Leaving the Forest Meadow Cemetery, along the 405 Highway quickly, the buildings outside the car window quickly retreated, the uneven skyline is like a rushing river, rushing away energetically in the sight, occasionally you can see a continuous group of trees breaking into it, the vivid green and crystal clear blue in the translucent river water, large areas of blue, green and gray collide together, blending into the thin golden sunlight, like Van Gogh's abstract paintings, Blooming proudly in sight.

The raging wind swept in, and he breathed deeply in the refreshing natural oxygen, and Lance had time to sort out all the things that had just happened in the cemetery: the chaotic dreams, the third life, the-for-tat with Ryan, the head-to-head with George, and the hand-to-hand battle with Sophia...... After calming down and thinking carefully about what had just happened, Lance realized that he was still too anxious after all.

After being reborn, everything came rushing in such a way that he lost his sense of proportion.

It's not hard to interfere with Ryan and Barry's cooperation, and considering Warner Bros.'s development approach, coupled with the small cost of "Lost in Tokyo" of four million, Barry finally rejected Ryan's cooperation agreement, which is a predictable result - because it is also a wise and correct choice.

Objectively speaking, Ryan is still too cautious, and with a small-cost system like "Lost in Tokyo", Diorama Pictures is fully capable of taking the lead, making it independently, or even distributing it independently. Seeking the cooperation of large companies is just reducing the risk. Of course, for Ryan, "Lost in Translation" also has strategic implications - signing a long-term partnership agreement with Warner Bros. to win a broader space for the development of Diorama Pictures. However, in Lance's view, the subject matter and genre of "Lost in Translation" seem to be too low, and even if a cooperation with Warner Bros. is reached, it will only make Diorama Pictures a subsidiary production company under Warner Bros., not an equal collaborator.

But on the flip side, even if Lance succeeds in sabotaging Ryan's and Barry's collaboration, Ryan could have made his own "Lost in Tokyo" or cooperated with other companies. Once "Lost in Translation" succeeds, Diorama Pictures' reputation and prestige can continue to climb, earning them a higher position in Hollywood.

Therefore, Lance's move just now only focuses on the present, but ignores the future, and the project of "Lost in Translation" is always in Ryan's hands, and the symptoms are not cured.

Lance's misconsideration of this point immediately followed by a chain reaction to Sofia Coppola.

Lance couldn't wait to get in touch with Sophia, and took the whole project of "Lost in Translation" in his hands - the minimum plan was that Lance would continue to deepen Sophia's impression of the script, so that Sophia would unswervingly go to Tokyo to shoot on location, and develop a sense of rejection of the cooperation of large companies, so as to echo Lance's previous first step and make Ryan lose the "Lost in Tokyo" project.

This idea is correct, but Lance seems to be too aggressive, ignoring not only Sophia's acumen, but also Ryan's decisiveness, and even more so his control of the overall situation. In the end, Sophia walked away, and the goal of planting the seeds of doubt in Sophia's heart was not achieved, and at the same time, Ryan won breathing space, and the next development of things was out of Lance's control.

Lance knew that the last thing he needed was impulse, because impulsiveness would not give him any advantage, but would only make him more unbearable. Therefore, when facing Ryan again, Lance showed incredible calmness and composure, which really scared Ryan out of a cold sweat.

But, that's not enough. In the final analysis, he was still impulsive in the end, and the fluctuation of emotions and the complexity of his thoughts made him lose his sense of proportion, and with one step of rashness, he led to a chess move - fortunately, it was just a "Lost in Tokyo", at least not an "Avatar".

Although the matter is still not final, and the "Lost in Translation" negotiations are still full of countless unknowns, Lance can still try to see, but he believes that if nothing else, "Lost in Translation" will still be produced by Diorama Pictures. Lance has known Ryan for ten years, and he believes that Ryan has the ability to make up for the accident just now - respecting his enemy and acknowledging his enemy's ability is the first step to defeating the enemy, and Lance will never underestimate Ryan's ability.

As a result, at least two of the works released by Diorama Pictures next year can win the recognition of film critics - in addition to "Lost in Tokyo", "Elephant" will also achieve a good reputation, and both works have become a bright scenery in the year-end awards season, especially the former, which has received numerous praises!

In other words, Lance still has six months to a year or so left to prepare enough chips for himself during this time to gain the ability to confront them before Diorama Pictures develops further.

Too little time, too little...... Six months to a year, you know, for a whole year after the establishment of Diorama Pictures, the only achievement was to bring "Trainspotting" to the United States, but the box office was a complete dud, without causing any ripples. It took six years for Diorama Pictures to grow to its current size, but now it is only six months to a year. Urgent, really urgent!

So, what should he do? Starting a new company on your own? Joining a large film company like Warner Bros.? Relying on your ability to foresee the future and join a promising independent production company? Buying a production company and investing in a film on your own terms? Still is...... Why don't you just come to the door with a submachine gun?

Perhaps, the adaptation rights of the novels mentioned by George can be a breakthrough, no matter what choice he makes, what way he decides to fight Diorama, excellent works are indispensable weapons. In his previous life, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to those novel adaptations at all; This time, his discerning eye may be able to catch a glimpse of the opportunity.

He was a little impatient now, and he wanted to go home quickly and dig out the contract, and then turn out the items he still had in his hand, and search for the general ...... The idea of returning to his heart slammed into his heart, causing Lance to be stunned and then laughed dumbly. He was still convincing himself that he couldn't be impulsive, but now he actually committed it again. No matter how anxious he is, these few minutes can't change anything—Hollywood is not a stock market that can upend fate in a second.

Thinking of this, Lance let out a long breath, he was still too tense now, no matter what happened in the future, it would be after the sun rose in the northern hemisphere tomorrow, and the future full of countless unknowns was still a blank sheet of paper, waiting to be written one by one. At least for this moment, he can relax and enjoy the joy and sobriety of being reborn, he has regained his chance, and this time, the initiative is firmly in his hands - he will never let go lightly!

It wasn't until this time that Lance had the energy to enjoy the cityscape in front of him, and after a while, the sign of Sunset Boulevard appeared in front of him, and Lance subconsciously turned off the highway. Immediately after, Los Angeles' iconic palm trees, billboards, and guitar cards come into view, and the heat and noise of the City of Angels come into view.

Lance always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say why, and after entering Sunset Boulevard for a while, Lance finally realized that his current residence was in Century City, so he should have gone south, on Wilchee Boulevard or Santa Monica Boulevard, but he walked north along Highway 405 - in other words, he was completely different!

Lance couldn't help but laugh, it seemed that he still hadn't fully adjusted to life from 2015 to 2002, and he couldn't even remember where his home was - but he couldn't be blamed for living in Century City for less than two months in his second life, and then moved to New York.

Between thoughts, there was a noise of the engine, and the speed of the car slowed down significantly, Lance looked at the front cover of the car, and then slowly parked the car on the side of the road, but before he could fully park the car, the engine turned off directly, and the whole car broke down completely.

Lance looked back and forth, opened the door and walked down, the rear of the car protruding a little crookedly, although it was a little abrupt, but it should not affect the traffic on the main road; Turning his head to look at the front of the car, before he could open the hood, smoke had already begun to rise inside, which made Lance stand there helplessly.

After a brief inspection, Lance knew that there was no way to solve it on his own, so he could only find a garage to come and tow the car. This made Lance a little depressed, first he went home but drove in the wrong direction, and then the car broke down directly, which was really unlucky. Still, when you think about it, today must have been his luckiest day – he's back on 2002 Los Angeles soil, which is a black irony. Thinking of this, Lance couldn't help but sneer softly.

Los Angeles is a city where there are no taxis - to be precise, if you want to use a taxi, you have to call to make a reservation, and the chances of getting a taxi on the street are slim. Lance thought about it, opened the drawer in front of the passenger seat, rummaged through it, and sure enough, he found a Motorola flip phone.

Although it is 2002, mobile phones have become very popular, and the style, size, function, etc. are already very complete. I turned on my phone and looked at the names in the phone book for a while, these names were so familiar, yet so unfamiliar, that long memories echoed softly in the depths of my mind.

I dialed the first phone number in the phone book, and after only two rings, the other person answered, "Hello, this is Percy-Bradley." The voice was cold and distant, falling like moonlight.

What a strange name, a name so unfamiliar that Lance almost forgets; But the voice is so familiar, so familiar that the five flavors are gently tumbling on the tip of the tongue. Lance opened his mouth, but he didn't know what he was supposed to say, and finally he could only say, "Hey, Percy, this is Lance. ”

Simple, yet complex.