After he left the airship bar, Simon stood on the street looking at the flashing neon light. He didn't feel any less about Courtney's choice.
After all, it's hard for a simple girl to survive in Hollywood's Vanity Fair.
The twilight is the most lively time on the streets of Santa Monica, and he didn't mind walking back to the hotel where he stayed.
However, Simon remembered that his backpack was still in Courtney's car.
Since he come to Los Angeles, Simon was inseparable from his light grey backpack. The bag contained the contract with WMA and several scripts, as well as the sketchbook draft of "Run Lola Run", which was almost all of his possession at this time.
These things are not valuable to outsiders, but if they are lost, it will be very troublesome.
Looking back at the bar door, he found that the line was still long so he couldn't get back in right away.
Thinking about what to do, he suddenly saw Courteney's figure flash out of the crowd at the bar door.
Looking at the depressed expression on the girl's face, Simon realized that she must have been cast out because of himself.
Courteney also saw Simon, but she just glared at him angrily and walked straight to the parking lot.
So Simon could only keep up.
When She reached her car, Simon said to her: "I'm so sorry, Courteney, I didn't expect that you'll also be dragged into this."
"What's the use of saying sorry to me?"
Courtney glanced at Simon, Open the door silently and sat in the driver's seat, with her arms resting on the steering wheel.
Originally they have this night planned, the friend of Matthew Broderick was very interested in Kristy, and Kristy also planned to hook up with him, and then she will help her enter Matthew's circle of friends.
Matthew was born in a family of actors, and his family has deep connections in Hollywood.
With the success of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", plus the "WarGames" a few years ago, Matthew who has accumulated two blockbuster movies under his belt, has become a popular Hollywood player comparable to Tom Cruise before his latest movie "Top Gun".
Being able to squeeze into Matthew's circle is a powerful boost to her development in Hollywood, maybe even greater than that of an excellent agent.
Now, it's all gone.
Perhaps even Kristy will cut her off.
Simon does not know Courteney's calculations, even if he knows, he doesn't regret punching the guy. He is not an unapologetic person, but he will not give up his dignity without compromise, he will always keep a bottom line.
Looking at the grumpy girl in the carriage, Simon waited for a moment before pointing to the other side of the co-pilot and said: "Courteney, can you give me my bag?"
She wanted to throw the guy's backpack and drive away.
But after calming down, Courteney also realized that Simon got into the fight because he was trying to stop the guy from harassing herself. She felt angry because he was unwilling to bow his head even a little bit.
So, after hesitating for a moment, Courteney still angrily said to Simon: "Get in the car, if you want to go back."
Simon naturally does not want to walk back, more than six kilometres from here to the hotel. Hearing Courtney's unforgiving but soft tone, he smiled and went to the other side of the car, pulled the co-pilot door and got in, and asked the girl who started the car: "Aren't you going to wait for Kristy...?"
Courtney drove the car out of the parking lot, remembering the situation in the bar, she shook her head: "She shouldn't be going back tonight."
So Simon snorted and said: "So, let's find a restaurant for dinner first, I'll treat you."
From the afternoon shift to the now, Simon hasn't eaten yet, and Courtney should be the same.
Listening to Simon's words, Courteney hesitated again, and said while looking at the road ahead: "Simon, I must first declare one thing, I don't plan on having a boyfriend in the years to come, I want to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood before considering this kind of thing."
"I understand," Simon nodded and made a little joke, "Then let's pick a cheap restaurant, otherwise I can only stay and wash the dishes."
Courteney felt Simon's relaxed tone, and inexplicably felt lost, but she still smiles and casually said: "If I knew you will ask me out, I wouldn't have eaten anything before going out, I want to see you detained and brushing the dishes."
Saying so, Courteney is also very aware of Simon's economic situation, so she chose a cheap food restaurant.
After a simple dinner, Simon just let Courteney take him near the convenience store where he work and walked back to the hotel on his own.
On the following days, Courteney still appeared in the convenience store, but the number was significantly less, even the convenience store owner Roger Griffin felt the estrangement between the two.
When they occasionally chatted, Courteney complained a little that Kristy moved from the apartment they shared and that she had to find a new roommate to share the rent.
As an insignificant little person, Simon's life has not been affected by the bar incident and continued to work at his own pace, while waiting for WMA's news about "The Butterfly Effect" script.
After another week passed, Simon bought a second-hand bicycle at a flea market near Venice Beach for 30 dollars. This not only solved his basic travel problem but also added an important prop for "Run Lola Run".
At the same time, within WMA.
After nearly a month of brewing and coordination, Jonathan Friedman finally officially introduced "The Butterfly Effect" script to the major Hollywood studios together with the carefully planned package project.
Since "The Butterfly Effect" has attracted the attention of senior executives including WMA President Norman Brokaw, this project is no longer delivered step by step to the studio's senior management through the traditional screening channels, but through WMA's internal connections.
The project was directly delivered to the desks of executives above the vice president's level who have decision-making power in the major studios.
With "The Butterfly Effect" wonderful story design and perfect movie script, coupled with WMA sparing no effort in packaging the project, quickly attracted strong attention from the senior executives of Hollywood major studios.
If it is other times, such script with a wonderful story, a low budget, and the time travel element that is very popular in recent years, would have already attracted the major studios to start making offers and bidding against each other.
But this time, because WMA wanted to make "The Butterfly Effect" a packaging project, the response of Hollywood film companies was different.