Ben-Affleck rolled over, then heard the sound of glass bottles colliding, opened his eyes in a daze, and found himself lying on the carpet, surrounded by a large pile of wine and beer bottles, sleeping in a hall like a garbage heap.

I sat up cross-legged and rubbed my eyes, only to find that my temples hurt so badly that my stomach was cramping with hunger. Struggling to get up, I found a landline, called room service, and then went to the bathroom to solve my physical needs. In a few moments, the room service arrived, and then he put on his bathrobe, opened the door to the room, and the waiter walked in with a small cart.

After tipping, he sat down on the bench at the end of the bed, opened the silver lid, and prepared to start feasting...... He didn't know if it was breakfast or lunch, he saw the "USA Today" placed next to him, he picked it up casually, the ironed newspaper had a faint temperature, exuding the aroma of ink, he paid attention to the date above, frowned and thought about it carefully, and then realized that his memory actually stayed the day before yesterday, and the whole day yesterday was blank.

Did he miss a call from the company? Has the Sin City affair been solved?

This made Ben a little excited, he opened "USA Today", looking forward to seeing the latest news, but after thinking about it, maybe there was no news in the newspaper today, after all, the company wanted to save a little face for Lance, even if it was an apology, he had to apologize privately. Ben was thinking about whether he should call Mark to inquire about the situation, and then his movements stopped.

In the bottom left corner of the USA Today entertainment section, a news item was headlined, "Ben Affleck: I'm sorry to miss out on this collaboration." ”

The news is not long, and the main story is that Ben and Lancelot have communicated many times in order to participate in "Sin City", and both have expressed their expectations for this cooperation. It's a pity. In the end, he encountered some problems in the adjustment of the schedule, which made Ben have to quit the crew, which is very regrettable for Ben, but he has no choice but to hope that there will be another opportunity to cooperate next time.

At the end of the article, it states, "Strello is in full swing for his new work and is currently looking for a suitable cast." At the same time, his collaboration with Tom Cruise on "Murder by a Knife" has officially confirmed its release date. December 3rd. ”

The smugness at the corners of Ben's mouth froze in place like this, and it didn't change for a long time, and the whole person was stunned.

Dorothy Wright flipped through the "USA Today" in her hand, and looked up at Lance, who was elegantly sipping the coffee in front of her, if she hadn't just seen Lance throw four sugar cubes into the coffee, she would have thought it was a bitter and sweet black coffee - this would be more suitable for Lance's temperament, rather than the sweet and greasy children's drink.

"If every artist was like you, you would make me unemployed." Dorothy teased half-jokingly.

Lance raised his eyebrows, a smile tinged at the deep azure of the mist. "I thought you'd be glad you had less work and didn't have to go around fighting fires." Lance took another sip of his coffee, and then slowly lowered the cup. "What's more, this time it was not my personal work, but the company's project."

Truth be told, Lance still hasn't learned to trust Dorothy. Therefore, when facing public relations affairs, the first reaction is to deal with it yourself, and when you need to deal with the media. will think of Dorothy.

Dorothy waved her hand and chuckled, "Don't get me wrong, I'm expressing my admiration." ”

After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Dorothy was more and more surprised. In this competition, between advancing and retreating, Lance showed a strong game ability, not only did not lose his advantage in the duel with the innovative artist agency, but even gained the upper hand, and finally let the innovative artist agency take the initiative to cooperate.

Not only "USA Today", but also "Daily News", "San Francisco Chronicle", "Washington Post" and many other media outlets have reported on the incident, and "US Weekly" will also make an appointment for an exclusive interview with Lance, hoping to talk about the preparations for "Sin City".

All of these PR resources came from innovative artist agencies, who not only took the initiative to cover up Lance's strong behavior of firing Ben, but even spoke for Lance. Chaos Pictures started the pre-promotion of "Sin City" without a single soldier, and it quietly attracted the second attention in the circle. In other words, Lance only offended Ben alone in exchange for a hearty victory.

The dust has now settled, and for the public, no one will know what happened in it; But for insiders, it's no secret. After this incident, Lance's resoluteness and domineering in the face of Ben's "leaking" behavior, as well as the degree and wisdom and shrewdness in the face of innovative artist agencies, are bound to leave a deep impression on people.

During the filming of "Borrowing a Knife to Kill", the duel between Lance and Tom had the upper hand; Later, in the preparation of "Sin City", Lance pushed the authority and game of the producers to the extreme. Now the name "Lancelot-Strello" is not only associated with success, but also has a certain reputation; At the same time, it is also linked to prestige and momentum, and if others want to deal with this thorn in the future, they will inevitably have to cushion two pounds.

Of course, in Hollywood, what really has the right to speak is the achievements - whether it is the box office, awards or interests, as long as the work continues to succeed, the right to speak can become stronger and stronger. But the problem is that no one can be successful all the time, no one, so even James Cameron has to learn to seize the moment, when to be tough and when to compromise.

Now, Reims has at least some tough capital.

However, Dorothy is most curious about whether the replacement was an accident or Lance's intention, "I heard that in fact, at the very beginning of the preparation of the script, you already had a candidate for the role of Dwight?" Dorothy is alluding to Michael Fassbinder.

Lance smiled slyly, "To be precise, I didn't have any concept of the character of Dwight during the preparation of the script. ”

What Lance said was half true and half false. Initially, Lance did consider Cliff Irving as Dwight - a Robert Rodriguez version of the option, but he was not impressed by Cliff's performance and considered replacing Cliff with someone else. During the consideration period, the innovative artist agency took the book over.

After thinking deeply, Lance also agreed to use Ben, which is true. It's just that he didn't expect such an accident, and Lance was angry, but he didn't mean to replace Ben.

In the end, Lance did not wait for the innovative artist agency to react, and took the initiative to propose a list of four actors, on the one hand, in exchange of interests, and on the other hand, to take the initiative.

Of the four actors, Lance really liked Mads Mikkelsen, a Nordic-born actor who was best known for his work in 2012, "Hunting" made him famous in Hollywood, and the American drama "Hannibal" gave him a firm foothold in Hollywood. Lance was quite satisfied with Mads's restrained performance style and ascetic/Nordic temperament.

However, no matter who stands out from the list of four actors, this is the actor selected according to Lance's concept, and Lance is already satisfied with the innovative artist agency that has shoehorned it in. In other words, in this game, in addition to offending Ben, Lance did win a big game, completing an excellent chess game that changed the day.

"So, are you satisfied with your concept of the role now?" Dorothy sensed the reservation in Lance's words, but wisely did not pursue further, but tried it in a different way.

The curvature of the corners of his mouth rose slightly, with a hint of arrogance in his confidence, "Cliff Owen, not an unexpected choice." Lance didn't say satisfied, or dissatisfied, but there was no denial in the words, coupled with that positive and relaxed demeanor, it can be seen that Lance is actually satisfied.

As Lance expected, the innovative artist agency mainly promoted Cliff - the weight of the two works of "Stealing Hearts" and "King Arthur" is not light, and the tilt of resources is still relatively obvious; So Lance didn't argue too much, complied with the other party's request, and handed over the role of Dwight to Cliff. The so-called game is not to move forward bravely, but to advance and retreat in a certain degree, and an appropriate retreat can win more benefits.

Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief, "You've done a great job, and it seems to motivate me to try it out." Dorothy didn't mean to accuse Lance, but the words revealed a message: leaving the PR matters to her, Lance would be more relaxed, after all, this is Dorothy's professional means of survival.

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, noncommittal.

Dorothy didn't put any further pressure, and then changed the topic, "Are you sure you're ready for the pre-publicity of 'Killing with a Knife'?" Although Lance took on the responsibility of publicity in order to promote the "City of God", after all, "City of God" is an independent film, and the publicity itinerary is very limited, and this time "Killing with a Knife" is to be promoted as a commercial film, and the density and intensity are completely different.

What's more, this time Lance is not just a director-producer, he also challenges the work of an actor. It's a novelty, and it's a focal point at the same time – a focal point under so much pressure.

There is no shortage of talent in Hollywood, and there are countless artists who are actors and directors, such as Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner, Lawrence Oliver, Barbra Streisand, and even Tom Hanks has challenged for directorship. But not everyone can do it well.

If it is successful, it will naturally be sought after by tens of thousands of people - the academy's favorite case of actor turning into director; But failure is a catastrophe, and the weight of ridicule and ridicule is doubled.

The smile on the corner of Lance's mouth narrowed for a moment, but with a hint of calm leisure, "I have no way back now, do I?" A simple teaser made Dorothy chuckle. (To be continued.) )

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