Jennifer. Jefferson and her agent went to Ireland? ”

George. Clooney half-lifted himself from the wide beach chair and brought his phone close to his ear, "Are you sure they went to Ireland, Brad?" ”

Brad. Pete said calmly on the other end of the phone, "This is Cesare. Vijri's assistant told Liv that I don't think she had to lie. ”

Liv is Brad's assistant, Brad and Cesare have a good relationship, his agent was in the early years of the CAA, Brad would often consult Cesare's opinion, although he has now changed agencies, but the two still maintain a friendship. And this also allowed George to receive early on that Jennifer was going to invite Daniel. The news of Day-Lewis's appearance -- of course, at the time, he was completely scornful of Jennifer's whims.

"What a spoiled girl." George exclaimed, "She's used to always getting what she wants, isn't she?" God, Brad, do you think the same way I do? - Her current behavior is almost embarrassing for her. ”

Brad laughed in response, "Who's to say it's not?" If they thought that would impress Daniel—"

are the same as the top actors in the circle, although Daniel is not in the A-list, but this does not mean that his style will be lower than these two A-listers, in fact, when it comes to the status of the rivers and lakes, he is even better, as a legend in the circle, George and Brad have of course heard a lot of his deeds, although they have not been in contact with him, but they must still know his character very well. As far as Daniel is withdrawn, if there is no one to guide the way, Jennifer and Cesare can't even enter the door of the manor, even if they have hands and eyes to the sky and find someone to introduce them in person, the possibility of Daniel agreeing to star is extremely low, since entering the new millennium, he has maintained a frequency of two to three years of releasing a work, and after "Blood is Coming" will be "9", not to mention whether she can squeeze out "9", even if Jennifer can squeeze out "9", it means that she has gone completely crazy: Rob. Marshall has the grace of knowing her, and in Hollywood, a producer's reputation and character can still determine a lot, and Jennifer is tantamount to self-destruction of her future.

Thinking comfortably about the dilemma Jennifer is facing now, and how desperate she is, she will pull her agent and fly directly to Ireland to try to manage, George changed his position, hooked his hand at the waiter, and gave a charming smile, "Can you give me a glass of mojito, dear?" ”

He picked up the phone again, "Is there anything else I need to know, Brad, don't tell me they called Tom at the same time. Hanks' idea. ”

"Anyway, that girl has Christopher to cover her up," Brad said in a hefty tone instead of satisfying George's hopes, "so don't keep thinking about her jokes, George, don't take this matter too personally, it's all business, and you will only embarrass Steven if you take it too seriously." ”

George was slightly disappointed, but sanity knew that Brad was only doing his duty as a friend to advise him not to get into the wrong place—in fact, he was already very much a friend. When George withdrew from the project, Steven. Soderbergh did ask about the possibility of Brad taking over, and the reason why Brad, who happened to have a gap in the slack, did not refuse because he had no interest in the role, but on the contrary, he was interested in Michael. Clayton and Jennifer. Jefferson has a certain interest, and the reason why he refuses is completely because of George's affection, and he doesn't want to cause a knot between friends because of this film.

Now, when it comes to Christopher, George realizes that Brad is already a little dissatisfied: if his refusal can make the project yellow, then it still makes sense, but now that Brad probably knows that Christopher is happy to cover Jennifer's back, then he is tantamount to giving up an interesting role, an opportunity to work with a super-red actress, but it is meaningless and does not cause any impact.

"If in the end she finds Christopher. Hanks," George asserted, "that's exactly what I was hoping for, by the way - then the project is over, Brad, you know, Christopher can only play until the first half of his 40s at most, and he knows what a midlife crisis is?" Do we know what a midlife crisis is when we're 30, Brad? ”

In front of his best friends, he did not hide his enthusiasm for "Michael. Clayton's hostility, of course, George also invested money in the project, and if the project turned out to be a yellow one, disgraced Jennifer and the production team who had been squeezed out of him, George wouldn't mind losing some of his investment - most of it would still be recouped if the project couldn't be filmed. And if in the end Jennifer is forced to find Christopher to save the day...... Hehe, as long as Jennifer is here, no matter how bad the reputation is, the return on investment will not be a problem, and there is money to take, and you can laugh at the word-of-mouth of the movie, Jennifer and her boyfriend were scolded by film critics to the blood, which is a real relief for George: he can't make "Michael. Clayton", he admits that maybe he didn't pick the right role, maybe Jennifer's performance is better than him, in fact, it's not a big deal, but what George can't swallow is the production team's decision to exclude him, and when they convince Steven to admonish him, in fact, there is no second choice for George except to quit, and he is completely forced out of the crew.

Without his support, "Michael. Clayton couldn't be filmed at all, and even if it weren't for his mediation, Jennifer wouldn't have made it to the group, and in the end he ended up with this ending - to say that it was all about Jennifer. Jefferson, not really, George's unhappiness is aimed at the entire crew, and he also wants to see who else the crew can find to take over without him, whether everything will develop better than when he acted, or will it be completely reduced to a joke.

Brad. Pete, Tom. Hanks, Colin. Fels, Sean. Pan, Russell. Crowe...... There are only a few top actors in Hollywood, and it's not too difficult to exclude them all, at least for George, after all, there are a large number of actors here who are interested in "Michael. Clayton has no interest at all. George has been in a good mood after quitting the crew, although he flew directly to Australia for a vacation to hide from the media, but he has also been paying attention to the movements of the crew, happily admiring the embarrassment of Jennifer and Sidney and others, only when he heard that Sidney was going to go to various places for casting, his mood was affected a little, but he was immediately pleased by Jennifer's move to Ireland - he now hopes that he can be with Daniel. Day-Lewis made friends so that he could listen to him recount the embarrassing scenes that must have taken place on the estate.

"Well, maybe you're right, Christopher would be the last straw to screw up this project." Brad sounded convinced by George, and there was a hint of excitement in his voice, "I'll stay tuned, by the way, George, about Ocean's Thirteen-"

There was a call in the phone, George opened the phone and looked at it, "I have a call coming, it's Steven, do you want a three-way conversation?" Brad? ”

"Call me back later." Brad said casually, "Hang up first." ”

Since "Ocean's Thirteen" was in preparation, Steven should have called to talk about it, and George didn't care too much, he connected to Steven. Soderbergh's call, "Steven, what's the matter?" ”

"They've got a replacement." Perhaps because of the distortion of the phone transmission, Steven's voice was a little heavier than usual, and it could even be said to be a little gloomy.

"What?" Before George could react, "What replacement?" ”

"Michael. Clayton," Steven's tone was a little impatient, "George, what else could I have said?" -- They've found a replacement. ”

"Who is it?" This huge turning point made George. Clooney couldn't keep up for a while, his emotions hadn't been fed back yet, he just instinctively asked.

“…… It's Daniel. Day-Lewis. In Steven's seemingly distant answer, George seemed to hear a sigh, but Steven's attitude was calm in the final analysis - it was not his interests that were violated from beginning to end, "Yes, George, no one expected it...... Lewis really agreed to star in Warner's James. Holt had just called me and Jennifer had gone to Ireland the day before yesterday to play with him...... They've just signed a contract for the show. ”

It's noon in Ireland, early evening in Australia, and late night in Los Angeles, but the good news for producers, who work day and night, must have made the producers and directors cheer, and George could almost imagine how many calls would be made and how many people would be woken up from their sleep to accept the surprise in those few minutes......

It wasn't a terrible blow to him—he kept telling himself, but still feeling a little dizzy uncontrollably, and George heard himself weakly ask, "But -- I mean-- how did this happen...... How is this possible-"

"As far as I know." Steven also seemed to take a deep breath, as if to hide his emotions, "They went to Rob, and Rob thought -- I don't know why, but Rob just thought they had a really good idea, to make a new movie before '9,' a new movie that would take more than a year to prepare, as Daniel was used to...... Anyway, they went to meet Daniel, and then, Daniel decided to sign a contract. ”

George was completely speechless: it was an impossible task to get Daniel, it was the consensus of everyone, not just his thoughts, and from Steven's tone he could at least be sure of that, but why-why did this girl do it so simply?

Whether it's Rob. Marshall, or Daniel. Day-Lewis, it's as difficult as walking barefoot across the sea, it's an impossible task.

But she just made the impossible possible, she really let the miracle happen because of her, she really signed in with Daniel, who she didn't know a few days ago. Day-Lewis, the best actor in the world, but also the most irascible and withdrawn......

"George? George? ”

The call from Steven brought George back to his senses, and he bit the inside of his cheek, urging himself to regain his sobriety and focus, "yes, Steven, I'm still listening." ”

Even though George has been weathered for a long time and the city is not shallow, at this moment, he still heard a trace of bitterness in his voice......

"I understand your feelings, George, and if I were you, I would feel sour, too." Steven said soothingly, but his tone quickly changed to stern, "But anyway, I want you to stop making petty gestures, you know what I mean, George, if you can't welcome Daniel, then I advise you to quit as soon as possible." ”

His words were very informative, and the warning was obvious, which made George's feeling out of control even more obvious: Steven knew about his little move? What about Sidney? What about James? Has Warner's rating of him been lowered? Has Steven started to distance himself from him? Did his performance disappoint him?

After being threatened, his thoughts were much clearer than before, and George regained his self-control, and said clearly and calmly, "I see, Steven, this time-"

He still couldn't help but pause for a moment, and then he went on bitterly, "This time she won a big victory...... I'll be a personable loser, Steven. ”

"You don't lose, as long as your bankroll is still in the game, you're still a player." Steven's tone softened, "If you keep playing, that's going to make you a loser, isn't it, George?" Cheer up, think about it another way, it's good for you and for the project itself......"

He comforted George a few words and hung up the phone in a hurry. George speculated that he was in a hurry to congratulate Jennifer or to get himself more involved in Michael. Clayton" is in production.

Staring at the mobile phone in the palm of his hand, he suddenly felt an extremely strange, but so familiar sourness: when he was a nobody in Hollywood, George did taste the coldness of Hollywood, but since he emerged and soared, he felt the intoxicating enthusiasm of Hollywood. Everybody wanted to know him, everybody wanted to approve of him, he was the one who was chosen, not the one who was left behind—but just now, although Steven had a few words of comfort, the impatience when he hung up the phone said it all: he was abandoned.

This happened so far, only Steven called him, Tony, James, Sidney, Anthony...... No one thought of him as a loser, they must have been busy congratulating Jennifer and figuring out the details of the contract, how the whole thing happened...... He was abandoned.

And that's not the only problem he had to deal with - George looked at the phone that was blinking and vibrating again, and his heart was mixed, and in addition to the bitterness of defeat, there was also grievance and anger: he asked himself if he had never offended Jennifer. Jefferson, who even gave in when the two clashed, really didn't know why Jennifer. Jefferson - She didn't bully him, but she gave him the hardest night he'd had in years.

The sunset over the Great Barrier Reef suddenly became unappealing, and George glared at his phone for a moment, sipping down his refreshing cocktail and picking it up.

"Yes, Brad, Steven has hung up...... No, it's not Ocean's Thirteen...... I'm afraid I have bad news......"

"Yes...... And she did it...... No, I don't know how she did it......"

The evening breeze blew, and the sourness and helplessness in George's voice were blown to pieces, but they were still clearly recognizable, "I guess this is the so-called miracle...... And she's the kind of girl who can do miracles......"

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A person is called a genius when he breaks through everyone's expectations for the first time, and when he pushes his expectations to a height that no one can imagine, he is called a genius when the person breaks everyone's expectations again and again, and then pushes the bar to unimaginable heights...... Well, people call him a legend, and what he does next, people probably won't be surprised.

To people, Jennifer. Jefferson seems to be such a character, when she became popular through "Chicago" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", people just regarded her as another lucky person, and the investment in "The Love Notebook" only gave her a 'bold, financially minded' evaluation, but from "The Devil Wears Prada", things became a little incomprehensible, she won two actresses - everyone broke down, she fell in love with the actor, and the playboy was fascinated by her - she cooperated with Disney and Weinstein, It seems to be playing with them as equals in the same game.

Then, when George. Clooney suddenly suffered from depression (this matter seemed suspicious in the circle), and when she withdrew from the project she participated in and invested in, it took her a short time to find another legend for George, the master actor everyone wanted to be a substitute -

Since she won two actresses, Hollywood seems to be a little unsure of what to do with Jennifer, her movies are big hits, the projects she invests in are very profitable, and the company she founded is popular, the quality reflected here is not only that she is very good at acting, and now, when she crosses the knife producer, she makes all the producers stunned, and even ashamed of themselves - if she gets Daniel. If Day-Lewis is such a simple thing, is the closed-door soup they ate before fake?

At this point, one can only admit that maybe get Daniel. Day-Lewis vs. Jennifer. It's that simple for Jefferson, just like she became popular as soon as she acted, and won two awards as soon as she won the Olympics, there are always people in the world who do everything very simply, and can always easily achieve success that others can't imagine, and she has this privilege - that's the way it is, you can't talk about understanding or not, all you have to do is admit this phenomenon.

Why did she get Daniel easily? Because she's Jennifer. Jefferson. Why Rob. Marshall, the most unlikely person, not only did not get in the way, but threaded the needle for them? Because she is J.J. Jennifer Jefferson, the name itself has magic, all the doors in the world will open for her, all miracles will happen because of her, and you will be able to have complete peace of mind and not let her news affect your life.

"Yes, she got him." Sidney. Pollack smiled half-helplessly, and explained to his old friend on the other end of the phone with some apology, "Of course none of us thought she would succeed, but you know, she was very stubborn and willful, and always wanted to give it a try, and now that she actually got him, I'm sorry, Arthur, the casting doesn't seem to be going on now...... But if you've found the right person, let him come over, there's always something in the crew that suits him......"

Giving Jennifer the phone does not mean that Sidney will sit back and relax, in fact, in order to pave the way for Jennifer's casting, he also called these old friends several times afterwards to explain in advance, and now he has to make a few more phone calls to apologize - it is a waste of time, and it is a waste of favor, but there is no unpleasantness in Sidney's tone in any way.

"Of course, of course, I understand." The friend on the other end of the line said elegantly in a British accent, "That's Daniel. Day-Lewis...... Stop being pretentious, Sidney, the show-off in your tone is dripping out. ”

"Wouldn't you be happy if it were you?" Sidney asked rhetorically, "Lost George. Clooney got Daniel. Day-Lewis -- I'm very happy, sue me. ”

"you, old fellow." Arthur reproached affectionately, "So when are you going to start filming?" How long does it take for Daniel to prepare? ”

"Next month, Daniel will be exceptionally inspired by the character." Sidney once again flaunted: compared to Daniel's usual 'notorious' lead time, this time the crew had to wait for a jealously short time, and there was a strong smell of privilege from start to finish.

"Next month!" Arthur exclaimed, "It's- seriously, Sidney, how the hell did all this happen?" ”

"It's just between you and me......" Sidney lowered his voice and said secretly, "just like you've heard, it's all because of the girl - she completely set Daniel on fire, and I've seen the material for Daniel and her, old man, tell you, we're lucky this time, the two of them are playing against each other with sparks, and I already feel like Oscar is waving at us......"

His words certainly elicited a wave of envious admiration, and Arthur seemed to have made up his mind, and he said hurriedly, "Listen, I've got a couple of very good pearls here, and you've got to get them a place in the movie, and I don't care how much the scene is—that's what you owe me, Sidney." ”

"Of course, no problem." Sidney was in the right mood, and he agreed, "But don't be too greedy, Arthur, the number of places is limited after all." ”

"You can rest assured." Arthur achieved his goal and said lightly, but then the conversation changed and he began to inquire about the next movie. "I heard that the girl was going to shoot Monroe - and was coming to England to shoot it? Is this true, Sidney, who will direct and who will invest? ”

"She invests her own money." Sidney replied slowly, "As for who will direct ......?"

Speaking of this topic, even Sidney showed a wry smile with complicated meanings, "It's not decided yet, but I can tell you, Arthur, the list of people who are interested in taking the guide tube is so luxurious that you can't even believe it, in fact, if it weren't for me......"

In Hollywood, people often don't like to talk about their old age and illness, and always show their youth in a different way, so Sidney swallowed the words he originally intended to say and said, "If it weren't for the fact that I didn't have time, I wouldn't be without interest in this project......

Although he didn't know who he was going to do, when he heard that Sidney was interested in directing, Arthur had already let out a long list of exclamations, "It's crazy!" This is the first film this girl made on her own - man, do you remember the poor look you had when you made your first film? ”

"Of course I do." Sidney smirked, "I don't think she's going to be like us—"

He used a phrase that is often said in Hollywood producers and director circles for a while, as if this sentence can perfectly explain all doubts, "But, who made her Jennifer. What about Jefferson? ”

Arthur let out an inexplicable laugh, obviously not too understanding what Sidney was talking about, and Sidney had no intention of explaining to Arthur any more, he directly sent out an invitation, "To know how popular she is in Hollywood now, you can just take a look at it yourself, so that next week, a romantic film premiered by her company, you can come and attend, and meet her by the way - trust me, you won't want to miss the opportunity to meet her." ”

He affirmed, "I don't think anyone in Hollywood will miss this opportunity right now......"

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