"Simon, I've read the script for 'L.A. Confidential' carefully, it's been fantastic, and I've been auditioned for Mr. Parma, and frankly, it's not a problem to be paid for a project like this, but I'm still hoping to try out the role of Bud. ”

"Brad, I'm glad you're willing to participate, but the conditions can't be changed, it can only be Ed. ”

"Mr. Parma has analyzed your concerns, Simon, and you think that Bard and Superman may overlap in some way, but I don't think so. Bud is a violent and even ruthless character at heart, and it is only because of his childhood trauma that he seems a little jealous and hateful. In fact, at the end of the story, both Bud and Ed compromise with reality. ”

Inside the indoor bar of the Hilltop Villa.

Simon leaned against the bar, heard Brad Pitt say this, and shook his head with a smile: "It seems that you have studied the script very thoroughly, but, Brad, it is precisely because of this that you are not suitable for the role of Bard, Superman impresses the audience too much, and it is easy for the audience to have a preconceived idea and lose the accurate judgment of Bud as a complex character." ”

Simon said, seeing that Brad Pitt was going to continue, and interrupted, "Brad, this is my final decision. Moreover, in fact, Ed is more suitable for you to play, his character and transformation are very clear in the story, and the final compromise and degradation can bring a sense of contrast to the audience, which is a point you need very much. If you can shape it well, you can expect to get at least one Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor this time. OK, have fun tonight. ”

Brad Pitt watched Simon walk to the dance floor with two supermodels, Qusi Gauff and Fernanda Lima, and even some of the other girls in the indoor bar gathered over, disappointed and envious of someone's ability to make a woman covet.

With Pete's current appearance and coffee position, of course, he can catch the girl, but in front of Westeros, there is suddenly a gap in the level of the chasm.

Gwyneth Paltrow, who is Pitt's girlfriend at this time, also watched someone walk to the dance floor, and her heart was complicated, with her family's connections in Hollywood, she had several opportunities to contact Simon Westeros before, and at last year's party, it was this indoor bar, and she also sat next to a man.

It's a pity that the other party has never been interested in her.

can't help but think of the "Shakespeare Love History" that I have been paying attention to since last year, Gwyneth Paltrow has developed generally in recent years, and hopes to make some breakthroughs through "Shakespeare Love", which is generally favored by the industry, but recently, I heard that the role has been set for British actress Kate Beckinsale, who has just become famous with "Breaking Bad".

There's obviously someone who makes a decision.

The more I think about it, the more maddened I get.

took a sip of the cocktail in front of him, and when the music played there, Gwyneth Paltrow asked her boyfriend next to her, "Pete, so, are you going to play that role?"

Brad Pitt shrugged: "Of course. ”

"But, Ed is the third actor, and it's almost a supporting role. ”

Brad Pitt can climb step by step from a hotel doorman to the current coffee position, of course, it can't be a male vase, and he said: "Then I have to act, you know, the script of "L.A. Confidential" was personally led by Simon, which probably means that the film will be the favorite of next year's awards season, and you just heard that at least one Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor." ”

As soon as Pete said this, Gwyneth, who was born in the second generation of Hollywood, also fully understood.

The competition in Hollywood has always been very fierce, and it has been even worse in recent years, and Daenerys Entertainment's popular project is the focus of competition for the entire Hollywood.

Otherwise, it will be snatched away by others.

If an actor with a similar style to Pitt emerges next year and gets an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, or even an award, for "L.A. Confidential," Pitt will undoubtedly have one more threatening contender.

When Gwyneth Paltrow understood, she couldn't help but think of herself.

If it weren't for Kate Beckinsale, she would want to get "Shakespeare in Love" and use her family to live in Hollywood, the chances would be very high.

So he looked over to the dance floor again.

In the flashing lights and dynamic music, the figure of a man is surrounded by a group of big goblins, and a certain girl is lifted high during the dance, causing a scream, this scene seems to be a little strange at first glance, and then I reacted, someone seems to be only 28 years old this year, and the boyfriend next to him is already 33 years old.

With the wealth and power he has, such an age is too young.

Then it was self-pity.

What is wrong with me as a simple-minded vase model?

The people who can be invited to this party, in addition to some successful celebrities, other newcomers, getting the invitation is actually a signal from Daenerys Entertainment: We noticed you. However, at the party, Simon talked less and less about business, mainly playing.

The carnival lasted for hundreds of people until after the wee hours of the morning, when it began to gradually come to an end. Another practice that has gradually developed is that you can stay overnight.

Of course, for women only.

Unfortunately, the conditions are a bit erratic, even if the guests who can receive the invitation have passed a strict review in advance, it is not that you can stay if you want to.

However, on this night, there were a lot of women staying at the hilltop villa.

Simon woke up the next morning in some kind of pinching between the front and back of the bed, the left and right sides of the bed, and there were even people on the carpet under the bed.

And, at a glance, Qusi Gauff, Fernanda Lima, Eva Herzgauva, Daniela Pusteva, Carla Bruni, Roberta Chirco, Annelies Thurbert, Heidi Krum, Karen Mulder, Tricia Schiffer, Melania, ...... If you have a lower coffee seat, you won't be able to enter this bedroom at all.

It is conceivable that if this picture spreads, it will definitely shock the world.

This is of course impossible.

The imagination of the general public is always limited in various ways, and the key is that because of the opacity of information, so that even if some rumors are true, they will be regarded as false, just like Howard Hughes back then, who was counted by the magazine with 164 girlfriends, including almost all the popular actresses of that era.

It's just that, in the absence of some of the most direct evidence, the public just listens, and it is usually difficult to generate much feeling.

Hedy Krum and Karen Mulder, who almost stepped on the carpet when Simon got out of bed, signaled that some of the girls who woke up could continue to sleep, and went to the next bedroom alone to start washing.

I didn't plan to do any more morning exercises today, so I sat downstairs in the dining room, and the time was only half past seven in the morning.

Carmen Keys, who followed Simon to Sundance for the first time, had a strange look on her boss's face when she brought coffee to her boss, but she knew how many women had entered her boss's room last night.

Simon took a sip of the coffee that Carmen had just poured at the right temperature, glanced at the girl, and said with a smile: "Even if you look at me with this kind of look at God, I won't give you a raise." ”

When Carmen Kath heard this, she silently lowered her mouth, realized that she had crossed the line a little, and hurriedly defended: "Boss, I didn't." ”

"Then it is even more unlikely that the salary will be raised. ”

“......”

"Actually, I'm not God, that's all. ”

Simon said, picking up a piece from the plate of cookies that Carmen had given him at the same time, taking a small bite, putting it down, picking another piece, taking another bite, putting it down, picking it again...... It wasn't until the female assistant next to her blushed that Simon let her go: "Okay, what about my newspaper, and some documents that need to be read today, hurry up and send them over." ”

This morning is the premiere of "Following", and as for Daenerys Entertainment's other film shortlisted this year, "Two Big Smoking Guns", the premiere is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, and Simon will not be able to participate in it by then.

In fact, the chances of both films winning awards are not very good.

The problem is obvious.

Both films focus too much on narrative skills, and for newcomers to films, using some non-linear narrative modes in the absence of resources is a method that can easily attract the attention of the industry, but if you keep playing like this, it will definitely be a bit out of place.

This is actually the main reason why Nolan has not been favored by the Oscars.

The screening starts at 10 a.m.

Simon had breakfast, left the hilltop villa, went to meet Robert Redford and others to discuss some film festival matters, and then rushed to the Egyptian Theater, where the premiere of "Following" was held, at nearly 10 o'clock.

Ten years later, even though it's a cold morning, Sundance is full of people, and there is an early queue outside the Egyptian theater.

Simon did not reveal the news that he was going to participate in the premiere of "Following", which is still the case, which also shows Sundance's popularity at this time.

The 11-day festival, in addition to the less than 40 films shortlisted for the main competition and various screening sections, there are hundreds of other films in this small town that organize their own reactions, or new works by independent film companies, or film festival premieres promoted by Hollywood studios, or just experimental works by three or two film students, and so on. Because of the serious shortage of canvases, many studios have to set up their own tents for screening.

So many films have also attracted studios from all over the world.

After all, if you can find a film like Simon's "Lola Run" back then, it is equivalent to one step to the sky.

Of course, this kind of thing, strictly speaking, has never happened.

Because no one is stupid.

As film festivals attract more and more attention, not to mention good finished films, even excellent scripts in the film festival trading market, there will be seven major Hollywood studios participating in the competition, and the chances of second- and third-rate small filmmakers picking up leaks are almost zero.

Simon and Robert quietly arrived at the Egyptian Theater, and sat directly in the pre-prepared position without meeting the main creators.

On the other hand, when the case was scheduled again for this screening, the audience was already aware that some young Hollywood tycoon might be in attendance.

As expected.

There was inevitably another commotion in the screening room, with some bold fans coming over to ask for Simon's autograph, until the security team came forward and the time came to 10 o'clock.

Immediately, the film's director Christopher Nolan and Jude Law, the actor of "Following", and other main creators came to the stage one after another, because of the existence of a certain person, the mood was obviously different, however, it was just a brief introduction before the screening, and the lights in the hall quickly dimmed.

For this small film, which cost only $3 million to make, Simon did not watch the finished film in advance.

Although I had read the script of the opening version earlier, I still wanted to leave a little suspense for myself.

On the spot, the effect is good.

With the assistance of Daenerys Entertainment, even if the cost is very small, a group of actors, including the actor Jude Law, actually took the initiative to reduce their salaries to act, first of all, the team can be described as solid, which is actually the key to many good movies.

Just like Quentin's "Reservoir Dogs", without the participation of Harvey Keitel and other actors with excellent acting skills, it is difficult to say what the result would be.

"Following" in the original time and space is just a black and white short film that costs $60 million, and Simon, the big butterfly, changed history, and basically got a new story on the original idea.

on the big screen.

Jude Law's male protagonist, Bill, is a writer who often observes all kinds of passers-by on the street in order to capture creative inspiration.

On this day, Bill was attracted to a mysterious man and followed him all the way, only to find out that the man named Cobb turned out to be a thief. Cobb discovers Bill's stalking, and the two briefly rub into each other's minds, knowing that the other has no ill will towards him, just a car looking for inspiration, so he suggests that Bill can follow him.

The target is a woman's home.

Bill hesitated slightly, but the ghost agreed with a god, and then the story began to take a turn.

After an illegal break-in, seeing a photo of the hostess of the apartment, Bill fell in love at first sight and fell in love with each other.

Well.

If you are an audience who is quite fond of literary films, and the number of films read is large enough, you can probably get this creative source after watching an oriental movie called "Sunny Days" that was just produced two years ago.

However, the story of "Following" is certainly more intricate.

After falling in love with the heroine, Bill became addicted to it and even broke into each other's homes alone.

Then something happened.

When he wakes up one day, Bill finds himself in the home of a woman in his heart, and the point is that he doesn't remember what happened, and this is the body of a beloved woman.

That's right.

The woman died.

This caused Bill to fall into great grief and panic, and after some hesitation, Bill decided to cover up the incident and investigate the truth of the matter in private, and then Cobb reappeared.