hunt hollywood

She loved music, painting, and movies, and dreamed of becoming an artist like Joni Mitchell, but she followed her parents' wishes and entered Yale Law School.

In a blink of an eye, it is already a junior.

Inadvertently traveling, inadvertently on the street, hearing the song from that year again, many thoughts of Girls' Generation suddenly came to my mind.

So, I wandered around Venice Beach for a while, but turned back unknowingly, and hid next to me pretending to be a passerby, wanting to hear the boy singing "Big Yellow Taxi" again.

For this reason, he took out the camera in his bag and wanted to secretly record a video of him singing.

Then I heard the conversation between him and the two women just now.

And the amazing "Flight of the Bumblebee" at this time.

Her name is also Jenny.

Standing by the side and listening to the boy say ""Flight of the Bumblebee", for Jenny", the string in my heart was even plucked.

Many people gathered on the street, and she no longer held back, walked over quietly, hidden herself in the crowd, adjusted the camera lens in her hand, and focused on the figure in front of her who was concentrating on plucking the strings. The profound guitar skills felt a little shocking.

She has learned the piano, and the top pianist her parents specially invited to teach her happened to demonstrate this piece to her and explain many details to her.Therefore, she knew that it was not too difficult to play "Flight of the Bumble Bee", but it was not easy to play it well.

Moreover, compared to the piano, it is even more difficult to perfectly express this piece of music with a guitar with only a few strings.

But at this time, the boy in front of him not only achieved this, but even created a strong picture of a wasp flying among the crowd through a perfect performance in the small world surrounded by the sound of the piano.

Then, what surprised her even more was that after finishing the first 70-second performance, the boy did not stop at all, and immediately started the second time, and the rhythm was obviously accelerated, but the tune did not change at all.

This should exceed 200 beats per minute, right?

She thought to herself, 1 minute passed quickly.

Looping again, the tune speeds up again.

And then again.

At the fifth time, she felt that even if the boy's hand speed did not reach 300 beats per minute, it was probably not much different.

The sixteenth notes of "Flight of the Bumblebee" have four notes per beat and a hand speed close to 300 beats, which is already the level that can only be achieved by the top guitarists.At this time, it can be said that it suddenly appeared on an ordinary street boy.

Is this my hallucination?Or, the supernatural event in Venice Beach?

Although it felt a little unbelievable, she still instinctively felt that this boy must be faster.

However, when the last performance was over, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly.

She looked down from the side of the boy's face, and found that the other's palm was carefully pressed on the strings, obviously not intending to continue.

A series of slightly regretful sighs seemed to float in the air.

Immediately, all the passers-by on the street surrounding him applauded enthusiastically.

She also wanted to applaud, but found that she was still holding the camera in her hand.

So he quickly turned it off, put it down without a trace, and gave him a guilty look.Although I failed to record the "Big Yellow Taxi" I wanted, this video is definitely enough for me to cherish.

In the applause of everyone, the boy thanked everyone politely, and someone generously put several large banknotes into the boy's piano case.

She glanced at it, and the $100 that the woman put in just now was still eye-catching.However, the $10 that I put down half an hour ago while he was not paying attention, has been covered by other banknotes.

Inexplicably regretful, although there is still a lot of cash in the wallet, she instinctively dare not go forward.

Afraid that he would notice him.

Such an inconspicuous girl.

Thinking about it this way, after a moment of excitement, the crowd around the audience dispersed one after another.

Realizing that he should turn around and leave too, but there are still a few people, it doesn't seem to matter to stay for a while.

Then I heard the woman who was very rude to him just now asked him in a somewhat stammering tone: "Well, little boy, last time you said... well, which mental hospital did you come out of?"

Chapter 010 Changes in the Script

Simon didn't feel a girl in the crowd watching him silently. When he heard Janet's words, he just smiled and said, "Why, are you going to live there for a while?"

Janet nodded sincerely: "Yes, if I can become like you, I can live for a few years."

Catherine also came back to her senses at this time, and in addition to being surprised, she also felt a strong curiosity about Simon's past again.However, upon hearing Janet's words, the woman gave her friend a warning look: "Jenny, stop joking about this kind of thing."

Janet felt the rare seriousness in Catherine's words, she immediately shrank her neck, and shook her arm in a fawning manner, but she didn't speak anymore.

Simon calmed down his heartbeat just after concentrating on playing, noticed Janet's small movements, smiled, and handed the guitar in his arms to Catherine in front of him, "Can you hold it for me?"

Catherine reached out to take it, and was still a little puzzled. Simon had already squatted down and started sorting out the coins in the piano case in front of him.

Wanting to step forward to help and feel the guitar in her hand, Catherine had to stand and carefully hold the guitar in her arms.

Janet looked at the guitar in front of her, reached out her hand, was opened by Catherine, curled her lips in dissatisfaction, and simply squatted down to help Simon organize the coins, and even twisted a 5-cent coin to criticize a certain guy for being too stingy.

He quickly sorted out all the coins in the piano case. Even if Janet didn't count the hundred-dollar bill just now, there were more than 260 dollars, far exceeding Simon's expectations.

Let Janet hold a small pile of coins, Simon stuffed the banknotes into the pocket of his jeans, took the guitar from Catherine, carefully packed it in the piano case, carried it on his shoulder, looked at the woman and said, "Then, let's go to dinner ?”

"Okay," Catherine did not hesitate this time, nodded with a smile, and offered to suggest, "There is a good Mexican restaurant nearby."

"It shouldn't be a problem to walk there, right?"

"Of course, just to the north."

"Oh, how do you go back later?"

"My car is in the parking lot over there."

"Coincidentally, mine is over there too, but I borrowed the hotel owner's car, a very nice guy."

"You borrowed the guitar too?"

"Yes."

Janet stood there, staring blankly at the men and women who were about to walk away side by side, and looked down at the coin she was still holding in her hand. What's going on?

I was just like that, forgot?

Thinking of this, Janet suddenly became angry, and shouted in the street with a hoarse voice: "Simon Westeros, if you dare to take another step, I will throw away this pile of things!"

The eyes of many people on the pedestrian street were attracted again.

Simon and Catherine also turned around and looked at the angry Janet. Simon hurried back and said, "Sorry, Jenny, now, let me get it."

Janet threw all the coins in Simon's hands with a clatter, and gave Catherine a wronged look.

Both were a little embarrassed, Catherine stepped forward to hold Janet, Simon packed the coins, and the three walked north again.

Looking at Janet, who was intentionally separated between the two, Simon had no choice but to find something to say, "So, Catherine, you just said that Janet's studio is here, what studio?"

"The art studio," Catherine replied, "Jenny is a painter. When you have money in the future, you can buy her paintings."

"Oh, definitely."

"I'm not selling you this."

"I pay a high price."

"Do not sell!"

"Double."

"Nonsence!"

"Hehe," Catherine chuckled, and when she saw her friend staring at her again, she quickly said to Simon, "Jenny is also very good, she actually graduated from Columbia Business School, and Buffett also went to Columbia Business School, Simon, Buffett you you know?"

Simon nodded, "Of course."

Catherine continued: "That year, when Buffett returned to Columbia University to give a speech, Jenny argued with Buffett in the auditorium. If it hadn't been for the dean of the business school to smooth things over, Jenny would almost have made the other party lose the stage."

"Sure enough," Simon smiled and continued to ask, "Then why did you change to be a painter again?"

Catherine just glanced at her girlfriend this time, and smiled without explaining.

Seeing that Simon was also looking at her curiously, Janet simply rolled her eyes.

Chatting casually, the three of them came to a nearby Mexican restaurant. Although Simon had hundreds of dollars in his pocket, the two women only ordered a $25 set menu. However, Simon still obeyed Jenny's 'wishes' and used Her $100 ordered a decent bottle of wine.

After dinner, Simon left the contact information of the motel to Catherine before parting with the two women.

After paying the dinner bill, Simon still has more than 100 dollars left in his hands, which is enough to pay the salary of the convenience store next week, so he gave up the idea of ​​continuing to waste time on part-time jobs.

After solving his little financial troubles, Simon was able to settle down in Los Angeles completely.

Days, when they appear to be the same, often fly by so quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the third week since Simon arrived in Los Angeles, and the time entered July.

Outside of work, Simon basically maintains the frequency of calling Jonathan Friedman twice a week.The agent didn't hide from him that he wanted to make "The Butterfly Effect" into a package project.

Last Wednesday, Simon also rushed to the WMA headquarters at the invitation of Jonathan Friedman, and chatted for more than half an hour with the film director Brian De Palma, whom his agent was interested in.

Brian De Palma became famous in "Carrie" in the 70s, but Simon knew that the other party was the director of Cruise's first "Mission: Impossible" ten years later. It can be said that he is the most famous evergreen in Hollywood. One of the tree directors.

Therefore, although Brian De Palma's taking over of "Butterfly Effect" will obscure the light of the script itself to a certain extent, considering the promotion effect of this well-known director's participation on the entire project, Simon is also happy to see it.

Everything seemed to be going well.

However, two days ago, he had a phone call with his agent, but the other party told him that something had changed.

Friedman's original idea was to use all the artists in his own hands, but after the "Butterfly Effect" script spread within the company, some other WMA executives also had ideas for this project.

The agent didn't explain too clearly this time, and Simon couldn't sort out the joints, but he also understood that he must continue to wait patiently for a while.As a rookie who just debuted, he naturally has no way to have any influence on the internal game of WMA. At this time, he can only be a pawn obediently.

On the other hand, Simon only kept his job in the convenience store after the first week of being short of cash, and started some other plans of his own.

Another normal Thursday afternoon, but tomorrow is the 7th of July, the National Day of the United States, followed by a whole weekend.Therefore, many people have already fallen into the atmosphere of the holiday in advance, and the passenger flow in the convenience store has obviously increased a lot.

"So, how is today?"

Standing behind the checkout counter, Simon saw Courteney Cox coming over with a bunch of snacks, and said hello casually while helping the girl pay.

Within a week of working at the convenience store, Simon discovered that Courteney Cox happened to live nearby and shopped at the store regularly.Courteney Cox also found this incident very interesting. Every time she came to buy something, she would chat with Simon specially, and the two became acquainted without knowing it.

However, Courteney is obviously in a very bad mood today.

Hearing Simon's greeting, Courteney, who had a gloomy expression on her face, said angrily, "I just received an audition failure notice, what do you think will happen?"

Simon smiled and said, "There's no need to be so discouraged. With such good conditions, you will definitely have more opportunities. Speaking of which, I'm preparing an experimental film recently, why don't you be the heroine?"

"Experimental film?" Courteney looked at Simon's clerk's attire and joked, "Let's not talk about whether you can make a movie. First of all, do you have money?"

"When Joe sells my script, there will probably be money," Simon said, packing Courteney's snacks, and said, "It's 19 dollars and 75 cents in total."

Courtney handed over two 10-dollar bills, and said with a bit of a vicious tongue: "You have been here for a few weeks and you haven't moved. When Joe sells your script, maybe I will already be Michelle Faye." You are a big star like Buddha. You can’t even pay a fraction of my salary for a script.”

Simon found some change for Courteney, and said, "Michelle Pfeiffer shouldn't be expensive, right? However, she is indeed a woman with great taste. Maybe you can date her if you have the opportunity in the future."

Courtene weighed a few coins in her hand, gave Simon a blank look, and said, "It's really rare, you haven't found the wrong money in your daydream."

After hitting Simon so mercilessly, Courteney's mood obviously improved a lot. Before leaving, she said goodbye with dignity before leaving the convenience store with her bag.

Simon threw the receipt that Courteney pulled down into the trash can next to him. Seeing that there were no customers behind him, he was about to sit down and rest for a while, when the fat body of the convenience store owner Roger Griffin came over, lying on his stomach. Beside the cash register, he said: "Hey, boy, using the excuse of making a movie to pick up girls is really bad. If I had already asked her out directly, after so many days, I would feel anxious for you."

Simon didn't pick up the words of this middle-aged fat man who was absolutely ruthless, and instead said, "I'm not making excuses. Speaking of which, Roger, can I take some shots in your store then?"

"Okay," Roger Griffin was still straightforward and direct: "As long as you pay."

"Of course I won't use it in vain," Simon said with a smile: "However, let me explain one thing first, this is a robbery scene."

Seeing that Simon didn't look like he was joking at all, Roger squinted his eyes and looked at him, and quickly said: "It's fine, but you have to change a temporary new signboard for the store when shooting, and you can't show too much in the camera. specific address information."

The movie I remember took weeks to convince a supermarket to cooperate with the heist scene.

Simon didn't expect it to be smooth when it was his turn, so he nodded immediately, raised his hand to Roger and said, "That's it."

Although he was as unfavorable as Courteney about Simon's idea of ​​making a movie, the middle-aged fat man still shook his hand and said, "Boy, if you really want to make a movie someday, remember to reserve a role for me. "

Simon didn't blot out any ink, and simply said, "Of course it's no problem."

After chatting with Simon for a few words, Roger walked away leisurely.

Simon continued to work for more than half an hour. When it was time to change shifts, he left the convenience store with his light gray rucksack on his back after the next shift.

Chapter 011 Misunderstanding