Hollywood Domination Chapter 71: “Pirates of the Caribbean” Premiere
According to the usual practice, a few days or weeks after the end of the Oscars, the carnival of the industry chain begins. All major media will select suitable photos from the official news photos provided by the Oscars to distribute news one after another. The "Variety Show" on the Internet, or the "Hollywood Reporter", or the relatively middle-level "People", or those tabloids and websites that are alarmist to defraud sales or clicks, can draw enough nutrients from the Oscars. "Variety" and other magazines report and comment on the judges' preferences reflected in this year's awards, "People" and other magazines report on the recent situation of the winners, while tabloids and websites focus on the anecdotes that happened to the movie stars during the awarding process. The inventory and evaluation of the Oscar red carpet by fashion magazines is indispensable.
Although she was not honored to appear on the covers of "Variety Show" and "Hollywood Reporter", Jenny's exposure is not low. In addition to the extensive discussion about the new chapter of Renee-Janey's infighting, she has also been featured by some The fashion section of the website was selected as the top three on the red carpet of the 2003 Oscars—although due to her fame, she was not the most beautiful on the red carpet, and some major newspapers and magazines also cut down such selections under the atmosphere of war, but at least It also shows Jenny's current popularity and attention.
"This year we rarely saw arrogant tutu skirts and extravagant big skirts. Almost all the actresses chose simple and plain black close-fitting evening dresses, which made the entire Oscar almost a funeral. In my humble opinion, is this too formalistic? If you really think that war is imminent and all entertainment should be abolished, then maybe you shouldn't come at all." Fashion columnist Amy Spell has become Jenny Fans, in her poignant column, she selected this year's top three Oscar red carpet, "Halle Berry's golden one-piece dress is a very good choice, the color represents eternal hope, Perhaps it was this color that made Adrian couldn't help giving a long kiss. And Jennifer Jefferson's black tulle dress made us feel the low-key elegance from Valentino. The choice of golden flowers and silk petticoats is the same The bright spot, compared with the monotonous velvet and satin, this elegance is..."
"...a nice break from a serious evening." Mary finished reading the paper aloud, "I told you, Jenny, Amy loved you, and everyone loves you now."
"Now everyone regards me as a good adjustment." Jenny threw several newspapers and magazines on the table, "In Oscar's reports, as long as they are related to "Chicago", almost all of them use that picture .”
Renee and her hug lasted for a long time, enough for reporters to find an angle to take many photos. The widely published one does not satisfy Jenny. Due to the angle, her body is covered by Renee. More than half of it was covered, and her face was completely blocked by Renee's head. Although this picture was published all over the country, it was not any of Jenny's characteristics that were promoted. The focus was all on Renee—although she lost the best actress, Catherine had to pull Jenny to the stage again, but Renee didn't mind, and she took the initiative to hug her, magnanimous blahblah.
Even Renee's team, who had been silent before, has now begun to speak out frequently, showing that Renee has never minded the media hype, and she has a very good relationship with Jenny. ——Although the news is still hot, it is no longer Jenny who has benefited.
Of course, the good news is that she was not the one who was damaged. Now the focus of public opinion has begun to analyze Catherine's award declaration. I thanked the producer and director, and didn't say anything about Renee. This fact has aroused widespread speculation, including the expression on the face of Renee after the Golden Globe Award was suppressed by Renee, and the fact that Jenny must be pulled when receiving the best picture award. The act of going on stage has now been interpreted to have a different meaning-the two A-list disagreements, for the entertainment industry, there are much more things to watch than Renee-Jennifer, so now Catherine is 'scheming 'Tags are entangled, and Jenny, as she said, is just an adjustment in this Catfight, and even the chance to be photographed is completely blocked by Renee.
"Judy and the others couldn't find a better picture," Mary said sympathetically, and began to tidy up the table. "Renee should have seen the direction of the photo zone. She really blocked every angle of your camera, didn't she? It would be great if you could turn around at that time."
"It's a live broadcast, my dear, Renee has already taken the initiative. If I go around and grab the spotlight, I should be competing fiercely with Catherine for the best scheming girl in the Oscar by now." Jenny waved her hand, but now she Adjusted the mentality, "We have been **** with Renee for a long time, and we have gained enough benefits. It is not a bad thing to take advantage of the time when she starts to fight back against Catherine. After all, the premiere of "Pirates" is coming soon. There will be no shortage of exposed topics in the future."
"Ah, Josh..." Mary said.
Jenny didn't specifically mention the contract with her, but Mary was with her all day long, and of course she had her own opinions on many things, but at least she was mature enough not to continue on this topic. He changed his tone and said, "Judy said that she will call in the afternoon to tell us the final result."
"Then let's go to the troupe first. Just answer the call. If it's the original price, call Kim and ask him to go to the bank to cash out my loan amount." Jenny stood up and started After cleaning up the dishes, Mary came to help—now that she was cooking at her own home, and Mary wanted to lose weight, Jenny would pack her an extra lunch and let her eat a recipe with herself.
"I wish Valentino would send you that dress directly..." Mary muttered, "Judy has such a good relationship with their PR director."
If the clothes are broken, of course the most direct way is to pay for it. After all, no one will repair high-end dresses, let alone this kind of light gauze, even if it needs to be repaired, it is impossible. Mary was about to cry when she found that the veil was broken, but Jenny calmed down after confirming that it was impossible to repair. Even if she suspected that Renee might have done it, she had no evidence. On the one hand, the money for this dress is waived, or if there is an emotional breakdown on the spot, it is better to save a little face for everyone, so that future cooperation will be smoother.
"Get ready for a full compensation," she said calmly. "Unless he is a friend of Mr. Valentino, even Nicole Kidman has to pay. According to our current list, he may not even be eligible for a discount."
"But Judy—" Mary didn't give up.
"Judy doesn't care much about this matter." Jenny said, "Don't you see? She finds it somewhat relieved. After all, if I hadn't chosen to take Catherine's invitation letter, she probably wouldn't have found it at all. Where I am, of course I will not be dragged to the stage. ——In fact, judging from the things that happened after I took the stage, it might be better for me to attend with Josh. Anyway, the current exposure is not good for me. Can save a lot of money."
Although Judy did not express her emotions and said some very low 'Itoldyou', Jenny felt that some of her performance in this matter was quite obvious. Yes, the media has been publishing a piece of paper that cannot let her Judy probably couldn't find a better photo to replace the hug photo, but that doesn't mean she couldn't arrange some 'street shots' to take advantage of the momentum to consolidate Jennifer's status as a fashionista. But Judy is not doing it now. Of course, she may have many reasons to explain this matter, but Jenny feels that Judy is a little out of touch with her, including the negotiation of the dress incident—not that she doesn’t want to do it again in the future. After cooperating with her, it is more about establishing rules for Jenny, so that she can feel who she should listen to when she encounters some disagreements.
"But..." Mary still couldn't accept it, "She is your PR——"
"It's not her duty to help me save money." Jenny said, "Forget it, hundreds of thousands, up to two hundred thousand, if you pay it, you will pay it, and don't tell Cesare about it. "
It's not that she is schizophrenic and suddenly doesn't care about money, but that Jenny values team harmony more than money. Of course, she could complain to Cesare and ask Cesare to try to save the money for her, or simply lend her the money, but how could she cooperate with Judy again after that? Cesare is her film agent, borrowing dresses, fashion styles and other things are not in his hands at all, it is her and Judy's business, even such small things need Cesare to come forward, Judy will never have any problems in the future Law started working. She would rather find ways to save some money by herself than to create a rift for the team before it became popular.
After the rehearsal ended that afternoon, Mary told Jenny, "Judy just called and said that Valentino's design team liked your presentation and agreed to give you a discount. The original price is 150,000, and you only need to pay 100,000. The clothes can be sent back, and they will do their best to repair them for you. Then I called Kim, and Kim said he hoped you could communicate with him directly about this."
Valentino's haute couture dresses cost $150,000, which is not expensive. This is different from the ready-to-wear series. Advanced customization costs only $20,000 to $30,000 for the most basic plain long dresses. Jenny's dress is complicated in workmanship , definitely more expensive. Of course, in private, whether you think that a piece of clothing that can only be worn once is worth the price is another matter, but since you want to play the game of the fashion circle, you must abide by the rules. Valentino did not charge her a random price. On the contrary, Jenny still wants to accept their love.
"Remind me to write a thank you card when sending it back," Jenny said to Mary while calling Jin, "Jin, are you looking for me?"
"Jennifer, do you remember the last time—the time you came back a week before the Oscars—that you and I did financial planning together?" King said, "I made a plan with you, According to this plan, you only need to apply for a loan of 300,000 yuan to cover it by the end of this year?"
Of course Jenny still remembers this schedule, "Yeah, but I remember you telling me that the bank approved the 500,000 amount, haven't I signed the loan agreement yet? Loan an extra 100,000 for Valentino That dress, isn't that okay?"
"The process is a bit complicated, I'll just tell you the calculation result." There was a voice flipping the paper from Jin's side, "Since this loan is negotiated as a balloon loan (see note), and the bank's DVD revenue sharing contract The risk assessment is relatively high, and we only recognize that this contract guarantees a pledge of 500,000 yuan, which will be repaid within one year. But you know, we will definitely not receive the DVD share after one year, so we must apply for loan extension, or repay the loan, Then you have to pay the interest of 300,000 yuan - we calculated at the time that you can pay the interest with your income. But now after you borrow 400,000 yuan, the monthly small repayment and due interest There is an increase, so you can’t pay according to the original income and expenditure plan. So I suggest you take out a one-time loan of 500,000, and use the remaining 100,000 to cover the extra interest, and the original 300,000 The expenses that were barely cut in the million plan."
"OK." Jenny had no choice but to agree. "So I can still spend money according to the original spending schedule?"
"Yeah, the rest is the same," Kim said, "but, Jenny, that means you can't have unplanned expenses until you get a new unplanned income, you know what I mean? "
"I understand." Jenny said helplessly, "I will be very careful at the Tony Awards ceremony."
"Put on a thicker dress." Jin suggested, "Or take a new film as soon as possible. Although you can't get paid immediately, the performance contract can apply for another loan for you, and you will It's much more relaxed."
Americans and their deep-rooted concept of early consumption... Jenny sighed, "I think it's better to borrow a thicker dress. There is really little hope that new films will be filmed this year."
Because she will be very busy until June this year and can only execute a four-month contract, James took the initiative and set the execution time of the remaining two-month contract in November and December this year. It is beneficial to boost the box office and drive the ticket rate of next year's "Chicago", but it will be a disadvantage for Jenny. It will be more beneficial for her to negotiate new film contracts after "Pirates of the Caribbean" is released, but generally speaking , There is a three-month gap between negotiation and formal filming, that is to say, even if a new film contract is negotiated in June, she will join the group in September, and she will go to a musical in November. The production is simply not enough, so this is a big obstacle for her to talk about a suitable new film.
Of course, if James is willing to give convenience and adjust the performance time to the summer vacation, it will be much more convenient for Jenny, but James has done his best to allow Jenny to miss the performance in May and June when the Tony Awards are close. Unwilling to give in again, Jenny will suffer a lot when negotiating a new film contract here. It can only be said that either the other party waits for her to start the machine next year, or chooses to shoot some films with a short working time.
In short, it is very likely that Jenny will not have a second income until this time next year. If a satisfactory film cannot be negotiated, the time to get the salary will have to be calculated later. In this fiscal year, all Jenny can count on is the loan approved by the bank—I originally thought that the loan of 500,000 yuan would be enough to support the rest by then, but now that it is calculated like this, it can only be said to be just enough to spend.
Since the full loan is decided, Jenny will not lament anything, chat with Jin casually, and confirm the time to return to Los Angeles next time, "Yes, I should be back long before the premiere—— Fortunately, this time, we don't need to pay for the money to attend the premieres in various places."
"Pirates of the Caribbean" is scheduled for July 9, 2003, and the premiere ceremony will be held at the Disneyland Resort in Los Angeles on June 28, but before that, Jenny still has some odd jobs to do, such as Said to participate in the production of some post-dubbing scenes, and shoot some promotional posters, etc., so she will return to Los Angeles at the end of April.
"I think your popularity will definitely usher in a big explosion." Jin half-jokingly said, "But I don't know if this is good news for your finances. According to the current spending plan, if your PR requires If you increase the budget for purchasing ready-to-wear, this plan will definitely collapse."
"Generally speaking, we still hope that our popularity will explode, otherwise we will definitely continue to make ends meet like this." Jenny laughed a few times.
"Yes," Kim paused on the phone, "Jenny, this is a personal suggestion of mine, of course I know that as an accountant I shouldn't interfere too much with my clients, it's not my remit , but—I know you are a girl with a sense of crisis, and you like to have savings."
"I'm listening." Jenny also became serious.
"If you want to continue your current lifestyle, I suggest that you try to pay more than three million yuan for the next film," Jin said, "three million is enough to ensure that you can meet your daily salary for a year." expenses, and about 20% of the funds can be saved or reinvested. If it is less than 1.5 million and you don’t want to be in debt, then you can only consider changing your lifestyle.”
"Wow, Kim, then you really set me a big goal." Jenny said, but after all, she couldn't deny that Kim was right. "Then we can only hope for the explosive success of "Pirate"-three million is really an ambitious goal."
Although I am confident that the box office of "Pirate" will definitely explode, Jenny really doesn't know how much her salary can be raised after the screening. Of course, doubling is definitely no problem, and one million should be very Normal, but three million depends on the reputation of her performance. Actor's remuneration and the film's box office performance are sometimes not linked. A very simple example is "Avatar". The box office myth created by this film may only be broken by "Avatar 2". It didn’t soar, because both the film studio and the audience are very clear that everyone watches "Avatar" for the special effects, not to appreciate the story of the male and female protagonists. They are just two props used by Cameron to tell the story That's all.
Even if it's a bad movie, as long as the actor's popularity increases and he is loved by the audience and recognized by the industry, he can raise the price and increase his general worth. If Jenny wants to go from 300,000 to 3 million, she needs the approval of the audience.
Although there are many complicated industry rules, there is actually only one Rule No. 1 in Hollywood: If you have an audience, if you can earn money, you have the right to bid, if not, Youout.
Due to the relatively long shooting cycle, the time left for special effects production is very short, and the film has not yet been produced, and Jenny does not know how she will perform in the film. After all, her performance is just material, and a bad editor will probably ruin all her efforts. In this business, unless you have the final editing rights, there has never been a myth of "the cone is in the bag, the edge will see itself" , a big man with scissors can cut your wonderful performance into fragments and make it dull, and he can also use his wonderful hands to splice your fragmented performance into aura. Whether it can shout three million or not, even Jenny doesn't have too much If you have great confidence, you have to watch the finished film to have a basic estimate. After all, three million is no longer a price that can be bid casually. Shouting it out, she estimated that Keira Knightley was worth two to three million after she acted in the first film, and her qualifications were much thicker than Jenny.
"Then I wish you success." Jin said, and Jenny could even hear a little pressure from his tone. "Hope this film will do well."
Jenni can sense what Kim thinks—Jin believes that if "Pirate" box office is mediocre, Jenny will be out of the circle, and she may even be in debt for hundreds of thousands of dollars. After all, DVD sales The dividends have to be tied to the box office. If the box office is not good, the dividends may not even reach 500,000.
If Jenny didn't foresee the future and knew that "Pirate" was just a matter of how many hits and how many hits, she was sure that her psychological pressure must have exploded, and she might even have a psychological barrier due to excessive pressure. After all, this It is a very big test for anyone to spend all their strength to fight for an opportunity, but in the end it may be to return to the original point and start all over again, and even take many steps backwards from before. The most important thing is that she is not discouraged yet, she is still willing to try her best, but Cesare may not cultivate her as before, and has won such a good performance opportunity for her, she just wants to appear in A-level productions again , her difficulty will be much higher than that of newcomers, and Hollywood filmmakers are sometimes very superstitious. If the movie you starred in hits the box office, then the next big production may not want to find you again, for fear that you will bring bad luck. When you really reach that point, you can only let go of your airs and go to the TV circle and advertising circle to make a living. After leaving the circle this time, if you want to come back, it is almost impossible.
Cruel? But this is Hollywood. Every year, countless rookies leave the scene after a short period of glory, and are forgotten by everyone. Just wanting to gain a foothold and become familiar, already requires more strength and skills than most people. luck.
So, in the few months before the release, everyone in Jenny's team was under pressure. After all, they also invested a lot of energy and hope in Jenny, even Mary, who was willing to follow her with a low salary. By Jenny's side, don't you expect her to soar into the sky one day, and she will also share some benefits?
In such an unconscious low pressure, April, May, and June slipped all the way. In April, because Jenny was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress, her attention rose steadily. In May, I returned to Los Angeles to start trivial work such as re-shooting and recording in the studio. At the same time, I attended some promotional activities with Josh. Since I returned to Los Angeles, the base camp of the paparazzi, and it was hot, I couldn’t use face-covering tactics, and the exposure suddenly increased. With the increase, the cost of installation and installation has also skyrocketed, and there is a danger of overspending again.
Currently, some small brands have offered to sponsor her, but because they do not agree with Julian's fashion philosophy, Judy declined in the end. She still has to buy first-line brand ready-to-wear with heartache, and does not enjoy discounts.
In the early morning of June 28, she rushed to Disneyland to prepare for the premiere that night. This will also be the first time for Jenny to see the complete sample. Although she saw some clips during the dubbing, due to the tight special effects processing time, the finished product was officially completed a few days before the premiere, except for Johnny. Except for Depp who attended the internal screening, none of the other actors has seen the complete film.
This time, for the premiere, Jenny chose Valentino’s print dress. Although there was a damage incident last time, because of her well-received dress, and the fact that she bought the dress readily, the relationship between Valentino and Jenny was reversed. This time, Valentino provided multiple sets of dresses for Jenny to choose from when they borrowed dresses, instead of throwing an extra set for her to wear like the first time. Since Jenny was in Los Angeles this time and went to the store with Judy and Julian, Valentino specially invited a deputy director to entertain them.
It took a certain amount of time to take photos and do a brief interview. After all, the core of the premiere ceremony is still the "premiere". Pirates of the Caribbean' tour.
The author has something to say: Note:
1 I forgot to mention before, in fact, the shooting of pirates was from October 2002 to March 2003, and adjustments were made here for the needs of the plot
2 Similarly, the drawing time of the 2003 Tony Awards has also been adjusted
3 Balloon loan means that I have a loan of 100 yuan for one year, and I repay 1 yuan in the first 11 months, and the remaining 89 yuan is paid off in the last month. This is probably the reason.
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The money is still lost
Sorry, I have something to do today, I came back late, and there are some Calvin...