Chapter 66: A supernova that can't make ends meet
For the general public, whether the stars in the entertainment industry have profound or superficial acting skills, and whether their status is high or low, they are actually one of the ways for them to have fun after dinner. Unless it's a horrific ethics case, no one takes the gossip too seriously - of course, that doesn't mean they're not interested in the gossip between Renee and Jennifer, and the public has always been highly concerned about the private events of celebrities, otherwise there won't be so many paparazzi, it's like office gossip, you don't stand in line for whom, but you want to know how things go.
Renee. Zellweger has been in the limelight in the past few years, and many single women like "BJ Single Diary", "Nurse Betty" and "Mr. Sweetheart" have also left a certain impression on the audience of the year. Now an unknown rookie suddenly appeared, and as soon as she debuted, she carried the banner of "ourroxieisbetter" in a high-profile manner, which is equivalent to announcing that she is going to step on Renee's position, it can be said that most people's feelings are inclined to Renee's side when they first hear about it, after all, after watching so many of her films, there is always a familiar feeling.
Of course, for the other side of the nameless party, the people also have an interest in deepening their understanding -- at this time, the most sensitive gossip magazines naturally cannot let go of this emerging news point, if half of the news in newspapers and magazines is guided, that is, the people are not necessarily interested, and the media guides the attention, then the remaining half is undoubtedly the promotion type, that is, the people's interest pushes the newspapers and magazines to report. -- If the guided news can be changed by PR public relations, then in the promotion of reporting, no media is very emotional, and their life is determined by whether they can meet the interests of the public, and as long as the editors determine that this point is the focus of the current public, then no matter what means are used, they will meet the needs of the readers.
Under such a judgment, even if the filmmaker and the PR team chase and intercept them, newspapers and magazines will not put aside their plans to report, not to mention that no one is hindering their investigation now, but the filmmaker has a faint intention to add fuel to the fire, of course, Weinstein and director Robb will not be involved in gossip disputes at this level, but there are some resources, if they don't agree, the magazine can't get it.
Almost overnight, Renee and Jennifer's news swept the country's major gossip magazines. The public is more familiar with Renee, when introducing the characters, in addition to the resume, the editor talks more about the love history, of course, there are also some street photos of Renee and her boyfriend leaving various occasions, and comments on her expression. For Jennifer, the magazine was more of a critic, and of course they quickly found her background from a brief interview with People magazine, and for this inspirational experience, the tolerant magazine reported in the tone of 'This is a very talented new strong woman who has come up from the original bottom class', and the meaner report is 'so, she's just a blonde stunner who only went to high school?' By the way, I heard that she also dated the heir of Hilton, and it seems that this nugget girl is scheming.
However, no matter what kind of tone the magazine reported, in addition to Jennifer's headshot, all they can get is a very rare number of street photos. Jefferson seems to live an ascetic life, even the reporters who have been following her since the Broadway period are difficult to get photos of her in and out of nightclubs and restaurants, these paparazzi only have some very ordinary street photos in their hands, it can be said that except for the different clothes, the background and character expressions are similar. Jennifer's publicity strategy is very high-profile, but in private it gives people a quiet temperament, she almost never has an unhappy expression in street photography, and of course she is not always smiling, basically her expression is flat and cannot attract attention.
Under such a premise, a group of leaked photos from unknown channels have won the favor of most of the media: this is Jennifer. The photographer of the photos taken when Jefferson took a private jet to Los Angeles for the premiere of "Chicago" should be an insider with a certain relationship, with high definition and good framing angles, which hardly looks like a candid shot of the paparazzi, but more like a shooting of the bright light.
In the photo, Jennifer is wearing Burberry's short camel trench coat with no lace, so you can clearly see her white shirt, gray wide-leg pants and red flats, as well as the small Pottica handbag in her hand. Her makeup wasn't very heavy, at best she was thin with grease powder, and behind her was a crowd of retinues, while she calmly descended the gangway and got into the limousine waiting on the tarmac.
Even the media that sympathizes with Renee in their attitude can't help but admit that in terms of appearance, Jennifer is much better than Renee, Renee has never been a beauty - if she was beautiful, she would not have been able to star in "BJ Single Diary" - she has always taken the route of being close to the people and warm, and has never played a role famous for her beauty, nor has she ever made a vase in a blockbuster movie, although it is a bit mean to say this, but a large vase is really an important measuring tool to test the appearance of an actress, if you are not beautiful enough, No one else will invite you.
As for Jennifer, she is now an A-grade vase, all of which is enough to show the extent of her eyebrows, her appearance is actually a little sharp and aggressive, but her style of dressing makes the editors not know what to do. If she wears a tight leopard-print skirt with heavy makeup and blonde hair and red lips, then they can easily portray her as a sexy meat bomb and a gold digger; If she dresses very casually, T-shirt jeans, then the fact that she comes from a poor background is emphasized; If she meticulously wears a brand, even wearing a red sole on high heels, then the image of a nouveau riche who deliberately moves closer to the upper echelons is about to come out.
But now Jennifer is dressed too modestly, revealing low-key taste in her casualness, and almost all her street photography is in the same style, never overly groomed heavy makeup, overly exaggerated expressions, everything is ...... It's all too natural, Jennifer looks like the heir of the 'Old Money' family, from her dress to her expression, many details show her habit and disregard for money. Even the most discerning fashion blogger has a hard time dissipating her style of dressing, of course, she doesn't seem to be a peerless superstar who turns everyone upside down, but she doesn't seem to be vulgar either, on the contrary, elegant, quiet, are very suitable adjectives for her, and with her origin, these two adjectives appear in her is a small miracle.
"She's simply the epitome of the Upper East Side," said fashion columnist Amy. In her weekly column on celebrity street photography, Bell complimented, "Jennifer. Jefferson is now at the center of the controversy, this girl has several very different images in the pen of different people, some say she is a poor gold digger who will do anything for money, some say she is a little miracle out of the slums, you want to ask my opinion? I have to say that a person's clothes will speak for themselves, in this set of widely circulated airport candid photos, we can see that Jennifer chose two luxury items, Burberry's trench coat and Bottega pouch, the handbag is this year's spring and summer model, and the trench coat is last year's Burberry's autumn and winter clothes, which seems to be a little unworthy of her private jet price, but I can't help but say that Burberry's classic short trench coat - since it is called a classic, it means that it can be worn for several seasons, and the white shirt, That glamorous pair of wide-leg pants and flats are all from second- and third-tier brands, and we see shirts from ckjeans, pants from DKNY, and very cute, flats from Steve Maddens. Jennifer brings us a pragmatic fashion for Upper East Side girls, you know that in addition to the celebrities and beauties on the Upper East Side, there are also solid upper and middle classes, these girls will not be new in the season, nor will they dress up to take the plane, but they will never give up their fashion pursuits, when they take the plane from one place to another, elegant light makeup, comfortable and loose clothes, flat shoes that can be worn for a long time, bright embellishments that make people shine, It's like writing the Upper East Side into our blood, and we can fully imagine Jennifer taking off her trench coat and briskly opening a book to read on a private jet, rather than being trapped in a leotard dress and heels and fidgeting through the entire flight. ”
Perhaps because he was conquered by Jennifer's fashion style, Sbell also said a few digressions about the current heated dispute. "There are many theories about this girl's personality at the moment, but judging from her clothes, Jennifer does not seem to have anything to do with arrogance, on the contrary, she can even be said to be a miser, from last year's street photography we can see that Jennifer has worn this trench coat several times, and she seems to disregard the unwritten rule among celebrities, 'one dress is not worn a second time'. Will this turn off the fashion industry? Maybe, I mean, without those celebrities who spend money chasing fashion, what would our fashion industry rely on to survive? But I've seen too many spendthrift, debt-ridden celebrities, and I have to say, I like Jennifer's calm and rational fashion style, she loves fashion, she spends money on fashion, but she doesn't go extremely overdraft to chase fashion, I think that says part of her personality, doesn't it? ”
It must be said that the fashion circle has a lot of interest in Jennifer. Jefferson's first impression was good, and in addition to the stylish details revealed in the airport photos, Jennifer's Valentino rhinestone gown was also praised at the Los Angeles premiere of "Chicago", and her makeup was praised as 'sophisticated, stylish and soft, moderately groomed and just right, blending fashion while maintaining her own taste'. At the same time, Renee's outfit received poor reviews, "Renee doesn't seem to know where she is in this film, or she already thinks that she is not up to Valentino's fashion status." The inappropriate attire made her excessively pale and old. ”
Such a statement is quite vicious, but the fashion industry will not open up to you just because you are a big star, even the Oscar-winning characters may be judged as the worst dressed on the red carpet and receive a bunch of mean comments, if you can't stand it, then don't come out and mix.
With such a fashion guide, coupled with the fact that most readers' aesthetics are more inclined to Jennifer's beauty, they see a low-key, restrained, elegant young woman climbing down the stairs of a private jet. -- For most people in the world, private jets are still a symbol of luxury, such a low-key, insipid way to enjoy such luxurious facilities......
As soon as Jennifer became famous, she had already drawn a deep gap between her image and the public, in layman's terms, that is, even though she was born poor, her image was already very tall.
As an active user of the message board and the leader of the Yahoo group, Jon now spends much less time hanging out, and she has to learn to organize her schedule well to keep the group running smoothly, and IMDB's discussion groups are now one of the most active even on the site.
Many people came to ask for the specific model of Jennifer's airport suit, "I liked it very much, I fell in love with it at first sight, but there are no pants in my nearest DKNY store, and the clerk can't make out the specific style number by looking at the photos." ”
Of course, what more people want to know is Jennifer's work, they think this girl is very beautiful, and they have already watched that episode of "CSI", but the weight of one episode is obviously not enough, and the "Chicago" musical is already out of stock, and the movie version has not yet started to be released, which makes them in a deep Jennifer hunger. Jon even had to spend a lot of time deleting pointless posts of repetitive inquiries calling people to see Jennifer. Jefferson's FAQ post so that the discussion board would not be flooded.
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"You've skyrocketed up the rankings on IMDB and are now in the top 30." Judy's voice came through the computer, and it seemed a little distorted, "You have about 40 comments on your news article on ONTD, which is a good number, Jennifer. Aniston's news sometimes only gets 40 pieces. The comments are very few about your dispute with Renee, and most of them ask about your CV and work, as well as the provenance of your costumes, which is also great news, and if we are going to the Oscars, Valentino will be happy to lend the dress again. ”
Attending the premiere generally do not wear very careful floor-length dresses, mainly light small dresses, the price of such small dresses is of course not the same as evening dresses, and the difficulty of borrowing is also different. But even so, at the premiere last time, Judy used her own face to borrow the small dress that was suddenly returned at the last minute, otherwise Jenny would not have been able to wear such a tall brand.
"Are we going to the Oscars?" Jenny asked, and Mary walked up and down behind her to pack her bags. -- They just flew from Los Angeles to New York, and tomorrow they will be preparing for the last month of the year.
"No final decision yet." Judy shook her head, "It depends on the nomination of Chicago, and the wishes of Harvey and Rob, if they invite and we try to go, it will be a good opportunity to be exposed, and Disney will be very happy." ”
Jennifer Renee's topic is hot, and the happiest are of course the two producers of "Chicago", on the filmmaker's side, the number of people who called to inquire about pre-sales, as well as the praise of film reviews, made them confident that the box office was good, and the Weinstein Company has begun to increase the operation of nominations, not to mention the theater side, now you can buy tickets for the "Chicago" musical, which already shows that you are a very methodical person in New York. But "Pirates of the Caribbean" is also smiling from ear to ear, the film has been completed, entering the follow-up production stage, and the publicity work has also been launched, and now such a news has come out, the name of "Pirates" has been read by countless people, and the search popularity has increased a lot. Of course, Disney has a big business, and there is no shortage of tricks in publicity, but even so, no one doesn't like free exposure opportunities. So of course they are happy to see Jennifer's popularity continue to rise, and at the last meeting, Judy said that Disney is considering getting her an Oscar role, so that even if she doesn't receive an invitation from the "Chicago" crew, she can enter the Oscar to perform.
"Didn't Renee respond?" Jenny asked.
"No, I understand Renee's PR, she will hold Renee's, even if Renee wants to say something, the team will stop it." Judy smiled, "The best strategy for Renee's team right now is to stay silent, any response will help you. ”
Jenny also understands the truth here, now that she is stepping on Renee's position, Renee is actually still the dominant party, so the media also played a role in provoking her, intentionally or unintentionally. To tease Renee's character, first, it is more dramatic to follow Jenny to step on Renee, and second, if Renee is stimulated to fight back, then the whole thing will definitely be beneficial to them.
And for Jenny, what she needs most now is exposure, Cesare and Judy's carefully planned candid camera shots have been distributed all over the world, attracting a lot of attention for her, and thus converting fans - or favorites, the number of passers-by is also amazing, and now if there is another round of events, they can repeat this kind of fan collection action again, this kind of thing will happen a few times, with the staging of "Pirates of the Caribbean", her status will be supported at once, and she will really have the attention of celebrities.
Therefore, the more angry Renee's team is, the more they have to remain silent, otherwise they will really make wedding clothes for Jenny for nothing. In fact, it was Jenny, who never said anything about the whole thing, only the filmmaker and the theater side made some understatements. Weinstein said they welcome healthy comparisons, praising Renee and Jennifer as excellent actors, while James Brown. Schubert explained that he had no intention of comparing himself with the film, and the slogan of 'ourroxieisbetter' just told everyone that the actors of Lockhee had changed and performed better than the previous ones.
Although he appeared with a slogan at the beginning of the year as evidence, this idea did not make much splash, and at best provided Miramax with a step-and-tear down that no one in the general public bought it. - Of course, this is not to say that James's words have no effect, even if they are dismantled, this is still a step down, and it also paves the way for Miramax to buy the adaptation rights of the Schubert Group's musical in the future.
"Am I going to continue to avoid the paparazzi?" Jenny didn't continue to dwell on Renee's topic, "It may be a little difficult in New York, Mary has already seen a paparazzi in front of the window just now. ”
The last few scenes of Pirates of the Caribbean were done in the studio, and Jenny didn't have many scenes, so she easily left before the news was hyped, and in the past few days, although the paparazzi were looking for her all over the world, no one in the team had released news, so no one knew that she had actually been hiding in Cesare and Lilian's house. -- Jenny has already quit the lease of the original small apartment, after all, people absolutely can't imagine that a person who can fly a private jet still lives in such a cramped and old apartment building. And a few days at his girlfriend's house before heading to New York isn't a big deal, after all, Cesare has barely been home lately, and he's so busy that he didn't even attend the premiere of "Chicago."
"Try your best, and be sure to dress appropriately if you go out." "If you can't make up your mind, take a picture and pass it to Julian for him to check." ”
Julian was an excellent stylist, expensive but with a keen sense of fashion, and above all of all, he was generous and enthusiastic, and after Jennifer's makeup was so well received and the popularity skyrocketed, he generously offered to provide Jenny with free dress advice during her visit to New York.
This is also equivalent to a probationary period, and Jenny knows that if she has to ask him to help take care of the clothes when she returns to Los Angeles, she will definitely have to pay for it. Even now Julian doesn't charge because he can only remotely control Jenny's clothes and provide her with some ideas.
-- Her 300,000 yuan has just been paid for a long time, and it seems that it is about to be spent, and the 1.5 million yuan is still floating in the clouds at all, and it will not be in her hands until at least a year and a half later. Jenny is now back to living on a weekly salary in the theater, and the most frightening thing is that she feels that according to the current trend, her investment in clothing will gradually increase, and although she is more famous than before, she is even poorer than half a year ago.
But these expenses really can't be cut, Jenny herself doesn't have the energy to study fashion trends, think about what kind of clothing can reflect the fashion elements in addition to fitting the occasion. It is impossible for her to just establish a certain reputation in the fashion industry, and then she will ruin this goodwill with repeated outdated clothes, after all, the affirmation of the fashion circle is also closely related to the style of the star, if you always behave sloppily and feel like a passerby insulated from fashion, then it is really difficult for you to be regarded as a superstar by the masses.
As long as you can leave a little savings, Jenny comforted herself with a wry smile in her heart, and put this matter aside, "I'll try to go out as much as possible, unless it's to the theater, if you can't wrap a scarf, it's already cold here in New York anyway." ”
"As long as you can't be seen in the photo, that's fine." Judy didn't object, "Ah, Cesare is online, Cesare, are the box office results out?" ”
Today is also the first day of "Chicago" release, and although Jenny is not responsible for the box office, she certainly remains concerned and curious.
"The results are good," Cesare said simply, "although the first week was a small screening, with only 77 theaters, the first day of the box office was more than a million, an average of 26,000 per theater, and the attendance rate was already very high." The theater survey, the audience's reputation is very good, and there should be more reviews and ratings on IMDB starting tomorrow, and the follow-up box office trend will be very optimistic. ”
Generally speaking, literary films are rarely screened on a large scale at the beginning, they are all from small to large, if the box office is good, they will be added, if the box office is not good enough, small and medium-sized cities will not even have the opportunity to see it.
"It's a great start." Judy wasn't too excited, "Hopefully Pirates of the Caribbean will have a similar trend." ”
"Hmm." Cesare just hummed flatly, and then went straight to the next topic, "I received the news, the day after tomorrow, Roger. Albert will be going to see your comeback debut, which is a great opportunity, and it seems that Roger is also planning to take a stand in this controversy - Judy. ”
"I understand that Roger's statement will definitely bring a new wave of discussion, and I will arrange channels to release our 'street shooting' in LA last week in due course." Judy quickly replied, "Chesa, I was contacted by Josh's team yesterday, and Disney, Jerry also thinks it's time to start the plan, what do you think?" ”
"I have no opinion," Cesare said, "what is the first step you have drawn up?" ”
"Let Josh and a few crew friends come and do a musical revital." Judy said, "If you can, arrange it at the time Roger is coming, so that the paparazzi may inadvertently photograph Roger, which will be a good foreshadowing." ”
"Good." Cesare said, "Jenny? Remember to be careful, at this stage you are just friends, don't have too many intimate actions. ”
"Okay, I understand." Jenny exhaled lightly. Although she had been prepared, she still had an indescribable strange feeling when she heard that the plan was about to start.
After cutting off the video call, she walked to the window and looked down, and Mary came too.
"Well, there, there, there are two paparazzi." Mary pulled the blinds down a little and said with merit, "So I pulled the windows down as soon as I came back, you know, the floor isn't very high, and it wouldn't be nice if they found an angle to take some pictures of you." ”
"Well done, Mary." Jenny complimented flatly.
After a few months of Mary and her, the two became acquainted with each other, and she no longer feared Jenny, but asked curiously, "Why, is it Mr. Vijri who brought the bad news?" Is it bad at the box office? ”
"It's not." Jenny shook her head, "It's just ......"
She frowned, exploring the source of the sudden uneasiness in her heart, "The box office is good, it's just that these paparazzi make me feel ...... I'm getting farther and farther away from the life of an ordinary person. ”
"yes." Mary said wistfully, "You're going to be a big star, Jenny, and you're going to have the life I dreamed of." ”
Jenny looked at her, and then at the two patient heads downstairs.
She had no choice but to smile.
The author has something to say: Note: 1 Burberry and Bottega (BV), you don't need me to popularize science...... A first-line luxury brand. DKNY, Steve Maddens and CKJEANS are all second-tier pro-people brands, note that CK and CKJ are different, CK is a little blue blood, and CKJ is much closer to the people.
2ontd has been popularized before, IMDB's artist ranking is a comprehensive ranking of recent popularity, queries and other weights, generally speaking, the first and second filmmakers are all big celebrities of the year, and there are blockbusters released recently. Jenny can be ranked to 30 in a five-minute supporting role, which is already popular.
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The recent updates will be irregular, it should be much better after the National Day, please forgive me, after all, people in the rivers and lakes are sometimes involuntarily...... But tonight I survived and didn't drink!
Yesterday I drank the fragments and was not smaller and fresher, and today I will first have a double change over there, and then No. 5678 seems to have a lot of things, I promise to fight for a double change.