Jude sat on the living room couch, as quiet as a sculpture.

"Hey!"

Kate slowly approached and said hello in passing.

"Filming is over, aren't you going out and say a few words to everyone?"

Jude glanced up at Kate, shook his head, and said, "I'll be celebrating with everyone in the evening, but I still have something to think about right now." ”

"It has to be now?" Kate realized that she had come at the wrong time, and she felt slightly lost.

Jude felt this change in Kate's mood, and frowned, as if thinking of something.

Just as Kate bit her lip and was about to say the word "goodbye", Jude suddenly stood up.

He got up and went to the kitchen, bringing a bottle of red wine and two goblets. These are all props used during the filming of the movie, and now that the scene has been filmed, there is naturally no need to keep them.

Jude poured wine into both glasses, picked one up himself, and handed the other to Kate.

"You seem to have something to say to me?"

"If you're busy, I'll ......"

Before Kate could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Jude.

"Maybe your business will be a little more important."

Kate was stunned for a moment, and then a sweet smile appeared on her face.

Jude took a sip from his cup, put it down and looked at Kate intently.

"Ready to leave?"

At the mention of this topic, Kate's bright eyes immediately became dull.

"I thought I would shoot a few more times, but I didn't expect it to be successful once, and I originally booked a ticket for next week, but now it seems that the plan can be advanced."

"Never thought about staying in Hollywood?" Jude asked with a frown.

Kate was a little tangled.

"I don't know, but I feel like there will be more opportunities to go back to the UK."

"Because of Mike Sheen?"

Jude's question suddenly became sharp, which made Kate a little uncomfortable for a while.

"I don't quite understand what you mean."

"I mean, you didn't break up with him, so you feel like you should go back to the UK and stay in Hollywood, even though the latter gives you a bigger stage and a bigger future."

Jude didn't know why he was so angry all of a sudden, but he felt unhappy at the thought that Kate might continue to be with Mike Sheen when she returned to England.

Kate was completely stunned, and looked at Jude with some confusion.

Jude calmed down a little, and suddenly found that he had no position to accuse Kate at all, and hurriedly remedied: "Sorry, there are too many things during this time, and my emotions are a little out of control just now." ”

Kate nodded, looking at Jude with a more tender look in her gaze. She had witnessed Jude's hard work these days, and naturally understood how heavy the pressure was on the man in front of her.

Jude drank the wine from the glass, and was about to pour it again, but the bottle was held down by Kate.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, okay? Either way, you've made it! ”

Jude gave Kate an appreciative look.

"Thank you!"

"Don't talk about me, talk about you! What are your plans after the film? Kate cleverly changed the subject.

Jude didn't talk to Kate about his film dreams, but told her very practically about his current situation.

"I'm going to try my luck and see if anyone is willing to spend money on this movie, which has cost me all my savings and hopefully sells for a good price."

"How much do you think this movie will sell?"

"I don't know, between $100,000 and $200,000!" Jude quoted a price range that he thought was reasonable.

"Such a good movie, only worth $200,000?" Kate doesn't know much about film distribution, but in her opinion, "This Man is from Earth" is first-class from the script to the shooting to the actors, and it's a pity to only sell so much.

"Considering the actual shooting cost of this movie, as well as the fame of the director and actors, it is already good to be able to sell it at such a price, and I will tell you the truth, in fact, I am not very sure that I can even sell it for $100,000." Jude explained with a wry smile.

"This is not like the first time I knew you!" Kate joked.

Jude smiled, "I'll do my best." ”

The heavy atmosphere of the conversation was swept away.

"Actually, I'm curious, what are you going to do with the money if you sell this movie successfully?"

"I promised to give Aiman Ruhr a 10% dividend, and then I will send a check to each of you for the rest, although everyone promised to appear for free, I still hope to be able to give you a gift, and as for the rest of the money, it should be able to support me until I find my next job."

Jude's idea surprised Kate, who she had expected to use the money to continue investing in her new film.

"I got a lot out of this movie, so I don't need my part."

"Many people in the crew said that I have special care for you, and if you don't accept this gift, I'm afraid this rumor won't be clarified one day."

Jude had a regretful expression on his face, which made Kate not accept it.

"Okay, okay, I'll just accept this gift!"

After saying this, Kate suddenly fell silent.

Jude also noticed that there seemed to be no other common topic between the two, and he felt that the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"By the way, which studio are you going to sell this film to?"

"Big studios like Disney, Warner, and Universal are definitely not going to work, and at this Toronto Film Festival, I'm going to talk to those independent studios, and some of them should be interested in that. If you can't do it, you can only participate in the Sundance Film Festival in January next year, which is the last way out. ”

Jude says what he wants, but Kate finds a problem.

"The Toronto Film Festival is going to start soon, are you sure they're going to accept the film?"

"Of course not, the registration period has long passed, and my plan is to sneak in, go directly to the heads of those independent production companies, and persuade them to come and watch this movie."

Kate held out her hand, "I'm sorry I can't help much, but I'm sure you'll find the right buyer in the end." ”

Jude smiled and shook Kate's hand, not noticing the strange expression that flashed in the other's eyes.

"By the way, can you give me a copy of this movie? I want to keep it as a souvenir. Kate asked.

This request was not excessive, so Jude agreed without even thinking about it.