“cut！ good！ Tony shouted loudly with the guide and clapped a few more times, "excellent!" ”

As he moved, the crew members also applauded, forming a loud echo in the empty building, and Jenny also put down the 'Karen' shelf on the set for the first time, and applauded Daniel with her own personality, "It's amazing, Daniel." ”

Daniel tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled stiffly, but didn't say much, but picked up the script again and looked through the only remaining scene in the whole film - because it was an interior scene and the dialogue was simple, for most people, the three-month filming period was officially over, and by tomorrow morning at the latest, they could leave this backcountry town and return to bustling Los Angeles.

"Alright, get ready to move the venue, rest for fifteen minutes, and let's shoot the last scene." Tony said spiritually, then invited Jenny, "Jennifer, can you come along?" I want you to witness the final shot. ”

Although he didn't praise anything, Tony's expression already showed his gratitude - because the chemistry between Jenny and Daniel gave Tony a lot of inspiration, and the filming cycle was delayed from the originally expected nine weeks to twelve weeks, an extra month of time, which means budget overruns for small and medium-budget films, and also means that the director's control is defective, but as a major investor and producer, Jenny not only did not raise objections and put pressure on Tony, but patiently cooperated with Tony's work to reshoot, made up for the previous shots, and at the same time showed a strong attitude, so that Warner's spokespersons, including Clooney, had no room to speak, and also gave Tony space to carve the artistic masterpieces in his heart. What's even more touching is that although she doesn't have many scenes, Jenny can go back and forth between Hollywood and filming locations between filming, but except for some activities that can't be pushed away, she stays in the crew most of the time, even if she doesn't have a role, helping Daniel maintain his performance.

Although she claims that this is to learn Daniel's acting skills, this sentence is not very credible, because everyone can see it, Daniel almost never talks to others, even if he talks to Jenny, it is in the identity and tone of Michael and Karen, his acting skills are not at all something that can be learned by watching from the sidelines, and Jennifer's performance skills are not the same way. At least Jennifer is very comfortable switching between the two states.

"Of course." Jenny said happily, also smiling at Tony, "I have a hunch that this will be a masterpiece, Tony, congratulations first." ”

Tony and her fist clapped, and the two exchanged a tacit smile - this production experience also allowed Jenny to expand her social circle, she rarely relies on her feminine charm to promote anything now, and even said that the relationship with Sidney and Tony has nothing to do with her charm, but is more based on the sympathy for each other's abilities and talents, and this kind of gentlemanly friendship also makes her feel good, after all, she relies on her own charm wherever she goes. Almost every man will be extraordinarily attentive to her with ulterior motives, this kind of thing seems to be beautiful, but it is not so enjoyable for the person concerned.

No one - including the assistant Daniel, everyone thoughtfully let him walk on the sidewalk near the crew members, Jenny and Tony talked and walked back to the crew's stronghold a few floors downstairs, she still kept Karen's makeup, but there was no need to touch up the makeup, her scene was completely over in the previous scene, and now everyone only needs to wait for Daniel to touch up the makeup, go to the nearby studio to shoot the last scene of Michael leaving in a taxi, and it can be officially finished.

“…… Yes, compared with "Spy Shadow", the biggest difference between this movie and "Spy Shadow" is that there are fewer thrilling action scenes. Jenny agreed, with a brief pause in her words - for she happened to be talking to Rebecca behind a half-open door. Miller looked at each other, "-Tony, can we talk later?" I saw Rebecca, it's time to go over and say hello. ”

Of course, Tony didn't have an opinion, he came here just to refill the coffee, and after a short stay, he took the team to the studio to shoot first. Jenny smiled and walked to the door, but before she could say hello, she was beckoned by Rebecca to the door.

"Shh Rebecca first gestured to lower her volume, and then apologized a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, but Daniel usually doesn't like us to disturb his performances." Now there's only one scene left, and he certainly doesn't want to see us show up. ”

Jenny nodded understandingly, she and Rebecca had met in Ireland before, so there was not much unfamiliarity, and she also knew that although Rebecca had brought her children to visit Daniel, she had only seen him briefly yesterday, and the two still slept in different rooms, and the youngest son brought by Rebecca didn't seem to see his father.

"In a few hours, it's family time." She was relieved that although she didn't ask, Jenny guessed that Daniel and Rebecca wouldn't have a lot of time to talk on the phone, so for them, it was almost three months of unheard separation, and even if you didn't mention some possible trust issues, it was conceivable that a family was suddenly completely separated for three months, and that his wife and children missed Daniel.

Rebecca shook her head, turned sideways slightly, and looked through the crack in the door at Daniel, who was touching up his makeup, seemingly unaware of his wife's arrival. "Not tonight, Daniel still needs to spend a night alone to get rid of the influence of the character for a while."

She exhaled and shrugged her shoulders again, "Of course, this is the price of marrying a great artist, whose life is swallowed up by a large part of the performance, which even his wife and children cannot touch at all, and the performance will always be his lover, and we can only take a back seat." ”

There is no resentment or sadness in Rebecca's words, perhaps because she is also an artist, photographer, director and poet herself, and for them, it is not a sacrifice. However, Jenny was still slightly embarrassed, after all, she had deliberately 'snatched' Daniel from them for three months, she cleared her throat and asked, "I only saw little Cashel last night, didn't little Ronan come?" ”

"He's old enough to go to elementary school." Rebecca said lightly, "But there's really no good school in Wicklow County, and we're considering sending him to a boarding school." ”

After chatting with Rebecca about family matters, Jenny has been thinking about how to speak, but she can't find the right time, and Rebecca has obviously been distracted by her husband, just casually talking to Jenny about trivial things to pass the time. It wasn't until Daniel finished her makeup and went out of the house that she came to her senses, smiled and went downstairs with Jenny.

"My temper is much gentler than my husband's." "You can just ask, Jennifer—there's nothing to worry about about my father and Marilyn." ”

Jenny breathed a sigh of relief - if it was something else, she didn't have anything to say directly, but Arthur. Miller passed away two years ago, and two years is far from enough time for some delicate and sensitive artists to get over this huge trauma, like Daniel, who is said to still not like to talk about his father after all these years. With her superficial friendship with Rebecca, she really can't tell if Rebecca is this type of artist.

"Looks like you've completely guessed my idea," she laughed a little embarrassedly.

"Of course, the fact that you're going to make 'Monroe' is already a sensation in England." "I spent a few days in London before I came to the United States, and both the theater and film communities talked about it – you should be honoured, Jennifer, there are a lot of films and TV shows that are shot in London every year, but very few projects get that kind of attention. ”

It seems that Arthur's pre-casting has built up the momentum, and Jenny is satisfied, but of course she feels a certain amount of pressure, but on the whole it is a good thing - for art films, how to build people's attention and expectations before release is almost as important as the quality of the shots. Because art films take the award route, and if they take the award route, it must be because of people, a good commercial film may create a miracle like "Pirates of the Caribbean", but a good art film has never been unknown before its official release, and it suddenly shines after its public release. If "Michael. Clayton is a film shot by an unknown director, all the participants are unknown, and it has not been favored and recommended by some influential people, so even if the quality of the film is comparable to this version, it is absolutely impossible for it to be nominated for an Olympic Award, or to stir up any waves at major film festivals, at most it is reduced to a collection of some films, which accidentally impresses some audiences who have seen it, forming a small fan group.

Of course, movies always need shooting funds, and the company that pays for this project will naturally try their best to recommend it, so it is unlikely that there will be such a thing in Hollywood, but there are foreign films of good quality every year, because of the lack of optimism of domestic bigwigs, they have fallen on the threshold of impacting Hollywood, and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film is the most typical example. But in general, the higher the attention of the art film, the better, and the bigger the producer behind it, the better, after all, in essence, this is still a personal game - Jenny didn't invite an old name like Sidney to suppress the formation, so the early attention is very important.

"There's not much I can tell you about Marilyn," Rebecca was indeed more cheerful and outgoing than Daniel, and she didn't let Jenny ask questions, but said as she walked, "Because my father really doesn't talk much about her, and she died in the year I was born, so you can imagine that when I'm old enough to be interested in it, it's already a dusty past, and it's not so easy to see how my father was influenced by it." ”

"Of course, you've certainly heard my father's quote that his union with Marilyn was seen by him as 'the combination of America's best brain and America's best body.'" Rebecca and Jenny got into the car together and continued, "As much as I have great respect for him, I think there is no basis for true love between him and Marilyn, and their union is based on Marilyn's outward beauty, and her hearty ** has fascinated my father, and she is also fascinated by his talent, but such a union is destined to be short and unstable, and it is difficult for my father to give her a sense of security-"

Jenny couldn't help but nod her head—although Rebecca. Miller is not famous, but the tiger father has no dog daughter, and her insight is shocking, as the most authoritative Marilyn in the world. Monroe expert, Jenny agrees with Rebecca's opinion, although every time she empathizes, it does not mean that there will be a complete memory of Monroe, but only grabs Monroe's emotional impulses in a certain period of time, and can only sense some chaotic thoughts, but in the emotions she tastes, insecurity is indeed a major source of emotion. Monroe's spiritual world is fragmented and incongruous, on the one hand, she knows that her beauty and sensuality can shake the whole world, they push her to such heights, she knows how to conquer a man with a look and a smile, to obtain unpredictable and fluid power, but on the other hand, she deeply understands that the world's fascination with her is only built on her beauty, this is all she is connected to the world, and under those praises and glory, it is difficult for her to find the essence of a person who loves her, And it is this feeling of precariousness that makes Monroe more amorous, her beauty is the result of careful packaging, but there is also a side of burning herself desperately and indulging in pleasure.

When Jenny empathized with Monroe before, she usually chose some clips of her flirtatious feelings, and those negative, chaotic thoughts didn't take up much, but the number of empathies was more, and of course she also built her own understanding of Monroe, although Rebecca was commenting on Arthur. Miller and Marilyn. Monroe's relationship, but this passage can almost be expanded to Monroe's life, and the film can also use this as a base point to expand the relationship between the rest of the characters and Monroe.

"So you don't blame Marilyn for having an affair in her marriage to him and continuing to take medication, even delaying your father's creative career?" She asked curiously, fully focused, and she felt that this would be a valuable conversation.

"Of course," Rebecca said with some surprise, "it's their life, why should I judge?" ”

Judging from her expression, the extramarital affair and drug history did not surprise Rebecca, in fact, she may have slightly felt that Jenny was making a fuss, and in the midst of Jenny's repentant smile, Rebecca continued, "However, even if my father admires Marilyn's talent and her character, I am afraid that they may not last long. In my opinion, in my dealings with two great contemporary artists, artists are quite self-centered creatures, and to be an artist's companion, you have to have a willing dedication, otherwise the relationship cannot be balanced. ”

A complicated expression passed over her face, and she sighed after a moment, "And in fact, although few people admit it, Monroe is indeed an artist, at least she has a lot of artistic pursuits, and her acting skills have always been overshadowed by her beauty." And I'm afraid that two narcissistic, selfish artists getting along together is like putting two black holes together, and they will only swallow each other and make each other's lives more chaotic. In fact, the ideal companion for an artist, in my opinion, should be that he or she has a certain artistic quality and some talent, but this talent is not so excessive as to swallow up their personal life and not become a burden - of course, the personality should be gentle, caring and dedicated. In this way, there will be no mutual understanding and no conflict, and this talent will also ensure that the weaker partner will not become a complete vassal in their partnership. ”

She shrugged her shoulders and confessed, "My father and mother are such a combination, and so am Daniel, and I think it's the most stable combination, so that it's the best outcome for the artist, who can find resonance in the family, but also have the freedom and space to create, and at the same time enjoy a relatively normal family relationship, maintain a stable mental state - you know, for geniuses, this is always a problem." But it's a pity that Monroe didn't have such luck, in fact, too many male and female stars, too many talented artists didn't have such luck. ”

Jenny has always been in contact with the social class dominated by celebrities, even if she has been to Broadway, she is also dealing with a team with a strong commercial atmosphere, what people talk about and worry about is fame, fortune and business, really like Rebecca, a wealthy background, a group of artists with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere within the family, she is still in contact with it for the first time, some of Rebecca's words are very inspiring to her, in fact, Meryl also said similar things to her, and according to Rebecca's standards, Meryl's family actually meets this criterion, and her husband is a representative of a certain talent and gentle personality, so the marriage between the two has been stable for so many years.

"Sean. Pan. Jenny said, eliciting a knowing smile from Rebecca.

- James. Dean, Malone. Brando," Rebecca shook her head, "there are so many of them, and Monroe is in the spotlight not only because of her achievements, but also because of the legendary nature of her death, and the lust of beauty stained with the halo of power and arouse voyeurism. However, her troubles in her love life are not special, starting from the birth of the movie star industry, which is a tragicomedy that is constantly repeated. Taylor, the percentage of legendary actresses with normal married lives is pitifully low, which is normal, after all, most people have a hard time finding a resonant other half in the crowd, let alone how strong the temptation they are compared to the average person. ”

She paused, "Oh, I'm sorry, Jennifer, I forgot you're also a legendary actress—"

Jenny doesn't deny that she felt a little chilled when she heard Rebecca's assertion: it was a hard feeling to describe, because she shouldn't be expecting a normal family life now, but hearing Rebecca's words still made her feel rather depressed.

"Don't worry, I didn't take it to heart, I think there is still a certain gap between me and Monroe and Taylor." "I mean," she said honestly, "I'm not that beautiful or that talented—"

"Do you know what the main difference is between you and them?" They were already in front of the studio, but instead of pushing the door in, Rebecca walked with Jenny to an open space in front of the studio, and stood under a tree and chatted, "Jennifer - you're very calm. ”

Rebecca waved her hand, "For artists, passion is their driving force, and when they pour this enthusiasm into their performances, they often produce great masterpieces, and usually these fanatical emotions will make them do stupid things." But you're different, your performance is passionate, but you're so calm and composed in everyday life—"

Although she was not a beautiful woman - Rebecca and Daniel were thirty-three years old when they met, by the way - Rebecca naturally had a charm that made Daniel feel that she had finally found the love of her life, and she said to Jenny, "You never seem to be fooled by your talent and beauty, which seems to me to be a very rare talent, so maybe you will be an outlier, my dear, I believe that maybe you will be an outlier." ”

In her smiling and sincere gaze, Jenny was rarely a little girl-like shyness, like a schoolboy who had scored perfect in the exam by cheating, and didn't know how to face her parents—she knew that Rebecca looked at her differently because she had probably seen her performance material, and therefore watched some of her works, and decided that she was also an out-and-out genius, a genius of the Daniel level, and after all these years with the two geniuses, she kindly gave some pointers to Jenny about the problems she might encounter in the future. It was this kindness that made her feel a little weak, but she couldn't explain that she wasn't really a genius, and maybe she wouldn't be bothered by such a problem, but it was very helpful for her to shape Monroe, even better than the 'daily details of Arthur and Marilyn' that she expected to hear.

"Thank you for the compliment." She finally said, "Rebecca, I want you to come to the premiere of 'Monroe' — Daniel doesn't have to come, I'm inviting you." ”

Rebecca laughed, but was interrupted by cheers from the studio, and Jenny looked at her and walked into the studio in tacit agreement, but soon the door opened, and some of the crew members rushed out cheering: it was clear that the film was officially finished.

"Congratulations, Tony." Jenny stepped forward and shook Tony's hand, many of the actors came up to her for autographs, group photos, and of course, a big finale party was planned, Jenny just caught a glimpse of the Dai-Lewis out of the corner of her eye - they stood in the corner of the set and whispered for a while, then parted as if nothing happened, Rebecca returned to join the crowd, and Daniel, who disappeared into the crowd without saying hello to anyone.

"He's going to need another night to get out of character." Rebecca said at the party, but in an optimistic tone, "It's a happier movie, so he's in a good mood right now, so it won't be too much of a problem." ”

Jenny wants to continue to talk to her about Marilyn and Daniel, Arthur, Rebecca and Daniel's relationship with her creative ideas is quite enlightening - if the relationship between Colin and Monroe borrows from Rebecca and Daniel, then the whole "My Week with Monroe" is not so ethereal and inexplicable, Colin and Monroe's mutual attraction is precisely because they are not only sexually attractive, but also sexually and spiritually, which also includes the compatibility of personality and the giving of a sense of security, and the changing and estranged relationship between Monroe and Miller, can be used as a good backdrop to make this story close to love more touching-

Just like her inspiration for Daniel, chatting with Rebecca put her whole person in a stage of creative desire, feeling a spring of inspiration, and all the confusion about "Monroe" before has been illuminated, this feeling is like her interpretation of Karen, full of addictive mental pleasure. It makes people want to grasp every moment of the present and continue this moment forever.

Jenny was about to open her mouth to take over, but suddenly there was a small commotion at the entrance of the venue, and suddenly, all eyes were on her, and the crowd automatically split into a line. Hanks came in high-spirited, looking dusty, obviously fresh from out of town.

"Chris!" Jenny's train of thought was interrupted at once, she was a little instinctively unhappy, but the pragmatic side quickly suppressed the thought that Chris must have come to the party on purpose, and she should be more enthusiastic about him. "How did you come here - how do you know - oh, Mary, it must be you, right?"

Mary smiled passionately at her, and amid the good-natured coaxing around her, Chris took her into his arms and kissed her, "Surprised?" ”

"It's a big surprise." Jenny said heartily, "I thought you would be in London today." ”

In the past few months, the two have been completely separated, not only because Jenny has to concentrate on filming, but also because Chris's new film has begun the promotion period, as an award-winning film, of course, you can't miss it in the three months at the end of the year, he has been busy in Los Angeles these months, and he has no time to visit Jenny, and the two of them will talk on the phone every day, if you want to say that you are not happy to see him, then Jenny is also lying. They had been living together for the first few months, and Chris always had an endless stream of little romances, people are used to animals, and she must have missed him for being kind and considerate.

"Things in London were done a day early." "It just so happened -- Tony, we met again -- and this charming lady must be Rebecca." ”

He smiled charmingly and took Rebecca's hand and kissed it, and Rebecca laughed amusedly, "And of course you're Christopher—it's a pleasure to meet you, charming lad." ”

Christopher's dramatic appearance made the atmosphere of the party more lively, and of course, attracted many people to greet him, and Jenny also gave up thinking about "Monroe" - these things can be talked about tomorrow - and was safely held in Chris's arms and accepted everyone's ridicule.

However, when she happened to meet Rebecca's eyes, in her eyes that seemed extraordinarily penetrating and perceptive, Jenny suddenly felt a slight discomfort, and the daytime conversation seemed to echo back in her mind, bringing a vague haze......

However, she quickly got under control of this senseless apprehension: she and Chris were fine now, at least, there were no problems now.

"What's wrong?" Noticing her wandering, Chris hung his head curiously and asked affectionately in her ear.

"Nothing." Jenny smiled and shook her head, she also lowered her voice and said jokingly, "I was just wondering when we can get out of here." ”

Chris was visibly amused, his chest vibrating lowly, and Jenny joined him in a low chuckle, laughing at what only the two of them could understand-

At least, at this moment, her smile is shy, mischievous, genuine, and happy.

The author has something to say: Note: Rebecca. Miller is actually very good, her mother is also very good, including Meryl's husband also has his own achievements, but not as dazzling as his partner, by the way, Daniel was 33 years old when he met Rebecca, objectively speaking, she is not very beautiful, I personally think that whether it is Miller and Marilyn, or Daniel and Rebecca, they cannot be simply defined by scum or something, because they are indeed not ordinary and normal people~――

Updated~~~~~~~~~ hahaha, I'm fascinated by watching the show, I'll be late for a while, forgive me