Chapter 35: To England
"Two glasses of Margaret." Jude snapped his fingers at the bartender and turned his head to look at Kate beside him, "I really didn't expect us to meet again so soon, and we were on the Oprah talk show together." ”
"To be precise, I stained your light." Kate smiled, her white skin reflecting her pupils, like a mirror. The jeans and no-makeup outfit made her look less like an actress and more like a beautiful schoolgirl who came out of school.
Jude shook his head, looked at Kate with a sincere face, and replied, "If it weren't for your help in recommending this film to Mr. Blenner, I might not even be able to enter the festival." ”
"But how did I hear that New Line bought your film before the film festival opened?" Kate smiled and glanced at Jude, which meant that I had seen through your tricks.
Jude lowered his head and rubbed his nose with his fingers, but fortunately, the bartender put two prepared cocktails in front of the two of them, which temporarily relieved the embarrassment.
"Because the film was unofficially screened at the Toronto Film Festival, the new line company raised the price, otherwise the money I got now is estimated to have shrunk by more than half."
Jude was telling the truth this time, but Kate still didn't think it was her work.
"Ritter is the most competent agent I've ever met, and I think the person you should be most grateful for is him."
Jude was about to tell Kate how inferior Leet had behaved during his first negotiation with New Line, when he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have mentioned Leet's existence to Kate yet.
"He called you?" Jude's face didn't look like much had changed, but anger was already brewing in his calm tone.
"Locke!" Kate pressed one hand on Jude's clenched fist, "Ritter did call me, including this time on the "Oprah Talk Show" was also from his advice, but he did it for you. ”
Jude watched in amazement as Kate held his hand like this, and the anger in his chest disappeared at once.
In order to hide this change in mood, he deliberately said: "I said that I wouldn't let him meddle in this matter!" ”
"When you were on the set, you said you wouldn't take special care of me, Tony and they have already signed a contract, and of course I'm no exception." Kate took a sip of the cocktail, smacked her lips and continued: "Ritter is taking his accusations seriously, and he is helping you eliminate any possible trouble, so don't blame him, okay?" ”
Jude smiled wryly and shook his head, "You've said that, what else can I do?" ”
Although he promised Kate not to pursue the matter again, Jude decided to beat Leete well, and a self-asserted agent was not what Jude needed.
"Okay, let's not talk about it, I heard that you are going to travel?" Kate stared at Jude with a curious look.
"The destination has not yet been determined." Jude took a sip of his wine and turned his head to meet Kate, "Do you have any good suggestions?" ”
"If you're going to enjoy the sun and the sand, the Bahamas would be a great choice."
Kate recommended this, in addition to the fact that the Bahamas is a member of the Commonwealth like Canada and Australia, but also because she likes that place very much.
"It's famous for its pink beaches, but it seems to be more suitable for couples." Jude pouted, then stole a glance at Kate.
Kate didn't answer, but chose to bow her head and drink, although there was a voice in her heart that kept saying: Promise him! Promise him! But the occasional flashing of Mike Sheen in her mind prevented her from speaking.
"Actually, I've always wanted to go to England to have a look, especially Oxford, where you were studying, and I've heard that the scenery on both sides of the Charles River is no worse than the Cam River in Cambridge."
Jude shifts the conversation to the UK, and Kate breaks free from her hesitation.
"In fact, you only need to go to one of these two places, of course, I recommend the Charles River, in addition to the more beautiful scenery, more importantly, I can be your guide."
As a former member of Oxford University, Kate of course has to help her alma mater speak, and the sentence of being a tour guide in the back is completely her subconscious behavior, and she already regrets it when she says it.
Of course, Jude will not let go of this good opportunity, and immediately decided that his next travel destination is the United Kingdom.
This decision puts Kate in a dilemma.
"Are you sure? During this time in the UK, the weather can be a little cold, and maybe it will snow. ”
"So you don't want me to go at this time?" Jude asked rhetorically.
"No, no!" Kate hastily denied, "I mean traveling to England at this time, the premise of enjoying the trip is that you have to endure the weather there first." ”
"Actually, I didn't just go there for tourism, Mr. Bryner helped me a lot at the Toronto Film Festival, although we met later, but because of the limited time, we didn't have a good chat, so I went to visit this time."
The reason Jude gave made Kate feel a little relieved, but the thought that Jude would definitely meet him again after arriving in England couldn't help but feel a little worried.
The two talked about some other things, and the two hours passed like this.
Kate went to the United States not only to participate in "Oprah Talk Show" this time, but also to participate in a movie audition, so after a glass of wine, she offered to say goodbye and rejected Jude's suggestion to send her back to the hotel.
"I've noticed that Ritter has been sitting there for a long time, and you may all need to have a good chat with each other now." Kate picked up her coat, gave Jude a goodbye smile, and turned to leave.
Jude drank all the wine in his glass, then raised his hand and motioned for the bartender to bring him another glass.
Litt quickly sat down with a bottle of beer, and he didn't look at Jude, but said to himself: "There is a saying in China that drinking alcohol does not relieve real sorrow." ”
Jude said goodbye to his shoes as the cocktail was served at the bar, then turned to look at Litte and asked, "Where do you see my sorrow?" ”
Litt tilted his head and took a few sips of his beer, then put it down and said, "Just as a drunk person never admits that he is drunk, not admitting sorrow means that you are really annoyed about something." ”
Jude snorted softly in his nostrils in disdain.
Litter didn't care about this, and continued to ask, "Why didn't you tell her the truth?" ”
Jude asked rhetorically, "What truth?" ”
Litt glanced at Jude and replied word by word, "You like her!" ”
"Are you kidding me?" Jude looked very incomprehensible.
Litt leaned his head close to Jude's ear, "Let me tell you a little secret, most people will subconsciously react when they lie, such as dodging their eyes or rubbing their nose with their hands, obviously you belong to the latter." ”
Jude turned his head in annoyance, but was defeated by Lee's burning gaze.
He took a sip of his drink, then replied as if venting, "Well, I'll admit, I do like her!" ”