America 1987

Chapter 67 Videotape Shop

Yes, adding a pair of sheer, iron-gray pantyhose definitely makes it feel much fresher to the touch.

"Oh?" Nicole was a little incredulous, pressing her heel down slightly. "Your Cathy can't feel desire anymore?"

"Stop fooling around."

David grabbed the other person's foot, stopping the serious disruption to his mind, and said very seriously, "I'm telling you the truth, I really haven't had much creative inspiration lately, not the kind you're thinking of."

"So, are you pregnant now?"

"No," David said, his fingers tracing the seam of the stockings along his toes. "Aside from the slight physical arousal you just aroused, I have absolutely no creative desire."

"So what are you going to do now?"

Nicole's tone was also somewhat helpless, "We can't just keep touching it like this until dawn, can we? I can sleep, but are you just going to sit here the whole time?"

"Not at all," David said, his left hand reaching down to the rounded heel of one foot, his right hand gripping the arch. "I feel the creative urge will come soon, as long as you give me some feedback..."

"Feedback? What feedback?" Nicole sensed something was wrong and slightly raised herself up. "You're not going to tickle my feet, are you?"

"No, that's just for kids," David gave her a mischievous smile. "I'm not that bored."

"Then you... ah!"

Nicole suddenly cried out in pain, "Oh my god, what are you doing, David?"

"Sorry, I used too much force just now," David said, quickly reducing the pressure to a moderate level after pressing the other person's Yongquan acupoint with his index finger knuckle.

Seeing the teasing smile on the other person's face, Nicole got so angry that she grabbed a nearby cushion and threw it at him.

David caught it and quickly put it aside, waving his hand and saying, "Stop hitting me, stop hitting me, or I'll let you bite my shoulder later, you can bite as hard as you want, I definitely won't fight back."

Seeing the doubt in her eyes, he added, "You won't talk back, you won't talk back anywhere, is that alright now..." After David coaxed and persuaded her, Nicole finally calmed down.

"This area is called Yongquan acupoint in traditional Chinese medicine. Regularly pressing it can help relieve fatigue," David explained as he continued to press back and forth with his index finger and thumb knuckles.

"I used so much force just now mainly to see what the maximum force you can withstand is, and it wasn't entirely to tease you."

Truly, I swear before the cross of Jesus, if I utter even half a lie, may God punish me so that I will never be able to touch your feet again.

"Okay, okay," Ni said, seeing that the other party had even brought up Jesus, so she had no choice but to believe it. "Since you're massaging so comfortably, I'll forgive you for now."

Yes, it was indeed quite comfortable. Although there was a slight soreness, it was mostly a tingling and warm sensation. Nicole decided to accept that what the other person said about "helping to relieve fatigue" was true.

"But to be honest, your shout just now actually gave me a bit of creative inspiration."

"Well, so what?"

"So I hope you can bark a few more times later."

Sexual desire can sometimes be linked to inspiration, and some writers in history have used this method to draw inspiration for their works.

However, David was clearly not like that; he was just a plagiarist, and he only said that to enhance his sexual pleasure.

"ah----!"

Nicole let out a cry as if she were exhaling all the air from her lungs, stretched out her legs, and clasped her fingers on the other person's strong back. The extreme joy made her mind go blank for a moment.

"Ah...ah..."

She suddenly relaxed as if she had collapsed, hugging David's neck, her voice slightly hoarse, "How about it, did I satisfy your request?"

David was naturally satisfied. Apart from a few minor scratches on his back, which she had left, he was quite pleased with himself. He suspected that she was taking revenge for the time she had pressed down on him on the sofa.

However, he didn't hold it against the other person, because he needed to create a seemingly accidental conversation to achieve his goal.

"When Harry Met Sally" is a very typical American romantic comedy film. It performed very well in terms of both commercial success and artistic reputation. Moreover, the female character is not just a pretty face; she has a certain level of character development and depth.

It should be considered one of the Hollywood movies of the late 80s that was relatively good at promoting actresses, so he plagiarized it without hesitation.

However, he does not intend to direct the film himself; directing three films in a year is already close to his limit.

Moreover, the company can't rely solely on him as a director; it needs to find some fresh talent.

The original person had been in the industry for many years and had his own long-term partners and companies, making him difficult to win over, so he was naturally eliminated.

David recalled the film's plot style in his mind. Yes, the plot mainly relied on a high density of dialogue to advance. The characters were eloquent and witty, and there were no taboos about long stretches of dialogue.

There's a bit of a "talkative" quality to it, talkative, talkative...

After figuring out who to contact, David arrived at a video store in Los Angeles.

In the 80s, videotape stores were mainly physical stores that rented and sold videotapes, and were one of the main ways for the public to watch movies at that time.

Although the picture quality is rough, the resources are abundant. Take "King's Video Store" in New York as an example. The owner started operating in the 80s, copying films through various channels, and even acquiring niche art films from Europe. In the end, he accumulated 55000 film files, which was very attractive in an era without the Internet.

Therefore, these kinds of shops often become gathering places and cultural salons for film lovers in this era.

For example, the one in front of him.

"Are you saying I can't make a movie like this?"

"Of course not, I'm just saying it's very difficult to film action scenes with that kind of feel."

David, wearing large sunglasses, was chatting with someone at the counter. He rested his right elbow on the counter and turned to the side, pointing to a somewhat worn videotape cover that read "Police Story".

"Jack's skills are hard to find among Hollywood actors."

The person David was talking to about movies was none other than Quentin Tarantino, the self-taught genius director who would later become famous.

For a talkative movie, the role has to be a rising star who hasn't yet made it big. David thought and thought, but couldn't think of anyone more suitable than him.

After meeting the real person.

David's first impression of him was that he was a young man with a wide face, a defined jawline, and a slender build.

Quentin was very curious about this person who came into the store wearing sunglasses, with a face that looked like it had been carved by a knife, and who was most likely an idol male celebrity.

He has been working at a video store for almost five years. Because he likes to slack off during work hours and watch movies, he chooses stores in relatively remote locations with very little customer traffic.

He has basically dabbled in everything from Hong Kong kung fu films and Italian westerns to the French New Wave and American B-movies.