Hollywood Domination Chapter 6: Opportunity to realize

There are three shifts for Hollywood Stars. The morning shift covers breakfast and lunch, and the shift can be changed after lunch. The middle shift covers lunch and dinner, while the evening shift covers dinner and supper. Because the probability of tipping at lunch and dinner is higher, Jenny usually chooses the middle shift. In order to have dinner with Dave, she changed to the morning shift the next day.

Maybe because of shyness, Dave didn't come to the cafe that day, and he was even two minutes late for the appointment. When he showed up, he apologized repeatedly, but he couldn't come up with a good reason to explain.

Jenny Jane didn't need his explanation either. She glanced at Dave's ill-fitting suit and hair that had obviously been combed repeatedly, and she knew why he was late. ——As a person in charge of casting who has worked in the entertainment industry for many years, Dave was so young that it surprised her.

"The grade of the restaurant you chose has already made it unnecessary for you to apologize." She said half-jokingly, "Being able to make an appointment to 'eat clean' is enough for you to get a kiss from me."

'Eat dry wipe clean' is the name of the restaurant, the original text is 'Scarpetta' in Italian, opened by a famous chef, located in Beverly Hills, a meal can easily eat Jenny Jane's two days' wages, If you have a good wine, you need more. As a famous high-end restaurant, it is not easy to reserve a seat. If you do not have a certain relationship, it is even more difficult to reserve a good seat by the window.

Jenny's compliment obviously made Dave very happy. His behavior has become more confident, but his personality has not changed. He didn't take the credit for himself, but told Jenny frankly, "Actually, a good friend called for me. .”

Jenny smiled and said, "Wow, then your good friend is really capable-if you can make such a good friend, you will be even more capable."

As she spoke, she vomited in her heart: This flattery is a bit too obvious.

But as she thought, for Dave, who lacks self-confidence severely and is clumsy and unfamiliar in manner and speech, such an attitude can help him build up confidence as soon as possible. After Jenny threw out two compliments in a row, he relaxed It's enough to make a joke, "Then let me treat you to dinner with such ability, it seems that you are the top of the power chain."

Jennie laughed immediately, Dave laughed with her, and in a relaxed atmosphere, they began to order.

Jenny has not had a full meal for a long time. It would be a lie to say that the aroma of the food around her is not attractive to her. The exercise time that must be spent to consume these calories...

She ordered salad and dessert, and Dave ordered more than she did, and also ordered a glass of red wine.

"You should eat more, you're a bit too skinny even for a photogenic girl," Dave said, pushing the pre-dinner bread toward Jenny's eyes.

"My spare funds only allow me to pay for these." Jenny found a reason for herself.

Dave's expression changed, but Jenny said before him, "I know you want to treat me, but this has to be a decision made by the two of us together, isn't it? If I feel... I will let you treat me of."

She didn't explain it clearly, but Dave was already blushing, and Jenny looked very strange, "Do you rarely go out on dates?"

"The last time we dated frequently was seventeen years ago." Dave said, and then she heard the story of a very common high school sweetheart who went through ups and downs, had different personalities and eventually divorced. Dave and The ex-wife had no children, and the ex-wife was assigned a dog. After the divorce, he spent three to four months in the healing period, and recently gradually began to plan to return to love.

Nothing special, she guessed most of the details from the ring mark on his ring finger, "Wow, then I should be honored to be your first date in seventeen years."

"You're not the first date," said Dave, looking at her kindly, "but you're the first date I've ever made me think... really good."

"What happened before?" Jenny asked, thinking to herself: Going out with the girl who auditioned...it turned out badly.

"I probably didn't tell you, I'm a little acting assistant director." Dave said, "When I was in New York, I asked out a few audition actresses, and they all ended badly."

Bingo, the perfect explanation for why he never mentioned his profession. If she hadn't insisted on taking AA as the bottom line and not accepting treats casually, maybe Dave would never have said it.

Jenny smiled and said sympathetically. "There are not many people who separate life and work, do they?"

Dave snorted, "Many people think that sleeping with the director can get you a role, but in Hollywood, things are not that simple. If you only know how to open the door to those who have served you, then you The assistant director will be working soon."

I feel like a nerd. I have been concentrating on my work since I got married. I am an honest person. I have never been tempted by all kinds of beauties. I am very professional and proud of it.

The character is not bad.

"People always think Hollywood is too simple." Jenny changed the subject, "Tell me about your dog, I have wanted to have a dog since I was a child, but there are always too many children in foster homes , there is no room for a dog.”

Dave's interest was obviously aroused, and he was also a little surprised, "I didn't expect-I mean, sorry, you look like a happy girl who came out of a happy family."

They talked about Dave's dog, Dave's childhood (middle class, strict and cold parents, bullied third child in the extended family), Jenny's childhood (failed family, homeless foster care) , and Dave's marriage, as well as Jenny's ideals and status quo.

Jenny didn't ask about Dave's job during the whole meal, but Dave took the initiative to tell her the whole process of entering the industry during the dessert (I am interested in movies, read USC, and found that I don't have much talent, relying on He entered Warner Bros. as an intern, worked hard, stayed and worked smoothly, and is now a senior actor and assistant director of Warner).

They had a great chat, Dave's eyes twinkled the whole time. ——That's why Jenny asked for dessert. Dessert time is the most relaxing time for chatting during a meal.

When Dave insisted on paying the bill, Jenny considered it for five seconds, then nodded with a smile.

Dave almost jumped for joy at this - he was so obvious.

After dinner, they went for a walk and talked about some of the films Dave participated in, some of which Jenny hadn't seen, and they agreed to watch them together when they had the opportunity.

It is fifteen blocks away from Jenny's residence, and they actually walked downstairs to Jenny's apartment. When Dave said goodbye to her, she was a little reluctant, but Jenny told him with a smile, "It's not the first time I A girl who invites people to drink coffee when they meet."

Actually, to be honest, let alone invite someone up for coffee, she would never even take the initiative to give other boys an excuse to strike up a conversation before. In the past, Chen Zhen lived in China, which is an oriental country that pays attention to subtlety and elegance. All girls need to do is dress themselves up beautifully, and then sit there and wait. ——If you are too active, others will think you are worthless. But in the United States, such taboos hardly exist. If you are too reserved, no one will talk to you, and it doesn't matter how beautiful you are. It is impossible for Chen Zhen to change the environment, she can only change herself, silently adapting to the social rules of the Western world.

"No, you're not," Dave said tamely, and he held out his hand, and Jenny shook it, and it took him too long to let go. "See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow." Jenny said, and she waved to him, then turned and went upstairs, counting how much time she wasted on exercising as she walked up the stairs.

When she reached the stairwell on the second floor, she found that Dave was still downstairs, and he was looking up at her figure.

The smile was so sincere and full of hope—a smile that would never have been on his face before this supper.

Jenny suddenly felt a little guilty, but she still smiled and waved at him again.

Dave came to drink coffee the next day, but the store was busy, and Jenny didn't say a few words to him. When she checked out, she told him, "You can just leave a 3% tip, that's for you. Other people's share."

There is a fixed 3% tip in the restaurant to be distributed to some helpers in the back kitchen and waiter boys, and the rest is given to the waitresses. This is almost a customary rule. Dave was obviously taken aback, "But—"

Jenny said, "You don't need to tip when you serve your friends."

She smiled at Dave, and Dave stammered with excitement, "But, I—"

He called Jenny again that night, and Jenny calculated the time and promised him that he could go out on a date the night after tomorrow.

It was Dave's last night in Los Angeles, and it was also their second date. Jenny dressed up a little more grandly than usual and wore perfume, but they still had a good chat. —Of course, she still didn't say a word about the audition.

"You know, I'm going back to New York tomorrow." After dinner, Dave sent her back, his tone a little low.

Jenny made her tone more regrettable, "But you will always come to Los Angeles again, won't you?"

"Yes, I'll be back in about two months, and the crew will shoot in groups at that time." Dave said, trying to keep his tone light. "See you in two months?"

Jenny put her hand into his arm, "See you in two months."

This time, Dave was even more reluctant to say goodbye, but he still failed to break through to Jenny's boudoir. Obviously, Jenny is not a girl who can go to bed on the second date.

Dave didn't show up at the Hollywood Star the next day, and Johnny made a comment about it, which Jenny laughed off.

She kept losing weight, kept waiting, didn't get anxious, didn't let herself get too much hope--even if there was no more, she got two good nights, good dinner, good wine, good Talk and a decent date, and really, Dave isn't much worse than bombastic actors, except for his looks, and Jenny is past the age of judging by appearances.

A month later, Jenny wore No. 2 clothes, and she began to study the major theaters and troupes in Los Angeles-because Jenny Jane didn't think that she would be born in theater, so she has a lot of knowledge in this area. scarcity.

A month and a half later, her phone rang, and Jenny fished it out of her apron.

Dave gasped on the other end of the phone and said, "Listen, Jenny, I need your resume and photo, right now, do you have an e-mail address? Send me an e-mail right now."