Okay, I thought that Leo would be angry, or laugh it off, but Jenny really didn't expect him to go along with the boat and add such a meaningful job to herself - even though she is used to a number of difficult jobs, it is still a little scary to hear Leo say this: guaranteed to win the Oscar, guaranteed to win 3 billion box office, what a difficult job? Leo couldn't help but think too highly of her. Novel|

"Uh, you're not asking for an Oscar next year, are you?" She said with some uncertainty, "This one does be a little-"

"Is it difficult?" Leo said, "That's okay for 3 billion." ”

He laughed out loud in Jenny's 'euh' voice. "Alright, alright, just let you give me an analysis - Chesa asked me to call you directly, and he said that you were also interested in the film and had done research - but, first, this is not a joke, and I am not going to pay for the consultation."

According to Jenny's current worth, if she really lets go to do consulting, it is not uncommon for her to earn millions a day, but of course she can't charge her friends, after all, she and Leo are all familiar friends, although their living habits are not very consistent, but the friendship is not bad, besides, she also watched "Titanic" when she was a child......

"If you can really win the Oscar, you can directly use the trophy as a consulting fee-" After making a joke, Jenny also analyzed it seriously, "The foundation of this movie is really strong, if we all join, as long as the production is really good, and the director can grasp the essence of the original work, this should be a very competitive film for the Oscars, of course, considering that I am not likely to win the award again in recent years, and this movie does not have the rest of the supporting roles, which is of course more beneficial for you to compete for the Oscars." , provided that you don't bump into the old drama bones. ”

Her tone became solemn, "Objectively speaking, Leo, with your current acting skills, if you play well and have no strong opponents, you may be like Chris, with strong publicity and your own status, you will win the award, but if there are actors in the same class with strong acting skills, then your popularity and box office may not have much effect, and you can only use nomination as a victory - this is my judgment of your current strength, and your current genre is indeed not easy to be recognized by people." ”

The competition for Oscar actors has indeed been several times more fierce than that of the actress department, which is not to say that the acting skills of male actors are generally better, but the competitive environment determined by big data - the absolute number of movies with men as the protagonists is large, the age requirements for the protagonists are low, and the male stars get more opportunities, so of course they play well. Unlike actresses who have some small years from time to time, in the past few years, the competition for the Oscar actor department has rarely happened like Chris with a public relations offensive publicity stunt, and he is very lucky to catch up with the last actor Xiao Nian. Since 2010, Jenny has remembered the next few Oscars, each of which has a demonic genius performance, Daniel's "Lincoln", Matthew. McConaughey's "Dallas Buyers Club" either has the basis of the original work, or has a big gimmick, and the acting skills of both of them are very explosive, which is convincing, and the Oscars of that year can be said to be without suspense. Like Leo, a good student with middle and upper acting skills, I am afraid that he can only compete with the 12th year of "The Artist" starring Jean. Dujardan fights, bullies the other party's experience, and the controversy of "The Artist" - this is still the case for him to change the genre of acting and change from Martin. Scorsese learned from the 'sense of force' to throw away and make his own small breakthroughs, this is a certain possibility.

"You're probably the first person to discuss this with me so obviously." Leo said with some emotion on the other end of the phone, but he wasn't too angry - with Jenny's knowledge of the Oscars, her assessment was certainly convincing. "Of course, more than one person has said to me, they miss my performance in "A Different Sky" and "Total Eclipse Love" more, but it is more of a burning talent, a young, passionate performance, you know, it's not systematic, it's based on inspiration and your ...... What shall I say-"

"Emotions?" Jenny asked.

"Yes, emotion, in general, it's a state that I can't control - that's why I sometimes regret starring in "Titanic", this movie disrupted the whole rhythm, it made me completely lose that state...... "Leo also said frankly, "In fact, this state of performance and the audience's feedback, including my own appearance, are also linked to each other, you know, in fact, that kind of acting is only suitable for teenagers - that kind of light, confident acting, After you're 25 years old, it's not so appropriate. And after "Titanic", when your appearance becomes a label, in order to get rid of this label, you can only choose some heavy roles, and this performance method is precisely not suitable for the role. The new acting method that Martin and I have run in will be more stable, maybe the effect is slightly less, but - it will not drop the chain, and it will not be able to produce word-of-mouth works. ”

For most people, Leo is extremely popular in the world, and Leo, who sits firmly on the first-line throne, should live a very happy life, he is a drunken beauty when he is not filming, he goes on vacation everywhere, and he never worries about high salaries and big productions, and Jenny is also the first time to affirm that he actually has his own troubles and troubles - like her, for others, they have already gotten a lot, but ...... If it weren't for their character of striving for excellence, how could they have come this far? Now that we have reached this height, it is already difficult to take a step further, and it can even be said that it is impossible to do so, but I can't suppress the desire to continue climbing. Hope, this kind of hesitation and depression, as well as the fear that not progressing is backwards, and the worry about the fierce competitive environment, this is indeed the psychological state that an actor like Leo who is only one step away from the top will have.

In this regard, the Oscar statuette cannot but be said to be useless, like Chris, who was lucky, took a little gem early, and the rest of the days were stress-free, the literature and art went to shoot "Bomb Disposal Unit", and there are a lot of blockbusters waiting to be picked up when it comes to business, and now it is surrounded by the world, and wants to shoot "Spy Shadow 4". The nomination box office is correct, the reputation of the acting skills is getting better and better, and the popularity has not gone down. As for Leo's side, it can be seen from his taste that he is full of extremely intense inner conflicts, controversial characters, and even the villains after that, the feeling of eager to break through and looking for gimmicks is too obvious, and the whole reaction is too strong in acting, but it is not as good as the carefree movies when he first debuted and is more popular with the critics - after "Titanic", Oscar and him entered a sadomasochistic cycle, and he easily won the Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 20. After 1997, Martin's prestige was only through pretending to be ugly, sloppy and a lot of public relations...... to get the nomination, the heavier the pressure on his performance, the harder he will work, and the more hopeless he is from the Oscar......

"If you don't want to change the genre for the time being, then "Gatsby" probably won't win too much of an award - so we'll split the question into two halves, let's not discuss whether the film is worth acting, and talk about how much you can sacrifice for the Oscars?" Jenny asked, remembering Matthew, "Is it possible to lose weight?" Lose weight to the extent that Bale was in "The Mechanic"? ”

"Uh-" Leo said, his tone saying it all.

"Tsk, it's not just a gimmick, in the case of extreme thinness, people will instinctively see you as an abnormal individual, and the problem of you pushing too hard will be covered up here - maybe it will get a good effect." Jenny said with some regret that she felt that this was the fastest way to win the award, if she could catch up with Xiao Nian and successfully find the state, it was still possible to win the award in combination with the publicity offensive - the point is that it must be before Matthew, the Oscar is sometimes like a card game, after Matthew won the award with a skull-like gimmick, this card can no longer be played in a few years.

However, considering Leo's usual attitude to life, she didn't think he would agree, "So, what about losing weight back to the figure you were in when you played "Titanic"?" If I'm not mistaken, you've been deliberately staying in a slightly heavier state than you were then, and I guess it's to distinguish you from that pop idol Leonardo. ”

"It's also because it's time to adjust my image because of my age," Leo didn't deny, "You know, before 'The Aviator', I didn't have good reviews for a few movies in a row, and the box office wasn't too good - I almost fell back into the B-list at that time, and it wasn't until I had to make adjustments with Martin that the word-of-mouth and box office stabilized." ”

Jenny also knows a lot about this, after all, she and Leo's agent are both Cesare - both are popular students, and Matthew and Leo's paths are very contrasting. After McConaughey became popular in the 90s, the transformation was blocked, and his acting skills could not be honed, and he was silent for a long time, until now it is quite outdated, and although Leo has that big ship as the capital, he has not encountered a crisis, after "Titanic", the road to the originally promising art film was broken, and several responses were not good, the box office of commercial films was average, and the reputation was also poor. De Niro got through the relationship and was introduced to Martin. Scorsese, the director, met and successfully gained appreciation and became his queen male lead, so he has been staying in the 20 million club, and almost all of the big productions with a budget of hundreds of millions are made.

However, correspondingly, there is no game between him and Martin, at least when he first took refuge in the past, the initiative was all on Martin's side, and Leo only had the share of obedientness, which was about the same as working with Cameron. - This kind of restraint is actually very painful for the actor, and sometimes it is even a kind of destruction for his state, such as Leo's original acting, which has never appeared since "Titanic", and his performance in the film can only be said to be mediocre.

"Maybe changing the image and acting is the opinion of Martin or your acting teacher – and your PR consultant? I've seen your Hoover promo. Jenny laughed. Playing a big fat man and playing a traitorous role, it is true that this is a gimmick, but my opinion is that this kind of gimmick is a little too utilitarian and has too obvious purpose, but it will make people go in with attitude when watching movies...... I think if you want to play The Great Gatsby, you should try to lose weight, go back to being thinner and more handsome, and rediscover your wild, even exaggerated, interpretation of "Total Eclipse Love......"

That's really what she's always been looking at, so Jenny was quick to speak, and even more quick to decide, "If that's the case, I'm willing to play against you - and provide you with counsel for the Olympics, otherwise...... We'll have to let the crew decide if they want Daisy or Gatsby. ”

Although the two are friends, she will not easily get involved in this movie because she takes care of Leo's affection, after all, if Leo is still the original version of acting, then Jenny is sure that even if she just uses the empathy function of the golden finger, it is enough to suppress him - in art films directed by non-Martin, his acting skills are a little too exaggerated, and this one is especially vividly reflected, and Jenny even has a sense of embarrassment in several scenes...... Including in "Django Unchained", his passion cannot provoke the resonance of the audience, and this sense of contrast is indeed strong.

For her firm statement, Leo may also be a little unable to react, the other end of the phone fell into a short silence, Jenny did not speak, just waiting for his answer, anyway, with the friendship between the two, she said everything that should be said, and it is impossible to do everything possible to persuade him to make a new attempt, to be honest, she can't guarantee that even if he is willing to change, it will not succeed.

However, Leo is also worthy of being a superstar who has been popular in Hollywood for more than ten years with such fierce competition, and his decisiveness is also extraordinary, although Jenny did not persuade anything, but he was silent for just a few seconds before making a categorical decision.

"I understand, I'll do as you say - I said, I want to listen to you, I don't want to hear you say to me again, 'I want the Oscar, why don't you listen to me'."

At the end, both of them laughed, and the atmosphere of the call became extra relaxed, and Jenny smiled and said, "I think Warner will be very happy - please let me call Jeff and tell him the good news." ”

"Of course you have to call, otherwise how can we get more budget and pay?" Leo said unceremoniously, inadvertently showing his reserve of information: there aren't that many people who know that Warner is dreaming big in all sorts of ways. "However, we need to coordinate the schedule......"

The two reported the schedule for the next few years, and found that the most likely thing to get together should be the first half of next year, so that the preparation time of the crew is quite tight, but with their dream combination, no matter how nervous Warner is estimated to be able to serve well, the biggest feature of this company is that it is financially rich, as soon as the green light is turned on, under the budget offensive, everything can be ready in a few months, only the starring role.

But Leo is still a little worried about this time, "It's only been less than half a year, I don't know if I can find the state by then-J.J, I noticed that your acting skills have made several leaps, especially in "Michael. Clayton and Monroe's Week are two movies that are particularly obvious, how did you get there? ”

"In addition to the changes in my own experience and mood, it also has a lot to do with the director," Jenny said casually, "but the time is so short, you still have to shoot "Django", you may not have the energy to experience life - so, since you are not in the group now, why don't you come to New Zealand to visit me for a few days?" We can talk about "Gatsby", and you can also witness how Salvi tunes in by the way. Teaching actors - he's really talented at that...... Hmmm......"

Speaking of this, her heart is also moved: she is good at shooting luxury scenes, and she knows how to tune. Teaching actors, Salvi is very suitable to direct "Gatsby...... The only obstacle may be that he may not be able to understand Gatsby's mentality, Salvi was born as the kind of person Gatsby wanted to be very much, and he was extremely sought after by this American, and I don't know if he can master the samadhi......

"Oh? But didn't you say you haven't officially joined the group yet? Leo was a little surprised, but it sounded like he was interested. I thought you were resting in Wellington. ”

"I'm already on the set," Jenny said helplessly, "and the reason why filming hasn't started yet is because Salvi is adjusting my condition......"

Thinking of the boring life of the past few days, she pursed her lips, "You'll know when you come - it doesn't matter if I don't join the group, you can see how Heath was ravaged by him - it's okay, I'm not the producer of this movie, otherwise, I think I'd definitely go crazy, either kill him, or I'll kill myself first......"