Lance narrowed his eyes slightly, he could feel Darius's difficulty, under sufficient preparation, Darius was almost pervasive, trying to uncover the bottom all the time - the bottom of "borrowing a knife to kill", the bottom of Lance, there was a great posture of breaking the casserole and asking the end, went around in a circle, and finally returned to his starting point as an actor.

This can be understood as their confidence in Lance, from the producer to the director to the actors, they believe that Lance's talent is definitely more than that; At the same time, it can also be understood that they provoked Lance, there are many artists who go from behind the scenes to the front of the scenes, but there are very few who can really play, but the success rate from the front of the screen to the back of the scenes is higher, so they are doubting Lance's strength; Of course, the biggest possibility is that they are curious about Lance, even if they dig three feet into the ground, they have to dig out Lance's **, and then ...... Then look for the point of attack and concentrate fire.

Is this what "America Weekly" means, or is it what innovative artist agencies mean?

Of course, if Tom's acting breakthrough is directly put on the table according to Paramount's promotional plan, then Lance will definitely have an easy time dealing with Darius; But the problem is that the college's public relations is definitely not that simple, Lance will not disrupt his plans in order to deal with a few media, and the strategic significance of "borrowing a knife to kill" is not so simple.

Not to mention whether the final result will be as expected, but at least the publicity plan must not be wrong.

"No, I'm not confident." Lance's answer made Darius stunned - he never expected that Lance would take the initiative to show weakness! In the previous interview, Lance's cunning and shrewdness were obviously not an easy opponent to deal with, so at this moment, Lance showed weakness...... Does it mean that there is a backhand?

Darius couldn't help but cheer up. But Lance's next answer disappointed him, "I hope that I have done my duty as a qualified vase." ”

"Really? I thought you wanted to prove that you weren't a vase. Darius tugged at the corners of his mouth, his face full of suspicion.

Lance smiled brightly, "Of course. That's the ultimate goal. But I don't think that in my first work, I can do this task, after all, it has been a lifetime since I was last on the stage...... "This is the truth, the real truth," my feet need to feel the gravitational pull of the earth. "That is, it means to be down-to-earth." In the process of working with Tom, I am trying to become a qualified actor again, and I will only know when I actually stand in front of the camera. Learning at the academy is very different from what you do on the set. I wouldn't say Tom is a good mentor, but he is a seasoned actor. ”

The playful tone made the atmosphere very relaxed, and he teased Tom in passing. Lance's answer was well-inscribed, leaving Darius without much chance to attack.

"So, what should we expect from 'borrowing a knife to kill'?" Darius was still reluctant to give up, and although Lance had already taken the initiative to show weakness, he still pressed for it. As a director-producer. Lance would certainly like to be able to promote "Killing with a Knife", and Darrys is putting the opportunity in front of Lance right now if Lance wants to go around in circles. It would be foolish to even avoid the topic.

Lance naturally won't miss the opportunity, but he won't be fooled lightly, "Tom Cruise as an actor, and Lancelot Strello as a director. ”

The perfect answer, almost impeccable! And. Lance also hides an important message in these words: Tom, as an "actor", is not a top superstar, not an action star, but an actor.

Lance's words were unhurried, and the difference in focus could be felt between priorities and urgency, which made Darius lean back slightly. Straightened his spine - he could feel the meaning of the words, but he couldn't sort out a thought for a while, mainly because the words of the two people just now were sharp, you come and go, the amount of information is very huge, and now he is still in the interview, he can't press the pause button and think carefully.

However, Darrys also knew that there might not be more to gain today - on the top of "killing people with a knife", Darrys's eyes flashed, and his thoughts changed, "As a director, the name Lancelot-Strello has achieved great results in the past two years, and there has been a lot of news about your preparation of a new work recently, is this true?" ”

Darius is just talking nonsense, the news of the "Sin City" has already been reported, and he is still here to verify it.

Lance chuckled and lowered his eyes, and the splendor flowed under the shadow of his eyelashes, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, "Rumors in the circle are always so fast. There was no positive answer, but it was affirmative.

"So, all the recent rumors about Ben Affleck are true?" Darrys blurted out questions without even thinking about it – and that's the main task of today's interview, and America Weekly and Innovative Artists Agency have agreed, so Darrys won't put any obstacles in the way.

Lance shrugged as if he didn't know anything, "Rumors are fast indeed. With the same answer, the smile doubled, and Darius couldn't help but chuckle, "Yes, it's all true." This new project was a very difficult challenge, and I have been busy adapting the script for the past few months, and more importantly, the choice of actors is crucial. I've met Ben a few times, and we're both excited about the upcoming collaboration, and I know Ben isn't an actor known for his acting skills, but no one can deny his charisma on the big screen. ”

Darius almost couldn't hold back and was about to laugh, Lance's "praise" of the actor can be described as unique, and it is estimated that Ben's face will be green when he sees this response.

"Ben made some comments on the script, which was undoubtedly very useful." Lance was still talking, and Darius didn't interrupt, "Although we haven't started a formal cooperation yet, we have generated a lot of sparks. Therefore, when he personally called me to tell me that this cooperation could not be made due to schedule problems, both of us seemed very regretful. To be honest, I haven't found the right person for Ben's role yet. But...... That's Hollywood, isn't it? ”

"This is Hollywood." Darius nodded in agreement, and the incident of Ben is now officially closed, "As far as I know, this work is adapted from Frank Miller's comics, 'Sin City'?" ”

"Yes." Lance adjusted his sitting position, put his hands on his knees, and sat in a precarious posture, as if he was more professional, which surprised Darius, "As we all know, 'Sin City' is a very good set of comics, compared to Superman or Batman, in fact, the dark world built by 'Sin City' is even more surprising. But it also meant that adaptation was more difficult, and almost everyone thought it was an impossible task, and Frank and I had been wrestling for a long, long time to get the rights to adapt. When Frank finally nodded in agreement, I felt excitement and pressure at the same time. Now, I still wonder if I'm in serious trouble. ”

Lance's relaxed and witty tone made Darrys smile, "So you're lacking confidence right now?" ”

"You can say that, because no one wants to be the executioner who ruined Sin City." The light smile on the corner of Lance's mouth was outlined, like the sunlight leaking from behind the thick clouds, and it was as bright as it was in an instant.

Darius was stunned, after more than eight hours of inside page shooting today, he thought that he had a deep understanding of Lance's charm, but at this moment he couldn't help but be stunned, and after a pause, he spoke again, "So, how are the preparations for Sin City going at the moment?" ”

"It's not going well, Ben's departure is a loss for us." Lance was talking nonsense in a serious manner, and Darrys felt the corners of his mouth twitch a little, "Also, we also encountered some technical hurdles for the footage of the comic book adaptation. So, the next period of preparation will be very hard. However, fortunately, many loyal fans of the original manga are willing to be a part of the film, which is undoubtedly a happy event for the casting work. ”

Originally, Darrys didn't want to continue the topic of "Sin City" - although the cart was a bit upside down, but after today's interview, Darrys was more interested in "borrowing a knife to kill people", but at this time, Lance said this, and his appetite was lost again, "Oh? Can you tell us about the casting progress? ”

"Hehe, it's still under discussion." Lance chuckled and shook his head, with no intention of revealing it, "We don't want the schedule conflict to happen a second time, so don't break the lucky spell until the matter is settled." Lance folded the index and middle fingers of his right hand, "However, if you are interested, you can re-read the 'Sin City' manga, highly recommended!" ”

Darrys didn't expect this final reversal, he had expected Lance to be more than happy to promote Sin City, but now it seems that Lance clearly has his own plans and rhythms. After today's confrontation, Darrys deeply realized that the man in front of him was definitely not that simple.

"Then let's wait and see." Darrys really didn't have much interest in "Sin City", and seeing that the topic was almost over, it was over. Darius stood up and held out his right hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you today, Mr. Strello." ”

"Lance, please call me Lance." Lance shook Darius's right hand, "Mr. Strello will make me feel the shadow of Wall Street." "Mr. Strello," which reminds him of Frank and Fiona. Hopefully today's visit won't be too boring, I've never been a great chatter. ”

"Please don't be modest, that's up to us, isn't it?" Darius said with a smile.

Lance raised an eyebrow, "Just like a movie?" "Meaningful.

Darryston paused and nodded, "It's like a movie." (To be continued.) )

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