Hollywood Domination Chapter 141: Dedicated Jennifer
'Jennifer Jefferson was injured filming! ’
'Jennifer Jefferson fell into the sea and was sent back to Los Angeles on a special plane'
‘I’m afraid J.J will be absent from the Venice Film Festival, Christopher and director Fincher have gone to Italy’
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Although in Hollywood, filming accidents are almost common, every day there are crew members who are injured due to their own work mistakes or poor communication, but after all, Jennifer is a name that no one in Hollywood can ignore in recent years, and this The accident was also quite dramatic. You must know that not every star has the experience of falling from the bow of the ship. Moreover, those in the know will notice that this is already the second safety accident on the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Compared to the first accident, this time the accident was very noisy, and it directly made headlines in several major media, and even the most powerful media directly photographed Jennifer being sent to the ambulance from the special plane In the shot of the car, in the photo, Jennifer is wearing a hospital gown, and there are several bandages on her forehead. Although her face is blurred, she is definitely the same person from the outline—in this way, she is the head Injured, and sent back by special plane, the injury may be serious.
Whether it is a big newspaper, a tabloid or a variety of websites, while using large-scale reports, of course they also contacted their paparazzi and informants. First, they dug up the hospital where J.J was staying: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center . Then they started to show their talents. Those who had informants in the hospital paid a lot of money to buy J.J’s case reports, and those who had no informants in the hospital simply started making up random things. All this was for the click rate and magazine sales...Of course According to the style of the major media, there is a strict difference in which media reacts. Magazines such as "People" directly called Judy and asked her to reveal some exclusive news, including Jenny How is Fer's injury, whether Jennifer will file a lawsuit with the crew and other sensitive issues.
Those tabloids that are destined not to be favored by PR are more straightforward. They directly use the sensational headline, 'Will "The Fifth Sally" be Jennifer's last work? ’, ‘Jennifer Jefferson, the next James Dean? '.
I have to say that Jennifer's status and image have been recognized by the public. At least she is compared with James Dean, a superstar who died young because of a car accident, not because of excessive drug use. The genius River Phoenix...
The reports of the media certainly aroused a lot of feedback. Whether it is an enthusiastic fan like Jon, or a supporter like Jon's mother who is usually silent, they are now all concerned about the news of Jennifer's injury. Touching their hearts, even some impulsive fans have already planned to contact their colleagues who live nearby to hold some vigils to pray for Jennifer. ——This is the only thing they can do for their idols who don't live in Los Angeles. As for the fans who live in Los Angeles, they have already gathered outside the medical center and put up slogans to support Jennifer.
In the spacious and tidy advanced ward of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Jenny leaned on the hospital bed and watched the report about herself on TV. From her window view, she could not see the fans gathered at the door , she could only see the beautiful garden in the atrium of the hospital, and she also wanted to check the movement at the door through the TV screen.
However, after waiting for a while and not seeing what she wanted, Jenny lost interest, and staring at one place for a long time still made her a little dizzy, so she raised her hand to turn off the TV, and turned off the TV. Trying to rest her upper eye for a while - but she has slept a lot these days, so in the end she can only lie bored, hoping that the needle will work soon and her concussion symptoms will be relieved soon ease.
The door of the ward was pushed open without a sound, and Cesare's familiar footsteps came in, stopping beside her bed, "—the CT has come out, and there is no intracranial hematoma, which is good news. "
Jenny also breathed a sigh of relief: At that time in Santo Domingo, Mary and she felt that she would be fine if she woke up and became conscious, but she had some vomiting symptoms caused by heat stroke. communicate. It wasn’t until Cesare brought an interpreter to the scene that the team knew that Jenny’s dizziness and vomiting were manifestations of a concussion, which meant that either her forehead and the water surface had an impact when she entered the water, or the fragments of the railing hit the back of her head. All were hit. So the team immediately brought her back to Los Angeles, fearing that the concussion was just a precursor to a series of brain injuries. It was also at this time that Jenny realized that she had fallen from a height of more than ten or twenty meters. At this height, which is equivalent to six or seven floors, the water already had a certain impact on the human body. If you fall into the water, you will be fine.
So, the photos taken by the media when she got off the plane were not artificial. At that time, she was given medicine because of headache and vomiting, and she was almost in a semi-comatose state. She didn't feel comfortable until she settled down in the hospital, but The cloud of intracranial hematoma and even more complex brain injuries still lingers. After hearing what Cesare said, Jenny finally felt relieved: the last thing she wants to do is to face a crisis when her career has just started to improve. cranial surgery. "Great, when can I leave the hospital?"
"The hospital asked you to stay in the hospital for observation for 3 days," Cesare found a stool beside her bed, "Many intracranial hematomas will appear within a day or two after the injury, and the first CT cannot rule out this hidden worry .”
"Okay," Jenny sighed, "Looks like I'm really going to miss the Venice Film Festival."
"It's okay," Cesare said in a calm and objective tone, "it's not important at all."
This is not Cesare trying to comfort her, although it is impossible for any Olympic film to be screened on a large scale - before it is released, many films will choose to participate in various film festivals to build momentum , building word-of-mouth, and attracting the attention of the judges. If the time is unlucky and cannot catch up with the three major international exhibitions, then Sundance in January every year and various awards at the end of each year are also the focus of public relations. A lot of public relations fees are spent on over here. ——However, the Oscars are generally not popular with the three major film festivals, and the three major film festivals do not favor American filmmakers so much. Of course, it is impossible for no American to win an award. Hollywood is the leader of the global film industry , no film festival can bypass the Americans. But in general, the Venice Film Festival still focuses on Europe, focusing on local European films. Of course, excellent films from Asia, Australia and other regions will also enter their field of vision. So for Hollywood films, even if they are sent to exhibitions, they may not win awards, and even if they win awards, it may not be helpful to Oscars, that's what it means.
Moreover, "The Fifth Sally" is a psychological thriller, and it still has a certain commercial nature. No matter how good the quality is, it cannot help David Fincher win the Oscar for Best Director. For the more artistic Venice As far as the film festival is concerned, there is not much hope of winning the award. The reason why Weinstein sent the film to the exhibition is actually based on commercial considerations-even if it is a film festival that is cold and cold, it is impossible to completely get rid of the smell of money. International film festivals are accompanied by international film fairs. With the popularity of Jenny and Christopher, as well as the famous brand of David Fincher, during the film festival, it is believed that "The Fifth Sally" can be released in many countries By the way, if you're lucky, you might be able to earn back all the filming costs this time.
Of course, this is also because the three companies are not well-established. No matter how powerful Weinstein is, no matter how good he is at the Oscars, he can only go sideways in the United States and do a good job in American distribution. In the past, Miramax Disney’s international distribution is backed by Disney’s headquarters, and he doesn’t need to worry about it at all. Now, we can only open up the situation from Venice and build up our own international distribution system step by step—this way, we can also pay less for expensive international copyrights. Agent fees, for small-budget films, the significance of saving this expense is still very significant.
Of course, this is from the point of view of the producer, and there is no hope of winning an award, so it doesn't matter whether you go or not, but for Jenny, being able to go to Venice to walk the red carpet is also very helpful in shaping the style. Christopher was also making his debut at the International Film Festival, so both of them had promised to go to the film festival. Now that she can't go, Valentino should be very disappointed: another chance of exposure was lost.
"The exposure is still a loss after all." Jenny pointed to the TV, "So you want to use the injury news to make up for it? ——When are you going to let Judy tell the media that I'm actually fine?"
Cesare's expression relaxed a bit, "Seeing that you can still think, I'm starting to believe that you're really alright... It won't last long, and there should be news in a few hours."
Jenny made a questioning expression, "How many hours?"
Her question is justified, because it usually takes two to three days for news to spread from fermentation to dissemination. The TV news and online news that came out that morning may not have been printed in newspapers, let alone magazines. Now, let me clarify that if she only suffers from a concussion, the intensity of magazine media reports will definitely be weakened, which will violate Cesare’s original intention of using this matter as a PR, and a more reasonable choice should be to keep it secret for a few days. Wait until the second CT comes out, and Jenny will announce that she is fine when she is discharged from the hospital.
"When we flew to Santo Domingo, I already informed the media that you were injured and unconscious, so today's newspaper has already reported it," Cesare understood her unfinished business without much effort. He said, "It is more appropriate to release a clarification report tomorrow, otherwise the hype will be too obvious. After all, the official's delay in speaking out will make the public have worse associations."
Jenny nodded, and this slight movement made her feel nauseous again. She quickly lay back on the pillow, and then she felt a little more comfortable, "Okay... then when are you going to leave for Venice?"
The Venice Film Festival will officially open the day after tomorrow, but Weinstein has already gone to explore the road to sell the film first, and Christopher has never returned to Hollywood. After all, it is meaningless for him to stay—it is impossible for him to be by Jenny’s side Yes, after Jenny and the others got off the plane in Los Angeles, his plane was full of fuel and flew straight to Italy. According to the scheduled itinerary, Cesare would accompany the two of them to Venice to walk the red carpet. Because of Jenny's matter, he had already been delayed by a day.
"I'm not going." Cesare replied, "Chris can handle it by himself."
Jennie opened one eye and stared at him, Cesare looked back at her for a while, then let out a soft sigh, "You have no immediate family, Jefferson, I signed your admission document Yes. Before you are confirmed to be out of danger, I can't leave Los Angeles, otherwise what do you expect? When you suddenly appear in danger, let Mary sign your operation sheet?"
The United States, like China, also has a consent form for surgery. Of course, patients with minor operations can sign it themselves, but generally speaking, if it is a general anesthesia operation, the hospital will require the patient to be accompanied by family members, so that if there is a danger during the operation, They can get family members to sign in time for further treatment. Jenny gave an 'oh', and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I'm sorry, I forgot that I was a poor orphan."
"In your situation, you should be thankful that you don't have relatives who want to put you to death to obtain an inheritance," Cesare said with a cold face, and took out a document from his briefcase, "It's just right, you come to sign it Power of Attorney."
"Is this a joke?" Jenny really laughed a few times, and she didn't stop until she felt a headache. She took a look at the power of attorney, and it was a legal document authorizing Cesare to Be her designated surrogate during this hospitalization and subsequent care, making necessary medical decisions for her while she is unconscious. "Okay, here you are."
"Very good." Cesare put away the documents, his sitting posture was very stiff.
There was a moment of silence in the room, and then Jenny and Cesare said almost at the same time, "Do you want to watch TV?" / "Do you want a glass of water?"
The two looked at each other and smiled almost at the same time (of course, Jenny was only very short, she was still a little dizzy), and Jenny said, "Aren't you going back to the company? Chesa, I'm fine by myself .”
Cesare leaned back, turned on the TV - but lowered his voice, "Mary will be here in two hours, I'll leave then, Jim will be here in the afternoon - and Lillian will be with you in the evening. "
The ward where Jenny lives is of course very spacious. It is designed as an inner and outer room. Family members can spend the night in the outer room. There are also ready-made bathrooms for washing. It is not a hard job to stay with the bed. Maybe the only task is to keep her from being so boring. . However, Jenny still felt warm in her heart. She nodded, closed her eyes and tried to rest for a while, but she couldn't feel sleepy.
"Chesa," she said with her eyes closed.
Cesare said with a throat, 'Huh? ’ with a sound.
"Do you have a will?" Jenny asked very nonsensically - but, in the upper class of the United States, this is not a very strange thing, even in China, Chen Zhen's former father-in-law drew up a will very early, This is actually the protection of family affection. After all, the more property you have, the greater the possibility of property disputes after death. After some wealthy people die, because there is no will, property dispute lawsuits can be fought for at least decades, so the wealthy class has the habit of drawing up wills in advance. After all No one wants to see the ugly picture of parents, wives and children fighting for property as soon as they die.
"Yes." Cesare simply replied, he didn't seem to want to talk about this issue very much.
"I don't have a will yet." Jenny didn't mean to ask too much, she just expressed her feelings. "You know, this incident made me realize that I need a will."
"How do you plan to distribute your estate?" Cesare asked, "Donate to a charitable foundation?"
"I don't know," said Jenny, "that doesn't seem to make any sense except fattening up some shameless person I don't know--in that case I might as well give you the money. Shameless, but at least I still know you."
Cesare laughed politely, "Thank you for your compliment. ——If you need a list of relatively clean and trustworthy charitable funds, I can give you one."
"Yes, you still have to believe that there are people in this world who do charity to help others." Jenny said softly, "This should be your most basic trust in the world."
"Generally speaking, the volunteers of charitable organizations believe that they are helping the world." Cesare corrected, "So this is indeed true. The society does still operate on the human instinct of mutual aid. You have to believe that outside of Hollywood, the world is still pretty good.”
Jenny smiled shortly, "You say that to make me less interested in what I'm doing now - anyway, I need a will and an authorized agent, otherwise the next time if I If the injury is more serious, if no one signs, I probably won't be able to make decisions for myself.”
"I can introduce you to a probate attorney," Cesare said.
Jenny nodded, "Thank you - I will leave you an extra gift in my will."
"Leave me the equity of Dameng." Cesare said in a serious tone, "You can leave your personal debts to Lilian to inherit."
Jenny laughed, "Yeah - equity for you, cash for Lillian and Mary, some gifts for Claudia, Dave, Hollywood stars, and Rob, Agata... Leaving a will really makes people look at your life, doesn't it? It also gives you the urge to continue your life, otherwise your money—your achievements—who should you leave? Ten years later, who will return? Will remember your name?"
"Objectively speaking, even if you leave it to your child, the possibility that he will think of you ten years later will not be too high." Cesare commented matter-of-factly, "However, if you have a child Plan, please let me know one year in advance."
"I'm not going to have a baby." Jenny shook her head and said firmly, "It's not in my plan... What about you, do you have any plans to have a baby?"
"Not yet," Cesare said, "You can see that I'm not a family man."
Thinking of his confession, Jenny stopped asking any further questions, and just smiled shortly, "Well, then we must be equally pathetic in the eyes of many people."
"That's not bad news for me," Cesare said calmly, "I'm not ruled by the herd mentality—good news for you, Jefferson."
"What good news?" Jenny turned her head curiously.
"You have successfully entered my will list." Cesare still looked serious and sneered, "——If I die unexpectedly, you will get all the shares of Dameng."
Jenny was stunned for a few seconds, then covered her mouth and glared at Cesare complainingly, "Don't make me laugh, I get a headache when I laugh... Well, let's change the topic to something less scary, what are you going to do next? Keep up the hype, don't tell me we're really going to sue the "Pirates" crew..."
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Under the precise operation of Cesare and Judy, well-informed fans got the latest news that evening: J.J has been confirmed as not life-threatening, and the test results have ruled out the possibility of more serious brain damage. He was hospitalized for observation due to a mild concussion.
This good news lifted the fans' spirits, and the artistry of the title also made people see the words 'life-threatening' and 'more serious brain damage' first, but it was not the final result of 'mild concussion' So caring, in the impression of most people, Jennifer is not a big-name star who makes a big fuss, who hastily returned to China for inspection after being slightly injured, but a star actor who escaped death, even though she fell from a height and her head was still Injured, only to end up with a mild concussion, purely because of her luck.
"The crew should really check their filming facilities."
"J.J's misfortune reminds us of many filming accidents, and we should be thankful that these things did not happen to her."
"Who is responsible for Jennifer's injury?"
While the Internet crowd was discussing these issues, the details of the incident were revealed, and Jennifer's hospital examination report was also stolen. In addition to covering up the social security number, Jennifer's height, The measurements and the doctor's diagnosis opinions were all exposed in the media intact. In addition to the age and height completely in line with the official data, which proved Jennifer's honest character, what also attracted attention was the doctor's conclusion: Jennifer had dehydration, Symptoms of heatstroke, mild malnutrition, and shallow bruises all over the body. According to the patient's self-report, it was caused by the point of a blunt sword poking through the clothes during filming. Laceration...
"This is a child labor inspection report!"
"Did Jennifer go to the Caribbean instead of a sweatshop in Southeast Asia?"
"The crew is too harsh on the actors!"
Whether they are fans or non-fans, as long as they are gossip people, they are all aroused by this report. Some people smell the breath of a good show about to be staged, and some people simply think of their favorite stars because of Jennifer. Of course, Some people are really heartbroken for Jennifer. No matter what, the glamorous star in the imagination is so scarred. This alone is enough to attract attention and spark heated discussions...
As if in order to restore the image in public opinion, the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" also quickly spoke out, stating that the accident was an unfortunate accident, because the hull suffered a lot of damage in Hurricane Verma, and The maintenance workers did not notice the hidden dangers of this railing - this is an antique ship after all. In order to maintain the safety of the actors, they will put more shots into the studio for shooting.
The Jennifer team also quickly responded to the medical record. They stood on the side of the crew, "The crew is a safe and efficient crew, and they pay attention to protecting the safety of the actors. This is an unfortunate accident. Inspection report The wound on her body is actually not serious, it is a small injury caused by Jennifer practicing martial arts many times. The crew has provided Jennifer with a stand-in, but Jennifer insists on not using a stand-in and filming the martial arts scene herself..."
Although many people criticized Jennifer for being completely crazy and disregarding her personal safety, most of the fans also muttered, "Actually, we can just see the face and the performance, and there is no need to watch martial arts", more The harsh gossip people think, "Why bother, maybe it's not as effective as a stand-in"... However, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" has fierce martial arts, and the information that it is a real star is still subtly branded in the hearts of the audience. And for the Hollywood industry, the good impression of 'Jennifer Jefferson is a movie lunatic, willing to suffer anything in order to make a good movie', is just like this.
As an international star, the news of Jennifer's absence from Venice due to injury was of course reprinted by overseas media. Just got the news. However, like colleagues in the Hollywood industry, although it is very regrettable, these industry celebrities did not mean to complain about Jennifer. As directors and senior actors, they did not say anything, but they appreciated this kind of torture for the sake of drama in their hearts. Your own spirit, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many actors who want to get a good reputation -- or as they say, 'for the role' -- making themselves fat and thin, losing weight and gaining weight at one time, in short Just do not harm your health and never give up...
"Although it's a thriller, but for the sake of Finch and poor little Jennifer, let's watch it first." Holding the copy CD sent by the film crew in his hand, the judges of this year's Venice Film Festival , the French female director Claire Danes thought, "It's not a competition film anyway, so it's good to have an appetite..."
Although theoretically there will only be one copy sent to the jury, and the judges can only watch it in the screening room, but these regulations are flexible in many cases. In order to make a fair selection for the competition films, many jury members After watching the competition films many times, Claire decided to use "The Fifth Sally" as an appetizer to lay the foundation for the subsequent movie marathon.
In the several rooms of the luxury hotel in Venice, several of the seven judges also made the same decision as her by coincidence—the judges are also human beings, and they are also influenced by news and public opinion. I've been hearing people talking about Jennifer and Jennifer all day, and of course they're a little curious about Jennifer's films...
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Sorry for the long wait, I wanted to update earlier, but suddenly there was an urgent matter in the afternoon and it took a long time:(
There will be an update tonight...