Seeing that Winslet was really moved by Locke's offer, she thought for a moment, and her gaze quickly became firm.

"My contract with ICM doesn't expire until April next year, and if I default now, I'll face $400,000 in liquidated damages."

"Four hundred thousand dollars?"

Jude's first instinct was that he had earned it.

After the "big ship", if Kate Winslet wants to terminate the contract with the original agent, the liquidated damages will be at least millions of dollars, but after thinking about it, he thinks that this is normal, after all, the other party is just a newcomer now, and ICM stipulates such a high liquidated damages in the brokerage contract, I am afraid that it is still affected by the turmoil in the Hollywood brokerage industry some time ago, and the negative impact of frequent job hopping by artists, otherwise it is impossible to set such a high "betrayal cost" for an artist who has not yet become famous.

"We'll take care of the liquidated damages for you, but there's one thing I have to declare first." Jude put away his smiling expression, "The liquidated damages for your new brokerage contract will be ten times higher than now, and I believe that any brokerage company that wants to poach you again will seriously consider whether it is worth it." This means that you will not be able to switch to another brokerage company before the contract expires, which you must consider. ”

"Of course!" Winslet agreed to this condition almost without hesitation, the heroine of a heavyweight film, she will have to wait at least two or three years to stay in ICM before she can have such an opportunity.

"My agent kept telling me, Kate, you're still young and you should try some different roles to hone your acting skills, but I really don't have the patience to wait any longer." Here's how she explained why she switched jobs

25 to 35 years old is the golden age of Hollywood actresses, and the vast majority of actresses have achieved career glory at this age, from this point of view, Kate Winslet, who is only twenty years old this year, is indeed very young, to some extent, this can be regarded as a disguised "seniority" in Hollywood, but all this is completely different when it comes to Jude.

Because he is the youngest commercial film director in Hollywood, Jude can understand the idea that Kate Winslet, who is younger than him, can't wait to become the heroine of the movie.

He pulled a business card out of his pocket, but it wasn't his own.

"Here are my agent's contact details. By tomorrow morning at the latest, he will definitely take the initiative to contact you! ”

Winslet took the business card with some hesitation, frowned and asked, "Are you sure you can convince him in just one night?" ”

Jude showed a mouthful of bright white teeth, smiled and corrected, "It's not persuasion. It's communication. ”

Only then did Winslet discover that the relationship between Jude and his agent did not seem to be the same as that between ordinary artists and agents, and the two were both hired and employed, but also had a certain degree of cooperation.

"Does Ritter treat other artists like you?" When she asked this, Winslet had subconsciously thought of herself as an entertainer from Lee's agency, and her tone was as if she was asking a colleague about company gossip.

"This is the score." Jude shrugged. "You know, there's always some perks to being a director."

Winslet winked at Jude and said, "You don't seem to be the only director in Ritter's agency. ”

"But I'm the only one who is both a director and an actor."

Winslet asked a little unwillingly, "Really?" ”

"Well, maybe we're missing someone." Jude pouted at Nunu, where Matt Damon was sitting, "He's probably the second artist in the company after me to have multiple identities." ”

"He's also a director?"

Winslet was surprised, and couldn't connect Matt Damon with the director's identity in any way.

Of course not, he and another artist in the company, who is also a good friend of his growing up, co-wrote a script for which Ritter is now looking for a suitable investor. I've read this script and it's very well written. If the movie is really made, there is a good chance that it will be shortlisted for the Oscars. ”

Jude's answer really shocked Winslet, she didn't expect a guy who had never even been in love to write an Oscar-level script, although this statement came from Jude, but her intuition told Winslet that Jude was not exaggerating it.

"But we Oscar-winning screenwriters seem to be in a bit of trouble right now." She picked up her glass and joked.

"I was worried about this just now, but when I saw you, I suddenly had an idea." Jude folded his hands and looked at Winslet earnestly. "Would you like to pretend to be Damon's girlfriend tonight and help him find what it's like to be in love?"

"Me?" Winslet didn't expect Jude to hit the idea directly on herself, so she put her chin on her hand and thought for a while and said, "What's in it for me?" ”

"Isn't it enough to get the friendship of an Oscar-winning writer early?" Jude asked rhetorically.

Winslet shook her head.

"Then you'll take it as a favor for me. That's okay, right? ”

Looking at Jude's "pleading" eyes, Winslet couldn't help but laugh.

"I would rather be favored by a future Oscar for Best Director than a future Oscar-winning screenwriter."

"Are you talking about me?" Jude pretended to make a very exaggerated expression, then shook his head with a smile and said, "I have no hope for the Oscars for the time being, at least I don't have a particularly strong desire to win the award for the next ten years." ”

"Why?" Kate Winslet looked at Jude in bewilderment, "Isn't being the best director at the Oscars something every Hollywood director dreams of?" ”

"You want to know the real reason?"

"So you still have a superficial excuse?"

"I didn't expect you to be such a 'superficial' person." Jude pretended to sigh with regret. "Well, the ostensible reason is that I'm still young and need more works to keep improving myself, and winning the Oscar for Best Director too early is not a good thing for me or any other director."

Winslet interjected again, "What does this have to do with other directors?" ”

"Some media joked before that my appearance lowered the average age of Hollywood directors, imagine how cruel it would be for a young director who is less than thirty years old to win an award, for those directors who are still fighting for the little golden man in their fifties and sixties!"

Winslet didn't agree with Jude's explanation, pouting and saying, "That just means they don't have talent." ”

"You think I have that talent?" Jude asked curiously.

"If your future films can be of the same caliber as "Two Smoking Guns" and "The Seven Deadly Sins", I believe it is only a matter of time before you win the Oscar for Best Director."

Winslet was clever enough to set a premise, and in fact she wasn't entirely confident in Jude either. It's just that he is more optimistic about his future development, so he bet in advance.

"In fact, this is the real reason why I can't win awards in a short period of time, my work style is biased towards darkness, and it is difficult to match the taste of the Oscar judges artistically."

Jude has a very clear plan for his future path. He doesn't want to be the kind of all-round director, but consciously establishes his own style from the beginning, and constantly strengthens it with one film after another.

Compared with the previous "Two Smoking Guns" and "Seven Deadly Sins", the "Spy" series is the lowest "blackened" of all Jude's films, but this kind of anti-heroic spy film is also a kind of film noir expression to some extent.

This is completely contrary to the mainstream values advocated by the Oscars. So from the beginning, Jude didn't think about making any gains in the awards in a short period of time, which is why he put the filming date of "Spy" in the awards season, and those various awards will not have much to do with him for the time being.

"Did the actor you chose as the leading actor also miss the Oscars?" Winslet wisely didn't ask her if she could win an Oscar in the future, but instead took the conversation to someone else.

"Denzel Washington will be furious to hear you, he is the favorite to win the Olympics this year." Jude pouted.

"I'll admit that Denzel's performance in 'The Seven Deadly Sins' was perfect, but I always felt that he was unlikely to win this year, and as you said, it's hard for your style to get too many points from the Oscar judges, plus he's facing other strong competitors this year. I am afraid that the results will not be very promising. ”

Winslet has been following this year's awards season and knows all about the hit films and actors.

"When you say that, I'm a little unconfident." Jude rubbed his nose with his finger, "I'm not sure if Denzel will win the award this time, but one thing I'm very sure of is that if you appear in my movie to win the award, then the result will probably be disappointed, and maybe director Ang Lee will be better at this." ”

Winslet couldn't help but nodded, her personal experience of starring in "Sensibility and Reason" told her that it was true that Ang Lee was the kind of director who was more in line with the taste of the Oscar judges. His works are more artistic, and Jude is completely off-the-beaten-path in comparison, a bit of an iconoclastic and non-mainstream feeling.

This is probably the biggest difference between directors from professional classes and directors from non-professional backgrounds.

Winslet asked curiously, "Are you trying to say that your film is more commercial?" ”

Jude glanced at Winslet and replied, "That's just one of the reasons. The more important reason is that in my films, all the actors are a prop in it, rather than a movie becoming a foil for a certain actor, in other words, my film will only revolve around the plot, not around a certain actor. I think you should understand the difference between the two. ”

"You need actors to make a movie, but a movie doesn't necessarily make an actor in the end, does that mean?"

Winslet's understanding was accurate, but Jude immediately added: "I will only admit these words on this occasion, and I will never admit that I ever said that when I leave this bar." ”

Winsley nodded his head to express his understanding that if a director made the above remarks publicly, the actors and their agents would be more cautious when considering working with him in the future, after all, everyone has their own interests and will not give selflessly.

"Tell me this, aren't you worried that I will refuse to cooperate with you in the future?"

"You should lose the most in this way." Jude leaned back on the sofa with his hands folded very confidently, "In fact, no actor who has seen my script has been able to say no to the characters in it, this is a phrase that my agent often uses when persuading actors to join, and now I will give it to you as well." ”

"Your movie may not be able to refuse for those actors who aspire to become famous, such as me now, but for those actors who have become famous, I'm afraid the effect is not so good, right?"

Winslet raises a very real question, at least for Jude now, which is indeed a flaw.

Jude pouted nonchalantly and said: "No matter how big an actor is, he will not refuse an invitation from a director who is bigger than him, although I have not reached that level yet, but I am trying to get closer to that direction, this goal is much easier for me than winning the Oscar for Best Director." ”

Although it was arrogant, Winslet didn't think Jude was joking, and it seemed to her more like some kind of promise.

"Well, I'm looking forward to that day."

"Me too!" Jude smiled and raised his glass, "After talking about the future, can we talk about the present?" You promised me to help Damon find what it feels like to be in love, now what are you going to do? ”

"You're doubting my basic qualities as an actor." Winslet drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, stood up and turned to Jude and said, "Remember to settle the bill for me, as the reward for helping you tonight." ”

Jude took his glass and watched as Winslet walked over to Matt Damon's table.

The two briefly talked, Winslet sat down next to Matt Damon after asking for his permission, and just when Jude thought she was just going to chat with Matt Damon, Winslet suddenly reached out and put her arms around Matt Damon's neck, and kissed him directly.

Jude was stunned directly, he didn't expect that the professionalism that Winslet just mentioned was actually worth this, and his evaluation of this woman in his heart instantly improved a lot.

is worthy of being the Oscar-winning actress in the future, and even acting in reality is so realistic.

As the person concerned, Matt Damon was completely stunned, his body was so stiff that he didn't know how to cooperate, and even threw a look of help to Jude in great fear.

Jude decisively turned his head to the side, secretly glad that he had met Winslet, if it weren't for her bold "kiss" tonight, I don't know how many times Matt Damon and Sophie Marceau would shoot that intimate scene tomorrow.

Although this seems a little unfair to Matt Damon, Jude can only say sorry to him for the sake of the shooting effect. (To be continued.) )