Hollywood Domination Chapter 81: A surprising Tony Award
Although the round trip by private jet costs tens of thousands of dollars just for fuel, but considering the number of Jenny's team, going there by private jet cannot be said to be such a wasteful choice. Apart from her, Marie and Cesare, the team members who went to the Tony Awards this time also included Judy, Judy's assistant Nisa, Julian and Julian's assistant. There must be four people who must fly business class here. If you fly by yourself, the round-trip air tickets for seven people are also a considerable expense.
"I have already contacted a local senior paparazzi in New York, and he will take some pictures of you on the tarmac in a while. If possible, say hello to him, so that he will choose some more beautiful business cards." When the plane As she approached New York, Judy closed the magazine and Julian came over to check and touch up her makeup.
"Every time I fly, I feel that my skin is too dry." Jenny complained, "It doesn't feel good to wear makeup on the plane."
"I think that's the price of fame." Julian said with a smile, "or you can plead with Judy to stop messing with your mobile money street shoot'."
"Believe me, even if I don't contact, there will still be people waiting on the tarmac. All I can do is contact the paparazzi with better technology as much as possible." Judy said, "By the way, tomorrow morning you There will be a short pre-awards interview in the hotel café, just in that pale yellow dress and shawl—Mary.”
"I'll iron it up and hang it up tonight," said Mary.
Julian whistled in dissatisfaction. "You have to make a facial mask tonight, my dear, you have to put on two makeup faces tomorrow, plus today's flight time, it will have a certain impact on the condition of your skin."
"Okay, I'll do a post-workout mask," Jenny said, but remembered quickly. "No, Cesare, is dinner with Adam tonight?"
"Yes." Cesare was still buried in his laptop, with a stack of documents and reports beside him.
"Okay, let's iron the little dress first." Jenny touched her face, "Let's get a quick-acting hydrating mask, there is still a make-up waiting tonight."
"You'd better not eat anything tonight, and drink less water." Julian offered his professional opinion, "Long-distance flight, several hours of jet lag and lack of exercise for several days can easily bring you edema. Believe me, you don’t want to have a swollen face on the day of the Tony Awards.”
Jenny touched her empty stomach and smiled wryly, "OK, make a note, I won't eat anything tonight—even meal replacement powder? Mary, make a note. Find a nutritionist and fitness trainer."
Looking at the assistant's expression, she added, "Oh, and a salary increase for you."
Mary smiled and said, "Don't you think about arranging a vacation for yourself? Jenny, your schedule is a bit too tight recently, and you look so tired."
Jenny winked at her, and pouted her lips in the direction of Cesare. Mary, Judy and even Julian all showed understanding expressions, and the cabin suddenly fell silent.
"What's wrong?" Cesare raised his head from the computer screen and asked with a hint of confusion.
"Nothing." Jenny shook her head vigorously. Including Judy, Mary and others all looked innocent.
"O——K." Cesare looked around the crowd suspiciously, before returning to work.
Amid unstoppable snickers, the private plane landed smoothly at Newark Airport and taxied to the private apron. Sure enough, a dozen paparazzi were already leaning against their motorcycles and waiting. Among them, there were only a few people contacted by Judy. Seeing the plane listening steadily and the gangway truck approaching, these 'professional photographers' immediately regained their spirits, grabbed their cameras and began to focus. The first-class Jenny with fluttering hair appeared at the door of the cabin, and immediately rushed forward to press the shutter, and some paparazzi even picked up their home DVs and began to follow the whole process.
"Hi, Guys." Jenny nodded and smiled at the paparazzi cameras friendly, "Good morning."
"Good morning, Jennifer."
"Jennifer, whose private jet is this?"
"Jennifer, can I have an autograph?"
"How much does this journey cost? Honey, aren't you a child from the slums? Can your salary support your expenses?"
All kinds of well-intentioned or malicious questions suddenly flooded Jenny, and someone shouted in the distance, "Beautiful skirts, Jenny, can you tell us the brand?"
Generally speaking, the star himself would not answer these questions, but Judy tugged at Jenny and whispered in her ear, "It costs."
"This is Johnny's private jet, he is very kind." Jenny smiled sweetly at the camera, "Yes, he lent it to me twice, Johnny is a very loyal friend—— That's right, his and Vanessa's baby is also very cute, will I visit their family in France? Of course, if there is a chance..."
This kind of follow-up scene appeared again at the entrance of the hotel, but due to the crowded venue, most gossip newspapers still used clear photos at the airport, and these paparazzi who could get the news and come to shoot, based on the principle of mutual benefit, also used Instead of deliberately selecting some ugly photos—otherwise they will definitely not get such informative inside information in a while.
The next day or later in the day, gossip newspapers, magazines and Internet news columns were filled with brand new news and pictures: 'Jennifer Jefferson arrived in New York on a private jet, praised John Johnny Depp is very loyal', 'Jennifer Jefferson refused to comment on the results of the Tony Awards, and only talked about Johnny Depp', 'Check out Jennifer's circle of contacts, the crew of "Caribbean" Feeling good'.
The news extended from this includes the progress of negotiations on the sequel of "Pirates of the Caribbean", the current global box office, and the hazy friendship between Jennifer Jefferson and Josh Blanche, plus the unwillingness of fashion websites The weak wearing comments (from AnnaSui's wide-leg pants and Tory Burch's flat shoes are very popular), after the "Oprah Show", Jennifer's attention has always been high, and today is another round of heat Clicking, at the same time, it aroused the attention of fans and passers-by to the Tony Awards-many news pointed out that she came to New York this time because of the Tony Awards ceremony.
"It's hard to say whether Jennifer Jefferson will drive the ratings of the Tony Awards, or the Tony Awards will drive her style." Under the news on the Yahoo website, there were some people who were enthusiastic about gossiping. Said sarcastically, "At least we know that many people will go to the Tony Awards ceremony for her, but the possibility of the Tony Awards favoring her is very small."
For fans who have been immersed in musicals for many years, this is actually very reasonable. The Tony Award is the least influential of the four major awards in the American entertainment industry. Compared with the movie Oscars, TV Emmy Awards and music Grammy Awards, its ratings are the worst. In recent years, it has dropped to only about 7 million people. The number of viewers was about the same as that of the first episode of "The Oprah Show". The viewers of the other three award ceremonies were at least 10 million or more, and the number of viewers of the Oscars was as high as 30 to 40 million. Moreover, the scope of the Tony Awards is also very narrow, only the plays staged on Broadway, including the composition of the judges are also composed of actors and staff from all aspects of Broadway, it can be said that the entire award is a product of the Broadway area's self-entertainment, so this award is awarded The mentality has always been very traditional, and it can even be said to be somewhat xenophobic.
Generally speaking, in terms of actors, Tony favors two kinds of actors the most. The first is the Oscar-winning actress who came to the sea to act in musicals and stage plays, and the response was good. Vote for her, and the second is an evergreen actor who has been on Broadway for many years, or a disciple of a famous family. Because of his strong personal connections, it is easy to win the favor of the judges. ——This is a very simple mentality. You must know that the review of the Tony Awards is composed of members of the premiere critics, the Actors Association, and the Drama Association. Their daily work is intertwined. If the level of the candidates is similar, they must be inclined to vote for acquaintances. This kind of favor vote is inevitable even if they travel all over the world. Of course, Jenny does not have any advantage in this regard.
In addition, the big idea of the Tony Awards is to encourage new Broadway shows to be released every year, such as "Chicago", which reschedules frequently performed classics. Low, before the public thought that "Chicago" had a high chance of winning the award, mainly because in 2002-2003, only "Chicago" played at the Broadway box office, and other plays were affected by 911, bad weather, and tight international The impact of the political situation and the strike of musicians, or the poor attendance, or the postponement of the stage, and Broadway was originally staged in 2002, and it is scheduled to carve up the 2003 Tony Award-winning heavyweight new drama "Urban Cowboy" and "Dance of the Vampire". "The response was extremely poor, and it was not favored by the audience at all.
But at the end of March 2003, after Jennifer finished her performance and left New York, the new drama "Hairspray" was brilliant and achieved a win-win situation at the box office and word of mouth. The tea is cooling down, Jennifer has left Broadway to promote the movie, and "Hairspray" is in full swing. In addition, it is a new drama with natural advantages, so after March, except for stakeholders like James who are still working hard to win the award, the outside world is extremely pessimistic about her award prospects, and some people even begin to think that this nomination It's very reluctant, because strictly speaking, Jenny can't be regarded as a resident actor and the first leading actress, after all, she only performs six months a year.
Although it is said that it is impossible for any award to have an inside story, the unspoken rules and nature of the Tony Award may indeed be more obvious among the four awards, which also makes it the best prediction among the four awards In this year's forecast, although "Chicago" was nominated for Best Rearranged Musical and Best Actress in a Musical, all the predicted winners were listed as unnamed, "Hairspray" actress' Marisa Wennock, who plays Tracy Turnbird', has become the best actress in almost every prediction, although when it comes to popularity, popularity and beauty, the gap between her and Jenny is quite large, But at the Tony Awards, the public tended to think she was the winner.
After a whole year of bad times in 2002-2003, Broadway also wanted to use the Tony Awards to revive its popularity, so it deliberately postponed the awarding date to the end of July, so that it would be farther away from the time to send troops to Iraq. They are also more receptive to cheerful and lively celebrations. Different from the Oscar red carpet, the red carpet of the Tony Awards is not small. In addition to setting up special seats on both sides of the railing so that the audience can sit and participate in the whole process, there is also a special standing area for fans and stars. Close contact. The fans of the show were also very generous. Before the red carpet started, both areas were packed to the brim. When the first musical actor stepped on the red carpet, whether they knew each other or not, they cheered.
"That girl is completely incomparable to Jennifer." Jon, who had found a good seat in the audience, said sourly, "If the Tony Awards judges have professionalism, they should definitely let Jennifer win the award."
The girl she was talking about was Hairspray's Wennock, who had just walked down the aisle, greeting the audience with energy and cheering along the way.
"Jon, it's kind of rude of you to say that." Harry was still the same naysayer. "It's not fair to compare that girl with Jennifer, you know, she's only a little over five feet."
Five feet is roughly equivalent to 155cm, and Wennock is still a chubby girl. Of course it is unfair to use Jennifer as a reference to attack her appearance, but Jon still feels that Wennock and Jenny Fern is not a star of the same level at all. The two compete for an award, and Wennock has a higher chance of winning, which is unfair to Jennifer.
"But she is only a small supporting role in "American Beauty", and her musical box office is not as high as Jennifer's, let alone the movie box office." She argued with Harry in a low voice angrily, "and —and she's wearing a little dress instead of a long one on the red carpet, and I bet that's not a good brand.”
She spread out the "New York People Weekly" that was just released today, "Look! Jenny looks so good-looking even when she is flying!"
During the high exposure in the past two months, Jennifer has always maintained a low-key, elegant style and wears new products and old clothes. She will neither appear in a new Outfit every day, nor will she wear old clothes every time. , with no highlights, this new fashion style has won unanimous praise from online public opinion and real media, and is regarded as an ideal attitude for an actress to pursue fashion: neither perfunctory nor fanatical. Even many fashion websites will use her outfits as an introductory teaching material for fashion newcomers. Some classic items that can be worn for several seasons or even years are not out of date, embellished with the popular elements of the season, the makeup is mainly **** makeup, but in some details it also brings out the fashion sense of the season, combined with her in " The life experience revealed by The Oprah Show, the high-end brands worn on the red carpet several times, and even the level of friends, the names of the restaurants she went in and out, the brand of the car, etc., a woman with a low background but a high style The star image was gradually established, subtly written into the minds of the audience, although they could not tell the specific reason, but in the current comparison, Jon very naturally thinks that Wennock and Jennifer Definitely not a level opponent. Even Wennock is just one less blockbuster movie than Jenny. Before July this year, they were both a small supporting role in a Hollywood movie + the qualifications of a female lead in a popular Broadway musical.
It’s hard to say something about this kind of image, and Wennock won’t compare it. For example, Anne Hathaway, who is famous in "The Princess Diaries", Jon also likes her very much, but now you want Let Anne play a supporting role in a big production, Jon will think this is a great opportunity for her, but let Jennifer play a supporting role? Even if she plays a supporting role for the Oscar queen, she may feel that she has wronged Jennifer.
She doesn't know where the difference came from, but now as time goes by bit by bit, in every piece of news, every video, every comment, this kind of cognition is gradually becoming the same. Deep-rooted, and gradually formed a basic cognition like common sense. Now, in the awards that Jennifer is nominated for, as long as there are no actress-level figures competing together, Jon will naturally think that Jennifer should win. This is no longer a manifestation of the mentality of fans, but 'common sense cognition' a manifestation of.
"Ah, Jennifer is here!" Harry didn't continue the discussion with Jon, but patted Jon's arm excitedly, "Look - it's there, it's there."
Jon has always been very cultivated to maintain a sitting posture, but now he half stood up excitedly, waving desperately in Jennifer's direction. ——However, her actions did not arouse protests from others, because the entire auditorium also boiled with Jennifer's appearance, including the direction of the standing area, and the entire audience area burst into deafening cheers. Reached the highest peak since the red carpet began.
In front of the TV, the director unceremoniously cut off the ongoing interview in the red carpet interview area, and cut the scene to Jennifer's side from the moment she got off the car. The photographer bent down and followed the camera all the way to the interview area before handing Jennifer to the host.
"You are very beautiful tonight." The host praised enthusiastically, "Jennifer is also very popular, how does it feel to hear such enthusiastic cheers?"
Although Jennifer was far away from the auditorium at this time, there was still a shout of "Jennifer" from time to time in the background. It was obvious that the enthusiasm of the audience was still blooming for Jennifer.
"Thank you for your compliment," Jennifer smiled happily at the camera, "It feels great."
In the public discussion boards, private forums and MSN groups, there are already countless messages about her clothes, 'she should be wearing a Valentino dress, this girl really loves Valentino, Ferragamo high heels and Dior The handbag, the sparkling outfit, and her hairstyle is really lovely, it's still elegant and beautiful'.
Jon, who just criticized Wennock for disrespecting the Tony Award for wearing a small dress, now takes it for granted that Jennifer wears a small dress. It is a sign of cooperation if she is willing to come to any important occasion."
If it wasn't for the fact that the nomination for the Tony Award was earlier than the box office hit of "Pirate" and the broadcast of "The Oprah Show", she would even feel that the nomination for the Tony Award was to use Jennifer to hit the ratings.
Because I didn't get the tickets for the awards ceremony, and I knew that Jennifer would never win the award, I might as well go home and watch the live broadcast, so I might be able to see her more often. After watching Jennifer's After the red carpet show, Jon did not continue to watch the red carpet, leaving Harry, a musical fan, to continue to support his favorite actor, and left to go home to watch the live broadcast. After returning home, she didn't turn on the TV in a hurry, but went online to read the red carpet reviews of the Tony Awards.
"It's the same as I thought, and it's Valentino Haute Couture again." Jon was very satisfied with Jennifer's grade, "It should be the biggest clothing sponsor in the audience, hehe, even a small dress is the same It's high-end enough. What does it matter if you don't win an award, Jennifer doesn't need to play with you in the theater anymore, the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" alone can catch up with the entire box office of Broadway in one season."
This is not her general opinion. Although it has only been a month since Jennifer became popular, her fans are confident that Jennifer Jefferson does not need the affirmation of the Tony Award. On the forum, 'Other people need Tony Awards because they need awards to prove that they are good actors. J.J doesn't need a Tony Award, because the box office of musicals and movies, and the reaction of the critics, have proved that she is a good enough actor' Such remarks can be seen everywhere. On the contrary, I hope that Jennifer will win the post. A disapproving attitude, 'J.J is a shining diamond, she doesn't need an extra crown to affirm herself'.
Although this is somewhat self-consoling, the mentality of Jennifer's fans towards the awards is indeed surprisingly healthy, including Jon, who are very confident and full of confidence in Jennifer's future. What a Tony award can change.
During the live broadcast of the Tony Awards this time, the director also took great care of Jennifer, and the camera often showed her—maybe it was Jon’s illusion, but she felt that, from the relaxed demeanor and the comfortable look on her face all the time Looking at it with a smile, Jennifer doesn't seem to mind the ownership of the award very much, she just came to the ceremony to express her support.
This is the Jennifer I like, she thought happily. Although Jennifer, who showed her true feelings on "The Oprah Show", moved her very much, and even felt distressed, but now Jennifer, who is so indifferent to awards, let her find a trace of "Huanita" and "Kitty" 's naughty coolness, for teenagers, this kind of coolness is obviously more attractive, and because Jennifer is such a top student, her rebellious coolness inadvertently revealed is more attractive Fascinating.
Like her, many fans of Jennifer or teenagers who have a strong affection find Jennifer's chic demeanor tonight is very cool. They nodded secretly, admiring her. ——This girl is not only talented, hard-working, and has great willpower, but she doesn't hold her hand. Not only can she take a joke, but she is always very cool when she needs to be free and easy. It really makes people want to cheer for her Applause. Better smiles tonight than tears from The Oprah Show.
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The minds of the audience are always unpredictable. Even the best team can't grasp every turning point. Jenny's 'coolness' tonight is not pretending at all. In fact, she There was indeed no psychological burden, because like everyone else, she felt that it was impossible for her to win the award, and this time she came here just to show off the dress on the red carpet.
The sudden emergence of "Hairspray" this time was an unexpected event that no one expected, because "Hairspray" was very controversial during the audition, and many viewers put forward very sharp opinions, so in Tony Before the award registration closed, no one thought that "Hairspray" would suddenly become a strong rival of "Chicago". James Schubert, who was originally ambitious, has given up his lobbying investment in "Chicago" after the strong rise of "Hairspray", and Jenny has no extra money to bear his part-in the United States, It is legal to lobby the judges for awards, but only two people can be lobbied at a time. For one lobbying, the PR company charges 5,000 US dollars, and there are more than 700 judges. Here is a huge sum of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and there are many other costs that are not included. Well, the money is usually paid by the film studio. If the film studio does not pay, it is against the rules for the actors to pay the money themselves, and large-scale lobbying will also be regarded as disrespect for the awards, which will arouse the resentment of the judges.
In fact, since May, the lobbying work of "Chicago" has been at a standstill, including the fact that Cesare used the Tony Show as a bargaining chip in front of Tracy yesterday. Therefore, this time Cesare will fly to New York with her, not only because of the Tony Award, but also because he will take her to dinner with two heavyweight filmmakers—one is producer, editor Ben Stiller, a comedian who integrates, directs and acts in one, and Adam Sandler, a veteran comedian, screenwriter and producer, these two Hollywood talents intend to invite Jenny to star in their 2004 new work.
"In Hollywood, every fresh and beautiful face can enjoy a period of their own glory days. This month, you can be said to be the most prominent star in the United States," Cesare's speech in the hotel suite reminded Jenny Still new, "But let me tell you something, Jennifer, people are very easy to love the new and dislike the old, and they will soon get tired of the same stimulation, no, your next play must not be a female criminal, this It will only get you stuck in the quagmire of character stereotypes, and soon you will find that your road is getting narrower and narrower, and you can no longer find a good movie that is suitable for you."
"What's your next movie? If you want to have a place in the 20 million club, you should prove your box office ability now. You need a comedy movie, a romance movie that you lead, It is best to invest in a small-budget film of less than 30 million yuan, and the box office can get more than 100 million yuan. This kind of return on investment can ensure that you will become the absolute favorite of the film company. It is five times the cost for you to support a box office alone. to six times as many movies, and you already have several genres you are good at, you are good at series, "Pirates of the Caribbean", this film also has a lot of international influence, you are good at drama, "Chicago" proves that the musical After this point, in Hollywood, people are still very superstitious about Broadway. Many people believe that the acting skills of Broadway actors are far superior to many popular niches and girls. If you are still good at romance and comedy, then you are only left with horror movies. You are good at five of the seven most profitable films in Hollywood, and any scandals and scandals can only be your help. At that time, we will have spare time to spend some time on literary films. Start laying out your awards. But at this stage, you need to choose between comedy and romance.”
"Right now, both Ben and Adam have enough compelling projects that you can read the script and then talk to them, whether it's Ben's "Meet Polly" or Adam's "50 First Dates" , are all well-budgeted and well-scripted films, I haven't decided which one to choose for you, since you are a very ambitious young man, then maybe you will want to give your opinion..."
This was a conversation before they went to meet Adam Sandler. The meeting with Ben Stiller is scheduled for tomorrow. Both actors are currently in New York for some personal reasons. Therefore, they did not Meet in Los Angeles. They all have a high right to speak about the projects they are running, and they are also very interested in Jenny. Last night, Adam told Jenny the story of "50 First Dates" in detail. Jenny has also been thinking about the advantages of this project. inferior.
Although her golden finger is very useful, it also has great limitations. Since this film is not considered a "blockbuster", and Jenny was not a fan of romance films in her previous life, she has never even watched it, let alone know box office, including Ben Stiller, she has only watched his "Meet the Father-in-Law" series, "Night at the Museum" series and "Tropic Thunder". The box office of "Meet Polly" and the quality of the film itself are also Know nothing.
Throughout the night, while managing her facial expressions, she was thinking about how she should choose. She occasionally talked to James beside her, and she was basically indifferent to the distribution of awards, even when the camera was on her. , also turning a blind eye, just maintaining a light smile as always, without any special interactive performance. ——Jenny didn't expect that her absent-minded expression, in the eyes of many audiences, was a cool performance, which unexpectedly won her a lot of popularity.
After all, this is a war year, and the atmosphere of the awards ceremony is generally serious. Jenny didn't miss a few jokes, and it was time to present the Best Actress in a Musical. Surprisingly, as the award presenters read aloud, she smiled at the camera—compared to the relaxed expressions of several candidates, Jenny's performance was indeed free and easy.
"Marisa Wennock, "Hairspray"," as the award presenter and the director of "Chicago" Rob Marshall read aloud, a close-up of Marisa and the background music of "Hairspray" appeared on the big screen, "Jennifer Jefferson, "Chicago."
There was a burst of cheers at the venue. Jenny deepened her smile, but her posture was still relaxed. She was ready to applaud Wennock.
"AndtheTonygoesto..." Rob opened the letter in his hand, made a surprised expression, but still read aloud, "—Jennifer. Jefferson, "Chicago"!"
There was a commotion in the venue, and of course there was instinctive applause. The other two candidates applauded to express their congratulations despite being disappointed, but they only occupied a small part of the big screen. Frame, Jennifer's picture was zoomed in as the main body, besides the photographer, the microphone for radio was also dispatched nearby immediately, all the audience's attention was focused on Jennifer.
And this beautiful young girl obviously didn't expect that she would win the award in surprise, she smiled and applauded at first, but realized something was wrong after a while, and said to her companion in astonishment, "What? Is it me? Is that my name?"
Because of the radio microphone, this low-pitched question spread throughout the audience, and bursts of laughter were immediately aroused. Amidst the laughter, the applause also became warmer, and people tacitly and kindly urged With this lucky person who won the first important award in her life without any preparation, let her go on stage to receive her own glory.
The author has something to say: Note: 1. Many of the Tony Awards are fictional, and the tendency of the Tony Awards is my one-sided statement. You should not believe it.
2 "Hairspray" is indeed a popular musical that was staged in 2003. Marisa Wennock is a 1.55m chubby girl. In the history of our world, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress that year . The musical was adapted from a film and later made into a film
3 Need no introduction about Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler?
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