Brad looked carefully at Lance in front of him, and his mood was a little mixed.

In fact, Brad has not had time to discuss with Lance in detail about the proposal to insist that Lance play Max, it was originally just a "entertainment first" proposal, and it was even considered a joke by many people, but due to the power struggle within Paramount, it gradually turned into one of the focal points of the confrontation between Brad and Shirley. Brad, on the contrary, had to continue to push the proposal behind his back.

However, due to the fact that Lance has been in retreat for the script recently, he wanted to mention it several times, but the words came to his lips and finally swallowed it. After all, the priority is the script more than the actors. Brad originally thought that after meeting with Lance today, he would start to persuade again, hoping that Lance could stand on his side and continue to add chips for him to enter Paramount.

However, Shirley's sudden appearance caught Brad off guard - he still had no roots in Paramount after all, and Shirley not only appeared, but also carried Peter and Wade, two helpers, obviously hoping to kill all possibilities at the root. Don't give Lance a chance, and don't give Brad a chance.

Brad is now dumb and eats coptis, and he can't say what he suffers. He had no way to win over Lance, and even no way to warn Lance, if Lance followed Shirley's words and refused directly, Brad would not be able to turn the tide. But unexpectedly, Lance actually did not veto, which rekindled Brad's hopes.

However, now Brad can't see through Lance's true intentions, and the light hidden behind the confident smile is unpredictable. Brad originally thought that Lance would give him a warning look, at least a hintive look, but Lance didn't, he always calmly met Shirley's gaze, and even Brad was confused by the momentum in his chest, which made Brad's heart more and more bottomless.

Lance could sense Brad's gaze falling on him, but he didn't bother to turn his head, he looked at the smile on Shirley's lips. The condescension that leaked out in an instant showed her superiority, and in front of the CEO of Paramount, Lance as an actor was indeed not worth mentioning - not to mention a third/first-rate actor, not even a non-mainstream actor. To date, there is no record of any official acting work in Reims's resume, and he is an amateur actor. Shirley's pride and confidence barely disguised the curve of the bridge of her nose to draw a streamer, condescendingly enveloping Lance.

This reminded Lance of his previous life on Broadway outside New York.

In fact. Broadway is a bloody and savage Colosseum, where the high and low are not only naked/naked/naked, but also more brutal and realistic. When people see Lance, their first reaction is to rely on the vase that they climb up from sleeping with the people of Zuò - men and women, they don't even bother to look at Lance's resume, they don't even bother to look at Lance's strength, and their preconceived notions will crucify him. He not only needs to work hard, but also ten, a hundred times harder than others, to have a chance of winning an insignificant role; Even after working a hundred times or a thousand times, he gave a wonderful performance. People will also scoff at the remark, "Innate superiority, selling skin." "It's easy to wipe out all his efforts.

The real Broadway is actually the animal world.

In comparison, Shirley's gaze can only be regarded as pediatric, not only did not anger Lance, but filled him with the desire/desire to perform. From Karel Reitz's funeral to now, in the blink of an eye, he has not been seriously engaged in acting for more than twenty months, directing the children of "City of God" to perform is not even a warm-up, and the careful study of the role in order to write the script of "Killing with a Knife" is only a warm-up exercise.

In order to be able to defeat Diorama Pictures. In order to quickly develop Chaos Pictures, Lance put his dreams aside for the time being, in the face of cruel revenge, in front of the reality of society. Dreams are just useless methods of spiritual victory, and he calmly and decisively leaves those dreams and beliefs behind. Even if Brad offered an invitation to perform, Lance was not moved, but calmly analyzed it, thinking that his participation in the performance might affect the whole idea of "killing people with a knife", so he refused without hesitation. Not even a little shaken.

He refused, not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to.

At this moment, Shirley succeeded in awakening Lance's innermost desire, and the performance/desire/desire in her body began to stir again again. Inexplicably, Lance remembered the last conversation with Emma Stone on the beach of Venice, and the crimson face of the little girl full of acting dreams awakened the love of acting in the blood depths. His hatred for Diora Pictures almost made him forget how he used to go crazy for acting.

What's more, Lance knows that this is not just a battle of acting, but more of a fight between Shirley and Brad, he is just a medium and a carrier. Even with the success of "City of God" and "The Day After Tomorrow", he is just a pawn.

For Shirley and Brad, "borrowing a knife to kill" is just a 60 million cost investment, but for Lance, this is the top priority of the next stage of Chaos Pictures, every work, every footprint is a desperate choice, and Chaos Pictures has not much way out.

So, Lance gently outlined the corners of his mouth and asked, "I wonder if I'm qualified to audition for an actor?" Lance's gaze fell on Brad, and then he said word by word, "Just for Max." ”

A wry smile flashed in Brad's eyes, and he could detect the provocation in Lance's words. However, on the surface, it was inconvenient for him to express himself, on the contrary, Brad was even more apprehensive in his heart - because he also had no bottom in his heart. Objectively speaking, no one has seen Lance's performance, and his original idea was just a gimmick, anyway, the real protagonist of "Killing with a Knife" is Tom Cruise, Lance just needs to make a vase like Brad Pitt in "Interview with the Vampire", is this difficult?

But now the situation is different, not only because Lance has given more meaning and challenges to the script of "Killing with a Knife", but also because Shirley is on the scene. This so-called audition has lost its original meaning and has risen to a more complex level. What's more, Lance didn't make any preparations today, and even he was caught off guard by being killed, so what should Lance do?

Brad, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, rarely begins to feel his mouth dry at this time.

In the face of Lance's initiative, Shirley didn't care, but chuckled again, and her eyes fell on Brad's shoulder, "Of course, of course, why not?" Shirley showed her big mind and plenty of confidence, and then looked at Lance again, "Well, how are you going to show it?" Need a little lead time? ”

Shirley said passionately and gently, but the subtext was a hint that it had been a full decade since Lance left the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and since then, Lance has become a producer with no acting experience. So, Shirley's words are equivalent to saying, "Do you need to regain the feeling of acting?" "Sarcastic and contemptuous.

Lance waved his hand and laughed heartily, "A few deep breaths? The calm, unhurried posture fell on the sight of the four people in front of him, but their expressions were different, and each of them was trying to explore the truth hidden behind Lance's mask, but it was not an easy task.

Lanstan met the gaze of these scrutiny, everyone was waiting to see the show, with different looks, looking left and right, and finally looked at Wade, "Mr. Russell, as an agent, I wonder if you will occasionally help Tom play against each other?" "Shirley and Brad are managerial talents, and as far as Lance knows, they don't know anything about acting; Peter is a producer and knows more or less about acting and filming. But in the end, Lance chose Wade, which is really an intriguing decision.

Wade, Tom Cruise's agent, and the only "outsider" today — he is not affiliated with Paramount Pictures. But at the same time, Wade is also the one of the four people who most hopes that "killing with a knife" can succeed, not for Paramount, nor for Lance, but for Tom-Tom's career has come to a crossroads, which also means that Wade needs to face more possibilities.

"Killing with a knife" is not an all-and-nothing work for Tom, after all, the investment is still not heavy enough, even if it loses money, it is 60 million US dollars at the top. But Wade knows that Tom has put so much effort into this production, and this may be Tom's last time for an Oscar for acting, and as an agent, Wade knows better than anyone the weight of an Oscar statuette - especially for a top actor like Tom.

Therefore, Wade is the main force against Lance, and he firmly believes that "Killing with a Knife" should choose a better actor for Tom. But Lance chose the hardest bone as a breakthrough, and the eyes of Shirley and Brad who looked at Lance changed subtly.

As a party, Wade couldn't help but be stunned, but then showed a light smile, since Lance hit the muzzle, he naturally didn't mind pulling the trigger. "Of course, it's one of my jobs, although I'm not very good at it." Wade sat up slightly straighter and looked at Lance directly across from him, "So, what do you need me to do?" ”

Lance picked up the script in front of him, flipped through it carefully, and then smiled at Wade, "Please turn to page ninety-seven, okay?" Can you see Felix and Max in conversation? As soon as Max sat down across from Felix, Felix opened his mouth and said, Vincent only sees those who are in Klija, but he will not see you in person......"

"Okay, I found it." Wade nodded, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the script.

Lance smiled and said, "Very well, you get familiar with the whole line, and then we can get started." (To be continued.) )

PS: Today's second update, I beg for a guaranteed monthly pass in April, thank you!