第24部分(第1/7 頁)

Vanessa　squeezed　Hollis’s　hand　tightly。　She　expected　him　to　roll　his　stormy　gray　eyes　and　tell　them　to　fuck　themselves。　But　instead；　he　was　nodding　as　if　he　was　agreeing。　What　the　fuck？　Vanessa　yanked　her　hand　away；　aware　that　her　palms　were　clammy。

“Here’s　my　pitch；”　Hollis　said；　his　deep　voice　manding　the　room。　“Love　the　Maori　boy；　love　Iceland。　So　what　if　we　double　the　fun　and　add　some　twins？　That　way；　we　can　really　explore　identity　and　selfhood　and　what　makes　a　family。”　Hollis　nodded；　leaning　forward　on　his　elbows　as　if　he　couldn’t　wait　to　see　what　else　Stacy　would　add　to　the　idea。　Vanessa　felt　like　she　was　going　to　throw　up。　He　was　agreeing　with　them？

“What　makes　a　family；”　Geoff　piped　up；　his　voice　going　up　an　octave　in　excitement。　“That　could　be　a　great　title。”

“Only　if　we’re　a　fucking　television　network　for　women。”　Stacy　rolled　her　eyes　in　his　direction。　“Remember；　we　need　to　get　the　guys。　Are　you　having　trouble　in　that　department？”　she　asked　sarcastically。　“No；　what　if　it’s　something　like　The　Tribe　Goes　Down？　See；　that’s　sexy。”

Vanessa　couldn’t　take　this　anymore。　If　Hollis　wasn’t　going　to　say　anything　because　he　was　afraid　of　offending　Stacy；　well　then；　she　was。　She　knew　you　had　to　make　some　promises　to　get　financing；　but　this　was　absurd。　“No；”　Vanessa　said　loudly；　her　voice　seeming　to　ricochet　off　the　glass　walls。

“Alyssa？”　Stacy　asked　curiously。

“It’s　Vanessa；”　Vanessa　snapped。　“I’m　sorry；　but　the　pitch　was　about　a　teenage　girl　who　moves　to　Brooklyn。　I’m　not　making　a　movie　about　twin　Maori　boys　who　move　to　Iceland；”　she　said　firmly；　hoping　Stacy　would　understand。　“I　don’t　know　anything　about　Iceland。　Or　Maoris。”

“Right。”　Stacy　nodded。　“But　this　is　a　Hollis　Lyons　film。　If　Streetscape　is　producing　it；　Hollis