Capítulo 30: Chapter 30 Favor Investment
"Nicely dressed. As Jeanne drove to the CAA to find him, Cesare complimented politely.
"Thank you. Jeanne suddenly noticed that Cesare was also wearing a black suit today, and the two had chosen the same accessory by coincidence—he wore pearl cufflinks and tie clips, and she had chosen pearl earrings.
This detail made her a little uncomfortable, "Seriously, your taste in dressing is from the twenties, is there a second agent in the city who will choose pearl cufflinks for everyday wear?"
"A tasteful broker will. Cesare's eyes lingered in Jenny's ears for a moment, his eyes shrunk, "Are you wearing fake pearl earrings?" I thought I made it clear to Lillian that day, that I would pay for you to choose a suit where you can meet people." "
"Believe me, if I had come by her that day, you would have been bankrupt. Jenny sensed that Cesare was a little suspicious of Lilian's stinginess, and hurriedly clarified, "What does it matter if the pearl is real or not? "
The problem now is that their outfits are too coupled, which may cause Rob to misunderstand... But Jenny thought about it again, and felt that there was no need to avoid this misunderstanding, in fact, if Rob continued to misunderstand, maybe it would be useful.
"But I know you're wearing fake pearls. Cesare said coldly, clearly frustrated.
"Can't you stand all the fakes?" asked Jeanne, smiling inwardly: it was about a very rare moment of Cesare's humanity. "And what do you do when you go to Manhattan, where the ladies wear fake jewelry so many times that you can't stand it. "
Cesare squirted out of his nose and did not answer Jenny's question, but Jenny was a little energetic, and as the two entered the elevator, she said, "Of course, if you can't stand my earrings, you can pick me up for some lucrative work instead of a musical." According to the current audition arrangement, the day when I can afford real pearl earrings is still far away. "
"Can you please keep your mouth shut?" Cesare said quietly.
"OK, OK. Jeanne also felt that she was going too far, in fact, Cesare had already done quite well, and even if he didn't get a lucrative film offer for her right away, it was because of Jenny's career planning. If she were to go the other way, she would indeed be able to make money by now. - The supporting role of a B-grade film, or the protagonist of a small-scale R-rated film, can get hundreds of thousands. But if the career starts here, almost the entire career can only roll in the hundreds of thousands, and the millions of film contracts can only be a flash in the pan, not to mention the Golden Globes and Oscars.
The two remained silent until they reached the parking lot, where Jenny had driven her car, but instead of going to her car, she walked with Cesare to his Bugatti Veyron.
"Why do you think of me like that?" explained Jeanne to Cesare's puzzled look, "I might have to drink tonight, I'm not a good drinker, you don't want me to drink and drive, do you?"
Cesare did not object, and the two of them sat in the car together, and during the drive he instructed, "Don't talk about auditions at first, wait for my signal." "
"No problem. Jenny said.
"Rob is not vegan, so don't be too individual, tonight is not the time to go on a diet. Cesare kept an eye on the details, "Don't be too preoccupied, keep your duty." "
Jenny agreed.
Coincidentally, Rob's car arrived at about the same time as them, and the three of them greeted the door of the restaurant, took their seats by the window, and each ordered a meal—Rob and Cesare had a lot, and Jeanne thought about it and ordered the main course and dessert, and of course, the salad.
Supposedly, Jenny and the two are not familiar with each other, Cesare is such a robot temperament, and Rob is a perfectionist control freak, and this meal should be awkward. Surprisingly, however, this was not the case—Jeanne had seen what Cesare said: 'I can be polite and humorous when necessary'.
He was really polite and humorous, and almost the whole meal was done in laughter, and he didn't mention the audition for the Chicago musical at all.
"Indeed," Rob said as he took the last sip of salad, "yes, I have to admit that I'm starting to miss Broadway, it's so hot in California, and you know I don't usually drive myself in New York, but in California, public transportation is just a decoration, and I think I'm probably the only exception in the city, and everyone in New York wants to get out of it right away, and I want to go back to that high-risk city and continue working." "
Cesare and Jeanne burst out laughing: His words may seem strange more than a decade later, but in the months after 911, there was talk that the next wave of terrorist attacks would target New York City.
"Affected by 911, this year's Broadway fall and winter box office should open to a low point. Cesare took a sip of his drink, "Seriously, you're glad you're in California at this time, advertisers don't care about 911, they just stare at the theater manager, and of course the theater manager is—"
"Take the anger out on the poor choreographer. Rob spread his hands, "So, who can blame the director for having a bad temper?"
The two laughed again, and Rob glanced at Jenny, "Frankly, when you mentioned that incident to me before, I was very conservative. But today, my opinion has changed, and now in these years, we need some actors with professional attitudes, rather than arrogant big names who pick and choose. "
He must have said more than Broadway, Cesare's eyes flashed, "I've heard Renee complaining in private. "
"She's just a Bitch. Rob took a big sip of wine, and his words were a little fierce, "so did Catherine, and even more so did Richard—for God's sake, what is he? If it weren't for Marlon Brando's rejection of the role, we wouldn't have considered him at all." I was even very opposed to Harvey's decision, Richard's voice was so bad that I would rather have a younger one than him. "
The Harvey he is talking about is Harvey Weinstein, the main investor of this film, and the master of the Oscars of later generations - the films produced by the Weinstein Company have a higher chance of winning the Oscars than other companies, and their entire company operation policy revolves around the Oscars.
"Who wasn't like that in the first movie?" Cesare reassured Rob, "James Cameron was in the bar every night when he was filming Piranha 1, and it wasn't until he made Jaws that things improved, not because his temper had gotten better, but because no one dared to him." Rob, all you're lacking right now is a movie to prove yourself, and trust me, Chicago will allow you to do that. "
Rob had a good temper tonight, and he couldn't see the irritability and nervousness on the set at all, and he smiled and said to Jenny, "Chesa is an important factor in Harvey's additional investment, he has a high evaluation after reading the script, and he directly approached me to sell you, and I gave his sales pitch back to Harvey, which directly caused Harvey to give in a lot in our budget ruffle." In fact, if it hadn't been for Chesa's introduction, Harvey might not have noticed me at the time. "
"I didn't know that Cesare was acting director in addition to his film career as an artist. Jenny said.
"He doesn't," Rob shook his head, "but he's always willing to help, and on Broadway, there's a lot of guy who owes him a favor, and this guy is like a fucking angel." "
"Only for people with potential. Cesare shook his head and said, "I'm not helpful, I'm just happy to help the superstars of tomorrow and make them owe me a big deal before they take off." "
The sycophant was very level, Rob Dayue, raised his glass and touched Cesare lightly, then turned to Jenny, "Tomorrow's superstar, Cheers." "
While talking and laughing, the three of them had eaten the main meal, and soon came to the point of the whole meal: wine tasting and drinking and talking time for dessert.
After a pleasant dinner, Rob was clearly in a good mood, and he got to the point without any guidance, and instead of talking about Broadway personnel disputes and gossip about the play, he praised Cesare about Jeanne's performance. "You know, when Catherine spoke to me, I was very uncomfortable, I mean, this was my first film, and I wanted everything to be professional — and of course then I found out that she was your artist, and I was even more uncomfortable, and you didn't have to start with Catherine according to our friendship, and then I figured out that you were trying to save that favor and save it for me to go through her musical audition. "
Rob's words may be very puzzling, but Jenny understands it: Americans are more straightforward than Chinese in this regard, Cesare threaded the needle between Rob and Harvey Weinstein, so that Rob's script found a chance to shoot, Rob owes Cesare a favor, here "I owe you a favor", very straightforward is a favor. After Rob returned this favor, there would be no personal relationship with Cesare, and in the future, he would work on official business, and there would be no phenomenon of multiple repayments of favors in the Chinese workplace. (Of course, if Rob and Cesare were friends, then there would be no human relationship between them, but a natural mutual help.) ）
So Cesare asked Catherine to say hello and stuff Jenny into the interview at first, just to avoid using this precious favor, and then Rob decided to use Jenny to play 'Kitty', although Cesare was in the middle, in the end it was Rob's own decision, not reluctantly against his will for the sake of affection, so it had nothing to do with Favor.
Tonight, Cesare wants Rob to use his influence to put Jenny, a candidate who is obviously not qualified enough and has no professional background, and who is supposed to be brushed off at the first hurdle, into the final interview for the "Chicago" musical, which is a real favor, and can pay back what Rob owes Cesare this time. Of course, if Jenny is ugly and fat, then Rob will not agree to his obviously unreasonable request if he returns the favor next time.
Judging from the tone of Rob's speech, he was very satisfied with Jenny, and was very willing to use favors on this, and even took the initiative to make an appointment for dinner to promote this repayment. But Jeanne can be analyzed from Cesare's attitude: he is a little reluctant to spend this favor here, so he hopes that he can impress Rob at this dinner, so that he can promote the interview for other reasons, and save this favor for later use.
Some of this information was pieced together by her from tonight's conversation, micro-expressions, and body language, and some of it was something she had already felt, and now with Rob's very straightforward words, all the pieces of the puzzle have returned to their places, showing a complete human context, Jenny took a sip of wine as a cover-up, thought for a second or two, then raised her head and interjected with a confident smile, "Actually, Rob, Chesa does have this intention, but I convince him not to use this precious favor for the time being, let me try to convince you." "
Rob did have a crush on her, and instead of being upset when she intervened in his conversation with Cesare, he smiled with interest, "I finally hear you, Jenny, it seems it's your showtime?"
The topic they had been talking about before, Jenny could only be a qualified listener, knowing that she would laugh when she should laugh and echo when she should agree, and she would not be out of place and ruin the atmosphere, but she was not familiar enough with Broadway to participate, so Rob said that he finally heard her voice and happily gave her the baton of the conversation leadership, obviously giving her a chance to perform.
"I don't want to 'conquer' you with my charm. Jeanne put her hand in her ear in a double quotation mark, causing Rob to chuckle, and she could sense Cesare watching her with interest, but chose not to care. "What I'm trying to convince you is, Rob, that I deserve this interview myself. "
She leans forward slightly, a position that Cesare often used to enhance the sense of oppression and persuasion. "And I'm worth investing in you, Rob. "
Rob pauses slightly, then bursts out laughing, "Chesa, your little girlfriend is really interesting - she doesn't look like the kind of little actress you'd be content to marry you, does she?"
Sure enough, he misunderstood. Jenny breathed a sigh of relief: the coincidence of the pearl cufflinks and earrings had paid off, which not only showed Rob's attention to detail (which was not surprising, Jenny had already found out from the three-hour tragedy), but also that he certainly wouldn't have made any sexual innuendos tonight.
It's not that Rob is despicable, but this may be a convention in Hollywood circles, for example, today Rob was persuaded that he was willing to recommend Jenny without Cesare spending favors, so Jenny owes him a huge favor, and then he must have to greet him with a smile, and if he proposes to go to the bar to continue the stall, the two of them have a happy chat, and he will flirt with her again, leaving her a small margin for refusal, at least it will become difficult to refuse without hurting her face. But now that he thought she was Cesare's girlfriend, everything was different.
Now it's up to Cesare to respond.
"Rob, you know I'm not associated with my entertainers. Cesare said, but in a casual and relaxed tone, with a faint smile, "It's unprofessional for the company." "
Rob smiled and raised his hand, "I understand, I understand, OK, I'm not going to say anything." Well, Jenny, I already know that you can act, you are very dedicated, you can withstand the repetition of the performance, which is a very important quality for acting in a drama, and more importantly, you are also beautiful, whether it is Hollywood or Broadway, handsome men and women are not uncommon, and acting schools are everywhere, but what can combine the two is scarce resources, I admit it, and Cesare admits it, otherwise you would not have been signed by him - I believe that Chesa would not have been carried away by romance - and I would not have chosen you to play "Chicago". "
He took a bite of angel white cake, "Your singing voice is good, your dancing is good, I also see all of these, yes, you can compete for Lokse, you have this qualification." But what I want to know now is, why are you playing Loxi. "
"You mean—" Jenny was a little confused.
"Music can't make those earrings real, dear. Rob said, "You can't be Angelina Jolie overnight, it's paid and has limited influence, why do you want to play it? Don't tell me it's a Chesa arrangement, it's not a reason to convince me - your ability to play Lockey well under someone else's arrangement is completely different from your genuine desire to play Lockey." If you don't want me to recommend you just to return the favor, then you're going to have to convince me that the person I'm recommending can really make the musical better, you know, I'm not in charge of casting Chicago musicals, and I'm going to have to use my connections to recommend you. "
Although he drank some alcohol, his eyes were calm and clear, faintly revealing the pickiness of a perfectionist. Jenny knew that this was the core issue of the night, and this question would determine the success or failure of her night.
She took a deep breath.
The author has something to say: Note: 1 diss means scolding, for example, two hip-hop singers scolding each other in a song is diss. It can be simply understood as 'mounting' on the Chinese side, or more simply vulgar: tearing ... X...
2 Jenny is not yet 21 years old, so she is not allowed to drink, but she dresses more maturely and does not show her age, and Hollywood is not very strict about this, so it is good not to go to bars.
3 Again, I declare that I have no ill will towards all the characters, the plot needs it, I am not black, if there are some characters that I hate, I will also explain it in the notes, and it will not affect my objective description, and it will not be darkened.
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