After winning 30 million in the first weekend, after winning the weekend championship of the week, the box office performance in the second week was also very bright, maintaining a stable data of 4 million to 5 million on weekdays from Monday to Thursday, and getting a high box office of 21 million on the weekend of the second week, this decline is already very healthy for romance films, plus the score on IMDB is basically stable in the range of 8.2, which is enough to prove that the audience's reputation is very good - the new line is not Disney, so pay attention to audience feedback surveys, Therefore, the relevant parties can only do some rough data analysis from IMDB.

Generally speaking, the IMDB score can go up to 8, which means that the film can win the love of most audiences, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a genre classic, and a qualified commercial film can also get a score of 7-7.5, although with the increase in the number of audiences, it may not be able to stabilize at 8.2, but it will not drop too much, and if it can be maintained at the score of 8 in the end, it means that the box office decline will be relatively slow, which is a good signal for the final cumulative box office in North America and overseas box office. The general opinion in the industry is that the new line is really lucky this year, and they can be regarded as picking up treasures.

This is also the attraction of the film industry, the tens of millions of dollars invested by the new line can guarantee the return of money and close to 50% of the profit after a year, and it also brings a long-term stream of DVD and broadcast rights profits, in the industrial field, such a return on investment and return speed is very rare. If you look at it as a project, then Jennifer. Jefferson is now a project manager in the industry, and the story of her unique vision for picking this plan from a library of scripts has been widely circulated, and even the 3/10 share is considered a reflection of her business acumen. - If she had asked for five or six million, then the project might not have been able to move forward, and under the circumstances, the courage to reduce the salary and share the film also showed the sophistication and decisiveness of Jennifer's team.

If it just made her the lucky one who everyone in the industry envied, and let her win the national popularity for the first time, then it is equivalent to proving her popularity monetization ability, and she can support the movie stars with a global box office of 2-300 million by herself, where she is considered a big shot, many projects that did not include her in the scope of consideration in the past are now also throwing an olive branch to her - even after that, Jenny has not received an audition invitation from a really weighty director or a big star. Everything is different.

"Peter. Jackson's, Will. Smith's. Cesare handed a folder to Jenny, "There's also a romantic comedy, which can be decided without an audition, and a second film that Fox has proposed in addition to the one directed by Nancy." ”

And, of course, formal auditions are still needed, and being able to receive an invitation to audition from such a masterpiece is in itself an affirmation of Jenny. After all, that's Peter. Jackson and Will. Smith, the box office created by these two is not comparable to Jenny, and most importantly, both of them are recognized as the keymen of their projects. Smith's films can achieve good results, and no one will care who the director is, and they will all take credit for Will. Smith, and Peter, of course, also have an important role in the success of the actor group, but the biggest credit is still due to him as a director.

This is the importance of becoming a keyman, even if Ryan is brilliant in it, he can't call the same price as Jenny, and after proving his box office ability as a keyman, the prices of these masterpieces are all starting from tens of millions - this is also because it is a project of a big director and a big star, which itself is very attractive, so I didn't mention the matter of sharing, and the price given was directly 15/10, which was already better than the two male protagonists Owen. Wilson and Vince. Vaughn is going to be taller, as long as she nods, this project is hers, which is equivalent to directly smashing her over with money.

And Fox's package contract can't but be said to be very generous, and Jenny certainly knows more about the details than Wendy: Fox not only promised to play with the A-list actor, but even hinted that the other female lead actress would be Kate. Winslet, this is tantamount to equating Jenny and Kate in terms of status in the rivers and lakes - Kate has been nominated for three or four Oscars so far, and she belongs to the popular actresses who have both box office and nominations, and the absolute A-list among actresses, which is very good for Jenny's status improvement. And now there is another one, although it is clearly a work that follows the trend, but this is also a scheduled box office reaper, and Jenny's role of the invisible woman belongs to the leading actress at the box office, and compared with the vase role in the middle, the status has also improved a lot.

"Too many options." In the past, Cesare asked to play whatever he wanted, and he even pushed it when he said it, and directly gave her the final choice. Now that Cesare no longer filtered for her, Jenny was a little dazzled, holding a few thick folders, not knowing where to start. "What about your opinion?"

Cesare didn't answer her directly, but said, "You can read these scripts first, and I'll discuss them with you." ”

It seems that the previous madness really scared him...... Jenny didn't know what it was like, she wanted to make up for it, but she didn't know where to start, and she wasn't sure if it was good or bad for her. She felt she and Cesare needed to talk to each other – and after the box office success, the time seemed ripe for a talk.

"It's time for us to sit down and have a good conversation, Chesa." She said, flipping her wrist and looking at her watch, and sighed again, "But not now, I have to go, what kind of program do I want to record in the afternoon - the evening celebration meeting?" ”

On Saturday of the third week of release, the North American box office broke 100 million steadily, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before it breaks through 120 million (North American box office), tonight is a celebration party funded by the new line, and the main participants are crew members and their relatives and friends.

"I'm not going to go tonight." Cesare said that his answer surprised Jeanne - he wasn't already planning to transfer me to someone else, was he going to end the partnership? - But fortunately, he quickly noticed Jenny's expression and added, "Tonight is my anniversary with Lilian. ”

"Oh." Jenny breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, happy anniversary - I'll get back to you after reading the script." ”

Resisting the urge to pick out the script, she stood up and looked at Cesare, and suddenly felt the urge to sigh: although she had made the right choice, she still often wished that time would be turned back and that she and Cesare would negotiate again, that she would have another chance, and that this time, she would definitely try to be better.

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"So, you asked Mary to call Nissa?" Claudia said, "Close your eyes. ”

"The main thing is that I didn't get Bell's phone number, and besides, if she doesn't answer it, it's not good." Jenny closed her eyes and asked Claudia to put on her eyeshadow, "It's enough for Mary to call Nissa, you say?" ”

Claudia laughed deliciously, "It doesn't make a difference, even if you don't call, Hollywood is so big, maybe you will meet at CAA one day, and then you can admire her face." ”

"Well, while that makes sense, I'll have to get this out before the release - the sooner the better, or if she hits the streets, it's time to change her pride." Jenny analyzed pragmatically.

"Don't talk nonsense." Claudia slapped her, "How could it fail?" If you have such an idea, then you should not have taken it in the first place. ”

Although it hurt a little bit, Jenny didn't get too angry, but touched the back of her hand and laughed, "If everyone thinks like this, there won't be any failed movies on the market." No matter how confident you are, the risks are definitely there. ”

"But if you think about it so much in the preparation stage, how will it benefit your filming?" Claudia retorted, "--But you don't look like one of those stars at all, Jane, and generally speaking, anyone in your position should think that he is on top of the world, and only you are as calm and rational as ever, as if nothing can stir you up." ”

Jenny and Claudia have been together for more than half a year, and their relationship is like that of her and Mary, with no story to tell, and they all cultivate their relationship through monotonous work day after day. Compared with the clever, bold, and enterprising Mary, Claudia's personality is more stable and greener, and sometimes a casual remark makes people think that she is quite wise. Jenny often said that she and Josh were the most non-aggressive couple in history, to be honest, although she and Josh were 'lovers', but after getting acquainted with Claudia, when they were intimate in public, she never worried about Claudia's emotions, because she is a very tolerant and rational character, but she is more open and open than Josh. Jenny sometimes can't help but feel that she is very lucky, at least her fake boyfriend has no bad habits, and he will not sing in private night and night, bringing unforeseen consequences to the whole contract, and this real girlfriend who is tied up is also a professional, rational and good person.

"I just don't think there's anything to be excited about." Jenny said that now she would gradually talk to Claudia as well. "Happy the moment you know the box office figures? It's undeniably happy, but after a while, you'll realize that this number doesn't really change much in your life other than that it will help you in your career. Pretty much everything in your life has already been decided, and this box office doesn't change anything, you know what I mean? ”

"In a way, yes." Claudia puffed on some powder for her - because it was an in-house party, there was no need to labor Julian, and Claudia would have done a look. "The house you live in, the car you drive, the clothes you wear – and of course, the men you date – are all the result of a PR strategy. Money and box office don't change your private life, do they? ”

"You forgot to add one more thing I eat—yes, you're quite right, but of course I don't have much of a private life to speak of." "The only thing that's thankful is that I know there's a whole bunch of people in Hollywood who's just like me, and I guess that's what's called the Hollywood lifestyle." ”

Claudia laughed, "Okay, the makeup is done." ”

She and Jenny pushed the door through the powder room and into her dressing room, a room that was bigger than Jenny's bedroom, a converted guest room, and basically all the walk-in cupboards were stuffed to the brim, Claudia said apologetically, "I'm doing a summer and autumn season change, so it's a bit of a mess here." ”

Jenny looked at the stack of fine clothes stacked on the bench, and couldn't help but feel a little pain, many of which she had only worn a few times, and because they were the style of the previous year, it was impossible to wear them again—she had not received any sponsorship the year before, so the clothes here were all purchased with her own money. "That's the Hollywood lifestyle, too, isn't it? I sometimes feel that all of us should go to Africa, it's a huge waste of resources. ”

"My dear, if you feel heartache even for that batch of clothes, what will you think when this batch is going to be eliminated this year?" Claudia said, opened the closet door, and pulled out a row of small dresses for her to choose from, "You wore the batch of regular dresses a few times the year before last, and you probably didn't even wear the small dresses you received this year, so you can only eliminate them." ”

As her rise in popularity in the fashion industry and her popularity grew, as well as the rankings that Judy had done for her, such as being ranked third in 2003 for the sexiest face and second in 2003 for the most fashionable actress, she received more and more sponsorships. Although no one has sent the evening dress directly, but the small dress has been directly sent by the brand to let her choose to wear, this kind of dress is generally only worn for the year and year, once the time limit passes, you will not want to return to the brand, because their counters will also be replaced with new models, so these white-collar workers are fascinated but shy in their pockets, and after the season, whether it is for the star or the brand, it is worthless. From this point of view, fashion is the most time-sensitive future, and the higher the status in the fashion circle, the more serious doubts and confusions about the actual value of those few pieces of fabric.

Jenny was also happy to think about the role of Andy recently, and she thought for a while before she came back to her senses, and chatted with Claudia while picking up her gown, "What do you think we do for a charity sale?" Rather than let it take up space in your closet, sell it while it's still worth some money - ah, are you going to take it? And Lillian, remember to remind me to call Lillian tomorrow - by the way, you can wear this to the party tonight. ”

She picked up a basic little black dress from Versace and gestured it to Claudia, "I was wearing this one a little loose, you should wear it tight, but it will look good." ”

"Thank you." Claudia laughed, "But I'm not going to go tonight." ”

"Huh?" Jenny was a little surprised - celebrities' social circles are actually very narrow, especially because she doesn't smoke or drink regularly, and she almost can't make any friends, that is, she has a close relationship with the team members who accompany her in and out, even if Cesare doesn't go tonight, and now Claudia doesn't go, she is a little aggrieved, "Why?" Honey, you know it's an internal party in the crew, and you're a member of the crew. ”

Claudia laughed for a while, and Jenny looked at her insistently, probably seeing that she couldn't get it anymore, and she said why. "Josh says Anna will be going to ...... tonight too"

Anna. Safi is Josh's agent and one of the driving forces behind the contract.

"Oh." Jenny stopped talking, thinking about it and still a little unwilling, "Are you afraid of her?" But you're on my team now. ”

"I'm not afraid of her." Claudia helped Jenny put on her little dress, "It's just...... I don't like her. ”

"It's human nature." Jenny commented. "But Anna knows you and Josh are still ...... Is it? ”

"It doesn't matter to her." Claudia shrugged her shoulders, but said justice for Anna, "As long as Josh can abide by the contract, in fact, Anna is a good agent, she single-handedly discovered Josh and pushed him to the starring throne, and when Josh signed an agent contract with her, she made everything very clear, if it wasn't for Natalie's unwillingness to cooperate, Lucas would have wanted to push Josh to be with her...... This love contract is not the manipulation of the tyrant, it is the result of our choice, and I am not very much of her. ”

"But?" Jenny came to gossip interest, "Things usually have a 'but' in there. ”

Claudia sighed and said in a flat tone, "Okay, but the first time I accompanied Josh to meet her, Anna said something that I will never forget. ”

"What did she say?" Jenny asked.

"She said she would have to break up with me if Josh was going to sign." Claudia whispered, "Of course Josh didn't want to, and Anna said that it's okay not to break up, but our relationship can't be exposed until Josh becomes a big man, because I'm too ugly for him." ”

Her appearance is indeed relatively ordinary, but it is far from ugly, Jenny looked at Claudia, Claudia shrugged, "She said that the market will never accept a popular male star to fall in love with an ordinary and ordinary makeup artist, which is very detrimental to Josh's image building, Josh is very angry and stands up to leave." And I know what she stands for is, yes, audition opportunities. A mediocre agent would never get these auditions, and Josh was trying to keep them out for the sake of my dignity. ”

For a woman, there is nothing sweeter than this, and there is no heavier psychological burden than this, Jenny fully understands Claudia's mentality, if because of her, Josh loses the opportunity to break through in his career, she herself can't forgive herself. "So you swallowed it?"

"yes, I grabbed Josh, I want him to be famous, he's a good actor, he deserves this opportunity." Claudia shrugged, "Besides, as long as we truly love each other, what's the big deal?" There are so many beautiful girls in Hollywood who are willing to have a night with celebrities, they don't care if Josh has a girlfriend or not, whether we make it public or not, my sense of security is not very high. ”

There was no resentment in her tone, but it was not very sweet, as if she was recounting a helpless fact. So I swallowed this breath and I told Josh that Anna's request was normal and that I didn't want to be disturbed by the media and become a public figure...... So, Josh became famous, took over and next year he's going to star in an 80 million action movie, so we were lucky to meet you -- really, Jenny, you're a very good, very good guy. ”

"But I don't want to see Anna again to this day, and I can't forget what she said, 'she'stoouglyforyou'. Until that day, I had always been a very confident girl, and I knew I was ordinary, but I never doubted that I didn't deserve love...... You know, the worst part is that she even smiled and said it as if she didn't think it hurt at all, as if it was a fact that everyone knew, and neither Josh nor I should have realized it. ”

Claudia shrugged her shoulders again and said in a calm tone, "But I don't hate her, and then as Josh became more and more famous, and I got to know Anna more and more, I didn't think she was a cruel person, in fact she was actually not bad, she just really thought I was too ugly for Josh." ”

She made a circle with her hand, as if she was going to circle a room of fancy clothes, "Her thoughts are as much a part of the Hollywood lifestyle as hundreds of expensive disposable clothes, and Anna is just pointing out the fact that in Hollywood, I am really ugly for Josh." I was just...... I just don't need to be reminded of this repeatedly, so I'm always shy away from seeing her. ”

Jenny didn't know what to say, she hesitated and said, "You know, if it weren't for the gown, I think I'd hug you-"

Claudia burst out laughing, "Typical! It's too typical Hollywood talk. ”

"Okay." Jenny said, walking over to her with open hands, Claudia hurriedly said, "Don't, don't add to my workload." ”

"Ok," Jenny said, spreading her hands against the closet, "then...... My chastity ring is a fake. ”

Claudia was a little surprised, but quickly reacted: it was a secret for a secret.

"Guessed." She laughed, "I didn't believe it." ”

The originally heavy atmosphere was much more relaxed, Jenny and Claudia looked at each other and smiled, feeling a little closer to each other, she pressed the switch of the electric shoe cabinet, "Now let's choose shoes, which pair should I wear?" ”

"This pair?" Claudia took off a pair of red-soled shoes.

"I hope I don't grind my feet too much......," Jenny sighed, "and their shoes are always a little bit out of touch with my feet." ”

After choosing high heels, of course, the jewelry to choose, Jenny entered the code to open the display case, "Ha, finally there is something that is not so easy to get rid of in Hollywood - jewelry." ”

Claudia chose a pair of pearl earrings for her, "Wear them tonight, Cartier's himalia, the most classic choice, isn't it?" ”

"Uh-huh." Jenny said she put one on sideways to the mirror, but when she reached for the other, her phone rang in the dressing room.

But all celebrities rarely have only one phone, Jenny is no exception, the mobile phone that rings now is a number that her team and friends can get, she hurriedly ran out to pick it up, "Lil? Why are you looking for me now, I thought you were celebrating an anniversary with the Chesa. ”

There was a small sound on the other end of the phone, and just a second before Jenny thought Lillian had pressed the phone by mistake, Lillian's deep nasal voice came from the other end of the phone, "Something has changed, I'm on my way to the airport......"

"What's wrong?" Jenny was startled, "Did someone have an accident?" ”

"No," Lillian's voice was almost broken, "Oh God, no, it's just...... It's just that I don't know how to say to Chesa, oh my God, I don't know what to do. ”

"Are you driving?" Jenny was already alert, and she waved at Claudia, who came out with her handbag and another earring, "Lilian, are you crying?" If you're crying, find a place to pull over. ”

"I'm not driving." Lillian sobbed, "Oh, Jenny, I'm not driving, I'm in a taxi. I...... I ......"

She woke up and said reluctantly, "I called to ask you, can you buy me a ticket?" I only had some change on me - I felt like I had left my wallet in the hospital. ”

"No problem, do you have the money to pay for the fare? Shall I ask Mary to drive to the airport to find you now? Jenny asked, "Lil, don't get so excited, tell me what's wrong?" ”

"It's the Chesa," Lillian cried again, "I found out in the morning...... I found out in the morning that he was proposing to me tonight. ”

The author has something to say: I didn't annotate tonight haha.

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There is another sentence that everyone wants to hear - there is a double watch at half past eight!