After talking about "Kung Fu", it was already past ten o'clock in the night. For a night owl, the nightlife had just begun, but Simon had to go home.
There is work tomorrow.
Ignoring all the explicit hints from the women at the party, Simon continued to socialize and say goodbye, walked through the crowd, and came to the door of the bar. He was caught up by Vanessa Johnson again, followed by Scarlett Johansson, who was obviously disgusted.
Taking Simon's arm, Vanessa looked expectant: "Simon, can you come to my place tonight?"
Simon patted the girl's slender waist and shook his head with a smile: "Not tonight, honey. I will contact you when I have time soon."
Vanessa did not give up: "In that case, Simon, you want to go back to Cape Dume Manor, right? Can I give you a ride?"
Simon remembered that the Johnson family was placed in Brentwood and happened to be on the way, so he nodded in agreement.
Seeing Simon agree, Vanessa showed a bit of youthful excitement like a girl who had just turned 18. She hugged Simon's arm and walked out. She didn't forget to glance at the party scene with a little pride, and was very happy with the countless envy, jealousy and hatred that passed by. It's enjoyment.
At the same time, he still ignored a certain annoying sister who was cheating to come with him tonight.
When Scarlett saw her sister going out with Westeros, she pouted slightly and followed closely without any delay.
I felt aggrieved again.
Until now, Scarlett still insists that Simon should have liked her at first, but was snatched away by her hateful sister, who is still her biological sister!
After arriving downstairs like this, when getting into the car, she saw that her sister was about to chase Simon. Vanessa, who didn't seem to care about a follower at first, grabbed her and dragged her sister to the other side. She got into the car first, and then Allow Scarlett, who was already red-eyed, to come up.
Simon's car tonight was a Bentley with an armrest in the middle of the back seat that couldn't be lifted up, so the sisters had to squeeze into one seat on the other side.
Simon just smiled and watched the little confrontation between the two sisters.
Speaking of which, it was still the original evil intention, deliberately done to see what would happen if the once unknown sister of the Johnson family was promoted to a big star.
Now, that's interesting.
The more interesting thing is yet to come.
When the car started and turned smoothly onto Sunset Boulevard, while Vanessa thought she had suppressed her sister and diverted her attention to talk to Simon, a certain little girl suddenly stood up, passed over her sister, and rushed to Simon's side.
Vanessa really didn't expect it. She was dumbfounded for a moment, and then became furious. She grabbed Scarlett's arm and tried to pull the little girl back. Naturally, the little goblin resisted with all her strength and screamed at her. Simon asks for help.
Seeing that the two ladies were about to pull each other's hair, Simon could only say: "OK, stop. If you continue to make trouble, I will have to kick you two out of the car."
When Vanessa heard this, she stopped first, and finally pinched her sister's arm, then looked at Simon and apologized: "I'm so sorry, Simon, Scarlett is too willful, I will never take her out again next time. "
"I don't want you to take me," Scarlett retorted with red eyes, and turned to the man: "Simon, you liked me at first, right? Fanny was the one who got involved?"
"Well," Simon said with a smile, twisting Scarlett's petite body so that the girl could sit on his lap, "I don't like eight-year-old girls."
"I'm not eight years old." Scarlett obediently turned around and sat in the man's arms. She turned her head when she heard the words, and held Simon's hands against her chest: "You see, I am more developed than many 18-year-old girls. It’s okay.”
Simon felt it unceremoniously. Seeing that the girl's face quickly turned red, he still joked: "The problem is, the mental age is only eight years old."
Seeing her sister successfully sitting in the man's arms, Vanessa felt a little disgusted, and then added: "She's not even eight years old, she's like a kindergarten kid."
Scarlett ignored her sister's teasing this time and looked at the man behind her expectantly: "Simon, my birthday is next Sunday, November 22nd. Can you come and celebrate my birthday with me?"
Simon shook his head directly: "No."
The girl was not disappointed this time. Instead, her young face showed a bit of coquettishness: "Maybe, it's okay now."
As the girl said this, she pressed her body against her back, her eyes flashing wildly with hints.
Simon tightened his arms around the girl in his arms and interrupted the little goblin's spellcasting: "Be good, now is not the right time." After saying that, he simply ignored her and turned to Vanessa next to him: "What are you busy with recently?"
Vanessa was thinking about how to complain to her mother when she got home, and that she would definitely not give her sister a chance to compete with her for a man in the future. When Simon asked, she quickly cheered up: "We are discussing several roles these days, Simon , as it happens, can you give me some advice?"
"Tell me first?"
"One is The Talented Mr. Ripley directed by Minghella, which is Daenerys' project, as you must know Simon."
Simon nodded.
I happened to chat with Ella Deutschman at the cocktail party tonight.
After completing "The English Patient", Anthony Minghella has been preparing his favorite "The Talented Mr. Ripley" in recent years. It is adapted from a classic novel of the same name published in 1955. It tells the story of Tom, a commoner who is entrusted by a wealthy businessman to persuade The other person's son Dicky, who was wandering in Italy, returned to the United States. After Tom came into contact with Dicky, he was deeply attracted by the other person's high-society life, and finally came up with the extreme idea of killing the other person and replacing him.
This was once a relatively successful project, led by Miramax, and it was still an Oscar favorite that year.
The disadvantage is that the cost is too high, reaching 40 million US dollars. Although the total global box office exceeds 120 million, but including the investment in promotion and distribution, the theater stage can only be regarded as breakeven.
Therefore, Simon's attitude this time is that the budget cannot exceed 30 million, otherwise he would rather not do it.
In fact, if Anthony Minghella hadn't proposed this project himself, Simon would have preferred to have Brian De Palma or David Fincher direct it. Minghella's style is too literary, and this is obviously a no-brainer. In the memory of the crime thriller idea of "Gone Girl".
With this in mind, Simon asked Vanessa: "What role do you plan to play?"
"Of course she's the heroine," Vanessa said, "She's Dicky's girlfriend. However, this is a male-led film, and the female protagonist doesn't have many roles."
Simon looked at Vanessa's little expression asking if she could add some scenes to me, and smiled: "You can't change the characters and scenes randomly, otherwise it may be counterproductive. Moreover, even if there are not many scenes, Minghella's movie is still worth it. Participate in it, and his "The English Patient" was nominated for Oscars for both leading role and supporting role. Just like Woody Allen, even in small roles, actresses can easily shine. This is what you need most right now."
Simon disagreed, and Vanessa cleverly didn't have any entanglements. She nodded, thought about it, and said, "The problem is, I just participated in the audition, and I'm not sure I can get this role. Simon, you have agreed to me now." ?"
"I'll take the time to look at the audition sample," Simon didn't agree immediately, but smiled: "As long as your performance is good enough, Minghella doesn't have any objections, of course it's yours."
"Thank you, Simon."
Vanessa said as she came over, put her arm around Simon's shoulders, and kissed the man before sitting back down.
Simon ignored the small confrontation between the two sisters when the girl came over and asked, "Didn't I just mention a few, what about the others?"