Hollywood Domination Chapter 115: A-list vision

"This is a Cambodian shawl. You know that Cambodia's cotton products are very famous. I bought a lot of special dresses, but it's a pity that you can't wear them-it's too designless, but this shawl I think it's good." Lilian happily gave Jenny all the souvenirs she brought back, "There are also dried durians from Thailand, this taste is the best. ——Thai specialties are too cruel, bird's nest, ivory... When we visited the Bird’s Nest Cave in Phuket, we felt that those swallows were really pitiful.”

Jenny couldn't help laughing—a typical Lilian, of course she is an environmentalist. Although Lilian likes jewelry, she also hates ivory products. "Have you traveled all over Asia?"

"At first my mother accompanied me, and then I traveled to almost every country in Asia by myself." Lilian picked out another brightly colored silk scarf, "This is the silk scarf I bought in Suzhou, China. Scarf, Suzhou is really beautiful. Of all the Asian countries I visited this time, China impressed me the most. I think Shanghai is even more prosperous than Los Angeles—maybe it’s not as good as New York now, but it’s a place that’s growing very fast city."

Lilian was full of praise for China, mainly because she went to India after that. She was already backpacking in China, and had a good time without any company. But after arriving in India, she started to travel in New Delhi. Diarrhea, I had to return home in a hurry, and rested in New York for a period of time before fully recovering, so I left for Los Angeles to sell my leave and go to work.

"Ah," Jenny didn't expect that Lilian would decide to stay in Los Angeles. According to what she said before, she stayed in Los Angeles entirely because of Cesare, "then you and Cesare..."

"We met yesterday." Lilian said with a smile, "It was supposed to be a day earlier, but, you know, he is busy with the scandal between the two of you—"

Jenny was speechless for a while, "Lier——"

"It's okay, Chesa made it clear to me, and of course I didn't suspect anything at all." The kettle rang, Lilian walked away to deal with it, and Jenny followed him to the kitchen, "He definitely has that personality, He never sleeps on a plane, but after a long flight he walks straight into a conference room to start his day, you know, he's kind of ADHD in that sense - the man just can't stand working overnight .”

Jenny had also guessed before that Cesare must be very tired and would only sleep for more than ten hours, she rolled her eyes, "But next time I will definitely wake him up, what happened in the past few days Totally a PR disaster. So, are you guys reconciled?"

Lilian mentioned Cesare's tone was very calm and natural. While talking, Jenny looked at her fingers—they were bare.

"No." Lilian made a pot of tea, motioned for Jenny to bring the fruit plate, and the two moved back to the living room. "Of course not, we just sat down and talked about the past, and—"

She shrugged, "Being friends again, Chesa and I are in the past, it's as simple as that."

"Ah..." Even though she felt that Cesare would not redeem, or would not forgive Lilian's reaction, Jenny still felt a little regretful. From the perspective of Cesare's friend, she felt that Lilian Definitely Cesare's ideal companion, Cesare is indeed at his most relaxed and human when he is with her. Although as Lilian's friend, she couldn't say that Cesare would be the most suitable person for Lilian.

"You should be happy for us." Lilian said, she frowned, and corrected her words again, "You should be happy for me, but this is indeed a good choice for both of us. Good friend, there is a part of me that will always love Chesa and care about him, but—we just don’t fit to live together.”

She lowered her head and stirred the water with a spoon, "You know what kind of girl I am. I like to stay at home. Of course it doesn't mean that I don't love my career. I also love my career. I hope my partner has him to chase me." My dream. But I also hope that when I go home every day, I can see the lights on at home, I can have an uninterrupted date, and I can travel twice a year. These are not too much needs - Chesa It can also satisfy me, but I know that what he wants is different from what I want, these things are not what he wants, he is just cooperating with me."

Jenny is fully aware of what kind of person Cesare is. This man started coveting the position of CAA president before he was thirty years old. It - such a person is of course completely different from what Lilian wants to live. "Yes, if you think about it from this angle, then you are really not suitable."

"This is just one side of the problem—the slightest side." Lilian put her feet on the sofa, blew on the hot air from the tea noodles, and said in a relieved nostalgic tone, "Before I was with him, We have discussed this issue many times. At that time, we both knew how different we are from each other, but at that time, we felt that we could solve this problem. After all, no two people can completely think of each other. The most important thing is that we have the ability to solve these problems. Sincerity."

She waved her hand, "Chesa will try his best to cooperate with me, and I will try my best to understand his work. At that time, I really thought that we could go on like this. After all, we love each other so deeply..."

"But facts are always crueler than ideas." Jenny said understandingly.

"Yes, and we missed a problem," Lilian said with misty eyes, "I hope my partner has the dream he chased, but I didn't realize that I can't be proud of his dream."

"Ah." Jenny didn't expect this, she was a little surprised, "You mean—"

"I can't be proud of Chesa's profession." Lilian said affirmatively, "Of course I know he is proud of me, and I am also proud of my profession. I am a doctor, and I can save people's lives. But I really don't understand why he would want to be a manager. Over the years, I have witnessed so many, so many dirty things around him, received countless midnight calls, drug overdose, S.M overdone, death Whores in the bed, these, those...and the deal between you and Josh...these things are far beyond my acceptance, I just-I just can't accept that there is an entire industry relying on Fooling the public, misleading the public, manipulating another independent individual to get a high salary.”

When mentioning this, she was still a little excited, "Chesa hasn't done anything like this yet, but I know some managers, for the sake of good roles, they make their artists do things you can't even imagine Yes. For the sake of commission, they encourage artists to take on dangerous scenes, prompting them to shoot one after another, wishing that they would never rest, making money for them at the peak of their popularity, colluding with accountants to defraud them of their money... the more I The more I live with Cesare, the more I feel like I can't stand them. I can only smile at some people at the company's annual meeting, but all I really want to do is tear off their mask of hypocrisy - which is a bad way. It feels like, you know, you come into this circle, it's like you're one of them too, they're like dementors that can **** your faith in the light, everything you touch is so flaky , vanity, so fleeting, this feeling is too sick, on the surface, it is so charming, but the truth is so sick - maybe this is Hollywood, sometimes I really feel... When I knew the truth about you and Josh, I really thought, maybe this is the real Hollywood."

"When I knew that Chesa was going to propose to me, the first thought that came to my mind was not emotion." Lilian took a breath and laughed, "It was fear—the fear that overwhelmed me , I seem to see this kind of life coming in a tsunami, drowning me, thinking that my husband will be a big man in Hollywood in the future-this idea can't excite me, it can only scare me, that's not the life I want, I'm so disgusted with Hollywood, so afraid of it, that I'm going to live in Beverly Hills for the rest of my life, living in bigger and bigger houses, witnessing generations of stars... the idea It drove me crazy, I couldn't think of anything at the time, I just wanted to escape."

Jenny doesn't know what to say. She doesn't know whether Cesare will change her career plan for Lilian, but it seems that it is not for a person with Lilian's personality to change another person's life. What she did, she would definitely not ask Cesare to change his career.

"So you ran away and slowly figured it out after you fled back to New York?"

"That's right, of course it was painful for a few days, but when I realized that Chesa and I would never go back to the past—when I wanted to understand that the moment I ran away from marriage, there was no possibility for me and Chesa , when it is impossible for him to accept me again, I probably understand." Lilian smiled, "Besides that strong loss, I really felt a sense of security that hadn't existed for several years, and I was really far away from Hollywood is over, I don't need to go back to that kind of life, it's like your life has been out of control for a long time, and now it's finally back on track, of course, life is still very imperfect, but this imperfection is in your control Among."

"I understand." Jenny said sincerely, "It's your imperfection that you can choose."

"Yep." Lilian took a sip of tea, "Of course I can't come back right away, so I thought, go out and relax, I don't have a Gap Year, why don't I have one now? It just so happens that my mother is also worried about me... …We went to Asia together, and then she thought I was fine, so she went back to New York first, and I was a little bit wild, and I came back reluctantly after going to several countries. To be honest, I want to go back to work. It also took a lot of courage-I guess I have already paid for all my annual leave in advance."

Jenny was also amused, "To be honest, I thought that after you and Cesare broke up, you would go back to New York, after all, your family is there."

"There aren't many anymore, my siblings are all over the country, my parents may go to live on a farm in Canada, they like the natural scenery there - as for those old classmates, most of them are working in Manhattan Ma'am." Lilian rolled her eyes, "That's also a life I don't like."

"At least the weather in Los Angeles is better than New York," Jenny said, "and I'm here."

"Yes, at least the weather in Los Angeles is good, and I like my working environment." Lilian smiled sweetly, "And you're here——my dear, how are you recently? I saw "Prada", I think you are a little unhappy there..."

Jennie certainly shared with her how she was doing now—she was richer and more successful, but she was a little ashamed in front of Lilian that she wasn't happier than before. When everyone was amazed by the achievements of "Prada", Lilian's words made her realize that she was still very poor in one aspect of her life, and it could even be said to be a failure, at least by Lilian's standards , she is not a successful person.

"So, Josh and you still have no spark at all?" Fortunately, Lilian didn't ask about her personal life. When Jenny helped her clean the room, she asked, "Honey, if I guess That's right, then you should have had no **** for a long time."

"Do you have to be so direct?" Jenny rolled her eyes and said defensively, "What can I do? I mean, look at the paparazzi, everyone knows Cesare is mine Brokers – and a sleepover can create so much hype and they ask me where my virginity ring went, what do I say? The paparazzi are my virginity ring, and in this case, I can only shout: 'Long live Viber! Yeah! Thanks to modern technology, thanks to great inventions!'”

Lilian threw herself on the bed laughing, stirring up a feather dust storm. "Always so humorous - stay for dinner tonight? I also want to see your new house."

"I guess I'll be moving soon - what a shameful waste, by the way, do you want to live in it? Honey, considering your house is smaller than the other after all." Jenny Said regretfully, "But I can't stay for dinner tonight, Lil dear, Cesare—"

She glanced at Lilian and confirmed that she was not unnatural at all before continuing. "He wants to take me to meet Christopher Hanks, we may collaborate in the next new film."

"Oh!" Lilian exclaimed, "Christopher!"

She was stunned for a moment, as if thinking of something, looked at Jenny, lowered her voice again, raised her eyebrows, and teased ambiguously, "Oh—it's Christopher——"

"What's the matter." Jenny was amused, "Is there something wrong with Christopher?"

"Come on, Jen, didn't you just yell viber long live?" Lillian yelled, "With Christopher, you don't need to yell that, he's a famous **** in Hollywood, if you just want to have fun , he is perfect."

"Really?" Jenny admitted that she didn't know Christopher well, and she hadn't even watched his movies much, because there was no such a person in her world. "But you have to know, I need a bed partner with a tight mouth, otherwise I would have already had **** with my fitness trainer, and that man is staring at me."

When going to various occasions, Jenny of course has to encounter all kinds of attention gifts, flirtations, and seductions, but for her, these are equivalent to ineffective bullets. There is really Eyecandy, at most you can enjoy it with your eyes, and turn around The head is gone, this kind of thing can't touch her heart, there can't be a man so handsome that she can go to bed regardless of the risk of scandal.

"Oh, don't worry, Christopher is very smart." Lilian obviously had a good impression of Christopher, "He is a charming man, a bit like Don Juan or Casanova with a brain. He won't give you any trouble - you'd be surprised if I told you about the women Christopher slept with, the media only knew he was flirtatious, but none of the sensitive women he'd slept with, Even if a name is leaked, they will be taken aback, and then there will be a much greater hypestorm than the previous few days.”

"Isthatso?" Jenny raised her voice.

"Of course, he has to see you first." Lily paused to put on the pillow, and giggled, "I'm not hurting you—you know Christopher is always surrounded by Victoria's Secret angels, he is like a cat who has been raised, he is no longer conquered by pure beauty, so there is also a slight possibility that he is really not interested in you, or that your personalities do not match or something, It is not easy to eat him."

"To be honest, before you said this, he was just a person who could act in my heart." Jenny shrugged, "I didn't even watch his videos, I just heard Cesare say His acting skills are very good - now he has an additional impression of a humanoid Viber in my heart, I don't think I'm so hungry that I want Viber."

"What!" Lilian yelled, "How is this possible—don't tell me you never imagined being with him in the 90s!"

"You make him so old." Jenny laughed, "It seems that he is almost 40 this year, he is only 29 this year, he was just a kid like Josh in the 90s, I have Why do you have to fantasize about being with him?"

"Then you must have never seen "Thrilling Lover." Lilian said with her arms crossed, "Anyone who has seen this movie will want to have an affair with him-at least one night, This is an irrefutable truth."

"OK, then I'll tell you the answer after I go back and read it." Jenny held back a smile and said, "But now I'd better go back and change my clothes. Tonight's meeting is very important."

"Of course you have to dress properly," Lilian nodded solemnly. "Whether you can make a good impression on Chris is related to your sexual happiness for a period of time in the future-call me when you are free."

"Sure, by the way, think about the house. I signed the contract, and the rent will be paid until next year. It's a pity that you don't live here." Jenny looked at her watch, and she was really ready to go home. Although she hasn't had a good chat with Lilian yet, tonight's meeting is very important. It is related to whether she can take the role of "The Fifth Sally"-if Christopher is willing to take this role, David Fincher and He joined, and Jenny can explain to Disney, if not, then the movie may really have to be postponed.

"This matter actually has something to do with my mother." Cesare's expression was a bit strange when he talked about this matter with her, but Jenny didn't care. She had enjoyed the dividends brought by Cesare's connections. , and now it's normal to pay for it. "Just like CAA, there are of course political struggles within Disney. "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not a project led by Disney CEO Michael Eisner. You can get a glimpse of it from his comments at the time. The project was led by my mother. Your boss and friend, COO Robert Iger. Maybe you have already guessed these things, maybe you haven’t, no matter what, I’ll tell you now——Disney’s objection to your acceptance of "The Fifth Sally" is not so much out of mind The gloomy color of this film, it is better to say that Eisner intends to stain you with his traces. The few A-level productions he will choose for you must be big projects led by him. I guess he also I intend to use your box office appeal and good luck to create a "Pirates of the Caribbean"-level series. Whether it is to compete with Iger, make money for Disney, and strengthen your emotional connection with Disney, it is good for him. .”

"This is of course a good thing for you. The factional struggle in Disney has become an opportunity for you. If you can release another Golden Hen series, it is only one film that enters the super A-list. It's over. But then again, it's a sure thing that doing this will slow down your progress toward the Oscars. There could be several outcomes to this matter. If you accept it, don't say anything. If you don't accept it , you have to be extra careful, although you are unlikely to be turned away from "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" anyway-even Eisner, the power is not that much, but even if you do, you have to be careful The choice, after all, offending a CEO is not fun. And if you want to go further, you can have both, and play "The Fifth Sally", and let Eisner's series wait for you until next July, Then you have to be more careful. You have to convince Eisner that "The Fifth Sally" may be your breakthrough, or let him understand that you are not doing this film because of contempt and hatred, but because The cast of this show is too attractive for you...even Eisner can't say much if you give up Disney's A-level production for Fincher and Hanks, but if you're only for Fincher and others A not-so-famous leading actor—for example, Josh, for example, it’s hard to say whether Eisner will be displeased.”

"Is this also a compulsory course for A-listers?" Jenny asked curiously. "You never talked to me about this before."

"Of course." Cesare said indifferently, "I told you a long time ago that although A-listers live in Beverly Hills like ordinary Hollywood stars, they lead completely different lives."

He casually opened the card game on the computer and pointed to the screen, "If Hollywood is a card game, then the stars are the bright cards. You can see that there is a thick stack of waiting people below them. Everyone wants to be a star, and the stars want to be an Ace. And the A-listers are not just A-K, they are kings and kings, and they are the cards that every card-drawer wants to get, and few people will What would you trade with kings and kings, even if they are also cards."

His finger landed on the virtual card holders, "and these hands belonged to the Hollywood Six, New Line, Lions Gate, Miramax - now it should be Weinstein... just belong to these big players As a card, you don't want to offend the player. Although he can't tear you apart, he is a player after all, and you are just a card. He has many ways to deal with you, such as Say—"

He raised his hand to signal Jim, and Jenny hummed, "I totally understand what you mean." After all, she is still a star, and there are too many ways to deal with her.

She stared at the computer screen suddenly, feeling a little unwilling: Although just a few months ago, she was just an Ace, and she was even a little far away from the big and small kings, but now that she has become the big and small kings, suddenly she is There is really an urge to challenge the majesty of the poker player—why does Michael Eisner not allow her to play "The Fifth Sally"? It's fine if it's just for the sake of the film, but for the sake of office politics, what does he think of her and her career? Is it really just a card?

The name didn't mean much to her before that, and of course Jenny knew Michael didn't like Pirates of the Caribbean, but she didn't care about that at the time because she knew it was going to be a hit. They met a few times on various occasions, and then it was nothing. Jenny never chewed on the name: Michael Eisner...

She chanted the name with hatred, but the more she chanted it, the more strange it became, and the more she chanted it, the more she felt—

"Ah!" She slapped her thigh violently: just remembered, she——She had heard this name before when she was Chen Zhen!

Because it happened a long time ago, so the memory is indeed a little unclear. Chen Zhen thought for a while before confirming that it was either 2005 or 2006. Her father-in-law—or ex-father-in-law and ex-husband also dealt with Disney At that time, the CEO of Disney was already—Robert Iger. She still remembers that at that time, the Shanghai government wanted her father-in-law to sell a piece of land in the suburbs to Disney at a lower price, because Disney intended to build a Disneyland in Shanghai. Her father-in-law also said at the time, "It was seven or eight years ago that there was no result. I just took the land. As soon as Michael Eisner was ousted, there was progress. When Hong Kong Disney opened, we went to see it. You may I don’t remember, but the new head, Robert Iger, is also here, and that person really looks like a person who does things..."

Because on this land, her ex-husband and ex-father-in-law had disagreements, and the two had quarreled at home, so Chen Zhen had a deep impression on this matter. Just now Cesare has been 'Eisner, Eisner 'Yes, she felt as if something had been touched, and now that she thought about it, even though it was something from her previous life, she also had a big heart: What a bull, you are going to step down next year at the latest.

Tsk... Now that Eisner is the grasshopper after the autumn, Jenny's mind suddenly became active: I know the news, if I don't make a profit, it seems a little unreasonable...

But how to make a profit? Jenny is a little hesitant. Even if she is not polite to Eisner now, it seems that it can't please Iger. After all, this is not a child's quarrel. If she doesn't get along with Eisner, Iger will treat her as his own. ——It can only be said that the level is not reached. Even if you know this news, it seems that you can't use it to seek benefits for yourself, at least Jenny herself can't figure it out.

But... She looked at Cesare: Although she couldn't think of it, someone should be able to.

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"Do you think Eisner will step down as CEO of Disney within this year?"

Cesare's standard expression of "Are you crazy?" came out again, but this time Jenny really didn't blame him. She searched the Internet just now, and Eisner seemed to be happy with Disney, and didn't go According to the position, even if he has conflicts with Disney, he should be in the dark now, at least he hasn't been picked out by the media and hyped.

"If you want to step down, it should be before New Year's Day in 2006." Jenny said with certainty, because this is the time she recalled that Iger took office.

"Why do you have such a view?" Cesare asked, but then said, "Because of your intuition?"

Jennie can only brazenly continue to push everything on her intuition, she laughed a few times, "If my intuition is correct, there should be a struggle within Disney now, and some directors must support Iger , I hope he will be in charge, but the news hasn't been leaked yet——Cesare, tell me my instinct is wrong."

Cesare stared at Jenny for more than ten seconds before slowly saying, "That's right, although I still don't know your—intuition—"

He frowned, "Where did it come from, but if Eisner is going to step down, Iger should be the most hopeful person to top him. In recent years, Eisner's favorite movies often cannot give Disney makes money, but Iger has such a profitable project as "Pirates of the Caribbean", and his courage is also favored by the board of directors, which has a great impact on Eisner. Eisner hastily introduced Michael Ovitz—you should know His, the founder and former CEO of CAA - entered the company to hold an important position, which also made the board of directors very dissatisfied with him, especially Ovitz's pension conditions are very good, and the board of directors talked about this matter. You don't pay attention to the financial sector , so I don’t know, a member of the board of directors has filed a lawsuit against Eisner, accusing him of overstepping the board of directors.”

While he was talking, he observed Jenny's expression. It was obvious that he was probing for something, but Jenny didn't mind: It's true that she didn't pay attention to the financial sector. Even if she pretended to have seen it, Cesare could easily expose her. The same is not to tell him something, there is still a big difference between hiding and lying.

"That's why he stepped down." Jenny said bluntly, "I'm at least 90% sure-what benefits do you think we can gain from it? Of course, I don't mean as an actor, I mean As a big dream—"

Cesare still had the expression of 'Are you crazy', he looked at Jenny for a few more times, and then lowered his head to think, but Jenny didn't urge him, because this matter is indeed not that simple, she just Can't quite figure out how I could use this information for profit.

"What's your idea?" Cesare may not have any good ideas at the moment, and he may also want to probe her again.

Jenny said frankly, "I want to make friends with Iger. The most important thing is that I believe that Disney will have a series of blockbuster comic adaptations in a few years. I hope that Big Dream can get a share of it in some form."

What she was talking about was that since 2008, Marvel and Disney have had a good boom in Marvel hero movies for at least six years. If you get involved, you won't have to worry about money. However, I have no idea how to participate in Jenny. It is impossible to acquire Marvel. She does not have that much money, and Marvel will never sell to her. The reason why Disney can successfully acquire Marvel is definitely not because their company is more powerful. Money can only be started by investing in a single film, but generally speaking, for a blockbuster film with an investment of hundreds of millions, except for the starring or director, the film studio will not accept other companies to enter the game-and some themes are really not just because you have money. If it can be filmed, even if Dameng is willing to double the asking price to **** "Iron Man", Marvel will not agree. Compared with some big-investment films, it is more likely to succeed in investing if you hug your thighs than grab it yourself.

"Manga adaptation?" Cesare was a little startled, "but the prospect of manga adaptations on the market is not too clear, and Disney itself has no resources..."

Looking at Jenny, he changed his mind and said, "Anyway, now you hope to have a good relationship with Robert Iger and invest in your network, right?"

"Well," Jenny also felt that she could only start from this step. Hugging her thighs had to start from when she was not in the position. Does the domineering president have a deep impression on you? "But I have no idea about it, because I really don't know where Robert needs my help."

"No." Cesare said honestly, "You and Robert are not at the same level at all. If Robert even needs your help one day, then you will not be able to help him."

He paused, "For the same reason, even if Eisner is really going to step down, with his remaining energy, it's still very easy to cause you some trouble, so I don't recommend that you compare this news with the current situation." The situation is connected, and we will maintain the previous countermeasures against Eisner: Even if you want to refuse—I think you want to refuse—you can’t offend him, and the risk is the least in doing so.”

"Of course." Jenny agreed without further ado, and added, "I've seen all these G-rated productions, none of which I'm interested in, and nothing can arouse my intuition."

Disney's big production is definitely not a romance movie, she should have a certain impression, in the form that Eisner gave, Jenny just found a "Enchanted" movie, which she has seen before , didn't remember the box office hit, and the whole story didn't appeal to her at all.

"Then follow the original route first." Cesare said, "Go to see Christopher tonight and try to win him into the crew. As for the dispute between Eisner and Iger, we can find an opportunity to use it later to please Iger should not offend Eisner as the first principle.”

Of course it is the safest way to do this, even if their intuition is wrong, they will not lose anything, but Jenny really can't think of how to please Iger, "Have you found any opportunities?"

"Not yet." Cesare said honestly, but his tone paused, "But you know, opportunities can always be created."

While speaking, he grinned and showed a wolf smile.

The author has something to say: Note: 1 Eisner did step down in 2005, and it was really because the film project he supported was not profitable and he casually introduced Ovitz into the company. I can’t go on and enjoy very generous retirement conditions. The person who replaced him is Iger, and Iger actually went to Hong Kong to participate in the opening ceremony of Disney in 2005... But the location of Shanghai Disney was made up by me.

Everyone should know what 2viber is, so I won't say much...

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