Hollywood Domination Chapter 46: Star road open

Not to mention Brantley, even when Jenny came out from the back door, she was completely taken aback by the battle in front of her.

Although she went to film school, Chen Zhen can't say that she is very ambitious about acting career. The reason why she went to the film school in her previous life was because her grades were not very good since she was a child, she was not bad looking, and she thought she had a talent for acting, at least she was considered a literary and artistic backbone in the school.

In Chen Zhen's view, people with good brains engage in business or scientific research, people with good physical strength go to sports or work on construction sites, and people with good looks go to acting and singing. The long thing is nothing more than to give full play to one's own advantages, earn more money, and live a better life. Compared to going to a third-rate college (Universities were not so prevalent in the past two thousand years, if Chen Zhen wanted to go to college, she would definitely have to study hard for a few years with the biting spirit of her title Liang Zhui. Her family environment is not at all Allowed), and then come out to apply for a job as a clerk or something, why not try to go to a film school, anyway, being an actor sounds very promising.

Chen Zhen is from Hangzhou. She had never been in the entertainment industry before. It was not until she was lucky enough to be admitted to the Film Academy that she gradually realized that becoming an actor is not so easy. Of course, there are many outstanding students who graduated from film schools, and they have already achieved great success while still in school, but these people are all talented and lucky, and it is difficult for ordinary people to hold a candle to them. Chen Zhen was regarded as a school girl in high school, but she was just above average in college, with mediocre temperament and mediocre acting skills. She couldn't achieve much by herself. The person who promotes her, even if she has a connection, must get some important people under the arrangement of the connection, so that they are willing to invest in her and let her get some better opportunities.

Although the inside story is much darker than Hollywood, in the final analysis, the basic rules of the market remain the same, that is, the survival of the fittest, and only actors with outstanding talent, acting skills, and looks can stand out in the fierce competition. I have never found any actress who has been loved by the audience through such continuous transactions, so she became popular. It can be said that this kind of dedication is at most to prevent her from finding a job and becoming a North drifter. After spending a few years figuring this out, Chen Zhen's intentions to develop in the showbiz are very light. At that time, what she thought was to try to enter the National Repertory Theater, first to get a dead salary, to exercise her abilities, and then to think about other things.

Her luck was good. Her ex-husband appeared shortly after her thoughts of entering the showbiz faded away. He was young, rich, handsome, tall, and he was interested in her, even though Chen Zhen had no feelings for him. , just based on the beauty-money transaction relationship, it is much more appropriate to make a deal with her ex-husband alone than with many people, not to mention that the reward is even greater. Therefore, after the fire attack, the ex-husband was dealt with, and the two got their marriage certificates, Chen Zhen never thought of becoming an actor again. Acting is definitely not her ideal, it's just a means of earning a living that she considered and then gave up.

After she was reborn, everything she did was aimed at developing into the showbiz, but her motivation had nothing to do with "I want to act". Apart from wanting to go back, the biggest reason was that she had a gold medal related to acting. Fingers, but not having cheats is a huge waste. Including the crazy hard work in the performing arts space, it has nothing to do with the love of the performing arts work, it is entirely because she has a crazy and bold supervisor, Cesare Vigeri, who always gives her some unreasonable things. It is a practical but well-paid job, and Chen Zhen herself knows that if she wants to earn more profits with the golden finger, she has to move forward rapidly in the 14 years from 2001 to 2014 when the golden finger is most effective. What she used to encourage herself was never 'how many fans I will have after this show is staged, how much popularity will increase, how many people will appreciate and love', or 'this movie will be a masterpiece', but ' I will do my best now, even if I fail in the future, I will have nothing to regret'. ——Chen Zhen never thought that she would get any sense of satisfaction and pleasure from acting, just like a coolie would never like the process of carrying a big bag.

But tonight, when she saw so many people waiting for her outside the door, Chen Zhen understood for the first time why so many Beidiao and Hengdian drifted into the two major film and television centers in the country , there are so many people who are willing to brave the cold wind and wait for her for more than two hours on a New York night in February, just because they watched her performance-although there are dozens of fans on IMDB, it is a virtual world after all , did not bring any impact to Chen Zhen, but the whole incident tonight made Chen Zhen feel an unspeakable sense of authority, and made her feel that what she just did was very important, very great, and very meaningful of,

This strange sense of accomplishment even made her a little elated. This kind of feeling never appeared when she was a rich young mistress, even though she was countless times richer than Jenny is now.

"Hi, Jenny!" Although she didn't wear much makeup and dressed very low-key, sharp-eyed fans still recognized her, and some people at the door had already started to greet her loudly.

Jenny is already very tired. Yesterday she did spend some energy on the Cesare-James game. Today she rehearsed, performed, and attended parties. Now she is completely exhausted after being excited, but even so, Jenny Not intending to leave, she looked at the end of the alley. There were not many fans waiting, only a few dozen people. She decided to try her best to meet their requirements for autographs and group photos.

"You really need a manager, my dear." PR Judy's assistant, Nissa, drank some wine tonight, so she talked a lot, but even so, she still fulfilled her duties and followed Jenny all the time. Now I have put forward my own professional advice. "You are still in the early stages, I suggest you be friendly to your fans, dear, of course, I know you are tired, but at least set aside ten minutes to interact with them, okay?"

Cesare and she didn't act together. Jenny is the only one with Nisha now, and she is more sober than Nisha, because Jenny is still in the PTSD of the Dietrich incident, and the whole party didn't eat or drink anything. , she quickly came up with a solution, "Of course, it's a pity that I can't take a group photo tonight, but the signature is fine. Now, Nisha, you can discuss with the security guards and let him guard at the end of the line so that no one can continue There is a line, and the audience who are waiting now can line up to get autographs."

"Good idea." Nisha was only a little drunk, but her execution ability was still there. Soon, the security guard went to the alley to guard the end of the line, and the fans who stayed in the alley now formed a team and came to shake hands with Jenny one after another. , autograph, and group photo requests were regrettably rejected because Jenny was not wearing makeup.

"You are really beautiful!"

"I support you, and I will come to your performance."

"Jennifer, I'm a fan of yours now, you're amazing, I wonder how long you'll be on Chicago?"

"Jennifer, do you have a personal homepage? Did you just star in "CSI"? Please tell me how old you are this year and which school you graduated from."

Jennie was soon surrounded by constant questions and compliments. Apart from compliments on her beauty, acting skills and singing voice, the two most frequently asked questions by her new fans were, 'Who is she',' What did she play'. A few enthusiastic fans told her a lot of discussion version of the war in the short signing time, and told her that she never believed that Jennifer was born as a waitress, and there was only one work like "CSI" before.

Obviously, they were eager to hear more information from her, but after noticing the trend of the conversation, Nissa came over immediately and stopped the conversation between the two due to lack of time. Jenny felt that something was wrong, so she used the excuse of limited time to avoid topics related to her life experience.

It didn't take long for more than fifty people to sign their names one by one and say a few words of greeting. Soon, the taxi called by the security guard arrived for Jenny. Under the **** of Nisha, the two of them got into the car together. Only then did Nisha explain to Jenny, "We didn't expect you to be such a genius, my dear. According to Judy's prediction, it will take at least two or three months for you to attract a certain amount of attention, so there are some things we still have to discuss." I didn't have time to discuss it. In short, Judy should hope that you don't discuss your resume with fans of the show. I will call Judy tomorrow morning and ask her to discuss this issue with you."

Jenny is actually quite exhausted, she knows that she and Nisha are at the end of their battles, "No problem, you will find that I am a cooperative partner, now let's go back to the hotel to rest."

In spite of this, when Jenny returned to the hotel, she found it difficult to sleep. After tossing and turning on the bed for a long time, she finally couldn't help running to the network center in the hotel, found a computer, and went to IMDB to check her actor page.

It is only a few hours before the performance, and the feedback from the drama review will definitely not come out so quickly. Even if Brantley and the others are writing the article now, it may take a day or two to publish the column. In a short period of time, she I can't find any comments from other places, but now her actor page on IMDB is quite lively, there are at least forty more topic posts than when Jenny came to check last time.

Many of the topic posts are asking about Jennifer's personal information. Users can see that they are new to IMDB, and they probably came to this page through Yahoo search—there are not many pages related to Jennifer on Yahoo, and IMDB The highest degree of relevance is ranked first. There are also some themed posts about the impressions of old fans watching the drama. Jenny is like drinking coffee. Although the body is extremely tired, but the spirit is still very excited, she reads these impressions posts one by one with great interest.

As for the short **** thoughts, Jenny just laughed it off, but for some long drama reviews and literary compliments—or veiled nympho, Jenny couldn't help but re-read them again and again. Speaking of itching, if it coincided with her feelings when viewing her video, it gave her an unspeakable sense of pleasure, and she even went to browse the ID to remember this person in her heart. Even if her character is so rational, at this moment, it is indeed unavoidable.

Of course, what makes her very satisfied is that some fans on the page also said that they waited for Jenny after the AfterParty, and they all praised her for her affinity, and there was only praise without dissatisfaction. Only a few people said 'she looks different from the stage, not so radiant, is a completely different charm'...

This is a euphemism that seems inconspicuous to her, and Jenny can't help but feel a little ashamed: In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, she is usually slovenly, and she deliberately wore no makeup at the party tonight, so she couldn't even take a group photo available to fans. Looking at it now, this is also a sign of disrespect. From tomorrow onwards, after removing the stage makeup, at least some base makeup will be applied.

That night she struggled until after three o'clock in the evening before falling asleep, and the next day the alarm clock rang for at least three minutes before waking her up, and she was clearly feeling depressed and unable to fully wake up. Jenny weighed the timetable, and simply canceled the morning run this morning, and went directly to the performing arts space to rest for three more hours. Only then did she feel refreshed, but even so, she could still see a faint layer of light under her eyes. Green ash, this is an ironclad proof that the body does not have enough sleep time.

It’s no wonder that female celebrities will inevitably use knives on their faces. Jenny is also secretly vigilant: Caucasians are prone to aging. If you have to party every night and can’t control smoking and alcohol, two to three years is enough to make you old. She is older.

——She also discovered why people like to act in movies. After the premiere last night, Jenny fell into a lazy state today, as if things had been done, and now she is recuperating and waiting for the harvest. If it is a movie, then it is true, but it is a pity that although she has put in as much labor as starring in a movie for this musical, the time for recuperation is far from coming. Last night was just the beginning. Today There is another show waiting for her tonight.

"I don't know if all the drama reviews have been published." Jenny thought, after washing, she went downstairs to buy breakfast, and was going to buy "New Yorker" and "New York Times" at the newsstand.

Before leaving the hotel, her cell phone rang, and Chen Zhen picked it up, "Yeah?"

"Are you awake?" Cesare asked, his voice was already energetic, one could tell that this person had been awake for at least an hour, and he probably had done morning exercise. "Find me on the Upper East Side."

Chen Zhen has been in contact with the culture of American high society before, and after becoming Jenny, she learned that there is such a "natural elite theory" in American society, that is, the entire American society is led by 1% elites and 99% The civilians moved forward, a theory that would later lead to Occupy Wall Street, but the leadership structure was actually very solid. ——And how can we become the elite of this 1%? According to the prevailing concept, these 1% elites are equivalent to China's "innate knowledge", in short, there is a huge difference from the mediocre in talent, willpower and even physical fitness. They can still get high marks in the final exams of Harvard and Yale after continuous all-night parties. After working overtime late at night, they can go home and sleep for three hours, then get up and do two hours of exercise to continue their day's work. Cesare is obviously one of the top 1%. He hadn't left when Jenny left last night, and the calculated sleep time would not exceed five hours. Moreover, he just flew from Los Angeles to New York yesterday, and the flight should be within six hours. about.

If you don't have this kind of physique, it will be difficult to succeed in the entertainment industry. Jenny judged from last night's experience that if a person has to sleep for more than seven hours a day to be full of energy, then he will not be able to maintain it when he starts work. Socializing, when socializing, work energy must be exhausted, and everyone knows that networking in the circle is more important than anything else, so many audition opportunities are discussed at parties, dinners, and golf dates.

The more she learns about the entertainment industry, the more Jenny realizes her decision at the time and how much she took Cesare's rhetoric for granted—if she wasn't naive, she felt that the life of a movie star would never be the same anyway. Worse than a waitress in a restaurant, she can maintain a diet and exercise after a long time of physical labor, 'I even lost weight', what else can't be done? It wasn't until she entered the circle and began to fight for various roles that she realized that the difficulty and labor volume of these two jobs were not simple addition and subtraction, and even involved exponents in addition to multiplication.

But she didn't lose confidence. She didn't know what to do at the time, but Cesare understood. Since he thought she had the potential to achieve her goal, then she had the possibility to achieve her goal. All she had to do was trust Cesare again. One thing - I have to say that he has a way of winning people's hearts. At least now Jenny no longer questions his intention of letting her act in a musical. She can believe from the bottom of her heart that everything Cesare does is for her good career.

"Good morning." Cesare greeted when he opened the door. He had already changed into a shirt and trousers, but no tie or suit. "We're going to have a videoconference with Judy this morning."

"Good morning." Jenny and Lilian's mother raised their hands to say hello, "Have you bought the newspaper? Have you got the drama review?"

"This is also a question we want to discuss." Cesare led Jenny into the study, and after some manipulations, Judy's face appeared on the LCD screen, but the action sometimes got stuck, "Judy, I I believe Nisha has already faxed you this morning's drama review."

"The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The New York Post all published last night's drama reviews." Judy raised the fax file in Yang's hand, "Two well-known drama review blogs released Comments, I looked at the invitation list last night, and optimistically estimated that 8 bloggers who came to see the premiere will comment. So we have a minimum of 5 reviews, and a good one is 11 reviews, judging from the 5 that have been published The positive rating should be over 90%, congratulations, dear, last night's performance was a great success."

Judy smiled at her after a delay. Her attitude towards Jenny is much warmer today, but the direct target of the report is Cesare, "Starting at nine o'clock this morning, the troupe office transferred to me the reports of the three magazines. The interview requests are all local magazines in New York, and the influence is not too great, so I haven't responded yet. Chesa, what do you think?"

"Reject it first." Cesare said, "At present, I think we can continue to use hunger marketing to keep her mysterious. The only way of exposure is musicals, which will have an excellent boost to the box office. The troupe called me this morning. Since last night, people have been booking tickets through the Internet and the booking hotline. From now on, all the box office has been sold out within a month, and the theater is considering selling additional standing tickets."

"Very good," Judy flipped through the list, "There are still about 20 theater critics we can invite in the future, can we start to provide Los Angeles drama critics with the opportunity to watch dramas? If you allow, I want Contact Schubert to get tickets, and of course you have to decide on the hospitality specifications."

"We offer air tickets," Cesare replied immediately, "we offer tickets, but the accommodation only provides discounts for room reservations, maintaining the independence of their reviews, and can start inviting people from LA in two weeks, and by then the word-of-mouth effect It should have been fermented in Los Angeles."

"No problem, I agree with your opinion." After drawing back and forth on the paper a few times, Judy raised her head and turned her attention to Jenny, "Jenny dear, Nisha and I have reported What happened last night, your performance was very good, but because Chesa and I have decided to keep some of your specific information secret until the publicity needs to be released in batches, so before we tell you, except for your age, nothing Don't say it, okay? You know that people tend to overestimate things they don't understand, and this will help your personal image."

Jenny said obediently, "No problem."

"Very well, last night's policy of only signing and not taking pictures together is very good." Judy praised, "At present we don't want your group photos and sneak shots to be circulated everywhere on the Internet, but even if it's just for prevention, I suggest you bring Go out with base makeup—at least wear base makeup.”

There is a world of difference in the effects of photography with makeup and photography without makeup. If in the hands of unqualified photographers, the probability of ugly photos with makeup is 40%, then the probability of ugly photos with makeup photography is at least as high as 80%. Even the most beautiful women cannot escape this law. The reason why every photo looks good in the era of black and white photos is because the star photos of that era can be directly edited negatives, and because of the low precision, others can’t see the clues at all. Even if the photos are not edited, low precision and black and white colors are easy to form Beautification effects, moreover, cameras were expensive at that time, and the people who could play with them had at least a certain degree of professionalism.

Nowadays, photography technology is improving with each passing day, PS traces are becoming more and more difficult to hide, and cameras are becoming cheaper and cheaper, passers-by can take pictures by copying them, and the direct result is that there are more and more ugly photos of celebrities, Many viewers think that today is not as good as it used to be, and there were more beauties among the stars 20 years ago. In fact, it can only be said that there will be more channels to meet celebrities in 20 years. In fact, with the rapid development of plastic surgery technology, theoretically speaking, the overall level of the industry should be rising instead of falling.

Jenny knew that this was entirely necessary for work, so she nodded and agreed without any resistance. Judy ended the call without further greetings—her cell phone rang at least five times during the call.

After finishing the call, Cesare picked up several newspapers from the desk and handed them to Jenny, "Brantley of the New York Times thinks you are a monster."

"I'm a monster?" Jenny thought it was funny, "Is this a compliment?"

"It should be a high-profile compliment." Cesare said, "He said that you are the best talent that has emerged from Broadway in ten years, but it was completely misplaced. Your advantage is on the big screen, not on the big screen. Singing and dancing——working with you and acting against each other is unfair to other actors.”

Jenny laughed, "This is too exaggerated."

"The New York Post's Patrik thought your performance was flawless, turning an 80-point performance into a 110-point performance, and he named "Chicago" the number one must-see musical this spring. Cesare flipped through a few printed documents, "These are the content of the blog, you can read it slowly on the way home, I won't waste time."

Jenny usually tried to keep calm in front of Cesare, but today she couldn't control herself, and started to read the newspaper almost immediately.

There was a smile in Cesare's voice, "I have another piece of good news to tell you. I didn't ask about the box office benefits, but James told me that he was going to Kennedy this morning. Calling from the airport."

"Where is he going?" Jenny was completely confused by the incoming news, "Didn't you guys stay up late at the party last night? I thought he should be sleeping in at home now."

"He can sleep on the plane, and the flight from here to London is more than ten hours." Cesare's words seemed to contain mystery.

Because of the exhaustion from last night, Jenny was a little sluggish today, and it took a second to react, "Ah! You mean—"

"Congratulations." Cesare concluded, "Jenny, there are indications that you are becoming a star now."

Jenny couldn't help smiling, but Cesare changed his tone, "I think this means that you will become poorer for a period of time."

The author has something to say: Note: In fact, the cultural traces of the 1% elite appear in many film and television works. Generally speaking, rich families, football team captains, prestigious school students, all A grades, blonde, tall ,hansome. This kind of characters appear in many works, they are the most standard reserve of the ruling class, and they are also the ideal image of the elite. So film and television works do a lot of things with this kind of people, you can try to think about the similar symbols in the works you have watched XD

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