"Has the blood pressure of bed 35 come down?"

"After hanging this bottle, prescribe two units of mannitol intravenous drip ...... for her"

'When', accompanied by the sound of the elevator door opening, Dr. Waltz walked into the special ward with several assistants, he waved his badge to the security guard guarding the elevator door, and walked to the ward first, but he could still feel the eyes of the security guard following the group of people, as if he was still counting the number of people: in the suite room on this floor, there is currently only one patient, that is, the famous Jennifer. Jefferson. Although the police no longer provide security, her own security team has not been lazy, and in the early days of the handover, almost all doctors and nurses who walked into the floor were subject to careful security screening and identity checks, and although security eased after a few weeks, Dr. Waltz believes that this is only because the security guards know the faces by heart, not because they let their guard down.

"How is the patient doing today?" He asked the nurse who greeted him.

"She had just returned from rehabilitation, and had received two visitors before that - until three o'clock in the afternoon," said the nurse with some trepidation - which was clearly beyond the visiting hours, and apparently she did not say anything more.

Dr. Vanetz glanced at the other party, and did not reproach the girl: this is the treatment of top patients, from Jennifer. The generosity of Jefferson's team of $1.5 million allowed her to enjoy various privileges from the shortly after she woke up, not to mention that Jennifer's condition is indeed much more stable now, but she was not discharged from the hospital immediately out of caution.

Among his interns were the curious, "Well, another top elite visitor? ”

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, it's not a star - I heard it's the big names from General Electric and Disney." The nurse quietly stuck out her tongue and handed over Jennifer's form, "My blood pressure and heartbeat are normal three times today, but she still gets dizzy occasionally." ”

"Pretty much she could be discharged at any time," one of Waltz's interns commented, "but, of course, she can stay as long as she wants, and I won't have any problems—"

Amid laughter, the group walked into Jennifer's hospital room and easily completed the evening rounds - it was not for nothing that the hospital liked such powerful guests, Jennifer's daily ward costs thousands of dollars, and the hospital now invests less energy on her than the average patient, basically, until her dizziness worsens or disappears, Dr. Waltz has to do just shush the cold twice a day, and this is definitely not a chore.

"Oh," the group had just walked out of the ward, just as they happened to meet Cesare as he stepped out of the elevator. Vijery bumped into the piece, and Dr. Waltz smiled and shook hands with the handsome young man, "Mr. Vijeri. ”

"Doctor." Cesare. Vijri shook his hand, "How is Jennifer today?" ”

"Obviously she feels pretty good about herself, and I've heard she even had a business meeting in the ward today." Dr. Waltz laughed, "Of course, I'm talking nonsense -- I heard you were working next door at the time -- and judging by her blood pressure data, there's nothing wrong with her, and we'll do another CT the day after tomorrow, and if the blood clot shrinks, she'll be officially discharged." ”

"I'm glad to hear that," said Vijri, his lips twitching politely, "have a nice evening, doctor." ”

He nodded to the interns, turned around and walked briskly into the room—through the shutters that had been pulled up, he could see Jennifer sitting by the window. Jefferson stood up and smiled at him, motioning for him to sit down beside him—

The doctors generally sighed and turned to move towards the elevator, which is also their common emotion: when Jennifer was first admitted to the hospital, the doctors of course treated her as an ordinary patient, but after she turned around, this special ward seemed to become a reality show, which made the doctors and nurses who came to the ward full of emotion.

"It's like a realistic version of "Grievances of the Wealthy," in the elevator, someone finally sighed. "Have you counted the number of handsome guys who came to visit - and the beautiful stars, of course, but I have to say, if I were a woman, I would definitely avoid being around Jennifer, Chris, Heath, Leonardo, and the director named Salvi - they have the affection for Jennifer - and of course Mr. Vijerry-"

"She's like a real princess, surrounded by knights—the female doctors—and a few of the male doctors immediately agreed," the female doctors, some of whom enthusiastically agreed, "and wondered what good she had done to be so happy." ”

"The most important thing is that each of them gets along harmoniously-"

Dr. Waltz listened to the noise of the young people with anger and amusement - no one seems to remember the indignation of the staff some time ago when San Francisco General Hospital was surrounded by the media and Jennifer's illness was reported every day, and everyone was talking excitedly about her life beyond people's imagination: the Oscar was just around the corner, it looked like she had a good chance of winning another award, it was said that the president would award her a medal for her contribution to the spread of global culture, her visitors of all kinds, rich and rich, Either there's a title that's scared to death, or it's a good-looking that's scared to death, indeed, Jennifer. Jefferson seemed to live a different life with a flying shovel, and that was enough to attract the admiration and yearning of anyone, and only a few people could notice her nights—the fact that at the end of the day, when the curfew was set and night fell, only two men would alternate beds for the month with her, accompanied by the long, lonely sound of the instruments running.

"I'm sure she and Cesare never have a love affair." The speculation continues, and it's already a bit off, "They're the type of guy who never makes small talk, and the last time I went on my rounds, I heard him say, 'This year's return on net worth should be satisfying' - you know, it's a shame that the person who was scared by the terminology turned out to be me-"

"Haha, that's why they divorced, they belong to that kind of career-oriented couple......"

"Maybe he's talking to her about Disney's 'roe' again, whatever it is - but whatever he says, that face is forgivable enough to forgive-"

#

"Hey."

"Hey." Jeanne said, conceding a little distance and letting Cesare sit down next to her, "What did Robert say?" ”

Robert said nothing. Cesare said that he had just dropped Robert off at the airport to take him back to Los Angeles on a private jet. "It looks like he hasn't recovered from today's blow yet – I think he'll need a bit of a buffer before he becomes suspicious – even if he does."

Jenny laughed, her eyes still not taking off the sunset outside her window, the sun hanging on the edge of the skyline, making San Francisco's skyscrapers seem to be bathed in a reddish glow.

"If I were him, I wouldn't be looking for that email." She said, putting the memory card she was playing with back in her sleeve and handing it to Cesare. "It's funny -- Robert always wanted to get a memory card, and it was really an SD card that decided the outcome -- that really sounds fatalistic, doesn't it? Maybe I should thank Zadeh, after all, he was the one who opened our minds. ”

"Your train of thought." Cesare corrected that he didn't look at Jeanne either, but looked out the window at the misty sunset. "Well done."

Jeanne did not deny Cesare's compliments, which she did and Cesare only played a slight role in cooperating. "Thank you."

"Although, still, very risky," Cesare commented untendedly, "how did Sharon react?" ”

"I think she should have guessed something." Jenny said, smiling. "If you turn on the video, you can see that she's been cooperating with me – I can't do it without her help."

"There's an element of luck," said Cesare, "but that's not all, you must have captured Robert completely—I don't think you would have been able to get a confession if he had the slightest doubt about the story." The difficulties he has caused you are just an instinct for self-preservation - never talk positively about the trouble you are in. ”

"Indeed, if he hadn't been fooled, even if there was just a hint of suspicion," said Jenny, squinting at the card, "we wouldn't have gotten the video so smoothly - oh, I just hope Robert wouldn't be too angry when he checked his emails, if he hadn't been in the habit of deleting them—or that he should have given up on the idea, even if it was for his own sake, after all, knowing that now wouldn't have helped him much." ”

Cesare smiled and didn't contradict Jenny's opinion, "So, you guys finally talked?" ”

"Hmm." Jenny nodded, "Robert really didn't tell you anything?" ”

"I think he probably thought I was fully aware of it." "Maybe he's still in the mood -- he really didn't say anything." ”

"The negotiation is basically a tripartite balance of power, and no one can control the overall situation, and if Bob thinks so, he is a little too careful." Jenny smiled, "But I can understand it - of course it's normal for him to think that way." ”

She stretched out her hand, stretched widely, and stretched from side to side again, before she retracted and looked at the scenery in front of her again. "GE will invest $3 billion for the first time to help us set up a TV production company, and Disney will also co-fund and take about 10% of the shares in the new company, and GE and Disney will also cooperate on two or three small projects, you know, so it looks like to the outside world-"

"GE is working with Disney," Cesare said, "taking care of Bob's face, what's next?" ”

"Whether to make additional investment in the future depends on whether Big Dream can achieve the goals expected by GE." "Of course, I'll still have the control of the whole group in the meantime – until 2018, Big Dream won't be adding new subsidiaries outside of TV and film." GE's capital injection cannot exceed Disney's share, in other words, Disney will always be the largest shareholder of Big Dream until—"

"Until Bob retires in 2018," Cesare said, his brow furrowed, "Will Bob accept that?" Retiring five years early? ”

"He can only accept that this is a little bit that he has to lose." Jenny said, narrowing her eyes, "Big Dreams, GE and Disney all lost a little bit, but they all left more, and for us, it's the next best outcome, but for all three -- it's a win-win-win." ”

Cesaremer thought for a moment, then nodded.

"It's fair, and everybody's interests are taken care of," he said, "and that's the best thing that can be achieved -- you're doing a good job." ”

"I've got to behave well," said Jenny, "I'm an actor, that's what I'm good at, if I can't fool Robert—"

"I'm not just talking about your acting," Cesare interrupted, and he said calmly, "I'm talking about the whole thing...... You're doing well, Jefferson - if I were a sensationalist, I'd almost say ......"

"What do you say, 'You make me proud'?" Jenny was amused by his deliberately rusty 'Jefferson', and she asked playfully. "Is that what you're trying to say, Lord Vijeri?"

“…… At least I wouldn't object to that. Cesare said, raising his fist and touching her lightly," he said. ”

Jenny laughed and raised her fist to touch it back, "You too." ”

For a moment, neither of them spoke, just watched the sun slowly set over San Francisco, sinking into the bay, as if the fresh atmosphere after a thunderstorm filled the hospital room, and all this was finally over, and this sudden, frightening event finally came to an end, and the sense of relaxation was like a frightened wave, trying to rise, but there was always some hesitation and shyness.

"Aren't you going to ask about the personnel arrangements?" After a moment of silence, it was Jenny who asked first, and she inhaled without a trace, her shoulders tensed again......

"I think you'll definitely take the initiative." "So, is there anything new in terms of personnel?" Cesare said. ”

Robert says his invitation is still valid – and more sincere than before. Jenny repeated Robert's words, and she smiled, "Of course, that's understandable. At least you'll understand that the fact that you're at Disney now makes more sense to him — there's still a long way to go until 2018, and there's always a lot of uncertainty about investing. ”

“hmm。” Cesare said he had made no statement. Jenny wasn't impressed, she continued, "Of course, there's not much time for you, only six years, and this offer doesn't seem as good as it used to be, and it will be a challenge for you - but, like I said, you've lost a little bit, but you're still ......."

"There's a lot left." "Personally, it's a great result, but from a working point of view, it's better than it was before — at least my role at Disney isn't tied to you anymore." ”

"Yes, but of course, you'll be more challenged by it." "But I'm sure you can handle it, because you're not alone within the group - Virgilia is definitely going to leave her political legacy to you." ”

"It's hard to say, and I think she'll be busier to hate me if it all turns out." Cesare said.

"If that's the case, then she's too pretentious, isn't she?" Jenny said disapprovingly: Of course, Cesare's entry into Disney basically means that Virginia's career at Disney has come to an end, but considering that Virgilia once justifiably asked Cesare to pay for her career, she should also be willing to make sacrifices when Cesare has a better chance. "Anyway...... Your access to Disney is not closed, and the new situation is both good and bad for you, and there are more things you can figure out for yourself. ”

"Hmm." Cesare said, "So, what if I stay? ”

Jenny took a deep breath.

"If you're staying," she said, turning her head to Cesare, "then we won't have to find a new CEO for Dream TV, just like the original plan - of course, this time the difference is that in six years we'll only focus on film and television, and we won't be involved in anything else." ”

"It's not a bad thing." Cesare said, pouting, "Six years is enough time for us to get on our feet – and expanding too fast might not be a good thing." ”

"I think so too." Jenny said, smiling a little, "And you'll be glad to hear about it -- I'm going to keep Big Dream Movies and Big Dream TV completely separate, and run them independently and without interfering with each other." If you stay, the chairman of Big Dream TV is yours, and of course the CEO is too. ”

"Where's the Big Dream movie?" Cesare said, turning his head to look at Jenny, his expression becoming solemn. "Are you going to be the CEO at the same time?"

"I'll still be the chairman." Jenny said, exhaling, "But, no, I'm not going to be the CEO at the same time, and the management of the company still has to be done by a professional person -- of course, that person won't be you." ”

Even though this isn't the first time they've talked about it, Jenny is still a little unnatural, saying, "I've said that it's better for the two companies to be completely separate, to work together only on a strategic level, and to spend most of your time working with the CEO of the movie -- I think that's going to help us...... Make some arrangements to minimize inconvenience. ”

“…… It sounds like you've thought everything through. "So, do you have an idea of who to choose as a CEO?" ”

"I've got a guy in mind, and he's probably going to surprise you - even I think it's a little crazy." Jenny said, a smile on her lips, "There is news that he will not be renewing his contract and will leave Paramount this year-"

"Brad. Gray! Cesare said, his tone did express his feelings, "-- this is really -- "

He was silent for a moment, then added, "...... OK, but if you think about it, he's a good choice, isn't it? ”

"Yes, when you think of him as the CEO of your own company, you see that his loyalty is a very good quality -- a bit stupid, of course, but it's not an insurmountable flaw -- " Jenny said, laughing, "but I can imagine what people would think when they found out about it -- oh, they'd be absolutely shocked." ”

She laughed out loud at the image of the media stunned, and after a while continued, "Of course, it takes a little time for the handover and transition, and I'll need someone's help during this time - but whether you go to Disney or stay at Big Dream, it's all arranged, it's not a problem - if you go to Disney, let's find a CEO for Big Dream TV first, and then let Brad in when he's fully integrated into the company, and in any case, it won't change the basic pattern." ”

“ok。” Cesare said cautiously, and he was silent for a moment, then asked quickly, "So, what about Sharon—is she aware of the situation?" ”

"You mean, if you stay, between us—" Jeanne said, gesturing between her and Cesare. "-- some possibilities and trends?"

Cesare didn't speak, just nodded.

Jenny shrugged. "I did my duty, but she didn't seem to mind - as I thought, I think she guessed a little."

"That's why Robert wanted me to go to Disney even more." "Now that I understand it completely -- of course he wants me to go to Disney more than Sharon wants me to stay -- I have to say again, you've done a great job, and this timing has completely turned a disadvantage into an advantage," Cesare said. ”

Jenny couldn't help but smile as she affirmed, "But that's all about the details, you know, the final choice is still up to you - I just want you to get off to a good start - whatever the choice, I hope you keep the choice." ”

"I understand." Cesare said, "Thank you, though it's a bit redundant." ”

Jeanne gave him a roll of the eyes, and looked out the window—the night had crept up, the sun was still shining and hot under the water, and the city was swaying in the twilight like a lucid dream.

"What are you going to do?" She asked.

Cesare snorted noncommittally.

"It's a tough decision," he said, "and maybe I can't make up my mind — there are pros and cons on both sides of the coin." ”

"Yes, it's an evenly matched choice." Jenny admits, "On the one hand, the big dream represents us -- let's be honest, it's like our little kids, really, the ones we pour into it -- "

She shook her head, "But staying in Big Dream also means doubling the risk, breaking your old principles—and, you must know before making a decision—"

She took a deep breath, calming her still-unconsciously nervous feelings, even though Cesare was already the person who knew her best in the world—but she still felt quite vulnerable and uncomfortable to confess in this regard—but she couldn't back down.

"Of course, I think you'll already know that I'm a bit of a weird girl," she said, turning her head to look at Cesare, not looking away to relieve her tension, just - there was nothing else she couldn't face. "I haven't told you the story explicitly, Cesare, and I don't think I'm going to tell you all about it, but you have to know this - yes, we've done a lot of miracles together, and a lot of that is due to my intuition, my talent - it allows me to predict where the market is going, and I can withstand long superhuman timeframes, which are indeed the basis of the miracle of big dreams......"

The room was already in a hazy darkness, Cesare was like a sculpture in the twilight, he didn't speak, Jenny took a deep breath, and continued, "And these gifts won't follow me forever, I'm guessing you've felt it, but I'll have to give you a definite timeline - intuition, it's only been 14 years, Superman's resistance to stress, I'm sorry, this accident took them." If you stay at Big Dream, after two years, your partner will no longer be the miracle girl - all the gifts are gone, and we can only rely on ourselves, or rather, I can only rely on myself, because if you go to Big Dream TV and I stay in Big Dream Films, it will be very difficult for you to influence the affairs of the film branch, and its failure may drag you down - considering that in the GE agreement, the capital injection must be done in stages, and once I don't get approval, the whole follow-up investment will be in vain, Maybe even I'll be kicked out of the board. ”

"The phased funding was the key to convincing Sharon, and I accepted that willingly, and it suited me well, step by step, to test my abilities and push my limits." Jenny said, she moistened her lips. "If it fails, OK, I'm willing to gamble, I've tried, and I can live with it - but you're different, if you stay, you're going to miss out on a Disney offer, and it's not going to be an invitation on your desk every day." Cesare, I hope you think about this, I'm just a very ordinary girl, with a few investments in my hands, and in an extremely complicated environment, my ambitions have exploded. Undoubtedly—"

She couldn't help but laugh, "Really, even I can conclude that the chances of me screwing up are far much greater than the chances of succeeding, there is a 99.9% chance that I will eventually fail, collapse, and quit - really, for the sake of your own career, I hope you will think about this - joining me is almost like killing yourself, really, if you have any other predictions, it is better to give it up, really, this is basically a chariot speeding towards the abyss of failure." ”

Cesare's breathing was a little heavy, and he paused for a moment before speaking—but there wasn't much surprise in his tone.

"Still," he said, "I can sense that you want me to join—I feel that you are trying to get me in." ”

"Yes, I want you to join, so I'm trying to express myself, and today's meeting is a solo show I'm preparing." Jenny said, spreading her hands, "But I still need to warn you of all the risks beforehand, isn't it, do you do your duty to inform—"

Although her state of mind was quite peaceful, the significance of this scene to the big dream still made her a little uncomfortable, and Jenny laughed a little nervously, "I'm done talking, if there's anything you want to ask, just ask." ”

"If I choose Disney, what about the shares?" Cesare thought for a moment—his tone was inaudible.

"I'll buy it, at the current valuation of Big Dream." Jenny said without thinking, "Sure—I might owe you some, but of course you can rest assured that I'll be able to pay it off." ”

"Are you sure?" "I know your net worth -- of course you're rich, but if you're going to cash in on that a fortune, you're going to have to pay ......me almost every one of your Disney stocks, including Cliff Estate," Cesare said.

He thought about it for a moment, "I'm afraid it's not enough, maybe you'll have to bet on your income for the next few years." Basically, when you buy my shares, you're literally penniless. ”

"Oh, do you just need to bet on your income for the next few years?" Jenny said she relaxed a little, "I had to bet on at least the next 10 years of my income—"

She shrugged her shoulders and didn't say any more.

“…… Are you sure it's worth it? Pledge everything you have—everything you've worked so hard for the past ten years," Cesare said, though not excited, but as if to confirm his doubts, he simply asked, "You don't have what you said about the 'journey to the abyss of failure'...... What you call talent and wonder -- just to pursue one percent of the chance of success, are you sure, is that the wise choice? ”

"I don't think it's wise, on the contrary, it seems a bit silly," Jenny said, smiling at the lights that were gradually turning on outside the window, "but ...... It's just, I want to do it, and that makes everything but it the next best thing that happens. ”

"And you don't want to accept the possibility of the next best." Cesare said quietly.

"And I think I'm rich enough to say no to the next best." Jenny nodded, "I'm just...... I didn't even do it for that one percent success, Chesa, I just wanted to do it—I wanted to try, to explore, to experience failure—"

She turned her head to look at Cesare, "I think I'm rich enough to do that." ”

In the hazy darkness, Cesare's expression was elusive, he seemed to be cold and indifferent to her, and his eyes seemed to sparkle and he was too moved by her words. And Jenny just waited patiently, waited-

After a long silence, Cesare took a deep breath.

"You're right," he said, "by all accounts, it would be the best choice for me to join Disney -- not just because of my principles -- at least, if I did, we wouldn't have nowhere to go when you were kicked out of the board." ”

Jenny couldn't help but laugh, a little disappointed, but not without ease - Cesare was staying at Disney, she was dreaming big, and that might be a better choice, at least as Cesare said, it was safe enough.

"So, that's your choice?" She asked.

"I didn't say that, it's just—" Cesare said, leaning back for a moment to adjust to a more relaxed position, "Do you remember what you just said about me?" ”

"What are you talking about?" Jenny was a little confused.

"You say I'm proud of you," Cesare said—his tone was still as calm, "and I must admit that you're right, there have been many moments in our partnership that I've been proud of you—when you get on the Oscar podium, when you sign your name on your contract, when you walk into your new office, when you win over Edward. Potter's time -- I just don't know the color. It is because I know you so well, the real you, Jenny, that I am so proud of you when I see you as you are, we have come so far from the beginning to the present, you have grown so much, you have changed so much, you have become better than you were, and I don't care how difficult it is to do it-"

He took a breath, "It's more important to me than your talent - you have shortcomings, you're clumsy at first, your talent doesn't cover it up, but you're changing all the time, and that's what I value." Think about it, if you had nothing but talent, how would the big dream get to where it is today - if it weren't for Edward. Porter, we're just one step away from GE's investment. ”

"Damn Zade." Jenny muttered. And Cesare chuckled softly.

"Yes, damn Zade," he replied, "and tonight when you say this to me, when you tell me the facts, some of which I have guessed, but the point is your honesty, when you make this choice even though you have seen everything clearly......"

He let out a long breath and shook his head as he seemed to laugh, "I don't know why—I don't know how to explain this sensuality...... But at this moment prouder-"

Cesare's voice twitched as he said this, and if it weren't for Jenny's familiarity with him, she would have said he was slightly choked—he adjusted for a moment before continuing, "and I thought it was impossible." ”

Jenny felt her throat clogged, and she felt the urge to find a tissue—she could barely hold back, trying to suppress the hoarseness in her voice.

"So," she said, "I suppose you made your decision?" ”

Cesare shrugged—this time it was him.

"I've got to keep up with you." He said, "You know, between us, sometimes I'm always the one who leads the way, you charge in front of the battle, and I take the rhythm -- but you really made me feel a little bit of a crisis just now, Jenny. Jefferson, for a moment, you made me feel like if I didn't push harder, I was going to be left behind by you. ”

Jenny giggled, and she wiped the salty liquid from her face—fortunately it was dark now, otherwise it would have been embarrassing, for it wasn't just tears that flowed.

"Well, well," she said, "then, I didn't do it in vain—I managed to get you in and get you on this de-serial car that was heading into the abyss. ”

"Say whatever you want." Cesare said, suddenly laughing—so young, so indulgent, so happy, "hell, anyway, even if we're screwed up—are we really going to be bankrupt from this?" ”

"This is the last time we'll say something like that." Jenny said with a deliberately calm face, her hands outstretched, "It's time to come and hug and celebrate all of this." ”

Cesare laughed as he raised his hand and shallowly took her into his arms.

"This is probably the last time we'll hug as friends." He tilted his head and said, his lips inadvertently touching Jenny's ear.

Jenny instinctively shuddered, she leaned her face against Cesare's neck, and suddenly felt a little dizzy, realizing that he could not have been more right—that it was really quite possible that this would be the last time they would hug as friends, or even as colleagues, that they had changed so much and broken so much, that they had finally come here at the mercy of impermanent fate, that everything was changing, that the future was unfolding before her eyes, and that it was so dazzling that it was impossible to predict, that it was unimaginable. What will it be like?

She didn't want to cry, all she could feel was anticipation, but for some reason, the corners of her eyes and nose suddenly poured out of the corners of her eyes and nose again, the warm liquid that embarrassed Jenny - in this intense excitement and happy anticipation, the heavy sense of reassurance, Jenny's consciousness quickly detached from her body - she fainted with a smile.