When they met for the first time, the two of them were not in a hurry to talk about business, but just chatted casually.

More than ten minutes later, Simon mended the tires, washed his hands and came back, before he looked at Sandra Bullock in front of him again.

In the past timeline, compared with Julia Roberts and Nicole Kidman, Hollywood actresses whose acting careers can be described as smooth sailing, Sandra Bullock should be regarded as a late bloomer.

Born in 1964, Sandra Bullock was 30 years old when she starred in her famous film "Life and Death".

However, with the popular image of the 'national silly big sister' and her own diligence and high production, Sandra Bullock has maintained the active period of her acting career for more than 20 years since she became famous.

In 2013, when Julia Roberts and other veteran actresses have begun to fade out of the field of fans, Sandra Bullock can still get a record-breaking single film salary of up to $70 million with "Gravity", becoming a veritable box office queen in Hollywood.

Sandra Bullock is now just 22 years old.

'Just now' indeed.

Simon called Sandra Bullock after returning to Los Angeles on Friday evening, but did not schedule a meeting yesterday. Because yesterday was July 26th, Sandra Bullock's birthday.

That's what Simon saw on Thursday from the girl's resume.

Simon also saw from his resume that Sandra Bullock graduated from North Carolina with a degree in theater performance, which is why he basically decided to let the other party play the heroine of "Lola Run" without auditioning.

Due to the ultra-low industry threshold, Hollywood stars always seem to give people the illusion that they are born to act without learning at all, but this is far from the case.

In Hollywood, almost all celebrities need to undergo a variety of acting training, either actively or passively, in the process of becoming famous. Take the famous Oscar 'nail household' Meryl Streep as an example, most people only see Aunt May being nominated for Oscars again and again, but few people notice that Aunt May is a graduate of Yale University with a major in drama performance.

Those ignorant people who want to reach the pinnacle of life in Hollywood with just a good set of skins are more likely to end up in the 'valley'.

No Hollywood studio would casually let a newcomer with little acting experience go on a multimillion-dollar movie. Similarly, "Lola Run" is crucial for Simon, who wants to knock on the door of Hollywood, and he is definitely not so random when it comes to choosing the heroine.

Previously, he sent an invitation to Courtney, and it was also during several small talks between the two that Simon learned that Courtney had been in Hollywood for three years, and had just starred in a TV series, and her experience and qualifications were enough.

Now, the same is true of Sandra Bullock, who came from a standard academic background.

After all, it is just an ultra-low-budget production with a budget of only about 100,000 US dollars, and Simon also hopes to spend more money on film production.

And, familiar enough.

Under the eaves of the motel, Sandra deliberately wore a formal women's shirt and casual pants for this meeting in the afternoon, and when she saw Simon unceremoniously looking at herself, knowing that the 'audition' might have begun, she couldn't help but straighten her posture and tried to make eye contact with Simon.

But.

The boy had beautiful blue eyes.

None of my own.

With this thought, I couldn't help but think of the scar on the corner of my left eye that I accidentally fell when I was a child, so I subconsciously turned my head sideways.

The momentum was completely dissipated immediately.

Simon didn't notice these details in Sandra's expression, and finally glanced down at the flat sandals on her feet, walked to his bicycle, patted the handlebars, and said to Sandra, "Let's go, I happen to have some things to do, I'll tell you on the way." ”

Hearing Simon speak, Sandra Bullock nodded hurriedly, inexplicably feeling that her reaction was a little silly, and after a little slowdown, she pointed to Simon's bicycle: "We, are we riding?"

Simon nodded and said, "It's near Douglas Park, so your car will be here for the time being." ”

Sandra Broca remembered the distance she had just come from and stopped objecting.

Simon said hello to the old Spanish man who was still watching the excitement next to him, and left the motel with Sandra.

Although it was the weekend, the traffic on the street outside the hotel was still very sparse, Simon pushed the bicycle off the road, stepped onto the car, and handed the backpack to the girl behind him, before pointing to the back seat: "Come on." ”

Sandra Bullock subconsciously took Simon's backpack and felt like she was in a daze and got on a boy's bike.

Sitting on the back seat of the car, holding a gray canvas backpack in her arms, Sandra stared at the grass and trees on the street that began to retreat, and the chaotic thoughts in her mind turned and turned for a while before they converged: Daddy, your daughter is going to be abducted by a poor boy on a bicycle!

A little person who couldn't be suppressed in his heart shouted like this, and Sandra suddenly couldn't help it, and laughed out loud.

That's a silly idea.

Simon heard laughter coming from behind him and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing," Sandra quickly shook her head, grabbed some of the hem of his T-shirt, and took the initiative, "You can call me Sandy." ”

Simon responded, "Okay." ”

"Well, Simon, why don't you tell me about the movie?"

"The main thing is that I can't say a word or two, and I promised to invite you to dinner, and we have an afternoon, don't we?"

"Okay, but there's always a story?"

The story is simple, Gangster Manny loses $100,000 and his girlfriend Lola has to raise the money for him within 20 minutes, or Manny will likely be killed by his boss. ”

"Sounds exciting. ”

"It's going to be more exciting to shoot and it's very tiring, so you have to be prepared. ”

"I haven't agreed to appear in your movie yet, have I?"

"Imagine that many years later, you start writing your memoirs: Simon Westeros invited me to his first film, and it was like fate, and I immediately said yes. That's a lot of legends, isn't it?"

Sandra couldn't help but laugh out loud again, and said, "I don't know if it's legendary or not, but I must have met a megalomaniac today." ”

"Well, don't put that in that sentence then. ”

"Huh. ”

Since they talked about the movie, the two unconsciously continued to talk about this topic.

As Simon goes into more detail about Lola Run, Sandra also comes to realize that this must be a really cool movie anyway.

For the sake of the girl behind him, Simon didn't ride fast.

It was about ten minutes before Simon took Sandra to the outside of a shop called Strong Watch Store near Douglas Park.

Unlike other watch shops, this one offers a handmade customization service for customers.

Simon got the information about the store from Jonathan's assistant Owen Wright, and it is said that many Hollywood movies also customize clock props here.