Movie Master

"You don't need to thank me. I'm the one who should say thank you now." Robert Redford looked at Lance in front of him, with a very sincere smile on his face.

Although at the beginning, it was Lance who asked Robert to give him a chance to show himself, so that "City of God" won the ticket to enter the Sundance Film Festival; It has become the work with the most praise since the opening of Sundance in the past few days. The audience’s questioning session just now lasted an unprecedented hour. It came to an end, which shows the enthusiasm of the audience, which is a good thing for Robert.

Lance shook his head and showed a modest smile, "The premiere has just ended, and it's too early. I'm already worried about tomorrow's film reviews from the major media." I deeply felt everyone's love, but it didn't make Lance overwhelmed with joy.

Robert patted Lance on the shoulder and said with a smile, "About this, I don't think you need luck." It means that you are strong enough to win.

"I can still use some luck in terms of distribution." Lance didn't deny it, but teased him ingeniously, making Robert laugh heartily.

Watching the back of Robert leaving, Lance still has a polite smile on his face, because he knows that today's premiere is just the beginning, the reporter's comments are one thing, and the ownership of the distribution rights of the work is another important thing. It's not uncommon at Sundance for works that get rave reviews but no one cares about them; but Park City is the best trading platform for "City of God"-because it's already too late for the Berlin Film Festival, and as for May's There are still four months before the Cannes Film Festival, the interval is too long, and he does not have enough funds to take "City of God" to France.

So, even though the one-hour audience question session had exhausted everyone, Lance pulled himself together and socialized without any slack. While Robert won't directly interfere with distribution rights deals, his extensive network can help. Lance just said something just right.

"Hasn't 'City of God' found a distribution company yet?" The voice from behind made Lance turn around, and then he saw the Coen brothers walking towards him, and it was Ethan who spoke.

Lance didn't even have time to drink his saliva, but he didn't show any emotion on his face, and said with a chuckle, "This is my most important task next."

Joel raised his eyebrows, and said with some dissatisfaction and complaints, "I think the work itself is the most important thing."

"I'm a businessman." Lance's answer was crisp, and Joel choked directly, "For me, the success of a work is very important, but a successful work cannot be profitable, so everything It doesn't make sense anymore."

Lance's straightforward words made Joel's dissatisfaction show, "With such an idea, there is no way to shoot a truly excellent work."

"So, is 'City of God' an excellent work?" Lance's rhetorical question made Joel choke, and the irrefutable aggrieved Joel frowned slightly, although he did not become angry, but also Did not hide his emotions. Lance smiled without hesitation, "I hope it is, because I hope it can be released smoothly so that more people can see this movie and feel the emotions I poured into it; I hope it will be profitable after it is released, at least to recover the cost, because this will allow me to have enough funds to invest in the shooting of the next work."

This is a problem that cannot be ignored in the film industry. Only when you get enough funds can you shoot the works depicted in your mind; and if you want to get enough funds, the works must be profitable enough for investors. This is an identity formula.

Joel couldn't help but froze, he thought of the early days of their careers. In 1985, they participated in the first Sundance Film Festival with their debut film "Blood Labyrinth". They spent 800,000 US dollars to film this work, hoping to find Bole who can appreciate this work, I also hope that this work can get more income, so that they can invest in the shooting of the next work.

In fact, they succeeded. "Blood Maze" took in $3.8 million on an investment of $800,000. So, they had enough money, and "Raising Arizona" was born.

Ethan ignored his brother directly, and smiled at Lance, "Obviously, none of us are angels who can live on dewdrops." A joke made Joel standing next to him look a little embarrassed, "Lance, you and I Honestly, this isn't your debut feature, is it? Are you sure you haven't directed a dozen bad movies before?"

Ethan's teasing made Lance chuckle, "So, are you trying to prevent the media from saying that I'm 'Brother Coen number two'?"

"No, no," Ethan shook his head, "it's Quentin Tarantino to worry about."

"I'd take that as a compliment," Lance replied primly, and they both smiled at each other.

Standing by the side and being ignored, Joel put his hands behind his back, shook his body slightly, looked a little anxious, and then said abruptly, "By the way, there is a party tomorrow night, and many movie lovers will attend ,Are you interested?"

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Joel, and looked a little surprised, "Party?"

For parties, Lance is not surprised at all. For Hollywood, more than 70% of personal connections are established at parties, and as many as more than 50% of potential opportunities appear at parties. , so every year after the Oscars, the Oscar night organized by "Vanity Fair" can often attract more attention.

Similar parties will be held at major film festivals, major awards ceremonies, and various events. However, these parties are very private, and you cannot get an invitation without a certain network, and even many laymen don't know the existence of the party at all.

After coming to Sundance, Lance has been looking for such a way to appear on the party and find a suitable distribution company for "City of God". Regarding the candidate for the invitation, Lance thought about Ethan Cohen, Robert Redford, and Paul Giamatti, but never thought it would be Joel Cohen.

"Yes, the party." Joel could feel Lance's curiosity, without any aggression, "You will be the focus of the party tomorrow night, and many topics will revolve around 'City of God'." Although there is no Words of praise, but Joel's words are obviously releasing a friendly signal.

Lance secretly clenched his fists in his heart, and things are proceeding step by step according to the plan—of course, the premise of all this is that the "City of God" itself is of excellent quality. But on the surface, Lance showed a slight smile, "I don't want to miss this opportunity to show off. Believe me, I will show up on time tomorrow."

Joel was also amused by Lance this time, and nodded his head lightly, "I can see now that 'City of God' is indeed your style."

"This is good news." When Lance spoke, he noticed the reporters gradually gathering from the corner of his eyes.

In the entire composition of the premiere, interviews with reporters are undoubtedly the most important part, not because of the authority of the uncrowned king, but because in the 21st century of information explosion, correct publicity is an essential element for the success of the work. So far today, everything has gone smoothly, and now all he has to do is to draw a perfect ending for the premiere.

"Sorry, I need to rescue those poor children." Lance's words made Ethan and Joel look back, and then they saw five Brazilian teenagers surrounded by reporters, all of whom could speak English. To describe it as terrible, and the Portuguese of the reporters is also unbearable, so the scene is really a bit embarrassing.

Ethan raised his hands, "Latin has always been my nightmare. So, hurry up and wake up the whole dream." This made all three of them chuckle.

After bidding farewell to the Coen brothers, Lance did not walk directly towards the reporter, but walked towards Jessica Alba who was sitting aside.

At this time, Jessica was chatting with two reporters. For media reporters, although Jessica, who starred in "The End Times", is still an unfamiliar face, she is not ignorant. Some reporters knew Jessica's situation very well. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com came to interview Jessica just after the audience's questioning session was over.

"Sorry, I'm obviously not a competent male companion." Lance's opening words attracted the attention of three people, and Jessica showed a slightly surprised look.

Jessica raised her head to look at Lance, saw the gentleman's smile on the corner of her mouth, and was thinking in her mind, "Is he finished with his work?" Then she saw Lance bent straight down, that handsome The face slowly enlarged in the pupils, and the distinct facial lines became clearer and clearer. This made all the thoughts in Jessica's mind disappear immediately. The muscles all over her body tensed suddenly, and she froze in place at a loss. Silly and passively accept all this.

The soft lips outline a gentle arc, the perfect color makes the mouth dry; The breath is like clouds and mist, lingering under the nose, penetrating into the blood through the pores.

At this moment, Jessica has completely entered Lance's world, and every move, every frown and smile is under Lance's control.

Then, Jessica felt Lance's slightly sloppy beard sticking warmly and softly to her cheeks, and the dry breath surrounded her in an instant, as if she was lost in a dream. Alice in general. But soon, the warmth left, and Jessica realized that this was just a polite kiss, but the beating speed of her heart was completely out of control.

In a daze, only Lance's blue eyes remained in his pupils.

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