Chapter 279: Reward Mechanism
"Marvel wants me to show up in Iron Man 2?" Jenny asked, and she walked into the little living room of the presidential suite, turned to Mary, and said, "By the way, remember to remind me that we must settle the house this week, I'm tired of staying in a hotel—"
Jim nodded to Jenny as a greeting, not to snatch Mary's head, and at the same time, Mary said, "Did you buy it?" Have you decided which house you wanted? However, the biggest problem now is that we may not be able to take out 20 million cash at one time, because we have to come up with so much money to buy the Marvel shares in the hands of Big Dream, remember? ”
"Oh." Jenny covered her forehead and moaned. "I really forgot about it completely—good Mary, how did you manage to get rid of jet lag so quickly?" I feel like I'm still dizzy right now, and I don't even know if it's morning or night. ”
"It's half past nine in the morning in Los Angeles." Mary looked at her watch and poured Jenny a glass of cold milk, "You'll be much more awake after drinking it - I advise you to be sober, Jane, for you have a lot of work to do today, and if you want to settle on a house, then obviously more to do." ”
"Spare me," Jenny covered her face and leaned on the edge of the bar, "I'm still in the Olympics, don't wake me up, shhhh
She suddenly realized that Cesare was not here, and after a brief hesitation, she changed back to the politically correct statement, "The little girls from China and the United States are competing fiercely in a group -- what a shame, and we still lost to the Chinese girls by a slight margin." ”
"Yes, no one thought it was this before the game, did it?" Mary didn't know anything about it, and participated in the discussion with great interest, "We also watched the game in the Maldives, Nikola sterly turned up the alarm clock, and finally when Liukin and Sean messed up one after another, we both cursed, and Nicholas turned off the TV directly. ”
Although sportsmanship is about participation, but for the audience, no matter which country can not look at the game so detachedly, that is, Americans also like to see their players win gold medals, and it is common for them to wake up in the middle of the night to watch the game, and in this regard, the American public's patriotism is very strong, just like Mary, although she knows that Jenny has a close relationship with China, but she never thought that Jenny would support the Chinese players, so she was counted directly. She wanted to witness the United States win the championship live, and Jeanne certainly couldn't admit that she actually stayed in Beijing to watch the competition in order to witness the women's gymnastics team win the championship, and she estimated that this matter was likely to exceed Mary's bottom line, so she could only talk about it in front of Cesare.
"It's a shame indeed, but Liukin still won an all-around championship in the end, and Sean ......" While discussing sports, Jenny had a hasty breakfast, she finally felt better, "What else is there to do today besides signing a contract with Warner?" There shouldn't be anything going on at the company anymore, right? ”
"You're going back to the crew of 'Nine' tomorrow to shoot some singing and dancing scenes, and sign an equity transfer agreement with the company, and of course there's a lot of stamping and signing work to do," Mary said as she looked through her phone, "Oh, and that's it, Cesare wants to talk to you about Iron Man 2 and the superhero films we have in the pipeline, and he wants to know if the two films will clash." In addition, the trailer for "Monroe" has also come out, this version is more important, it needs your nod to be released, oh, and the Venice side wants to know if you will be attending this year's opening ceremony, and they are also hoping to get the first appearance of "Monroe" in Europe......"
"Charity activities." Jim also interjected emphatically, "There are also some domestic charity events that need to find a place on your calendar, and this is a high priority and can't be delayed." ”
Everything she talks about can cause Jenny a headache, but as a popular Hollywood movie star, producer, and studio owner, it's very normal to be riddled with chores, and this is already the result of the team screening most of the work for her, such as charity activities in China, which is to pay off the decision to go to the Olympics before giving her. In order to make Jenny's decision not affect her public image, the whole team has made great public relations efforts for this, and has also spent a lot of funds on Big Dream, so now the public still regards this matter as her love and support for sports, and there is no adverse reaction, judging from the feedback of film critics, they have no prejudice against "Monroe", but Jenny still needs to support some domestic sports charity activities before the people's minds change, showing special attention to the country, This is also a statement of political correctness, after all, no matter what country the people are, they will not like their own celebrities to 'eat inside and out' - and it is for this reason that she has not been honest with Sharon. On the one hand, she doesn't want to help this outdated movie star, on the other hand, no matter how anti-human Sharon's words are, as a person who has supported the Chinese Olympics, Jenny's criticism is still inappropriate, and it is likely to arouse the public's rebellion, and it may even doubt her patriotism.
Of course, this feeling of exhaustion is just a short-term side effect of long flights and jet lag, in general, Jenny is still in a very good mood now, she went to Beijing for a trip, solved several knots, and finally really rested for a while, watched a few wonderful games, and in her career is also good news, in addition to the pleasant talks with senior officials in Beijing, "Monroe" received high praise after the preview screening, which also made her a little excited, after all, this movie carries her too much, Although she is quite confident in it, it is certainly impossible for her emotions to be completely relaxed until it is recognized by the market.
Although she has lived in Beverly Hills for so many years, every time she releases a successful work, Jenny can't help but feel the intuitive and cruel feedback system of Hollywood, and this time is no exception - in the upper circles of Hollywood, money is no longer the measure of success, because there is no doubt that any star, as long as there is no vice, making money is a simple thing, but they will still be dominated by a sense of accomplishment and frustration, and where does this sense of accomplishment and frustration come from? The most fundamental point is from their films.
Jenny is a movie that has never failed, she doesn't know what the feelings of those movie stars will be after the film hits the street, for her, as her career reaches a new peak every time, one of her new movies shows signs of a big hit, and then there are always some problems to solve, just like a contract with Warner, which was originally very difficult to negotiate, and now after the preview screening, Warner's attitude immediately changed greatly, and it can be said that he almost signed a contract with conditions that are very favorable to Big Dream - of course, and Marvel's "Iron Man 2", Originally, she didn't mention her return at all, but now she also called, softly and gently played the shareholder card, and asked her to nod and star in Marvel and her affection, of course, the salary is also negotiable, and there is no mention of 'Marvel doesn't like non-dedicated actors'.
Were they impressed by her intellect and charisma? No, it's all because of her movie, your movie is okay, you can do it, the door of the world opens for you, the whole of Hollywood is at your disposal, and once your movie starts to fail, then you have to get out of the lucky seat and start working on your next movie, maybe Super A-R will have some privileges, but that's just' Some, after a few movies in a row, you will taste neglected, people will still respect your money and your qualifications, but their attitude towards you will start to lose temperature, you will clearly know that your joys, sorrows and sorrows are no longer relevant to them, which may be the reason why many big-name stars suffer from depression - for them, money can no longer bring happiness, and the worship of those vague public fans is not so important, they crave peers, The directors are even enthusiastic about the set, and they crave this wonderful taste of being in the center of the world.
And Jenny has almost always been immersed in this sense of accomplishment for so many years, just like now, "Monroe" has not yet been released, just an ideal test screening, which can make two big companies bow their heads to her and beg for mercy, and it can even be said that it is a little' Kneel and lick' feeling, in fact, she also knows intellectually that Warner and Marvel, as commercial companies, can't care about face and what kind of shelf, if a low profile can make the company profitable, their posture can be low to the center of the earth, but despite this, this sense of contrast can still make her feel a strong sense of pleasure and achievement, of course, not to mention the long praise of those film critics, she even feels that after she has begun to consider giving up and returning to her original life, she has not stoppedand enjoy life's desire. Hope, but continue to gallop on the original track, in addition to the feeling of 'people in the rivers and lakes, involuntarily', but also because of the fascination with this sense of achievement, with their own efforts and abilities, to make the impossible possible, let the arrogant big company lower its noble head, this feeling, for her, even more than love and sex. Love, but also to be pleasant and addictive......
"Let's sign a contract with Warner first, Robert and I will meet the night after tomorrow, and if we agree with Warner first, if Disney wants to work with us to develop this hero movie, we can say better to Robert." After flipping through a few newspapers in the past few days, her lips quickly curled, Jenny now likes to read movie reviews, especially those that praise her, this habit is different from when she became famous in "Pirates of the Caribbean" before, when she saw those beautiful words, it felt like watching film critics praise others, there was no feeling, after all, although she deceived the world, she herself knew that this was the honor of Goldfinger, and it had nothing to do with her, but now it was different, every beautiful word was earned by her, Just as a primary school student reads a teacher's comments with relish, she is reluctant to read these compliments without savoring them, and this reading is like the best tonic for her to quickly pick up her spirits and make decisions efficiently - this is basically the daily work of the top decision-makers after the company is on the right track. "Let the Warners wait for me at the company with the contract, we'll go over now, and the trailer, Iron Man 2 will be talked about after that, maybe I can have lunch with Chesa, and as for the Venice Film Festival, I think I'd better try to go over, Salvi and I can do a public appearance there, and then heat up the atmosphere-"
Her phone rang, and Jenny grabbed it as she spoke, "Hello? ”
It was her private number, known only to a handful of people like Cesare, Mary, Jim, and Lillian, so Jenny's tone was rather casual, and after waiting a little while and not hearing a reply, she asked again loudly and with a smile, "Hello?" Is it Lillian? Listen to me, I'm sure I'll go with you to try on the dress—"
"Not Lillian." As if amused by Jenny's words, an older voice spoke unhurriedly on the other end of the line, his tone full of majesty and control, and although Jenny was sure that she had never given him her own phone number, the person who spoke was still calm, "It's Ron. . . Pereman, Miss Jefferson, I'd like to meet you if you have time, and maybe we'll be able to have dinner together – and if you have time tonight, my private jet will be waiting for you at the Los Angeles airport......"
Ron. Pereman, Marvel's largest shareholder, billionaire, Forbes list, the wolf of Wall Street......
Jenny's eyes widened, and she didn't reply immediately, her heart was pounding: although the model of 'film success - career opening up a new situation' is no longer unfamiliar to her, but in the face of Pereman's invitation, she still doesn't know what to do, and she doesn't even dare to let herself think too beautiful-Pereman is not a movie café, so it is impossible to look at her differently because of the success of "Monroe", right? If she thought so, it felt a little too good about herself.
However, if it weren't for "Monroe", what would Pereman find her for......
No matter how you look at it, this invitation hints at a great opportunity in her career, although she dare not think about it, but her strong intuition tells Jenny that what she does not dare to think of seems to be very likely to happen......