"Are you sure it's this flight?" At London's Heathrow Airport, at the passenger exit, several men in ordinary attire who consciously or unconsciously covered their waists were chatting in a low voice, "I heard the Yankees say, they are sure she is on the afternoon shift - and some say she will fly in from Dubai." ”

"Nah," the more sophisticated middle-aged man chewed gum exaggeratedly, and at a glance he knew that he was not a serious citizen - he was also the most daring of the few, hanging the camera directly on his chest, and shaking his phone ostentatiously, "I have a buddy at the immigration office, he just sent me a text message, and the chick is going through immigration procedures in it - look, this is a picture he took secretly, this guy is showing me off, the plane in the afternoon is just a smoke bomb, and her driver should be waiting at the airport gate by now." Hey, we've got to get a picture of her this time -- to give those American boys a taste of what the British folks are. ”

Once the flight was confirmed, several paparazzi relaxed: in several terminals at Heathrow Airport, as long as there was a possible entrance, there were paparazzi from various tabloids, and those paparazzi from the United States who followed all the way were still leisurely waiting for the afternoon flight, maybe they couldn't block the big star, but their colleagues would definitely be able to take pictures, and this was enough for the paparazzi in London to be proud of their American counterparts for several days: whether in New Zealand or Los Angeles, People are very eager to see Jennifer. Jefferson, in her and Christopher. Since Hanks' breakup, the media has never photographed her in the face, let alone interviewed her. And the American paparazzi's performance in this matter is almost questionable about their ability - even when Jennifer was in Los Angeles, they didn't take many photos, only a few street shots that were clearly communicated in advance.

In this wordless war, Jennifer's side has been firmly in control of the dominance and occupies an absolute advantage, and now she is in London, the London paparazzi have already made up their minds, intending to let her taste the power of the London tabloids, although she has been here a few times before, but at that time the news was not strong, Jefferson did not experience their ability at all, this time it was different, when they received the news from the inside, knowing that she would fly directly from Wellington to London, the paparazzi began to inquire about everything about herHer hotel, her studio, her itinerary — they were confident that they would get Jefferson's photos and interviews before the news was overdue, and of course, it would be nice if they could include a dramatic event or two.

"It's coming, it's coming." With the influx of new passengers, the paparazzi stirred slightly: Heathrow had flights landing at every moment, but judging from the clothes of the passengers and the style of their passports, the flight from Wellington had already taken their luggage and started to go out.

Staring at all sorts of things in the airport. The paparazzi suddenly whispered in surprise, "Really? ――It looks like that! ”

Almost in the blink of an eye, the camera hanging on his chest and placed in his satchel was immediately taken into his hand, and the paparazzi 'carded' in the spirit of not being missed, and soon, their heartbeats accelerated: although they were wearing sunglasses, hats and masks, judging from the matching coat, silhouette, figure and the momentum of several entourages around him, this person should be Jennifer!

"She's a lot smaller than she looks," suppressed their excitement, and the paparazzi joked with each other, "In order to play Monroe, I gained weight, and my arms are a little chubby-"

"If you want me to say, she must have eaten chocolate because she was hacked, and maybe she even suffered from bulimia." A few paparazzi said harshly, "If that's the case, it's a tragedy in the world, isn't it?" I can think of the title: Suffering from bulimia after being abandoned, and suffering from disorder after being abandoned. ”

Although he was saying it in a tongue-in-cheek tone, the headline was likely to be adopted in the usual style of the London tabloids, which is the unique tabloid culture in the UK, where the paparazzi would go much further than their American counterparts in order to sell the newspaper.

"It's out, it's out." A group of paparazzi pressed the shutter louder in their hands, and while they took pictures, they skillfully pushed around the crowd, although they did not look at the road, but miraculously did not fall, but soon gathered Jennifer. Beside Jefferson, he shouted with the sound of a shutter 'click', "Jennifer! Jennifer! - Can you take off your sunglasses, Jennifer? ”

"Are you still in touch with Christopher, Jennifer? Do you know how he and Ollie are on a relationship right now? Have you really broken up already? ”

Of course, Jennifer didn't answer, she buried her head and walked forward, and several entourages kept stopping the paparazzi from taking pictures, which only stimulated them even more, "Eon, Jennifer, talk to us, don't you want to comment on Christopher's behavior?" ”

"Are you seeing anyone? Jennifer, you got a very handsome guy to be the director of "Monroe", is that why you broke up with Chris? ”

Although the entourage was drinking, the paparazzi almost stretched the camera under Jennifer's eyebrows, if it wasn't for Jennifer wearing sunglasses, she might even be stabbed in the eyes by a flash, under such harassment, she seemed more and more irritable, finally, when she walked out of the airport hall and still couldn't get rid of the group, Jennifer angrily opened her mask and took off her sunglasses.

"Are you crazy?" When the paparazzi pressed the shutter frantically, 'Jennifer' yelled, "I'm not called Jennifer, you recognize the wrong person!" ”

"Ahh

"Maniac!" 'Jennifer's female attendant also angrily pushed the paparazzi aside, "Go find your Jennifer, leave quickly, otherwise we will call the police." ”

Their contemptuous and angry tones immediately angered the paparazzi, and several of the younger paparazzi were already yelling, "Hey, ma'am, watch your tone—"

Seeing their peers flying back with their cameras on their shoulders, they realized that they were missing out on finding the real Jennifer. Jefferson's chance, he had no choice but to glare at the uninteresting girl, and hurried back to the entrance and exit they guarded, waiting with an uneasy feeling: it shouldn't be such a coincidence that he missed Jennifer in just a few minutes, right?

Things seem to be so coincidental, the paparazzi waited for more than half an hour in this most likely mouth, but did not see anyone, because the inside line of the hotel in the city did not send the news of Jennifer and her party checking in, they continued to wait until the afternoon, still nothing. The paparazzi guarding the entrances and exits of the airport had to admit their defeat until nightfall: according to the tip, Jennifer did enter England this morning, but, for the first time, they now have neither where she nor what she is doing, which is a very rare failure for British paparazzi.

"Call the friends of the crew." The leader of the paparazzi, Jeff of the News of the World, spat on the ground fiercely, speaking in an authentic London accent with a somewhat rough pronunciation, "They're going to start filming soon - she won't be hiding for long!" ”

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"I'm really sorry, Salvi," said Jenny, who was sitting comfortably in a reception room in west London while the paparazzi were still throwing tantrums at Heathrow, to the director of her new film, "you know, it's a special time and everything could have been much more relaxed – and thank you very much for your help." ”

Salvi covered his chest with his hands, bowing slightly, and his words and deeds showed good upbringing, low-key and decent, as if there was no shortage of etiquette to deal with the current situation. Although he seems to be cold and cautious by nature, and can even be said to be a little shy and introverted, this aristocratic style also makes the atmosphere of their conversation never too awkward.

"I can understand," his body language is a little more relaxed than during the interview, because Jenny has been discussing "Monroe" with him in various ways lately, and the two have had several video conferences and-for-tat moments, so the two naturally become familiar with each other. "Actually, it reminds me of our script, Jennifer, the sensation you have created in London should be as great as the pomp and circumstance depicted in our script."

"And my requirements for accommodation are pretty similar to Marilyn's, aren't they?" Jenny raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Seriously, Salvi, if this bothers you, I'd rather find a hotel near the set - I've heard that the residents of the aristocratic district are tired of the paparazzi brought in by celebrities, and they are even very reluctant to move in with 'new money'." ”

"I don't know what the situation is like in the United States," Salvi replied as if he were always careful about everyday matters, "but in the UK, it's probably not uncommon for paparazzi to buy off hotel staff, and since last year, there have been news of Buckingham Palace being wiretapped, and given that you want to avoid the media as much as possible at this stage—"

Jenny sighed, a little listless after the tiring voyage, "Yes, I've heard that everyone knows I'm coming to London and is telling me, let me be careful of the paparazzi in London, they're just lawless." ”

Jenny doesn't have much opinion on the way Chris chose to break up, people always do stupid things when they are impulsive, with what she knows about Chris, he will definitely regret it when he thinks about it after this time. Jenny had been to London a few times before, but she wasn't so newsy at the time, and the paparazzi weren't too crazy, but things were very different now, and she didn't expect to be able to have a peaceful and free private life during this long stay.

And of course, the trickiest part of the whole thing is that Salvi, her new director, not only has no qualifications, but also has been a supermodel, and even now, the appearance is still highly pleasing to the eye, and Salvi is looking for their new actor Simon. Roemer is also a young, handsome young man, when the crew announced that Salvi had been selected, the media had already said a round of strange things, if it wasn't for the press release at the time that it was Chris who introduced Salvi to her, it might have made a bigger fuss, and now, at this sensitive moment of limelight? Even if Salvi came to the hotel to interview actors, or to discuss the script with her, he would be hungry. The thirsty media hyped up a lot of news, and the last thing Jenny wanted was for her to be the Monroe in "Monroe", and for Salvi to be the male protagonist of "My Three Months with Jennifer", which would be very negative publicity for the movie itself, only commercial films would be so badly hyped, and she still pointed to "Monroe" for a few nominations.

Due to the notorious paparazzi in Britain, tapping the phone and rummaging through garbage bags are commonplace, and even the fact that the staff is secretly photographed inside the room is not unprecedented, and living in a hotel also gives people no ** feeling, Cesare and Judy can not rest assured, can only ask a few reliable friends to find a low-key place for her to live, at the critical moment, or Salvi used his family connections to borrow this small house near Westminster Abbey, which is convenient and has a suitable home environmentTherefore, Jenny did not hesitate to change her coat with Mary at the airport and played a stand-in show, while she slipped into the car in the chaos without makeup, and got rid of the paparazzi as if she were 'Mission Impossible', so that she could come to her destination without knowing and do the final audition work with Salvi. ――It is conceivable that if she doesn't want to be harassed continuously, she will have to play spy against the paparazzi during work time.

Directing a movie is a good thing, but because of her relationship, it has become quite troublesome, and she can't help but keep a low profile, and she has to use connections for her, Jenny is actually full of happiness in her heart, because the friendship between the two is obviously not that good, however, Salvi did not show displeasure, these dramatic absurd details did not touch his artist's lonely temper, but seemed to make him feel quite funny, and a faint smile appeared on his handsome face, "Yes, this point has been passed down from Monroe's time to the present, It's something that's amazing to me, and it's a small thing that hasn't changed for more than 50 years: people's curiosity about celebrities' private lives and the crazy enthusiasm of the media to profit from it. ”

It would be false to say that Jenny did not have a certain amount of hesitation and concern when Salvi was first decided, but after a few months of communication, those worries have almost disappeared. As Salvi delved deeper into the play, Jenny found that their understanding of the story became more and more consistent - and their views coincided on many things other than the script, but the most obvious feeling was their affinity and co-production in the field of artistic creation.

"It just so happens, that's what I thought, you know, I've rarely had such a moment racking my brains to avoid the media, and usually I would give up on this war and just throw in the towel, and this morning, when I got in the car, I felt the crazy joy that Marilyn and Colin had when they were messing around together." It was a ridiculous thing, but for some reason I didn't feel sorry for myself, and at that moment, I felt—"

"—a triumphant joy," said Salvi, his thin lips raised, and his expression warmed from quiet caution: his conversation was gradually stirred up. "A life force that's in the moment—"

A soft knock at the door interrupted their conversation, and Salvi walked through the living room and asked in a low voice by the door, "Who is it?" ”

"Me, Simon." The slightly hoarse baritone replied. "Open the door, it's snowing outside."

Salvi opened the door and looked behind Simon slightly. Roemer rushed into the house, bringing a cold wind, he was a tall and thin man, although his voice was mature, but his appearance was still a little childish, and his actions were much more flamboyant than Salvi's, but even so, his temperament still had a strong public school style - this 20-year-old young man was studying at Cambridge University, and he was taking the route of public school-oxbridge, his family was very superior, and his appearance was not too handsome, but the British taste was very strong, and it could not be said that it was not charming. Simon's appearance is more typical of Anglo-Saxon, as is evidently mixed with Salviby's appearance, and the two blush on his face vividly illustrate this: this somewhat rustic highland red is simply a great characteristic of the British, and fortunately, his temperament overcomes this shortcoming. Of course, this kind of appearance is also suitable for Jenny's needs, "Monroe" is not a love movie starring handsome men and beautiful women, and Monroe will be attracted to Colin not because he is handsome.

"Don't worry, Salvi." Simon said as he walked to the living room, "I took the subway on purpose, and besides, it's snowing outside, and there isn't a cat on the street, so we're safe." ”

His pretentious attitude made everything even more ridiculous: it was a normal audition, but it was like a secret meeting of the armed forces. Jenny couldn't help but chuckle as she took the initiative to shake Simon's hand and say hello, "Nice to meet you, Simon - I heard Salvi say you're talented at acting." ”

Simon blinked, apparently trying to restrain his emotions, and the flush on his cheeks became even more pronounced - he took a few deep breaths before smiling and replying, "Very nice to meet you, Jennifer." I don't know much about acting, Salvi used you to 'tempt' me, so I agreed to give it a try, and if my performance gets in your way, please don't blame me. ”

Jenny already knew a lot about Simon, and she had seen Simon's auditions, and knew that he was a very rare gifted actor - he studied business administration at Cambridge, which had nothing to do with acting, and had little acting experience other than playing soy sauce in stage plays as a child. If Salvi weren't a relative, Simon might have had nothing to do with acting for the rest of his life — but Salvi thought he had a talent in him and persuaded him to audition, and Simon's performance was radiant, and although it was his first electrocution, his on-camera performance didn't look jerky at all. The only thing they don't know for sure now is whether there will be a spark between Simon and Jenny, or if they will not be able to perform with each other. And the reason why Simon is willing to suspend his studies to test the waters, in addition to the generous salary, the biggest reason is that he is a fan of Jenny, so he does not want to miss this opportunity.

Because he and Colin are very compatible in all aspects, and Salvi wants him to play in his true colors, they don't talk about the plot in depth - Simon can't say anything constructive, and will be left out in the cold. After a brief pleasantries, Salvi took the lead in the final audition.

"I don't think we need too many lines." Although he is usually very gentlemanly, he naturally took the lead in the filming work, and did not ask Jenny about everything - this made Jenny trust his ability more, "It only takes one paragraph, the part where Colin first saw Monroe, this paragraph is enough to explain everything-Jennifer, can you please get up for a while?" ”

"Of course." Jenny quickly stood up, and she called Mary and Claudia to help set up the camera and clear a suitable place for filming. Simon, on the other hand, paced back and forth in the empty space, brewing his form.

Soon, the audition venue was cleared, and Jenny and Simon were also led to their respective burial positions by Salvi, with Jenny in a slightly farther position and Claudia making a cameo appearance as Arthur. Miller, while Mary, who had acting experience, took on the role of a reporter. Salvi adjusted the angle of the camera and calmly shouted, "A." ”

"Miss Monroe, do you like the weather in England?" Mary kept asking questions according to the script - and Jenny, who expertly summoned the golden finger in her mind, and soon entered the role of Monroe - in the overwhelming flash, she felt pure and real power, and this direct attention made her feel safe, and with a familiar smile on her lips, she answered the questions of the media decently: this was the game she was good at, and she easily fascinated these people, and now it was a little boring.

Inadvertently, she glanced into the distance, and she saw a boy—a little fellow who was too young to be called a boy, thin and tall, and well-mannered, but he looked a little embarrassed in front of the noisy media, as if he could not find his place, and yet even so, he looked at her reverently and yearningly, like all her admirers.

No, he was different, she couldn't tell what it was, but he was a little different, there was something unusual in his eyes, in his standing, in his temperament, something attractive to her-

Monroe smiled at him slightly, nodded her head again, and she gave her husband an affectionate look and returned to the interview—but somehow there was something more in her smile.

“cut。” Salvi said he quickly removed the camera's memory card, "I think Simon did a really good job, and now, let's take a look at the results." ”

Jenny shook her head, "I don't think we even need to look at it. ”

Although she was tired for a day, her emotions were very excited, and the problem that had been bothering them was finally solved: in the rivalry just now, Jenny could feel Simon's momentum with her, which is not to say that Simon's acting skills are as superb as her, but he is completely natural in his true colors, and there is no problem of being forced out of the play by Jenny's momentum. The feeling that the character is one with me is the highest level of methodology, and more importantly, in the confrontation between the two, she can feel the most important trace of the love scene - not that she and Simon fall in love with each other at first sight, but at least they have an instinctive attraction to each other, which is prevalent between healthy adult men and women, and can be translated into chemistry that adds the indispensable tension and soul to the performance.

The male lead actor was finally decided, which swept away her exhaustion, and she shook Simon's hand in high spirits, "Congratulations, Simon, you just got your first performance contract for yourself." ”

Simon has already been recognized by Salvi, what is missing is the vote of the producer and funder, since Jenny is nodding now, then the whole thing can be settled, Simon is so happy that his cheeks are red, but he didn't forget to hold Jenny's hand first, and gently shook a standard amplitude, then he let go of his hand and clenched his fist excitedly-Jenny couldn't help but smile: No wonder the English gentleman is so popular in the United States, if it was Josh in Simon's current mood, I'm afraid he wouldn't remember to shake hands at all, I have long jumped up with joy.

"I'd suggest we watch the video of the performance just now." Salvi unexpectedly sang the opposite tune to Jenny, he pulled the video and watched it for a moment, his brow furrowed slightly, but quickly let go, "But Simon, you can go—I'm sure you'll have to go back and write your leave of absence." ”

He turned to Jenny, hesitated slightly, but said politely and calmly, "As for Jennifer - I want to talk to you about ......"

Perhaps the aristocracy's specialty is to be able to talk about embarrassing topics at all times and places, but Salvi said this as calmly as if talking about the snowy weather outside: "I think there is something wrong with your acting technique, which may affect the effect of the finished film...... I think we should have a good talk about that. ”

The author has something to say: Note: The British tabloid culture mentioned here is almost all true, since 05 onwards, tabloids have made a series of eavesdropping scandals, and there are major suspicions of self-directed and self-acting social cases, in 13 or 14 years? Finally the introduction of the official regulatory mechanism, before which the British tabloids were very exaggerated-

It's been updated, everyone has been waiting for a long time~

I don't know how many friends will refresh and wait for more xdd tomorrow