Ian carefully cut the steak in front of him, then stabbed a piece with a fork, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, and finally took a small sip of red wine, and then showed a faint smile with satisfaction, "No, I don't think working with a big company is the right choice." ”

A graduate of Stanford Graduate School of Business and now working for a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, Ian is an absolute expert when it comes to investing. After listening to Lance's plans for the future, Ian gave his opinion, "You should know better than I do that a big Hollywood studio is not a wise choice. ”

"First, the development of medium-sized and large production companies is mature, leaving you with very limited room for development, and the power within the company is intertwined, and it is obviously not so easy for you to quickly integrate into the company." Ian's words were concise and to the point, although they were to the point, but the idea and meaning were very clear, "Second, don't forget that these companies are commercial companies after all, and they are behind Wall Street, so profit is the first goal they chase, they can join forces with you for the sake of profit, and deal with Diorama Pictures together - as long as you have enough use value; But it's not eternal, and if Diorama Pictures can give the greater good, they might let you work with Ryan and maybe even replace you with Ryan. ”

Ian paused at this point, and the corners of his mouth outlined a playful smile, "Third, you said it yourself, the work you chose, those big production companies won't take a fancy to it at all, so why should you humiliate yourself?" With that, Ian shrugged innocently, "I don't know anything about movies, that's what you said." ”

Lance laughed dumbly.

"Of course, this is just my personal professional opinion, and as for the question of the film, there is nothing I can do." Ian added.

Gao Wen, who was sitting next to him, was concentrating on fighting with the stone crab on his plate, and was not interested in Ian's topic at all, so he suddenly raised his head and said, "You didn't complain before, there are too many rules and regulations for working with large companies, you feel uncomfortable, and you always make wedding dresses for others." ”

Lance glanced at Gawain speechlessly, "If you don't know how to eat, just give it to me." Before the words fell, Gawain directly threw the stone crab on Lance's plate, and then grinned, not forgetting to wipe the sweat from his forehead, which made Lance really laugh.

As for the future development direction, Lance himself has been thinking about the pros and cons of joining a large production company and setting up his own company, and Lance knows it very clearly. What Ian just said, Lance has always had a concept, but it is not so clear, and now after Ian organizes and explains, all the ideas have become clear.

The problem is that "City of God" is a very special production, and it will be very difficult to rely on an independent studio to produce it. If it's "Lost in Translation", then there is no such thing as a difficult problem.

What's more, Lance clearly understands that after the release of "Lost in Translation" and "Elephant", Diorama Pictures is bound to go to the next level, which also means that there is not much time left for him.

This is also the reason why Lance is hesitant, he understands the disadvantages of large production companies, but he also understands the difficulty of trying to confront Diora Pictures in the short term, and he also understands the difficulty of making "City of God". So, Lance chose to take the initiative in his hands first - and put all his energy into the adaptation of the script.

"Lance." Theo, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke, interrupting Lance's train of thought, and looked up, "As Ian said, relying on others to achieve the goal, we can never predict the direction of the outcome; The best thing to do is always to make yourself stronger. ”

Lance's eyes lit up.

He has always been the one who has a long-term vision compared to Ryan, but hatred has blinded him, and he has always focused on "the City of God", "Lost in Tokyo", and has always limited his thoughts to his plans for the next year, which completely constrained his mind.

To put it simply, if the work he is now ready to put into production is not "City of God", but "Lost in Tokyo", or "Elephant", or something else, what choice would he make? If his showdown with Diorama Pictures was not just for the next six months or a year, but for the next three or five years, defeating or even defeating a medium-sized film company would never be done in six months, then what choice would he make?

The answer is simple, he will stand on his own!

It would be a matter of course to set up a company, and then let the company thrive, to really grow its own strength, to the height that everyone else must look up to, to surpass, beat, and even crush Diora Pictures. Although it is definitely not easy to re-establish a company, and it can even be said to be extremely difficult, as Theo said, uncertainty will only be reduced to a minimum if you take matters into your own hands.

"I'm going to set up a brand new production company, my own production company!"

Lance's words were categorical, loud, and decisive, causing Theo, Ian, and Gawain to cast their eyes at him, stunned for a second.

It's easy to start a company, but it's hard to create a successful company; It is even more difficult to gain a foothold in the highly competitive Hollywood; It is even more difficult to get a piece of the cake in the film industry that is eyeing Wall Street. In the entire American film industry, in addition to the six major film companies, there are not 1,000 but 800 production companies, but only a handful can make a profit every year.

Diorama Pictures took a different path to bring European and South American films to the United States for distribution, carving out a path of its own, but even so, it took six years to grow from scratch to a medium-sized production company. Money, connections, wisdom, vision, ability, and a little luck are all indispensable.

Ian opened his mouth, and his first reaction was that the idea of joining a major production company was much more solid than that idea. It was his intellect that spoke.

But Ian hesitated for a moment before swallowing the words that had already surged into his throat, and at this moment, he was not a calm investor, but Lance's second brother. "You know how difficult and difficult this is, right?" Ian still reminded from a professional point of view, he saw a confident light in Lance's eyes, like the North Star in the dark night, Ian nodded his chin slightly, "Very good, is there anything we need help with?" ”

"Yes, yes, what's the need, just say." Gawain couldn't wait to make a sound, and that positive and excited look hung directly on his face, "I can't wait to see Ryan's shameless bastard thrown into the Grand Canyon, haha!" ”

Even Theo in front of him was calm and calm, and those trusting eyes had already explained it. Lance only felt a burst of heroism in his heart, he had the absolute confidence to overcome all difficulties, all setbacks, all hardships, as if standing on the top of Mount Everest, the whole world is at his feet, scolding Fang Xuan, pointing out the country!

Lance took a deep breath, let the boiling in his mind cool down, and carefully sorted out his thoughts, it is not difficult to set up a company, but now all the difficulties are focused on the filming production of the "City of God". If he didn't work with a large production company and only rely on his own abilities, then he would have to do a lot of preparation.

"First, I need to register a company;" Lance looked at Ian, "Then, you need to prepare some contract templates, and then you need to sign a contract with the crew; Lance looked at Theo again, "And then ......" Lance's gaze shifted to Gawain.

Gawain's excited expression was about to come out, and he couldn't wait to roll up his sleeves and get to work immediately. However, Lance pondered for a while, then looked away and looked at Ian again, which immediately made Gawain depressed, and stretched out his hands to break Lance's head back, "What about me?" What about me? ”

Gawain's eager look made Lance and Ian not hold back, and they laughed at once; Even Theo couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Lance retracted his smile and said seriously, "The cost budget for the 'City of God' is three million dollars, so I need some capital injection. In fact, this was the biggest problem in the preparation of "City of God", and if there was not enough cost, Lance had to seek cooperation with other companies - just as Ryan wanted to work with Warner Bros. on "Lost in Translation".

Although the four brothers are currently in good careers, strictly speaking, Gawain is the richest of the four brothers, or it should be said, the most funds for activities. Because Gawain is a top rugby professional, he has the most flexible funds in his bank account in addition to his property, car and revolving investments.

Gao Wen was stunned, and then laughed, "No problem, wrap it up on me!" Pounding on his chest, thumping, with a big bag posture.

Ian smiled and threw a sentence next to him, "Are you sure you have three million in your current account in the bank?" This directly choked Gawain, the investment of the four brothers was in charge of Ian, so Ian knew their assets well.

Looking at Gawain's panicked expression, Ian didn't pay attention to it at all, and turned to Lance, "Don't worry, I will transfer it to your account tomorrow and the day after tomorrow." Seeing that Lance opened his mouth and wanted to say something, Ian didn't give him a chance, so he directly changed the subject, "So, have you thought of the name of the company?" ”

The words of thanks swirled on the tip of his tongue, and after hesitation, Lance swallowed anyway, there was no need for such politeness between their brothers. "I don't have any clear ideas, but ......" After all, Lance decided to set up his own portal at the last minute, but a name suddenly popped up in his mind, as if he had already had a draft, maybe deep down, the choice had been decided a long time ago, "Chaos-Picture, what do you think?" ”

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