Traveling Through the Tokyo Bubble Era

Chapter 707 Is this Hollywood?
"If you like, I can introduce you."

Although she didn't understand Hanyu Hideki's answer and had no idea what "calculation" Hanyu Hideki meant, Sherilyn Fenn believed in her judgment.

It would be strange if he didn't like a playboy like Hideki Hanyu, a beauty with beautiful face and hot body like Jennifer Connelly.

That's why she said the above words.

Sherilyn Fenn is very clear about her relationship with Hideki Hanyu.

In Sherilyn Fenn's heart, she naturally wanted to be with Hideki Hanyu. After all, once she was with such a powerful super-rich man, both the wealth and resources in Hollywood would be enough for her to have inexhaustible resources.

But to her regret, Hanyu Hideki was only interested in her beauty and body.

And she could feel that even this interest was fading after Hanyu Hideki had enjoyed her a few times.

Faced with this situation, Sherilyn Fenn was naturally unwilling to give up, especially when the resources of "Bloodline 3" were right in front of her.

And there was one thing Sherilyn Fenn was thankful for.

That is, Hideki Hanyu is very generous, and his style of doing things is different from many upper-class people in Hollywood. As long as there is effort, there will be rewards, and he never does things that he would not take responsibility for.

Even as long as it can make Hideki Hanyu happy, Hideki Hanyu doesn't mind providing resources.

In this situation, Sherilyn Fenn would naturally try her best to please Hideki Hanyu.

Even if it means helping Hideki Hanyu pursue other women.

Hearing what Sherilyn Fenn said, Hanyu Hideki showed a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice, "Do you know each other?"

Sherilyn Fenn nodded. "She was also one of the leading actors in the low-budget movie I shot before."

After that, Sherilyn Fenn did not forget to explain, "Although Once Upon a Time in America made her famous, the real protagonist of the movie was Robert De Niro.

Moreover, the two movies she starred in afterwards did not perform well at the box office.

Sir, you know, Hollywood is a very realistic place, and investors are no longer enthusiastic about it.

Of course, the most crucial thing is that her age, appearance and looks limit her. Art film directors don't like her figure, and her age is not suitable for roles with depth.

As for commercial films, only those low-budget horror films and films that need to sell sex scenes need her. "

When Sherilyn Fenn said this, her tone was inexplicably filled with emotion.

Although her situation is different from Jennifer Connelly's, her circumstances are similar. They are both the type who don't like art films and can only sell their bodies in commercial films.

But she was luckier than Jennifer Connelly. Thanks to Hideki Hanyu, she got a role suitable for her in "Mr. 2: Bloody Night", which perfectly demonstrated her advantages.

Such an opportunity is hard to come by, so she has to grab it desperately.

In Hollywood, of course, the dream of every actor is to remain successful and popular.

But if you can't do that, having a successful series of representative works can be a reliable backup option as a long-term meal ticket.

"I see." Hanyu Hideki thought.

In his previous life, he first knew Jennifer Connelly in 2003 when he watched her star in "The Hulk" directed by Ang Lee.

But Jennifer Connelly at that time had already passed the peak of her beauty.

Jennifer Connelly is that typical American girl type, who blooms and matures early but fades quickly, and looks five years older than her actual age.

His career in Hollywood is also hard to describe.

Although his family conditions were not bad, he lacked resources and influence in Hollywood.

Even though he became well-known to the audience for "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​at the age of fourteen, he was still lukewarm at the best age of his life.

After finally gaining some fame, she happened to run into the rise of Hollywood's big stars in the 1990s.

Many female stars who debuted later than her crushed her on the beach of Hollywood like the waves behind.

At the beginning of the 21st century, he finally won an Oscar for "A Beautiful Mind", but was quickly defeated by "The Incredible Hulk".

At this moment, Minahan Golan, who led them here, had already introduced the two parties to each other.

Hideki Hanyu decisively withdrew his gaze from Jennifer Connelly.

He did not continue to whisper with Sherilyn Fenn, but instead, together with Fred Webber, politely greeted these unknown people in front of them.

"Director Albert Pine, nice to meet you."

Albert Pine, a commercial film director who wanders outside the mainstream, is the kind of director who has some fame but no works worthy of praise.

They may not be able to help the production company make a lot of money, but they can help the production company get going and shoot some dispensable projects that break even or make a small profit.

Hideki Hanyu neither likes nor hates this kind of director.

Because many of the low-cost projects invested by Yunshang Pictures are basically directed by this type of directors.

In fact, such directors are the majority in Hollywood.

The big directors that movie fans often pay the most attention to are the people at the top of the pyramid in Hollywood, and they are hard to come by.

Albert Pine was flattered by Hanyu Hideki's politeness, and he stepped forward respectfully to shake hands and greet him.

After all, when Albert Pine worked with big studios in the past, he only approached middle-level managers.

Although Yunshang Pictures is a newly established independent production company, its boss Hideki Hanyu is no ordinary person.

Because in terms of power in the circle, Hideki Hanyu is no weaker than the controllers of several major Hollywood studios.

After greeting Albert Pine, Hideki Hanyu greeted others one after another.

Finally, Jennifer Connelly, the youngest among the main creative staff, was chosen.

Reaching out and shaking Jennifer Connelly's hand, Hideki Hanyu looked at the 18-year-old beauty up close. In addition to her figure, her gray-blue eyes also impressed him.

As far as he remembers, the heroine chosen by Menahan Golan for the original version of "Captain America" ​​was not Jennifer Connelly.

But now, influenced by his butterfly wings, it’s not surprising that she has turned into Jennifer Connelly.

After all, in this kind of comic-adapted movies, female characters basically appear as vases.

Today, Jennifer Connelly is still qualified to be a vase.

"It's nice to meet you, Miss Connelly. I've read your American past, and it was very impressive."

Hideki Hanyu is not lying.

After all, the scene of Jennifer Connelly dancing in "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​was indeed her highlight moment. No matter which platform you search for her name on in the future, you will find those scenes.

“Thank you Mr. Hanyu for the compliment.” Jennifer Connelly responded with a smile.

But when she spoke, the look in her eyes when she looked at Hanyu Hideki was obviously full of curiosity.

In fact, she noticed that when Hanyu Hideki arrived, he first looked at her, and then whispered to Sherilyn Fenn.

She didn't know why Hanyu Hideki kept looking at her.

I also don’t know what the relationship between Hideki Hanyu and Sherilyn Fenn is.

However, before coming here, she knew a lot about Hideki Hanyu because of Minahan Golan's introduction.

I know that Hideki Hanyu is an absolutely powerful figure in Hollywood.

And what surprised her was that Hideki Hanyu was actually the author of her favorite novel recently, "Brigitte".

Because of "Brigitte", she also went out of her way to look for other novels by Hideki Hanyu. She particularly liked "The Princess Diaries", other translated novels, and some literary picture books.

She also did not expect that the author of these works would be such a handsome writer.

Looking at Hanyu Hideki's handsome face, Jennifer Connelly couldn't help but ask, "Sir, can you sign my book?"

"Book?" Hanyu Hideki looked puzzled.

Jennifer Connelly looked around and saw that others were talking to Minahan Golan and Fred Weber, so she spoke in a low voice.

"I love both Bridget and The Princess Diaries."

Upon hearing this, Hanyu Hideki immediately realized, "Of course no problem, thank you very much, Miss Connery, for liking my work."

Hideki Hanyu actually didn't expect that his identity as a writer could play a role for Jennifer Connelly.

If he had known that writing books would help him seduce Hollywood female stars, he should have copied a few more books suitable for the European and American markets.

But think about it, it seems there is still time now.

But just as Hanyu Hideki was considering which books to attack and Jennifer Connelly turned to get the books from her bag, Sherilyn Fenn, who was standing next to Hanyu Hideki, spoke up.

"Jennifer, it's not appropriate to sign autographs right now. Why don't we go have lunch together later? I have a project I want to introduce to you. We can invite Mr. Hanyu to join us."

After Sherilyn Fenn finished speaking, she immediately gave the scumbag a look.

Then please don't be too obvious when you praise me.

"Is this okay?" Jennifer Connelly looked at Hideki Hanyu.

Facing Sherilyn Fenn's gaze, Hanyu Hideki immediately understood what she meant and immediately spread his hands in embarrassment, "I have already asked the chef to prepare lunch in Malibu."

As soon as the scumbag finished speaking, Sherilyn Fenn didn't wait for Jennifer Connelly to speak, and immediately said, "I've heard that you have a private beach in Malibu. Do you mind if we go there together?"

Have you heard about it a long time ago?

Hanyu Hideki thought that Xuelin Fenn was really good at pretending. Last time she took her to Malibu, she made her beg for mercy on the second floor. Has she forgotten all about it?

But the scumbag knew that Sherilyn Fenn was acting as his wingman.

So he immediately put on a generous attitude and said, "Of course no problem, if you like it, I certainly welcome it."

Then, Sherilyn Fenn pretended to be intimate and walked up to Jennifer Connelly, took her arm, and talked with a smile about how they would have fun when they got to Malibu Beach.

It felt like she had a good relationship with Jennifer Connelly and that she had already agreed.

On the other hand, Jennifer Connelly opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.

Because the atmosphere had come to this point, if she refused without giving any respect, it would not be a big deal to offend Sherilyn Fenn, but she did not want to embarrass Hanyu Hideki.

Next, everyone continued to chat about this and that, talking about what happened after the project started filming.

Hideki Hanyu quietly asked his assistant to arrange his next itinerary.

The lunch at Malibu Beach and all that, that was just something he made up, of course.

But as long as he is willing, the private chef team can set off now, and fake will become real.

After everyone finished chatting, they said goodbye to each other and left.

As for Hideki Hanyu, after receiving the documents from Alan Horn's secretary, he went to the rooftop of the Cloud Pictures building with Sherilyn Fenn and Jennifer Connelly.

In the elevator, Sherilyn Fenn asked curiously, "Shouldn't we go to the parking lot when we go to Malibu?"

Hanyu Hideki replied, "The Ferrari I drove here could only accommodate one person, so I temporarily changed to a new means of transportation."

"A new means of transportation?"

Sherilyn Fenn looked confused, or perhaps she was pretending to be confused.

Then when the three of them reached the rooftop, Hideki Hanyu's black private helicopter appeared in their eyes.

Sherilyn Fenn cooperated and acted surprised. "It's my first time riding a private helicopter."

Although Jennifer Connelly didn't say anything, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Okay, let's go."

Following Hideki Hanyu's call, everyone boarded the helicopter and flew straight to Malibu in the clear sky of Los Angeles.

Soon, they arrived at Hideki Hanyu's mansion in Malibu.

As soon as they got off the plane, the Filipino maids gave them towels to wipe their faces, helped them take off and change shoes, and then served them refreshing freshly squeezed juice.

Hideki Hanyu, who had long been accustomed to this, enjoyed the service of the Filipino maid without any concern.

Sherilyn Fenn has been around Hideki Hanyu before, so she's not surprised by this.

This was the first time that Jennifer Connelly had experienced such a scene.

Although her family situation is good, it is far behind that of super rich people like Hideki Hanyu.

Look at the mansion in the lush green, then look at the huge private beach in front of the mansion, the small pier extending from the coast, and several speedboats and motorboats swaying in the wind.

There were also the cooks and maids who walked around and kept serving them.

The shock brought by wealth was vividly demonstrated for the first time.

Fortunately, at this time, Sherilyn Fenn suddenly called out to her, "Jennifer, come and change your clothes."

"What clothes do you want to change into?" Jennifer Connelly asked puzzledly.

"When you come to the beach, of course you have to change into your swimsuit."

Sherilyn Fenn said, and then she pulled Jennifer Connelly into the house.

Seeing that Xuelin Fen was leading her into the cloakroom with ease, Jennifer Connelly asked curiously, "Xuelin, didn't you say that this was your first time here? How come you are so familiar with it?" "Of course, Mr. Hanyu brought me here while you were in a daze just now. Didn't you notice that he changed his clothes?"

As she spoke, Sherilyn Fenn had already taken a bikini from the hanger.

She looked at the size of the clothes, then looked at Jennifer Connelly who was carrying a big thunder, and shook her head and said, "This size is too small for you."

After saying that, she changed into a bikini swimsuit marked as DD size and handed it to Jennifer Connelly who was still curiously looking inside the cloakroom.

“This one is perfect”

After Sherilyn Fenn finished speaking, she saw Jennifer Connelly looking around and asked, "What is Jennifer looking at?"

Jennifer Connelly said, "There are so many clothes here, all brand names."

Sherilyn Fenn replied, "There's nothing strange about this. These brands are all owned by Mr. Hanyu."

"All his?"

Jennifer Connelly looked at the LV, Dior, Givenchy and other brands on the hangers and in the closet, and her expression was full of surprise.

“Don’t you know? Mr. Hanyu is the owner of LVMH and AI International.

So let alone the clothes, even the swimsuits, bathrobes, and pajamas here are all custom-made by LV for him, and they are all one-offs.”

As if afraid of being exposed, Sherilyn Fenn added, "I've been to Mr. Hanyu's mansion party in Beverly Hills. It was almost the same as here."

After hearing what Sherilyn Fenn said, Jennifer Connelly took a while to recover, then asked curiously again.

"But if this is Mr. Hanyu's house, why are there women's clothes here, and even shoes and bags?"

Jennifer Connelly pointed to the side.

In this cloakroom, which is larger than an ordinary person's living room, there are indeed many cabinets filled with women's clothing and bags.

Upon hearing this, Sherilyn Fenn raised the swimsuit in her hand and said, "Like these swimsuits, they are prepared for the party. If a female guest gets her clothes dirty, she can come here and change into one temporarily."

"It's free?" Jennifer Connelly asked curiously.

You have to know that the clothes here are all high-end brands, and any one of them is not cheap.

Sherilyn Fenn was amused by the eighteen-year-old girl's words.

"Haha, of course not, Mr. Hanyu, are you still short of money for a piece of clothing?

Not to mention clothes, if he is happy, bags here will also be given to customers.

In fact, you can choose the style in advance now. I see that he is in a good mood today, and he will definitely have a gift when we leave."

Jennifer Connelly was surprised to hear this, but still curiously asked Sherilyn Fenn, "Sherilyn, how do you know all this? What is your relationship with Mr.?"

"Of course we're friends, what else could it be."

After that, Sherilyn Fenn pretended to be mysterious and lowered her voice, "So if you like Mr., you can pursue him as much as you want, I have no objection.

And I just noticed that he would peek at you when he was on the plane."

Sherilyn Fenn reached out and tapped Jennifer Connelly's breasts, then stuffed the bikini in her hand into Jennifer Connelly's hand.

"So I picked this swimsuit specifically for you. It will definitely bring out your best advantages."

Jennifer Connelly looked at the swimsuit in her hand and found that it was indeed a huge bikini.

How can I describe the effect? ​​After wearing it, you don’t even need to take off your clothes to perform a heart transplant surgery.

But thinking of what Sherilyn Fenn had just said, Jennifer Connelly did not refuse.

Not long after, Sherilyn Fenn and Jennifer Connelly walked out of the house together.

The bikinis they were wearing were one red and one white.

The most popular one is Sherilyn Fenn, who is hot and bold, showing off her fair skin and graceful figure to the fullest. Coupled with her charming appearance and temperament, the whole person is enough to be described as enchanting.

The white one is Jennifer Connelly.

White clothes make your skin whiter.

If Sherilyn Fenn wins with her charm and temperament, then Jennifer Connelly wins with her figure.

The style of her swimsuit was not conservative to begin with, and when worn on her exaggerated figure, it made her feel as if the rabbit in her chest would pop out if she ran a few steps.

The most important thing is that her exaggerated figure is matched with a pure and beautiful 18-year-old face. The contrast is simply amazing.

But unfortunately, Hideki Hanyu, who had already changed into short-sleeved beach pants and slippers, was sitting under the arbour, concentrating on looking at the documents given to him by Alan Horn.

In addition to the preparations for the film in collaboration with Lamborghini and the script outline, there are also other films and TV series in preparation, as well as future release plans.

And it's not just Cloud Pictures, there are also projects from the acquired De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and Castle Rock Pictures.

So he was concentrating on his studies that he didn't notice the two women approaching.

Until Sherilyn Fenn came up to him and asked curiously, "What are you looking at, sir?"

"Some documents from work."

After answering casually, Hanyu Hideki looked up, and then he felt what it was like to be struck by four thunderbolts.

Although Sherilyn Fenn was not exaggerating, she leaned forward to ask him about it, and it felt like she was going to give him face wash.

As for Jennifer Connelly, the oppressive feeling that is about to emerge makes the scumbag feel fully experienced even without getting close to her.

At this moment, Sherilyn Fenn pointed to the document that Hanyu Hideki was reading and said, "This is the film project I want to introduce to Jennifer."

Hideki Hanyu glanced down and found that he was watching a medium-budget action film invested by Yunshang Pictures and directed by Kathryn Bigelow, who directed the first "Bleeding Night".

After the success of the first "Blood Corpse Night", this woman went out to travel around the world, and after returning, she began to concentrate on preparing new projects.

However, while preparing for the new project, the other party also met James Cameron. It is said that the relationship between the two is very hot, and there is an 80% chance that they will get married next year, just like history.

However, as Kathryn Bigelow submitted a new script to Cloud Pictures, it is clear that she plans to complete the new project before getting married.

Originally, the other party had to wait until 1990 to shoot his second feature film, "Blue Angels".

But now, perhaps influenced by his butterfly wings, he submitted the script in front of him in advance.

Although like "Blue Angel", both films have female protagonists, the plots are completely different.

"Blue Angel" is a thriller action film with a single female lead.

Although the name of this movie is similar, it is an action movie with two female protagonists.

The plot is very simple. An experienced female police officer is assigned by her superiors to partner with a rookie police officer who just graduated.

The old hand is experienced and powerful, but his sense of justice and responsibility has been worn away in his tedious career.

Although the rookie policemen lack experience, they have not been smoothed over by society. Although they act impulsively, they are full of responsibility and sense of justice.

Then the two of them influence each other, grow together, and defeat the evil villain through cooperation.

All in all, the plot of the movie is a cliché buddy action movie in the future.

For example, Will Smith's Bad Boys and Men in Black

For example, Jackie Chan’s “Rush Hour”.

No matter how the stories of these movies are written, they are all of the same genre at their core.

But now, this setting is still novel and the audience has not gotten tired of it.

The design of Kathryn Bigelow's film script is very solid. Even Hideki Hanyu did not need to make any changes. He even suspected that Cameron had polished it for his girlfriend.

And although Kathryn Bigelow is a female director, she is very good at shooting masculine action movies.

This was true for the first "Bloody Night" and it is also true for this new movie.

So Hideki Hanyu is still quite optimistic about this movie.

Therefore, after seeing the budget of $12 million given by Alan Horn, he did not think about making any changes.

Of course, if we have to add something to this movie.

That is, if Jennifer Connelly really plays the role of a rookie policeman, then her partner must make comments when she makes a mistake.

"If only you could grow breasts on your brain!"

Think again about the scene in the movie where Jennifer Connelly wears a tight vest and runs wildly to chase the criminals. It's a turbulent scene.

Hideki Hanyu suddenly felt that this movie was really worth watching.

Most importantly, this kind of tie-in movie is very suitable for sequels.

As for how to solve the feeling of mismatch when new people grow up.

It is completely possible to retain the veteran roles and then have a newcomer take over in the second part.

Even if the audience is tired of it, that's basically three films away.

By then, Yunshang Pictures must have made a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Hideki Hanyu immediately picked up a pen and started writing it down in the project document.

In order to achieve better effects, he also added some classic action scenes from later generations.

At the end, he simply crossed out the budget of 12 million and wrote down a budget of 15 million US dollars.

Today's action movies are all shot live, and you won't get the desired effect without spending money.

Moreover, the 20 million-dollar production standard of the 1980s was no longer acceptable in the late 1980s.

Because of the increasingly expensive star pay and the increasingly large action scenes, production costs have begun to be pushed up continuously.

Nowadays, the real top-level productions basically have budgets of around 40 to 50 million.

Next to them, the two girls who were carefully selecting swimsuits felt somewhat disappointed when they saw that Hanyu Hideki only glanced at them and then went back to his work.

Especially Jennifer Connelly, who has always been confident about her figure, was suddenly ignored by Hideki Hanyu. In addition to disappointment, she also felt unwilling to accept it.

Although Sherilyn Fenn was a little disappointed at first, her eyes became brighter and brighter when she saw the changes made by Hanyu Hideki on the document.

She dared to say that she would introduce this project to Jennifer Connelly, and she was of course very clear about it.

Bill Hart, manager of New Century Entertainment, has been communicating with Kathryn Bigelow and said that she has a very good chance of getting the leading role.

This is also the project that Sherilyn Fenn values ​​most besides "The Dark Knight Rises 3".

After all, Kathryn Bigelow has proven herself on Bloody Night.

Moreover, Yunshang Pictures is willing to provide a budget of 12 million.

This proves that everyone is very optimistic about this movie.

But now seeing that Hanyu Hideki made repeated revisions and even directly increased the budget to 15 million US dollars, she knew that this movie had gone from a medium-cost film to a key project of Yunshang Pictures.

Even though it is not as good as those big productions with a budget of 20 million, the salaries of the leading actors in those big productions will take up a large part of the money.

If she starred in this movie, her salary would only account for a small proportion, and more funds would be used for film production.

The funds directly used for production are definitely more than many large productions with a budget of 20 million.

Besides, if the publicity and promotion costs are taken into account, this movie can be promoted as a 20 million production.

Sherilyn Fenn couldn't help but feel excited at the thought that she would be starring in such a big production.

But the passion had just begun to build up when Sherilyn Fenn soon thought of another question.

That means the cost of the film has increased, so can her starring position still be guaranteed?
The level of the film should be matched with the level of the actors; this has always been the rule in Hollywood.

Now, she is obviously not qualified to play the leading role in a big production.

Especially the female lead who plays an important role.

On the contrary, the role of the rookie policeman in the script does not have as high requirements as the leading role, so Jennifer Connelly can be chosen.

If he is not selected in the end, and Jennifer Connelly, who she brought here today, is selected, then she would be giving benefits to others for nothing.

Thinking of this, Sherilyn Fenn looked at Jennifer Connelly, and the enthusiasm in her eyes was no longer there.

There is only hostility and vigilance.

Just at this moment, Hanyu Hideki, who had finished writing all the opinions, looked up.

He keenly noticed the change in Sherilyn Fenn's eyes.

Look at the changes in Sherilyn Fenn, and then look at the modified file in your hand.

In an instant, he guessed the reason.

Then he secretly mocked in his heart.

“Haha…Is this Hollywood?”

(End of this chapter)