouse movie. So you know who I saw when I saw the premiere of "Annie's Diary"?"

Arthur Miller's topic changed quickly and suddenly, and Margaret was caught off guard when she asked, where did she know who Arthur met, and she didn't install surveillance on Arthur.

Arthur pinched Margaret's cheeks bitterly, "Your godfather, George Lucas!"

He was about to gnash his teeth, why is this kid so careless? "After the curtain call, Natalie Portman and George had a great chat in the background. The news that Star Wars will be restarted has been circulating in recent years. How many little girls are aiming at the role of Queen Amidala in the movie, Natalie Portman is no exception. Come to think of it, she is Jewish and of the right age, how can she not be indifferent?"

Margaret calmly pulled her grandfather's old Caipi finger off her face before speaking, "So what? You know, this role already belonged to me the moment I stepped into Hollywood." , no one can take it away. It's just a waste of time."

Unless George Lucas dies or Lucasfilm changes ownership, this role will never belong to someone else, and anyone who wants to play this role will be in vain.She couldn't believe that Arthur didn't know what good things his daughter had done. Natalie Portman wanted to take the role from her, so let's buy Lucasfilm first.

"I forgot to tell you, Arthur, I signed the movie contract three days ago. So this role will not fall into her hands, you can rest assured."

Margaret told Arthur Miller the latest news very calmly.When George, an old fox who has been in Hollywood for more than 20 years, is just a display, it is so easy to fool.

As the old saying goes, young people have too little experience.