Starting from Santa Monica, Los Angeles, drive west along California Highway 1 for more than 20 kilometers to reach Malibu.
The 1980s was a peak period for the development of the real estate industry in the United States. The beautiful Malibu inevitably became the focus of many real estate companies. It was during this period that countless luxury villas were built along the Malibu coastline, making this small town gradually become a geomantic treasure place where Hollywood stars and celebrities gathered.
However, now in 1986, Malibu has not even been officially recognized as a city in Los Angeles County. The entire Malibu area, from Santa Monica in the east to Ventura in the west, has a total of less than 8,000 permanent residents along the 40 kilometers of coastline.
At the sharp corner in the center of the Malibu area is the famous Dume Point Park. On the seaside cliffs on both sides of Cape Dume are some of the most luxurious ocean-view mansions in Malibu.
It was past 11 o'clock in the morning, and the lights were still on in a cliff villa on the east side of Dumei Point Park.
Having just returned from a party in the city, Janet Johnston took a comfortable bath and emerged from the bathroom wearing a light nightgown.
In the living room, Catherine was still wearing the shirt and trousers she had worn at the party. She was sitting on the sofa and looking through the new shooting budget sheet for "Night of the Blood Corpse". As the financial situation of the film's investors further deteriorated, the film's budget was reduced from US$6 million to US$5 million. Catherine had just received a brand new budget sheet from the producer at the party tonight and was looking through it with a frown.
Janet looked at Catherine on the sofa, her back straightened out of habit, with a quiet and restrained aura all over her body, and she subconsciously stepped lightly.
Like a cat, it moved to Catherine's side, and a pair of small claws were about to reach the woman's waist. Catherine turned her head and glared at her helplessly. Janet chuckled, without any consciousness of wanting to be discovered as a prank, and sat down next to Catherine in a very shameless manner.
Grabbing a strand of Catherine's long hair and playing with it, Janet said, "Kate, I don't like that guy at all. Can you please stop dealing with him?"
Catherine turned over a page of the budget sheet in her hand and said, "Jim is a nice person, and we are just ordinary friends."
Janet curled her lips: "You think I'm blind. At tonight's party, even a ghost can see that he is courting you. The most outrageous thing is that he has a wife."
Hearing what Janet said, Catherine paused for a moment. Her eyes were still on the budget table, but her eyes were a little wandering. After a moment, the woman whispered: "Jenny, I understand."
Feeling Catherine's sudden depression, Janet's body tilted, then tilted again, and she lay down unconsciously, with her head resting on Catherine's lap. She blinked and looked at the woman above her, saying: " Kate, actually it’s not bad for us to live together like this, we don’t need a man at all.”
Catherine put the budget sheet away with a smile on her face and said, "Jenny, you are talking nonsense again."
"No," Janet turned her head and pressed her body against Catherine, saying, "I am officially confessing my love to you. If you don't agree, I will be sad."
Catherine gently touched Janet's fair face and said, "If you are sad, just go to bed. After a good sleep, you will be fine."
"Oh, you callous woman, I hate you."
Looking at Janet who was gnawing her fingers like a mouse, Catherine smiled and said, "Have you never thought about finding a boyfriend?"
"My requirements are too high and I can't find them."
Catherine became curious and said, "I have never known your request for a boyfriend. Tell me?"
"Well," Janet pondered for a moment, then said: "First of all, you must be handsome. If your boyfriend is not good-looking, it will affect your mood. Secondly, you must be younger than me. Even eighteen years old is fine. I don't want to accompany you. Growing old with a guy, that's too scary. Again, well, it can't be too normal, it's better to be a little crazier than me. In the movie, a madman must be killed by the protagonist, and only two madmen can destroy the world. Finally, In order to destroy the world, his talent must be a little bit higher than mine."
Listening to Janet's nonsensical words, the smile on Catherine's face grew stronger and stronger. After she finished speaking, she said: "I seem to know such a person. He is completely tailor-made for you by God."
"Simon Westeros?" Janet rolled her eyes: "Bah, no."
Catherine still smiled and said: "Simon completely meets your four requirements. How could it not be the case?"
"You are too old, you don't have any energy at all," Janet drew circles in the air with her slender fingers and said, "You still claim to be from a mental hospital. I think you are from a nursing home. Your temper is so soft, I even doubt it. Has he ever had a fight since he was a child? I don’t want my boyfriend to coax me like an elder even though he is younger than me.”
Catherine thought about the situation when she got along with Simon, and couldn't help but retort: "Simon is a gentleman, he doesn't have a temper. Besides, isn't this good? Do you still want your boyfriend to beat you?"
"Of course," Janet nodded, looking hopelessly hopeful, and said, "As long as he really loves me, it's okay to commit domestic violence once or twice a month."
Catherine felt a little broken and retorted without confidence: "People who truly love each other will not hurt each other."
Janet immediately said: "No, only two people who have absolutely no feelings for each other would bother to hurt each other."
"Okay," Catherine was completely defeated and shook her head: "I'd better not chat with you anymore. If we continue to chat, my world view may be distorted by you."
Janet chuckled proudly, then took Catherine's hand with a serious face and said, "Kate, I'm serious. In fact, it doesn't matter when you're single, but if you're married , women should not be too strong, otherwise the results will be very bad. Many times, you are actually too strong."
Catherine listened carefully, then jokingly pushed Janet, who was still leaning on her lap, and said, "Get up, I don't want to listen to a guy who has never been in love teach me this."
"You're biased," Janet suddenly became dissatisfied and said, "Who says you can't empathize with others if you haven't been in love? I have never forgotten this kind of thing."
Catherine looked at Janet's appearance and said suddenly: "I suddenly understood. No wonder you are so resistant to finding a boyfriend. It turns out there is a shadow."
Although she said this, Catherine consciously did not ask further questions.
Janet also suddenly became quiet, looking intently at the expensive crystal chandelier on the ceiling of the living room. The dense light spots separated by the edges of the crystal were like memory fragments from the past.
After a moment of silence, the phone in the living room suddenly rang.
Janet immediately twisted around and complained: "Well, it's really annoying, it's so late, Kate, can we not pick up?"
Catherine hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, it's more likely that I'm looking for you anyway."
then.
After persisting for a moment, Janet finally said: "Okay, okay, bring it over for me."
Catherine smiled and picked up the phone on the coffee table next to her and handed the phone to Janet.
However, after just hearing what the other person said, Janet handed the phone back angrily: "I'm obviously looking for you."
Catherine was a little confused as to who would be looking for her at this time.
He put the phone to his ear, answered the call, and then something started to be said.
Janet, who was a little absent-minded, noticed that Catherine's body gradually became tense. When she realized something, she immediately sat up and put her ear to her.
However, before she could hear anything, Catherine already said: "Okay, I will rush there as soon as possible, UCLA Medical Center, the one on 15th Street, right... Well, then, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Catherine looked at Janet with concern and curiosity in her eyes. Her expression was a little more unclear and she said, "Simon got into a fight and was caught by the police. He is now in the hospital."
Janet blinked her eyes, then curled her lips in disgust and said, "It's really useless."
Even so, Janet hurriedly changed her clothes as Catherine stood up, and the two women drove to the UCLA Medical Center in downtown Santa Monica together.