Chapter 71 "Pirates of the Caribbean" premiere
According to the usual practice, a few days or weeks after the end of the Oscars, is the beginning of the carnival of the industrial chain, and the major media will successively select the appropriate photos from the news pictures provided by the official Oscars that night to distribute the news, whether it is the tall "Variety" or "The Hollywood Reporter", or the relatively middle-level "People", or those alarmist tabloids and websites that cheat sales or clicks, they can draw enough nutrients from the Oscars. Magazines such as "Variety" reported on the judges' preferences reflected in this year's awards, magazines such as "People" reported on the winners to do some recent inventory, while tabloids and websites focused on the interesting anecdotes that happened to movie stars during the awards process, and of course, fashion magazines were indispensable for the inventory and evaluation of the Oscars red carpet.
Although she did not have the honor of appearing on the cover of "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter", Jenny's exposure was not low, in addition to the widespread discussion about Renee Jenny's new chapter of the open and secret fight, she was also selected by the fashion section of some websites as the top three red carpet finalists in the 2003 Oscars - although due to her fame, she was not the first beauty on the red carpet, and some big newspapers and magazines also cut such selections in the atmosphere of war, but at least it also shows that Jenny is now popular and concerned.
"This year we rarely see arrogant tufts and extravagant skirts, almost all the actresses have chosen simple and simple black close-fitting evening dresses, which makes the whole Oscar almost a funeral, in my humble opinion, isn't this too formalistic If you really think that war is imminent and all entertainment should be abolished, then maybe you shouldn't come at all. Fashion columnist Amy Spear has become a fan of Jenny, and in her spicy column, she chose the top three Oscar red carpet finalists: "Harry Berry's gold jumpsuit is a great choice, the color represents the undying hope, and perhaps it is this color that makes Adrian can't help but give a long kiss." Jennifer Jefferson's black tulle dress gives us a sense of understated elegance from Valentino, and the choice of gold embellishments and silk petticoats is a highlight, compared with the monotonous velvet and satin, this ethereal is ..."
"... A good spice for a serious evening. Mary finished reading the newspaper aloud, "I told you, Jenny, Amy loves you, and everybody loves you now." "
"Now everybody thinks of me as a good spice. Jenny threw a few newspapers and magazines on the table, "Almost all of the Oscar reports are related to Chicago, and the accompanying picture is used." "
Renee and her hug lasted for a long time, enough for the reporters to find an angle to take many photos, and now the widely published one did not satisfy Jenny, because of the angle, her body was covered by Renee's body for more than half, and her face was completely blocked by Renee's head, although this picture was posted all over the country, but it was not any of Jenny's qualities that were promoted, the focus was all on Renee - although she lost Best Actress, Catherine had to pull Jenny on stage, but Renee didn't mind, and took the initiative to hug her, blahblah magnanimously.
Even Renee's team, which had been silent before, now began to speak out frequently, indicating that Renee never minded the media hype and that she and Jenny had a good relationship. - Although the news is still hype, it is not Jenny who benefits.
Of course, the good news is that it is not her who is damaged, and now the focus of public opinion begins to analyze Catherine's award declaration, after changing the runway, Catherine successfully won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, but in the award declaration she only thanked the producer and director, and did not mention Renee, this fact has caused widespread speculation, including the expression after the Golden Globe Awards were pressed by Renee Nian before, and the action of pulling Jenny on stage when receiving the Best Picture Award, has now been interpreted to have a different meaning- The two A-lists do not match, and there are much more highlights in the entertainment industry than Renee Jennifer, so now Catherine is haunted by the label of 'scheming', and Jenny, as she said, is just a spice in this Catfight, and even the opportunity to be on camera was completely blocked by Renee.
"Judy, they couldn't have found a better picture," Mary said sympathetically, as she began to clean up the table. "Renee should have seen where the camera was, she really blocked every angle of your camera, didn't she? "
"That's live, my dear, Renee has taken the initiative, and if I go around and steal the show, I should be competing with Catherine for the Oscar for Best Scheming Girl by now. Jenny waved her hand, she was now adjusting her mentality, "We've been tied up with Renee for a long time, and we've had enough benefits, and it's not a bad thing to get out of the game now when she starts fighting back against Catherine, after all, the premiere of "Pirates" is next month, and there will be no shortage of topics to be exposed in the future." "
"Ah, Josh..." said Mary.
Jenny didn't specifically mention the contract to her, but Mary was with her all day, and of course had her own opinions on many things, but she was at least mature enough not to continue on the subject, and after saying a name, she changed her tone and said, "Judy said that she would call in the afternoon to tell us the final result." "
"Then let's go to the troupe first, you can answer this call, if it's the original price, call Kim and ask him to go to the bank to cash out my loan amount. Jenny stood up and began to clean up the dishes, and Mary came to help—since she was now cooking at her own house, and Mary wanted to lose weight, Jenny gave her an extra lunch and let her eat a recipe with herself.
"I wish Valentino had given you that gown... "Mary muttered, "Judy has such a good relationship with their PR director." "
If the clothes are damaged, of course, the direct way is to compensate, after all, no one will repair the haute couture dress, not to mention that this kind of light yarn is impossible to repair. Mary was about to cry when she found out that the veil was broken, but Jenny calmed down after confirming that it was impossible to repair it, even if she suspected that Renee might have done it, she had no evidence, anyway, it had come to this point, instead of begging Valentino to waive the money for this dress, or to have an emotional breakdown on the spot, it was better to save a little face for everyone, so that the cooperation would be smoother in the future.
"Be prepared to pay the full amount. She said calmly. "Unless it's a good friend of Mr. Valentino, even Nicole Kidman has to pay, and according to our current List, she may not even be eligible for a discount. "
"But Judy—" Mary did not give up.
"Judy doesn't really care about it. "Don't you see?" said Jenny, "and she was somewhat relieved by this." After all, if I hadn't chosen to take Catherine's invitation, she probably wouldn't have found me at all, and certainly wouldn't have pulled me on stage. - Actually, judging from what happened after I took the stage, it might have been better for me to be there with Josh. Anyway, the exposure now won't do me any good, and it will save me a lot of money. "
Although Judy didn't show her emotions and said some very low 'I told you', Jenny felt that some of her performance in this matter was still full of obviousness, yes, the media has been publishing a hug photo that could not benefit her, and Judy may not be able to find a better photo to replace, but this does not mean that she can't arrange some 'street photography' to take advantage of the situation to consolidate Jennifer's status as a fashionista. But Judy is not doing it now, of course, she may have many reasons to explain this, but Jenny feels that including in the negotiation of the dress incident, Judy is a little bit of a dry on her - not that she doesn't want to cooperate with her in the future, but more to set rules for Jenny, so that she herself feels who she should listen to when she encounters some disagreements.
"But ...," Mary still couldn't accept, "she's your PR-"
"It's not her job to help me save money. Jeanne said, "Forget it, a hundred thousand, a maximum of two hundred thousand, pay it and pay it, and don't talk to Cesare about it." "
It's not that she's schizophrenic and suddenly doesn't care about money, but Jenny values team harmony more than money. Of course, she could have complained to Cesare and asked Cesare to save the money for her, or simply lend her money, but then how could she work with Judy again? Cesare was her film agent, and it was her and Judy's business to borrow dresses and fashion styles, and Cesare had to come forward even for such a trivial matter, and Judy would not be able to work at all in the future. She would rather find a way to save some money by herself than create a rift in the team before she became popular.
After the rehearsal that afternoon, Mary told Jenny, "Judy just called, saying that Valentino's design team likes your presentation and agrees to give you a discount, the original price is 150,000 yuan, you only need to pay 100,000 yuan, the clothes can be sent back, and they will try to do the restoration work for you." Then I called Kim and Kim said I wanted you to communicate with him directly about it. "
Valentino's haute couture dress, 150,000 US dollars is not expensive, this is different from the ready-to-wear series, haute couture alone the most basic plain dress costs 20,000 or 30,000 US dollars, Jenny's dress is complicated in workmanship, it must be more expensive. Of course, it is another thing to privately think that a piece of clothing that can only be worn once is worth that price, but since you want to play the game of fashion, you have to follow the rules, and Valentino did not make a random price for her, on the contrary, Jenny had to take their love.
"Remember to remind me to write a thank you card when you send it back," Jenny said to Mary as she dialed Kim's phone, "Kim, are you looking for me?"
"Jennifer, do you remember the last time — the week before the Oscars you came back — you did the financial planning with me?" Kim said, "I made a plan with you at that time, according to which you only need to apply for a loan of 300,000 to cover until the end of the year?"
Jenny, of course, remembered the plan vividly, "yes, but I remember you told me that the bank approved the amount of 500,000 yuan, didn't I have signed the loan agreement yet?
"It's a bit complicated, so I'll tell you the results. "Since this loan is negotiated in the form of a balloon loan (see note), and the bank has a high risk assessment of the DVD revenue sharing contract, it only recognizes the contract as a guarantee pledge of 500,000 yuan, which will be repaid in one year." But you know, after a year, we won't be able to receive the DVD's share, so we have to apply for a loan extension, or repay the loan, and then you have to pay 300,000 yuan in interest - we calculated at the time that you can pay this interest with your income. But now, after you take out a loan of 400,000 yuan, there will be an increase in the monthly small repayment and the interest due, so that you will not be able to pay according to the original income and expenditure plan. So I suggest you lend 500,000 at once, and use the remaining 100,000 to cover the extra interest, as well as the expenses that were barely cut in the original 300,000 plan. "
"OK. Jenny had no choice but to agree. "So can I still follow the original spending schedule and spend my money?"
"Yes, the rest remains the same," said King, "but, Jenny, that means you can't have any unplanned expenses until you get a new off-balance sheet income, you know what I mean?"
"I understand. Jenny said helplessly, "At the Tony Awards, I will be very careful. "
"Let's wear a thicker dress. "Or take on a new film as soon as possible, although you can't get paid right away, but the performance contract can apply for another loan for you, then you will be much more relaxed." "
Americans and their deep-seated notions of early consumption... Jenny sighed, "I think it's better to borrow a thicker dress, there is really little hope that a new film can be filmed this year." "
Since she will be very busy before June this year and can only execute a four-month contract, James will take the initiative and set the execution time of the remaining two months of the contract in November and December this year, which is beneficial for him to speculate on the box office and drive the ticket rate of next year's "Chicago", but it will be a loss for Jenny, she must wait for the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to negotiate a new film contract, but generally speaking, from negotiation to entering the group for official shooting There is a three-month gap, which means that even if she immediately negotiates a new film contract in June, joins the group in September, and has to act in a musical in November, this rushed shooting time is simply not enough for a big production, so this is a big obstacle for her to talk about a suitable new film.
Of course, if James was willing to give convenience and adjust the performance time to the summer vacation, Jenny would be much more convenient, but James has done his best to allow Jenny to be absent from the performance in May and June, close to the Tony Awards, and is unwilling to give in again.
In short, it is very likely that Jenny will not have a second income until this time next year, and if she can't talk about a satisfactory film, the time to get paid will have to be calculated later. In this fiscal year, all Jenny can count on is a loan approved by the bank - I thought that this loan of 500,000 yuan would be enough to support by then, but now that it is calculated, it can only be said that it is just enough to spend.
Since it was decided to take out a full loan, Jenny would not lament anything, and chatted casually with Kim for a few more words, and determined the time for the next return to Los Angeles, "Yes, it should be back long before the premiere - fortunately, this time, we don't need to pay for the premieres everywhere." "
"Pirates of the Caribbean" is scheduled for July 9, 03, and the premiere will be held on June 28 at the Disneyland Resort in Los Angeles, but before that, Jenny still has some odd jobs to do, such as participating in the production of some post-dubbing scenes, and shooting some promotional posters, etc., so she will return to Los Angeles at the end of April.
"I think you're going to have a big explosion of popularity. "But I don't know if it's good news for your finances, but with the current spending plan, if your PR asks you to increase your budget for ready-to-wear garments, this plan will definitely collapse." "
"Overall, we still hope that the popularity will explode, otherwise we will definitely continue to make ends meet. Jenny laughed a few times.
"Yes," Kim paused on the other end of the phone, "Jenny, this is a personal suggestion of mine, of course I know that as an accountant I shouldn't interfere too much with my clients, it's not my purview, but—I know you're a girl with a sense of crisis, and you like to have savings." "
"I'm listening. Jenny got serious, too.
"If you want to continue your current lifestyle, I recommend that you try to pay more than three million for your next film," Kim said, "Three million is enough to cover your daily expenses for a year, and about 20% of your money can be saved or reinvested." If it's less than 1.5 million and you don't want to go into debt, then you can only consider changing your lifestyle. "
"Wow, Kim, then you've really set me a big goal. Jenny said, but after all, she couldn't help but admit that Kim was right. "Then we can only count on the explosive success of Pirates - three million is really a very ambitious goal. "
Although she is confident that the box office of "Pirates" will definitely explode, Jenny really doesn't know how high her salary will be after the screening, of course, doubling it is definitely no problem, and one million should be normal, but three million depends on how good her performance reputation is. The actor's salary is sometimes not linked to the box office performance of the film, a very simple example is "Avatar", the box office myth created by this film is likely to be broken only by "Avatar 2", but the value of the male and female leading actors has not soared, because both the filmmaker and the audience know very well that everyone watches "Avatar" for special effects, not to appreciate the story of the male and female leads, they are just two props used by Cameron to tell the story.
And even if it is a big bad movie, as long as the actor's popularity has increased, he has been loved by the audience and affirmed by the industry, he can still bid up and increase his general value. If Jenny wants to go from 300,000 to 3 million, she needs the audience's approval.
Although there are many complicated industry rules, in fact, there is only one Hollywood Rule NO.1: you have an audience, you can make money, you have the right to bargain, if not, you out.
Due to the long shooting cycle, the time left for the production of special effects is very short, and there is no finished film yet, and Jenny does not know how she performs in the film. After all, her performance is just material, a bad editor is likely to ruin all her efforts, in this industry, unless you have the right to cut the end, there is never a myth of 'cone in the bag, its edge is self-seeing', the big man with scissors can cut your wonderful performance into fragments, dull wood, or use its magic hand to splice your fragmented performance full of aura, in the end can shout three million, even Jenny does not have much confidence, you must have seen the finished film to have a basic estimate. After all, three million is no longer a price that can be called casually, more or less, it also represents a certain status in the rivers and lakes, not to mention the 20 million club, that is, 5 million, 10 million, you can't shout it casually, she estimates that Keira Knightley is worth two or three million after acting in the first part, and her qualifications are much thicker than Jenny.
"Then I wish you success. Jenny could even tell a little pressure in his tone, Kim said. "Hopefully this film will do well. "
Jenny can feel Kim's opinion - Kim believes that if "Pirates" is mediocre at the box office, Jenny will be out of the circle just around the corner, and may even be indebted to hundreds of thousands of dollars, after all, DVD sales dividends must also be linked to the box office, and if the box office is not good, the dividends may not even be 500,000.
If Jenny didn't foresee the future, knowing that "Pirates" was just a matter of more explosions and fewer explosions, she was sure that her psychological pressure must be so great that she would have exploded, and she might even have psychological disorders because of excessive pressure, after all, this kind of pressure that spent all her strength to fight for an opportunity, but in the end it could be back to square one and start all over again, and even many steps back from before, is a very big test for anyone. The most important thing is that she is not discouraged and is still willing to fight hard, but Cesare may not be able to cultivate her as much as before, and fight for such a good acting opportunity for her, even if she wants to appear in an A-level production again, her difficulty will be much higher than that of newcomers, and Hollywood studios are sometimes very superstitious. If you star in a movie that hits the box office, they will probably be reluctant to look for you again for the next big production, for fear that you will bring bad luck. When it really comes to that point, I can only put down the shelves and go to the TV circle and the advertising circle to eat - after this time, if you want to come back, it is almost impossible.
But this is Hollywood, every year countless rookies leave the scene after a short period of glory, forgotten by everyone, just to stand firm, to be familiar, already need more strength and luck than most people.
So, in the months leading up to the release, everyone in Jenny's team was under a lot of pressure, after all, they also invested a lot of energy and hope in Jenny, even Mary, she was willing to follow Jenny with a low salary, didn't she expect her to soar to the sky one day, and she would also share some benefits?
In such an unconscious low pressure, in April, May, and June, all the way slipped, Jenny in April because of the Tony Award for Best Actress nomination, the attention has risen steadily, and in May returned to Los Angeles to start reshooting, studio recording and other trivial work, and at the same time with Josh to attend some campaign activities, due to returning to the paparazzi's base camp Los Angeles, and the hot weather, unable to use face covering tactics, the exposure suddenly increased sharply, and the cost of installation also skyrocketed, and there was a danger of overspending again.
At present, some small brands have offered to sponsor her, but due to the disagreement with Julian's fashion concept, Judy finally declined, and she still has to buy ready-to-wear from first-tier brands with no discounts.
Early in the morning of June 28, she rushed to Disneyland to prepare for the premiere that night. This will also be Jenny's first time seeing the full sample, although she has seen some clips during the dubbing before, but due to the tight time for special effects processing, the finished product was officially completed a few days before the premiere, except for Johnny Depp who attended the internal screening, no other actors have seen the full film.
This time at the premiere, Jenny chose Valentino's printed dress, although there was a damage to the last time, but because her dress was well received, coupled with the happy purchase of the dress, the relationship between Valentino and Jenny has been closer, this time when the dress was borrowed, Valentino provided a number of costumes for Jenny to choose, rather than throwing her an extra set to wear like the first time. Since Jenny was in Los Angeles this time and went to the store with Judy and Julian, Valentino specially invited an assistant director to entertain them.
After spending a certain amount of time taking photos and doing a brief interview, the heart of the premiere was still the 'premiere', and the guests entered the theater where "Mickey Mouse Fantasia" is usually screened, and began their own 'Pirates of the Caribbean' tour.
The author has something to say: Note:
1 I forgot to mention before, but in fact, the pirate shooting was from October 02 to March 03, and it was adjusted here for the sake of the plot
2 Similarly, the 2003 Tony Awards draw schedule has been adjusted
3 Balloon loan means that I borrowed 100 yuan for 1 year, and I repaid 1 yuan in the first 11 months, and the remaining 89 yuan was paid off in the last month, which is probably the reason.
The money was still lost