"This is a Cambodian shawl, you know that Cambodian cotton products are very famous, I bought a lot of special dresses, but unfortunately you can't wear them - it's too designed, but I think this shawl is good." Lilian happily gave Jenny the same souvenir she had brought back, "And Thai dried durian, which tastes the best." -- Thailand's specialties are too cruel, bird's nest, ivory, ...... When we visited the Bird's Nest Cave in Phuket, we felt that those swallows were really pitiful. ”

Jenny couldn't help but laugh - typical Lilian, of course she was an environmentalist, although Lilian loved jewelry, she also hated ivory, "Have you traveled all over Asia?" ”

"At first my mother accompanied me, and then I went to almost every country in Asia by myself," Lillian picked out a brightly colored silk scarf, "This is a silk scarf I bought in Suzhou, China, Suzhou is really beautiful, and of all the Asian countries I went to this time, China impressed me the most." I think Shanghai is even more prosperous than Los Angeles - maybe not as good as New York now, but it's a really fast-growing city. ”

Lillian was full of praise for China, mainly because she went to India again, she was already completely backpacking in China, and she had a lot of fun without being invited, but after arriving in India, she began to have diarrhea in New Delhi, so she had to hurry back to China, and recuperated in New York for a period of time before she was completely cured, so she left for Los Angeles to take a vacation to work.

"Ah," Jenny didn't expect Lilian to decide to stay in Los Angeles at all, as she had previously said that she was staying in Los Angeles solely for Cesare, "then you and Cesare ......"

"We met yesterday." Lillian laughed and said, "It should have been another day earlier, but, you know, he's busy dealing with the scandal between the two of you—"

Jenny was speechless for a moment, "Lil—"

"It's okay, Chesa made it clear to me, and of course I didn't suspect anything." The kettle rang, and Lillian walked away to deal with it, and Jenny followed him all the way to the kitchen, "He's definitely that kind of personality, he never sleeps on a plane, but he still walks straight into the conference room after a long flight to start the day, you know, from that point of view, he's kind of hyperactive - this man just can't tolerate working overnight." ”

Jenny had also guessed before, Cesare must be very tired, so he would sleep for more than ten hours, she rolled her eyes, "But next time I will definitely wake him up, what happened in the past few days is completely a PR disaster." So, have you reconciled? ”

Lillian mentioned Cesare's tone in a calm, natural tone, and Jenny said, looking at her fingers—bare.

"Nope." Lillian made a pot of tea and motioned for Jenny to bring the fruit bowl to the side, and the two of them moved back to the living room. "Of course not, we just sat down and talked about the past, and—"

She shrugged, "Be friends again, the Chesa and I are in the past, it's as simple as that." ”

"Ah......" Even if she thinks that Cesare should not be reversed, or that she will not forgive Lilère's reaction, Jenny still has some regrets, from the perspective of Cesare's friends, she thinks that Lilion is definitely Cesare's most ideal partner, and Cesare is indeed the most relaxed and humane when she is with her. Although as Lilian's friend, she can't say that Cesare would be the best fit for Lilian.

"You should be happy for us." Lillian said, frowning and correcting her rhetoric, "You should be happy for me, but it's a good choice for both of us, we're still good friends, and part of me will always love and care about Chesa, but - we're just not fit to live together." ”

She lowered her head and stirred the water with a spoon, "You know what kind of girl I am, I like to be at home, of course it's not that I don't love my career, I love my career too, I want my partner to have the dream he chases." But I also wish I could come home every day and see the lights on, have an uninterrupted date, and travel twice a year, which is not an over-the-top demand - Chesa certainly fulfills my needs, but I know that he and I don't want the same things, he just cooperates with me. ”

Jeanne knew exactly what kind of person Cesare was, and this man had begun to covet the position of president of CAA before he was thirty years old, and if he hadn't been distracted by a big dream halfway, he might even have gotten his hands on it—such a person and Lillian wanted to live a life that was not at all a life. "Yes, if you think about it that way, then you don't really fit."

"That's just one side of the problem -- the slightest side of the problem." Lillian put her feet on the couch and blew on the heat of the tea noodles, saying in a relieved and reminiscent tone, "We talked about this many times before I was with him, and we both knew how different we were from each other, but at that time, we thought we could solve it. After all, no two people can fully think of it together, and the most important thing is that we have the sincerity to solve these problems. ”

She waved her hand, "Chesa will try to cooperate with me, and I will try to be as considerate as he does his work, at that time I really thought we could go on like this, after all, we love each other so much......"

"But the truth is always a little more cruel than you think." Jenny said understandingly.

"Yes, and we missed a question," Lillian said with misty eyes, "I wish my partner had the dream he chased, but I didn't expect that I couldn't be proud of his dream." ”

"Ahh Jenny didn't expect this, she was a little surprised, "You mean-"

"I can't be proud of the Chesa's profession." "Of course I know he's proud of me, I'm proud of my profession, I'm a doctor, and I can save lives." But I really don't understand why he wants to be an agent, I've witnessed so many dirty things around him over the years, and I've received countless calls in the middle of the night. A prostitute who overdosed, overplayed S.M, and died in bed. Woman, these, those...... And the deal between you and Josh...... These things are far beyond my acceptance, I just -- I just can't accept that there is an entire industry that is paid well by deceiving the public, misleading the public, and putting another independent individual at the mercy of the public. ”

At the mention of this, she still had some residual excitement, "Chesa hasn't done anything like this yet, but I know some agents, for the sake of a good role, they make the artists under them do things you can't imagine." For the sake of commissions, they instigated artists to take on dangerous scenes, prompting them to shoot one after another, wishing that they would never rest, make money for them at the peak of popularity, and collude with accountants to cheat them out of their money...... The more I lived with Cesare, the more I felt that I could not tolerate them. I can only smile at some people at the company's annual meeting, but all I really want to do is tear off their mask of hypocrisy -- it's a terrible feeling, you know, you enter this circle, it's like you're one of them, they're like Dementors, they're able to suck your faith in the light, everything you come into contact with is so impetuous, so vain, so fleeting, it's so morbid, on the surface, it's so glamorous, but it's so morbid in fact -- maybe that's Hollywoodand sometimes I really feel ...... When I knew the truth about you and Josh, I really felt that maybe this is the real Hollywood. ”

"When I knew that Chesa was going to propose to me, the first thought that came to mind was not emotion." Lillian exhaled and laughed, "It's the fear that drowns me out of fear, and it's as if I'm seeing this life come and drown me in, and think that my husband is going to be a big man in Hollywood in the future -- the thought doesn't excite me, it only scares me, it's not the life I want, I'm so disgusted with Hollywood, so afraid of it, that I think I'll live in Beverly Hills for the rest of my life, in bigger and more luxurious houses, and witness generations of stars...... The thought drove me crazy, I couldn't think of anything at the time, I just wanted to escape. ”

Jenny didn't know what to say, she didn't know if Cesare would change her career plan for Lilian, but changing another person's life for the sake of a relationship didn't seem to be something someone of Lilian's character would do, and she definitely wouldn't ask Cesare to change her career.

"So you ran away, and slowly figured it out after you fled back to New York?"

"Well, of course, it was a painful day, but when I realized that Chesa and I would never go back to the way we were—when I figured out that the moment I ran away, there was no possibility for me and Chesa, and there was no way he could accept me again." Lillian smiled, "In addition to that strong sense of loss, I really feel a sense of security that hasn't existed for years, I'm really away from Hollywood, I don't need to go back to that life, it's like your life has been out of control for a long time, and now it's finally back on track, of course, life is still very imperfect, but this imperfection is in your control." ”

"I understand." Jenny said heartily, "It's an imperfection that you can choose. ”

“Yep。” Lillian took a sip of tea, "Of course I can't come back right away, so I thought, go out and relax, I don't have a GapYear, why not come here now?" It just so happened that my mother was worried about me too...... We went to Asia together, and then she thought I was okay and went back to New York, and I was a bit of a wild man, and I went to several more countries before I reluctantly returned. To be honest, I had a lot of courage to come back to work – I guess I'd already paid all my life leave. ”

Jenny was also amused, "To be honest, I thought you'd go back to New York after you broke up with Cesare, after all, your family was there." ”

"There aren't many of them anymore, my siblings are all over the country, and my parents might go to live on a farm in Canada, and they love the nature there—and as for the old classmates, most of them were Mrs. Kuo in Manhattan." Lillian rolled her eyes, "That's also a life I don't like. ”

"At least the weather in Los Angeles is better than in New York." Jenny said, "And I'm here." ”

"Yes, at least the weather in Los Angeles is nice and I like my work environment." Lillian laughed sweetly, "And you're there—honey, how are you doing?" I watched Prada and I think you're a little unhappy there......"

Jenny shared with her, of course—she had become richer and more successful, but to Lillian's shame, she wasn't happier than she had been. While everyone was marveling at what Prada had achieved, Liliane's words made her realize that she was still very poor, if not a failure, in one aspect of her life, and that she was not a successful person by Lilian's standards.

"So, Josh and you still don't have any sparks at all?" Fortunately, Lillian didn't ask about her personal life, and when Jenny helped her clean her room, she asked, "Honey, if I'm right, you should have been sexless for a long time. lived. ”

"Do you have to be so direct?" Jenny rolled her eyes and said in a defensible manner, "What can I do?" I mean, look at the paparazzi, everybody knows Cesare is my agent - and a sleepover can make such a fuss that they ask me where my virginity ring went, what should I say? The paparazzi are my chastity ring, and in this case, I can only shout: 'Long live Viber!' Yeah！ Thanks to modern technology, thanks to great inventions! ’”

Lillian threw herself on the bed laughing, causing a downstorm of dust. "Always so humorous - will you stay for dinner tonight? I'd like to see your new house. ”

"I'm guessing I'm moving out soon - what a shameful waste, by the way, do you want to live? Honey, consider that your house is a little smaller than that one after all. "But I can't stay for dinner tonight, Lil dear, Cesare—"

She glanced at Lillian to make sure she wasn't unnatural in the slightest, before continuing. "He's going to take me to see Christopher. Hanks, we'll probably work together in the next new film. ”

"Oh!" Lillian cried out, "Christopher! ”

She froze for a moment, as if she remembered something, looked at Jenny, lowered her voice again, raised her eyebrows, and teased ambiguously, "Oh-it's Christopher-"

"What's going on?" Jenny was amused, "Is there anything wrong with Christopher?" ”

"Please, Jane, didn't you just shout Viber Viber?" Lillian shouted, "With Christopher, you don't need to shout this, he's a famous playboy in Hollywood, and if you just want to have fun, he's the perfect fit." ”

"Really?" Jenny admits that she doesn't know much about Christopher, and she hasn't even seen much of his films, because there is no such person in her world. "But you know, I need a bed partner with a tight mouth, or I'd have been involved with my fitness trainer, and the man is eyeing me."

When going in and out of various occasions, Jenny of course has to encounter all kinds of attention and accosting, seduction, but for her, these are about the same as ineffective bullets, there is really Eyecandy, at most the eyes enjoy it, and when you turn your head, it will be over, this kind of thing can't get her heart, and it is impossible for a man to be handsome enough to let her sleep regardless of the risk of scandal.

"Oh, don't worry, Christopher is smart." Lillian clearly had a good impression of Christopher, "He's a charismatic man, kind of like Don Juan or Casanova with brains. He's not going to cause you any trouble - if I tell you the woman Christopher slept with, you'd be surprised, the media only knew that he was very romantic, but none of the sensitive women he slept with, they didn't know any of them, and even if a name was leaked, they would be surprised, and then set off a much more hype storm than the previous day. ”

“Isthatso？” Jenny raised her voice.

"Of course, he has to take a fancy to you before he can say it." Lily paused the action of loading the pillow and laughed deliciously, "I'm not souring you - you know that Christopher is always surrounded by Victoria's Secret angels, he is like a cat that has been raised, and it is no longer just a beauty that can be conquered, so there is a slight possibility that he is really not interested in you, or your personality is not compatible or something, and it is not easy to eat him." ”

"To be honest, before you said that, he was just an acting person in my heart." Jenny shrugged, "I haven't even seen much of his films, but I've heard Cesare say he's pretty good at acting - and now he's got the impression of a humanoid Viber in my mind, and I guess I'm not hungry enough to be a Viber." ”

“What！” Lillian yelled, "How is that possible—don't tell me you didn't fantasize about being with him in the 90s!" ”

"You're talking so old about him." Jenny laughed, "It's like he's almost 40 this year, he's only 29 this year, he's just a hairy kid like Josh in the 90s, why should I keep fantasizing about being with him?" ”

"Then you must not have watched "Trembling Lover." Lillian crossed her waist and said unquestionably, "Anyone who has seen this movie will want to have an affair with him overnight - at least one night, that's an irrefutable truth." ”

"Okay, then I'll go back and tell you the answer later." Jenny couldn't help but laugh and said, "But now I'd better go back and change my clothes, tonight's meeting is important." ”

"Of course you have to dress up properly," Lillian nodded solemnly. "Whether or not you can make a good impression on Chris is related to your sexual well-being for a while to come - call me when you have time."

"Definitely, by the way, you think about the house, I signed the contract, and the rent will be paid until next year, and it's a pity that you don't live there." Jenny looked at her watch and was really ready to go home. While she hasn't had enough of a conversation with Lillian, tonight's meeting is important and crucial to whether or not she can take on the role of "The Fifth Sally" — if Christopher is willing to take on the role, David Brown. Finch joins with him, and Jenny can fully explain to Disney that if it weren't for that, then the movie might really have to be delayed.

"This incident actually has something to do with my mother." Cesare's expression was a little strange when he talked to her about it, but Jenny didn't care, she had enjoyed the dividends of Cesare's connections, and it was normal for her to pay the bills now. "Just like CAA, of course, there are political battles within Disney, and Pirates of the Caribbean is not Disney CEO Michael Murphy. Eisner's project, you can get a glimpse of it from his comments at the time, it was my mother's boss and friend, COO Robert Robert, who led the project. Egger. Maybe you've already guessed these things, maybe not, anyway, I'm still telling you now - Disney is against you taking "The Fifth Sally", not so much because of the dark color of this film, but because Eisner intends to stain you with his traces, and the A-grade productions he will choose for you must be big projects led by him, and I guess he also intends to use your box office appeal and good fortune to create a "Pirates of the Caribbean"-level series, whether it is to compete with Iger, Earning money for Disney and strengthening your bond with Disney is good for him. ”

"Of course this is a good thing for you, Disney's factional struggle has become an opportunity for you, if you can make another Golden Hen series, it will be a film to enter the super A-list. But then again, it's a sure thing that doing so will slow you down your Oscar race. There are several possible outcomes, but if you accept it, you won't say anything, and if you don't want to, you'll have to be extra careful, although you can't be turned away from Pirates of the Caribbean 3 anyway - even Eisner doesn't have that much power, but even if you refuse, you have to choose your way carefully, after all, offending a CEO is not fun. And if you want to go one step further, have the best of both worlds, play "The Fifth Sally", and let Eisner's series wait for you until July next year, then you have to be more careful. You have to convince Eisner that "The Fifth Sally" could be a breakthrough for you, or make him understand that you are not going to play this film to despise or hate him, but because the cast of this play is too attractive to you...... If you give up Disney's A-list production for Finch and Hanks, even Eisner can't say much, but if you're just for Fincher and another lesser-known actor — just give a random example, like Josh, then it's hard to say whether Eisner will be upset. ”

"Is this also a compulsory course for A-listers?" Jenny asked curiously. "You've never talked to me about this before."

"Of course." Cesare said nonchalantly, "I told you a while ago that A-listers live in Beverly Hills like ordinary Hollywood stars, but they live two completely different lives. ”

He casually opened the card game on the computer and pointed to the screen, "If Hollywood is a card game, then the stars are the cards, and you can see that there are thick stacks of waiters underneath them, and they all want to be stars, and stars all want to be aces." And A-listers are not just A-Ks, they are the kings, they are the cards that every hand who draws a card wants to get, and few people will trade anything with the kings, even if they are also cards. ”

His finger fell to the virtual hand, "and those hands belong to the Hollywood Six, New Line, Lionsgate, Miramax - it should be Weinstein now...... As a card, you don't want to offend the player, although he can't tear you apart, but he is the player after all, and you are just a card. He has a lot of ways to deal with you, such as—"

He raised his hand and gestured to Jim's side, and Jenny snorted, "I totally see what you mean." "She's still a star after all, and there are too many ways to deal with her.

She stared at the computer screen suddenly, and suddenly felt a little unwilling: although just a few months ago, she was only an ace, and she was even a little far away from the king, but now that she has become the king, suddenly she really has an urge to challenge the majesty of the player. Why didn't Eisner allow her to play "The Fifth Sally"? If it's just for the sake of the film, forget it, for the sake of office politics, what does he think of her and her career? Is it really just a card?

The name didn't mean much to her before, of course, Jenny knew that Michael wasn't optimistic about Pirates of the Caribbean, but she didn't care about that at the time, because she knew the movie was going to be a hit. They met a few times on various occasions, and then it was nothing. Jenny never chewed deeply on the name: Michael. Eisner ......

She muttered the name with hatred, but the more she muttered it, the more strange it felt, and the more she muttered, the more she felt.

"Ahh She slapped her thigh suddenly: I remembered, she had heard this name when she was still Chen Zhen!

Because it was a long time ago, the memory was indeed a little unclear, Chen Zhen thought for a while before deciding that it was either 2005 or 2006, her father-in-law - or ex-father-in-law and ex-husband also dealt with Disney, and the CEO of Disney at that time was already - it was already Robert . Egger, she still remembers that at that time, the Shanghai government wanted her father-in-law to sell a piece of land in the suburbs to Disney at a lower price, because Disney intended to build Disneyland in Shanghai. As soon as Eisner was ousted, there was progress, and we went to see it when Hong Kong Disneyland opened, and you may not remember, the new head Robert. Egger also came, and that person was indeed a person who did things......"

Because on this land, her ex-husband and ex-father-in-law had differences of opinion, and the two had quarreled at home, so Chen Zhen was more impressed by this matter.

Tut...... Since Eisner is also a grasshopper after the autumn, Jenny's mind suddenly came alive: she knows the news, and if she doesn't make a profit, it seems a little unreasonable......

But how do you make a profit? Jenny was a little hesitant, even if she was unceremonious to Eisner now, it didn't seem to please Egger, after all, this was not a child quarrel, she didn't get along with Eisner, Iger treated her as his own. - I can only say that the level is not reached, and even if I know this news, it seems that I can't use it for my own benefit, at least Jenny can't think of it herself.

But...... She looked at Cesare: she couldn't think of it, someone should.

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"Do you think Eisner will step down from his position as Disney CEO this year?"

Cesare's 'you're crazy' standard expression came out again, but this time Jenny really didn't blame him, she searched on the Internet just now, Eisner seems to be working happily with Disney, and there is no talk of going to the position, even if he has a conflict with Disney, he should be in the dark now, at least not to be hyped up by the media.

"If you want to step down, it should be before New Year's Day in '06." Jenny affirmed, because this was when she remembered that Iger had come to power.

"Why do you think that?" Cesare asked, but then added, "Because of your intuition?" ”

Jenny could only brazenly continue to push everything to her gut instinct, and she laughed a few times, "If my intuition is correct, there should be a fight within Disney right now, and there must be some directors who support Iger and want him to take the position, but this matter has not been leaked yet - Cesare, tell me my intuition is wrong." ”

Cesare stared at Jenny intently for more than ten seconds before he said slowly, "Yes, although I still don't know your intuition—"

He frowned, "Where did it come from, but if Eisner were to step down, Egger would be the one with the best chance of coming up to him." In recent years, Eisner's optimistic movies often fail to make money for Disney, but Iger has a big profitable project like "Pirates of the Caribbean", and his courage is also favored by the board of directors, which has a great impact on Eisner. Eisner hastily introduced Michael. Ovitz – you should know him, the founder and former CEO of CAA – has taken on a key position in the company, which has also made the board of directors unhappy with him, especially since Ovitz has a very generous pension and the board has a lot of talk about it. You don't pay attention to the financial sector, so you don't know that there are members of the board who have filed a lawsuit against Eisner, accusing him of overstepping the board. ”

As he spoke, he observed Jenny's expression, which was clearly testing something, but Jenny didn't mind: it was true that she didn't pay attention to the financial sector, and even if she pretended to do, Cesare could easily debunk her. It's the same as not telling him things, there is still a big difference between hiding and cheating.

"Then he should have stepped down because of this." "I'm at least ninety percent sure—what do you think we can gain from this?" Of course, I'm not talking about being an actor, I'm talking about being a big dream—"

Cesare still had that 'you're crazy' expression, and he looked at Jenny a few more times before he lowered his head and thought about it, and Jeanne didn't rush him, because it wasn't that simple, and she couldn't figure out how she could use this information to make a profit.

"What do you think?" Cesare may not have had any good ideas for a while, and he may also have the intention of probing her bottom again.

Jenny said frankly, "I want to befriend Iger, the most important thing is that I believe that Disney will have a series of blockbuster comic adaptations in a few years, and I hope that Big Dream can get a piece of the pie in some form." ”

What she said is that since 08, Marvel and Disney have lasted for at least six years of Marvel hero films, at least until she crossed, Marvel has not hit the street, if Big Dream can participate in a certain way, then there is no need to worry about financial resources. But there is no concept of how to participate in Jenny, it is impossible to buy Marvel, she doesn't have so much money, and Marvel will never sell it to her, the reason why Disney can successfully acquire Marvel is definitely not because their company is richer, they can only start by investing in a single film, but generally speaking, blockbusters with an investment of hundreds of millions, except for the starring or director, the film company will not accept other companies to enter the game - and some themes are really not something you can shoot if you have money, even if Big Dream is willing to take double the price to grab "Iron Man", Marvel is unlikely to say yes either. Compared with some films with large investments, it is more likely to be successfully invested than to grab them yourself.

"Mangai?" Cesare was a little stunned, "but the future of comic adaptations on the market right now is not too clear, and Disney itself does not have the resources to ......"

Looking at Jenny, he changed his tune and said, "Anyway, you now want to be able to talk to Robert. Egger has built a good relationship in advance and done a good job of network investment, right? ”

"Well," Jenny also felt that she could only start from this step, hugging her thighs should start hugging when she was not in a position, and the domineering president was impressed with you. "But I don't have a clue about it, because I really don't know where Robert needs my help."

"Not really." Cesare said honestly, "You and Robert are not on the same level at all, and if Robert even needs your help one day, you will not be able to help him." ”

He paused, "By the same token, even if Eisner does step down, with his residual energy, it will still be easy to get you into some trouble, so I don't recommend that you tie this news to the current situation, and we will keep the previous countermeasures against Eisner unchanged: even if you want to refuse - I think you really want to refuse - you can't offend him, and the risk is minimal." ”

"Of course." Jenny agreed, adding, "I've seen all of these G-rated productions, none of them that I'm interested in, and nothing that piques my instincts." ”

Disney's big production is definitely not a romance movie, she should have a certain impression, in the form issued by Eisner, Jenny just found a "Magic", this film she has seen before, she didn't remember the box office explosion, and the whole story did not attract her at all.

"Then follow the original route first." Cesare said, "Go see Christopher tonight and try to get him on the set." As for the dispute between Eisner and Eger, we can find opportunities to use it later, in order to curry favor with Eger without offending Eisner as the first principle. ”

Of course, this is the safest thing to lose, and even if their instincts go wrong, they have nothing to lose, but Jenny really can't think of how to curry favor with Egger, "Did you find any chance?" ”

"Not yet." Cesare said honestly, but he paused in his tone, "But you know, opportunities can always be made. ”

As he spoke, he grinned and smiled.

The author has something to say: Note: 1 Eisner did step down in 2005, and it was really because the film projects he supported were not profitable and he casually introduced Ovitz into the company, and then Ovitz couldn't do it anymore and enjoyed very generous retirement conditions, and the person who replaced him was Egger, and Egger really went to Hong Kong in 2005 to attend the opening ceremony of Disney...... However, I made up the location of Shanghai Disneyland.

2Viber is something everyone should know, I won't say much about it......

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