Chapter XXXVII

Driving to Hollywood Boulevard, Wang Yang found a parking space to park the car, and hurried to the place agreed with Jessica, the door of a clothing store. The bustling street was full of people, Wang Yang ran for a while, and saw Jessica standing there with a light blue handbag in a distance, he slowed down, took out his mobile phone and pressed it, and said, "I see you, look to the right." ”

Jessica over there turned her head and suddenly saw Wang Yang, she smiled and beckoned, "I saw you too." She hung up her phone and walked towards Wang Yang.

"Hi Jessica. The two walked up, Wang Yang said hello, glanced at the vertical sign of the clothing store in front of him, and asked, "Did you buy anything?"

Jessica shook her head and said with a smile, "No, I just tried a few dresses, but I don't like it very much, I think jeans suit me better." Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders and said that he had no opinion, and Jessica asked, "Yang, what are you looking for me?

Yes, a very happy thing...... Wang Yang smiled in his heart, probably because he remembered a lot of memories from his childhood not long ago, looking at Jessica, he was a little childlike, and said with a serious expression: "Well, maybe ......" He looked around, people came and went, and said: "Follow me." With that, he turned the corner on the road ahead and came to a small tree-lined area.

Jessica followed him, and when she saw his calm face, her heart suddenly twitched slightly, is there any bad news? She frowned, and smiled reluctantly, "Yang, what's wrong?"

"Jessica, it's actually about the heroine of "Youth Musical". Wang Yang continued to look heavy and said again: "You have to be mentally prepared." Jessica's smile grew more and more far-fetched, and she said softly, "OK." Wang Yang took a deep breath, looked at her and said, "Jessica......" He dragged his voice, and suddenly laughed happily: "You are the heroine!"

Jessica was stunned for a moment, opened her eyes, and said hurriedly: "Really, you mean I got the heroine!?" Wang Yang smiled and nodded: "Yes, of course!"

"Oh my God, oh my God!" Jessica exclaimed, her breathing became rapid, her face was full of disbelief, suddenly, she pounced on Wang Yang, her handbag fell to the ground, her face was red with excitement, and she said, "Yang, we will make a movie together!

"Oh, oh!" Wang Yang hugged her unexpectedly, fortunately he was agile and did not fall, he took advantage of the situation to hold Jessica and spun up, and shouted with a smile: "Oh my God, it's so heavy!" Tourists passing by couldn't help but look at them, and after a few turns, Wang Yang let her down.

Jessica looked at him and smiled, her heart was pounding, she pulled her hair that was turned messily, and suddenly clenched her fist and smashed Wang Yang's shoulder, laughing and saying, "Please, Yang, you like to be scary!" I was almost scared to death by you just now, I thought I was eliminated. ”

"Haha, scary is what I'm good at!" Wang Yang laughed, looking like he had succeeded in his prank.

Jessica rolled her eyes, and couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, and sighed with a smile: "Oh my God, I'm going to play the heroine? Then she reunited with Yang again, and now she got the heroine of "Youth Musical"!

Thinking of all these years, she couldn't help but sigh again: "Oh my God, am I dreaming?"

"No, it's true. Wang Yang laughed, bent down and picked up the blue handbag on the ground, handed it to Jessica, and said seriously: "Jessica, thank you for your reaction, you make me feel very happy." He smiled again: "At least there are still people who care about the heroine, ha, isn't it?"

Jessica took the handbag, glared at Wang Yang with black eyes, and said with a smile: "Yang, I hate you! I will definitely be so excited that I can't sleep tonight, and the dark circles under my eyes will come out tomorrow." ”

"Like a panda?" Wang Yang smiled and recalled: "On the day I was appreciated by Lionsgate, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep in the hotel in Santa Monica that night, and then I sat on the balcony and watched the moon for a long time, and my heart calmed down. He raised his head and looked at the sky, as if he had returned to that night, the slight sea breeze, the quiet moon, and he said softly, "It's beautiful." ”

Jessica's eyes suddenly lit up, and she proposed, "Yang, let's go to Santa Monica!" Wang Yang was stunned and said, "Now?" Jessica nodded with interest: "Now! I want to make today a little more special, now go to the beach, and still have time to watch the sunset!" Seeing that she was so excited, Wang Yang didn't want to spoil the fun, so he smiled and said: "Okay, let's go, I also miss Santa Monica a little." ”

The two picked up their cars at a nearby parking space and headed to Santa Monica, a small town to the west.

When they came to Santa Monica Beach, it was close to dusk, and there were not many people on the beach at this time, Wang Yang and Jessica stepped on the soft sand, walked to a quiet place, sat down on the sand, enjoyed the sea breeze, looked at the sun gradually setting on the sea, they looked at each other and smiled, their hearts were filled with a very peaceful and comfortable feeling.

"It's so beautiful!" Jessica looked at the enchanting sunset in her heart, she suddenly raised her right hand, drew a holy cross, and said gratefully, "Thank God, thank you for giving us all this beauty." ”

Her pious appearance made Wang Yang's heart skip a beat, it was so cute, and he also recited the sentence: "Thank God." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, Jessica looked at him, at the sea and the sunset, and at the seagulls flying in the sky, she remembered a lot of things when she was a child, and smiled softly: "Jan, do you remember? When you were a child, you said that you would become a director in the future, and I would also be an actor, and then I could play the heroine of your movie." ”

"Well, I remember, I was the director, you were the actor. Wang Yang smiled at her, stretched out his fist and said, "Hey, Jessica, come!" Jessica's eyes lit up, revealing her teeth without braces, and she stretched out her fist and touched him, both of them smiled and said, "It's decided!"

After the fist bump, the two looked at each other, both of them calmed down, their hearts were puffing, and they were beating abnormally faster. Seeing Wang Yang looking at herself without blinking, Jessica felt a little embarrassed and flustered in her heart, she avoided her eyes and asked softly, "What?"

"Oh! nothing. Wang Yang shook his head, looked at the sunset that was half swallowed by the sea level, and said with a smile: "I just think your eyes are like crystals, haha." ”

Jessica secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but felt very disappointed, God, what happened just now?! Hearing Wang Yang's praise again, she smiled, remembering his childhood sentence "Look at your eyes, like crystals, these are a pair of eyes that only a beautiful woman can have!" She remembered these words, always remembered, it was the first time she was praised like that by her peers, and she gained confidence and a lot of things from those words. Looking at Wang Yang, she smiled self-deprecatingly: "Yang, I think of my braces." ”

"Actually, those braces are pretty cool. Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders, looked at her sweet smile, and suddenly asked, "Hey, Jessica, how is Jack doing?" Jessica said blankly: "Jack, which Jack?" Wang Yang smiled: "Oh, Jack-Frank?"

Jessica raised her eyebrows in confusion and tilted her head, "Jack Frank? She laughed incomprehensibly, and said, "Young, why do you ask this?" Do you think she has anything to do with Jack Frank?

"Nothing. Wang Yang shook his head and smiled: "It's just a book...... Oh, nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered him, and it was just a joke. ”

Jessica looked at him strangely, was it a book or a joke?josh...... She was about to say something, but when she heard Wang Yang call out to her, her eyes burned, and she suddenly realized something, and her heart became expectant and nervous.

"Jessica!" Wang Yang's heart swelled with an impulse, looking at her, that sentence came to his lips, and he was about to say it. Suddenly, a face flashed in front of his eyes, so clear that his heart tightened, and his hand grabbed the soft sand underneath with all his might, and the words were swallowed back instantly. It's not the right time, it's not now!!" He grabbed a handful of sand, threw it at Jessica, laughed and jumped to his feet, and ran to the side of the beach.

Jessica froze, that heart fell, a burst of disappointment, did she think too much? She looked at Wang Yang, who was running farther and farther, shook her head, stood up and chased after her, and shouted with a smile: "Yang, you stop me! You bastard......

After watching the sunset at the beach, the two had dinner at a restaurant by the sea before driving back to Los Angeles.

By the time Jessica got home, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening, and she opened the door with her handbag in her handbag and humming, and saw Danny running over and circling around her excitedly. Jessica smiled and squatted down, stroked Danny's neck and said, "Hi Danny, good evening." Danny's tongue was stretched out, and his cute appearance looked like he was smiling. She patted Danny hard again and smiled happily, "Danny, are you happy for me?"

"Is that Jessica? you're back?" Cathy's voice came as footsteps sounded.

Jessica stood up and walked into the room, shouting excitedly, "Mom, it's me, I'm back." Good news for you......" She entered the house, and saw that the living room was full of people, Mom and Dad, Joshua, and Ms. Miranda, and she greeted them with a smile, "Hi, everybody. ”

Mark Alba sat on the sofa, frowned, and said solemnly: "How late did you come back and turn off your phone?

"Oh no!" Jessica exclaimed in surprise, she had just been "dating" with Young, and she didn't want to be disturbed by the messy phone calls, so she turned off her phone, only to forget to turn it on later. She took out her phone from her handbag, turned it back on, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I forgot to turn it on just now." As she spoke, she stuck out her tongue, hugged Cathy's arm, and smiled, "But I told my mom that I'll be back later." ”

At this time, Cathy patted her daughter's palm and said with a smile: "Jessica, Miranda has been waiting for you to come back for a long time. Jessica looked at Miranda on the couch suspiciously, and said, "What's wrong?"

"Jessica, very good news!" Miranda over there stood up and said happily, "Mr. Fred has made a decision, you will be the heroine of "Idle Hands"!"

Jessica froze, she stared at her mother, then at Joshua, and exclaimed, "Oh my God, really?" Cathy nodded with a smile on her face, and Mark Alba also smiled slightly, Joshua clapped vigorously, whistled a few times, and laughed: "Jessica, this is true, you're going to be developed!"

Miranda walked over, happily hugged Jessica, and exclaimed, "You've got a very rare opportunity. Jessica, this will be a turning point in your acting career, and you will succeed. After a pause, she smiled and said, "Tomorrow we are going to negotiate a contract." ”

But when Jessica reacted, she thought of the schedule problem, shook her head and said, "No, I can't play "Idle Hands" anymore. She looked at everyone with excitement on her face and said, "Do you know? Yang decided to make me the heroine of "Youth Musical"!"

"Wow, really!?" Joshua bounced up from the couch when he heard the news, and said in disbelief, "Jessica, you got the heroine of "Youth Musical"?" Jessica shrugged proudly. "I think so. Joshua sighed again and again, "Oh my God", and said, "The Idle Hand" chose you, and "Youth Musical" also chose you, what shit luck did you take?"

Mark Alba and Cathy were happy and a little worried, a trace of helplessness flashed on Miranda's face, she held Jessica's shoulder, and said softly: "Jessica, don't be in a hurry to make a decision on which movie to choose, let's analyze it, okay?" She and Jessica came to the sofa and sat down, she looked at Jessica, and analyzed: "Let's talk about "Idle Hands" first, it invested 30 million, do you understand what this production cost means? It signifies the determination of Columbia, and the film hasn't started filming yet, but its release date has basically been set, and Mr. Fred told me that it will be released in May next year, and that it is scheduled to have more than 1,500 theaters in the first week. ”

Jessica frowned and said, "I ......" Miranda interrupted her, held her hand, and said: "Jessica, listen to me first, Mr. Rodman Fred, the director of "Idle Hands", he is not a newcomer, he has fully proven his talent before he will get investment from Columbia. "Idle Hands" is a work that he has been preparing for several years, and he is full of confidence. If you become a heroine, you will become a new star in the film industry!"

"Will it be?" muttered Joshua over there.

Seeing Jessica's brows furrowing more and more, Miranda smiled slightly in her heart and continued to persuade: "Okay, let's talk about "Youth Musical" again, it invests five million, and as far as I know, no film company is interested in cooperating with Flame Films, it has no release date, no release plan. But this aspect is only secondary, and the most important thing is that this is Wang Yang's first film film, Jessica, his "Ghost Shadow" is a miracle, but it is a DV movie, and who says there is no element of luck? But film movies are another world, you know this, Wang Yang has no experience in filming, he is also just an 18-year-old young man, he thinks things too simply, campus song and dance films are not so easy to make. ”

Miranda sighed, shook her head and said, "I have to say, there is a great possibility that "Youth Musical" will fail, if you participate in this movie, I don't mean that your acting career will end, but you have lost the opportunity of "Idle Hand"!" She said in a nervous and concerned tone: "Jessica, you have to understand that this is a very, very good opportunity, it is not always there, if you don't grasp this opportunity, your life may become different." As the heroine of "Idle Hand", as it succeeds, you will become a new star, you will receive more film appointments, you will star in blockbusters; ”

After saying this, Miranda gently hugged Jessica and said softly like a mother: "Jessica, you have to be mature and look at your future rationally." ”

After listening to Miranda's analysis, Jessica was very confused and wavered a little, "Idle Hands" seemed to be better for her future, but she had been looking forward to a movie that could be performed...... She also agreed, how could she suddenly act in other movies! She shook her head slightly, and said in a trembling voice: "I can't ......"

Knowing that she was starting to hesitate, Miranda secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it, and persuaded again: "I know that you have a good relationship with Jan, but I believe that he will not blame you, as a good friend, he will be happy for you." You have a better chance, you can easily succeed, and he doesn't have to be you, I don't think you're the only one who auditions, isn't it? Jessica, you succeeded, and if Jan succeeded, we're happy together, and if he fails, you don't have to take responsibility, and as a friend, you can comfort him, right?"

Miranda could see Jessica's intentions and said, "If you want to star in his movie, you can play a small supporting role in it, the kind of role that can be filmed in just one day." She smiled: "And you mainly shoot "Idle Hands", okay?"

"No...... I don't know......" Jessica bit her lip, her heart in a mess, and she looked at her parents across from her in pleading.

Mark Alba said lightly: "Jessica, this is your own life, you choose." Cathy gave her daughter an encouraging smile and said, "Jessica, you know, mom will always have your back. ”

"Oh, if it were me, I'd choose 'Idle Hands'!" Joshua snorted and said in a strange tone: "Wow, Columbia, 30 million investments, and more than 1,500 premiere theaters, it's so attractive! If you shoot it, you can become a superstar! Do you need to think about the bad movie "Youth Musical", what do you say, Jessica?"

Jessica could hear his sarcasm and asked blankly, "Joshua, what do you want to say......

Joshua suddenly stood up on the sofa, spread his hands, and said angrily, "Please, Jessica, I don't know why you want to think about it, will "Youth Musical" be a bad movie? ”

"I ......" Hearing this, Jessica's face suddenly turned pale, and a cold sweat broke out all over her body, Joshua was right, why did she hesitate so much? Didn't she believe Young? She thought that "Youth Musical" would fail? She suddenly remembered Eliza Dushku's choice, why can a stranger trust Jan so much, but she can't?

She remembered the promise she made when she was a child, remembered the phrase "it's decided", remembered the joy of the afternoon at Santa Monica Beach, and she was just happily looking forward to filming "Youth Musical" with Young, but turned her head and hesitated here?

"Jessica, trust me! You'll see it, but I need your support!" The familiar voice seemed to echo in her ears, Jessica suddenly felt ashamed, she hated herself a little, she felt like a stupid and nasty person, if she chose "Idle Hands", even if Jan forgave her, she would not forgive herself. She believes that Yang will succeed, "Youth Musical" will succeed, and they will share the joy of success together, even if they fail, she and Yang will take responsibility and face failure together, it's no big deal!

Jessica let out a long breath and announced, "I'll be in 'Youth Musical'!"

Joshua immediately cheered, "Oh, yes, Jessica, I absolutely support you in this determination!" and both Mark Alba and Cathy gave their daughter an encouraging smile and didn't say anything.

"Oh my God, Jessica, listen to me......" Miranda's face changed, and she wanted to say something. Jessica stopped her and preemptively said, "No, Miranda, needless to say, I won't change this decision anyway." Miranda covered her forehead a little angrily and said, "Why? Just because you and Jan are good friends?"

When I remember watching the sunset at the beach, Jan almost said something, maybe it wasn't just good friends...... Jessica smiled sweetly and said, "Jan chose me, I chose him, it's already decided." ”

Miranda also wanted Jessica to change her mind, and said a little angrily: "Jessica, you have to be responsible for yourself, you can't ruin your future! Don't be so willful, okay, if you choose "Youth Musical", you will regret it in the future." ”

"I won't regret it, I must have made the right choice! Jan will make a good movie, it will be better than 'Idle Hand'! I believe in him!" Jessica's tone was full of confidence and determination, she stood up and said to Miranda, "I'm a little tired, good night." With that, she went upstairs.

Oh my God! Miranda closed her eyes helplessly.

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