Chapter 68: Renee-Jennifer 0:100

 Jenny did feel very tired, she said that she was not in good shape, and she was not deceiving Roger - tonight she rarely reopened the golden finger empathy, you must know that in the previous performance, in fact, she has gradually lost the golden finger, and has been acting with her own strength. Even in "Pirates of the Caribbean", many of her scenes are also performed with this familiar feeling after repeated practice in the acting space. The golden finger of the entertainment space is more like a tool for her to review and prepare, and she will no longer take it out to cheat in the 'exam'.

 But not tonight, it may be affected by what happened to Josh yesterday, or it may be because her schedule has been very tight, and after Jenny woke up today, she still feels that she is still in good spirits, out of shape, feeling full of worries and self-doubt about the future, or it may be that her aunt is coming soon, a bit of PMS.

 Fortunately, Jenny always had a safety blanket in her heart, and she felt that she couldn't be hard, so she decided to use the golden finger, and it was because of this guarantee that she didn't continue to be nervous, leading to a state breakdown, or a panic attack or something - if she had a panic attack, she could really only ask Mary for comfort in New York.

 Therefore, she now understands why Dietrich's group of people are high, after all, they don't have golden fingers, if they feel that they are not in a good state today, but they have to go on stage, there is nothing to cheer them on, and they may really not be able to pass this hurdle in their hearts. Including the drug abuse problems of those movie stars and singers, sometimes they may really have a mental breakdown, but the trip must still continue, in order not to smash the signboard, at this time, it will not care about any side effects, and get through the current difficulties first. Maybe the movie star is a little better, but during the tour, if the singer shows more frequently and the concert is long, it is very dangerous, and if he has been addicted to it before and is busy with work, it is very likely to relapse.

 Now, she has finally smoothed down a performance, and judging from the applause of the audience and the feedback of everyone in the troupe, she has not dropped the chain. But Jenny was not relaxed or excited at all, but kept thinking about Roger's words, and the more she thought about it, the less interested she was in staying at the party.

 After leaving the party, she dialed Cesare's phone on the way back, and Jenny leaned her head on the back of the seat in front of her, massaging the side of her head while listening to the phone ringing, she really didn't feel very good right now.

 Say. Cesare's words were as concise as ever, probably because he couldn't see his face, and he always seemed extraordinarily cold on the phone.

 "Listen, Chesa, I have a suspicion now. Jenny increased the force of the massage, "I met Roger at the After Party just now, and he told me... I think there's something wrong with his phrasing, and I need to worry about something other than acting, not my own acting – you know, I think he was very intriguing when he said that to me. "

 Cesare heard a knock on the door, as if he had gone from the inside to the outside, "That's what Roger said?"

 "Yes. "Of course it might have been my nervousness, but I felt like Roger was hinting at something to me at the time, and it made me uneasy." Of course I know it's your time off, but I'm ...."

 "You've done a great job," Cesare said succinctly, "and this information is very important. If you write an email or send a text message, Judy and I may already be too late to see it, and some quick critics will be able to write it tomorrow. "

 "Do you think it's Renee's team, and what tactics are they going to use against us?" asked Jenny, sensing that something was wrong with the speed of the car, and looked up to see Mary looking at her through the rearview mirror, with a shocked expression.

 Oh, sweet little Mary, Jenny waved her hand and told her to focus on driving. Go on yourself, "PR means?"

 "The PR tactics are very normal, and we are also doing PR when we send tickets to Roger, if it's just PR, Roger doesn't need to say that. Cesare shook his head, "It should be some more marginal lobbying tactics, or even direct financial temptation, if it were me, I would write a check directly, I don't know what Renee's team will choose." "

 "Does this work?" asked Jenny, "not to say that the review is independent—"

 "It's useless if you compete with Renee on the big screen, and it's useless if Renee plays badly. "However, the audience that has seen the musical is always a minority, and there are not many people in the audience of this event who will go to see your performance in person, and the right to speak is still in the hands of the film critics, plus the medium is different, and it is difficult for non-professional critics to list arguments, making this an actionable problem, full of profit margins, believe me, Jenny, film critics are not all angels." "

 Jenny's head ached even more, and she asked irritably, "What are we going to do then? Just sit back and watch them get exchanged, but we can't afford any more money to keep them fair." "

 "Jefferson. Cesare said, in a calm tone.

 "Huh?"

 "You know it's a very professional poker game, right?" Cesare said, "and you're not playing against a computer, you're playing against a living person, she's not a tool created for you to win, she's a great veteran, you know?"

 "... I understand. Jenny said in a low voice.

 "Well, then you should know that you can't win all your chips in one hand with one strategy, it's scary, and too much greed can ruin all your fulfillment and satisfaction. "You should look at what you've gotten in this game, you've become the center of attention, you've got an A-list production coming out, there's a good chance that your play will be nominated for a Tony Award, all because 'Our Roxie is better,' right?"

 Jenny's mood really calmed down a bit, she reviewed Cesare's development ideas, and found that all her career progress really revolved around Cesare's marketing idea for James, "At least we pushed the concept of 'Jennifer and Renee's acting skills are similar' to the whole country, right?"

 "That's right, even if everyone has a movie review against you tomorrow, you still have a New Yorker review, and which of you has the better Roxie might be a matter of debate," Cesare's tone was a little more casual, "but Renee is an award-winning actor, and you're just a newcomer, and you've made a lot of money, Jenny." "

 Jenny couldn't help but admit that he was right, but she had a hard time swallowing it, "But are we going to leave it at that?"

 "I'll reach out to Judy, make a few phone calls, try to make as much effort as possible, but you don't have to be involved. "Now let go of your unnecessary worries and nervousness, and go back to rest, it's late, your voice is tired, and I remember you have a show tomorrow." "

 "... All right. Jeanne said, "Thank you for your concern, good night, Cesare." "

 Shortly after hanging up the phone, Mary pulled up to the building, looked left and right to make sure no paparazzi were coming, and then turned around and asked Jenny, "Hey, do you need me to go up with you?"

 Jenny was a little surprised, normally Mary would be off work by this time in the evening, and she would drive straight home and come back tomorrow to pick her up.

 "Your tone," said Mary, her eyes widened, "I'm a little worried about you. "

 Jenny looked at her for a moment and couldn't help but laugh, "Thank you, I'm feeling better now." "

 She wasn't lying, she was really feeling better now.

 #

 The next morning, Jenny was woken up by Lillian's call, and she fumbled to pick it up, "Hey, Lil?"

 "Jen, are you still sleeping? I'm sorry, I thought you should be up, you know, you're usually having breakfast at this time. Lillian said briskly, "How's it going, are you alright?"

 "Looks like you already know about film critics?" Jenny laughed, rubbing her eyes and sitting up.

 "Yes, I was at the Chesa when you called last night," said Lillian, "and that's excessive, isn't it?"

 "Oh. It was a bit embarrassing, and Jenny paused to get up, "Sorry to disturb your private time-"

 "It's okay, you're definitely not the first client to call in late at night," Lillian's tone was low, "Trust me, Chesa has been called in halfway to attend to various matters a lot more than you think." "

 Although Jenny has barely been in Los Angeles for a year, she has been on the phone with Lilian on a regular basis, and knowing that Liliane and Cesare's relationship is not all smooth sailing, she is not good at saying anything about this kind of thing, after all, Cesare's focus on work is good for her as a client. "Honey, I'm really sorry, no matter what the others do, if it weren't for the urgency, I would never have done this. "

 "I didn't call to ask for guilt. Lillian said unmindingly, her tone shifting to excitement, "Did you see the posts on the forums? What's going on with you and Josh, dear, I've never heard you talk to me about Josh." "

 This is really embarrassing, Jenny didn't expect that Cessari didn't have anything to do with Lilian Antijosh at all, "What kind of post are you talking about?"

 "Didn't you eat together yesterday and he went to your show again in the evening, when did you get so close?" Lillian asked excitedly, "Tell me, just tell me, do you have a crush on him?"

 Jenny's head started to hurt again, she opened her newly bought laptop, and went directly to the discussion board in bed, and of course, ONTD, and there were posts on both sides - this morning, several gossip magazines in New York published candid photos of several people going to dinner together yesterday, and also thoughtfully marked Jenny and Josh on the picture, mainly because they both wore sunglasses, Jenny also wore a hat and a mask, and it was basically difficult to tell that the person was her.

 ONTD was okay, as Ann was recognized, and she was well known to have a role in Pirates of the Caribbean, and it was confirmed that it was just a colleague party a few floors ago. The voices on the discussion board are much more chaotic, some people think that Jenny and Josh are a match made in heaven, others say that Josh is not worthy of Jenny at all, and even some Natalie & Josh parties came to join in the fun - after the release of "Star Wars Prequel 2" in June, Josh can be said to be an instant hit, he and Natalie have also become a screen couple supported by many fans and sisters, and even many fans PS made a lot of intimate photos of the two.

 Although she was mentally prepared, Jenny was still frightened by the fan's keen and excited response to this kind of thing, it was just a meal, someone had already photoshopped photos of her and Josh's future baby, and some people shouted cute on the discussion board - she wouldn't be surprised if Judy told her that her search index had risen a lot this morning.

 After offering the 'colleague dinner theory' and putting Lillian in the past, Jenny logged on to the blogs of several well-known film critics, fearlessly checking whether they had updated their blogs in the mood of reading their report cards. - Now that everything is in the IT age, many film critics will put the first or abbreviated version of the article on their blogs, and newspapers are happy to see this, and if they are attracted by film reviews, many people will buy electronic or physical newspapers, which can be regarded as a good way to open up sales.

 However, except for herself, other film critics can't be so anxious, last night was the show, if you slow down, it's common to delay a week before the film review, Jenny wandered around and found nothing, so she had to get up and do her morning routine.

 After a brief exercise, she refreshed it again and finally saw an update on Roger Albert's blog, which had been posted about five minutes earlier.

 Jenny immediately clicked on the link, put the font to the maximum, and read it carefully.

 Although Roger's critique of Chicago was an expression of his willingness to participate in this dispute, this was not a presidential campaign, and Roger was not part of the campaign, so he could not have shown himself to be involved in the Jennifer-Renee fight, and then began to criticize the losers he considered to be losers. Roger's reviews are still sophisticated and objective, of course, he will also tactfully criticize bad works, but his praise for good works is not endless, just point-to-point, and he makes comments on all aspects of "Chicago" musical in an easy-to-understand manner.

 "Even if you are not a regular audience of musicals, you can enjoy all aspects of Chicago without any obstacles, its seamless scene changes, and its singing and dancing that is closely integrated with the plot are all outstanding representatives of this era...

 Jenny impatiently skimmed over these restrained compliments to the passage where Roger commented on the actors—she had read some of Roger's film reviews, and he rarely spent a lot of time commenting on the actors' performances, but today she saw a long paragraph about her performances.

 It is impossible not to mention that Jennifer Jefferson, the actor who plays Lockhee in the play, is also the female lead actress of Disney's masterpiece "Pirates of the Caribbean" next summer. The girl hasn't received enough critical attention yet, but when I watched her show, I thought of Vivien Leigh from A Streetcar Named Desire, and Ingrid Bergman from Casablanca. I'm not saying that she now has the brilliance to match these superstars across generations, but honestly, I see that potential in her, Jennifer Jefferson seems to be a sign of a return to Hollywood's dimmering star era, and nowadays we often say that there are only actors, no superstars, but people with potential are always there, and she makes me look forward to Pirates of the Caribbean. "

 Probably because it is an unofficial version on the blog, the word count is relatively short and the length is very arbitrary, and the comments on Jennifer account for a large proportion of the whole text, which is a proportion that should not appear in formal film reviews, and Jenny read this paragraph back and forth three times before she was sure that Roger had made a clear statement on this issue. - Although not a word is written about Renee, Roger's attitude is self-evident in his comparison with the never-fading gems of Hollywood's golden age. After all, no matter how good you are Renee, no one has ever said that you can compare to those Oscar-winning movie stars.

 Jenny has always had some confidence in Roger's statement, which is a very simple logical inference, if he wasn't leaning towards himself, he wouldn't have reminded him so mysteriously (of course, there is also a small possibility that the whole thing was completely nervous), but Roger's comment also made her eyes a little moist and hot.

 It's not that she lacks affirmation, or that she lacks love to this extent, but in the past 20 years, there has never been a female star who can say that she has ruled Hollywood - even if it is only for a year, and Roger's comment on her is the first time Jenny has heard a little hope from an authority, and when she did not deliberately seek affirmation, someone suddenly came to tell her: "I think you have the potential of those superstars of the golden age." "

 It's like someone giving a little match girl a hamburger, although it's still a big difference from the big meal she saw from the hallucination, but after all, it's also a bite to eat.

 Jenny read the review several times, the dreamlike smile on her lips slowly faded, her sanity returned, and a doubt slowly took shape in her heart, she grabbed the phone and dialed Cesare's number.

 "Did you see Roger's review?" she said, "Cesare, don't tell me this is the result of your anti-PR last night." "

 "Did Roger send a movie review?" Cesare's tone was a little sleepy, and Jenny looked at her watch—it was definitely work time on the West Coast. "Newspaper or blog, where did you see it?"

 "Blog. Jenny hesitated, "Don't tell me you stayed up all night about this?"

 "Of course, it's not just me, but so does Judy. "I'm not telling you, we're going to have to do our part – it's impossible to watch something happen." "

 "But... We can't even be sure if Roger is—" Jenny's mind was a little confused, "what have you done?"

 "Just to prevent risks, I asked Judy to find Tina from People - by the way, the news of your relationship with Josh will be released exclusively by People, and you owe more of a post-exposure interview to People - Tina called a couple of critics and asked if they had heard or experienced the 'bribery' incident, and she said she had an idea for a feature report, which was enough to scare most cowards." "

 Credibility is the only factor on which film critics rely for survival, and unlike China, where collecting money to make reviews has almost become a clear rule in the industry, and some bad films can also be applauded by well-known film critics, this is a very taboo thing in the United States, once exposed, the prestige of film critics will be greatly damaged, and newspapers and magazines will also choose more credible film critics. Unlike in China, column writers in the United States are paid very well, and earning a sum of money every day and a week is enough to make a decent living, and if the columns are collected into a book, it is a very good income. On the Chinese side, there is a general shortage of money in the industry, so it is understandable to collect money to publish articles, and on the United States side, the industry is not short of money, and if there is no phone call from Tina, then it may be taken and taken it, but now there is a reporter who wants to do a special topic in this area, who knows what she can dig up? This is not an old thing, but just around the time of the investigation, the case is still very hot, and the clues have not been invalidated, and most people will still make a rational decision in the face of the risk of unemployment and a quick sum of money.

 "Then Roger's—" Jenny felt like she was in better spirits, and no matter what the outcome, at least Cesare and Judy showed their worth. She can't think of this countermeasure herself, she is not familiar with the industry, she doesn't have that much energy, and she doesn't have this connection.

 "We didn't call Roger. "You don't think we're so stupid, do you?" and besides, he's almost seventy years old, and that trick doesn't frighten him... Hmm, I'll take a look. "

 He must have opened Roger's blog page.

 After a moment, Cesare's voice was tinged with a smile, "It seems that Roger has a high opinion of you, very good, if Renee's team is thinking about anything, their idea will at least work for Roger." "

 Jenny was really relieved, she didn't care what other critics said, as long as Roger's reputation wasn't made by public relations. "Great, with Roger's review, we won at least half of the last game. "

 "It's still going to be based on the columns or TV shows he published later. "You can concentrate on the show, and Judy will have people follow up on this - how are you doing with Josh?"

 "Uh..." Jenny said.

 "What?" Cesare's tone immediately changed from leniency to alertness.

 "Nothing. Jenny finally decided not to sell her teammates so quickly, and she always felt a little ashamed to complain to her parents when she told Cesare, "Josh doesn't have a good personality, but I can handle it." "

 "Are you sure?"

 "I'm sure. Jenny decided to end the call, "OK, I should go to rehearsal, you go and get some rest, Chesa, thank you for working so hard for me." "

 "I'm really thinking about overcharging you a share of the manager's money. Cesare said, in a serious tone.

 Jenny's heart lifted up at once - in fact, these things are indeed not the scope of the film agent's consideration, more like the manager's responsibility, but many times the line between the authority and responsibility of the agent and the manager is very blurred, and if Cesare has to charge 10% more, she can't say anything.

 "—but I've decided to wait until you're rich. As if imagining her apprehension on the other end of the line, Cesare's tone was filled with a faint smile after a big gasp. "Go to rehearsal, Jenny, take care of yourself, you sounded terrible on the phone last night. "

 "Thank you, I wasn't in a good mood at the time, but now I'm recovering a lot. Jenny remembered Mary's concern and smiled, "I know I've always had your back. "

 "Looks like you've finally learned to trust me. Cesare could almost laugh, his voice passing through his phone, mellow and steady, "Great progress, but I still have to warn you, Jefferson, that tonight's performance is important—"

 "I won't let you down. Jenny said before him.

 There was a silence full of joy and laughter on the other end of the phone, and Jenny couldn't help but shake her head and laugh before hanging up the phone.

 That night, the old Schubert Theater was still full, Jennifer Jefferson, returning from Los Angeles, gave the audience a wonderful performance, and many fans who did not get tickets were waiting outside the venue, and the paparazzi who followed her described it to the gossip daily: "She looks bright, although she is still as quiet as before, but the good mood can be felt through her sunglasses, and I think it has something to do with her new progress in love - Josh Blanche." I came to see her performance for the second night in a row, and of course, the one-sided comments in the film reviews that have been published in a row should also help her mood..."

 Chicago Sun, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, ... As these heavyweight newspapers published film reviews one after another in the past few days, the famous gossip magazine "American Weekly" also playfully used a sensational headline - "Renee-Jennifer, 0:100" in its latest issue.

 Of course, as a well-known magazine, "American Weekly" also has dry goods, in the article, the weekly carefully analyzed the tendencies reflected in these film reviews, in addition to Roger's explicit statement, there are also major film critics either direct or vague comments, and the final conclusion is - although Renee's acting skills are also recognized, but the number of critics who think Renee's Locke is more attractive is almost zero, so Renee gets zero points.

 As for whether these film critics have made it clear that Jenny's Lockhee is better, the weekly magazine will be regarded as missing, it is a gossip weekly after all, just fan the flames, and don't care about putting out the fire.

 It seems that in this acting competition, Jennifer Jefferson, who was jointly favored by film critics and drama critics, has won a big victory... Jennifer. Jefferson gives people the feeling that she is the most powerful newcomer in Hollywood in recent years, and she has not even had a complete starring work, or a supporting role in a heavy role, she has already attracted wide attention in Hollywood. "

 "This girl has a nickname in the circle, people call her 'Miracle Girl,' and her rise is simply a miracle of the new millennium," the editor of Us Weekly wrote in the report, "We have never seen a more imposing fresh face than her, and perhaps everything is as Roger Albert Aka Thumb Man said, she is a projection of Hollywood's golden age, too glamorous or not, you can't deny that she is rising rapidly, a Broadway insider told me." We, she was nominated for a 2003 Tony Award, it was a sure thing, even the trophy was beckoning to her, God knows, she had only been in the industry for a little over a year. What are we going to hear about next? What did her film set box office records? She became the fastest actress to win an Oscar in the new millennium? Who knows, I just know that Renee Zellweger must be in a terrible mood right now, and Julian Moore and Nicole Kidman are going to laugh haha..."

 Julian Moore and Nicole Kidman are all actors who have Olympic films this year, and Renee's "Chicago" originally had a very good box office reputation and was a fierce rival for Olympic films.

 As if to make the whole thing a little hotter, after the critics made a statement, Miramax couldn't sit still, and the spokesman briefed the media, expressing Miramax's affirmation and satisfaction with Renee Zellweger's performance, "Renee's performance makes "Chicago" even more outstanding, she is the most suitable actress for "Chicago", and we have absolute confidence in Renee's performance in the awards season." "

 These remarks immediately aroused another exclamation from the masses: Since Oscar public relations expert Miramax has made such a statement to the outside world, it seems that Renee will be included in the nomination for the Oscar for Best Actress no matter what, and will they still succeed in such an unfavorable public opinion environment? And how will Miramax treat Jennifer Jefferson? Will Jennifer have a chance to walk on the Oscar red carpet with the crew?

 Christmas, New Year's Day... In the midst of the lively gossip, the time entered February 2003, and it was also time to announce the Oscar nominations.

 The author has something to say: Note: Someone said before that Roger should live in LA, no, Roger has always lived in Chicago. Unlike China, there are film critics all over the country, because there are local newspapers to support the columns, and there are local TV stations, and Roger's show is what the local TV station in Chicago should be broadcasting.