Capítulo 81: Chapter 81 The Surprising Tony Award
Although it costs tens of thousands of dollars to go back and forth by private jet just for gas, according to the number of people in Jenny's team, it is not a wasteful choice to go by private jet. In addition to her, Mary and Cesare, the team members who went to the Tony Awards this time also included Judy, Judy's assistant Nissa, Julian and Julian's assistant, and there must have been four people in business class here, and if they were to fly, the round-trip ticket for seven people would also be a lot of money.
"I've reached out to the senior paparazzi in New York, and he'll take some pictures of you on the tarmac in a moment, and if you can, say hi to him so he'll pick up some prettier business cards. As the plane approached over New York, Judy closed the magazine, and Julian came over to check her makeup and touch it up.
"Every time I fly, I feel like my skin is too dry. Jenny complained, "It feels bad to wear makeup on a plane." "
"I guess that's the price of fame. Julian laughed and said, "Or you can intercede with Judy so that she doesn't toss your money street shots." "
"Believe me, even if I don't contact, there will be people waiting on the tarmac, all I can do is contact the more technical paparazzi as much as possible. "By the way, you'll be in the hotel café tomorrow morning for a brief pre-awards interview, and you'll be wearing that pale yellow dress with a shawl — Mary." "
"I'm going to hang it up tonight. Mary said.
Julian whistled dissatisfied. "You've got to get a mask tonight, my dear, and you're going to put on two makeup tomorrow, plus today's flight, it will have a certain effect on your skin. "
"Okay, I'll do a mask after my workout. Jenny said, but quickly remembered again. "No, Cesare, is dinner with Adam tonight?"
"Yes. Cesare was still buried in his laptop with a stack of reports beside him.
"Okay, let's iron the little dress first. Jenny touched her face, "Let's have a quick-acting hydrating mask, there's another makeup waiting tonight." "
"You'd better not eat anything tonight, and drink less water. Julian offered his professional opinion, "Long flights, hours of jet lag and a lack of exercise for days on a row can easily give you a state of edema, and trust me, you definitely don't want to have a swollen face on Tony Award Day." "
Jenny touched her empty stomach and smiled wryly, "OK, make a note, I won't eat anything tonight - not even meal replacement powder?" Mary, remember, I should have to find a nutritionist and fitness trainer when I go back to LA. "
Glancing at the assistant's expression, she added, "Oh, and give you a raise." "
Mary smiled, "Aren't you thinking about arranging a vacation for yourself?" Jenny, your schedule has been a little too tight lately, and you look so tired." "
Jeanne winked at her, and then pouted in Cesare's direction, and Mary, Judy, and even Julian all looked understanding, and the cabin suddenly fell silent.
"What's wrong?" Cesare asked, looking up from his computer screen, a little confused.
"Nothing. Jenny shook her head vigorously. Including Judy, Mary and others are all innocent.
"O——K. Cesare looked around suspiciously, then got to work.
In the uncontrollable snickering, the private plane landed smoothly at Newark Airport, taxied to the private tarmac, more than a dozen paparazzi had already leaned on their motorcycles and waited, among which there were only a few people contacted by Judy, seeing the plane listening steadily, the gangway car drove over, these 'professional photographers' immediately came to the spirit, grabbed the camera and began to focus. When Jenny, who had fluttering hair, appeared at the door of the cabin, she immediately rushed forward and pressed the shutter, and some paparazzi even picked up the home DV and began to follow the whole process.
"Hi,Guys. Jenny nodded and smiled kindly at the paparazzi's cameras, "Good morning." "
"Good morning, Jennifer. "
"Jennifer, whose private jet is this?"
"Jennifer, can you sign me?"
"How much does this trip cost, my dear, aren't you a slum kid, and will your salary cover your expenses?"
All kinds of good or malicious questions suddenly flooded Jenny, and someone shouted in the distance, "Nice culottes, Jenny, can you tell us the brand?"
Generally speaking, the star himself does not answer these questions, but Judy pulled Jenny and whispered in her ear, "Spend." "
"This is Johnny's private jet and he is very kind. Jenny smiled sweetly at the camera, "Yes, he lent it to me both times, Johnny is a very righteous friend - yes, he and Vanessa's baby are also very cute, will I visit their family in France...?"
This kind of follow-up scene appeared again in front of the hotel, but due to the crowded venue, most of the gossip newspapers still used clear photos at the airport, and these paparazzi who could get the news to shoot also chose better photos based on the principle of mutual benefit, rather than deliberately selecting some ugly photos - otherwise they would definitely not get such detailed inside information in the next meeting.
On the second day or later in the day, new news and pictures appeared in gossip newspapers, magazines and online news columns: 'Jennifer Jefferson arrived in New York by private jet and praised Johnny Depp for being righteous enough', 'Jennifer Jefferson did not comment on the results of the Tony Awards, and only talked about Johnny Depp', 'Taking stock of Jennifer's connections in the circle, the crew of "Caribbean" has a good relationship'.
As a result of this, the progress of negotiations for a sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, the current global box office, and the hazy friendship between Jennifer Jefferson and Josh Blanche, coupled with the outrageous reviews of fashion websites (wide-leg pants from Anna Sui and flats from ToryBurch were hugely acclaimed), Jennifer's attention has been high since "The Oprah Show", and today it is also another round of hits, and at the same time, it is even more aroused Fans and passers-by have paid attention to the Tony Awards - many news points out that she came to New York this time because of the Tony Awards ceremony.
"It's hard to say whether Jennifer Jefferson will drive the ratings at the Tony Awards, or whether the Tony Awards will drive her style. Under the Yahoo website, some enthusiastic gossip crowd said sarcastically, "At least we know that many people will go to the Tony Awards ceremony for her, but the likelihood of the Tony Awards favoring her is very small." "
For fans who have been immersed in musicals for many years, this statement actually makes a lot of sense. The Tony Awards are the least influential of the four major awards in the American entertainment industry, and compared with the movie Oscars, TV Emmys, and music Grammys, its ratings are the worst, and in recent years it has slipped to only about 7 million people, which is about the same as the number of viewers of an episode of "The Oprah Show", and the audience for the award ceremonies of the other three awards is at least 10 million or more, and the Oscars are as high as 30 or 40 million. And the scope of the Tony Awards is also very narrow, only the plays staged on Broadway, including the composition of the jury are also composed of cast and crew from all aspects of Broadway, it can be said that the entire award is the product of self-entertainment in the Broadway area, so the awarding mentality of this award has always been very traditional, and it can even be said to be a little exclusive.
Generally speaking, in terms of actors, Tony favors two kinds of actors, the first is the Oscar-winning actress to act in musicals and stage plays, and the response is good, based on the appreciation mentality that encourages her to pursue pure art, many juries vote for her, and the second is an evergreen actor who has been on Broadway for many years, or a famous disciple, because of her strong connections, it is easy to get the favor of the judges. - This is a very simple mentality, you must know that the judges of the Tony Awards are composed of premiere critics, members of the Actors Guild and Drama Guild and other associations, and their daily work is intersecting, so when judging the awards, if the candidates are of similar level, they must be inclined to vote for acquaintances, and this kind of favor vote is inevitable even if they go all over the world, and Jenny certainly does not have any advantage in this regard.
In addition, the idea of the Tony Awards is also to encourage new Broadway dramas to be released every year, such as "Chicago", which is a classic play that is often rehearsed, except for the year when it has just been rearranged, the probability of winning the award is very low, and the public thought that "Chicago" has a high probability of winning the award, mainly because in 2002-2003, the only Broadway box office hit was "Chicago", and other plays were affected by 911, bad weather, The tense international political situation and the impact of the musicians' strike have either poor attendance or delayed releases, while Broadway, which was originally released in 2002 and is scheduled to share the 2003 Tony Awards, received a very poor response and was not favored by the audience at all.
But at the end of March 2003, that is, after Jennifer left New York after the performance, the new drama "Hairspray" shined and achieved a win-win situation at the box office and word of mouth. In addition, it is a new drama and has natural advantages, so after March, except for stakeholders like James who are still working hard to win the award, the outside world is extremely unoptimistic about her award prospects, and some people even began to think that this nomination is very reluctant, because Jenny can't be regarded as a resident actor and the first heroine strictly speaking, after all, she only performs for six months a year.
Although it may not be possible to have no inside story in any award, the unspoken rules and the nature of the Tony Award may indeed be more obvious in the four awards, which makes it one of the best predictions of the four awards, in this year's prediction, although "Chicago" was nominated for Best Rearranged Musical and Best Actress in a Musical, but all the predicted winners are not on the list, "Hairspray" actress "Tracy Turnbard" played Marissa Vennock won Best Actress in almost every prediction, and although she is far behind Jenny when it comes to popularity, popularity, and beauty, the public tends to think that she is the winner at the Tony Awards.
After a bad year from 2002 to 2003, Broadway also deliberately used the Tony Awards to regain popularity, so it deliberately postponed the award date to the end of July, so that it was far away from the time to send troops to Iraq, and the people were more likely to accept the cheerful and lively celebrations. Unlike the red carpet that the Oscars are trying to cut, the red carpet of the Tony Awards is not small, in addition to setting up special seats on both sides of the railing so that the audience can sit and participate in the whole process, there is also a special standing area for this purpose, which is convenient for fans and stars to get close to each other. Fans of the show are also very face-saving, before the red carpet starts, the two areas are filled, and when the first musical actor steps on the red carpet, regardless of whether they know each other or not, they all cheer the venue.
"That girl and Jennifer are completely incomparable. Jon, who had found a good seat in the audience, said sourly, "If the Tony Award judges were professional, Jenny should have won the award." "
The girl she said was Vinnock from "Hairspray", who had just walked off the red carpet and greeted the audience energetically all the way, which also aroused a wave of lively cheers.
"Jon, you're being rude to say that. Harry was still the same kind of contrarian, "It's not fair to compare that girl to Jennifer, you know, she's only a little over five feet. "
Five feet is about 155cm, Vinnock is still a chubby girl, and it is of course unfair to attack Jennifer with her appearance, but Jon still can't help but feel that Vinnock and Jennifer are not stars of the same grade at all, and the two compete for an award, and Vinnock has a higher chance of winning, which is unfair to Jennifer.
But she is only a small supporting role in "American Beauty", and her musical box office is not as high as Jennifer's, let alone the movie box office. She whispered to Harry indignantly, "And—and she's wearing a tuxedo instead of a long gown on the red carpet, and I bet it's not a good brand." "
She spread out the issue of New York People Weekly, which had just been issued today, and said, "Look! Jenny looks so good even when she's on a plane!"
In the last two months of high exposure, Jennifer has always maintained a low-key, elegant and new wear with old clothes, neither every day with a new Outfit, nor every time it is an old clothes, with no bright spots, this new fashion style has won unanimous praise from online public opinion and real media, and is regarded as the ideal attitude of actresses to pursue fashion: neither perfunctory nor fanatical. Even many fashion websites will use her outfit as an introductory material for fashion newcomers. Some classic items that can be worn for a few seasons or even a few years are not outdated, embellished with the popular elements of the season, the makeup is mainly nude, but in some details it shows the fashion sense of the season, combined with her life experience revealed in "The Oprah Show", as well as the high-end brands worn on the red carpet several times, and even the level of friends who come and go, the names of restaurants that come and go, the brands of cars, etc., although a low background, the style is already very high The image of the actress was gradually established, and it was imperceptibly written into the minds of the audience, although they couldn't say the specific reason, but in the current comparison, Jon naturally thinks that Vinnock and Jennifer are definitely not opponents of the same level. Even Vinnock is just one less blockbuster than Jenny, and before July this year, they were both a small supporting actor in a Hollywood film + the female lead actress of a popular Broadway musical.
It's hard to say about this kind of image, and Vinnock won't compare it, for example, Anne Hathaway, who is famous in "The Princess Diaries", and Jon likes her very much, but now if you want to say that let Annie play a supporting role in a big production, Jon will feel that this is a great opportunity for her, but what about letting Jennifer play a supporting role? Even if she is a supporting role for an Oscar-winning actress, she may feel that she has wronged Jennifer.
She doesn't know where the difference comes from, but now with the passage of time, in every piece of news, every video, and every comment, this kind of cognition has gradually become deeply rooted, and a basic cognition like common sense has gradually formed. Now, in Jennifer's shortlisted awards, as long as there are not actress-level figures competing together, Jon will naturally think that Jennifer should win, which is no longer a manifestation of the fan mentality, but a manifestation of 'common sense cognition'.
"Ah, Jennifer is here!" Harry didn't continue the discussion with Jon, but clapped Jon's arm excitedly, "Look—right there, right there." "
Jon, who had always been very fond of his seat, now half-stood up excitedly and waved desperately in Jennifer's direction. However, her actions did not cause protests from others, because the entire audience also boiled with Jennifer's appearance, including the direction of the standing area, the entire audience area erupted in deafening cheers, and the decibel count reached the highest peak since the beginning of the red carpet.
In front of the TV, the director also unceremoniously cut off the ongoing interview in the red carpet interview area, and cut the picture to Jennifer's side from the moment she got out of the car. The photographer even bent down all the way to the interview area before handing over Jennifer to the host.
"You are very beautiful tonight. The host praised enthusiastically, "Jennifer, she is also very popular, how does it feel to hear such enthusiastic cheers?"
Although Jennifer was far away from the audience at this time, there was still a shout of 'Jennifer' in the background from time to time, and it was obvious that the audience's enthusiasm was still blooming for Jennifer.
"Thank you for the compliment," Jennifer smiled happily at the camera, "and it feels great." "
In public discussion boards, private forums and MSN groups, there are already countless messages about her clothes, 'She is wearing a little Valentino dress, this girl really loves Valentino, Salvatore Ferragamo heels and Dior pouch, sparkling, and her hairstyle is really lovely, it is still the same elegant and beautiful'.
Jon, who has just criticized Vinnock for wearing a small dress as disrespecting the Tony Award, now takes it for granted that Jennifer is very appropriate to wear a small dress, "She has attended the Oscars, this is not a big occasion for her, and her willingness to come is a sign of cooperation." "
If it weren't for the fact that the Tony Award nomination preceded the box office hit of "Pirates" and the broadcast of "The Oprah Show", she would even feel that the Tony Award gave this nomination to use Jennifer to rush the ratings.
Since he didn't get tickets for the awards ceremony, and he knew that Jennifer couldn't win the award, it was better to go home and watch the live broadcast than to be in the scene, maybe he could see her more often, and after watching Jennifer's red carpet show, Jon didn't continue to watch the red carpet, leaving Harry, a fan of musical theater, to continue to support his favorite actor and leave the show to go home to watch the live broadcast. After returning home, she didn't turn on the TV in a hurry, but first went online to watch the red carpet reviews of the Tony Awards.
"As I thought, it's Valentino Haute Couture again. Jon was very satisfied with Jennifer's grade, "It should be the biggest costume sponsor in the audience, hehe, even a small dress is high-end enough." What does it matter if you don't win the award, Jennifer doesn't need to play with you in the theater world anymore, the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" alone is as good as the entire box office of a Broadway season. "
This is not a common opinion of her alone, although it has only been a month since Jennifer became popular, but her fans are very confident that Jennifer Jefferson does not need Tony Award recognition, and on the forum, "People need Tony Awards because they need awards to prove that they are good actors." J.J doesn't need a Tony Award because the box office of musicals and movies, the reaction of critics, has proven that she is a good enough actor's remarks are everywhere, but instead it is a post wishing Jennifer an award, and the following poster is unimpressed, 'J.J is a shining diamond, she doesn't need an extra crown to affirm herself'.
Although this is somewhat self-comforting, Jennifer's fan base is indeed surprisingly healthy in its mentality towards awards, including Jon who is very confident and confident about Jennifer's future, and doesn't think that a Tony Award award can change anything at all.
In this Tony Awards live broadcast, the director also took great care of Jennifer, and the camera often brought her - maybe it was Jon's illusion, but she felt that judging from her relaxed demeanor and the comfortable smile on her face all the time, Jennifer didn't seem to mind the attribution of the award, and was just here to attend the ceremony and express her support.
That's what I like about Jennifer, she thought cheerfully. Although the true Jennifer on the "Oprah Show" also touched her very much, and could even be said to be very distressed, but now Jennifer, who doesn't care about the awards, has made her find a trace of the bad cool that belongs to 'Huanita' and 'Kitty', which is obviously more attractive for teenagers, and it is precisely because Jennifer is such an honor student that her rebellious coolness that she inadvertently reveals is even more fascinating.
Like her, many Jennifer's fans or teenagers with a strong liking found Jennifer's chic demeanor to be particularly cool tonight, regardless of whether they knew the inside story of the award, Jennifer's attitude made them nod their heads secretly and admired her. - This girl is not only talented, hardworking, and willpowered, but she is also not 'right', not only can she joke, but she is always very cool when she needs to be free and easy, which makes people want to applaud her loudly. Compared to the tears of "The Oprah Show", the smile tonight is more energetic.
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The minds of the audience are always unpredictable, even the most outstanding team can't grasp every turn in place, Jenny's 'cool' tonight is not pretending at all, in fact, she does not have any psychological baggage, because like everyone else, she feels that she can't win the award, and this time she came to show off her dress on the red carpet.
The sudden rise of "Hairspray" was an unexpected event that no one expected, because "Hairspray" was very controversial in the auditions, and many audiences put forward very sharp opinions, so before the Tony Award registration ended, no one expected that "Hairspray" would become a fierce rival of "Chicago". James Schubert, who was originally ambitious, has given up his lobbying investment in "Chicago" after the strong rise of "Hairspray", and Jenny has no extra money to bear his share - in the United States, it is legal to lobby judges for awards, but only two people can lobby at a time, lobbying once, and the public relations company charges 5,000 dollars, more than 700 Judges, here is a huge amount of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and there are many other expenses that have not been counted, these money is generally paid by the filmmaker, if the filmmaker does not pay, the actor's own money is not in accordance with the rules, and large-scale lobbying will also be regarded as disrespectful to the award, but will arouse the disgust of the judges.
In fact, since May, the lobbying work of "Chicago" has been at a standstill, including yesterday Cesare using the Tony Show as a bargaining chip in front of Tracy, in fact, it was all to deceive Tracy that he did not understand the situation in the theater world, so this time Cesare will fly to New York with her, not only because of the Tony Award, but also because he wants to take her to dinner with two heavyweight filmmakers - one is Ben Stiller, a comedy king who produces, writes, directs, and acts, and the other is a veteran comedian. Screenwriter and producer Adam Sandler, two Hollywood talents, were interested in inviting Jenny to star in their new 2004 film.
"In Hollywood, every fresh and beautiful face can enjoy a period of their own beautiful life, and you can be said to be the most showy star in the United States for a month," Cesare's speech in the hotel suite made Jenny remember it vividly, "but let me tell you, Jennifer, people are very easy to like the new and hate the old, for the same kind of stimulus, They will soon get tired of, no, your next play must not be a female criminal, it will only get you into the quagmire of character stereotypes, and then soon you will find that your path is getting narrower and narrower, and you can no longer find a good movie to star in. "
"What's your next film? If you want to have a place in the 20 million club, you should prove your box office power now. You need a comedy, a romance film led by you, preferably a small-budget film with an investment of less than 30 million, and the box office can get more than 100 million, such a return on investment ratio can ensure that you become the absolute darling of the studio, you can alone support a film with a box office that is five to six times the cost, and you already have several genres that you are good at, you are good at series, "Pirates of the Caribbean", this film also has a great international influence, you are good at drama, "Chicago" musical Understand this, in Hollywood, people are still very superstitious about Broadway, many people are convinced that the acting skills of Broadway actors far exceed many popular students, jade girls, if you are still good at romance and comedy, then you are left with only two genres of horror and action movies are not controlled, you are good at five of the seven most profitable films in Hollywood, any scandal, scandal can only be your help, at that time, we have the spare time to spend some time on literary films, and start to lay out for your awards. But at this stage, you need to choose between comedy and romance. "
"Now, Ben and Adam have enough fascinating projects in their hands, you can read the script first, and then talk to them, whether it's Ben's "Meet Polly" or Adam's "50 First Loves", both are well-budgeted and well-scripted films, I haven't decided which one to choose for you, since you're a very ambitious young man, then maybe you'll want to give your opinion..."
This was a conversation before they went to meet Adam Sandler, and the meeting with Ben Stiller was scheduled for tomorrow, and both actors are currently in New York for some personal reasons, and because of this, they are not meeting in Los Angeles. They have a high say in the project they are running, and they are also very interested in Jenny, last night Adam carefully told Jenny the story of "50 First Loves", and Jenny has been thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of this project.
Although her golden finger is very useful, it also has great limitations, because this film is not a 'blockbuster', and Jenny was not a fan of romance movies in her previous life, she has not even seen it, let alone knows the box office, including Ben Stiller, who has only seen his "Meet My Father-in-Law" series, and "Night at the Museum" series and "Tropic Thunder", and she knows nothing about the box office and the quality of "Meet Polly" itself.
Throughout the night, she managed her facial expressions while thinking about how she should choose, occasionally talking to James next to her, basically indifferent to the distribution of awards, and even when the camera was pointed at her, she turned a blind eye, just maintained a light smile as always, and did not show any special interaction. - Jenny didn't expect that her absent-minded expression, in the eyes of many viewers, was Cool's performance, but it made her unexpectedly win a lot of popularity.
It was a war year after all, and the atmosphere of the awards ceremony was generally serious, and Jenny didn't miss a few jokes, and it was time to award the best actress in a musical.
"Marissa Vennock, "Hairspray," with a reading by presenting guest and "Chicago" director Rob Marshall, a close-up of Marisa on the big screen and the background music of "Hairspray," Jennifer Jefferson, "Chicago." "
There was a burst of cheers from the room, and Jenny smiled deeper, but her posture was still relaxed, and she was ready to applaud Vinnock.
"And the Tony goes to..." Rob said with a surprised look as he opened the letter in his hand, but still read it aloud, "—Jennifer. Jefferson, Chicago!"
There was a commotion in the room, accompanied by instinctive applause, and the other two candidates still applauded and congratulated in their frustration, but they only occupied a small space on the big screen, Jennifer's picture was enlarged into the main body, and in addition to the photographer, the microphone for the radio was immediately dispatched to the vicinity, and the attention of the audience was all focused on Jennifer.
And this beautiful young girl obviously did not expect to win the award in an upset, and she smiled and applauded at first, but after a moment she realized that something was wrong, and said to her companion in astonishment, "What? is it? That's my name?"
Due to the relationship between the radio microphone, this low question spread throughout the audience, and immediately aroused bursts of laughter, in the laughter, the applause also became enthusiastic, and people tacitly and kindly urged this lucky person who won the first important award in her life without preparation, and let her go to the stage to receive her own glory.
The author has something to say: Note: 1 A lot of the Tony Awards are fictional, and the tendency to award the Tony Awards is my side, so you should not be gullible.
2 "Hairspray" is indeed a popular musical staged in 2003, Marissa Vinnock is a 1.55m chubby girl, in the history of our world, she won the Tony Award for Best Actress that year. The musical was adapted from the film and later into a movie
3 Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler don't need much introduction, right?
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