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There are three types of Hollywood Star shifts, the morning shift covers breakfast and lunch, and the shift can be changed after the lunch is over, the middle shift covers lunch and dinner, and the evening shift covers dinner and supper. Because of the higher chance of tipping for lunch and dinner, Jenny generally chooses the middle shift, and in order to have dinner with Dave, she specially changed to the morning shift the next day.

Perhaps because of shyness, Dave didn't come to the café that day, and was even two minutes late for the date, and when he appeared, he apologized repeatedly, but he couldn't come up with a good explanation.

Jenny Jane didn't need an explanation, she glanced at Dave's ill-fitting suit and his obviously combed hair to see why he was late. - As a casting person in charge who has been in the entertainment industry for many years, Dave is so young that she is simply surprised.

"The quality of the restaurant you chose already makes it unnecessary for you to apologize. She half-jokingly said, "Being able to make an appointment for 'eat dry and wipe clean' is enough for you to get a kiss from me." "

'Eat dry and clean' is the name of the restaurant, the original Italian word 'Scarpetta', opened by the celebrity chef, located in Beverly Hills, one meal can easily eat Jenny Jane's salary for two days, if you open a good wine will be more, as a famous high-end restaurant, it is not easy to reserve a seat, if there is no certain relationship, it is even more difficult to make an appointment to a good position by the window.

Jenny's compliment obviously made Dave happy, and his demeanor was much more confident, but his personality still did not change, and he did not take credit for himself, but told Jenny frankly, "It was actually a good friend who called me." "

Jenny smiled and said, "Wow, then your good friend is really capable - you can make such a good friend, you are even more capable." "

She vomited in her heart as she spoke: This flattery is a little too obvious.

But as she thought, for Dave, who was seriously lacking in self-confidence and clumsy in manners and conversations, such an attitude could build up his confidence as soon as possible, and after Jenny threw two compliments in a row, he relaxed enough to joke, "Then let me invite you to dinner with such ability, it seems that you are the top of the power chain." "

Jenny immediately burst out laughing, Dave laughed with her, and in a relaxed atmosphere, they began to order.

Jenny hadn't eaten a full meal for a long time, and it would be a lie to say that the smell of the food around her didn't have a tantalizing effect on her, but looking at the foie gras, desserts, sauces in a set meal, and then converting the exercise time that must be spent on these calories...

She ordered salad and dessert, and Dave asked for more than she did, and a glass of wine.

"You should eat more, even as a girl who wants to be photogenic, you're a little too thin. Dave said, pushing the pre-dinner bread towards Jenny's eyes.

"My spare funds only allow me to pay for these. Jenny gave herself a reason.

Dave's expression changed, but Jenny spoke before he did, "I know you want to be treated, but it has to be a decision made by the two of us, isn't it...? I'll treat you to a treat. "

She didn't explain it, but Dave was already blushing, and Jenny looked strange, "Do you rarely go out on dates?"

"The last time I had a frequent date was seventeen years ago. Dave said that she then listened to the story of a very common high school lover who went through ups and downs, had incompatible personalities and eventually divorced, Dave and his ex-wife had no children, and the ex-wife got a dog. After the divorce, he spent three or four months of recuperation, and recently began to plan to return to love.

Nothing special, most of the details she had guessed from the ring mark on his ring finger, "Wow, then I should be honored to be your first date after seventeen years." "

"You're not the first date," Dave said, looking at her with a kind look, "but you're the first to make me feel ... Awesome date. "

"What happened before?" asked Jenny, silently saying to herself: go out with the girl who auditioned... The results were poor.

"I probably didn't tell you, I'm a little actor assistant director. "When I was in New York, I asked out a couple of audition actresses, and it all turned out badly. "

Bingo, the perfect explanation for his never mentioning his profession. If it weren't for her insistence on AA as the bottom line and not accepting treats casually, maybe Dave would never have said it.

Jenny smiled and said sympathetically. "It's not often that people separate their lives from work, do they?"

Dave snorted, "A lot of people think they'll get a role by sleeping with the director, but in Hollywood, it's not that simple. If you only know how to open the door to people who have served you, then your assistant director will not be able to do it for long. "

Some nerdy feelings, after getting married, have been concentrating on work, honest people, have never been tempted by all kinds of beautiful women, very professional, and proud.

The character is not bad.

"People always think of Hollywood as too simplistic. Jenny digressed, "Tell me about your dog, I've wanted to have a dog since I was a child, but foster families always have too many children and don't have room for dogs." "

Dave's interest was clearly piqued, and he was a little surprised, "I didn't expect - I mean, sorry, you look like a happy girl from a happy family." "

They talk about Dave's dog, Dave's childhood (middle-class, stern and cold parents, the bullied third child in a large family), Jenny's childhood (failed family, upheaval foster life), and Dave's marriage, as well as Jenny's ideals and current situation.

Jenny didn't ask Dave about his job during the whole meal, but Dave took the initiative to tell her the whole process of his entry into the industry when tasting dessert (interested in movies, read USC, found that he didn't have much talent, relied on connections to enter Warner Bros. for internships, worked hard, successfully stayed and worked, and now becomes Warner's senior actor assistant director).

They had a great chat, and Dave's eyes sparkled the whole time. That's why Jenny asked for dessert, and dessert time is the most relaxing time for a meal.

Dave insisted on a treat when it came time to pay the bill, and Jenny thought about it for five seconds before smiling and nodding.

Dave almost cheered – he was so obvious.

After dinner, they walked back and talked about some of the films that Dave was involved in, some of which Jenny hadn't seen either, and they agreed to watch them together if they had a chance.

It was fifteen blocks from Jenny's house, and they actually walked downstairs to Jenny's apartment, and Dave was a little reluctant to say goodbye to her, but Jenny smiled and told him, "I'm not the girl who asks someone up for coffee the first time we meet." "

In fact, to be honest, let alone inviting someone to go up for coffee, she would never even take the initiative to leave an excuse for other boys to talk to before. Once upon a time, Chen Zhen lived in China, an oriental country that was subtle and elegant, and all a girl had to do was dress herself up and sit there and wait. - If you are too proactive, others will think that you are not worthy. But in the United States, such taboos are almost non-existent, and if you are too reserved, no one will take care of you, and no matter how beautiful you are, it is useless. It is impossible for Chen Zhen to change the environment, she can only change herself, silently adapting to the social rules of the Western world.

"Yes, you're not. Dave said tamely, holding out his hand, Jenny shook it with him, and it took him too long to let go. "See you tomorrow. "

"See you tomorrow. Jenny said, waving at him and turning to go upstairs, calculating how much time she had wasted exercising as she walked up the stairs.

When she reached the stairwell on the second floor, she noticed that Dave was still downstairs, and he was looking up at her.

The smile was so genuine and full of hope – a smile that would never have appeared on his face before this dinner.

Jenny felt a little guilty suddenly, but she smiled and waved at him again.

The next day Dave came for coffee, but the store was busy, Jenny didn't say a few words to him, and when she checked out, she told him, "You can leave a 3% tip, that's for someone else." "

A fixed 3% of the tip in the restaurant should be distributed to some of the kitchen helpers and the boys who ran the hall, and the rest was given to the waitress, which is almost a regular rule. Dave was visibly stunned for a moment, "But-"

Jenny said, "You don't need to tip to serve a friend. "

She smiled at Dave, who stammered a little excitedly, "But, I-"

He called Jenny again that night, and Jenny counted the time and promised him that he could go out on a date the night after tomorrow.

It was Dave's last night in Los Angeles and their second date, and Jenny was dressed up a little grander than usual, wearing perfume, and they still had a good conversation. - Of course, she still didn't say a word about the audition.

"You know, I'm going back to New York tomorrow. After eating, Dave sent her back, his tone a little low.

Jenny let her tone be more regretful, "But you're always coming back to Los Angeles, aren't you?"

"Yes, I'll be back in about two months, and the crew will be shooting in groups at that time. Dave said, trying to make the tone lighter. "See you in two months?"

Jenny put her hand in the crook of his arm, "See you in two months." "

This time, Dave was more reluctant to say goodbye, but he still failed to break through to Jenny's boudoir, and it was clear that Jenny was not the girl who could go to bed on a second date.

The next day Dave didn't show up on Hollywood Star, Johnny commented on it, and Jenny laughed it off.

She continued to lose weight, continued to wait, was not anxious, and did not let herself have much hope - even if there was no more follow-up, she got two good evenings, a good dinner, a good wine, a good conversation and a good date, in fact, seriously, except that he did not have a glamorous appearance, Dave was not much worse than those bombastic actors, and Jenny was past the age of judging people by their appearance.

A month later, Jenny put on dress No. 2 and began researching the theaters and theater companies in Los Angeles – a field where Jenny Jane had never thought she would come from a theater background, so she had little knowledge.

A month and a half later, her phone rang, and Jenny scooped it up from her apron.

Dave gasped on the other end of the phone and said, "Listen, Jenny, I need your CV and photo, now, right now, do you have an email address? send me an email right away." "