Chapter 51
Holiday Party
“It’s been a long time, Mr. Grey. ”
“Oh, John, how have you been? I shouldn’t have stopped by my office.” Grey says with a tone of fiction, but a happy expression on her face.
“How’s Jennifer? You look particularly pretty today. Haha.”
“Really? Heh heh.” Jennifer’s face brightens as she says she’s pretty. I’ve been paying a lot of attention today, so I have a different charm from other days.
A black dress with a lace to the knees and a silver necklace with a small diamond attached to it, which looks great on you. Unlike usual, the white neckline is revealed by giving it a wave and lifting it slightly. It is clearly contrasted with black clothes.
Despite my relatively early arrival, there are already more than half a dozen people sitting at tables in a large, acceptable hall. Honestly, I’m a little nervous and excited because I’ve never been to a formal party of this size before.
“Jennifer, you look so beautiful today. Your hair looks so good on you.” I complimented her for feeling better about the beautiful light on the chandelier.
“Really? Whew! Where do I sit?” Jennifer looks like a child, opens my arms, and looks around.
I’m hesitant to go somewhere, but after greeting us for a while, someone comes in, and Mr Grey comes back, who has been distracted.
“Al, let me introduce you to a nice young man.” Mr. Grey calls someone who just walked in. He’s…
“John, you know who this is, right? Haha.” How’s my network? ’I smile like I do.
“Of course. Hi, I’m John Kim. It is an honor to meet you. “
The man Mr. Grey introduced was Vice President Al Gore. As you have seen on TV, the word ‘I am a principalist’ comes to mind on the angled face. I heard Vice President Gore doesn’t like to party a little hard and humorous, but even though he flew all the way up here at the end of the year, he still has a clear shot at the governor of California.
“Hi, I’m Jennifer Davis.” Jennifer also greeted the Al Gore couple.
“John is a very talented young entrepreneur. Mr. Gore also founded Internet companies he might have heard of. He runs Google, Myway and Classmate.com, and he’s very valuable in investing, so he probably made billions of dollars this year. Haha.”
Grey praises me a lot. Even if it’s a holiday party, it’s not a place to take care of each other. As with all political panels, it is necessary to be useful to be invited to this position. Mr. Grey thinks I’ll be good for everyone in my own way, so he’ll be standing up for me.
“Really? I think you’re still young. That’s amazing. ”
“The political senses are great. The election strategy is amazing. I was first in line to be elected governor. You know, I got pushed a lot at first. John was a tremendous supporter of the campaign. ”
“Haha. With all the compliments Mr. Grey makes, I should get along well. I use Google mostly, by the way, which is amazing. Did you make that, too?” Gore says he’s interested in science, and asks about major search techniques.
“Yes, I work with two other friends, and I developed the AI part. ”
Mr. Gore asks about some of my companies, and I think they have a lot of IT knowledge.
“Hmmm. That’s a hard topic to discuss later. There are two ladies standing around. Haha,” Mr Grey naturally stops boring stories that seem to be lengthening.
“Oh, I’m sorry. Meeting someone interesting in a while. John, I’ll invite you over later.” Mr. Gore was very kind to me.
“Yes, you’re just talking to this young man so much that this beautiful young lady is standing here having no fun.” Mrs. Tipper, Mr. Gore’s wife, points to Jennifer and looks at her husband.
“Haha. I’m fine. Oh, this is my niece. “
“You said Jennifer Davis. Maybe it’s so beautiful and elegant. I’m so jealous because I’m a woman. Hoho.” Tipper twists the mood with a light joke.
I had to break up with the Gore couple for a moment. It seems that other acquaintances were unable to continue the conversation because you, too, approached me to tell the story.
“Oh, who is this? Come here, John.” I’m thinking about going inside and wondering where to sit, but there’s someone else who welcomes me. Turns out Richard Barton is sitting at the table with a few people.
“Hello, it’s been a long time.” I haven’t seen you in the last two months because I’ve had very little time to go to Expedia. Now that I have a seat, I can only act as a major shareholder, even without me.
“Yes, but sometimes you have to show your face to the company. I’m gonna forget about this. We already know each other, and you know who this is, right? It’s Sean Penn.” Barton and David Lipton were sitting at the table with their wives, and they introduced us to Shawn Penn, who was sitting next to them.
“Good to see you again, Mr. Lipton. And I’ve never met Sean Fenn. You look even better in person than you did in the movies. ”
“Right? Shawn Fenn is my favorite actor, and he took me here in particular. Haha.” I don’t know how Mr. Barton knows Shawn Fenn, but he looks pretty familiar.
“Sit here. Nice to meet you.” Shawn Fenn’s wife gives Jennifer a seat next to him.
“Hi, I’m Jennifer Davis.” Jennifer also greeted as she grabbed hold of the form. I sat next to Jennifer because they were both married.
“By the way, John’s a bachelor. How’s the romance? I knew my girlfriend was supposed to be pretty, but I’m surprised to see her today.” Richard continues to make jokes.
“Is Jennifer an aspiring actress? It’s so pretty. Oh, look at this skin.” Sean Fenn’s wife strokes her hand, looking at Jennifer.
“Haha. Thank you. Jennifer’s pretty, right?” I smiled and shrugged, putting a little hand on Jennifer’s shoulder. Jennifer blushes as she becomes at the center of the story, feeling good but a little embarrassed.
“No, it’s beautiful to see Mrs Wright Pen in person. The latest work, Message in a Bottle, was really moving. Maybe you’re that good at acting?” Jennifer enjoys asking Shawn Fenn’s wife about it.
‘Phew. Who the hell is this? If you say you don’t know, I’m sorry.’ Everyone doesn’t explain who Shawn Fenn’s wife is because they think I do.
Shawn Fenn’s first wife was known as the famous Madonna, and I know they broke up, but I don’t know who she remarried, and I don’t care much.
‘Oh, what have I been living with? I’m gonna watch some TV from now on.’ Until now, I have not had many opportunities to run forward and experience the culture and entertainment that my peers enjoy. I can’t believe you don’t know every Hollywood actress in America who’d be interested.
Under the circumstances, I have to keep up with the performance and the movie, but if I don’t say this awkwardly, I will make a mistake. I feel pathetic and stupid smiling at Jennifer’s words without knowing the content.
“Oh, it’s stupid to talk about celebrities. ‘I sigh.
“Phew! Stupid. Idiot! Kahahaha. There you are! ’I blamed myself and suddenly found a piece of memory stuck in that corner of my head.
“I’ve enjoyed other films, but at least I’ve seen Forest Gump at least three or four times. When I see the heroine, I want to hear what she has to say about it. Why not?” Jennifer listens to the conversation and seems to have appeared in a lot of movies, but she asked me with a look that she really wants to hear about.
[Forrest Gump is a masterpiece in six academies, bringing theater revenues worldwide to close to $680 million, which is many times more than that when combined with other video rights. Over 10 times the production cost of $55 million. Tom Hanks starring Robin Wright, playing the heroine.]
One day, while looking through the materials for Polygram Pictures a while ago, I also saw a page detailing the top 10 most-paid movies of the year, which reminded me of what was described about the film.
I carefully saw how much money the movie made, so I remember the numbers well, but I think I read the heroine’s name inadvertently. Now that I associate my face and name with the movie, I can remember a new one.
“Hoho. That was five years ago, and it was on TV not long ago, right?” Forest Gump is a very famous movie, and I’ve played it on TV a few times, but it’s probably been there recently.
Shawn Fenn’s wife told him some interesting stories like old times, but she also pretended to be fun with a slightly exaggerated gesture to make the atmosphere more inviting.
Turns out, Sean Fenn’s wife is a famous actress. From Tom Hanks to Kevin Costner to Paul Newman, John Travolta, Morgan Freeman to Robin Williams to John Kusac, all the famous actors filmed together.
“Huh! This is a bigger actor than I thought, right? I didn’t know too much. ’Sean Penn, who was originally more famous as Madonna’s husband, is a well-known actor, but apparently his wife is as famous as her husband.
“What does Jennifer do? You look familiar, model. An aspiring actor?”
“No, I’m a grad student now. I’m just doing a cover model at John’s company.” Jennifer looked at me and replied.
“John… owns the company?” Then Barton looks at me curiously because he knows Mr. and Mrs. Ripton well and hasn’t introduced them to what I do yet.
“Haha. Turns out you didn’t introduce me to Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Fenn. John is the majority shareholder and director of Expedia. They developed search engines and sold them to us for a lot of money. Haha. Besides, it’s only going to be three or four companies now. Maybe one of the people in this room will be the first or the baddest. ”
Barton rolls his thumb and index finger, making a joke. But I’m not wrong. This is a political gathering where entrepreneurs, actors, and others have come, but there is no chance anyone like me has run a few shell companies.
“Really? Hoho. Jennifer’s boyfriend is rich now?” Ms. Shawn smiles at Jennifer.
Having a Hollywood actor at the table, I heard a lot of interesting stories. Especially Jennifer, who is excited to talk next to Mrs. Shawn Fenn. Anyone who’s elongated asks a question about how the movie was, and Mrs. Wright doesn’t hate to smile at Jennifer’s question and answer it.
I was just starting to be interested in the film business, so I was able to talk about things like Sean Penn, who was a filmmaker. Of course, it was the one I could almost hear.
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