In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 312 Prescribe the right medicine; the end of the regular season (8k)

Jennifer Hewitt raised her hand, and she could see a large, sparkling dove egg diamond ring on her right middle finger.

This was actually given to her by Ethan some time ago, and she has been wearing it on her hand. This can effectively convey the message that Jennifer is married and married. It also prevents the male colleagues and actors Jennifer meets at work from having unnecessary thoughts.

"Hey, are you okay?" Ethan got into the car and greeted her face to face.

"What do you mean?" Jennifer grinned, showing a smile that would fascinate every man.

If it is career-wise, Jennifer at this moment can probably get full marks. This is no exaggeration at all. Jennifer is now a leader among the new generation of actresses. She is regarded as a sex symbol and was voted the sexiest girl in FHM. Ranked 7th in the survey, 14th on Rush's list of the sexiest women, and 102th on Stuff's "11 Sexiest Women in the World".

She said in an interview published in "17" magazine last year: "When you suddenly become famous in Hollywood and say: Oh, okay, so I am that person? Great! Never in my life I was on the sexy list before I knew what 'sexy' was."

A teenage male of this era would probably have a poster of Jennifer Hewitt on his bedroom wall. This is due to her beautiful face with an oriental style, slender waist, and exaggerated and memorable bust.

Also thanks to the movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer" released two years ago, this movie ranked in the top 20 box office of the year last year, which completely opened up Jennifer Hewitt's popularity, and Sarah Gellar was just a movie The second female lead in the film, she is the first female lead in the film. For this film she won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress.

As for positioning, Jennifer is positioned as a teen idol, a bit like Selena Gomez when she first debuted, or Mai Li, Billie and the like.

Jennifer has two movies released respectively in June and August this year, one is "Can't Wait" invested and distributed by Columbia, and the other is "Told You" distributed by Miramax.

As we all know, Millimax is a notorious den for actresses, but this time Millimax is only the publisher with a one-time buyout, and the company's top management has nothing to do with Jennifer.

Both movies are youth comedies, and Jennifer's role in the film is even the same. She is a campus goddess who has attracted much attention. Interchanging the two roles will not cause even the slightest sense of dissonance. It is simply "I Know You". A spin-off of the character in What I Did Last Summer.

The box office performance was also so-so, and although it didn't lose money, it didn't make much.

This means that the drama that Jennifer has become famous for is no longer accepted by the market, and Hollywood is very sensitive. If a role does not have stable and generous commercial returns, then the actor will immediately become uninterested.

Jennifer is one of them. Although she became famous quickly, she failed to grasp her basic base, which prevented her from going further. The production standards of the films he took on gradually declined. Although there were also roles like "Ghost Whisperer" in the future, he still could not avoid the dilemma of being quickly eliminated by the industry, until he became a third-rate actor that no one cared about.

Although Hewitt tried changes during this process, such as serving as a producer, playing Audrey Hepburn, continuing to release records, etc., this series of measures had little effect.

“Next I’ll be filming the sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Robert Greenwald has invited me to star in a film about Audrey Hepburn that will be released in Europe. "Jennifer Hewitt said easily and happily, maybe still imagining that she might be famous in Europe by playing Audrey Hepburn.

But Ethan knew that the transformational work that Jennifer had high hopes for did not make much splash at all. The former also experienced a disastrous box office failure, and Jennifer was completely reduced to a decorative vase after that.

To be honest, Jennifer Hewitt's acting skills are very average, and her acting career is also very narrow. Apart from being a pretty girl on campus, she is just a vase. This is in sharp contrast to Charlize Theron, who studies her acting skills assiduously, which also explains why one becomes more and more popular until she becomes a top movie star, while the other retires prematurely and disappears quickly.

In Ethan's opinion, Jennifer is obviously not a qualified actress and cannot follow Charlize Theron's path to fame.

Just like facing different patients, you need to prescribe the right medicine. Ethan also laid out a completely different path for Jennifer than Charlize.

"Where are you going to take me?" Jennifer noticed that the vehicle was driving in the direction of Beverly Hills.

"Go meet Lisa and discuss your new film." Ethan said.

"What new movie? In the next year, I have to shoot the two movies I just told you about." Jennifer explained.

"No, don't expect these two movies to bring you any additional income besides the salary. I think you are more suitable for a brand new movie. I provide the creative idea and script outline for this movie, a campus-style movie. In horror movies, the characters are also tailor-made for you." Ethan said.

"You provide ideas and outlines? Ethan, when did you start trying to create movies?" Jennifer seemed to have heard some fantasy.

This is like asking a butcher to suddenly become a pilot. They are two completely unrelated things.

"Don't forget, Mia is a professional screenwriter, and she has been influenced by me since she was a child." Ethan responded.

"But..." Jennifer laughed, not knowing how to answer.

It makes sense to let Mia write the script, after all, she has also written amazing scripts like "Seven Deadly Sins".

But it is obviously impossible for Ethan to come.

In any case, Jennifer was still very grateful to Ethan for helping her with suggestions, and she accepted this sentiment.

Soon, the vehicle arrived at Lisa's mansion in Beverly Hills. Ethan saw a black Cadillac DTS parked outside the villa, as well as an Aston Martin DB7, and a dual-color one, and more. For the high-profile RR.

It can be seen from the car that Lisa has really made a lot of money in the past few years. Now Lisa has the cash cow of Little Plum. The entire team of staff around Little Plum is formed by Lisa, and Lisa also Changing from an agent to a manager means that she can exceed the upper limit of the agent's share. This does not include the business agency fees obtained from Playboy playmates and the shares obtained from several first-round football players. By the way, Xiaodouzi has also made a fortune in the Lakers. The Buss family is very interested. Sign him to a big contract.

Ethan and Jennifer Hewitt walked into the palace-like hall, which had been renovated a few years ago. There were avant-garde artworks placed in the middle of the living room. In addition, there were many children's toys on the sofa. .

Lisa, who was wearing a nightgown, also came out of the room at this time, looking sleepy, obviously she had just woken up.

"Welcome back, my dear." She put her hands around Ethan's shoulders naturally, smiled and kissed Ethan.

Lisa then greeted Jennifer Hewitt, and to be precise, Jennifer spoke first.

Now Lisa is also Jennifer's manager. She is as famous as she is now because of Lisa's push behind the scenes. Naturally, she is also polite to Lisa, not to mention her intimate behavior with Ethan. angry.

Then Ethan saw his mother Mia walking out of the room with her child in her arms, followed closely by the two nannies.

Mia was very enthusiastic about Jennifer, and even asked Jennifer in front of Ethan if it was time to put the matter of having children on the agenda.

She really doesn't have too much.

"Jennifer is currently at a critical stage in her acting career. Now is not a good time to have children." Ethan cleared his throat.

"I didn't ask you, I asked Jennifer, it's not your turn to answer." Mia glared at her son.

Then, with a sinister smile on her face, she talked to Jennifer about the benefits of having children at a young age. Lisa also brought the child over at this time and asked the child to call Jennifer's mother too.

"Isn't it cute?"

Unable to resist the persuasion of the two middle-aged women, Jennifer finally smiled and nodded.

She will definitely give birth, it’s just a matter of sooner or later.

She and Sarah Gellar are good friends, and their personalities are actually somewhat similar, but compared to Sarah Gellar's publicity, Jennifer is a bit more calm and thoughtful.

"You don't have to film during this period. When the time comes, you will go back to Dallas with Ethan, and you two will live there for a while." Mia made arrangements accordingly.

"Let's talk about business." Ethan said suddenly without waiting for Jennifer to respond.

I came here today not to talk about reproduction, but to prepare a new movie.

"What kind of movie should I make? Don't look at the movie market's box office record every year. I don't know how many movies have lost all their money behind the scenes." Mia immediately shook her head and rejected Ethan's proposal.

"Ethan, I also think you should focus on the sports field now. Could it be that the Independence Bowl encountered some problems? Just ask about the funding." Lisa also frowned slightly, thinking that something happened to Ethan. .

Even Lisa, who is a Hollywood agent, does not support Ethan's investment in movies. You can imagine how risky Ethan's choice is to the two of them.

This is also related to Ethan's current net worth. If compared with other players, Ethan must belong to the wealthy class. His salary is the highest among rookies. He made a lot of money through the stock market before. If you add the Independence Bowl With such hidden assets, his net worth could reach hundreds of millions.

But compared to the real rich, such as the Jones family, Ethan is obviously nothing.

Investing in a movie can easily cost tens of millions, has a long payback period, and is too risky. It is not a good deal no matter how you look at it.

"Don't refuse in a hurry. It's not too late to make a decision after hearing my thoughts on the movie." Ethan said, looking at the three women sitting next to him.

"This movie is tailor-made for Jennifer Hewitt. Jennifer, what type of movie do you think you are best suited to star in?"

Without Jennifer having to say anything, Lisa said first, "What else could it be? Of course it's a campus beauty."

"Lisa is right, so this movie should take place on campus, but audiences have long been tired of traditional campus love movies, so it is better to make a thriller that takes place on campus."

Jennifer became famous through school thrillers. She is very comfortable playing this kind of role and is highly accepted by the audience.

The problem is that with this type of movie, just like romance movies, audiences become bored long ago.

"Unless we can add some novel and high concepts to the movie, the audience will most likely not buy it."

"Have you seen "Groundhog Day" a few years ago?" Ethan asked.

The three people nodded one after another. This movie about the endless reincarnation of time created a new movie genre.

"In Groundhog Day, the protagonist is trying to find a way to solve all this. Our movie can also follow this. In addition to horror elements such as death loops and serial murderers, we can also add some comedy elements, such as... The heroine’s death in style.”

Speaking of this, the picture Ethan sketched came to Jennifer Hewitt's mind.

I actually think it's quite interesting.

The two practitioners, Mia and Lisa, were lost in thought and felt that the idea proposed by Ethan was not bad.

"In terms of characters, according to the normal campus movie configuration, there needs to be the protagonist's roommate, best friend, warm boyfriend, and popular topics nowadays, such as the Internet. In this movie, the protagonist's roommate is the ultimate murderer. In the end, there is a happy reunion. ending."

"By the way, there are indispensable intimate scenes in the movie. Kiss scenes have to be borrowed, and body doubles are used for sex scenes." Ethan did not forget to add that Richard Theron also had the same request. Anyway, the proportion of emotional scenes in The Matrix is ​​very small. , the director will accept Lisa's request.

Ethan then recounted the plot in detail, just like before. To the three of them, it sounds like a unique story.

"Now, what do you think of the plot of this movie?" Ethan asked.

"It's a great, very qualified commercial film, and the investment is not large. The production cost does not even exceed one million US dollars. I think I can try it." After some speculation, Lisa immediately changed her mind.

There is no way, the plot given by Ethan is too "tempting", it is simply a genius idea. As long as the corresponding publicity is followed, the audience will most likely enter the theater.

"You'd better retell the plot again." Just like before, Mia began to subconsciously look for paper, hoping to record Ethan's story and then expand it into a movie script.

She feels that this story is no less than the previous "Seven Deadly Sins", and compared to the depressive style of "Seven Deadly Sins", this movie itself is more relaxed and has higher box office potential.

Mia's actions fell into Lisa's eyes, and she couldn't help but say: "That's how the seven deadly sins came about back then, right?"

"What seven deadly sins also come from Ethan?" Jennifer Hewitt's eyes widened for a moment, and then she realized the truth of the matter.

"Have you chosen a name for this story?" Jennifer's eyes changed when she looked at Ethan again. She found that Ethan had more talents than she thought.

"It's called Happy Death Day." Ethan said without thinking.

"That's not a bad name." Lisa couldn't help but nodded.

The title is the audience's initial impression of a movie. Ethan's suggestion of this name will easily make the audience curious and enter the theater.

"I have to admit, you gave me a huge surprise." Jennifer had to admit now.

I originally thought that Ethan was just having random thoughts, but I didn't expect that this casually mentioned story could directly kill today's Hollywood screenwriters.

Ethan is not only a genius in rugby, but he is also a genius in screenwriting. Speaking of which, he is much better than the men he meets at work.

And the children who inherit Ethan's genes may be strong and smart enough. "We started preparing this movie today and it will be released in the first half of next year. In terms of budget, there is no need to be too harsh. In terms of service, it should be more refined. The real budget is set to 300 million." Ethan thought for a while.

With Ethan's current net worth, there is no pressure to spend three million to shoot a movie. The budget for the entire season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is about this amount.

"In addition to Jennifer serving as the female lead, Mia is responsible for the script and Lisa serves as executive producer."

Mia, of course, needless to say, one of Lisa's major businesses is to provide cast and crew platters to production companies, and she can be the executive producer.

"It's best to set up a new company, and I have to find someone to name it... let Rice be the nominal producer." Lisa thought for a while and said.

It’s all in name anyway, it doesn’t matter who comes. Ethan nodded, and Ethan funded the production company himself.

"The only candidate who needs to be considered is the director..." Ethan continued.

When it comes to directors, the first thing that comes to Ethan's mind is David Fincher. However, he is still busy filming "Fight Club" and naturally has no time. Moreover, his net worth has skyrocketed due to Seven Deadly Sins, and Ethan can't afford it.

"The director of "Buffy" is good, let Joss Whedon be the director of "Happy Death Day"." Ethan made a decision.

Anyway, it’s a genre film, so it doesn’t require any standard. Taillight is very good at shooting popcorn movies. The subsequent Avengers 1.2 was created by this person. Of course, there are also messes like "Justice League", but to be honest, Warner bears the biggest responsibility for the violent death of this Justice League.

The most important thing is that tail lights are currently not well-known, and the remuneration is very cost-effective.

In front of the three people, Ethan called the tail light.

Taillight was filming at this time. After hearing Ethan's request, he did not immediately choose to agree, but planned to read the script first. From the sounds of it, he is quite interested in this high-concept campus thriller. In other words, as long as the script quality is online, he is willing to take on the movie.

The main candidates for production have been decided, and the only thing left for Ethan to consider is the distributor, but this will have to wait until the samples are available.

Ethan put down his cell phone, and it was only half an hour since he entered the door. Ethan and the three of them had lunch together at noon, and in the afternoon, Mia offered to go out alone, obviously to create opportunities for her son.

"I won't disturb you anymore." Mia smiled and went out.

Then Ethan saw Lisa and Jennifer smiling maliciously.

"Susan is busy at work, so I won't ask her to come over." Lisa stretched her hand towards Ethan's chest, with a smile on her face that made Ethan feel a little backache.

Ethan looked at Jennifer again. She didn't speak, but she fiddled with her hair and smiled charmingly at him.

This is probably the result of too many women.

Ethan was still making out with Kelsey this morning and had to work overtime again in the afternoon.

Ethan is physically strong, but mentally he is a little tired, which is equivalent to entering sage mode.

"Ahem, it's rare to come back once, why not go shopping outside?" Ethan suggested to the two women.

"impossible."

"Don't even think about it!"

The two said in tandem.

In the living room, the two began to tear off Ethan's clothes. Seeing this, the servant consciously took the child into the children's room.

·

When he came out of Lisa's house, it was already dark. There were large hickeys on Ethan's neck and his collar was pulled wide. Of course, Lisa and Jennifer were not much better. Lisa was lying on the bed and already asleep. After his death, Jennifer was also feeling weak, so he simply spent the night at Lisa's house.

Peter drove Ethan home, and Mia had returned.

Kelsey noticed Ethan's neck at first sight and immediately asked.

"Actually, we were discussing movies this afternoon. I'm going to invest in a campus thriller." Ethan had to explain.

"The way you prepare the movie is really special." Kelsey shook her head and was speechless for a moment.

"There will be more and more film projects like this in the future." Ethan reminded.

With a production company, it is natural to continue to work hard in the film industry. Unlike before, Ethan, as a professional player, has no restrictions at all. He will serve as a screenwriter and producer in this movie.

Kelsey then asked about the details of the movie. After listening to Ethan's introduction, she didn't say anything, but she just thought that the movie might be a hit.

And Ethan didn't mention Kelsey's guest appearance in the movie. In fact, it was easy to fit a character suitable for Kelsey into this movie. There was no problem even letting Kelsey play the "roommate" in the film, the final villain boss. The character in the original film was ugly and ugly. He has no acting skills at all, and he looks like a well-connected person at first glance.

But the problem is, Kelsey is a member of DCC, and Ethan has no further cooperation plans with DCC, so naturally he won't rush to give favors.

When will Charlotte come over in person and beg her to discuss the next steps for DCC after she feels better?

·

Jennifer now has to prepare for "Happy Death Day", and her limited vacation time suddenly became insufficient, and she was unable to return to Dallas with Ethan.

Kelsey wanted to go home for two days, so Ethan bought some gifts for his father-in-law and mother-in-law in Los Angeles and asked Kelsey to take them back.

After Ethan returned to Los Angeles, he devoted himself to preparations for a new round of games. Now Nate Newton has successfully returned to the team.

Only the last two rounds of the regular season remain. The Cowboys' opponents are the Eagles and the Redskins. Both teams have defeated them before and can't hinder the Cowboys now.

On December 12, the penultimate round of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles was played on time that afternoon.

As a home game at Texas Stadium, Kelsey still attracted more and more attention during the pre-game performance. Some reporters directly pointed their cameras at Kelsey, and Kelsey also cooperated very well. He smiles to the camera, and his bright smile can directly melt the hearts of the audience.

Although filming of "Buffy" is still in full swing, Kelsey has attracted more and more attention with her perfect appearance on Thanksgiving Day.

Today's DCC is different from the past. It has shed its iconic blue and white uniforms and transformed into a red limited-edition skin for the Christmas season.

Ethan, who was focused on the game, naturally had no intention of paying attention to these. Although it is located in the south of the United States, the outdoor temperature in Dallas today is much lower than before.

"Thank you to the beautiful DCC for the performance presented to the audience. During the halftime, DCC has also prepared a new performance for the Christmas season. Let's wait and see."

Fox will play the most exciting clips of the DCC Christmas halftime show, which is about 1 and a half minutes. For TV stations, the halftime period is the main source of advertising revenue, and of course not all of it will be used to play DCC.

After the game started, Ethan and his teammates once again played their trademark fierce offensive cooperation. Although the two main receivers in the frontcourt left one after another, Emmitt Smith and Ethan O'Connor, as the two sharp knives of ground attack, are still very good. Successfully tore apart the Eagles' defense.

The Eagles have only won three games this year and are firmly at the bottom of the NFC East. Players on these fields even want the Eagles to lose more than the Cowboys, in order to get a good draft pick next year.

It can be said that the Cowboys did not experience any decent resistance at all. Near the end of the first half, Ethan asked the head coach to replace him. He chose to conserve his energy for the next game.

At halftime, the players returned to the locker room and waited on the edge of the field for head coach Dave Campo's instructions.

Ethan was also able to truly observe a DCC performance. Kelsey discovered this and looked directly at Ethan. Her actions were full of hints. She looked like she was standing in the venue, but in fact she was just for Ethan. One person performs.

Ethan is going to let her go home with him tonight in this limited Christmas outfit.

On the other side, Charlotte, who was standing on the other side of the field, saw the exchange of eyes and movements between Ethan and Kelsey, and snorted heavily again.

At the end of the third quarter, Emmitt was also replaced to rest. By the fourth quarter, the Eagles trailed the Cowboys by ten points and there was no possibility of a comeback.

·

On the third day after the game, Peter drove Ethan to Jones Sr.'s manor on the outskirts of the city.

Jones had previously sent an invitation to Ethan, hoping that he could come to the hunting party, and Ethan accepted the invitation today.

When they arrived at the destination, they discovered that the people who came were either rich or noble. There was a row of low-key luxury cars in the parking lot of the manor, and there were a lot more security personnel.

As for the members who attended the party, they were all older people.

"Come here young man, your performance this year has been very impressive."

"I also suggested that Old Jones give up on you, but he did not adopt my opinion. Now it seems that this is an extremely correct choice."

"Look at your arms. They're even thicker than they look on TV."

These old people seemed to know Ethan and took the initiative to greet him.

At this time, old Jones also walked out of the crowd and whispered in Ethan's ear:

"These are the people who are shareholders of the Cowboys."

Ethan nodded, and then realized that he had quietly entered the top circles of this country.

However, Ethan is only a player of the Cowboys attending the meeting today. To the shareholders of the Cowboys, Ethan is just a "hard-working young boy." Old Jones called him here purely to show everyone Just to show it off.

After a brief exchange, Ethan was left alone, and the exchanges of this group of old money kept coming to his ears.

He heard from these people about Zippergate, the worsening financial crisis in Asia, and the internal situation in the United States.

"Soros is not as invincible as he was last year, and it also cost me a lot of money." A somewhat hunchbacked old man smiled helplessly.

Ethan couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this. Anyone who knows the inside story knows what the old man is referring to. All he can say is that these vultures are so good at international hot money.

Then someone asked the old man about next year's Nasdaq market.

"It seems that the Federal Reserve has no plans to raise interest rates. We will witness the day next year when the Nasdaq index rises to 5,000 points." The old man raised the wine glass in his hand and laughed.

There is no doubt that this has boosted the confidence of those present. Everyone's expressions looked relaxed and happy, and they seemed eager to give it a try, ready to take a big step into the market next year and enjoy the dividends of the development of the times.

But only Ethan knows that this is probably the last carnival for this group of people. Next year, the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates six times in a row. Although the Nasdaq will still rise, the rate is not as good as before. Until 2000, when the bubble burst, it was Another bloody storm. But at that time, Ethan had already withdrawn and focused his main energy on the film and entertainment industry.

In the evening, Old Jones invited shareholders into the manor to attend a closed-door meeting.

Only then did Ethan realize that this time was more of an annual "shareholders meeting" than a "party". Old Jones would report to investors on the Cowboys' operations this year. Of course, as a wage earner, Ethan had no way of participating in a meeting of this level.

December 12th is the final match day of the 27-98 regular season. The Cowboys host the Washington Redskins.

It was the Christmas holiday, so there were a lot of spectators at the stadium today, and there were many live activities surrounding the Cowboys outside the stadium.

Today's opponent, the Redskins, currently have a record of 6-9. Even if they win, they can't surpass the New York Giants, who are ranked first. If they lose, they can't seize the position of the last-place Eagles. This game for the Redskins can be regarded as "no desire, no desire."

Ethan, on the other hand, gave a perfect performance in this game, scoring three consecutive touchdowns in the third quarter, bringing a perfect end to his first NFL regular season.

Next, there is the playoffs that challenge the Super Bowl. The first round of the playoffs will be held in a week, but the Cowboys, as the No. 1 seed in the National League, will directly receive a bye in the first round. In other words, in the latest round The game is on January 10th.

This is half a month away. Logically speaking, all members of the Cowboys will have a short Christmas vacation.

But in fact, Dave Campo announced an extremely rigorous training plan after the game.

"I don't want you to relax for even one minute before you step foot into Hard Rock Stadium."

"Ethan, I have made a separate rule for you. Starting tonight, you will be arranged to rest in a separate room every night, and you are not allowed to spend the night with anyone of the opposite sex. Until the end of the playoffs." Dave Campo looked at Ethan, announced his additional training requirements tailored for Ethan...

(End of this chapter)