In fact, the cast of "Iron Man" has already taken shape, and only the final decision remains. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 On the whole, all the candidates were expected by Lance and were not too out of line, which basically ensured that "Iron Man" would not deviate too much from the original track.

However, Jon had just mentioned Terrence Howard, and Lance was a little hesitant for a moment.

Terrence is an excellent actor, which is understandable, last year's awards season's "bustle" made him receive a lot of nominations, proving his strength, although it has been rumored in the circle that he has domestic violence tendencies, but in the United States, as long as the actor's private life will not affect the work of the crew, people will not mind too much, just like Robert Downey Jr.'s past history of drug abuse and alcoholism, until these problems seriously affect the filming and conduct of the crew, and even endanger the lives of other staff members in the same crew, The major film companies gradually distanced themselves from him, and the public relations companies forced him to quit drugs.

However, Terrence is a tricky actor, he has the strength and resources, and the agency is more than happy to sell him, hoping that he can become another Denzel Washington. However, Terrence has always had a high opinion of himself, and his serious violent tendencies have led to conflicts between him and the producers. In the last life, in "Iron Man", Terrence got the role of War Machine Rodney with his strength, but later after the movie won a big victory, Terrence opened his mouth and demanded that the salary be doubled, and even asked for dividends, otherwise he refused to sign the contract, which not only led to the slow progress of the negotiations, but also spread an uneasy atmosphere within the crew, and in the end, the "Iron Man" crew directly fired Terrence, and in the sequel, Don Chandler played Rodney.

Actors compete for higher salaries, which is understandable, because film companies are vampires, and if actors don't work hard, they can only be squeezed. But if the actor wants to break through the blockade, he must be convincing enough, otherwise his arms still can't twist his thighs - after Toby Maguire finished filming "Spider-Man 2", he asked for a higher salary, 20 million, otherwise he refused to shoot "Spider-Man 3", Sony Pictures persuaded to no avail, and after the communication hit a wall, he simply gave up Toby and started looking for a candidate for Spider-Man again, Toby persisted for a while, realized that Sony Pictures was not joking, and finally relented, which promoted the success of "Spider-Man 3", But after the end of filming, Toby completely offended Sony Pictures, and other major film companies were not very happy to use Toby, even if Toby's nemesis Leonardo DiCaprio has been maneuvering, Toby has basically lost access to commercial films.

Before the filming of "Iron Man 2" started, Terrence could be said to be proud, and the successive victories of works such as "Crash", "The Stream", and "Iron Man" made him successfully ascend to the position, which is why he chose "Iron Man 2" to increase his salary. But it's a pity that after the failure to increase the salary, because of the head-on conflict with Marvel Studios, the career development has also become bumpy, and the opportunity to be the leading actor in a large commercial film has been missed, and even the development of independent films has stumbled.

For Chaos Pictures, in fact, Lance doesn't need to worry about Terrence making waves, at most, just like in the previous life, he just expelled Terrence from the crew. But now that the trouble is known, why not stifle it at its source? After all, Terrence isn't the only option for the role of Rodney - to be precise, no actor is indispensable to any role.

Lance still had a moment in his mind, should he follow Jon's wishes, let Jon decide, and continue to let Jon feel his trust? Or should I step in halfway and change Jon's mind to avoid the troubles and tosses that follow? Or will you wait until "Iron Man 2" to think about it, after all, this will happen in two or three years?

With a slight turn of thought, Lance nodded in agreement, "Jamie Fox is indeed a good choice, I used to consider using him when I was filming 'Murder with a Knife'. "The trajectory of history has changed, Jamie was not crowned Oscar winner with "Soul Singer", so his career has not reached a turning point, and now he is still one of the most popular black actors, he can sing and dance, he can be funny and serious, suitable for many different genres, "However, the priority is still the actor, let's talk about it after Tony Stark is confirmed." ”

Jon strained Lance's words in his mind before smiling wide, "Of course, of course. ”

Jon wasn't stupid - not only was he not stupid, but he was completely smart. Although Lance never interfered with his choice of actors, if he caters to Lance a little bit, in a supporting role that is not the most important, it will naturally be better for the cooperation between the two parties. Even if he didn't understand why Lance said what he just said, maybe Lance and Jamie had a personal relationship, maybe not, but it didn't matter, he understood the deep meaning of Lance's words, this is what it is.

"Huh, then my work for tonight is over, what about you? Are you ready to relax, party, or have some other job? Jon let out a long breath, feeling that the pressure on his shoulders had been lifted a lot, but after thinking about it, "Your project ......" but before the words came out, Jon knew that he was nosy, Lance obviously didn't want to talk about it just now, not to mention, Lance personally came out, and Jon couldn't think of anyone in Hollywood who would refuse Lance's invitation at the moment. So, Jon slapped his mouth and pretended to yawn, "There must be no problem." Jon winked at Lance and said playfully, "So, I'm going downstairs for a drink now, are you going to join me?" ”

Lance also directly ignored Jon's topic just now, and raised the glass in his hand with a smile, the glass was already empty, "I need to find another cup too, the night is still long, isn't it?" "Tonight's party has just begun. With that, Lance and Jon left the study together.

Walking out of the study, there were still seven or eight people wandering outside, obviously unwilling to give up easily, or wanting to inquire about the news further. Lance and Jon were not in a hurry, and walked downstairs with laughter and laughter all the way, and the harmonious atmosphere was only broken when they reached the first floor, and almost immediately, Jon was squeezed to the side, and a steady stream of people surrounded Lance in the center. As the host of tonight's party, Lance was absent from the previous hour's revelry, and two-thirds of the eyes of the audience were searching for Lance's figure, and now that he finally caught it, naturally no one wanted to let it go easily.

Jon didn't care, shook his head and walked to the bar to enjoy his moment of peace; Lance was in the encirclement, and slowly moved all the way to the outside, and the open space finally dispelled the turbidity of the air, and the whole person seemed relaxed.

Lance expertly weaved through the crowd, familiar, unfamiliar, and familiar faces intertwined in his sight, trying to communicate with Lance one after another, but no one could keep Lance in his footsteps, and watched Lance walk in the direction of the pool at the other end of the garden, where the barbecue buffet area was arranged.

Even so, it took Lance nearly forty minutes to make his way through his back garden to the buffet. After being busy for so long, Lance needs a little more sugar to have the energy to meet the raiser of the second half of the night, doesn't he?

"I knew I could find you here." Turning his head, Lance saw Michael Fassbinder's trademark shark smile.

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, "I thought you were now looking for a private space to enjoy the world of two." A joke made Michael chuckle, "A world of two? I thought you were talking about the group world. With meaningful words flashing in his eyes, Lance immediately caught the meaning, and the corners of his mouth hooked up, "Don't tell me where the hell happened, or I'll put this place up for sale tomorrow." ”

"Haha!" Michael burst out laughing, "I thought you were mentally prepared enough, this is Hollywood, aren't you?" After the tempering of time, Michael is also gradually adapting to the life of this Vanity Fair, "It's good that you have been hiding before, otherwise tonight is really a battlefield, an absolute battlefield, everyone is looking for you......"

Michael gradually shifted the topic to the highlight of tonight, he was naturally interested in "Iron Man", but more precisely, he did not ask for the work, but hoped to work with Lance again, he learned from Cole that this time Lance wrote the script by himself, and it went through more than half a year of revision, which made Michael also unstoppable, but so far, Lance has no intention of "summoning" him again, which makes Michael a little anxious.

Michael finally changed the subject, but at this moment, a frightened scream came from the sea breeze, "Help, help, someone has fallen overboard, someone has fallen overboard!" The voice was faint, torn to pieces in the raging sea breeze, looming.

Michael was a little surprised and cast his gaze at Lance, revealing a light of verification, but he saw Lance's calm and calm face, full of lightheartedness, which made Michael wonder if he had heard it wrong, but then, the screams came again, mixed with the sound of crying, "Help!" Anyone? Anyone? ”

Michael saw a familiar look in Lance's eyes, "It's a party, isn't it?" Lance turned his head and looked in the direction of the sound, although it was fluctuating because of the wind, it sounded like it should be the side of the pool or the beach, and sure enough, someone had already rushed over at this time.

It's a party, and there's always a lot of accidents after getting drunk, but it's also the place with the most people, and if it's not Lance and Michael, someone is bound to come up to help.

Michael saw at least four people rushing over, and his hanging heart had just dropped a little, and he was hesitating whether he needed to go over to help, and then there was another sound in the wind, "Emma! Jesus Christ! Emma! Emma! ”

Covered in blood, it coagulated in an instant. (To be continued.) )