Hollywood Domination Chapter 245: Two letters

"D." Salvi took a few steps back and looked critically at the screen on the monitor, "But I want to shoot again, Simon, you and Emma were a little too skilled just now, pay attention, this It was the 1960s, and it was the first time Colin hung out with girls at work, you should all be more nervous..."

In the scene, Simon and Emma have separated, and Simon's makeup artist stepped forward to wipe his lipstick for him, while Jenny, who has removed her makeup and changed back to her daily clothes, nodded with satisfaction: Simon's acting talent is quite amazing Maybe it's because Colin fits him very well, and his performance is not pretentious. In the kiss scene just now, Lucy had a good impression of him, while Colin himself was absent-minded and performed quite well in every detail. Well, the kiss between the two is quite different from the first kiss filmed some time ago. Simon was able to perform these details without Salvi's instructions, which shows that he has a thorough understanding of the script and expressiveness. As good as comprehension.

After another take, this scene was approved by Salvi and announced the completion of the shooting in the morning. Emma Watson came over with a smile and said hello to Jenny. They were just changing the scene. They exchanged casual greetings, but didn't talk much. ——Emma's Lucy doesn't have many roles, that is, she comes here occasionally to have a soy sauce. However, she and Jenny are quite familiar with each other. In addition to meeting by chance in various occasions in Hollywood, what is more important is that Emma and Grace Reese has collaborated on a movie, so the chances of the two meeting each other are of course a lot more.

"Congratulations on your Golden Globe." Emma said enthusiastically, "I watched Michael Clayton, Jennifer, it was absolutely terrifying - I mean, it's hard to imagine8 I can act as well as you in the next year, your performance is really disappointing, I just don't know how to become like you!"

An actress of Emma's age has almost no direct competitive relationship with Jenny, and the relationship between the two is of course very relaxed. And Jenny can also hear that Emma's words are not purely out of politeness-although Hermione has brought her global popularity, in terms of acting skills, Emma is still in its infancy, and Hermione made her Being able to cooperate with a big name like Chris in a movie doesn’t mean she can play the leading role. In fact, playing supporting roles in big productions is what she does most often and what she should do most. ——Emma still needs to move forward on the road of acting, find a breakthrough that suits her, and make her acting skills more profound and natural, and any actor who is still groping, of course, like her, hopes to get from her predecessors give pointers.

"Honey, you are really good at talking." Jenny is also very kind to her. Dealing with this kind of actors she is already familiar with often makes her feel a sense of absurd dream, as if time travel The two previous lives intersected——she couldn't help but rubbed her forehead, frowned secretly, and then continued with a smile, "Although I'm far from your praise, I understand your current situation." I feel like you once, I didn’t know where to start when facing the script. Compared with Hermione, the role of Karen has a larger span, but I bet, if you play Elizabeth, you won’t be so confused right?"

"Ah, you guessed that I auditioned for Karen myself?" Emma laughed, and read Jenny's meaning smartly. She and Jenny walked towards the restaurant together, "I understand your Interesting, we have to proceed step by step, right, let’s start with these small roles first, and slowly break through.”

"Of course, for you, don't you still lack blockbuster movies to star in?" Jenny also felt Meryl's feelings. It doesn't make Jenny feel like she's doing stupid things, just like Meryl helping her, there will be a feeling of passing the torch-this feels good, the only strange thing is that when she was Chen Zhen's At that time, she was the one who looked up at Emma, ​​envied her chance to show her face in world-class blockbusters, and played Hermione vividly at a young age. She was the one who felt ashamed and regretted that she didn't have enough talent, although Those who entered the acting academy but failed to make a difference in the field of acting——

She shook her head and said apologetically, "Excuse me, Emma, ​​can you say that again, I just lost my mind."

"I didn't say anything." Emma shook her head, looked at Jenny for a while, and then apologized proactively, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have come to talk to you today——"

In Jenny's questioning expression, she whispered with some embarrassment, "Christopher arrived in London yesterday, I guess my appearance reminded you of him, you know, after all, he is our mutual friend—"

"Ah, you're exaggerating." Jenny laughed, and she shook her head, "It's not so untouchable, really, it's just an amicable breakup, we're still friends, it's possible he I will come to visit the class in the next few days."

She shrugged, "I just slept too late last night, so I was in a trance."

Seeing the slight change in Emma's expression, Jenny laughed half-annoyedly, "No, don't believe what the newspapers say, I'm not crazy, I'm not depressed, Emma——you too Public figures, don’t you know how exaggerated the things in the newspapers are?”

"Sorry, sorry, I know." Emma stuck out her tongue embarrassingly, "I guess this is the root of human beings. On the one hand, we are troubled by random writing in newspapers, but on the other hand On the one hand, we can’t help but believe other people’s things written on it, human beings seem to have some superstitions about printed matter, are you right?”

They sat down in the dining room, and Emma squinted at Jenny, and continued, "But—if I have to explain myself, I'm not without a little discernment, it's just...you look Compared with the last time we met, it's really not that good."

"Really." Jenny touched her cheek.

"At least I think so," Emma said. "Of course, you still look so radiant when you're acting—you're amazingly beautiful! But after you take off your makeup, you look very pale, I don't know why, I think You are very spiritless."

She stared at Jenny for a while, as if she was studying the reason why she was so depressed, but soon laughed again, and changed the topic by herself, "Of course, since you said it wasn't Chris——"

"Not Chris," Jenny said.

"That's not Chris," Emma continued in her tone, and laughed with Jenny, "Maybe you are too tired from filming, are you resting this afternoon? If there is no schedule , maybe I can show you around our set, we're filming the sixth one, you know, the boys love you, if I could take you there, I bet they'd be jumping on the ceiling."

Jenny herself likes "Harry Potter" very much. This invitation was something she could not have dreamed of even half a year ago, but now, Emma's invitation reminded her of another world——she was also in another world. It is true that I have been to Warner’s London studio. After the whole series ended, I took my son to visit. She still remembers that she bought a lot of obviously overpriced peripherals in the store at the request of her son...

She began to feel a little dizzy again, and the part of Monroe's emotions seemed to be stimulated, and it rolled in the lake of her heart, causing faint ripples, but Jenny quickly stabilized herself, I just felt a little ominous: After that eye contact scene, they have almost shot Monroe's frustrated scenes these days, and there is almost no interaction with Colin. She should be able to relax a bit, but obviously, Things were slipping in a worse direction instead, and she was much more sentimental than in previous years. And this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that sometimes she can't clearly distinguish between the past and the present, even fantasy and reality. Sometimes when she recalls a vague memory, another segment of endless scenes will appear Be evoked, and Jenny sometimes can't tell who this memory belongs to, Karen, Monroe, Chen Zhen, or the current her, Jenny Jefferson.

"Maybe not in the afternoon, I already have other arrangements." She said apologetically, "But I will definitely find a time to go there, believe me, I am your loyal fan."

"It's settled." Emma's eyes lit up, "You must come, Jennifer, it would be great if you can play a cameo role—it's a pity, Joanne doesn't allow foreign countries to appear in the movie. People..."

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Jenny did not go back to the apartment to rest. After chatting with Emma, ​​it was almost the time she and Chris agreed. Her bodyguard team took her directly to the agreed meeting place—yes, in London , It is not easy for her and Chris to meet up, and it is not safe to meet on the set. After all, there are many eyes and ears, and Jenny is also very resistant to this idea. She does not want to further confuse her private life and work. Then it is not so simple to find a location that is absolutely confidential and will not be used as material for hype. Since Chris arrived in London, there have been many reporters outside his hotel, and the number of paparazzi stalking Jenny has increased. The risk of lawsuits faced by the "Daily Mirror" has not stopped their determination to chase Jenny, if there is any impact If it is, it will only make their stalking more bold and firm.

After several twists and turns, even a car chase on the highway, when the nanny car finally pulled into the parking lot of a club in the suburbs of London, even though Jenny was a little nervous about meeting Chris alone again at first, But now this nervousness has long been dissipated by the excitement and suspense of racing. When she walked into the private reception room, she was still complaining to Mary, "Oh my God, the paparazzi in London are so frustrating. If we drive out later Don't be surprised when someone photographed them, I always feel that we didn't completely get rid of them just now... Hey."

Chris turned around and nodded at her, "Hey."

Mary and Jack kept exchanging glances, and Jenny was also observing Chris—although she had seen him many times in various reports, she still instinctively used her own eyes when they reunited after a long absence Confirming his situation, eliminating the strangeness: Chris seems to be in a good mood, and his complexion is also good. At least judging from the surface, it seems unlikely that he will do the same thing as when the two met last time. He has completely got rid of the excitement at that time and completely calmed down from this relationship.

"Hey, Jack." Jenny also greeted Jack, and she stopped Mary half-jokingly, "Okay, Mary, stop looking, he won't kill me-we met, he No sudden madness, so you and Jack can leave, okay?"

Mary still looked at Chris suspiciously, and after a while, she nodded stiffly, "Then I'll wait for you in the next room—nice to meet you, Chris."

Chris and Jenny watched them go out together, and Jenny apologized to Chris on Mary's behalf, "She's not usually so rude, but..."

"It's okay, I can understand," Chris said, and he shrugged, "I guess I annoyed her a lot a while ago, so her reaction was understandable."

"Really?" Jenny was a little curious.

Chris glanced at her, "You don't know? Well, then it seems that those words were either intercepted by Jack, or kept from her."

"The last time I heard your message was about the renovation fee." Jenny said, "Then Jack said that he didn't need to pay—"

Chris showed a painful expression, and Jenny laughed, "Well, I'll get it here anyway, and you'll know how much is left—but I guess they did it to your liking. "

"Yeah." Chris grimaced. This relationship didn't affect him as badly as Claudia's throwing away Josh. Chris seemed to have hardly changed, and his expression was a little more stable. , seems to have lost a little willfulness of a Hollywood **** and superstar, but this naturally makes him more attractive. "Let's not mention these."

He entertained Jenny and sat down on the sofa in front of the window, "By the way, about the renovation fee - I'm sorry."

Jenny shook her head, "You don't have to, first of all I should give the money—don't argue, I know you won't want it, so forget about it."

Chris closed his mouth and showed a wry smile, and Jenny continued, "Secondly, it's okay if you're wrong, we don't do the right thing all the time, as my letter said I did something wrong, and I think it hurts you more than my mistakes..."

"Don't." Chris shook his head, and he said curtly, "Just...don't say that."

He took a deep breath and looked at the scenery outside the window: the damp wind rolled over the golf course, rustling the bushes on the border. "If someone has to apologize, it should be me."

"Let's not continue." Jenny said, injecting some lightness into her voice, "otherwise this should turn into an apology contest."

"You already said it in your letter," Chris became serious, and for the first time he took the initiative to look at Jenny, "You have already completed your apology without giving yourself any reason, and I still Didn't do my part, so let me finish-"

He wanted to hold Jenny's hand, but as soon as his fingers touched her, he took it back with some embarrassment, "I'm sorry I drank too much that day and did something stupid, I'm sorry I didn't behave Like an adult, I'm sorry I made it so hard for us to end up, I'm sorry I made a beginner's mistake all over again, I'm sorry..."

He paused, "I'm sorry I didn't give you space, wishful thinking immersed in self-moving, pushing you forward-no, don't interrupt me, I know what you want to say, but If I knew you enough, I'd understand, wouldn't I? If I really loved you as much as I thought I did, I could see."

"So what are you doing now," Jenny laughed, trying to make a joke, "smearing the love we had?"

"No, I'm thanking you," Chris said, "for being so mature and sane, for not allowing the disaster to escalate while I was insane, for giving me time to get sober - for writing me I wrote that letter, thank you for apologizing to me, thank you for telling me..."

He didn't go on, just smiled at Jenny with some embarrassment.

"If only I were as good as you say," Jenny shook her head, "If I were really that mature and rational, none of this would have happened."

"So, we both did wrong things in this relationship," Chris said, "but it's not important, what's important is that we let it go - like you said, learn from the past , make yourself better.”

"Yes." Jenny said, "The important thing is to let the unpleasantness pass and leave pleasant memories."

"This will allow us to attend the Oscars at the same time." Chris said.

Jenny couldn't help smiling. "Yes, there are still possibilities for future cooperation."

They stared at each other for a while, then laughed. Chris smiled and shook his head, "Damn, you know what? Jenny, you're really **** good at breaking up, you should get a Nobel Prize for it."

Jenny took a sip of water, "And it's surprising how bad you are, isn't it? A piece of advice - next time, don't let the world know this before your girlfriend, not everyone agrees I am also 'mature and sensible'."

"If there is a next time," Chris grimaced, "I will remember your advice."

"Oh, don't say that," Jenny exclaimed, "God, you know I'm worried about you like this. Chris, you're making me feel so guilty—"

"You don't have to," Chris said, "Okay, stop talking, I understand that one failure doesn't mean the end of the world, and the movie says I'll understand when I meet the next girl."

"The movie is right," Jenny said, "it's good to stop being cynical, and when you meet the next girl, you'll understand."

"And I'm really sorry it's not you," Chris said jokingly, grimacing.

"Yes—but this is really my problem." Jenny said, "Look, it's like the letter said—"

"You don't have to take the blame on yourself. My problems are just as big," Chris said. Think, if we're all okay, if I'll tell you as soon as I realize I'm in love with you, if you don't run away—"

He shrugged, "Then we probably broke up long ago."

"Yeah, that would happen early," Jenny laughed too, "or it wouldn't happen at all—if I had been a little more firm with myself, I wouldn't have will be confused by you, so there's a good chance we won't even start."

"Well, that would be a pity," Chris said, looking at Jenny with affectionate, soft green eyes. "I mean, it would be a big pity."

"Looks like you deserve a Nobel Prize in the field of 'how to make friends after a breakup'." Jenny also joked, and Chris threw his head back and laughed out loud. A little sour, but not much left.

"Maybe I'll be married soon," he said, stopping his laughter, and said deliberately viciously, "maybe, I mean, now that I want to settle down—I, Christopher Han Max wants to settle down - what girl isn't crazy about me? Just wait and see, maybe I'll get married someday and I'll make that lucky girl the envy of the world, and you ——"

"And I'll be happy for you," Jenny said kindly.

Chris glared at her, and Jenny laughed, "Okay, then I'll hide in the bathtub and sing "" while crying, are you satisfied?"

Chris shrugged, and they fell silent, looking out the window at the dark clouds together.

"So." After a while, Chris said, "are you still doing what the letter said? 'No real, emotional connection with people' - you said the breakup touched you very much. Big, you're starting to rethink... have you changed your mind?"

Jenny glanced at him, but he didn't reveal any more clues, and Jenny couldn't guess his mood—whether he was just curious, based on concern, or still had something he couldn't let go of.

"I haven't made up my mind yet," she said, "I haven't made up my mind, but... like I said in my letter, even if I change my mind and want to settle down, the relationship between me and you The difference is still too great to be each other's partners at all."

She compares to Chris, "You're just getting started."

Compared to myself again, "And I have gone too far, I am already very tired."

Chris fell silent, and after a while, he nodded.

"Yeah," he said, "we've lost a bit of maturity in this one...I think we're looking for something different."

"Not only that, but our cause—as I told you, I could never give up my cause, and if you cast aside the anger of that day, you'll see that what I said in Wellington was not a bad thing Reality," Jenny said, "I'm an actress, Chris, and reality doesn't allow me and my husband to sacrifice fairly. I'll just have to find someone who's willing to sacrifice for me, just like you're a better fit for someone who'll do it' Mrs. Hanks' girl. What we pursue is too different, and what we need is just too similar, and we need to ask for it because we lack..."

She shook her head, "So, this relationship is destined to be fruitless, and it's good to end like this. We should be glad that it didn't end more tragically."

"What's it like?" Chris asked curiously, "I don't believe there is anything more tragic than now."

"For example, if I promised you, and then go back on it?" Jenny said half-truthfully, "I really have to admit that I was really shaken for a moment - but I think I will go back on it in the end Yes, it was just a moment of confusion, think about it, if that's the case..."

Chris thought for a while, then shuddered, "ugh, you're right, as it stands now—not perfect, but far from the worst."

He perked up quickly, "But it sounds like you loved me—I mean, of course, you said it in your letter, but I didn't really feel that you loved me until now Otherwise, it’s really hard to imagine from your performance—people like you and Cesare are simply too annoying.”

He teased Jenny proudly, "So, you look very bad, I guess you are sad because of the breakup? Because of my insomnia, you said you have a mental disorder on the phone, is this also because of me?"

Jenny gave him a blank look, and went on with him, "Yes, yes, yes, it's all for you, really, it's all because of your personal charm, don't you know, I've secretly I have been crazy about you for a long time."

Chris laughed out loud, and he looked almost as carefree and smug as when the two first met, almost that smug little **** again, "Oh Jenny, that's such a shame , you've lost me, baby, and there's no way I'm going back."

Jenny nodded with a dry smile, "It doesn't matter, as long as you are happy."

Chris smiled and gave her the middle finger. Jenny grabbed the grapes from the fruit plate and threw them at him. He caught them and threw them into his mouth.

"But, to be honest," he stopped laughing, spit the grape seeds into the trash can, and glanced at Jenny with concern, "You don't look too good, what's wrong with you, Jenny?"

"Actually, some of it has something to do with our breakup." Jenny admitted, but she didn't want to go into too much detail. Tell you."

"Okay," Chris said, and he extended his fist to give Jenny a friendly touch, "Whatever the problem is, I have faith in you, and I'm sure you'll get over it."

"Thank you," Jenny said, and Chris's words—in a way—frustrated her even more, she didn't know why, maybe because the politeness in his words made her realize that she was indeed She found someone who cared about her, which made her instinctively uneasy, maybe because she had been telling herself not to ask Chris for help, and it had been a long time before that they were used to talking on the phone. "I heard you have a schedule this afternoon, maybe we should go."

"Yes, I'm going to be in the studio at four o'clock." Chris looked at his watch, "It's already half past three."

After a while of fuss, they got into the car separately and drove in the opposite direction. Mary was obviously very grateful for the peace and friendliness when the two broke up. Playing mobile games constantly, putting down the phone from time to time, staring at the high-speed scenery outside the car window. She felt that this road was very familiar—not the kind of familiarity that she passed recently, a billboard, the neon lights of a supermarket, all reminded her of the familiarity that she had passed by with another identity and with another person a long time ago— —

She shook her head to keep her mind from being distracted. It was as difficult as taking her head out of a pot of glue. She refocused on the phone screen, but Jenny didn't play the game anymore, but Opened the mail app, she now needs some cumbersome official documents of the big dream to keep her awake.

An unread email was lying in the prompt bar, and Jenny entered the inbox, and after a brief online reading, she saw Chris's name—the date of sending the email was just three minutes ago.

Jenny clicks in and reads.

I haven't replied to you all this time, it seems impolite, you are right, some things may not be said in person, your apology has been accepted, and I know you didn't blame me, by the way, you Your magnanimity is just annoying because it made me realize how immature I am... Anyway, I thought I'd tell you: Thank you for telling me you loved me even though, as you said, the love It's minor compared to my feelings for you, but it's still very important to me.

I'm sure we'll see each other a lot in the future, I think -- I'm sure we'll figure out how to get along as friends in the future, and while I'm sorry it didn't work out, I also understand and agree that we don't Appropriate, however, no matter what, Jenny Jefferson, you will always be the coolest, most mysterious, most independent girl I have ever dated, I hope you can go down the road you choose, happy and happy , no matter what you want, I hope you can get it.

Always be your Christopher

ps: I would be grateful if you would not reveal this sentimental letter to anyone.

It seems that Chris has grown up really fast, and he did learn a lot from this past relationship.

Jenny laughed silently, staring at the phone, rereading the letter repeatedly——

After a while, Mary pulled out some tissues and handed them to her.