From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

Blood flowing like a river?

The air suddenly fell silent—

In a split second, the lady in front straightened up.

She didn't lean back any further, nor did she continue eavesdropping. If she wasn't worried about exposing herself, she might have already covered her ears with both hands to declare her innocence.

Moreover, her neck was stiff, the lines of her shoulders on both sides were completely tense, and she used all her strength to prevent herself from turning her head out of curiosity to see their faces, otherwise…

The lady's attention was completely on Anson and Scarlett; she probably didn't notice her expression in the elevator door mirror.

Stiff. Ferocious. On the verge of tears.

Scarlett glanced at the reflection in the elevator door mirror and tilted her head slightly to look at Anson.

She was already in character, lowering her voice and speaking in a near-whisper, “Don't worry, you're safe now.”

“No one knows you'd show up in Cannes. No one.”

Anson shook his head lightly, “Heh. You still don't understand the groundhog's style, too young and naive.”

Groundhog?

Groundhog???

Ding.

The elevator door opened again, and the lady tried her best to remain calm, leaving with an air of nonchalant ease; but she was completely unaware that she was fleeing in disarray, wishing she could use both hands and feet to sprint away, darting out of the elevator door seam with a single turn.

Ah.

A cry of surprise.

But the lady didn't stop, fearing that if she slowed down even a little, her life would be left here.

Scarlett couldn't control herself any longer—

Pfft.

She burst out laughing.

Haha, hahaha.

Clutching her stomach and laughing, she couldn't stop at all, almost collapsing to the ground.

Anson was the same, his face full of smiles. He slightly adjusted his expression, looked at the high heel left in the elevator, and said with a serious face.

“So, the story of Cinderella is possible?”

Hahaha.

Thunderous laughter.

Scarlett looked at Anson, raised her hand to wipe away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes, “God, oh, God.”

Anson finally didn't control himself anymore, and burst out laughing loudly, “Haha, we're really too bad, how could we treat an innocent lady like this?”

The man looked at Anson and Scarlett respectively, politely nodding slightly to signal, and the two also closed their mouths, responding with a smiling nod.

The elevator door slowly closed.

Then.

Scarlett leaned slightly towards Anson, lowered her voice, “How did you deceive customs?”

Anson chuckled, “They didn't check my wooden prosthetic leg.”

Heh.

Suddenly, the silver-haired man held his breath, and even clearly heard the sound of inhaling a cold breath before holding his breath, directly stiffening in place.

Scarlett wanted to continue speaking, but she couldn't bear it and couldn't help but laugh, after all, she didn't speak, staring at the seams connecting the elevator walls, her shoulders slightly shaking, chuckling lowly.

At the next floor, the silver-haired man temporarily pressed the door open button and rushed out.

Unexpectedly, he tripped under his feet, looked down and saw the lonely high heel left in place, as if seeing a ghost, and let out a strange cry.

“Ah!”

In the next second, the sound was cut off, and he scurried away.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared, and only the muffled sound of running footsteps gradually faded away in the corridor.

In the elevator, Anson and Scarlett exchanged a look, both with smiling faces, and only after the elevator door closed did they fully explode.

The air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

At this time, Anson had the opportunity to ask, “How did the groundhog appear in Cannes?”

With a single sentence, the laughter couldn't be controlled, and Scarlett had to wipe her eyes again, “Movies. I'm purely here to watch movies.”

“Oh, right, congratulations. Congratulations to 'Elephant' for being shortlisted for the main competition unit. Undoubtedly, this is one of my most anticipated movies in Cannes this year.”

Anson shrugged lightly, “Actually, I'm also looking forward to it, because I also haven't had the opportunity to appreciate the finished product, I don't know what the movie will look like.”

“But, besides that, I'm also looking forward to other works at this year's film festival.”

Scarlett was a little surprised. Anson wasn't just here to attend the main competition red carpet; the film festival is the film festival, and movies are the focus.

But thinking about it carefully, it's only natural—

Worthy of being Anson.

In fact, she is the same.

Until last week, Scarlett was in the Netherlands filming the movie “Girl with a Pearl Earring.”

In the seventeenth century, the legendary Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer created the famous “Girl with a Pearl Earring”; in 1999, the British writer Tracy Chevalier created a fictional love story inspired by this painting, which caused heated discussions worldwide.

Now, the movie adapted from Tracy Chevalier's novel has been put into production. In order to ensure authenticity and perfectly capture the era texture in the painting, the crew decided to shoot on location, collectively going to Vermeer's hometown of Delft to build sets and complete all the filming on location.

During this time, Scarlett has been staying in the Netherlands.

After finishing filming, Scarlett didn't go home immediately, but took a short break in Europe. She has been working for the past half year—

She can be called a model worker.

Now that she finally has a short vacation, Scarlett needs a little breathing space.

Originally, Scarlett was planning to backpack through Europe; but the Cannes Film Festival was still more attractive, and the footsteps along the way always leaned towards the French Riviera.

So, she appeared here.

Of course, participating in the film festival as an audience member is not just a simple audience identity. Scarlett is now on her way to visit friends.

Then, Anson appeared, a small accident.

Hearing Anson's words, Scarlett's inspiration blurted out.

“Ah, 'Mystic River'!”

Anson immediately understood, “That's the work you're most looking forward to in Cannes, right?”

“Mystic River”, the latest work by legendary director Clint Eastwood, with a cast consisting of Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, and other big names.

Undoubtedly, this is indeed one of the most noteworthy works in Cannes this year.

Compared to “Elephant”, “Mystic River” has a significantly higher level of topicality and attention, and is considered a representative work of Hollywood's direct line, and has long been considered one of the most powerful competitors for this year's Palme d'Or.

Scarlett also realized that she inadvertently revealed her true inner thoughts, her cheeks slightly flushed, “What, aren't you looking forward to it?”

Anson shook his head, “No.”

Scarlett's eyes widened, completely unprepared for Anson's answer, caught off guard.