"Lance, are you still there?" Cole found that there was no sound coming from the other end of the phone, his brow furrowed, and he stopped to ask. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Hmm." Lance replied in a deep voice, as if he was in thought, Cole only felt a little pain in his temples, picked up the glass on the table and took a big sip of whiskey, the hot alcohol passed through his throat, but the irritability could not be suppressed at all, "You shouldn't have rejected Barry in the first place, especially not so strongly......"

This is also the reason why all project negotiations need to be handed over to the broker. Once the negotiation goes wrong, there is still room for maneuver, and the actor can directly contact the producer, blame the agent for all the black pots, and start the negotiation again. But if the actor and the producer fall out from the beginning, the agent may not be effective, as Lance and Barry did.

But the problem is that Lance's identity is very special, and in the "I Am Legend" project, he negotiated directly with the production company as a producer, so ...... Cole felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Cole didn't want to complain, but as long as he thought about his current situation, he couldn't help it. "What exactly did Time-Evan say?" Lance interrupted Cole's words directly and returned to the topic. He knew that Cole would not approve of his choice, and in Cole's opinion, it was completely unnecessary for him to stay in New York to take care of Gawain, and he did not intend to argue with Cole about this.

Cole choked, he could feel Lance's rejection, there was no room for compromise at all, and his temples began to throb again, "He said that the script had been adapted by Christopher-Hampton, and the director team had also selected Joe Wright, who would be working with Kayla for a second time. ”

Tim is the chief producer of "Atonement", and now it seems that the entire production team of "Atonement" has gathered and is just waiting for filming to start, and the subtext is, "We don't need Lance to join us anymore." "It's tactful, but it leaves little room for negotiation.

"Lance, this isn't the first time...... Cole said halfway through, and the rest of the words squeezed into his chest, and finally turned into a breath of turbidity and exhaled a long breath. Lance knows all these situations, and what is the use of him constantly stressing them? The most important thing now is to come up with a solution.

Ever since Lance rejected "I'm a Legend", Cole teamed up with Dorothy to find out the news, and while waiting for Lance to pick the next title, they were fully prepared that they weren't going to sit still. But the reality is so cruel that before they have time to act, the "rejection" began to spread one after another.

The first to start was "Spy 3", and recent rumors in the circle broke the news that Universal Pictures and Paul Greengrass (Paul Greengrass) completed a contract extension, and it was confirmed that Paul will continue to direct the third sequel. Paul replaced Doug-Liman as the director in "Spy 2", and due to the huge success of the work, Paul and Universal Pictures had a huge disagreement when they renewed their collaboration for a third installment. Universal Pictures was once rumored to re-select the director, and the target was from Doug at the beginning to Lance later, and the director selection was in an uproar.

However, Lance has just expressed his intention to cooperate with "Spy 3" to Universal Pictures, and before the two sides have time to talk, the latest news came out in the circle - Universal Pictures agreed to Paul's request for a salary increase, and the two sides completed the contract renewal.

For this, producer Frank-Marshall personally called Reims to apologize and express his intention to work together in the future.

This is not unusual, after all, there are countless similar situations in Hollywood. But then, Lance talked to the crew of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" and "Fast and Furious 3", especially for the "Fast and Furious" series, Lance personally met with Ron-Meyer, CEO of Universal Pictures, and had an in-depth exchange on his own ideas for improving the series, but the results were not satisfactory.

The "When Happiness Knocks" crew had a great conversation, but alas, in order to cut back on the budget, they handed over the tube to Gabriele-Muccino, an Italian director who made his Hollywood debut, and Gabriele-Muccino was rumored to be paid only three million dollars, and now Lance is definitely more than that.

Then there was no news about the "Fast and Furious" series, and Cole heard that Universal Pictures was not satisfied with Lance's large frame structure. Universal Pictures is not Warner Bros., they have always adhered to the strategy of small and big, so they do not agree with Lance's strategy of building the series into a brand, but hope to build the series into a breeding ground for new talents, continuing the tradition of low cost and high recycling.

Lance was hoping to bring Paul Walker and Vin Diesel back, but now the two actors are clearly not being paid the same amount. As a result, Universal Pictures wants to use all the newcomers to shoot the third installment in the series, and even the director is more inclined to use the Chinese newcomer Justin-Lin, who has only shot one film, and the two sides have already started negotiations.

So far, everything can be explained, after all, every film project has to go through lengthy negotiations, and there are countless influencing factors, and Lance has also turned down many projects before, which is a two-way process. But the development of things is obviously a little out of control, and it seems that overnight, the popular Lance has become avoided by everyone.

"Die Hard 4" handed over the reboot to Len-Wiseman, the director of "Tales of the Night"; "Fantastic Four 2" found Tim Storey, the director of the innumerably acclaimed independent film "The Barbershop"; The "Dream Girl" crew then handed over the guide to Bill-Condon, who wrote the script for "Chicago......

The point is not that these works have found directors one after another, because Lance has never expressed his intention to join these crews, and they have never been in Lance's options; But the problem is that these works have all been in contact with Cole in the past, and they have given the script to Cole, so it can be said that they all want to work with Lance. Now, one after another, they have all found partners.

Of course, some people will say that Hollywood is like this, there are negotiations every day, the earth does not revolve around Lance, and it is really normal for these works to find the right director, and Lance has no need to be amorous at all, as if he is the only director in Hollywood now.

But the fact is that in just half a month after Lance rejected "I am a legend", fourteen of the thirty-six scripts that Cole handed over to Lance had already confirmed the partners for cooperation. It's not before, it's not after, it's just what happened in the past half a month, and the news has been released from fourteen works, as if Hollywood has become extremely prosperous overnight, and all kinds of news have swept in like a tsunami storm.

If it's all a coincidence, it's only in novels and movies, and no one is stupid.

But the problem is that Lance and Cole both clearly know that cooperation negotiations are originally a two-way choice, and those crews have found a suitable partner to work with, and they are helpless, just like Lance rejected "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Superman Returns" at the beginning. Therefore, even if Lance and Cole suspect that there is something in them, they can't say anything, they can only break their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.

Now, the "Atonement" crew has also closed the door to Lance, and the situation seems to be getting worse step by step. Just two weeks ago, Lance was still a sought-after director, as if all the works were eager for him to join, waiting for him to show his ability to transform decay and magic; But now, Lance's magic has dissipated, and the frenzy has begun to cool down with the onset of early autumn, and the scene of surging and boiling has returned to calm, as if it were all just an illusion in a dream.

Lance knew what Cole meant, and all indications were that Warner Bros. had colluded with Universal Pictures and Disney to suppress Lance. Just like Mel Gibson at the beginning, he has no talent, but he can't find a partner to work with, not only the top six film companies, but even those small and medium-sized film companies have disappeared, and the name "Mel" can't be heard in the whole Hollywood, which really gives people the illusion that there is no one in the big world.

On the surface, all of this seems exaggerated, and the situation simply does not reach such a bad level. The current landscape is really a bit confusing, has Lance really come to this point? The whole of Hollywood began to ostracize him en masse? Is a mere Lance really worth such a big deal from Hollywood? Is the so-called struggle of interests really so fierce? Why did the dispute between the east and the west show a situation in which the east wind overwhelmed the west wind? Could it be that Lance's actions this time really crossed the line, so much so that the East Coast forces also need to teach him a lesson?

But in fact, it is not only the confrontation between the east and the west, nor is it just the game between large Hollywood studios and independent film companies, nor is it just the head-on competition between Chaos Pictures and other small and medium-sized independent companies, or Lance has risen too fast, and he has been decisive in his efforts, rejecting Warner Bros. twice and cheating Disney, and has always been strong in cooperation with Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox, not to mention directly embarrassing the media many times......

This kind of disgusting arrogance and arrogance has made him the most unpopular public enemy in the whole of Hollywood, he unscrupulously attacks everyone's bottom line, he uninhibitedly stimulates everyone's nerves, he lightly challenges everyone's authority, his talent is like a nightmare that can never wake up, but Lance has achieved success in four consecutive works, and the upward momentum is simply unstoppable, so that he shows a kind of "I have to be" strength, which makes people grit their teeth with hatred.

So, almost everyone longed to see Lance bow his haughty head. Not long ago, the media teamed up to brew the Helen Carey affair, and now, Warner Bros. seems to be all in force, intending to teach Lance a good lesson, and appreciate Lance's embarrassed and wall-to-wall appearance. (To be continued.) )