"One-two-three-four, two-two-three-four, three-two-three-four--Jennifer, watch your fingers, very good, five-two-three-four, six-two-three-four......"

In an office building near Beverly Hills, the large dance studio is inlaid with shiny glass mirrors, surrounded by a few backup dancers, Jenny fixed her dance moves, waiting for the teacher to correct - she smiled at the backup girls with some humility: although she has maintained a good figure in the past few years and her physical strength can keep up, after all, she has not acted in a musical for several years, and the dance part has regressed a lot, and it is no longer the feeling she felt when she played the role of Loxie, Compared to these professional dancers, most of whom are from Broadway, it is naturally a little dwarfed.

"You just need to find some sensations now," the choreographer was not as stern as Agata back then, and she pointed at Jenny with a smile on her face and an encouraging tone, "It's like swimming, as long as you learn it, you won't forget, all you need is to dig it out of your body again, come, follow me, let's do it again, one-two-three-four, two-two-three-four......"

This dance class is about an hour or so, for Jenny, who keeps her daily exercise time to two hours anyway, this hour of practice is also the warm-up level, she almost didn't even sweat, she completed the course easily, and even had a feeling of unfinished, although her class was over, she still stood on the sidelines, watching Kate. Hudson's rehearsal: Her role is not much different from Jenny's, but in the script, Kate has a large song and dance that has been determined, and she doesn't have much experience in musicals, so her rehearsal classes are a lot more than Jenny's, and the content is richer, unlike Jenny, Rob is not sure how to use her, so she is still dancing the dance of the "Chicago" period, and the focus is on the vocal class - she plays the American star Claudia has a cappella, this singing section is more than " Chicago is a bit more difficult, and if you want to sing well, you must practice.

"Come on, you need to twist your waist a little more well," the choreographer was also quite polite to Kate, who had also won an Oscar nomination, although Kate's movements were obviously a little rusty, but still greeted with a smile, "Let's try again, let's break down one movement at a time, so that your movements will not be barely vague - come, the music will start from scratch - "

Looking at Kate exhaling and dancing again, Jenny not only shook her head secretly: this is one of the most chaotic crews she has ever seen, and now the main plot has begun to be filmed, Daniel officially started filming the day before yesterday, and Kate and she are still practicing, Kate's progress is a little slow, and her singing lessons can't be said to be very good, Penelope. Gruz, the female lead singer of Cruz and Black-eyed Peas, Phigie has not yet entered the group at all......

Although there are great opinions about the finished product of "Nine", after reading the script a few times, Jenny found that it is not actually a problem with the script - because there is almost no big difference between the script and the script of the musical, it can be said that the scenes and singing passages of this classic musical are restored in their original form, but with some necessary deletions and lubrication modifications, the problem should be Rob, Rob was able to translate "Chicago" into a movie excellently, but for some reason, he seems to have lost this ability in "Nine", This makes the whole movie messy and pale, the audience is vague about the plot, and they are not impressed by the characters, only one excellent song and dance after another can barely prove the ability of the director and actors, but this highlight cannot redeem the failure of the movie itself, making it one of the biggest Waterloos of the year, such a luxurious lineup, it seems that it didn't even get an Oscar nomination, let alone win an award.

It is true that "Nine" is much more difficult to translate than "Chicago", and when people watch the musical, they can divide chapters for the musical through the inner monologue of the male protagonist and the changes in the scene, so as to smoothly understand the content of the play: the director wanders between reality and memory, traces his childhood and past, and explores the direction of the future, and the important women in his life emerge one by one, each of which symbolizes a specific symbol: the wife symbolizes the soul mate, symbolizes his true love and pursuit, love. The woman symbolizes the flesh. The temptation and pleasure of the moment are like the bad but pleasant little habits of life, and the muse symbolizes his source of inspiration, his yearning and admiration, the American journalist symbolizes the admirers who chase him, his vanity and vulgarity, and the dancer of his childhood is his sex. The embodiment of his awakening, his biological mother symbolizes his mother-love complex, as well as the shadow cast by religious repression and dullness in his heart, and the makeup artist is also a friend and mother to him, representing warmth and forgiveness. These seven women make up his life, and the process of maneuvering through these women also represents his choice of his own life - a topic of great depth, rather a stream of consciousness, which is more difficult to grasp than the linear narrative of Chicago. Contini starring Daniel has to show a different face in every rival scene, even as if it is a split personality, suddenly happy and angry, suddenly helpless, sometimes cruel, sometimes affectionate, suddenly arrogant, according to Jenny's viewing experience of the original film, she thinks that in the original version, the actresses are very good, but Daniel himself did not hold up, the performance was not convincing, and Rob's work was not done well, this movie does not have a central issue that runs through, So it may be that Daniel's performance, which is not good, is edited even more unconvincingly.

And now Daniel, in "Michael. After the experience of "Clayton", does his experience of midlife crisis have a deeper layer? Will he be able to handle the somewhat difficult role of Contini?

Instead of watching Kate's rehearsal, Jenny turned around and walked out of the dance studio and got into the car with Mary.

"Go to Universal Studio," she instructed Mary, "and cancel it at the spa, and we'll go back when we're done with the set." ”

"Of course," Mary didn't object, she twisted the key and stepped on the accelerator - since Jenny only had one job to practice today, the bodyguard team didn't work, "By the way, Warner just called. ”

"What did you say?" Jenny asked, "Oh, don't tell me they want me to play Wonder Woman." ”

"They don't seem to be very receptive to the idea of us developing original characters." Mary also smiled, "Of course, knowing that after you became a shareholder of Marvel, their tone has softened a lot, but Warner still wants to share the copyright with you, at least 50% of the right to speak in the project." ”

Choosing to cooperate with Warner and shoot DC's film adaptation are two completely different concepts, Jenny can use the latter's possibility to tease Warner, let them press the pace of selling Warner's independence and enter negotiations, but this does not mean that she will really take over DC's film adaptation and give the lead to Warner. - Let Warner bring capital into the game and let Big Dream bring capital into the game, these are two completely different concepts, once you accept Warner's suggestion to play Wonder Woman or Catwoman, then Big Dream can only get movie-related rights, Warner has no reason and no possibility to share the comics and peripheral sales driven by the movie to Big Dream, and if it is an original character, with Jenny's box office appeal, after driving the box office, if Disney has received Marvel by then, Big Dream can cooperate with Marvel to let Marvel produce comics, Disney develops peripherals, even animation, and then lies comfortably as an IP copyright owner to take money, so in this regard, Jenny will not give in at all, if Warner can't accept this condition, then she would rather make action movies, women's movies, in short, anything, she just won't promote Warner's IP for free.

Of course, the reason why she is so repulsive to DC movies is mainly because in her memory, Warner's superhero movies can't be done without Nolan at all, both word-of-mouth and box office are a mess, and Nolan's style doesn't really match what she wants to do, Jenny has debuted until now, and the movies she starred in have not lost money, although she doesn't have much confidence in making a superhero movie completely original, but the more this happens, the more careful she must be, and she must stay away from all risk factors that may lead to losses, Of course, she is avoiding the letters DC now.

"Copyright can't be shared, Marvel just spent 100 million on this class, how could I do the same stupid thing again?" Jenny said with a smirk, "Why does Warner think I'm going to say yes?" ――If they wish, they can hand over the overseas distribution rights to Warner, and we will work with Warner on the domestic distribution. That's our bottom line, and I won't agree to Warner even if it wants to add another penny. ”

“ok。” Mary said briskly, turning the steering wheel to the right, "I'll call Cesare when I'm getting you there." ”

"What do you think of Warner's request?" Jenny asked, she was now deliberately exercising Mary - of course, the best thing to do was to let her do things in big dreams, but Jenny couldn't live without her now.

"I don't think Warners really want to get the rights, it's just their □□." "Their real purpose may indeed be the distribution rights you are talking about, but if they offer to get the distribution rights, maybe we'll bargain and make some counter-proposals, so they make a □□ with the copyright." Overall, after giving up the idea of having you as a DC character, Warner and we don't have much of a disagreement. Maybe we can negotiate the contract before we go to China. - So from that point of view, it's a good thing that Warners started talking about copyright, and it proves that they don't think about you and Wonder Woman at all. ”

Jenny nodded, "But Warners certainly won't be able to offer us the same generous service as the DC adaptation - and of course, they won't miss out on this investment opportunity." ”

"Missing out on your ROI?" Mary laughed, "Warner would be foolish if it would have done that, in fact, if we hadn't taken a fancy to Warner's independent film library, I think it would have been better for us to work with Disney or Marvel, at least their management systems would be more efficient than Warner's." From that point of view, you'd be right not to play DC, and if the project was led by Warner, there would be no doubt that the filming process would be crazy. ”

"Really?" Jenny asked with interest, "Is it really that exaggerated?" ”

"How about you call them next time?" Mary asked earnestly, turning into the driveway of Universal Studios. "It's up to you to communicate with them next time, I think it's a good idea, and I bet Cesare will approve of it."

Jenny hurriedly shook her head, "Forget it, don't try to push this job to me, you still have to fight." ”

"You fight." Mary said she rolled down the window and greeted the doorman, "Open the door, thank you." ”

The security guard walked to the side of the car with a serious face and a businesslike face, "Pass, thank you." ”

"I don't have a pass," Mary said with a big grin as she threw a gum into her mouth, comparing to Jenny in the passenger seat, "but I have her, do you think it's okay?" ”

"You can't go in without a pass, ma'am," the guard said, bending down involuntarily to check on the passenger in the passenger seat, "It's a big set, whether you're Jennifer. Aniston, or Angelina. Julie—"

His voice was cut off, and his face was blank from the high-intensity impact, and Jenny gave Mary a strange look, pushed her sunglasses down the bridge of her nose, and smiled apologetically at the guard.

"The pass should be in the nanny car, or it hasn't been done yet, but I do have something to do with getting on set," she said.

"When...... Of course! Two flushes suddenly appeared on the young guard's face, and he spoke a little inversely as if he were drunk, "Of course, Miss Jefferson, you are talking about 'Nine'—I'll let you go!" ”

He trotted into the sentry box, raised the electric fence gate, and Mary smiled and drove in—after a short drive, Jenny could still see the guards in the rearview mirror, his face full of dreams, still watching their cars......

"I wonder if there's any other place in the world where you can't get in with your face." "If you walked into a Hermès store and asked them to give you a platinum bag, do you think they'd give it to you?" ”

"Maybe," guessed Jenny, "remember, the last time we met Le Mallio at the Oscar Eve party, he complained that I never carried Hermès, that he was going to give me a Kelly bag, and that he hadn't contacted us since, had he?" ”

"Well, maybe he forgot about it too." Mary said, "But if you contact him, he'll be happy to give you one - well, the conclusion is out, maybe you shouldn't have played Monroe at all, did you see the boy's face?" It looks like your status in his heart is not much different from Monroe's. ”

"We'll go in through this intersection the next time we come and give him a signed photo of me." Jenny said, "As for comparing me and Monroe -- let's wait for Hermès to come up with a Jefferson bag." ”

"Oh, then you might have to marry Said," Mary laughed, "after all, Grace. Kelly was also married to the prince before she was qualified to let Hermes tailor a bag for her. ”

Jenny glanced at her silently, "Why don't you do that, I'll call Warner next time - you will marry Said and let Hermes make you a bag - let's change, okay?" ”

Mary laughed, "I want to!" ”

She looked for a parking space, half-seriously, half-jokingly about Said, "He's bringing flowers again this morning—did you know he lives upstairs from us?" Presidential Suite, although I have heard that he has several mansions in Hollywood that are not inferior to those of Bishop Road in London - if I have to say, Jane, although he is ten million times richer than the guard boy just now, the two of them look at you with a similar expression, this man is simply getting more and more crazy about you, don't you really think about him? ”

"He's a Muslim." Jenny said.

"No one wants you to start reciting the Qur'an, and I don't think Saeed would ever think he would marry you home." Mary grimaced. "But seriously, a prince who is crazy about you, rich and unrivaled by the kingdom - last time Ron's assistant told me that he was the youngest brother of the chief of Abu Dhabi, it sounds like he would be a good lover, and it will definitely eclipse Christopher."

"On the contrary," said Jenny, who got out of the car with Mary, "Said couldn't even match one of Christopher's toes." ”

She received Mary's skeptical look and shrugged her shoulders, "What? I'm not wrong - put it this way, Mary, would you panic if you took all your possessions, your savings, your funds, and your house now? ”

Without waiting for Mary to reply, she continued, "No, you won't, because you know where you can get the money - without you, I don't even know where to buy my salad, and I wouldn't know where I'm going to do in two hours, and even if you're fired by me, you'll find a new job in two days, and maybe even better." And it's the same with Christopher, you can take all his money, and he'll just laugh nonchalantly, make two movies, and become a multi-millionaire again. I'm like that, Cesare is like that, Jim is like that, but it's not like that for Said, you take his money, what is left of him? Nothing, without money he has nothing - he's not even as good as Benjamin. Mogill, if Benjamin hadn't jumped off the building, I don't think he would have had a problem supporting himself - and that's why I'd never bother with Said. ”

Mary let out a long "uh-huh," which sounded like she was torn between pros and nos, and after a moment she said, "In that case, we'll have to be careful, and we'd better say hello to Judy first." So far, Saeed's residence has not alarmed the local media, but if he starts giving pure gold roses again, I think it will soon become a topic. ”

Jenny didn't know how to deal with this question - if she agreed to Said's pursuit, the other party would naturally comply with her request and keep a low profile, but this was impossible, and if she was brave enough, it seemed that she could directly ask Said not to pursue her anymore, as long as she told him what she had just said, and if she believed that he had self-esteem, she would not continue...... But Jenny had to admit that she didn't want to anger the world's second-largest conglomerate, and she didn't know what the consequences would be, but she didn't want to try at all.

So, it seems that everything can only go on like this: she continues to react passively, while Sayyid sometimes harasses her, attracts the attention of the media with expensive gifts, and provokes some ambiguous scandals that suggest that the reader may be taken in by the Arab royal family, or that her achievements are due to the endless financial support of the Arab tycoons.

"We're going to China right away anyway." "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm going to China soon—I wish you and Nicholas a great vacation," she said irresponsibly. ”

"Thank you." Mary bent her eyes and said sweetly, "I think we'll be happy to have you give us a hotel room - but are you sure I don't really need to find a translator here for you, I know the Beijing side will be prepared, but ......"

"We've talked about it, Mary." Jenny hurried as she pushed open the door to the studio—Mary and she closed their mouths together, and they crept into the studio until they found that there was no recording in the studio, and then relaxed.

Soon the director was notified, and Jenny smiled and stepped forward with Rob. Marshall gave a hug.

"I suddenly want to come to the set to see it," she lowered her voice, glancing at Daniel in the corner, and asked quietly, "How's he doing?" ”

Speaking of this, Rob was full of joy, but his tone was still a little deliberately reserved, "You will know it when you see it." ”

Jenny raised her eyebrows, she was a little surprised: how harsh Rob was, she knew, Daniel could make him a perfectionist who was always satisfied with this? Looks like he's in good shape.

She didn't go over to say hello to Daniel, knowing he must be immersed in the role now, and she didn't say anything to Roberto - it was clear that a scene was ready and about to start. Jenny quickly found a place next to a pile of props, hid herself in the shadows, and watched the scene with full attention: because of the actor's schedule problems, "Nine" was not filmed in chronological order, and she really couldn't tell which scene it was filming for a while, judging from the scene, Daniel played Contini - the Italian national treasure director, should be on the set of his new film, several supporting actors who played the staff were already in place, and Daniel also stood in the center of the crowd, looking like they were going to have a work meeting.

"Let's try to get through it all over again." Rob picked up the megaphone, cheered everyone up, and then shouted, "! ”

With the sound of the scene note, the actors immediately became active, several supporting actors were very sophisticated in their acting skills, and some even laughed with a relaxed demeanor a moment ago, and now they looked at Daniel with reverence, but Daniel did not have too extreme, too eye-catching momentary changes, because he was probably in the play a few days ago. After the ban, his demeanor was more relaxed than when he was waiting, and he was even full of energy, he walked around the room, saying his Italian lines loudly, and then switched back to English, "This is intolerable, my good boy, move, go, go, go!" ”

As he drove away, the supporting cast rushed into the set and got busy, and Daniel was like a director in the middle of a creative excitement - his slightly excited footsteps, his non-stop speaking speed, and his constant waving hands reminded Jenny of everything from Rob to David. Fincher's series of directors, it is precisely because her daily work is to work with directors that she can appreciate the beauty of Daniel's performance: no more, no less, Daniel accurately conveys to the audience the message he wants to express, there is no action redundancy, all this is so natural, as if he was born with such a character, and now he is just acting in his true colors.

Soon, all the crew members were busy in Contini's set, and the director himself was looking up at the big set in front of him with his hands on his hips - in order to reflect Contini's inner world, behind his film set, there was a large booth-style set, where one of his seven women would come out and interact with him, and even these women would walk off the booth and sing and dance on the stage.

An extras in suits are shown on the booth set, and Jenny guesses that she is replacing Sophia. Roland's position, Roland will make up her close-up later when he enters the group. However, this did not affect Daniel's performance - the phantom of his mother seemed to urge the depressed and negative side of Contini's heart, his expression slowly collapsed little by little, the pompous joy and excitement disappeared, Daniel hung his head like a lost child, and he could see from the monitor that his eyes had tears in his eyes at some point, his expression was so sincere in confusion, and sorrow seemed to burst out of every wrinkle of him. If he looked younger than his actual age just now, then now, without any change in the lighting, Daniel looks so old, almost twenty years older all of a sudden, you will be deeply aware of his old age, and even feel a little cruel, as if it is a very inhumane thing for him to continue to enter the set now.

"Guido!" With a call, play as Guido. Contini's royal producer, Ricky. Tognagi hurried over. Daniel's shoulders jumped obviously, he immediately wiped the tears from his eyes, squeezed out a nonchalant and cynical expression, turned around a little arrogantly, and faced Ricky: There is no doubt that even those who have not read the script can see that the relationship between Contini and Ricky is somewhat delicate, to some extent, Contini is a little afraid of Ricky, but because of this, he has to treat him without fear, and even because of his weak heart, he puts his attitude worse.

When Daniel and Ricky had spoken a few words, Rob shouted loudly, "Cut!" good！ "—He turned away a little smugly, and threw a glance at Jenny, as if to say, 'Look, now you know.'"

Truly......

Although Rob called out the card, Jenny still hadn't come to her senses, she was still a little dumbfounded, and she couldn't even find the right adjective to express how she was feeling right now...... Although it is exaggerated, perhaps only a rebirth can describe Daniel's changes, compared with the performance in the original film, Daniel portrays Contini to a deeper level? That's really ...... It's really ......

If she had some hesitation to persuade Rob before......

Glancing at the smug Rob, Jenny made up her mind completely - although it seemed a bit silly to do so, she really couldn't tolerate Daniel's thrilling performance being ruined by Rob, even if it was just a glimmer of possibility, she would destroy it, not for the sake of her friendship with Rob, nor for the sake of her and Daniel's sympathy, although these two points are also very powerful factors, but now, what plays a decisive role is her respect for the movie, and a good performance should not be buried, A good director should not go further and further in the wrong way of thinking, even if doing so may alienate Rob from her, even if "Nine" turns over and becomes a classic, it will become a strong enemy of "Avatar" or even "Millionaire", she still can't help but wake up Rob, it seems that there is a powerful force desperately spurring her, so that she can't care about everything else, and try to save a movie that may be great.

"Let's have dinner tonight, Rob." She extended an invitation to Rob and sighed inwardly: when she decided to become an actress seven years ago, she never imagined that one day she would change like this, and she would put the film in such an important place......

However, although the emotion is so emotional, she can also feel that there is not much melancholy in her secret sigh.