Hollywood Domination Chapter 28: Daydreaming

Jenny has been to CAA several times after signing the contract, most of them are here to sign the contract. She also ran into several big stars, and once even passed Leonardo, but she didn't get the attention of the other party. On the one hand, she was relatively small, and on the other hand, Jenny went to CAA can almost be described as slovenly, without makeup, and her temperament is not very domineering. For those in the showbiz who are accustomed to beauties, she is not too eye-catching.

This time the visit was similar. She was going to Universal Studios in the afternoon, so she didn't wear makeup at all, and she was wearing a T-shirt and jeans that were easy to take off. When she passed by, Cesare was still having a conference call with someone. Assistant Nora brought her a glass of water and said curiously, "Except for the first time you came to see Cesare, you don't seem to have put on makeup. Ask why?"

Jenny smiled, "Why do you think so?"

"I don't know." Nora shook her head, "But I know Cesare must value you very much. In the past, when Jennifer—the other Jennifer was still on our floor, every time she came over to cut Sadu asked her to find a personal dresser and makeup artist."

Let's put it this way, Chen Zhen used to be a wealthy young lady. Her job is to roll around among women and socialize among a group of wealthy young ladies who are idle and can only compete with each other. ... So Chen Zhen can be said to be experienced in this kind of office politics, and she can handle it with ease as long as she adapts her previous experience. She smiled, ignored Nora's words, and just replied lightly, "Really?"

Nara's original intention should actually be to tell Chen Zhen that she is more valued by Cesare than Jennifer Bell, so Cesare can tolerate her slovenliness. Of course, this is a compliment, but the reason why Chen Zhen didn't answer is because she didn't want to anger Jennifer Bell too quickly. Nora has served here for at least two or three years. Before her, every time Jennifer Bell She was in charge of receiving Bell when he appeared at CAA, so she was naturally familiar with Bell and his party. If she said something belittling Bell today, Nora turned around and met Bell's follower, and the two gossiped a little, what would Jennifer Bell think of her? This is very likely to happen, after all, Bell is still an artist of CAA, he just changed his agent.

Of course she also knows that conflicts will break out between her and Bell sooner or later—Jenny only believes 30% of what Cesare and Lilian said when they explained the name change that day. This may indeed be one of Cesare's considerations , but by no means the main reason. Of course she doesn't know Cesare very well yet, Jenny just instinctively thinks, 'You Jennifer Bell betrayed me, okay, then I'll pick up another Jennifer and step you down', Cesare is absolutely It can be done.

But the conflict can be delayed a bit, at least not now, when she has no foundation. For the same reason, Jenny is also going to downplay what happened on the set yesterday, and digest it by herself without telling anyone. In any industry, it is inevitable for newcomers to be frustrated, and of course Hollywood is similar.

She didn't respond enthusiastically, and of course Nora wouldn't say much. She went back to deal with business, and Jenny was reading a magazine. After a while, Nora answered a short phone call, and then said to Jenny . "You can go in."

Although she just touched a soft nail, her smile is still very friendly. Jenny also returned her a business smile, opened the door and entered the office.

"Sit." Cesare was still reading a script, he didn't lift his head, and he still used the short 'Sit'.

Jenny sat down at the old seat and looked at her watch. She waited for a minute or so, and then said directly, "You know, my time is also very precious."

Cesare raised his head now—as always, he was handsome and neat, with a meticulously groomed appearance.

He folded the page of the script and put it aside, "Sorry, this is a wonderful script, I'm fascinated by it."

Without waiting for Jenny to reply, he opened the drawer, took out several thick folders and handed them to Jenny, "This is the material of "Chicago". A summary of some well-known Broadway musicals in recent years and miscellaneous common sense, read it, I don’t want Rob to talk at dinner on Saturday, and you can’t catch up.”

Jenny picked up two folders, opened the third folder which was light and fluffy, and looked at it, "This is——"

"Internal footage of Chicago." Cesare was talking about the musical version. "You know it hasn't released an official recording disc, I used some favors to get it, don't waste it."

"Wow." Jenny stared at the three folders, then looked at Cesare again, "It seems that you really want me to act in Roxy in a musical?"

Cesare glanced at her, "Do you think I'm the kind of daydreamer? Or am I just to tease you?"

Meeting with him, he will always be in absolute control, and before Jenny can respond, he skips to the next question, "Tell me you have clothes that fit Mastro's class, instead of the t-shirt that day The so-called evening dress that was transformed.”

Jenny thought about her wardrobe, and shook her head regretfully—there is a reason why she has always dressed plainly. The biggest legacy left to her by the original Jenny: beautiful clothes and shoes, because she lost weight successfully and her size changed. Small, almost all intimate clothing can not be worn now. Especially for small dresses, whether it fits or not is very important, so she really doesn't have any good clothes ready-made.

"Lilian will go shopping with you one of these days." Cesare did not reveal any surprise, "Now let's talk about Rob, tell me what you did on the set to be able to do it on the first day. Let Rob admire you so much?"

Every time Jenny met him, she had to suppress her desire to confront Cesare. She didn't hate him, but Cesare's aura of absolutely controlling the rhythm of the conversation made her very uncomfortable.

She carefully told Cesare about her day on the set, and Cesare read the script while listening, but when Jenny finished speaking, he closed the script and continued for a moment, "very Okay, now I understand—you are lucky, Renee and Catherine have helped you in a certain way.”

"You mean?" Jenny actually had some vague guesses in her heart, "Rob's jerky annoyed some people?"

"You know he's never done a movie before, Annie (Rob Marshall's first TV show) was brilliant, got some awards, but he wasn't the only director, a lot of people said they were So he was given the title of director just because he wanted it, and the stage couldn't be separated from his design," Cesare said. "Rob is a very talented director and a well-known master choreographer, but it cannot be denied that he has received far less recognition in directing than in choreography. This is his first time at a university. On the screen, there must be omissions in technical details, and Rob is a perfectionist. You should easily think that yesterday's three-hour incident will not be the first time it happened. Renee, Catherine, and Richard are all famous directors. If the well-known actors who cooperate with him fall into the hands of a new director, there must be a break-in period."

He took a sip of water, "According to my sources on the set, the three leading actors are very professional and did not openly defy the director's authority, but there must be some flaws in their attitudes. And Rob is a very controlling person. Man, you know, of course such a person has a strong self-esteem.”

Jenny has fully understood. "To put it bluntly, he did not direct so perfectly. He made a lot of low-level mistakes, and he was too nervous to let others talk about it. Although others didn't yell, it was inevitable that he looked down on him. Rob felt this, psychologically. There is also a lot of pressure, and I need affirmation, praise and unconditional support. I happen to be the lucky one who did the right thing at the right time, right?"

Cesare showed a business smile, "Knowing this, you will know how to maintain it. Rob is an important technical authority on Broadway in recent years. Whether you can get his support is of great significance to you."

"Are you talking about musicals?" Jenny finally found a chance to speak. "—by the way, I think your idea is crazy—but putting that aside, what I don't understand is why you suddenly want me to compete in a Broadway musical, which you know is less Half a year, I'm going to leave Hollywood for half a year to go to New York to act in a musical? With all due respect, I don't know how this will help my film career."

"Jennifer." Cesare said calmly, as if this question from Jennifer was within his expectations.

Jenny interrupted him angrily, "Jenny, please, either Jefferson or Jenny, don't call me that fake name."

"OK, Jefferson." Cesare corrected her words politely, but her choice of words still made Jenny unhappy. "Do you remember what we said the night we signed? The third point I made in advance?"

"...I want to trust you." Jenny recited reluctantly.

"So what are you doing now?" Cesare asked.

"...Fine," Jenny rolled her eyes obviously, "I don't ask, OK, if you ask me to act in a musical, I'll do it. Then let's go back to the previous question - are you crazy? ?Do you know how fierce the competition on Broadway is? How popular is "Chicago"? Off Broadway and Off Broadway, I don't know how many actors want to squeeze into Broadway to play commercial dramas. Their professional background must be better than mine. ?I mean, even they dare not think about the number one heroine of "Chicago", what am I? How could it be my turn?"

"Why not you?" Cesare asked back. He put his hands on the table and leaned forward slightly, creating a sense of oppression on Jenny. "Rob praised you for your singing voice. You have been trained professionally for the past few months. You have a month to go to class after "Chicago". You can dance, you can act, you are beautiful, you have Big screen experience. Why not you?"

Jenny was speechless.

Cesare relaxed, leaned back in the chair, and said slowly, "Of course, you are not without flaws, you are not famous, this is your biggest problem, no matter how good the conditions are, the show will not put you in The list is too high. However, we can make up for this through Rob's recommendation. Remember this, as much as Rob's recommendation is, your shortcomings are as small as you are. You have surprised me once—— This opportunity to have dinner with Rob is more or less your own, I hope you can continue to surprise me and get more appreciation from Rob than I expected."

He stared at Jenny, "Are you going to let me down?"

Under his pressure, Jenny couldn't help showing a sarcastic smile, "Have I let you down?"

The corners of Cesare's lips raised, and he gave another commercial smile, "Then keep it up."

Jenny responded by simply sweeping the folder into her bag, standing up and striding out of the office.

She didn't say goodbye, which was rude, but she knew Cesare wouldn't mind.

——Or he cares, whatever, she doesn't care anyway.

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Before going to the set, Jenny went home once, put the materials away, and her bag would be on the trailer during the filming. She didn't want to make any coincidences, and then let the crew know that she intended to compete for "Chicago "The heroine of the musical.

This afternoon, when Kitty came home from a party, she found out that her lover was cheating on her and killed her in anger. There were about 4-5 sets of shots. It was Kitty's one-man show. The actors were only her, plus three 'The adulterer□□', there is nothing to say about the specific shooting process. Although Jenny has prepared many times in the performing arts space and is confident that her performance is absolutely flawless, Rob continued to make low-level mistakes and took pictures for an entire afternoon.

Fortunately, the role of Kitty is actually not that difficult, and Jenny doesn’t need empathy support, because Kitty and Juanita’s styles are relatively similar. After so many nausea-inducing simulations, this She doesn't say she has mastered this performance style completely, but she is familiar with it. It's like an instinctive reaction. With a little adjustment in her heart, she can adjust this specific state. From head to toe, all micro-expressions and small movements are immediately changed. This style should also be regarded as the improvement of Chen Zhen's acting skills.

Speaking of which, she herself divided her several acting states into categories: the first one is the most simple way of reading a script, without imitation or empathy, and acting directly. This is the most raw expressionism, probably The score can only be said to be passable.

The second is in the performing arts space, through empathetic performances, the emotions are not even controlled by oneself, and the lines are as if they were read out by themselves. This can no longer be said to be the experience school, it should be the method school, that is, a branch of the experience school, who completely regards himself as a character in the play, a bit of a split personality. Such a score can reach 80 points. The reason why it is not perfect is because the method of a good actor is also a method that has been restrained and adjusted. It is a "real person suitable for shooting", but Jenny's simulation, the simulation is directly It is a real person, and many details still need to be modified and changed.

The third type is after empathy has been adjusted in the performing arts space, and the aftertaste is used to perform in reality, because empathy adds points, but it is only aftertaste, and there is more room for self-control, so it is a better experiential school and method For pie fusion, the score should be around 85. This is how I acted in "CSI" before, so there are sayings on the Internet that 'her demeanor completely overwhelms the TV series' and 'her acting skills belong to the big screen'.

The fourth type is that after many times of empathy practice in the performing arts space, you have become familiar with the characters, and then return to the real performance without cheating. According to Chen Zhen's own evaluation, the score should be around 80 points. If the characters are not so complicated and the scene is relatively simple, the score can reach 85 points.

This is how she plays Kitty. There are factors that she wants to reduce her reliance on cheating fingers, and there are also reasons why Rob has reworked too many times. Chen Zhen discovered before that empathizing too much in a short period of time will lead Headache, according to Rob's style of shooting a simple shot repeatedly for three hours, always empathizing with her would be crazy, so I half-heartedly adopted the fourth method.

The effect should still be good. Rob has no complaints about her acting skills. What he struggles with is very detailed things, such as light and shadow, composition and so on. That is, some details that new directors are often uncertain about. All Jenny had to do was repeat, repeat, repeat, like a rewind machine, all afternoon.

So, an actor is not only a technical job, but also a physical job. Even for big stars with amazing talents, the shooting process is not the same as many people think, just pass one, and then everyone takes the next shot. Actors who are really at their peak are all continuous and stable high-output streams. It is not a skill that you perform well for the first time in this period. The hundredth performance on the same day must be as good as the first time, and you are the real master.

After filming in the afternoon, she went home so tired that she fell asleep and got up to take a shower in the middle of the night. Then she was fine for the next two days, and on the third day she went to shoot the scene where "Kitty" was arrested and imprisoned-swearing at the reporter-struggling, and she called it a day. After Rob revised the script, the scenes of "Kitty" were reduced to those that Chen Zhen had seen in the film, and the previous song and dance, including those showing Kitty's limelight, were deleted. The role of this role fell to about one or two minutes, and the actor of the warden's "mother" joked casually, that is, "If I knew this was the case, maybe there were only half as many actors who auditioned at that time." , at least Lucy Liu will not come."

Lucy has now joined the filming of "Kill Bill", and she has occasional contact with Jenny - Jenny has made some friends on the set of course, including the actor of Velma in the musical "Chicago" , she played one of the six female prisoners in the movie.

However, she had no interaction with Renee and Catherine throughout the whole process, and it was also because there was no match, so she had no chance to get in touch. Although there was a chance to meet during dinner, Jenny would not ask for a dead end to introduce herself. Except for the first day, Renee's manager, Veronica, didn't bother. After being tormented by the perfectionist Rob for the last time, Jenny ended her "Chicago" smoothly. Shooting, left the crew.

In the next few days, she doesn't have any classes, and the only preparation she has to do is to have dinner with Rob Marshall on Saturday.

The author has something to say:

Note: Off-Broadway and off-Broadway starred in shows with uncertain commercial value and more avant-garde nature. Broadway shows mature plays, such as "Cats", "Rent", "Mamma Mia" etc. Even off-Broadway and off-Broadway actors are poorly paid, sometimes unpaid. Leading roles on Broadway are relatively lucrative. Broadway is the center of American theater, a world theater resort, and another resort should be regarded as the West End of London.

The expression school and the experience school have been introduced before. The method school simply means that Jenny plays a thief, and she completely treats herself as a thief during the shooting time. A branch of experience school, you can Baidu for the specific content.

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