Hollywood Domination Chapter 67: Roger’s Baptism
"So..." Josh said on the phone, a feeling of hesitation came through the radio waves.
"So..." Jenny repeated.
There was an awkward silence on both ends of the phone.
"If I bring Claudia here, do you have any objections?" In the end, it was Josh who took the initiative to break the deadlock. After all, he was also the one who made the call.
"Of course I have no objection." Jenny said, "Actually, I think we can let An Ye come to participate in dinners or parties or something, you know, the crew is a family."
When Jenny re-watched the original world version of "Pirates of the Caribbean", she found that the original female pirate role was played by science fiction queen Zoe Saldana. Perhaps because of her relationship, Ann, who was appreciated by Gore, finally took the The role of the female pirate was dropped, so these two collaborators also co-starred in "Pirates of the Caribbean", but the roles are very different, and basically there is no chance to play against each other. It took Ann very little time to finish filming her part and go back to star in "Chicago". But, of course, she is still a member of the crew. If Josh can bring in another cast member or staff member, it will be a great party for the crew. Of course, it will also be a good publicity for "Pirate".
Josh was very interested in Jenny's proposal, "I know that several crew members are in New York, as long as you can provide free tickets, I am sure to bring them all."
"...Forget it then, it's just you and Claudia." Jenny said with some embarrassment, "Unless they don't mind standing and watching. It's already Judy who can give you two tickets It's the result of countless phone calls."
I gave two tickets before, not because I guessed that Josh would bring Claudia, but because celebrities rarely appear alone on any occasion, and someone like Jenny who only brings an assistant is considered very independent Some celebrities will bring their managers with them wherever they go, or close friends and family members. Although these relatives and friends do not produce in the circle, their status is not low, and they have great influence on the stars. Sometimes bigger than the broker.
"It's okay, I understand, then the four of us are fine." Josh said in a panic, his uneasiness returned. "I will bring my assistant or something, and let them wait in the car, so that the ratio of men to women is more balanced."
"Very well, then we might as well have lunch together at noon tomorrow." Jenny felt that she could only be the calm and active party in this relationship. She opened the notepad and wrote down some basic information, " I invite Ann, you bring Claudia and dress up, okay? The paparazzi will definitely catch us. But don't be too nervous, this is just the beginning, Josh, you and I are still friends."
"Oh, did I let the tension out so obviously?" Josh groaned, "Well, don't look down on me too much, Jen, it's just that you know, it's all been really hard for me .”
Jenny does not deny that she wanted to have a half-true relationship with Josh for a moment. After all, this is Hollywood, and she does not have the kind of "only do what you love most with the person you love most". With that kind of thinking, she is 21 years old this year, which is the time when her hormones are the most active. She has been on a long-term diet, overworked for a long time, and has very little entertainment, and because of various concerns, she has never developed such a relationship with a man. Fresh meat is on your lips, why not eat it? Anyway, they are all going to fall in love, and if the half-truths come true, it can save some acting workload. ——In addition, the affection for Josh in the shipwreck accident exploded to the highest point...
But now, she really can't stand Josh's sticky temper. Of course, everyone has some things they don't want to do, and she doesn't want to fall in love with a stranger, but there are some things that you promise You have to do it well, so that mothers-in-law and mother-in-law will ask girls to coax you in turn. Maybe this kind of temper is cute for others, and can inspire their maternal feelings or something, but it can only make her feel impatient. She still prefers suitors like Will or James, although they Or naive or selfish, but at least they are brave enough to fight for their rights.
"How can I look down on you, Josh, you are my savior." Jenny didn't show her displeasure either. mess up the relationship. "It's just that you don't have to be so nervous, I mean, I like Claudia very much, my dear, I am also a beautiful girl, I have my self-esteem, I will not eat you."
Josh let out a burst of laughter, "No, I'm not worried about that, it's just... just I don't feel like we're doing the right thing, you know? Jane, when I said yes, I thought it was simple, Everyone does it, why can't I do it? But when it starts to happen, it's different. We do it like we're doing it to the good people who like us - to them Fraud."
"Josh," Jenny felt that there was no need for her to go down to the Virgin Mary. She lived in an extremely harsh environment. Neither Cesare nor Judy was the kind of person who would share troubles with her. Losing value in their eyes, Jenny has no doubt that she will be abandoned immediately, and there is no reason why Josh can continue to be spoiled to the point of pursuing moral satisfaction. "If you really don't want to do it, I don't care. I can ask Cesare if he doesn't pursue the contract liquidated damages. As long as you can convince your agent, I'm OK here."
Josh was obviously taken aback by Jenny's decisiveness, and his attitude became conservative instead, "No, no, I'm not... well, well, I'll try to be more open."
"Then our date will remain the same?" Jenny asked, and after getting Josh's assurance, she hung up the phone without daring to comfort him. She was afraid that if she comforted Josh a few more words, he would have another Coldfeet attack.
After hanging up the phone with Josh, she felt a little tired, so she didn't call Ann immediately, but sat on the rocking chair beside the bed, held her head with her hands and took a few deep breaths, trying to open the window Blowing the cold wind, but after looking at the dark street, she changed her mind again: Judy has a heavy workload now, she better not trouble her with some unattractive photos secretly taken late at night, and now it is Jenny During the critical period of shaping the image of F. Jefferson, the goal of the team is to prevent any photos from being released to the market except for those "street shots" they arranged in advance. The goal of these street shots is to make readers feel better A 'Jennifer = beauty with style' initial impression.
Tomorrow is a crucial performance. Roger Ebert, the vane of film critics, will also come to see her performance. New York City is waiting for her to give them a shocking performance. Since "Chicago" is already on file in New York, Jenny guesses that most audiences may have seen the movie version, so which Roxie is better, the answer should be revealed tomorrow night. Every audience came with a clear question, and when they walked out of the theater, if they thought Jenny's Roxie was better, then she really won. ——In this hype, she has already won some bargaining chips, but the most attractive bonus will be in the next night. If even the film critics and audiences think that her Roxie is better, it will be difficult for Renee to win an Oscar Best Actress nominations, she will get most of the limelight created by the entire "Chicago" film version - it will be a brilliant victory for her.
Cesare and Judy also analyzed with her before, if she can achieve the most ideal ending, even if she acts in a commercial film like "Pirates of the Caribbean", she will not lose her status as an acting school. This is like Natalie Portman, she also has a commercial blockbuster "Star Wars", but no one will doubt that she is an acting school, all because of her "This Killer Is Not So Cold". The "Chicago" musical can definitely bring her a similar effect. If she performs mediocre tomorrow night, she won't lose everything immediately, but at least 1 to 2 years will be lost, and she will be farther and farther away from her goal of dominating Hollywood. . This is a very remarkable goal. At every critical moment, excellence is required, and mediocrity is itself a failure.
But now Jenny feels that she is not in a good state-especially after talking on the phone with Josh, she really feels a bit of deep-seated fatigue. She needs someone to talk to, to comfort, to provide her with some comfort and energy to keep going.
Who are you looking for?
Taking out the phone and opening the address book, Jenny filtered down the names one by one.
Make-up artist Anna... Manager Anna... Reporter Anna... Jenny became annoyed and simply removed the names of all the working groups.
Then she discovered that besides the names of Lilian and Dave, there was no third name in the phone. It has been almost two years since she was reborn through time travel, and there are only these two friends in the true sense, and one of them she will never take the initiative to contact him to talk about these things-she does not have as high a sense of morality as Josh, but At least there is still a bit of a bottom line.
Lilian has been on shift recently, and she should still be in the hospital, so I can't talk to her on the phone. Jenny pressed back and forth in the phone address book, hesitated for a long time, and finally found a number to dial out.
"Ann." Her tone was exaggerated and cheerful, "Honey, I'm back in New York—yes—do you have time at noon tomorrow? Josh Branch is also in New York, and Disney let He came to our show..."
After setting the date, Jenny simply turned off her phone, sank into the performing arts space, and found a big bad movie "Dance of the Dead" that she had no chance of starring in. It seemed that she didn't need to immerse herself in the plot, just Need a little someone else's voice, it can relieve her restlessness and exhaustion.
She intends to cut out today's simple exercise and go straight to sleep later. What she feels she can't do tonight may be able to do it tomorrow.
After Mary left, Jenny did not turn on the lights, and only relied on the bright light of the computer screen for illumination. Half an hour later, when the computer screen saver time came, the power of the screen was automatically turned off, and the room fell into darkness. The moonlight of Manhattan was isolated by the blinds. A little sprinkled into the room, reflecting a vague, still outline on the sofa.
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"Roger."
"Emma!"
"Ben, I didn't expect to see you again."
"Yes, this is one show we can't miss - we hear she's leaving Broadway after this year."
Before the start of the performance, the hall of the old Schubert Theater seemed to be a small gathering of celebrities in the entertainment industry. Even the theater manager James Schubert personally entertained these heavyweight audiences, especially Roger Schubert. Although Albert was not a professional drama critic, his status in the critic circle made James unwilling to neglect him.
"Really? James, that Miracle Girl will leave Broadway next year? It's such a pity." Several acquainted drama critics immediately exchanged information with him—that is, a good way to say gossip. "Don't you want to keep her?"
"I don't want to stand in the way of others soaring into the sky." James smiled and shook the new guest's hand, "Steve! Long time no see—"
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, he revealed a precious piece of news, "However, she will continue to perform for five months in the first half of next year, and I am striving to invite her back for the end-of-year performance month in December next year."
"Oh? So you have six months left on your contract." The insider immediately keenly guessed the details of the contract, "But why don't you divide her performance into the second half of the year? You know, every year July and August are also hot seasons at the box office.”
James didn't answer, just laughed, but Roger Ebert narrowed his eyes with interest, "It seems that Mr. Schubert has certain ambitions for next year's Tony Awards."
The nomination time for the Tony Awards is in April in the first half of each year. Although the nominations are for last year's plays, some judges may wait until before voting to watch the show. In order to win the award, James can only arrange Jenny's performance month From January to May next year, in order to connect with the year-end peak season of this year, it can also stir up momentum and increase the hope of winning awards.
"We have two very good actresses," James is not modest, "and also have a very good troupe and stage effects. I have a feeling that next year will be our year."
Although "Chicago" has already won a Tony Award, no one thinks too many awards. Troupes that have won multiple Tony Awards can charge more when they are touring overseas, so even if Jenny will leave after the end of the contract, James still Motivated to work hard for her to win.
"It can be seen that you have full confidence in Jennifer." Roger nodded, and his interest in Jennifer became stronger. Seeing that James turned to greet another acquaintance, he turned his head and partner Richard Softly commented, "This girl seems to be very good at portraying criminals."
"Yes, several of her characters seem to be keen to break the law." After watching "CSI", Richard also has a strong interest in Jennifer, "but her portrayal is not the same. , it can even be said to be completely different.”
"You mean Juanita and Kitty, right?" It was almost time, Roger and Richard walked into the theater together, followed by some film critics who also came from afar. All over the world, film critics seem to be particularly united. "I have to say that James really whetted my appetite, and I'm also curious now how different Jennifer can make Roxie be from Kitty. If Roxie is also performed by her own soul, then she It vividly portrays the different attitudes of the three women in the face of crime."
Richard mused, "If Jennifer succeeds, she will already be one of the best young actresses of this era."
"Natalie, Scarlett, and Christen, they are all very talented actresses, but at this age, they can't separate similar roles." Roger frowned, "I If they are allowed to perform the same type of roles continuously in a short period of time, the phenomenon of homogeneity cannot be avoided-I find it hard to believe that Jennifer can do this without any professional training. But whether it is James or Ben (Brantley), their performances seem to prove that I am too old to believe in miracles."
He didn't deliberately lower his voice. Many film critics heard the old man's comment and nodded in sympathy. Although they had different mentalities, they all had a strong interest in Jennifer and career. I have a strong enthusiasm, otherwise I wouldn't go out of town to watch dramas.
"We'll know the answer soon." Richard said, he turned his head suddenly, "Oh, isn't this Josh?"
"Ah, Mr. Rope." Josh Blanche and his friend, a mediocre makeup artist, passed by Roger and the others and sat next to them, "Mr. Albert, nice to meet you .”
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Roger asked what they were most concerned about today, "Josh, you have worked with Jennifer, what do you think of her acting skills? Do you think she will give us a chance tonight?" Bring a surprise?"
"To be honest, I haven't seen her performances in musicals before." Josh chuckled with a good temper, "But I will never doubt her acting skills, working with Jennifer is sometimes very painful , you know, especially when she's in a scene with Johnny, I have to pull out all the stops to get a little bit of attention. But even then, I don't have any confidence in my performance. Some actors just have With this kind of temperament, you will feel that you have lost all pursuit of acting skills in front of him, and you just want to finish the lines quickly and run away from the camera.”
Such high-level compliments made everyone raise their eyebrows, "Do you mean that Jennifer and Johnny are on the same level?"
"I'm not a film critic, so I can't comment on other people's acting skills." Josh laughed, "But if you want me to say it, yes, Johnny and Jenny put the same pressure on me when they were playing against each other."
Johnny Depp is a mature actor who is recognized as having the potential of a movie star. His performance in many films is remarkable, and there are many excellent works. Roger even believes that as long as he has good film selection skills, he will definitely win the Oscar in the next few years. Josh actually compares him with Jennifer?
"You've made my movie-watching mentality more unhealthy," Roger joked, "I think I'll keep my eyes open for the whole musical in a while, trying to find her flaws."
Among the laughter, the lights dimmed, the opening announcement sounded, and the performance began.
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Roger is not kidding, his mentality has changed from leaning towards Jennifer to wanting to pierce her acting bubble-in his opinion, Jennifer is of course very talented, but what she needs is not A lot of compliments, but pertinent criticism. If he casually watched her performance at this time and gave her a lot of praise, it might actually make her lose herself. He doesn't doubt Jennifer's talent and talent, but any great actor doesn't reach maturity in one film, maybe her performance can shock most audiences and drama critics, even Hollywood newcomer Josh. Blanche, but Roger believes that in the more than 100-minute performance, Jennifer will definitely expose her performance flaws. After all, this is more than 100 minutes of live starring, which is different from TV and movies. Similarly, everything is directly conveyed to the audience, even if she notices her own problems and fails to keep up with her basic skills, she will also "knowingly commit crimes".
Roger has always been merciful to young people with potential, but this time he decided to be stricter. This girl has a good team. What she lacks is not opportunities and resources, but vicious opposing opinions. A great Actors must learn to grow from public opinion, even if it may not be fair. Although it is a bit wishful to say so, Roger does sincerely think that he is also considering Jennifer's development. She is still young now, and there is still time to get rid of some problems. After a few movies, once the acting habits are finalized, some problems will follow for life. For example, Leonardo's facial expressions, Tom Cruise's attitude towards showing off appearance Infatuation, and men and women whose names he couldn't count for a while, how scary, those floating eyes and dull lines...
When Ann Benson sang and danced on the stage, he took out his binoculars to take a closer look at her close-up performance, and then nodded politely—this is a very good actor with solid basic skills, they are British They are all the same...
When the light turned on Jennifer Jefferson, Roger's binoculars immediately moved to her. He narrowed his eyes slightly to resist the strong light, and skillfully scanned the details of Jennifer's whole body: he had already carefully looked at After watching "CSI" and even rewatching "Chicago," it's almost uncanny that Juanita and Kitty don't have much duplication in performance style, but that's also explained by Kitty's short screen time. And Juanita and Roxy have been similar for a long time—they're both criminals, they're both beautiful, and they're both covering up their crimes.
Although the essence is completely different, the external state is very similar. The actors may use the same method when performing the role, and perform the role with the same temperament, and this is a big taboo in the acting industry. Two people act the same way, even if they are similar in stages, this is an expression of limited acting skills. Even if such actors are very popular, they will be quickly forgotten by the audience, and they will not be able to leave a deep impression on them, because their acting skills are very 'narrow', and the audience will quickly recognize the few facial expressions and small movements back and forth. get bored.
After the first performance was over and the scene was changed, Richard leaned over and whispered to Roger, "Heads up."
Roger put down the binoculars and nodded slowly. Although no one could see him in the dark, his expression was serious.
Film critics have a pair of sharp eyes. In the moving screen of the director, they can grasp the image that may only exist for a second or two, and interpret the director's shooting intention and aesthetic technique. Some of the small movements and expressions commonly used by Ta are also very impressive. These facial expressions sometimes remind him of Marilyn Monroe-her performance has a strong legacy of the golden age, and her expressions are slightly exaggerated. On the stage, for example, an exaggerated wink, a graceful look, and the extravagance and gaudyness of Juanita's waist and hips when she walks...
None of these small movements appeared on Roxie-Roger was sure that he hadn't missed a second, his eyes kept scanning Jennifer, no matter whether it was facial expressions or body movements, none of them appeared. Jennifer uses a completely different acting technique on Roxie, which is completely different from Juanita and Kitty, and even her temperament has completely changed. If you freeze the performance of these three characters and remove the elements that can identify identity, For example, clothes and hairstyles, and then put them on the website for the audience to distinguish. Roger has no doubt that the audience can accurately distinguish the three people. In rhetorical hyperbole, Jennifer even changed the way she moved her facial muscles.
This level of acting skills is no longer comparable to Renee. Renee is of course very cute, and her acting skills are also very layered. BJ and Roxy in "BJ's Single Diary" are two completely different Renee handles both characters very naturally, but if you look carefully, you can still see some of the same small movements. For example, Renee always uses a one-legged posture when she is impatient. , her temperament is too 'good family woman', it's hard to believe what a vulgar and ignorant woman Roxy is.
Roger wanted to find someone to compare with Jennifer, but found that he couldn't find another actor who could change the acting state so completely.
He no longer pays attention to other people's performances, even put down the binoculars, and immerses himself in Jennifer's overall performance, wanting to find the moment of her acting and find her weaknesses-this is no longer about her and Renee's comparison is a process of testing miracles. Roger is a rational person, he refuses to believe in miracles, and everything that is happening in front of him seems to tell him loudly, 'You are wrong, you are wrong. Witness the birth of a miracle girl right now. ’
The narcissism of "Roxie", the sharp emotions in the lines, Roxie's delirium, vanity, ugliness, and hypocrisy, all these complex emotions, even if you don't say that you can perform them after you understand them thoroughly, just understand them one by one. Age experience, Renee played a very good Roxy at the age of thirty, which is also closer to the age of the character. But Jennifer is only 21 years old this year, and she is even several years younger than the character!
Until the end of the performance, Roger didn't come back to his senses. The sound and light feast of "All That Jazz" aroused enthusiastic responses from the audience, but he just followed his instinct to observe Jennifer Jefferson closely. ——Even the best actors are allowed to have one or two small omissions in a whole performance...
But not Jennifer Jefferson.
Of course he stayed to attend the reenactment AfterParty, and unlike at the party after the premiere of "Chicago", Roger took the initiative to talk to Jennifer. He noticed that the girl's face was a little pale, and she looked Relatively weak, often reveals incompatibility to noise during conversations.
"Are you all right, Jennifer?" Roger asked concerned.
"Thank you, I'm fine." Jennifer smiled at him, and Roger (not for the first time tonight) was shocked to find that Jennifer was indeed very quiet and restrained in private, which was the same as her stunning presence on stage. very different. "It's just that my state has been a little low these days. You know, the schedule has been very tight recently, and I feel very tired."
She probed almost nervously and apologetically, "It's a pity that you missed my performance in those days when I was at my best—Roger, I hope my performance tonight can satisfy you."
She was genuine, and Roger could sense that Jennifer was concerned about her performance, that she genuinely thought she was not performing at her best.
He almost laughed at the uneasiness behind her smile—she was worried that she would lose to Renee. She, Jennifer Jefferson, the Jennifer Jefferson who had surprised him so much that he barely jumped up in the past 2 hours, was worried that she would lose.
If it was his young age, Roger didn't know if he would sway Jennifer's appetite and appreciate her anxiety, but he is too old to do these things, and now all Roger can care about Only his movies, and he shook his head and said what was on his mind. "Honey, for a talented young actor like you, what you need to worry about is no longer your own performance, and it is no longer your acting skills that can affect your career."
Looking at Jenny, he thought of Elizabeth Taylor, Ingrid Bergman, Vivien Leigh, and the various endings of these talented beauties. Roger said meaningfully, "I think you want to Worry about things other than acting—the fate you should pray for.”
A look of astonishment appeared on Jennifer's face. At this moment, her pallor and tiredness were swept away, and joy and doubt surfaced at the same time, but their conversation could not continue, and James Schubert Interposed apologetically, "I'm very sorry, I'm really sorry, but Roger, our advertising representative is eager to have Jenny chatting with a few long-term clients..."
Roger did not stay at the party for long, his health was no longer allowed, when he left through the back door of the theater, he happened to collide with Josh Blanche, Josh caused a brief confusion, ended As for Roger, he was also affected by the flashing lights of the paparazzi several times before he boarded the waiting vehicle sent by the hotel.
The vehicle passed through the gorgeous neon lights. Roger closed his eyes and took a nap in the back seat, but he did not fall asleep. When the phone rang, he quickly picked it up.
"How is it?" he asked.
"After the performance, the other party's offer has already reached half a million dollars." His manager said with an excited tone. "Double directly - I guess the response to the performance is very good?"
Roger just hummed, and didn't mean to respond carefully. The agent stopped asking, but quickly explained, "A deposit of 250,000 yuan, and the remaining 250,000 yuan will be paid immediately after reading the column article. Absolutely legal. Roger, this is not a small fortune."
Although Roger has a rich net worth, a cash flow of half a million dollars is not a small amount of money for anyone. A star with a million dollars will also be tempted by half a million cash.
"I see," said Roger.
He hung up the phone, carefully put the phone in his pocket, slowly leaned back in the chair, and closed his eyes.
The author has something to say: Note: Kirsten Dunst is the heroine of Spider-Man. Her name is relatively unpopular. I believe everyone knows the others.
As for those famous female movie stars, there is no need for popular science|
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