The Boston Globe has attracted the world's attention with a shocking attitude, and the degree of sensation has not only attracted the attention of the US government, but also triggered a series of subsequent chain reactions; It also caused a cultural earthquake on a global scale, and even the Vatican had to stand up and respond to the incident, but it still failed to stop the worldwide chain of reports from swarming, and for a while, Catholicism became the target of public criticism!

At the same time, there was also a big news event within Hollywood. Of course, the magnitude of the incident is not comparable to the accusations faced by the Catholic Church, but for Hollywood, it also triggered a tsunami-level sensation. Far more noteworthy than Lance's joke.

It is rumored in the circle that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have not fallen out at this time, their previous performances in front of the media are just a scene, Brad is still secretly with Angelina when he tries to save Jennifer Aniston, and what is even more shocking is that things are not at all what people know - Angelina became a third party to destroy Brad's marriage, on the contrary, it was Brad who fell in love with Angelina and took the initiative to approach, but he was worried about affecting his image, So put all the blame on Angelina.

At the same time, it was rumored in the circle that Angelina and Brad both appeared at the Oscar night party, sneakily, avoiding the eyes of others, in order to reconnect with the media and prepare for the promotion of "Operation Smith", which is only the least important part, and restoring the public relations image of the two people is the most important thing. As a result, Angelina was too intimate with a certain magazine executive, resulting in disheveled clothes and being broken by outsiders, and the scene was very embarrassing.

There are also rumors in the circle that Brad has officially signed a divorce agreement, ended his marriage with Jennifer, and is currently considering moving in with Angelina to restore the public image of the two people. And the rumors also mentioned that Jennifer refused any form of alimony from Brad, and the two were completely cut off, and more importantly, Brad took the initiative to contact Jennifer, hoping to accept an exclusive interview with the magazine in the name of the two people and announce the news of divorce - the real meaning behind this move is that Brad still does not want to tarnish his reputation and wants to tell the public that divorce is the responsibility of both parties.

For a while, rumors were boiling, and almost a dozen versions appeared, as if each version had a nose and eyes, which was extremely true; And each version is extremely shocking, and after any version is confirmed, it will have an immeasurable impact on the three people involved.

If you continue to think about it, this may affect the release of "Operation Smith", the film plans of Brad and Angelina in the next three years, and thus the plans of agencies, public relations companies, and film companies. It's definitely not that simple.

In contrast, even if the news of Lance is noticed by reporters, no one cares, and it is not worth mentioning at all. Although these rumors have been circulating in the circle so far and have not leaked out, keen reporters have smelled something unusual and have begun to look around.

It's no secret that journalists are like ubiquitous gophers, the best at digging. What will they be able to dig up this time?

The whole of Hollywood is plunged into a strange and eerie atmosphere, which seems calm on the surface, but the restlessness in the air makes people feel impetuous, as if it has nothing to do with everyone else, but as if it has anything to do with everyone; It's as if everyone is silent, but it's as if everyone's eye contact reveals information; It was as if everyone was indifferent, but it was as if everyone was waiting to see the show, curious about how things would continue to play out.

As soon as the Oscars ended, the news media quickly found the next focus of discussion, and the major news outlets didn't even have time to catch their breath before they started to work non-stop.

None of this has anything to do with Reims, though. In many cases, you don't need to do everything yourself, you just need to complete the preliminary work, light the lead, and things will run like dominoes. Of course, sometimes things go off track, but sometimes they bring surprises, and huge surprises.

Lance didn't have time to care about how anxious Angelina and Brad were, nor did he have time to hear about Christian Pravda, the Austin Chronicle, and the day after the Oscars, his first priority was the release of Sin City.

In the darkness, there was a gentle tapping of his left arm, and Lance turned to look at Ian, whose eyes twinkled slightly, and whispered, "Leave it to us." Then he stood up and joined Theo in the aisle, and the two men slowed down and walked in the direction of the entrance to the screening room.

Sin City was playing on the big screen, and there were less than thirty people seated in the screening room, all of whom were important AMC figures. However, now that the broadcast is only a third of the way through, Ian and Theo are gone, and Lance naturally knows what this means, which means that their negotiations for the release of "Sin City" are about to begin.

Considering the possible future cooperation intentions, as well as the distribution department of Chaos Pictures, the responsibility of today's negotiation is still handed over to Ian and Theo, Lance has already laid a solid foundation last night, and today is more of a detailed and peripheral interest competition, they are more proficient in this way than Lance.

Lance turned his head back and focused on the big screen. Although the main task today is distribution, Lance is also seen as a test screening by this screening - these high-level executives present are veteran fritters who have been in the box office market for a long time, although they may be in the interests of the supreme one, but it is undeniable that they still have a trustworthy sense of the commercial smell of the film market, so Lance has been carefully observing their movie-watching reactions, thinking about whether they need to make some adjustments before the official release.

"Pap", someone patted Lance's shoulder again, Lance didn't look back immediately, his eyes were still looking straight ahead.

On the screen, the sexy/sensual/glamorous Jessica Alba is waving a leather whip, standing on the stage of the bar, looking at the guests condescendingly, with a cold and arrogant expression like a queen. This isn't Jessica's first appearance in the movie, but it's the most visually stunning appearance, and the sound of swallowing saliva can even be heard in the screening room, which is extremely clear, and the pure hormonal effect slowly spreads through the air.

Lance knew that Jessica could easily conquer the big screen, and this time was no exception. At this time, Lance turned his head, and a woman in a suit beckoned to Lance, "Please follow me." "Look at the time, there are still about thirty minutes before the end of the movie, and the negotiations should be over. Lance nodded, stood up, followed the steps ahead, and left the screening room.

Walking out of the dark screening room, the woman's appearance was revealed, a black suit with a small white vest, the proud **** lines were clearly visible on the tight cotton fabric bottom line, and the graceful body curve extended little by little along the fabric of the suit.

The woman tucked her chin and threw a wink at Lance, barely much of a tease between the eye waves, and she even tightened her arms at her side to make the turbulence on her chest more and more obvious.

Such a simple and straightforward trick had no effect on Lance, he was not hungry and did not refuse to come. Slightly let go of his body and made an inviting gesture, as if he was a gentleman who couldn't be more upright. This made the woman look disappointed, but she still put away her unwillingness and walked ahead to lead the way.

Only five minutes away, Reims was in the conference room upstairs. But before he could enter the conference room, he ran into Ian, who had just come out of the bathroom, and Ian showed a handsome smile to the woman who seemed to be a secretary, "Sasha, thank you for leading the way, and I'll leave the rest to me." Can I make you a cup of coffee? By the way, please remember to include a sugar cube jar, thank you. ”

Unlike Lance, Ian seemed so tender and affectionate to any woman, and the woman's steps almost seemed to be stepping on clouds, and she turned away lightly.

Ian whispered in Lance's ear, "The first three weeks are eight to two, the minimum is six to five, the fourth and fifth weeks are five to five, and then decreasing. In a succinct sentence, Lance was told the outcome of the negotiations.

Lance's mind turned slightly, so it seems that AMC has at least snatched ten percent of the profits from "Sin City", and if the movie box office is 100 million dollars, this is 10 million. Sure enough, as expected, without the mediation of the distribution department, and without the constraints of long-term contracts, the theater chain took a bite of the big fat meat.

This is also the risk pressure that Ian said at the beginning - the cost of "Sin City" was originally as high as 40 million, and now the box office dividend is only 50%, which also means that the movie must achieve at least 80 million North American box office to recover the cost, and this does not count the next promotional expenses.

Considering that the North American box office of "Kill Bill" is only 70 million, the box office pressure of "Sin City" can almost be said to be overwhelming.

However, these situations were all expected by Lance and Ian, after the two of them calculated at the beginning, this sharing ratio was almost the bottom line, and if they gave in again, Chaos Pictures would not be able to bear it. However, the problem that Lance was thinking about was that Ian and Theo teamed up and did not fall behind in the confrontation with Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, but this time they were forced by AMC to barely hold their bottom line, which is really unexpected.

Ian seemed to read Lance's eyes, and explained unhurriedly, "AMC promises to help us contact Royal Entertainment and other theaters next." This also means that, if nothing else, the agreements between Sin City and other large theater chains will also follow AMC's standards, which saves Chaos Pictures a lot of effort.

Chaos Pictures has taken a solid and important first step in establishing a distribution department, which is far from the loss of profits for a Sin City movie. (To be continued.) )