The conversation between Lance and Brad may seem brief, with only a few back-and-forths, but in fact there is a mystery.

Lance took the initiative to bring up "The Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snicky" and "The Chronicles of Narnia", not only to dig a hole, but also to add chips to Chaos Pictures. Brad must consider whether the "City of God" cooperation is a one-time deal, or the possibility of a long-term cooperation with Chaos Pictures and Lance in the future. This can definitely be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Similarly, Brad is also calculating, he took the initiative to give up the "30 percent" box office dividend, and even did not veto the 40 percent proposed by Lance, which seems generous, but in fact this is just the average level of the industry. What's more, he didn't say the price of the royalties - if it was a 40 percent box office dividend, plus half a million in royalties, then the offer didn't have much of an advantage over Harvey.

It can be seen that Brad is just trying. After tonight, Brad is bound to investigate further, not only into the contender's offers, the prospects for the development of "City of God", but also into the situation of the two works mentioned by Lance, and the possibility of collaboration with the person "Lancelot-Strello". Then consider quoting your own offer.

Today's conversation is just the first step in the distribution of copyrights for the City of God. It's the same as Harvey.

Over the next few days, the whole of Park City was in turmoil, and Lance became extremely busy. Under the recommendation of Robert Redford, Lance met Warner Bros. and the buying team of Universal Pictures; Later, with the help of Ethan Cohen and Joel Cohen, he talked to the distribution department of Sony Classic and Fox Searchlight.

The difference between the former and the latter is that the former is one of Hollywood's eight major film studios, while the latter is a subsidiary of these top studios that specialize in the distribution of independent films. In short, the former is about networking, and the latter is really about the distribution rights of the "City of God".

In addition to this, Lance also met representatives of several medium-sized publishing companies, all of whom were clearly interested in the "City of God" watch. In particular, with the advancement of time, the popularity of "City of God" in Park City has been rising, and many people have seen the potential of this work.

Since the premiere of "City of God" on January 21, the crowd of moviegoers has gradually increased in the past five days, and ushered in the peak on the 24th, with more than 250,000 viewers pouring into the entire Park City, which also set a record for the highest single-day audience flow since the birth of the Sundance Film Festival, and at the same time allowed the flow of audiences of this year's Sundance Film Festival to cross the threshold of 300,000, further cementing its unshakable name as the "mecca of independent films" in the world.

The reason why the increase in the number of moviegoers is linked to the "City of God" is that in the past five days, due to the large number of audiences, the organizing committee had to increase the screening screens of the "City of God" twice, according to incomplete statistics, the number of viewers of "City of God" accounted for 12 percentage points, ranking first in the 19th Sundance moviegoers, far ahead of the current second-ranked "Shining America", which has only 8% of the audience.

At the same time, Javier Ulliel's blog exploded during the Sundance Film Festival, garnering nearly 600,000 views in just five days and making headlines on major portals. Even in the last two years of blogging popularity, the rise of Javier's blog has been phenomenal.

Thanks to the power of online propaganda, the attention of major media in the United States to Sundance has also increased significantly. In the same period last year, the average number of Sundance-related news articles per day was about 40, and this year it has crossed the threshold of 100 articles in one fell swoop - many of them are lamenting that the powerful power of Internet propaganda has allowed people to form an interaction between the Internet and the Internet, and many people can communicate with Park City even if they do not go to Park City, but just sit in front of their computers at home, and then many viewers take the initiative to drive to Park City and join Sundance directly, thus allowing Sundance to usher in a movie-watching boom.

This is undoubtedly an epoch-making and great step forward.

In a street survey conducted by the Salt Lake City Tribune, the top three works that impressed the audience were "Soul Station", "City of God" and "Whale Rider", among which the most heated discussion was undoubtedly "City of God".

In the audience ratings, "City of God", "Soul Station", and "My Flesh" ranked in the top three, among which "City of God" was proud of its indisputable score of 3.8, even more enthusiastic than the response after the premiere of "City of God". It can be seen that the more heated the discussion and the stronger the controversy, the higher the reputation of the "City of God".

In other words, if Sundance is Toronto, then the People's Choice Award belongs to the "City of God", which seems to be the answer without suspense.

In a vigorous and lively atmosphere, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of the Sundance Film Festival is coming, the annual Sundance is about to come to an end, and the distribution rights of major Hollywood studios are gradually moving towards a peak.

Harvey looked at the flickering cigar in his hand, the rich aroma relaxed his tense brain, and through the hazy smoke, he could outline the elegant and languid outline of Lance, like a fox dozing off with squinting eyes.

Although Harvey had already understood the rules of Hollywood, this time, the speed of the switch between offense and defense was far beyond Harvey's expectations, disrupting his entire plan, and he even had the illusion that this qiē was carefully calculated by the little fox in front of him. Immediately, he himself denied this possibility. If Lance really was so smart, Diorama Pictures wouldn't have changed hands so easily.

"Box office, or awards?" Xavi also allowed himself to relax on the back of his chair, showing his confidence and composure, but in fact, his heart was more tense than ever, because he knew that he was the buyer's market now. "Don't say polite words, you and I both know that you have only left Diora Pictures for half a year, Chaos Pictures has just started now, and your struggle has just begun."

Harvey had apparently been thoroughly investigated and knew where Lance was now. Objectively speaking, what Reims is pursuing is indeed awards, word of mouth, or more accurately, recognition from industry insiders. With the current ability of Chaos Pictures, it is too difficult to produce a work that calls the wind and rain at the box office and quickly completes the original accumulation - the success of the box office requires the right time and place, and the success of "Blair the Witch" cannot be achieved at any time; The easiest way is for Lance to prove his abilities and then use this as a springboard to win the opportunity to cooperate on big projects, so Lance chose the "City of God".

Therefore, Lance previously told Brad that he was pursuing the box office, which is obviously not true.

Lance didn't panic at all, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was even dyed with a touch of smugness, "Harvey, whether it's the box office or awards, it's not what I want and can get." Can you make sure of that? Lance was telling the truth, but it was not Harvey's intention, but Harvey couldn't refute it, "Why don't we all tell the truth, Harvey, do you want the box office or the awards?" ”

For the same question, Lance's subtext is completely different - how much is the "City of God" worth in Harvey's mind? If Harvey intends to use the "City of God" to storm the awards, how sure is it that he will succeed, and how much is Harvey willing to pay?

The initiative, Lance handed over to Harvey, but Harvey couldn't laugh.

This wasn't their first meeting, to be exact, their fifth in the last four days. Both of them have talked a lot about their strengths and weaknesses, and there is no more point in repeating them now, it's time to decide. Harvey took a deep breath of the cigar in his hand and said confidently and proudly, "Lance, do you know why cigars are so special?" Not because it is expensive, but because there are too few people who know how to taste, and its value can only be reflected if it finds a truly suitable owner. As for the others...... It's just a vassal and elegant person. ”

Lance raised an eyebrow slightly, the hint of Harvey's words could not be more obvious, but Lance did not intend to respond.

It seems that Harvey did not have the luxury of expecting a response from Lance, he let out a long breath of smoke from his mouth, and said lightly, "One and a half million, thirty-five percent of the box office dividends." ”

Lance didn't speak immediately, he knew it wasn't a bargain anymore, this was Xavi's final offer, an offer that wasn't negotiable.

Harvey confidently lifted his chin and looked at Lance in front of him in a condescending manner. In Xavi's opinion, Lance is very good, but after all, he is still too young to be rational enough. Harvey could feel that Lance was deliberately taking revenge on himself and revenge for his previous teasing, but for a truly mature businessman, he should not care about these small things, and profit is the only core idea.

If Lance was sane enough, he should have nodded. According to Harvey's inquiry, the current highest offer is from Paramount, 1.5 million plus 30% of the box office dividends. The other companies have all retreated in front of Paramount, and the last contender is Miramax.

So, the choice couldn't be simpler, it depends on Lance's decision.

Lance smiled politely, stood up from his seat, and said humbly, "I'm sorry, Harvey, I need a little more time to think about it." You know, after all, this matter is too important for me and for Chaos Pictures. ”

The smile on the corner of Harvey's mouth was drawn with satisfaction, and he knew that Lance couldn't resist the temptation, and he also stood up, "Of course, you know my phone number." Then he shook Lance's hand and watched Lance leave.

At eight o'clock in the evening of the same day, Sundance came with the news that the distribution rights of "City of God" were officially taken over by Paramount Pictures, and inside information rumored that the transaction price was $1.8 million plus 35% of the box office dividends.

When Harvey heard the news, he was stunned, and then slammed the whiskey glass in his hand against the wall, shattering it.

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