Hollywood Domination Chapter 262: Rough cut of “Monroe”

"Yes, Kevin, we also saw the news. If you need me to make sure again, it doesn't matter if I say it a few times: This is really not the news we broadcast." Jenny looked at Sal apologetically. Wei said hello, she put the phone on her shoulder, said 'hi' to the director, then put the phone to her ear, and continued patiently, "Also, I haven't made up my mind whether to quit or not. "Iron Man 2", it all depends on the quality of the script, remember? What the newspapers said is completely speculative... Yeah, I really don't know who is messing with it, maybe someone just overheard something and sold it To the media. If you want, we can immediately issue clarification news."

"Clarify what was said in the news?" She walked into the editing room while talking on the phone, "Of course I'm telling the truth, let's just say that everything has not been decided yet, if the script is suitable, I will consider returning... Oh, don't be childish Now Kevin, there's no need to lie about this, we'll have to make it public sooner or later if I'm not actually in the show. Yes, I have Marvel stock now, and of course I hope The company is getting better and better, but I also lost my status as an investor in the sequel, so you really can't ask me to continue acting without principles, can you?"

Jenny can feel Kevin Feige's breakdown and madness on the other end of the phone - she understands this, she guesses that Kevin rarely deals with such a 'moody' negotiating partner, after all, Marvel is now in contact None of them are first-tier stars, and second-tier stars certainly have no room to play their temper in front of Kevin. Kevin probably didn't have a good estimate of her "shameless".

During their several negotiations, Jenny appeared as a willful and irritable image at the beginning, and then became very understanding and cooperative, which also made Marvel happily offer a Gundam For them, this is a very rare high price, and it is also reasonable for Dameng-the price given by Marvel is higher than When the box office of "Iron Man 2" is the same as that of the previous work, the numbers that Dameng can get in a few years are lower than the numbers that Dameng can get by developing the two sequels. In terms of absolute numbers, it may be low. It was a little expensive, but because it was a one-time payment, this price also showed considerable sincerity.

Dameng was very satisfied with the price and did not bargain any more. He just asked Marvel to convert it into shares for delivery. The possible long-term gains brought about by the rise should therefore be compensated by the forward gains brought about by the inevitable rise in the stock price after the completion of the acquisition—that is, they must have something to look forward to. After rapid negotiations, Marvel finally agreed According to their request, use treasury shares to transfer 4 million shares to Dameng at a price slightly lower than the market price of 25 US dollars. Therefore, after the plane landed in London, Jenny immediately bought the next plane and flew back to Los Angeles. Wei signed a contract, officially ending the dispute over copyright.

For Marvel, it is not unprofitable for them to agree to use stock compensation. At least it can relieve the company's cash flow pressure and avoid the impact on the stock price when the company releases shares for cash. Furthermore, Marvel’s total shareholding is about 80 million, and 4 million shares makes Dameng a minority shareholder of Marvel. Although as a holding company, a 5% shareholding is nothing, but if Dameng As Jennifer Jefferson's vest, then Jenny is one of the best individual shareholders within Marvel, which also helps to bring the relationship between Marvel and Jenny closer—now that the copyright crisis is resolved, then whether it is Pella Meng, Isaac or Kevin, of course hope that Jenny can come back in "Iron Man 2", even if she is just a vase, and the asking price is bound to rise now, but compared to her box office appeal, as long as the asking price does not exceed one Ten million, if you don't mention dividends, then everything is worth it.

However, what happened next made Marvel a little annoyed—first, Dameng announced to the outside world that Marvel had bought back the copyright. Of course, it seemed normal at first glance, but then the media immediately began to Guess if Jenny has fallen out with Marvel, there are rumors that she is in contact with Warner, and may star in a DC female hero movie, which of course surprised and angered Marvel, before they questioned Big Dream, new news appeared: tmz, d and other websites with high credibility, and even the gossip page of "New York Times", all published the news that Jenny would not continue to star in "Iron Man 2". These media have high credibility and are out of the scope of tabloids, and these news are immediately reflected in the stock price. Since the release of "Iron Man", Marvel's stock price has been rising steadily, from $20 to $25.2 , but this news caused the stock price to drop slightly by 0.5 US dollars, which fully expressed the market's attitude towards this news: Without Jennifer Jefferson, people seem to be less optimistic about the box office of "Iron Man 2".

After this set of combined punches, it is difficult for Kevin not to think too much. If it hadn't been for Dameng to take Marvel's stock, it is possible for the two sides to turn against each other-if Marvel knew that Jennifer was going to If she plays DC, she will never offer her a price of 100 million U.S. dollars. There is a great possibility that she will abandon the name of Iron Man and develop a new movie. It is hard to say whether she will pay off the share of "Iron Man 1" After all, although Marvel and DC also have cooperation, the artists and executives of both parties frequently change jobs, but in the cake of movies, the two sides are fighting to the death. If Jenny really catches up with DC early, she will kill Marvel in the end If she jumps to DC, it is really possible for Marvel to find ways to forfeit the money that should be given, and return double the tricks she disgusted Marvel.

But now, with the stocks in stock, Kevin is not going to speculate on Jenny with the greatest malice, but he still feels very uncomfortable, and seriously suspects that the news of Jenny's withdrawal from the "Iron Man" series is the news that Dameng took the initiative to release to the media. Yes, and even said that Jenny really doesn't plan to participate in 2 anymore, as I said before, as long as the script is suitable, she will consider it, but it is just a delay for Marvel. He called Cesare several times, and he was not polite to Jenny, who was already in London. He calculated the time, and she called as soon as she woke up, regardless of whether it was late at night in Los Angeles, just to vent her dissatisfaction. Let’s talk about it later, of course, it would be even better if we can get Jenny’s guarantee to star in "Iron Man 2" by the way.

However, Jenny's attitude this time is completely different from the last time. Last time when the two parties were negotiating prices, she showed the quality of being good at considering others and being good at wronging herself to cooperate with others. It was already gone. Although she categorically denied the rumor that she was about to star in DC, she also said flatly that she was going to quit the "Iron Man" crew and had nothing to do with Dameng, but it was He refused to let go and said that he would join the sequel, or Dameng would come forward to deny the news that "she is going to withdraw from the sequel"-even if it is only temporarily denied.

"Since you haven't decided whether to quit, why not deny the news first?" Kevin asked resentfully on the other end of the phone. It sounded like he didn't believe that the news was not a big dream. "Is it okay to post news after you are sure not to join? Jennifer, why are you so difficult to get along with?"

"I've explained it to you, Kevin," Jenny said patiently, her tone seemed to treat Kevin as an ignorant child, "The big dream represents my image, we have no choice, It's important to me to be honest."

Although she couldn't see Kevin's expression, she could almost guess Kevin's expression: he must be rolling his eyes at this moment. After all, for a company, honesty is not a very good quality at all, especially in Hollywood, especially when it comes to the selection of personnel for sequels, sometimes in order to attract attention, film producers and actors talk like farting , What has been said, if you don’t admit it, you don’t deny it. There are also some, Jenny told him the truth, just like a politician claims that he will never lie, they are all suspected of pretending to be innocent.

"Okay, then you have to pay attention to rhetoric," probably realizing that he didn't have much leverage to restrain Jenny, Kevin didn't get angry, but reluctantly gave in after a while of silence, and retreated Second, said, "Don't say 'if the script is suitable, consider returning', say 'if the script is extremely inappropriate, exit is not ruled out'."

Jenny wanted to refuse at first, but after thinking about it, she agreed again, "Of course it's okay, Kevin, don't think too much, it's late in Los Angeles, you should go to bed early. If you want me Join, then hurry up and give us a good, formed script, okay?"

"The script will definitely be given to you as soon as possible." Kevin still did not completely let go of his doubts, "Tell me, are you really not in contact with Warner, Jennifer?"

"My God, Kevin." Jenny

After hanging up the phone, she took a breath, grabbed the water glass and took a sip, then hurriedly smiled apologetically at Salvi, "Give me another five minutes, please?"

"Of course," Salvi has already adjusted the equipment in the editing room-there are usually larger screens in the editing room, which is convenient for the editor and director to watch the effect in real time, so this time they directly in the editing room Look, because this is not the final cut version, and Salvi also has some places where he can't make up his mind, and he wants to discuss it with Jenny, the core creator-he made a gesture, "Please feel free."

As Jenny said, she was already turning on the computer—the time difference is bad, she guessed that Cesare should have fallen asleep by now, so she had to send an email to remind him that she agreed to Marvel's request for clarification, 'Let Warner It's good to realize that Marvel is also recruiting us'.

Release the news that Marvel bought back the copyright, and that Jenny may leave the sequel of "Iron Man". Of course, Dameng is not aimless. Don't worry too much, because Warner's independent film library has suspended external price negotiations, and it is impossible for "Millionaire" to fall into the hands of others. If the quality of "Monroe" has the strength to compete in the Olympics, then even if Dameng buys it , will also be postponed to 2009, which will hit the 10-year Oscar.

After sending the email to Cesare, she closed the computer, gave Salvi an apologetic smile, and apologized again for her busyness, "I'm so sorry, Salvi, I liked you last time The appointment made you wait for a few days-if you can, blame Marvel, please? Don't blame me, the main reason is that they are too anxious."

Maybe it's because there are too many worries recently, Jenny doesn't have the heart to think about love, affection, and other emotions. For her busy, love is simply a luxury—maybe it's because "Monroe" has already finished filming It has been a few months, when she saw Salvi again, that strange feeling has faded away, and she found that she no longer wondered whether Salvi had the same affection for her, on the contrary, now thinking about the filming period emotional state, she would secretly be a little funny. Jenny now only hoped that Salvi didn't feel her emotions at that time. Although she was sure that even if he sensed it, he would keep it deep in his heart based on gentlemanly demeanor, but she still wanted to instinctively maintain her face.

Perhaps because he has spent a lot of time in the editing room these days, Salvi is a little unkempt today—his white shirt is rolled up, the neckline is also a little wrinkled, and his face appears With the usual shyness and deliberate indifference, he shook his head, "This also just gave me time to do more on some editing details. Sculpture... shall we watch the whole movie first?"

"Of course." Jenny didn't object, she took out her mobile phone, turned off the mute, and took the initiative to take the job of closing the door and pouring water, so she found a place for herself behind the editing table, "We Let's get started."

Salvi leaned forward and pressed the play button, then turned off the display, making the big screen and soft light the only light source in the room—after a short period of black screen, accompanied by the rustling noise characteristic of old movies, and the projector With the sound of the wheels turning, the screen lit up, and Monroe's smile appeared on the screen. It was a happy smile. The red lips and white teeth turned into a beautiful arc. Then as the camera zoomed out, Marilyn. Monroe appeared on the screen.

Different from the original film, in this version, Salvi arranged to open with another famous song of Monroe, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (the original version was "When Love Goes Wrong, Everything Goes Wrong" ), and restored the gaudy stage design of the original film at that time, and even edited directly into the distant scene of the original film, making the picture look like the back is facing the audience, and Monroe, who is the dancer warming up, bursts out from her lips out a smile.

In the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", the shooting technique is relatively old-fashioned. From the current point of view, the dresses of the backup dancers are a bit "weird". Zhong gave people a sense of the age of replaying old movies, but soon, Salvi inserted the remakes of the crew, through clever editing of the original and remakes, as well as bold diagonal mirroring in the remakes, Close-ups and hot dance montages successfully created a sense of luxury in the golden age and a slightly psychedelic film atmosphere. Jenny found his camera work and editing to be very ethereal, like his documentaries, and the language of the shots has a poetic feel to it - but, of course, the beauty in this drama film is stronger.

Although she is on the set, she often reads the material, but the gap between the material and the finished film is like the gap between the ingredients and the food on the plate. The high quality of the material does not mean that the quality of the finished film is good. After all, the material is There are thousands of individual shots, and even five or six versions of the story can be cut out. How to choose and stitch them together is also a science. Therefore, it would be false to say that Jenny was not worried about the quality of the finished film. After all, Salvi has no experience in editing feature films. However, with such a scene, her heart has been initially relieved: As soon as the experts make a move, they will see if there is any. It seems that Salvi will not let her down.

Through the montage scheduling, the camera presents Monroe in the waiting room one by one, her innocent smile, close-up eyelashes glimpsed at a glance, the fingers caressing the upper arm accidentally when the audience didn't pay attention... and the audience Of course, his emotions were slowly mobilized. When this emotion was lifted to the highest point, and even Jenny, the performer, began to be curious about his own image, Salvi finally showed mercy—the prelude ended Yes, after the last overhead shot of the rotating camera, the music stopped, the lights dimmed, and the spotlight came on with a bang, and the male dancers flocked to Monroe, holding out paper heart props, and Monroe Then he stood up and made a sudden turn, pushing aside the hearts they offered.

The light suddenly fell on her fair face, and the short golden hair was carefully combed and fell on her forehead. Salvi generously gave a close-up, so that her self-satisfied expression appeared in front of the camera—— In reality, the make-up may be too heavy, but under the spotlight, it is so natural and flawless, her big and bright eyes, the gentle and flowing eye waves, and the slightly joyful and proud expression... It may be a bit uncomfortable to say. Sorry, but even Jenny was a little stunned—or even she, at this moment, was taken by herself... no, by Jenny Jefferson... no, by the Marilyn Monroe played by her ... No, bewitched by herself.

Jenny Jefferson is a young and beautiful girl. Jenny has inherited her memory, and of course all of her personal property, including photos of her teenage years. She admits that Jenny Jefferson is beautiful, and she has carefully maintained this beautiful body over the years, but she still can't equate Jenny's appearance with her personality from the bottom of her heart. Time is a kind of trouble, but it also allows Jenny to face her own beauty objectively. She often thinks she is very beautiful, such as the transformation scene in "Prada", the fighting scene in "Pirate", and even some of Roxy's arias in the "Chicago" musical dvd.

——In order to play Monroe, of course she also watched Marilyn’s movies, and although she is a woman, Jenny can also appreciate and be fascinated by Marilyn’s beauty, she thinks it may be because of the resolution , Marilyn's beauty in the movie feels that there is a difference in level from modern actresses, that is to say, she doesn't think any contemporary actress can surpass her in this regard. Beyond her effortless beauty, a brilliance that even mediocre acting skills can't mar. She was playing Monroe, and she was confused about the style, especially in the empathy space. When watching her performance video and comparing it with Marilyn's scene, Jenny could always feel the gap between the two: the dream Lu's style is natural, like a treasure given to her by God, there is no reason at all, your eyes will be sucked away by her, and any movement made by her is charming, but if you imitate easily, it will only be charming. It can be said that Dongshi is imitating others.

Of course, people may not watch the movie with Monroe and her, and there are not too many contrasting pictures of the two parties performing in the same scene, so Jenny does not think this will be a great obstacle After all, what she wants to play is not Monroe in the movie, but her in real life-this is considered an acceptable regret by her, but she never thought that under Salvi's editing, no, In other words, in Salvi's lens, in his eyes, I will be, I am... so beautiful.

The original version of "My Week with Marilyn Monroe" abandoned "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" and chose "When Love Goes Wrong". In the song, Monroe's clothing is too time-featured: long pink gloves, outdated tailoring, and a big vulgar and earthy bow on her knees - when Jenny changed into this dress at the shooting scene, she looked at the mirror When taking a selfie, she couldn't help laughing. Although she didn't look particularly ugly, Jenny didn't think she was very attractive, but on the screen...

On the screen, she seems to be glowing all over her body. This is not the light given by the spotlight, but a layer of light that bursts out naturally from the inside out. In Salvi's lens, she Like the rarest treasure, like the **** of love and beauty just born from the sea, her eyes looking at the camera, her smile, are so beautiful in his flowing camera. This beauty makes waves, blows the wind, and even blows straight out of the screen like a tangible hurricane, making your eyes forget all the other details, the plot of the movie, the lines, and the melody …draws your attention entirely on the sheer, rich beauty that, for a split second, the audience and the people behind the camera—and the film’s master—seem to agree and build an emotional bond. There is a tacit understanding, and I feel the creator's feeling during the creation period: she is so beautiful, she inspires me, my love, my feelings, and even my soul.

For Jenny, this feeling is more direct, strong and obvious. She can even feel who she is in the camera——she is playing Marilyn Monroe, she is beautiful She is still injected with soul, with emotions, the most real, the most vivid, the most essential of her, she can tell what kind of emotion Salvi injects into the camera, and whose beauty he admires: Is it through the Marilyn Monroe shown by her, her modified and perfect appearance, or the charm and expression of the real her, the real Chen Zhen/Jenny.

Another close-up, her eyes are smiling, shallow, not so warm, and there is a hint of slyness in this smile - this is not Monroe's smile, this is hers, it belongs to Jenny Jefferson expression.

A problem she had given up on seemed to have an answer: her intuition was never wrong, in fact it always worked, it was just that Salvi was so good at hiding it that it brought a little trouble.

And now, she already knew the answer, and every shot was telling her the answer—almost screaming the answer, and countless new questions, with an instinct awakened by that answer—an The soul, from human nature, pursues the instinct of loving and being loved—together sweeping the embankment of reason—

It wasn't until the camera panned away from her face to Simon's Colin that Jenny realized she was holding her breath. She glanced blankly in Salvi's direction, thankful that the dark indoor environment prevented Salvi from noticing her strangeness—he was still watching the movie intently, his silhouette frozen in the dim light like It's a sculpture.

The movie is very exciting, maybe it is indeed Oscar-level, there are still some details that need to be adjusted, and some soundtracks are not in place... But Jenny found that she could not concentrate on these things. Is absent-minded.

Accompanies a close-up of Colin, and the movie ends without credits, but plunges abruptly into darkness: another feature of the rough cut. Salvi turned on the main light, turned his chair to Jenny, and a questioning expression appeared on his handsome face.

Jenny glared at him.

"You know, I'm a very, very bad lover," she blurted out, "and I'm not going to be in a relationship again."

Salvi raised his eyebrows, but his expression was still calm. It seemed that Jenny's words didn't make him feel confused. He knew exactly what they were talking about—even followed Jenny's thoughts effortlessly. .

He nodded and said quietly——

"I know."