Hollywood Domination Chapter 268: No coincidence, no book

"Your performance just now is unbelievable."

Perhaps, that girl's aversion to 'Ceresa' is not wrong. At this moment, in the nanny's car driving on the airport expressway, the 'overbearing agent' is reprimanding the poor ' Puppet Jenny, "It's like you haven't taken a safety protection class at all. What is the first class about? Woody, tell me, what is the worst choice when you encounter a crowded fan group? "

"Continue to stimulate their emotions." Woody shrugged, and gave Jenny a sorry look. His mobile phone seemed to be connected, so he left the battlefield logically, and turned back to pay attention to the entire team. Luggage: According to the usual practice, the team will wait until the luggage comes out before leaving together, because they are all first-class or business class, but this time, there was too much movement at the Chinese airport, and they had to stay behind at the urging of Cesare. The next car and a bodyguard guarded the luggage, and the group fled before the fans broke through the barrier.

"Did you hear that?" Cesare turned his head and said to Jenny, "The last thing you should do is to wave and smile at them. Ten fans, yes, you can interact with them in any way. Fifty fans? Run, run to Safe distance to show your closeness to the people-did you become popular yesterday? Jefferson, I can't even imagine that this kind of conversation is happening now-and you haven't-listened-"

"I know, Cesare," Jenny said casually, usually she would not adopt this attitude towards Cesare, but she is in a good mood now, and besides, this is really not an important topic, "But you We have to admit that we were indeed at a safe distance at the time, weren’t we?”

Before Cesare reacted, she quickly changed the subject, and said nonsense with her eyes open, "Besides, this may be the only time I interact with my fans, and there will be no such thing in the next itinerary session—and, well, seeing so many people, I actually thought for a moment that we were actually at the premiere.”

Among the celebrities with similar status to her, Jenny is more fan-service-oriented. As long as her energy and time permit, she will try her best to meet the requirements, whether it is an autograph or a group photo. However, according to her itinerary, except for those lucky Apart from meeting her fans by chance, the occasion where fans can get in touch with her the most is the premiere. In fact, in the United States, the only place where movie fans are so concentrated is the premiere. Usually, even if there are fans picking up the airport, there are usually ten or twenty people. In more cases, Jenny can only see paparazzi. Even for the premiere, perhaps because of the larger booth, the momentum was not as shocking as today's airport pick-up crowd.

"Indeed," Woody interjected, obviously with the intention of easing the atmosphere, but his point of view coincided with Jenny's, "even the premiere of "Iron Man" didn't give me such an uncontrollable feeling. For a moment just now, I thought we would not be able to leave the airport smoothly—the number of police officers at Beijing Airport is obviously not enough.”

"From this point of view, your popularity in China is indeed good." Cesare also seemed to have given up on his plan to continue reprimanding Jenny, and just gave her a look of "this is not over", he thought. "Strangely enough, we haven't received similar feedback before..."

"This is China," Jenny raised her lips, "Believe me, this is definitely not the largest pick-up crowd in China. Scale effect is the key word in this country——"

She compared the eight-lane expressway, which is more spacious than the speeding car, and the construction site under construction in the distance, "This country is changing so fast, if you think it is like it is shown in TV dramas , those who can watch movies are rich and powerful, so it is obvious that this wrong impression must be corrected.”

Cesare and Woody looked out of the car window, they were more or less thoughtful, and the car fell into silence.

Taking this moment, Jenny also happily immersed herself in her own thoughts—although she didn’t have any obvious feeling before, but until the moment she returned to China, the sense of intimacy came over her face. It is to remind her that in the past few years, she has always had a feeling of wandering in her heart: Although she is now blond, from thought to behavior, she lives a very orthodox Western life, and she will return to China in the future. There are not many opportunities, and it is impossible to come to China to live, but this feeling of blood connection still makes her realize the emotional connection between herself and China. She is still the white-skinned and yellow-hearted egg person, although there are thousands of Many people like the image of Jennifer Jefferson, but after countless fan pick-ups and premieres in various countries around the world, she found that she still has black hair, yellow skin, and a Chinese-speaking face shouting 'Jennifer, we The scene of "I love you" made her feel the most cordial. At that moment, she had always been able to deal with such occasions calmly. She was even used to being shown her love, and suddenly it was as if someone had tapped her in her veins. It was like a fire, and she became excited all at once. She really wanted to interact more with Chinese movie fans, and even speak a few words in Chinese with them...

Except for the time when she just crossed over, Jenny has never thought about going back to China. This is certainly because she is very busy (and poor at the beginning), but the bigger reason is that she does not know how to go back to China. What will happen in the future, will she be recalled in those familiar scenery, or even have an emotional breakdown—suddenly coming to a brand new world, this event must have an extremely profound impact on a person She didn't really consider the issue of emotional communication with people in this world until seven years later, and she really considered whether to give up the idea of ​​going back. Before that, the motivation to go home must have always existed, and in the very beginning The time is still quite strong, she can be a pragmatist and not think about these useless things, but this does not mean returning to a familiar environment, she can calmly exclude these disturbances in front of more stimuli.

will make up her mind to return to Beijing. Apart from her career layout being a major driving force, there is also a little change, which she can feel herself: it has been 7 years, and 7 years is enough for you To forget someone and start a brand new life, no matter how unforgettable the relationship is, it can't match the passing of time. She has already started to think about staying, and if she comes back at this time, the stimulation may not be so strong...

Her thought was right. The scenery Jenny saw now certainly aroused her memories-of course, she had run on this familiar highway countless times, from the airport to one country after another, one country after another. A place for shopping—but this kind of memory is no longer a sad and helpless longing, but more like a happy memory of childhood, of campus life—a life that has ended, which is why she was particularly excited at the airport. One of the reasons for this is that she didn't have mixed feelings, on the contrary, it was like revisiting the old place, returning to the campus, feeling sincere love and nostalgia for the familiar scenery.

"...The receptionist in China sent me a message." Cesare's words interrupted Jenny's thoughts. He was frowning and looking at the screen of his mobile phone. Knowing if we are sure not to do any interviews, if so, he will arrange for the hotel to let us go directly upstairs from the dedicated elevator, because there are already a lot of media gathered in the lobby.”

"I won't accept the interview, let him arrange an elevator," Jenny made a decisive decision, "However, we originally reserved the presidential suite, so there is no need for special requests, and the hotel should provide a dedicated elevator—"

Having said this, she also understood: Xiao Han, who was in charge of the reception, probably still wanted her to be interviewed, or he was tasked with getting her to be interviewed, or he had a relationship with a certain reporter and wanted to help clear the way Unblocking, this is testing her attitude. If Jenny doesn't care so much about the interview, then he can climb up the pole.

Cesare's finger was still hanging on the phone screen, Jenny glanced at him, "What's wrong?"

"I don't understand your thinking," Cesare said, "I thought you came to China to expand your influence in East Asia, but you don't want to be interviewed by any media. As I said, you want to gain the goodwill of Beijing, which will be good for Dameng’s future requirements in East Asia, but now, when Beijing wants you to be interviewed and promote the success of the Olympic Games, you have turned them down , won't this frustrate your plan?"

They had a brief discussion about Jenny's plan to come to China. As always, Cesare didn't particularly understand or agree with her, but in the end she obeyed her arrangement. Now—he finally couldn't help being critical, which made Jenny a little amused and expectedly relieved—if Cesare didn't criticize, she would think him a little weird. It seems that although he is determined to keep his dissent in his heart, after the stimulation of arriving in the lobby just now, Cesare's unstable mood is almost reaching a critical value. If he does not give some explanation, I am afraid that in the account book in his heart, She was about to be marked down severely again.

"Of course Beijing won't be very happy if you do this." Although explaining "why she can explain" is troublesome, she still restrained her joking mentality and showed her professional attitude. "They want to expand the influence of this trip as much as possible, to prove China's soft power to the people or the Western world, but of course we can't agree to this-now we can still claim that we are here to participate in a sports event, just like Like the delegation to the Olympics, once interviewed, in the United States it is possible to say that our itinerary is that we lean toward communism. If we act too happy, this is a dangerous signal. If we behave Too unhappy, this will make our efforts go to waste, not to mention once this incident becomes a topic and the video of the interview is posted on YouTube, what will happen after returning to the United States? What should we say when people ask about their impressions of China?"

Although she has a sense of belonging to China and is willing to help her motherland, Jennifer Jefferson does not belong to herself alone. This image is the result of the team. Jenny is the core of the team, but not the team As a central figure, she must keep 'Jennifer Jefferson' as far away from the political quagmire as possible, instead of going back and forth for China's image in vain, fighting with everyone, and then being branded The label of "political naivety" has since missed the Olympic Award, and even caused more trouble for myself. Therefore, in pleasing Beijing and maintaining her political image, Jenny is doomed to only carefully maintain a balance. It is of course possible to come to Beijing to watch the Olympic opening ceremony, but she cannot accept an interview. If this makes Beijing feel disgusted with her, then Jenny She can only accept this result. After all, for a long time now and in the future, Hollywood will still be her foundation. As far as Jenny's own memory is concerned, at least until the years before she travels through.

"Just a few short words," she said to Cesare, "I will explain to Han myself——I believe that as long as I handle it properly, this matter may not affect my layout plan. "

For her optimistic prediction that 'China will be the most eye-catching growth market in Asia after 2010, and even the world', Cesare has always held a disapproving attitude. Jenny feels that the reason why he He didn't refute her, mainly because he didn't know much about China. However, after he came to Beijing, she could see that whether it was the spacious and advanced T3 terminal building or the buildings on both sides of the expressway, he was touched a little. , where people live in fear, ride bicycles under the gray sky, and everyone wears tunic suits is obviously not the same thing: although he may not be brainwashed by TV dramas, he has never been there before In the case of China, it is indeed not easy to have a correct understanding of China in the wrong propaganda.

Now that his inherent impression has been falsified, all the signs that Beijing is showing show that it is rising rapidly and becoming a new pole in the Asia Pacific and even the world, and its movie box office will experience explosive growth in the next few years. The argument is self-evidently proved-the development of the cultural market often lags several steps behind the economic development, and sometimes even appears a little slow. If China's development speed is really so fast, then maybe the film market The tide is already raging, just waiting for an explosive growth. After all, as Jenny said, scale effect is the key word in China. This country has a population of 1.3 billion, and they all have received basic education. It goes without saying how huge the market size will be.

After proving that she was an expert on China, Jenny clearly had the upper hand. Cesare didn't continue to ask, nor was she curious about how she explained to Han. He just nodded and replied to the text message. But Woody pointed to the sky and said excitedly, "Ah, is that the Bird's Nest! Are we close to the Olympic Village?"

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I don't know if it's because of the Olympic Games and the traffic control. Although there are many fans who come to pick up the plane, no one chooses to charter a car on the expressway to follow and chase. Some fans are waiting outside the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel. The nanny car cheered from a distance—but the nanny car drove directly into the underground garage, which is out of reach of fans. From this moment on, until Jenny leaves Beijing, theoretically she will There will be opportunities to get in touch with movie fans again: Although she paid for the presidential suite herself and did not obey the organizer's arrangement and stayed in an executive room that is standard for foreign reception, as a guest invited to watch the ceremony, she must still be Enjoying the security provided by the Beijing government, under such comprehensive protection, it is impossible for movie fans to have the opportunity to get close.

"I'm very sorry, Miss Jefferson," Xiao Han kept apologizing as soon as he saw Jenny. Unexpectedly, he didn't seem to be upset because Jenny refused to be interviewed. On the contrary, he seems to be quite self-blaming, even very sorry, "I should have come to the airport to pick you up, but it is true that Teacher Zhang has something to do, and I really can't make it - you see, I should have arranged for you It’s not arranged to go through the VIP channel. It’s really because I didn’t entertain well—or I’d better arrange a few interviews for you. We probably won’t be able to get on the news broadcast—maybe I can get a word if I fight for it. , but other programs can report to you, otherwise, you came here quietly, it seems that we are too inconsiderate as the host, and Teacher Zhang feels very sorry—"

"It's okay, it's really okay." Jenny ignored the anxious accompanying interpreter - Xiao Han already knew that she was fluent in Chinese, so there was no room for her to translate at all, and she was currently in Chesa Ray and Jenny were caught off guard, "This is really a private trip. I didn't plan to be interviewed. It's normal for you to be busy. I don't think you're being rude."

Although Cesare did not speak, she could still feel his gaze fixed on the back of her head, almost burning two holes in her skull—even if Woody and the rest The two bodyguards also looked very surprised, but they did not intervene in the conversation because of their high professional quality. Instead, they dispersed in the corridor and, accompanied by an interpreter, communicated with the local security personnel about security matters. Xiao Han walked into the room with Jenny, and enthusiastically served her water and tea. Seeing his proficiency, he should have been doing this job a lot in the near future.

After Xiao Han greeted Cesare in English, he may have noticed something wrong with Cesare's expression, so he switched back to Chinese and communicated directly with Jenny, "I can receive you safely. , Teacher Zhang felt relieved, and he was also very embarrassed—he should have invited you to a meal to welcome you, but now it is the eve of the opening ceremony, and martial law has been entered over there. No entry is allowed, so this matter may have to wait until tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and the members of our foreign affairs department are also very embarrassed. You are invited to participate in the torch relay ceremony. You are our distinguished guest, but this is not the chairman's state banquet tonight, entertaining the presidents of various countries , Prime Minister, so it’s true tonight, even acquaintances really can’t help —— If you don’t mind, Mr. Zhang would like to invite his old partner and a very good friend, Mr. Zhang Weiping to entertain you, please have a meal Fan, I don't know if you would like to appreciate it..."

The timing Jenny chose is indeed not very suitable. Before the Olympics, everything has to be left behind. As a star, no matter how influential she is, she is also an ambassador of the United Nations. On an equal footing, it can be said that many high-ranking officials in Beijing are busy with the Olympic Games. Even if she wants to enter some dinners with important figures—for example, the director of radio, film and television, or the boss—in the two days before the opening ceremony There is no such opportunity, but of course she knows who she should have a good relationship with if she wants to grasp this line.

"I believe Mr. Zhang Weiping and I will get along very well." She said with a smile.

Xiao Han's face flushed with excitement, and he stood up, "Then I'll call him now—it's possible that Mr. Han Sanping can also find time to come over tonight, if that's the case, that would be great, Mr. Han I have always wanted to chat with you, especially after knowing that you can speak Chinese, I even said that I would visit you in Hollywood, but unfortunately I couldn’t make up the time..."

He greeted Jenny and Cesare, and left the reception room to make a phone call. Jenny and Cesare looked at each other and spoke back in English, "Tonight we will talk to a few people from the Chinese film industry. Important people have dinner, the official important figures in the film industry, and the chairman of the China Film Group may also appear.”

Because Xiao Han's English is good, and the translation is still on the side. She didn't speak very clearly, but Cesare should be able to understand the meaning-to put it bluntly, this is the oriental version of an important Hollywood party, It's just that the location has changed from a garden house in Hollywood to a private club in Beijing, and what people drink is no longer champagne, but Moutai and Wuliangye. The focus is still on interpersonal relationships, not eating and drinking.

"Okay." Cesare said, he nodded slowly, staring at Jenny, and Jenny raised her eyebrows at him with an expression of "Waiting for you".

But Cesare still couldn't ask further, because Xiao Han had already ended the call and returned to the reception room. While rubbing his hands, he said excitedly, "Everything has been arranged, Mr. Zhang Weiping is very excited, Glad, we can leave after you have a rest later, then, how about we discuss your itinerary for the next few days? This way we can also arrange your security and **** - if you want to rest in the hotel tomorrow , of course there is no problem, the opening ceremony is at night, so in the following period of time, where do you want to go for a walk, or do you want to watch the Olympic Games? Any game you want to watch, here can provide seats, for example The U.S.-China men's basketball game is of great significance, and I'll let you in on an inside news—maybe I'll be involved too..."

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Jenny is indeed very interested in some Olympic competitions—for example, the men's and women's gymnastics team competitions. She doesn't want to miss these two competitions. Although Cesare may not stay so late, she still has to participate in both Afterwards, of course, she couldn’t help but book some itineraries for Cesare to visit the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. As for whether she will go at that time, that’s another matter. The understanding of China will certainly be helpful to Dameng in deploying China's strategy.

After a long flight, everyone was a little tired. After saying goodbye to the over-excited Xiao Han, Cesare didn't linger any longer and went to rest in his room. Jenny also took a nice nap—she was on time When I got up, I didn't intend to make the big names in the capital wait for a long time. When Xiao Han knocked on the door of the presidential suite again, she and Cesare had already dressed up and were waiting in the reception room.

Perhaps in order to cater for the appetite of Westerners, Producer Zhang arranged the banquet venue in a Western-style clubhouse. The area and decoration of this clubhouse are not inferior to the top Hollywood mansions. Obviously, Let Xiao Han and You Rong Yan, under his attentive leadership, Jenny, Cesare, and the translator walked into the room side by side: there were already more than a dozen guests sitting at the big round table, and when they saw the host and guest coming, they got up one after another. Greeting, the middle-aged man who is obviously Producer Zhang also smiled enthusiastically, and stepped forward to greet him as the master——

However, Jenny didn't react immediately, her eyes passed over Producer Zhang's shoulders, and stopped on another young man's face—although she just glanced at the face of another young man when she entered the room just now The crowd glanced at it, but, almost instinctively, she also immediately recognized the familiar face.

Although she was mentally prepared and knew that there was a possibility, when this moment really came, she still felt a slight chest tightness: Although there is no coincidence, this is really too coincidental...