Park City, Utah.
It’s Saturday, January 23rd.
The 15th Sundance Film Festival opened on January 21, and today enters its third day, which is also the busiest weekend.
In addition to the tourists from all over the world who once again crowd the small town, many Hollywood stars will also come here specially this weekend, because the weekend is not only the premiere time of many important films, but also various party activities, such as tonight Another Westerosi party.
In a cinema in the north of the town.
Near noon, a film that premiered at 10 o'clock in the morning ended, and subsequent interactive sessions were ongoing in the screening hall.
What was just shown was a mockumentary film called "Alien Files."
The story tells the story of a group of young people who were exploring the mountains of Colorado and accidentally entered an abandoned secret alien research institute. They unexpectedly discovered that the government had used alien genes to secretly research biological weapons, and why this research institute was under attack. Abandoned and sealed.
After the consecutive hits of "The Ghost Story" last fall and "The Blair Witch Project" early last year, mockumentary films undoubtedly became the most popular film genre at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Although there is only one drama mockumentary film shortlisted for the main competition of Sundance this time, there are hundreds of mockumentary projects that have come to Sundance at their own expense to organize screenings for publicity or promotion, including many such as Ron Howard This is a similar subject where Hollywood big names serve as producers.
"Alien Files" premiered this time is one of the more outstanding ones. It was officially invested by a third-tier film company in New York, with a budget of US$7 million, which is far more than the investment of those films that can only be shown in tent screening halls on the outskirts of small cities. A shoddy little film that costs tens or even thousands of dollars.
This time in Park City, the production company also spent a lot of money to rent a theater in the city to hold the premiere on the most popular Saturday. Even if it is not the Egyptian Theater, they want to grab this good theater with more than 200 seats. It’s impossible not to give enough money.
The production company's confidence comes from the positive reviews accumulated from watching the film several times in advance. Before the opening of Sundance this time, its reputation has actually spread. After rejecting contacts from many distributors, this premiere can be considered Further offers are available.
In fact, this is the case in the film industry.
Although there are always various dark horses emerging, on the other hand, it is difficult for extremely outstanding filmmakers, scripts or films to be buried. However, from the idea of a film to the final entry into the theater, it is really difficult to There are too many variables, which creates an unexpected dark horse that is not optimistic at first but turns out to be a box office hit, or it is a box office failure that is initially coaxed by a group of people but gets negative reviews after being released.
The current "Alien Files" has been completed. It is one step closer to entering theaters and therefore has the smallest variables. This has also attracted more distributors to flock to it.
Lena Kane and Annika Settle sat together in the back row of the screening room, listening to the interaction between the front row creators and the media and the audience. However, the two women were quietly counting heads and biting their ears: "Warner, Michael May, Paramount, Fox... Hey, Disney's Bill Michanick came in person. It seems that Vivendi put a lot of pressure on his performance. Also, that's Lionsgate's Frank Giustra. , well, Jeff Lipsky in October, hehe, he is just joining in the fun just like us. In contrast, Daenerys only has a vice president of the film purchasing department of New Line. Isn’t it too conceited? A little older, isn't Robert Shea in Park City? Moreover, I think the New World team is more reliable this time, and New Line is not easy to trust."
Lena listened to Annika's words in her ears and whispered: "Daenerys should have given up."
"It would be such a pity if this is the case," Annika said: "Judging from the finished film I just watched, if it works properly, I think this is likely to be another billion-dollar movie."
"The problem is, judging from the recent news that Warner Bros. wants to buy out this project for 35 million US dollars, 35 million is the threshold for this project. The news must have been released by Althea's Rod Shajirt himself. On the one hand, it will directly exclude those small publishers; on the other hand, it will allow the six major publishers to compete."
Rod Shakirt, the boss of Althea Film Company and the producer of "Alien Files", was sitting on the stage at this time.
Annika couldn't help but shake her head, regretting that her small workshop definitely didn't have any chance: "In this case, if you want to get this project, you won't be able to buy it out. You can only announce the sharing conditions and schedule, and then ensure that The bottom line is 35 million, well, with his temperament, he will indeed quit on his own initiative."
Lina curled her lips: "I'm actually thinking that Xia Geert is a little greedy. Since he is in this circle, doesn't he know that even if high dividend conditions are given, the Sixth National Congress will have too many ways to default on the debt in the future, even if it drags on, It can also drag him down."
"I will definitely ask for guarantees and various restrictive clauses..." Annika said, but she quickly rejected it and said with a smile: "Indeed, for Hollywood, contracts are meant to be broken. Well, Simon was still sober back then. , "Run Lola Run" was a big hit in China, but he directly sold the follow-up rights of that movie at a very disadvantageous price, and only then did he obtain enough capital until now. If Xia Geert directly took away 35 million, it would be a big deal. It’s a good amount of capital. Not many third- and fourth-tier production companies in Hollywood can have such a large amount of money. Excluding the expenses of "Alien Files", it is enough to invest in a few more films and enter a healthy development state."
Lina concluded somewhat mockingly: "People are always greedy."
"The key is to have the corresponding abilities," Annika disagreed: "It's like..."
"I understand, just like Simon." Lina quickly took over and glanced at her side with a teasing tone: "It's just one night, do you think he will go crazy?"
Annika twisted her body slightly without being shy at all: "No, I just can't help drooling when I think about it."
Lina smiled and scorned: "You wantonly woman."
Chatting in a low voice, the interactive session ended quickly. The two women got up and were about to follow the flow of people and walk out. Another group of men and women came over, a total of five people. One of them invited: "Lena, Annie, how about having dinner together at noon?" "
We all know each other.
The opposite side is also considered a small circle, including Jon Favreau, Sam Rockwell, Vince Vaughn, Katie Holmes and Sarah Polley. Lena also knows that if this small circle In terms of ranking, the leader should be emerging director Doug Liman, who rose to the top with Jet Lee's "Taken".
It was Jon Favreau who spoke.
Because they both cooperated with Daenerys more or less, Lena and Lena did not deliberately distance themselves from each other. They just refused each other's lunch invitation because they had made arrangements at noon.
It was inevitable that I would leave the theater chatting with some other acquaintances.
It's snowing in Park City.
It was not big, but it was popular. Most of the other viewers who left the theater could only walk in the snow. After all, the town was not that big. However, the two women got into a very sturdy silver Mercedes-Benz Cross-country waiting on the roadside. , all the way away from the center of the small town and heading south.
Instead of going to the villa on the top of the mountain in the south of the city where the evening party was being prepared, I went to a good-quality restaurant at the foot of the mountain. It was newly opened in recent years and it was also based on the popularity of a certain villa on the top of the mountain.
Speaking of which, because of the villa on the top of the mountain, the southern part of Park City has become more and more prosperous in recent years. Many Hollywood celebrities and even some rich and famous people outside the industry have come to buy properties here, hoping to live with Simon West. With Luo as a neighbor, the surrounding business environment has also developed rapidly.
After getting off the car, they entered the second floor of the restaurant where they had made a reservation. The other three women who came with Lena this time, Jessica Chastain, Rachel McAdams and Amy Acker, had already arrived in advance.
These are also the three actresses that Lina mainly champions. One is a dramatist, one is a sweet sister, and one is developing in the direction of an action actress. Their different positioning also avoids competition among the three women to the greatest extent.
Of course, Lina also signed some other girls, but they were basically free.
The gathering of the three women was a deliberate arrangement.
After all, for the annual Westeros party, people with connections can get invitations, and they would be fools not to attend. Even if they have some close relationship with a certain super tycoon, it is not easy to see each other once. 'Genmei' even took a leave of absence from a production crew in Canada to fly here, and she will fly back to Toronto tomorrow morning.
Naturally, there are male customers, and they will attend the evening party, but they will definitely not be able to get to this table.
The five women sat down, ordered their meals, and started chatting about the evening's events.
In the afternoon, Lina and she are going to attend a script exhibition. Jessica and the other three are just preparing for the party in the evening, doing temporary maintenance, makeup, tops, shoes, etc. One afternoon may not be enough. .
Of course it can also be simplified.
However, it turned out that when a certain man saw them, he would only say hello briefly.
Men have always been conquered by women who are prepared.
All right.
While they were having a meal and discussing, the restaurant gradually became lively. Lina also discovered that Jon Favreau and others who had just invited them also chose this restaurant, and there were many familiar guys around, such as Just one block away from them sat Quentin Tarantino, George Clooney, Juliette Lewis, etc., and in the northwest corner at the far end, there were also Ben Affleck and Matt from "Good Will Hunting" · Damon and his party, and then the table where Matthew Modine and Julianne Moore, the leading actors and actresses of "The Conjuring" are sitting, and, what makes Lena a little afraid, Roberta Chilko and Anneliese Ser Bert and a group of other big goblins who are very eye-catching even in everyday clothes...
Hollywood is both big and small.
We are so young that everyone actually knows each other, even if they are not familiar with each other, or may not even have spoken a word, but looking at their faces, everyone can't help but feel that they seem to be familiar, so it is inevitable to nod to each other.
It's just that this is a restaurant after all, and everyone is dining, and everyone is very reserved. Except for the movie fans outside the circle who have reserved seats and boldly come forward to ask for autographs, no one will take the initiative to get up and join the show.
However, this is actually a small scene.
Thinking about the party in the evening, Lina knew in advance that about 500 people would be invited this time, which would make it even more lively. However, it is unavoidable to worry that by then, there will definitely not be many opportunities to say a few words to him.
Thinking this way, I can't help but feel resentful.
Following such a man, not necessarily meeting him once every few months, not even making an appointment, is really... hateful.
But, the resentment belongs to the resentment. Although it is easy to leave, I am reluctant to leave. Of course, it's not that they love a certain guy so much that they can't extricate themselves, it's just that even if there is no love, that man means too much, and they can't extricate themselves.
During the meal, Lina even thought about whether she would not go to the script exhibition in the afternoon, and she would carefully groom herself with the other three girls.
In the end, I still feel that career comes first.
However, the two women only stayed at the script exhibition that started at two o'clock in the afternoon for more than an hour, and then left in a hurry, heading directly to the top of the mountain southeast of Park City.
Because of their status, Lena and Annika were naturally able to stay here, and by the way, Jessica Chastain also got a room for the three of them. For the makeup for the evening party, I also directly use the waitress team here.
However, Lina discovered something when she met Robert Chilko and several others in the restaurant at noon.
In addition to them, there are also big names like Nicole Kidman and little celebrities like sisters Vanessa and Scarlett Johansson coming to stay at the hilltop villa. There are even some who call a certain guy daddy. Elizabeth Jagger came to Park City with a group of little girls to spend the weekend. However, it seemed that she had seen a lot of big fairies in the city in the past two days, some of whose identities were obvious. Why were none of them here
This is unreasonable!
In addition, there were only a few hours left before the evening party. Logically speaking, someone should have arrived, but why didn’t he show up
When I was putting on makeup in the afternoon, I finally couldn't help it, so I called the housekeeper of the villa and asked directly.
But I got the answer.
The group of big goblins were in another nearby hilltop villa, which was also a property that was just opened last year and belonged to a certain man.
As for why someone hasn't shown up yet when the party is about to start, the housekeeper of the villa will not comment casually on the big boss's schedule. However, Lina is not a fool and she immediately guessed that he is obviously over there.
bad guy.
Sure enough, men still prefer beautiful skin.
vulgar.
She felt resentful in her heart, but when the party started in the evening and a certain man finally appeared in front of her, Lina made herself feel a little disappointed and put on a happy expression and took the initiative to join him.
Although, Lina can't reach Annika's level of being drooling, and she is also a girl with a very independent and strong personality. The problem is that a certain man is obviously stronger, and this is not just what he has. Various status auras, and more direct ones, such as in bed. In short, without even realizing it, a woman can fall into it.