"It's hell alive!" In the pantry of the Daily Mirror, the photojournalist – or as he is most commonly called, paparazzi Shaff took an angry puff of his cigarette and complained to his colleague William, "It's totally unbelievable that she's been in London for a week, and we still don't know where she is!" ”

"Jennifer.bloody.jefferson," replied his colleague gloomily, "the whole of London is about to be rummaged through now, have you heard?" The News of the World even got through to the inside phone of Kensington Palace, and they suspected that Jefferson had turned to the royal family for help and moved directly into the property in their name. If you like it, go to www.LWXS520. ＣＯＭ”

"Whimsical." Sheff snorted disdainfully, "Can't you see it yet?" The News of the World has fallen into complete despair, they are simply sick and rushed to the doctor! ”

"I can't say that this speculation is unfounded," William said thoughtfully, "the prince and she are the same age, at least close to the same age, and we did take pictures of the prince going to the movies, you know, Sally the Fifth." And, Salvi. Tuzi? ”

“yeah？” Scheuf was also intrigued, he straightened up and took a deep puff of his cigarette.

"He and William were classmates at Eton." William pointed out, "He's about the same age, maybe a year or two older than the prince, I don't know, but his dad is a relative of the royal family, so—"

"yeeees......" Sheff lowered his voice as he held the cigarette butt in his mouth, and it suddenly dawned on him, "This is indeed a connection - the News of the World called the phone, and the result?" ”

William shrugged, "Of course they didn't say that. ”

Of course, there is fierce competition between newspapers, and whether a photo is exclusive or not will also greatly affect its value, and in some daily follow-up activities, the paparazzi will 'watch and help each other' and exchange news, but in front of the real exclusive news, they will also cheat each other and block each other's news. At first, when they were squatting at the airport Jennifer. At Jefferson's time, in the eyes of everyone, it was a very simple follow-up, so everyone was able to cooperate tacitly, but when Jennifer had not seen anyone for several days in a row, her whereabouts became a rare resource, and the tabloid reporters began to hide secrets, and when everyone knew that she was coming to London, and the newspapers were promoting her new film, and the embarrassing breakup between her and her ex-boyfriend, Jennifer was like Agatha who ran away from home. Christie, whoever can find her first will undoubtedly control the sales of the newspaper and become the winner of this competition and game.

"Let's go." Throwing the cigarette butt in the trash, Sheff led William back to his seat and picked up his scarf and hat.

"Daily Mirror" is not as bold as "News of the World", although they also buy inside lines, but they are only used to detect scandals within the royal family, and this kind of irrelevant news clues are not within the scope of the other party's services, besides, Sheff and William do not have contact information for inside lines, they are specialized in star lines, and they have nothing to do with the royal line. Even if Jennifer did live in Kensington Palace or something like that, they wouldn't have a way to verify it. If that's the case, then the Daily Mirror will have to sit back and watch the News of the World get another scoop.

William asked stupidly, "Where to go?" Are we just going to stay outside Kensington Palace? ”

"Don't be stupid," Schaeff scoffed, "Kensington Palace must have been a smoke bomb from the News of the World, and she couldn't have lived there—it was so famous." ”

"So what are we going to do, just wandering around the city of London? Counting on being able to meet Jennifer walking on the sidewalk. Jefferson? ”

Sheff gave him a contemptuous look, "Foolish heads, staring at the bugs at the News of the World, we couldn't get a clue, and they found it - isn't that the most obvious choice?" ”

He ignored William's sudden realization and somewhat aggrieved muttering, and said viciously while wearing a down jacket, "I don't believe that she can always show up, Michael. Clayton has already been released in the United States, and it will be in the UK in the next few days, so won't she come forward to do a little publicity campaign? - Wait and see, once we catch her by the tail, she'll know what a real freelancer is......"

As soon as the door was opened, the wind and snow swept over, and the two paparazzi immediately tightened their clothes and rushed to their second-hand cars with swearing, they were like the usual gray rats in the London Underground, twisting their bodies flexibly and unobtrusively, and soon disappeared into the street corners and into the shadows.

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Schaeff is well aware of Jennifer's recent movements – just as he talks about Michael. At the time of the premiere of Clayton in the United Kingdom, in the United States, "Michael. Clayton" has spent the first weekend of large-scale release, and the number of openings in 2,000 theaters is not a small amount for an Olympic film, and the final box office data has also been counted: more than 700,000 at midnight, 6 million on the first day, 7 million on Saturday the next day, 6.5 million on Sunday, close to 20 million in the first weekend, on the eve of Christmas, this result can't get the first place, no, the first place must belong to "I Am Legend", which won 70 million US dollars in the first week, and belongs to the cartoon "Mouse Treasure", Even belongs to the romantic romantic comedy "Notes: I Love You", but in the Oscar-nominated Best Picture, "Michael. The box office performance of "Clayton" is already eye-catching: the box office of 20 million in the first week plus a good IMDB score and the reputation of Rotten Tomatoes all indicate that the trend of this movie will be quite strong, and the local box office of 40 million is definitely no problem, if there is the blessing of Oscar in the later stage, it is not impossible to break 100 million in the local area. Not to mention that the buyout royalties sold around the world have already paid off for investors, as far as a literary film is concerned, this achievement is already unexpected by everyone.

'It's thought-provoking, it's not a movie that makes the family laugh, but it can inspire you to feel and think, and after reading the movie review, I walked into the cinema with a smile on Jennifer. Jefferson's suspicions, this is a serious film, and I'm afraid she's going to ruin it all — but I'm wrong, she's just as good as the critics praise, in fact, the whole film. The Venice Film Festival was discerning and gave the two heroes and heroines the honor they deserved. Whether it's Daniel or Jennifer's performances, it's exciting. When Jennifer. When Jefferson got the Oscar, I was the one who booed, I mean, Eon, sure, she didn't have any competitors back then, but did she really deserve this award for her performance in "The Fifth Sally"? If we had to choose someone, I'd rather choose Reese. Witherspoon came to give out the consolation prize, and now I think the same way, Jennifer really shouldn't have won the prize in '06, so that she can win the prize with "Michael. Clayton is closed.

To get back to the point, I gave it a 9.5 and the 0.5 deducted was just because it was slightly lacking in entertainment, and for two whole hours, there were very few moments of relaxation that made you smile, and you couldn't laugh from beginning to end, so I felt tired and heavy after watching the whole movie, and even lost the motivation to watch another light-hearted comedy. In that sense, it ruined my weekend. But no matter what, it's still a masterpiece. ’

On the IMDB page, the number of ratings is soaring, and the highest-ranking movie review comes from the well-known IMDB user 'Entertainment to Death', who has been a member for 6 years and has reviewed thousands of movies, he gave such a review, and its usefulness is also quite high. Clayton's audience is happy to write reviews and discuss with each other, which is a nice sign, and from past experience, this means that the box office trend of the film is quite optimistic, and maybe even a small Internet miracle that will cause the trend to reverse the trend the following week - this is what some bold data experts predicted, and the general opinion is that in North America, "Michael. Clayton" will maintain a steady trend, harvesting about 80 million box office, if you want to count the star effect that some film critics jokingly called the 'Jefferson coefficient', then it is not inconceivable that the North American box office will break 100 million.

The North American box office exceeded 100 million, what is the concept of this for Otti films? This means that among the five nominees for Best Picture, "Michael. Clayton is most likely the highest-grossing film - yes, it's a bit of an awkward topic for the Oscars, but it's true, generally speaking, the films that make the Oscars for Best Picture don't do too well at the box office. Films like "The Devil Wears Prada", which is more commercial and have a less clear core, are unlikely to be selected for the Oscar for Best Picture even if the box office is high, and those films that are qualified for selection are usually very niche in terms of depth, and it is surprising to be able to make 50 million in China - this has to have an Olympic award halo, and even candidates with a domestic box office of 30 or 40 million are very common.

In this regard, in the competition for the Oscar for Best Picture in this category, "Michael. Clayton achieved a big advantage. After all, the Olympic award jury generally prefers films that are both artistic and commercial, and tend to choose such films as award-winning films. And, no matter how you look at it, among this year's film candidates, "Michael. Clayton is not only the most powerful, but also has the best audience reputation - this year is a small year in the Best Picture category, among several competitors, "Juno" is not serious enough in its core, the theme is not clear enough, it is just a new idea in the subject matter, and the values are also favored by the judges, although in the box office competition of the nominated films, it is the only one that can compete with "Michael. Clayton competes for the championship, but as is customary, it should be satisfied if it can be nominated.

In addition, the reputation of "Atonement" film critics is not good, there is no return at European film festivals, and the reputation of domestic film critics is also mediocre. "No Country for Old Men" is a western crime film, the style is thriller and black, and it is already an accident to be selected for the Oscars, although the critics have a good reputation, but the influence among the public is very low, there is almost no splash, and the hope is quite slim, it can be selected in this department is also considered an important symbol of the aging of the Oscar jury: according to the previous tastes of the judges, the possibility of this style of film being selected is very low, but "No Country for Old Men" has a clever core, which explores the spiritual attachment of the elderly, so it is recognized, Its Otti is also seen as a good example of Paramount's ability to function.

As for "Blood is Coming", it can't compete with "Michael. Clayton", it can be said that this year there is no high box office, strong topicality, deep enough core, elegant and popular big production, among the five movies, "Michael" has the highest comprehensive score, it is not without weakness, once because this is the director's first work, and the male and female protagonists can not come forward to promote and were deducted a certain number of points, but now, with its excellent commercial display, and the audience's enthusiasm for discussion, it has once again returned to the forefront, It has become a favorite for the best film award in the eyes of film critics.

"If Michael or Jennifer can come out for a couple of campaigns at this critical juncture, then this Oscar is pretty much in their pocket." Many film critics who are inclined to "Michael" have such anxious thoughts, "It's a shame, if I work in a production company, I might have gone crazy with anxiety by now, neither of these two leading actors actually refused to go to Hollywood to participate in the promotion, if Daniel avoided it because of the conflict in the nomination, it is understandable, Jennifer. Jefferson seems a little selfish, she refused to return to Hollywood completely to avoid the media, although she doesn't want to be disturbed by the media, but "Michael" is just a breath away, if it is a pity that the PR companies of the other films are one step ahead, resulting in the Oscar side......"

Even film critics know how to think so, doesn't Time Warner understand the importance of the starring actor's appearance publicity? With the announcement of the film's box office, they are more optimistic about the film, and their PR resources are gradually tilted: Time Warner did not break into the Best Picture category this year, and the resources that were once concentrated on the rest of the films have now been grouped together in "Michael. Clayton's distribution team, and its PR budget is also growing, and many PR experts are lobbying the Oscar judges to accompany them to enjoy the film, but even so, there are still many promotional activities that require the main creators to appear. Without two big stars, "Michael" will be overshadowed in this field - Daniel. Day-Lewis couldn't count on it, he had been in poor mental condition lately and was recuperating at home, so even if it was just one or two business events, they were eager for Jennifer to come in.

However, to the team's great disappointment, Jennifer relied on the agreement between the two parties to ruthlessly reject all promotional activities, and refused to even attend the nearby London premiere, as if she didn't care how far the film could go in the Oscars - for this unreasonable statement, Time Warner's distribution team could only try to understand in addition to frustration: after all, she had just been split up, and what was even more terrible was that this matter was made to the public media, It has become a topic of conversation among people across the country, although Jennifer's team is vague, it is conceivable that Jennifer must be in a very bad mood now, maybe she has a nervous breakdown, and she can't cope with the media and crowds at all, so she can only live in a foreign country, waiting for time to heal everything......

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Winter in London is always cold and damp, but for the residents of Los Angeles, the wind and snow are quite new, at least Mary and Claudia have been here for a week and have not missed Los Angeles, but have a feeling of joy - they just had a heavy snowfall yesterday, and today they got up early in the morning, built a snowman in the backyard, and then went back to the house giggling, baking soaked gloves and socks in front of the fireplace, and the house smelled of some burnt wool.

"We'll go to the grocery store in a moment," Claudia's voice came up through the stairs with the bedroom door unshut, faintly but audibly, "buy some marshmallows, the English don't seem to like to bake marshmallows over the fire, it's a great waste of fireplace......"

After doing a few more yoga poses, ending her morning exercise, Jenny listened to Claudia and Mary's small talk, and also smiled warmly, but she did not choose to go downstairs to join the conversation, but walked into the bathroom, sat in the bathtub that had just been put in the water, while enjoying the comfortable feeling of hot water lapping her skin, while admiring the snowflakes that began to fall outside the window, this strong sense of contrast made her feel more comfortable, quiet, and more secure, she couldn't help but enjoy it for a few more minutes, and then her heart moved, Re-entered the show business space.

Compared with their initial plan, the crew delayed the start of filming by a week to half a month, which was a joint decision between her and Salvi, and the specific time to start filming was subject to her feelings: Jenny's interpretation of Monroe at the beginning was completely dominated by Goldfinger, and now she has to change her acting techniques, and it is also the proper meaning of the question to adapt and figure out for a while longer. In addition, Simon is also a complete newcomer, Salvi hopes that after completing the suspension procedures, he can receive a few days of simple guidance, learn a few terms commonly used on the set, and how to follow the director's instructions for positioning, how to look at the camera, etc., so even if it is turned on now, it will only be a waste of time when the male and female protagonists are not ready. So Jenny has an extra blank itinerary to concentrate on figuring out the role, Salvi is very resolute about this, he is willing to give Jenny 'all the time you need', if Jenny still feels that her thinking is not mature enough when Simon is ready, then the crew will shoot some Simon shots first, and will never rush the ducks to the shelves, and pull her to the set when her performance is not full enough.

And this half month is also what Jenny urgently needs, or even a necessary preparation time, according to her style of acting, she will definitely attend the British premiere of "Michael", but this time she refused without thinking about it, during this time, she basically stayed at home, completely immersed in her inner world, looking for the elusive inspiration, looking for the resonance between herself and Monroe.

Of course, although she wants to play Monroe with new techniques, this does not mean that she will give up using her golden finger, not to mention the time flow advantage of the acting space, just say that the particularity of Monroe's role determines that Jenny must borrow empathy to figure out the role, after all, Karen is a completely fictional character, and Monroe is real, and there are still many people in Hollywood who have worked with her, and thousands of Americans have seen her movies, in addition to a certain artistic exaggeration and distortion, There are some basic elements that she can't afford not to respect, and Salvi didn't ask her to completely abandon the old techniques, but to find the point that belongs to Jenny in the old techniques, to achieve the 'unity of nature and man' between herself and the character, and inject 'Jenny' into Monroe - but after all, there is still a large part of this character belonging to Monroe.

Jenny doesn't know how other methodological actors choose roles, but for her, she is destined to be unable to take the script according to her preferences and resonance, and relying on ethereal inspiration to figure out the role also makes her feel insecure, so she did not stupidly wait for inspiration to come in anxiety, but after analyzing her process of playing Karen, she began to find the common place between herself and Monroe in continuous empathy and thinking, and as her ideological journey deepened, she gradually discovered that the empathy system was the most effective, probably not to help her get into the play quickly in reality - in other words, she has been lazy all the time...... The empathy system shouldn't have been used that way at all.

In the darkness, she chose the film "My Week with Monroe", and then quickly adjusted to Monroe and Arthur. The part of Miller's interview that opens up the empathy function - however, Jenny does not replace Michelle. Williams read the lyrics, but closed his eyes, carefully experiencing Monroe - the real Monroe, the empathy model that all biographical films related to her will point to, the emotions at this moment: in stark contrast to the smile on the surface and the deep love between husband and wife, is the boredom, loneliness and uneasiness that swells in her heart, although she is at the peak of her career, and she is married to the most talented man in the United States, and comes to England with an enviable momentum to accept sensational treatment at the state guest level, but surprisingly, All this did not please the young and beautiful Marilyn in the slightest. Monroe, her inner emotions are quite complicated, it can even be said that it is divided into several levels, Jenny first felt cold exhaustion, and then almost suffocated loneliness, it seems that the more lively and stammering the place, the more it makes her feel uneasy and feel alienated, she doesn't like the way reporters look at her, they are not looking at her, but looking at a commodity, a symbol, a carefully packaged Barbie doll.

However, she can still feel that Monroe doesn't seem to like her emotional reaction, she is constantly telling herself: you should be happy, you have nothing to be unhappy about, girl, fight against the negative thoughts in your heart, fight with it, don't let it ruin you, just like ruining your parents, drive it back, get excited, you are happy, you have a husband who loves you, you have the admiration of the whole Western world, men are obsessed with you, isn't this exactly what you once dreamed of, is it the attention you desperately crave? Enjoy it, cast your magic and make the world go crazy for you.

When she is no longer distracted and reading lines, but concentrates on experiencing Monroe's feelings, her emotions become more delicate and clear, although there is still no clear inner activity, Jenny can understand her thoughts from these vague ebb and flow, maybe this is a bit sensual, but indeed, in the continuous empathy, she feels that she and Monroe have reached a considerable tacit understanding, like a confidant across time and space, she has formed a one-sided friendship with her, she understands her, sympathizes with her, and feels the warmth and sadness of the same kind to her, she empathized with her pain and perked up in admiration for her efforts. In the empathy again and again, this feeling slowly took shape and emerged, for Monroe, what she learned was no longer her amorous style, her innocent sexy, no, what she learned was very similar to her - at least on a certain level very similar souls, they were both extremely oppressed by fame, and the only difference between them was that Jenny might still be able to maintain her balance with a little luck, but Monroe's outstretched hand was doomed to fail, in every chance moment of life, When she happened to see herself in the mirror, when she saw the eyes of others, when she felt a trance in the flash...... In these countless moments, she constantly recognizes this: she is falling, she is getting farther and farther away from health, all the recovery seems to be just an illusion, all the struggle is in vain, she is self-destructing, and the only thing she can do is accept this fact.

And this is the fear that every actress who stands at the top of the world faces in the mirror, after the end of the song, in every lonely night, when they, when she, when she takes off all her disguises, stands naked in front of the mirror, trembling at her own haggard and exhaustion, asking herself: 'Who really understands me?' Who really loves me? Has anyone ever truly loved me but was hurt by me and missed by me'

Jenny suddenly returned to reality, and she found herself shivering involuntarily - even though the water was still warm, the afterglow of Monroe still seemed to wrap around her limbs, making her blood cold, and she couldn't feel the warmth of the outside world.

"Jane, Jane—" The voice that brought her back to reality rang out again, and Mary knocked on the door, pushed it and walked in. "You want to have something for lunch—"

Following her surprised look, Jenny raised her trembling hand and wiped the tears from her face, she sniffed and shook her head to deny Mary's unspoken suspicions, "No, I'm not crying because of reality - really, Mary, I can't lie to you." ”

She took a breath, calmed her breath, and said with a mixture of accomplishment, pride, and wistfulness, "I just...... I think I'm just finally finding the feeling of Monroe. ”

The author has something to say: updated! Everyone's New Year of the Goat!

Sorry for being a little late, because of the Chinese New Year, there are many emergencies, and relatives and friends visit frequently, and it is estimated that the update will continue until the end of the Spring Festival holiday, and then it will be able to return to normal~