The wooden house where Simon lives is on a hill southeast of Park City. There are four wooden houses in total. One of them is the owner's residence, and the three surrounding buildings are occupied by bodyguards and other entourage.
I don’t know since when, Simon has never been without a bodyguard.
With Simon's current wealth and status, he is destined to pay great attention to his own safety. The world in these days is definitely not as peaceful as ordinary people imagine.
Arriving in Park City around noon on Saturday, a series of schedules followed.
In the evening, I accompanied Catherine to a filmmaker's party organized by Robert Redford. I didn't return to my residence on the hill until after ten o'clock.
The SUV, which was suitable for driving in Park City, quietly stopped in front of the wooden house on the hill. Simon and Catherine got out of the car together, and were immediately surrounded by the strong chill of the night.
However, at the foot of the mountain, Park City is still a lively scene with bright lights due to the popularity brought by the Sundance Film Festival.
In recent years, not only filmmakers, but also every Sundance Film Festival has gradually developed into a comprehensive gathering of the entertainment industry. Not only filmmakers, but also the music and fashion circles have begun to come to join in the fun.
Without staying too long in the cold outdoors, Simon and Catherine entered the wooden house together. The two maids who followed this time, Zoe Parks and Isabel Dunn, had already lit the fireplace in advance and prepared hot coffee. It's warm inside.
The three girls of ABD have received training in baby care in advance. Because they have to help Janet take care of the baby, they basically will not leave the Dume Point Manor now.
If Simon wants someone to take care of him, he can only choose someone from the new maid team brought by the housekeeper.
Speaking of which, after the last spy incident, Simon asked Janet to conduct background checks on the girls around her again, and the results were pretty good. Probably because the time was too short, there was nothing wrong with these girls.
As for those people surrounding Simon, they have basically been investigated.
Just because he was worried that if a group of people were sent away, another group would surely come, that's why Simon didn't touch these exposed guys.
Catherine took off her thick down jacket and hung it on the hanger nearby without asking Zoe Parks who came over to help. Finally, she did not forget to glare at Simon gently. She clearly saw the girl with very prominent breasts rubbing her body against the man when she was picking up Simon's clothes.
Simon pretended not to notice the woman's gaze, and after Isabel hung up the windbreaker, he said: "You guys go to rest. Besides, there is no need to get up too early tomorrow morning. Catherine and I will prepare breakfast ourselves."
The two women noticed the aura emanating from Catherine's body, and both knew that they would not have any chance tonight, so they responded obediently and took the initiative to retreat.
Simon brought the coffee prepared by the two maids to the coffee table in front of the fireplace, poured a cup himself and handed it to Catherine who sat down on the sofa. He smiled and said, "Don't blame me. In fact, it was Jenny who was jealous, so she deliberately sent two A lightbulb came to disturb us."
Catherine took the coffee and held it in her hands, but just gave Simon a look.
In fact, Janet's original words were that Simon's life skills had deteriorated so much in the past two years that he might starve to death without anyone to take care of him, so she asked Zoe and Isabel to follow him.
Of course, there must be some jealousy among some women.
Think about it when you have to take care of your children at home, but the man goes on a date with his best friend. Even if he really doesn't care, he still has to express his attitude.
Catherine didn't answer, Simon just smiled, poured himself a cup of coffee, and came over to sit next to the woman.
If she was really angry, Catherine would be sitting on the single sofa next to her.
The woman just took the initiative to sit down on the double sofa facing the fireplace. Such small details are easy to spot.
Simon came closer, as if he felt that his thoughts had been penetrated. Catherine's face flashed with some embarrassment, and she deliberately hid aside, as if she wanted to draw a clear line with Simon.
Of course we can't let her 'succeed'.
The woman backed away, and Simon cheekily squeezed her decisively, and was given a blank look again.
Taking a sip of the hot coffee in his hand, Simon looked for a topic and said: "You clearly know that "Reservoir Dogs" is a project of Gaomen Pictures, but you didn't give it a single award this time. It's too much."
"Reservoir Dogs" is Quentin's famous work.
Although "Pulp Fiction" was taken away in advance, some things have not changed.
In recent years, Gomen Pictures has maintained a very close cooperative relationship with Sundance, and Quentin happened to participate in a training course organized by the Sundance Institute last year.
Therefore, the script for "Reservoir Dogs" appeared in Simon's hands as early as last year.
Being the first to arrive, Gomen Pictures naturally won the project, and also facilitated the cooperation between Harvey Keitel and Quentin, who had just finished filming "The Piano".
Because of the participation of Daenerys Entertainment, a major studio, the budget cost of the film has also increased from 1.2 million in Simon's memory to 2.5 million US dollars. "Reservoir Dogs" has also become Gomen Pictures' main competition in the Sundance Film Festival this year.
Of course, Simon would not be too personally involved in a small production project worth 2.5 million US dollars, so he did not briefly watch the finished film until before the film festival.
Although the closing ceremony is tomorrow, the Sundance award results were announced two days ago.
The organizer also specially sent a notice to the winning crew to remind them to attend the closing ceremony tomorrow.
Although she knew that the little man next to her was not really accusing her, Catherine still explained seriously: "Everyone doesn't like the violence shown in this film."
Simon smiled and asked: "What do you think of this movie?"
"The narrative structure is very unique, but I don't quite understand what the director wants to express through this story."
Simon changed to a more comfortable position and leaned on the sofa. He looked at Catherine, who was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and jeans next to him, and said, "So, you are still not a real filmmaker."
Catherine was puzzled, and involuntarily showed some dissatisfaction born of a woman's instinct, and glared at the little man next to her.
After all, I have received an Oscar nomination for Best Director.
Not really a filmmaker.
Well, what is that
Simon did not continue the topic immediately. He gestured to the women's leather boots on Catherine's feet and said, "I'm still wearing these in the house. If it's cold or not, take them off to warm them up."
Catherine glanced at the leather boots on her feet, knocked them on the floor twice, and turned her calves slightly sideways: "Take them off for me."
"no problem."
Simon put the coffee cup on the coffee table very simply, reached out and grabbed the woman's long legs and brought them over.
Catherine's body was tilted by Simon's guidance, and she carefully protected the coffee in her hand from spilling. She looked at the little man with annoyance as he took off his leather boots and threw them aside, and even took off his socks. .
The shoes and socks are all new. Catherine is also a very clean person. There is no smell on her feet and she is not worried about giving Simon a bad impression.
However, after her shoes and socks were taken off, she immediately pulled the man's feet away from her knees, but did not step on the floor again. Instead, she sat sideways and buried her feet beside the man. After he got his coffee back, he asked proactively: "Why am I not a filmmaker?"
"In my personal opinion, a real filmmaker should express what he wants to express. The director of "Reservoir Dogs" did this very well. You don't understand what his movie wants to express, but you are just influenced by the tradition. Constrained by thinking, it is a serious misunderstanding to think that a movie should show some point of view value and social significance."
Catherine listened carefully and wanted to refute, but found that Simon's words actually made sense.
She studies art.
Take painting as an example. The paintings of many outstanding artists are indeed purely showing their inner thoughts, and do not necessarily have the intention of instilling a certain point of view on outsiders.
However, doing so has not affected many works from becoming classics.
Movies, it seems, should be the same.
Think again about yourself.
The first theatrical feature film "Night of the Blood Corpse" tells an alternative vampire love story, which is really not a subject she likes very much. But if a woman wants to become a director, she simply doesn’t have many options in Hollywood.
In the subsequent "Blue Angel", "Point of View" and even the recent "Thelma and Louise", she actually instilled her own will into the film.
However, this display is actually not considered a success.
For example, in "Thelma and Louise" this time, she thinks she has her own style.
However, the feminist awakening concept at the core of the film comes more from the screenwriter of the story than from her as the director.
Thinking of this, Catherine couldn't help but look at Simon beside her.
Not to mention screenwriting works, he personally directed "Run Lola Run", "Pulp Fiction" and even the highly commercial "Batman Begins". Although the styles and themes are different, the films themselves all have a strong personal will.
After watching these films, the audience will easily remember this movie. Every time it is mentioned in the future, everyone will say that this is a Simon Westeros movie.
Let's go back and watch "Night of the Blood Corpse" and a few other movies.
If it weren't for her being a relatively rare female director in Hollywood, it would be difficult for the audience to remember who the director is after watching the film.
Simon looked at Catherine's understanding expression and smiled: "Are you very frustrated? You feel like you have failed in life and have nothing to love. Come on, let me lend you my shoulder."
After decisively kicking him again, after thinking for a moment, Catherine said: "Then, what should I do?"
"Find some subjects that you really want to shoot. Even if you don't write the script yourself, you will still come up with the outline yourself and create something that is truly your own."
Catherine was lost in thought again.
Then she discovered with some trepidation that she didn't know what she wanted to photograph.
her age.
I didn’t even want to think about this problem in front of Simon.
However, being washed away too much by the real social environment, it is destined that it is difficult for her to hold many innocent and simple ideas like a young person who has just entered society.
Why did you switch from art major to film study
It was because she was enlightened by a mentor that she felt that movies could show many things in a more three-dimensional way compared to paintings.
Then he jumped into it with gusto.
Reality is always unsatisfactory.
Most directors in Hollywood usually have to be thirty years old before they can direct their first movie. What's more, she is still a woman.
In the past ten years, before "Night of the Blood Corpse", she had only completed her debut feature film called "Heartless" in 1981 with the support of some film funds. The film did not cause many waves, and then there were all kinds of delays.
In this world, how many original intentions of dreams can withstand the passage of time
How many people can be like this little man beside me, born out of nowhere, astonishingly talented and beautiful. While many of his peers have yet to figure out their future, he has already left the entire world far behind him.
Thinking of this, Catherine looked at Simon and couldn't help but shook her head, and said with some frustration in her tone: "I, I don't know what to do."
Simon looked at Catherine's slumped look, turned sideways, took the woman's feet that were hidden beside him, put a pair of calves on his thighs, and said, "No one knows what they should do from the beginning. , only those who have experienced it, seen the shortcomings of this world, and are willing to change will work hard in the direction they want to change. So, next, you can take a serious look at this world."
Catherine didn't answer, as if waiting for Simon to continue.
Simon continued: "What do you think my goal in life is?"
A slight smile appeared on Catherine's lips and she said, "Jenny told me that you want to rule the world."
"Has Jenny ever told you about her dream?"
"I told you, destroy the world."
"Well, you can endure it till now and haven't killed me to protect humanity. It seems you really like me."
Catherine embarrassedly kicked Simon again.
Simon pressed the woman's calf, rubbed the rough fabric of jeans, and continued: "Actually, my view of the world is very pessimistic. I believe that mankind will eventually lead to self-destruction, and this time limit will not be too long. . So, ruling this world is a very boring thing, even if you can do it on the surface, you can’t control all the hearts of the people.”
"Control people's hearts. You are more dangerous than Jenny said."
"When you have enough ability and become accustomed to it, you will think that certain things are actually boring."
"Um?"
Realizing that Catherine seemed to be even more confused by him, Simon smiled and said: "You are different from me and Jenny, two potential anti-social elements. You should hope that this world, at least this country, will become a better place." Even better, this is a common notion held by ordinary people like you who have lived in a social environment for a long time.”
Catherine paused and nodded.
Although it feels a little weird.
Simon just used a 'Human'.
This word can be translated as human being or as human being.
Catherine inexplicably felt that the word Simon used seemed more appropriate to be translated as 'human'.
The counterpart to 'human' is 'non-human', isn't it
In fact, I have seen him do too many things that only 'non-humans' can accomplish.
Of course Simon couldn't guess the woman's thoughts, and continued: "So, you can spend one to two years, no need to rush to start shooting new movies, carefully observe the world, and find out what you think people need to remember or what needs to be changed. It’s something that resonates with you personally. Then use it as a theme to prepare your next movie.”