Hollywood Domination Chapter 243: The beginning of power

If Andy was the beginning of Methodism for Jenny, Karen was her first little foray into Methodism, perhaps because Jenny and Karen were more alike than she thought. What's more, she was very relaxed when she entered the role of Karen, she came and left as soon as she said, without any difficulty at all, without any external stimulation, no matter whether it was George Clooney or Daniel Day-Lewis opposite, It didn't have much influence on her. Even when playing Andy, Jenny often needed to get rid of the feeling of depression and frustration, and she didn't come out to disturb the situation. 'Relaxed vigilance, and mistakenly thought that Monroe would be such a relaxed meal-but it turned out that she was really wrong. Maybe the film and television industry can be as streamlined as the car production line, but the film itself still has There is a strong artistic color, and each character has its special features. Being able to handle Karen does not mean that she can also eat Marilyn's cake casually.

If you compare Karen and Monroe, if you use a caricature to explain it, the synchronization rate between Karen and Jenny is very stable at 100%, and the synchronization rate between her and Marilyn is hard to say. When it is as low as 50, sometimes it will soar to 150 in an instant, and when their synchronization rate reaches 150%, Jenny will enter a short-term out-of-control state. She calls this state 'deep into the play', and ' Shallow entry into the play', Marilyn in the deep entry into the play is obviously glamorous, and the shooting effect is better, but it also makes her worry about her psychological state, and she is not controlled by her, nor can Jenny herself Deciding when it will appear is even more uncertain, whether you want it to appear or not.

Although she and Salvi didn't talk about things other than the movie, it just exempted Jenny from the task of apologizing to Salvi, and she still couldn't help thinking about all kinds of troubles in real life. It made her feel very at ease. After all, these things are regarded as her anchors, and when most of her thoughts rely on anchors to find a sense of security, she certainly never "deeply entered the play" again, even "shallow "Layer into the play" was also a bit reluctant to finish. Simon asked her to rehearse several times. In the key scenes of the two, Simon's performance was a little lacking in confidence, while Jenny knew her own family affairs. She may not be much better than Simon. . She was like a child who just learned to swim. After choking on the water once, although she picked up a lifebuoy (at least she thought it was a lifebuoy), she was still too timid to plunge her head into the water again.

However, maybe her willpower is really strong, maybe it's because the resonance between her and Monroe is not easy to forget once she sees Salvi, and sees the best man in the audience revealing When she was fascinated by her, with this feminine sense of vanity, Jenny completely entered the state of Monroe: She would also enjoy this feeling at ordinary times, after all, she is also a normal person, of course she is eager to conquer others Attention, but she did not openly enjoy and indulge in this feeling like Monroe, so naturally, Monroe's feelings all came back.

In the beginning, her ego was still a little bit resistant, like her limbs were not so well coordinated, and when the rest of her limbs were ready to swim, she still grabbed the wall of the pool and refused to swim. release. However, the appreciation in Salvi's eyes is a powerful push for her, and her own reason is also reminding her: this is on the set, you should indulge in the role, this is what you should do——

Although she was still a little uncertain, Jenny still let go of her hand, as if she had given up fighting against the strength of alcohol. Instead of approaching him, she patiently walked to the corner and waited for the opening in the rest area: she also knew that this was a performance, and the lines and positions were all in her mind, but this did not stop Jenny enjoys everything from Marilyn's perspective. This is her happiest period of time. She is newly married and has a husband who is fascinated by her. She is about to cooperate with the director she admires the most and even admires to a certain extent. The British seem to like her very much. Everything They are all so good, she is like a gymnast who has been training for many years, she has several perfect routines, just waiting to be displayed in a performance for a while, and teach everyone to love her more.

Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond, Simon Roemer, Dougray Scott, Toby Jones... One after another, the leading actors came and sat down beside Jenny, But she was not interested in chatting and laughing with them, only Kenneth and Julia exchanged something in a low voice, even performance actors were often a little nervous before going on stage, Simon read the script repeatedly, and Toby Then stared silently at the busy studio, as for Jenny, her time seemed to pass quickly, the world around her was like the scenery outside a high-speed train, passing by in a blur, until after a '', the noisy The world suddenly quieted down, and her world—the sleeping world seemed to have heard the spring thunder, and stretched its body happily and recklessly—

"Gentlemen, it is my honor to introduce a lady who actually needs no introduction—" With Lawrence's slightly tired but gentlemanly voice, her world came alive. Jenny ignored the empty 'fourth wall' and the dark crowd. She ignored the world. She faced the crowd in front of her who still maintained a certain demeanor before modern civilization. They Fascinated and excited for her, that kindness, admiration, and faint freshness made her a little vigilant while being excited. Yes, she was in a state of combat at the moment, and her mind was empty: she knew exactly what the crowd needed, and And how much she had been trained and told, just to give a little to their needs gracefully and calmly, but never to give too much. She would give them effortlessly, without affectation—even if they didn't say a word, she knew what they wanted right now.

"Marilyn, how does it feel to be newlywed?" came a shout from the crowd.

——This is a question Marilyn likes to answer, because she does have a real feeling for this question. Miller's talent fascinates her, and her marriage to him makes her feel like she can follow him Their talents are immortal together, and they will be remembered for time together. She leaned towards her husband and smiled affectionately at him, while he shook her hand somewhat awkwardly, returning an unnatural smile, a shadow passed over Marilyn's heart, but she She quickly covered up this worry: Arthur had never liked public places very much, she didn't know how long he could endure England, but she didn't want to be separated from him either.

"I like it," she said, giving the crowd a childishly cheerful smile, as if to make up for her worries, a particularly bright one. "I enjoyed it quite a bit."

This is a very lethal smile, and the reporters commotion and chuckled in amazement, and someone asked loudly, "Will the third time be the lucky one?"

Marilyn's hand is still free from her husband's, "I'm sure it is."

"Cut!" An unpleasant shout came from behind the fourth wall, Jenny's state was immediately interrupted, she blinked her eyes in surprise, listening to Salvi's sentence, "d !”

The people did not disperse, Salvi walked around from behind the monitor to the center of the scene, and directed to Dougray who played Arthur Miller, "Your expression is a little stiff, Dougray——I know, during the rehearsal She didn't put her hand up, but it's a good performance—"

"I'm not so frightened that I don't know how to react." Dougray also began to defend himself, "It's just that with Miller's personality, I think his stiffness is reasonable for his wife's closeness..."

Jenny suppressed the unreasonable unhappiness in her heart, and waited patiently for the end of the communication between Dougrey and Salvi. They quickly returned to filming: "I heard that you will soon star in "The Brothers Karamazov" on Broadway."

"Well——" She was pleased by this question: the reporter did a good job, they are different from Americans, in the United States, people only care about her lace news, her next sensual movie, But in the UK, acting is a more serious matter. Marilyn would agree to come to London to shoot "You Long Xi Feng" because she likes this atmosphere, which is what she yearns for-in this country, outstanding performances Skill can even lead to knighthoods.

The young man who asked the question was rewarded with a series of pleasant smiles. She skillfully used the expressions cultivated by the studio, and squinted at the camera thoughtfully, "I...still thinking about it."

"Who will you play?"

"I will play Grushenka."

"Can you spell the name?"

The British vitriol did not bother her, but excited her more, and she said quickly, "Of course I can—can you?"

Her playfulness made the atmosphere more cheerful, people laughed heartily, and she giggled like a little girl, but soon, her eyes fell on the manager——Marilyn returned to reality, Her indulgent smile quickly converged into a decent happy smile——

"Cut!" Salvi yelled 'ng' again, and he picked up the loudspeaker and shouted, "The leftmost one in the third row, you completely blocked the number three camera."

Jenny's smile fell from her face uncontrollably, and she glared angrily in the left direction, but before the yelling was about to come out, she pulled herself back, and was even a little scared by herself : The more crowded and complicated the big scene, the higher the possibility of ng. In the previous shooting, she has long been used to frequent ng. Of course, it does not mean that Jenny will lose her temper. ng, she will also be in a bad mood, sometimes even complain a few words and ask for a rest. But that was at least after the tenth ng of a scene, and it was almost unique for her to be unhappy the second time around.

——It seems that this brand-new acting method has not only changed her acting effect, but also her temper.

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Salvi is not a talkative director. Apart from shouting ng and explaining the reasons, he rarely speaks during filming. However, judging from the filming progress, Jenny's performance still satisfies him. The emotions of several leading actors have made some pointers, but they didn't comment too much on Jenny. This scene with a large number of participants, complex camera positions, and many shots took a long time to reshoot repeatedly before it was declared complete. After the performance, Jenny's mood was abnormally bad. Her exhaustion is not only due to sitting in front of the camera for a day, but also because she has been repeating a short dialogue almost the whole day-although this has happened many times before, but after entering the scene deeply, this kind of The feeling of emptiness and irritability is much stronger than before. She even has a top-heavy feeling, as if she just woke up from a hangover, or stepped on the ground from the side of a shaking boat. On the contrary, it made it difficult for her to adapt, and she felt that it was both real and illusory.

Although I want to encourage Simon, who is also tired and pale-he has been standing in this shot for a day, but Jenny is really not in the mood now. After returning to her trailer, she fell On the sofa, she just stared at the roof of the car for a long time without thinking about anything. After she finally gathered enough strength, she took out her mobile phone and listened to Cesare's phone message.

"The filming budget for "Twilight" is finally out," Cesare's familiar voice sounded, of course, with tons of trifles as always, "I sent you an email, remember tonight See, this form cannot be passed without your approval. By the way, the box office of "Michael Clayton" has changed, and there is a very interesting statistic. I blacked it out in the report, and this email should also take priority"

His cold and capable voice made her regain a little bit of the familiar and reassuring sense of despair: there are too many business matters, and it is impossible to finish them. Especially when she was still filming, this pressure can drive people crazy-this negative feeling overwhelmed her fear of her personality change, and instead brought her back to reality, Jenny smiled self-deprecatingly , but she did regain some energy. She half sat up and reached for her laptop.

"Also, Chris accepted an interview with TMZ without authorization, or a question from paparazzi, you need to watch the video, we were still discussing the Oscars before, now I think, if the Oscars can be held as scheduled, you and It is not impossible for him to attend at the same time, but before that, it is best for you to meet..."

If Cesare's voice brought her back to reality, then the news related to Chris undoubtedly dispelled the last shadow of Marilyn on her. The world she is in now, this trailer, and her Suddenly, the connection between them was unprecedentedly close. Jenny sat up straight and pulled the computer almost too hard—from Cesare's tone, Chris didn't make things worse, but...

After watching the entire interview video while biting her thumb, Jenny logged on to the gossip website again to verify her conjecture: This video is of course explosive news, and it also changed everything.

Judging from Jenny's experience, this will make the crazy situation she is in now a lot better, at least about their breakup, Chris has made a public statement, and also for her and Salvi's' Innocent' has been endorsed, and people's curiosity has finally been satisfied, so the paparazzi seem to have lost the motivation to continue chasing her crazily. At least now she doesn't have to worry too much about the paparazzi continuing to take risks and do some crazy things. The other good news is that, judging from Chris's performance, he should have come out of the broken relationship, at least he has recovered his normal mentality, and he is no longer tossing and turning in the horns, but he just refuses to get out.

This should be good news for her, and Jenny seems to be cheering for it. She thinks that she is not the kind of vanity character who doesn't know the so-called. It is impossible to say that she is not rare when Chris wants to have a future with her. Now that she has come out, she is lost and wants to save it—in fact, she really doesn't want to save it now, it's just...

Jenny couldn't figure out what she was thinking, but she was really upset when she walked out of the trailer-although it was a different type of upset than when she entered the trailer, but the concentration was almost the same high .

"We can meet," she said to Mary, Cesare may have just arrived at the company and is having a morning meeting, so the two can't talk directly, "You guys arrange the schedule—don't look at me like that , don't say your absurd thoughts, Cesare is not trying to bring us back together, use your brain, Mary, he just wants to make sure that the situation will not get out of control when we meet."

Mary shrinks her neck, nods her head and does not make a sound, but Jenny feels a burst of regret: her tone just now was too mean and irritated, and Mary probably just cared about her.

"Is there anything else we can do later?" She patted Mary's shoulder apologetically, and her tone slowed down.

"It's nothing, I don't have your scene today, we will show you a few new residences later, all found by Woody, you pick one, and we can all move there tomorrow." Mary flipped Looking at his notepad, "Of course, don't try to hide this from those reporters... But thinking optimistically, it's impossible to hide it anyway, and it doesn't matter if you know it a day earlier. Oh, and, the police The investigation target has been locked on several paparazzi of the "Daily Mirror", but it seems that no reliable evidence has been obtained so far. But they have already issued a warning to the "Mirror."

Jenny doesn't think the police will be able to bring the mastermind behind the scenes to justice in the end, and if it were her, she wouldn't be so stupid as to leave clues that could be incriminated. She hummed, "Let's go, finish the matter early, Go back and rest early. Ah, Sal, are you done with your work?"

"There is one last scene left." Salvi introduced several unfamiliar men beside her, "This is Abdullah Al Nahyan, my public school classmate, and him My cousin Syed Al Nahyan, they are very curious about this film, they pestered me to visit the set.”

Those who can be classmates with Salvi are of course either rich or expensive. Jenny nodded and said hello to the two Arab youths in suits and ties——she has lived in the United States for a long time, and she is not too unfamiliar with this situation. In Los Angeles and New York In many celebrity banquets in China, Middle Eastern faces are very common. The reason is of course very simple. After all, they are very rich. "Nice to meet you, I'm Jennifer Jefferson, of course I guess you may know me."

Abdullah and Said were very excited, but they still maintained good social etiquette. Said offered to shake hands with Jenny. Both cousins ​​were handsome, but Said His outline is more refined, his eyelashes are like those of a camel, long and thick, his nose bridge is high, his skin color is even and thick like honey—Islamic teachings are conservative, and their male followers are very contradictory. On the one hand, they strictly abide by the teachings and strictly regulate their wives and concubines, but on the other hand, they are extremely fascinated by women. They are passionate by nature and have a calm attitude towards it. Said did not hide his affection for Jenny at all. He shook Jenny's hand lightly, as if her hand was a fragile treasure, and he was flattered at Jenny's polite smile, "I I have always been a loyal fan of yours, Miss Jefferson, if I can see you today, I will not come to London in vain."

Jenny has been to so many public relations banquets, and of course she has dealt with rich Arabs. Although Saeed is handsomer and younger than them, she is already immune to this kind of thing. After all, Arabs Any woman with a good eye will come to such a few sets of combo punches, how could she be an exception? At least Saeed was better than them, though, and would not let go of her hand until he had taken it. She smiled and said, "Thank you for your warm compliments, I hope you and Salvi have a good time - Sal, I'm leaving first, I have to find a house, you know, I really don't want to trouble your friend, If this continues, I'm really afraid that his neighbors will drive him out of the community."

This was the first time she had mentioned to Salvi that she was moving out, and Salvi's eyebrows twitched, but Abdullah beat him and said, "Ah, you're talking about Chelsea. Is it the little house?"

He showed a naive and romantic smile, and proudly puffed up his chest, "I don't care, please go ahead and live, usually it's just empty - the possibility of me going back to live is almost negligible, so don't care about your neighbors , Miss Jefferson, it is their honor to be interrupted by you."

Jenny didn't expect that she was talking to her homeowner now, and she looked at Salvi with some surprise, and Salvi nodded, and she was sure that she had been living in Abdullah's house all along , and quickly sent a warm smile, "Ah, I'm so rude..."

"You really shouldn't be living at Fulham Road." Said enthusiastically took up the conversation, "I read the news, and those paparazzi are really annoying. Small house may not provide enough security for you, you should live on Bishop Road, our family has a few vacant houses there, you can live in, Miss Jefferson, it is big enough and closed, paparazzi It is absolutely impossible to break through, and you will leave in despair within a few days."

He smiled enthusiastically at her, "Of course, there is also a very reliable security system there. I guarantee that the wiretapping incident will never happen again."

Bishop Road is the most expensive mansion area in London, Jenny was taken aback—she suddenly thought of Chris again: she would know this because Chris had wanted to buy property on Bishop Road, and in the end it was He gave up because it was too expensive. At that time, the asking price of a house he was looking at was 70 million US dollars including tax, which happened to be the amount of money that Jenny expected to invest in Disney.

Suddenly, her mood plummeted again, and Jenny didn't care about Said—she could see that Said was the real rich and powerful one of the two brothers, and Abdullah was very concerned about it. The big house on Bishop Road probably has no right to dispose of it, and the only thing that can be lent out is the small mansion written in his name.

The rich families in the Middle East are very large, and some house fights are not inferior to the internal struggles of ancient Chinese families. She also knows that if she is too rude to Said, it may make him unhappy, Abdu La might be angered, but Jenny suddenly lost the interest to think about these things, and she became indifferent to these matters immediately.

"It's not good to bother others all the time." She shook her head and resolutely rejected Said, "This is not my habit, thank you for your kindness, Said, I'd better go first It’s gone—Saar, goodbye.”

Salvi smiled and said gently, "See you tomorrow."

Jenny twisted her finger at Abdullah, ignored Said, turned around and drifted away.

The thrill of interrupting the local tyrant's costume lasted for about two hours. After watching the house and exercising for a while, Jenny's mood improved, and she began to feel guilty again—she should have said to Ah just now. Abdullah is more enthusiastic, at least she should thank her seriously once, her rudeness will make it more difficult for Salvi. Not to mention that from a moral point of view, Abdullah did not ask for rent when he lent her the house, but because she was likely to be angered by Said, she felt a little bit sorry.

This moody, roller coaster-like state of mind is indeed quite irritating. Jenny didn't sleep well that night, one nightmare followed another, and when she woke up the next day, she was completely listless and didn't sleep until the breakfast table. cheer up.

"What's this?" she asked—and Mary put a small long box in front of her.

"It was sent by a handsome guy from the Middle East yesterday." Mary shrugged, "Woodi checked it, and there is no safety issue."

"Which one?" Jenny opened the box and sighed, "I didn't ask."

She picked up the roses in the box and played with them, then looked at the small card under the flowers. There was a simple sentence written on the card, almost in a playful tone: I am sure, my appearance can also be confusing some people, no?

Whether it is this narcissism or the traditional aesthetics (gold gold) represented by this 24k pure gold rose, it is enough to have the style of the Arabian royal family. Jenny lowered her head and sighed, thinking The relationship between Salvi and Abdullah's classmates and friends, the few months she will stay in London, the burgeoning eavesdropping incident outside the window, the Academy Awards ceremony that is not yet known whether it will be held as scheduled, and her and Chris The side of her, as well as her attempt at new techniques, and the psychological ups and downs caused by it...

Of course, as if it wasn't lively enough, there is also a director who has been rumored to have an affair with her, and an Arab prince who seems to have a strong interest in her-Said did not say his own background, but the royal family of the Arab world There are many self-made rich people, and there are almost no self-made rich people, so Jenny guesses that he should be a prince——

She hugged the back of her head, and moaned heavily again: She really needs a little courage to face the intricate, **** world outside her house.

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Just as Jenny herself has deeply realized, Jennifer Jefferson and Jenny Jefferson actually lived two completely different lives. When everyone thought she was struggling and losing her temper in the eavesdropping storm, Jenny herself was actually in a relatively good mood, at least much better than now, while she was fighting bravely in Marilyn and her own world. Fighting, like a light boat desperately maintaining balance in the stormy waves, to outsiders, the haze surrounding her is about to dissipate, and she once again ushered in the peak after the trough—

Because of the impact of the Hollywood strike, this year's awards season can be described as bleak. Many outpost awards almost canceled the awards ceremony and announced the winners list directly. Jenny almost won the Best Actress of all Sentinel Awards with Karen, and at the Golden Globe Awards press conference held on January 13, 2008, she won the trophy for Best Actress in a Drama Series again. "Michael Clayton" also won the honor of the best film in the drama category. If Daniel hadn't been shortlisted for the Golden Globe and won the award for "There Will Be Blood", the crew of "Michael" would have almost won a triple kill. Even in the context of the Hollywood strike in the ascendant, such achievements are enough to attract the attention of the media and the public. After a year of silence, Jennifer Jefferson finally repelled everyone's doubts about her acting skills with her own performance , used the awards to defend her honor as a best actress. Although her award journey is destined to stop here, unless a miracle happens, it is absolutely impossible to win another Oscar in such a short period of time, but it is only this achievement now. , has made her back hard again.

The general public is always easily influenced by authority, even film critics, it is difficult not to be shaken by awards. Instead, I paid attention to "My Week with Marilyn Monroe", which was filmed in London, with an attitude of anticipation. The scandal disappeared, and the focus returned to the career. Many film critics began to look forward to the finished film. "Wanted to do set visits and in-depth interviews with the director, 'The Collision of Monroe and Jennifer' is no longer seen as a joke, a narcissistic masturbation project, but is seen as a promising project. , Exciting idea, implicitly, people are already thinking: Can she get Otti for the third time with this film? Even, going a step further, can she use this film to create a box office miracle of an actress biopic and save this genre that is considered incurable?

Just when people were expecting Jennifer Jefferson in a foreign country, in a high-end apartment near Hyde Park in London, Jennifer Jefferson was sweating and almost rolling Struggling to get out of the soft mattress, she grabbed a glass of water from the bedside table and drank it hungrily. Then she looked at the alarm clock next to the bed and showed a bitter smile.

4:30 am - Apparently, she's having trouble sleeping again.