"Yes, you're right, the construction of this Bird's Nest Stadium took about five years, which may be a relatively rare speed in the history of the world." When Jenny and her party got out of the nanny car, Xiao Han said in an admiring voice, "Since our country got the right to host the Olympic Games in 2,000 years, the design and construction have been completed. ”

A few foreigners around him let out a murmur of admiration, and even Woody and the others, who had been concentrating on security work, couldn't help but raise their heads and look at this new architectural wonder imperceptibly - although the Bird's Nest may not be very noticeable from the perspective of the whole world, it can be completed in just five years, and for Westerners who are accustomed to building for up to eight or even ten years, this speed and what it represents behind it can still be touching.

Because today's security work is not difficult, and Jenny is definitely not a harsh customer, so today Woody and they are not so much on a mission as a paid holiday, and it is obvious that they are more touched by Chang'an Street, Wangfujing and other prosperous areas than the antique atmosphere of the Forbidden City and Prince Gong's Mansion, and the street scene here seems to be more shocking to the stereotypical part of the Americans.

As for Cesare, of course, he remained silent, and Jeanne tried to extract some thoughts from his face, but she suspected that Cesare might have secretly searched for some information about China and Beijing last night, so he came here today prepared for any attraction, and there was no gaffe.

"During this time, Mr. Zhang has almost always lived near the Bird's Nest, but you may not be able to see it at this time, you can go to one of our internal exhibition halls first, there are some souvenirs that can be given to you, if you have anything you particularly like, you can take care of me." Xiao Han, who has been receiving the team throughout the whole process today, was also shocked by Jenny today, if before this, he was just an ordinary movie fan, with a little careful thinking about climbing up with Jenny's strength, then after today's trip, his worship of Jenny has completely risen to a new height, and he is a little dumbfounded - Woody and they are accompanied by local security guards and interpreters, and bilingual tour guides are also arranged, as for the few people who are surrounded by the crowd in the center, Still enjoying relative privacy, so only he witnessed how Jeanne understated, as if inadvertently introducing Cesare to the historical background behind the attractions they visited, and when he turned his head, he was able to talk and laugh with Xiao Han in Chinese: she casually made an excuse that she had watched some BBC introductory documentaries before coming, and Xiao Han seemed to believe this excuse to the fullest, and thus developed a sense of admiration for her intelligence, which can be called alpine admiration, even religious worship. She felt that even if she started to perform light skills or something in the next second, Xiao Han would not have any doubts except applause, and now he was talking to her with a smell of respectfully asking for the gift of the great god for guidance, and there was no longer any desire to shock Jenny, and by default, even if the sky fell, she would not be able to move her eyebrows.

"Will there be anyone else in the showroom?" Jenny asked, she guessed that some of the lounges inside the Bird's Nest must be monopolized by dignitaries now, and the big names in the entertainment industry can only be slightly aggrieved and squeezed more. "If that's the case, let's just go to the seats, it's already past seven o'clock, and we can watch the opening ceremony after a little rest, isn't it?"

Although she is more active today, it doesn't mean that she particularly wants to get the attention of others, she guesses that if she goes to this lounge now, she will definitely have to get acquainted with some big names in China, and Jenny really doesn't have much interest in this level of communication, this time she took the line of President Han, in fact, it is enough, even if she needs connections, Director Zhang is much more reliable.

"Of course, you can come as much as you want." Xiao Han said repeatedly, he changed to English again, and communicated with Cesare - I have to say, Xiao Han is indeed very discerning, that is, after accompanying him for more than half a day today, he has realized that Cesare is also an important person in the team, at least not Jeanne's little follower anyway.

Cesare didn't sound interested in seeing some souvenirs, so the team walked straight to the guest entrance, passed through symbolic security, entered the vast stadium, and took their seats.

At Jenny's level, it is impossible for her bodyguards and security personnel to have a place in the box area with a better view, including Xiao Han, who is also sitting in a more remote place with a more remote view, so this leaves her and Cesare sitting side by side in the first row: there is still half an hour, and most of the guests may still be socializing in the lounge, or they are only planning to get there before the most important people, and the crowds here are much sparser compared to the blackened stands on the other side.

"Do you like the Peking snacks we tried tonight?" She comforted Cesare, trying to hide the pleasure in her tone, "I suspect that the food may not be to your liking. ”

Cesare seemed to have made up his mind not to discover what was so unusual about Jeanne, and even if she had woven almost all of these suspicions into a flag and waved it back and forth under Cesare's eyes, he did not move, and did not react. Just like now, he knew that most of Jenny deliberately ordered bean juice, boiled and fried liver, enema, and other snacks that foreigners could not accept, and even caused him to almost swallow dinner, he only raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't notice the narrow smile on her face, and just replied flatly, "Maybe you don't know, but I've always been a very trying tourist." ”

Jenny knew that she was not mature enough, maybe she should be sad and full of thoughts because of something related to the return now, of course, she is not without similar emotions now, but after last night's conversation, what occupied her main emotion today was a fluttering sense of liberation - even she didn't expect that even just sharing the secret of 'I have a secret' with another person could provide such a rich reward, She was like a model who had been on a diet for countless years (and the analogy was true) and walked into an ice cream parlor for the first time after retiring from the game, knowing that she was not behaving properly, but by this time the joy had completely overwhelmed everything - another burden that I didn't know how heavy it was until I was put down.

"Okay, then it looks like I can remove you from the list of people who want to eat this little snack." Deciding to be a little more restrained, she pulled her meal out of her bag, unpacked it and handed it to Cesare, "Here, the whole wheat sandwich on the breakfast table, I hope you don't dislike it." ”

Cesare raised an eyebrow at her - they were both familiar with Jeanne's diet, and sometimes she ate a homemade meal before a party because she couldn't control the calories when eating out, and Mary had gotten into the habit of bringing some prep food. Of course, now that Mary is on vacation, she knows how to take care of herself—but the fact that she will give up the meal means that she has filled her stomach at the snack tasting just now. And this is simply a big crime for an actress.

"What," Jenny put up a barrier defensively, "Chinese snacks are different from foreign desserts, you can enjoy them to your heart's content, and no matter how much you eat, you won't gain weight." ”

Of course, this is not scientific, but Cesare didn't seem to have any intention of arguing with her, but nodded and said tamely, "Of course, for normal people, these flavored foods may also have a weight loss effect." ”

Jenny choked on the rich sarcasm of the remark, and after a moment she burst out laughing and smacked Cesare again, "You know what, you're a very, very nasty person. ”

Cesare shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly (a very unusual gesture for him), rolled up his sleeves, tossed his tie to the back of his head, and nibbled on a sandwich with no sauce, low salt, and only a few peppers.

Blowing the oncoming, somewhat hot night breeze, and looking at Cesare's civilian appearance as he tried not to let the juice drip on his body, Jeanne was quick to forgive him—though she wasn't too angry at first, and she said with some explanation, "Of course I know that some of those snacks are high in calories, but they have a special meaning to me - just like my mother's meat rolls are to Jews, and spaghetti with bolognese is to Italia. ”

She said with joy that she could talk freely about these things, she now believes that 'coming out' means a lot to the LGBT community, and only after years of hiding their own group can they understand the joy of being themselves, and this happiness almost hides the sadness of mentioning the past, Jenny said her thoughts without thinking, "Sometimes you can be weird, but it's true, in many cases, the memory of food lasts the longest, You've forgotten what kind of mood you were in at some point in your life, but you'll remember what you ate at that time, you'll remember the breakfast you had when you first left home alone, and it can bring back some memories......"

She smiled and didn't say any more, but handed over a tissue and unscrewed the water for Cesare, "Okay, the prank is officially over, I'll ask Xiao Han to prepare some sandwiches for you from tomorrow, we can have some cold food at noon, and then go to some restaurants in the embassy district in the evening, their flavors are not worse than those in my country." ”

Cesare said with a slight sarcasm, "I didn't know you were playing a prank on me—"

Jeanne glared at him, and Cesare laughed heartily, his head tilted to the sky, laugh lines appearing at the corners of his eyes, but surprisingly, it made him look younger than usual - he made a truce gesture and put the tissue in the trash.

"Thank you for your thoughtful consideration." "You know, I'm your agent, you're the one who needs to be taken care of, but in China, I feel like our roles are reversed," he said. ”

Jenny shrugged her shoulders and wondered if 'hospitality' would be too obvious, and in the end she just said, "Because I can speak Chinese, I can take care of the team more effectively, can't I?" ”

"Of course." "But you're more than that—the sights of Beijing are interesting, but I can sense that you're not very enthusiastic about them -- and it feels like you're only taking part in such excursions to keep me company." ”

Jenny does not deny that celebrities usually do not deliberately accompany their agents, on the contrary, agents need to accompany celebrities frequently, and she did think about whether to join Cesare's tourism activities in Beijing, or to explore and remember some places that have special meaning to her. On the one hand, she surprisingly lacked the urge to dwell on the past, and of course, she was not quite out of the picture yet, but she was able to get out of the shadows faster than she thought, and on the other hand, she felt that it was a bit of a stretch to let Cesare, who had accompanied her to Beijing, travel alone.

"Isn't it normal to be with a friend?" She asked rhetorically, "Or in your heart, we're still not friends?" ”

Cesare chuckled softly.

"I don't know why," he said, "but it's a little weird to travel with a friend...... As if it's too ordinary for you. ”

Jenny laughed too, "Hollywood's big stars don't usually do such things, do they?" Accompany your friends around the attractions that I've been to a few times. ”

"It seems to be true," Cesare said, "you can't imagine Chris doing that, can you?" ”

Jenny burst into laughter, "I kind of understand what you mean now - it's funny just to associate Chris with tourist attractions." Tourist hats, tour groups, none of these things sounded like anything to him - for him, a vacation must be a private island, a private jet, and a private yacht, wouldn't it? Any leisure activity that is not private is not a vacation for us. ”

It's not because Chris is vain, in fact, it all makes sense, no one likes to go on vacation and bring a bodyguard, but Hollywood A-R people usually have lost the courage to go to strange areas alone and walk into the crowd - Jenny would never dare in the first place. And bodyguards usually mean extra attention, not to mention how valuable and scarce his time is, what would happen if Chris accompanied his friends to the Empire State Building?

Jenny looked around: there were still more than twenty minutes to go, the opening ceremony was about to begin, but the stands were still sparsely populated, only a white-haired old man in his late teens was staring at them vigilantly at the edge of the stands, and even Xiao Han didn't know where to go, only she sat with Cesare, waiting with a hundred thousand excited people for the opening of another big event, this was almost the first time since she became famous, she sat in one place with so many people who had seen her films, and no one noticed her, and no one even cared about her- And this is the first time after becoming famous, she came to be a guest at an event, and after arriving at the scene, no one came to talk for 20 minutes: in front of such a grand event and so many important people, the importance of the star is infinitely compressed, she no longer enjoys any priority, in the city of Beijing, she can entertain her friends to travel with - she can be a normal person again.

"I love Beijing now," Jenny declares, "because it allows me to use my gift of hospitality – I like to travel with my friends." ”

She winked at Cesare again, "And you?" Do you like to be treated like this? Someone to accompany you on a tour - don't tell me you prefer to walk around alone, I'll kill you for my wounded pride. ”

"If you have to ask, this is probably my first trip." Cesare didn't follow Jeanne's joke, he was silent for a moment, and confessed a surprising truth.

Jenny gasped.

"What?" She said, making an exaggerated expression. Because Cesare was clearly not telling the truth: not to mention Lilian, who had gone on vacation with Chris every year before founding Big Dream. "Oh dear, aren't you the most pitiful man in the world?"

"If tourism is defined as visiting an unfamiliar city, visiting its cultural monuments or natural wonders," Cesare explained, his white shirt curled up above his elbows and his hair a little messy by the night breeze, he really looks much more accessible than usual at this moment, like a ruler who has taken off his crown and put on a farmer's shirt and blended into the carnival, "then this is indeed my first tour, and I have been to some attractions before, but they are all an accessory of a long life, If you've lived in New York for five years, you wouldn't call a trip to the Met a tourist. ”

"As for the Maldives and the Caribbean, that's called a vacation to you, isn't it?" Jeanne's tone was less dramatic, and she began to feel slightly sorry for Cesare - it wasn't the first time she had felt the same way, there were people in the world who grew up in loving families, like Mary and Lillian, who were both materially and spiritually rich, but also who lived in ...... Living on the opposite side of those families, like Cesare and ...... Like Cesare, he had a trust fund that would have allowed him to easily spare a sum of money to buy a large house in Beverly Hills, but the man had never traveled.

"As for the Maldives and the Caribbean, they're called vacations in the literal sense of the word." "And it's more of a job for me, just in a much more relaxed environment, and I'm still spending time with my clients, killing time to their liking—Christopher is approachable, of course, but you can't imagine him doing something he doesn't want to do, can you?" ”

Jenny meditated on Christopher reading Cesare's legal papers—in her imagination, Cesare's hobby must have been reading legal papers—and she couldn't help laughing.

"So, it's an honor to be your first time," she said, deliberately sloppy and heroic, "tell me, do you enjoy my company, ma'am?" Will it be the most enjoyable trip? ”

Cesare still looked a little strangely serious, and he seemed completely fascinated by the notion that he was traveling.

"I can't answer you right now," he finally concluded, "'most' is comparative, it requires at least three sample sizes, and I'll let you know the results when my journey reaches a predetermined number." ”

Jenny couldn't make out for a moment whether he was joking or really serious, and she looked at Cesare in amazement, who stared back at her unimpressed—but something in his eyes widened, and a few thin lines appeared around the edges of his lips—

Jeanne wanted to laugh, but she wanted to shoot back, and she pointed at Cesare and shouted, "You-"

Cesare leaned heavily back in his chair, patted the armrest, and raised his head heartily and laughed, but the laughter was soon interrupted.

A hurried footstep suddenly came from the direction of the entrance passage, and through the mixing of the hallway, a series of piercing echoes formed, and soon Xiao Han broke into the field of vision of Jeanne and Cesare—he must have been fast, at least close to the speed of sound, and he appeared almost as soon as the footsteps sounded—and he rushed straight to Jenny, who was surprised to find that Xiao Han was red from head to toe, like a shrimp that had just come out of the pot.

"The one." Han said that he was so excited that he didn't know what to do - if he could tear open his chest muscles and pull his heart out to cool down, Jenny guessed he would do the same. "That one, that one—"

He let out a big breath, and then he relieved himself, and said in a hurry, "That one just entered the lounge, and he asked you by name—he wanted to see you!" ”