Hollywood Domination Chapter 208: Because she is Jennifer Jefferson
"Jennifer Jefferson and her manager went to Ireland?"
George Clooney half-lifted his body from the large beach chair, and put the phone close to his ear, "Are you sure they went to Ireland, Brad?"
Brad Pitt said calmly on the other end of the phone, "This is what Cesare Vijri's assistant told Liv. I don't think she needs to lie."
Liv is Brad's assistant. Brad and Cesare have a good relationship. When his agent was in CAA in the early years, Brad would often consult Cesare's opinion, although he has changed now. Although they left the brokerage company, the two still maintained a close friendship. And this also allowed George to receive the news that Jennifer planned to invite Daniel Day-Lewis to play the role very early—of course, at that time, he was completely sneering at Jennifer's whimsical ideas.
"What a spoiled girl." George laughed. "She's used to getting what she wants, isn't she? God, Brad, you think the same as I do Is it?—Her performance now is almost embarrassing for her."
Brad also laughed in agreement, "Who said it wasn't? If they thought they could impress Daniel—"
They are also the top actors in the circle. Although Daniel is not on the a-list, it does not mean that his style will be lower than these two a-r. Even better, as a legendary figure in the circle, George and Brad have certainly heard of his deeds a lot. Although they haven't come into contact with him personally, they must still know his character very well. As far as Daniel is so lonely, if there is no one to lead the way, Jennifer and Cesare will not even be able to enter the door of the manor. , he has always kept the frequency of publishing a work in two to three years. After "There Will Be Blood", it will be "9", not to mention whether she can squeeze out "9", even if Jennifer can squeeze out "9" , which also means that she is completely crazy: Rob Marshall has kindness to her, and in Hollywood, a producer's reputation and personality can still determine a lot, Jennifer is tantamount to self-destructing her future .
Thinking comfortably about the predicament Jennifer is facing now, and how desperate she is, she dragged her agent and flew directly to Ireland to find a solution. George changed his posture, hooked the waiter, and sent A charming smile, "Can I have a drink, honey."
He picked up the phone again, "Is there anything else I need to know, Brad, don't tell me they're also interested in Tom Hanks."
"Anyway, that girl has Christopher to cover her up," Brad didn't satisfy George's hopes, but changed the subject, "So don't keep thinking about watching her jokes, George, don't Take this matter too personally, all this is just business, and you will only embarrass Steven if you take it too seriously."
George felt a slight disappointment, but his mind still knew that Brad was just doing his duty as a friend to persuade him not to make a fool of himself - in fact, he was already very loyal to a friend. When George withdrew from the project, Steven Soderbergh did ask Brad about the possibility of taking over, and Brad, who happened to have a free period, refused because he had no interest in the role. On the contrary, he was interested in both Michael Clayton and Jennifer Jefferson. The reason for his refusal was entirely for George's sake, and he didn't want to cause a knot between friends because of the next film. .
Now, mentioning Christopher, George realizes that Brad is already a little dissatisfied: if his refusal can make this project yellow, then it still makes sense, but now Brad probably knows that Christopher is willing to work for him. If Jennifer had the bottom line, then he would have given up a role he was interested in, an opportunity to cooperate with a super popular actress, but it was meaningless and had no impact.
"If she ends up with Christopher Hanks," George asserted, "which is exactly what I'm hoping for, by the way—then the project is over, Brad, and you know Christopher most He can only act until the first half of his 40s, and he knows what a midlife crisis is? Do we know what a midlife crisis is when we're 30, Brad?"
In front of his close friends, he did not hide his hostility towards "Michael Clayton". Of course, George also invested money in the project. If the project ends up going bad, let Jennifer and the production team who pushed him away Embarrassed, George doesn't mind losing part of his investment—most of it can be recovered if the project can't be filmed. And if in the end Jennifer is forced to find Christopher to save the situation... Hehe, as long as Jennifer is there, no matter how bad the word of mouth is, it will not be a problem to get back the investment. Jennifer and her boyfriend were slammed by critics, which was a real relief for George: he couldn't make "Michael Clayton", he admitted, maybe he didn't choose the right role, maybe Jennifer The performance is better than him, in fact, it's not a big deal, but what George can't swallow is the decision of the production team to exclude him. When they persuaded Steven to persuade him, in fact, they didn't give George a second A choice, he was completely forced out of the crew.
Without his support, "Michael Clayton" would not have been able to be filmed at all, and Jennifer would not have joined the team if it hadn't been for his mediation. Jennifer Jefferson, not necessarily, George's unhappiness is aimed at the entire crew, he also wants to see, without him, who else can the crew find to take over, and whether everything will develop better than when he acted , or completely reduced to a joke.
Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Colin Firth, Sean Penn, Russell Crowe...there are only a few of the top actors in Hollywood, and we must exclude them all from the project It's not too difficult, at least for George, after all, there are a large number of actors here who have no interest in "Michael Crichton". George has been in a good mood after quitting the film crew. Although he flew directly to Australia for vacation and hid from the media, he has been paying attention to the crew's movements, happily admiring the "dying struggle" of Jennifer, Sidney and others. Only when he heard that Sidney was planning to go to various places to cast roles, his mood was affected a little, but he was immediately pleased by Jennifer's move to Ireland-he now very much hopes that he can trade with Daniel Day-Lewis See a friend, so you can hear him recount the embarrassing scene that must have happened at the manor.
"Well, maybe you're right, Christopher will be the last straw to screw up this project." Brad sounded persuaded by George, and there was a little more excitement in his voice, "I'll keep an eye on Yes, by the way, George, about "Ocean's Thirteen"—"
There was a notification tone of an incoming call on the phone. George turned on the phone and looked at it, "I have a call. It's Steven. Do you want a three-way conversation? Brad?"
"Call me back later." Brad said casually, "Hang up first."
Because "Ocean's Thirteen" is in preparation, Steven should have called to talk about it, and George didn't care too much. He answered Steven Soderbergh's call, "Steve Wen, what's the matter?"
"They have found a replacement." Perhaps because of the distortion of the phone transmission, Steven's voice was a little heavier than usual, and it could even be said to be a little gloomy.
"What?" George hadn't reacted yet, "What substitute?"
"Michael Clayton," Steven said impatiently, "George, what else could I say?——They have found a replacement."
"Who is it?" George Clooney couldn't keep up with this huge turning point for a while, his emotions hadn't been reflected yet, and he just asked instinctively.
"...that's Daniel Day-Lewis." In Steven's seemingly distant answer, George seemed to hear a sigh, but Steven's attitude was still very calm in the final analysis—this matter It was not his interests that were violated from the beginning to the end, "Yes, George, no one expected...Lewis really agreed to star in. Warner's James Holt just called me, and Jennifer went to the Ireland is supporting him...they have just signed a performance contract."
It is noon in Ireland, evening in Australia and late night in Los Angeles, but for the producers, the working hours are not divided into day and night. This good news must make the producers and directors cheer. Within a few minutes, how many calls will be made, and how many people will be awakened from sleep to accept this surprise...
It wasn't a terribly shocking blow to him—he kept telling himself that, but still couldn't help feeling a little dizzy, and George heard himself ask weakly, "But—I mean ——How——how did this happen...how is this possible—"
"As far as I know." Steven also seemed to take a deep breath, as if hiding his emotions, "They went to Rob, and Rob felt—I don't know why, but Rob I just think their idea is very good, to make a new movie before "9", brand new, according to Daniel's habit, it takes more than a year to prepare a new movie... Anyway, they went to meet Daniel, and then , Daniel decided to sign the contract.”
George is completely speechless: It is an impossible task to invite Daniel. This is the consensus of everyone, not just his own thoughts. From Steven's tone, he can at least confirm this point , but why—why did this girl do it so simply?
Whether it is to persuade Rob Marshall or Daniel Day-Lewis, it is as difficult as walking barefoot on the sea. This is an impossible task at all——
But she just made the impossible possible, she really made a miracle happen because of her, she really signed Daniel Day-Lewis, whom she had never met a few days ago, the best in the world, and at the same time Also the most irritable and withdrawn actor...
"George? George?"
The call from Steven brought George back to his senses. He nibbled on the inside of his cheek, urging himself to regain clarity and focus, "Yeah, Steven, I'm still listening."
Even though George has weathered many times and the city is not shallow, at this moment, he can still hear a trace of distinct bitterness in his own voice...
"I understand how you feel, George, if I were you, I would feel sore too." Steven said reassuringly, but his tone quickly turned harsh, "But no matter what, I hope you don't It’s a small move, do you understand what I mean, George, if you can’t welcome Daniel, then I advise you to quit now as soon as possible.”
His words contained a lot of information, and the meaning of the warning was obvious, which made George's feeling of losing control even more obvious: Steven knew about his little trick? Where's Sidney? Where is James? Has Warner lowered his opinion? Had Steven begun to distance himself from him? His performance let him down?
After being threatened, his thoughts became much clearer than before. George regained his self-control and said clearly and calmly, "I see, Steven, this time—"
He still couldn't help but paused, and then continued bitterly, "This time she won a big victory... I will be a graceful loser, Steven."
"You didn't lose, as long as your funds are still in the game, you are still a player." Steven's tone softened, "If you continue to play, it will make you a loser, Isn't it, George? Take heart, think about it from another angle, this is a good thing for you and the project itself..."
He comforted George a few words, then hung up the phone hastily. George guessed he was eager to congratulate Jennifer, or to involve himself more deeply in the making of Michael Clayton.
Staring at the mobile phone in the palm of his hand, he suddenly felt an extremely strange but familiar feeling of soreness: When he was still a nobody in Hollywood, George had indeed experienced the indifference of Hollywood, but ever since he emerged and made a rapid rise , what he feels is the intoxicating enthusiasm of Hollywood. Everyone wanted to know him, everyone wanted to agree with him, he was the one who was chosen, not the one who was left behind——but just now, although Steven had comforted him a few words, he hung up. The impatience on the phone said it all: he was dumped.
This incident happened until now, only Steven called him, Tony, James, Sidney, Anthony... no one thought of him as a loser, they must be busy congratulating Jennifer and inquiring about the contract The details, how this whole thing happened... He was abandoned.
And this is not the only problem he needs to deal with-George looks at the phone that has flickered and vibrated again, with mixed feelings in his heart, besides the bitterness of failure, he also feels aggrieved and angry: he asks himself that he has never offended Jennifer Jefferson even took the initiative to give in when the two had conflicts. He really didn't know why Jennifer Jefferson—she didn't take the initiative to bully him, but gave him the most difficult one in many years. night.
The sunset scenery of the Great Barrier Reef was suddenly unattractive. George stared at the phone for a while, raised his neck and drank the refreshing cocktail before answering the phone.
"Yes, Brad, Steven is dead... no, not Ocean's Thirteen...I'm afraid I have bad news..."
"Yes...she did it...no, I don't know how she did it..."
When the evening wind blew, the bitterness and helplessness in George's voice were blown to pieces, but they were still clearly discernible, "I guess this is the so-called miracle...and she is the kind of girl who can perform miracles..."
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When a person breaks through everyone's expected value for the first time, he will be called a talent, and when he pushes the expected value to a height that no one can imagine, he will be called a genius. When a man breaks everyone's expectations time and time again, and then pushes the bar to unimaginable heights... well, people call him a legend, and maybe no one will be surprised by what he does next .
To people, Jennifer Jefferson seems to be such a character, when she became popular through Chicago and Pirates of the Caribbean, people just think of her as another lucky, investment in The Notebook It just got her a 'bold and economically minded' evaluation, but things got a bit cloudy starting with "The Devil Wears Prada" and she won two actresses - all for The collapse, she fell in love with the movie star, and made the **** fascinated by her—she cooperated with Disney and Weinstein, and she seemed to be playing with them in a game of equal status—
Then, when George Clooney suddenly suffered from depression (this matter seems to be full of doubts in the circle), and she withdrew from the projects she participated in and invested in, she took a short time to work for George Clooney. Found another legend, the master actor everyone wanted to fill in -
Since she won two actresses, Hollywood seems to have no idea how to treat Jennifer. Her movies are selling well, her investment projects are making a lot of money, and the company she founded is a big hit. The quality reflected here is not only her It's so simple to be good at acting, and now, when she crossed the sword with the producers, she made all the producers stunned, and even felt ashamed-if it was such a simple matter to get Daniel Day-Lewis, then before they got Daniel Day-Lewis Could it be that the closed door is fake?
Things have come to this point, people can only admit that maybe getting Daniel Day-Lewis is as simple as that for Jennifer Jefferson. , there are always some people in the world who do everything very simply, and can always achieve success that others can't imagine easily, and she has this privilege-this is the way it is, you can't talk about understanding it or not, all you have to do is admit it This phenomenon will be fine.
Why can she get Daniel so easily? Because she is Jennifer Jefferson. Why did Rob Marshall, the most unlikely person, not only did not obstruct, but instead helped them? Because she is j.j Jennifer Jefferson, the name itself has magic, all doors in the world will open for her, all miracles will happen because of her, admit this, you will be completely at peace, not because Her news affected her own life.
"Yes, she got him." Sidney Pollack smiled helplessly, and explained to the old friend on the phone with a sense of apology, "Of course none of us thought she would succeed, But you know, she was very headstrong and always wanted to give it a try, and now that she actually got him, I'm sorry, Arthur, casting doesn't seem necessary to go on now... but if you already Find the right candidate, let him come, there are always some roles in the crew that are suitable for him..."
Giving the phone to Jennifer doesn't mean that Sidney can sit back and relax. In fact, he is very optimistic about Jennifer. In order to pave the way for Jennifer's casting, he also called these old friends afterwards to explain in advance Several times, and now he has to make a few more phone calls to apologize-it was a waste of time, a waste of favors, but there was no unpleasantness in Sidney's tone anyway.
"Of course, of course, I understand." The friend on the other end of the phone said elegantly with a British accent, "That's Daniel Day-Lewis... Stop pretending, Sidney, the show off in your tone It's about to drip out."
"If it was you, wouldn't you be happy?" Sidney asked back, "I lost George Clooney and got Daniel Day-Lewis - I am very happy, sue me."
"Fuck you, old guy." Arthur blamed affectionately, "So when will you start filming? How long will Daniel need to prepare?"
"Next month, Daniel is very inspired by this role." Sidney showed off again: Compared with Daniel's usual "notorious" preparation time, this time the crew needs to wait for a short time to make people jealous , From the beginning to the end, there is a strong sense of privilege.
"Next month!" Arthur exclaimed as expected, "This is—seriously, Sidney, how did all this happen?"
"This matter is only between you and me..." Sidney lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "It's just like what you heard, it's all because of that girl—she completely set Daniel on fire, I watched the footage of Daniel and her, old man, let me tell you, this time we were lucky, the scenes between the two of them were sparks, I already felt that Oscar was waving to us..."
Of course his words aroused a burst of envious admiration, Arthur seemed to have made up his mind, he said hastily, "Listen, I have selected a few very good beads here, you must give them Get a spot in a movie, I don't care how much it's part of—you owe it to me, Sidney."
"Of course, no problem." Sidney was in the right mood, and he agreed, "But don't be too greedy, Arthur, the places are limited after all."
"You don't have to worry about that." Arthur achieved his goal and said relaxedly, but then changed the subject and started to inquire about the next movie. "I heard that the girl is going to shoot Monroe - and she's going to come to England to shoot scenes? Is this true, Sidney, who will direct and who will invest?"
"She invested with her own money." Sidney replied slowly, "As for who will direct..."
When it came to this topic, even Sidney showed a wry smile with complicated meanings, "It's not confirmed yet, but I can tell you, Arthur, the list of people who intend to take over the guide tube is so luxurious that you I can't even believe it, in fact, if it wasn't for me..."
In Hollywood, people often don't like to talk about their old age and illness, and they always try to show their youth in different ways, so Sidney swallowed the words he originally planned to say, and said, "If it wasn't for me Time, I am not uninterested in this project..."
Although the specific candidate is not yet known, but hearing that Sidney intends to direct, Arthur has already made a long series of exclamations, "This is crazy! This is the first film this girl made herself Come on - dude, do you remember when you made your first video poorly?"
"Of course I remember." Sidney said with a smile, "I don't think she will be the same as us—"
He used a phrase often said in the circle of Hollywood producers and directors these days, as if this phrase could perfectly explain all the questions, "But, who made her Jennifer Jefferson? "
Arthur let out an inexplicable laugh. He obviously didn't understand what Sidney was talking about. Sidney didn't intend to explain to Arthur any further. He directly sent an invitation, "You know she's in Hollywood now. How hot it is, you just have to watch it yourself, so that next week, a romance film promoted by her company will premiere, you can come and get to know her by the way-trust me, you won’t want to miss getting to know her Opportunity."
He said affirmatively, "I think now, no one in Hollywood will miss this opportunity..."