Chapter 221 Legendary Regrets
While everyone was preparing to have lunch, Su Yun put down the work at hand and walked to Bo Ji's side.
Brooke introduced the two of them enthusiastically. Su Yun suppressed her surging emotions and extended her hand in a friendly manner: "Hello, Mr. Jackson, I'm Mary. Nice to meet you. I'm your fan."
Unlike his pale appearance caused by illness and rumors, Jackson now has a healthy wheat complexion, and with a bright smile on his face, he naturally exudes youthful vitality.
"Thank you." Jackson shook hands with Su Yun in a friendly manner. "Just call me Michael. I also like your works "Artificial Intelligence" and "The Fault in Our Stars". Your purple eyes are the most beautiful besides Elizabeth Taylor's. I have always wanted to meet you..."
"So the reason you came to visit the set this time wasn't entirely for me?" Brooke said with a smile.
"That's true, but please believe me, you definitely have more posters than Mary's in my room." Jackson quickly stated his attitude.
"It's you!" Brooke pushed him lightly with a smile, and then asked with concern, "How are you doing recently? How is the progress of the re-arrangement of the new album?"
“I have some clues, but they still need to be sorted out, so I have been walking around recently, looking for the moment when inspiration comes,” Jackson replied.
"That sounds good." Brooke responded, and then told him about her role change this time, "I'm going to play a smart law school girl this time - you know, this is the first time I've encountered this type of role, I really want to see what I look like on the big screen!"
Jackson looked at her with a smile and talked about his love for knowledge and his yearning for learning. Then he turned to look at Su Yun: "This sounds like... a completely new topic?"
In recent years, the movies that Su Yun has participated in acting and producing have basically all been hits in the market. Even "Leon: The Professional", an arty movie that almost lost money, sparked heated discussions for a while because of its subject matter. Therefore, Jackson, who has watched all these movies, quickly discovered the key: the movies that Su Yun participated in rarely have repeated themes. Even "Artificial Intelligence" and "Star Wars", which are both science fiction movies, have completely different themes.
But the meaning conveyed by these movies is so similar: no matter whether the ending of the story is good or bad, even if it is condensed with a faint sense of regret, it will also hide traces of hope.
And this is exactly why he likes Su Yun's movies.
Even though this world is full of potential hardships, he still loves this world and always wants to make it a better place through his own efforts...
"Like Tagore's poem, 'The world kisses me with pain, and I repay it with song.' There are always many unhappy things in life, but how we face it is the most important question." She has said similar words to many people, but the only one who can understand this meaning best is Jackson, who is born with such a character.
"So I especially like to play with children and animals. I like that innocent feeling, without the need for disguise." Jackson continued.
Maybe because he was not very comfortable in a crowded environment, he secretly sucked his fingers while talking...
Unexpectedly, this king on the stage actually has such a contrasting cute side. Su Yun looked at him meaningfully, and then brought a large poster of him when she visited the studio next time.
"Would you like to try to make a cameo appearance in this movie? There is a role that is very suitable for you." Su Yun asked him to sign the poster while opening her mouth.
In order to make the most of such a good opportunity, Su Yun not only asked Jackson for his autograph and asked him to specially write "For Dear Mary", but also had to think twice before considering how to coax him into joining the crew for a cameo appearance.
Because they were all child stars, they had more or less a resonance when they spoke, and with Brooke's relationship, Jackson finally gave them face and agreed to join the crew for a cameo.
After successfully tricking the legendary Jackson into making a cameo appearance, Su Yun decisively and unscrupulously added three scenes for him: Sure enough, Brooke's $500,000 salary was well worth it!
In fact, Brooke had already received a salary of 750,000 US dollars before, but because she was the second female lead in this movie and was trying a new image, Su Yun was given a friendly price of 500,000 - you know, Meg, who played the heroine, only got 20,000 US dollars!
The participation of such a young and popular idol can be used as a promotional point for the film, so Brooke's price, which is much higher than others, did not cause any dissatisfaction or protest.
Since they were able to coax Jackson into the cast, the role naturally needed to be tailor-made. So after a lot of revisions, Su Yun gave him a role similar to that of a spiritual mentor, placing him at several key turning points in the plot.
In the first scene, the heroine Elle is invited by the second female lead Vivian to attend a party. Thinking she is beginning to integrate into the group, she happily dresses up in a sexy bunny girl costume and knocks on the door of the house, wanting to attend what Vivian calls a "dress-up party."
It turns out that the cross-dressing party was a misleading message sent by Vivian to play a trick on Ellie. In fact, the party was just an ordinary casual clothing party. Therefore, as soon as Ellie, dressed in a sexy bunny girl costume, entered, she became a scene of social death that attracted everyone's attention.
Ellie's ex-boyfriend Werner, whom she wanted to get back together with, was extremely ashamed. He quickly pulled her to a corner and, in a tone that seemed caring but was actually dissatisfied, advised her that law school was not the place for a Barbie doll like her, and that she should go back early to avoid getting hurt.
Even though they had passed the same exam and were taking the same courses, her ex-boyfriend still thought that this blonde girl was "not smart enough".
Fortunately, the heroine Ellie is not someone who can't stand embarrassment and ridicule. She is actually very strong inside.
When facing her ex-boyfriend Werner, who told her the reason why she gave up the free-spirited sorority and went to the dull and traditional law school, Ellie not only did not expose in front of her ex-boyfriend that her experience was all due to Vivian, but also refuted his words, and then righteously expressed her determination to become a real law school student.
Although Ellie maintained her last bit of pride and quickly left the party, she gradually revealed an unhappy look after she left the room.
It was a feeling of sadness mixed with disappointment: the goal she had always longed for suddenly turned into a tasteless piece of shit, and she suddenly felt helpless, not knowing where to go next.
The oath she made at the party is just like the current equal rights movement. It seems to be powerful and invincible, but how to plan the future and direction is still a question that cannot be accurately answered for the time being.
However, Ellie, who is optimistic by nature, was not confused for long, and was soon attracted by the pleasant music.
Listening and watching the melody played by the classmate played by Jackson on the lawn, she felt a slight sadness but also a cheerful feeling that would gradually brighten, just like her mood at the moment.
The two people don't even need to speak, they can already convey their thoughts through the notes.
After this part of the plot, accompanied by a bright and lively melody, the passage of time is quickly shown as the heroine Ellie studies hard and makes gradual progress.
The second scene is after Ellie and Vivian's relationship improves because of their complaints about Werner and the teacher. Vivian, who has always been righteous, inadvertently discovers that the seemingly serious middle-aged male teacher actually has unspoken rules towards Ellie, so she thinks she has misjudged him and ridicules Ellie with harsh words, causing the already angry and sad Ellie to return home in tears.
Later, after learning from the male protagonist's explanation that she had misunderstood Ellie as the kind of person who sold her body to get ahead, Vivian felt very upset. While taking a walk at night to calm down, she heard the music played by Jackson's character soothing and encouraging her.
Therefore, Vivian, who had cheered up, took the initiative to contact Ellie's friends, came to her side, admitted her mistakes, apologized sincerely, and persuaded her to work with her for the lawsuit they had taken on.
In the final story, the young girls worked together to win the lawsuit, and both became outstanding graduates of that year.
Vivian's ex-boyfriend Werner, who was hanging out with an immoral middle-aged male teacher, was not only dumped by Vivian, but also failed to graduate with honors from law school because he wanted to take shortcuts instead of improving his own abilities.
When Ellie delivers her outstanding graduation speech on the stage, the camera scans the people in the audience one by one, and through the subtitles, it explains the most youthful and moving years of these characters and their endings: everyone is moving towards their dreams through their own efforts.
Next to Vivian, played by Brooke, sits the character played by Jackson, with subtitles indicating the process and ending, which is simple yet timeless - "After dumping Warner, Vivian also found her true love at school."
Because of Su Yun's persistence, Brooke and Jackson, a pair of "talented man and beautiful woman" and "golden boy and jade girl" in the eyes of the public, appeared in the same frame in the only film and television.
Things in the world are never as good as we thought and wished when we were young. After the two went from being intimate to becoming ordinary and then to getting married, people who liked this couple would always repeatedly watch this extremely rare film and television frame of the couple, as if they could find from it the emotions that they had never noticed in their youth, as well as the faint regret and sadness when they suddenly think of it one day in the future.