When they met for the first time, neither of them was in a hurry to talk about business, just casually chatting.
More than ten minutes later, Simon repaired the tires, washed his hands and came back before looking at Sandra Bullock in front of him again.
In the past timeline, compared to Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman and other Hollywood actresses whose acting careers can be described as smooth sailing, Sandra Bullock should be regarded as a late bloomer.
Sandra Bullock, born in 1964, was 30 years old when she starred in her famous film "Speed of Life".
However, with the popular image of 'National Sister' and her diligence and high productivity, Sandra Bullock has maintained her active period of an acting career for more than 20 years since she became famous.
In 2013, when veteran actresses such as Julia Roberts had begun to gradually fade out of the fans' vision, Sandra Bullock was still able to get a record-breaking single-movie salary of up to $70 million for "Gravity", becoming a Hollywood star veritable box office queen.
Now Sandra Bullock is only 22 years old.
'Just now' indeed, Simon called Sandra Bullock after returning to Los Angeles on Friday evening but did not schedule a meeting for yesterday. Because yesterday was July 26, Sandra Bullock's birthday.
that's what Simon saw on the girl's resume on Thursday.
Simon also saw from her resume that Sandra Bullock graduated from North Carolina with a major in theatre performance, which is why he decided to let the other party play the heroine of "Lola Run" without auditioning.
Due to the ultra-low industry threshold, Hollywood stars always seem to give people the illusion that they are born to act without learning at all, but this is far from the truth.
In Hollywood, almost all stars in the process of becoming a famous need to accept a variety of acting training, either actively or passively. Take Meryl Streep, the famous Oscar 'nail house', for example, most people only see Aunt May nominated for Oscar again and again, but few people notice that Aunt May is a real Yale University drama. Graduated in acting.
Those ignorant people who want to reach the peak of life in Hollywood with only good skin are more likely to end up in the 'valley'.
No studio in Hollywood would casually put a newcomer with little acting experience in a multi-million dollar movie. Similarly, "Lola Run" is crucial for Simon, who wants to knock on the door of Hollywood, and he is not as casual as he seems to be in choosing the heroine.
The invitation to Courteney was also made during several small chats between the two. Simon learned that Courteney had been in Hollywood for three years, and had just starred in a TV series, with enough experience and qualifications.
Now, the same is true of Sandra Bullock, who was born in the standard school.
After all, it is just an ultra-low-cost production with a budget of only about 100,000 US dollars. Simon also hopes to spend more money on film production. Professional actors with better qualifications should not think about it. The girl in front of him is undoubtedly just right.
Also, familiar enough.
Under the roof of the motel, for this afternoon meeting, Sandra deliberately wore a fairly formal blouse and casual trousers. At this time, Simon looked at her rudely and knew that the 'auditing' might have begun. , couldn't help but straighten her posture, and tried to meet Simon's eyes.
but.
This boy has a pair of beautiful blue eyes.
Having this thought, I couldn't help but think of the scar on the corner of my left eye that I accidentally got from when I was a child, so I turned my head subconsciously.
Immediately, the momentum completely dissipated.
Simon didn't notice these details in Sandra's expression, and finally glanced down at the flat sandals on her feet, walked to his bicycle, patted the handlebars, and said to Sandra: "Go. Well, I just happen to have something to do, I'll tell you on the way."
Hearing Simon's opening, Sandra Bullock nodded hurriedly, inexplicably felt that her reaction was a bit silly, and then she pointed at Simon's bicycle after a short pause. : "Are we riding?"
Simon nodded and said, "It's near Douglas Park, and you can put your car here for the time being."
Sandra Bullock remembered that she had just come from there. The distance isn't that long, so she didn't object.
Simon greeted the old Spanish man who was still watching the fun, and left the motel with Sandra.
Although it was a weekend, the traffic on the street outside the hotel was still sparse. Simon pushed the bicycle off the curb, stepped on it, and handed the backpack to the girl behind him before pointing to the back seat: "Come on."
Sang Della Bullock subconsciously took Simon's backpack, feeling dizzy and sitting on a boy's bike.
Sitting sideways on the back seat, holding a grey canvas backpack in her arms, Sandra stared blankly at the grass and trees on the street that started to retreat, the chaotic thoughts in her mind turned, and it took a while to gather: Dad, your daughter is going to be kidnapped by a poor boy on a bicycle!
Some uncontrollable little person at the bottom of my heart shouted such a sentence, and Sandra suddenly couldn't help it and burst out laughing.
It's a silly idea.
Simon heard laughter behind him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No, nothing," Sandra quickly shook her head, grabbed some of his T-shirt hems, and said, "You can call me Sandy."
Simon responded: "Okay."
"Well, Simon, why don't you tell me about the movie?"
"The main thing is that I can't explain a sentence or two. I promised to invite you to dinner. We have an afternoon, don't we?"
"Okay, but, there must be a story?"
"The story is very simple, little bastard Manny. Lost $100,000, and his girlfriend Lola has to raise it for him in 20 minutes or Manny is likely to get killed by his boss."
"Sounds exciting.
" It's exciting, and it's very tiring, so you have to prepare yourself."
"I haven't promised to be in your film, have I?"
"Imagine, many years later, you start writing your memoir: when Simon Westeros invited me to participate in his first movie, it was like fate, and I agreed immediately. There sounds like legends, right?"
Sandra couldn't help laughing again, and said: "I don't know if it is legendary or not, But I must have met a megalomaniac today."
"Well, don't write this sentence at that time."
"Haha."
Since they talked about the movie, the two of them continued to talk about this topic unconsciously.
As Simon went into more detail about Lola Run, Sandra also came to realize that it must be a cool movie anyway.
For the sake of the girl behind him, Simon was not riding fast.
About ten minutes later, Simon took Sandra to the outside of a shop called 'Strong Watch Shop' near Douglas Park.
Unlike other watch stores, this store can provide customers with handmade customization services.
Simon got information about the store from Jonathan's assistant, Owen Wright, and it is said that many Hollywood movies also customize clock props here.