Simon heard the question of the female reporter of "Variety", but only nodded slightly: "Yes, the reason is actually very simple, if I didn't do these jobs myself, but I wrote my name, there will definitely be a lot of people who will trouble me in the future." ”

Hearing Simon say this, many viewers who originally had similar doubts were a little surprised.

Gunmen exist in any circle, and Hollywood is no exception.

However, judging by the quality of "Lola Run", the odds of more than a dozen Hollywood filmmakers who must be very good are working as gunmen for a young man at the same time is very slim.

What's more, although most people still don't know the details of Simon, no matter what his identity is, there is no need to do it at all, it involves professional filmmaking skills, and it is too easy to be debunked.

It's just that.

If a lot of the behind-the-scenes work for Lola Run was done by the young people on stage, it would be a bit too incredible anyway.

The female reporter of "Variety" was obviously in this mood, and when she heard Simon's answer, she immediately asked: "So, how did you do it?"

Simon smiled and said, "Miss Trevor, your question is hard to answer. However, if you count from the time I started writing the screenplay, I was busy with the film for a full six months. I went through a lot of twists and turns, and I met a lot of people who were willing to help me, such as Bob, Jenny, Catherine, director Brian de Palma, Mr. David Giller, my agent Jonathan, etc., and in retrospect, I was actually very lucky, because many filmmakers with dreams rarely get such opportunities. Once again, I would like to thank all of them, and I hope that I will have the opportunity to help some people in the future. ”

Although she couldn't get an answer that satisfied her, Jane Trevor nodded earnestly and sat down again.

Immediately, at the signal of Robert Redford, many people raised their hands again.

There weren't many media reporters who could come to Park City, and Robert basically knew them all and wasn't in a hurry, but this time he casually ordered a young boy sitting in the back row.

The boy didn't wait for the microphone to be handed over, and he couldn't wait to say, "Simon, your movie is so cool, I really hope that I can make a movie like this one day." So, I'm wondering, how did you learn this, or, which film school did you go to?"

Simon shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't go to film school, as for film skills, I should be self-taught." However, my personal situation is a little different from everyone else. So, if you want to be a director, I still recommend that you go to a professional film school. ”

There are many self-taught and well-known directors in Hollywood, and even Robert Redford, who is sitting on stage at this time, can be counted as one.

However, hearing Simon's answer, many people in the screening room were still surprised.

Although it is not clear how old Simon is, he is very young at first glance, and it is logical to say that he has systematically studied film and television at a top film school and mastered a series of skills to produce "Lola Run".

But on the basis of self-study, anyone who has tried this kind of thing knows how many difficulties and detours it will take, so it is unbelievable to be able to do it at this point.

Everyone was surprised, but Janet, who had been sitting quietly next to Simon, blinked, and suddenly remembered the large pile of professional film books that Simon bought a few months ago.

Little bastard, he must be talking nonsense.

But.

It's really weird.

The boy sat down, and Robert Redford handed over the question to a media reporter again.

The Q&A session that followed lasted until 12 noon, when the Sundance premiere of "Lola Run" was announced.

There will be several more screenings of the film in the remaining days of the festival, but Simon will not have to attend then. In fact, many filmmakers basically leave Park City after their weekend premieres. It wasn't until the closing ceremony of the film festival that a representative would be sent over again if the news of the award was received.

On Sunday afternoon, Simon reconnected with Peter Butler about his interview. In the evening, Jennifer Raybould and Lisa Collins were put on a plane to New Haven, Connecticut, where Yale University is located.

However, Simon did not have the slightest time to relax.

As soon as the premiere of "Lola Run" ended, he was surrounded by several solo film distributors who rushed to Sundance to try to pick up the leaks.

A fat man even opened his mouth and boldly offered a buyout price of $2 million, which was more generous than Fox, but he only wanted to pay a $200,000 deposit, and the rest needed to be settled after the release of the film.

Simon laughed and scolded Harvey in his heart, you are a big liar, and then stopped paying attention to the other party.

On Monday, as soon as he woke up early in the morning, Simon received a call from Catherine from Los Angeles. Immediately afterward, Robert Redford also called and asked him to go to the Sundance Institute.

Simon drove to the city, brought back a thick stack of newspapers from the Sundance Institute with reviews of "Lola Run," and bought breakfast along the way.

Back at the resort apartment, it was already past nine o'clock in the morning.

The weather in Park City was still cold, and there were no outsiders around, and Janet began to reveal her true form, and she would lie on the bed like a lazy cat and refuse to get up. When I saw the newspaper Simon brought back, I was a little energetic, and I screamed for Simon to bring the newspaper and look through it with great interest.

"'Variety,'well,' the obscure Sundance suddenly had an amazing anti-genre masterpiece, 'Lola Run'. Written and directed by newcomer director Simon West, the film shows the audience what the 'butterfly effect' means through a very interesting three-part film format. At the same time, the film's exploration of the countless possibilities of life is also evocative. Bala Bala Bala, I'll change another one. ”

Janet read a few sentences, then swept through the ten lines at a glance, and couldn't wait to pick up another newspaper: "This, "The Hollywood Reporter", seems to be very powerful. What surprised me the most was Simon Westeros's skillful use of a series of cinematic techniques, and the whole film reached a top-notch level in terms of lens, color, soundtrack, editing, etc., not at all like a low-budget film with a production budget of less than $1 million, and it is said that a lot of this work was done by Simon Westeros himself, and I seemed to see another rising Hollywood genius filmmaker. It makes sense to write it, but I'll take a look at it again, hey, Peter also wrote a film review, didn't you agree with him that you would release it after the film festival ended? Oh, it's just a film review. ”

After reading Peter Butler's film review published in the Los Angeles Times again, and flipping through the remaining newspapers, Janet threw them away and leaned out of the bed with excitement: "Little boy, you're going to be famous, quick, let my sister kiss me first." ”

Simon pressed Janet back under the covers and said, "I don't kiss lazy women who don't even brush their teeth." ”

"Uh, that's starting to dislike, be careful that I call my four brothers to beat you up. ”

Simon smiled and pulled down the corner of the quilt for the woman, and said, "Call another cousin or something, make five, and bring a baseball bat." ”

"Uh-huh, like, without a cousin, you bully me. ”

After frolicking like this for a while, the phone in the living room rang again, Simon saw that the woman still buried her face in the pillow, leaned over and kissed her round shoulder, and said, "Get up quickly, I'll go answer the phone first." ”

The call was from Jonathan Friedman, who had just gone to work in Los Angeles, and his agent had also seen the praise of "Lola Run" in several mainstream Hollywood print media, congratulated Simon, and at the same time told him that Mike Meadow, president of Orion Pictures, called him early in the morning to inquire about some news about Simon's film, and should be very interested in the release of "Lola Run".

After talking for more than ten minutes, and just about to hang up the phone, Sandra Bullock happened to arrive at Jonathan's office, so she chatted again.

WMA headquarters on Camino Street, Los Angeles.

Sandra and Simon said goodbye and gently lowered the microphone before sitting down across from Jonathan's desk.

"That's right," Jonathan Friedman said, handing her a copy of the document, "Back to the Future 2 is in preparation, and casting has recently begun. Your qualifications are a bit shallow, but I read in several newspapers in the morning that you were complimented on your performance in "Lola Run". So, you prepare first, and I figure out how to get you through the first round of auditions. Later, it depends on the specific situation. ”

"Back to the Future", the first place in the North American box office list the year before last, Steven Spielberg served as the producer, Robert Zemeckis directed, and Sandra was naturally clear.

It's just that after starring in "Lola Run", Sandra just recently got a supporting role in a spring TV series.

After flipping through the audition materials and skimming them quickly, Sandra was still a little unsure: "Joe, this is, the heroine's audition?"

"Of course," Jonathan Friedman smiled and nodded, "but don't expect too much, in the first round of casting, there will be at least a few hundred girls vying for this role." Also, you talk to Simon and ask him to cut a clip of your performance in "Lola Run", and I'll give it to the crew of Back to the Future 2 for you and give it to me by Friday. ”

"Well, I will," Sandra nodded, but added, "But, Joe, Simon won't be back from Park City until next week." And, I, I don't know the phone number of his residence either. ”

Jonathan smiled and wrote a string of numbers on the sticky note, handed it to Sandra, and said, "Since it's a film festival, there must be no shortage of all kinds of equipment in Park City, and copies are also there, so you can ask him to cut it and send it back or have someone help bring it back." ”

After a few more conversations, Sandra got up to say goodbye, and had just left Jonathan's office, only to find that another client, Courteney Cox, of the agent, was already sitting outside.

Sandra knew that Simon first invited Courtney to participate in "Lola Run", and Courtney naturally knew that Lola's role finally fell on Sandra. Now, when they suddenly met each other, both of them were inexplicably a little embarrassed, nodding to each other casually, and then they passed by.

Courteney knew why Jonathan called her over today. "Back to the Future 2" has begun casting, which is a big event for the whole of Hollywood.

Noticing the audition materials Sandra had just held, Courtney remembered the "Lola Run" movie review she saw on The Hollywood Reporter at breakfast, and she felt a little more powerful sense of crisis in her heart.

The actor of "Back to the Future 2" is definitely Michael Fox. Then, under Jonathan's name, there are at least three heroines who are suitable for the heroine of "Back to the Future 2", Elizabeth Sue, herself, and Sandra Bullock, who has just left.

Thinking so, Courtney suddenly discovered that Elizabeth Sue starred in "The Butterfly Effect" and Sandra Bullock starred in "Lola Run", both of which were related to him.

And themselves.

Originally, there was a chance.

Right now.

Let's hope "Lola Run" doesn't cause too much reaction.

If you think about it, it's just a low-budget solo movie, and the subject matter is still so far from the mainstream, even if it gets some praise, it shouldn't make too many waves in Hollywood.

Thinking so in his heart, he exhaled deeply, and no longer let himself think about these nonsense things, Courteney Cox tried it at Owen Wright, pushed the door and walked into the agent's office.

About the same time.

Fox Studios not far from WMA's headquarters.

Ronald Goldberg, president of Fox Films, called Peter Sanders into his office early in the morning.

The two sat down in the reception area, and Ronald Goldberg handed Peter Sanders a few excerpts from the film review of "Lola Run" that his secretary had just sorted out, and said, "This should be the work of the screenwriter of "The Butterfly Effect", you talked to me on the phone last week?"

Peter Sanders has actually seen the film reviews of "Lola Run", so he took a few reviews and flipped through them, nodded and said, "Yes, this is it." ”

Ronald Goldberg heard Peter Sanders confirm and said, "Didn't you already talk to him, why didn't I see the results?"

Peter Sanders put the film review in his hand on the coffee table in front of him and said, "That young man wants to share the contract." ”

Ronald Goldberg slowly took out a cigar and was trimming it, and was stunned for a moment before shaking his head and laughing: "Sure enough, it's a little guy who doesn't know the height of the sky." In that case, then forget it and let him go to someone else. ”

Peter Sanderston paused, but said, "Ronald, there are actually some things about him. ”

Saying this, Peter Sanders briefly talked about Simon's age and the relevant publicity plan that the two talked about that day.

After listening to this, Ronald Goldberg found that the cigar in his hand had been poured down at some point, and picked it up and threw it on the coffee table, but his eyes were still staring at Peter Sanders: "18 years old, are you sure it's true?"