Simon first met Kathryn Bigelow, a Hollywood female director, after winning the Oscar for "Bomb Disposal Unit" in 2010.

Speaking of which, his first impression of Kathryn Bigelow was the other party's appearance.

At the 2010 Oscars, Catherine Bigelow, who was tall in a linen silk long dress, looked only 30 years old, and her figure and temperament were enough to crush most of the actresses on the red carpet that year.

But in reality, Catherine Bigelow was born in 1951. Even now, in 1986, she is 35 years old.

Simon can only sigh that there is no shortage of goblins in this world who are strong enough to resist the erosion of time.

And then there's the other party's work.

After the Oscars that year, Simonel watched several of Kathryn Bigelow's films.

In all fairness, most of Kathryn Bigelow's films can only be said to be average, but the roughness of the other party's work like an ancient stone pillar totem is impressive, and this woman seems to be using all her masculine camera language to tell the audience in front of the screen that what a man can do, I can do it, and what a man can't do, I can still do.

Simon even feels that Catherine Bigelow's gender dominance through her work has taken a bit of a flaunt.

The bus started again and headed south along California Highway 1.

Catherine Bigelow gave all her attention to the manuscript in front of her after a slight gesture just now, and Simon glanced at it curiously, judging by the format of the text on the paper, the woman should have a script in her hand, and then did not bother.

After more than an hour, it was not until Catherine finished reading the last page of the manuscript that Simon said in time: "Is this a script?"

A woman's sixth sense is always very sharp, and just as she was reading the script, Catherine felt that the young man next to her would look at her from time to time. As a beautiful woman, she has never been short of pick-ups around her, and she has become accustomed to this kind of thing.

However, the other party didn't bother her for more than an hour, and she didn't speak until she finished reading the script, which also made Catherine feel a little more good in her heart, so she smiled at Simon and nodded, "Yes." ”

Despite responding, Catherine was not much willing to talk to Simon.

Although the young man in front of him has an angular handsome face and a more mature temperament than his peers, in any case, this is obviously just a big boy who is less than twenty years old. If my friends knew that they had been accosted by such a boy, they would definitely die of laughter.

Just as she was about to turn her gaze out of the car window to make a suggestive gesture of refusal, Catherine heard the young man next to her continue: "Actually, I also have a script. Otherwise, we'd have been in Los Angeles for hours. ”

With that, Simon got up neatly, removed his backpack from the overhead rack, and picked out one of the two manuscripts and showed it to Catherine.

Catherine was a little surprised that Simon casually took out a script, but she still classified Simon's actions as a pick-up. I was going to explicitly refuse, but after glancing at the title of the script in Simon's hand, she couldn't help but be a little curious, and subconsciously asked, "Butterfly effect, what does this mean?"

"This is a hypothetical hypothesis made by Edward Lorenz, a professor of meteorology at MIT, to illustrate his theory," Simon said, handing the script to Catherine and continuing: "Professor Lorenz hypothesized that a butterfly in the Amazon basin of South America occasionally flapped its wings, and that the effects of this flapping on the surrounding air currents continued to spread, causing a chain reaction that eventually formed a terrifying tornado in Texas. ”

Catherine listened carefully to Simon's explanation and couldn't help but shake her head: "How is it possible for a butterfly to flap its wings and cause a tornado?"

Simon said: "Professor Lorenz is describing the huge impact that a small variable can have on the whole system. And I think it's very likely, but we can't argue for it. ”

Catherine hummed softly, not arguing with Simon, she was not one to argue with people. I found that I had unknowingly taken over the script called "The Butterfly Effect", so I opened it curiously.

Then, feeling that the young man next to him was still looking at him, he remembered what he had just said.

hesitated, but handed over his script.

Anyway, like he said, it's time to pass the time.

Flipping through the script in her hand, she glanced at it, realized something, and jumped a few more pages before Catherine finally decided.

It turned out that the entire script, including the title on the cover, was handwritten in a neat English font similar to that of a printed font, which made her look at the young man next to her who had turned his attention to her script.

In this era, the typewriter has become a very common office tool, and it is very rare for such a young person to be willing to write all the scripts of more than 100 pages by hand so patiently, and write so beautifully.

Simon was unaware of Catherine's mental activity, and in fact, handwriting the script was a reluctant act for him, living in a psychiatric hospital, and even if the doctor allowed him to have a typewriter, he couldn't afford it.

Putting Catherine's script on his lap and turning it open, Simon had already recognized it at this time, this should be Catherine's first theatrical feature film "Blood Night". When he looked up Catherine's information out of curiosity after "Bomb Disposal Unit" won the award, he saw the synopsis of the film, but he didn't take the time to watch the movie.

As he read more, Simon quickly sorted out the general context of the story in his hand.

Calebau, a farm boy in Oklahoma, meets a girl named May and falls in love with her at first sight, but May is actually a vampire and impulsively transforms Callebo into a vampire.

Callebo is then kidnapped by May's vampire companions and forced to wander the world.

Despite his immortal abilities, after several twists and turns, Calebor realizes that this is not the life he wants, so he wants to get rid of the vampires, and at the same time, Calebbo's father and sister also embark on the road of searching for their loved ones after his disappearance.

On the other hand, I don't know how long it took, after reading the last page of the script, Catherine looked up and found that Simon was still slowly flipping through her script, but suddenly there was a small urge to snatch the script from his hand.

Although I don't like the overly pessimistic and gloomy tone of "The Butterfly Effect", after reading the whole story, Catherine has to admit that "The Butterfly Effect", which is exquisitely conceived and interlocking with novel plots, is much stronger than "Night of the Bloody Corpse".

At the end of the day, "Night of the Blood Dead" is just a simple romance in the guise of a vampire, and there are some script loopholes that even she can't handle.

Quietly waiting for Simon to finish the script, Catherine involuntarily said in a tone of inquiry that she didn't even realize she had, "How's it going?"

Simon thought for a moment and said, "I really like the scene where Callebo kneels in front of May and sucks the blood from her wrist, with a certain sense of transgression of morality, which should be inspired by the phenomenon of lamb suckling, and it will definitely be very touching in the future." ”

Catherine didn't expect Simon to express her views based on a certain point in the script, although the script of "Blood Corpse Night" was not exactly written by her, but the picture Simon described at this time was precisely from her.

Many fans will make excessive deconstructions that completely exceed the director's intentions after watching the movie, but Simon's understanding at this time coincides with her thoughts. She came from an art background, so she habitually added some symbolic shots to her scripts.

"So," Catherine asked bluntly, after a moment's hesitation, "do you think there is anything that could be improved on this script?"

Hearing the woman's question, Simon was a little surprised, but he said quickly: "Perhaps, you can change the farm into a pasture, I see that there are many farm scenes in the script, but no matter what the state of the farm, it is definitely not as picturesque as the pasture covered with green meadows." ”

Catherine thought for a moment, nodded, and asked, "What about the final plot, which is the setting of Kalebo and May turning back into people, do you think there is a better way to deal with it?"

In the script of "Night of the Blood Corpse", the hero and heroine turn back into human beings through blood transfusion, which is indeed very far-fetched.

However, Simon shook his head and said, "You must have revised the script many times, right? If I could, I wouldn't be able to see this kind of plot now." There really can't be changed, otherwise the second half of the entire script needs to be overturned, and it must be another story. ”

Catherine nodded, understanding that Simon was telling the truth, but there was still some disappointment in her expression.

Simon looked at the woman's expression and said, "Actually, there is another place that can be adjusted." ”

Catherine looked over again, "Huh?"

"The name of the hero," Simon said with a smile on his lips, "you know what? The name Callebo is derived from the Hebrew word, which actually means 'fierce hound', and the name is too earthy, so it's better to change it." ”

Catherine knew from Simon's smile that he was joking, and she smiled and teased, "You still know Hebrew." ”

"yes, pretty fluent. So, I'm going to do a very good job in Hollywood in the future. ”

Hebrew is the national language of the Jews, and as we all know, Hollywood is the world of the Jews. Being able to speak Hebrew fluently will definitely give Simon the favor of many Jews in Hollywood.

In fact, thanks to the memories of the other twelve people, not only Hebrew, but also more proficient in English and Chinese, Simon was also fluent in German, French, and Spanish, which already covered almost all of the world's major languages. Therefore, even if he is going to be a translator now, he must be the top one.

Catherine listened to Simon's tone, and had a slight urge to roll her eyes, and felt that this young man had changed the subject a little and didn't want to comment too much on the meaning of her script. Perhaps, compared to his "Butterfly Effect", "Blood Corpse Night" really has nothing to say.

Simon is not reluctant to give Catherine more advice, but he is well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of Catherine's series of works.

The point is that the two are still in a state of 'meeting in the water', should I persuade her to restrain the violent atmosphere of deliberately blurring gender consciousness in her works, and encourage her to show the delicate side of her women.

How did I know that a beautiful woman like her would not be delicate enough in her film works?

Guess?

If you talk too much, you'll be exposed.

However, Catherine was not a person who was forced, so she followed Simon's topic and said with a bit of small talk: "Then what do you think should be the name of Calebor to be good?"

"Simon, how's it going?"

Catherine was a little puzzled: "Simon, is there anything special about this name?"

Simon held out a hand towards the woman and smiled, "Simon Westeros, ma'am, may I know your name?"

Catherine immediately understood that it was his name.

"My name is Kathryn Bigelow," she shook his hand gently, and Catherine introduced herself with a smile and curiosity: "Westeros, it's a rare surname, you know Hebrew, so, is this a Jewish surname?"

"No," Simon shook his head, "it's my last name." ”

Westeros is an original word coined by George Martin, a word that should have appeared a decade later. So, Simon is now undoubtedly the only 'Westeros' in this world.

Catherine could feel a faint sense of superiority implied in Simon's words, but there was no disgust in her heart.

He was able to write a play like "The Butterfly Effect," to be able to talk casually about the theories of a professor at MIT, and to be able to master a very niche language like Hebrew, and it was natural for such a brilliant young man to be proud.