"Tom, you're crazy!" Although Wade still had a smile on his face, he waved his hand in the direction of Albert and Gawain and greeted him in a friendly manner, but the voice squeezed out between his teeth was full of anger. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Lance stood nearby, but pretended not to hear, smiling and looking away.

Tom Cruise looked very calm, and pressed down with his hands, "Calm down, Wade, calm down, I'm not in a hurry, why are you so excited?" ”

Wade still gritted his teeth and squeezed out the words word by word, "That's because you don't know what you're doing!" Wade turned his head to look at Lance, pulling out a smile and a hint of pleading in his eyes, "Lance, say something." ”

"Wade." Tom couldn't help but laugh and exchanged glances with Lance, "Lance's meaning is already clear, what do you want him to say?" If I want to act, then I have to cooperate with this publicity plan, I have to combine myspace, and what ......."

"Facebook." Receiving Tom's plea for help, Lance added that it was only 2006, and social networking was far from emerging, and Twitter was just a new form, so their options were limited. But this will still not affect the establishment strategy of the Marvel Universe, based on the Internet, close to the masses, increase interaction, put down the shelf, and break the mystery, which is still the mainstream trend of propaganda in the next decade.

"Facebook." Tom nodded, pouted and smiled, and spat out, "What's that name?" Then he continued, "I have to change all my previous images, learn to be funny, learn to laugh at myself, and let go of my baggage." It's a deal. Either cooperate or quit. ”

"But there's still room to manoeuvre, right?" Wade turned his head to look at Lance, casting a verifying look.

Lance raised an eyebrow, "Wade, you know I don't like compromises. A shot back made Wade choke directly. The same sentence has changed dramatically in just six months, and now in the whole of Hollywood, I am afraid that no one dares to contradict Lance's sentence head-on.

As Tom said, either cooperate or quit. Lance didn't care at all, it was they who cared, and even innovative artist agencies had to bow their heads.

"Wade, I told you, this guy is a complete bastard." Tom said with a smile, and his mood seemed very relaxed.

Wade looked at Tom and Lance, a sense of powerlessness invaded him, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was more helpless and bitter, "However, this is Lance's work." You know, no one wants to miss Lance's work, Jesus Christ, and if you can be in Lance's work, that Terrance Cox guy would be willing to get down on his knees and lick Lance's shoes! ”

"Oh, Wade, you make me blush." Lance's teasing made Wade speechless, looking at Lance's smiling eyes, he couldn't help but shake his head, "Tom is right, you are indeed a bastard." ”

The topic they were chatting about was "Iron Man", and Tom decided to give up the opportunity to star in Tony Stark after much deliberation. After all, Tom's image project took two decades to build, and any change had to be done with care.

In fact, Lance knows the future trend, mysticism and perfect images are no longer popular, with the strong rise of social networks and smartphones, Hollywood stars have gradually stepped down from the altar and really become a part of people's lives, they will also cry and laugh, they also have ordinary people's troubles and their own shortcomings. Even Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, old guys who have been in the film industry for decades, have to put down their shelves and blend in with the masses.

But Lance also knows that change is a labor pain, easier said than done. Starring in "Killing with a Knife" is already a huge challenge, Tom needs time to repair his image, if he plays "Iron Man" now, then the "style" that Tom has always valued will no longer exist. So, Lance didn't give much advice.

However, for Wade, giving up "Iron Man" is really a pain in the flesh.

In the eyes of Hollywood insiders, now Lance is a magician with the ability to turn stones into gold, and cooperating with Lance means that there will never be failure, the news of "Iron Man" is endless, and when Lance is still promoting "Fury Road" in Europe, Hollywood is already surging, and the top agents of the five major brokerage companies are all locked on this work - more precisely, it is locked on Lance, and the complex situation of the dog's teeth is the test of the heart's endurance. This year's "Mission Impossible 3" box office and word of mouth are not satisfactory, J-J Abrams still seems to be a breath of air, plus last year's "World War" is far from meeting expectations, if Tom can play "Iron Man" at all......

"Rumor has it that you won't be a director, is that true?" Wade was still unwilling to give up, trying to find another reason to convince himself that he hadn't passed up a great opportunity.

"Is there a difference?" Lance's response choked Wade.

Shaking his head with a smile, Wade still replied, "It's a big difference, the producer is not the director after all." Although Chaos Pictures and Cole Greid have never responded to the "Iron Man" matter, there are still a lot of rumors leaked within Marvel Studios, and it is now certain that the script for "Iron Man" was completed by Lance.

"Everyone has their own judgment in their hearts, doesn't they?" Lance's answer is intriguing.

If Lance only wrote the script for "Iron Man", how much was this project worth? If Lance only served as a producer on "Iron Man," how attractive would the project be? People want to believe in Lance's talent, but to what extent? This is indeed something to think about.

Wade also heard the deep meaning of the words, and a trace of embarrassment slipped through his heart, but in an instant, he immediately realized that Lance had always been hiding behind the scenes, maybe he was observing the movements of various forces, if this was really the case, did this mean that the blueprint for Chaos Pictures' future plan was not just "Iron Man"? Thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, and before Wade could go any further, he said to Lance, "Does this mean that you have time to think about the issue of 'Mission Impossible 4'?" As if sensing Lance's inclination in replying, Wade added, "At least you can think about it." ”

Although "Mission Impossible 3" was only released in the summer of this year, Paramount did not talk about the sequel at all, not to mention, the final box office performance of the movie was unsatisfactory, 130 million in North America, 260 million overseas, after calculating the global box office, this work with an investment of 150 million may have a loss of about 10 million, but thanks to the accumulation of the series and Tom's appeal, video tape rental, TV station on-demand and other peripherals can wipe out this loss. Even so, if Paramount reboots the sequel, it will take time to think about it.

However, it's another thing for Tom, he naturally still hopes that this series can continue and become his own brand, and now Tom is the producer of the series, holding the power of life and death of the whole work, Wu/Yu/Mori in the second part and J-J-Abrams in the third part are all directors hand-picked by Tom - the reason is simple, Tom must be the biggest name in the entire crew, and he doesn't want other directors or other actors to share the profits, At the same time, he doesn't want other shining points to steal his light, he must have control over the entire crew, so Tom always prefers those who are not so famous collaborators, if it is not too risky to use newcomers, Tom does not mind putting the guide tube of the "Mission Impossible" series in the hands of newcomers.

The reason for choosing Lance is very simple, he is quality assurance, in the case of the gradual decline in the box office performance of the second and third parts of "Mission Impossible", maybe Lance can save the series, then in the fifth and sixth parts, Tom can choose the director according to his own ideas again.

Although Lance has a limited understanding of Tom's ideas and Wade's abacus, he doesn't need to rely on other people's lights now, and he can choose works according to his own ideas. "Mission Impossible 4" is obviously not in his range of choices for a short time, "For Tom's sake, I can consider it." But you know, the outcome won't change much. ”

Tom couldn't help but laugh and patted Lance's arm, "You'd better pray that I won't find your Achilles' heel." ”

Unexpectedly, Lance stomped his foot, "Hey, my ankle should still be in its original position." Such a response made Tom and Wade suddenly have three black lines on their foreheads, but they couldn't help laughing.

"So, have you chosen the actor of 'Iron Man' in your mind?" Wade pulled the topic back again, but his tone changed slightly from what he had just been, "If it doesn't for a while, I think Ben Affleck is a good choice." ”

"Are you serious?" Lance didn't pause at all, and just complained back.

Wade raised his hands and made a gesture of surrender, "At least I tried. It can be seen that this should be a mandatory requirement within the innovative artist agency, from an objective point of view, it does have the appearance characteristics of a superhero, and for superheroes, facial paralysis has no effect, but unfortunately, after offending Lance, this road should be blocked, "Seriously, James Franco, what do you think?" Plus, we've got a fresh face, Ryan-Reynolds, who will all come over for the party tonight, and you can meet them with a face if you want. ”

This is the real reason for Wade and Tom's early visit, in the battle for "Iron Man", the innovative artist agency has already taken the lead by half a position, and this competition has just begun, and the smell of gunpowder has already begun to permeate. (To be continued.) )