The dinner date with the Secretary of State was nominally at the invitation of a mutual friend, a member of Congress, and of course there were many political brokers and lobbyists present - the difference between the former and the latter was different, lobbyists were generally employed by companies and were just doing their jobs, while political brokers were of different statuses, they could be self-employed, or they could be grandiose on Capitol Hill, although they held lowly positions, but they had good hands and eyes. Even a secretary of state like Hillary Clinton can be at a dinner with them, and no one feels the slightest bit wrong. www.

Although Jeanne had attended many discreet occasions, if she were to count the positions of all those present, it would be the most powerful dinner she had ever attended, and the Secretary of State was a position of great interest even in the entire Cabinet, and certainly worthy of her and Cesare's respect, so they returned to the hotel after a brief tour in the afternoon, so as not to be delayed by traffic, and arrogantly become the last guests to arrive. - However, neither she nor Cesare were overdressed, Jeanne only wore a small dress, and did not even wear any expensive jewelry, so as not to overdress, giving people the feeling of nouveau riche, you know, although the congressmen have a lot of income, but this is only relative to ordinary people, compared with Jeanne, their income is only a drop in the ocean, and life is also strictly supervised, even if there is a private use of power for personal gain, it is impossible to enjoy a life that does not match the income on the surface, so tonight's dinner place, I'm sorry, it's not commensurate with the size of the power, but in a house that is almost indistinguishable from a townhouse, dressed too grandly, it will be incompatible with the whole dining environment, Jenny didn't even bring a Hermes bag, grabbed an MK and got into the car.

"Nervous?" Robert, who was in the car with them, asked a little playfully, and Jenny grinned, "No—we're two worlds, aren't we?" ”

Coming out of an East Asian country with strict control of cultural undertakings, she has been immersed in that kind of official-based culture for a long time, and for politicians, she was also a little as if the other party could decide her career with a word, but calm down and think about it, in this money-based world, the two sides are two parallel lines at all, mixed to the point of Jenny, exaggerated assumption, even if she and the Secretary of State have an extremely serious personal conflict, it is difficult for the other party to treat her, It is true that there are some people in this country who are unjustifiably imprisoned in Guantanamo, but they are all little people who have no money and no power - Jenny does live in a different world from them, the master of the country like her, belongs to the object of the secretary of state's service, and the relationship between the two sides is actually very equal, and what she really has to deal with tonight is the film association, which represents the six major interests and occupies ' They now represent the whole of Hollywood, and it can even be said that the Secretary of State is one of their weapons to oppress Jenny, if she can't give a sincere enough answer, she is bound to become a traitor to the industry - how dare you hinder everyone from making money? From now on, the prospect of Big Dream in Hollywood, it is really difficult to say.

"It's true that you don't have much to say to them until you want to go into politics. Wait until one day you want to be governor, and they will have some meaning to you. Robert laughed and said, "Maybe you could really consider running for the state legislature, wouldn't you?" With your popularity and personal image, if you are interested in entering politics, this path will definitely go smoothly. ”

With Reagan in front of him, it has indeed been a dream of Hollywood actors, or a way out, to go into politics. Outside of Schwarzenegger, George. Clooney also worked hard to brush up on these things, and Jenny shrugged, "If I go to be a state legislature, who will make 'OZ' for you?" Dear Bob? ”

For Robert, although it was the first time for this kind of meeting, he was accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, and he was certainly more calm than Jeanne and Cesare, and while they were talking and laughing, the car was already close to the place of the dinner - there were quite a few gun-armed guards walking around the door, wearing black suits, bulging bags around their waists, and looking like a country. They watched vigilantly as the vehicle approached, adding a lot of 'nobility' to the whole house - but the embarrassment was that the car could not be parked on the side of the street, because the garage space was limited, and the parking space on the side of the road was also full of guests' vehicles, so after the three of them got out of the car, the driver had to find another place to park, which echoed the Hollywood dinner that Jenny attended: whether it was a president like Bob or a producer like Bruckheimer, their mansions all had extravagant underground parking garages, Unless you come in with more than 100 guests at a time, parking will never be a problem.

After a brief security check and registration, the three finally stepped through the threshold of the congressman's house - but they were still a step late, and the guard in front of the door had already explained that the secretary of state had already arrived before them, and the guards outside the door belonged to hers, and the level of security for a congressman was not so high.

“thereyouare――”

“j.j！”

"Haha, tonight's big star is finally here!"

Two Jeffs from Warner took the lead in welcoming the three of them warmly, and in the current occasion, all the contradictions were put aside, Jeff and Robert, who came from the same industry and had the same status, were very close, and Jeff. Robinov graciously picked up Jeanne and Cesare, who were their equals, and it was the two of them who accompanied them tonight, introducing them to Christopher. Dodd, president of the Film Guild and Jack. Kazfield, tonight's host, Senator acquaintance, compared to Hollywood's reckless carnival parties, drunken and competing business parties, the Washington dinner party was all well arranged and polite -- in layman's terms, much more 'serving' than Hollywood.

When the Secretary of State and the two presidents got to know each other, Jenny was introduced to the Secretary of State's think tank and lobbyist group, and a barrage of names and compliments followed, but Jenny didn't take it very seriously, in her position, there were too many people to deal with, and 'noble people forget things' was more of a helplessness.

“j.j！ I see you at last—" Soon, the guest of honour for the evening had finished his greetings and greeted Jeanne—the Secretary of State was surprisingly kind, her professional smile was almost Cesare's, and her eight-toothed smile was perfect and passionate, and you could not help but believe her even though you knew it might have been done for the sake of politeness. "You know, I've always been a fan of yours and I jumped with excitement when Jack said you're actually going to be here - we have to take a picture, I've got to show Chelsea, she's in France, otherwise I'm sure she's going to make the dinner list tonight......"

In the amusement of the crowd around her, Jeanne was like a group portrait in Madame Tussauds, smiling and taking pictures with a little weight of the guests - the hateful Cesare, as a 'husband', he should have been with him, but Jeanne could not find the top of his head in the crowd, and it is estimated that he took the opportunity to escape and escape.

A dinner party with the Secretary of State -- when people hear this, they can't help but wave the wings of their imagination and paint a lot of extravagant scenes, but if you participate in anything once, all illusions will be shattered. Tonight's dinner can be said to be quite close to the people, and one of the first characteristics is that the seats are really a bit crowded: no way, in such a barely detached house, the restaurant cannot be as big as the banquet hall in Jenny's cliff villa, and a dozen people eat around a long table, which is impossible not to be crowded.

Although there are professionals to serve them, the food is still not at all exquisite, that is, the level of an ordinary delivery restaurant, which is certainly in line with the annual income of a senator (200,000 yuan), but it still gives Jenny a sense of disobedience, she doesn't know what to say, but since coming to Washington, she has felt her own mood...... It seems to be a little influenced by the urban atmosphere: it's not that Washington is a city of angels, but this kind of urban temperament that is completely different from materialistic Los Angeles still makes her feel a little emotional-although she has lived in other cities for a long time many times before, but it is generally a hotel, a studio, and a studio, this self-imprisoned life makes her the same no matter where she is, and her heart has never left Los Angeles, and when she came to Washington, Cesare walked on the streets like an ordinary person, When she enjoyed such an ordinary dinner with a group of politicians who were also closely watched by the media, this stark contrast finally touched her a little inexplicably.

The secretary of state, the senator and the four CEOs, a chairman, and the lobbyists, who are almost all high-achieving students from prestigious universities and have good incomes, did not express any dissatisfaction with the food, in fact, if you put aside their status, this is more like a normal dinner party of friends and colleagues, except that the topics they talk about are not so ordinary. - There is no doubt that this conversation was made by Christopher. Dodd, Jeff. Bicks and Robert. Iger dominates, and Jeanne and Cesare, although they have been valued by the Secretary of State before, can only keep their mouths shut on such occasions, and naturally, they are also willing to become supporting roles.

"Yes, that's a problem." Madam Secretary of State swallowed a spoonful of Spanish tomato gazpacho and said approvingly, "Online downloads cost Hollywood a lot, and that's one of the problems of the global village -- now the U.S. mainland has become a P2P paradise, and that's all a problem that has arisen since the year 2000 with the increase in bandwidth." ”

"The Pirate Bay siphoned off at least 50 percent of the DVD's profits," said Jeff. "Of course, it is far more devastating to the music market than movies and TV series, the good times are gone, there is no doubt that P2P is ruining the domestic music industry, and the difficulties of transnational law enforcement make manufacturers can only sit back and watch it happen, if the government does not provide corresponding support, I am afraid that in 20 years, there will be no record industry in the United States." ”

Of course, he was a little alarmist, but Jenny still listened to it with relish - she found that Jeff's speech was very targeted, the secretary of state's duty is mainly to travel abroad, and she can directly exert pressure in diplomatic situations, and Hollywood needs her to directly put pressure on other countries in diplomatic situations than to speak out on domestic affairs, so Jeff has been talking about transnational joint law enforcement, and it seems that this is his main appeal tonight.

"Yes, yes, the most hateful thing is that downloads don't generate any additional spend." Tonight's host, Jack. "There's no tax if there's no consumption, and there's a lot less revenue for the government — I've always thought the Pirate Bay and EZZTV should be blocked in the country, but unfortunately that's not democratic enough in the eyes of many people," Kazfield said. ”

He grimaced, not looking too much for the statement - but the sense of power that exuded from Jack did make him qualitatively different from the CEOs of large corporations.

"It's not the attitude of the United States," the secretary said, "it's the attitude of the country where the site is located, isn't it?" In China, for example, Microsoft has been protesting against their large-scale use of pirated software, but ......"

She laughed a little, and didn't seem to plan to finish, but Robert said in a nutshell, "But there's no harm in getting Chinese used to windows, isn't it?" It's better than letting them develop their own system—"

"They can't make a Windows-level system, otherwise China will definitely ban Microsoft completely, this is the style of this country, and they are deeply wary of everything foreign." "But their huge market is something you can't give up easily, doesn't it?" Believe me, you're definitely not the first interest group to want China to open up its market—"

She pauses dramatically, then reopens, "Google, K, YouTube...... Almost all of the big Internet companies you can think of want to conquer the Chinese market quickly, rather than allowing copycat sites to seize the blue ocean, but the government's help in this matter is very limited, and Beijing has made up its mind that it will not allow foreign blood to take root in their markets - no matter how much they protest diplomatically, they are deaf and dumb. ”

She spread her hands, "And of course we can't start sanctions because of this, or what—the Internet war?" ”

Her funny tone made everyone laugh, and Jeff shook his head, "Hopeless country." ”

"But you have to admit that this approach has given birth to a relatively large number of Internet enterprises in China." Jenny couldn't help but speak—but she quickly realized that the occasion was wrong, and forcibly reversed her argument. "So the further back it goes, the more irreversible this closed policy will become – there will be enough forces at home to want Beijing to keep its original policy, won't it?"

Since she was a blonde, blue-eyed, native American white girl, there was never any suspicion as to where Jenny's ass was sitting, and except for Cesare, who looked at her, no one showed anything unusual, but rather a look of surprise and appreciation.

"Yes, given China's booming population, as the Internet becomes more widespread, local companies will grow in size, and they'll find that this particular environment is very favorable for them right now, and there's no need to innovate — just copying is enough, which saves them a lot of time and money," said a young man in the secretary's think tank. The culture of extreme disregard for copyright that has been fostered by policy has provided fertile ground for this unique phenomenon, which can hardly be broken without major changes in the political environment. ”

"It sounds like there's nothing we can do with the internet." Christopher. Dodd also opened his mouth, "-Thankfully, film is still an art that needs to be substantiated, and China can't have such shameless plagiarists for the time being--Of course, this is also because it's always easier to copy ideas than to copy stories and techniques, but in my opinion, before China uses its crazy market to occupy this new blue ocean, we should try to expand our share, otherwise the last channel for exporting democracy will be gradually cut off - oh, Hillary, I'm not alarmist, You know those pesky Chinese, they are very smart, and what if they quickly complete a full-blown plagiarism of us, or use their own neologism: shanzhai? You know, it's always their own market, there are natural barriers to culture, and if Chinese audiences can see better movies that are more local and authentic, there is no reason why they will support us. Although there are hardly any good movies made in China these days, you never know if there will be a big explosion in the production line of films, just like their film market. ”

Jenny put down her knife and fork and observed people's expressions with great interest: usually she is in contact with more technical personnel such as directors, and there are not many very political figures, and they may not know much about China, perhaps from the perspective of culture and market, from their words, she can clearly feel the enhancement of China's presence in the past 10 years. It is no exaggeration to say that 10 years ago, many people would have thought that China and North Korea were the same country, or that the capitals of China were actually Tokyo and Seoul...... But 10 years later, almost everyone has at least a vague idea of China: a country that is rapidly becoming richer, and Beijing is their capital...... Although this is very basic knowledge, it is already a very remarkable change for the United States, where most people's international common sense is not too much to describe as 'ignorant'.

As for these politicians, their attitude towards China is even more subtle, and all of them do not shy away from talking about exporting democracy and the like, treating China as an extremely backward country and a very dangerous enemy, but at the same time they covet China's huge market -- and at the same time they are divided into believing that they are exporting democracy and instigating revolution. Life (if possible) is to save the country. This kind of naïve self-confidence is really very joyful for her: if they think that the export of democracy is to weaken their opponents and maintain the hegemony of the United States, it is nothing, but even the senators, senior cabinet officials, and think tanks can be so confident that the purpose of exporting democracy and causing chaos is absolute justice and salvation...... If they weren't acting for Hollywood, it was that the brainwashing of American values was indeed very successful, and everyone completely regarded the United States as the defender of the world order, that is, the world policeman......

"It's really a pressing issue." "Thankfully, Beijing doesn't seem to think that movies are much of a problem compared to the direct feedback that the Internet can bring — at least the product is something they can censor." Maybe I can help you with that—"

She laughed again and looked at Jenny kindly, "But I think I'm a bit ugly, you should actually ask for help from another person - hasn't Jennifer already successfully entered the Chinese market?" What she enjoys is definitely national treatment—"

With her words, everyone's eyes were focused on Jenny, she knew that it was her time to behave, Robert and her special plane flew in, Jeff. Robinoff's appearance is all for the present moment: the secretary of state has some interest in the resources in her hands, but not too urgently, but Jeff. Bix, and Christopher, who represents the other big four. Dodd, they won't be willing to get some benefits if they don't get some benefits.

The atmosphere fostered by the previous conversation gave her the feeling that she was plotting with someone else against her country, and this strong sense of absurdity made her feel extremely funny, and Jenny resisted the urge to laugh, picked up a napkin and wiped her mouth, and she also used the condescending and condescending attitude that Bickers and Jack had used to talk about China before.

"When it comes to my relationship with China, I really have to start two years ago – at that time, my gut told me that the film market in this country was very important, and that's why I participated in the Olympic torch relay," she said, shaking her head with her hands spread out, and said in a bitter tone of tacit and teasing, "You know, for the sake of the market, a qualified operator will even do anything." ”

Amid the happy laughter of the crowd, she noticed a bit of relief in the smiles of several wise men.

"The release of Big Dream's films after that really went well, and I think it had something to do with that -- you know, their censorship and scheduling are done by the bureaucracy, and there are only two companies in China that are responsible for bringing in foreign films, and they're actually a state-owned company, and the competition is not very strong, and it's strongly influenced by the bureaucracy at the top." She lowered her voice and said a little secretly, "So I always thought it was the result of the Olympics - maybe because I decided to participate in the torch relay under the circumstances, so that some high-level person had a good opinion of me, you know the style of the Chinese, they like to interact with people-"

Everyone nodded their heads in unison, "There are too many unspoken rules in their social interactions. ”

"Do you know which high-ranking official has a crush on you? -- Of course, maybe the person who gave this instruction won't say it explicitly, but you've been to Peking many times, and with the style of those Chinese bureaucrats, you know ......," said one of the secretary's thinkers, who glanced at Cesare and said with a smile, "I'm sorry -- but I'll say that with the style of the Chinese bureaucrats, they won't be afraid to meet with you, and even, given our intelligence sources, they might even entertain you very luxuriously." ”

Very good, so far, everyone has been successfully led astray by her, and Christopher doesn't seem to suspect Director Zhang, this is the benefit of being full of mystery, the more you go to the top, the more you can stimulate their imagination, of course, this is also because China's system is relatively special, in the case of a very lack of director talent, some directors are inextricably linked to the system, and the privileges they enjoy are indeed unimaginable to foreigners. ――In the United States, the biggest interaction between Capitol Hill and Hollywood is between actors and directors? It's good for the director to scold the government if he doesn't make a film, what connection can happen?

"If you're talking about some lower-level officials," Jenny smiled, inadvertently revealing a slight sense of superiority, "maybe so, but, according to my guess—"

Filled with pride in being appreciated by the powerful, she lowered her voice, "I must have only met that high-ranking official once - just at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, before the performance began, he came to the lounge as the supervisor and met with us......"

She boasted, "He told me at the time that he was my fan......"