After Simon finished speaking, after Amy Pascal nodded slightly, he turned and walked elsewhere.

Simon requested Orion to host this party after hearing Ron MacMillan's message last time. Everyone who helped complete "Run Lola Run" was invited, and Simon also entertained it with all his heart.

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

Because I have to move.

The newly chosen residence is halfway up the mountain in the Palisade area in the north of Santa Monica. The mansion occupies an area of ​​about one acre. It is more than twice the size of Janet's residence in Malibu. It is alone on a cliff and has a great view.

Excellent, standing in the mansion you can easily overlook the entire Los Angeles city and the magnificent ocean view at the foot of the mountain.

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

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

Speaking of which, Simon's current net worth is actually more than enough to buy a luxury home. In his heart, he prefers to live in his own house. However, this is the peak period of the U.S. stock market and real estate bubble in the 1980s.

If he couldn't see the future, Simon might choose to buy a mansion in this hot market situation. But he clearly remembered that with the stock market crash in the second half of this year, the U.S. real estate market would also be affected and plummet.

When the time comes to choose to buy a house, not only will the price drop a lot, but you will definitely have more choices.

After a busy weekend, a new week comes quickly.

However, early on Monday morning, Simon was woken up by the ringing of the phone while he was still sleeping, and then there was the anxious voice of Mike Medowa asking him to receive the fax.

After a lot of trouble, Simon came across an article in the New York Times on the East Coast. The title of the article was only one word, "Hoax." The content came from a New York Times writer named Mark Hollington.

.

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

"Movies can still be made like this."

"However, when I heard that this movie came from an 18-year-old boy, I immediately fell into some indescribable confusion, and then, as the West Coast colleague said in the article, I started to recall my 18-year-old self.

, and even the 18-year-olds of everyone around me.”

"I grew up in a pretty good family, received a pretty good education, and was surrounded by a lot of smart people. But in the end, I discovered that no one I knew had what they had when I was 18.

The potential to complete such an outstanding movie. Yes, I said 'potential'. Even if they have received professional film training in directing, photography, soundtrack, lighting and other aspects since childhood, I don't think any of them can

I can complete an amazing film like "Run Lola Run" when I am 18 years old."

"Now, someone has done it."

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

"Is this really possible?"

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

"Simon Westeros, maybe he prefers to be called that now."

"This boy grew up in a children's welfare institution in San Jose, San Francisco County. He had no relatives and no foster family. This is really pitiful. Later, Simon Westeros relied on the support of the federal welfare system to complete his work in obscurity. I studied from elementary school to high school, and was admitted to Stanford University with a bang. I interviewed many people around Simon Westeros, and they did say that he was a very hard-working boy. But at the same time, these people also revealed, They never discovered that Simon Westeros had any talent for movies, and many don't even remember Simon Westeros having seen a movie."

"Then, I can basically conclude that Simon Westeros' film talent definitely did not come from his teenage years."

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

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

"Subsequently, I also visited the mental hospital. The doctor in charge of Simon Westeros was very vigilant when facing my inquiry and did not reveal much to me. I even tried to obtain Simon Westeros. Tello's case was told that it had been lost."

"So cleverly 'lost'."

"Although I can't determine what happened during the nine months in the mental hospital, it is already very rare for a violent schizophrenic patient to be able to leave the mental hospital in nine months. It is obviously unlikely that he was in the mental hospital. Get any film skills training during these nine months.”

"Then, a miracle happened."

"When Simon Westeros showed up in Los Angeles, he immediately became a cinematic genius with a wide range of professional skills."

"Yes, he is definitely a 'genius'."

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

"But, is this really possible?"

"A person who has never been interested in movies since childhood suddenly becomes a director; a person who has never touched a camera suddenly becomes proficient in photography; a person who has no chance of receiving any music training suddenly becomes proficient in scoring? And editing? , and lights, and various other things?”

“As a film critic, a senior film fan, and a film practitioner who barely got into the industry because I have written one or two scripts, although I have never participated in film production, I am very aware of all the aspects involved in the film production process. If you want to reach the top level of a job, you need to go through long and dedicated training, and no one can appear at the top of the mountain without climbing."

"Now, looking at the explosive box office of "Run Lola Run", looking at the heated discussions in the media, looking at the audiences queuing up in front of theaters waiting to enter, looking at Simon Westeros as a handsome young man Like a singer, he is chased by paparazzi, but I can’t get rid of one thought in my heart.”

"scam."

"All of this is just a scam."

"First of all, I must state again that I have no doubt about the excellence of "Run Lola Run". This is an excellent film that can be recorded in the history of Hollywood movies."

"but,"

"I never believe that so much of the work in the subtitle list of the film was done by a young man like Simon Westeros himself. I prefer to believe that all of this is just staged by a behind-the-scenes pusher for huge profits.

farce."

"So, Simon Westeros, if I'm wrong, prove it to me! If you can prove it, I'm willing to apologize to you on any occasion and in any form. But if I'm right, then tell the truth.
Chapter completed!