468 Territory Expansion
"Hell God, that old fox in Bilicek has won again. I can't believe it! Gawain grumbled disgruntled about the Super Bowl that ended last Sunday, when the New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Hawks to successfully defend their title, but unfortunately, the Green Bay Packers lost in the first round of the playoffs to fellow rivals the Minnesota Vikings.
"There's no winning general, that's the charm of the NFL." Lance laughed and said, "I heard you're going to change the general manager, and it looks like this year's draft is going to make some drastic changes......
"Phew, God, when is it starting to rain in Los Angeles." Ian took off his bowler hat and patted the water droplets on it, then handed it to the waiter along with his coat and sat down in the empty seat next to Lance. Theo stood not far behind, then handed over his coat and sat down next to Gawain, "So, what are you talking about?" ”
"Super Bowl." Lance shrugged, "Bilicek had the last laugh again. ”
Looking at Lance's helpless expression, Ian couldn't help but laugh, "Manning has lacked a little luck this year. But I think the Patriots won, and there's nothing wrong with that. ”
"What!" Gawain's eyes widened, and he had an incredulous expression on his face, as if Ian had said something fantastical. Ian shook his head, looking like he couldn't reveal anything, and didn't want to say more, which made Gawain grind his teeth, "Ian Strello, let me tell you, Bilicek is a damn old fox, constantly calculating everything, and he even sent spies to spy on the opponent's military intelligence, so indiscriminately......"
"Alright." Theo saw that Gawain was getting more and more excited, his voice had gradually risen, and he had to stop him, Gawain adjusted his position with a depressed face, moved awkwardly, and was still muttering and complaining in his mouth, Theo looked up at Ian, "You just sue him, you bought the Patriot Win and earned 80 million, isn't this the end." ”
Ian opened his mouth and froze in place, "Theo, you uninteresting guy. Lance and Gawain looked at each other, Gawain thought Lance knew, and cast a gaze for verification, and then found that Lance didn't know anything, so both of them looked at Ian.
Ian found that Theo was indifferent at all, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile and explain, "Last time in the European Cup, we made a small profit. So, I thought, this time I don't try again. ”
Lance's pupils began to bloom slowly, before Ian jokingly asked him to predict the Super Bowl winner, and twice before and after, he thought that Ian just cared about Gawain, but now it seems that Ian was premeditated.
Ian nodded at Lance and replied in the affirmative to Lance's guess, "The odds are five to thirteen, and I bought the Patriot." This is the source of 80 million that Theo is talking about, "It's just a small amount of money, and after paying taxes, it's about 55 million." At the very least, we don't have to worry about running out of funding for the next production. ”
Lance laughed dumbly, "Ian, you know it's unreliable, right?" "It's impossible for Lance to remember the outcome of every sporting game, and in fact, it's impossible to rely on sports betting to accomplish a quick primitive buildup, because the Las Vegas openers don't let things happen over and over again, even in the stock market.
Ian shrugged, "Don't worry, I'm measured." Ian's gaze fell on Lance and he took a deep look.
From the European Championship to the Super Bowl, Reims' "intuition" has succeeded twice in a row, and the 100% accuracy rate is truly amazing. Looking back at the footprint of Chaos Pictures in the past two years, recalling Lance's style of behavior in the past two years, and recalling Lance's hesitation and determination before the European Cup, it seems that overnight, Lance has grown up and grown into a giant that can support a piece of the sky, which is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing, just like ...... It's as if this is a brand new Lance, so unfamiliar that it's almost unrecognizable.
This time the Super Bowl bet is actually not very high, but Ian still chose to believe Lance, which did not confirm his guess. Now, the results are in. So what does that mean?
Lance seemed to sense Ian's gaze, raised his eyes, and stepped forward. Ian carefully looked at the blue ocean-like eyes, in these familiar and unfamiliar eyes, he tried to search for the innocent and lively image of his younger brother in his mind, and then he caught a trace of timidity and a trace of hesitation in those calm and honest pupils, like a snowman trembling gently in the sun, yearning for warmth, but afraid of heat. The fragility that lies behind is so strange and yet so familiar.
This is his younger brother, the younger brother who grew up under his wings, the younger brother he is willing to protect regardless of anything, the younger brother who he unconditionally supports and believes, the younger brother who is willing to walk with him even if he goes to hell step by step.
The corners of Ian's mouth outlined a curvature, shallow, but extremely warm. This made Lance a little wolf, he lowered his eyes dignifiedly, trying to hide the panic and bitterness between his eyebrows, but when he raised his eyes again, he still saw Ian's familiar smile, merry/suave/fu but cunning and wise, Ian is still the same Ian, Ian who will always stand behind him no matter right or wrong.
Ian's gaze turned to Theo, and then he saw Theo's eyes as calm as snow, Theo always so, unconditionally believing in Lance, even if Lance said that the sun was square, Theo would not hesitate to nod, he would always stand behind Lance, never willing to question Lance, in this almost blind and stupid way, guarding Lance.
This time it was the same, his temptation, Theo saw it. At this point, Theo seems to be saying, "Are you sure?" This made Ian's eyes flicker slightly, and he said, "Theo, the contract can be shown to Lance." Then he turned his head to look at Lance, "Chaos Pictures' trailer soundtrack company has been officially established, and months of hard work have finally paid off. ”
Theo pulled out the contract from his briefcase, "We bought three from your list, Gothic Storm, X-Brand Music, and Orientation Music. The price of the remaining antihero was too high, and after evaluation, we didn't think it was a good deal, so we simply gave up. The contract was put in front of Lance, but Lance didn't flip through it, but looked at Theo intently, he couldn't understand it anyway, and it was not as professional as Theo's commentary, "After integration, it became a large trailer soundtrack company with a crew of forty-eight." ”
For the trailer soundtrack industry, which has not yet developed, the company of 48 people can indeed be regarded as a giant.
"On top of that, we now have more than 3,000 soundtracks in our company, and we are currently the largest owner in the market other than intuitive music." Theo's calm explanation immediately made everything clear, "However, there are currently less than fifteen trailer soundtrack companies in the entire market, and the market structure is still in the early stage of development. ”
Lance showed a big smile, "When the market develops, it won't be our turn." "With the current scale of Chaos Pictures, it can't compete with those large production companies at all, and can only survive in the cracks," which means that we can start taking over the work now? ”
"In fact, we're already working." It was Ian who answered, "We were responsible for the soundtrack of the trailer for this summer's 'War of the Worlds', 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', and 'Madagascar'. "Before the acquisition, the three companies already had projects in hand, and now they are naturally transferred to Chaos Pictures. Ian paused, a sly glint in his eyes, "And Operation Smith is also our job. If nothing else, they will be released on June 10. ”
The trailer soundtrack company, which seems to be only making the soundtrack for the trailer, actually has a lot of internal information about the big companies. Hollywood is a big world, but it's also a very small field.
Not only Lance, but Gawain also laughed as he sat next to him, "Can I charge a little more?" ”
No one is going to have trouble with money, and while Operation Smith looks terrible right now, and Lance and Brad don't have a lot of deal with each other, it's a great pleasure to be able to make money from your competitors.
"We've officially registered, Chaos Music." Theo pointed to the column on the first page of the contract, which made Lance roll his eyes speechlessly, but Theo pursed the corners of his mouth nonchalantly. Chaos Music sounds like Chaos Pictures is going to get involved in the music market, but it's just a trailer soundtrack company.
"That's chaos music." Lance could only shrug his shoulders and accept, "Then you can take over the work, I think you need to pay more attention to this part." This sentence is said to Ian, Lance really doesn't have much talent for business, so he can only rely on Ian.
If managed properly and relying on soundtrack copyrights, Chaos Music will become a hen that lays golden eggs and become one of the biggest pillars of Chaos Pictures.
Ian nodded in understanding. Lance then continued, "Actually, I am looking for you today, there is another matter, I want to set up a screenwriting department......" Before he finished speaking, he saw the surprised expressions of Ian and Theo, Gawain was eager to try, Lance waved his hand again and again, "It's not literal." Immediately afterward, Lance said the idea of blacklisting.
There was a long, long silence between the four of them, everyone was thinking about the huge impact of this idea, and finally Ian was the first to speak, chuckling, "It seems that I have completed all the work handovers and officially entered Chaos Pictures, which is a wise choice, and the work is coming." (To be continued.) )