Hollywood Domination Chapter 239: Be Marilyn
"Did you get the message?"
"Not yet, rumor has it that she has left London—"
"Where is she going back? Los Angeles? But she has no reason to go back now. I thought she was going back to Los Angeles, but Hollywood is on strike, and the Golden Globe Awards ceremony has been cancelled. It's gone, isn't it?"
"No, no, no, I heard that she went back for this matter. I heard that this girl has a high prestige in Hollywood—I didn't guess it. She is going back to attend some meeting of the Screen Actors Union."
"This... is impossible."
"Anyway, that's what's going on in the legend. It doesn't look like the crew will start filming in the short term. Our insiders haven't received a notice to start work yet."
Yes, even London, England, which is far away across the ocean, has received this news-as early as a few months ago, the contract signed by the American Screenwriters Guild and the Producers Union had expired, and the two parties have been belatedly The inability to reach an agreement on the share of DVD sales puts crews across the United States in a crisis of strikes. In the past ten years, the sales of dvds have quickly become a magic weapon for film studios to make profits, and screenwriters have long wanted to get their hands on this profit. In such a competition for real money, no one will Easy concessions. In this contract negotiation, the minimum wage is just an insignificant negotiation point. What everyone is really fighting for is the delicious big cake of DVD.
Since the contract cannot be negotiated after the expiration of the contract, the screenwriters will not be polite. That is, in early November when the news of Christopher and Jennifer's breakup broke out, screenwriters across the United States officially went on strike, and countless serial production crews came to a standstill. The film projects in preparation can only be suspended, and the screenwriters union firmly stands on the side of the screenwriters on this point-they also hope to break the monopoly of the film companies represented by the producers on the interests of DVDs, citing the successful negotiation of the screenwriters union Let the film studio open a hole for them in DVD sales, shed more blood, instead of stingyly occupying this brand new and exciting profit growth point.
Because most of the TV stations have stock drama series, and the one or two-month winter break is about to begin, the attitude of the Producers Association is also relatively tough, and it has not been intimidated by the desperate screenwriters union After the strike lasted for two months, the two parties have not yet reached an agreement. This also means that after the winter break, it will be difficult for American dramas to return. It's not the only one affected - the Oscars haven't made a statement yet, but the Golden Globes has reluctantly announced that they have canceled the awards ceremony because the Screenwriters Union has expressed support for the Screenwriters Union, and many big-name stars are quite supportive of the union at this time Even if they were nominated, they would not attend the Golden Globes, and without the stars, it would be pointless to spend a lot of money on an awards ceremony. This year's Golden Globe Awards will only be a brief press conference, and it will be over after all the winners are announced-it's not fair to this year's winners, but the fact is that they can only accept it silently.
Of course, such a violent strike has also greatly affected the public relations activities of many Olympic films. Most Hollywood stars are now reducing their participation in public activities, so as not to lose points in their public image. , the public's attention is indeed not here. This is more beneficial to "Michael Clayton". Many of its competitors have now returned to the same level as it.
The paparazzi don't care about that, what they care about is that since Jennifer doesn't have to go back to Hollywood for the awards, she won't be going in and out of the country, and it's hard for them to stop her at Heathrow, which makes her still a In a state of disappearance, neither the "News of the World" nor the paparazzi ambushing outside Salvi's apartment are ignorant of her whereabouts. Even most people have shaken their confidence, guessing that she was indeed invited by sag to return to Hollywood to mediate this matter. After all, she is not only the most popular star today, but also a successful producer, and Hollywood blockbuster The relationship with Shang is also very good. At this moment when the major forces are competing for games, she will be a very good sounding board, and Jennifer can also draw a lot of benefits from it. There is no reason for her not to participate enthusiastically in this matter. Let's go.
"bloodyhell." Shef pressed the brim of his hat, threw the cigarette **** on the ground angrily, and crushed it with his feet, "she let us waste days of effort! Just running around like a headless mouse Go—this is simply a face-to-face humiliation.”
After two days with his colleagues at the News of the World, he was sure they knew nothing at all, Shef angrily abandoned the lead and ran all over London again, but again to no avail. The paparazzi eat according to their workload, and they get bonuses for taking photos. Although he has never met Jennifer, after half a month of working hard and getting nothing, Xie Fu's hatred for her has grown day by day. Now, he can't Don't think about giving up this **** big star, no matter how newsworthy she is, it's useless to find someone.
William carefully looked at the face of the senior. He was about to say a few witty words, but the phone rang suddenly, and he casually turned on the screen and glanced at it——
"Oh!" He jumped up, who was a little depressed just now, and stammered with excitement, "Oh! Oh my God, the studio they rented is open, and Tuqi's car is parked at the door , Tucci goes in - and Simon, that lucky little boy, he's here too, and God, Shef, they're probably going to start filming!"
The half-puffed cigarette was quickly stuffed back into the cigarette case, Shaf burst out a few meaningless words, and grabbed his car keys with trembling fingers, "go! gogogo! We must get the first photo of her!"
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——I'm afraid Scheff is doomed to be disappointed. After half a month of calm, most of the paparazzi have given up paying attention to the studio, and just bribed the doorman to let him be an eyeliner. And Jenny's team has already rented a Rolls-Royce for her in consideration of her current high topicality. Not only the rear windows are covered with black film, but even the front and rear seats are covered by baffles. Long before the doorman noticed the appearance of the target person, Jenny drove into the studio smoothly, and carried out her and Simon's first makeup try-on in the dressing room: during her filming of "Avatar", the rest of the main actors were The makeup trial work has been completed, and now they are all called together one by one to prepare for the photo shoot and make some preparations for the crew's publicity work.
"Your appearance is quite different from Marilyn," Claudia explained her thoughts to Jenny while putting on makeup for her. She knew that Jenny liked this - usually Jenny pays attention to skin care, And movie makeup can sometimes burden the skin heavily, and it would be easier for her to accept it psychologically if she told her what the purpose of each layer of powder is. "Although you are all blondes, Marilyn's appearance is a little childish, and her cheeks are very plump. In fact, if she hadn't lived in an era when the camera accuracy was low and hard photos could be retouched, she might not be so Be popular... If I make you the same nasolabial folds as Marilyn, then under the current high-definition camera, you will look very old. No one in this world can have the same cuteness as her, and can even It is said that there are some chubby cheekbones, but at the same time, it avoids the trouble of nasolabial folds caused by plump cheeks."
"At the same time, unfortunately, I can't have Marilyn's figure." Jenny made a face while Claudia was changing tools, "But I think we can still get through that." The mole has become very similar to her, isn't it?"
"Yes, in fact, as long as you grasp Marilyn's eyebrow shape, hairstyle and that mole, anyone will feel that you are somewhat similar." Claudia said absently, "But it is worth mentioning that you Marilyn’s chin is naturally pointed, which is better than Marilyn’s. You know, she padded her chin and the tip of her nose. I'm not exaggerating... By the way, Ana, get me two breast implants and two hip implants - or else I'll make a Marilyn face for you It is also useless."
"Hey." Jenny circled her chest defensively, "Is that too much——"
She couldn't help giggling, "Well, I admit, they are not very big, but I don't think Marilyn is famous for her exaggerated body proportions. Her popularity..."
She closed her eyes and silently recalled Monroe's emotions, "It's more of a marketing, an atmosphere. I don't think it has much to do with her own conditions. At least..."
Jenny swallowed the words: At least, although Monroe has been trying to deny this, deep down, she deeply believes that her popularity is entirely due to packaging and marketing. This is one of her knots: Monroe strongly desires to succeed, but strongly doubts whether she is good enough to succeed. The more she gets, the more she feels that she is destined to lose everything one day. She didn't have enough sense of security, and her fame became the culprit of her insanity.
"Hmm." Claudia replied absently, and she continued, "You are very white, but the makeup style of that era is so thick, so I will put on a few more layers of powder, and then we can Accentuate your cheekbones with some highlighter and blush, thanks to technology, Jen, hallelujah, you don't have to fatten yourself up to have beautiful cheekbones... where's the mole?"
Someone sent a prop mole, and Jenny said, "You know what, someone said she ordered it herself—"
"Shhh." Claudia scolded her. She carefully compared the photos on the computer and pasted a mole on Jenny's cheek—then took a step back and looked at herself critically. Then he smiled with satisfaction, "Okay, it's time to hand you over to the hairdresser - I hope she is careful, short hair is not so easy to fix if it's broken - it's a pity that Gina can't come , we'd better not be reduced to the level of hair extension..."
Although she can also act with a headgear, for the sake of realism, Jenny is still willing to cut off her hair, which is not long at all. Under the hands of a hair stylist who has practiced many times, she cuts, blows, irons, and shapes her hair quickly. I have Monroe's signature curly hair, and put on a white linen dress with a strong 1960s characteristics, a somewhat wide coat with shoulder pads, thick-heeled high-heeled shoes, and silk stockings as thin as cicada's wings.
"Come on." With Claudia's help, she fixed the prosthesis on the corset and adjusted the appropriate folds to make the overall effect more realistic. Jenny's little **** was also treated the same way, but her thin arms were ignored: as long as you find the right angle and match makeup, Jenny's arms will not be too thin in the camera, and the tightness after exercise is now The sense of emotion will also be covered, and the audience's eyes can't find much wrong. In these details, they are quite easy to deceive, and they will always be fooled by their instincts.
When she looked at herself in the mirror, Jenny once again lamented the unreliability of human vision: She and Monroe don't look very much alike, and Monroe's appearance has a kind of childish feeling, especially the short one In the middle, she looks very childish, while Jenny is a very standard Germanic beauty, and her outline is stronger than Monroe. But after proper make-up, with shadows, highlights and eyeliner, red lips, eyebrows, moles... she looks like six or seven points of Monroe——
If she poses in Monroe's signature pose again, under the ambiguity of all kinds of iconic features, for a moment, Jenny can't even tell the difference between herself and Monroe on the computer screen. They are all beautiful girls at a young age, all of whom are world-famous, and have been carefully modified, even with artificial help. This image has concentrated the efforts of many people, and it looks quite charming, but it is far from the real them. The difference is so far that when they look at themselves in the mirror, apart from strong pride, there is also an indescribable sense of strangeness, as if they lost themselves in the mirror.
"Very good." Claudia whistled softly, and exchanged a satisfied look with the hair stylist: With full preparation and practice, the makeup trial can be said to be a success, which is a big name in service The necessary qualities of a star. Although makeup and makeup trials are tedious tasks, big-name actors generally lack patience. How to complete makeup as soon as possible without disturbing or hurting the actors is a compulsory course for most makeup artists and hair stylists—although Jenny Fer has a good temper, but no one wants to challenge her limit. Being able to successfully complete the makeup within an hour also indicates that in the subsequent shooting, each time makeup will not be too long, which makes them very proud .
"I'm beautiful, aren't I?" Unexpectedly, after looking at herself in the mirror for a while, Jenny asked such a question—for a hairstylist working with her for the first time, maybe this is not so Weird, but Claudia has been with Jenny for five years and she's almost scared off the brush by this question: Jenny has always been a very low-key and polite character, has nothing to do with narcissism, she will praise makeup The excellent work of the teacher, but it is rare that he directly boasted of his beauty as he is now.
"When...Of course." But of course there is no second answer to this question. Relying on her many years of friendship with Jenny, she answered this question first. Jokingly said, "You are beautiful, Miss Monroe, I think even the president brother will fall for you-we will get their call soon, won't we?"
In fact, during the filming period, Kennedy was not the president of the United States, and the Kennedy family had not yet entered the spotlight. Of course, it was impossible for Monroe to be entangled with the two brothers, but Jenny did not correct Crowe What Diya meant was quite the opposite. She naturally showed a slightly smug and smug smile, and looked at her appearance in circles in the mirror, "They will, yes, I think they will, and the world will Who wouldn't fall for Marilyn Monroe?"
This sentence is not something that Marilyn would say, not only because it is very narcissistic, but also because its words are difficult and do not meet Monroe's cultural level, but this is indeed what Monroe said. The mirror often has mental activities, and Jenny's current state is unusual. Although she didn't use her golden fingers, she seemed to be in the aftertaste of empathy, as if she had a spiritual connection with the real Monroe. Everything about her is reflected in her heart, and she can plunge into this pool of water called Monroe anytime, anywhere, but at the same time, she is still clearly aware of her own existence. If Goldfinger before was a short period of drinking, after the overwhelming emotional frenzy, there would be a feeling of suffocation and emptiness, then now she is in a comfortable slightly drunk, and she no longer bothers to maintain' Self' image, don't care what the hairdresser and Claudia think of her crazy talk, but enjoy the feeling of being Marilyn, enjoying the state of mind of Marilyn, how she is intoxicated by her beauty, how Worshiping herself, how can she forget the darkness of reality in this wonderful feeling, she even enjoys the shadows deep in her heart, her ulterior inferiority complex and worries - her brilliance and darkness are so frank to her, This made Jenny feel a sense of pure pleasure, a sense of power, which is quite similar to the sense of enjoyment when playing Karen, but it has to be improved. If Karen is comfortable, Then the role of Marilyn is undoubtedly more ecstatic and difficult to control.
The door was knocked a few times, and then opened, someone was saying that the director wanted to see her. Jenny turned around and walked to the door lightly: when she first entered the industry, she used to open the golden finger to empathize with Marilyn when she was walking on the red carpet, because at that time she didn't like the screams and glares of the crowd. Even though Goldfinger was no longer necessary as she got more sophisticated later on, Jenny had to admit to herself that she never enjoyed the red carpet, which was always pretty tricky work for her. But now, everything is different. She no longer thinks it is a burden to show off her charm to strangers. She is still immersed in her beauty. She likes it all, she likes to see people fascinated by her charm, and their amazed expressions make her feel her own power and give her a short-term sense of security. Elegant, she didn't even finish middle school, but the expressions people stared at her made her seem like a princess, a queen...
Jenny has always been shy about other people's attention, she has a sense of this, she may learn to accept these amazing eyes with confidence, but if she wants to take the initiative to give smiles and winks to win the hearts of all beings, she instinctively The ground is a bit repulsive, she can do this to the camera, and she can do it to a single person after hard work, but she can't do it to everyone in reality-she can't let it go, maybe she is not confident enough, Maybe it's a traditional concept inherited from the East Asian cultural circle: if you don't have a male-female affection for a person, it is obviously against morality to throw signals at him. Even now, she doesn't think 'Chen Zhen' will do this after returning to reality, but now, she has fully entered the role of Marilyn Monroe, sober and intoxicated at the same time, she resonates with her, she looks up She walked into the studio lightly stepping on her square shoes, looked at everyone with a meaningful smile and eyes, looked complacently at the photographer, scene recorder, prop artist, and lighting engineer... In her smile, there is no Her eyes widened freely, with embarrassment on her face, she knew clearly that she had conquered them and possessed them.
Ah, these frivolous and fickle men, she thought joyfully and secretly, how annoying they are when they get her, no, she has already learned how to behave, she will never let them get it easily, She will only tease them cruelly and purely on purpose, making them her servants, making them crazy about her but getting nothing in the end-this is the original sin of men, this is what they deserve Punishment, and she will never soften her heart for it. But she will never show the slightest bit on her face. On the contrary, she will behave extraordinarily innocent and amiable, as if the **** just now is just her talent, and even she can't control it, so that even if they are broken by her , will also find excuses for her, and will never really hate her.
Her eyes fell on the man in the middle of the field. He was tall and handsome, with outstanding temperament, and he stared at her approaching indifferently, as if he was not moved by her at all—he was the most outstanding man in the field, and These ordinary people seem to be in a different world at all, but she will not be fooled by him, she can see his subtle changes, those clues, the movement of Adam's apple, the change of eyes, the movement of toes... He is also affected by it Under her influence, even, maybe under his cold appearance, he has long been vulnerable to burning for her, but years of upbringing have restrained his actions. This makes her very happy, she sees him through, but she will never give a little response, not because of anything else, just because she doesn't like his pretending, she wants to pretend to be ignorant, and let him worry about his own mind Worry, this is the best punishment for him.
She flashed a fleeting smile, but quickly suppressed it, and confidently—but with feigned trepidation, she walked up to him, determined to continue to cast her magic— —
And he smiled, this smile is so pure and innocent, it almost caught her off guard, making it difficult for her to maintain her armor—
"Ah," said Salvi, "this is the Monroe I want to see."
He looked at her appreciatively and affectionately, without concealing his surprise at all, "You were right on the phone, Jennifer, you are completely ready."
Jenny suddenly returned to reality.
She realized what she had just done——
Then I broke out in a cold sweat.