Chapter 274: Alain. Morrison's tangle
"Jennifer Jefferson at the opening ceremony of the Olympics? Her popularity in China is irresistible. ”
"In addition to the most popular star in the Asia-Pacific region, Jennifer Jefferson, Nicolas Cage's heyday in China is about to begin"
"Who is the handsome man next to Jennifer Jefferson? In just a few seconds of appearance, he has already caused a whirlwind on the Internet"
"Jennifer Jefferson's whereabouts are a mystery, the agent is often by his side, and the relationship between the two is ambiguous?"
"Rapper boldly shows love to Jennifer, Jennifer, your smile is brighter than Beijing's Fifth Ring Road"
"Favored by Beijing, walking into the closed Forbidden City, Jennifer did what Michael Jackson didn't do either."
"Jennifer and George, former friends, drifting apart because of their political views, or is the relationship between the two sides already very delicate?"
With screenshots with different expressions, and even exaggerated cartoons and PS photos, Jenny's glimpse at the opening ceremony triggered a wave of reports on the Internet and the media, but of course, everyone is most concerned about the performance of domestic athletes in the Olympic Games, although there are also media tracking Jennifer's line, breaking some news that seems to be true and false, such as Jennifer was warmly received in Beijing, and even red-top businessmen with official backgrounds have close contacts with her, The box she sat in at the opening ceremony was second only to the leader's box, and legend has it that the top leader even had a secret reception with her - but there was no real evidence for this news, and it could only be published by the tabloids who liked to exaggerate the news, which for the general public was just to see, laugh, and talk a few words and then forget about it, and they were more concerned about the news of Jennifer's visit to the American delegation: after the opening ceremony, Jennifer visited the Olympic Village of the American delegation and took pictures with many excited athletesand, of course, a pleasant conversation with the head of the delegation.
After knowing the news that Jennifer will attend the basketball finals, many American netizens who work in China and even go to China to watch the game have posted their ticket stubs, showing off their superiority over celebrities, after all, Jennifer is not the kind of star who can easily block street photography, and before that, she rarely even appeared on the Lakers' court.
"Jennifer will definitely buy tickets for this one." In Jennifer's fan forum, no one will make irresponsible remarks about Jennifer's possible political incorrectness, because she herself has very few social activities outside of filming, and her style is very low-key, even if there are paparazzi to follow the film, people still know far less about her than other A-R - people know Leonardo's preference for parties and beautiful women, and they also know that Christopher was once obsessed with surfing and sailing, but what are Jennifer's hobbies? No one knows, people don't even know what she's doing in private, so being able to participate in her vacation this time has excited fans, as if they are closer because they share an emotion. "Who wouldn't buy a ticket to this one? I also want to witness the moment when the flag is raised. ”
"Did you see that? Kobe Bryant uploaded a photo of himself and Jenny on K, oh my God, I don't know if I should envy Kobe or Jennifer, I will also participate in the finals of Dream Eight, if I have the opportunity to get anyone's autograph and group photo, I will come back and report. ”
"I've been to the Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, Beijing is a very beautiful city, I hope Jennifer will like it - it would be nice if Jennifer also opened K, I really want to see her travel photos!"
"Maybe the fans in China can give us some news -- do you know a website in China called tieba......"
"Does anyone know that Jennifer will be coming back for the preview screening of Monroe? I got a ticket for an in-house preview and it would have been great to see Jennifer! ”
"Oh my God, ahh How did you get your tickets, though? Are you the audience selected by the lottery? ”
The speaker did not reply again, but he has successfully crooked the building, and the enthusiasm of fans has completely turned to "A Week with Monroe", for the core part of the fans, they have liked Jennifer for a long time, enough to become an old bird from a novice in the film industry, although there is still a long time before the release of "Monroe", but they all know that whether this movie is a hit in this year's awards season does not depend on its box office, to some extent, It depends on what the first batch of people invited to watch Jennifer's film think of the film.
Although Jennifer has not discussed this topic, in the eyes of fans, this film wholly funded by Big Dream still brings a certain amount of pressure to both the company and Jennifer, and the media has been making irresponsible remarks, implying that Jennifer was carried away and a little self-conscious when she played Monroe, and the choice of Salvi as a director reflects her immaturity - in some people's mouths, the film is nothing more than a ball of narcissistic, and fans can't even refute these statements, Because they haven't seen the trailer of the movie so far, they can only start from the poster and imagine what the movie will look like.
As a fan, I naturally only hope that my idol will get better and better, and the meaning of this movie is somewhat special, so fans are even more eager to be affirmed by film critics than Jennifer herself. After all, this is not an ordinary literary film such as "Michael Clayton", which will hit the street and hit the street, this kind of theme that has a high degree of attention, once it hits the street, the media across the United States may use Jennifer as a laughing stock and laugh at it for many months.
"I don't know if you feel this way," the landlord said with emotion in a hot post on the forum, "Even if you don't want to pay attention to Jennifer's movies, you can't do it, every one of her movies is terrifying, as if you can't afford to fail at all." If you don't have a strong heart, then it's better not to be a fan of Jennifer, this girl has everything at a young age, but she never seems to know what satisfaction is, she doesn't like to make safe movies, every movie is a big gamble for her, the winner gets everything, and the loser is doomed to suffer a big setback. ”
The post was unanimously endorsed by forum users - but, in the end, the complaint is still sweet, after all, without such an enterprising spirit, Jennifer would not have stood at this height at such a young age. Fans are also accustomed to winning one after another, just like last year's Michael Clayton, and this time, they're waiting for another great start.
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While fans were waiting for the preview screening with optimism, Alan Morrison's mood was not very good - like the general public, he also learned about Jennifer's participation in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games through TV news, but unlike the general public, years of life in the entertainment industry have made him immune to the media's directed reporting. While people were talking about Beijing's courtesy to Jennifer, Alain saw a very dangerous sign: this girl was still too young and naïve politically, Beijing attracted her with the honor of passing the torch, and seduced her with the treatment of watching the opening ceremony. And for Alain, even the movie he was looking forward to was overshadowed.
Of course, Hollywood is the world of the Democratic Party, unlike the more radical Republican members, and even thinks that Jennifer is a betrayal to pass the torch when the righteous people are fighting against the evil core and working for democracy and freedom, Alain, as a member of the Democratic Party, still admits that Jennifer has freedom of action, and passing the torch for the Olympics, including attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is not too controversial, but he can't help but admit that although he thinks so intellectually, emotionally speaking, because of Jennifer's various actions, He did feel a sense of disappointment and disgust at her, he felt that the girl seemed to be a little carried away, and the successive victories made it difficult for her to hear the reasonable advice of her team members (Alain believed that her team must be very much against these decisions), and she should have to fall to her senses, understanding that in Hollywood, you should be careful everywhere, even the big stars do not have the right to do what they want. And Jennifer should know who she should be close to and close to - and the answer, of course, is the United States, not China, on the other side of the Pacific.
Of course, intellectually speaking, he also knows that movies are movies and should not be affected by any external factors, but Alain also has to admit to himself that the movie has not yet started, and his movie-watching mentality has changed subtly. If he used to be the most staunch J.J fan and always believed that Jennifer could create miracles, then now, he vaguely hopes that Jennifer can miss once, so that he doesn't have to dwell on the conflict between work ethics and his own preferences, and can give Jennifer a taste of the power of film critics, and let her know that she should still focus more on her job - although Jenny has also been attacked by some film critics before this, but it is more against her commercial films, and, according to Alain's own ideas, This kind of attack is far from hurting the bones, because it is obvious that in addition to a well-deserved senior citizen like Roger Albert, isn't he Alan Morrison still helping Jennifer speak, and it can be considered that there is a confrontation between the two sides in public opinion, rather than a wind direction.
"It would be nice if we had entered a burnout period for Jennifer by now." Before entering the screening room, Alain couldn't help but think like this - generally speaking, film critics will have a honeymoon period for actors, when an actor is just emerging from the scene, the film critic treats him/her as well as a lover who has just succeeded, and if after two or three movies, the actor is still repeating himself and can't make a breakthrough, the film critic looks at him/her eyes, as if he has seen a resentful couple for many years, how enthusiastic their praise is, how harsh the criticism is, Even no matter how good an actor is, it is difficult to escape the cycle of this psychological stereotype, because after all, if you start from the inertia of people's hearts, the first surprise will definitely pile up into the second high expectations, if you can't meet the expectations of the film critics for the second and third times, then after the loss is disappointed, the anger of the film critics will definitely be much stronger than the actors who have no expectations from the beginning.
From a historical point of view, most actors have experienced this kind of career twitch, and this is also a test of the actor industry, many stars who are in the limelight when they debut, from criticism to box office, are not able to survive their first low tide, and they can't survive their first and second movies that have failed miserably at the box office and film reviews, of course, if the third movie in a row is a double hit at the box office, then even if the actor himself is not defeated, it will be difficult for him to get a fourth chance - but, There are still many promising actors who can't stand the vitriolism of the critics when things are far from being so bad, and turn to other fields where it is easier to get a sense of accomplishment to satisfy themselves, and they also sink in their acting careers, and never rise again. Only those greatest actors can get up from setbacks again and again, re-prove themselves with strong awards and box office, and once again reach the peak of their careers, and this kind of experience can also help them make breakthroughs in acting skills again, truly reincarnate, and shape their own godhead.
Jennifer Jefferson has been famous for seven years, and according to the general life cycle of an actor, she should have fallen into her first career trough, at least to start downhill, and there are one or two movies that are still big hits at the box office, but her acting skills have been badly criticized, however, when Alan began to examine her acting career, he was surprised to find that Jennifer was still in her first rising period, so far, her literary films have not encountered much trouble at the box office and film reviews, and commercial films, Except for the last two parts of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, someone found her a little something, and the real phenomenon of large-scale questioning and ridicule of acting skills has not appeared, not to mention the box office - film critics' expectations for her have always been met, and it can even be said that they have been satisfied beyond the standard, and the kind of changeable, sincere and moving, constantly plump and mature, as if she is still self-adjusting, growing and exploring, has completely brought film critics into the play, and many film critics have a feeling, It's as if they're witnessing a miracle happening, witnessing a genius growing up, and they all want to see what kind of actor Jennifer will eventually mature, and the kind of burnout that is common to ordinary actors hasn't been seen in their 'relationship' with Jennifer until now - so it's likely that even if "Monroe" doesn't live up to expectations, as her first failure, film critics may still have a very tolerant attitude, and won't even say anything heavy. So as not to hurt the towering tree that is growing: for actors in the honeymoon period, film critics definitely hold them in the palm of their hands and do not feel spoiled.
Of course, that was before a series of scandals between her and Beijing...... Alain found a place in the small screening room, and he turned his head to look at the familiar faces: he himself was not really interested in politics, but even so, there was inevitably a little distortion in his heart, and as far as he knew, Derrick of "Variety" was a Republican...... Even if it is a small matter, if it is related to politics, Alan will not expect too much from Republicans, expecting the other party to discuss the matter fairly and fairly, not to mention that this matter is by no means small for Republicans......
When the lights in the screening room slowly dimmed, Alain looked at the indifferent faces of several film critics for the last time, and his emotions were very complicated: on the one hand, he hoped that this was a bad movie, so that he could criticize Jennifer and vent his inner disappointment, but on the other hand, he couldn't help but worry about Jennifer, afraid that "Monroe" would be prejudiced and coldly treated by those critics who were too politically enthusiastic and too unprofessional, and wronged a movie of good quality, and at the same time he himself was not sure, if "Monroe" If the quality is not amazing enough, not so uncontroversial, and Jennifer's performance is not so surprising, how would he write a film review article himself, whether it is a poisonous tongue or gentle care, whether it is to defend Jennifer in the face of the anger of the Republicans, or to make her understand the coldness of the world? And from this point of view, just because she is politically naïve and naïve, she teaches her this lesson by violating her professional ethics, and teaches her whether she sacrifices her political freedom in exchange for the qualification to get fair film reviews, does this just prove her hypocrisy, and whether it is shameless coercion......
With a gentle opening music, the screen lit up, and the instinct cultivated over the years made Alain take a deep breath and quickly enter a professional state of watching the movie.
Before Monroe came along, his last thought was: if only Jennifer put the premiere of the film in Venice, where people wouldn't care too much, and if "Monroe" got good reviews in Venice, the voices of these old guys wouldn't be so useful, and her team had a big problem, after she went to Beijing? Derek should never be on the list of invitees—
Compared to the past, his mind was indeed a little overactive, and he refused to settle down for a long time, and then-
- Then, Monroe appeared......