Chapter 170: Man, Your Name Is Childish
"You seem familiar with the terrain of the Bell family," Jenny said in the dim light, "Seriously, are we even allowed to come to this area?" It doesn't look like it's ready to be entertained. ”
"I remember there's a terrace here, yes." Leonardo walked with great interest and led her to a small plateau, "From here you can see the pool directly, and the view is not bad - wouldn't it be better if there is no preparation here?" That way we can be quieter. ”
Magically, he took out two bottles of beer from behind him and handed one to Jenny, who took it, "Don't tell me how you brought it, it would be a desecration of this limited-edition jeans on you." ”
Leonardo laughed, "No, I'm just carrying them with one hand, and I have strong fingers - mayi?" ”
He thoughtfully unscrewed the cap for Jenny, and Jenny touched the bottle with him, "cheers." ”
She sipped her bitter cold beer and observed Leonardo's expression in the dim light of the contour lamp: this was a figure she didn't want to offend - although the rumors outside had now turned out that she had won two awards purely by her connections, but for Leonardo, whether it was her own relationship or not, he must be the one who was most irritated by the fact that he was now seriously behind in the Oscars in Cesare's A-R, so Jenny felt that it was better to follow his wishes for the time being, She didn't want to trouble Cesare's brokerage.
"You're right, the scenery here is really good." The two took a few sips of beer in silence, and Jenny broke the silence, "Thank you for saving me from the party." ”
"You're welcome, the look on your face is all too familiar to me," Leo laughed, "After I played 'Titanic,' I wore this expression on my face when I was forced to attend an important party for a whole year. ”
"So you can see at a glance what I want." "And give it to me graciously—you are a knight." ”
Leo grimaced, "Sometimes you're shocked by the lack of human expression, and believe me, I know that feeling. When you're most famous, the world revolves around you for no apparent reason, and their eager flattery and flattery can be seen at a glance, which may be interesting at first, but soon only bored you—a tolerant boredom. ”
He was silent for a moment before continuing, "But when you start to lose importance, you suddenly find that the loss of this boredom simply suffocates you, you can't live without it, you feel like you're worthless without it...... And that's how I perceive fame and power. ”
In fact, as far as Jenny knows, Leonardo's star path has been very smooth since "Titanic", always active in the keywords of famous directors, first-line, and big productions, and he is also the male number one with great room for play, combined with his colorful love history, Jenny thought he would be a spoiled big boy, just like Christopher, who succeeded too early and was too lucky, so he was always a little childish and willful. She didn't expect Leo to have a deep and emotional side, "Wow, Leo, that was really- well, very deep opinion, wasn't it?" ”
"You sound surprised." Leo casually combed his blonde hair and slammed Jenny's bottle, "Just to tell you, don't feel guilty about leaving your master behind, when you're important, whatever you do is important, but when you're no longer important, whatever you do doesn't matter - it's like Bell." ”
"Oh, so you heard she's interested in Avatar?" Jenny was a little surprised, "Or is she acting so obvious?" ”
"Oh, so she's aiming for Avatar?" Leo said in her tone, and he quickly laughed, leaning against the railing, looking sideways into Jenny's eyes. "Don't look at me like that - I'm not talking about it, it's just that Bale's performance is too typical, that girl is rich, she has a fiancé who loves her very much, she has a stable series, but she just can't bear to go away from boredom, she'll grovel to anyone in order to save her fame, whether it's you or someone else, it's Avatar or whatever, it doesn't really matter."
"What matters is that sense of tolerance and exaltation." Jenny said, leaning over the railing as well, "Yes, you have a point, and I can't help but admit that while I don't like traditional parties, this new type of party is boring to death - maybe I'm not a party type." ”
"It looks like you're definitely not a party type." Leo nodded, and he smiled a little innocently, "It's a pity, you know, when I asked Chesa why you didn't throw a party, that's what he told me, you're not a party type." ”
"yes, also because my house is a bit small." Jenny compared the scenery around her, "It's probably only the size of Bell's backyard, and compared to her, I think I'm so poor." ”
"Because you took all your money to expand the company?" Leo asked, "Disney's new princess, huh?" ”
"Don't call me that." Jenny frowned and said in a favourite, reproachful tone, and Leo laughed.
"So, how are you doing, Josh?" He asked, and Jenny nodded, "When are you going to break up?" ”
The calmness in his tone made Jenny sure he knew beforehand, and she raised her eyebrows, "It looks like this secret isn't a secret either." ”
"After all, you and I are a brokerage company, and besides, if you win the Oscars, you will get two," Leo spread his hands, "It's not normal for you not to break up with him now." Trimester? Half? ”
"Actually, it should be next month." Jenny said that because Claudia's refresher course is over next month, and she has been in Hollywood lately, she is in great need of a personal stylist. "We haven't chosen the media to be released to the public, so don't talk about it for now."
"Of course." Leo made a gesture of boos, "Never spread the word." ”
Jenny had been reading a somewhat sensitive message from his body language and facial expressions, but she felt rather strange about it, so she simply ignored it and just smiled and said, "Thank you first." ”
She maintained her previous posture, looked at the pool attentively, and never relaxed her shoulders - in the interaction between men and women, the shoulders are the most expressive emotional communication organs, especially when two people of the opposite sex who are not so familiar with each other are alone, in fact, there is very little information exchanged through words, most of the information is transmitted through body language, at this time, the relaxation and tightness of the shoulders, and the change of facial expression...... These subtle movements seem to affect the air, altering the mood even if the two don't make eye contact.
Jenny just doesn't give the atmosphere a chance to change now, although Leo seems to have done a little obvious from the beginning, it is undeniable that the way he leans sideways in the moonlight, relaxing with a beer and talking and laughing with her is very charming, and it is more special and lethal for Jenny, a fan of her previous life, but ......
"So," said Leo after another pause, turning on another topic. "You're officially single again next month, aren't you?"
He tried to make eye contact with Jenny, and Jenny's patience reached the limit, "Ohmygod, Leo, you're trying to be with me, right?" ”
"Why am I doing this? Why do you think so? Leo's panic lasted only a moment, and he realized that he had exposed his horse's feet, and he slumped his shoulders and sighed heavily, "Is it that obvious?" ”
"It's obvious," Jeanne told him, "and your ** skills really suck." ”
Leo was a little embarrassed, but still amused by Jenny's tone, and he raised his hands in acknowledgement, "-I don't even know if I've done it right, have I done it right?" What am I doing wrong? ”
"Nothing wrong, it's just - you seem to be very strangely neglected to practice." Jenny also breathed a sigh of relief, she slid to the ground, leaning against the railing, and Leo also sat down beside her, "What, don't tell me you've never been with a girl, I don't think anyone will believe this lie." ”
"This type? Almost never. "Usually I just have to stare at her for a while, then walk over and say, 'Nice to meet you, I'm Leonardo. DiCaprio' -- and boom, and the next second you're in a room enjoying the best mouth ever. Delivered. ”
Jenny laughed, "UGH, you played Titanic, and you deserve it." ”
Leonardo grimaced, "Okay - hi, nice to meet you, I'm Leonardo. DiCaprio. ”
"Nice to meet you," Jenny told him, "I'm Jennifer. Jefferson. ”
Both laughed at the same time, and Leo held his grip on his chest and made a shot gesture, "Well, I deserve it - I'm defeated." ”
Jenny smiled, but was still a little curious, "Why me?" I mean, Leo, we've seen each other a lot, and if there was an electric current in the first place, we would have felt it, right? Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems to me that before tonight, you rarely looked at me in that light, I mean, you're just as much like Christopher, you prefer a simple supermodel -- oh. ”
Leo's expression changed and she suddenly realized, "Oh no—Christopher, is it?" But you- how do you know? ”
To be honest, at first she thought that Leo had the same reason for courting her or ** as Bell, and also wanted to seek some network benefits, but Leo was different from Bell, he had been on the A-list for at least six years, and it was hard to believe that he would act without checking with Cesare for some vague rumors - he didn't look like he was desperate at all, and Leo's emotions didn't seem to be as humble and awkward as asking for help. It wasn't until now that Jenny suddenly realized, she was puzzled and at the same time felt funny: these male stars are really a, all mindful, pure egoism, and a kind of cruel naivety and childishness, so that it is difficult for you to blame them for anything, but start to feel sorry for them.
"Uh-you and I are an agent after all?" Leo tried to play dumb at first, but finally gave in under Jenny's glare, "Well, indeed, it's not credible to say that Chesa was a trickster - Chris told me. ”
“what?” Jenny raised her tone, "He couldn't believe it—he shouldn't have used it as braggaabout to go around and talk to people." ”
Leo coughed, "To be fair, he didn't go around talking about it either, but I don't have a reason to help him clarify right now...... So you are free to hate him, go ahead, Jane, and stop answering his calls. ”
"Since you didn't go around talking about it, how do you know?" Jenny asked, "Since even you know about it, how can you not talk nonsense?" - Let's not talk about that, but now let's talk about your question, Leo, are you taking revenge on Chris for taking Giselle to the Oscars? ”
Leo didn't answer, Jenny covered her face, "There are so many mistakes and naiveties in this matter - I don't know where to start!" Leo, really? Get you back? Are you really 32 years old this year? ”
She suddenly remembered that she didn't want to offend Leo completely, so she focused the question on herself, "And pull me in?" Leo, are you serious? You and Giselle are fiancés, and it's clear that this woman is special to you - and Chris and I are just cannons. Of course, this doesn't mean that if we're dating, you'll be half a point less at fault, I thought you and Chris were at least friends with alcohol—"
People often have the illusion that successful people are extremely successful in every way, and that a financial tycoon must have a flawless family life, at least in the two circles of China's rich and Hollywood, Jenny has already falsified this assumption, putting aside the habitual infidelity of her ex-husband's family, Hollywood's emotional chaos has vividly demonstrated what can happen if some good-looking young people are trapped too early away from the public - Leo is 32 years old, but not mature enough to get marriedHe can't even get enough of the young and ignorant middle school mentality that 'my ex-girlfriend found my good friend to get revenge on me, so I'm going to do the same to him and get revenge on him'.
“ok,ok。” Thankfully, he still knew how embarrassed he was, "It was just a very sudden thought -- it was just, you know, the moment I saw you just now came to my mind, and of course I knew it wasn't good, but I just didn't think that much at the time, you know, I just ...... I'm just mad at Giselle's whole thing, and maybe a little bit concerned - besides, to be fair, you found out before I even did anything, so it should be a misdemeanor, right? ”
He made a dog-like gesture and pouted pitifully, "Pleading not to prosecute?" ”
A person who is good-looking is very advantageous in many moments of his life, and now it is like this, Jenny's anger dissolved in Leo's blue eyes, and she sighed, "fine! -- but I reserve the right to sue the Chesa. ”
Leoser winced and continued to speak in a high-pitched baby voice, "Y-"
"This is the threat you deserve." Jenny said coldly, and then couldn't help but laugh, "Seriously, though, I'm guessing this whole thing is going to annoy you, but I didn't expect you to be so annoyed." ”
"You mean—" Leo relaxed and returned to his original voice, leaning back into the corner, and laying his long legs apart, in a much more relaxed posture than before.
"The whole Chris won an Oscar, and Giselle walked the red carpet with him." Jenny honestly said that after that attempted joke earlier, she felt that she and Leo had indeed become much closer. "But I'm not sure which one is more angry with you, whether Chris won the Oscar, or if he actually walked the red carpet with Giselle."
"Honestly, it's the latter." Leo spread his hands and replied in a sincere tone, "He won the Oscar first, it's nothing, his performance is really good, and he spent a lot of money, which he deserves." Maybe I can't be happy for him, but I'm not angry about it. ”
Indeed, although facing fierce competition many times, there are also examples of Hollywood actors of the same age becoming friends, after all, this market is not 'with me without you', Leo and Chris have also been exposed in the media as party friends, Jenny nodded, "Well, in the whole red carpet incident, to be fair, Chris is a little inauthentic, if he really treats you as a friend, he should think about your reaction before agreeing." ”
"yes - that's the most infuriating part, you think you're friends, I mean, after so many parties and drunken confessions, you think you're already buddies." Leo took a sip of wine, "And then he stabbed you suddenly—"
Jenny wanted to speak, but Leo shook her finger, "Nah-ahah - don't say Chris maybe didn't think too much of it, that's exactly his problem, he's a very clever fellow, he can figure it out if he wants to, but it doesn't seem like I'm worth it." ”
Jenny couldn't say anything more for Christopher, but from her standpoint, it didn't seem like it should have deepened the rift between Chris and Leo, "So-Giselle should be happy, she probably won't be able to marry you, but this time she took a good friend of yours with her." ”
"Whatever," said Leo with a sigh of relief, "women, who knows what they are thinking. ”
'What was Giselle thinking?' the question seemed to be no problem for all, and Jenny bit the inside of her cheek to end the mine-ridden conversation, only to make a vague echo, she lowered her head and took a sip of her wine, and the terrace fell silent again - but much more peaceful than before.
"Speaking of Chris," Leo touched Jenny with his toes, calling his attention, and he looked at Jenny with some curiosity, as if to gauge her true thoughts, "Are you sure you don't have anything?" I mean, I've talked to Chris twice, and at the end of last year, he suddenly got hard to date -- of course, now that I think about it, he had a hard time dating all year -- "
"What did he say?" Jenny forcibly suppressed her reaction and replied in a nonchalant tone. "Oh, don't tell me he poured out the love between us to you—"
"Talking about love, are you serious?" Leo made a vomited expression, "But he said something that gave me the impression that it had something to do with you." So I thought, it, maybe you've really hooked up? But judging by your reaction, it seems to be a misunderstanding. ”
"A complete misunderstanding." Jenny breathed a sigh of relief, "It's just sex, nothing else, I assure you." ”
"Very charming guarantee." Leo teased, "It's a shame that you've slept with Chris—but again, since we're probably not friends now, well done, Jenny, it's that spirit, you just have to keep it up." ”
Jenny laughed, "Didn't you think I might say that just to be competitive with you?" ”
"Is this a joke or the truth?" Leo immediately said, "Because I'll take it seriously, I'll take it seriously, Jane - maybe we should try it tonight-"
Although he and Jenny have known each other for a long time, it is still in this conversation that they are really familiar, and Jenny will not take Leo's jokes seriously - she must be too complicated and difficult for Leo to pick, compared to the supermodel group who is equally beautiful and let him pick up, the relationship between the two sides is simple, and there is no burden, although she is also very beautiful, her attraction to Leo should be close to zero. However, she could feel that she and Leo had some strange fit, the kind of pure friendship.
"Come on, if you know where I live and can avoid the paparazzi." While joking casually, the two changed the topic and chatted about the eternal topics among stars: hiding from the paparazzi, new films, and box office, "Seriously, I have to start looking at a new house, and our family has nothing to say now." ”
"By the way, tomorrow's dinner, as announced, will be meaty, so you'd better be prepared, because Jaime is a carnivore - talk a little bit about diving, he likes it." Leo reminded Jenny, "And have you already decided to take on this movie?" ”
"There should be a ninety percent chance, of course, everything has to wait until I talk to Cameron before deciding, I heard that he also invited you to read the script, will you participate?"
"It's hard to say, the script didn't appeal to me too much, the story was too simple, and I felt like the core of the whole movie was the visual effects, and to put it mildly, its plot could be more boring than 'Pirates of the Caribbean'." Leo's tone was a little confused, "Your acting skills are good, Jennifer, almost genius, it's hard for me to understand that you will continue to choose...... This kind of film. ”
Jenny was a little embarrassed, but Leonardo was in a position to say that, because he had never acted in 'a film like this'. "You have a point, but I think it's probably going to be a cross-generational film, and it's exciting to be a part of it - of course, most of the time, you'll be the face of the special effects that you've been dealt with, and there's not much room for acting......"
“right?” Leo exclaimed, "So I was puzzled when I heard about your decision, and of course, Jaime never missed, but...... It's just not for you and me - but they're still trying to convince me to get in, and I've heard it's either me or Chris at the moment. ”
"Yes—" Jenny began, she really wanted to talk to Leo about changing the script, at least so that she could show a little face, but there were already voices coming from the direction of the building.
"Ah, there they are." Someone said from afar, his voice was clearly drunken—and given what a boring party it was, it wasn't easy for him to do that. "Hi Leo! Jennifer! ”
“shot。” Leo muttered, and he waved helplessly into the distance, pulling Jenny to her feet. "Happy hour is over - but the conversation isn't, we'll continue tomorrow, I have some thoughts about Avatar, maybe we should bring the ...... the Chesa"
“ok。” Jenny took a deep breath, "Are you ready?" ”
"Three, two, one," Leo counted down, then smiled kindly with her, waving at the influx of people, "hi, guys—no, we're just talking about the next movie, yes, about the next movie...... I don't know, I can't say anything more just yet......"
Once they were discovered, the party center naturally moved to the terrace, and Jenny spent the whole night socializing with different people - she was a film company after all, and although she couldn't be as kind and irresponsibly sweet as a producer, she couldn't possibly put on a cold attitude and play a big name, even Weinstein was not so good.
- Maybe it was busy, maybe it was upset, and it wasn't until she got into the car home that Jenny realized that tonight's events still brought a certain amount of risk, but she thought about it for a while and decided not to worry too much: this was a private party after all, as long as Bell didn't have the heart to do anything, no one should be bored enough to take pictures and post them on the Internet, and with Bell's current state of mind, it is unlikely that she would do such a stupid thing. Now she is no longer one or two scandals can be rectified, except for disgusting her and cutting off all possibilities for the two to be repaired again, it will not bring her any practical benefits, but will make Bell's dream of "Avatar" come to naught.
"What are you thinking?" Jim asked curiously, glancing at Jenny through the endoscope, "You look distraught." ”
"Nothing." Jenny shook her head, "It's just ......"
A smile jumped on her lips at the thought of tonight's conversation with Leo, and she shook her head again, repeating, "It's just...... I think it's fun. ”
Jim looked at her again suspiciously, then shrugged his shoulders and continued to concentrate on driving his luxury car through Beverly Hills in the middle of the night. Jenny leaned back and looked through the window at the moving streetlights, her smile deepening......
P, Beep, the text message broke the silence in the car, and Jenny's thoughts just flashed up, she moved down, and Jim muttered an apology, picked up his phone and flipped through the text.
"Oh, **." He whispered, pulled over sharply, and lowered his head to press the keyboard. "Does your phone have internet access? Precious? Take a look at Hilton's blog -- it's fun. ”