Lance knew he was aberrant, he felt his anxiety better than anyone else, but he couldn't control it.

Actually, Lance was a little disappointed in himself, because he was not a rookie who had never experienced anything, he had been a human being for three lifetimes, and he used to think that he was mature enough to deal with an accident, but now it seems that he is still at a loss. When Warner Bros. and Disney threw out cooperation projects one after another, he was mentally unbalanced, like a virgin who had never tasted anything new, restless. The so-called self-control looks like just a joke.

But Ian's words made Lance gradually calm down, he was not a saint, nor a superman, just an ordinary person, a real ordinary person. Even if he goes through so much, it will not make him omniscient and omnipotent.

"So, don't I look ridiculous?" Lance slowly chewed the sugar grains in his mouth, the sweet and sour taste jumping gently on the tip of his tongue before slowly dissipating.

Ian couldn't help but wonder, "I've seen you look more funny and childish since I was a child. Lance rolled his eyes speechlessly, and Ian could only raise his hand in surrender, "I mean, you're the director and producer of the crew, this is your crew, you have the right to be angry, and they don't have the right to object." ”

Lance was amused by Ian's words, "You know that's not the case. "To the uninitiated, things seem to be so; But only the real insiders know how complex the power staggering in a crew is. Ian shrugged his shoulders and said he didn't care, and Lance didn't continue, "Indeed, you're right, both Warner and Disney have proposed projects that I can't refuse, and there are both success and risk, I want to ...... I'm greedy, I don't want to give up on both projects, but at the same time, there is huge uncertainty in both projects, if it succeeds, maybe Chaos Pictures can become one of the first-line film production companies in the industry overnight; But if you fail...... Well, if you fail, there's no future. So, the more I thought about it, the more complicated it became, and I wanted to catch both, but both of them were a little hesitant, thinking that maybe I would choose a safer ......" At this point, Lance stopped and shook his head with a wry smile, "You know. I'm greedy. ”

Ian spread his hands and had a "I know" expression, which made Lance helpless, but Ian didn't continue to joke and said, "That's a good thing." Lance was stunned and looked at him puzzled, and Ian nodded affirmatively, "I mean, that's a good thing. You know, if we want to make the company bigger, there will be more and more problems like this in the future, and maybe even the amount of money and the number of contacts will be larger. I don't know anything about movies, Theo only knows the law, and Gawain basically agrees with everything you say, so in the end, it's up to you to decide. Now you have encountered such a situation, and after going through a lot, you will mature later. ”

"And I'm going to continue to do that after that? Or did you make the wrong decision? The corners of Lance's mouth gently curved, and the tight shoulder line slowly relaxed.

Ian didn't answer immediately, he sighed solemnly, and then shook his head slightly, as if he had encountered an extremely difficult problem, so that Lance couldn't help but roll his eyes when he stood next to him, and Ian smiled, "Then leave it to us, it's a big deal and we'll start over." ”

Lance chuckled and raised his eyebrows and said, "That sounds terrible. It seems that in order to avoid such a situation, I must remain sober. ”

"So, what the hell is the project?" Ian shifted back to the conversation.

"To put it simply," Lance also tried to make a long story short, carefully sorting out his thoughts, "Warner Bros. is willing to spend 300 million for me to restart the Superman project; Disney ......," Lance recalled, "gave me 500 million to shoot two 'Pirates of the Caribbean.'" Well, that's pretty much it. ”

Ian almost choked on his own saliva, although he was mentally prepared and knew that the project that could make Lance's mentality unbalanced must have a big future, but after actually hearing it, the violent impact still made his heart skip a beat. For the current Chaos Pictures, 50 million dollars must be used carefully, but Warner Bros. and Disney are 300 million, 500 million, and just to make a movie project, the huge difference in level has created an incredible shock.

However, Ian quickly calmed down, "Isn't the production team of the first part of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' very complete? I remember that the film's producer was Hollywood's top-notch, Jerry Bruckheimer, right? "After the baptism and precipitation of time, Ian's understanding of Hollywood has become more and more comprehensive.

Lance nodded, "That's what I call risk." ”

Even though Barry Meyer gave Lance the responsibility for the reboot of Project Superman, Lance did not expect that Robert Iger actually planned to hand over the two sequels of "Pirates of the Caribbean" to him, which was even more surprising than Barry's idea.

Because of the restart of the Superman project, after twenty years, Barry is cautious and hopes to adopt the popular Lance, which is a very understandable idea; But the huge success of the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" was inseparable from the cooperation of the entire team, and director Gore-Verbinski (Gore-Verbinski), although not a big name, did contribute to the vitality he injected into the first film of the series, and the sudden replacement of Gore was too risky.

Unlike the problems faced by the Superman project. The two sequels to Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: Coffin of Souls and Pirates of the Caribbean: The End of the World, in addition to the problem of the film itself facing a decline in quality - the scenes are getting bigger and the story is getting more and more empty - the harmony of the production team is also the biggest problem that Lance faces.

"I've heard before that Michael Eisner's position within Disney is shaky, and you say, is it going to matter?" Ian looks at the problem from a very different perspective than Lance.

"But I've heard he's the same at Disney." Lance raised his doubts.

Ian raised his eyebrows, "That's the problem, he's too domineering, and he refuses to let go of power, no matter how detailed things are, he has to control the details." It is rumored in the circle that Disney calls him a 'tyrant'. ”

The explanation in a few words immediately solved many of Lance's puzzles.

If this is true, as is the case with Brad Gray and Shirley Lansing inside Paramount, and Robert Iger is also trying to grab power, then this qiē is justified -

If you want to replace the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean", it is obvious that the director must be weighty and convincing enough, but at the same time, he must not be too big-named, so as to avoid the conflict between the big-name director and Jerry, a big-name producer, and avoid the situation completely breaking away from Robert's control. Then, Lance, who appeared as a comet in the past year, has become the best choice, not to mention that Lance was infinitely close to "Pirates of the Caribbean" when he was in Diorama Pictures before.

"The question is, is this benefit enough for you to willingly become his weapon?" Ian's voice pulled Lance back on track, "Come, tell me what you think, although I have limited knowledge of movies, I may be able to help you clear your mind." ”

Lance took a deep breath, "Warner Bros., the advantage is that this is a reboot project, and I can build it according to my own ideas; The disadvantage is that ...... "thought about it," this is a reboot project. Ian laughed dumbly, and Lance gave a brief account of his vision for Project Superman.

Ian frowned slightly, although he just listened to Lance's description, he could feel the enormity of the entire DC Universe, which was definitely more than a 300 million project, "If you rewrite a script, it has nothing to do with the DC Universe." It's just a superhero movie, what about operability? ”

To put it simply, don't be so greedy and don't try to become fat in one bite.

"I can ......try," Lance said hesitantly, "let's put it this way, it's not an easy task, and if I take on this project, I definitely hope that the work will be successful and change the image of Superman, which is a huge challenge." This means that one is too risky and the other is too small. ”

Lance didn't explain further, but Ian was quick to react.

Lance can do his best to shoot a successful work, which takes a lot of energy, and the heavy task of restarting the Superman series is definitely not that simple, but Lance must face two results, the first is failure, 300 million costs want to be recovered, and even make a profit, how difficult it is, this account Ian calculates clearly than Lance; The second is success, which is naturally the best, but if according to Ian, there is no connection with the DC Universe, which also means that Lance spent a lot of effort to make a wedding dress for Warner Bros., in case Warner Bros. abandons Chaos Pictures and hands over the DC Universe project to other companies to cooperate, then the contribution to the long-term development of Chaos Pictures will be very limited.

To put it bluntly, the failure is borne by Chaos Pictures, and the success is harvested by Warner Bros. At this time, Ian nodded, understanding that Lance's intention to build the DC Universe was actually to maximize benefits.

But taking a step back and building the entire DC Universe according to Lance's conception is undoubtedly a huge impact and challenge for Warner Bros. This is not just a 300 million project, the game between the two companies will become very complicated, and it is obvious that Diorama Pictures does not have much advantage.

"And what about Disney?" Ian just thought about it briefly, and felt a pain in his brain, so he put an end to the topic for the time being, and continued to return to the original topic track.

Lance muttered for a moment, "The words of 'Pirates of the Caribbean'...... The advantage is that this is a mature project, the theme has been clarified, the success factors are also clear, you just need to follow the pace of development, success is not a big problem; But the disadvantage is," Lance thought about and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "...... It's a mature project. (To be continued.) )