The Best Director

After driving to Hollywood Boulevard, Wang Yang found a parking space and parked the car, then hurried to the place he had agreed with Jessica, the entrance of a clothing store. There were people coming and going on the bustling street, Wang Yang ran for a while, and saw Jessica standing there holding a light blue handbag from a distance, he slowed down, took out his phone and pressed it, saying : "I see you, look to the right."

Jessica over there turned her head and saw Wang Yang immediately. She waved with a smile and said, "I saw you too." She hung up the phone and walked towards Wang Yang.

"Hi, Jessica." The two came to the front, Wang Yang said hello, glanced at the vertical signboard of the clothing store in front, and asked, "Did you buy anything?"

Jessica shook her head and said with a smile: "No, I just tried a few skirts, but I don't like them very much. I think jeans are more suitable for me." Wang Yang shrugged and said he had no objection, Jessica Then he asked, "Yang, what do you want from me? Has something happened?"

Yes, a very happy thing... Wang Yang smiled in his heart, probably because he recalled a lot of childhood memories not long ago, looking at Jessica, he was a little childlike, and said with a serious expression: " Well, maybe..." He looked around, seeing people coming and going, he said, "Come with me." After finishing speaking, he turned to the road ahead and came to a small tree-lined place.

Jessica followed behind him, and when she saw his calm face, she felt a little nervous in her heart. Is there any bad news? She frowned, forced a smile and said, "Yang, what's the matter?"

"Jessica, it's actually about the heroine of "High School Musical." Wang Yang continued to look serious, and said, "You have to be mentally prepared." Jessica's smile became more and more far-fetched, and she said softly: "OK " Wang Yang took a deep breath, looked at her and said: "Jessica..." He dragged his voice, and suddenly laughed happily: "You are the heroine!"

Jessica was stunned, her eyes widened, and she said anxiously: "Really? You mean I got the heroine!?" Wang Yang smiled and nodded, "Yes, of course!"

"Oh my God! My God!" Jessica exclaimed, her breathing became rapid and her face was full of disbelief. Suddenly, she threw herself on Wang Yang, her handbag fell to the ground, her face was so excited that Red, said: "Yang, we will make a movie together! It's great!"

"Oh, oh!" Wang Yang hugged her unexpectedly, but fortunately he didn't fall due to his agility. He spun Jessica in his arms and shouted with a smile, "Oh my god, it's so heavy!" Passing tourists couldn't help but After looking at them and turning around a few times, Wang Yang let her go.

Jessica looked at him and smiled, her heart was beating thumpingly, she pulled her messy hair, then suddenly clenched her fist and hit Wang Yang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Please, Yang , you like to scare people! Just now I was almost scared to death by you, I thought I was eliminated."

"Haha, scaring people is what I'm good at!" Wang Yang laughed, as if he had succeeded in a prank.

Jessica rolled her eyes, couldn't help but raised the corners of her mouth, and exclaimed with a smile: "Oh my god, I will play the leading actress? It's great!" She had been looking forward to this day for too long. At first she was looking forward to being the heroine of Yang's movie, and after entering the performing arts school, she felt that she could realize it immediately; but afterward, she never received a letter from Yang, which made her feel desperate for a while. Then she reunited with Yang, and now she even got the heroine of "High School Musical"!

Thinking of these years, she couldn't help sighing again: "My God, am I dreaming?"

"No, it's true." Wang Yang laughed, bent down and picked up the blue handbag on the ground, handed it to Jessica, and said seriously: "Jessica, thank you for your reaction, you make me feel very happy Happiness." He laughed again: "At least there are people who care about the heroine, ha, don't they?"

Jessica took the handbag, and stared at Wang Yang with black eyes,

She smiled and said, "Yang, I hate you! I will be too excited to sleep tonight, and the dark circles under my eyes will come out tomorrow."

"Like a panda?" Wang Yang smiled, and recalled: "On the day I was appreciated by Lionsgate, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep at the hotel in Santa Monica that night, and then I sat on the balcony After looking at the moon for a long time, my heart calmed down." He raised his head and looked at the sky, as if returning to that night before his eyes, with the slight sea breeze and the peaceful moon, he said softly, "It's so beautiful."

Jessica's eyes lit up suddenly, and she suggested, "Yang, let's go to Santa Monica!" Wang Yang was stunned and said, "Now?" Jessica nodded excitedly, "Now! I want to Let’s make today even more special, go to the beach now, and still have time to watch the sunset!” Seeing how excited she was, Wang Yang didn’t want to disappoint, so he smiled and said, “OK, let’s go, I miss Santa Monica a little too. "

The two picked up the car from a nearby parking space, and then headed west to the small town of Santa Monica.

When they came to the Santa Monica beach, it was almost dusk, and there were not many people on the beach at this time. Wang Yang and Jessica stepped on the soft sand and walked to a quiet place. Sitting down on the sand, enjoying the blowing of the sea breeze, watching the sun gradually setting over the sea, they looked at each other and smiled, and their hearts were filled with a very peaceful and comfortable feeling.

"It's so beautiful!" Jessica was fascinated by the charming sunset, she suddenly raised her right hand, made the sign of the cross, and said gratefully: "Thank God, thank you for giving us all these beautiful things."

Her piety made Wang Yang's heart skip a beat, she was so cute, and he also said, "Thank God."

The two looked at each other and smiled again. Jessica looked at him, the sea, the sunset, and the seagulls flying in the sky. She remembered many things when she was a child, and smiled softly: "Yan, do you remember? When I was a child You said, you will become a director in the future, and I will also become an actor, and then I can play the heroine of your movie."

"Well, I remember, I'll be the director and you'll be the actor." Wang Yang smiled at her, stretched out his fist and said, "Hey, Jessica, come!" teeth, stretched out their fists and touched him, both of them smiled and said, "It's a deal!"

After the fist bump, the two looked at each other and fell silent, their hearts beating abnormally faster. Seeing Wang Yang looking at her without blinking, Jessica felt a little shy and flustered for a long time. She avoided her eyes and asked softly, "What?"

"Oh! It's nothing." Wang Yang shook his head, looked at the sunset half swallowed by the sea level, and said with a smile, "I just think your eyes are like crystals, haha."

Jessica secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but felt very disappointed, God, what happened just now? ! Hearing Wang Yang's praise again, she smiled, and remembered his words when she was a child, "Look at your eyes, they are like crystals, these are the eyes that only beautiful women have!" She remembered these words, and always remembered, That was the first time she was praised by her peers like that, and she gained confidence and gained a lot from those words. Looking at Wang Yang, she laughed at herself and said, "Yang, I think of my braces."

"Actually, that braces are pretty cool." Wang Yang shrugged, looked at her sweet smile, and suddenly asked, "Hey, Jessica, how is Jack?" Jessica said blankly, "Jack? Which one?" Jack?" Wang Yang laughed and said, "Oh, Jack-Frank?"

Jessica frowned suspiciously, tilted her head and said, "Jack Frank? He takes classes at UCLA every day, I don't know." She laughed incomprehensibly, and said, "Yan, why do you ask this? ?” Do you think she has anything to do with Jack Frank?

"It's nothing." Wang Yang shook his head and smiled, "It's just about Shu... Oh, nothing, I just remembered him suddenly, it's just a joke."

Jessica looked at him strangely, was it a promise or a joke? Josh... Joshua! Could it be that guy Joshua talked nonsense? She was about to say something, but when she heard Wang Yang call her, her eyes were burning, she suddenly realized something, her heart became expectant and nervous again.

"Jessica!" An impulse surged in Wang Yang's heart. Looking at her, the words came to his lips, and he was about to say them. Suddenly, a face flashed in front of his eyes, it was so clear, it made his heart tighten, and his hands grabbed the soft sand below, and he swallowed those words immediately. This is not the right time, not now! He grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at Jessica, jumped up laughing, and ran to the side of the beach.

Jessica was stunned, her heart dropped, she was disappointed for a while, did she think too much? She looked at Wang Yang who was running farther and farther, shook her head, stood up and chased after him, and shouted with a smile: "Yang, stop for me! You bastard..."

After watching the sunset on the beach, the two had dinner at a seaside restaurant before driving back to Los Angeles.

When Jessica got home, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. She opened the door with her handbag in her hand, humming, and saw Danny running over, circling around her excitedly. Jessica smiled and squatted down, stroked Danny's neck and said, "Hi, Danny, good evening." Danny's tongue was stretched out, and his cute appearance seemed to be smiling. She patted Danny hard again, and smiled happily: "Danny, are you happy for me? Huh?"

"Is it Jessica? Are you back?" Following the sound of footsteps, Cathy's voice came over.

Jessica stood up, walked into the room, and shouted excitedly: "Mom, it's me. I'm back. I have good news for you..." She entered the room and saw that the living room was full of people. Dad Mom, Joshua, and Ms. Miranda were there, and she greeted them with a smile and said, "Hi, everyone."

Mark Alba sat on the sofa, frowned, and said seriously: "How late did you come back, and you turned off your phone? You made everyone worry about you!"

"Oh no!" Jessica exclaimed in surprise. She had a "date" with Yang just now, and she didn't want to be disturbed by the messy phone calls, so she turned off her mobile phone, and then forgot to turn it on. She took out her cell phone from her handbag, turned it on again, and said with apologetic face: "I'm sorry, I forgot to turn it on just now." She stuck out her tongue, hugged Cathy's arm, and said with a smile: "But I can I told my mother that I will be back later."

At this time, Cathy patted her daughter's palm and said with a smile, "Jessica, Miranda has been waiting for you to come back for a long time." Jessica looked at Miranda on the sofa in doubt, and said, "What's wrong?"

"Jessica, very good news!" Miranda over there stood up and said happily: "Mr. Fred has made a decision, you will be the heroine of "The Idle Hand!"

The heroine of "The Idle Hand"? ! Jessica was stunned. She stared at her mother, then at Joshua, and said in surprise, "Oh, my God, really?" Cathy nodded with a smile on her face, and Mark Alba also nodded. With a slight smile, Joshua clapped his hands vigorously, whistled a few times, and said with a laugh: "Jessica, it's true, you are going to develop!"

Miranda came over, hugged Jessica happily, and sighed: "You have got a very rare opportunity. Jessica, this will be a turning point in your acting career, and you will succeed." Pause , she said with a smile: "Tomorrow we are going to discuss the contract."

But when Jessica came to her senses, she thought about the schedule issue, shook her head and said, "No, I won't be able to play "The Idle Hand" anymore." She looked at everyone excitedly, and said, "You know what? Young decided to cast me as the heroine of High School Musical!"

"Wow, really!?" Joshua jumped up from the sofa when he heard the news, and said in disbelief, "Jessica, you got the heroine of "High School Musical?" Jessica Shrugged proudly. Said: "I think so." Joshua repeatedly sighed "Oh my god", and said: ""Idle Hands" selected you, and "High School Musical" also selected you. What kind of shit luck did you have?"

Mark-Alba and Cathy were both happy and a little worried; Miranda's face flashed a look of helplessness, she held Jessica's shoulders, and said softly: "Jessica, don't rush to make a choice which movie Let's analyze the decision, shall we?" She and Jessica came to the sofa and sat down, she looked at Jessica and analyzed: "Let's talk about "The Idle Hand" first, it invested 30 million , do you understand what this production cost means? It means Columbia's determination. The film has not yet started shooting, but its release date has basically been set. Mr. Fred told me that it will be in May next year. It will be released in September, and according to the plan, there will be more than 1,500 theaters showing it in the first week."

Jessica frowned and said, "I..." Miranda interrupted her, held her hand, and said, "Jessica, listen to me first, Rodman, the director of "The Idle Hand"— Mr. Fred, he is not a newcomer. He has fully proved his talent before he can get investment from Columbia Corporation. "Idle Hands" is a work he has prepared for several years, and he is full of confidence. If you With the lead actress, you will become a new star in the film industry!"

"Is it sure?" Joshua over there muttered.

Seeing Jessica's frown getting tighter, Miranda smiled inwardly, and continued to persuade: "Okay, let's talk about "High School Musical", it invested five million, and as far as I know, no film company has I am interested in cooperating with Flame Films. It has no release date and no release plan. But this aspect is only secondary. The most important thing is that this is Wang Yang's first film film, Jessica, and his "Ghost Story" is the creation It was a miracle, but it was a DV movie, and who said there was no element of luck? But film movies are another world, you know this, Wang Yang has no filming experience, and he is just an 18-year-old young man, he put things It’s too simple to think, and it’s not so easy to shoot campus musicals.”

Miranda sighed, shook her head and said: "I have to say, "High School Musical" has a high probability of failure. If you participate in this movie, I'm not saying that your acting career will end, but you will lose "" Idle Hands" opportunity!" She said nervously and concernedly: "Jessica, you have to understand, this is a very, very good opportunity, it doesn't always come, you can't grasp this opportunity, you Your life might be different. Be the heroine of "The Idle Hand" and as it succeeds, you will become a new star, you will receive more film offers, and you will star in blockbusters; "High School Musical", your future is very uncertain, and the biggest possibility is to become the heroine of a bad movie, without a new film contract, continue to audition for small supporting roles, and wait for the next opportunity."

After saying this, Miranda hugged Jessica gently, and said gently like a mother: "Jessica, you need to be mature and look at your future rationally."

After listening to Miranda's analysis, Jessica was confused and a little shaken. "The Idle Hand" seemed to be a better prospect for her, but she had been looking forward to a movie that she could act in... She I also agreed to Yang, how could I suddenly act in other movies! She shook her head slightly, and said with a trembling voice, "I can't..."

Knowing that she was starting to hesitate, Miranda secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a while, and persuaded: "I know you have a very good relationship with Yang, but I believe he won't blame you. As a good friend, He will be happy for you. You have a better chance, you can easily succeed; and his "High School Musical" does not have to be you, I think you will not be the only one auditioning? Jessica , you succeed, if Yang also succeeds, we are happy together; if he fails, you don’t have to take responsibility, but as a friend, you can comfort him, don’t you?”

Miranda could see Jessica's intentions, and said: "If you want to act in his movie, you can play a small supporting role in it, the kind of role that can be filmed in just one day." She laughed: "And You’re mainly doing The Idle Hands, okay?”

"No... I don't know..." Jessica bit her lip, her heart was in a mess, she looked at her parents opposite for help.

Mark Alba said lightly: "Jessica, this is your own life, you choose it yourself." Cathy gave her daughter an encouraging smile and said: "Jessica, you know, mom will always support you." you."

"Oh, if it were me, I would choose "The Idle Hand"!" Joshua snorted, and said in a strange tone: "Wow, Columbia Corporation, with an investment of 30 million yuan, and more than 1,500 companies Premiere theaters, it's so attractive! Make it and you can be a superstar! No need to think about the bad movie "High School Musical", you say Jessica?"

Jessica could hear his sarcasm, and asked blankly: "Joshua, what do you want to say..."

Joshua suddenly stood up on the sofa, spread his hands, and said angrily: "Please, Jessica, I don't know why you are thinking, is "High School Musical" a bad movie? It must not be a success? He shrugged and said, "Now you don't believe him."

"I..." Hearing these words, Jessica's face turned pale immediately, and a burst of cold sweat broke out all over her body. Joshua was right, why did she hesitate so much? Did she not trust Jan? Think High School Musical is going to fail? She suddenly remembered Eliza Dushku's choice, why a stranger could trust Jan so much, but she couldn't?

She thought of the promise she made when she was a child, the "deal", and the joy of the afternoon on the beach in Santa Monica, she was just now with Jan, happily looking forward to the filming of "High School Musical", but the turning point is here Hesitating?

"Jessica, believe me! You will see, but I need your support!" The familiar voice seemed to echo in her ears, Jessica suddenly felt ashamed, she hated herself a little, she felt that she was Like a stupid and obnoxious person, if she chooses "The Idle Hand", even if Young forgives her, she will not forgive herself. She believes in Yang, he will succeed, "High School Musical" will be successful, and they will share the joy of success together; even if it fails, she and Yang will take responsibility together and face failure together, no big deal!

Jessica exhaled a long breath and announced, "I'll be in High School Musical!"

Joshua immediately cheered and said: "Oh, support! Jessica, I absolutely support your determination!" Mark Alba and Cathy both gave their daughter encouraging smiles without saying anything.

"Oh, my God! Jessica, listen to me..." Miranda's expression changed, and she wanted to say something else. Jessica stopped her and said first, "No, Miranda, needless to say, I will not change this decision anyway." Miranda covered her forehead a little angrily, and said, "Why? It's because of you You and Yang are good friends?"

Thinking of the way Yang almost said something when watching the sunset on the beach, maybe it’s not just a good friend... Jessica smiled sweetly and said: "Yang chose me, I chose him, it’s already agreed .”

Miranda wanted to change Jessica's mind, and said angrily: "Jessica, you have to be responsible for yourself, you can't ruin your own future! Don't be so self-willed, please. If you choose "High School Musical", you will Will regret it."

"I won't regret it, my choice must be right! Jan will make a good movie, better than "Idle Hands"! I believe in him!" Jessica's tone was full of confidence and firmness, she stood up , said to Miranda: "I'm a little tired, good night." After that, she went upstairs.

God! Miranda closed her eyes helplessly.

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