"Maniac." Ben didn't hold back after all, and spoke again, "Crazy! ”

Lance in front of him is like a mad psychopath, he doesn't just offend Ben and Mark, he even ignores the innovative artist agency standing in the back. Although it is said that the innovative artist agency will not ban Chaos Pictures for the sake of this, it is not worth it, and Chaos Pictures is not worth it; But as long as innovative artist agencies set up some barriers and reduce the frequency of Chaos Pictures' work appearing in the eyes of their artists, it is enough to delay Chaos Pictures' development speed by several times, and finally gradually drown out in the fierce competition in Hollywood.

Killing doesn't have to be bloody.

Even leaving aside the agency of innovative artists, Ben's connections are not to be underestimated. Offending Ben also means offending Matt Damon, as well as Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Sandra Bullock and others who have a good relationship with Ben, and one step further, Robert Redford, Gus van-Sant, Anthony Minghella, Steven Spielberg and others will all be in the fallout.

Hollywood is a very small circle, and every once in a while a whole bunch of new faces appear, but it is impossible for everyone to deal with these people, more through word of mouth within the guò circle. For example, after Tom Cruise finished the filming of "Killing with a Knife", he praised Lance on many occasions, and when communicating with those top directors, he mentioned Lance mostly in positive feedback, and such word-of-mouth transmission often accumulates a strong influence. That's the reason why Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, George Clooney and others were able to achieve such a high level of fame in Hollywood.

Vice versa.

Therefore, offending a person often means offending a group. He can't be considered a top superstar, but the network he and Matt radiate is definitely not small.

But even so. Lance still chose to fight hard, and he even insulted Ben with contempt, leaving no room for absolute strength.

Of course, Mark can understand that Lance is taking a stand - the authority of the director and producer cannot be challenged, not to mention, he is also the investor of this work, Ben's provocation can be said to be self-defeating, even if the rumors spread, it is Ben's fault. Lance's actions would even win the approval of many producers; But there are many ways to deal with this. However, Lance chose the toughest way, with a tough attitude, to give Ben a shocking lesson that he will never forget.

This not only shocked Ben, but also shocked Mark.

Mark took a step forward, "Lancelot, are you serious?" "It's not that simple, it's asking: Is Lance really going to break with Ben and fight against the innovative artist agency in this way?" You can rip Ben's contract today, we can tear up Bruce Willis' contract, Eva Green's contract, Elijah Wood's contract tomorrow! ”

Ben's face changed immediately. He knew better than anyone what Mark meant. However, at this time, Mark had no heart to take care of Ben's self-esteem, and he stared at Lance closely. At this time, taking out this hole card is to warn Lance that if Ben is fired, it is very likely that the contracts of the other three people are also in danger.

Actually, everyone knows it. The bundle of actors is a two-way deal. The agency wants to sell a group of actors, but if the production company firmly disagrees, they can't hurt the interests of other actors for the benefit of one actor; The reverse can be true. The production company refuses to leave no stone unturned, which often offends the actors, and will also affect the next cooperation, and there are only five top agencies in Hollywood, which is a small circle.

Will the innovative artist agency give up the interests of the other three actors for the sake of Ben alone? No one knew that it was a gamble, and Mark was betting that Lance wouldn't take the risk.

Then Mark saw Lance's pupils slowly spread, surprise and fear bloomed like fireworks, and Mark held his right hand in his pocket and shook it gently, and his erratic mood was a little more stable. Even if he is as arrogant as James Cameron, he knows how to advance and retreat in front of an innovative artist agency, let alone the rookie director in front of him?

Although it is said that this thing is wrong, but this is Hollywood, doing something wrong does not mean that you need to admit your mistake, power and money are the criteria for measuring power. He can use the power in his hands to make Ben who does the wrong thing not have to bear the consequences, and let Lance, as the CEO of Chaos Pictures, bow his head, it's as simple as that.

Lance's azure pupils, after spreading out, suddenly contracted, like a kaleidoscope, gorgeous and colorful. Mark knew that Lance had made a decision, and he was waiting for Lance's apology,

The corners of Mark's mouth, which had not had time to be outlined, suddenly stopped, and he looked at Lance in dismay, and then saw the contempt and contempt of Lance's pupils like stars in the night sky, twinkling faintly, stinging his eyes. This shocked Mark even more than the outright expulsion of Ben.

Could it be that Lance was so desperate to establish the authority of the producer? Or is it ...... Is Lance just a megalomaniacal?

Mark couldn't help but think of the rumors about the "Borrowed Knife Killing" crew not long ago, Tom and Lance had a head-on collision, but in the end it was Tom who chose to bow his head. Mark didn't know much about this, he asked Terrance Cox, but Terrance was also ambiguous, saying only that the two had a disagreement on the major, and in the end Tom chose to respect Lance's major.

So, what about now?

The turbulence in his heart, Mark covered it up well, did not leak the feelings, blinked, suppressed all the thoughts in his mind, Mark took half a step forward, looked at Lance with a smile, and whispered, "I can't wait." The smile on the corner of his mouth was full of confidence, provocatively and sharply suppressed Lance's aura, and then, Mark raised his chin, gestured to Lance, turned around, patted Ben on the shoulder, and strode out of Chaos Pictures' office.

He didn't want to leave, because the matter was not over yet, and his anger had not yet been vented, but he saw the hint in Mark's eyes and immediately understood. Ben sneered, looked Lance up and down demonstratively, as if to find fault with Lance's shortcomings, then grinned disdainfully, and turned to keep up with Mark.

"What are you doing and getting back to work, there's at least thirty minutes left before the game time." Albert clapped his hands and half-jokingly said that this dissolved the tense and stunned atmosphere in the office and made everyone chuckle. Albert then walked up to Lance's side, and asked with concern, "Are you sure you're okay?" ”

Without waiting for Lance to answer, Cole, who was standing in the back, walked over. Michael stood there a little hesitantly, not knowing whether he should leave or stay, but his eyes were locked on Lance, and his look of admiration but shock could not be concealed at all. "So, this qiē was planned by you a long time ago?" Cole's voice made Albert turn his head in confusion.

"No, I'm not a prophet, how could I have planned this qiē." Lance shrugged his shoulders with a smile, "But now that I've made my decision, I should know the consequences I'm about to face, otherwise my actions will only bring ruin, and I still know that." ”

Upon learning of Ben's actions, Lance was indeed outraged, and his first reaction was to fire Ben, not because he didn't like Ben from the beginning, but because Ben's provocation was unforgivable. However, Lance is no longer the impulsive young man of the previous life, he knows that in the real society, even if he vents his anger, he has to suffer the consequences, and sometimes, the consequences are too strict to bear, so he is not even allowed to be angry.

At that time, Lance pondered for a while, that is, he was thinking about the whole follow-up possibility. Did Lance anticipate today's situation? Of course not, but Lance was completely prepared.

Albert looked at the two men in confusion, his gaze wandering between them for a moment, "Are you talking about Mark and Ben?" This made both Lance and Cole chuckle, making Albert even more confused, "Otherwise, what are you talking about?" ”

"No, it was just a deal." Lance's answer was succinct, but meaningful.

Returning to the innovative artist agency again, Mark motioned for Ben to go back first, "Don't worry, this matter is not just your business, it's the whole company's business." Mark couldn't help but think of the last time he "borrowed a knife to kill", Terrance suffered a dumb loss at the hands of Lance, for this matter, the innovative artist agency has been discussing it for a long time, obviously this incident will definitely not be let go lightly. "I need to go to a few meetings and then come up with a charter."

Ben thought for a moment, "That'...... So do I still want to take this movie? Ben was still a little hesitant, and although he and Lance had a very unpleasant quarrel, it could even be said that he had torn his face, but it must be admitted that "Sin City" was a great opportunity, and it was very important for him to be in prison now.

This is not only Ben's business, it involves the company's overall plan, if the company wants to continue to cooperate, then Ben will work with others; Otherwise, then everyone will quit the "Sin City" together. But Ben's eyes are still locked on himself, which makes Mark a little powerless.

"It's up to you." Mark didn't elaborate, but gave a reply that satisfied Ben.

Ben smiled, "If Lancelot comes and apologizes to me in person, and sends out another invitation, I'm willing to play." But he didn't say what Lance would do if he didn't want to, implying that he still wanted to star in Sin City.

Mark took a deep breath and smiled professionally, "Absolutely, absolutely no problem. (To be continued.) )

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