Mark Johnson's brows were tightly locked, and his face was gloomy as water, but the confusion between his eyebrows never lingered, and his expression changed turbulently, as if the thoughts in his mind were constantly changing, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find an answer, just more and more doubts.

The sound of the door opening was heard, and Ben Affleck's voice rang out, "Relax, relax." Mark wasn't in a meeting, he wasn't meeting with anyone else, and I had a problem coming in directly. ”

Mark looked up and saw Ben with a smug smile on his face, and the assistant standing at the door with a helpless expression, Mark waved his hand and motioned for the assistant to leave. Ben gave the assistant a sinister smile and winked playfully, then slowly closed the door and turned to look at Mark, "So, you're looking for me?" I had just gone to Terrance's office and was about to leave when Ed said you were looking for me. ”

Terrance is clearly Terrance Cox, and Ed is Ben's personal assistant.

Due to the special system of innovative artist agencies, the whole company works together to serve all artists, so artists generally do not have a fixed agent. In the case of Ben, there are five agents working for him at the same time, and looking for anyone can achieve the goal, and the five people will gather all the resources and find the next suitable work for Ben. It's just that relatively speaking, there will be a personal relationship between the artist and the agent, and the work may be more frequent, and most big-name artists will have one or two relatively fixed agents.

Terrance and Mark are both Ben's agents, but Ben and Mark have a better relationship, and in the past year, Ben's workload has been greatly reduced, and Mark's one-way contact with Ben has become more frequent.

Mark thought that Ben would be at least a few hours before he came over, but he didn't expect Ben to be in the company today, and he seemed a little caught off guard. But when I carefully sorted out the thoughts in my head, I found that I still didn't have any clue. Even if the time is a little longer, so he temporarily suppressed the chaos, regained his usual demeanor, and looked up at Ben, "It seems that you are in a good mood today, is there any news?" ”

"Yesterday the San Francisco Chronicle and the U.S. Weekly contacted me for a simple phone interview, and the U.S. Weekly would like to do an interview." Ben tried to tell the story in a breezy tone, but the flying look still revealed his true thoughts. Since breaking up with Jennifer Lopez at the beginning of the year, I haven't felt the enthusiasm of the media for most of the year, and this feeling is really a long time coming.

Mark's first reaction was to be stunned, because he didn't remember Ben's PR mentioning these two interviews, although now Ben started the "who will spend Christmas with me" promotion, but ...... Mark had a vague thought in his mind, but he didn't catch it, and he hurriedly asked, "During the interview." What topics were discussed? ”

Although Mark tried to suppress his feelings, the speed of his speech still increased a little uncontrollably, which made Ben a little puzzled, "'Sin City'." We talked about the new work and talked about my character in detail...... "Mark just felt like all the blood was rushing towards his brain, his throat felt like he was stuck in a pair of hands, and he couldn't make a sound. "You were right, Lancelot, a rookie director, has indeed attracted a lot of attention, and the topic is not bad......"

Mark felt his chest completely filled with rage. He couldn't even breathe, and looking at Ben's closed mouth, his only thought was to shut him up. The incredible absurdity and the rage that broke through the sky intertwined, and he was completely stunned.

"What do you think of the idea that we're asking for more scenes?" Ben didn't notice it, but began to think about it, "Anyway, the biggest name in the crew now is Bruce Willis, he has long been out of breath, and the others are all small shrimps." I've also heard before that DiCaprio rejected him, so ...... There's no reason for him to turn me down, does he? If we ask for more scenes, then ......"

"Impossible." Mark's words blurted out impulsively, cutting Ben's words directly, but then he realized that his emotions were out of control, so he closed his eyes and took two deep breaths.

Ben hadn't reacted yet, and was stunned, "Why?" Why is it impossible? He took the initiative to invite me to star in this work, didn't he? And now that I'm willing to increase the role, but not the salary, shouldn't he feel lucky? ”

Originally, in order to take care of Ben's self-esteem, they did not tell Sù about the bundle, but said that Lance took the initiative to send out the invitation. But now, it's ...... Mark stood up, trying to control his feelings, couldn't help but paced back and forth behind his desk, and then said in as calm a tone as possible, "You've been fired from the crew, Lancelot tore up the contract and kicked you out of the crew." ”

"He dares!" Ben slammed his fists against the table, and the whole person stood up in a snap, screaming angrily.

Mark paused for a moment, walked to the desk with one stride, slammed it on the table, glared angrily, gritted his teeth, and said, "He dare!" And he already does! He directly tore up the contract, sent a lawyer, declared the contract null and void, and you are no longer part of the Sin City crew! ”

Ben was a little stunned by Mark's yelling at him, and the whole person couldn't come back to his senses at all, and then he sat down in the chair in a daze. The pain from the massive impact made him look up and look at Mark incredulously, "But, why?" Why! ”

Mark only felt a dull pain in his temples, and while it was just his guess for now, he couldn't find any other reason for it. "Because you revealed the content of the script to the media, and even revealed the character information. Remember? What did he say at the audition? Don't leak a word to the media! The script needs to be kept absolutely secret! ”

Ben's eyes widened, his face full of absurdity and bewilderment, "But 'Sin City' is a comic book adaptation, and it doesn't need to be kept secret in the first place, everyone knows what this story is about!" Is he crazy, why is he asking us to keep it a secret, it doesn't make any sense! ”

Mark didn't take this matter to heart at first, he felt that Lance was just asserting the authority of the producer, so he didn't remind Ben, and even took the initiative to defend Ben, and left it behind after the audition. But in retrospect, it wasn't a joke.

"But the problem is, the characters are different, aren't they?" Mark is a brilliant agent, things have come to this point, he can't possibly not guess, and although it hasn't been verified, it's the only possibility. "Remember? He asks you to write a short biography for the character, and obviously, his ambitions for this script are more than that. The characters are different, can't the story be different? ”

Ben was stunned when he said this, but after a blank moment, he couldn't contain his anger, and his hands clenched into fists, "However, I didn't say anything specific about the character, I just mentioned this work." Mark opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up on convincing Ben.

Not to mention that Ben has already booked an interview, it can be seen that Ben has leaked enough information to arouse the interest of the other party, and neither the "San Francisco Chronicle" nor the "US Weekly" are fuel-efficient lamps; Even if no information was leaked, the problem is that Ben refutes Lance's strict orders, which is unbearable for the identity of producer and director. Some directors may laugh it off, but others must not be offended. Obviously, Reims is the latter.

"How dare he do this!" Ben thought about it, and still felt incredulous, "He's just a little director who has made two movies, how dare he fire me directly, I'm Ben Affleck!" I've won an Oscar! I've starred in superheroes! Which onion is he? What right does he have to speak in front of me, let alone fire me! Even if he is expelled, it will be me who will fire him, when will it be his turn to call the shots! He thought that the two works were successful, and he was James Cameron? Bite off more than one can chew! ”

Ben was simply angry, and his chest rose and fell violently with a splash of words, and Ben looked at Mark again, "Or are you kidding?" ”

Mark couldn't believe it, he was thinking the same thing as Ben.

Lance is just a rookie director, even though he has been rolling in Hollywood as a producer for many years, Lance can only be regarded as a second-tier producer, and his power in Hollywood is very limited. Although, in Lance's capacity, there is nothing wrong with firing an actor; But for second-tier producers, they will definitely not offend stars lightly - stars like Ben still have a certain amount of influence, and the most important thing is that their connections should not be underestimated, not to mention the innovative artist agency that stands behind them.

Although the United States has never lacked personality thorns, the same is true among producers; But generally speaking, most producers still value harmony, they act as a buffer between directors and actors, screenwriters, and videographers. Interests are what they are chasing, as long as there are enough interests, there is no problem in cooperating with the enemy who killed their father.

But the problem is that Lance did just that, even if it was incredible, even if it was unbelievable, he just tore up the contract, fired Ben directly, and didn't even give a chance to discuss, and made a direct conclusion in a thunderous way, which was jaw-dropping.

Ben looked at Mark Yan's expression, and he was still disappointed after all, he knew that Mark was not joking, and Lance was not joking. "Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! Ben laughed angrily, still not believing it, "Lancelot is just bluffing, isn't he?" He just wants to prove that he is the one who has the right to speak, he just wants me to apologize, that's all, the so-called tearing up the contract is just a threat, right? ”

Mark thought about it, but couldn't refute this possibility, perhaps, this is the most reasonable explanation.

Ben read the agreement from Mark's expression, and a smile appeared on his face, "That's it!" Well, I'm going to teach him a good lesson, this is Hollywood, not a high school campus. I'm the one who has the right to speak, it's not him, my joke, he can't afford it! ”

After speaking, Ben turned around and left the office directly, and strode forward. Mark shouted, but he couldn't stop Ben, so he could only chase after him quickly. (To be continued.) )

ps: Today's second update, there will be more later!