From the "Wall Street Journal" to the "Washington Post", from the "New York Times" to the "Chicago Tribune", everyone is marveling at the feat of Lance's three consecutive works exceeding 200 million at the North American box office, which can almost be said to have established the status of this new generation of directors with the highest treatment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Even if the major media outlets on the West Coast are reluctant to admit it, there is nothing they can do to change the established facts.

Putting the New York Post on the table, Lance seemed a little absent-minded, and the media praise didn't seem to be able to attract more attention to him.

Lance knows that the media is like a grass on the wall, always the icing on the cake, and it is not a blessing; It will always add fuel to the fire, and there will be no difficulties; will always fall into the well, and there will be no help for the needy. Even if the bias caused by the dispute between the east and the west and the two sides of the strait is, in the final analysis, only a conflict of interests, and it still cannot change the essence of the media -- interests are supreme and entertainment is to death. Therefore, for public figures, whether it is praised or criticized by the media, I believe that the three achievements are enough.

What's more, Lance also knows that "Sin City" is just a small opportunity in the development process of Chaos Pictures, and the company's development plan needs to be clarified, the establishment of the distribution department, the talent absorption system led by the blacklist, and the development of other projects in addition to him...... Chaos Pictures looks like it's gaining momentum, but at its core, they're still a small studio — a nowhere near mid-sized scale that's not enough for Hollywood.

Therefore, it is good to be happy and happy after reading these news, and there is no need to immerse yourself in them all the time and never forget them.

However, the real reason for Lance's absent-mindedness was not these, the heart seemed to be dropped in mid-air, not up or down, and the emptiness and confusion around him made the whole person a little unrefreshed.

Just like those brave people who dare to challenge the world's peaks, Mount Everest seems to be the ultimate goal, for this goal to persevere in the struggle, after all kinds of difficulties, finally succeeded in reaching the summit, the joy and happiness is indescribable, and it is unforgettable, but after walking down from the top of the mountain, back to real life, but uncontrollably into confusion - because this is the ultimate challenge on the earth, the life that has been running at full speed suddenly reached the end, There is no more difficult challenge, and the confusion and loss after losing the goal is like weightlessness and overwhelming.

Of course, Lance knew that Diorama Pictures was not Mount Everest at all, but at most a small hill. But Diorama Pictures used to be the goal of his unremitting efforts, and after his rebirth, the goal he had been striving for, his nerves were tense all the time, racking his brains, and he wanted to kill the target at all costs, and now after finally sprinting to the finish line, his heartstrings suddenly relaxed...... That kind of emptiness, that kind of confusion, makes people at a loss, and it is difficult to tense up immediately for a while.

He needed a whole new goal. The truth is clear to Lance, but it is not so easy to implement.

With a long exhale, Lance understood that even if he won a second chance, it would still not be easy to succeed; Now, Lance understands that even if he is a human in the third life, he is still constantly learning, experiencing, and experiencing, and there are still too many unknowns in the path of life, and he is still an ordinary person.

Picked up the packet of skittles on the table, but his eyes stayed on the dark brown brown paper bag, and after thinking about it, Lance put the candy aside, picked up the paper bag, and looked at the handwriting on the surface again, "Jason Berkeley", there was no other information except for the address and name.

Shaking the paper bag slightly, but no sound came out, Lance directly opened the seal, poured the paper bag down, and then a box of video tapes fell down. Now the rental market has been largely replaced by DVDs, and although there are still a few remnants of videotapes, they are on the verge of being obsolete. Lance didn't expect Jason to send him a tape.

When he saw the cover of the videotape, Lance's movements of his hands couldn't help but slow down, "Dream Chasing Pure Heart" was actually a video tape of "Dream Chasing Pure Heart".

I shook the paper bag again, but there was nothing in it, only a box of videotapes, no postscripts, and no explanations.

His eyes lingered on the cover of the tape, and his mind couldn't help but fall into the memory, he almost forgot the movie, or more accurately, the story. He knew the true story first, and then watched the movie many years later.

The first time he learned about this story was in the winter of 1984, a winter that he will never forget.

That summer, that summer of violence out of control, that summer of getting rid of Frank and Fiona's control, after the four of them hid for nearly three months, because Gawain accidentally exposed his whereabouts in order to buy Lance a birthday cake, when he had a high fever that did not go away and caused dehydration, and after being admitted to the hospital, the whole person was burned; Ian also had a low-grade fever due to inflammation of the wound in his abdominal cavity, but he never said it, and after entering the hospital, he accidentally passed out, causing a burst of confusion.

Even if the social worker of the Child Welfare Bureau did not condemn Theo, Theo was bitter because of his guilt, and he took almost all the blame on his shoulders, believing that it was his negligence and selfishness that led to Lance's serious illness, Ian's reticentness, and Gawain's emaciation.

At that time, Theo, under the persuasion of the social worker, had almost decided to give up.

The social worker believes that Theo can't afford to live with three children alone, and the result may make the situation worse, maybe they will live on the streets, maybe they won't survive this winter, and what's even more terrifying, maybe they will encounter gangs and die on the streets, so for the sake of his three younger brothers, and for Theo himself, he should let go and let other families adopt them separately and provide them with a better life.

Theo couldn't refute it, he wanted to keep going, but seeing Lance and Ian lying on the hospital bed/and Gawain who was hungry and kept swallowing his saliva as he watched the patient's meal, Theo hesitated.

When Ian found out, he had a big fight with Theo, "Do you know what you're doing? If you send Lance back to the foster care system, you're sending him to death, you know what a horrible system it is, you know that those so-called social workers don't care about our lives or deaths, you know that Lance can't afford another Frank and Fiona! If you feel like we're all a burden, you can just leave, I won't give up on Lance and Gawain, absolutely not! ”

Theo was in pain, he tried to reason with Ian, but Ian didn't listen at all, and the two of them were almost about to fight, which scared Gawain who was hiding at the door into crying, "I'm sorry, Theo, I'm sorry, it's all my fault......" Gawain, who didn't know why, thought that Theo and Ian were blaming him for his own actions, which led to the leakage of their whereabouts, and apologized vigorously.

This puts Theo in a dilemma, on the one hand, Ian, who refuses to continue communicating with him, and on the other hand, Gawain, who blames himself; On one side is the unconscious Lance, and on the other side is the bitter social worker. The pressure was almost crushing Theo's nineteen-year-old shoulders.

Theo, who was tormented but at a loss, could only sit in the waiting area for his family, dazed. Gawain cautiously sat down next to Theo, showing that he was well-behaved, but his rumbling stomach still revealed his true situation, which attracted the attention of a strange lady next to him, who gave half of the pizza in her hand to Gawain and gave Theo a friendly smile.

Theo read the story in the newspaper where the pizza was wrapped, the story of Daniel-Rudy-Ruettiger. This young man named Rudy, a young man with no talent, no wisdom, and no talent, but relying on an almost stupid persistence, and a never-give-up persistence, he created his own miracle and realized his dream.

Everyone is talking about "knowing how to give up is also a kind of wisdom", and it seems that life proves this truth all the time, but the stupidity of not knowing how to give up and the persistence of hitting the south wall and not looking back make dreams more valuable and life bearable.

Theo knew that giving up was the right choice, he was only nineteen years old, and he wanted to take care of his three children, he wanted to rely on his own ability to obtain custody of his three children, and he wanted to realize their dreams with both hands, which was even more difficult than Rudy standing on the football field. But, Theo decided to be crazy, stupid, and impulsive.

These things were told to him by Gawain later, and it was the first time he heard Rudy's story. If it weren't for this episode, maybe all four of them wouldn't be where they are today.

Years later, Rudy's story was put on the big screen and adapted into the work "Dream Chasing Pure Heart".

It's not a perfect work, not even a good one, but it's one of Lance's favorite films. It's not about movies, it's not about art, it's just about life.

Lance didn't quite remember if he had brought it up, and even if he did, he certainly hadn't explained it in detail, maybe it was only undoubtedly mentioned in one conversation - because it was his privacy, and he never liked to talk about his privacy, but Jason did.

How long has it been, how long has it been since he remembered the story of this movie, piled up in the corners of his memory and covered it with a thick layer of dust, and even he himself almost forgot it. Today it reappeared in such a way, which made Lance a little distracted.

"Knock", the knock on the door came again, Lance reflexively put the tape in his hand into the drawer, Percy pushed the door and walked in, not noticing Lance's anomaly, "Jerry Bruckheimer has arrived." ”

Lance took a deep breath and nodded, "Let him in." (To be continued.) )