Sisyphus Pictures was an accident.

At first, this was just a spin-off attempt by André to open up the North American market outside of whisky, but as time went on, things gradually deviated from the original trajectory, and now he has embarked on a very different path, and the future is full of unknowns that even Lan Li himself cannot determine.

About the investment of Sisyphus Films, about the launch of Don Quixote's channel, about the establishment of Hall Ventures, about the cooperation between Sundance and Berlin......

Everything came too quickly and too turbulently, it seemed that there was a pair of invisible giant hands behind them pushing them forward, and they had already arrived here without time to look closely, as if they were already ambitiously preparing to compete with the six major Hollywood studios.

In fact, it shouldn't be like this, even now, Lan Li still has no intention of confronting the Big Six.

Although Andy, Matthew, Andre and others have expressed their willingness to participate in the process, using venture capital as a medium to become the shareholders behind the film production company and support the development and growth of Sisyphus Films, everything is still in the very, very early preparatory stage, with only a vague outline, and everything is still uncertain.

Lan Li really didn't want to tell Paul, not to forget, not because of Paul's car accident, but because he didn't have such a plan in the first place, for many and complicated reasons, he didn't want to forcibly tie his friends to the chariot of Sisyphus Films, he didn't want to start using friendship to open up the situation before the target had even a handful of things, and he didn't want to share his responsibilities and dreams with his friends as if it were a kind of friendship kidnapping......

He knows that his idea is naïve and naïve, choosing friends to use connections, which is the basic principle of business and the core framework of society, and it is difficult to open up a new world by relying on alone, but ...... Lan Li is not a businessman, more precisely, he is too far away from a businessman, and those reasons that are reasonable in business and social field do not apply to Lan Li, and Lan Li's original intention in promoting the development of Sisyphus Pictures is not profit.

Some things are different after all.

However, Lan Li must also admit that deep down, he is indeed refusing to ask for help, this is true for Andre and Arthur, and it is also true for Paul and Ryan. Contradictory on the one hand, he desperately needed to train people to be able to stay by his side, and on the other hand, he was careful to keep his friends out of the safe field, longing for company but afraid of getting hurt, so he was awkwardly alienated from a position not far away.

He knows what's wrong with him, and he's trying to change it, even if it's not easy. Enlisting Arthur's help and embracing André's advice was a small start.

And Paul in front of him.

"I thought you should have taken the initiative to ask me, if not the first, at least you should have come to me. We're friends. Paul's words left him no room to refute and no room for manoeuvre, because he knew that Paul was right.

Looking at Paul who was annoyed and sad in front of him, Lan Li did not defend himself with a lotus tongue, but sincerely met Paul's eyes, "I'm sorry. ”

Paul was slightly stunned, his movements and words froze in place at the same time, and he paused like that.

"I'm sorry. Lan Li once again sincerely expressed his apologies, he was serious.

No one is perfect, and no one is infallible. Everyone is stumbling and learning and making progress on their own life path, even if Lan Li is reincarnated, he still has a lot to learn slowly. Knowing mistakes and correcting them is one of Lan Li's life experiences.

Paul looked at Lan Li seriously, and then he held his head with his right hand, his face was full of traces of grief and pain, and he couldn't help but let out a depressed moan, "Oh!" His head tilted back, avoiding Lan Li's gaze, and his vocal cords were stretched and his voice became flattened, and he felt a sense of joy, "God, your reaction immediately turned me into a bastard! Damn Lan Li, you are such an obnoxious guy!"

Rarely, Lan Li didn't joke with Paul, but said sincerely, "No, no, no. Paul, you have reason to be angry, and this time it was indeed my fault. I should have asked you. ”

The fire is fired for no more than three seconds. After feeling Lan Li's sincerity, Paul became embarrassed, scratched his head in annoyance, and peeked at Lan Li's expression with a flickering gaze, "No...... It's okay...... I mean...... Ahem, it's fine. Then the eye caught Mei Duo's appearance of covering her mouth and snickering, and she couldn't help but raise her head, stared at Mei Duo with round eyes and cast a depressed gaze, as if to say: At such a moment, how can you snicker?

Mei Duo didn't refute, just lowered her head and hid her expression, but the slight shrugging of her shoulders was enough to explain everything.

The gaze swept back, and then Paul saw Lan Li again, and he still couldn't take his eyes off it, and his eyes were full of sincerity, which made Paul more and more embarrassed, but Paul was a stupid man, and he didn't know what to say in response, and there was no way to defuse the atmosphere with a joke.

Fortunately, it was Lan Li who was sitting in front of him, and Bao ** put down his right hand and put on an expression of being slaughtered, a scoundrel, "I...... It is...... But ......" tried several times, but could only say one syllable each time, "so what now? What should I say?"

The smile on the corner of Lan Li's mouth rose slightly, and a ray of warmth flowed from his eyes, "Do you have time to listen to Sisyphus Pictures' development plans now?"

"How could I possibly know this?" said Paul, with his hands outstretched, with a grimace on his face, "you know I don't know anything about numbers, and even if you tell me the plan, I don't understand it at all. Why don't you just ask me to write a check?"

"Aren't you worried that all your savings will be lost?" Lan Li shook his head slightly, full of helplessness.

Paul took it for granted, "That's how business is done, any investment is risky, and instead of believing in the fund-managers' fanciful storytelling, it is better to trust your work and pick the eye." What do you think, Meadow?"

"That's it. Mei Duo, who didn't know when she had raised her head again, nodded again and again, looking at Lan Li with hope, "So far, your work has never failed, right?"

"No one can win forever. Lan Li smiled dumbly.

"Of course, I know. Meadow's smile remained the same, "But at least, you're more trustworthy than anyone else." ”

"Meiduo, be careful, I will lose all your father's net worth, and you will become a poor egg in the future. Lan Li teased jokingly.

"My father's property is his, and my life is mine. If he can leave me a piece of property, it will be my luck, but if not, I will not regret it, and I look forward to developing a career with my own hands in the future. Mei Duo still didn't panic, and said as a matter of course, she could already feel her maturity and growth between the words of the little ghost.

Paul was a little dissatisfied, "What if you get married?

"A gift is a gift and of course I will accept it. Meadow grinned, "I just hope I don't get inert because of dependency." You have created this wealth with your own hands, and I hope to break through the world with my own feet. You don't want my future to be in vain, do you?"

"If you can, I want you to hide under my wing forever and not grow up. Paul said earnestly, looking at Meadow with a hint of tenderness, but then he smiled again, "But I know it's impossible." You're going to grow up, and I'm going to leave. Especially after this experience, Paul felt something, but the sadness and loss did not spread.

Paul then turned his head to Lan Li, "I want to be a part of Sisyphus Films, not only to support your career development, but also to be selfish. I want to try something different now, and maybe it's time to start a whole new chapter in my life, you say?"

This time, it was Lan Li's turn to be stunned

Lan Li didn't want to be a burden to his friends because of his dreams, and the fundamental reason why Sisyphus Pictures was on such a track was that he wanted to be able to contribute to independent films, which was his dream, not Paul's, nor Ryan and other friends, but now Paul said this, giving a completely different perspective, this is Lan Li's opportunity, not Paul's opportunity.

But the problem is that it is now impossible to tell how much of Paul's words were true and how many of them were white lies woven to comfort him.

After a moment of stunned speech, Lan Li smiled: Does this matter? Whether it is true or a lie, he should go all out to run Sisyphus Pictures, and let this small independent studio become the wings of hope and dreams, soaring freely under the blue sky, this is what really matters, so as not to disappoint the support of Paul and other friends.

"Definitely. Lan Li didn't say anything more, nodded in affirmation, and his eyes brightened little by little, "However, Sisyphus Pictures' plan is a little beyond expectations, even for me, this is a bit out of control, and it now needs more start-up capital than I imagined, are you sure you can afford it?"

Paul didn't think much of it at all, and waved his hand, "Of course." Since you have decided to participate, you have to go all out, how about it, what is your first start-up capital?" Without waiting for Lan Li to answer, Paul winked at Mei Duo, "You shouldn't know, the current Lan Li should be the guy at the top of the Hollywood wealth list, and the number that can surprise him is definitely not small." ”