Chapter 57： closing ceremony

January nights in the northern hemisphere are always extraordinarily long. When Gu Luobei woke up, it was still pitch black outside. When I moved my body, I felt a little sore in my muscles. Although I didn't get very drunk yesterday, Gu Luobei still felt a little heavy in his head because he drank whiskey, red wine, and beer together.

Gu Luobei's body only moved when he heard a low murmur coming from beside him, and there was a hint of hoarse laziness in his voice. Gu Luobei rubbed his temples, making his movements as light as possible. Lying beside him was the woman who was once in the spring night last night. Gu Luobei raised his head and thought about it. Is it Italian or French? It's a pity that the memory is very vague and can't be recalled, but her graceful figure and soft skin feel still lingering in the palm of her hand.

He gently stood up from a sitting position, put his feet on the floor, and rubbed the slightly rough carpet, so that he was a little more awake. Gu Luobei picked up the clothes on the floor one by one. At this time, it was pitch black and he couldn't see clearly. He could only rely on the touch of his fingers to tell them apart.

After a while, the door of the room was slowly opened, and the dim yellow street lamps in the corridor tilted down from the crack of the door, driving the darkness away in an instant, and then as the door of the room was closed, it fell into pitch-black silence again. Gu Luobei stood in the corridor, his eyes flickered a few times before he got used to the warm light outside.

Looking at the time on the phone, it was almost seven o'clock, but it was still dark outside, like two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, so En couldn't tell the time. The madness and passion of last night were left in this small hotel. Gu Luobei pulled his jacket and walked all the way back to the hotel where Teddy Bell lived.

Back at the hotel, I saw Teddy Bell sleeping leaning against the head of the bed. The script of "Sniper Phone Booth" was randomly placed on the quilt. Gu Luobei turned on the light in the entrance hall, and Teddy Bell was awakened by some trivial noises. This was the habitual awareness of the Bell family. The 24-hour dry cleaners made them sleep very light.

"Come back?" Teddy Bell rubbed his eyes and glanced at Gu Luobei who was taking off his coat. The small light in the room supported the darkness of the morning little by little, and the weather outside was subzero. It seems to be warmed up. "Has the snow stopped?"

"Well, I'm going to take a bath, you can continue to sleep." Gu Luobei turned off the light in the room and went in to take a bath.

Teddy Bell tilted his head and looked at the slightly bright sky outside the window. He hesitated for a while, but turned on the bedside lamp and took the script of "Sniper Phone Booth" in his hand again.

When the morning sun rises, a new day comes. The Sundance Film Festival is still very lively. With the advancement of time, the word of mouth of "Death Illusion" continues to spread. Gu Luobei and Ryan Gosling immediately became the most watched two of the Sundance Film Festival. newcomer.

Before the closing ceremony, the organizing committee also officially announced that 15 films including "Death Illusion", "The Believer", "Memento", and "Imperial Love" entered the final competition and are eligible to participate in each Competition for awards.

On the red carpet of the awards ceremony, the reporter's treatment of Gu Luobei was obviously much better. The miss at the premiere of "Death Illusion" made many reporters quite embarrassed. Fortunately, Gu Luobei, who appeared on the official red carpet, did not disappoint the reporters.

The white cotton wide-neck shirt is embellished with black onyx buttons, and the two-button black-bottomed dark brown plaid suit jacket with the large lapel is docile along the shoulder line, arm line, and waist line. One point is too much, and one point is less. Too little, such a fitted tailoring outlines the figure little by little through the fabric, the straight trouser line has a little drape, but the shoes are matched with a pair of white lace-up sneakers. This set of clothes, at first glance, does not have any features, but whether it is cut or sewn, it is fully buttoned, and the dull black is embellished with a touch of vitality. Finally, with a plaid tie of dark red, sapphire blue, and dark brown, Gu Luobei's tall, straight and handsome, but not youthful and energetic temperament, instantly became the most beautiful scenery in the cold and windy evening.

Wherever there are celebrities and media, fashion will come. Although the Sundance Film Festival is an independent film paradise, fashion has not always been very closely related here. At Sundance, people don't care what you wear or what the fashion is this season. What matters is that you have to dress with personality. . However, fashion magazines will still symbolically send reporters over to do some special reports.

But at this time, even the most senior fashion reporters are at a loss. They searched all the inventory in their minds. First, they didn't remember what brand's new spring clothes were, and second, they didn't remember who it was. Designer latest designs. The suit of Gu Luobei in front of him, from any point of view, is a high-end ready-to-wear, and the quality design and tailoring are of a certain level. Not only that, but the outfit Gu Luobei wore at the premiere of "Death Illusion" a few days ago was obviously also carefully designed. Could it be the work of a fledgling newcomer? This explanation is indeed quite reasonable. Gu Luobei, a newcomer, attended the Sundance Independent Film Festival without sponsorship or funds. It is indeed a newcomer designer. This explanation can be accepted.

If these self-proclaimed sophisticated fashion reporters knew that this time, Gu Luobei's two suits were cut by Katherine Bell, the lady of the dry cleaners, what kind of expressions would they look like.

Gu Luobei, who has attracted a lot of attention on the red carpet, is a complete spectator at the awards ceremony. "Death Illusion" returned empty-handed, but "The Believer" won the final award, and Christopher Nolan also won the Best Screenplay Award for "Memento".

The Sundance Film Festival has come to an end, various awards have also found their belongings, and film critics and film companies have also found their favorite objects. For "Death Illusion", the biggest good news is not that the film has become a hot topic at the film festival, nor that Gu Luobei has received a lot of attention, but that a distribution company is interested in the film, 20th Century Fox Showed a keen interest in movies.

It is very difficult for an independent film such as "Death Illusion" to be successfully released in the cinema, because they have no distribution channels. If you come across a sensitive subject like "The Believer", it will be even more difficult to release. Generally speaking, independent films will participate in film festivals such as the Sundance Film Festival. Through trial screenings, they will get feedback from audiences and the attention of film companies, so as to be released smoothly. Europe's three major film festivals, Cannes, Venice and Berlin, are one such world-renowned channel. In the United States, the Sundance Film Festival has gradually become a stage for independent films to shine.

Participating in the Sundance Film Festival, to put it in a grand and noble way, is to make my art public; to put it in layman's terms, it is to make my film popular and be released in major theaters smoothly. Of course, nothing can be expressed in such a simple way, and the participation of "Death Illusion" in the Sundance Film Festival should be both. But being able to get the favor of 20th Century Fox is definitely good news for Richard Kelly.

As one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, 20th Century Fox is definitely famous. The "Star Wars" series, "Titanic" and "Home Alone" series are all medals affiliated to 20th Century Fox.

Originally, Gu Luobei thought it would be Fox Searchlight who came to the door. Fox Searchlight is the signature company of Fox Enterprises. This film company was established in the mid-1990s. Its main focus is on independent films, and it is committed to releasing quality-oriented films. I hope others will watch it in the future. Go to the Fox Searchlight logo and think of good movies.

Unexpectedly, it was not Fox Searchlight, which had been established for less than ten years, but the giant crocodile 20th Century Fox, which finally took a fancy to "Death Illusion". Big good news. In the middle, Drew-Barrymore played an indelible role, and UU reading also brightened the dark future prospects of "Death Illusion".

Due to the theme of "Death Illusion", it is destined to be difficult to make a difference at the box office, and Gu Luobei's memory also proves this. In the last life, "Death Illusion" was highly sought after by a small group of people, and it also won the praise of film critics. Then this time, Gu Luobei's "Death Illusion" is what Gu Luobei cares about whether it can continue this situation after it is released.

But these things are not in a hurry for the time being. Not to mention that 20th Century Fox has not officially decided to buy the distribution rights of "Death Illusion", it is said that it has been determined to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, and then arrange the schedule, pre-promotion, and finally release, the fastest is summer vacation later on. Therefore, at present, Gu Luobei does not need to worry about it. Richard Kelly and Drew Barrymore stayed, while Gu Luobei left Salt Lake City and returned to New York with Teddy Bell.

After returning to New York, the two brothers, Gu Luobei and Teddy Bell, were very busy. In addition to helping the family look at the store, Teddy Bell, like Gu Luobei, also started to choose the topic of the graduation thesis. Of course, , which is also a huge project. In his spare time, Teddy Bell read the books related to his agent again. This time, the Sundance Film Festival made him realize that as Gu Luobei's agent, he still has a lot of things to do.

At present, the first thing Teddy Bell does is to persuade Gu Luobei to take up the script of "Sniper Phone Booth". "Although the script itself is not outstanding enough, it is definitely a big test for the male lead." This is Teddy Bell. The main reason for persuading Gu Luobei to attend the interview. It coincides with Gu Luobei's idea.

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