According to the usual practice, a few days or weeks after the end of the Oscars, it is the carnival of the industrial chain that begins, and the major media will successively select the appropriate photos from the news pictures provided by the Oscars that night to distribute the news, whether it is the tall "Variety" or "The Hollywood Reporter", or the relatively middle-level "People", or those alarmist tabloids and websites that cheat sales or clicks, they can draw enough nutrients from the Oscars. Baidu: Real name + "Variety" and other magazines reported on the judges' preferences reflected in this year's awards, "People" and other magazines will report on the winners to do some recent inventory, while tabloids and websites pay attention to the interesting anecdotes that happened to movie stars in the award process, of course, there is also an inventory and evaluation of the Oscars red carpet by fashion magazines.

Although she did not have the honor of appearing on the cover of "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter", Jenny's exposure was not low, in addition to the widespread discussion about Renee Jenny's new chapter of the battle between the open and the dark, she was also selected by the fashion section of some websites as the top three red carpet finalists in the 2003 Oscars - although due to fame, she was not the first beauty on the red carpet, and some major newspapers and magazines also cut such selections in the atmosphere of war, but at least it also shows that Jenny is now popular and concerned.

"This year, we rarely see arrogant puffy skirts and extravagant skirts, almost all actresses have chosen simple and simple black close-fitting evening dresses, which makes the entire Oscar almost a funeral, in my humble opinion, is this too formalistic? If you really think that war is imminent and that all entertainment should be abolished, then maybe you shouldn't have come at all. Fashion columnist Amy. Spear has become a fan of Jenny, and in her spicy column, she chose this year's Oscar red carpet finalists, "Harry. Berry's gold dress is a good choice, the color represents the undying hope, and perhaps it is this color that makes Adrian can't help but give a long kiss. And Jennifer. Jefferson's black tulle dress gives us a sense of understated elegance from Valentino, and the choice of gold embellishments and silk petticoats is a highlight, compared with the monotonous velvet and satin, this ethereal is ......"

“…… A good spice for a serious evening. Mary finished reading the newspaper aloud, "I told you, Jenny, Amy loves you, and everybody loves you now." ”

"Now everyone thinks of me as a good spice." Jenny threw a few newspapers and magazines on the table, "Almost all of the Oscar reports are related to Chicago, and the accompanying picture is used." ”

Renee and her hug lasted for a long time, enough for reporters to find an angle to take many photos, and now the widely published one does not satisfy Jenny, because of the angle, her body is covered by Renee for most of the time, and her face is completely blocked by Renee's head, although this picture is posted all over the country, but it is not any of Jenny's qualities that have been promoted, the focus is all on Renee - although she lost Best Actress, Catherine must pull Jenny on stage, but Renee didn't mind, and took the initiative to hug her, Magnanimous blbl.

Even Renee's team, which had been silent before, now began to speak out frequently, indicating that Renee never minded the media hype and that she and Jenny had a good relationship. ――Although the news is still hype, it is not Jenny who benefits.

Of course, the good news is that it is not her who is damaged, and now the focus of public opinion begins to analyze Catherine's award declaration, after changing the runway, Catherine successfully won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, but in the award declaration she only thanked the producer and director, and did not mention anything to Renee, this fact has caused widespread speculation, including the expression after the previous Golden Globe Awards were pressed by Renee, and the action of pulling Jenny on stage when receiving the Best Picture Award, has now been interpreted with a different meaning - the two A-lists do not match, For the entertainment industry, there are much more highlights than Renee Jennifer, so now Catherine is haunted by the label of 'scheming', and Jenny, as she said, is just a spice in this catfight, and even the opportunity to be on camera was completely blocked by Renee.

"Judy, they couldn't have found a better picture," Mary said sympathetically, as she began to clean up the table. "Renee should be able to see the direction of the photo zone, she really blocks every angle you get on camera, doesn't she? If only you could take a spin at that time. ”

"That's live, dear, Renee has taken the initiative, if I go around in circles to steal the show, I should be competing with Catherine for the Oscar for Best Scheming Girl by now." Jenny waved her hand, she had adjusted her mentality now, "We've been tied up with Renee for a long time, and we've got enough benefits, and it's not a bad thing to get out of the game now when she starts to fight back against Catherine, after all, the premiere of "Pirates" is next month, and there will be no shortage of topics to expose in the future." ”

"Ah, Josh......" said Mary.

Jenny didn't specifically mention the contract to her, but Mary was with her all day, and of course had her own opinions on many things, but she was at least mature enough not to continue on the subject, and after saying a name, she changed her tone and said, "Judy said that she would call in the afternoon to tell us the final result." ”

"Then let's go to the troupe first, you can answer this call, if it's the original price, call Kim and ask him to go to the bank to cash out my loan amount." Jenny got up and began to clean up the dishes, and Mary came to help—since she was now cooking at her own house, and Mary wanted to lose weight, Jenny gave her an extra lunch and let her eat a recipe with herself.

"I wish Valentino had given you that gown...... "Mary muttered, "Judy has such a good relationship with their PR director." ”

If the clothes are broken, of course, the direct way is to compensate, after all, no one will repair the haute couture dress, not to mention that it is impossible to repair this kind of light yarn. Mary was about to cry when she found out that the veil was broken, but Jenny calmed down after confirming that it was impossible to repair it, even if she suspected that Renee might have done it, she had no evidence, anyway, it had come to this point, instead of begging Valentino to waive the money for this dress, or having an emotional breakdown on the spot, it was better to save a little face for everyone, so that the cooperation would be smoother in the future.

"Be prepared to pay the full amount." She said calmly. "Unless you're a good friend of Mr. Valentino, you're going to be Nicole. Kidman also has to pay, and according to our current list, he may not even be eligible for a discount. ”

"But Judy—" Mary did not give up.

"Judy doesn't really care about that." Jenny said, "Don't you see that? She felt somewhat relieved by this. After all, if I hadn't chosen to take Catherine's invitation, she probably wouldn't have found me at all, and certainly wouldn't have pulled me on stage. - Actually, judging from what has happened since I took the stage, it would have been better for me and Josh to be there. Anyway, the exposure now won't do me any good, and it will save me a lot of money. ”

Although Judy didn't show her emotions and said some very low 'itoldyou', Jenny felt that some of her performance in this matter was still full of obviousness, yes, the media has been publishing a hug photo that could not benefit her, and Judy may not be able to find a better photo to replace, but this does not mean that she can't arrange some 'street photography' to take advantage of the situation to consolidate Jennifer's status as a fashionista. But Judy is not doing it now, of course, she may have many reasons to explain this, but Jenny feels that Judy is a little bit of a hanger on her in the negotiation of the dress incident - not that she doesn't want to cooperate with her in the future, but more to set rules for Jenny, so that she herself feels who she should listen to when she encounters some disagreements.

"But......" Mary still couldn't take it, "she's your PR-"

"It's not her job to help me save money." Jeanne said, "Forget it, a hundred thousand, a maximum of two hundred thousand, pay it and pay it, and don't tell Cesare about it." ”

It's not that she's schizophrenic and suddenly doesn't care about money, but Jenny values team harmony more than money. Of course, she could have complained to Cesare and asked Cesare to save the money for her, or simply lend her money, but then how could she work with Judy again? Cesare was her film agent, and things like dresses and fashion styling were not his business at all, it was her and Judy's business, and even such a trivial matter had to be Cesare's involvement, and Judy would not be able to work at all in the future. She would rather find a way to save some money by herself than create a rift in the team before she became popular.

After the rehearsal that afternoon, Mary told Jenny, "Judy just called, saying that Valentino's design team likes your presentation and agrees to give you a discount, the original price is 150,000 yuan, you only need to pay 100,000 yuan, the clothes can be sent back, and they will try to do the restoration work for you." Then I called Kim and Kim said I wanted you to communicate with him directly about it. ”

Valentino's haute couture dress, 150,000 US dollars is not expensive, which is different from the ready-to-wear series, haute couture alone the most basic plain dress costs 20,000 US dollars, Jenny's dress is complicated and must be more expensive. Of course, privately you think that a dress that can only be worn once is worth that price is another matter, but, since you want to play the game of the fashion industry, you have to follow the rules, Valentino did not give her a random price, on the contrary, Jenny also had to take their affection.

"Remember to remind me to write a thank you card when you send it back," Jenny said to Mary as she dialed Kim's phone, "Kim, are you looking for me?" ”

"Jennifer, do you remember the last time -- the week before the Oscars you came back -- you did the financial planning with me?" Kim said, "At that time, I made a plan with you, according to this plan, you only need to apply for a loan of 300,000 yuan to cover until the end of this year? ”

Of course, Jenny still remembers this plan vividly, "Ye, but I remember you told me that the bank approved the amount of half a million, didn't I have signed the loan agreement yet?" Isn't it okay to borrow an extra 100,000 yuan for Valentino's dress? ”

"It's a bit complicated, so I'll tell you the results directly." Jin heard the sound of flipping the paper, "Since this loan is agreed to be a balloon loan (see note), and the bank has a high risk valuation of the DVD revenue sharing contract, it only recognizes this contract as a guarantee pledge of 500,000 yuan, which will be repaid in one year." But you know, after a year, we will definitely not receive the DVD share, so we have to apply for a loan extension, or repay the loan, then you have to pay 300,000 yuan in interest - we calculated at that time that you can pay this interest with your income. But now, after you take out a loan of 400,000 yuan, there will be an increase in the monthly small repayment and the interest due, so that according to the original income and expenditure plan, you will not be able to pay. So I suggest you lend 500,000 in a lump sum, and use the remaining 100,000 to cover the extra interest and the expenses that were barely cut in the original 300,000 plan. ”

“ok。” Jenny had no choice but to agree. "So can I still follow the original spending schedule and spend my money?"

"Yes, the rest remains the same," said King, "but, Jenny, that means you can't have any unplanned expenses until you get a new off-balance sheet income, you know what I mean?" ”

"I understand." Jenny said helplessly, "At the Tony Awards ceremony, I will be very careful. ”

"Let's wear a thicker dress." "Or take on a new film as soon as possible, although you can't get paid right away, but the performance contract can apply for another loan for you, then you will be much more relaxed," Kim suggested. ”

Americans and their deep-seated notions of early consumption...... Jenny sighed, "I think it's better to borrow a thicker dress, there is really little hope that a new film can be filmed this year." ”

Since she will be very busy before June this year and can only execute a four-month contract, James will take the initiative and set the execution time of the remaining two months of the contract in November and December this year, which is beneficial for him to speculate on the box office and drive the ticket rate of "Chicago" next year, but it will be a loss for Jenny, she must wait for the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to negotiate a new film contract, but generally speaking, there is a three-month gap from negotiation to the official shooting of the group, In other words, even if she immediately negotiates a new film contract in June, joins the group in September, and has to act in a musical in November, this rushed shooting time is simply not enough for a big production, so this is a big obstacle for her to talk about a suitable new film.

Of course, if James is willing to give convenience and adjust the performance time to the summer vacation, it will be much more convenient for Jenny, but James has done his best to allow Jenny to be absent from the performance in May and June, which is close to the Tony Awards, and is unwilling to give in again.

In short, it is very likely that Jenny will not have a second income until this time next year, and if she can't talk about a satisfactory film, the time to get paid will have to be calculated later. In this fiscal year, all Jenny can count on is a loan approved by the bank - she thought that the loan of 500,000 yuan would be enough to support by then, but now that it is calculated, it can only be said that it is just enough to spend.

Since it was decided to take out a full loan, Jenny would not lament anything, and chatted casually with Kim to determine the time for her next return to Los Angeles, "Yes, I should be back long before the premiere - fortunately, this time, we don't need to pay for the premieres everywhere." ”

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is scheduled for July 9, 03, and the premiere will be held on June 28 at the Disneyland Resort in Los Angeles, but before that, Jenny still has some odd jobs to do, such as participating in the production of some post-dubbing scenes, and shooting some promotional posters, etc., so she will return to Los Angeles at the end of April.

"I think you're going to have a big explosion of popularity." "But I don't know if it's good news for your finances, but with the current spending plan, if your PR asks you to increase your budget for ready-to-wear garments, this plan will definitely have a big collapse." ”

"Generally speaking, we still hope that the popularity can explode, otherwise we will definitely continue to make ends meet." Jenny laughed a few times.

"Yes," Kim paused on the other end of the phone, "Jenny, this is a personal suggestion of mine, of course I know that as an accountant I shouldn't interfere too much with my clients, it's not my purview, but—I know you're a girl with a sense of crisis, and you like to have savings." ”

"I'm listening." Jenny got serious, too.

"If you want to continue your current lifestyle, I recommend that you try to pay more than three million for your next film," Kim said, "Three million is enough to cover your daily expenses for a year, and about 20% of your money can be saved or reinvested." If it's less than 1.5 million and you don't want to go into debt, then you can only consider changing your lifestyle. ”

"Wow, Kim, then you've really set me a big goal." Jenny said, but after all, she couldn't help but admit that Kim was right. "Then we'll have to count on Pirates to be an explosive success - three million is really a pretty big goal."

Although I am confident that the box office of "Pirates" will definitely explode, Jenny really doesn't know how high her salary can be after the screening, of course, doubling it is definitely no problem, and one million should be normal, but three million depends on how good her performance reputation is. The actor's salary is sometimes not linked to the box office performance of the film, a very simple example is "Avatar", the box office myth created by this film is likely to be broken only by "Avatar 2", but the value of the male and female leading actors has not soared, because both the filmmaker and the audience know very well that everyone watches "Avatar" for special effects, not to appreciate the story of the male and female leads, they are just two props used by Cameron to tell the story.

And even if it is a big bad movie, as long as the actor's popularity has increased, he has been loved by the audience and affirmed by the industry, he can still bid up and increase his general value. If Jenny wants to go from 300,000 to 3 million, she needs the audience's approval.

Although there are many complicated industry rules, there is actually only one in Hollywood: you have an audience, you can make money, you have the right to bargain, if not, you out.

Due to the relatively long shooting cycle, the time left for the production of special effects is very short, and there is no finished film yet, and Jenny does not know how she performs in the film. After all, her performance is just material, a bad editor is likely to ruin all her efforts, in this industry, unless you have the right to cut the end, there is never a myth of 'cone in the bag, its edge is self-seeing', the big man with scissors can cut your wonderful performance into fragments, dull and wooden, or use its magic hands to splice your fragmented performance full of aura, in the end can you shout three million, even Jenny does not have much confidence, you must have seen the finished film to have a basic estimate. After all, three million is no longer a price that can be called casually, more or less, it also represents a certain status in the rivers and lakes, not to mention the 20 million club on the top, that is, five million, ten million, it is not something you can shout casually, she estimates Kayla. Knightley is worth two or three million after acting in the first part, and her qualifications are much thicker than Jenny's.

"Then I wish you success." Jenny could even hear a hint of pressure in his tone, King said. "Hopefully this film will do well."

Jenny can feel Kim's opinion - Kim believes that if "Pirate" is mediocre at the box office, Jenny will be out of the circle just around the corner, and may even be incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, after all, DVD sales dividends must also be linked to the box office, and if the box office is not good, the dividends may not even be 500,000.

If Jenny hadn't foreseen the future and knew that "Pirates" was just a matter of more explosions and fewer explosions, she was sure that her psychological pressure must be so great that she would have exploded, and she might even have psychological disorders because of excessive pressure, after all, this kind of pressure that spent all her strength to fight for an opportunity, but in the end, it could be back to the original point and start all over again, and even many steps back from before, is a very big test for anyone. The most important thing is that she is not discouraged and is still willing to fight hard, but Cesare may not be able to cultivate her as before, and fight for such a good performance opportunity for her, even if she wants to appear in an A-level production again, her difficulty will be much higher than that of newcomers, and Hollywood studios are sometimes very superstitious. If you star in a movie that hits the box office, they will probably be reluctant to look for you again for the next big production, for fear that you will bring bad luck. When it really comes to that point, I can only put down the shelf and go to the TV circle and the advertising circle to eat - after this time out of the circle, if you want to come back, it is almost impossible.

Is it cruel? But this is Hollywood, every year there are countless rookies who leave the scene after a short period of glory, forgotten by everyone, just to gain a foothold and become familiar, it already takes more strength and luck than most people.

So, in the months leading up to the release, everyone in Jenny's team was under a lot of pressure, after all, they also invested a lot of energy and hope in Jenny, even Mary, she was willing to follow Jenny with a low salary, didn't she expect her to soar to the sky one day, and she would also share some benefits?

In such an unconscious low pressure, in April, May, and June, all the way slipped, Jenny in April because she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress, and her attention rose steadily, and she returned to Los Angeles in May to start making up shots, recording in the studio and other trivial work, and at the same time attended some publicity activities with Josh, due to returning to Los Angeles, the base camp of the paparazzi, and the hot weather, unable to use face covering tactics, the exposure suddenly increased sharply, and the installation fee also skyrocketed, and there was a danger of overspending again.

At present, some small brands have offered to sponsor her, but due to the disagreement with Julian's fashion concept, Judy finally declined, and she still has to buy ready-to-wear from first-tier brands with no discounts.

Early in the morning of June 28, she rushed to Disneyland to prepare for the premiere that night. This will also be Jenny's first time seeing the full dailies, although she had seen some clips during the dubbing before, but due to the tight time of special effects processing, the finished product was officially completed a few days before the premiere. Except for Depp's attendance at the internal screening, none of the other actors has seen the full film.

This time at the premiere, Jenny chose Valentino's printed dress, although there was a damage to the last time, but because she was well received for her dress, coupled with the happy purchase of the dress, the relationship between Valentino and Jenny has been closer, this time when the dress was borrowed, Valentino provided multiple sets of costumes for Jenny to choose, rather than throwing her an extra set to wear like the first time. Since Jenny was in Los Angeles this time and went to the store with Judy and Julian, Valentino also specially invited an assistant director to entertain them.

After spending a certain amount of time taking photos and doing a brief interview, the heart of the premiere was still the 'premiere', and the guests entered the theater where "Mickey Mouse Fantasia" is usually screened, and began their own 'Pirates of the Caribbean' tour.

The author has something to say: Note:

1 I forgot to mention before, in fact, the pirate shooting was from October 02 to March 03, and it was adjusted here for the sake of the plot

2 Similarly, the draw time for the 2003 Tony Awards has also been adjusted

3 balloon loan means that I borrowed 100 yuan, 1 year, I repaid 1 yuan in the first 11 months, and the remaining 89 yuan was paid off in the last month, which is probably the reason-

The money was still lost

Sorry, I had something to do today, I came back late, and I also had some Kavin......