"Daniel, thank you so much for taking the time to come over and audition. www. "Jenny once again held another Daniel - Daniel. Radcliffe's hand, and said sincerely, "I'm so sorry, my schedule is really tight, otherwise we really should have talked a little more, to be honest, I'm definitely a fan of yours......"

Because of the performance of "Harry. Potter, who is now just an adult, already has a global reputation and a net worth of billions, Daniel smiled shallowly, and in front of Jenny, he looked a little shy, "Don't say that, Jennifer, I understand - and I'm also a big fan of yours, to be honest - can I take a picture with you?" ”

Jenny laughed, "Of course! That's my pleasure! Chris, you're coming—"

"I'll take the camera for you," Chris and Daniel are very close to each other, he has made too many films in London in recent years, plus he has worked with Emma. Watson has worked with and been to "Harry. Potter" visited the set, and of course, Daniel's coming to this audition was also the result of his matchmaking, he picked up the camera, "Do some preparation, don't be so serious, 3, 2, 1-"

Sending Daniel away, Jenny double-checked on the audition list, she sighed relaxedly, and fell onto the couch, almost groaning. "Finally, all the tasks are done, and it feels like staying up all night for a week." ”

"And you're flying back to Wellington tomorrow morning." Chris walked up behind her and squeezed her shoulders for her, and Jenny was softly at his mercy, "Well, which young ** do you have a crush on?" ”

"EWW, you're disgusting." Jenny glared at him, and then at the clock in the room: it was past eleven o'clock in the evening, she had a flight to catch at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and it was time to go to rest anyway—but, when they arrived in Venice, she and Christopher had spoken almost a few words, most of which were meaningless everyday conversations. "Guess?"

Chris laughed and threw himself over to Jenny, leaning against the armrest and looking at her with interest, "I guess? Is there a prize for guessing? ”

"Guess again?" Jenny couldn't help but smile and winked at him a few times, "What do you think?" What prize can I give you? ”

Chris smiled and stomped on Jenny's thigh, he closed his eyes and thought for a moment, "Well, I guess...... none, not one, none of the little ones who came to audition this time were satisfied. ”

“…… Yes, it does. Jenny sighed, Chris would see that this is not unusual, if she had chosen the right actor just now, then she would not be so irritable and tired now, but would be excited to feel that all the hard work is worthwhile, "Daniel's acting skills are of course very good, but unfortunately he is not tall enough, and I don't feel a spark with him." ”

"That's going to be a little tricky," Chris made a triumphant gesture, but quickly got back to business, "you've got some of the most famous young actors in England to Venice, and if you don't get the shot, I don't know where you're going to cast." ”

"Is that an exaggeration?" Jenny laughed, and her mood was no longer so low, "It turns out that the British reserve of young actors is so scarce - and you say as if this movie is a big deal. ”

"In London? That's," Chris shrugged, "especially since they're going to play Colin, you can't imagine how many actors are fighting for this opportunity after Arthur made a splash. The casting of Potter is nothing more than that, and you can't overestimate your place in the hearts of this group of young actors. ”

Maybe he was half-truthed, but Jenny was amused, and she stomped on Chris's leg a few times, "Stop." ”

"Stop what?" Chris grabbed her feet and started tickling the soles of her feet, and Jenny burst out laughing, "Stop this! ”

After a while, both of them stopped tacitly, and Jenny threw a questioning look at Chris, "Do you want to go to bed?" ”

"Will you be okay in a moment?" Chris combed her blonde hair, green eyes staring at Jenny, "I want to talk to you a little longer." ”

They didn't have a full chunk of time to get along, but what they could do didn't delay it, Jenny just had a full meal last night, so she wasn't so hungry, she smiled and rubbed Chris's calf with the instep of her foot, enjoying the intimacy between the two, "I thought we'd spent enough time talking on the phone." ”

"But that's not the same as it is now." Chris said, his fingers sliding across Jenny's back, "What do you think?" ”

"Well......" Jenny's eyelids dropped in comfort, and she quickly pulled herself together, "but we'd better talk about something refreshing, or I'll fall asleep—and I don't want to waste my time, the next time we meet will be in a few months......

"Okay." Chris also chuckled softly and sweetly, and he twisted Jenny's arm to help her stay awake with pain, "Say something refreshing, what are you going to do with Colin's casting?" ”

"Let Salvi do it," Jenny actually had a plan in mind, "in fact he is the director, and this should be his job." ”

In fact, this matter is indeed a bit tricky, because Colin's actors can only be limited to British nationality, and it is best that their family background is not too bad, so that they can play in their true colors, and use the role and their own fit to make up for the gap between himself and Jenny's acting skills, if you look for it abroad, it is difficult for Hollywood actors to have the temperament of a British aristocracy, and it is not good to say the standard RP sound. However, the young actors who appeared in her reception room before, whether it was Eddie who had not yet become famous. Redmayne, or Daniel, who has been famous for a long time. Radcliffe, when he auditioned with Jenny, was coincidentally suppressed. The most pity is Eddie, he is still playing soy sauce in various movies and TV series, and at the same time honing his stage in the West End troupe of London, the expressist traces are extremely heavy, and Jenny's performance feels incompatible, maybe in a few years, he will be a suitable Colin for Michelle, but for now, Jenny can only give him up.

As for Daniel, he is actually still in the stage of honing his acting skills, and the most important thing is that he is surprisingly not good at love scenes, and he has an abnormal sense of fanaticism when acting, which is not suitable for Colin. And almost all of the young actors who will become famous in the next few years have been selected by Jenny to participate in the audition, and their problems are quite the same: unless they are talented, for the British entertainment industry, a system that begins to bloom after graduating from college and honing a few years later, 25 and 26-year-old actors are generally quite young, and they are really tender if they want to play against her without falling behind.

If you can't find an acting school, then another solution is to find someone to play in your true colors, many actors in classic movies have no acting experience, they are completely acting themselves, and Salvi's casting in this regard is very advantageous, because he himself is from an aristocratic background, and it should not be difficult to find a talented and talented aristocratic young man in the social circle, at least, this idea is worth trying, isn't it?

"So, you've already made up your mind to choose Salvi?" Chris raised an eyebrow.

"Well, I hesitated a long time between him and Angie," said Jenny, "but...... I've decided to take your word for it - it feels the most important, doesn't it? ”

She said jokingly, but Chris didn't laugh in response, and Jenny looked at him, "What? Did my decision upset you instead? ”

"Theoretically, I should be happy for him." "But I can't help but admit that the decision – the fact that you and Salvi are going to be together for a few months on end – does make me feel a little complicated. ”

"Why?" Jenny asked, puzzled, and she suddenly understood, "Wait, you're saying—isn't Salvi gay?" ”

"Why do you think that?" Now it's Chris's turn to be surprised, "Salvi is gay?" ”

"I don't know?" Jenny was now fully conscious, "He's a model, and an Englishman - I seem to think naturally - he's not?" ”

If there is a higher proportion of homosexuals in any circle than in the musical theater circle, it is undoubtedly the fashion circle, plus the British atmosphere is much more open, if it is gay, there is no pressure to come out, and Salvi belongs to the type of meticulous dress, Jenny, who is used to seeing American rough men, really didn't think much about it, and instinctively classified Salvi, who was born as a model, to the gay side, and now that Chris said this, she was indeed taken aback.

"Isn't he......" Chris was also a little unsure by her, "but I really didn't ask him about his love life......"

Jenny couldn't help but laugh, "Well, tell me, are you still jealous of him now?" ”

"I wasn't jealous of him," Chris defended himself, "but - of course, if he had been a little more ordinary, maybe I wouldn't have thought so...... But it's not jealousy—"

His tone was a little irritated, and Jenny was a little surprised: to be honest, Salvi was handsome, but he wasn't more eye-catching than Chris. And in the entertainment industry, handsome men and beautiful women are not uncommon at all, if you really have to mind this, both of them have endless vinegar. She thought Chris was just joking with Salvi and being coquettish by the way.

"Hey, hey—" she hurriedly offered a light kiss to soothe, "what's the matter, don't worry, there's nothing to talk about—what do you want to say, Chris?" Speak slowly. ”

Chris exhaled, and he quieted down, "Nothing—"

But in the middle of speaking, he changed his mind again, and reached out and crawled his hair, "It's not nothing, it's just—"

Jenny didn't speak, just looked at Chris quietly, waiting for him to sort out his emotions, she could feel Chris's desire to speak and stop, he kept checking her expression, as if to make sure of her current mood, and she knew that the best response at this time was to stay calm and peaceful, and not give him a reason to back down.

"Okay......" Chris exhaled, changed his position, and sat up straight, "I don't think it's a good time, but considering we won't be able to see each other for a few more months......"

He shrugged, "Remember that oolong incident in the summer?" You think you're pregnant, and we're all panicking, and we don't think we're ready to be parents. ”

"Remember," said Jenny hesitantly, "and you mean—"

"Maybe that turned on a switch," Chris said, looking at his finger, "I pulled the trigger or something, and I told you I didn't even want to be a father, let alone the American family life -- but guess what?" Maybe it's because I'm over 30, I don't know, maybe it's because I haven't met anyone who makes me want to start a family, j.j-"

He gave her a tentative look, "I find that I am beginning to yearn for a family and children, I don't mean right now, maybe I'm not ready for it right now, but I'm starting to long, Jenny, I'm starting to want to put this on the agenda." ”

"I-" Jenny said, her mind blank, "I-"

"I didn't want to open my mouth because I'm not sure either," Chris shrugged, "I shouldn't have bothered you with it if I hadn't made up my mind about myself, but the thing is, I don't know, the more we talk about the future, the more I realize the difference between us, we're already a regular boyfriend and girlfriend, J.J., but you don't have any room for me in the future." ”

He raised his hand to stop Jenny's reply, "I know, I'm not blaming you, because I wasn't aware of the problem before this, and I didn't have a place for you on my itinerary, and I didn't know how long a separation would affect us, and I missed you so much when I was in London, and the phone call only eased that feeling a little, and I think you too, did you?" ”

Jenny said, "Of course the phone is different from a real person, but—"

She thought of Rebecca's words, and helplessness swept over her, "But what can we do?" ”

"It's fair that you and I both cut back on our schedules, try to coordinate our work, and spend half of the year together in Hollywood." Thankfully, Chris didn't say anything like 'give up your career, Jenny', because anyone with the intelligence knows Jenny can't possibly say yes, and he's never been stupid. And his smooth answer also told Jenny that he had indeed thought about this for a long time, "For many years, people have been filming in Hollywood, and there is no reason why we have to go out of town to work now." ”

It sounded very reasonable, but Jenny instinctively wanted to pick a thorn, she said, "But, 'Monroe' -- and 'Nine'-"

"I don't mean right away," Chris said, taking her hand, "Shhhh......h

He himself laughed, "God, just three years ago, I never dreamed that these words would come out of my mouth, Jane, but I do wish I could have a family, wife, children, at least half a year to stay together, it can not be today, not tomorrow...... But I wonder if we have it in mind, and one day in the future, this idea will become a reality. ”

In the moonlight of Venice, in the quiet and beautiful lake, a world-class beautiful man, one of the most famous men in the world, sits beside you, his green eyes shining affectionately and gently, telling the hope of the future: a prodigal son with your future, and before he knew you, he was a prodigal son who played with flowers. Such a scene is disgusting even if it is put in a TV series, who would have thought that all this was not adulterated at all? And Jenny - she really didn't know what to think about it anymore.

"I—" she said, suddenly her mouth was dry, and she swallowed twice before continuing, "I...... I don't know, Chris, it was all so sudden, you didn't even think about it. ”

"Of course, I understand." Chris said quickly, "You're thinking about Monroe right now, and I didn't want to bring it up to you at this time, everything was too hasty, we simply don't have enough time to get along-"

He smiled briefly, "Don't answer right away, think about it carefully, we can wait until the right time to talk about this, okay?" ”

"Of course." Jenny said she was really messed up right now, "of course. ”

They all fell silent.

Outside the window, the evening breeze blows across the lake, and the moon in the lake wrinkles gently.

"You know that means...... We're going to enter a new phase in our relationship, right? Jenny broke the silence suddenly.

"I know, in fact, I've been thinking about ......," said Chris, who was the first time he had been so candid with Jenny about his uneasiness, and the couple talked about their decision in a more detached manner as if they were close friends, "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't afraid, and honestly, I never thought I would get married in the first 30 years of my life." ”

"But you've changed now."

"Yes, I've changed now." "I used to wonder why people get married and why prodigal sons settle down, and it wasn't until I turned 30 that I realized that maybe people can change really quickly at the right time," Chris said. It sounds contrived to say that things that I didn't want at all suddenly have meaning, but after the age of 30, I'm finding that more and more facts prove that I'm not that different from the average person - and it's really reassuring. ”

He cheered slightly, "Isn't it nice that I'm back in the crowd again?" ”

Jenny laughed as well, and she said, "yes, that's really gratifying......

#

Leaving her thoughts in Venice and ending her three-day packed trip, Jenny boarded her chartered private jet early the next morning – getting from Venice to Wellington was too much trouble and had to go through several stopovers, and the most time-saving option was to charter a private jet that could fly across the ocean. However, such a large private jet is not so easy to rent, when in New Zealand, the team was not booked, so it can only be used to save money, as for the return trip, of course, it can be rented directly, after all, if she really wants to come back to the awards ceremony, it must be the sooner she returns to Wellington, the better.

"Let you come back for the awards ceremony as much as possible......" Cesare confirmed with a hint of confusion, "are you sure that is what Chang meant?" Instead of missing information in translation? ”

Jenny also had a hard time explaining why she was able to communicate freely with Director Zhang without any obstacles and understand what he meant, and she didn't want to tell Cesare that she was fluent in Chinese, which she could hide - so she could only emphatically say, "He did mean it very vaguely, but I'm sure I'm not wrong - is that so difficult to understand?" He appreciates me and wants to give me this award, and he wants me to accept the award and expand the impact of the festival, which is a win-win situation. All we need to talk about is whether or not he can give me the prize, after all, he is only one person, and there are probably only two of the seven judges on the jury who like me. ”

"We really never thought about it before." Cesare pursed his lips, no longer questioning whether Jenny's words were true or false, "However, since the number of judges is limited and they are all art film directors, launching a PR offensive now may only have the opposite effect......"

Cesare is clearly thinking about a follow-up strategy," said Zhang and An. Lee, unlike him, is not worth much in the North American market...... But from my impression of him, since Zhang invited you, then he must have a certain degree of certainty, for this return to Venice is also worth it, this award is very popular in some regions, on the copyright price of the film will also have a certain impact, besides, even if we do not win the award, rash failure may make us have some more obstacles in the Chinese mainland market. ”

Quickly and precisely calculating the results, he began to arrange the pre-work for his return to Venice, "Valentino must be contacted, you need a new dress, and of course Julian, he will have to come again." I suggest you just charter a round trip again, maybe it's a bit expensive, but you can save some time, and the money can be reimbursed by Warner, and I'll call the Warner guys......"

Jenny took these trivial matters as a deaf ear, only nodding her head from time to time, and she quickly became absorbed in her thoughts, and after a moment she spoke, "Cesare—"

Both Cesare and Marie stopped their discussion and looked at it, and Cesare was still tapping on the keyboard as he spoke—his professional and calm expression was like a glass of cold water poured over Jenny's head.

"- I decided to use Salvi. Tuqi is the director of "Monroe". She swallowed the words in her mouth and said differently, "The director is paid 500,000 yuan, let him be responsible for finding Colin, and when I finish filming "Avatar", I will be ready to start work, what do you think?" ”

$500,000 is not too low a figure for a rookie director, of course, Jenny can afford it, but as a producer, she feels that this salary is quite generous.

"No problem." Cesare agreed, and he looked down at the documents on his computer again, "Mary, pay attention to James's mood when you take a leave of absence, we have to arrange a time to return to Los Angeles in October......"

"You're going to have three hellish months," Mary told Jenny, who looked at the file again and corrected herself, "I'm sorry, but it seems to me that you're about to face a hellish six-month trip." ”

Thinking of the upcoming awards season, Jenny closed her eyes and let out a long breath, and let her mind return to work completely, "You arranged yours, I have to start thinking about where to shoot "Monroe" ......"

The author has something to say: updated ~~~~~~~~~~

Chris is actually a character who has changed a lot and has a lot of growth~