"It's just a cup of afternoon tea, and the door to Chaos Pictures' office is always open for you. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Lance's relaxed banter shows that he is relaxed.

Barry immediately heard Lance's words: if he came to the door for afternoon tea, not Lance, this kind of detail can feel Lance's strength and initiative. But Barry didn't care, but said with a smile, "This is good news, so do I have the honor to invite you to have afternoon tea the day after tomorrow?" ”

Lance sniffed out something in Barry's words and said half-jokingly, "Just me and you?" ”

"Haha, of course not." Barry laughed heartily, "Aziva will be joining us, along with Neal-H-Moritz and Richard Mattson. Of course, there will be women on board, and Dana-Goldberg is always looking forward to meeting you. ”

Langston suddenly realized.

Dana's name Lance had heard from Tom Cruise, a new female producer in Hollywood with a strong background, who had a strong relationship with James Cameron, J.J. Abrams, David Heyman, Brad Pitt, Danny Wallace and other upper-class insiders, and produced her first work "Mobile Killing" last year. successfully invited Angelina Jolie and Ethan **** to join. He is currently working on two works, "Happy Feet" and "Untouchable Lovers", and is also negotiating with Harrison Ford about a possible collaboration on a work.

If you think of a few other names, Neil is the producer of the American drama "Prison Break" and the series "Fast and Furious", and Richard is the original author of "I Am Legend", then the answer is about to come out: "I am a legend" for further interviews.

"Wow, that's so lively." Lance sighed, and Barry picked up, "If you want, you can bring your friends along." I've heard that you've been getting close to Scarlett lately. ”

This is talking about Scarlett Johansson, who recently brought up the topic of Lance when she appeared on a talk show while promoting "Escape from Clone Island", "He's a very attractive man, isn't he?" She replied in this way, which also caused a new round of speculation in the media.

"As a female companion, or as a partner?" Lance didn't deny it, but joked that this was a hint, could it be that "I am a legend" wanted Scarlett to play?

"I Am a Legend" is almost a one-man show for the male protagonist alone, but in the second half there are two survivors, a woman and a child. That woman has quite a lot of scenes, especially after Lance adapted the script and increased the proportion of war zombies, and then this female character will also take on more weight.

Barry, the old fox, was tight-lipped, "So, the rumors out there are true." Lance's rhetorical question focused on "in what role" rather than "can you be invited", and Barry was keenly aware of the difference and immediately grasped the key message.

"You know the truth of the rumors in the circle." Lance was not easily fooled, and avoided the topic in four or two, "Have you already read the framework of the script?" I thought it would take at least a few more days. Lance brought the conversation back to "I Am a Legend".

The script framework was only submitted to Warner Bros. this morning, and considering that Aziva is now working on the "I Am Legend" script, Lance's framework is bound to cause a huge conflict with Aziva, so Warner Bros. needs to re-examine the quality of the two scripts, and then make an internal decision, and then invite Lance and Aziva to meet with him. It's not surprising that this process can take at least a few days, or even more than a week. Lance never expected to receive a reply that afternoon.

"You should know that we're pressed for time." Barry said meaningfully, although he didn't point it out, but the subtext was to blame Lance, who had been busy with the "007" project and had delayed Warner Bros. three times in more than a month after the completion of "Hard Candy". Barry is now saying that because of Lance, their preparation progress is seriously lagging behind, "The original plan, we hoped to be able to produce the first version of the script by October, and after discussion and revision, the second version could be released in November, and then before the New Year, the director was finalized." But now, it is clear that plans have to be adjusted. ”

Barry didn't make a clear accusation, but he was squeezing Lance inside and out of his words, but Lance didn't buy it at all, "It's a compact plan. I remember a month ago, the script hadn't even found a suitable screenwriter. ”

In general, it takes at least two to three months to create a good screenplay. Maybe some scripts can be created within a week when inspiration bursts, but after all, this is a rare case, and more of them are original scripts, otherwise they are popcorn stories without quality assurance. A script adaptation with depth like "I Am Legend" is difficult to complete in a month.

Lance's taunt didn't make Barry back down, but he said in a dignified manner, "That's true. In fact, we started the project in May, but now that four months have passed, we haven't even seen the script, and it's gradually becoming a burden. Just look at the preparation process for the sequels to "Superman Returns" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", and you can see that the super long standby also requires investment," so when I received your script framework, everyone was excited. ”

"I don't think Aziva agrees with you." Reims's script framework can be said to completely overturn Aziva's conception and give the story a completely different look.

"No, no." Barry chuckled and denied, "Instead, Aziva is looking forward to talking to you face-to-face and sharing your perspectives." Maybe when the time comes, the two of you can collide with a lot of sparks, and before the end of October, let's see the first version of the script. ”

Time is money, so it's no surprise that Warner Bros. received the script framework in the morning and contacted Lance in the afternoon. It can also be seen from the side that Warner Bros. has a very positive attitude towards the cooperation of "I am a legend", and Barry did not play with the means after receiving the script framework, but called Lance as soon as possible, which is a good sign for the cooperation between the two parties.

This also seems to confirm Lance's suspicion that Warner Bros. really doesn't want to miss the possibility of digging into the DC Universe.

"I think that's a good start." Lance chuckled and said, "Okay, then I'll start looking forward to afternoon tea the day after tomorrow." When? ”

"Five o'clock in the afternoon." Barry's answer was unobtrusive, "If we have time, we can have a deep conversation, maybe some other big projects." After dropping a meaningful sentence, Barry hung up.

Lance took the earpiece and savored it, "other big projects", what does this mean? Refers to the potential of the DC universe, or other Warner Bros. projects, among the bunch of scripts that Cole brought over last time, there are also Warner Bros. works.

But whatever that means, it's a positive sign. At least it means that the two sides are quite happy and smooth in the process of cooperation this time.

Considering the history of cooperation between Warner Bros. and Diorama Pictures, considering the unpleasantness of the negotiation process of the "Superman Returns" project last time, and considering that Lance rejected Warner Bros. three times because of the "Hard Candy" and "007" projects in this cooperation process...... The progress made so far is even more commendable.

Previously, Lance was thinking about whether to back down a little in the negotiation process of "I am a legend", not only to seek cooperation in the future DC Universe, but also to seek a balance between the two sides - after all, Warner Bros. is currently the most powerful of the six major film companies, and Chaos Pictures still does not have the capital to compete head-on even if it develops fast. Now it seems that this idea is all the more necessary.

Putting the idea on hold for the time being, Lance dialed Percy's phone, "At two o'clock in the afternoon the day after tomorrow, there will be a meeting at Warner Bros. to talk about the script of 'I Am Legend', you can record it." Percy is Reims' assistant and needs to record all of Reim's itinerary and organize it as if it were a meeting itinerary.

Percy answers, and then Lance hangs up, rethinking the "I'm Legend" script.

After a short moment, there was another knock on the door, "Come in." Lance looked up, and then saw Percy walk in, "What's wrong?" ”

"Are you sure it's the day after tomorrow?" Percy's opening remarks made Lance stunned, "The day after tomorrow is the eighteenth, Sunday." Percy looked at the confusion in Lance's eyes, and could only continue to remind, "New York, Gawain's game." ”

Langston choked, "It's Sunday?" But he didn't need to answer, he reacted to it himself, he actually forgot! The Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants game was played on Sunday, this Sunday.

In fact, for this weekend, he bought a ticket for an early Saturday morning flight to New York for a short vacation. This is also the reason why Lance sent the script framework to Warner Bros. today, on the one hand, he can't delay any longer, Warner Bros.'s patience is approaching the limit, and this can be seen from today's phone call; On the one hand, he gave Warner Bros. enough time to read the script so that when he returned from the weekend, the two sides could sit down and talk.

But unexpectedly, Warner Bros.'s positive response disrupted the plan. Barry's initiative and conversation just now made Lance ignore this detail.

"Need I confirm the time with Warner Bros.?" Percy also realized the difficulty of the matter and asked.

Lance nodded, and then Percy turned and left the office, Lance sat in his chair, and the thumb of his left hand began to rub the tip of his index finger again, and the thoughts in his head rushed up for a while. (To be continued.) )