Jessica looked up and looked at the wall clock on the wall again, eight fifty-seven. God, it's only been thirty seconds! But she felt like a whole century had passed! Jessica picked up the glass of water on the dresser and took a big sip of water, trying to calm herself down, but she was still so irritable that she couldn't even sit still.

How did things get to this point?

She was now dressed in a formal evening gown, and then sat in front of the dresser, anxiously waiting for the knock at the door, and everything else had stopped, and she could not even listen to the music, but could only keep looking at the wall clock and paying attention to the movement of the second hand by the moment. This makes her look not only pathetic, but also ridiculous, but the problem is that the expectation in her heart has not diminished in the slightest.

However, she and he had only met three times, and no more than ten words of conversation, hadn't she?

"Bang bang bang", a rhythmic knock on the door came over, interrupting Jessica's train of thought, and in an instant all the muscles in her body tensed, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at the wall clock. At 8:59 a.m., the second hand was still running fast. The second hand, which had been slowed down dozens or hundreds of times, was now running as fast as if it had lost its mind.

"It's coming!" Jessica shouted, stood up directly, and ran straight in the direction of the door, but only took a few steps, stopped again, turned around and ran back quickly, but stood blankly and looked left and right, but still turned around and walked to the door again.

Looking at the doorknob, she was stunned, her blank brain had no thoughts at all, and then, she opened the door.

Standing at the door, Lance was dressed in a black suit, the pitch-black fabric reflected a faint halo under the bad light of the corridor, and the wide shoulders and narrow waist were outlined tightly and softly with fabric, without any distinctive design, the suit looked plain, but the close-fitting cut that was too wide and too tight revealed a bit of British retro temperament.

It is paired with an ivory white casual shirt, without any fancy design, just the most basic white shirt with a small stand-up collar, no tie or bow tie, just neatly buttoned, but such a simple treatment faintly reveals a touch of abstinence/lust restraint and elegance.

The lack of embellishments of bow ties and ties makes the whole outfit look less formal, and the anchor-shaped cufflinks on the cuffs become the only embellishment on the body, adding a touch of youthful flamboyance and vigor.

It's just a glance, but it eclipses all the light.

"Dear Miss Alba, is it my pleasure to invite you to today's premiere?" Gentleman Lance politely asked, and the touching British pronunciation made people travel back to the Victorian era in a trance.

Jessica watched as Lance slowly raised her eyes, a touch of amazement slowly bloomed between her eyebrows, a breeze rose in her eyes like a blue ocean, and the praise and joy shone with a little halo, like the golden sun shining on the seashore in a midsummer morning. The clear, broad eyes politely examined the hem of her skirt, and finally landed on her cheeks, and the smile buried in the depths rippled in circles, not only with a touch of amazement, but also with a hint of humor.

This made Jessica's cheeks turn crimson in an instant, she knew for the first time that language was the palest thing, even if Lance didn't say anything to praise her, but at the moment the look in her eyes was worth a thousand words, she only felt that the deer in her chest was bumping, and her brain couldn't think at all, so she could only subconsciously answer, "Of course." It is my pleasure. All the predictions were useless at this moment, she could only passively follow the rhythm of Lance, as if galloping in the tender green spring/wind, the lazy sun had the power of magic, and people couldn't help but close their eyes and indulge in it.

Lance took a small half step forward, turned sideways, raised his left arm, and issued an invitation. Jessica grabbed Lance's arm in confusion, and then the two of them walked away, the sound of small footsteps disappearing into the hotel carpet, leaving only a silence, and the surrounding bad corridor lights bloomed in circles of light, which was wonderful.

When people think of premieres, they often think of grand premieres like "Harry Potter" or "The Lord of the Rings", and all the eyes of the world are focused on that red carpet, and countless audiences cheer for them, looking forward to the debut of the movie.

In fact, such premieres have moved away from the category of "premieres" and paid more attention to the role of "rituals". This is part of the propaganda ploy, as the studio hopes not only to attract more attention from audiences through ceremonies like guò, but also to generate more news and hope that the film will do a better job at the box office when it is released.

Naturally, such premieres cost a lot of publicity, and "Transformers 3" cost more than a million dollars in just one premiere. With such a cost, not every film can afford it, let alone an independent film.

For independent films, there are two ways to premiere.

The advantage of this method is that most of the art theaters are professional and high-end audiences, who can often give a more pertinent and objective evaluation of the film and spread word-of-mouth for the follow-up expansion of the film, but the disadvantage is that the scope of influence is too limited, and the speed of word-of-mouth communication is too slow.

The other is the choice of most independent films - film festivals. Holding a premiere at a film festival will undoubtedly increase the attention of the media by several steps, and the recognition of the film festival jury can gild the film and quickly become a hot topic of discussion among the audience. But the disadvantages are also very obvious, the threshold of the film festival is obviously very difficult, and the fierce competition can easily make the film directly buried and forgotten; At the same time, the cost of participating in the three major film festivals in Europe is even more expensive, in addition to the registration fee, the transportation fee is also a heavy burden.

This is a big reason why the Sundance Film Festival is so popular, because it is in the United States, because the commercial atmosphere has weakened to ensure that it is a carnival for independent films, and because the premieres tend to attract more attention from the American media.

Of course, the premiere of the Sundance Film Festival was not "grandiose".

After Lance and Jessica left the hotel, the two of them walked to the theater where the premiere was held, but luckily the blizzard had stopped, and the sunny weather made it much easier to walk. The snowplow cleared the main street early, but even so, there was a creaking sound when the feet were on the ground.

Jessica slipped on the soles of her feet, and subconsciously reached out to try to grab a support, and then felt a force grab her, calming her down. Raising her head, Jessica saw that the thin lip flap pursed out a shallow arc, which also broke Jessica's restraint in a panic, and couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Walking to the red carpet, this sounds amazing." ”

Jessica noticed that Lance didn't laugh, but looked at herself intently, and the hot and focused gaze made her cheeks burn slightly, as if she would melt into those eyes in the next second. This made Jessica smile a little embarrassed, "What's wrong?" ”

Lance withdrew his gaze, looked down and chuckled, "I was just thinking, maybe that's one of the charms of Sundance." The tenderness under the low eyebrows was so thrilling that Jessica couldn't help but be a little stunned. And, of course, this. Lance's voice came again, awakening Jessica, who hurriedly looked up, her chaotic thoughts quickly drawn to the pomp and circumstance in front of her.

At the entrance of the cinema where the premiere was held, the whole street was bustling with excitement, and there were at least two or three hundred people coming and going, all in groups of three or two, gathering together, discussing the movie released a few days ago, and scrambling to express their opinions; Occasionally, you can see some reporters with cameras on their backs cruising around the staircase, but their faces are very relaxed, sorting out their camera equipment and joking with their colleagues, the light atmosphere looks less like a film festival and more like a resort.

A red carpet stretched up the staircase by the side of the street, and the thick snow on both sides completely ignited the passageway, and the bright and blood-like hues fogged up in the cold air, and the heat accumulated by the surging crowd rushed left and right around the passage, as if it was an active volcano that had just erupted, and the lava slowly slid down the mountain, which was spectacular and vast, and it was jaw-dropping.

It is only at this moment that the atmosphere of the film festival comes to life. However, Sundance is obviously different from other film festivals, no one is a star here, everyone is a simple movie lover, so even the main creators of the participating films have no privileges, they just gather with all the audience and eagerly share their views on the film. That kind of plain, ordinary but lively atmosphere is the only one in the world.

Lance grabbed Jessica's arm and motioned to walk up the stairs from the side, where the members of the "City of God" crew had already gathered, just waiting for the organizer's orders, and then they could walk the red carpet.

Alexandre Rodriguez was the first to see Lance, but he didn't say anything, just stood there and looked at Lance with admiration, staring intently; Percy then noticed Lance, and he smiled, "Just waiting for you, the red carpet can start at any time." ”

Lance exhaled lightly and said with ease, "So what are you waiting for?" Let's start with the red carpet. "He's been waiting for this day for too long.

Then, Percy stretched out his head and gestured to the front, and then the host's mellow voice came from the stereo at the door of the cinema, "Movie lovers, let's invite the main creative team of 'City of God'!" ”

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