The red Chevrolet shuttled along the winding Bel Air Mountain Road and parked in a small square at the end of the road on the top of the mountain. People and cars were passing by the door of the mansion occupying a hilltop in front of it. The night that had just fallen reflected the lights inside the mansion. brightly lit.
Lena Kane parked her car, turned to Amy Adams and Jessica Chastain, who were about to get out of the car, and said: "OK, girls, it's up to you, remember what I said, Although this is a cocktail party, try to drink as little as possible. Also, don’t be shy. Go up and say hello to the big names you recognize. Leave an impression on them. They may think of you in the next movie. But remember, be reserved. , you must be reserved and don’t be tricked into going to bed by those guys with just a few words. What they are best at is to hold up their pants and refuse to admit it.”
Amy held the car door handle and listened to Lena's instructions, then asked with a smile: "Lena, what if we meet Simon?"
Lina's tone was serious: "Don't hesitate at all, seize the opportunity to kneel in front of him, take off his belt, and use all the tricks you have seen and heard."
Amy stretched out her hand to pinch Lina's round face: "Lena, can you not be so serious when you say gangster words, haha."
Lina opened Amy's little hand and her eyes widened slightly: "Hey, I'm 100% serious. Amy, did you listen to everything I just explained?"
Amy retracted her hand, her expression softened slightly, and she nodded: "I remember, Lina."
The round-faced girl looked at Jessica again, and Jessica nodded quickly.
Lina waved her hand and said: "That's it, go over there, I'll pick you up at 10 o'clock."
The two girls pushed the door open and got out of the car, then stopped for a moment at the same time, wanting to watch Lina turn around and leave. It wasn't until the girl in the cab waved her hand that she didn't want to, that they took out the invitation and walked towards the door of the mansion.
When Jessica Chastain showed the invitation to the greeter, she couldn't help but glance at the red Chevrolet that had turned its head.
Now that Lena Kane had made up her mind, she didn't hesitate at all. She accompanied the two girls to finish the audition in the morning, and helped them look at houses and move in the afternoon. She didn't slack off at all in her work. However, in the meantime, the round-faced assistant Jessica just settled in in the afternoon. After finding a new home, he confessed his plans to her.
Jessica has her own opinions, but she is also convinced by Lena. The only thing she is embarrassed about is how to confess to her agent and even Amy. In Hollywood, where everyone has their own thoughts, she can feel that Amy is I really consider her a friend. However, even without Lena's analysis, Jessica understood that the two were destined to be competitors again.
Lina decisively took over all these things, saying that it would only take one weekend.
The agent doesn't say anything.
In Amy's case, the two have already lived separately, and each has his own agent. They must be busy with their own careers. Probably, this friendship will inevitably fade away.
After checking the invitation letter and walking into the mansion together, Jessica had regained her composure.
In any case, it’s good to get together and relax.
The two of them entered the mansion villa side by side. As soon as they entered the lobby, they noticed a fat white man who was chatting warmly with the guests. Lina found a photo in advance to show them. This was the Westinghouse guy who had the same name as a basketball superstar. Electric head Michael Jordan.
Seeing the two women coming forward, Michael Jordan, whose face was glowing, also recognized it at a glance. After all, there are not many people who have not watched "The Ghost Story" recently, especially in the circle: "Good evening, two ladies, oh oh , you guys are so beautiful tonight, it’s mesmerizing.”
"Mr. Jordan, thank you for your hospitality."
"Don't be so polite, call me Michael, or Mike. Speaking of which, the performance of the two ladies in "The Ghost Story" was really great, and this movie once again told everyone the powerful magic of movie images. .”
As the two girls listened to Michael Jordan's repeated compliments, they both had the idea that this was a man who was very good at talking and easy to like.
Fortunately, the two women did not forget Lina's repeated instructions.
Be reserved, you must be reserved.
After a while of greetings, the two women walked away on their own initiative.
Because of the huge sales of "Ghost Chronicles", they didn't need to spend too much thought. Just a few steps away from Jordan, someone came up to talk to him again.
They also know a man who is also very talkative, Michael Ovitz, the head of CAA.
Also complimenting the performance of the two women in "The Ghost Story", Michael Ovitz went straight to the point: "Amy, Jessica, think about it, how about coming to CAA? In my opinion, both of them are She is an actress with great potential and should have better development. Come to CAA and I can personally plan the next development direction for you, you two, you must remember that this is very important."
Sugar-coated bullets.
Be reserved, you must be reserved.
The two women dealt with it with a smile, silently chanting in their hearts again, without losing their minds at all.
This CAA boss had clearly played a word game just now. He helped them plan their plans personally, rather than representing them personally. Even though CAA has a unique cross-agency model, if he really switched jobs, it would be hard to say which guy he would be completely unfamiliar with. , in comparison, whether it is Jason Buster or Lena Kane, they all know the basics and recognize their abilities.
In the end, they failed to resist Michael Ovitz's lobbying. Before the two women walked away, they were asked to contact each other. In the following days, they were chased for a long time by CAA's "infantry soldiers" who are known to be persistent.
"Oh, Mr. Howard, I am a fan of your movies. I have watched "The Mermaid", "Cocoon", and "Apollo 13". Also, I think the movie "The Gathering" was a very good one. Underrated movie. By the way, Mr. Howard, what have you been up to lately?”
"We are currently planning an HBO popular science series with Hanks and others, telling the story of mankind's moon landing in the 20th century."
"That's great. It sounds exciting."
"What about you, Jessica?"
"I just auditioned for a new Woody Allen film today. In addition, there is also a sequel to "The Ghost Story". I will probably play the heroine."
On the backyard lawn of the Bel Air hilltop villa overlooking the scenery of Los Angeles, Ron Howard heard the second half of Jessica Chastain's words and raised his eyebrows slightly without any trace: "The sequel to "The Ghost Story", um, you To play the heroine, this is a great coherent plan. I have also been paying attention to this project recently, and I am also considering imagining a similar film."
"Oh, you can definitely do better than us." Jessica said here, reaching out to Ron Howard: "I mean, Mr. Howard, I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."
Ron Howard knew that this was the end of the topic, so he shook hands with the girl opposite and said with a smile: "Of course."
"Well, sorry, I'm going to say hello to the others."
"Please."
After leaving Ron Howard, Jessica went directly to the next target she had been optimistic about in advance, the famous Hollywood producer Jerry Bruckheimer.
Amy is no longer with her.
The main thing is that when the two of them were socializing together at the beginning, they found that everyone's attention was basically focused on Amy, the heroine of "The Ghost Story". She was reduced to a supporting role just like in the movie, so Jessica found a suitable opportunity to meet her. Amy left and walked through the reception alone.
In my heart, I once again believed that accepting Lina's suggestion was a very correct choice. If she continued to stay with Jason, the agent would certainly put more focus on the more famous Amy.
After playing the card of being the heroine of the sequel to "The Ghost Story" again, Jessica soon had a good relationship with Jerry Bruckheimer.
The two of them were chatting when they suddenly noticed an obvious commotion coming from the villa. They looked over together, and after just a moment, they understood the reason from the comments of the guests around them.
Simon is here.
There is no shortage of people named Simon in Hollywood, or in other words, there are a lot of people with any name, but there is obviously only one 'Simon' who can cause such a commotion among the big names at the top of the Hollywood pyramid.
Jessica was hesitating whether to take the initiative to say hello, but Bruckheimer next to her had already said: "Sorry, Miss Chastain, I'll leave for a moment."
"Oh, it's Okay."
Jessica watched the legendary Hollywood producer who had been famous for a long time and produced a large number of blockbuster movies leave in a hurry. Many Hollywood celebrities around her who even she could only look up to now were also intentionally or unintentionally gathering towards the exit of the villa. After a little hesitation, he also walked over there.
Soon they met Amy again, and the two women looked at each other. Because of the arrival of a certain man, they naturally got together again.
As for why they are put together, I probably instinctively feel that if the two 70 points are added together, even if they cannot reach 140 points, they can still exceed 80 points.
Through the crowd, the two women could only confirm that Simon was still in the lobby of the villa. Some people had already taken the initiative to get closer, and most of them were waiting a little closer. After all, this is not star chasing. If the young tycoon is surrounded closely, it will not achieve the effect of getting closer and will only arouse resentment. Therefore, everyone consciously waits to come forward according to their own status or position.
The two women stood at the outermost edge and moved around intentionally or unintentionally. Amy finally vaguely saw someone's figure, and unexpectedly poked Jessica next to her: "Look, Simon's side, ha, it's really rare. It’s a change of taste.”
Jessica followed Amy's gaze and recognized at a glance the tall black-haired girl leaning against a certain man. It was the girl named Sha who had passed them at Daenerys Studios in the morning. Model by Lom Harlow. Later, we met again. It turned out that the other person was also auditioning for "Celebrities". Unexpectedly, we met here again in the evening.
However, Jessica observed for a moment and said: "She obviously took the initiative to stick there. Moreover, I saw her here half an hour ago, and she didn't come here with Simon."
Facts quickly proved Jessica's judgment.
In just a moment, the black-haired girl who wanted to take the initiative to hold a man's arm was pulled away by the bodyguard.
Amy also noticed these details, felt relieved, and seemed to have discovered something, and said to Jessica: "Look, it seems that Simon didn't bring a female companion this time?"
Jessica felt the unconcealed eagerness in Amy's tone, nodded, restrained her expression and imitated Lina's serious tone: "You have to be more proactive later, don't hesitate."
Amy didn't mind Jessica's teasing at all, and even more roguely, she leaned closer to Jessica's ear and whispered: "Let's work together later and seize the opportunity to lick him unconscious."
Jessica: “…”
Simon in the lobby of the villa obviously didn't know about the 'conspiracy' of the two girls. He signaled his bodyguards to pull away a goblin that had stuck to him, and then asked Michael Jordan of Westinghouse Electric: "So, Mike, what is the result of this trip to Tokyo?" How about it?"
Michael Jordan recently returned from Japan.
After successfully selling his conventional power division, Michael Jordan began to seek to continue to expand Westinghouse's media business, with the goal of acquiring a major studio.
In Hollywood right now, the most suitable target, and probably the only target, is undoubtedly Columbia Pictures in the hands of Sony.
Sony has suffered huge losses in Colombia in recent years, and there have been countless reports of selling its film business.
No wind, no wave.
In addition, the rise of Tinker Bell and the Internet in recent years has largely caused Sony to suffer serious impacts in both consumer electronics and record business. Recently, Japan has not been immune to the Asian financial turmoil. , Sony is increasingly likely to choose to shrink its business.
Therefore, Michael Jordan made a special trip to Tokyo a few days ago to discuss the acquisition of Columbia Pictures with Sony executives.