Along the passage, Lance returns to the backstage of the Kodak Theatre, where his little golden figure has not yet finished engraving. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In the distance, he saw Hayden-Hunt staring at him for help, surrounded by a large crowd of two people talking to him, while five or six others were waiting for an opportunity, apparently waiting for the two men to finish their conversation, and then immediately fill the vacant slot.

When Hayden saw Lance, he immediately showed a bright smile and greeted him, but Lance didn't intend to pay attention to him at all, pretended not to see it, and looked away. In another corner, there was also a large crowd around Edgar Snow and Newton Siegel, at least eight or nine of them, and the scene was not very lively.

At a glance, it was clear that those people were trying to poach. To be precise, after years of polishing many works, Lance has formed its own royal team, with about fifteen core members, and each member has now become a big name in the industry, not only because of their excellent technology, but also because they have worked with Lance for a long time, and their understanding of movies and lenses has improved to a higher level, so their popularity is definitely not inferior to Lance - and even more than Lance in a certain sense.

The reason is simple, senior technicians are already very scarce, and their fees are far lower than those of directors. The crew can hire a top cinematographer, and then pair it with a director who is not experienced enough but has some ability, and then direct a commercial blockbuster, which can reduce the cost and also reduce the risk of errors in the work. Later, many blockbusters, including Marvel's film adaptation, did so, with new directors and senior technical teams.

What's more, Lance can't work at full capacity, and during his rest period, other people have to work as well, and they cooperate with other crews and other projects, which can't be regarded as digging into the wall. After all, they didn't sign a contract with Chaos Pictures.

Not to mention Hayden, Newton and others, even Albert Allen and Percy Brandley have people poaching them, and Chaos Pictures now looks like a fragrant bun that everyone wants to take a bite of. It was also heard last week that James Corden received a job offer from Warner Bros. to work as a manager of Warner Bros. Productions, but James turned down the offer.

Lance is not surprised that people are eyeing his royal team, on the contrary, it is actually an affirmation and praise for him. It's just that he didn't expect the competition to be so fierce, and now it's still at the Kodak Theater, and he thought they would at least wait until the following Oscar night to make a move.

"Hey, Lance!" Hayden didn't get a response from Lance, he just shouted, and then he shook off the others around him and walked quickly to Lance's side, with a palpitating look on his face, "God, are they all crazy?" Not even a little space was left for me. ”

"If you want space, you should go home." Lance said teasingly, causing Hayden to roll his eyes, "I thought this was what you were expecting." I mean, being a good photographer and then a lot of projects come to you and you're really the best in the industry. ”

Hayden pouted, "Everyone had some silly unrealistic ideas when they were younger, didn't they?" This made Lance laugh out loud, "A really good cinematographer doesn't just take on bad movies, we only work with good directors." Because only a good director knows how to make the most of the lens and tap into the value of the photographer. Hayden looked back at the crowd that still hadn't dispersed, frowned slightly, and showed a disgusted expression, "Instead of casually shooting for some commercial movie, God, that's just an insult!" Hayden glared and looked at Lance angrily, "Do you know what the offer was just now?" They actually invited me to shoot a romance movie, Jesus Christ, which uses backlighting, wide angles, 360 degrees of rotation, and some untimely slow motion, which is enough for any young person who has just learned to take pictures. ”

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, "The shots in 'Pride and Prejudice' are not so superficial. But he knew what Hayden meant, the camera movement of most chick movies in the United States is really not distinctive, and it doesn't require too much technology, so letting Hayden take charge of the camera is indeed overkill.

Hayden rolled his eyes, looked at Lance speechlessly, and did not speak, expressing his protest in silence. Lance laughed dumbly, "What if I make a romance movie?" ”

"Then I'll take it." Hayden said bluntly, paused, and then threatened, "Unless you want to switch partners." ”

Lance raised his hands in surrender to show his loyalty, and Hayden nodded in satisfaction, "I mean, I probably won't be shooting new work for the next half a year, and I don't mind you taking on other projects if you want to." After the filming of "No Country for Old Men", he will take a break and adjust for a while before he will seek his next project, so at least until the second half of the year.

"I don't mind taking a sabbatical for half a year to a year." Hayden replied directly without any hesitation, "Ethan came to me yesterday and asked me if you have any plans for the recent period. It seems that someone should have found him. "Ethan Walter, Hayden's first assistant and actually Lance's second photographer, now has the ability to take charge of himself, and it is to be expected that someone will come to the door.

Now in front of Chaos Pictures is a whole new world, and it seems that everything is different.

Suddenly, Hayden's words changed, "I definitely need a hamburger ......" Lance saw Ron Meyer walking towards him, Hayden obviously didn't want outsiders to hear their conversation, so he bluntly changed the topic, Lance also looked at Lang, nodded with a smile, Hayden also stopped his topic down the steps, turned around and said hello to Lang, and then found an excuse to leave.

"It's been a great harvest tonight, congratulations." Lang smiled and sent his blessings, "Wait a minute, will you go to the Sunset Tower Hotel?" Everyone is waiting for you to appear tonight, and Yog-Makara was asking me about you. I told him that you were a wine lover, more than a single malt whisky. Yogger, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

"Of course, I wouldn't miss a night like this." Lance said with a smile as if he hadn't heard the meaning of Lang's words.

Although tonight was a triumphant night for Chaos Pictures, Lance knew that it was also a stormy night in Hollywood, and not only would Chaos Pictures' executives not be absent, but they would also show their skills at the Sunset Tower Hotel. They need to seize the opportunity to prepare for the next project. Therefore, the joy of victory can be enjoyed slowly until tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and there is still a lot of work to be done tonight.

"Barry Meyer must be looking forward to your appearance as well, I heard you were planning to work together on Superman Returns at one point?" As if he didn't hear the deep meaning of Lang's words, Lance nodded and gave a smile, the meaning of the affirmation was self-evident, Lang nodded suddenly, and said seemingly unintentionally, "I thought he wasn't having a good time lately, but I seem to be thinking too much, he and Robert Egger have been very close lately, I just don't know if they are brewing something big." After saying that, Long also took the lead in laughing, as if it was just an ordinary joke, and the conversation changed, "Then let's talk about it at the Sunset Tower Hotel later, I just talked to Kevin Feige, I plan to work with you on the Hulk trilogy, we can sit down and talk." Then, without giving Lance a chance to respond, Long patted Lance on the shoulder, turned around and walked away.

In just a few sentences, the amount of information is really a bit large.

Still at the Kodak Theatre, Lang couldn't wait to show Lance friendliness for the simple reason that Universal Pictures needed Lance, and even more so for projects like "The Incredible Hulk". He had to get ahead of other companies and signal a positive partnership, even if he knew that Lance had long-term intentions.

It can be clearly felt that the status of Lance in the minds of the six major film companies has undergone a qualitative change.

Immediately Brad Gray also came over to congratulate Lance, although he didn't say much information, but the intimate attitude was different from the other bigwigs, after all, Chaos Pictures and Paramount now have the closest personal relationship - Paramount has just helped Chaos Pictures complete the development of videotape and DVD distribution channels, and the two sides also intend to work together to promote the screenwriter fund project to encourage the emergence of more excellent scripts.

Javier Ulliel waited for a long time without finding a gap, until Lance got his two little figurines, ready to leave the Kodak Theater, go back to change clothes, and then go to the Sunset Tower Hotel for Oscar Night, Javier seized the opportunity and followed Lance towards the exit.

"So, what's next for Chaos Pictures?" Javier was not polite, he went straight to the point, looking at Lance's secretive smile, Javier also laughed, "You know, I'm a journalist, and now your every move is in the spotlight." ”

Lance frowned slightly, and said in surprise, "I thought it had been like this since the beginning of the 'City of God'. Javier paused, smiling dumbly. Lance shrugged, "I want to enjoy tonight's win first, you know, I've worked hard all year. As for the rest of the year, I was thinking about whether I should take a vacation for a while, because I had been working too long and my brain was a little stiff, and I thought I needed to take a good rest. ”

"Lance." Javier didn't believe this statement at all, but Lance didn't say anything more, just got into the car, and said with a smile, "2007, this has just begun, why be in such a hurry?" With that, Lance closed the door and drove away.

Watching the cars disappear into the night, Javier chuckled and shook his head, he had a gut feeling that everyone thought that last year was already a big deal, but maybe this was the year when the wave really hit.

When he was in Rio de Janeiro, he chose to join the "City of God" crew, which should be the most correct decision in his life.