After Simon finished speaking, Amy Pascal nodded slightly, and then turned and walked away.

This party was hosted by Simon after Simon last heard Ron Macmillan's message and asked Orion to host it, and everyone who had helped with "Lola Run" was invited, and Simon did his best to entertain.

The party went on until late at night, and Simon still woke up early the next day.

Because it's going to move.

Halfway up the hill in the northern Palisades area of Santa Monica, the re-selected home is about an acre mansion that is more than twice the size of Janet's residence in Malibu, and is perched on a hill with excellent views, and can easily overlook the entire city of Los Angeles and the magnificent ocean at the foot of the mountain.

Of course, the monthly fee is also as high as $15,000.

Although he has no particular preference for luxury homes, Simon has found that the only way to ensure privacy is to rent this type of accommodation.

Speaking of which, Simon's current net worth is actually more than enough to buy a mansion, and he prefers to live in his own house in his bones. However, this is the peak of the US stock market and housing bubble in the 80s.

If he can't see the future, Simon may also choose to buy a luxury house in this hot market. But he clearly remembers that with the stock market crash in the second half of this year, the U.S. property market will also be affected and fall sharply.

After a busy weekend, a new week is fast approaching.

However, early on Monday morning, Simon was still asleep when he was woken up by the ringing of the phone, followed by the anxious voice of Mike Medois asking him to receive the fax.

After some tossing, Simon came across an article in the New York Times on the East Coast, with a one-word title, "Hoax", from a New York Times contributor named Mark Hollington.

"The first time I saw Lola Run, I fell in love with the movie. All the details of the film, such as the camera movement, the colors, the soundtrack, the editing, etc., gave me a refreshing feeling. ”

"The movie can still be made like this. ”

"But when I heard that the film was about an 18-year-old, I immediately fell into some kind of indescribable confusion, and then, as my West Coast counterparts said in that article, I began to remember that I was 18, and that everyone around me was 18. ”

"I grew up in a pretty good family, I had a decent education, and I was surrounded by a lot of smart people. But I eventually discovered that none of the people I knew had the potential to make such a great film when I was 18 years old. That's right, I'm talking about 'potential'. Even if they were trained in directing, cinematography, soundtrack, lighting, and other aspects of film from an early age, I don't think anyone among them could have completed an amazing film like "Lola Run" when they were 18 years old. ”

"Now, somebody has done it. ”

"He wrote the script, directed the screenplay, picked up the camera, edited the soundtrack...... And, all of this is impeccable. ”

"Is this really possible?"

"So, while watching the film repeatedly, I began to pay close attention to everything about the young director named Simon Westeros. When the newspaper information was no longer sufficient for my personal needs, I even rushed to San Francisco myself, where I stayed for a full week. ”

"Simon Westeros, maybe he'd prefer to be called that now. ”

"It's really sympathetic that the boy grew up in a children's home in San Jose, San Francisco County, and he had no relatives and no foster family. Subsequently, Simon Westeros relied on the support of the federal welfare system to complete his studies from elementary school to high school in obscurity, and was admitted to Stanford University with a blockbuster. I've interviewed a lot of people around Simon Westeros and they do say that this is a very hard working boy. But at the same time, these people also revealed that they never found Simon Westeros to have any talent in film, and many people don't even remember that Simon Westeros saw movies. ”

"Well, I can basically conclude that Simon Westeros's cinematic talent will definitely not come from his teenage years. ”

Next, Simon Westeros went to Stanford University. However, in less than two months, the poor young man was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for treatment for nine months due to a sudden mental illness. ”

Obviously, two months at Stanford University are also not enough for Simon Westeros to accumulate any film skills. ”

"Subsequently, I also visited the psychiatric hospital, and the attending physician in charge of Simon Westeros was very wary of my questioning and did not reveal much to me. I even tried to get Simon Westeros's case, only to be told it was missing. ”

"It's cleverly 'lost'. ”

"While I can't tell what happened in the nine months of a mental hospital, it's very rare for a person with violent schizophrenia to be able to get out of the hospital again in nine months. It is also apparently unlikely that he will receive any training in film skills during these nine months. ”

Then, a miracle happened. ”

"When Simon Westeros appeared in Los Angeles, he immediately became a film genius with a wide range of professional skills. ”

"That's right, definitely a 'genius'. ”

"Every detail of "Lola Run" makes him worthy of this word. ”

"Just, is it really possible?"

"A person who has never been involved in film since he was a child suddenly becomes a director, a person who has never touched a camera suddenly becomes proficient in cinematography, a person who has no musical training at all suddenly becomes proficient in soundtracks, and editing, and lighting, and all sorts of things?"

"As a film critic, a veteran cinephile, a film practitioner who has barely stepped into the threshold because he has written one or two scripts, although I have not been involved in filmmaking, I know very well that any work involved in the filmmaking process, if you want to reach the top, you need to go through a long and focused grind, and no one can appear at the top of the mountain without climbing. ”

"Now, watching the box office explosion of "Lola Run", watching the heated discussion in the media, watching the audience waiting in front of the theaters, watching Simon Westeros being chased by the paparazzi like a handsome young singer, my heart is more and more unable to get rid of a thought. ”

"Scam. ”

"All of this is just a hoax. ”

"First of all, I must state once again that I have no doubt about the excellence of 'Lola Run', which is an excellent film that will go down in the history of Hollywood cinema. ”

"But,"

"I would never believe that so much of the work on the film's creditlist was done by a young man like Simon Westeros. I'd rather believe that all of this is just a farce rehearsed by the people behind the scenes for huge profits. ”

"So, Simon Westeros, if I'm wrong, prove it to me! If you can prove it, I'm willing to apologize to you on any occasion and in any form. But if I'm right, then tell everyone the truth and tell all the fans who liked the movie so much but were deeply deceived. ”