Percy soon walked in again, "Time confirmed, eighteenth, five o'clock in the afternoon." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Lance raised his right hand, gently rubbed the tail of his brow, hiding his whole face in the shadow of his palm, and fell into deep thought, "Lance, otherwise we can change the time, it's still too late." ”

Itineraries are conflicting, time changes are not uncommon. What's more, it was just an exchange between Lance and Barry, not between the assistants, and it was normal that the parties didn't know enough about their own itinerary.

"The Toronto Film Festival kicks off next week." Lance said in a deep voice that as the biggest film festival in North America, Toronto is still not as strong as Venice, which opened two weeks ago, but considering the geographical advantages of North America, half of Hollywood's important figures will go.

James will be traveling to Toronto next Monday for Chaos Pictures. If nothing else, Barry will be part of Toronto's swagger.

"We can also fly to Toronto and meet there." Percy suggested another possibility, "Or, wait until the Toronto Film Festival is over and then have an interview." This project has only just begun, and there is no need to rush in just a few days, right? ”

If it's a matter of facts, that's true, taking a step back, Lance doesn't need to meet with Barry, he just needs to exchange ideas with Aziva and then sort out an idea and write the first version of the script, which is enough. There are many solutions. But in real life, a simple thing can often become complicated.

"It's not that simple." Lance said in a deep voice that if he really had another meeting or work, then the schedule conflict would be understandable, but in fact, he was going to New York to watch a football game, and reporters were bound to leak his whereabouts, and Barry would learn that Lance had postponed the meeting for a game, and his psychology would inevitably change subtly.

What's more, Barry just revealed the news on the phone, not only the two of them who participated in the interview, but also several other people, and everyone's itinerary was adjusted together, which made it even more troublesome.

But that's not the point, if the two parties are close, even if Lance does postpone the interview in order to watch a game, as Percy said, there is more than one solution, then there will be no problem; But if the relationship between the two sides is strained, the matter is a different story.

The relationship between Lance and Warner Bros. has always been mediocre, and the connection between Diorama Pictures and Warner Bros. was also after Lance left, at first Warner Bros. chose Diorama Pictures, and the "Troy" work made Warner Bros. suffer a loss, especially Lance used Diana Rasborne, even if there is no evidence, but Barry, the old fox, cannot be ignorant.

Later, in the cooperation of the "Superman Returns" project, when Lance realized that the cooperation was off track, he immediately took the initiative to end the possibility of follow-up discussions, even though Warner Bros. sincerely invited Lance to be the director of "Superman Returns", but Lance still rejected Barry twice, and did not save face, and clearly stated his position.

This time "I am a legend" is the same, first "fruit hard candy", then "007", the negotiations between the two sides have been pushed back and forth, and it is not until today that the skylight is really opened to say something bright, but more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Objectively speaking, these situations are really normal in the shopping mall, the world is bustling, all for profit, the world is bustling, all for profit. Any cooperation is a process of mutual game, mutual testing, and mutual negotiation, and similar situations are not uncommon in Hollywood; Even when negotiations reach the final stage, it is not uncommon to break up and replace the director or screenwriter before the start of production. But no one should forget that Barry is one of the hottest of Hollywood's top management, unlike Michael Eisner, Barry is not so domineering and arrogant, but he is known for his fiery temper.

So, what matters is Barry's attitude, if he has the heart to push for cooperation, he thinks that Lance's value is unique, he thinks that the DC Universe can tap more potential in Lance's hands, he thinks that the cooperation between Warner Bros. and Chaos Pictures has a future, then it is just an interview time, everything can be compromised; But on the contrary, things can easily go to the other extreme.

Lance is gaining momentum at the moment, but it is still not irreplaceable, to be precise, no one is irreplaceable.

Lance put his right hand down, "You go and call Barry's assistant and say that my schedule is conflicting, and it will be possible to adjust it to Monday or Tuesday." "He needs to test Barry's bottom line.

Looking back carefully, Warner Bros. received the script outline this morning, and called in the afternoon to make an appointment, and it was an interview two days later, so I was really anxious. Or, as Barry said, the preparation process for the "I Am Legend" project went wrong, and they now have to buy as much time as possible, so everything needs to be speeded up; Either Warner Bros. needs to gradually start putting pressure on Chaos Pictures, and change the active and passive positions in the previous negotiation relationship between the two parties for the sake of the distribution of benefits in the future, so setting such a tight time is actually to take a stand.

Of course, it is also possible that Lance himself is cranky, and all speculations are false.

Percy walked into the office again, Lance looked up, and then he shook his head when he saw a hint of confusion and worry on Percy's expressionless cheeks. Lance's heart sank slowly, maybe his guess wasn't groundless," the assistant said, adding that Barry's schedule for next week was full. The reason why he chose Sunday was that it was Barry's original vacation time, and he was going to play golf, so he made an impromptu adjustment, and it was not easy for several other producers to take time out of it. ”

Moved with emotion, known with reason, the whole set of rhetoric cannot be said to be leaky, but it is indeed that Lance has no room for excuses. I'm afraid that on the phone just now, even if Lance remembered Sunday's game, Barry would euphemistically say that he was only available on Sunday, not to mention, Barry also proposed a bait like "other big projects", which was completely set up to block Lance's retreat.

So, what exactly has happened lately that Lance doesn't know? Or is Lance paranoia about being victimized and chasing after the wind?

Lance felt that he was thinking too much, it was just a normal interview invitation, because of his own negligence, which led to the conflict of time, but now the divergent thinking has broken through the sky, and he has ignored his own mistakes, suspecting that others are digging traps to frame him, which is indeed a bit ridiculous. This made Lance laugh dumbly, probably after dealing with these top bigwigs for a long time, he couldn't help but put everything into conspiracy theories.

"Otherwise, you call Dorothy and leave this to her." Percy's voice gave Lance a whole new way of thinking.

As a public relations person, Dorothy's task is not only to solve crises, but also to maintain daily contacts, people and contacts, which are all within Dorothy's purview. When Barry was able to find Lance, the source was also released from Dorothy.

Lance nodded, dialed Dorothy's phone, and then briefly explained the matter, and then left it to Dorothy to deal with.

Dorothy's reply was a little slow, and it wasn't until around eight o'clock in the evening that Lance's cell phone was called, "It's a little tricky. "The beginning is not a good sign," is it true that there have been recent rumors in the circle that 'Hard Fruit Candy' will premiere at the New York Film Festival? "Dorothy is not involved in the business of Chaos Pictures, so naturally I don't know much about these situations.

Lance frowned slightly, "What if it is?" He didn't quite know where "Hard Fruit Candy" was released and what it had to do with Warner Bros.

Dorothy exhaled softly, "Let's put it this way, Los Angeles and New York are two cities, two cities that are very different. A simple sentence, but it seems meaningful, "They are all trying to protect their own interests and traditions." So, they need to make the rising people understand this, and if necessary, shock education is also necessary. Like, Helen Carey. ”

If it weren't for the impetus behind the coalition of interests, the Helen incident would not have been so uproarious.

"But the problem is that we've solved it well." Dorothy didn't say it directly, but Lance immediately understood, "I didn't take the lesson. Dorothy nodded, "Yes, you didn't take the lesson. ”

"So, you're saying that Warner Bros. is trying to teach me a lesson?" Lance still didn't understand the connection between these two things, if the "I Am Legend" project could be successful, it was Warner Bros. who really benefited, so why should Barry be a villain in vain? What's more, there is the behemoth of the DC universe behind. In Hollywood, where profit is paramount, that's the most important thing, isn't it?

"Oh, no, of course not." Dorothy shook her head repeatedly, "Now they just want to dampen your arrogance and make you stop being arrogant." You know, one James Cameron, it's enough to give studios a headache, they don't need a second. What's more, they don't want you to be another Mel Gibson. ”

Simply put, it's a thorn.

Lance smiled dumbly, "I should at least thank them for the compliment, shouldn't I?" "Not to mention comparing to James Cameron, even comparing to Mel Gibson, Lance is far from being able to do it now, from seniority to box office to awards.

Dorothy shrugged and said lightly, "You should know that strangling danger in the cradle is the easiest thing to do." They never worry about getting their hands dirty. ”

Therefore, Lance is not chasing after the wind, let alone being paranoid, and his speculation is not groundless. Warner Bros.'s actions do have deep meaning, and the issue of the schedule of the interview is only a trivial detail. (To be continued.) )