Hollywood Domination Chapter 472: Evenprouder

"Has the blood pressure of the patient in bed 35 dropped?"

"After hanging up this bottle, give her two units of mannitol intravenous drip..."

'Dang', accompanied by the reminder sound of the elevator door opening, Dr. Waltz walked into the special ward with a few assistants. He shook his badge at the security guard at the elevator door and walked to the ward first, but I can still feel the eyes of the security guard following the group of people like a shadow, as if they are still counting the number of people: in the suite ward on this floor, there is currently only one patient, that is, the famous Jennifer Jefferson. Although the police no longer provide security, her own security team did not neglect in the slightest. In the early days of the handover, almost all doctors and nurses who entered this floor were subject to careful security checks and identity checks. Afterwards, the security work was relaxed, but Dr. Waltz believes that this is only because the security guards have memorized these faces, not because they have relaxed their vigilance.

"How is the patient doing today?" He asked the nurse who came forward.

"She's just come back from rehab and had two visitors before that - until three o'clock in the afternoon," said the nurse, somewhat uneasily - it was clearly past visiting hours, and she obviously didn't stop there. say what.

Dr. Wanez glanced at the other party, and didn't mean to blame the girl: this is the treatment of top patients, and the generous donation of 1.5 million US dollars from Jennifer Jefferson's team made her recover soon after waking up. She began to enjoy all kinds of privileges, not to mention that Jenny's condition has indeed stabilized a lot, but she was not discharged immediately out of caution.

Among his interns, there are plenty of curious, "Okay, another top dignitary visitor?"

"I'm disappointed, it's not a star—I heard it's a big shot from General Electric and Disney." The nurse quietly stuck out her tongue, and handed over Jennifer's form, "The blood pressure and heartbeat are normal three times today, But she still gets dizzy occasionally."

"Basically she could be discharged any time," commented one of Waltz's interns, "but, of course, she can stay as long as she wants, and I have absolutely no problem—"

Amidst the laughter, a group of people walked into Jennifer's ward and easily completed the evening ward rounds - it is not unreasonable for the hospital to like such powerful guests, Jennifer's daily ward fee is almost Thousands of dollars, and the hospital is now investing less energy on her than the average patient. Basically, before her dizziness worsens or disappears, all Dr. Waltz has to do is ask her about her health twice a day. And definitely not a chore.

"Oh," just as the group walked out of the ward, they bumped into Cesare Vijay who was walking out of the elevator. Doctor Waltz smiled and shook hands with this handsome young man, "Vijay Mister."

"Doctor." Cesare Vijari shook hands with him, "How is Jennifer today?"

"Apparently she feels pretty good about herself, I heard she even had a business meeting in the ward today." Dr. Walz laughed, "Of course, I'm talking nonsense - I heard you were next door at that time Office work——From the data of her blood pressure, there is nothing wrong with her, we will do another CT the day after tomorrow, and if the blood clot shrinks, she can be officially discharged from the hospital.”

"Glad to hear that," said Vijayri, with a polite twitch of his lips. "Have a nice evening, Doctor."

He nodded to the interns, turned around and walked quickly into the ward—through the drawn shutters, one could see Jennifer Jefferson sitting by the window standing up and showing him smiled and motioned for him to sit down beside her——

The doctors generally sighed and turned to go to the elevator. This is also their common emotion: when Jennifer was first admitted to the hospital, the doctors of course treated her as an ordinary patient, but after she turned from danger to safety Afterwards, this special ward seemed to be a reality show, and the doctors and nurses who came to the ward rounds were often moved with emotion.

"This is like the real-life version of "Grandmas", someone finally sighed in the elevator. "Has anyone counted the number of handsome guys who come to visit - and of course beautiful celebrities, but I have to say, if I were a woman, I would definitely avoid Jennifer, Chris, Heath, Lee Leonardo, and the director named Salvi—their affection for Jennifer—of course, Mr. Vijay—"

The female doctors—a few male doctors immediately agreed enthusiastically, "She is like a real princess, surrounded by knights—I wonder what good things she has done to be so happy now."

"The most important thing is that each of them gets along well—"

Dr. Walz listened to the young people’s yelling with anger and amused—no one seems to remember the righteous indignation among the staff when the San Francisco General Hospital was surrounded by the media some time ago, and Jennifer’s condition was reported every day Now, everyone is excitedly talking about her life beyond people's imagination: the Oscar is just around the corner, and it seems that she has a great chance of winning another award, and it is said that the president will award her a medal to encourage her to spread in the global culture Contributions made in her various, rich or expensive visitors, either have scary titles or scary good looks, indeed, Jennifer Jefferson seems to be living a flying shovel A different kind of life, and that's enough to attract anyone's admiration and longing, and only a few people can notice her nights-notice that after the bright day is over, when the gates begin and night falls, this one In the middle of the month, only two people will take turns to accompany the bed, accompanied by the fact that she listens to the long and lonely sound of the instrument running.

"I'm sure she and Cesare never talk about love." The speculation is still going on, and it has gone a little off, "They are the type who never chat, the last time I went During the rounds, I heard him say, 'this year's return on equity should be satisfactory' - you know, it's a shame that I'm the one who's freaked out by the jargon this time ——"

"Haha, that's why they divorced, they belong to that kind of career couple..."

"Maybe he's talking to her about Disney's 'roe' again now, whatever that is—but whatever he's saying, that face is already forgivable—"

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"Hey."

"Hey." Jenny said, she made a little distance and let Cesare sit down beside her, "What did Robert say?"

"Robert basically didn't say anything." Cesare said - he just sent Robert to the airport and asked him to take a private plane back to Los Angeles. "Looks like he hasn't recovered from today's blow - I think he needs a buffer for a while before he becomes suspicious - even if he will."

Jenny laughed, her eyes still did not leave the setting sun outside the window, the sun was hanging on the edge of the skyline, making the high-rise buildings in San Francisco seem to be bathed in a layer of reddish golden light.

"If I were him, I wouldn't be looking for that e-mail." She said, put the memory card she was playing with back into the card holder, and handed it to Cesare. "The funny thing is - Robert has always wanted to get a memory card, and the final decision is really an sd card - this sounds really fateful, doesn't it? Maybe I should thank Zha De, after all, is the one who started our thinking.”

"Your way of thinking." Cesare corrected, he did not look at Jenny, but looked at the misty sunset outside the window with her. "Good job."

Jenny did not deny Cesare's compliment, she was indeed responsible for this matter, and Cesare only played a slight role in cooperation. "Thank you."

"—Although, it is still very risky," Cesare commented without bias, "How does Sharon react?"

"I think she's guessed something," Jenny said, and she couldn't help smiling. "If you open the video, you can see that she has been cooperating with me - without her help, I'm afraid I can't do it."

"There was a certain element of luck," said Cesare, "but that's not all, you must have completely captured Robert—I don't think any of you would have been able to get a statement if he had had the slightest doubt about the story." .The difficulties he caused you are just the instinct of self-preservation-never talk positively about the trouble you got into."

"Really, if he hadn't been fooled, even if there was even a hint of suspicion," Jenny said, squinting at the memory card, "none of us would have gotten the video so easily—oh, I just hope Robert Wouldn't be too angry after checking his emails, if he didn't have the habit of deleting emails - or he should really give up the idea, even if it's for his own good, after all, it doesn't hurt him too much to know now Helped."

Cesare smiled and did not refute Jenny's opinion, "So, you finally got the deal?"

"Yeah." Jenny nodded, "Robert really didn't tell you anything?"

"I think he may think that I have fully known beforehand." Cesare said, "Maybe he is still emotional-he really didn't say anything."

"The negotiation is basically a balance of power between the three parties, and no one can control the overall situation. If Bob thinks so, he is a little paranoid." Jenny smiled, "But I can also understand-of course he has such a The idea is also normal."

She stretched out her hand, stretched it greatly, and then stretched it left and right, then retracted and rested her chin to look at the scenery in front of her again. "GE invested 3 billion for the first time to help us set up a TV production company. Disney will also co-invest, accounting for about 10% of the shares in the new company. At the same time, ge and Disney will also cooperate on two or three small projects. You know, in this way From the outside world—"

"ge is cooperating with Disney," Cesare said, "taking care of Bob's face, what's next?"

"Whether to invest in the future depends on whether Dameng can achieve the goal expected by GE." Jenny said, "Of course, during this period, I will still enjoy the leadership of the entire group-until 2018 In the past, Dameng would not set up new subsidiaries outside of TV and movies. Ge's capital injection could not exceed Disney's share. In other words, Disney will always be the largest shareholder of Dameng until—"

"Until Bob retires in 2018," Cesare said, his brow furrowed. "Can Bob accept that? Retire five years early?"

"He can only accept that this is a little bit he has to lose." Jenny said, she narrowed her eyes and made a measurement, "Dream, ge and Disney have all lost a little bit, but more is left, For us, this is the next-best result, but for the three parties - this is a win-win option.”

Cesare thought for a while, and finally nodded.

"It was fair and in everyone's interest," he said. "It was the best that could have been achieved—you did a good job."

"I have to act well," Jenny said, "I'm an actress, that's what I'm good at, if I can't fool Robert—"

"I'm not just talking about your acting skills," Cesare interrupted her, and he said calmly, "I'm talking about the whole thing...you did a good job, Jefferson— If I were a sensationalist, I'd almost probably say..."

"What do you mean, 'You make me proud'?" Jenny asked jokingly, amused by his deliberately unfamiliar 'Jefferson'. "Is this what you want to say, Master Vijay?"

"...At least I won't object to this sentence." Cesare said, he raised his fist and touched her lightly, "."

Jenny laughed, and raised her fist to bump back, "You too."

For a while, neither of them spoke, just watched the sun slowly set over San Francisco, sinking into the bay, as if the fresh air after a thunderstorm filled the ward, it was finally over, this The sudden and frightening event finally comes to an end, and the sense of relaxation is like a frightened wave, trying to surge up, but always hesitating and shy.

"Aren't you going to ask about the personnel arrangements?" After a while of silence, Jenny was the first to ask. She took a breath and her shoulders tensed again. .

"I think you will definitely take the initiative to bring it up." Cesare said, "So—is there any new changes in personnel?"

"Robert said that his invitation is still valid—and more sincere than before." Jenny repeated Robert's words, and she smiled, "Of course, this is also very understandable. At least you can definitely understand that now you are in The fact that Disney is on the job makes more sense to him—after all, 2018 is still a long time, and there are always many variables in investing in this kind of thing.”

"Hmm." Cesare said without making any statement. Jenny didn't take it too seriously, she continued, "Of course, you don't have much time left, only six years, this offer doesn't seem to be as good as before, it will be a challenge for you - but, like me By the way, although you lost a little bit, you still..."

"There's a lot left." Cesare interjected, "From a personal point of view, this is the second-best result, but from the perspective of our cooperation, it is better than before-at least I am in Disney. The position is no longer tied to you."

"Yes, but of course, you will also be challenged even more because of this." Jenny said, "But I believe you can handle it well, after all, you are not alone in the group - Virginia must be To leave her political legacy to you."

"It's hard to say, I think she'd be busy hating me more, if it came true," Cesare said.

"If that's the case, then she is too hypocritical, isn't she?" Jenny said disapprovingly: Of course, Cesare's entry into the Disney headquarters basically means that Virginia's career in Disney has come to an end, but Considering that Virgilia once confidently asked Cesare to contribute to her career, she should also be willing to make sacrifices when Cesare had a better chance. "Anyway... your access to Disney has not been closed, and the new situation is both good and bad for you. You can think about more things yourself."

"Well." Cesare said, "So, what if I stay?"

Jenny took a deep breath.

"If you stay," she said, turning to look at Cesare, "then we won't have to find a new CEO for Big Dream TV, as originally planned—of course, this time the difference is , within 6 years we will only concentrate on the development of film and television, and will not set foot in other fields for the time being.”

"It's not a bad thing." Cesare said, and he curled his lips. "Six years is enough for us to gain a foothold-too fast expansion may not be a good thing."

"I think so, too," said Jenny, with a slight smile, "and you'll be glad to hear that—I'm going to keep Big Dream Movies and Big Dream TV completely separate, operating independently, Non-interference with each other. If you stay, the chairman of Dameng TV is yours, and of course the CEO."

"Where is the big dream movie?" Cesare said, and he also turned his head to look at Jenny—the expression gradually became serious. "Are you going to be the CEO concurrently?"

"I will still be the chairman." Jenny said, she breathed a sigh of relief, "but, no, I will not also be the CEO, and the management of the company still needs to be done by professional talents-of course, this person is not It will be you."

Even though this is not the first time they have talked about this issue, Jenny is still a little unnatural, she said, "I said that it is best for the two companies to be completely separated, and only cooperate on a strategic level, and work together. Most of the time you will be docking with the CEO of the film - I think, it will help us to ... make some arrangements to minimize inconvenience."

"...It sounds like you have thought everything through." Cesare said, "So, do you have any ideas about who to choose as CEO?"

"I've thought of someone who might surprise you—even I think it's a little crazy," said Jenny, with a smile on her lips. "There's word that he won't Will renew, will leave Paramount this year—"

"Brad Gray!" Cesare said, his tone did express his feelings, "—this is really—"

He was silent for a while, and then said, "...ok, but if you think about it carefully, he is not a bad choice, isn't it?"

"Yes, when you consider him as the CEO of your own company, you will find that his loyalty will be a very good quality-sure, it is relatively stupid, but it is not insurmountable The downside of—” Jenny said, and she laughed, “but I can imagine what people will think when they find out—oh, they’re going to be absolutely freaked out.”

She laughed out loud at the imaginary stunned media, before continuing, "Of course, the handover and transition will take a while, and I'll need someone's help in the meantime—but, No matter whether you go to Disney or stay in Big Dream, this can be arranged, it is not a problem - if you go to Disney, we will first find a CEO for Big Dream TV, and wait until he is fully integrated into the company, then Let Brad come in, no matter what, this can't change the basic pattern."

"Okay." Cesare said cautiously, he was silent for a while, and asked quickly, "So, what about Sharon—does she know the situation?"

"You mean, if you stay, between us—" Jenny said, gesturing between her and Cesare. "Some possibilities and trends of --?"

Cesare didn't speak, just nodded.

Jenny shrugged. "I did my best to inform, but she doesn't seem to mind very much—just like I thought, I think she should have guessed a little bit."

"So Robert would have preferred me to go to Disney," Cesare said, "now it's totally clear—of course he would have preferred me to Disney, just like Sharon would have wanted me to stay—I I have to say again, you did a great job, and the timing of this challenge completely turned a disadvantage into an advantage.”

Jenny couldn't help showing a smile, she declared, "But these are just irrelevant details, you know, the final choice is still based on your wishes-I just hope you can have a good start-no matter what you do What choice, I hope you can keep the choice."

"I understand." Cesare said, he said, "Thank you - although this is a bit redundant."

Jenny rolled her eyes at him, and looked out of the window again—the night had gradually climbed up, the sun was still emitting light and heat under the sea, and the city was swaying in the twilight, like a lucid dream.

"What are you going to do?" she asked.

Cesare snorted noncommittally.

"It's a tough decision," he said, "and maybe I can't make up my mind—there are pros and cons on both sides of the coin."

"Yes, it's a close choice." Jenny also admitted, "On the one hand, the big dream represents our -- let's be honest, it's like our baby, really, what we poured into it Those—"

She shook her head, "But staying in the big dream also means double the risk, breaking your long-standing principles—and, before making a decision, you must know—"

She took a deep breath and calmed down her unknowingly tense mood. Even though Cesare already knew her best in this world——it still made her feel rather frank about it. Vulnerability and discomfort—but she couldn't back down from it.

"Of course, I think you've already figured out that I'm a bit of a weird girl," she said, turning her head to look at Cesare, not needing to look away to ease the tension, just— That's right. "I haven't told you explicitly about the story here, Cesare, and I don't think I'm going to tell you all of it, but you have to know this—yes, we've achieved a lot together. Lots and lots of miracles, and a big part of that is because of my intuition, my talent—it allows me to predict the direction of the market, and I can withstand long superhuman timetables, which are indeed the basis of big dream miracles..."

The room has been plunged into hazy darkness, Cesare is like a sculpture in the twilight, he did not speak, Jenny took a deep breath, and continued, "And these gifts will not follow me forever , I guess you already have a feeling, but I have to give you a definite timeline - intuition, it's only up to 14 years, superhuman anti-stress, sorry, this accident took them. If you stay In the big dream, after two years, your partner will no longer be that wonder girl - all the gifts are gone, we are on our own, or, I can only be on my own, because if you go to the big dream TV, and I stayed at Dream Movies, it will be difficult for you to exert influence on the film branch, and its failure may drag you down—considering the ge agreement, the capital injection must be carried out in stages, once I have to Until it is approved, the entire follow-up investment will come to naught, and I may even be kicked out of the board of directors.”

"The staged capital injection is the key to my persuasion to Sharon, and I am also willing to accept this. This is very suitable for me, step by step, test my ability, and push my limit." Jenny said, she moistened her lips . "If it fails, ok, I am willing to admit defeat, I have tried, and I can bear the result-but you are different, if you stay, what you will miss is Disney's offer, and that will not be a daily offer. An invitation on your desk. Cesare, I hope you can think about this. I am just an ordinary girl with a small amount of investment in my hands. I am in an extremely complicated environment. The ambition has also been exposed—"

She couldn't help laughing, "Really, even I can draw this conclusion: the possibility of me **** up is far greater than the possibility of success, there is a 99.9% possibility, I Will eventually fail, crash, quit - really, for your own sake, I hope you'll take this into consideration - and joining me is pretty much killing yourself, really, if you predict otherwise, at last Well give it up, really, it's basically a chariot speeding toward the abyss of failure."

Cesare's breathing became a little heavy, and he paused for a while before speaking—but there was not much surprise in his tone.

"Even so," he said, "I can still sense that you want me in—I feel you're trying to get me in."

"Yes, I want you to join, so I'm doing my best to express myself. Today's meeting is a personal show I prepared." Jenny said, she spread her hands, "But I still need to remind you beforehand All risks, right? Please fulfill your duty of disclosure—"

Although the state of mind is still relatively peaceful, the significance of this scene to Dameng still makes her a little uncomfortable, Jenny laughed a little nervously, "I'm done talking, if you have anything to ask, just ask. "

"If I choose Disney, what about the shares?" Cesare thought for a while—his tone could not be heard.

"I will buy it, according to the current valuation of Dameng." Jenny said without hesitation, "Of course - I may owe you some, but of course you can rest assured that I can definitely pay it off of."

"Are you sure?" Cesare said, "I know your net worth - of course you are rich, but if you want to cash out such a large fortune, you have to put Disney stock - including Cliff Manor ——Almost every penny of yours is paid to me..."

He thought for a moment, "I'm afraid this is not enough, maybe you have to bet on your income in the next few years. Basically, after buying my shares, you will literally be penniless."

"Oh, do you only need to bet on the next few years' income?" Jenny said, she was a little more relaxed, "In my prediction, I have to bet on at least the next ten years' income—"

She shrugged and said nothing.

"...Are you sure it's worth it? Bet everything on you—everything you have worked so hard for in the past ten years," Cesare said, but he was not excited, but seemed to confirm his doubts , just asked purely for proof, "Starting what you said, the journey of 'towards the abyss of failure', you no longer have... the talents and miracles you mentioned - just to pursue the 1% possibility of success, Do you confirm that this is a wise choice?"

"I don't think it's wise, on the contrary, it seems a little silly," said Jenny, smiling at the lights that were gradually coming up outside the window, "but... it's just, I want to do it, and this Make everything but it a second-best outcome.”

"And you are unwilling to accept the second-best possibility." Cesare said quietly.

"And I think I'm rich enough to say no to second best." Jenny nodded, "I just... I didn't even do it for the one percent success, Chesa, I just wanted To do this - I want to try, to explore, and even to experience the taste of failure -"

She turned her head and looked at Cesare, "I think I'm rich enough to do this."

In the hazy darkness, Cesare's expression was elusive. He seemed indifferent, indifferent to her, and seemed to have twinkling eyes, deeply moved by her words. And Jenny just waited patiently, waiting--

After a long silence, Cesare took a deep breath.

"You're right," he said, "that it would be the best choice for me to join Disney in all respects—not just a matter of principle—at least, if I do, when When you are kicked out of the board of directors, we will not have nowhere to go."

Jenny couldn't help laughing, she was a little lost, but not without relief - Cesare stayed in Disney, she was in the big dream, this might be a more ideal choice, at least as Cesare said , which is safe enough.

"So, this is your choice?" she asked.

"I didn't say that, I just—" Cesare said, he leaned back and adjusted to a more relaxed posture, "Do you remember what you said to me just now?"

"What are you talking about?" Jenny was a little confused.

"You said I was proud of you," Cesare said—his tone was still the same calm, "and I must admit that you were right, there were many moments in our cooperation Proud of you - when you walk on the Oscar podium, when you sign your name on the contract, when you walk into the new office, when you beat Edward Porter - I just don't show it Because I know you so well, the real you, Jenny, when I see you now, I'm so proud of you, we've come a long way since the beginning You've grown so much, you've changed so much, you've become better than you were before, no matter how hard it is to do—"

He took a breath, "That's more important to me than your talent—you have flaws, you're clumsy at first, and your talent doesn't hide that, but you change all the time, which is exactly It's what I value. Think about it, if you have nothing but talent, how would Dameng develop to where it is today—if it wasn't for Edward Porter, we would only be one step away from GE's investment."

"Damn Zade," Jenny murmured. And Cesare laughed softly.

"Yes, **** Zade," he echoed, "and tonight when you said this to me, when you told me the facts—although I already guessed some of them, but the point is that you The honesty is when you still make this choice under the premise of admitting how difficult and slim it all is—on the premise that you see everything clearly..."

He let out a long breath, and seemed to be smiling while shaking his head, "I don't know why—I don't know how to explain this sensibility...but at this moment prouder—"

When he said this, Cesare's voice tightened. If Jenny hadn't known him so well, she would have said he had a slight choke—he adjusted for a while before continuing, "And I Before this, I thought it was impossible.”

Jenny felt a blockage in her throat, and she had the urge to find a tissue—she could barely hold back, trying to suppress the hoarseness in her voice.

"So," she said, "I guess you've made your decision?"

Cesare shrugged—it was him this time.

"I've got to keep up with you," he said, "you know, between us, sometimes I'm always the one who leads the way, you charge and I set the pace—but just now You really made me feel a little crisis, Jenny Jefferson, for a moment, you made me feel that if I don't work harder, I will be left behind by you."

Jenny giggled as she wiped the salty liquid from her face - it was a good thing the room was dark now, otherwise it must have been rather embarrassing, because it wasn't just tears that came out.

"Okay, okay," she said, "So, I didn't work in vain today—I managed to lure you in and put you on board this out-of-sequence train headed for the abyss."

"You say what you want," Cesare said, and suddenly he laughed - so young, so indulgent and so happy, "hell, whatever, screw it up ——Are we really going bankrupt because of this?”

"This is the last time we will say such depressing words." Jenny said with a serious face on purpose, she opened her hands, "Now it's time to come and hug and celebrate all of this."

Cesare smiled and raised his hand, gently pulling her into his arms.

"This may also be the last time we hug as friends." He turned his head and said, his lips lightly touched Jenny's ear.

Jennie trembled instinctively, she leaned her face against Cesare's neck, suddenly a little dizzy, and realized that what he said was absolutely right-this was really very likely that they would be friends for the last time They embraced as colleagues, and it may even be the last time they embraced as colleagues. They have changed so much, made breakthroughs, and finally came here under the influence of impermanent fate. Everything is changing, and the future is on her way. Spread out in front of her eyes, all this made her dazzled, unpredictable, unimaginable-what kind of journey will this be?

She didn't want to cry, all she could feel was anticipation, but for some reason, the warm liquid suddenly gushed out from the corners of her eyes and the end of her nose, which made Jenny embarrassed—in this passionate excitement and happy anticipation, heavy Feeling relieved, Jenny's consciousness quickly left her body—she passed out with a smile on her face.