"Oh, shoot. Watermark Ad Test Watermark Ad Test "didn't stay with Jenny for too long before Lillian's pager rang and she checked the screen, "Honey, I'm sorry, but I have to go to the hospital right away, we have a bunch of gunshot wound patients in the hospital, and God knows how many of them will survive." ”

Los Angeles is not only home to Hollywood's gold dust, but also one of the most gang-infested areas in the United States, and the hospital where Lillian works is close to the downtown slums, Jenny can often hear that she treats patients with gunshot wounds who live near the slums, some may be victims of shootouts, some are just passing by during a gang fight, and some are unlucky passers-by who live on the edge of the slums and become the target of the gangsters' votes. Although most of the time, American hospitals are not like Chinese hospitals, where doctors do not have to be on call after work, when a large number of emergency patients are admitted, the head of the emergency room will still try to summon the doctor to give appropriate treatment as soon as possible due to humanitarian considerations. Needless to say, Lillian was the most enthusiastic participant.

"Good luck with your surgery," Jenny helped Lillian pack a carry-on bag, "It's good we didn't drink tonight." ”

If she had drunk, Lillian would not have been able to have surgery. She nodded hurriedly to Jenny, pointed to the balcony, picked up her bag and ran in the direction of the garage. Washington in the backyard was awakened by this action and barked twice in the yard.

The tension just now has dissipated a lot after some precipitation, Jenny went to the backyard to play with Washington for a while while doing psychological construction, Demu has a very high IQ, although he hasn't seen Jenny for several months, but Washington still remembers her, and after being intimate with her, he ran to the entrance of the corridor and picked up the dog leash, looking at Jenny expectantly.

"Oh," Jenny stepped forward and rubbed Washington's ear, "don't do that, Washington, I'm going back—but I'll go and ask your man for you, he's at home tonight, and he should walk you himself, isn't he, good dog?" ”

Lilian's house is not very large, a single floor of 100 square meters, there is no swimming pool in the backyard, most of the area is allocated to Washington as an activity space, Jenny still looked for a while to find Cesare in the small study on the second floor - he did not turn on the overhead light, so his whereabouts are not conspicuous, Jeanne still looked around, only to find Cesare sitting at the desk, he had a rare cigar in his hand, the phone between his head and shoulder, while making a phone while using his free right hand to draw on a document in his hand.

"Ok, I see, you need time......" Cesare glanced at her, gesturing out the window, and Jenny mouthed an 'emergency'.

Although she shouldn't have stayed any longer in terms of social politeness, Cesare was clearly on the phone about the "Pirates" casting, and Jenny really didn't want to leave, leaning against the door, quietly listening to Cesare's phone call - though he said he only needed a phone call to join the nervous trio, it was clear that it was just a lie.

As he made the call, it was clear that new calls were coming in, and Cesare patiently kept them one by one, most of the time listening intently in the dim light, except for explaining that he had other calls and needed to end them as soon as possible.

"So-" Jeanne waited about ten minutes before Cesare finished all the calls, and she walked slowly into the study, "Do you need to charge your phone?" You know, preparing for the next wave of calls or something. ”

"There won't be any more calls anytime soon." Cesare put his cigar to his lips and re-lit the match, "Sit?" ”

Jenny found a place on the reading couch behind her desk, "I didn't know you smoked. ”

"Normally, I don't smoke cigarettes, and nicotine is a good way to lung cancer." Cesare tossed the match into the ashtray and picked up the cigar and looked at it, "But it's hard for a non-smoker to open up in the social arena, and you know, some habits are not so easy to control." ”

"Yes," admitted Jenny, "includes the habit of interrogating you—and though I know you don't understand why I have to get to the bottom of it, I must say that after I find out you're smoking, I'm more inclined to interrogate you about what you've just called, and it's no better than a smoking." ”

"Always curious about brokerage behavior, huh?" A faint smile appeared on Cesare's lips, and Jenny realized that he wasn't in a very ordinary state tonight either—normally, Cesare's emotional response would not be so easy to squeeze.

"You smoke, it's a sign of emotional stress." Jenny shrugged, "You talked and laughed freely at that dinner just now, and didn't give me a little nervousness, but you disappeared after getting Depp's call, and now you're smoking a cigar again, I think, although for me, the game is over after the audition, even after Johnny's call, but for you, you didn't play the last card until just now, didn't you?" ”

Cesare didn't deny it, but made a gesture that resembled surrender, with Jeanne saying, "You know, sharing in a way is very helpful in cultivating trust." ”

"Well, every actor is eager to know how much he has been juggling with his role," Cesare said, removing the cigar and placing it over the ashtray to let the long soot fall naturally. ”

Jenny smiled triumphantly, "It's worth it to get your concessions, and secondhand smoke." ”

Cesare let out another light puff of smoke at her, "It's retribution for ruining my cigar time." ”

Gentlemen and ladies generally enjoyed their cigars with little talk, but rather in an almost reverent silence, and Jeanne's presence apparently made Cesare less interested. However, he didn't mean to get to the bottom of it, and got straight to the point with a joke, "Actually, what I played tonight was the last three cards in my hand." ”

Jenny exclaimed, half-sycophantly, "I didn't even know you could hold three cards - but if you still have three cards, why did you choose to enter from Gore at the time?" ”

"Gore is the can opener, and the most important card, and there are actually only two characters who decide the heroine of Pirates of the Caribbean, Gore and Jerry." Cesare took a puff on his cigar, took another whiskey glass from the table, and took a sip, "Without Gore's support, you can't get past Jerry's review." ”

Jenny suddenly remembered Cesare's comment at the time about abandoning Gore for another route: You know there's nothing to be expected of a producer's route.

"Johnny is a very good first-line actor with good acting skills and strong style, he doesn't care so much about awards, but he always wants to choose a successful commercial blockbuster, in my opinion, Johnny's most valuable thing is that he realizes how much special effects will play in the future film world, he wants to choose a commercially successful special effects film, but he has to tilt towards him in terms of plot and character." I convinced him to take on Pirates of the Caribbean, and so far he's been quite happy with the project, which is not a small favor. He'll give you limited support at the right time, but he's not too heavyweight after all, and he doesn't have box office and award recognition, and while Jerry loves him - inviting him to star in "Pirates" is Jerry's offer, he doesn't have much say in the overall situation, and he may not be very supportive of you. Johnny can only give you a fixed amount of support after affirming your acting skills with his own eyes, this is my second card, to use the playing card analogy, Jerry's opinion is a ghost, Gore's support score is A, and Johnny's support score is only 1o. ”

So far, Cesare had said all that Jenny knew, and Jenny waited patiently for him to continue, "But I'm not just Johnny in my hand, I'm with the male number two, Josh. Blanche's agent is close-knit, and Josh will be more eager to support you than Johnny, and although he's only the number two, you know, he's hot right now and is being used as the next Leonardo. DiCaprio. In order to invite him to play the second male lead, Jerry also put a lot of effort, if it weren't for Johnny and Josh targeting the female audience of the two major age groups respectively, and "Pirates" is a tough and masculine theme, it would be impossible for him to choose a third- or fourth-tier actress in the heroine to save his budget. The support that Josh can give you can also be counted as 1o points, but I regard it as a killer feature, and there is no need to owe such a favor until the last minute. ”

Jenny didn't say a word - she'd been aware of the unexpected casting progress for "Pirates" in the past two months, and the Orlando it was already familiar to. Bloom, the charming elven prince in "The Lord of the Rings", did not take "Pirates" in this world, but chose to star in a stage play very artistically, and also took on independent films, announcing that he intended to hone his acting skills. After learning about the casting change, Jenny curiously asked about his current situation, and it seemed that people were currently preparing a wild hike or something, in order to temper their minds.

In Chen Zhen's previous life, Orlando's star road was actually not very smooth, although he had the two most profitable series in the world, and he also came out to play soy sauce in "The Hobbit", but whether it was a pirate or the Lord of the Rings, he was not the starring role, it cannot be said that he provoked the burden of the box office, and it is difficult to say how much excellent acting skills he showed in the film, and his single-handedly blockbuster "Heavenly Dynasty" did not do well at the box office, although the director's cut version redeemed the disadvantage in word of mouth, but Orlando's acting skills as the leading actor were not affirmed. Since then, he has never received too good resources, and although he can still appear in blockbusters, there are not many opportunities to star.

Since "The Lord of the Rings" has already gained popularity and participated in the box office for Orlando, Will. Turner's demeanor in the original film was almost completely overshadowed by Captain Jack, Jenny really doesn't know if he chose to give up "Pirates" right or wrong, if he can still star in "Heavenly Dynasty" like her previous life, and he can really brush up his acting skills before, even if "Heavenly Dynasty" fails miserably, but if his acting skills are affirmed, he can still get a good opportunity. After all, everyone knows that a large part of the fiasco of "Heavenly Dynasty" is due to the very failed editing of the producers, and the director's cut version of this film is still listed as a classic.

On the other hand, it may be a good thing to say that Orlando probably didn't fight Josh in the casting competition. Blanche said that he had declined the invitation - and it was not surprising that Josh. Blanche is indeed in the limelight in this world, and he made a name for himself with "Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones". Skywalker made him popular before it was released, and although the film was not released yet, he and Natalie. Portman's interactions in the trailer have already made him a rising star that the nation is talking about. Such a newcomer with excellent appearance, good acting skills, and destined popularity is on par with Orlando in terms of box office appeal, and the producers may choose Josh instead of Orlando because of various considerations. And Josh's voice may not be much lower, after all, he is already destined to be a popular star, although "Pirates" has a large investment, it still has a bit of an uncertain future.

And the casting principles that Cesare was talking about also made Jenny feel eye-opening, but she was still a little skeptical, "Is Josh really so righteous?" Just because his agent has a close relationship with you, he will support me so enthusiastically? ”

Cesare smiled back and continued, "But these are not a mortal threat to Jerry, he is a veteran producer, you know, he is a little king, although the score is not as good as the sum of these three cards, but it is enough to crush the individual cards." So, I used the last card. ”

"You're not going to find the big ghost Disney, are you?" Jenny asked suspiciously-in the case that the producer is a small ghost, of course, the only one who can be a big ghost is the funder. "But you have to have the energy—"

"If I had this energy, I wouldn't have to go the Gorre route," Cesare said. Martin called. ”

He waved his phone at Jenny, "The second call just now was made to him." ”

"And Ino. Who is Martin? Jenny asked.

"He's the CEO of CAA." Cesare gave Jenny a tolerant look, "Before being promoted to CEO, Jerry's agent for many years, Disney didn't have a packaging contract with CAA, but that doesn't mean that CAA's producers need to treat all actors equally. Maybe when there are more than 10 candidates, he won't give anyone special preferential treatment, but now we are talking about you and Kayla, the director supports you, the first actor supports you, the second actor supports you, and the CAA artist is you in these two people. Martin may not know who you are, but he certainly has something to say about it. ”

He took another drag on his cigar, "Of course you know that agents are more of a service role for big producers, but in this case, if Jerry wants to support Kayla, the pressure he will be under makes him think about it." ”

Jenny was silent for a moment, then walked over to her desk and poured herself a glass of wine in a very rare way, "Should I cheer for your energy, or should I be terrified?" The effort you've put into me makes me feel like I'm an insolvent failed investment. Even if I win the role, how much will I get paid? 300,000 yuan? In the end, it can only pay you a pitiful more than 20,000 yuan. ”

Although the CAA commission is 15%, the company will definitely have to take another commission, and Cesare can get half of the commission is considered a lot.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about it." Cesare clinked glasses with her, "One?" No? - I've just chosen a little more complicated gameplay in this game, and in fact, if I had gone the other way, you might have already signed a three-way contract by now. ”

"You mean?" Jenny took a sip of whiskey, feeling the fragrant bitterness burn down her throat.

"Jerry is a CAA producer after all, and he doesn't want to be at odds with me," Cesare spat out a smoke ring, "and all he expects is a bow, a gesture of goodwill, and an apology." ”

"But you won't give it to him." Jenny said.

"I don't want to give it to him." Cesare agreed, "I'm arguably 9o% of the hardest part of the game that I made with my hands, and I was playing with myself. ”

"I guess it has something to do with old scores," Jenny rolled her eyes, "and you won't admit that you did something wrong with Bell-Pearl Harbor, do you?" ”

"I did nothing wrong, no one can deny that." Cesare said he filled his cup. "But what we're fighting for isn't simply right and wrong."

Although his lips were wet with wine, his eyes were still sharp, "What we are fighting for is power, Jefferson, in Hollywood, this word has nothing to do with money, it is a fluid vehicle, constantly increasing and decreasing in people's hearts." Producers, agents, funders, producers, distributors, actors, we're all vying for this ethereal power, Jerry wants me to bow to him, and I want to stuff people into his film when he dislikes me - even if it's the heroine, I want to prove that I can do it, and it has nothing to do with Pearl Harbor, Jerry doesn't care that I'm against Bale, but he cares about the influence I can exert over his films, and he cares about sharing his power with me. ”

"People say that Hollywood has gone through the studio era, the star era, and now it's entering the producer era," Cesare said, "but I don't believe in the era, I just believe that at any time, a strong man can grab power in any position in Hollywood -- if you're good enough, it's a challenge for the strong." Without this determination, you will never be able to sit at the table and become a player (p1ayer)"

“…… It seems that I am just a pawn in your game. Jenny admitted, and she walked to the window and pushed it open to let out the smoke, "I can't care about the upper echelons now, anyway, in the case of Pirates, you've already played all your cards." ”

Cesare nodded. "Now, there's really nothing left to do but wait."

"OK," Jenny exhaled, "when will we know the results?" ”

"It could be minutes, it could be hours, it could be days." Cesare said as he turned his chair to face Jenny, the new orientation hiding his face in the darkness, but Jenny could feel Cesare watching her, "Now everything depends on Jerry's whim." ”

Jenny nodded wordlessly, took a long sip of wine, and frowned, "What are you looking at?" ”

"I have to admit I was a little surprised." Cesare said he was still watching her. "You don't seem angry."

"Why should I be angry?" Jenny was a little taken aback now.

"Look, I've just admitted to you that I can play this game in an easier way." Cesare said enlighteningly, "Remember? It's entirely possible that you've already signed a three-way contract. ”

"You're going around me, aren't you?" Jenny said, "Or do you think I have a bad memory?" When you signed me, I asked you why you signed me - you have so many resources and know so many celebrities, you can continue to take over the successful people in this industry from others, easily match one big deal after another, and draw tens of millions of dividends. ”

Thinking of Cesare's answer when she signed the contract, she still couldn't help but thank her luck, "If it weren't for your ambition, you wouldn't have signed me, and I wouldn't have been able to make an impact on a Pirate-level film today, so why should I be angry about your ambitions?" Although it makes me nervous and waiting, it is also because of it that I am qualified to be nervous. ”

Cesare didn't answer right away, Jenny seemed to sense his surprise, she knew it was a good time to mend the relationship, "Of course, I understand that I don't always behave very well - sometimes I'm not so cooperative, sometimes I'm very bad-tempered and can get angry for no reason, but you know we actresses, always have to fight with appetite and erratic MC, but never doubt, Chesa." ”

She walked over to her desk and took the initiative to clink glasses with Cesare.

"I have always stood with you on critical issues – never doubt that in my heart I have always been very grateful and respectful of you."

She said this very sincerely, without superfluous purpose or social elements, every word came from the bottom of her heart.

After a brief pause, Cesare also clinked glasses with her, "Thank you, and I want you to know that you have always surprised me - you know my standards are high, Jefferson, but you have never let me down." ”

"I hope I won't let you down this time." Jenny took a sip of her wine.

"You've made me very happy this time." Cesare said, "I didn't expect you to win the lead actress of an A-grade production in one hit, that's too much for anyone." ”

Jenny laughed silently, "If only you were so reasonable when you're drunk." ”

She put her glass back on the table, "I should go, I don't think Lillian will be back so soon, wait for her to come back and say hello to me, by the way, Washington seems to be tempted to go out for a walk-"

Cesare stood up, "I'll take you downstairs - take him for a walk." ”

When they all reached the door, Cesare turned back to get his phone, and the bell rang, and Jeanne, who had expected Cesare to answer the phone and walk out, stood at the top of the stairs and waited for a while, then turned back again.

"Ye, I see." Cesare said, "Good, good, then I'll be in touch tomorrow." ”

He hung up, and Jeanne glanced at him, making sure that Cesare's expression had not changed, and did not inquire about the contents of the call, most likely the work of the rest of the clients. "Can you go? If it's inconvenient, I can go down on my own. ”

"Wait a minute." Cesare said, in his usual tone, motioning for Jeanne to come in, "Is this your cup?" ”

Jenny watched as he repoured the glasses for the two of them, her heartbeat began to speed up slowly, and her fingers trembled slightly as she took the glass.

Cesare raised his glass, but did not toast, just raised his head and drank a large glass of whiskey, directly picked up his tie to wipe the wine stain from his mouth, slammed the glass on the solid wood table, and showed a mouthful of white teeth at Jenny - a genuine smile, wo1fish, but not greedy, more wild pride.

"Cesare." Jenny urged impatiently.

"Jerry just called," Cesare poured himself again, and he regained his absolute self-control and coldness, and gently clinked his glass with Jeanne. Jennifer. Jefferson, you're already the heroine of Pirates of the Caribbean. ”