Hollywood Domination: 333, eagle wings drooping

"So, you find that your avoidance of your love life has taken a toll on your life and career," Maggie concluded, taking a sip of her tea, "and you're not sure why you feel that way. , is it?"

"Well, and I'm very depressed about this issue," Jenny changed her posture and shrank her legs onto the single sofa, "If it was before I made a decision, it would be a responsible gesture, but now Things have changed, but the mentality hasn't gone away—and the breakup with Chris seems to have made it worse, and it feels like, like you suddenly realize that the world you live in is Really, everything you do has consequences, and you’re going to hurt someone, and that scares you—that’s what it’s like with Salvi, it’s like entering a shop full of china, and you’re going to I'm worried that I'll take something down with a wave of my hand, you know—"

It has been more than a year since Maggie’s psychological counseling, and the sense of trust between the two sides has gradually been established. Jenny found that psychological counseling is such an experience: when trust was not established at the beginning, she revealed Some of your own secrets are like a poor man who is stingy when spending money, but once the trust relationship is established and you are really sure that the other party will not sell your secrets for profit, then the kind of confession is really very turbulent, just It’s as if you suddenly realize how many things you can talk about and need to talk about—it’s really difficult to have reservations before this quiet and safe tree hole. thing.

However, she still kept her biggest secret and didn't confide a word to Maggie, which also made their consultation itself often make Jenny a little anxious, feeling that she couldn't get to the point, just like now, she really wants to Talk to Maggie about her relationship history and ask her to analyze whether her marriage with her ex-husband is the root cause of all this, but because of the unreasonable timing, she can't tell it without making it up, and a After the distorted experience, let alone the question of whether Maggie can realize it, it is completely ineffective to say that the meaning of counseling is also.

After a pause, she still didn't talk about her past with Maggie in a hypothetical tone, but made a diagnosis for herself in a conclusive tone, "Maybe it's because I haven't made up my mind to start a relationship life yet, So before that, I had feelings for another person, which made me subconsciously feel guilty—not against Salvi, but against myself, because I knew what I was doing and should not be Allowed to do."

"Very good self-analysis," Maggie smiled teasingly, waited for a while, and confirmed that Jenny would stop talking, and then said, "It is also very meaningful-yes, so in Contacting Salvi this time, especially after Heath’s call pointed out that he realized your chemistry, your shame will be stronger, because it’s like you stole A biscuit - it's something you shouldn't do, but you do it anyway, and you find that people around the world realize it -"

Jenny nodded with a smile, and added, "Of course it's because I did something that I'm not proud of."

"And you also did something you're not proud of, you ate another cookie, and you know you can't expect Salvi not to find out." Maggie nodded, "So we're in What is going to be discussed here is actually your marriage contract with Cesare."

Because she is likely to be giving Cesare a psychological consultation at the same time, it is very possible to deduce the whole story from the consultations of both parties--lying on this point will also make the consultation completely meaningless, and the two people's relationship with Ma Ji's sense of trust, so she is one of the few people who knows the inside story.

"We've talked about this before," Maggie said kindly in Jenny's expectant silence, "the truth is, your life is shaped by your choices, that other people are Wei's attitude is just a mirror of yourself, because your effective communication is actually not much, except for the chemical reaction - judging from the movie, it does exist and is quite strong. In fact, you can't definitely know Sal What does Vie think, so all your attitudes about your relationship are a projection of your own thoughts. You feel guilty and escaped from him because you realized after the last relationship that you hurt Chris, which is guilt A projection of affection.—Of course you realize that. But at that stage, you were not ashamed of him until after you arranged the engagement, and at the Oscars you began to avoid direct communication with him , and now you are hesitant to call him again—because Salvi and you just formed a contrast in life choices, and you both have relatively sufficient wealth—”

Jenny felt an uncomfortable feeling, but it was more of a sense of pleasure, like a pustule being punctured, and those disgusting things were being squeezed out from Maggie's words, although she was in some pain, But more importantly, I can finally look directly at the wound and find the pleasure of the wound. "And we made different choices in life, didn't we? Salvi chose to ignore the glitz and pursue the movie he wanted—"

"And you made another choice." Maggie nodded, "There is no right or wrong choice in itself, because this - after all, it does not break the law, and it is not very violating in terms of the content of the star's work. Morality, so I think moral guilt is not the source of your stress, your shame comes from your own tendency - deep down in your heart, you agree with Salvi's choice, rather than for... I don't You know, commercial interests, many considerations, and further, what you want more is the same choice as Salvi, put aside the glitz, jump out of Vanity Fair, and pursue art and movies. You are in reality Thinking about turning your back on yourself makes you feel incapable of dealing with someone who has stood up for who he is, even though he may not even be aware of it or even care that he is unconsciously acting as the control group in your relationship, by you It has become the image of a judge, which is why you avoid him more than before."

"This... sounds very reasonable." Jenny couldn't help but admit that Maggie's statement did hit a certain point in her, "This can also explain why I feel particularly guilty about him. Of all the people I know, he should be the purest one—"

Weighing Maggie's words, she said unwillingly, "But if it means that I have no interest in running a company and pursuing power, I don't think it can describe my psychology-because these things are very important to me. Still very attractive—"

"Of course, I don't mean that at all," Maggie waved her hand, "I don't encourage my clients to drop everything and pursue what they want most. This is not the only answer to life, as you said That being said, it's entirely possible that you're as interested in these commercial games as you are in your favorite movies, otherwise you wouldn't make such a choice, right? I'm sure you and Cesare don't necessarily have only one solution. An adult social person should not insist on a choice very extreme-this is the quality of a saint and a warrior, what we need is to find a solution that can be accepted by ourselves, just like now, you understand that you are avoiding it for this reason After Salvi, will you still feel confused and ashamed when facing him?"

Jenny thought about it and shook her head, "No, of course I'm not proud of my choice, but I also don't feel like a loser for making this decision anymore, we can't always just Doing what we want, as long as we don't stray off course in the main, I can be happy with myself - I think I should stop thinking of Salvi as an ideal version of myself - it's not very respectful of him actually, because I really don't know what he thinks, it feels like he has been symbolized, and he has piled up a lot of symbolic meanings without taking into account his personality at all."

"That's because he is indeed highly symbolic to you," Maggie nodded, "He should be the first time in a few years that you feel strongly attracted to the opposite sex, and from your description , your attraction is a highly romanticized, love at first sight type, it's like fate - once Salvi took off his guard and started showing his true self, you all felt the attraction , and before and after that, no matter how superior the suitors are, they can only bore you, just like Said Al Bahayan you said—"

"Oh, you won't believe it," Jenny rolled her eyes, "He still hasn't given up—I still receive gifts from him from time to time—"

"So, Salvi is not only your projection of your ideals, but also your projection of your feelings. Now, you can separate him from self-examination, and look at him again, think about it," Ma Ji made a gesture, "Assuming there is no engagement, assuming there is no consideration of 'it's over if you get caught', go back to the days when "Monroe" just finished filming, and you have made up your mind to continue your life—— "

When it comes to 'continue to live', she has a slightly puzzled expression, and Jenny can't help but feel a little guilty: this is another way of saying she chose to stay.

"Then will you launch an offensive against Salvi, or give him some hints and give him permission to pursue you?" Maggie may have discovered something from her expression, so she didn't dwell on this phrase for too long. Instead, I went over to my own question, "Would you do this?"

"I... don't know..." Jenny finally said after fighting for a while, "Well, probably not."

"Can you give a definite reason?" Maggie asked.

"Busy career? Not ready to settle down? Don't want to take on the responsibility—" Jenny said tentatively, but finally surrendered, "Well, even if you make a fictional one that doesn't pursue a long-term relationship, but is just ready to enjoy The beauty of falling in love, and a man who can match my entire schedule, I also-I should not accept it, I don’t know why, but when this is no longer a game for me, I realize that this is completely reality After living, I really started to avoid love life—"

"But at the same time you still retain the need to pursue relationships, and you still don't feel fulfilled in your current single status," Maggie said. .”

Jenny could not help but nod her head in agreement, "Yes, this forms a contradiction."

"And I think usually at this time, we will start to discuss the impact of your original family on you." Maggie said slowly, staring at Jenny. "However, this is a topic that you are particularly taboo—"

Jenny made a helpless expression, she felt that she really had to give Maggie an explanation, "It's not particularly taboo, of course I also want to say something about this, but—"

"There are some objective reasons."

"Yes, there are some objective reasons." Jenny laughed almost ashamedly, "It makes it impossible for me to tell you, although you can believe that I really want to—"

"Actually, the point of this matter is not whether I can hear your story," Maggie said thoughtfully, "at least not now—the point now is whether you have told it. , And if you want to If you want to talk, can you find someone."

Jenny remained silent and did not answer, but Maggie seemed to find the answer from her expression. She smiled and said gently, "If you feel that talking properly can help you sort yourself out, then I am very happy." I encourage you to do it, other than that, there is nothing special to say today."

Unknowingly, the one-hour consultation has passed quickly, and Jenny feels that she is indeed more organized than before coming to the consultation, as if she has gained more understanding and gains in life, but at the same time, the "family" arranged by Maggie Homework' also made her feel unspeakable, which made her reluctant to continue to expose her expression to her: she lowered her head and packed her bag, and asked Maggie as she stood up, "What do you think?" Would the receptionist be interested, dear? If you want, we can give you a seat near the head table, with some, uh, wealthier prospects—"

"My hours are full at the moment," Maggie smiled, with a gleam of humor in her eyes, "and you know, psychiatrists always avoid personal contact with patients, so thank you Your kindness, although I have to admit, the proposal is quite tempting to see you and Cesare performing up close, and it feels like a private top-notch show."

Jenny laughed, and she quite liked the way people around her entertained the incident, which would reduce the feeling that she was deceiving the world and insulting a sincere vow, "Well, if there is a video, I'm sure I will send it to you, I think this will also be a good psychological counseling textbook or something, it is rare to see so many mental patients in one room."

"I guess there should be some of my former clients." Maggie also laughed, "It's inconvenient to nominate, but I will give you a piece of advice: don't use too precious tableware, really, you must hear the real data You’d be surprised, but there are quite a few kleptomaniac stars.”

"Oh, I'm starting to worry, because we're going to use the silverware." Jenny moaned. Moaned, "Maggie, you have added another source of stress to me—"

After a joke, Jenny walked out of the psychological clinic. Woody and others were waiting for her at the elevator entrance. They got into the nanny's car directly, and the paparazzi didn't follow them, allowing the car to pass through Los Angeles smoothly. The traffic flow at work was heading towards Malibu.

Mary was busy going around for the reception, and so was Judy, which made Jenny often be alone recently, but she was not idle in the car, and she was still on the phone one after another, waiting for her for a long time The major film studios gave instructions: Now Jenny is treated as a super VIP in any of the six universities. She no longer has to cooperate with anyone's time. All the schedules are decided by herself. Putting aside the matter in hand and listening attentively, there is no distinction between work and work at all—even worried that Jenny will be concerned about this and reduce communication, and repeatedly promise to wait for advice 24x7, Jenny is even a little worried about others: if it is only now, those blockbuster movies If the factory's arrogance has disappeared in front of her and Dameng, what will happen after "Avatar" is released? Can they kneel and lick more?

"Yes, Brad, as I said, "Mission: Impossible" can no longer continue the one-movie-one-team approach," she said holding the phone, putting her feet up and starting to do some pedaling, " In fact, if I had to comment, it was incomprehensible how it was done before - how difficult is it to get people to like a supporting character? You do it in one movie and then change it all at once Man, this is too wasteful..."

"Yes, I have seen the first draft of the script." She changed her posture and leaned lazily on the sofa, "Georgia, what do you think? I think the outline is really good, and I am interested to think about it To see the details, I would think it would be cool if all this could be visualized... What, you think it's a little too surreal? Especially the bank robbery at the end? - Well, it's a normal idea , because this is indeed beyond the physical limits of the first four parts, which is exaggerated. But I think this is a reasonable imagination, because it seems to be a very likely thing-it's not like a person jumping off a cliff After watching it, the audience will feel that this is impossible, too ridiculous, and then play it, because it violates their common sense of life, which is an instinct that can be reacted without calculation. And the two cars Using inertia to drag the safe to fly, it seems ambiguous, it seems to be feasible to a certain extent, you need to calculate to confirm whether it is possible, this degree of exaggeration is not **** for the audience, but cool... Yes, this is my personal opinion..."

"Yeah, Joss, what do you think of my thinking? Have you talked to Zachary yet? Yes, I'll schedule a time tomorrow to come over for a play...his insight into the character in the video interview Makes me feel good, I think he needs a good brow trimmer, besides he should be leaner, yes, but his acting skills should be passable, he was pretty good in Star Trek... if we can It would be great if it was decided to be him, so that the filming can start as scheduled next month, yes, the whole puzzle will be complete..."

"I don't want James Frank, I know, he is the object that caa is promoting recently, but I don't want him, I know he has a funny breath, and his acting skills are good...but he is too exciting for Disney Oh, you see, his image of a strange guy in normal times is so bright and eye-catching, which will directly affect the audience's impression of the character. Of course, oz didn't have a lower limit at the beginning, but I just don't think his performance will be very good. This is my hunch... If you can't get Depp, try Downey, the pay can be higher, it doesn't matter, oz needs to be played by a very convincing actor, otherwise the story will feel overwhelming Boring, that's the key point: in the beginning oz was likable when he was an asshole, james didn't have a similar role before, as for whether he is usually likable asshole...maybe some people like him, but I think the public is not so accepting of him, otherwise, according to his resources, he will be even more popular than now... If you can't invite Depp and Downey, you can try to find similar actors, don't be vulgar, just ask Good at self-deprecating, with this kind of breath..."

"Yeah, I'm all for Ann, use 3D, that's what makes this movie a winner, and listen, Kevin, if you trust my instincts, you better shut up, really, because That's my hunch, you don't need to worry about Ann's first time in 3d, not doing well, I guarantee he'll blow your **** off, yes, trust me, you'll freak out when you see the finished product - let He goes to James to take classes, and a training session is enough--I know, I know, Kevin, this sounds like the kind of literary film that is destined to hit the market, but you have to believe me, this one This film will really be Fox's winning work in the past few years, otherwise why would Dameng invest in it? This film will stabilize Fox's position-it will be a classic that transcends time. If you don't want it, you can put it in The copyright belongs to Dameng, and Dameng will take pictures..."

I have called every project and followed up. When the nanny car drove into the exclusive mountain road of the cliff mansion, Jenny was calling Cesare: When Dameng opened up cooperation with the outside world, Sony obviously I also wanted to join in the excitement, but the cooperation negotiations between the two parties did not go very smoothly, because Dameng was only interested in Sony's Spider-Man, and was obviously on Marvel's side, and wanted to get Spider-Man to join the revenge Of course, this plan was resisted by Sony, and Dameng did not mean to push forward, because Jenny did not appear in "Iron Man 2", and now Marvel does not belong to Disney. Being too enthusiastic also means putting a hot face on a cold ass.

Compared to the absolutely high-quality "Spider-Man" ip, at present Sony hopes to get Dameng's guidance on "007", but Dameng doesn't have much interest in this, because "007" is a big hit afterward One, but it all depends on the marketing. As far as the quality of the film is concerned, it has not changed drastically from the previous few films, and it may even be slightly worse. Since the big dream has no dry goods, it is not at ease to earn this money. There is also the possibility of ruining the reputation, so the cooperation between the two parties is progressing slowly, and Jenny is gradually losing patience. Today Cesare will go to Sony headquarters to have a meeting with the other party. She wants to know how it is going.

"Why didn't you answer the phone?" Jenny pressed the phone and said to herself, suddenly felt that the car slowed down, thinking that the business call was over, she lowered the fender, "what's the matter Already, Woody?"

Before Woody could reply, she had already seen the white BMW parked near the door, and Jenny narrowed her eyes, "This is—"

Because it is a private mountain road, the road is not very wide. If two cars run side by side, the width of the road will be a little tight. In addition, Jenny’s nanny car is a very wide and overbearing Ford. The white BMW is no longer easy to move. On the side of the road, there was no way for the nanny's car to pass, so the driver stopped a while away from the door, and Woody's hand was pressed to his waist vigilantly. "Sit back first, Jennifer, and put the baffle up."

"Uh, no need, I already recognized who it was," Jenny knew that Woody was worried about her safety, so she waved her hand, "Has Cesare returned yet?"

"Let me ask." Woody probably heard something, he paused, and then turned on the walkie-talkie in a businesslike manner, "Sam, is the host already home?"

"The black eagle has returned to its nest," a rough voice came from the intercom, "The eagle's wings are down, repeat, the eagle's wings are down."

"copythat." Woody pressed the intercom, looked at Jenny questioningly, compared with the middle-aged Caucasian woman in the driver's seat who was pressing her mobile phone with her thumb down, and raised her eyebrows.

Jenny nodded, "It's his mother..."

She measured the distance between the BMW and the iron gate again, "Let her move a little bit away, and we can just drive in."

"Okay." Woody's greatest advantage is that he never asked why at critical moments. He opened the passenger door and walked towards the BMW. After a while, the BMW opened the roof. Jenny in the back seat looked at each other for a while through a layer of glass - because she was a little far away, she couldn't see Virginia's expression clearly. Virginia also turned her head after a while and continued talking to Woody.

Judging from her inaction, Jenny already knew that the negotiation was not going so smoothly. Sure enough, Woody shook his head and returned to the car, "She said she has the right to stay here."

"Does she have the right?" Jenny asked suspiciously, "I thought this was already our private road."

"Technically speaking, she is in a position that threatens the interior of the manor, and she also has the intention of coercing us to let her in, or taking the opportunity to rush in, so we can ask her to leave." Woody said helplessly, "But in theory, this is still a state-built highway, and she can indeed stay here, just like those paparazzi."

——He was watching Jenny's face while talking, obviously he had his own opinion on the situation, and hoped that Jenny would allow him to contact Cesare.

Jenny thought for a while, and then visually inspected the width of the road, "Can you just wipe it over? Don't be afraid of her car being scratched, she won't call the police."

"...may knock off the rearview mirror," Woody was obviously taken aback, swallowed, and then replied with difficulty, "but you can try..."

"Oh, let's bump into it," Jenny nodded, "Say hello to the doorman, don't give her the opportunity to follow in."

She rolled up the fender, no longer giving Virginia a chance to look at her through the glass, and she didn't bother to look at the expressions that Woody and the driver might have, but Jenny felt it herself—she probably had become I have become one of the spokespersons of "the rich and the best". Even in Europe and the United States, the daughter-in-law hits the mother-in-law's car. ...

After a while, the car was started, followed by a slight bump and harsh scratching sound, the nanny car pinned the BMW in the corner, and stopped in front of the iron gate, Woody and others fully understood The intention is that the remote control iron door opened the one on the side, and the angle is not particularly large. As soon as the nanny car passed by, the iron door was closed before the BMW started, and the car stopped for a while, which was convenient. Jenny turned back to review the results, and without waiting for further instructions, she quickly drove forward to the garage, without giving Jenny any more time to observe Virginia's expression—at least from the voice just now, The rearview mirror must have been knocked off...

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According to the usual practice, after Hu Di and others sent Jenny home, the shift began. Except for one person who was on night shift in the podium, the rest of the bodyguards could go home from work. He won't leave right away, but will play both hands on the tennis court and basketball court of the manor. Jenny and Cesare also welcome this, but tonight, even if they don't need the reminder of "the eagle's wings are lowered", After the scene at the entrance of the manor just now, no one dared to stay here any longer. As soon as Jenny got out of the car, everyone flashed out of the manor almost instantly. Even the gardener, housekeeping assistant and others disappeared. It seemed that there were only Jenny and Cesare left in the whole mansion, and she really didn't know where Cesare had gone, so it was basically the same as being alone at home.

After searching around the house, Jenny still found nothing. The swimming pool and tennis court were empty. Do you think Cesare would be less pretentious - but it is not guaranteed to be an exception in matters related to the family? When she really began to suspect that Cesare drove out by himself again, and was about to go to the garage to verify, Jenny suddenly had a flash of inspiration and returned to the main house, opening the wooden door leading to the basement audio-visual room.

Hearing the faint sound, Jenny really had the feeling of winning the game of hide-and-seek. When she went down the stairs, she happened to meet Cesare opening the door and going out. The two met at the door, and Jenny had to stand on tiptoe To look over Cesare's shoulder to see what movie he watched.

"Shrek?" She looked at Cesare suspiciously, "Is this the healing movie after you quarreled with your mother?"

"What healing movie?" Cesare returned with puzzled eyes, "What are you talking about?"

"Your mother is outside the door, don't you know? If it's not because of this, then why did you suddenly start watching "Shrek"."

"The director of this film is the screenwriter of "Dragon and Tiger Boys", and they want to recommend themselves to be the director." Cesare began to walk upstairs, "I know she parked the car at the door, by the way, How did you get in?"

"It came in," Jenny kept looking at Cesare, and when he stared wide-eyed, she said defensively, "what, otherwise? How do you expect me to get in?"

"I thought you would come in through the underground garage..." Cesare's voice could be described as weak, but under Jenny's eyes, his tone quickly became firm again. "Of course, crashing in is also an option—a brilliant choice."

At that time, Jenny really forgot that she could take a detour. She coughed, and observed Cesare's expression with a little guilt, weighing whether she should take the initiative to pierce him and express her condolences. However, Cesare It looked pretty good, of course not as calm and composed as usual, but overall the mood was much stronger than that night, so she was not sure whether she should take the initiative or whether this would make the atmosphere worse. Go bad.

"Has Zachary been decided to star in "Shero"?" Cesare took the initiative to break the short silence, and walked to the kitchen with her.

"Well, he may not be as good as Heath, at least in terms of current achievements, but I think he has good potential in this type of role. - Do you think "Dragon Tiger Boys" can already enter Are you in the stage of preparing for the crew?"

"The script still needs to be considered, but I think maybe there is no need to look for a director outside - so, you have decided to act in Salvi's new film? By the way, did you ask him why he didn't ask us to invest? "

"I haven't made up my mind yet, maybe I will agree...but I haven't made up my mind yet," Jenny followed Cesare to the kitchen, dragged out a chair and sat on the edge of the bar, propped her chin and watched Cesare open the door. In the refrigerator, I threw her a box of salad, took out two eggs and put them in the egg cooker, and dug out a box of pasta by myself and put them in the microwave. "By the way, has the food waste machine been disposed of?"

"It has been repaired, and someone will come to do the overall renovation of the kitchen the day after tomorrow," Cesare said, "By the way, remember to sign the entrustment agreement. We have found another lawyer to handle this matter, and his fee is cheaper. "

"It is still not possible to directly buy a model house in the future, and you still have to renovate it yourself to make people feel at ease-Salvi said that his new film may not be profitable," Jenny opened the salad box and couldn't help laughing, "the original words : 'Since there are companies willing to invest money, I don't want friends'——From the subject matter point of view, the possibility of profit is indeed not very high."

Cesare raised his eyebrows and cast a look, Jenny nodded, "This is one of the reasons for my hesitation, you know, how much is it that Big Dream can keep the pace of development at this pace? Because my films almost never lose money, but now, from a producer's point of view, Salvi's consistent filming habits are very expensive, you know he always likes lavish scenes-but this movie box office The possibility of reaching a high level is too low.”

"But you still hesitate." Cesare looked at the ketchup on his thumb, he hesitated for a moment, put his thumb to his lips, and licked it off.

"Like Heath, I was really attracted," Jenny said, picking up a spoonful of salad and waiting for Cesare to bring out the pasta before putting it in her mouth. "It should be a beautiful movie, but there is no content." What kind of conflict, the story is not strong, it's a bit like "Life of Pi: Wilderness Survival", the one filmed by Sean Penn in 2007, and it's a bit like a milder version of "Pan's Labyrinth", Heath plays the hero who strays into a fantasy kingdom on a road trip. He drives through several small towns, but each town is actually a projection of a fantasy world at a different time. It's kind of like ——"

"The Time Traveler's Wife." Cesare said, "Is this a romance movie? If so, maybe the box office won't be too bad."

"No, it's more like "Wilderness Survival" from the core, expressing a kind of philosophical thinking, Salvi is also curious about 3D, he said that several studios are in contact with producers, maybe It will really play a big role and make it into 3D. If not, Fox Searchlight and Paramount Focus also intend to jointly invest," Jenny said with a chin, "Heath is willing to play, so they are very confident, he has not yet Announced that he wanted to approach me for acting, otherwise funding would not be a problem-for him, making this film is no problem, and it is the same for Heath, but for me-"

She pursed her lips, spread her hands and shrugged, while Cesare nodded, "Yes, this needs to be carefully considered, after all, this is a literary film, and you said that for literary films you— —”

Exchanging glances with Jenny, Cesare did not continue, but continued, "However, it is indeed difficult for you to meet a character that attracts you, isn't it? Since you have already said, you The only thing you need to measure in your next literary film is whether it can make you have the urge to perform - if you want to make a film that is purely because you want to act, then you are still hesitating for the box office. Is it a bit meaningless?"

Cesare's memory is really good sometimes. Jenny rolled her eyes, feeling that she had lost all excuses. The conversation about Salvi flashed through her mind again. Maggie's analysis, her Homework...

"Speaking of which, do you really not mind Virginia waiting for you outside?" She held her chin, put down her fork, changed the subject abruptly, and said to Cesare who raised her eyebrows in surprise, " I mean—if you don't mind, can you talk to me about your family life, Cesare?"

To be honest, she didn't intend that Cesare would agree, it was hard for her to even imagine that he would. In her imagination, Cesare would remind her that she had passed the line and would tell her that the question was too much. Personally, doing so might spoil the atmosphere and make the dinner awkward, and Jenny was actually even secretly expecting him to do this, as if she would be able to shift the blame onto him—

But what surprised her so much that she couldn't speak was that after the initial surprise, Cesare turned his head and thought for a while, and finally shrugged indifferently.

"Sure."

Without the unhappiness of being violated in the private domain, without the impatience of reluctantly cooperating, he asked naturally, "What do you want to know?"