Hollywood Domination Chapter 16: Dinner that causes gastric ulcer

"Sir, miss, have you decided to order yet?"

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but the atmosphere between the two of them was tense, and the waiter came over to ask about the menu, which somehow eased the atmosphere.

"Give me a small seafood platter as a starter for two people," Cesare quickly made a decision, "I want veal steak, medium rare, mashed potatoes and lobster tomatoes as a side dish, and two kinds of wine, you see Wear and match."

The waiter quickly took down the order, and then looked at Jenny together with Cesare.

Jenny thought that the graceful and seductive aroma of veal steak, the mellow aftertaste of red wine, and even the aroma of wheat contained in a piece of bread were all very strong temptations for her. She had already worked continuously day and night. It's been a week and I haven't had lunch yet.

But it also means not exercising for a week, and every bite of food you eat now has a great possibility of being converted into fat on your face.

"Tuna salad, thank you." She admired her calm tone, and even added, "Please don't add salad dressing."

The waiter's attitude towards her quickly cooled down, and Jenny didn't think it was disobedient. In a high-end restaurant, the waiter would respect the gourmet customers more. Her kind of customers who seem to be on a strict diet and lose weight are even more unwelcome than tourists.

On the contrary, Cesare showed some approval and said, "I guess you probably don't have time for lunch."

"Yes, but I have been working for five days in a row, and I have no time to exercise." Jenny shrugged, "At this time, do I yearn for food? Yes, but I am more eager for success."

"Very good." Cesare did not hesitate to approve, "You have been surprising me, Miss Jefferson. Now, please allow me to apologize for my oversight. I should take Jim's ability into consideration, But obviously, the busy schedule made me neglect after all.”

Jenny raised her eyebrows, "You mean, you thought I could make it to dinner, so I wouldn't be in such a hurry?"

"I also came from the bottom," Cesare said. "When I was working in the mailroom, Eno Martin once asked me to run errands for him and get Julia in three hours. .Roberts brought it to the dinner party - she was filming "My Best Friend's Wedding" on Universal Studios, directed by P.J. Three months. Julia had made it clear to Martin in advance that she did not want to attend the banquet that night, and Hogan arranged the shooting for the day at nine o'clock in the evening."

Jenny was attracted, she asked, "How did you convince her in the end?"

"That's the problem," Cesare said, "I've got Julia in Martin's arms in three hours, and all Jim has to do today is get you a gown so You leave work on time, change your clothes and come here. There are no fixed criteria in the brokerage business, and because of this, the gap between good and bad can be quite large.”

"I see what you mean." Jenny said, "It's more likely that you miscalculated Jim's ability than the time--but it still bothers me. You know the most important thing about an agent is It’s just vision, Yamen has to look at people and scripts, and if you misread the ratio of Jim’s ability and miscalculated time, the former seems to be a more serious problem.”

"Ah." Cesare smiled lightly, but the smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes. Since Jenny knew him till now, she hasn't noticed that he has shown any human emotions. "I can tell, you are a shrewd girl."

The waiter brought white wine and poured a glass for both of them. Jenny raised the glass and raised her glass to Cesare, "In Hollywood, isn't that a bad thing?"

"Of course not," Cesare made room, and the waiter put down a small seafood platter, "I've been on a diet for a long time, I don't recommend you try oysters, or baked scallops with cheese. Your stomach is too burdened, but you can try baked cuttlefish, this dish is relatively light, with relatively low calories and good taste.”

"Thanks for the recommendation," Jenny said, her mouth suddenly starting to drool, and God, the last time she ate a meal was a lifetime ago - literally.

They didn't talk for a while, they just ate their snacks in silence. Jenny felt that the food in this restaurant was really delicious. She ate two pieces of baked cuttlefish and a small piece of pre-dinner bread before she stopped talking.

Cesare added wine for her, "Just a digression, the little dress you are wearing is transformed from a T-shirt, right? It's a coincidence."

"Thank you." Jenny couldn't help but feel a little proud, "But I don't have time to put on makeup, so I had to put on lipstick in the elevator."

"Given your appearance and age, make-up is not essential," Cesare said matter-of-factly, his eyes moving up and down Jenny Zhou's body, but without any obscenity, "Actually, you Your bare makeup makes me more confident in you—even without makeup, you are still beautiful."

There is no woman who does not like to be praised, and Jenny is no exception. Under the influence of delicious food and sweet words, she relaxes a lot, and she can't help but smile at Chesare in a friendly way, "Thank you for your praise—but you have to If you think this will make me forget the question just now, then you are wrong."

"It seems that I failed to get away with it." Cesare took a sip of his wine, "This is indeed a mistake I made, whether it was because of miscalculation of time or misidentification of colleagues, this is your choice, you can Free to understand."

"Then you will deduct some points from me." Jenny did not intend to let go of this advantage, she stared at Cesare seriously, "I have another question that I am very curious about, you are an agent, let us Crudely speaking, brokers and pimps are actually doing the same job, which is to exchange the labor of one party for the money of the other. Of course, many brokers also sometimes double as pimps.”

A polite smile appeared on Cesare's lips again, "I have no objection to this."

"So here comes the question, Mr. Vijay," Jenny asked curiously, "Have you ever met any pimp as high as you? I mean, how do you use this face for you?" We all know that in Hollywood, everything is about connections, and with your performance today, I can hardly believe that you even have a friend."

"Very good question." Cesare remained quite calm, "To your question, the three answers are: no, for most agents, being amiable and easy to communicate is indeed a must-have quality. Yes, I really don't have many friends, and—no, I don't have such a face when facing the film studio. When necessary, I can be polite and humorous, but I'm used to not wasting my talent on the target audience. energy."

"That means I'm not worth your pretending." Jenny was aggressive.

"You are not worth it." Cesare said, he glanced at Jenny with deep and sharp blue eyes, "because you don't care about my indifference. Miss Jefferson, I trust my judgment on this point. "

Jenny opened her mouth—and then closed it again. What could she say? She really doesn't care about Cesare's indifference, as long as he can prove that he is a good manager, even if he doesn't say a word to her, she doesn't care if he only communicates with her by email.

"As for the fourth sentence you said, I quite agree with it. In Hollywood, everything has to do with connections. I think a good agent should have the following points: First, a precise eye for people. Second, predictable market analysis ability, third, extensive and powerful contacts, and fourth, outstanding control over the artists under his banner." Cesare asked the waiter to remove the appetizer platter, "Miss Jefferson, you agree with me Is it?"

Jenny nodded, "I'm doubtful about the first point, because you misread Jim, but..." She smiled, "You have taken a fancy to me again, and even rejected the trip to New York for me, So I choose to believe that your vision of seeing people is quite accurate. The second point is that you do not recommend that Jennifer Bell take on "Pearl Harbor", which proves that your market analysis ability is also outstanding--"Pearl Harbor" box office performance is solid It's too bad. As for the fourth point, oh, Mr. Vijay, you are undoubtedly a control freak, which is absolutely true."

"So now we only have the third point of doubt." Cesare said, "You don't believe that my communication skills can maintain multiple contacts of various religions and nine streams,"

Jenny thought for a while, then nodded, "Now we only have this problem."

The waiter brought steak and salad, and the conversation was temporarily interrupted. Jenny smelled the aroma from Cesare's plate jealously. She noticed that Cesare ate very quickly, but his movements were very elegant.

"It's still Julia's story." Cesare took a sip of the wine, put down the knife and fork, and there was only half of the steak on the plate. "—excuse my ravenous, if you're interested, I didn't eat lunch—I got Julia to show up at the dinner party in three hours, and you want to know how I Made it."

"That's right." Jenny admitted, squinting her eyes and guessing, "You shouldn't have **** with Julia or something? But even if she is willing to attend, how did you convince the director to let her go? You also And him?"

"I don't have to." Cesare said indifferently, "My biological father is the senior executive vice president of MGM, my mother is the manager of the Disney production department, my stepfather was the director of film purchasing at Time Warner, and my great-grandfather was the executive vice president of Rodriguez. Sy Manson, one of the founders of MGM. Julia and Hogan are family friends, and I brought Hogan to the dinner that night."

He raised his wine glass, leaned slightly towards Jenny, and made a gesture of clinking glasses. "This is one of the main reasons why I have become a senior agent in five years, Miss Jefferson. Maybe I can't say that I have the most extensive network in Hollywood, but I am indeed one of the most extensive agents."

Jenny has nothing to say. Who said that foreigners just do business? Doesn't depend on relationships? In any corner of the world, relationships are the most precious resource. Compared with Chinese, foreigners are even less taboo about using relationships and are even more proud of having relationships.

She raised her glass, "So, you did prove that you would be a very good agent, and I believe you are more satisfied with me."

She clinked glasses with Cesare lightly, "Is this a cup of congratulations for our brokerage contract?"

Cesare shook his head, but put down his glass instead. His blue eyes fixed on Jenny, "No, Miss Jefferson, this only proves that you have the qualifications and intentions to make a contract with me. Before we finalize the contract, I have one last question to ask."

Jenny frowned, suddenly feeling uncertain. "Excuse me?"

"What is your ultimate goal." Cesare asked, and in his sharp eyes, Jenny felt that she couldn't lie, "No matter what it is, I don't judge (Judge), you can, please be sure Tell me the truth."

Jenny's first reaction was actually to lie, but before she opened her mouth, Cesare seemed to have noticed something, and he immediately added, "Whether it's a movie queen, a genre actor, or just want to make money, marry It doesn't matter if you enter a wealthy family, you can honestly say that I will not judge you, and I can even tell you, Miss Jefferson, no matter what your answer is, I will basically sign you."

"Uh," Jenny felt that if she didn't tell the truth, Cesare might see it and get angry, so she had no choice but to say, "You promise not to laugh at me?"

"Guaranteed."

"OK." Jenny shrugged, "What do you think is the highest achievement an actress can achieve in Hollywood? Winning multiple awards, accumulatively entering the top ten at the box office? Being famous on the Avenue of Stars? Owning her own company , even has its own cable network like Oprah?"

"Oprah doesn't have a cable network," Cesare said. "She has a TV production company, but yes, she does represent a peak."

Chen Zhen suddenly remembered that Oprah's TV network was established in 2009, and she quickly blurred the topic, "Well, you are right, she represents a peak."

She gestured to Oprah's height, then covered it with her other hand. "Then my goal is to be higher than her, and I want to leave my name in the history of Hollywood - I want, I must dominate Hollywood."

Cesare paused briefly.

Note: 1Mastro and the previously mentioned 'eat dry wipe clean' are well-known restaurants in LA. You should dress a little more formally when eating in such a restaurant. Of course, you can also dress very silky, but the person you dine with will be more embarrassed...

2 Oprah should be one of the most famous and accomplished women in the European and American entertainment circles. Oprah has her own production company and later her own TV network. Her annual income in 2001 easily exceeded 300 million, and at the same time, her social influence is also very large. Anyway, she has made too many achievements. You can Baidu it.

3 The mailrooms of major brokerage companies are the only way for every new employee to go through, just like an MBA in the brokerage world... No matter what education you have, if you want to be a broker, you have to start from the mailroom. As for how to get ahead, it depends on one's own ability.