Simon left the Airship Bar and stood on the street looking at the neon lights flashing in the dusk. He didn't feel any loss about Courteney's choice just now.
It is difficult for a simple girl without any care to get into the fame and fortune fair of Hollywood.
It was just dark, and the streets of Santa Monica were at their busiest, so there was nothing wrong with walking back to the hotel where we were staying.
However, Simon soon discovered that his backpack was still in Courteney's car.
During this period, Simon was basically inseparable from the light gray canvas backpack. The bag contained the contract with WMA and several scripts, as well as the scene drawings of "Lola Run", which was almost all Simon's belongings at this time.
These things are not valuable to outsiders, but if lost, they will be very troublesome.
Simon turned to look at the door of the bar again. There was still a long queue. Just as he was thinking about what to do, Courteney's figure also flashed out of the crowd at the door.
Looking at the depressed expression on the girl's face, Simon realized that she must have been kicked out due to his involvement.
Courteney also saw Simon, but she just glared at him angrily and walked straight to the parking lot.
Simon could only follow, followed Courteney to the parking lot, and then said to the girl who took out the key and opened the door: "I'm so sorry, Courte, I didn't expect this."
"What's the use of saying sorry to me."
Courteney glanced at Simon, opened the car door silently, sat in the driver's seat, rested her arms on the steering wheel for a moment of silence, and couldn't help kicking the car randomly.
Tonight had already been planned. Matthew Broderick's friend was very interested in Christie, and Christie planned to agree and then pull her into Matthew's circle.
Matthew Broderick comes from an acting family, and his family has deep connections in Hollywood.
With the success of "The Genius", coupled with the "War Games" a few years ago, Matthew Broderick, who has accumulated two blockbuster movies, has now become a popular niche actor in Hollywood, with a celebrity status and "War Games". Tom Cruise before "Top Gun" was on par.
Being able to squeeze into Matthew's circle will help his development in Hollywood even more than an excellent agent.
Now, it's all in vain.
Perhaps even Christie would have a grudge against her.
Simon didn't know Courteney's plan. Even if he knew, he didn't regret the punch he just punched. He is not a person who cannot bear to be wronged, but he will never give up his dignity and seek compromise without any bottom line.
Looking at the angry girl in the car, Simon waited for a moment, then pointed to the co-pilot on the other side and said: "Kurt, can you pass my bag?"
I really wanted to throw the backpack of the guy next to me and drive away.
But after calming down, Courteney also realized that Simon caused trouble after all because he was trying to block the guy who was harassing her. What made her angry was just his attitude of not even lowering his head a little bit.
So, after hesitating for a moment, Courteney still said to Simon angrily: "Get in the car, you want to walk back, it's so far."
It was more than six kilometers from here to the hotel, so Simon naturally didn't want to walk back. Hearing Courteney's unforgiving but softening tone, he smiled and turned to the other side of the car, opened the door and got into the passenger seat, looking at the girl. He started the car and said, "Aren't you waiting for Christie?"
Courteney turned the steering wheel and drove the car out of the parking lot. Thinking of the situation just now, she shook her head and said, "She probably won't go back tonight."
Simon hummed, and then said: "Then, let's find a restaurant to have dinner first, I'll treat you."
Simon hasn't eaten since his shift in the afternoon, and the same should be true for Courteney.
Hearing what Simon said, Courteney hesitated again. She did not look at the boy beside her, but looked at the road in front of her and said: "Simon, I must declare one thing first. I don't plan to have a boyfriend in the next few years. I want to establish myself in Hollywood first before thinking about this kind of thing.”
"I understand," Simon nodded and made a little joke and said, "It just so happens that I can choose a cheaper restaurant later, otherwise I will have to stay and wash the dishes."
Courteney felt Simon's relaxed tone and felt inexplicably a little disappointed, but she still smiled and echoed as if nothing had happened: "If I had known, I would have talked about this after dinner. I really want to see you being detained to clean the dishes. .”
Having said that, Courteney was actually very aware of Simon's financial situation, so she chose a cheap fast food restaurant.
After a brief dinner, Simon just asked Courteney to drop him off near the Griffin supermarket where he worked, then sent the girl away and walked a short distance back to the hotel.
In the days that followed, although Courteney would still appear in the supermarket where Simon worked, the frequency was significantly less. Even the supermarket owner Roger Griffin felt the alienation between the two.
Occasionally chatting, Courteney also complained slightly that Christie had moved out of the apartment they shared and she had to find new roommates to share the rent.
As an inconspicuous little person, Simon's life has not been affected by the last bar incident. He is still continuing his work rhythm step by step, while waiting for news about the script of "The Butterfly Effect" from WMA.
Another week passed like this, and using the savings gained during this period of frugality, Simon bought a second-hand bicycle for US$30 at a flea market near Venice Beach. "Run Lola Run" has added an important prop.
Meanwhile, within WMA.
After nearly a month of planning and coordination, Jonathan Friedman finally officially introduced the script of "The Butterfly Effect" together with the complete package project plan carefully planned by WMA to major Hollywood studios.
Since "The Butterfly Effect" attracted the attention of company executives including WMA President Norman Broca, this project was no longer delivered step by step to studio executives through traditional screening promotion channels, but through WMA's The internal connections were directly delivered to the desks of the vice presidents or above of the major studios who had the power to make project decisions.
"The Butterfly Effect" quickly attracted strong attention from senior executives of major studios with its wonderful story concept and perfect script, coupled with WMA's sparing no effort in packaging and building momentum.
If it were any other time, such a movie script with a wonderful story, a low budget and matching the hot-selling elements in recent years would have been circulated in Hollywood for a week, and major studios would have already started to make offers or even bid against each other.
But this time, because the WMA wanted to make "The Butterfly Effect" a packaged project, the reactions of Hollywood studios were mixed.