The black stretch car was moving on the spacious streets of Manhattan, the traffic outside the window was still so familiar and intimate, but the atmosphere inside the car was a little solemn, and there was silence, as if everyone was lost in thought and had no intention of talking.

Lan Li's gaze fell on Andy and Roy one after another, and the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and he didn't interrupt their contemplation, but turned his head to look out the window, humming an unknown tune softly, and melodic notes were circling in his mind for a long time.

That relaxed, relaxed look made Andy and Roy both raise their eyes, the two exchanged a look, and then both looked at Lan Li, although Lan Li has always been like this, but today's cheerfulness still seems a little unusual - at least, in the past, on the way to the movie premiere, Lan Li would not hum a tune happily.

It seems that in the two months since the "Burst Drummer" ended filming, the restraints on Lan Li's body are decreasing little by little, this is ...... Good thing, right?

"What kind of tune is this? Haven't you heard it before, a brand new song?" Andy was still relatively calm, his mind was all hidden, and he took the initiative to break the silence.

"Oh no, it's not. Lan Li said with a smile, "It's just an eight-beat chorus." When I was filming 'Burst Drummer', my mind was constantly circling the rhythm of that drum, and before I knew it, I hummed a chord for that eight-beat, and then it kept circling in my head, over and over again, like a magic spell. ”

"Then why don't you just finish the whole song?" asked Nathan in a somewhat urgent tone.

"Uninspired. Lan Li's answer was crisp and neat, but unexpected.

Nathan couldn't help but be stunned, and Roy couldn't help but quip, "It's the first time I know that when it comes to music creation, you can be uninspired." Isn't it easy to get all the melodies?"

Roy was obviously teasing, but Lan Li didn't mind, nodded and said, "Yes, I know, but even Mozart and Beethoven have encountered a bottleneck in their inspiration, and I need to adjust." That confident and arrogant appearance made Roy shake his head helplessly and gently to show surrender.

Andy, who was sitting on the side, also had a shallow smile on his face again, and his tense emotions were slightly relieved.

For the official release of "Gravity", Andy was also rarely nervous.

In the past month, Hollywood has been in another bloody storm, with frequent changes in top management, not only Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures, but also the control of power in other large studios.

The most immediate impact is that the cooperation and planning of many film projects may start again.

The project about Lanli has finally made an important breakthrough, "Speed and Excitement/Emotion" is still not moving, and the two projects of "Jurassic Park" and "Interstellar" have both entered the next stage.

Thomas Tole's attitude has finally relented - because Warner Bros. is aggressive, they want to buy out the investment and production rights of "Interstellar", refusing to continue to cooperate with Legendary Pictures, but Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. still have two work cooperation agreements, and Thomas is not willing to let go easily.

In the game of power and momentum, Kevin Tsujihara, who took office as a new official, received support from Time Warner's parent group, and still maintained absolute strength in the face of the alliance of Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures, and did not give an inch.

After weighing up, Thomas finally made a choice, he gave up the production rights of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and chose Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar", which was his bottom line, and Kevin, after careful consideration, nodded and agreed to Thomas's conditions.

In the end, "Interstellar" was invested in half by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures, sharing the production rights and distribution rights, etc.

At the same time, the husband and wife team Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas successfully persuaded their old friend Thomas Toll, perhaps to run Kevin Tsujihara, maybe for the long-term plan of the conflict of interests, or maybe for other reasons, Thomas finally nodded and agreed to Lan Li's proposal to play the leading role, and agreed to Lan Li's salary request-

20 million plus 6 percent box office dividends. Not five percent, but six percent, but only if the North American box office exceeds 250 million.

Adjustments were made to the details, but the overall direction was still in line with Andy's wishes. This also means that Lan Li will officially enter the 20 million club and become the top member of the whole Hollywood, and at the same time, Lan Li will also go one step further than the other 20 million club members, and win the right to dividends on top of the basic salary.

It's a breakthrough!

With Thomas nodding in agreement, it was now up to Kevin's opinion.

Kevin Tsujihara is not Barry Meyer after all, the two have different policies and management ideas, Kevin is really dissatisfied with Lan Li's lion's big mouth, he doesn't want to become the pioneer who opened the curtain of Hollywood actors' salaries soon after he took office, but ...... He also knew that Lan Li's salary requirements were not too excessive to tear his face, so he was stuck in a dilemma.

According to internal rumors in Warner Bros., Kevin has actually relented, and if nothing else, he should nod his head and agree to this cooperation.

However, Kevin has just taken the stage in the first half of this year, and has burned the three fires of the new official, showing his iron fist and determination, but now it is a little difficult to ride the tiger, and he needs a step to loosen his mouth and agree to maintain his authority and face as the new CEO.

In this context, "Gravity" is about to be officially released.

A close minister who is familiar with Kevin said that Kevin still does not have a comprehensive understanding of the current film market structure, but he also clearly understands Lanli's current position in the industry.

If the box office of "Gravity" is a big hit, then Lan Li's salary will not only be the existing level, but will inevitably rise. Lan Li can refuse "Interstellar" at any time, and the whole Hollywood will start a scramble, but "Interstellar" rejects Lan Li, does this mean that Lan Li and Warner Bros. are drifting apart?

Therefore, Kevin is not aggressive, he just needs a step, and if "Gravity" can deliver a brilliant performance at the single-day box office on Friday, he will immediately nod his head.

But in fact, everyone knows that as long as "gravity" does not collapse like "Lone Ranger" and "Black Shadow", even if the box office performance is not as good as expected, Kevin will nod and agree, and if nothing else, the cooperation project of "Interstellar" can be officially determined. However, the "gravity" box office figures can create good results, and there are other meanings.

The conversation is back to Thomas Toole.

In order to squeeze Kevin Tsujihara, Thomas agreed to the salary offer of "Interstellar" after weighing and thinking, which also means that the salary negotiation of the "Jurassic Park" restart project has also made an important breakthrough, and now Thomas has approved the method of 20 million base salary plus box office dividends - after a long tug of war, it is finally easy to relax.

However, there are still differences between Thomas and Andy about the proportion of box office dividends.

Andy wants six percent, he is not greedy, he does not ask too much, but refers to the level of "Interstellar", but Thomas is only willing to give two percent, the reason is, "I will not set too high a North American box office floor, $100 million is enough", so the dividend ratio must also be reduced.

Andy went on to say that he didn't mind copying the requirements of "Interstellar", and that he would only be able to get dividends when the North American box office exceeded 250 million, but the proportion must be 6 percent.

In other words, Thomas is waiting for the box office for the premiere of "Gravity".

At present, Lan Li is the leading commercial film, and there is only one "Edge of Tomorrow". For Thomas, who is in charge of investment banking and fund background, the weight of chips is still not enough, and he needs more risk assessment, but the problem is that if "gravity" is a box office success, Andy's proposed salary figure will not be at the current level -

This also means that the game between Andy and Thomas is bound to continue for some time.

Now, all eyes are on "gravity", Andy is also looking forward to the film can detonate the box office results, which will also become his bargaining chips and win him more advantages, but there have been too many praises in recent times, and Andy is starting to get uneasy.

The higher the expectation, the higher the risk. Because the viewing standard is bound to rise, once the actual viewing effect of the movie cannot meet the audience's psychological expectations, the greater the disappointment, and the more serious the cliff-like diving curve.

The so-called praise and praise, the so-called publicity and warm-up, this is a double-edged sword, only when the film market really gives box office feedback, can we determine whether the impact of those positive reviews is positive or negative, but it is certain that at the level of topics and focus, "gravity" has occupied the commanding heights.

Today, the premiere of "Gravity" is about to kick off at Lincoln Center in New York, and Andy is inevitably a little nervous under the emotional trend of gaining and losing. The more you care, the more nervous you become, and that's the same thing.

But now looking at the relaxed Lan Li in front of him, Andy also relaxed a little, "Are you worried about the box office of the movie's premiere?"

"Of course. Lan Li nodded without any hesitation, "In order to shoot this work, we have all experienced too many ups and downs and hardships, and naturally we still hope to be recognized by the audience." Only when the film makes money can Alfonso and I get more creative opportunities, and the reason is as simple as that. But...... It's not something we can control anymore, is it? So, why don't you just relax and have fun?"