Hollywood Domination Chapter 265: Can’t think of a title

"One two three four, two two three four, three two three four - Jennifer, watch your fingers, very good, five two three four, six two three four..."

In an office building near Beverly Hills, the large dance room is covered with shining glass mirrors. Surrounded by several backup dancers, Jenny fixed her dance moves and waited The teacher’s correction—she smiled at the backup dancers with a guilty conscience: Although she has maintained a good figure and physical strength over the past few years, she hasn’t acted in a musical for several years. She has regressed quite a bit, and she no longer has the feeling she had when she played Roxy. Compared with these professional dancers who are mostly from Broadway, it is naturally a bit dwarfed.

"You just need to find some feeling now," the choreographer teacher was not as strict as Agata back then, she smiled and pointed to Jenny in an encouraging tone, "It's like swimming, as long as you learn I will never forget, all you need is to dig it out from your own body, come, follow me, we will do it again, one two three four, two two three four..."

This dance class lasts about one hour. For Jenny, who keeps her daily exercise time at two hours anyway, this one-hour practice is at the warm-up level. She hardly breaks a sweat. I finished the class easily, and even felt a little unfinished. Although my class was over, I still stood on the sidelines and watched Kate Hudson's rehearsal: her role was almost the same as Jenny's, but In the script, Kate has a certain large-scale song and dance, and she doesn't have much experience in musical theater, so her rehearsal lessons are much more than Jenny's, and the content is also richer, unlike Jenny, Rob I haven't decided how to use her yet, so she is still dancing the dance of "Chicago" period, and at the same time, the key courses are arranged in the voice class-the American star Claudia she plays has a cappella, this aria It is more difficult than "Chicago". If you want to sing well, you must practice.

"Come on, you need to twist your waist better." The choreographer was also very polite to Kate, who was also nominated for an Oscar. Although Kate's movements were obviously a little rusty, she still greeted her with a smile, "We Try again, please, break down the exercises one by one, so that your movements will not be vague—come on, the music will start from the beginning—"

Seeing Kate let out a sigh of relief and started dancing again, Jenny not only shook her head secretly: This is one of the most chaotic crews she has ever seen, and now the main plot has started shooting, and Daniel officially started filming the day before yesterday, And Kate and she are still practicing, Kate's progress is a bit slow, her singing lessons can't be said to be very good, Penelope Cruz, Black Eyed Peas' female lead singer Fergie has not joined the group at all...

Although she has a lot of opinions on the finished product of "Nine", after reading the script carefully several times, Jenny found that this is not a problem with the script - because there is almost no big difference between the script and the script of the musical. It is said that the scenes and arias of this classic musical have been restored to the original taste, but some necessary deletions and modifications have been made. The problem should be Rob. Rob can translate "Chicago" into Movies, but for some reason, he seems to have lost this ability in "Nine", which makes the whole movie messy and pale. The audience is vague about the plot and has no deep impression on the characters. Barely proving the ability of the director and actors, but this bright spot can not save the failure of the film itself, making it one of the biggest Waterloos of the year. Such a luxurious lineup seems to have not even been nominated for an Oscar, let alone won Awarded.

It is true that the translation difficulty of "Nine" is much higher than that of "Chicago". Understand the content of the repertoire: the director wanders in reality and memories, tracing his childhood and past, and at the same time exploring the direction of the future. Important women in his life emerge one by one, each of which symbolizes a specific symbol: wife It symbolizes the soul mate, symbolizes his true love and pursuit, the mistress symbolizes the temptation of the flesh and the momentary pleasure, just like those bad but pleasant little habits in life, and the muse symbolizes his The source of inspiration, his yearning and admiration, the American reporter symbolized his admirers who chased him, his vanity and vulgarity, the dancers in his childhood were the embodiment of his sexual awakening, and his biological mother symbolized his Oedipus complex , and the shadow cast by religious repression and dullness in his soul, the makeup artist is also a friend and mother to him, representing warmth and forgiveness. These seven women make up his life, and the process of dealing with these women also represents his choice of his own life-this is a very in-depth topic, quite a stream of consciousness, better than the straight line of "Chicago" Narrative is harder to grasp. Contini, starring Daniel, has to show different faces in every rivalry, and even seems to have a split personality. Sometimes he is happy and suddenly angry, sometimes helpless, sometimes cruel, sometimes affectionate, and sometimes arrogant. According to Jenny’s description of the original film In terms of viewing experience, she thinks that in the original version, the actresses are quite good, but Daniel himself did not hold up, the performance was not convincing, and Rob did not do a good job. The central issue, so it may be to edit Daniel's performance, which is not good at all, to make it even less convincing.

As for the current Daniel, after the experience of "Michael Clayton", has his experience of midlife crisis deepened? Is he up to the somewhat difficult role of Contini?

Jennie didn't watch Kate's rehearsal anymore, but turned and walked out of the dance studio, and got into the car with Mary.

"Go to Universal Studios," she told Mary, "The spa will be canceled first, and we will go there later when we have time."

"Of course," Mary didn't object, she twisted the key and stepped on the accelerator—Jenny only had dance practice as a work schedule today, so the bodyguard team didn't work either, "By the way, Warner called just now. Call."

"What did you say?" Jenny asked, "Oh, don't tell me they still want me to play Wonder Woman."

"They really don't seem to be very accepting of the idea of ​​us developing original characters." Mary also smiled, "Of course, after knowing that you have invested in Marvel, their tone has softened a lot, but Warner I still want to share the copyright with you, at least 50% of the right to speak in the project."

Choosing to cooperate with Warner and filming an adaptation of DC are two completely different concepts. Jenny can use the possibility of the latter to tease Warner and let them press the independent sale of Warner and enter into negotiations. But this does not mean that she will actually take over the film adaptation of DC and give up the leading right to Warner. ——Letting Warner bring money into the game and letting Dameng bring money into the game are two completely different concepts. Once Warner's suggestion is accepted to play Wonder Woman or Catwoman, then the only thing Dameng can get is the movie Regarding the related rights and interests, Warner has no reason and no possibility to divide the comics and peripheral sales driven by the movie into Dameng. If it is an original character, relying on Jenny’s box office appeal to drive the box office, if Disney has accepted Marvel , Dameng can cooperate with Marvel, let Marvel produce comics, and Disney develops peripherals, even animations, and then as the ip copyright owner, it can lie comfortably and get money, so on this point, Jenny will not at all Concession, if Warner can't accept this condition, then she would rather switch to action movies, women's movies, whatever, she just won't promote Warner's IP for free.

Of course, the reason why she rejects DC movies so much is mainly because in her memory, Warner's superhero movies can't be done without Nolan. Both word of mouth and box office are a mess. It really doesn't fit what she wants to do. Jenny has not lost money in the movies she has starred in since her debut. Although she doesn't have much confidence in making a superhero movie completely original, but the more she does it, the more she must be careful. , must stay away from all risk factors that may lead to losses, of course she is avoiding the two letters dc now.

"Copyrights must not be shared. Marvel just spent 100 million on this class, how could I do the same stupid thing again?" Jenny said with a smile, "Why did Warner think I would agree?— —If they wish, they can hand over the overseas distribution rights to Warner, and we will do domestic distribution together with Warner. This is our bottom line, and I will not agree to Warner even if they want to add a penny.”

"Okay." Mary said briskly, turning the steering wheel to the right, "I'll call Cesare after I drop you off later."

"What do you think of Warner's request?" Jenny asked. Now she often trains Mary on purpose—of course, the best way is to let her do things in the big dream, but Jenny is really inseparable now. open her.

"I don't think Warner really wants to get the copyright, it's just theirs." Mary said while driving, "Their real purpose may indeed be the distribution rights you mentioned, but if they propose If we want to get the distribution rights, maybe we will bargain again and make some counter-proposals, so they made a fight with copyright. In general, after giving up the idea of ​​letting you play a DC character, Warner and we have not had much There are too many differences. Maybe before we go to China, the contract can be negotiated. ——So from this perspective, it is a good thing that Warner started talking about copyright, which proves that they have completely stopped thinking about you and Wonder Woman. .”

Jenny nodded, "But Warner will definitely not provide us with such generous services as the DC adaptation - of course, they will not miss this investment opportunity."

"Miss your return on investment ratio?" Mary laughed, "Warner would be a fool if he would do this. In fact, if we hadn't taken a fancy to Warner's independent film library, I think we and Disney Or Marvel cooperation is more appropriate, at least their management system is more efficient than Warner. From this perspective, you are right not to play DC. If the project is led by Warner, there is no doubt that the shooting process will definitely make people Crazy."

"Really?" Jenny asked with great interest, "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"How about you call them next time?" Mary asked earnestly, turning the car into Universal's driveway. "Why don't you be in charge of communicating with them next time? I think this is a good idea. I bet Cesare will definitely agree."

Jenny quickly shook her head, "Forget it, don't try to push this job to me, you should do it."

"You call." Mary said, she rolled down the window and said hello to the doorman, "Open the door, thank you."

The security guard looked serious, and walked to the side of the car with a businesslike face, "Thank you for the pass."

"I don't have a pass," said Mary, throwing a piece of chewing gum into her mouth, and said carelessly, she compared to Jenny in the passenger seat, "but I have her, do you think it's okay?"

"You can't go in without a pass, ma'am," the guard said, bending down involuntarily to check the passenger in the passenger seat. "This is a big set, whether you're Jennifer Aniston, or Angelina Jolie—”

His voice was cut off, and a pure blankness appeared on his face after the high-intensity impact, while Jenny gave Mary a reproachful look, pushed the sunglasses off the bridge of her nose, and smiled apologetically at the guard.

"The pass should be in the babysitter's car, or it hasn't been done yet, but I do have something to do to get on set—" she said.

"Of course!" The young guard's face flushed suddenly, he seemed to be drunk, and he spoke incoherently, "Of course, Miss Jefferson, what you said It's "Nine" - I'll let you go!"

He trotted into the sentry box, raised the electric gate, and Mary smiled and drove the car in--after a short drive, Jenny could still see the guard through the rearview mirror, his face was like a dream Huan's expression, still watching their car buttocks...

"I wonder if there is any place in the world that you can't get in with your face." Mary said while driving, "If you walk into a Hermès store and ask them to give you a Birkin bag, you Do you think they will give it to you?"

"Maybe," Jenny guessed, "do you still remember, last time we met Le Malleo at the Oscar eve party, he complained that I never carried Hermes and said he would send me a Kelly bag, He hasn't contacted us since then, has he contacted?"

"Well, maybe he forgot about that too," said Mary, "but he'd be happy to send you one if you contacted him—well, the conclusion is that maybe you shouldn't be going at all." Playing Monroe, did you see the boy's expression just now? It seems that your position in his heart is not much different from that of Monroe."

"The next time we come, we will go in through this intersection and give him a photo of me signed." Jenny said, "As for comparing me with Monroe—let's talk about it after Hermes releases a Jefferson bag." .”

"Oh, then you may have to marry Saeed," Mary laughed, "After all, Grace Kelly is only eligible to have Hermès make a tailor-made one for her after she is married to a prince. It’s a bag.”

Jenny glanced at her silently, "How about this, I will call Warner next time - you will marry Said, and let Hermes customize a bag for you - let's change it, OK?"

Mary laughed, "I would!"

As she searched for a parking spot, she said half seriously, half jokingly, about Saeed, "He sent flowers again this morning—did you know he lives above us? The Presidential Suite, Although I heard that he has several mansions in Hollywood that are not inferior to Bishop Road in London-if I have to say, Jane, although he is a million times richer than the guard boy just now, the two of them looked at your expression It's quite similar, this man is getting more and more crazy for you, do you really not think about him?"

"He's a Muslim," Jenny said.

"No one asked you to start reciting the Qur'an, and I don't think Said ever thought of marrying you back home." Mary grimaced. "But seriously, a close-knit prince who's crazy about you, rich and powerful - the last time Ron's assistant told me he's the youngest brother of the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi, sounds like he'd be a good lover Ah, this will definitely eclipse even Christopher."

"On the contrary," said Jenny, as she got out of the car with Mary, "Sayed can't match Christopher's toes."

Receiving Mary’s suspicious look, she shrugged her shoulders, “What? I’m not wrong—let’s put it this way, Mary, if you take away all your property now, your savings, your fund and your House, will you panic?"

Without waiting for an answer, Mary continued, "No, you won't, because you know where you can get the money—without you, I wouldn't even know where to buy my salad, let alone Won't know where I'm going to do two hours later, even if you get fired from me, you can find a new job in two days, maybe even better paying. Same thing with Christopher, you can take everything from him money, and he would just smile nonchalantly and make two movies and become a multi-millionaire again. I did it, Cesare did it, Jim did it, but for Saeed it wasn't In this way, if you take away his money, what is left of him? Nothing, without money, he has nothing - he is not even as good as Benjamin Mogil, if Benjamin didn't jump off the building, I don't think he can support himself problematic - and that's why I'll never talk to Saeed."

Mary let out a long "uh—" and it sounded like she was hesitating between approval and disapproval. After a while, she said, "In that case, we should be careful, and we'd better talk to you first. Saying hello, Judy. So far, Syed's place has not caught the local media's attention, but if he starts sending pure gold roses again, I think it will become a talking point soon."

Jenny doesn't know how to deal with this problem—if she agrees to Saeed's pursuit, the other party will naturally comply with her request and keep a low profile, but this is impossible, and if she is brave enough, it seems that she can directly Ask Said not to pursue her anymore, just tell him what he said just now, and believe that he will not continue if he has self-respect... But Jenny must admit that she does not want to anger the important people in the world's second consortium Character, she didn't know what the consequences would be, but she didn't want to try at all.

So, it seems that everything can only continue like this: she continues to respond negatively, while Syed comes to harass her from time to time, attracts the attention of the media with expensive gifts, and provokes some gossip. She may be accepted as a taboo by the Arab royal family, or her achievements come from the endless financial support of the Arab local tyrants.

"Anyway, we are going to China soon." She said irresponsibly, "Oh, sorry, I am going to China soon-I wish you and Nicholas a happy holiday."

"Thank you." Mary rolled her eyes and said sweetly, "With the hotel room you sent us, I think we will be very happy-but are you sure I really don't need to find a portable translator for you here Well, I know the Beijing side will prepare, but..."

"We discussed this issue, Mary." Jenny said hurriedly, and she pushed open the door of the studio—Mary closed her mouth together with her, and they entered the studio softly until they found the studio door. It's not recording, so I relax.

The director was notified soon, and Jenny smiled and stepped forward to hug Rob Marshall.

"Suddenly want to come to the set to see," she lowered her voice, glanced at Daniel in the corner, and asked in a low voice, "How is he doing?"

Speaking of this matter, Rob's face was full of joy, but his tone was still deliberately reserved, "You'll know it after you've seen it."

Jenny raised her eyebrows, she was a little surprised: She knows how harsh Rob is, but Daniel can satisfy him like this, who is always a perfectionist? It seems that he is in really good condition.

She didn't go over to greet Daniel, knowing that he must be immersed in the role now, and she didn't say anything to Roberto—it was obvious that a scene was ready and was about to start shooting. Jenny quickly found a place next to a pile of props, hid herself in the shadows, and concentrated on watching the scene: Because of the schedule of the actors, "Nine" was not shot in chronological order, and she really watched it for a while. I don’t know which scene this shot was taken in. Judging from the scene, Contini, the Italian national treasure director played by Daniel, should be on the set of his new film. Several supporting actors who play the staff have already taken their positions. Daniel also stood in the middle of the crowd, and it looked like they were going to have a work meeting.

"Let's try to pass it once." Rob picked up the loudspeaker, encouraged everyone, and then shouted, "!"

With the sound of the scene record, the actors immediately started to move. The acting skills of several supporting actors are very sophisticated. Some people were even joking and joking a moment ago, but now they are looking at Daniel with reverence. However, Daniel does not have too extreme and eye-catching instant changes, because he may have entered the scene a few days ago. After the board sounded, his demeanor was a little more relaxed than when he was waiting for the stage, and he could even be said to be full of energy. He walked up and down the stage, speaking Italian lines loudly, and then switched back to English, "This It is intolerable, my good lad, move, go, go, go!"

As he continued to drive, the supporting actors rushed into the set and started to work. Daniel is like a director who is in the period of creative excitement-his slightly excited steps, talking non-stop The speedy momentum and the constant waving of her hands reminded Jenny of a series of directors from Robert to David Fincher. It is precisely because her daily work is to cooperate with directors that she can experience The beauty of Daniel's performance: no more, no less, Daniel accurately conveyed the message he wanted to express to the audience, without any redundant action, all of this is so natural, as if he was born with such a character, Now it's just a real role.

Soon, all the staff entered Contini's set and got busy, while the director himself put his hands on his hips and looked up at the big set in front of him—in order to reflect Contini's inner world, Behind his movie set, there is also a large booth-style set, where one of his seven women will come out from time to time to interact with him, and even these women will walk off the booth, sing and dance on the stage, singing their own voices .

An extra in a suit showed up on the booth set. Jenny guessed that she was taking Sophia Loren's place, and Roland would add a close-up of her later when he joined the group. However, this does not affect Daniel's performance—the phantom of his mother seems to have stimulated the depressed and negative side of Contini's heart. His expression slowly collapsed bit by bit, and the exaggerated happiness and excitement disappeared. , Daniel lowered his head like a lost child. It can be seen from the monitor that his eyes had filled with tears at some point. His expression was so bewildered and sincere. Bursting out of every wrinkle, if it is said that he looked younger than his actual age just now, then now, with no change in lighting, Daniel looks so old that he has grown up all of a sudden. At the age of twenty, you will be deeply aware of his old age, and even feel a little cruel, as if it is a very inhuman thing for him to continue to enter the set.

"Guido!" With a call, Ricky Togneghi, who played Guido Contini's queen producer, walked over in a hurry. Daniel's shoulders jumped visibly, and he immediately wiped away the tears in his eyes, squeezed out a nonchalant and cynical expression, and turned around arrogantly, facing Ricky: there is no doubt that even those who have not read the script People can also see that the relationship between Contini and Ricky is a little delicate. To a certain extent, Contini is a little afraid of Ricky, but because of this, he treats him even more without fear, even because Feel guilty, but put your attitude even worse.

After Daniel talked to Ricky for a few words, Rob yelled loudly: "cut! good!"—he turned around with some complacency, and gave Jenny a wink, as if to say: 'Look, now you know. ’

Indeed...

Even though Rob called the card, Jenny hadn't come back to her senses, she was still staring at Daniel dumbfounded, and couldn't even find a suitable adjective to express her current feelings—this... Although it is an exaggeration, perhaps the change of Daniel can only be described by reborn. Compared with the performance in the original film, Daniel has shaped Contini to more than one level? This is really... really...

If she had hesitated to persuade Rob before...

Glancing at the self-satisfied Rob, Jenny made up her mind completely—although it seemed a bit silly to do so, she really couldn't tolerate Daniel's thrilling performance being ruined by Rob, even if it was just a possibility, she would To eliminate it, it is not for the sake of her friendship with Rob, nor for the sake of her sympathy with Daniel. Although these two points are also very powerful factors, but now, what plays a decisive role is her for Respect for movies, good performances should not be buried, and good directors should not go further and further on wrong ideas, even if doing so may alienate Rob and her, even if "Nine" turns into a classic, it will become "Avatar" is even a strong enemy of "Millionaire", she still can't help but wake up Rob, it seems that there is a powerful force that is desperately spurring her, so that she can't care about everything else, and try her best to save him. A film that could be great.

"Let's have dinner tonight, Rob." She extended an invitation to Rob, and at the same time sighed in her heart: When she decided to become an actor seven years ago, she never thought about it. However, one day she will undergo such a change, and she will put the movie in such an important place...

However, although the emotion is so emotional, she can also feel that there is not much melancholy in her secret sigh.