"I'm Iron Man - haha, Tony is so cool."

"Yes, but it's so funny, you know, in normal hero movies, I just want to watch those special effects fight scenes, but this one is different, and I want to watch it again - this time the focus is on Tony's lines, it's really funny, he's so confident, so cool, so funny."

"Who's to say it isn't! Wow, I really didn't expect it to look better than the trailer, by the way, do you know what comics Iron Man has? ”

"Of course there is, but I'm afraid it's a bit different from the movie...... But I think the movie adaptation is more exciting! I mean, the part where Mecha Flying High is so cool that compared to him, Spider-Man is simply not enough to watch......"

On the first weekend of May, such conversations can be heard almost anytime and outside the cinema, at the turn of the spring and summer of 2008, "Iron Man" is undoubtedly a big surprise, and it can be regarded as a fulfillment of the optimistic prediction before the release, with the first day of 40 million, the next day of 42 million against the sky, quickly exceeded 100 million, became the seed of the 2008 annual crown, but also temporarily won the title of the annual crown - of course, in the end, whether this title can be guaranteed to the end, it depends on the summer file "Batman: The Dark Knight" of play.

"Marvel's choice of schedule is still confusing." At her breakfast table, Georgia. Lansing put the coffee cup on the table and chatted with his fiancée, "There is no prediction of a big competitor before and after, "The Batman" will not be released until July, and it would be more reasonable for them to release on the first weekend of June, but they chose May 2, which seems a little too early for the summer season." ”

"Marvel may be cultivating its own movie schedule." Jennifer. Bell pushed his glasses and said in a good way - in the upcoming sequel to "Tales of the Night", Bell also intends to really try the position of producer, so she already has a good understanding of the series of work in film distribution. ""Spider-Man 3" uses this schedule, and if Marvel wants to create an exclusive schedule for comic movies, it is still very reasonable - if it is released a week or two before the prime time, they can get a good film schedule, so that at the beginning of the entire prime time, when the competitive advantage is not so obvious, they can use a good box office to ensure their film scheduling advantage, maybe this will be more beneficial to the final box office."

"Makes sense." Georgia nodded appreciatively to Bell, and put the omelette in his mouth, and he said with some vagueness, "However, it is one thing to speculate afterwards that the reason for success is one thing, and it is another thing to find this idea beforehand and stick to it." Marvel's brightness this time is much more amazing than DC, choose Robert Jr. Downey is also a genius - compared to the embarrassing "Superman Returns", their thinking is obviously more reasonable, and spending more money on actors will add the finishing touch to the quality of the film, don't you think? ”

"Of course, not every superhero film can invite a movie queen to make a vase." Bell took a sip of orange juice with some sourness. "Of course, not every actress is so worthless, is it?"

Hearing his fiancée's words, Georgia just smiled slightly: After the end of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Jennifer . At first glance, Jefferson's road to the crown is coming to an end, of course, this is also very reasonable, there are so many talents in Hollywood, who are all striving for the Oscar and the box office crown, it can be said that any successful Hollywood movie is the crystallization of collective wisdom. Whatever you Jennifer. No matter how strong Jefferson is, he can't be so strong that he is not human, so strong that as long as you exist, any team will suddenly climb several steps and leave others far behind, right? The position of the annual crown is not exclusive to you, it was you last year, and this year you will be replaced, isn't this a very reasonable expectation? At least for Bale, or even any Hollywood A-list female star, if the movie she starred in can get an annual crown, then in two or three years, they will be very satisfied, even when talking about salary, they will be very confident to raise the asking price. Winning the annual crown for two or three years in a row? Even if it's a dream, I'm afraid it's too beautiful, right?

After relying on "Pirates of the Caribbean" to win the annual crown in 06 and 07, Jennifer brought another "Iron Man" the next year, which was a commercial masterpiece before the release of film reviews and box office predictions, and after the release, the box office was even more explosive than expected, if "Batman" missed, "Iron Man" will be difficult to meet opponents this year - even if "Batman: The Dark Knight" plays normally, there must be a dragon fight between these two heroes, after all, "Iron Man" 's domestic box office seems to be running for 400 million, which is already at the normal annual crown level, and in the end, the gap with "Batman" may be a millimeter, and it is really hard to say who can win the championship.

Don't talk about her achievements in awards, let's just say that for three consecutive years, she has been the female lead actress of the year's crown film, even if she is not the first starring role, she is not the soul of the movie, Jennifer. Jefferson's vision and luck are too jealous, usually speaking, the vase of the actress to act in a commercial film will indeed be criticized, and there will be no good treatment in the mouth of film critics, just like Hallie in "Operation Swordfish". Berry, but Jennifer. Jefferson is now so good that even film critics won't question her casually - "Iron Man" is the producer and starring again, and the opening logo also has the name of Big Dream, which has fundamentally improved her status, and now no one in film critics criticizes her for 'being willing to fall into a vase for superhero films', but they all begin to praise Jennifer. Jefferson, 'her proper-producing abilities are impressive, Jennifer. Jefferson made a very good commercial film, and she made a big deal at the box office by starring herself, while bringing Robert Jr. to the company. Donnie sucks from. rescued from the toxic mire, so that the actor's determination to turn over a new leaf has been affirmed, of course, his box office appeal has also been saved, but there is no doubt that if it were not for Jennifer. Jefferson, this movie probably didn't get such a high box office, there is no doubt that she is not only the representative of actresses in the new millennium, but also the role model of actresses in the field of cross-knife producers, her commercial ability is as shocking as her acting skills......

Is the meat numb? But this kind of film review came from the mouth of a film critic of "Variety", although it was not published in a magazine, but it was only a comment on his blog, but it also explains the situation very well - like Jennifer. An actress like Jefferson is no longer something anyone can easily question or criticize, she has become a symbol of Hollywood, an iconic figure. The American Dream, Feminism, New Generation, Cool, these labels are like Jennifer. Jefferson's talisman, anyone has to think about the consequences before criticizing her, and even more people don't care about how to attack her anymore, they are now thinking about how to follow Jennifer's example. Jefferson's actions share and squeeze the highest possible benefits from her judgment of the market.

It's like the torch relay for the Beijing Olympics last month, Beijing made a big fuss about it, and the clip of her running in front of the San Francisco Bridge was on CCTV. Sniff. Join. Broadcast", which is said to be the most watched TV program in the world and the most important news program in China. ――This incident must have touched the nerves of many people, but did CNN, Fox News, these TV stations attack her? No, the stance of these television stations is very obvious, and they report at length and with a very clear focus on the protests against the torch relay. Parliamentary activities for the people of Beijing. right, as well as those who are independent. Standing movement, but even so, they still played Jennifer. Jefferson carried the torch for the Beijing Olympics and truthfully published Jennifer's confrontation. The voice of the conference event did not even have a single comment, let go of this video, and this matter is over.

"Jennifer has always loved the Olympics very much, and when she was a child, the Olympics were her 4-year sports carnival, and she didn't think of politics. Governance and sport can be confused, and the Beijing Olympics should be an event of mutual understanding, friendship, solidarity and fair play, and she is proud to be able to play part in the relay of the flame in the United States, just like her friends. If it were Bell to make this statement, you can imagine how much vitriol she would have suffered, and perhaps even some heavyweights, Angelina. Julie, Brad. Pete, and maybe even Da. Raila. Ma herself came forward to refute her idea, but when this was said by Jennifer. As soon as Jefferson spoke, the wind changed...... The media is calm, and social media is taking stock of her charity efforts: Jennifer. Jefferson's philanthropic team operates transparently, never accepts donations, has no accounting problems, and has changed the lives of many recipients since its inception......

Georgia didn't know if anyone would think of her in private, at least for now, Jennifer had an extra layer of pacifist aura on her, and it seemed that those very excited 'Du. Stand Fighters', 'People. The power fighters suddenly respected people's freedom of speech very much, and no one came out to contradict Jennifer, not even insinuating sarcasm, but asked George about it when the paparazzi asked about it. Clooney's comments on the remarks came as the star, who is actively seeking endorsement for the brand Omega and asking them to withdraw from the Olympic sponsorship, also expressed understanding of Jennifer's behavior, "This is also a way to look at the problem, unlike China, this is a free country, so anyone can say anything, and I don't think there's anything wrong with Jennifer's approach." ”

The big star is a major player in grasping the Darfur problem, and even thanks to his efforts, Spielberg, Quincy. Both of Jones's biggest names resigned from their positions at the Beijing Olympics on the grounds of this issue, and received implicit praise from the media. When Jefferson directly carried the torch for the Beijing Olympics, he didn't even dare to say a word of criticism, which was tantamount to a slap in the face, in addition to showing George's talent for being particularly suitable for the political field, but also a side illustration of Jennifer. How influential is Jefferson, and how much people don't want to provoke her now......

Of course, some people may mistakenly understand that this is because George has a good relationship with her, but Georgia, who knows some of the inside information, does not see it that way. Jefferson has almost no friendship with the Clooney Gang, and the stars she has befriended are all non-drug, non-political, low-key acting types. The filming of "Clayton", and even the fact that the Oscars did not attend the award ceremony also shows that the relationship between the two is probably not so harmonious. George. Clooney was completely afraid of angering Jennifer, so he didn't dare to make irresponsible comments about her actions in order to add points to himself......

As for the film critics, judging from the film reviews of "Iron Man" alone, it may not explain anything, because most of the critics' opinions were expressed during the preview screening and premiere, and Jennifer is indeed not the focus of the film, and few people comment on her from the perspective of acting, but people have been talking about her production skills - and there is really nothing to criticize. If you really want to see the impact of this incident on film critics and even the Olympic Award judges, it will depend on how this year's "A Week with Monroe" performs during the awards season and how the film critics react to it.

Seeing that her former nemesis, the junior who had been cheated by her once, had reached the current height at the speed of a rocket, and began to enjoy the top special treatment in the industry, Bale's mood must not be much better, but even so, Georgia still did not plan to skip the topic - he had to remind Bell not to miss the best opportunity because of his willfulness.

"Although Marvel movies don't seem to have high requirements for the heroine's acting skills, and the role is not very playable," Georgia swallowed the food in her mouth, "but anyway, since Jefferson is optimistic about it, I think you should still give it a try, dear." The sequel to Iron Man—"

Seeing the change in his fiancée's face, he changed his words, "And the Avengers program they're talking about, 'Phase One', sounds interesting too, doesn't it?" If the rumors are correct, there will be at least four or five films in the first phase, if you can get a starring role......"

In order to convince Bale, Georgia did not hesitate to reveal some inside information about his company, "Now, even we are tempted by Marvel - if it weren't for the fact that Paramount and Marvel seem to have talked about it, the company would even consider buying Marvel...... Honey, don't miss out on a rare good opportunity because of your emotions, how profitable the comic book is, just watch the "Spider-Man" series, if you can be the protagonist-"

"I've called my agent." A hint of embarrassment flashed across Bell's face, and she interrupted Georgia, looking like she finally wasn't going to put up with his persuasion anymore. "Okay? It's not like I'm emotionally ......"

In Georgia's surprised eyes, Bale sighed silently, and finally uncovered the mystery: "Even if it's just within the CAA, there are already four or five actresses who are interested in the Marvel series, Natalie. Portman, Kate. Beckinsale, Scarlett. Johnson, not counting the competitors outside the CAA, they are all prioritizing the female number two of "Iron Man 2", followed by the female number one aiming for the rest of the films...... Ino emailed me back, but I don't think I'll be able to get the character so easily...... In fact, if I am honest, I don't think Marvel will choose me. ”

She is still aware of herself clearly: and Natalie. Portman, Scarlett. Johnson, Bell's best time has passed, she is now out of commercial appeal, and the influence of art films is not great, she is still in the situation of eating the old book, but the salary is not low, and the face is already familiar to the public - if the comic film is not selected, it is a fresh face, and Bell's conditions are a little inferior for the comic film.

"This ......," Georgia was also a little surprised, "the weekend box office has just come out, and their phone calls have just passed?" ”

Bell made a face and didn't answer Georgia, but she didn't need to answer - why did she call so quickly, the answer was actually very simple, it wasn't because it was Jennifer. The movie starring Jefferson, which is the subject of the movie she is optimistic about? In today's Hollywood, although this trend of thought has not yet taken shape, it is already the consensus of many people: if you want to get rich, then follow Jennifer. Jefferson's footsteps, if you can participate in her movie, whether it is starring her or made by Big Dream, I guarantee that I will not regret it.

"Ugh." Georgia didn't have anything to say, he shook his head, quickly shoved the rest of the breakfast into his mouth, and said vaguely. "Gotta hurry up to the company, go, love you, bye."

Bell kissed her fiancé on the cheek and watched Georgia walk out of the dining room, glancing at the newspaper at hand - in the weekend box office review section, Jennifer . Jefferson's name was so striking - then he shook his head and sighed and flipped the newspaper over.

"I've been engaged to Georgia for more than five years," she thought, half jokingly, half seriously, "I didn't want to get married at first because his net worth was not as good as mine, and I didn't want to spend too much time on prenuptial agreements, and California law made it difficult to ensure that my marital income was not divided, and of course, I didn't expect the engagement to last until now......

In addition to her ambition and tenacity, Bell believes that she has another advantage - she has always been more realistic, and now she has begun to seriously consider a marriage to Georgia, "I still have a baby, this may be a good opportunity to make money......

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"Okay, okay," said Bell, as she pondered her life plans, Jenny's bodyguard captain, Woody, was talking on the phone—in a rare move, he didn't escort Jenny as she got out of the car, but instead handed over the work to the two partners, stood aside and talked intently on the phone. "I see, thank you very much......"

"I guess his son is sick," Mary laughed and joked with Jenny as Jenny glanced at Woody in surprise, "otherwise Woody would never have been so lax." ”

"Probably." Jenny nodded, "You can ask him privately in a while, if he has something at home, he can take a day off, I won't tell the company." ”

"Miss Jefferson," the real estate agent had already greeted her, she smiled kindly, led Jenny's group to the main house, and introduced as she went, "The whole house covers an area of 8 acres, you just drove over and saw it, one side is a cliff, three sides of the sea, the mansion itself occupies a whole mountain, the nearest mansion is also a 10-minute drive, almost exclusive to a mountain road, the main house has 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, sun room, fireplace, swimming pool, spa room, and of course, tennis court, Regency Revival style, There is also a podium for service staff to live in, and the entire mansion can be accessed by electric cars, which is very environmentally friendly. Of course, the greenery is also very good—"

"What about privacy?" Mary looked at the well-maintained renovation of the house and asked critically, "This is what we value the most." ”

"You can rest assured that the original homeowner takes their privacy very seriously – and of course security," the agent glanced at a few of the bodyguards, "and you can also see that there is also a security center near the gate, and the perimeter camera coverage is 100% to ensure that there are no dead spots." ”

"How much does it cost?" Jenny is still satisfied with this mansion: although she is alone, it stands to reason that a city apartment is enough, but of course it also means that privacy can be violated anytime and anywhere, in order not to disturb the neighbors, and in order to have a space of her own, she tends to find a Chris Malibu mansion type house as a foothold.

"34 million." The agent smiled unchanged and quoted a number, "If you are willing to give me a little time, I am sure to cut it to 32 million." ”

Jenny didn't react, but it didn't matter, because Mary knew her personality and her star baggage very well - she gasped exaggeratedly, "30 million!" ――But Chris's house is bigger than that, and it was less than 30 million when he bought it, right? ”

"Yes, I happen to be in charge of his estate as well," the agent seemed prepared, "but Chris bought it around 2003, and the luxury housing market in Malibu has been dominated by Larry in recent years. Ellison was so hyped that if it weren't for the financial turmoil, the price of this house might have been as high as 50 million - and besides, Chris's house was far from both Charcoal Beach and Broad Beach, and this one would have been wide beach just over the cliff. ”

Her reason was so good that Mary stopped talking, and Jenny walked around the house, and she didn't make the decision right away, she looked at her watch, "It's time for us to go to the company - this one is not bad, let's take it into consideration, and we'll see the other one you recommend tomorrow morning." ”

"Okay." The agent's smile was even brighter, and it could be seen that she was determined to make this business happen. "I'll be waiting for you at the house at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."

As the group walked out of the main house, Woody was already waiting at the door of the car—and before Jenny or Mary could ask how his young son was doing, he offered to greet him.

"One of my comrades in the peacekeeping force just called me." He reported to Jenny, "Nice guy -- now an inspector -- he knew I was working for you, so he gave me a message about that paparazzi, Shef. Cohen's—"

Jenny unconsciously stopped, while Woody raised his hand in a reassuring gesture and continued, "His credit card had a withdrawal record yesterday morning, near his hometown of Southampton. ”

Perhaps it was the confused look on Jenny's face that made Woody feel that he should say more, and he analyzed further, "And of course this also means that he is actually just absconding in fear of sin, and has no desire to take revenge on us. So you don't have to worry - I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before he's arrested, and even if he decides to disappear from the world, it doesn't matter to you. ”

“…… Oh, yes," Jenny picked up Woody's train of thought after a moment, smiling and patting Woody on the shoulder, "You're right, it's reassuring - thank you for me, friend, okay?" ”

"If you could give me a signed DVD, it wouldn't be great." Woody said solemnly, "My friend's wife is a fan of yours. ”

"Of course it's fine—Mary—"

After a brief conversation, Jenny and Mary got into the nanny car, and the soundproof, anti-camera baffle was raised, and Mary waited until the car started, then she showed a confused expression, "His credit card?" ”

"Cesare must have done it by the detective," Jeanne said, "and he told me about their thinking—according to his new team, the Stalkers usually have some level of mental disorder, so they plan to try to get him back to the abandoned corpse so they can wait for them...... Well, I guess it has something to do with them, it's a clever strategy, it's a bit better than we thought - it's more reassuring to leave things to the professionals. ”

"But what if he manages to dodge the stalkers and run to that apartment to call the police?" Mary asked, "As long as there is a body, the police will be able to determine that Sheff is dead as soon as they come......

She looked at Jenny's expression, and her voice gradually became quieter.

Jenny waited until Mary was completely quiet before she said, "What's our itinerary for this morning?" Go to Big Dream and talk to Cesare about our offer for Warner Independence, yes? ”

"Yes," Mary looked down and rummaged through her phone, "Cesare sent us Warner's independent library of films for sale the day before yesterday, would you like to take a look at it first?" ”

"Of course," muttered Jenny, "how else would it seem that I take it seriously?" Turn on your computer, and I'll be able to see all the libraries from here to the city. ”

As an independent production company, Warner's independent achievements are indeed not eye-catching, established in 03, and was abolished in 08, and the achievements made in 5 years are of course incomparable with Miramax and Fox Searchlight, and Warner's parent company has left the rights to several classic films, such as "Good Night, Good Luck" and "Baby Penguin", so this auction action is not very grand, many of the films on the list are not publicly released, but are sold directly on DVD, how much does its sales ' It can be said that this batch of films is going to be sold in a clearance sale, and it depends on whether there are companies willing to buy them - and the copyright price of many films is at most hundreds of thousands of dollars, and no matter how high it is, it will not be sold at all.

Jenny, after learning a little about the situation, knew that this was not a big deal, whether it was successful or not, it was insignificant to Big Dream, if it wasn't for the sake of pleasing Cesare and letting him know that he was working hard to fulfill the 'homework' he had assigned, she would not have been able to preview it beforehand, and even now, she was more or less trying to ease her emotions and turn her attention away from the memories that Mary had evoked, so she opened the document and wanted to find something to do for herself.

"'Wuji', oh my God...... I also buy such a bad movie, no wonder it will be closed. Leaning back in her chair, she casually flipped through the documents," ...... "Compulsory Muslim Culture in America What and what is this? ”

Mary was also amused by the title, "Seriously, does Warner Independent have what it takes to release it?" Don't tell me they're halal-certified. ”

Jenny laughed, ""Arabs, well, this film hasn't been released yet, why does Warner Independent love the Middle East so much...... "Slumdog Millionaire" is another Asian film......"

She casually pulled another page of the document, "Snow Angel, the title is not bad...... Wait a minute! ”

She had her feet on the sofa opposite, and she was stuck in the cushion looking at the computer, but she suddenly sat up straight, and even threw the laptop on the carpet because of this, but Jenny didn't even care about exclaiming, she picked up the computer in a panic, and rolled the mouse back to the page just now. "- Slumdog Millionaire?!"