Chapter 139: For Love
Although she briefly returned to Los Angeles for a few days, in fact, the crew has been repairing locations in the Caribbean, and these few days are enough time for the crew to contact the studios in the Los Angeles area, so Jenny's vacation - a busy vacation, ended in just a few days, under the arrangement of the crew, Jenny began the interrupted filming journey again, but this time the conditions are relatively better, although she still has to leave Hollywood, but the studio is in Los Angeles County, at least the accommodation conditions are good, And the local government attaches great importance to the jobs created by the crew, and there are certain preferential policies on electricity, and the entire West Coast is short of electricity this summer, and big cities like Los Angeles can only ensure the use of electricity for daily life, and if it is in a Hollywood studio, the filming progress may be even slower.
Such an accident also caused some changes in the crew, but this is commonplace, after all, the filming cycle of "Pirates" is very long, and the contracts signed by the members are also different, because the termination of the contract for personal matters is very common, Claudia's disappearance did not attract too much attention, but it made her colleagues feel very sorry: she is Jennifer's personal makeup artist, and she has worked with Jennifer for the longest time, so she can find out her character, and Jennifer does not need special effects makeup, So she had always been in charge of Jennifer's makeup, and now that Claudia had gone on her studies, the make-up artist who replaced her would definitely have to spend a time in trepidation. After all, a big name like Jennifer must have his own opinions on how to put makeup on himself so that the final effect will look good, and if she complains, the position of makeup artist will be in jeopardy.
This is the status of the starring celebrity in the crew, Jenny is not the absolute protagonist of the box office, if it is a general commercial film, such as the type of "Unstoppable" starring Josh, he can be late, play a big name, and change the scene...... As long as the trouble is not too excessive, both the director and the producer can only coax him, and if the box office is profitable in the end, he will never worry about not having the next film to make. It's like now, Josh's state has been sluggish for several days, and the number of NGs is several times more than usual, but because it wasn't Johnny and Gore who were filming with him, neither the assistant director nor the rest of the leading actors said anything, even Jenny had no clues, she and Gore were filming the prison interior part recently, and they weren't in the same group as Josh - or hearing the gossip of the makeup artist, she realized that Josh's performance in recent days was very unusual, and it had attracted the attention of the crew.
Well, to be fair, it's not all that surprising. Josh was hit twice in one day, first telling him that it was impossible to get married, and let him choose a time to break up. Immediately after Josh returned to his house, he should have been hit by Claudia's heart again. Jenny felt that the hardest blow to him should be Claudia's breakup with him, after all, when Josh talked to her, he still understood her attitude of not wanting to get married, this matter is like a homework assigned by his parents, and there is candy to eat after he finishes it, Josh wants to eat candy, but he doesn't want to do his homework, just reason and willpower let him do it, and now Jenny is not cooperative, it has nothing to do with him, and he is happy not to do this homework.
Of course, after Jenny told him why he didn't want to get married, Josh also misunderstood Jenny in the direction of liking Chris, just like Cesare, and he kindly persuaded her to stop her from her true feelings, and it was up to Anna and Cesare to negotiate how the two broke up. Either way, Josh and Anna seemed to be in a good mood when they left - for Josh, although there was no sugar to eat, he finally didn't need to do his homework, and he had one less heart problem in the near future; For Anna, since Jenny didn't even agree to the 10 million deposit, it was impossible to cooperate, but this doesn't mean that she would hate Jenny from now on, this cooperation won't work, maybe next time she can match Jenny and her bigger artist, and Josh is now good at earning money, after breaking up with Jenny, maybe he can take her newcomers instead, an excellent agent will definitely not make a fuss about a marriage contract, and the only thing that can move them is the success and failure of the movie, Anna still has this demeanor (this Jenny copied Cesare's comments and speculations).
The reason for such a dramatic change should be that Josh was beaten in the head by Claudia after returning home full of joy...... As for the specific situation, Jenny didn't ask in detail, but she gave Claudia a generous Bonus, which was to express her gratitude for her high-quality service over the past few years, and asked her about her next plan, and learned that Claudia would go to Rhode Island next month, and the house and everything had been looked at, and she had also submitted an application for further study, so she didn't continue to ask: it was clear that Claudia made this decision as the result of careful consideration, and the turmoil in the nightclub was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Both Josh and Claudia are her friends, Josh has to work closely with her until the breakup, and Claudia's service is also very satisfactory to her, so Jenny is not willing to choose a side between the two, she does not want to understand how ugly this breakup is. It just so happened that she and Josh had not been in the same scene since the start of filming, which was convenient for her to avoid Josh, and the interior scenes were mainly literary dramas, with only one scene of her and Beckett's fight, plus she was in a civilized world...... Jenny's happiness was pretty high these daysβat least until she knew about Josh's condition.
"Jennifer." While the crew was having lunch in the cafeteria, assistant director Sean sat across from her, "I have to ask you something." β
Jenny had already heard about Josh's condition yesterday, and as soon as Sean opened her mouth, she knew that trouble was coming, "Is it about Josh?" β
"Yes," Sean was visibly relieved, "I don't know what's wrong with him, but there's something wrong with that boy - he's wasted everybody's time for two days, and honestly, he's delaying himself, and if he continues to shoot as he is now, I doubt there will be many shots of him in the feature film." β
Jenny's eyebrows furrowed, "Is it really that serious, Sean?" β
"If I'm very honest, I'd say, He'slosingit." Sean lowered his voice, "Don't tell me Josh has a habit of taking medication......"
"What? Of course not! Jenny retorted in surprise, "Sean, you know that Josh and I - we've been to parties together a few times-"
"Well," Sean shrugged, "persuade him, Jenny, and I don't want to go to Gore, but Gore must be looking at the tape, and I don't think I'll be the only one to bear his wrath." β
He's the second assistant director to join, and it's hard to say if he knows the truth about her contract with Josh, and Jenny doesn't want to be a big mouth talking around, of course, she's a little worried about Josh, "Okay, I'll see if there's anything I can do to help." β
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"Can I come in?" Jenny knocked on the door, she waited for a while, and then twisted the doorknob and pushed the door in, "So, are you still awake?" β
Josh leaned back on the bed and looked at her expressionlessly, Jenny closed the door, "What? Don't look at me like that, like I'm your enemy - if you're going to hate someone, hate Anna. β
At the mention of Anna, Josh's face contorted, and he buried his face in his palm, "I've already fired her." β
"OK......" Jenny cautiously sat down not far from him, "I haven't heard the news yet, but- well done?" β
"Why do you say that?" Josh raised his face to look at her again, he took a pillow and thumped it nervously, letting out a dry laugh, "You already knew, didn't you?" She's sure to tell you. β
"What," Jenny was genuinely puzzled now, "what did she tell me?" Do you mean Claudia? β
Hearing Claudia's syllables, Josh's shoulders twitched a few times, as if he had been touched by a wound, and he took a few deep breaths, "yes, Claudia......"
He suddenly sobbed, "Oh, J.J, I don't know what I'm going to do......"
"Hey, baby, don't do this, don't do this." Jenny quickly sat down beside him and comforted him. Josh buried herself on her shoulder and cried for a while, slurring to say, "Claudia has broken up with me, J.J." β
"I know." Jenny whispered, "So, you're firing Annaβ"
"I knew she didn't like Anna, but I didn't expect Anna to have such an impact on her," Josh said as he slowly regained his composure, wiping tears from his eyes, "I never knew ...... God, you know, I used to tell her about Anna - anyway, I fired Anna, but Claudia didn't forgive me, J.J., she's not coming back, I'm abandoned......"
Maybe it's because of the open-mindedness of the white race, Josh is not afraid to cry, his tears welled up again, Jenny was a little sad for him when she saw it, "Oh, Josh dear ......"
However, she can't give Josh any comfort, because as far as she knows Claudia, the possibility of the two reconciling is infinitely close to zero, Jenny said carefully, "I know it's always hard to break up, Josh, I really understand your feelings, but you have to face this reality, yes, Claudia won't come back, but that doesn't mean you can't be friends again, and you won't have a chance to see each other again...... The point is, you can't give up your whole life because of Claudia, can you? My dear? β
It's hard for a lovelorn person to listen to persuasion, and Jenny said so much, all Josh could hear, "--She told you, didn't she?" She's not coming back, did she tell you that she's completely given up on me, Jenny-"
Jenny slammed his hand away, "Josh, you're holding me so hard that I'm out of breath!" - Sit down, wipe away your tears, don't cry, Geez, it's not the end of the world, how old are you? Is this the first time you've been abandoned? β
βYeahγβ Josh's answer made Jenny winkle, and he himself innocently glistened with tearful eyelashes, "I've never had anything like this before." β
JENNIE ROLLED HER EYES IN ANNOYANCE, "WELL, HANDSOME, NOW LISTEN TO ME, CLAUDIA WON'T BE COMING BACK - SHE DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT IT, IT'S MY GUESS, IF YOU USE YOUR BRAINS AS MUCH AS ME, YOU'LL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AS ME, JOSH, AFTER THAT NIGHTCLUB ACCIDENT, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO CONTINUE WITH YOU, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?" β
"Iβ" Josh muttered, thoughtful, but he was visibly too agitated to look at Jenny pleadingly, and stammered, "I don't knowβ"
"Come to think of it," said Jenny, still feeling sorry for Claudia, "Josh, you've been photographed kissing Claudia, who was my makeup artist all the time when we were engaged - we appeared together in a lot of street photography. If we, I don't know, get married in '06 and divorce in '08, when are you going to marry Claudia? Have you ever thought about it? How much pressure will Claudia be under when you go public? β
She shook her head, "TMZ will definitely release this photo, don't forget that they suppressed it only because they thought it was just a mistake, that you were the wrong person - the truth of the matter would put them in a bad position." But what if you and Claudia are in a public relationship? What is there to stop TMZ from publishing the photos? You're going to be the most notorious β‘β‘ in all of America in a day, fornicating right next to me. Of course, this would also make me a fool and an object of sympathy for public opinion, don't forget Angelina. Julie and Brad. How much pressure has Pete been under this year, and not only are they rich and powerful, but they've never been good boys, good girls, and unless you've kept it a secret for the rest of your life, who is it that the media and fans are going to fire on the day you and Claudia announce their relationship? Of course it won't be me, and it's probably not you, as long as TMZ exposes that photo, everyone's finger will be on Claudia. And you know how stressful that is for an average person. β
Josh had obviously never thought of this, he sat down next to Jenny with his mouth open, and Jenny looked at him sympathetically, "Indeed, it's ridiculous, a casual kiss can change a person's life, but now it seems that it is, unless you can turn back time, Josh, I don't think Claudia will be able to come back to you." She does love you very much, she can endure a lot for you, keep the secret between you, watch her boyfriend fall in love with another woman, maybe even she can put up with you marrying another person, but I think there is a limit to a person's love, and such a future is indeed beyond the scope of her tolerance...... It's not Anna's problem, Josh, and no matter what you do, you can't change the fact that Claudia is gone, and she's not coming back. β
Of course, there is also a very small possibility that TMZ pressed this photo into the small dark room, so that Claudia and Josh can gradually release the wind after Josh has been single for half a year, cooperate with Jenny's endorsement, and wash away the shadow of cheating. However, according to Jenny's understanding of TMZ, unless Josh gets into a big deal, or hugs the big guy's thigh, this is very unlikely, just like if a photo of her and Christopher is taken, there is no power to stop TMZ from going public, unless Time Warner's president-level figure personally speaks - Time Warner's AOL, which is the backstage of TMZ. But where are the president's thighs so easy to hold? Jenny didn't mean to despise Josh, but with his current abilities, the chances of this path going through were almost zero. Besides, Jenny didn't think that Claudia just left Josh because of this incident, so she didn't mention this possibility.
Either way, for those familiar with Hollywood, Jenny's words already represent 99% of the possibilities, and Josh's expression gradually changed to horror and despair, but then he had a flash of inspiration.
"Whatifβ" he even stood up, "what if I- what if I don't become an actor anymore?" β
Jenny stammered, "What? β
"What if I don't become a star anymore?" Josh excitedly said, "If I quit acting, these problems won't be a problem at all, will they?" Jenny? If I don't become a star, will Claudia be able to come back to me? β
"Uh-" Jenny was also overwhelmed by his whimsical thoughts, "Josh, do you understand what you're talking about?" β
"I understand." Josh's eyes lit up, "I've got money -- J.J., I've got tens of millions of dollars in savings, enough for me to spend a lifetime, why can't I retire?" After leaving Hollywood, no one will care who I am, I can go to Rhode Island and find Claudia, we can leave Hollywood together and go back to my hometown to run a cafΓ©-"
Judging by the glowing expression on his face, Josh was completely moved by the idea, and he strode around the room, as if he had recovered Claudia, and waved his hands up and down in such excitement that Jenny didn't know what to say: she never dreamed that the conversation would go so strangely, and that her engagement was going to end with Josh's retirement......
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