Ian straightened his spine slightly and shook his head with a slight smile, "It's just a gesture, obviously you need that taxi more than I do." "The demeanor of that handsome gentleman is like a spring breeze, which makes Kate purse her lips and chuckle, like a spring/wind blowing a pool of lake water." So, are you here because of dating or ......? ”

Ian's long tail note made Kate immediately wave her hand, with a hint of a royal smile on the corner of her mouth, but a touch of pink slowly seeped out of the corner of her eye, like a peach blossom in March, "No, it's not." Kate looked away at Lance, who was standing aside, "I'm here for the audition." ”

"Actor!" Ian's voice rose slightly, "Looks like I asked a stupid question. The sentence suddenly made Kate laugh again, "So, how are your auditions going?" This gentleman is not an easy guy to get along with, is he? The latter sentence was obviously directed at Lance, but Ian did not turn to face Lance, but only turned sideways slightly, and pursed the corners of his lips in a gesture. Lady......? ”

Standing next to him, Lance resisted the urge to roll his eyes, still maintaining a proper smile, with his hands behind his back, trying to make an "outsider" posture.

"Beckinsale, Kate Beckinsale." Kate only felt that the root of her ears was faintly hot, and immediately introduced herself, inadvertently, she turned her head to look at Lance, as if to find out Lance's reaction to Ian's words, and then saw Lance's polite smile, her smile was slightly restrained, obviously worried about Lance's face, but the curvature of the corners of her mouth revealed the true feelings in her heart at the moment, "I hope the result is good, but the initiative is no longer in my hands, is it?" ”

Ian raised his right hand and placed it on the heart of his left chest, and said politely, "Very well, Miss Beckinsale." I am here to pray sincerely for you. "I didn't say I could be responsible, I didn't wait to declare my identity, and I always maintained an objective but pleasant rhythm of speaking.

Sure enough, Kate smiled again. Nodding slightly, "Thank you." Under the gaze of Ian's eyes, she only felt that her cheeks were faintly hot, and she touched her neck a little embarrassedly, "Kate." Please call me Kate. After finishing speaking, she saw Ian's peach blossom eyes with a pool/spring/light, and she had to adjust her breathing, and then she remembered her original intention, "Sorry, I need to go to the bathroom to make up for it." ”

Ian politely stepped aside and nodded gentlemanly, then Kate glanced at Lance and then nodded at Ian before walking away.

watched Kate's back disappear behind the doorway. Lance's voice came from behind, "Date? Lance was laughing at Ian's previous question, looking at the terrible environment around him now, it was obviously not the best place to go on a date, Ian's question was really too clumsy, "For God's sake, you can pick an even more stupid excuse." ”

Ian turned around and pouted unmindfully, "Rookie, I'm testing her reaction." The reaction to the word "dating" can be seen in many things. For example, Kate's reaction just now illustrates...... "I can tell that she doesn't have a date right now." ”

Lance's eyes widened and he looked at Ian incredulously. But after thinking about it carefully, the smile on the corner of her mouth couldn't help but leak out, and she shook her head slightly, "So, what about Laura Graudini?" "If Lance remembers correctly, Ian has been dating Laura lately.

Ian looked disgusted. Glanced at Lance with disdain, "That was two months ago. "The subtext is that he doesn't have a date right now. Looking at Lance's speechless expression, Ian smiled and asked, "What, what do you think of her in particular?" Ian bumped Lance lightly on the shoulder, "She's a very attractive lady, isn't she?" ”

"So, if I'm interested in her?" Lance raised her eyebrows, Kate was indeed a charismatic lady, and she was always the only English rose that Lance recognized. However, Lance had no interest in her, at least not the kind of interest between men and women.

Ian raised his right fist and expressed his determination, "Fair play." ”

Lance rolled his eyes, ignored Ian, and walked straight towards the office. Ian stood there and chuckled, and said, "Don't you have the guts?" Getting scared now? ”

Lance still had no intention of turning back, just raised his right hand, raised his big middle finger, and then directly pushed open the office door, isolating the noise behind him. Lance's arrival caused all the men in the office to raise their heads, and Cole sat in his chair and looked at Lance calmly, but the nervousness and crampedness on the faces of the others revealed their true feelings.

Lance walked around the back of his desk and flipped through the materials he had left here, "So, let's go ahead and finish the auditions?" "It's as if Terence and the others had never shown up before, he just went out and smoked a cigarette.

Cole breathed a sigh of relief, and Lance's attitude showed that the negotiations between him and Terrance just now did not reach a single conclusion. At least on the surface. Cole also realizes that he is short on time and must talk to Tom as much as possible, otherwise the situation will be more uncertain; However, there is no way to rush this matter, the top priority is the audition in front of him, first of all, his actor must show enough strength to be able to compete.

So, Cole also showed a smile, "Of course, why not? ”

The auditions went on quickly, and in just twenty minutes, all the auditions were over. All the cast left the office, and Cole stayed to wrap up, trying to stay calm, tentatively asking, "So, how does it feel?" ”

Lance originally wanted to deal with Cole with the official cliché, words such as "wait for news" and "I need to think about it again" can easily deal with the situation in front of him. But think about it, no matter whether Cole can become his agent in the end, but at least he has such intentions, maybe he should show some sincerity today, cooperation is always like this, both sides need to think about the problem from an equal perspective, and cooperation can be long-term.

So, Lance said, "As an agent or as a friend?" ”

"Is there a difference?" Cole chuckled, and with that said, the relief between his brows eased the tension.

Lance raised his hand, "I can see that the actors you choose have their own characteristics, they are not well-known, their basic skills are good, and they have certain potential." Moreover, the actress is eye-catching enough. Lance smiled lightly, actresses always need to play roles that attract the audience's attention, create gimmicks, whether it's a vase or not, that's the status quo in Hollywood, "such an actor, even Tom Cruise can't find faults." ”

Cole smiled silently, acknowledging Lance's speculation. If Tom hadn't been on Shirley's side and had made things difficult, there would have been no problem with this list of actors.

"If I were a friend, I would tell you, some people are good, but some people are too far apart, I will refer to the list of actors from the innovative artist agency and then make a decision." This is the truth, but it is not fully said, as for which people are good and which are still not qualified, it depends on Cole's judgment, "If you are an agent, then I will sue you that I will not make any comments until our transaction is completed." ”

The real core of "killing with a knife" has always been Tom, and now the whole project has to revolve around Tom, and convincing Tom is the most important thing. This is also the deterrent effect of "first-line actors".

Just two sentences, but very informative, Cole nodded and said contentedly, "For good reason. Then Cole stood up and took his leave.

After sending Cole and his party off, Albert ended his conversation with Ian and took the initiative to greet him, "So, when can 'Kill with a Knife' be turned on?" "He had to get the charter before he could make an appointment with the city government to block off the streets; in order to rent a studio and prepare the crew; in order to arrange the next follow-up work.

Ian smiled at Lance, raised his right hand, and with a note between his index and middle fingers, lifted it slightly, then put it in his pocket, turned and walked to the office on the other side, directing the staff to move the equipment from both offices into it—apparently, that note was Kate's phone number.

The corners of Lance's mouth relaxed slightly, and he retracted his gaze, "There is no way to determine for the time being, and the list of actors is estimated to be determined in a few days." I'll meet Tom once in two days...... "This is the real hard fight, let's see how Cole talks to Tom first, but whether Cole talks or not, Lance still has to go head-to-head with Tom," and then set the whole shooting schedule. In the past two days, you have first confirmed the crew, and then sent the script down, and the filming meeting can start. ”

After explaining, Lance was about to leave, but he couldn't help but stop again, "By the way, contact Hayden, I need to have a meeting about photography and lighting, you can come along." After thinking about it and making sure there was nothing else going on, Lance walked over to the office again.

However, when he opened the office door and saw the rudimentary furnishings, Lance realized that the top priority should be to install all the furnishings of the company - the waves of uninvited guests made his brain a little unbearable. So, Lance had to turn around again and beckoned the staff to get busy.

After everything was done, everyone stayed in the company to enjoy a pizza feast, and tomorrow when the sign at the door was hung up, Chaos Pictures would truly take root in Century City. When he got home in the evening, Lance had time to go through the cast profile that Terrance had given him.

It looks like a thick stack of materials, but it's far less than you think. (To be continued.) )

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