470 Radical Choice
Lance knew how history went, Michael Eisner was swept away, Robert Iger was on the verge of death, and then Disney entered the Robert era. Under Robert's leadership, Disney entered an unprecedented golden age, and after 2010, officially replaced Warner Bros. as the leader of Hollywood's six major studios.
It can be said that Robert brought unimaginable brilliance to Disney.
Now, in the midst of this internal struggle at Disney, Robert has reached out to Chaos Pictures, which also means that Lance is on the right side, but is it really that simple?
Robert's choice of Chaos Pictures to be a "pawn" against the powerful camp of Michael and Jerry Bruckheimer proves that Chaos Pictures has value to use, but in this power struggle, Chaos Pictures' greatest value is to create a sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean", and in addition, they are completely a speck of dust and cannot have more impact on the big picture.
In short, whether Lance can make two sequels the way he wants them and achieve great success at the box office after Lance accepts the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project is the key for Chaos Pictures to prove itself and catch Robert's ship.
If Chaos Pictures follows Robert's path to the end and achieves success, the future is bright; But once it fails, there is no doubt that Chaos Pictures will become an outcast.
Behind the risks are often great opportunities, but at the same time, they are also accompanied by dangers that are beyond the scope of control. As Ian said, if he's willing to give up, it's too late to quit now, but ...... Do you just give up?
Just like Superman's reboot project, the cost has shrunk from 300 million to 250 million, and Chaos Pictures needs to face not only a gap of 50 million, but also the pressure brought about by the doubling of the entire risk. But Lance has no intention of abandoning the Superman reboot project, and likewise, he will not abandon the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project.
If you don't succeed, you will be benevolent. Seeking a safe card is never the rule of success in a shopping mall.
The hesitation only flashed in his mind, and then Lance became firm and raised his head to meet everyone's gaze, "I have already told Sù Eric about his idea of a sequel, and he will definitely tell Sù the crew when he returns...... Even those at the top of the core. "Things are getting more and more complicated, and the feeling of controlling a qiē is getting weaker and weaker, and Chaos Pictures is still too weak now.
In this power struggle, there are very few parts that Lance can firmly control, and he does not intend to compromise lightly, he must control the script of the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" in his hands, and only in this way can he ensure that the quality of the two sequels can meet expectations after they are filmed. Of course, there will be a lot of uncertainty during the filming process, but at least the script is 100% certain for Lance now. Therefore, he must not let go, otherwise he will only become more and more passive in the future.
"Next, let's wait for their response." Lance chuckled, "We'll always have an answer." ”
It's always the case with top big companies, do your best and wait for the results. This is true of both Disney and Warner Bros., including the previous "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Killing by a Knife", Lance will not give up easily, nor will he miss any possibility.
Ian gave Lance a deep look, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, and then looked at Theo, "You're always right. Theo shrugged his shoulders and looked at Lance again, explaining, "Theo and I have discussed before, whether it is Disney or Warner Bros., we need to face too many problems, Chaos Pictures is still too weak now, and these projects are beyond our reach. "Any one of you is not careful, and Chaos Pictures will usher in a catastrophe," but Theo believes that you will not give up lightly. ”
Just like when he was in Diorama Pictures, from "Harry Potter" to "Pirates of the Caribbean", Lance was the one who rushed to the forefront. However, at that time, Ryan and the others held back Lance's footsteps, but now?
"And what do you think?" Lance quietly looked at Ian in front of him, history seemed to have restarted the cycle in a wonderful way again, they had come to a similar fork in the road again, and faced similar choices, but this time it was not those people who were standing next to him.
Lance had thought he would be nervous, worried, and apprehensive, but in fact, he didn't, he just looked at Ian calmly.
Ian chuckled, "You shouldn't have forgotten jì, grab both items at the same time, don't give up, who is this building." This sentence made Lance laugh, like a child, a bright smile without any concealment, slowly emerging from the bottom of his eyes, his heart was still calm, but the sunshine that fell was so bright, "We are already in the same boat now, you are the captain, we all obey your orders." ”
"Phew, that's a huge responsibility." Lance shook his shoulders as if they were heavily. As soon as Gawain wanted to speak, he saw Lance turn his head, with a smile flashing in his eyes, "Especially Gawain's pension has already been invested." One sentence made Ian laugh, and even a smile flashed in Theo's eyes.
Putting away his smile, Lance continued, "So, have you decided?" To retire or to continue? All the choices had been decided, and even if the future was full of thorns, he was not afraid, so he was extremely relaxed at this time, and naturally changed the subject.
Gawain was already facing the topic of retirement last year, and this year it has come again and again without surprise, and for professional athletes, the erosion of time and the corrosion of injuries are topics that can never be avoided. Gao Wen looked very relaxed, with a smile on his face, "You have already chosen to move forward, how can I choose to give up?" That means he's going to keep fighting this year.
"Where's your body? No problem? Ian asked with concern, and Theo stopped his movements and looked away.
Feeling everyone's eyes, Gawain was a little pressured, he raised his biceps and danced exaggeratedly, "Very good, for God's sake, let me single out the three of you alone, it's absolutely fine." But the three people in front of him didn't buy it at all, Theo's cold gaze made Gawain's juggling treasure become weak, and he slowly lowered his arm, "I mean, on the field, of course, there will be countless injuries, every game, I must take it seriously, after all, I am not twenty-one years old anymore." However, I would like to continue the challenge. I mean, that's the only thing I'm good at. ”
There is a hint of wrench in this sentence, rugby is Gawain's life, almost all of him. But at the end of his career, he suddenly realized that he might never be able to fight on the field, and when he returned to his daily life, he couldn't find his place. Just imagining breaking the routine of training, tactics, and games every day for the past ten or twenty years can be scary.
Hearing Gawain's last words, Lance couldn't help but feel a little gloomy, and then he heard Theo's cold voice beside him, "You're also good at breaking things." ”
Lance and Ian couldn't hold back, both of them burst out laughing, and even Gawain laughed and touched the back of his head helplessly. The atmosphere of concern just now was suddenly broken, and Gawain's mood became much lighter, "I mean, if I can get the second Super Bowl of my career and win the second ring, it will be great." So, I want to sprint again this season. ”
Lance looked at Gawain in front of him steadily, history had changed after all. In the previous life, as Li Jin, he didn't pay much attention to Gawain at the beginning, but later after the memory fusion, he also cared more about the experience of his three elder brothers, he remembered that Gawain originally retired after the end of the season from 2003 to 2004, and then gradually disappeared from the rugby field, did work that had nothing to do with rugby, and really returned to daily life; But now, Gawain has decided to continue racing in the 2004-2005 season, what does that mean? What will this change? What will happen?
Lance always looked forward to the surprise of the unknown, but looking at Gawain in front of him, he began to hesitate for the first time.
Sensing Lance's gaze, Gawain turned his head and showed a puzzled look, and Lance shook his head with a smile, suppressing the hesitation in his heart. The corners of Gawain's mouth also outlined a similar arc with Lance, "Lance, don't give up lightly." This is your creed and my code. Trust me, okay? ”
To say that he did not think about retiring, then he is lying. But in the end, he still chose to stay, because he was unwilling, because of his own fear, and more because of Lance's persistence and hard work, as a bystander, watching Lance's little bit of maturity, watching Lance finally really grow up, he felt relieved in his heart, but he also regretted it very much.
If he could, he would rather Lance still be that carefree, naïve and naïve brother, and he, Ian and Theo would hold up a piece of the sky so that Lance could be childish forever. But, he failed, they failed.
Therefore, he wants to continue to persevere, for the sake of Lance, but also for himself, he wants to see what the world is like to persevere, he wants to continue to stand in front of Lance to shield those storms, he wants to chase those dreams regardless of the past Lance, and he wants Lance to remember what this road looked like at the beginning.
"Little guy, so who do you think, the Super Bowl winner next season?" The smile on the corner of Gawain's mouth was like a dazzling sun, shining into the depths of Lance's heart without hindrance.
"Green Bay Packers." Lance replied. (To be continued.) )