The 14-hour flight from Paris to New York, Jude scheduled the meeting for the next morning, not far from the Waldorf Astoria where Sophie Marceau and her manager were staying, at Jean Georges on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.

"It is said that in New York you can tell if a person is rich or powerful, just by the number of times he visits Jean Georges' restaurant in a week." From the moment he sat down, he began to look around at the French restaurant, which was claimed to be the best in New York, and from time to time he burst into admiration.

Jude, who was reading a copy of The New York Times, looked up coldly: "I think this sentence should be changed, and I want to know which guy in New York likes to be the most showy and wants to tell people that he is rich, just look at the number of times he visits JeanGeorges' restaurant in a week." ”

Li Te replied angrily: "Anyway, you must have this qualification first!" ”

Jude flipped the page of the newspaper in his hand and continued to joke: "Sitting in a restaurant can't prove your status, sitting in the White House is enough!" ”

Knowing that Jude couldn't be said, Li Te simply closed his mouth.

"There is a news about "Mission Impossible" in the newspaper, a good news and a bad news, which one do you want to hear first?" Jude looked at the newspaper and said without looking up.

"Whatever." Li Te is still angry with the same thing just now, and it is a bit of a revenge to say this.

"Let's start with the good news! "Mission Impossible" is scheduled for May next year, and if nothing else, the second part of "Spy Shadow" can be filmed at that time. Jude put down the newspaper and looked up at Leet: "The first part will be released in May next year, the second part will be released in September, and the third part will be released in December, what do you think of this plan?" ”

"Three movies in half a year?" Litt thought the idea was terrible.

But Jude doesn't think so, and he is sure that the filming of the "Spy" trilogy will end by July next year. So there is no problem with this release plan in terms of timing. If a normal movie releases two sequels in a row within half a year, it will definitely cause a negative reaction to the market, but "Spy Shadow" is different, the plots of the three movies are closely linked, not so much that the latter two are the sequels to the first part, but rather a movie has to be composed of three episodes because of too much content, so it cannot be measured by a general sequel movie.

And this kind of "back-to-back" release can save the producer a lot of publicity money. Three movies are released, and in fact, it is enough to do the promotion of one movie.

Of course, all of this has to be built on the success of the first part.

Now, apart from Jude, not many people have expectations for the box office of "Spy Shadow", especially in the face of competitors like "Mission Impossible", and being able to recover the cost is already the best result.

That's why Litt couldn't help but suspect that Jude was joking.

Jude didn't explain more, but went on to talk about the bad news he had seen in the newspapers.

"The female lead in Mission: Impossible has been officially decided, with French actress Emmanuel Bea, and I believe it's a coincidence. But the media certainly didn't believe it. ”

Litt sat there in a daze, as if he had lost the ability to think.

Both films use French actresses as the leading roles, and if Jude hadn't made it clear that he would invite Sophie Marceau to be the heroine when he proposed the filming of the "Spy" trilogy, and at that time the "Mission Impossible" heroine had not yet begun to choose, Litt would definitely suspect that Jude was deliberate.

And now, there is no other plausible reason for this matter than to explain it by coincidence.

"The best thing to do is not to explain and let the media make up for themselves."

Jude gives a highly irresponsible suggestion. The rest of the matter can only be left to Leet himself to have a headache.

Fortunately, Emmanuel Bea's role as the heroine of "Mission Impossible" is not without a little benefit, at least after Sophie Marceau's agent Bastian saw the news in the newspaper. Changed his previous attitude of not being very supportive of Sophie Marceau starring in this movie, and became positive about the whole thing.

The car in which the two men were traveling stopped in front of the Trump International Hotel in Central Park, and after getting out of the car, Bastian glanced up at the landmark building on Manhattan's East Side in front of him, and walked into the lobby with Sophie Marceau.

As soon as you enter, you can see the podium of the Jean Georges restaurant.

A white-skinned and brown-haired beauty looked up, smiled and asked if the two had an appointment.

Bastian announced Jude's seat. The other party looked down to check the record, then turned around and led the two to the restaurant.

Before entering the formal dining room, the trio passed by an informal small bar where some guests were waiting.

Seeing so many people waiting to enter the restaurant, Bastian couldn't help but turn his head sideways and tease Sophie Soma in French: "This lady walking in front of us." Said to be the most powerful woman in New York, as she could decide who would sit today. ”

The usher, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned his head and said to Battisian in French: "Sir, you have missed the second half of what you just said, and to prove the status of a New York man, it depends on whether he needs to make a reservation for Jean Georges." It's just a joke, please don't take it seriously. ”

Bastian was stunned for a moment before he reacted, Jean Georges is a French restaurant, how could the usher here not understand French?

A momentary negligence made him encounter the embarrassment he is now.

Sophie Marceau was very curious about the second half of the sentence added by the usher, and then asked Jude if he needed to make a reservation for dining here, and of course in French.

"Director Locke wasn't on our restaurant's list of special customers, but Mr. George liked his movies so much that he was given a seat."

"Jean-Georges, Mr. Chef of this restaurant?" Sophie Suo asked with some surprise.

"Yes, our restaurant is named after Mr. George, who is also the owner of this restaurant." After answering Sophie Marceau's question, the beautiful usherin stepped forward and continued to lead the way.

Batisian looked at Sophie Marceau and shrugged and said, "It seems that Director Locke is really popular here!" ”

Sophie Marceau's brown-green eyes shone with a charming light, and she was looking forward to Jude's upcoming meeting.

In the corner of the restaurant, Jude caught a glimpse of Sophie Marceau from a distance, who was following the usher.

"The guests are here." He put away the newspaper and whispered a reminder.

Litter came back to his senses from the news of Emmanuel Bea's role as the heroine of "Mission Impossible", straightened his clothes, and stood up with Jude.

Sophie Marceau is wearing a green shirt today, with a black knee-length skirt underneath, a palm-wide belt tied around her waist, which increasingly sets off the slenderness of her waist, her mature and gorgeous face is radiant, and her clear and melancholy brown-green eyes exude a charming light, although her actual age is close to thirty years old, she looks like she is only twenty-three or fourteen years old, and it is not easy for beautiful women to see their real age.

"Good afternoon, Miss Marceau!"

Jude stepped forward and shook hands with Sophie Marceau, followed by Bastian.

"Thank you very much Director Locke for your hospitality, to be honest it's my first time in this restaurant, and it feels great." As Sophie Marceau's agent, Bastian is definitely a master of enlivening the atmosphere and making a few words that make people feel comfortable.

"It's my first time in this restaurant, and the owner here is very friendly and has prepared his new invention for us today." Jude is actually not particularly interested in this kind of high-end Western food, in his opinion, these foods are nothing more than foie gras, truffles, caviar, top beef, these raw materials are precious, and the taste is just like that, anyway, he doesn't particularly like it.

But Jean-Georges, the owner of Jean Georges, is a chef with a penchant for innovation, fusing traditional French cuisine with Oriental cuisine to create a new and new French cuisine that sounds good, so Jude has a special introduction.

"This kind of treatment shouldn't be something that ordinary guests can enjoy, right? Mr. Jean-Georges is definitely a die-hard fan of director Locke. Bastian immediately complimented.

Unexpectedly, Jude shook his head after hearing this.

"Monsieur Bastian is wrong to think so, I don't have the face to let Mr. George cook for me, and this dish was given by Mr. George's French man's 'eternal love', Miss Sophie Marceau."

"For me?" Sophie Marceau pointed to herself in surprise.

"Is there a more popular female star in France than Miss Marceau?"

Jude's compliments put Sophie Marceau to good use, but she was quick to clarify: "There are many better actresses in France than me, and I am just one of the luckier ones." ”

"Humility is indeed a commendable virtue, and I propose a toast to Mademoiselle Marceau's words."

Jude raised his wine glass, and Battisian and Litter both responded.

Sophie Marceau picked up the wine glass and clinked glasses with Jude with a blushing face, although she knew that Jude's words were deliberately flattering, but she was still very happy to be praised like this by a man with ability and status.

After putting down the glass, Jude wiped his mouth with a napkin and turned the conversation to the point.

"Miss Marceau should have seen the French version of "The Identity of Bourne", the movie will try to retain the style of the original novel when adapting it, but put the time of the story in the present, the movie will be divided into three parts to shoot, and the role I arranged for Miss Marceau will appear in the first and second parts, that is to say, if Miss Marceau is willing to accept the invitation of the crew of "Spy", then you will be the heroine of the first and second parts of the movie, and the third part will not appear again because your character is dead, But there will be no new heroine to take your place, and you will be the only heroine in the entire series. (To be continued......)