Movie Master

Lance knew George, and he knew Ryan.

If Jason Berkeley or Tucker Toure heard what he said just now, they would probably laugh it off heartlessly. Even if they were curious, they would just ask and would not delve into it. But George and Ryan are different. They claim to be smart, and they will chew everything over and over again. They will definitely hear the implication in Lance's words, and they will definitely not believe it easily. What Lance needs is this suspicion.

"Oh? Judging from your tone, you seem to have a goal?"

Hearing George's words, Lance knew that his chance had succeeded. Even if he didn't say anything today, just playing tricks, George would definitely not feel relieved when he went back, especially Ryan. However, the trap Lance weaves today is just the beginning. Now that he has decided to do something, Lance will not be soft. The thirteen years of the predicament in the last life taught Lance this: kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself.

"Hehe, I don't use the word 'goal' to describe it." Lance smiled and waved his hand, "In Hollywood, there are thousands of ideas and ideas appearing every day, but the ones that can really evolve into film works are worth a thousand points. Not one of them. To use the word 'goal' is not only too arrogant, but also too determined."

"So, you do have a goal." Looking at Lance's expression, George said again, not a question, but an affirmation.

Lang paused, showed a smile, and did not speak. At this time, the waiter's appetizer just came over, and Lance took the opportunity to lean back and start preparing for lunch.

George carefully observed Lance's movements. He could see that Lance was a little excited, a little excited, and the emotions in his chest were mixed with the breath of the sun. A sense of eager anticipation can be smelled in that slightly restless posture. It reminded George of the "Harry Potter" series.

George was not involved in that part of the story, he didn't know Lance at the time, and he didn't have any intersection with Diorama Films.

George and Lance met in the second half of 1998, when he was at a low point in his career. The fiasco of "Batman and Robin" made him a laughing stock in Hollywood; The performance of "Peacemaker" is far from meeting expectations, and the failure of "Peacemaker" is even worse... He can only return to the small screen in despair.

Later, Lance took a fancy to Steven-Soderbergh's project "Strategic Master" and started to cooperate. When George almost thought he was completely out of touch with the big screen, he got the starring role in this movie. He got the opportunity to be the leading actor in the work, and successfully turned himself around. Later, he cooperated with Lance in "Three Kings of Gold" and "Ocean's Eleven". Every work can be regarded as a turning point in George's career.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Lance is George's nobleman.

However, George was a born politician. Lance's weakness is very obvious. Lance has always had a dream-like sincerity and enthusiasm for making movies. He is too naive, too simple, and too pure. Such a person can become a dreamer, but he is destined to be a dreamer in Hollywood. There is no way to develop, because this is a vanity fair that needs to be cautious all the time. Dreams are not a magic weapon for success, and it can even be said to be a stumbling block to success. Not only would Lance fail to succeed, but he would gradually drag down Diorama Films. Therefore, George chose to stand in line, and he made a wise decision-Ryan Kavanaugh. The result also proved George's wisdom.

However, George also recognized Lance's keen sense of work. Lance cannot be regarded as a genius. The most indispensable thing in Hollywood is genius, and Lance is not ranked among them. This is also one of the important reference factors for George's choice of team. Si's talent is still enough.

George heard Ryan and Tucker tell the story of "Harry Potter" countless times. At that time, when Lance saw the original novel, his face was full of excitement and anticipation, his eyes were shining brightly, and he decided to adapt this novel almost immediately.

Unfortunately, it was still missed. "Harry Potter" has also become a taboo topic inside Diorama Films, because George knows that Ryan regrets it more than anyone else.

Now, George smelled this kind of joy, even excitement, from Lance again, which made George look forward to it. Could it be that Lance discovered another set of "Harry Potter"?

Thinking of this, George was silent instead. If Lance was really impatient, he would definitely not be able to bear it, and took the initiative to continue talking; but if Lance was waiting for him to ask, then... George's hot brain cooled down a bit, and he pretended to be nonchalant. He enjoyed his appetizer, but his peripheral vision was firmly fixed on the person opposite.

"I can only say that nothing has been confirmed at the moment, and what I know is very limited, and I need to inquire further. However, judging from the information I have at the moment, I think this project is worth the risk." Lance said coldly Put the foie gras in his mouth, then wiped the corners of his mouth gracefully, and said in that friendly and enthusiastic tone, "I can reveal a little information, European mythology."

"European mythology?" George's tense heartstrings were slightly relaxed, and he exhaled lightly, but then his attention shifted to Lance's words, "European mythology is a very broad topic, you know, Norse mythology , ancient Greek mythology, British Empire mythology...God, doesn’t it mean you didn’t say anything when you said it?”

"Yes, that's what I mean." Lance nodded in affirmation, picked up the red wine, shook it gently twice, sniffed it under his nose, showed a satisfied expression, took a sip, and satiated his appetite After that, he said, "Didn't you pay attention? In the past two years, the film market has undergone many changes."

The most brilliant lie is that 90% of the truth is mixed with 10% of the lies, making it difficult to tell the truth from the false. The memory of the previous life, the information in his mind can give him an innate advantage. So, Lance will take advantage of it and create a real lie trap.

"The first is the birth of 'Spider-Man'," Lance's words made George nod. This is a well-known miracle in Hollywood. An investment of 140 million US dollars has earned 400 million in North American box office. With a global box office of more than 800 million, comic-adapted films have regained unprecedented vitality, and the entire film market has been mobilized. "The second is the rise of mythological films."

Seeing the undisguised doubt in George's eyes, Lance raised his right hand and counted, "'The Lord of the Rings', 'Harry Potter', 'The Return of the Mummy', 'Gladiator'." Since 2000, Movies adapted from mythology are indeed showing a rising trend. The examples cited by Lance have contributed to six movies in the past three years, and all of them are among the top five in the annual North American box office, with outstanding results.

There was a look of understanding in George's eyes.

"Actually, these two things can be regarded as the same thing. 'Spider-Man' is a movie adaptation of comics, which is similar to the adaptation of mythology. The reason why 'Spider-Man' can be successful is because of the maturity of computer special effects. The heroes flying to the sky and the earth in the comics are more real. The same is true for the myths." Lance's explanation is very simple, but very clear. planned. "If 'Batman and Robin' was produced today, the results would be different."

The unscrupulous jokes between Lance and his friends made George smile helplessly and shook his head, but he didn't answer, "So, you are saying that European mythology is so rich that there are many themes that are worthy of being adapted into movies. ?”

Lance nodded in affirmation, but then shook his head, which made George look puzzled, "I don't have the financial strength, even if I mortgage all my net worth, Chaos Films can't afford 100 million US dollars to shoot a work." Diorama Films has this ability, but the investment in this work will stop all other works that the company is producing, "But opportunities are everywhere, aren't they?"

The subtext is that there are currently major production companies preparing films based on European mythology, and Lance hopes to seize this opportunity. This reminded George again of the upcoming "Pirates of the Caribbean" which will be released this summer. It seems that Lance is determined to win this.

Lance has already talked about this point, and George also knows that if he is asking too much, UU Reading www.uukanshu. Com is about to show his feet. After all, he is an actor, not a producer, and he doesn't have his own production company. However, today's harvest far exceeded expectations.

Originally, George and Lance met mainly to inquire about the situation of the "City of God". This movie always brings some surprises quietly. First, it was a heated discussion on the Internet blog, and now it is shortlisted for the Sundance Film Festival, which is always frightening.

Ryan even considered letting "Lost in Translation" go to the Sundance Film Festival to compete with Lance, but this idea was too radical and was firmly rejected by Sofia Coppola. It caused Sophia's serious dissatisfaction, thinking that Ryan's distribution strategy was completely wrong. It also led to some unhappiness between Ryan and Focus Features.

George also knew that Ryan had lost his sense of proportion, so he took the initiative to inquire today. But now it seems that there is no need to worry too much about "City of God" for the time being, but the project that Lance is planning must be given enough attention. Diorama Films has missed "Harry Potter" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" successively. Is it going to continue to miss the breakthrough opportunity to a higher level this time?

George's heart was turbulent.

"George? George?" Lance's voice came over, and George woke up from his own thoughts, and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I was distracted just now, and the aroma of fried lamb chops at the next table made me a little out of my mind." With a simple sentence, George covered up the topic.

Lance didn't point it out, and laughed, "It seems that you are indeed hungry." PS, congratulations to the Denver Broncos for winning the divisional game and narrowly beating the Steelers at the last moment, plus more!

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