Leaving Xavi, Lance walked towards Brad's direction with steady steps, and both of them knew that the encounter was far from over. Lance would like to work with Paramount more than Miramax.

In fact, from the perspective of the competition for the awards season, the Weinstein brothers are now unique and invincible, and if the "City of God" wants to make a difference in the Oscars, it is right to choose Miramax, sacrificing some short-term interests in exchange for long-term infinite possibilities, which is obviously wise.

But Lance had his own considerations.

Although Paramount has not been very good at the college's public relations, as a veteran top production company established for more than 65 years, Paramount's network advantage cannot be underestimated. Not only can the "City of God" win more development possibilities, but more importantly, for the start-up Chaos Pictures, there are many benefits - as if it is a reason that Diorama Pictures has been seeking cooperation with Warner Bros. Plus, Lance is digging a hole for Ryan right now, and a little help from Paramount can make the trap even more terrifying and believable.

You can't have it both ways, and Lance has to make a trade-off. Provided, of course, that Brad is also interested enough in the "City of God", otherwise, Miramax is Lance's only option at the moment.

"I'm sorry, Brad, I can't resist this man's charm, I must say hello to him." Surprisingly, the first to say hello was Nikki, a fledgling female director like Lance, with a warm smile on her face, and after apologizing to Brad, she took the initiative to walk over to Lance and give Lance a big hug.

Nikki let go of Lance, looked up and down, and sighed softly, "I know it's a bit rude, but I have to admit that your charm makes me dizzy. I'm not sure now whether I should compliment your eyes or your work. ”

Nikki's generous but humorous words made both Lance and Brad chuckle as he followed, and Lance put his left hand on his right shoulder and made a full knightly salute, "Ma'am, I think it's okay to do both." ”

As a result, Nikki unequivocally blew a loud whistle, which caused a circle of people around to look at him, which made Lance and Brad both chuckle, and then their eyes touched, and both of them felt a little happy, and they burst out laughing.

Nikki still looked calm, "I mentioned in an interview with reporters today that I really hope to meet you once, and then tell you in person, I really like the work 'City of God'!" Amazing! Amazing! Amazing! In the end, she also expressed her strong emotions with three consecutive "amazing".

"Trust me, I wouldn't praise 'Whale Rider'." Lance's unconventional expression made Nikki laugh heartily, "Although 'Whale Rider' is really good, I made a special trip this morning to see the first screening after the premiere, only to be told that there were no tickets. But, I would never say 'stunning'! ”

Brad, who had been standing by without speaking, said appropriately, "Then it's a good thing for me, because I can say very generously that 'Whale Rider' is amazing, I like it, I like it very much, and as for 'City of God'......" Brad dragged his tail note, "I don't think it's good, I've only watched it three times, and I'm going to watch it a fourth time tomorrow." ”

Nikki frowned slightly, began to look at Brad with a refined expression, and then slowly nodded her chin, "It seems that you are indeed a person who can appreciate movies, I thought you were just a pure businessman." This made Brad look crying and laughing, he had worked so hard just now, it turned out that Nikki looked like a jumping clown.

Brad is a short old man, in fact, he is only forty-four years old this year, but his gray hair makes him look like a kind grandfather, and the height that is less than Lance's chest makes him look extremely mini, and there is an inexplicable sense of intimacy. At this time, coupled with his vivid expression, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

But if you underestimate Brad because of his appearance, then you are really laughing and generous. Before becoming Paramount in 2004 as a dark horse, he was a successful television producer, with the "** family" being his work, and he was also the president of the Hollywood Agents Guild. It is also a hegemon in Hollywood.

Brad laughed at Nikki's teasing, "I'm a businessman now, but I haven't gotten into the bad habits of Wall Street yet." "I only have two assignments tonight, one for Nikki and one for Lancelot, and now it seems that all of them are complete." ”

Brad took the initiative to bring up the matter, and Lance was not hypocritical, so he took the opportunity to say, "I just want to find you, I don't know what you are looking for me?" If you just praise me for how good my films are, I've already heard them. Lance pouted in Nikki's direction, and Nikki grimaced in response.

"I was asking if the City of God had found a suitable publisher? If not, Paramount is interested. Brad also directly omitted the polite part and immediately got to the point. After all, this is the Sundance Film Festival, and everything is relatively pure, except for the film, it is still the movie.

Lance pursed his lips and nodded his chin slightly, "This is also a very important thing. However, I was thinking about another thing, the whole of Hollywood has been making a splash recently because of the Harry Potter series, and I heard that Paramount was interested in replicating this miracle, and I saw the possibility of a collaboration in it, so I wanted to come over and talk about it in depth. ”

Without any tricks, Lance also put his ideas directly on the table. However, Lance skimmed the release and focused on the second half of the conversation, a strategy that also managed to capture Brad's attention.

"Oh? Which project are you talking about? "Brad, however, has reservations and has no intention of showing his cards first." It's one thing to "City of God", and it's another thing to collaborate on a big project with the newly established Chaos Pictures.

Lance knew that Brad was actually testing himself to see how much he knew, but he was prepared and smiled calmly, "I don't know, you're talking about Raymond Snicker, or Narnia, or another other work." ”

The former refers to "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snicker", while the latter refers to "The Chronicles of Narnia". These two films are real works on the big screen, and in the recent trend of a series of novel adaptations and mythological adaptations, these two novels have entered the field of vision of major production companies early.

Although Lance has no inside information about Paramount, if he is not mistaken, both works are still in the pre-preparation stage, and may even be in the battle for adaptation rights. Especially for "The Chronicles of Narnia", many people in the industry believe that this work can replicate the miracle of "Harry Potter".

Sure enough, Brad showed a meaningful expression, the expression hidden in his eyes was unrecognizable, but it was obvious that Lance's words still had a certain weight. "I don't know much about this either, maybe I should go back and look it up. Let's start with the 'City of God' that is just around the corner. ”

Gentle but irrefutable, it can still be seen from here that Brad has been in a high position for many years.

However, Lance had no intention of going further, and if Brad did talk to him deeply, then he would be the one who took the initiative to change the subject. Because Lance doesn't really know much, and if he talks about it deeply, he will be exposed, not to mention that he is not really interested in making these two works, he is just digging a hole. Touching Brad's sensitive nerves, today's mission is complete.

Therefore, Lance also showed a submissive expression of "listen to and respect", "Of course, this is also a problem that I need to solve urgently. ”

"Oh oh, wait, I think I need to leave first, I can't keep up with you anymore." Nikki raised her hands in a gesture of surrender, and then turned to leave, not forgetting to wink at Lance and throw a wink, making both Lance and Brad smile.

"In my opinion, 'City of God' is a very good work, but it is not easy to make a difference at the box office, how do you judge as a great producer?" Brad's negotiation tactics were different from Brad's simple and brutal, and he gave the initiative to Lance.

"I have more expectations at the box office than for uncertain awards." Lance's words surprised Brad, "What's more, this is the first work after the establishment of Chaos Pictures, and the profit figure will be a little more realistic than the award." ”

Lance's candor made Brad chuckle, "Of course, so, thirty percent box office dividends?" Between the jokes, Paramount's deep pockets as a large corporation are revealed. Unlike Miramax, Paramount doesn't mind the difference of half a million, one million, and as long as the work can make a difference during the awards season, it will be in Paramount's favor in a strategic sense.

Hearing the figure of thirty percent, Lance was excited in his heart, but on the surface he didn't show it at all, he just raised his eyebrows slightly, and then chuckled, expressing his joy in a measured manner, "I'm thinking about forty percent." ”

Brad was amused, "You can see that you are confident. He didn't nod or shake his head, but Brad's smile was noticeably relaxed, and he said, "We can sit down and talk about it the day after tomorrow." ”

In fact, this is tantamount to tacit consent. Because even Paramount can't make a decision at once, they inevitably need to take a look at the overall situation, such as the quotations of other companies, such as the word-of-mouth trend of "City of God" in the next few days, after all, at this time, it has only been less than forty-eight hours since the release of "City of God", and there is no need to be too anxious.

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