I can't help but say that Josh is a very good fiancé, the engagement ring he chose for Jenny is from Graff, 10 carats of pink diamonds, beautiful StarFlower setting, even if he is a star with sponsorship discounts, the price is as high as one million dollars, even among celebrities, it is not a small hand, after all, many C-list stars starred in a movie, and the final one got was about one or two million dollars. Although the two did not show off in public, through the brand PR and the intentional or unintentional publicity of the PR of both parties, the diamond ring photo still set off a wave of discussion in online media and fashion magazines, which not only earned enough face for Jenny and Josh, but also made everyone feel their steadfast feelings. - And for Jenny, the most important thing about this ring is that Josh didn't let her share the money for the ring.

Of course, when the contract ends and the two cancel the marriage, Josh can send the ring back to Graf to entrust the auctioneer to re-auction, if the market is good that year, this ring with special significance may be able to fetch a higher price, but anyway, Josh did not let her share this is still very righteous, after all, the hype of this marriage contract turned out to be beneficial to both parties. Jenny's ability to sit on the throne of A-list so quickly is also related to the public image bonus and exposure frequency brought by this stable and healthy relationship.

"I'm looking forward to the filming of the new drama soon." As she drove to Ms. Vijri's house, Jenny waved her left hand and complained to Josh, "I'm always afraid that I'll throw the ring off with a flick of my hand, and all of a sudden, I'll have a million dollars on my debt sheet." ”

Josh kept an eye on the road while driving, but let out an absent-minded laugh, indicating that he had heard Jenny's words, and waited until the red light threw a carload of paparazzi to the other end of the intersection before he easily continued, "Isn't this good, take off your engagement ring before filming a new scene?" Living under the same roof with Christopher again? I guess the paparazzi will go crazy. ”

"Anyway, you don't have anything else to do during this time," Jenny invited, "Claudia is going to join the group with me again, you can stay on the set, and let the paparazzi send news like this: In order to guard against the beauty hunter Christopher, Josh. Blanche simply stayed with the crew to keep a close look—"

In fact, if it is not a visit, but a partner who lives with him, the crew is not welcome, and a common belief is that this will prevent the actors from entering the play. Jenny was joking, and the two laughed together, and Josh eventually shook his head, "It's going to make me nasty, forget it, Judy is going to kill me - by the way, Judy told you about it, I'm going to re-sign her to manage my PR now." ”

"I heard, so Grundy has made up her mind to return to the family?" Jenny asked.

"Well," said Josh, "her due date is next month, and she won't be back to work for at least two years." ”

"That's the biggest problem for working women," Jenny sighed, "and you have to choose between home and work, and women have to climb to the top of the workforce, and they have to endure a lot more pressure than men." ”

"Don't worry, I won't force you to have a baby." Josh parted his hand and patted her on the shoulder in relief, "In our enviable fake marriage, we only need to adopt one or two children, and you don't have to spend a full year and a half away from Hollywood to have children." ”

Jenny couldn't help laughing: Indeed, having a child is especially a hurdle for Hollywood actresses, if the strength is not so strong, the first child is fine, and the second child is almost a signal of prosperity and decline. There are very few actresses who can get through this hurdle.

"Josh, what to do, I love you more and more." "When we break up peacefully and reluctantly, I'll be going to wet my pillow with tears - telling me we'll be friends when we break up." ”

"Of course," Josh rubbed her head, "speaking of which, we're definitely the most well-behaved and realistic fake couple Hollywood has ever seen, and you know, very few fake couples can even be fooled by the media." So after the breakup, we will definitely be the most harmonious and friendly divorced couple, just like Bruce. Willis and Demi. Moles. ”

Indeed, fake couples and fake couples are a sharp double-edged sword, and it is likely that both parties will lose if they get rid of it, which is the best result, which is generally to hide from the public, and the people around them and some senior media people must not be able to deceive, and it is indeed very rare for partners to have such a harmonious relationship. In addition, Josh and she are both in a period of rapid ascension, which has an obvious effect on promoting each other, and now that Josh has changed to Judy, fake marriage may really be an option. - Jenny doesn't care about this, and Josh has gradually gone from resisting to accepting such a relationship after working together for a few years, and even enjoying it a little: free publicity, good friends, and a lot of time with Claudia, all he has to pay is some small talk with Jenny, Josh is not a vindication or a saint after all, and it makes sense to change his attitude in the end.

"If you want to marry me, you have to work harder." Jenny half-jokingly said, "Otherwise, even if I had the intention of marrying, there would be a good chance that Chesa and Judy would have beaten the mandarin ducks." ”

Her contract with Josh has actually expired, and the reason why the two are still in a relationship, and even further announced their engagement is because they are still very compatible until now, and of course there are Disney's wishes in it, but if Josh's action movie is on the street, Jenny is nominated for an Oscar for "The Fifth Sally", the style of the two will immediately differ, and Jenny is really not sure if Cesare will stop the relationship. After all, Josh wasn't his entertainer, and Cesare didn't necessarily have the good heart to help others.

"Why don't you work harder." Josh said unconvinced, "Judging from the box office estimates, the profit of "Unstoppable" may be much higher than that of "The Fifth Sally", okay?" ”

"First, you've proven that you're doing very in the field of independent films, and you haven't carried the box office of big productions alone," Jenny also has the heart to stab Josh, it's not that she's picky, but Josh does lack ambition in his career, he's a little too lazy, the two independent films made in 2003 were released last year, and they didn't make any splash at all, and directly became a member of the loss denominator that Cesare said, Jenny believes that in addition to the lack of script, Josh's own lack of acting skills is also an important reason. And Josh only made one movie last year, and he hasn't produced it part-time like her, and he doesn't plan to take on any other films this year except Pirates of the Caribbean, and he basically locks up his free time at home and plays games, and doesn't even go to acting classes. "Second, even if 'The Fifth Sally' fails, Anna won't force you to break up with me, and it's normal for a man to be a little more successful than a woman - because Anna isn't as shrewd and ruthless as Cesare, of course."

"Huh." Josh laughed as if he hadn't heard Jenny's first words, "You're on the point—you know, I didn't want to be here today, and I can't help but be scared at the thought of setting foot in the tiger's den of Longtan, where Cesare was raised." ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Jenny hadn't wanted to reveal that much, but she was afraid that Josh would talk nonsense when he went in. "Cesare hadn't lived in this house for long, and he didn't seem close to his mother, so you'd better not talk about childhood, family or anything for a while."

According to the address provided by Cesare, they had already driven into a private mountain road, and the doorman only let them in after making a phone call, and the paparazzi's car had to wait at the bottom of the mountain road: in Hollywood, not every star can make five million a year, but the salaries, benefits and dividends of executives can steadily guarantee at least five million a year, and the community where Ms. Vijery lives is more upscale than the house Jenny rents now, at least the paparazzi can't crowd at the gate.

After driving for a while, Josh parked the car next to a famous car, Jenny took out her specially prepared gift, and walked to the backyard with Josh - in fact, there are only a few kinds of social activities in the United States, when it comes to weekend family barbecues, dinner parties, children's birthdays and parental circle parties, today should be Cesare's half-brother's birthday party, so the door is full of luxury cars: families who can study in the same kindergarten with little Vijery are naturally either rich or expensive.

"Josh, Jennifer." Virgilia. Vijri stood by the pool and greeted a few friends, and although Jenny had only met her in a hurry, she still showed a familiar and friendly attitude, and stepped forward to hug Jenny affectionately, "You're here - God knows Adam has been talking about Anakin since yesterday. Skywalker is up. ”

Although he has not yet entered the house, judging from the furnishings outside the house, Vijri's home style is mainly fresh and natural. Vijri was also a smiling and lively child, and when Jennifer and Virginia were greeting, he ran to Josh with the crown in a targeted manner, tilted his head and asked in a milky voice, "Are you Anakin?" ”

Josh crouches. The body twisted Adam's nose, "You know what? I just, guess what gift I brought you? ”

Adam couldn't wait to open the gift in a few clicks, and he gasped: "C3PO!" ”

Watching Josh energetically pull Adam towards the group of children, Jenny and Virgilia couldn't help but smile at each other, and Virgilia motioned for her to follow her into the hall, "I heard Cesare say that you still have some doubts about 'The Fifth Sally' and want to seek Bob's opinion?" ”

Robert's nickname is Bob, and almost everyone calls him Bob. Egger.

There was a reason why Jeanne guessed that Cesare and her mother were in general, and that Ms. Vigeri didn't seem to be aware of what she and Cesare were messing up on, and that Cesare didn't share her 'intuition' with her mother, "Yes, frankly, I'm not that optimistic about the alternatives that Mike can offer, and of course, if Bob promises, maybe 'The Fifth Sally' can't wait." ”

So far, she has not carried a market-wide blockbuster with a budget of hundreds of millions, even for A-lister, this is an attractive offer, Virgilia nodded understandingly, "Of course, I also have some opinions on this matter, but it is more efficient for you to communicate directly with Bob - Bob, what about Willow?" ”

The Willow she says is Bob's wife, Willow. Bei, who was a well-known anchor before marriage, cut down the number of exposures after marriage, and shifted his focus to family. Of her and Bob's two sons, the youngest William is five years old this year, and he happens to be in the same class as the five-year-old Adam - this may also be Virgilia's plan for the future, and many connections and friendships have been built from an early age.

Silver-haired, suave Robert. Egger shook Jenny's hand amicably, then pointed out the floor-to-ceiling window, "Willow is looking at William, he must climb that rock wall, this kid still learns from his brother in everything." ”

"Who's to say it's not? Adam was about to worship Aiden to heaven. Virgilia said helplessly, "William must be careful, he can't climb too high yet." ”

Jenny patiently listened to their conversation for a while, and gradually realized another benefit of celebrity adoption: children are the only magic weapon to build a social circle, if you don't want to give birth to yourself, and want to win attention and break into the social circle, adopting some children in Asia, Africa and Latin America is simply wonderful, in addition to the above roles, it can also shape the style and accumulate political capital.

It's like now, although she really wants to join the conversation, but she doesn't have children after all, and Bob's mind is all on his own pair of children, even Virgilia can only follow his words, and can't find the right words for a while.

"By the way, Bob, I heard that Catherine's wedding has changed venue again?" Virgilia obviously has a good personality, and while chatting with Robert, he occasionally sends Jenny some smiles and signals her not to rush. "Didn't you say it would be held locally? Now it's New York again? ”

"She also wants to have a wedding in Hawaii, and this kid's mind is always changing." Robert said helplessly, "By the way, I heard that your Cesare broke up recently, right?" I didn't see the girl with the sweet smile next to him just now, what's her name? Lillian? ”

"Yes," Virillia's eyes lit up, and even Jenny's heart moved. "Actually, he's been breaking up for a while, but it's only recently become known to everyone - speaking of which, Bob, is Amanda already out of college?"

The two good friends looked at each other and smiled tacitly, and Virgilia said, "Ah, Speakofthedevil - Cesare, your client has arrived." ”

"Oh." Robert patted his temple lightly, and he was much warmer about Jenny's smile, "I forgot—you're a client of Cesare, aren't you, Jennifer?" Cesare's mother and I have been friends for many years. ”

It seems that the relationship between Eisner and Robert is indeed quite strained, and Jenny smiled brightly at Robert, "Yes, Cesare single-handedly created my star career, and he is also a very trusted friend of mine. ”

"A capable young man, isn't he?" Robert smiled and said, "Cesare, we're complimenting you, you've done a great job lately." ”

Cesare smiled and shook Robert's hand, "Uncle Bob, actually, Jennifer and I have been talking about you a lot lately—"

"I don't know what exciting things I've done lately." Robert chuckled, but he took a few steps into the corner of the room, creating a more intimate space for conversation.

"Isn't your accomplishment admirable enough?" Cesare asked rhetorically, his expression as straight as if he were stating the truth, "But there's something else we're hesitating about right now - maybe you've heard that Disney offered Jenny another lucrative A-list contract......"

He briefly talked about Disney's wish Jenny postponing "The Fifth Sally" to star in a G-movie, and Robert nodded "um, um," "Sounds tempting, yes, of course I know about it...... What do you want to ask me? ”

"There are two main things we hesitate about." Jenny took over the topic at the right time, "First, it's already March, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" will start filming in July, and the actors are the most taboo about filming, although the company has previously stated that it will coordinate the filming of the two films, but I only want to do one thing at a time - you know what I mean, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" has the highest priority on my list. ”

Robert nodded, his smile more kind, "yes, there's no reason why we shouldn't do Pirates of the Caribbean 2, do we?" ”

"Then there are more unspeakable concerns," Jenny glanced at Cesare, who said knowingly, "Uncle Bob, my mother told me that these projects are all projects that Mike is optimistic about, and some of them are just vague ideas, and it is very likely that filming will not start for a few months, and it will not start until the second half of '06." Jenny and I are still very optimistic about the Alice in Wonderland project, but we are afraid that after taking over the project, we will not be able to start this year, and there will be no hope of starting this year, which will be a big hindrance to Jenny's schedule, so we want to get a word from you, Uncle Bob. ”

The meaning of this was very deep, especially at such a sensitive moment, Virgilia's expression was a little surprised, and Robert's smile was a little stiff, obviously, he was quickly judging Cesare and Jeanne's intentions, considering their loyalty—would they be Eisner's men? Will the imprudent remarks made at Vijeri's house bring gloom to his career?

Eventually, Virginia. Vijri's many years of friendship with his family, and the fact that Jenny became popular in "Pirates of the Caribbean" should have convinced Robert, and his smile relaxed, "Ask me?" You're acting like I'm going to be in charge of this eventually. ”

"We're sure it's going to be - it's up to you to decide soon." Cesare replied, "Actually, we want to get your promise that if 'Alice' ends up going to shoot and Jenny comes back, she wants to bring money in, which would be difficult without your statement." ”

Whether Eisner will survive the crisis is still unclear, and it is not without critical moments in the more than ten years that he has ruled the Disney empire, but in the end he has successfully survived it with the confidence of the directors. So far, although his situation is indeed quite bad, but Robert's ascension to the position may only be a little bit of a glimmer, even if Eisner is fired, the board of directors may unexpectedly hire a CEO, Robert is now in a high position, high energy, but there is still a way to go from the top. It is not so much that Cesare and Jeanne's intentions to draw closer together will bring him much-needed, practical benefits. Bare. Naked flattery and sycophancy brought him the satisfaction of self-confidence and vanity. Although Robert kept smiling and waving his hands, he was clearly not really moving, "Cesare, you are joking, I don't understand what you mean. ”

"It's just a private conversation, Bob, it's just a hypothetical question...... "Cesare certainly knew what to say.

"Okay, okay." After a bit of humbleness, Robert 'gave in', "Let's say, 'Alice' is a good project, but if it were me, I'd wait until the special effects technology develops for a while, and then it matures." Why can't you pick up the "Fifth Sally" you talked about earlier? I don't think there's anything to care about, "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not a tender film, act, when Alice starts, it's okay to be ready to cash into the crew, and before that, it's not bad to get an Oscar - of course, it's just a hypothetical question. ”

Jeanne, Cesare, and Virgilia all laughed heartily, and Cesare raised his glass, "Then I'll give you a hypothetical thanks, Uncle Bob, for clinking juices?" ”

“Cheers。” Robert touched him exaggeratedly, exchanged a look with Cesare, and laughed intimately, and Jeanne hurriedly said, "I'm going to clink glasses too, I'm going to clink glasses too." ”

Although they were holding a juice glass, Jenny only had white water in the cup, but in the action of clinking glasses, the attitude exchanged between the two was not just 'clinking glasses at the birthday party', it was more like a prophecy of the inaugural party. It can be said that Big Dream has completed the first step towards Robert.

Of course, if it is as a star, Jenny can not be Robert, the film contract is sometimes a business thing, and offending Robert is no more terrible than offending a big director. But as the owner of a small production company, getting closer to Robert is undoubtedly a golden opportunity, but it is just a sycophant, a 'loyalty', Jenny got an A-level production actress (of course, she can also get this with her own strength), and, more importantly, a chance to enter the game with capital. Joining forces with Disney to produce "Alice" with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars will be a very good exercise for big dreams, and it is also a great opportunity to gild.

While this is a long-term promise at the moment, it's encouraging enough for a company that has only just been in its infancy. Jenny didn't talk about business or go around Egger after that, but went to the yard to play with the children for a while. Egger hooked up and got to know the Egger family - or rather, hugged the Egger family's thigh.

"After today, we should be able to receive an invitation to the Egger family's party." On the way home, Jenny got into Cesare's car, "I'll talk to Judy later about announcing the production of 'The Fifth Sally,' and of course, an explanation call to Eisner's contact person." ”

“OK。” Jenny said that she couldn't help but laugh twice at the thought of the conversation she had heard, "If this is not enough to win favor, we have one last resort: your mother and Robert seem to be interested in matching you and Robert's youngest daughter, Amanda, just now." So, no matter what, we're going to get an invitation to the Egger family's party eventually—at least you can. ”

"What?" Cesare's eyebrows furrowed, and his eyes looked sharply at Jenny, who shrugged, "What?" Do you suspect that I am telling a lie? Come on, the one of your clients who loves to lie is Christopher, not me, okay? ”

"Well, anyway, let's not talk about it for now," Cesare was a little embarrassed, "Let's talk about 'The Fifth Sally,' and I'll contact Weinstein when I get back, and of course Catherine and David, and let them know that you and Christopher have decided to star......"

In order to accommodate the schedule of the two A-list superstars, the crew of "The Fifth Sally" was formed quickly, but it only took half a month to assemble a fairly strong lineup, and the production budget rose to 15 million US dollars - although it is likely that the budget will not be spent in the end, but in the production stage, it is always good to have more money.

In order to save money, the crew chose to shoot on the set in Canada, this scene is almost all in-studio scenes, there are few exterior scenes, so there is no framing trouble, in late March, the crew met in Hamilton, Canada, and officially began the expected three-month filming work. ――It is worth mentioning that Christopher and Jenny, as the biggest first-line superstars among the actors, still enjoy certain preferential treatment, they live in the executive suite, and Jenny and Christopher happen to live opposite the door......

The author has something to say: Note: Robert's family situation mentioned here is true-

There is a double watch tonight!

But the time may not be fixed, because there are guests at home, and I was not feeling well a few days ago, so I just didn't save the manuscript today, so I can only write and send it now.

Let's take a look at the preliminary nine o'clock, I'm sorry everyone.