“d。” Salvi took a few steps back and looked critically at the picture on the monitor, "But I want to shoot again, Simon, you and Emma were a little too skilled just now, mind you, this is the 60s, and it's the first time Colin has messed around with a girl at work, you should all be a little more nervous......"

In the scene, Simon and Emma have been separated, Simon's makeup artist stepped forward to wipe the lipstick for him, and Jenny, who had removed her makeup and changed back to her daily clothes, nodded with satisfaction: Simon's acting talent is quite amazing, perhaps because Colin and himself are very compatible, his performance is not pretentious, in the kiss scene just now, Lucy has a great impression of him, and Colin himself is absent-minded The details are quite good, and the kiss between the two is quite different from the first kiss filmed some time ago, In the case that Salvi did not have much to order, Simon was able to perform these details, which shows that he has completely understood the script, and his expressiveness is as good as his comprehension.

After another take, this scene was recognized by Salvi, and it was also announced that the morning shooting was completed. Watson smiled and came over to say hello to Jenny, they just exchanged pleasantries during the change of scene, and didn't talk much. - Emma plays Lucy in a few scenes, that is, occasionally comes over to make soy sauce, however, she and Jenny are quite familiar, in addition to the coincidence on various occasions in Hollywood, more importantly, Emma and Chris have collaborated on a movie, of course, the two have a lot of opportunities to meet.

"Congratulations on winning the Golden Globe." Emma said enthusiastically, "I watched Michael. Clayton, Jennifer, it's scary - I mean, it's hard to imagine that in 8 years I'll be as good as you, you're so desperate, I just don't know how I'm going to be like you! ”

For example, an actress of Emma's age has almost no direct competition with Jenny, and the relationship between the two is of course very relaxed. And Jenny can also hear that Emma's words are not purely polite - although Hermione has brought her global popularity, but in terms of acting skills, Emma is still in its infancy, Hermione has made it possible for her to work with a big name like Chris in a movie, but this does not mean that she can provoke the lead role of the protagonist, in fact, playing a supporting role in a big production is what she does most often and should do now - Emma also needs to continue to move forward on the road of acting, find a breakthrough that suits her, and make her acting more profound. is more natural, and any actor who is still groping will of course want to get guidance from her predecessors like her.

"Honey, you're so good at talking." Jenny was also very kind to her, and dealing with this kind of actor she was already familiar with often made her feel a sense of absurd dreams, as if the two lives before and after the crossing had crossed - she couldn't help but hold her forehead, and frowned secretly, before she smiled and continued, "Although I am far from being as good as you praise, I understand how you feel now, I used to be like you, I don't know where to start with the script, compared to Hermione, Karen's role spans a little more, but I bet, If you play Elizabeth, you won't be so confused, will you? ”

"Ah, you guessed I auditioned for Karen myself?" Emma laughed, and read Jenny's meaning with her cleverness and agility, and she walked with Jenny in the direction of the restaurant, "I see what you mean, we have to take it step by step, right, let's start with these small roles and slowly break through." ”

"Of course, for you, is there still a lack of blockbusters to star in?" Jenny also felt Meryl's mood, due to the age and drama gap, there is no competition between her and Emma, helping her will not make Jenny feel that she is doing something stupid, just like Meryl helping her, there will be a feeling of passing on the torch - this feeling is still good, the only strange thing is that when she was still Chen Zhen, she was the one who looked up to Emma, envied her opportunity to show her face in a world-class blockbuster, and played Hermione vividly at a young age, she was the one who was ashamed of herself, I regret that I am not talented enough, and although I enrolled in the acting school, I have not been able to make a difference in the field of acting.

She shook her head and said apologetically, "Excuse me, Emma, can you say that again, I just got a little distracted." ”

"I didn't say anything." Emma shook her head, glanced at Jenny a few times, and instead took the initiative to apologize, "It's me who is not good, I shouldn't have come to talk to you today-"

In Jenny's questioning expression, she whispered a little embarrassed, "Christopher was in London yesterday, and I guess my presence reminds you of him, you know, after all, he's our mutual friend—"

"Ah, you're exaggerating." Jenny laughed, she shook her head, "It's not so untouchable, really, it's just a very friendly breakup, we're still friends, it's likely that he'll come over to visit the class in the next few days." ”

She shrugged, "I just slept too late last night, so I'm in a bit of a trance." ”

Seeing the slight change in Emma's expression, Jenny laughed half-annoyed, "No, don't believe what the newspaper says, I'm not crazy, I'm not depressed, Emma - you're also a public figure, don't you know how exaggerated the things in the newspaper are?" ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know." Emma also stuck out her tongue embarrassedly, "I guess this is the root □□ of human beings, on the one hand, we are troubled by the scribbling in the newspaper, but on the other hand, we can't help but believe what is written about other people, human beings always seem to have some superstitions about printed matter, are you right?" ”

They sat down in the dining room, and Emma squinted at Jenny and continued, "But—if I had to defend myself, I'm not without a bit of discernment, but ...... You don't look as good as you did the last time we met. ”

“really。” Jenny touched her cheek.

"At least that's what I think," said Emma, "and of course, you're still so radiant when you're acting – it's stunningly beautiful!" But after removing your makeup, you look very pale, and for some reason, I think you're very unmotivated. ”

She stared at Jenny for a moment, as if studying why she was so depressed, but soon laughed again and changed the subject to herself, "Of course, since you said it wasn't Chris—"

"Not Chris." Jenny said.

"That's not Chris," Emma followed her tone and laughed with Jenny, "Maybe you're too tired from filming, and you're resting this afternoon, aren't you?" If you don't have a trip, maybe I can take you to our set, we're working on the sixth installment, you know, the boys love you to death, and if I can bring you there, I bet they'll be happy to jump on the ceiling. ”

Jenny herself loved Harry. Potter, an invitation she couldn't have asked for even six months ago, but now, Emma's invitation reminded her of another world - she had indeed been to Warner's London set in another world, and she had taken her son to visit after the whole series, and she remembered that she had bought a lot of obviously expensive merchandise at the store at his son's request......

She began to feel a little dizzy again, and the part of the emotion that belonged to Monroe seemed to be stimulated, rolling in her heart lake, stirring up faint ripples, but Jenny quickly stabilized herself, only to feel a faint sense of foreboding: after that eye interaction, they have filmed almost all the scenes of Monroe's frustration in the past few days, almost no interaction with Colin, it is supposed that she should be able to relax, but it is clear that things are sliding in a worse direction, and she is much more sentimental than in previous years. And this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that sometimes she begins to be unable to clearly distinguish between the past, the present, and even the unreal and the real, sometimes when she remembers a vague memory, another fragment of the beginning and end will be evoked, and Jenny sometimes can't tell who this memory belongs to, whether it is Karen, Monroe, Chen Zhen, or the current her, Jenny. Jefferson.

"Probably not in the afternoon, I've already made other arrangements." "But I'm sure I'll find some time, and trust me, I'm a big fan of yours." ”

"It's settled." Emma's eyes lit up, "You have to come, Jennifer, it would be nice to have a cameo role - it's a shame that Joanne doesn't allow foreigners to appear in the movie......"

#

Jenny didn't go back to the apartment to rest, and after talking to Emma, it was almost time for her and Chris to agree, and her bodyguard team took her directly to the agreed date place - yes, in London, it was not easy for her and Chris to meet each other, and it was not safe to meet on the set, after all, there were many eyes and ears, and Jenny was also very resistant to this idea, she did not want to further confuse her private life and work. Then it's not so simple to find a location that is absolutely secret and won't be used as hype material. Since Chris arrived in London, there have been no fewer reporters outside his hotel, and the paparazzi who are stalking Jenny have increased, and the risk of litigation for the Daily Mirror has not stopped them from chasing Jenny, if anything, but only made their stalking more daring and determined.

After several twists and turns, there was even a speeding car chase on the highway, when the nanny car finally drove into the parking lot of a club in the suburbs of London, even if Jenny was still a little nervous at first about meeting Chris alone again, but now this nervousness has long been dispelled by the excitement and suspense of the flying car, and when she walked into the private reception room, she was still complaining to Mary, "Oh my God, the paparazzi in London are just devastating, don't be surprised if we are photographed when we drive out in a while, I always felt like we didn't completely get rid of them...... Hey. ”

Chris turned around and nodded at her, "Hey." ”

Mary and Jack kept exchanging glances, and Jenny was observing Chris—although she had seen him many times in various reports, she still instinctively checked his situation with her own eyes when they met again after a long absence, and dispelled the strangeness: Chris seemed to be in a good mood and looked good, at least on the surface, it seemed unlikely that he would do what they had done the last time they met, and he had completely shaken off the excitement of the time and completely calmed down from the relationship.

"Hey, Jack." Jenny also greeted Jack, who half-jokingly stopped Mary, "Okay, Mary, don't look, he won't kill me - we met, he didn't suddenly go crazy, so you and Jack can leave, okay?" ”

Mary still looked at Chris suspiciously, and after a moment she nodded stiffly, "Then I'll be waiting for you in the next room—it's nice to meet you, Chris." ”

Chris and Jenny watched them out, and Jenny apologized to Chris, "She's not usually that rude, but ......"

"It's okay, I can understand it." Chris said, shrugging his shoulders, "I guess I annoyed her a while ago, so her reaction was understandable." ”

"Really?" Jenny was a little curious.

Chris glanced at her, "You don't know? Well, then it seems that those words were either intercepted by Jack or concealed by her. ”

"The last time I heard your message was about the renovation fee." Jenny said, "Then Jack said he didn't have to—"

Chris looked pained, and Jenny laughed, "Well, I'll take it up to this point anyway, and you'll know how much of it is left - but I guess they're doing it to your liking." ”

"yes." Chris grimaced, the relationship didn't affect him as badly as Claudia dumped Josh, Chris seemed to have barely changed, his expression was a little more stable, and he seemed to have lost a little of the willfulness of a Hollywood playboy and emperor superstar, but it naturally made him more attractive. "Let's not talk about that."

He invited Jenny to sit down on the couch in front of the window, "By the way, I'm sorry about the renovation costs." ”

Jenny shook her head, "You don't have to, I should give this money first - don't argue, I know you won't want it, so forget it." ”

Chris closed his mouth with a wry smile as Jenny continued, "Secondly, it's okay even if you do something wrong, we don't do the right thing all the time, just like I said in my letter, I've done something wrong, and I think it hurts you more than mine......"

“don’t。” Chris shook his head, and he said briefly, "It's just...... Don't say that. ”

He took a deep breath and looked out the window: the damp wind swirled across the golf course, making the bushes on the border rattle. "If anyone should apologize, that person should be me."

"Let's not continue." Jenny said, injecting some relief into her voice, "Otherwise this would have turned into an apology contest." ”

"You've already said it in the letter," Chris got serious, and for the first time he took the initiative to look at Jenny, "you've done your apology, and you haven't given yourself any reason, and I haven't done my part, so let me finish—"

He wanted to hold Jenny's hand, but as soon as his fingers touched her, he took it back a little awkwardly, "I'm sorry I drank too much that day and did something stupid, I'm sorry I didn't act like an adult, I'm sorry I made us so embarrassed, I'm sorry I made a beginner's mistake all over again, I'm sorry ......"

He paused, "I'm sorry I didn't give you the space, wishful thinking to get carried away and push you forward - no, don't interrupt me, I know what you're trying to say, but if I know you well enough, I'll understand, won't I?" If I really love you as much as I think I do, I can see that. ”

"So what are you doing now," Jenny laughed, trying to make a joke, "to denigrate the love we once had?" ”

"No, I'm thanking you," Chris said, "thank you for acting so mature and sensible, for not letting the disaster spread when I was crazy, for giving me time to wake up - thank you for writing me that letter, thank you for apologizing to me, thank you for telling me ......"

He didn't say any more, just smiled at Jenny a little embarrassedly.

"If only I had as good as you say," Jenny shook her head, "if I had really been that mature and sensible, none of this would have happened." ”

"So, we've all done the wrong things in this relationship," Chris said, "but it's not important, it's important that we let this go — like you said, learn from the past and make ourselves better." ”

"Yes." Jenny said, "The important thing is to let the unpleasantness pass and leave pleasant memories. ”

"It will allow us to attend the Oscars at the same time." Chris said.

Jenny couldn't help but smile. "Yes, there is still the possibility of future cooperation."

They looked at each other for a moment, and they both burst out laughing. Chris laughed and shook his head, "Damn, you know what? Jenny, you're really damn good at breaking up, and you deserve a Nobel Prize for it. ”

Jenny took a sip of water, "And the degree to which you're not good at it is surprising, isn't it?" A word of advice – next time, don't let the world know the news before your girlfriend, not everyone is as 'mature and sane' as I am. ”

"If there will be a next time," Chris grimaced, "I'll take your advice to me." ”

"Oh, don't say that." Jenny cried out, "Oh my God, you know I'm worried about you. Chris, you're going to make me feel so guilty about that-"

"You don't have to," Chris said, "well, don't say any more, I understand that one failure doesn't mean the end of the world, and the movie says I'll understand that when I meet the next girl." ”

"The movie is right," Jenny said, "and it's good to stop being cynical, and you'll understand when you meet the next girl." ”

"And I'm really sorry it's not you," Chris said jokingly, grimacing.

"yes—but that's really my problem." Jenny said, "You see, it's like it says in the letter—"

"You don't have to take the blame on yourself, and my problems are just as big," Chris said, "and in fact, it's because we all have problems that we have these happy times, don't we?" Think, if we're all in trouble, if I'll tell you at the beginning that I'm in love with you, if you don't run away-"

He shrugged, "Then we might have broken up a long time ago." ”

"Yes, that's going to happen soon," Jenny laughed too, "or it won't happen at all—if I had been a little more assertive with myself, I'd not have been fooled by you when you brought up an open relationship, so there's a good chance we'd not have started at all." ”

"Well, that's a pity." Chris said, green eyes looking at Jenny affectionately and softly, "I mean really, that would be a big shame." ”

"Looks like you deserve a Nobel Prize in the field of 'how to be friends after a breakup.'" Jenny joked too, and Chris threw his head back and laughed, there was still a little bit of sourness in his laughter, but there wasn't much left.

"Maybe I'll be married soon," he said, stopping his laughter, and said viciously, "maybe, I mean, since now I want to settle down—I, Christopher. Hanks wants to settle down - what girl wouldn't be crazy about me? Wait and see, maybe one day I'll really get married, and I'll make that lucky girl the envy of the whole world, and you-"

"And I'll be happy for you." Jenny said kindly.

Chris glared at her, and Jenny laughed, "Okay, then I'll hide in the bathtub and cry while singing", are you satisfied?" ”

Chris shrugged, and they fell silent, looking out the window at the dark clouds.

"So." After a while, Chris said, "Are you still the same as you said in the letter?" 'Didn't think about a real, emotional connection with someone' - you say that the breakup touched you so much that you start to rethink...... Have you changed your mind? ”

Jenny glanced at him, but he didn't reveal any more clues, and Jenny couldn't guess how he was feeling—whether he was just curious, out of concern, or if he still had some things to let go.

"I haven't figured it out yet." "I haven't made up my mind yet, but ...... As I said in my letter, even if I change my mind and want to settle down, the difference between me and you is still too big to be a partner for each other. ”

She gestured to Bikris, "You're just getting started." ”

He compared himself again, "And I've gone too far, I'm already tired." ”

Chris fell silent, and after a moment, he nodded.

"yes." "In this case, our level of maturity has dropped by a bit...... I think what we want isn't the same anymore. ”

"Not only that, but our career -- as I told you, I can never give up on my career, and if you put aside the anger of that day, you will see that what I said in Wellington is not unrealistic," said Jenny, "I'm an actress, Chris, and the reality doesn't allow me and my husband to die fairly, I have to find someone who is willing to sacrifice for me, just like you are more suitable for a girl who is willing to be 'Mrs. Hanks.'" What we seek is too different, what we need is too similar, and we need to ask for it precisely because we lack it......"

She shook her head, "So, this relationship is destined to be fruitless, and it's good that it ends like this, and we should be glad that it didn't end more tragically." ”

"Like?" Chris said curiously, "I don't believe there could be anything more tragic than now." ”

"What if I promised you and then regretted it?" "Indeed, I can't help but admit that for a moment I was really shaken - but I think I'll regret it eventually, it's just a moment of confusion, think about it, if that's the case......"

Chris thought for a moment, then shuddered, "UGH, you're right, it's like this- it's not perfect, but it's not the worst. ”

"Still, it sounds like you've loved me—I mean, of course, you said it, but I don't really feel like you love me until now, otherwise it's hard to imagine from how you behave—you and people like Cesare are so annoying." ”

He teased Jenny with some smugness, "So, you look bad, I guess you're sad about the breakup?" For my insomnia, you said on the phone that you have a mental disorder, and this is also for me? ”

Jenny gave him a blank look and went on with him, "Yes, yes, yes, it's all for you, really, it's all because of your personal charm, don't you know, I've been secretly crazy about you for a long time. ”

Chris laughed heartily, he looked almost as carefree and triumphant as he had been when the two first met, almost the same smug little bastard again, "Oh Jenny, that's a shame, you've lost me, baby, there's no way I'm going back." ”

Jenny smiled dryly and nodded, "It doesn't matter, you're happy anyway." ”

Chris laughed and raised his middle finger at her, and Jenny grabbed the grapes from the fruit bowl and threw them at him, and he caught them and threw them into her mouth.

"But, seriously," he stopped, spitting the grapes into the trash can, and glancing at Jenny with concern, "you don't look too good, what's wrong with you, Jenny?" ”

"Actually, it did have something to do with our breakup." Jenny admits that she doesn't want to go into too much detail, "The rest is a matter of the movie...... I don't know, it's a bit complicated, I don't know how to tell you. ”

"Ok," Chris said, reaching out his fist and touching Jenny in a friendly way, "whatever the problem, I'm confident in you, I'm sure you'll get over it." ”

"Thank you." Jeanne said that Chris's words, which in a way made her more frustrated, and she didn't know why, perhaps because the politeness of his words made her realize that she did have one less person who cared about her, which made her instinctively uneasy, perhaps because she had been telling herself not to ask Chris for help, and that there had been a long time before they had been used to talking on the phone. "I heard you have an itinerary for the afternoon, maybe it's time for us to go."

"Yes, I'm going to show up at the studio at four o'clock." Chris looked at his watch, "It's half past three now." ”

After a bit of confusion, they split up and got into the car and drove in the opposite direction, Mary was obviously glad for the calm and friendly when they parted, she sat next to Jenny, humming a song and pressing her phone, while Jenny absentmindedly played her mobile game, putting down her phone from time to time, looking out the window at the high-speed scenery. The road was familiar to her—not the kind of familiarity she had recently passed, a billboard, a neon sign in a supermarket, all reminded her of the familiarity of a long, long time ago when she had passed by in another capacity, with another person.

She shook her head, letting herself stop wandering as hard as □□ from a basin of glue, and she refocused on the phone screen, but instead of playing the game again, Jenny opened the mail app, she now needed some cumbersome official documents from big dreams to keep her awake.

An unread email lies in the tooltip, Jenny enters the inbox, and after a brief online read, she sees Chris's name - the date of the letter was just three minutes ago.

Jenny clicked in to read.

I haven't written back to you, it doesn't seem polite, you're right, some things may not be said in person, your apology has been accepted, and I know that you don't blame me, and by the way, your magnanimity is simply annoying because it makes me realize how immature I am...... Anyway, I think I should tell you: thank you for telling me that you loved me, even if it is, as you say, less than my affection for you, but it is still very important to me.

I'm sure we'll have many more opportunities to see each other in the future, and I'm sure we'll find a way to get along as friends in the future, and while I'm sorry that the relationship didn't work out, I understand and agree that we weren't suitable, and yet, anyway, Jenny. Jefferson, you'll always be the coolest, most mysterious, most independent girl I've ever dated, and I hope you can go down the path you choose, happily and happily, and whatever you want, I want you to get it.

It's always your Christopher

PS: I would appreciate it if you didn't reveal this sentimental letter to anyone.

It seems that Chris is really growing up quite fast, and he has indeed learned a lot from this past relationship.

Jenny laughed silently, staring at her phone, re-reading the letter over and over again—

After a while, Mary pulled out a few tissues and handed them to her.