Chapter 119: A Competitive Heroine
It took more than half a minute for Dan to digest this shocking fact.
"Have you really figured it out? I mean, do your parents know about it? ”
Vanessa shrugged and replied:
"You know, my parents were very open-minded about this kind of thing, and they didn't particularly support my decision, but they didn't explicitly oppose it either."
Dan finished for a moment.
Even Wanasha's parents were not against it, and he really didn't have much of a strong position as a friend to stop it.
But Dan still wants to say, didn't you look down on the depraved life of the rich kids on the Upper East Side before?
Why do you want to take the initiative to get closer to this life?
Even if it's just close in the play.
However, the actor of the movie is still played by Chuck himself.
The thought that Vanessa would play all kinds of sadomasochistic games with Chuck in the movie made Dan's heart feel bad for a while.
Now Dan can only comfort himself, I heard that thousands of people have signed up for the audition for the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey".
Vanessa is just signing up now, and she may not actually be chosen.
At the same time, in the café of a high-end hotel in New York.
Blair and Serena were drinking afternoon tea together.
The meeting was brought up by Blair, mainly to celebrate her and Serena's reunion.
The topic of the two naturally talked about the audition of the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey".
"Don't you really mind at all?"
Serena asked curiously.
Blair fiddled absentmindedly with his coffee spoon.
To be honest, of course she minds, but what's the use?
She can't stop Chuck from playing the lead role, and she can't stop others from auditioning for the lead actress.
What makes Blair even more distressed is that there is still a very ridiculous gossip circulating among the Constance girls, saying that the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey" was created based on Blair.
Although the heroine has the same hair color and eye color as Blair, Blair does not feel that he resembles the heroine at all.
Several versions of this rumor have now evolved, the most outrageous of which is that Blair intends to play the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey" himself.
So much so that a girl came to Blair this morning to verify the matter.
In front of Serena, Blair couldn't help but complain:
"These guys are crazy! Why would they think I'm going to be in that kind of movie? ”
Serena took a sip of her coffee, shrugged her shoulders and replied:
"You can think of it as a good thing, at least it means that everyone thinks you and Chuck are a good match, and even if you can't see you together in reality, I hope you can be together in the movie."
Blair was speechless on the spot.
She'd given Chuck several chances, and the guy knew what he wanted for him, but he wouldn't say those three words to her.
"If Chuck thinks he can force me to comply, then he's absolutely wrong, I'm not like Paris Hilton."
Blair's attitude this time was unusually resolute.
Serena thought about it for a few seconds with her coffee, and finally decided to tell Blair the truth.
"Jamie told me that Paris made a phone call to Chuck two days ago about the heroine of Fifty Shades of Grey."
Blair looked nervous.
"Is she crazy? How could the Hiltons possibly allow her to do such a thing? ”
Serena immediately corrected:
"Although you are absolutely right, the Hilton family could not have allowed Paris to appear in such an out-of-the-ordinary movie, but there is still a big difference between acting in a movie and the videotape incident of that year."
Blair frowned and looked at his best friend suspiciously.
Is this a washing of the floor for Paris?
Serena immediately denied it:
"No, I mean Paris doesn't really want to play the heroine of the movie, she just wants to let the wind out and rub the popularity of the movie."
Blair was still a little uneasy.
"So Chuck agreed?"
Serena nodded.
"Chuck's idea is similar to Paris, but he wants to use Paris as the heroine to create a buzz and build momentum for the movie."
This is not good news for Blair.
Don't look at Chuck and Paris, both of them are for their careers, but since they want to create news hotspots, the most common routine is to stir up scandals.
Based on Blair's knowledge of Chuck and Paris, the two are 100% good at fake and take the opportunity to roll the sheets a few times.
It's all about her mentality.
Immediately, Blair took a clear position and told Serena:
"Is there a way to stop this, I don't want Chuck to have anything to do with that woman Paris."
Serena shrugged her shoulders and said that it would be difficult to stop this matter in the open, unless Blair personally came forward to expose the purpose of the other party's fake cooperation and real hype.
But that would involve Blair himself.
Serena didn't recommend Blair doing that.
"Remember the last Victoria's Secret show at Chuck's Bar? At that time, Chrissy's second daughter Kim Kardashian once came to say hello to me, and then just yesterday, Chrissy called me to tell me that Kim Kardashian also signed up for the audition for the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey". ”
Blair's mind immediately conjured up what Kim Kardashian would look like that night.
With big eyes and red lips, black hair and a shawl, he looks quite innocent.
Compare the description of the heroine's image in "Fifty Shades of Grey", there are at least five or six points of similarity.
If the audition hadn't set up any shady scenes, Blair felt that Kim Kardashian would definitely have no problem getting into the first round of interviews.
"You mean, let me win over Kim Kardashian, and let her backstab Paris and expose the inside story of Paris and Chuck's joint hype?"
Blair asked.
Serena nodded.
This is the best way she can think of at the moment to stop Chuck and Paris from teaming up to stir up the scandal without Blair coming forward directly.
Blair then asked a crucial question.
What did she use to convince Kim Kardashian to betray Paris.
Blair knows very well that once Kim Kardashian stands up and backstabs Paris, not only will she fall out with Paris completely, but she will also lose the opportunity to play the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey".
Although Kim Kardashian can also get a huge amount of attention from the act of backstabbing Paris, it can also create enough topic heat for the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey" audition.
But no crew would choose such an ambitious person who betrayed her friend as the heroine.
So if you want to convince Kim Kardashian, you have to add other chips.
"What do you think about inviting Kim Kardashian to be a non-resident guest on 'Manhattan Socialite'?"
Serena suggested on the spot.
In fact, Chrissy has expressed her desire more than once to give her family's five daughters, including Kim Kardashian, the opportunity to appear on "Manhattan Socialite".
Serena never let go, mainly because she didn't want to be involved with Paris Hilton.
If Kim Kardashian is willing to make a cut with Paris, it's not impossible to give her a non-resident position.
Blair also thought it was a good bargaining chip, and asked Serena for Kim Kardashian's phone call on the spot.
That night, Jamie goes to the speakeasy to find Chuck as usual, ready to talk about the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey".
At the entrance of the bar, two tall and powerful bodyguards are guarded.
All those who enter the bar are subject to inspection.
Jamie walked through the VIP lane.
Because the people who walk this way are all regular customers, the bodyguards generally do not intercept and check.
But just as Jamie entered the door, a bald bodyguard stopped him.
"Sir, please hand over your phone and all camera recording equipment."
Seeing this, his companion immediately shouted loudly:
"Fan, this is Mr. Dutton, the boss's best friend!"
He immediately walked over to Jamie and apologized and explained that the bald bodyguard was new.
Jamie glanced at the bald head that stood in his way.
It turned out to be an "acquaintance".
The famous family hero in his previous life - Vin Diesel!
This guy came to Chuck's bar as a bodyguard, and Jamie was not very surprised.
But this guy doesn't even know himself, which is very interesting.
More likely, this guy is deliberately pretending not to know himself in order to get his attention.
Jamie glanced at Vin Diesel, said nothing, and walked straight into the bar.
Vin Diesel turned his head to watch Jamie's figure disappear, and then turned his head back a little unwillingly.
The companion who had stopped Vin Diesel from doing a search on Jamie walked over and put a hand on his shoulder.
"How's it going, my acting skills are okay, right?"
Vin Diesel pulled a hundred dollars out of his pocket and slapped it in his other hand.
"You should have stopped someone as soon as I stopped them, instead of waiting for me to finish speaking."
The companion had a black question mark on his face.
What do you mean?
Vin Diesel didn't bother to explain more.
His intuition told him that Jamie had seen through the trick just now.
But it doesn't matter, he hires his companions to play this scene with him just to get Jamie's attention.
That's all he can do.
As for whether it works or not, this can only be seen by the face.
Vin Diesel only knows that if he wants to get ahead quickly in Hollywood, hugging Jamie's thigh is definitely the best choice at the moment.
In the box booth on the second floor, Jamie finds Chuck who is drinking.
As soon as he sat down, he asked:
"What's the name of the new bald bodyguard at the door?"
Chuck put down his glass, wondering why Jamie suddenly cared about this.
Jamie told me what had just happened at the door.
Chuck took out his mobile phone on the spot, and a phone call called the bar manager in front of him.
"His name is Vin Diesel, he was introduced by Woody, and I thought he was good looking and physical, so I hired him."
That's all the bar manager knows.
Chuck followed up and looked at Jamie and asked:
Is that okay?
"Woody is the other bodyguard at the bar door tonight, isn't he?"
Jamie asked.
The bar manager nodded in confirmation.
Chuck also realized at this time that Woody had probably been bought by Vin Diesel.
Although Vin Diesel came for Jamie, after all, it happened on Chuck's territory, and of course he had to give Jamie an explanation.
"You go and inform those two guys, they're fired."
The bar manager was stunned on the spot.
Chuck glared at him unhappily.
"Didn't you understand me?"
The bar manager immediately nodded, indicating that he was going to tell the two to get out.
Before leaving the door, Jamie stopped him.
"Give my phone number to the guy named Vin Diesel, I just need a bodyguard."
Seeing that Chuck did not mean to retract the decision to fire the two, the bar manager reacted.
Chuck and Jamie's decisions, while aimed at diametrically opposed purposes, do not conflict with each other.
After the bar manager closed the door and left, Chuck asked about the audition for the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey".
Jamie asks Chuck rhetorically what happened to Paris Hilton.
Chuck was surprised.
"Why, did Serena just tell you about this today? I announced it in front of her yesterday. ”
Jamie wasn't surprised.
Considering the distrustful relationship between Serena and Chuck, it was normal for Serena to take an extra day to confirm the matter.
"Serena told Blair about this, guess Blair's reaction?"
Chuck pouted indifferently.
"Paris and I just agreed to play together, whether it's Serena or Blair, and if they can't even see that, then I don't have much to say."
Jamie only reminded with a friendly gesture:
"Serena didn't tell me what Blair was going to do, but I don't think Blair would let you and Paris get your wish."
Chuck was not only worried, but even a little expectant.
Jamie looked at his watch, and as soon as he put his hand down, there was another knock on the door of the box booth.
The bar manager pushes open the door and tells Chuck that he has chased both Woody and Vin Diesel away.
By the way, he also brought a message to Jamie.
"Mr. Dutton, there's a lady out there claiming to be your assistant."
"Trouble bring her in."
A few minutes later, the bar manager led Betty, who was nervous with two folders in her arms, to the box booth.
Betty was apparently visiting this bar for the first time, and the striptease on the first floor stage frightened her.
Seeing Jamie, Betty immediately breathed a sigh of relief as if she had seen the backbone, and quickly handed over the two folders.
"Mr. Dutton, the above folder is the actors I think are suitable for the heroine of 'Fifty Shades of Grey', and the following folder is some of the actors I think are not suitable for the heroine during the screening process, but it is worth paying attention to."
Jamie directly handed Chuck the folder above for the shortlisted actors, and opened another folder himself.
Because he met Vin Diesel at the door just now, Jamie wanted to know how much his butterfly flapped its wings and changed the Hollywood of this world.
Chuck was still shocked that Jamie had found such an ugly girl as an assistant, and when he saw Betty grinning at him, he was so frightened that he quickly opened the folder in his hand.
However, the photo that catches his eye on the first page makes Chuck directly stunned.
Vanessa Abrams.
The photo may be mistaken for granted, but the name is definitely not wrong!
(End of chapter)