Mickey nodded, his fists clenched, but this time not out of anger, but out of excitement. has been up and down in Hollywood for more than 20 years, he has seen the vicissitudes of the world, and thought that his life had come to an end, but today he saw a glimmer of hope, a faint hope, and then he was like a moth to a fire, wanting to catch it fiercely, which reminded him of the time when he filmed "Betta Fish".

Thinking of this, Mickey was a little surprised, because the director of "Betta" was Francis Ford Coppola, and he now puts Lance on such a high level.

Lance didn't notice the change in Mickey's heart, because he hadn't finished speaking, "It's not that simple. Originally, Mickey had nodded and agreed, and the matter seemed to be settled, but now Lance had changed his tone again, which suddenly made David's expression stiffen, and Mickey frowned, and the burning eyes bulged out fiercely, obviously losing patience with Lance's play.

Cole, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lance, and then saw Lance's calm and calm expression, and couldn't help but feel a little headache and a little funny - he had experienced such a toss from Lance before, and now watching Lance toss others, he inexplicably felt a sense of schadenfreude.

"Just because you agreed to star doesn't mean you're able to do a good job." In the face of Mickey's fury, Lance always maintained a trace of calmness, and the ease and comfort in the tension became more and more eye-catching, "I said, this is a very difficult challenge, and my standards are very high......" Speaking of this, Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, and his clear and translucent eyes flashed a trace of pride, David's heart tightened, and he inexplicably remembered the rumors in the circle some time ago-

During the filming of "Murder with a Knife", it was rumored in the circle that Lance and Tom Cruise went head-to-head, which was simply a battle between eggs and stones - Lance was the egg - but the ending was a big surprise. Not only did Tom swallow his anger, but he also lowered his haughty head and left himself entirely at the mercy of Lance.

After this rumor came out, everyone scoffed, and now in the whole of Hollywood, there is probably no one who can point at Tom's nose and scold, maybe Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, these old qualifications have this ability, but they are mixed to this level, which is not an old fox. Naturally, I wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

David had heard it as a joke at first, but today he had a sense of foreboding.

"I'm not going to lower my standards just because you're my first choice, on the contrary, you have to show a better level and prove my vision and prove your strength. Don't let me slap myself. Lance said this playfully and playfully, but Mickey couldn't laugh at all, he only felt that he was being despised again, and his eyebrows were raised and he wanted to get angry. However, Lance lowered his head and avoided his gaze, which made Mickey's anger directly hit the air, and then saw Lance take out a copy of the article from his briefcase and put it in front of Mickey. "You don't need to make any promises to me here. Thousands of words are not as good as deeds. ”

Mickey was unconsciously led by Lance's nose and lowered his head, it was the script of "Sin City", and then Lance's voice continued to sound. "There are two pieces of information in it, one is the script and the other is the introduction of the character. However, this brief introduction is not complete. I don't mind if you add more to this profile based on your own experiences and your own ideas, and I'm happy to wait for you to surprise me the next time we meet. But the premise is, don't deviate from my setting. ”

Mickey didn't care about Lance's words at all, and paused slightly in the hand movements of opening the script, he didn't expect that Lance actually valued this character so much, not only wrote a separate introduction, but also asked him to play the role freely. This shows the weight of the role, and it shows the importance that Lance attaches to him, which makes Mickey's hand muscles tighten involuntarily, and the turbulence in his heart is uncontrollably uncontrollable.

"Mickey." Lance spoke again, only to find that Mickey had no intention of looking up, and Lance had to snap his fingers, "Mickey! This time Mickey raised his head, and Lance leaned back to the table, retracting his smile, the stern look on his face made the air tense for a moment, and then he slowed his voice, "Remember, don't give away any news about the script, I say 'any', that's all." Don't. ”

The light and magnetic voice fluttered in the air, but there was a kind of chill that made people believe without hesitation that if they violated these words, their fate would definitely not be too good.

The words landed, and then Lance leaned back, and the smile on the corner of his mouth rose again, "Before the official start of filming, we will hold a script exercise, and I hope you can show 100% of your state by then." ”

This polite sentence is very polite, but the words reveal a deeper meaning: if the script practice sheet is not satisfactory, then he does not mind a replacement.

However, David didn't care at all, Lance is still a rookie director, not to mention that this work is an independent work produced by Chaos Pictures, and it can't stand the toss, this threatening words are just trying to establish the authority of the director. So, David showed a polite smile, "Of course, of course." "Coped with two sentences, "So the follow-up work?" ”

That's asking about signing. Lance took out a business card from his wallet, "You can find a free time to go to the office, before you go, call this number to make an appointment." ”

David couldn't help but be stunned, where is there such a thing? Generally, the film company sorts out the contract and faxes it to the agency; Even if you have to sign a contract face-to-face, it is done at a brokerage company. But if you think about it, this is the first time that Chaos Pictures has independently produced a movie, and the cast of "City of God" is extremely special, so it's understandable that this time it's a little rushed.

So, David gathered his thoughts and nodded politely, "Of course there is no problem." ”

In fact, Lance is not unreasonable, but since Chaos Pictures is not fully on track now, legal matters can only be handed over to Theo, but Theo still has a job on his own, and he needs to be busy acquiring the trailer soundtrack company recently, and it is impossible to be stationed in Chaos Pictures every day, so he can only use such an adjustment plan.

After sending David and Mickey away, Cole said carefully, "Are you sure you want to use Mickey?" This is the second time Cole has questioned it today.

Indeed, if you think back at Mickey's history and look at his depravity in recent years, there is a general consensus in Hollywood that Mickey's talent has been completely annihilated. In Hollywood, the last thing that is lacking is genius, and if one genius falls, ten more geniuses will rise.

However, Lance clearly knows that Mickey is indeed the best candidate for the role of Muffle, not only because of the choice of Robert in the previous life, but also because Mickey later became the most powerful contender for the actor in 2008 with "The King of Wrestling", but unfortunately lost to the more powerful Sean Penn that year. In terms of strength, Mickey's skills are still there, although there are some limitations, he can only play specific roles, but as long as he meets the right role, he can shine brightly.

Muffle is such a character.

Lance didn't elaborate on his thoughts, but said lightly, "There's always someone who wants to be the first to try, doesn't they?" Lance turned to Cole, "Tom Cruise can't be used every time. ”

A teasing sentence made Cole not hold back, and he burst out laughing, "Lance, you have more appeal than you think, maybe you should adjust your position." Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Cole's words, Cole restrained his smile and resumed his serious posture, "I mean, you're still a rookie director, but now there are many people who want to star in your work." ”

The corners of Lance's mouth pulled down slightly, as if thinking about the truth of this sentence, and finally didn't say anything, just nodded his chin meaningfully, and withdrew his gaze - it didn't look like he believed it, after all, the agent always thinks that his artist is the best in the world, and the agent must have confidence in the artist, if even they don't believe in their artist, how can they sell the artist? So, Lance was noncommittal. This made Cole shake his head a little helplessly, but he didn't persuade him further.

In fact, it is true that Cole did not give praise because of his status as an agent.

"City of God" made Lance stand out, "The Day After Tomorrow" made Lance win attention, and "Killing with a knife" made Lance gain reputation. Although "Killing with a Knife" has not yet been released, and the quality is still unknown, after the work is completed, Tom has given a lot of praise to the crew's dedication and seriousness, which is a very rare thing - with Tom's current status, he doesn't need to please any director in exchange for recognition, if it's just a matter of face, he can wait until the movie promotion period to take care of his face in front of the media, but he expressed praise in private, which shows that this is from the heart.

Along with Tom's affirmation, the news of the crew's enthusiastic study of acting skills also spread, and these seemingly inconsequential news made Lance's fame rise steadily.

It's as if after filming the "Sixth Sense", M-Knight Shyamalan established his status in one fell swoop, and now Lance has a certain appeal. Maybe Lance didn't notice it just now, but Cole didn't miss this detail, and David and Mickey obviously didn't question Lance's words any more, and that's one of the proofs; What's more, Bruce Willis, Elijah Wood, Benicio del Toro, these people all accepted the audition request without any hesitation, and did not ask for the first to read the script, let alone Lance to look twice, which shows that the weight of the sign of "Lancelot Strello" is increasing little by little.

If the release of "Murder with a Knife" can continue to be successful, then the success of three consecutive works will open up a whole new world for Reims. Cole has absolute confidence in this! (To be continued.) )

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