The Coen brothers were friends with Lance, if not good friends, but they were all different from Edward Norton, Tom Cruise, Michael Fassbender, and others. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

They hardly ever talk to Lance on the phone, let alone go out to dinner or party in private, as if they don't have any intersection in their lives; Their friendship with Lance is completely a kind of "divine friendship", through the work to complete the exchange, each other's recognition and discussion of each other's works, has become a bridge of their friendship, every encounter, three sentences do not leave the professional, a bit similar to a work partner, but more pure, because this friendship is not mixed with interests, not mixed with competition, only through professional cultivation to communicate, this kind of respect and admiration in the field of art, may be different from the ordinary definition of friends, but the bond of friendship is not inferior.

The Coen brothers' trust in Lance is a kind of heart-to-heart sympathy, not friendship, but it is better than friendship.

In a few words, there was no fanci, no supreme praise, and trust in the understatement, but he moved Lance with full sincerity, "Give me the script." This is the response given by Lance, no politeness, no shirk, no detour, no calculation, return sincerity with sincerity, Lance simply nodded neatly and agreed, although this is still not the same as confirming the appearance of "old and no-man", things definitely need to be considered comprehensively, but the attitude of opening up possibilities is already a big progress.

Even if Lance knew that he didn't have a schedule anytime soon, or even the energy; Even though Lance knew that once he agreed to star, this might be the first time he left the director's position and participated in a work entirely as an actor; Even if Lance knew that the role might be more difficult than the challenge of "Hard Candy"; Even if Lance knew that, intellectually, rejection was the right choice; Even if Lance knew that working with the Coen brothers would mean abandoning the Warner Bros. proposal – at least in the near future...... However, the words of promise still blurted out.

I thought it would be very difficult, but after the words were spoken, there was a sense of relief in my heart, and this feeling was so strange that words could not describe it at all.

A smile welled up in Lance's eyes, "However, you should know that I'm preparing for the shooting of a work, right?" I don't think there will be any trips this year. "Friendship is friendship, and the schedule filing period is two different things.

"Of course." Joel waved his hand, looking nonchalant, Ethan added, "We're not in a hurry for the time being, the script will be brought to you tomorrow, and after you finish reading it, we can communicate and see how the follow-up is arranged." Our schedule can be arranged according to you. ”

"What about the rest of the crew?" Lance said with a smile that "No Country for Old Men" is a small crew, no more than "fruit hard candy", and the time allocation of the crew and actors is not an easy task.

Ethan smiled, "We can always find a solution, can we?" What's more, we haven't even found the production company now, and I think the other actors should be the last thing we need to worry about at the moment. But they chose to be the first to contact Lance, and Anton is not the leading actor, just one of many supporting actors. It can be seen that they are determined to succeed in this cooperation.

"So, what about Chaos Pictures?" Lance raised an eyebrow and asked directly.

"What? What happened to Chaos Pictures? Joel's mind didn't turn for a moment.

"Leave 'No Country for Old Men' to Chaos Pictures to produce." Without a pause, Lance replied, "For the record, there is a limited cost estimate that Chaos Pictures can provide, but this is my company. There was no further explanation, but the sly glint in his eyes was enough.

Joel and Ethan exchanged glances, and the meaningful look was hard to decipher, but Lance guessed that since they were looking for a partner, even if Chaos Pictures was not the best choice, it should at least be one of the options, but it was not known how the Coen brothers judged it.

In the end, Ethan said, "What about the producers? ”

"It's still you." Lance knew very well that for independent filmmakers like the Coen brothers, maintaining their creative freedom was paramount, because so was Lance. Therefore, in the process of cooperation, it is important for both parties to clearly distinguish each other's responsibilities to avoid further disputes, especially when both parties insist on professionalism and who is the producer who has the right to decide. In Lance's opinion, he won't interfere with the creative part, which is still Ethan's domain, "As for the financial management and crew management part, we can assign a producer from Chaos Pictures. ”

Generally speaking, there is more than one producer in a crew, and the more the crew invests a lot, the more producers there are, such as investment, sponsorship, organization of actors, communication with the crew, management of accounts, and on-set execution...... These producers often have a clear division of labor and do their own work, but they also support each other to complete the filming of the work. Many times, problems start with disagreements and interference between producers.

Lance intends to hand over the creative rights to the Coen brothers, but Chaos Pictures will take care of the cost management.

"Including you?" Ethan's answer was crisp and clear, but Lance didn't keep up for a moment and asked, "What?" Ethan then explained, "Are you the producers assigned by Chaos Pictures?" ”

"Hehe, why not?" Lance spread his hands, if it is not involved in crew management and shooting, in fact, the work of producers is not so tedious, many producers are working on three or four works at the same time in a year.

"So, I think it's time to write a project outline and think carefully about how much it should cost." Ethan showed a big smile, and although he didn't agree directly, he had clearly expressed his intention to cooperate.

The corners of Lance's mouth lifted slightly, "Why don't you pack and calculate, if I allocate a budget of 100 million, how many works can you shoot?" If he could, Lance would be more than willing to bring the Coen brothers into the camp of Chaos Pictures, just like the previous Bowei International, to reach a long-term cooperation.

"I thought Chaos Pictures was a small company." Ethan didn't answer positively, after all, the two brothers still need to consider the long-term cooperation. But the taste of ridicule couldn't be more obvious, for independent films, $100 million basically means about three films, which is a significant expense for any medium-sized film company, and Lance said this number lightly, Chaos Pictures is indeed not what it used to be.

"We've really gained a lot lately." Lance's candor made both the Coen brothers laugh,

Joel replied, "We did get a lot out of tonight. "Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Lance is hot and unbeatable right now, and the noise of tonight's party can be seen, but they grabbed it in front of everyone and put the "No Country for the Old" script on Lance's table, which is a big breakthrough, and it is even more rewarding than Barry Meyer.

As a result, Lance couldn't help it.

In the blink of his eye, Lance caught the figure of Edward Norton, who was beside Naomi Watts, and the two of them were leaving the villa. Lance patted Joel and Ethan's arms, "I have something to do now, I need to leave for a while, and we'll call again when we get back." With a nod, Lance gave quick chase.

Running all the way, Lance reached the door, and finally didn't miss it, Naomi was standing in the light, talking and laughing with Edward, while the figure of Live-Schreiber had just walked down the stairs in the direction of the parking lot. All three of them met through the filming of "Veil", Naomi and Levy fell in love because of the drama, although there is no definite news yet, but the two seem to be not far from the marriage hall.

Although Lance knew that Naomi and Levy were in love, and the love between the two was very low-key and stable, until Lance was reborn, the two were still a rare couple in Hollywood, Vanity Fair; But at this time, looking at the picture of Naomi and Edward chatting and laughing, it is extremely harmonious.

Under the milky yellow light, Naomi had a relaxed smile in the corner of her eyes, and the faint fine lines became very obvious because of the angle of the light, but it revealed a different style; The corners of Edward's mouth rose slightly, his glittering eyes seemed to be full of stars, and his hands were gently gesturing, as if describing something, making Naomi bend down with a smile.

Time seemed to freeze in this moment, Lance seemed to see Bruce Banner and Betty Rose, they had just left a charity fundraiser at the university, for their research project, they had to make a special trip to the party, hoping to pull more sponsorship funds to keep the research going, but the hypocrisy and boredom of high society made the two of them tired, so they sneaked out and stood in the doorway to breathe, the tacit understanding between gestures was quiet and wonderful in the night, which was intoxicating.

In his mind, Lance couldn't help but sketch a scene in the movie, when Bruce and Betty were still in college, at that time, Bruce did not become the Hulk, Betty's father was not mad for the time being, they were just two young people who fell in love, complaining about life, but looking forward to the future.

"Oh!" Edward's vision caught Lance's figure, "Hey, buddy. The smile in Edward's eyes spread to the corners of his mouth, blooming brightly, "I was still saying just now, it's a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to introduce you tonight. Naomi, Lancelot; Lance, this is Naomi. ”

With a polite and polite smile, Lance stepped forward and gently took Naomi's right hand, "Nice to meet you, Miss Watts. Edward told me that you had a wonderful three months in China, it was an unforgettable experience of working together, and it was definitely not an easy task to be judged by the critical Edward Norton. ”

"Hey! Lancelot! Edward's grumbling voice immediately rang out, causing both Lance and Naomi to chuckle. (To be continued.) )