Hollywood Domination Chapter 228: Future Blue

"Daniel, thank you very much for taking the time to come and audition." Jenny once again held the hand of another Daniel——Daniel Radcliffe, and said sincerely, "I'm very sorry, I Your schedule is really tight, otherwise we should really talk more, to be honest, I am definitely your fan..."

Because of the performance of "Harry Potter", Daniel, who has just grown up and already has global fame and billions of dollars, smiled slightly. He looked a little shy in front of Jenny, "Don't say that, Jennifer, I understand - and I'm a huge fan of yours, honestly - can I take a picture with you?"

Jenny laughed, "Of course! That's my honor! Chris, you come too—"

"I'll take the shot for you," Chris and Daniel are very close, he has made too many films in London in the past few years, and he has also worked with Emma Watson, and has been to "Ha "Lee Potter" set visit, of course, Daniel came to participate in this audition is also the result of his matchmaking, he picked up the camera, "Get ready, don't be so serious, 3, 2, 1——"

After seeing off Daniel, Jenny reconfirmed on the audition list, she sighed in relief, fell down on the sofa, and almost moaned and complained, "Finally, all tasks are completed, It feels like staying up all night for a week straight."

"And you have to fly back to Wellington tomorrow morning." Chris walked behind her and squeezed her shoulders for her, and Jenny was softly manipulated by him, "How about it, which young piece did you fancy? *?"

"eww, you're so disgusting." Jenny glared at him, then glanced at the clock in the house: it's past 11 o'clock in the evening, and she has to catch a plane at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, so she should go anyway Time for a break—but, after they got to Venice, she and Christopher barely spoke a few words, mostly meaningless everyday conversations. "Guess?"

Chris laughed loudly, threw himself to Jenny, leaned on the armrest and looked at her with interest, "I guess? Is there a prize for guessing right?"

"Guess again?" Jenny held back her smile, and blinked at him a few times, "What do you think? What prize can I give you?"

Chris smiled and stepped on Jenny's thigh, he closed his eyes and thought about it for a while, "Well, I guess... none, not a single one, none of the little guys who came to audition this time One can satisfy."

"...Yes, that's true." Jenny sighed, and Chris would see that this is not unusual. If she had chosen a suitable actor just now, she would not be so irritable and tired now, but excited I felt that all the hard work was worthwhile, "Daniel's acting skills are of course very good, but unfortunately he is not tall enough, and I didn't feel the spark with him."

"That's a bit difficult," Chris made a triumphant gesture, but quickly returned to seriousness, "You have already attracted some famous young British actors to Venice. If you win, I don't know where you should go to cast a role."

"Is it that exaggerated?" Jenny laughed, and her mood was no longer so low. "It turns out that there are so few young actors in the UK-and you speak as if this movie is a big deal."

"In London? That's it," Chris shrugged. "Especially if they're going to play Colin, you can't imagine how many male actors are fighting for this opportunity after Arthur's word, we often say , The casting of "Harry Potter" is nothing more than that, you can hardly estimate your position in the hearts of these young actors."

Maybe what he said was half-true, but Jenny was still amused, and she stepped on Chris's leg in turn, "stop."

"Stop what?" Chris took hold of her foot and began to tickle her soles, and Jenny laughed, "Stop this!"

After arguing for a while, both of them stopped their hands tacitly. Jenny cast a questioning look at Chris, "Are you going to bed?"

"How about a while?" Chris combed her blond hair, staring at Jenny with green eyes, "I want to chat with you for a while."

Although they didn't spend much time together, they didn't delay what they could do. Jenny just had a big meal last night, so she wasn't that hungry. She rubbed the back of her foot against Chris' calf with a smile, enjoying The feeling of intimacy between the two, "I thought we had spent enough time talking on the phone."

"But that's not the same as it is now." Chris said, sliding his fingers along Jenny's back, "What do you think?"

"Well..." Jenny's eyelids were falling from the comfort, and she quickly cheered up, "But we'd better talk about some refreshing topics, otherwise I'm going to fall asleep-and I don't want to waste time like this , the next time we meet must be in a few months..."

"Okay." Chris also chuckled softly and sweetly, he twisted Jenny's arm, and used the pain to help her stay awake, "Say something refreshing, what are you going to do with Colin What about the cast?"

"Let Salvi do it," Jenny actually had a plan in mind, "In fact, he is the director, and this should be his job."

Actually, this matter is indeed a bit tricky, because Colin's actors can only be limited to British nationality, and it is best not to have a poor family background, so that he can act with his true colors and make up for himself with the fit of the role and himself. Compared with Jenny's acting skills, if you look for it abroad, it is difficult for Hollywood actors to have the temperament of British aristocrats, and they can't speak the standard rp pronunciation. However, the young actors who appeared in her reception room before, whether it is Eddie Redmayne who has not yet become famous, or Daniel Radcliffe who has been famous for a long time, when they auditioned with Jenny, they were all the same There is a phenomenon of being suppressed. The most pity is Eddie. He is still playing soy sauce in various movies and TV dramas. At the same time, he is honing himself in the West End theater troupe. He has a strong trace of expressionism and feels incompatible with Jenny's performance. Maybe in In a few years, he would be a suitable Colin for Michelle, but for now, Jenny had to give him up.

As for Daniel, he is actually still in the stage of honing his acting skills. The most important thing is that he is surprisingly not good at love scenes, and he has an abnormal sense of fanaticism when acting, which is not suitable for Colin. And those young actors who will become famous in the next few years are almost all selected by Jenny to participate in the audition. Their questions are quite the same: unless they are talented, otherwise for the British showbiz who graduated from a university, they have to go to the audition. In terms of the system that began to bloom after several years of practice, male actors aged 25 and 26 are generally quite young. If they want to play against her without losing the wind, they are really too young.

If you can’t find an acting school, another solution is to find someone who can act in their true colors. Many actors in classic movies have no acting experience, and they are all acting themselves. Salvi’s casting in this regard is very good. The advantage, because he himself was born in an aristocrat, it should not be difficult to find a talented young aristocrat in the social circle who wants to enter the industry. At least, this idea is worth trying, isn't it?

"So, you have made up your mind to choose Salvi?" Chris raised his eyebrows.

"Well, I've been hesitating between him and Angie for a long time," said Jenny, "but... I've decided to listen to you—feels the most important thing, doesn't it?"

She said it jokingly, but Chris didn't respond with a smile. Jenny glanced at him, "What? Did my decision make you unhappy?"

"Theoretically speaking, I should be happy for him." Chris said frankly, his tone was a little weird, "but I have to admit that this decision-you and Salvi will be connected for a few days The fact that we get along day and night—it really makes me feel a little complicated.”

"Why?" Jenny asked puzzled, and she suddenly understood, "Wait, you're talking—but isn't Salvi gay?"

"Why do you think so?" Now it's Chris' turn to be surprised, "Salvi is gay?"

"I don't know?" Jenny is fully awake now, "He's a model, and he's British—I seem to feel quite naturally—isn't he?"

If there is any circle that has a higher proportion of homosexuality than the musical theater circle, it is undoubtedly the fashion circle. In addition, the British atmosphere is much more open. If you are gay, there is no pressure to come out. She belongs to the type who dresses meticulously. Jenny, who is used to rough American men, really didn't think much about it. She instinctively classified Salvi, who was a model, as gay. Now that Chris said so, she really Surprised.

"Isn't he..." Chris was also a little uncertain when she said, "But I really didn't ask about his love life..."

Jenny couldn't help laughing, "Well, tell me, are you still jealous of him?"

"I wasn't jealous of him at all," Chris defended himself, "it's just—of course, if he was a little more ordinary-looking, maybe I wouldn't think so...but it's not jealousy—"

His tone was a little irritated, and Jenny was also a little surprised: Actually, to be honest, although Salvi is handsome, he is not just more eye-catching than Chris. Moreover, in the entertainment industry, handsome men and beautiful women are not uncommon at all. If you really want to mind this, both of them will have endless jealousy. She thought Chris was just joking about Salvi and her just now, and acted like a baby by the way.

"Hey, hey——" She quickly offered a soft kiss to appease, "What's the matter, don't worry, there's nothing we can't talk about——What do you want to say, Chris? Take your time."

Chris let out a breath, he was quiet, "It's nothing—"

But in the middle of the sentence, he changed his mind again, stretched out his hand to crawl through his hair, "It's not nothing, it's just—"

Jenny didn't speak, just looked at Chris quietly, waiting for him to sort out his emotions, she could feel that Chris was hesitating to speak, he kept checking her expression, as if to make sure Her current emotions, and she knew that the best response at this time was to remain calm and peaceful, and not to give him a reason to back down.

"Okay..." Chris seemed to have finally made up his mind, he let out a breath, changed his posture, and sat up straight, "I don't think this is a very good timing, but considering that we have to have I haven't been able to see each other for a few months..."

He shrugged, "Remember that oolong incident in the summer? You thought you were pregnant, we were all panicked, and we didn't feel that we were ready to be parents."

"Remember," said Jenny hesitantly, "and you mean—"

"Maybe that flipped a switch," Chris said, looking at his fingers, "pulling the trigger or something, when I told you I didn't even think about being a father, let alone That American pie family life - but guess what? Maybe it's because I'm past 30, I don't know, maybe it's because I haven't met someone before that makes me want to start a family, j.j-"

He glanced at her tentatively, "I found that I began to yearn for a family, children, I don't mean right now, maybe I'm not ready yet, but I'm starting to yearn, Jenny, I'm already starting to want to take this Things are on the schedule."

"I--" Jenny said, her mind went blank, "I--"

"I didn't want to say it because I wasn't sure," Chris shrugged, "If I haven't made up my mind, I shouldn't bother you with it, but the thing is, I don't know , the more we talk about the future, the more I find our difference, we are already a fixed boyfriend and girlfriend, j.j, but you have no room for me in your future."

He raised his hand to stop Jenny's answer, "I know, I'm not blaming you, because I didn't realize this problem before, and I didn't make room for you in my itinerary, and I didn't Didn't know the long separation would affect us so much, I missed you a lot in London and the phone calls only eased the mood a bit, I think you do too, don't you?"

Jenny said, "Of course the phone is different from a real person, but—"

When she thought of Rebecca's words, she felt helpless, "But what can we do?"

"It's only fair that you and I cut our schedules, coordinate our work as much as possible, and stay in Hollywood together for half the year." Fortunately, Chris didn't take it for granted. If it is similar, after all, anyone with an IQ knows that Jenny can't agree, and he has never been stupid. And his fluent answer also told Jenny that he had really thought about this matter for a long time, "For many years, people have been filming in Hollywood, there is no reason why we have to start working elsewhere now."

Sounds very reasonable, but Jenny still instinctively wanted to criticize, she said, "But, "Monroe"—and "Nine"—"

"I don't mean right now," Chris said, taking her hand, "Shh, shhh, I don't mean right away, don't panic, I just hope we can start talking about this, we can start planning for the future— Don't look at me like that, I know it's sudden, it's uncharacteristic for me..."

He laughed to himself, "God, I never dreamed it would come out of my mouth just three years ago, Jen, but I do want to have a family, wife, Children, family life that stays together for at least half a year, it may not be today, not tomorrow...but I want to know that we have taken it into consideration, and one day in the future, this idea will become a reality."

Under the moonlight in Venice, in the quiet and beautiful lake, a world-class handsome man—one of the most famous men in the world, is kneeling beside you, with green eyes shining affectionately and tenderly, Talking about the expectation for the future: a future with you, but before he knew you, he was still a prodigal son playing in the flowers. Such a scene is considered cliche even in a TV series, who would have thought that all of this is not adulterated in the slightest? And Jenny——she really didn't know what to think about.

"I—" she said, her mouth suddenly parched, and she swallowed twice before continuing, "I... I don't know, Chris, it's all so sudden, you don't even think about it .”

"Of course, I understand." Chris said quickly, "You're thinking about "Monroe" now, and I didn't want to bring it up to you at this time. Not enough time to get along—"

He smiled briefly, "Don't answer right away, think about it carefully, we can wait until the right time to talk about this question, okay?"

"Of course." Jenny said, she is really confused now, "of course."

They all fell silent.

Outside the window, the evening wind blows across the lake, and the moon in the lake creases slightly.

"You know this means...our relationship will enter a new stage, right?" Jenny suddenly broke the silence.

"I know, in fact, I've been thinking about it too..." Chris said, it was the first time he showed his uneasiness so frankly in front of Jenny. Like their friends, they talked about their decision with a more detached attitude, "If I said I had no fear, then I would be lying. To be honest, in the first 30 years of my life, I never thought I would get married."

"But you've changed now."

"Yes, I have changed now." Chris said, "I used to wonder why people get married and why prodigal sons settle down. It wasn't until I was over 30 that I realized that maybe people change. It's really fast at the right time. It sounds contrived to say that things that I didn't want at all now suddenly make sense, but after turning 30, I'm finding more and more evidence that , I’m not that different from the average person—and that feeling is really reassuring.”

He cheered a little, "Yeah, I'm back in the crowd again, isn't that happy?"

Jenny laughed too, and she said, "Yeah, that's really pleasing..."

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Leaving the thoughts brought by Venice in Venice, and ending the three-day packed itinerary, Jenny boarded the private jet she rented early in the morning of the next day—it was a long journey from Venice to Wellington. It’s too troublesome, and you have to go through several transfers. The most time-saving solution is to rent a private jet that can fly across the ocean and fly directly there. However, such a large private jet is not so easy to rent. The team did not book it when they were in New Zealand, so they can only save money. As for the return trip, if they can rent it, of course they can rent it directly. After all, if she really wants to come back to participate For the awards ceremony, the sooner they return to Wellington, the better.

"I want you to come back and participate in the awards ceremony as much as possible..." Cesare confirmed with a hint of doubt, "Are you sure this is Zhang's meaning? It's not because the information was lost in the translation?"

It is also difficult for Jenny to explain why she can communicate with Director Zhang without any obstacles and understand what he meant. She doesn't want to tell Cesare that she can speak Chinese fluently. She can hide this kind of thing. ——So she can only say emphatically, "He did express his meaning very cryptically, but I'm sure I didn't make a mistake—is it that difficult to understand? He appreciates me and wants to give me this award, and even more Let me accept the award and expand the influence of the film festival. This is a win-win thing. What we need to talk about is whether he can give me the award. After all, he is only one person, and the seven judges of the jury There are probably only two people who like me, including him."

"Before this, we never really considered this aspect." Cesare pursed his lips, and no longer questioned whether Jenny's words were true or not, "However, since the number of judges is limited, they all An art film director, launching a public relations offensive now may only have the opposite effect..."

Cesare is obviously considering the follow-up strategy, "Zhang is different from An Li, he is not worth much in the North American market... But from my impression of him, since Zhang invited you, he must have With a certain degree of certainty, it is worthwhile to go back to Venice for this reason. This award is very popular in some regions, and it will also have a certain impact on the copyright price of the film. Besides, even if we don’t win the award, rashly breaking the appointment may cause us to lose money in the future. There are more obstacles in the Chinese mainland market.”

Calculating the result quickly and precisely, he began to arrange the pre-work to return to Venice, "Valentino must be contacted, you need a new dress, and of course Julian, he has to come again. I suggest you simply Let’s charter a flight back and forth again, maybe the cost is a bit expensive, but you can buy back some time, the money can be reimbursed by Warner, and I will call Warner’s people..."

Jenny ignored these trivial matters and just nodded from time to time. She was quickly immersed in her own thoughts. After a while, she said, "Cesare——"

Both Cesare and Mary stopped discussing and looked over. Cesare was still typing on the keyboard while talking—his professional and calm expression was like a glass of cold water poured on Jenny's head.

"——I have decided to use Salvi Tucci as the director of "Monroe." She swallowed the words in her mouth, and said in a different way, "The director pays 500,000, let him be responsible for finding Colin , I will start work after I finish filming "Avatar", what do you think?"

500,000 US dollars is not too low for a new director. Of course, Jenny can afford it even higher, but as a producer, she feels that this salary is already quite generous.

"No problem." Cesare agreed immediately, and he looked down at the documents on the computer again, "Mary, pay attention to James' mood when he is on leave, we have to arrange a time to return to Los Angeles in October... "

"You're going to have three months of hell," Mary told Jenny, who took another look at the document and corrected herself, "Sorry, it seems to me that you're going to have six months of **** ahead of you. .”

Thinking of the upcoming awards season, Jenny closed her eyes, let out a long breath, and let her mind completely return to work, "You arrange yours, I have to start thinking about "Monroe" Where should I go to take pictures..."