641 Turning against each other
In the crew of "Fast and Thrill/Love 5", many people don't understand why Fan is so targeted by Lan Li, just a personal grudge? Of course, this is the starting point of the beginning, which is not unusual in Hollywood, but the real reason is a strong sense of crisis in interests and status.
When he was in Telluride, the first time Fan and Lan Li met each other, he deeply felt that in front of Lan Li, it was difficult for him to gain the upper hand, and even fell behind many times, and the threat brought by that powerful momentum was even stronger than that of Dawn. This led to a-for-tat confrontation between Fan and Lan Li, which can be explained by a mismatch in aura, but it can also be explained as a beastly and dangerous intuition.
After a series of small actions in the crew, it was not so much revenge as temptation and suppression, and Fan has been trying to suppress Lan Li. But alas, it didn't work out, which made Fan feel threatened. He realized that Lan Li had already gained a firm foothold in the crew, and the upward momentum was almost unstoppable, so what next?
What will happen next will be Fan's loss of power, slowly passing from interests to power.
Two sequels and a prequel? Universal Pictures is simply crazy! Six million plus box office dividends? This kind of treatment is nothing more than this even if he is in the fourth part of the series! So what's next? The next step is that Lan Li will further take over the "Fast and Thrilling/Emotional" series, and if even Paul is on Lan Li's side, then Fan's position will be in jeopardy, not only for this series, but also for the development of the entire actor's career.
The "Fast & Thrill/Emotional" series is even more important to Fan than "Mission Impossible" is to Tom Cruise, "Pirates of the Caribbean" is to Johnny Depp, and "Iron Man" is to Robert Downey Jr.
Outside of "Fast & Thrill/Emotional", Fan has hardly achieved box office results, since 2005's "Brave Daddy", his career has fallen into a period of total stagnation, "Fast & Thrill/Emotional 4" is a lifesaver for Universal Pictures, why not? Without the series, Fan's first-line status in Hollywood would fall apart, and he is not even as good as Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson.
It's a matter of survival. So, he will definitely not compromise!
"I'll quit!" Fan slammed his hands on the table, the whole person was like a tiger descending from a mountain, supporting the tabletop, leaning forward, his eyes were wide open, and Mount Tai was overwhelmed, looking at Neil and Michael deadly, the bruised arms and bloodshot eyes, and a powerful terrifying aura came to his face.
There is no doubt that in terms of force, Fan has an absolute advantage. Neil and Michael combined, they may not be able to withstand for three minutes, and the tense atmosphere is about to erupt.
At this moment, the office door was slammed open, and Michael's assistant didn't even have time to appear, only the hoarse shouts of "Paul, Paul......" could not stop Paul Walker's collision, and the door that was knocked open swayed and wailed, almost falling apart.
Paul rushed in with a lunge, looked at the three people in the office, and was about to speak, but he saw the crumbling door in the corner of his eyes, and hurriedly reached out to hold the door panel, and his expression became embarrassed. He was still not used to using force like this, and his eyes looked at Michael, revealing an apologetic look.
As soon as it was interrupted, Paul's momentum suddenly stagnated and became relaxed, and even the atmosphere in the conference room stiffened slightly, and Fan's anger was stuck in his chest, and it was not vented, nor was it swallowed, nor did it go up or down, and it was extremely uncomfortable.
Paul came back to his senses, turned his head to look at Fan, and then his anger burned again, he had been waiting outside the office, because he knew that he was not a producer, and he was not qualified to attend the meeting, but after Fan's roar came through the walls, Paul's anger was completely ignited, and the more he listened, the more ridiculous, the more he listened, the more he listened, the more he listened!
"Are you crazy? Fan, tell me, are you crazy?" Paul is not a person who can quarrel, he held back for a long time, but he just said this sentence, his whole face was swollen and red, and he looked at Fan incredulously, the sincere eyes were not so much accusations, but shock, even now, Paul still can't believe that Fan would be so straightforward to oppose Lan Li's continued joining, "Neil has agreed, what are you against?"
Paul just stood at the door of his office, with an angry back, but with an unbelievable sadness, "Fan, you're not like that. I don't understand why you are provoking Lan Li again and again, he is an actor, an actor who is enough to make us feel ashamed! He has put in so much effort, just to make our films better, why can't you see this? I think that even if you can't be friends, at least you won't be enemies. ”
The disappointment in Paul's eyes pricked Fan's nerves, and the anger rushed straight to his throat, "He is my enemy." Don't be so naïve! Look at his current request, 8 million in salary, and 3 percent box office dividends......"
"He deserves it!" Paul rudely interrupted Van and roared back without showing weakness, "Jesus—hell—Christ, it's not your money, it's not yours, it's not yours, it's not yours, it's not yours." You have no right to object to someone else's access to the income of your labor until it is in your pocket! Universal Pictures has no objection, the box office market has no objection, so why should you!"
"With me being the biggest hero of the entire series!" Fan said through gritted teeth, his chest rising and falling violently like bellows, "This is my series, this is my movie, this is my success! Who is he?
"What about me? Am I not qualified?" Paul was furious, he had never been so angry, "What about me? Jordana? What about Tyrese? What about Gail? I thought, this is our work! This is our series! I thought we were a big family!" Paul looked at Fan incredulously, his hands clenched into fists, and his body began to tremble slightly because he was trying too hard.
"Paul, not everything is about you!" Van raised his voice, trying to silence Paul.
But Paul didn't buy it at all, didn't retreat, and said word by word, "So, everything is about you?" The sharp counterattack was so strong that Fan was stunned, "I never knew, this is just your work! It's not mine! It's not anyone else's!"
From the first part of "Fast & Thrilling", Paul, Van and Jordana are the well-deserved central characters, and they have come to this day step by step. Paul always believed that they were a family, and even during the filming of the fifth filming, they had disagreements, but deep down, Paul still regarded Fan as family, not just friends, but family.
Now it seems that it was just wishful thinking on his part.
Fan was stunned, then slammed the desk again in frustration, "Get out of here, Paul." You know I didn't mean that. ”
"And what do you mean?" Paul asked aggressively, this was not him, he was not his usual habit, but at this moment, he couldn't help but take a step forward and ask further. The scorching and churning gaze made Fan avoid his gaze, and Paul shouted, "Fan, what the do you mean? If I understand wrong, then you come and tell me, what the hell do you mean? Why did Neil nod his head and agree to Lan Li's joining, but you continue to oppose it? Why did you just say that Lan Li joined, and you quit?"
This kind of Paul is a little terrifying.
Paul, who had never been angry, never fought for, and never confronted, really felt anger at this moment, and even Michael couldn't help but avoid his gaze.
"You're so naïve!" Van muttered in a low voice, he didn't want to tear his face with Paul, because he knew how much influence Paul had on the crew, but now Paul didn't leave him any other choice, looking up again, Fan looked at Paul deadly, "What he wants is not only the salary and dividends, but also the power of the crew! The power of the producer! You know what? Next, he is going to become the producer! He's going to squeeze our role! He's even going to kick me out of the series and make it his series!" Do you understand? What I'm defending is our work, our hard work!"
"Shut up!" Paul said viciously, but Fan was still babbling, "You're my friend, but he's not! I can guarantee that you can raise your salary, and you can even get a box office dividend, fifteen million, how about it? That's a good number, isn't it? I'm sure it's not just me, Neil and Michael definitely nodded in agreement. Paul, old man, don't ruin our friendship for the sake of an anonymous person, let's join forces to create an even better sequel. If you're not satisfied, we can discuss the salary figure slowly. We're friends, we're we!"
"Shut up!" Paul couldn't take it anymore and screamed so loudly that it was so loud that it spread throughout the floor, and everyone who was busy stopped what they were doing and cast their eyes on it.
Paul, however, did not seem to notice such an anomaly, and looked at Fan incredulously, as if it were the first day he had met the man in front of him.
He used to think they were friends, they were partners, they were family, but now the friendships and affections he cherished were worth nothing more than fifteen million dollars. What he pursues has never been remuneration and dividends, Lan Li understands, but Fan doesn't. How ridiculous, how ridiculous, the sincere Fan in front of him, as if mocking his past stupidity and naivety.
Anger rolled in his chest, but it gradually cooled down, turning into cold. The sight has become clearer, and what was once unclear is now finally clear, and this is what Vanity Fair looks like.