In the face of Jason's question, neither Ryan nor George wanted to deal with it, but Tucker turned his head and said, "He's not the guy we know anymore, otherwise, the 'City of God' wouldn't have achieved such excellent results." I've inquired, and the publicity plan has nothing to do with Paramount, it's all Lance's idea, from the poster to the trailer to the blog. ”

Jason was dumbfounded.

Tucker's words made Ryan can't help but get irritated again, just thinking about the recent achievements of the "City of God" makes a nameless fire burn in his heart. Ryan unconsciously tugged at the hem of his suit, trying to ease his feelings, but the words that came to his mouth still spit out, "Lance is alone, and he is busy with the distribution and promotion of the movie, and he is tossing these things, how is it possible!" ”

The name "Lancelot-Strello" was written in the legal representative column of Chaos Pictures, and it was not difficult to investigate this matter at all; At present, Chaos Pictures doesn't even have an office address, and it all relies on Lance and Percy, and they have also inquired about these situations.

"I remember Lance mentioning that he had several older brothers." Jason said suddenly.

"His brothers are not insiders." Tucker outright denied the possibility.

George saw that the topic had begun to go off-topic, and quickly pulled it back, "These are not the point!" So what do you think? Do you think Lance is setting off smoke bombs, or does he really want to be involved in a big production? This question silenced everyone again.

"If it was the previous Lance ......" Ryan was only half a sentence, and he was deflated, Lance's every move in the past was very predictable, but now Lance made him unable to see through it at all. This made Ryan seem uncertain, firstly, because he didn't know whether he should believe Lance's actions, and secondly, he was still a little hesitant about the big investment, he touched his chin, let out a long breath, and his irritable feelings slowly calmed down, "What do you say?" In the past few times, you have been in direct contact with Lance, how do you feel? ”

"We're good friends, best friends." George's answer was simple but affirmative, "I think it's very likely, and you know Lance's ambitions better than I do." If they were still friends, then Lance wouldn't have deliberately concealed it, George firmly believes, "and, I've heard that at the Sundance Film Festival, he and Paramount were talking about more than just the distribution rights to the City of God." Later, I checked with Lance, and he didn't deny it. ”

Although Lance has been very busy lately, George has kept in touch with Lance by phone and has heard a lot of news.

"You're saying that Paramount Pictures has been collecting the rights to adapt the novel for the past few months, because of Lance?" Tucker frowned, most of the information was his job, so he knew the most about these nuanced details. Paramount's movements in the last three months are not obvious, but it is impossible to hide from someone who cares.

George shrugged, "Who knows?" Then he looked at Ryan again, "What do you think?" ”

"I think we should make a move." Tucker chimed in, "We've missed two chances and shouldn't have missed a third. When these words were spoken, Ryan raised his head and stared at Tucker viciously - Tucker was talking about "Harry Potter" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", but Tucker was not afraid at all, and looked straight back, which made Ryan a little short of breath, "What's more, the 'City of God' has been successful, which has also won Lance a bargaining chip, and the possibility of him winning the big production is even higher, do we really have to continue to sit here and wait?" ”

Tucker's words were aggressive, making the atmosphere in the office a little tense. Ryan tugged at the hem of his clothes, hesitated, hesitated, and said, "Don't worry, you can go to New York next week to inquire again." ”

Ryan was still too conservative after all, which made Tucker stand up angrily, slam the chair, slap the table and raise his voice, "Not in a hurry? If you think about it, first Warner Bros., then Disney, and now Paramount, if Lance wasn't plotting anything, the ghost didn't believe it. Do you really want us to sit back and wait? At the beginning, "Harry......" Tucker's words were just spoken, which made Ryan raise his head sharply and glared at him viciously, and Tucker's words couldn't help but swallow it, "Harry Potter" has become a taboo topic within the company, even if he can insinuate it, but he can't mention it directly.

As soon as the conversation turned, Tucker continued, "You're always looking ahead and looking backwards, always worrying about being too aggressive and leading the company to fail miserably. But this is Hollywood, and without gambling, there will be no success! That's how you pick the works, and that's how you want to get the company's shares, and then you want to seek venture capital, and then you want to seek individual shareholders, and you swing, and then you go behind my back and Jason and give five percent of the shares to George, what the hell do you mean! ”

The topic that he had avoided just now was brought up again this time, and Ryan raised his head suddenly, "Tucker, don't say it, you don't know George's connections in the circle, and how much he helps the company in the end, you should know better than me." ”

But Tucker didn't buy it at all, "When it comes to helping, what more can Lance do to help the company?" But why did we join forces to kick him out? That made the office fall silent, and Tucker continued, "I don't have a problem with inviting individual shareholders, and I don't think Jason has a problem with either, but the problem is that you're bypassing the two of us. Now, shouldn't Jason and I start worrying too? ”

Worried about following in the footsteps of Reims.

"Tucker! Do you know what you're talking about? Ryan also slapped the table and stood up, his words sharp, which made Tucker pause, and his arrogance suddenly subsided. But Tucker thought about it, but after all, he was still unwilling, and he stiffened his neck and said, "What do you say?" Should we make a move? ”

"Look again, I mean, inquire again, a hundred million dollars, or even more, that's too much burden for us......" Ryan's words were not finished, and Tucker kicked the chair away in frustration, and then Tucker left the office in a rage.

Ryan looked at Tucker who was impulsively leaving, his hands crossed on his waist, his chest rising and falling violently, and finally looked at Jason and George, "So, do you think we should make a move?" ”

Jason shrugged, "You know what I think. Then he slowly stood up, turned and left the office.

After Lance left, Ryan and Jason talked twice, and Jason always believed that there was "Harry Potter" first, and then "Pirates of the Caribbean", and Lance's actions were worth learning from.

Ryan could only look at George, who spread his hands and looked calm. His ambition has never been hidden. This blocked Ryan directly, he thought about it seriously, and waved his hand, "Look again, I mean...... Look again. ”

Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years.

Lance was naturally unaware of the conversation that was taking place within Diora Pictures, but it was clear from George's recent frequent side-knocks that the previous foreshadowing was working. However, Lance knows Ryan, he will never take this step lightly, otherwise they would not have made such a step, since 1998 when he bought the rights to the revision of "Harry Potter", and he has not let Ryan out of safety for five years. Only strong medicine can achieve the goal.

The foreshadowing was nothing more than an appetizer, and the "City of God" was like an appetizer, and now it's time to serve the main course. Please enter the urn, and he will let Ryan step into the trap willingly.

Brad Gray watched Lance unpack the sugar packets there, and then poured them into the coffee one by one, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and endured it again and again, but still couldn't hold back, "Why don't you just order a cappuccino or caramel macchiato, why call a black coffee and ......"

"Rushing a cup of coffee?" Lance took the initiative to take over the conversation, and he was very self-aware of this, and Ian had despised him countless times. Lance's honesty made Brad chuckle, and Lance continued, "Because I like the aroma of black coffee, but I don't like the sourness." If I could, I would choose Mandheling; If that doesn't work, I'll go for black coffee and add sugar to my liking. ”

Brad couldn't help but be dumbfounded, thinking that Lance was really an interesting person. "By the way, Shirley asked me to bring greetings." Brad remembered this and took the initiative to bring it up.

Lance raised an eyebrow, "The head of Paramount? "Shirley Lansing, the only female CEO of Hollywood's eight major studios." I don't believe it, but she's because of the excellent performance of the 'City of God'. ”

"You can't deny that this work is excellent." Brad smiled and said that they would meet today, mainly for the sake of "the City of God."

At present, the release of "City of God" is nearing the end, and the box office dividends have also come out, and Chaos Pictures can get fifteen million dollars in dividends by relying on an independent film alone, even after deducting taxes, it is undoubtedly a hearty victory. Today, Brad came to send Lance the first $3 million dividend, which is considered to be a lottery and paving the way for the possibility of future cooperation, and the follow-up dividends will be directly credited to Lance's bank account.

Lance tapped his finger at the envelope on the table, which contained the check, which was his first pot of gold after leaving Diora Pictures, which was of great significance and the start-up capital for the next development of Chaos Pictures. All the qiē set sail from here. Then a smile appeared on Lance's lips, "But not enough to make Shirley look sideways." ”

For Paramount Pictures, that little bit of profit is not worth mentioning at all.

Brad didn't deny it, either, "She found it very interesting because of the blog's promotional methods." "Not only Shirley, but everybody in Hollywood now finds this kind of publicity fun, but not necessarily everybody's playful.

As the first person to eat crabs, Lance was impressive, enough to make Shirley blue-eyed.