Butch escaped from a desperate situation, experienced a bizarre day that made people collapse, and then took his little girlfriend away to the end of the world. The "gold watch" section ended.
The story continues, but the plot turns back to the anti-bone boy's apartment where Vincent and Jules visited at the beginning.
A rebel hiding in the toilet took advantage of Vincent and Jules' unpreparedness and suddenly jumped out with a gun and fired indiscriminately. As a result, all of the shots were fired. Jules regarded them as a miracle, which gave rise to the idea of retirement. Vincent insisted that this was just a miracle. accidental. During a dispute between the two partners, the undercover agent was accidentally shot in the head, and blood splattered all over the carriage.
In order to avoid being stopped by the police, Jules rushed to a nearby friend named Jimmy's house to deal with the problem. Jimmy, who was furious, was indifferent to the two people covered in blood and ignored the headless body in the car. He just kept mumbling worries. His wife Bonnie's reaction after returning home from the night shift, this strong sense of absurdity once again made the audience laugh.
Mr. Wolf, who specializes in solving problems, appears, finally revealing the Robert Redford character that fans have been waiting for.
A few grown men serious about solving the corpse problem to avoid the trouble caused by Jimmy's wife's return, pushing the absurdity of the film to the extreme, and the film critics in the hall began to understand why the last paragraph was called "Bonnie's Situation."
Bonnie, an ordinary night shift nurse, has never appeared in front of the camera, but completely beyond the logic of normal people, she unexpectedly becomes a key factor in driving the plot of this black comedy.
After getting rid of the body, Vincent and Jules chose a roadside cafe to eat, and unexpectedly encountered Madonna and Sean Penn's 'Little Rabbit' and 'Little Pumpkin' who started to rob, and the plot finally ended in a perfect circle. Closure comes to an end.
The closing credits slowly rose, and Mike Medowa turned his head and glanced around the hall in the darkness, and his heart that had been raised so high finally dropped a lot again.
At the Cannes Film Festival, audiences often leave early and in large numbers because a movie is too bad or they resist the idea of the film. Mike Medowa has been worried about the large number of violent scenes and drug use scenes in "Pulp Fiction". Straightforward descriptions can offend the audience.
But at this time, the film screening was over, and the Rubiel Hall, which could accommodate more than 2,000 people, was still full. Apparently something bad didn't happen.
There are more than 2,000 spectators at the scene. It is impossible for everyone to like "Pulp Fiction", but to be able to attend such a hard-to-get red carpet premiere, whether they are filmmakers, media reporters, professional film critics or ordinary movie fans, Basically, they all have professional qualities that are enough to judge whether a movie is good or bad.
So the lights came up and there was a quick round of applause.
After a brief curtain call, the audience began to leave, and Simon and other main creators went to the press conference hall next door to attend the regular press conference after the premiere. It was approaching noon, and no one wasted any time. As soon as everyone sat down, the reporters in the audience raised their hands.
The host selected a brown-haired man with glasses who was obviously French. The other person took the microphone and said in English with a slight accent: "Mr. Westeros, I am Vincent, a reporter from Cahiers du Cinéma." Te Fesi, first of all, let me say that "Pulp Fiction" is definitely another amazing work of yours. This film completely breaks through the style restrictions of "Run Lola Run", both in terms of camera music and narrative techniques. A lot of innovation. But what makes me curious is, what is this movie really about?"
Simon waited for the other party to finish speaking, then smiled and leaned closer to the microphone and said: "Thank you for your recognition of this film, Vincent. In addition, everyone can just call me Simon. I am only twenty years old. When I hear 'Westeros The title "Sir" always feels a little weird."
Amid chuckles from the audience, Simon continued: "As for your question, Vincent, I didn't intend to use this film to express any too profound ideas. As the name of this film 'Pulp Fiction' goes, I just I'm telling some stories that everyone can use as entertainment while sitting on the toilet. In addition, this film also contains many of my experimental ideas about movies. It can be said to be a comprehensive exercise in narrative and technique, and it will not be difficult for everyone to learn from it. I discovered that I borrowed many classic film scores, shots, narratives, etc.”
After Simon finished speaking, the reporter from "Cahiers du Cinema" did not give up the microphone in his hand and quickly asked again: "So, Simon, how did you come up with the idea for this film?"
Simon was well prepared for this problem and said without hesitation: "This film is not the result of a single inspiration. It should be regarded as the result of many ideas accumulated over a long period of time, so it is divided into several different short stories."
After Simon answered this question, the host did not give the reporter another chance and named another reporter.
"I'm Ed Burks, Simon, a reporter from the News of the World. I found that there were a lot of barefoot scenes of female characters in the film. Do you have a foot fetish?"
Simon was stunned for a moment before he remembered that the News of the World was the unlucky gossip tabloid that later triggered the News Corporation wiretapping scandal, and he immediately understood why the other party would ask such a question.
Facing a bunch of curious and somewhat heckled looks from the audience, Simon smiled and said: "I like all beautiful things, like Maggie's expression when she acts coquettishly towards Sean in the film, Nicole's bangs, Jenny’s eyes and so on, oh, and my girlfriend’s hands, didn’t you notice? My girlfriend’s hands are also very beautiful, I even gave them a close-up.”
The space on the stage was limited, and as a minor cameo, Janet did not sit on the stage.
at this time.
Hearing Simon Westeros' sudden show of affection in public, the reporters in the audience laughed and looked at Janet, who was standing at the backstage exit of the hall with Mike Medowa and others. The usually careless woman suddenly blushed when so many eyes were on her, and she quickly turned around and fled backstage in embarrassment.
After being teased by a reporter from the "News of the World", the press conference returned to the main topic again. The reporters in the hall also turned their questions to Redford, Travolta and others.
Half an hour later, the press conference ended, and Simon also completed the main task of this trip to Cannes. As for other screenings of "Pulp Fiction" that will be arranged in the future, Simon does not need to attend in person, and the main and supporting actors who came specially to participate in the film festival can also leave Cannes later.
After the premiere, mainstream newspapers from all sides quickly published media feedback on "Pulp Fiction".
Although Simon was very modest at the press conference, this did not hinder the rapid popularity of "Pulp Fiction". "Variety" on the other side of the ocean even unabashedly praised "Pulp Fiction" as a squander of Westeros' film talent.
The film has the same lighting and lens quality as the original "Run Lola Run", a creative closed-loop narrative structure, a large number of vivid characters that can leave a deep impression on people, and many other details. It has become a topic that a large number of media are talking about. .
Of course, no film is without its detractors.
Among the almost overwhelming praise, some media criticized "Pulp Fiction" for its excessive violence and imitation of many films, but these criticisms basically did not cause any trouble.
The comprehensive media score of "Pulp Fiction" was also released soon, with a score of 4.3. Although it was lower than the 4.6 score of Polish director Kieslowski's "Murder Short Film", Simon was relieved after seeing this score.
As we all know, the film with the highest media rating at Cannes basically never wins the Palme d'Or, although the possibility of leaving empty-handed is very low. The rating of 4.3 is just right in Simon’s opinion.
Hilltop mansion in the Le Cannet district.
It was already the evening of the second day, and cars were arriving from all over Cannes.
Now that he has bought a house in Cannes, Simon cannot be too unhospitable. After discussing with Janet, he planned a very mini party tonight, inviting only some of the people who are close to him in the circle to come over.
At around 7:30, when the sky darkened outside, Jennifer knocked on the door of the study room, walked into the large study room filled with drawing boards, and browsed through the very scrawled but yet complete movie concept drawings on the drawing boards. He came to Simon who was standing in front of the easel by the window, waited for a moment and then said softly: "Boss, everyone is here."
"It'll be ready soon," Simon added a few more strokes to a concept drawing of Batman jumping from one rolling vehicle to another. He turned to Jennifer and asked, "How's it going?"
Jennifer turned her head slightly to look at it for a moment, and the thrilling scene of Batman emerging from a rolling car and heading towards another car traveling at high speed appeared in her mind, and said: "This must be very dangerous to shoot."
Simon also nodded and said: "When the time comes, break it down as much as possible. If the CG technology is good enough, it will probably be enough to make up for some details through special effects."
Jennifer said: "We still need to use a substitute."
"It's inevitable."
Simon said, put down the paintbrush in his hand, washed his hands in the bathroom next door, came out, and went to the lobby of the villa on the first floor with Jennifer.
Seeing Simon appear, everyone looked over. Simon also chatted casually with Mike Medova, Robert Redford and others. It was just an ordinary party with no formal links. After Simon, the host, appeared, the party immediately start.
Leisurely music was playing in the living room, and everyone gathered together in twos and threes to drink, chat, and eat, which seemed very relaxed.
"The Johnny Carson Tonight Show has resumed. In recent days, more than 70 production companies have reached agreements with the Writers Guild. Simon, maybe the strike will end at the end of this month. I have already talked with NBC. OK, they are willing to arrange a special interview with the main creator of "Pulp Fiction" on the 31st. Simon, your schedule should be fine, right?"
In the living room, Mike Medowa whispered to Simon about this matter while holding a glass of champagne.
Although he knew that the writers' strike would not end so easily, and the compromises of second- and third-tier production companies would only arouse a greater backlash from several major giants, Simon did not express his views, but just nodded and said: "Of course, I will be there on the 25th at the latest. When I go back, I may have to stay in New York for a while.”
Mike Medowa smiled and said: "About those reality shows produced by your company?"
"yes."
Simon nodded. Now that he has publicly pitched it to the TV network, it is impossible to hide this kind of thing.
Mike Medowa paused and then said: "Simon, I have heard something. It seems that these reality shows of yours do not require screenwriters. This may not have been a big deal in the past, but in the current situation, it is very difficult for you to do this. It might spark hostility from the writers' union."
Simon shrugged helplessly and said: "Mike, if it were other times, do you think the major TV networks would be interested in Daenerys Films' TV shows?"
When Mike Medowa heard this, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No."
Even Orion Pictures only started to set up a TV department to get involved in the TV program production business in the past two years, which is enough to show that the threshold for TV program producers is not that high.
Daenerys Films, while already churning out several hit movies, has yet to prove its potential in television. Even if several major TV networks take a fancy to Daenerys Pictures' TV shows, they won't be able to provide too good cooperation conditions.
Therefore, the current situation of the Hollywood writers' strike and the general lack of TV programs on several major TV networks can be said to be the best opportunity for Daenerys Films to get involved in the field of TV production. If you miss it, you can only accumulate qualifications bit by bit. Or spend big money to acquire a TV production company outright to get a ticket into the field.
"So, offending the Writers Guild means I'm offended. I can't let this opportunity go to waste." Simon spread his hands, thought for a while and then asked, "Mike, don't you plan to sign an agreement with the Writers Guild in advance?"
Mike Medowa shook his head shrewdly and said: "Our main business is still movies, and we don't need to do this."
Everyone knew the root cause, and Simon didn't expose it.
Those second- and third-tier film companies compromised with the Screenwriters Guild in advance in order to survive. After all, without business for half a year, in the current economic environment, it is basically equivalent to closing down.
Things may not be going too well for Orion Pictures, but the company isn't yet too reliant on TV revenue. Moreover, the several founders are veterans who have been in Hollywood for many years, and they also know that if you compromise in advance with the Screenwriters Guild, there is a high possibility of being settled later.
While the two were chatting, Madonna, wearing a black low-cut evening gown, came over with a glass of red wine, raised her hand to Mike Medowa, and said, "What are you two talking about?"
"Good evening, Ms. Ciccone," Mike Medova said hello to Madonna with a smile, and then said very wisely: "Just some trivial matters, as it happens, I also want to talk to Travolta Let’s talk about participating in movie promotion.”
After Mike Medova left, Simon looked around a few times and asked Madonna: "Where's Sean?"
Madonna glanced at Simon and said, "Is Sean more attractive than me?"
Simon said helplessly: "I'm just curious why he didn't come over tonight?"
"Sean has to attend an audition and flew back to Los Angeles last night," Madonna continued to stare at Simon unabashedly and said, "So, now I'm the only one left."