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As for the logistics and distribution, this is the first time that online shopping orders reached 132 million in a single day, and Alice Ferguson, the housekeeper in charge of the operation of the mall, can only explore by herself.

Of course, the entire Ygritte senior team is making suggestions for handling this matter.

Simon also said unceremoniously, if he messed up, he would obediently come back and be his housekeeper.

The early layout of the Westeros system in the Internet industry is already in the final critical stage, and e-commerce is the top priority in Simon's plan. He doesn't have much patience to tolerate a loser.

In the midst of being busy, it is another weekend in a blink of an eye.

This year's eighth Sundance Film Festival opened on January 1.

After "Run Lola Run", even if there is no super blockbuster hit, Sundance has been a thriving scene in recent years.

The development of Hollywood independent films has also become more vigorous, driven by a series of successful films of Gaomen Films.

Before the opening of this year's Sundance, Robert Redford hoped that Simon, the biggest coffee out of Sundance, would be able to attend.

Radford would never bring up Simon as a Sundance judge. Now Simon certainly doesn't have the time, and Sundance really can't afford it.

However, the chairman of the jury this year is Catherine.

I was too busy to spare time during the opening ceremony, and the closing ceremony happened to be Sunday, January 1.

Simon quietly arrived in Park City, Utah on Saturday.

Janet didn't come with her because she wanted to watch the baby.

Because Catherine was already here, and the female assistant who was personally responsible for building several wooden houses in Park City, hoping to use them as a dating den, didn't follow her again, although she was a little bit resentful.

It was still January, and Los Angeles was always like spring all year round, but Park City was covered in snow and ice.

Such a closed atmosphere is indeed very suitable for spending time with the person you like.

Chapter 461 Sundance (Revised)

Simon lived in a wooden house on a hill in the southeast of Park City. There were four buildings in total, one of which was the owner's residence, and the three surrounding buildings were occupied by bodyguards and other followers.

I don't know when it started, but Simon has never left the bodyguards.

With Simon's current wealth status, he is doomed to pay great attention to his own safety.The world in this year is definitely not as peaceful as ordinary people imagine.

Arrived in Park City at noon on Saturday, followed by a series of schedules.

In the evening, I accompanied Catherine to a gathering of filmmakers organized by Robert Redford, and I didn't return to the residence on the hill until after ten o'clock.

The SUV, which is very suitable for driving in Park City, quietly stopped in front of the mountain cabin. Simon and Catherine got out of the car together, and were immediately surrounded by the deep chill of the night.

However, at the foot of the mountain, because of the popularity brought by the Sundance Film Festival, Park City is still a bright and lively scene.

In recent years, not only filmmakers, each Sundance Film Festival has gradually developed into a comprehensive gathering of the entertainment industry. Not only filmmakers, but also the music and fashion circles have begun to join in the fun.

Not staying too much in the cold outdoors, Simon and Catherine entered the wooden house together. The two maids Zoe Parks and Isabel Dunn who followed this time had already lit the fireplace in advance and prepared hot coffee. It's warm inside.

The three girls of ABD have received training in baby care in advance, because they have to help Janet look after the baby, and now basically they will not leave the Cape Dume Manor.

If Simon wants someone to take care of him, he can only choose someone from the maid team newly brought by the housekeeper.

Speaking of which, after the last espionage incident, Simon told Janet to conduct background checks on the girls around her again, and the results were not bad, probably because the time was too short, and there was nothing wrong with these girls.

As for those people around Simon, they have basically been checked out now.

He was just worried that if one batch was sent away, another batch would come again, so Simon didn't touch these guys who had been exposed.

Catherine didn't ask Zoe Parks who came over to help her. She took off her thick down jacket and hung it on the hanger next to her. In the end, she didn't forget to give Simon a slight look.She clearly saw the girl with the protruding chest rubbing her body against the man while picking up Simon's clothes.

Simon pretended not to notice the woman's gaze. After Isabel hung up the windbreaker, he said, "Go and rest. Besides, you don't need to get up too early tomorrow morning. Catherine and I will prepare breakfast by ourselves."

The two women sensed the aura emanating from Catherine's body, and they knew that they would definitely not have any chance tonight, so they responded obediently and took the initiative to retreat.

Simon brought the coffee prepared by the two maids to the coffee table in front of the fireplace, poured himself a cup and handed it to Catherine who was sitting on the sofa, and said with a smile, "Don't blame me, actually Jenny was jealous, so she sent two coffees on purpose. A light bulb came to bother us."

Catherine took the coffee and held it in her hand, but she just gave Simon a supercilious look.

In fact, Janet's original words were that Simon's life skills had deteriorated so much in the past two years that he might starve to death if no one took care of him, so she asked Zoe and Isabel to come with her.

Of course, there must be some women who are jealous.

Think about the fact that I want to take care of the children at home, but the man goes on a date with his best friend. Even if I really don't care about it, I still have to express my attitude.

Catherine didn't answer, Simon just smiled, poured himself a cup of coffee, and sat down beside the woman.

If she was really angry, Catherine should be sitting on the single sofa next to her.

Just now the woman took the initiative to sit down on the double sofa facing the fireplace, such a small detail is easy to spot.

Simon leaned over, as if he felt that his mind had been peeped through. Catherine felt a little embarrassed on her face, and deliberately dodged to the side, as if she wanted to draw a line with Simon.

Of course we can't let her 'succeed'.

The woman backed away, and Simon squeezed cheekily and decisively at her, and was thrown another blank stare.

Taking a sip of the hot coffee in his hand, Simon looked for a topic and said, "You clearly know that "Reservoir Dogs" is a project of Gaomen Films, but this time you didn't give it a single award. It's too much."

"Reservoir Dogs" is Quentin's famous work.

Even though Pulp Fiction was taken away early, some things haven't changed.

In recent years, Gaomen Films has maintained a very close cooperative relationship with Sundance, and Quentin happened to participate in the training course held by the Sundance Institute last year.

Therefore, the script of "Reservoir Dogs" appeared in Simon's hands as early as last year.

Going first, Gaomen Pictures naturally won the project, and at the same time, it also contributed to the cooperation between Harvey Keitel and Quentin who had just finished filming "The Piano".

Because of the participation of Daenerys Entertainment, a major studio, the budget cost of the film has also increased from 120 million in Simon's memory to 250 million US dollars. "Reservoir Dogs" has also become the flagship of Gaomen Films' main competition unit at the Sundance Film Festival this year.

Of course, for a small production project of 250 million US dollars, Simon will not be too personally involved now, so he did not briefly look at the finished film until before the film festival.

Although tomorrow is the closing ceremony, the Sundance awards results were announced two days ago.

The organizer also specially issued a notice to the award-winning crew, reminding them to participate in tomorrow's closing ceremony.

Although she knew that the man next to her was not really accusing her, Catherine still explained seriously: "Everyone doesn't like the display of violence in this film."

Simon asked with a smile: "What about you, what do you think of this movie?"

"The narrative structure is very unique, but I don't quite understand what the director wants to express through this story."

Simon leaned on the sofa in a more comfortable position, looked at Catherine, who was wearing a black turtleneck sweater and jeans, and said, "So, you are still not a real filmmaker."

Catherine was puzzled, and involuntarily showed some dissatisfaction from a woman's instinct, and glared at the man beside her.

After all, I have already been nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.

Not counting filmmakers.

Well, what is that?

Simon didn't immediately continue the topic just now, and gestured to the ladies' leather boots on Catherine's feet, and said, "I still wear these in the house. If my feet are not cold, take them off to warm up."

Catherine glanced at the leather boots on her feet, tapped them twice on the floor, and turned her calf slightly sideways: "Help me take them off."

"no problem."

Simon was very straightforward. He put the coffee cup on the tea table, reached out and grabbed the woman's long legs and brought her over.

Catherine's body was tilted by Simon, and she carefully protected the coffee in her hand from spilling. She watched the man take off her leather boots and put them aside, and even took off her socks.

The shoes and socks are new, and Catherine is also a very clean person. There is no smell on her feet, and she is not worried about giving Simon a bad impression.

However, after the shoes and socks were taken off, she immediately pulled back the man's feet on her knees, but she didn't step on the floor anymore, but sat sideways and buried her feet beside the man.After he got his coffee back, he asked, "Why am I not a filmmaker?"

"My personal point of view, a real filmmaker should express what he wants to express. The director of "Reservoir Dogs" did this very well. You don't understand what his film wants to express, but it is only influenced by tradition. It is a serious misunderstanding to think that a film should show some viewpoint value and social significance."

Catherine listened carefully and wanted to refute, but found that Simon's words actually made sense.

She is an art student.

Taking painting as an example, the paintings of many outstanding artists are indeed purely showing their own inner thoughts, without the intention of instilling a certain point of view to outsiders.

However, doing so has not affected many works to become classics.

Movies, it seems, should be as well.

Think about yourself again.

The first theatrical feature film "Blood Corpse Night" tells an alternative vampire love story, which is really not her favorite subject.But for a woman who wants to be a director, there are simply not many options in Hollywood.

In the subsequent "Blue Angel", "Point of Riot" and even the most recent "Thelma and Louise", she is actually instilling her will in the film.

However, this display is not actually a success.

For example, in "Thelma & Louise" this time, she thought she had shot her own style.

However, the concept of feminist awakening at the core of the film comes more from the screenwriter of the story than from her director.

Thinking of this, Catherine couldn't help but look at Simon beside her.

Not to mention screenwriting works, he personally directed "Run Lola Run", "Pulp Fiction" and even "Batman: Beginning of War" with a strong commercial nature. Although the styles and themes are different, the films themselves have a strong personal will.

After watching these films, the audience will easily remember this film. Every time it is mentioned in the future, everyone will say that this is a Simon Westeros film.

Look back at "Blood Corpse Night" and other movies.

If it weren't for her, female directors are relatively rare in Hollywood, and it would be hard for the audience to remember who the director is after watching the film.

Simon looked at Catherine's comprehension expression, and said with a smile, "Are you frustrated? I feel that failure in life is nothing to love. Come on, let me lend you a shoulder."

Resolutely kicked him again, after thinking for a moment, Catherine said, "Then, what should I do?"

"Find some themes that you really want to shoot. Even if you don't write the script yourself, you should conceive the outline yourself and make something that truly belongs to you."

Catherine was lost in thought again.

Then, with some trepidation, she discovered that she didn't know what she wanted to shoot.

her age.

He didn't even want to think about it in front of Simon.

However, being too washed out by the real social environment, it is doomed for her to have a lot of naive and simple ideas like young people who have just entered the society.

Why did you switch from majoring in fine arts to studying film?

It was because she was reminded by a mentor that she felt that movies can show many things more three-dimensionally than paintings.

Then jump into it with gusto.

Reality is always unsatisfactory.

Most directors in Hollywood often have to be 30 years old to direct their first film, not to mention, she is still a woman.

In ten years, before "Blood Corpse Night", she only completed the feature film debut called "Relentless" in 1981 with the support of some film funds.

In this world, how many original intentions of dreams can withstand the passing of time?

How many people can be born out of nowhere like the man beside him, who is astonishingly brilliant.When many of his peers have not figured out their future, he has left the whole world far behind.

Thinking of this, Catherine looked at Simon, couldn't help but shook her head, and said with some frustration in her tone, "I, I don't know what to do."

Seeing Catherine's slumped look, Simon also turned his body, picked up the woman's feet hidden beside him, put a pair of calves on his thighs, and said: "No one thinks what they should do from the beginning. , Only those who have experienced and seen the shortcomings of this world and are determined to change will work hard in the direction they want to change. So, next, you can take a serious look at this world."

Catherine didn't answer, as if waiting for Simon to continue.

Simon continued: "What do you think is my goal in life?"

Catherine smiled slightly, and said, "Jenny told me that you want to rule the world."

"Has Jenny ever told you about her dream?"

"I said it, destroy the world."

"Well, you have been able to endure until now and have not killed me in order to protect human beings. It seems that you really like me."

Catherine kicked Simon again sheepishly.

Simon pressed the woman's calf, rubbed the rough jeans fabric, and continued: "Actually, my perception of the world is very pessimistic. I think human beings will eventually self-destruct, and this time limit will not be too long. So, ruling the world is a very boring thing, even if you can do it on the surface, you can't control all people's hearts after all."

"Control people's hearts, you are more dangerous than Jenny said."

"When you're competent enough, and you're used to it, you think certain things are boring."

"Ok?"

Realizing that Catherine seemed to be more confused by himself, Simon smiled and said: "You are different from me and Jenny, two potential anti-social elements. You should hope that the world, at least this country, will become Better yet, it's a common perception among your average people who have lived in a social environment for a long time."