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Seeing that the big picture was decided, Matthew didn't think about it, followed David and also walked outside the audition room, but as soon as he walked to the door, Francis Lawrence's voice came from behind him.

"Matthew Horner!"

Hearing this, Matthew glanced back at Francis Lawrence, standing there, eyes fixed on him, and asked, "What did you do?"

Francis Lawrence frowned, yesterday Aziva Gosman's attitude was very clear, today this sudden change, if there is no Matthew Horner factor behind it, he will not believe anything.

Matthew shrugged his shoulders slightly, calmly rambling, "Quite simply, I told Aziva Gosman that if he didn't use Alexandra D'Addario, I would quit the crew. ”

"You ......" Francis Lawrence was momentarily speechless.

"Don't feel unfair. Matthew said lightly, "The reality is that I am more important to the crew than you!"

These words visibly stung Francis Lawrence, and his voice was low, "Not necessarily!"

Matthew spread his hands and said, "Isn't it? Yesterday after you left, I went to Aziva Gosman and told him that it was either Alessandra Daddario to be activated or I would withdraw from the project, and he immediately made a choice. ”

Francis Lawrence took a step forward and his tone became aggressive, "You're just an actor!"

"yes. Matthew could also tell from his tone that Francis Lawrence, like most Hollywood directors, has a huge psychological advantage over actors, and he didn't find it surprising that directors are in a relatively upstream position in the industry, and he added, "Directors are far more important to a film project than actors, but not for you and me." ”

After saying that, he stopped talking to Francis Lawrence, turned around, and went straight out of the audition room.

He shook his head and strode towards the exit of the hallway, perhaps Francis Lawrence, stimulated by his flip, would have a harder time accepting the current result, and perhaps going to Aziva Gossman.

Francis Lawrence didn't believe the reasons that David Heyman and Aziwa Gosman said at all, and wanted to go to Aziwa Gosman to discuss, and after saying these words to Matthew Horner, he couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately left the audition room, strode to an office door, knocked on it, and didn't wait for a response from inside, and directly pushed open the office door.

Aziva Gosman was alone in his office, saw Francis Lawrence, and asked, "Something?"

Although Francis Lawrence was a little impulsive, his head did not get dizzy, and he quickly closed the office door and said, "Aziva, I stand by my opinion, Alexandra Daddario is not suitable for the role of Annie!"

Aziva Gosman shook his head, "I've made my decision. ”

Francis Lawrence frowned and said, "Alexandra Daddario didn't meet my shooting requirements at all, and her acting skills simply didn't meet my shooting standards." ”

"Then change your standards. Aziva Gosman said directly, "I will change the script and character settings appropriately, and Alexandra Daddario has no problem playing this role at all." ”

"I'm sorry. Francis Lawrence insisted on his opinion, "I can't shoot in that case." ”

Aziva Gosman looked over and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Now that Francis Lawrence couldn't explain to Paula Barton, his brow furrowed even tighter.

Aziva Gosman waved his hand and said, "This matter is decided, no need to say more." ”

Francis Lawrence didn't mean to leave, was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "If Alexandra Daddario plays Annie, I can't shoot properly, she won't be able to live up to my requirements at all, I can't direct this project." ”

He joined the group in March and has been involved in the preparation of the film for nearly two months, and considers himself one of the core members of the project.

As soon as these words came out, Aziva Gossman couldn't help but be stunned, of course he understood the meaning of Francis Lawrence's words.

He thought for a moment and asked, "If I insist on Alexandra D'Addario, you're going to quit the crew?"

At this point, Francis Lawrence stopped going around in circles and said directly, "When I signed the contract, the agreement drawn up by the crew included an exit mechanism. ”

Aziva Gossman naturally remembers that he was not particularly relieved of Francis Lawrence, a young director, and deliberately added a clause to the contract, if the two sides disagree on the creative concept, the crew only needs to pay him $500,000 to dismiss Francis Lawrence, and Francis Lawrence can also resign from the crew, but there is no remuneration for voluntary resignation, and all his work related to the project belongs to the crew.

The reason for this clause is still due to the not very successful box office of "Detective Hell", and in case Francis Lawrence does not meet the requirements, he can fire Francis Lawrence squid at any time.

"Francis!" Aziva Gosman said, looking at him, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Francis Lawrence didn't back down in the slightest, "I stick to my philosophy!"

If Francis Lawrence had been indispensable to the crew, Aziva Gossman would have compromised, but he never let go.

Aziva Gossman is not a famous gold medal producer like Jerry Bruckheimer, but looking at the whole of Hollywood, he is also the best among the first-line producers, and he has won the Oscar in terms of screenwriting, and his self-esteem is quite high.

Just as he has always insisted that Matthew is the first and not the first male protagonist of the project "I Am Legend", in Aziva Gosman's heart, the core of this project is only him, the writer and producer, and nothing else.

"Francis. Aziva Gossman's voice softened considerably, and he said to Francis Lawrence again, "This decision should be made carefully. ”

"It's not in line with my philosophy. Francis Lawrence thought of Paula Patton and "Detective Hell," which had no heavyweight black roles and was mediocre at the box office, and said without hesitation, "I voluntarily quit the crew and no longer served as the director of "I Am Legend." ”

His meaning is very clear, as a director who insists on something, it was he who took the initiative to fire the squid of the crew, not the crew who took the initiative to fire him, and there is an essential difference between the two.

Aziva Gossman frowned, although this was not the result he wanted, he didn't want to say anything about it, there are too many projects in Hollywood to change directors halfway, not to mention that the crew of "I Am Legend" has only been prepared in the early stage, and there are many examples of changing directors during the filming stage.

This project in his heart could have found other companies without Matthew Horner, without director Francis Lawrence, or even without Warner Bros., the producer and distributor.

He alone is truly indispensable.

Looking at Francis Lawrence, Aziva Gosman can't help but think of Matthew Horner, a director who is obviously more persistent and principled than Matthew Horner's actor.

Of course, Matthew Horner understands the value of compromise better and is smarter.

Aziva Gosman nodded lightly and said, "Okay then, I'll notify the legal department of the crew and ask them to negotiate with your agency about terminating the contract." ”

Francis Lawrence said no more and turned and walked out of Aziva Gosman's office.

Aziva Gosman didn't look at Francis Lawrence again, his head turned quickly, and the names of the directors began to come to mind, and then he decided which one would be suitable to take over Francis Lawrence's directorial position.

For him, for the project "I Am Legend", from this moment on, Francis Lawrence is a thing of the past.

The crew will not be stopped by the departure of a director, in fact, all the preparatory work is under his control, even if Matthew Horner and Francis Lawrence leave the crew together, the project can still be carried out.

The office door was pushed open from the outside again, David Heyman walked in, Aziva Gossman looked at him, and said, "You're just in time, I'm looking for you, Francis Lawrence is quitting the crew, let's talk about the new director......"

In front of Warner Studios, Francis Lawrence had just gotten into the business car when he received a call from Paula Barton.

"Hi dear. Paula Barton said with a laugh, "Is the crew official?"

Francis Lawrence's face was gloomy, but relatively calm, and he said, "Confirmed ......"

"Great!" Paula Barton interrupted him directly on the phone, "When will the crew start negotiating? ”

"Sorry, dear. Francis Lawrence said as simply as possible, "The last person to pass the audition was not you, it was Alexandra D'Addario. ”

Paula Barton on the other end of the phone almost shouted, "What? Alexandra D'Addario passed the audition? How could this be, didn't you say ......"

Francis Lawrence interrupted her and said, "Things took an unexpected turn and Matthew Horner didn't know what to do to make Aziva Gossman change his mind. ”

"Didn't you fight for me?" said Paula Barton with a hint of questioning.

"I have. Francis Lawrence discerned, "I quit the director's ...... of this project to help you fight for it."

There was an instant silence on the other side of the phone, and he added, "Let's talk more about it when we meet." ”

The news of Francis Lawrence's departure from the crew reached Matthew the next day.