The atmosphere in the office was very oppressive, Tucker Toure looked up, looked at Ryan, whose face was so gloomy that he could almost drip water, and then at Jason Berkeley, who was silent with his head down, and finally his eyes fell on George, who was still calm.

In fact, Tucker wanted to ask the most: What is George doing here? George is not a shareholder of Diora Pictures, nor is he a staff member of Diora Pictures, and now it is an internal meeting of the company, doesn't it feel discordant for an outsider like George to appear here?

George seemed to sense Tucker's gaze, raised his head and smiled gracefully at Tucker, exuding a kind of superior calmness, as if ...... It's like a politician. This made Tucker chuckle in his heart, and he smiled at George in embarrassment.

"This is an internal meeting of your company, and I think I'd better leave." George remained polite as usual, and stood up before leaving. This made Tucker's face change, and he wasn't sure whether it would be better for George to stay or leave, and before he could think of an answer, Ryan stopped George, "You and we are both tied to the same chariot now, what's the difference?" ”

Ryan glanced at George, who was standing in the doorway, and then rubbed his temples, "George now owns five percent of the company's shares. This sentence immediately made both Tucker and Jason raise their heads, Tucker opened his mouth to say something, but Ryan quickly stopped, "Believe me, this is a good thing, not a bad thing." George's connections are well known to you, and the next 'Good Night, Good Luck' is about to be put into the early preparations, which will be crucial for the company's planning for the next two years. ”

"Ryan!" Jason couldn't help but say that "good night, good luck" was Lance's script, and they all knew it.

Ryan waved his hand with an impatient expression, "Now is not the time to talk about these things, we all know that the biggest problem is Lance. At first, we all thought that the 'City of God' would not be a threat, but now ......" Ryan was stuck at this point, only to feel that his chest was so tight that he couldn't continue at all, and he couldn't find a place to vent his anger.

Jason and Tucker each had their own thoughts, but when they heard Ryan's words, they were both silent for the time being.

The 35 percent stake that Lance handed over at the beginning has not been divided, because the three of them are discussing whether to bring in the support of venture capital companies or find individual shareholders to join. In the past six months, they have been making two preparations, on the one hand, to seek suitable venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, and on the other hand, to find potential individual shareholders. However, neither Jason nor Tucker expected that George had quietly joined Diora Pictures. Although five percent of the shares is not much, it ...... Is George's joining is really a good thing?

Still, as Ryan said, they don't have time to think about these things right now, and the meteoric rise of Chaos Pictures is almost unexpected, which is what matters most.

George's gaze paused on Jason and Tucker, and when he saw that the two seemed to accept it in silence, he regained his position and sat down. George looked left and right at the other three people in the room, only to find that all three were silent, not saying a word. This made George wonder a little, he didn't understand, why the three of them mentioned Lance, they all looked like they were facing a great enemy? If Lance was really that powerful, then it should be Lance sitting here now, not them, right?

"The most important thing we need to do now is to get the release of 'Lost in Translation' right." In the end, Ryan took the lead in regaining his composure and tried to sort out his chaotic thoughts, "Last week's internal test screening, everyone was full of praise, and Focus Pictures believes that this work has a chance to impact several important awards such as Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Actor. We're going to have two major preview screenings in Los Angeles and New York over the next week, inviting critics and veterans alike to watch them, and once the publicity starts, we can't afford to be sloppy. ”

After all, Ryan has been in charge of Diorama Pictures for many years, and after regaining his composure, he also regained his senses. Compared with the strong rise of Chaos Pictures, Diorama Pictures still occupies a huge advantage, and their own works continue to achieve excellent results, which is the fundamental foundation.

"And the 'elephants.'" Jason raised his head and took the conversation and said that this work was hand-picked by Lance and given great importance, and they would definitely not take it lightly, "Will I go to the Cannes Film Festival next week?" "Elephant" chose to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, then return to the United States to land at the Toronto Film Festival after attending a number of smaller film festivals in Europe, which is a route they had previously agreed upon.

"It's good if you go alone." Ryan nodded in confirmation, "Tucker will go to New York next week, and in addition to 'Lost in Tokyo,' there are two other projects that he needs to talk about. After finishing speaking, Ryan couldn't help rubbing his faintly throbbing temples again, "No matter what, the work is the most important thing, and we must ensure that the work is excellent!" Only then can the company continue to move forward. ”

After that, there was a brief silence in the office. Because usually at this point in time, that is, when Lance stands up, the overall planning of the production part is in charge of Lance, they are used to Lance's guidance, and now that a year is about to pass, they still haven't been able to fully adapt.

"Ahem." George's cough broke the awkward calm, and everyone looked up at him, but George was not flustered, and said methodically, "Ryan, remember what I said last time?" Mythological film adaptation? How's your investigation going? ”

In George's view, Ryan's biggest flaw is conservatism, and conservatism is the most fatal hole in the market, especially for startups, mediocrity is not what a start-up company should pursue. George originally thought that Ryan would take the initiative to bring up this matter, but he didn't expect that in the end, he would have to thread the needle.

"European mythology?" It was Tucker who answered, "I investigated, Chaos Pictures has indeed made small moves in the past few months, and they have been in contact with Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, and Sony. The news I heard from Disney seems to be a little unreliable, saying that Chaos Pictures wants to sign a long-term cooperation proposal with Disney, hoping to adapt European mythology, which is simply nonsense, what adaptation resources does Lance have, don't we know it all too well? ”

"Not necessarily." Tucker was about to continue, but was unexpectedly interrupted by George, "I've heard that Disney is quite interested, and I've heard that Chaos Pictures has mentioned several works, and Robert Iger thinks it's very valuable for adaptation. However, at present, it seems that the adaptation rights are not in the hands of Chaos Pictures, and Disney still needs to acquire them. The plan proposed by Lance was given to them by Disney to make zuò. Robert expressed a certain interest. ”

George's words silenced everyone, and the fact that "Pirates of the Caribbean" was infinitely close to cooperation, no one could forget it.

Jason frowned, "Is your message accurate?" He still didn't trust George, and he wasn't even friends with George.

George shrugged his shoulders, noncommittal and had no intention of explaining. This made Jason glance at George with some unpleasantness, and then looked at Tucker, hoping that Tucker could stand up and ask for verification, but Tucker was still immersed in his own thoughts and did not react at all.

In the end, Ryan said, "George's connections are wider than we think, and he will definitely not talk about things that he is not sure of." This was a defense of George, but Ryan turned his head and asked, "How much do you think it's true?" What is the possibility of negotiating this cooperation? ”

George crossed his hands to his side, "News is always news, in Hollywood, there is no black and white word falling from the fact, who can guarantee it?" One sentence blocked Ryan back, but his tone was aimed at Jason as if he were nonchalant, obviously still a little dissatisfied with the questioning just now. George didn't pay attention to Jason's expression, and continued to speak, "However, now Disney is headed by Michael Eisner, not Robert Iger, so we can't say for sure." ”

But these words did not solve everyone, the atmosphere still seemed a little stiff, and this George was a little tight. Although it is a pity to miss "Pirates of the Caribbean", the movie has not yet been released, and after the movie premiere in June, the success or failure is still unknown, and Ryan, Tucker and Jason have begun to assume themselves, which really makes George cry and laugh.

However, George didn't plan to continue to delve into the psychological disorder, even if he said it, it wouldn't help, it was better to pretend not to know, he turned his head to look at Tucker, "What about the other news?" Tuck. ”

"Other news? Oh...... And then there's Warner Bros. Tucker was stunned when he heard his name, and then came back to his senses, "We are more familiar with Warner, I inquired carefully, and Lance did find the production department, saying that he wanted to adapt ancient Greek mythology, and they talked to Guò on the phone a few times. However, they refused to disclose the specific content, only saying that they would take the route of 'gladiator', which may be an epic blockbuster. Warner Bros. is considering feasibility. ”

"Warner Bros." George repeated softly, his right index finger tapping lightly on the tabletop, lost in thought.

Ryan had a memory in his mind, "You say, will Lance start fighting back?" This sentence made everyone look at it, and the atmosphere tightened slightly, "I mean, he knows about our cooperation with Warner Bros., so he wants to intercept it halfway." The more Ryan thought about it, the more likely it became, "The last time at the funeral, he ruined my conversation with Barry, otherwise 'Lost in Tokyo' could have been a stepping stone to our long-term relationship with Warner Bros. ”

"You're talking about Lance?" Jason seemed a little overwhelmed, he was familiar with Lance was not such a person, why did it sound so unfamiliar.

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