Simon saw Bryce Levison approaching and patted Tricia Schiffer's waist on one side. The girl stood up knowingly and gave up her seat, looking at Bryce with obvious dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Bryce Levison ignored the other person's gaze and sat down next to the man. She smiled politely at the people around her. Seeing that Simon had no intention of introducing her, she felt a little relieved but inevitably disappointed. She braced herself and pretended Listen carefully to their conversation.
A young man named James is introducing his script idea, which tells the story of what happened after the police in a small town mistakenly killed two black youths.
Morrie mistakenly killed two black youths due to misjudgment. His uncle Ray, who was also a police officer, faked the scene and made it appear that Morrie was dead so that he could escape punishment. The 'dead' Morrie even became a hero praised by the media.
During the investigation of the incident, another police officer Tilton discovered many suspicious points and traced them to Garrison, a small town where Morrie lived.
For some reason, many people in the small town of Garrison have a career as police officers.
As the investigation deepens, Tilton gradually discovers the truth that Morrie may still be alive. However, this is no longer the most important thing. It turns out that the small town of Garrison is a famous drug transfer station. Men in the town actively applied for police positions in order to cover their drug transportation network.
Freddy, who wanted to be a regular policeman since he was a child but was unable to engage in the police profession because of his hearing impairment, is an ordinary local police officer in a small town. He is responsible for directing traffic and guiding students to cross the road. When he discovers that the police neighbors who usually respect and admire him have another secret. After learning the identity, Freddy, who has a straightforward personality and a righteous heart, agreed to assist Tilton in the investigation.
Realizing that the nephew he had protected might expose the town's shady story, Ray made a decisive decision to get rid of Mori to cut off any further trouble, but failed.
Morrie unknowingly became an important witness who could reveal the shady story of the town. He was also a criminal who accidentally killed two black youths and then pretended to commit suicide to escape.
Justice, humanity, redemption.
Various choices were intertwined, testing Freddy, whose outlook on life was seriously impacted, but he finally chose to persevere.
On weekdays, she is only interested in partying and traveling with fancy clothes, and occasionally going to Broadway to watch plays is just arty. Bryce Levison thought that this conversation would have nothing to do with her. However, when James finished introducing his script, She suddenly heard the man next to her ask herself: "What do you think of this story?"
Bryce Levison was stunned for a moment. Although she wasn't distracted just now, she didn't know how to evaluate it. She just relied on a woman's natural instinct of being good at disguise. She didn't reveal any flaws. After a little consideration, she said: "It's very good, maybe. Maybe it will get an Oscar nomination.”
After Bryce finished speaking, she didn't dare to look at the reaction of the man next to her, but she keenly noticed that James' eyes across from him brightened a little, and she suddenly realized that she might have hit the point.
Simon smiled, stopped asking, looked at James Mangold, and said: "The core of the story of this script is somewhat similar to Scorsese's "Cape Fear" a few years ago, both questioning fairness and justice. The story is very exciting. I know you intend to win the Oscar, Jim, but it will not be easy. The Oscar judges have not been very interested in realistic crime thrillers. Therefore, on the basis of a good story, you also need a strong one. The creative team, and some luck in the future, Daenerys Entertainment can provide you.”
James Mangold nodded sincerely, remembering the fact that "Cape Fear" only received two acting award nominations a few years ago, and did not doubt the judgment of the young man opposite. After a slight hesitation, Mangold made up his mind and said: "Simon, I am absolutely sure, I will sign a contract with Daenerys Entertainment."
"I'm glad you can join," Simon smiled and raised his glass to Mangold. The two of them took a sip of cocktails, and he added: "Actually, you must have made some guesses. Regarding those three film contracts, it was indeed me who asked someone to propose it to you. I've seen your resume. Rather than winning various awards, I'm actually more optimistic about your potential in commercial films. Jim, for us, movies are a business after all, and I think you definitely want to be one. Spielberg, not Coppola, no?”
James Mangold nodded again.
Between Spielberg and Coppola, there is actually Martin Scorsese, who pays equal attention to art and business.
Mangold doesn’t expect to be Scorsese.
From the time he started working in Hollywood in his early twenties to now in his thirties, Mangold knew what he was capable of.
Tim Burton, who also graduated from CalArts and worked side by side with Disney, had already become famous a few years ago with the success of "Beetlejuice" and "Edward Scissorhands", which were both critical and box office successes. However, he could only rely on one movie Starting from scratch for a small film with a production cost of only $250,000, the gap in talent and opportunity is very obvious.
Now, Simon Westeros is the turn of events in his life.
This kind of opportunity may only come once in a lifetime. If you miss it, you will never have it again. Mangold will never think that he is the only one who wants Westeros to be interested in him. The most important thing Daenerys Entertainment currently lacks is talent. It is said that Tim Burton has recently signed a project with Daenerys. , he has no qualifications for taking Joe.
Decisively agreeing is undoubtedly his best choice.
In fact, according to remembered history, James Mangold does have some potential to become another Martin Scorsese. Before the two "Wolverine" films, this famous Hollywood director had produced a series of films that were both commercial and artistic, such as "The Lost Girl", "Deadly ID", and "Battle of Yuma". The styles were diverse, but it was a pity that he encountered It’s the era of blockbusters and comic book adaptations.
The most important reason why Simon attaches great importance to each other is that Mangold rarely fails in business.
In addition to films with both box office and word-of-mouth reviews such as "The Lost Lady", even some works with low media reviews can basically achieve very good box office. For example, the much-criticized "The Wolverine 2" had a budget of 1.2 000 million, with a global box office of 410 million. The box office alone has brought huge profits to Fox. Such results are still above the level in the Fox ", with a budget of 97 million, global sales of 600 million US dollars.
Obviously, Mangold is not inferior to Michael Bay in terms of budget control.
This kind of director with solid foundation is definitely the target of any film company to attract.
In addition to the three people on Simon's side and the Mangold pair on the opposite side, there are also three people on the side, Brett Ratner, George Clooney and Elizabeth Perkins from "The Man from Earth".
Sensing Simon's importance to Mangold, Brett Ratner couldn't help but feel a little envious, but George Clooney was already interested in Mangold's new movie.
As for Elizabeth Perkins, who is seated closest to Simon, even if there are beautiful women around him, she is still trying to attract the attention of a certain man without leaving any trace. At this party, Westeros looked at her a few times. , far more effective than saying a hundred words to other small fish and shrimps.
After Simon and Mangold finished chatting, they did not ignore the people next to them. He turned to Brett Ratner with a smile and said: "You did a good job on "The Man from Earth", Brett, but I hope you can slow down." "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" will start filming at the end of the month. I hope you can work for Emmerich as an assistant director and gain experience in making blockbuster and special effects movies. What do you think?"
Brett Ratner, who was a little envious of Mangold just now, immediately cheered up after hearing this: "Of course, Simon, I can join the team at any time."
At this stage, the production level of super blockbuster movies with budgets generally in the hundreds of millions has broken away from the scope of ordinary movies in previous years, and has been transformed into a large-scale film project. Therefore, it cannot be controlled solely by the talent of the filmmakers. It must be Experience substantial project exercise.
Simon Westeros asked Brett Ratner to serve as assistant director on the Batman Begins project, and everyone knows what that means next.
After talking about these things, Simon had no intention of leaving, but raised his glass to Bright and others: "Then, everyone, have a good time tonight."
Knowing that this was a big boss chasing people away, Bright and others stood up on their own initiative. After saying goodbye, they walked towards the party crowd. Elizabeth Perkins glanced at the two women beside the man and saw that Westeros had no intention of retaining her, so she could only be dismayed. leave.
Simon was still holding a cocktail in his hand. When others left, he handed the wine glass to Bryce beside him. He relaxed and leaned against the sofa booth to drink. With his other hand, he touched a stretchy and slender waist and turned his head to look at it. Take a look at the Victoria’s Secret Angel next to you with Indian descent, Patricia Velasquez.
Patricia Velasquez is 24 years old this year and is from Venezuela. She made her debut in the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant at the age of 18. She was only slightly famous in the fashion circle. She was able to participate in the Victoria's Secret show mainly because of her familiar face. 'The light.
In the past, Patricia Velasquez relied on the role of Ansuna, the pharaoh's concubine in the "Mummy" series to leave a deep impression on the audience and became famous in one fell swoop.
This time she appears in Park City because of Lizzie Carbon's fashion documentary "Under the Zipper". Patricia is also one of the models who appeared in the show. After the premiere tomorrow afternoon, Lizzie Carbon will also hold a grand event. Brand activities naturally require the support of these fashion big names.
Simon likes women with fair skin, but he does not exclude other types of beauties.
In fact, just as he hates artificial lip augmentation, what Simon doesn't like is actually those women who deliberately tan themselves. Yasmin Gary, the 'waist bust' around him, is not actually the kind with fair skin, but regardless of her body shape or The appearance and temperament are irresistible.
Thinking this, Simon glanced at Patricia, and the girl actually understood. She stood up and turned to Simon, sitting diagonally on the coffee table in front of her, assuming a display posture that many models are very good at.
Looking at the beauty in front of him, Simon smiled and asked: "Want to act in a movie?"
Patricia Velasquez was not reserved at all. She looked at Simon with a provocative look in her eyes and said in English with a slight accent: "I think so."
Simon asked: "Do you have any dancing skills?"
Patricia Velasquez nodded: "I have learned it, Mr. Westeros, do you want me to dance a bit?"
Patricia Velasquez actually came from a good background, so she also received dance training since she was a child. This is one of the foundations for her to be where she is now. In fact, in Latin America, girls who can go out to work as models are rarely from lower-class backgrounds, because lower-class girls do not have many opportunities to receive professional training, and their horizons and knowledge are bound to be limited. Even if they go out of Latin America, they will often fall into other fields. .
Just like Ukraine.
Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic and other Eastern European countries all have top supermodels, but there are no supermodels from Ukraine. There is only the 'Ukrainian girl' known to the whole world. The quality of Ukrainian girls is definitely not inferior to that of neighboring countries. The reason for this is because there are no conditions.
Simon shook his head when he heard this and said: "It's good if you have dance skills. There is a role that suits you right here. It involves a lot of action scenes. If you perform well, you can directly gain a foothold in Hollywood. If you want If you want to develop in Hollywood at the same time, just sign up for some acting courses when you go back, and I will let someone contact you for the rest."
Preparations have begun for the "Mummy" series, a collaboration with Fox.
Simon doesn't plan to make too many changes to the plot in his memory. Now that he has met the original actor, who performed very well in the past, there is no reason to replace him.
Patricia Velasquez didn't expect that her good luck would fall down like this, and her head was a little dizzy.
Among the huge Victoria's Secret Army, she is not the most outstanding one, and she is already 24 years old this year. Since she has not reached the peak of Cindy Crawford and others, she is not far from going downhill. In the next few years , she should either find a good husband to marry as soon as possible, or transform as much as possible.
Turning a model into an actor is undoubtedly the best way out.
Historically, Patricia Velasquez began to transform during this period, and finally gained a foothold in Hollywood with a small role in "The Mummy" a few years later.
Seeing that there was no follow-up after the man finished speaking, Patricia Velasquez reached over her calf and rubbed the man's trousers, and took the initiative: "Simon, you really don't want to see me dance, how about we go upstairs?" ?”
Simon smiled and shook his head: "Go and play. If I have time, I will call you."
Patricia Velasquez was smart enough not to get entangled, and stood up obediently. Finally, she nodded towards the man and walked towards him. However, her steps were unavoidable and she still felt like she was dreaming.
Patricia left, and another voice sounded in Simon's ear, with a hint of ridicule: "Simon, I also want to develop in Hollywood."
Simon turned his head and glanced at Bryce: "Okay, I'll send you to Fernando Valley. What type of role do you want to participate in?"
Bryce Levison, who came from a wealthy American family and got married at a young age to a husband from an old wealthy family, didn't know what Fernando Valley was, but that didn't stop her from sensing the malice in Simon's tone and raising her hand on the man's arm. Shang gave it a gentle hammering, then suddenly said: "Why don't you take her upstairs to watch the dance? Don't you dare?"
Simon was very interested: "What do you mean I don't dare?"
Bryce Levison glanced at the man with a condemnation in her tone: "I had a lot of blood drawn by your cold female assistant this morning, and she... Huh, I didn't expect you to be a coward. So, what happened? Well, Mr. Westeros, can I get into your bed?"