I’m in Hollywood

When she went to bed last night, on a whim, Julia opened a gap in the bedroom window, so the heating in the room completely failed.

Although the two of them huddled under the covers like hibernating in the cold air, and instead added a little bit of warmth, the direct consequence of doing so was that they didn't want to get up in the morning.

It was still dark in Park City, and Elizabeth, who was on the east coast, called from New York and said in a sour tone that she had read in the newspaper that the two were getting great attention at the opening ceremony of the Sundance Film Festival. Leah held the phone and fought with Elizabeth for a few words, then hung up directly, shrunk her body into Eric's arms again, and narrowed her eyes comfortably.

I fell asleep with Julia in my arms, remembering that the Lola Run that I was going to watch yesterday seemed to be showing at ten o'clock in the morning, Eric picked up his watch and glanced at it, it was already 8:50 , so cheered up, got dressed and got out of bed.

The window was closed again, and after Eric took a shower, the room was warmed up again, and Julia started to dress lazily.

After breakfast, Eric and Julia did not take the car, and planned to go directly to the screening theater of Lola Run.

Park City is the busiest time of the year. Carter Moen, who is in charge of Eric's security, obviously doesn't want the boss to walk down the street on foot, and reminds the two that there are paparazzi outside the resort.

But Eric didn't care much. The paparazzi who wanted to come to guard should be the group of reporters who made a cameo appearance last night. There are not many stars at the current Sundance Film Festival. The real professional paparazzi will not produce such a place. How much interest. As long as the group of reporters didn't disturb him and Julia, Eric didn't mind the other side hanging around.

The resort at the foot of the mountain is only a few hundred meters from the city, but because Park City is so small, the sparse buildings around it already give it a suburban feel.

Eric and Julia walked leisurely on the asphalt road leading to the city together, not far behind followed by two SUVs driven by bodyguards, and two ordinary cars farther away.

The people in the car are obviously not very familiar with this kind of stalking. The car drove a few steps quickly and slowly. The reporter in one car simply walked down with the camera in hand. The people in the other car saw their peers doing this. They did the same thing, but they didn't come close, and they occasionally took a few photos from a distance.

Julia was wearing a light pink short down jacket today. She pulled up the large furry hood and covered most of her head. Although the two long legs on high leather boots were still very conspicuous, as long as you don't pay special attention to it. , not even recognized. Eric is no longer his usual trench coat, wearing a simple blue jacket, baseball cap and sunglasses. The two of them walked on the road and looked like a pair of, um, ordinary couples with a slightly higher appearance.

News of Eric's attendance at the opening ceremony of the Sundance Film Festival has spread, entering the streets of the city and being recognized very quickly after all. It's just that the number of moviegoers gathered in this small town is not too many after all, but there is no onlooker phenomenon, but from time to time, people enthusiastically come to ask for autographs or group photos.

After standing at the intersection of the street and taking a photo with an excited couple, Julia took Eric's arm again, turned to another street, looked around and said cheerfully, Eric, have you noticed, Parker? These houses in the city, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, blue, and purple, are like a rainbow town in fairy tales.”

Eric looked around with a smile. Although most of the buildings in Park City were wooden houses that he did not like, the colorful styles really looked very beautiful: There are usually castles around fairy tale towns. Shall we build one?

Julia chuckled and shook her head: You don't like castles.

Passing by a small booth promoting the movie,

Julia saw the two young people handing out movie leaflets to passersby, and on a whim, she reached out and asked for two.

Eric noticed that the two young men had clearly caught a glimpse of Julia's appearance, and they were not sure if they had recognized the wrong person. After walking away, he couldn't help but smile and said, Come on, the movie is coming soon. here we go.

Hmmmm, let's see what kind of movie this is, maybe I can find a dark horse at the box office, Julia put Eric's arm in one hand and raised the flyer with the other, and read out solemnly: 1994 A year later, three film students disappeared into the woods near Bukeshville, Maryland while filming a documentary, and they were rediscovered a year later. Well, apparently a horror movie, Blair Witch, a good name.

Eric couldn't help but change his expression when he heard Julia read the introduction. He almost couldn't help laughing when he heard the last name.

Really a dark horse at the box office.

Even, for a long time, it has been the dark horse at the box office with the highest return on investment in Hollywood.

After Julia finished reading, she turned her head and looked over: Eric, how is it?

Eric nodded and said: Yes, maybe you can set up a film company, buy it and distribute it yourself, maybe it will break through 100 million at the box office.

Hmph, you're joking with me again, Julia was a little dissatisfied, her arms around Eric tightened, and she was about to throw away the two leaflets. hold in hand.

Eric reached out and took a flyer over, read it carefully, and handed it to Julia, saying, I'm not kidding you, hey, let's make a bet, I bet this movie will break the box office. 100 million.

Julia tilted her head like a little girl, put it on Eric's shoulder, and said, I also bet that the box office will exceed 100 million.

Uh, this is not fun, you change your position.

No change, Julia shook her head and added, In this way, Leeds will bet that the box office won't break 100 million.

Okay, Eric also made a decision with Julia unscrupulously, and smiled again: What's the stake?

It doesn't matter, we'll talk about it later.

After chatting like this, the two soon came to the door of a theater. There was a striking poster of Lola Run on the outer wall of the theater. Obviously, it should be here. The screening is about to start, and the entrance of the theater is very lively. Some people are checking tickets to enter the venue, some people are waiting in line at the ticket window, and some people are standing on the side of the road with signs asking for extra tickets.

Because of the crowd, Eric and Julia were recognized as soon as they approached. First, a few girls who were not quite sure came over to try it out. After confirming, there was a burst of screams, so everyone's attention was focused. attracted.

The bodyguards in the car behind Eric realized that something was wrong and got out of the car one after another. The four quickly protected Eric and Julia.

The scene was not as chaotic as last night. Eric and Julia patiently signed some names for the crowd before entering the theater.

Lola Run producer Stephen Arndt was ecstatic to hear that Eric Williams actually came to watch his movie. Lola Run has been released in Europe since last year. It not only received a very good response in the independent film circle, but also received a nomination for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival.

This time I came to Park City. The main purpose of the Lola Run team is to sell movies. Because of the reputation accumulated in Europe, many Hollywood film companies have contacted them and made offers, some of which have even made Stephen Arndt was quite moved. If he hadn't wanted to wait until the end of the Sundance Film Festival and make a decision after winning an award, Stephen Arndt would have almost sold the film.

However, although Lola Run has become famous in the independent film circle, its influence is limited after all. Some Hollywood studios bought the film and even planned to release it directly on DVD.

Well, now that Eric Williams came to see the movie in person, it would have more impact than the President of the United States. As long as this incident appears in the media next, the public popularity of Lola Run will definitely increase several times. It is impossible for Hollywood filmmakers to get this film without offering a generous enough price. .

Counting how much Lola Run will eventually bring to his company, Stephen Arndt did not hesitate at all, and pulled several of the film's also somewhat confused creators to the screening room and Eric William. James said hello.

This auditorium is not large, with about 100 positions.

The movie screening has not yet started, and the fans who had already entered the venue heard Eric Williams appear, and they also came over to ask for autographs. After a while, everyone returned to their seats. At the same time, although I smiled bitterly in my heart and realized how Eric Williams' presence here would affect their purchase of the film, some Hollywood film purchase representatives who entered the theater had to come over and say hello to Eric. .

Murray, come to me later, I have something for you. After greeting everyone, Eric casually instructed Murray Bredo, the manager of the film purchasing department sent by New Line Cinema. Turn your attention to the crew of Lola Run.

Hello Mr. Williams, this is Stephen Arndt, the producer of Lola Run, this is Tom Tykwer, the director of the film, this is our Lola, Franka Potain Te, and...

Eric greeted a few people in front of him, and smiled: Stephen, I think we should start quickly, everyone is waiting.

Oh, of course, Stephen Arndt nodded hastily, and walked directly to the stage with Tom Twick and a few others.

The auditorium gradually calmed down, and Eric and Julia sat down in the two vacant seats in the corner of the back row. The auditorium was not large, and sitting here would not affect the visual experience.

After the creators of Lola Run had a simple interaction on stage, the movie screening started soon.

The version at this time is still the original German sound, but with English letters, but Eric prefers this mode with the original sound and subtitles. Because of some bad experiences in his memory, Eric even hates the dubbed version of the movie. The original sound with subtitles can not only understand the meaning of the movie, but also more intuitively feel the various expressions of the protagonist's dialogue. This is the best way to watch foreign language movies.

After a very psychedelic opening, the scene cuts right into the room where Lola is on the phone.

There is nothing special about the plot of the film. Lola, as the boyfriend of the gangster, Manny, accidentally lost a lot of money from the boss. If he can't get the money before 12 noon, Manny will be killed by the boss. . So I called Lola for help.

After soothing her boyfriend, Lola ran out of the house and started a challenge to raise 100,000 marks in 20 minutes.

The first time, Lola did not get the money, Manny had to rob the supermarket, Lola chose to help her boyfriend, accidentally shot by the police.

The second time, Lola held her father at gunpoint and got the money, but at the last moment, Manny was killed by an ambulance.

The third time, Lola won 100,000 marks in a casino, and Manny accidentally got the lost money back from the homeless, so the 'mission' was overfulfilled and the film ended.

The whole movie is basically a live-action version of a video game, and Lola, who has red hair and bright colors in a blue vest and green trousers, is completely a character that jumped out of an arcade game. In the process of going back three times in a row, the protagonist can even accumulate experience, gain 'skills' and avoid repeating some mistakes. Lola's subtle influence on the lives of several passers-by during the three runs reminded Eric of the Butterfly Effect series.

After watching the movie, Eric's first impression was that the young director who seemed very restrained just now was definitely a crazy video game fan.

As for this film, Eric has only one word for its evaluation: cool.

When the end credits came up, Julia leaned over and whispered, What a great movie.

Eric nodded, and politely waited for the lights in the screening hall to light up, then took Julia's hand and got up together and walked out of the theater.

As expected, more reporters and fans had gathered outside the theater at this time. When the two appeared, the scene was chaotic again. Eric and Julia did not stop this time, and got into the car directly under the guard of bodyguards. And go.

The Land Rover SUV walked smoothly through the streets of Park City, and Julia looked at the receding crowd behind her before pulling down the hood on her head. Now that they have become public figures, both of them have become accustomed to this kind of life. Julia did not complain, but said cheerfully, Eric, where are we having lunch?

Eric glanced outside the car. Today is a sunny day. The temperature has risen slightly at noon. There are more people on the streets of Park City. It is definitely not suitable to eat out, so he said: Go back to the resort.

Julia nodded, thinking about the next arrangement, there was a rooftop party to attend in the afternoon, and Robert Redford personally invited the two to have dinner at home in the evening. There was no special schedule for the two weekends, so it was a little small. He said expectantly, Eric, shall we go skiing tomorrow?

No, there are more people in the ski resort now than at the entrance of the cinema just now. Eric shook his head, remembering something, and said, Well, where are the two movie leaflets?

What? Julia was confused, then remembered, blinked innocently, and said, I threw it away.