"Yes, Kevin, we've seen the news too, and if you need me to make sure again, it's okay if I say it a few more times: it's really not the news we put out." Jenny said hello to Salvi apologetically, she pressed the phone on her shoulder, said 'hi' to the director, put the phone to her ear again, and patiently continued, "Also, I haven't made up my mind whether to quit "Iron Man 2", everything still depends on the quality of the script, remember?" What the newspapers say is nothing more than a chase...... yes, I don't really know who is messing around, maybe it's just that someone overheard something and sold it to the media. If you wish, we can send a clarification message right away. ”

"Clarify what is said in the news?" She talked on the phone as she walked to the editing room, "Of course I'm telling the truth, let's just say that everything is still undecided, and if the script is suitable, I will consider returning...... Oh, don't be childish, Kevin, what's the point of lying about this, if I really don't act, we'll have to get the news out there sooner or later. Yes, I now have Marvel stock, and of course I want the company to get better and better, but I've also lost my status as a sequel investor at the same time, so you can't really ask me to continue to star unprincipledly, can you? ”

Jenny could feel Kevin on the other end of the phone. Feige's collapse and madness - she understands this, she guesses that Kevin rarely deals with such a 'moody' negotiator, after all, Marvel is not in contact with first-tier stars now, and second-tier stars certainly have no room for temper tantrums in front of Kevin, and Kevin probably does not have a good estimate of her 'shamelessness'.

In several of their negotiations, Jenny appeared as a willful and irritable image at the beginning, and then became very empathetic and full of sincerity of cooperation, which also made Marvel happily offer a price of up to $100 million to buy out 20% of the copyright of Big Dream in the follow-up movie series, which is a very rare high price for them, and it is fair to Big Dream - the price given by Marvel is higher than that of "Iron Man 2" and the same box office as the previous work, and Big Dream can get the number in a few years, But it's lower than the number that you can get for the development of two sequels, and it may be a little lower in absolute terms, but because it's a one-time payment, this price also shows quite sincerity.

Big Dream was very satisfied with this price, and did not bargain again, but just asked Marvel to fold into shares and deliver, which made Kevin a little hesitant, but Cesare pointed out that Big Dream gave up the forward income that the box office rise of the sequel to "Iron Man" may bring, so it should be compensated with the forward income brought by the inevitable rise in the stock price after the acquisition is completed - that is, they must have a hope, after rapid negotiation, Marvel finally agreed to their request and used the treasury shares, At a price slightly below the market price of $25 per share, it was transferred to 4 million shares of Big Dream, so Jenny immediately bought the next plane and flew back to Los Angeles after the plane landed in London, signed a contract with Marvel, and officially ended the copyright dispute.

For Marvel, agreeing to compensate them with shares is not unprofitable, at least this can ease the company's cash flow pressure, and also avoid the impact on the stock price when the company releases shares in exchange for cash, moreover, Marvel's total shares are about 80 million, 4 million shares make Big Dream a small shareholder of Marvel, although as a holding company, 5% of the shareholding is nothing, but if you take Big Dream as Jennifer. Jefferson's vest, then Jenny is one of the top individual shareholders within Marvel, which also helps to bring Marvel and Jenny closer - now, the copyright crisis is solved, so whether it is Paramount, Isaac or Kevin, of course, they all hope that Jenny can return to "Iron Man 2", even if she is just a vase, and now the asking price is bound to rise, but relative to her box office appeal, as long as the offer does not exceed 10 million, not to mention dividends, then it is worth it.

However, the next development of things made Marvel a little annoyed - first of all, Big Dream announced the news that Marvel bought back the copyright, of course, at first glance, this is normal, but then the media immediately began to speculate whether Jenny fell out with Marvel, there are rumors that she is in contact with Warner, and may star in a DC female hero movie, and this of course makes Marvel shocked and angry, before they can question Big Dream, new news appears: TMZ, D and other high-credibility websites, and even the New York Times 's gossip edition, all published the news that Jenny will not continue to star in "Iron Man 2". Since the release of "Iron Man", Marvel's stock price has been rising, from $20 to $25.2, but this news has caused the stock price to fall slightly by $0.5, which fully expresses the market's attitude towards this news: Without Jennifer Jefferson, people don't seem so optimistic about the box office of "Iron Man 2".

If it weren't for the big dream asking for Marvel's stock, it would be possible for the two sides to turn against each other - if Marvel had known that Jennifer was going to play DC, it would never have offered her a price of 100 million US dollars, and it is very likely that the name of Iron Man will be abandoned to develop a new movie, and it is difficult to say whether it will pay off the share of "Iron Man 1", after all, although Marvel and DC also cooperate, the painters and executives of both sides frequently jump ship, but in the movie cake, The two sides are life and death, if Jenny really catches up with DC early, and finally kills Marvel and jumps to DC, Marvel is really likely to find a way to get rid of the money that should be given, and return her disgusting Marvel tricks double.

But now, there are stocks, and Kevin is not going to speculate about Jenny with the greatest malice, but he still feels very uncomfortable, and seriously suspects that the news of Jenny's withdrawal from the "Iron Man" series was released to the media by Big Dream, and even said that Jenny really doesn't plan to participate in 2 anymore, and he said before that he would consider it as long as the script is suitable, but it is just a delaying measure for Marvel. He made several calls to Cesare, and he was not polite to Jenny, who was already in London, and calculated the time, she called as soon as she got up, and it didn't matter that it was late at night in Los Angeles, just to vent his dissatisfaction, of course, it would be better if he could get the guarantee that Jenny would appear in "Iron Man 2" by the way.

However, this time Jenny's attitude is completely different from the last time, the last time when the two sides were negotiating, the kind of quality she showed to be good at thinking about others and being good at wronging herself and cooperating with others, I don't know when it has disappeared, although she categorically denied the rumors that she was about to star in DC, and she categorically said that the news that she was going to quit the crew of "Iron Man" had nothing to do with Big Dream at all, but she just refused to let go and said that she would join the sequel, Or maybe Big Dream will come out and deny the news that 'she's quitting the sequel' - even if it's just for the time being.

"Since you haven't decided whether to quit yet, what's wrong with denying the news first?" Kevin asked wryly on the other end of the phone, sounding like he didn't believe the news wasn't a big dream. "Aren't you sure you don't want to join and then post the news later? Jennifer, why are you so difficult to get along with? ”

"I've explained it to you, Kevin," Jenny said patiently, her tone as if she was treating Kevin like an ignorant child, "Big Dream represents my image, we have no choice but to be honest, and that's important to me." ”

Although she couldn't see Kevin's expression, she could almost guess Kevin's expression: he must be rolling his eyes at this moment. After all, for companies, honesty is not a very good quality at all, especially in Hollywood, especially in the selection of personnel for sequels, sometimes in order to attract attention, filmmakers and actors talk like farts, and what they say, if they don't admit it, they don't recognize it, and there are also cases where Jenny talks to him honestly, just like politicians claim that they never lie, and they are suspected of pretending to be pure.

"Well, then you have to pay attention to the rhetoric," probably realizing that he didn't have much leverage in his hand to restrain Jenny, Kevin didn't get angry, but reluctantly gave in after a moment of silence, and said in a reluctant, "Don't say, 'If the script is suitable, consider returning,' and say, 'If the script is extremely inappropriate, don't rule out quitting'." ”

Jenny wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, she agreed again, "Of course it's okay, Kevin, don't think too much, it's getting late in Los Angeles, you should rest early." If you want me to join, then hurry up and give us a good, formed script, okay? ”

"The script will definitely be given to you as soon as possible." Kevin still hadn't completely let go of his doubts, "Tell me, aren't you really in contact with Warner, Jennifer?" ”

"Oh my God, Kevin." Jenny

After hanging up the phone, she took a breath, grabbed a sip of her water glass, and hurriedly smiled apologetically at Salvi, "Can you give me another five minutes?" ”

Of course, Salvi had already set up the equipment in the editing room - there are usually large screens in the editing room for editors and directors to watch the effects in real time, so this time they watched it directly in the editing room, because this was not the final cut, and Salvi also had some points that he couldn't make up his mind and wanted to discuss with Jenny, the core creator, - he gestured, "Please feel free to do so." ”

Jenny said as she turned on her computer - the jet lag was not good, and she guessed that Cesare should have fallen asleep by now, so she had to send an email reminding him that she had agreed to Marvel's request for clarification, 'Let Warner's side realize that Marvel is also recruiting us'.

released the news that Marvel bought back the copyright, Jenny may break away from the sequel to "Iron Man", of course, Big Dream is not untargeted, of course, it is to build momentum for the negotiation between Warner and Big Dream, however, Jenny is not too anxious about this negotiation, because Warner's independent film library has suspended external bargaining, "Millionaire" cannot fall into the hands of others, if the quality of "Monroe" has the strength to rush to the Olympics, then even if Big Dream buys it, it will be postponed to 09 years of release and impact the Oscars of 10 years.

After sending the email to Cesare, she closed her computer and gave Salvi an apologetic smile and apologized again for her busyness, "I'm so sorry, Salvi, I made you wait a few more days last time - if you can, blame Marvel, okay?" Don't blame me, the main thing is that they are in too much of a hurry. ”

Maybe it's because there's been so much worry lately, Jenny doesn't have the heart to think about any emotions like love and affection, and for her busy life, feelings are a luxury at all - maybe it's because "Monroe" has been finished for a few months, and when she sees Salvi again, the weird feeling has faded, and she finds that she no longer wonders whether Salvi has a good impression of her, on the contrary, now that she thinks about her emotional state during filming, she will secretly be a little funny. Jenny now only wished Salvi hadn't felt her emotions at the moment, and though she was sure, even if he did, he would have kept them deep in his heart out of gentlemanly demeanor, she always wanted to keep her face instinctively.

Perhaps because he has spent a lot of time in the editing room lately, Salvi is a little unkempt today—his white shirt is rolled up, his neckline is a little wrinkled, and there is a bluish stubble on his face, but this does not detract from his demeanor, with his usual shyness and the deliberate coldness that comes with it, he shook his head, "It also gives me time to work on some editing details...... Let's watch the whole film first, shall we? ”

"Of course." Jenny didn't object, she also deliberately took out her mobile phone, turned off the mute, and diligently took the initiative to close the door and pour water, so she found a place for herself behind the editing table, "Let's start." ”

Salvi leaned over and pressed play, then turned off the monitor, allowing the large screen and soft light to be the only light source in the room - after a brief black screen, accompanied by the rustling noise of old movies, and the sound of the projector turning, the screen lit up, and Monroe's smile appeared on the screen, a happy smile, red lips and white teeth curled into a beautiful arc, and then as the camera zoomed out, Marilyn. Monroe appeared on the screen.

Different from the original film, in this version, Salvi arranged for the opening of another famous song by Monroe, "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (the original version is "When Love Goes Astray, Everything Goes Wrong"), and restored the somewhat glamorous stage design of the original film at the time, and even edited directly into the long shot of the original film, making the picture look like Monroe's lips burst out with her back to the audience, allowing the dancers to warm up.

In the movie "Gentlemen Love Blondes", the shooting techniques are still relatively old-fashioned, with the current eyes, the dresses of the backup dancers are a little 'weird', with the stiff camera movement, the first few seconds of the movie give people a sense of age of the replay of the old film, but soon, Salvi inserted the crew's remake clips, through clever editing of the original film and remakes, as well as bold diagonal camera movements, close-ups, and hot dance montages in the remakes, successfully creating a sense of luxury in the golden age, and a slightly psychedelic film vibe. Jenny finds his camera movements and editing to be very fluid, like a documentary he makes, and the language of the camera gives a poetic feel to it – but, of course, the aesthetic in this drama film is a little stronger.

Although in the crew, she often looks at the material, but the gap between the material and the finished film, just like the gap between the ingredients and the delicacies, the high quality of the material does not mean that the quality of the finished film is good, after all, the material is thousands of individual shots, and you can even cut out five or six versions of the story, how to choose and splic, is also a science. Therefore, to say that Jenny has not worried about the quality of the finished film is fake, no matter what, Salvi has no experience in cutting feature films, but it is such a scene, her heart has been preliminarily relaxed: as soon as the connoisseur makes a move, it will see if there is one, it seems that Salvi should not let her down.

Through the scheduling of montage, the camera presents Monroe in the waiting room little by little, her innocent smile, the close-up of her eyelashes at a glance, and the fingers that accidentally stroke her upper arm while the audience is not paying attention...... And the emotions of the audience, of course, were slowly mobilized, and when this emotion was hoisted to the highest point, and even Jenny, the performer, began to be curious about his image, Salvi finally showed mercy - the prelude ended, and after the last overhead rotation shot, the music stopped, the lights dimmed, and the spotlights lit up, and the male backup dancers flocked to Monroe, holding out the paper heart props, and Monroe stood up and suddenly turned around, pushing their red hearts aside.

The light fell on her fair face, her short blonde hair was carefully combed and sprinkled on her forehead, and Salvi generously gave a large close-up, so that her smug expression appeared in front of the camera—in reality, perhaps too heavy makeup, in the spotlight, so natural, so flawless, her large, bright eyes, the graceful and flowing eye waves, that somewhat snickering and haughty expression...... It may seem embarrassing to say, but even Jenny was a little stunned - or rather, even she was ...... by herself at this moment No, by Jenny. Jefferson...... No, Marilyn played by her. Monroe ...... No, she was fascinated by herself.

Jenny. Jefferson was a young and beautiful girl, and Jenny inherited her memories and, of course, all her personal possessions, including photographs of her girlhood. She admits Jenny. Jefferson is beautiful, and over the years, she has also carefully maintained this beautiful body, but she has never been able to equate Jenny's appearance with her personality from the bottom of her heart, which is a kind of distress many times, but it also allows Jenny to face her beauty objectively. She thinks she's beautiful a lot of the time, in the transformation scenes in Prada, the fight scenes in The Pirates, and even some of the Lockhee singing in the DVD of the Chicago musical.

- In order to play Monroe well, of course, she also watched Marilyn's movies, and although she was a woman, Jenny could also appreciate and be fascinated by Marilyn's beauty, and she felt that it might be because of the resolution, Marilyn's beauty in the film and modern actresses felt that there was a difference in rank, that is, she did not think that any actress in the present generation could surpass her in this regard. More than her effortless beauty, even mediocre acting skills can't damage the brilliance. It is up to her to perform Monroe, and she has doubts about the style, especially in the empathy space, when watching her performance video, and comparing it with Marilyn's scene, Jenny can always feel the gap between the two: Monroe's style is natural, like a treasure given to her by God, there is no reason at all, your eyes will be sucked away by her, any action is done by her, it is charming, and if you imitate it easily, it can only be said to be Dong Shi Xiaofeng.

Of course, people may not watch the movie against Monroe and her, and there are not too many contrasting scenes of the two sides performing in the same scene, so Jenny does not think this will be a great obstacle, after all, she is not playing Monroe in the movie, but her in real life - this is an acceptable regret for her, and she never imagined that under Salvi's editing, no, or rather, in Salvi's lens, in his gaze, she would be, she would be...... It's so beautiful.

The original version of "My Week with Monroe" abandoned "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" and chose "When Love Goes Astray", perhaps because of the need for the plot, or because in the song "Diamond", Monroe's costume is too characteristic of the times: long pink gloves, outdated cuts, and a big cheesy and earthy bow on her knees - when Jenny changed into this dress on the shooting site and took a selfie in the mirror, she couldn't help but laugh dumbly, although she was not particularly ugly in dress, but Jenny didn't think she was so charming, but on screen......

In Salvi's lens, she seems to be shining all over her body, this is not the light given by the spotlight, but from the inside out, a layer of light bursts out naturally, in Salvi's lens, she is like the rarest treasure, like the god of love and beauty just born from the sea, the way she looks at the camera, her smile, is so beautiful in his flowing lens. This beauty sets off waves, blows the wind, and even like a tangible hurricane, blowing straight out of the screen, making your eyes forget all the other details, forget the plot of the movie, forget the lines, forget the melody...... Allowing your attention to be completely focused on this pure and rich beauty, in this moment, the viewer and the person behind the camera - and the master of the film - seem to reach a consensus, establish an emotional tacit understanding, and experience the feeling of the creator when creating this paragraph: she is so beautiful, she inspires me, she inspires my love, my feelings, and even my soul.

For Jenny, the feeling is more direct, intense and obvious, and she can even feel who she is in the camera - playing Marilyn. Monroe's her, is she beautiful, or is she infused with soul, with emotion, the most real, the most vivid, the most essential, she can tell what kind of feelings Salvi injects into the camera, whose beauty he admires: Marilyn is shown through her. Monroe, is her groomed perfect appearance, or is it the real her, the charm and expression exuded by the real Chen Zhen/Jenny.

Another close-up, her eyes laughing, shallow, not so passionate, this smile has a hint of sly - this is not a smile that belongs to Monroe, this belongs to hers, it belongs to Jenny. Jefferson's expression.

A question that had been abandoned by her seemed to have been answered: her instincts had never gone wrong, and in fact it had always worked well, except that Salvi was so good at hiding that it caused a little trouble for her sanity.

And now that she knew the answer, every camera told her the answer—almost screaming for the answer—and a myriad of new questions, along with an instinct awakened by the answer—an instinct from the soul, from humanity, to love and be loved—swept up the embankment of reason

It wasn't until the camera panned away from her face and on Simon's Colin that Jenny realized she was holding her breath. She glanced blankly in Salvi's direction, glad that the darkness of the room had prevented Salvi from noticing her strangeness - he was still watching the film intently, silhouette frozen in the dim light like a sculpture.

The movie is wonderful, maybe indeed Oscar-level, there are some details that need to be adjusted, and some of the soundtrack is not in place...... However, Jenny found that she could not concentrate on these things, and she could even be said to be absent-minded during the whole viewing process.

With a close-up of Colin, the film ends, without end credits, but abruptly plunged into darkness: yet another rough-cut feature. Salvi turned on the main light and turned her chair to Jenny, an inquiring expression on her handsome face.

Jenny glared at him.

"You know, I'm a very, very bad lover." She burst out, "And I'm not going to be in a relationship again." ”

Salvi's eyebrows furrowed, but his expression remained calm, and it seemed that Jenny's words did not confuse him, and he knew exactly what they were talking about—and even kept up with Jenny's thoughts without much effort.

He nodded, and said quietly—

"I know."