scam

Simon finished speaking, and when Amy Pascal nodded slightly, he turned and walked towards him.

This party was the last time Simon asked Orion to host it after hearing Ron Macmillan's message. Everyone who helped to complete "Running Laura" was invited, and Simon was also dedicated to entertaining.

The party continued until late at night, and Simon still got up early the next day.

Because of moving.

The newly selected residence is halfway up the hillside in the Palisades District in the north of Santa Monica. The mansion covering an area of ​​about an acre is more than double the size of Janet's residence in Malibu. It occupies a single cliff with a view. Excellent. Standing in the mansion, you can easily overlook the entire downtown Los Angeles and the magnificent sea view at the foot of the mountain.

Of course, the monthly fee is as high as $15,000.

Although he has no particular preference for luxury homes, Simon found that he can basically only choose to rent this type of residence if he wants to ensure privacy.

Speaking of it, Simon's current wealth is more than enough to buy a luxury house. He also prefers to live in his own house. However, right now is the peak period of the US stock and property bubble in the 1980s.

If you can't see the future, Simon may also choose to buy a luxury house in this hot market. But he clearly remembers that with the stock market crash in the second half of this year, the US housing market will also be affected and fall sharply. If you choose to buy a house at that time, the price will not only drop a lot, but you will certainly have more choices.

After a busy weekend, a new week is coming soon.

However, early on Monday morning, Simon was awakened by the ringing of the telephone while he was still asleep, and then Mike Medova made him anxiously letting him receive the fax.

After some tossing, Simon saw an article in the East Coast "New York Times". The title of the article was only one word, "Scam". The content came from a New York Times writer named Mark Horrington. .

"The first time I saw "Lola Run", I fell in love with this movie. All the details of the film, including the mirroring, colors, soundtrack, and editing, gave me a refreshing feeling."

"The movie can still be shot like this."

"However, when I heard that this movie was from an 18-year-old boy, I immediately fell into a kind of inexplicable confusion, and then, as the West Coast colleague said in the article, I began to recall my 18-year-old. , Even the 18 years old of everyone around me."

"I grew up in a decent family, received a decent education, and surrounded by a lot of smart people. But in the end, I discovered that none of the people I know had a life when I was 18. Can complete the potential of such an excellent film. Yes, I'm talking about "potential." Even if they have received professional training in film directors, photography, soundtracks, and lighting since they were young, I don't think there can be anyone among them. I can complete an amazing film like "Lola Run" when I was 18."

"Now, someone has done it."

"He personally wrote the script, acted as the director, personally carried the camera, personally completed the editing, personally finished the soundtrack... and all of this is so good that it is impeccable."

"Is it really possible?"

"So, while watching this movie repeatedly, I began to pay close attention to everything about this young director named Simon Westero. When the information in the newspaper could no longer meet my personal needs, I even paid I personally rushed to San Francisco and stayed there for a full week."

"Simon Westero, maybe he prefers to be called by others now."

"This boy grew up in a children's welfare home in San Jose, San Francisco, County. He has no relatives and no foster family. This is really sympathetic. Later, Simon Westeros completed it in obscurity with the support of the federal welfare system. I studied from elementary school to high school and was admitted to Stanford University with a blockbuster. I interviewed many people around Simon Westeros and they did say that this is a hard-working boy. But at the same time, these people also revealed that, They have never discovered that Simon Westero has any talent for movies. Many people don't even remember that Simon Westero has seen a movie."

"So, I can basically conclude that Simon Westero's film talent will never come from his teenage years."

"Next, Simon Westero entered Stanford University. However, in less than two months, the poor young man was sent to a mental hospital for treatment for nine months because of a sudden mental illness."

"Obviously, two months at Stanford University are also not enough for Simon Westero to accumulate any film skills."

"Afterwards, I also visited the mental hospital. The attending physician in charge of Simon Westeros was very vigilant and didn't reveal too much to me. I even tried to obtain Simon Westeros. Luo's case was told that it had been lost."

"Very cleverly'lost'."

"Although I cannot determine what happened during the nine months in the mental hospital, it is very rare for a violent schizophrenic patient to be able to leave the mental hospital again in nine months. He is obviously unlikely to be in the hospital. Receive any film skills training in these nine months."

"Then a miracle happened."

"When Simon Westero appeared in Los Angeles, he immediately became a film genius proficient in various professional skills."

"Yes, it's definitely a genius."

"Every detail of "Lola Run" makes him worthy of this word."

"Just, is this really possible?"

"A person who had never been in a movie since childhood, suddenly became a director; someone who had never touched a camera suddenly became proficient in photography; someone who could not have received any music training suddenly became proficient in soundtracks? And editing? , There are lights, and other things?"

"As a film critic, a senior movie fan, and a film practitioner who barely stepped into the entry barrier because he wrote one or two scripts, although I have not participated in film production, I am very aware of anything involved in the film production process. A job that wants to reach the top requires a long and focused grind. No one can appear on the top of a mountain without climbing."

"Now, watching the box office of "Lola Run", watching the heated discussions in the media, watching the audience waiting in line in front of a movie theater, watching Simon Westeros like a handsome young man The singer is chased by paparazzi, but my heart is getting more and more unable to get rid of a thought."

"scam."

"All of this is just a scam."

"First of all, I must declare again that I never doubt the excellence of "Lola Run". This is an excellent film that can be included in the history of Hollywood movies."

"but,"

"I never believe that so much of the work in the film's subtitles list was done by a young man like Simon Westero himself. I would rather believe that all of this was just performed by a behind-the-scenes player for huge profits. farce."

"So, Simon Westeros, if I am wrong, prove it to me! If you can prove it, I am willing to apologize to you in any form on any occasion. But if I am right, then tell the truth. Everyone, tell all the fans who like this movie very much but are deeply deceived."