Lance sat cross-legged on the couch, laptop on his lap, his hands tapping quickly on the keyboard, but then he thought about it, deleted a large paragraph, and slowly leaned back to the back of the chair, his hands propped up on the armrests, his eyes looked at the computer screen and fell into deep thought, as if he was re-sorting his thoughts. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"You know, you don't have to come here every day. I'm in recovery now, haven't you listened to the doctor? Gawain put down the remote control in his hand, looked at Lance, and couldn't help but speak.

Lance looked up and said disgustedly, "Don't be sentimental, I just think the hospital environment is suitable for writing a script." You know, quiet, but not without popularity. Half a month has passed since Gawain's surgery, and the three brothers have stayed in New York to take care of Gawain, but Theo and Ian have to return to work, so they come more often at night, so the work of accompanying Gawain during the day is handed over to Lance, who is writing the script - it is the same wherever he writes.

Fifteen days later, however, Lance still hasn't been able to finish writing the script. "I Am Legend" is not an easy task to adapt the novel well, he has only completed two-thirds of the way so far, and the final zombie Armageddon part is still in the process of sorting out his thoughts.

Gawain looked at the stubborn Lance and laughed.

"Knock", a polite knock came at the door, "Is Mr. Gawain-Strello here?" When he looked up, he saw a huge basket of flowers, the colorful flowers obscuring the faces of the visitors, but from the long yellow dress, it was a lady.

"Bell!" A face came out from behind the flower basket, a bright smile hung on his lips, those big watery eyes were full of smiles, and the flamboyant youth and vigorous vigor reflected the flowers, and it was Emma Stone, "Although you have long recovered and don't need my blessing, I still need to express my condolences on a routine basis." That playful remark had a hint of ridicule that made Gawain laugh out loud.

Then Emma saw Lance sitting next to her, her face was as usual, and she waved at Lance, "Good morning, I hope I didn't disturb your work." Then he turned to look at Gawain, "So, how are you feeling now?" ”

In fact, Emma had wanted to come and visit Gawain for a long time, but Lance refused any kind of visit, and it was not until three days ago that Gawain's teammates visited the hospital, and Gawain's friends began to visit one after another. And then Emma flew over to New York just yesterday.

Lance was a little surprised by Emma's appearance, as she hadn't said hello. For the last two weeks, Emma has been sending him one or two text messages a day, and he has never replied, but Emma has not mentioned that she is coming to New York to visit Gawain, and now Emma has suddenly appeared without warning, as if ...... It's like jumping out of your phone. For a moment, Lance didn't know how to react, and then he saw Emma turn her head to look at Gawain again, and actually ignored him directly.

Lance was stunned, the mobile phone in his pocket began to vibrate, he quickly put the laptop aside, picked up the phone and left the ward in a hurry, "This is Lance." He didn't even look at the caller ID and just picked up the phone.

"Sir, this is the 'Men & Health' magazine, we are now offering a three-month free trial experience to provide you with important information about men's health......" It was actually an advertising call, Lance didn't continue to stop, just hung up, stood in the middle of the corridor, looked back and forth, but suddenly didn't know where he was going.

Then the phone started to vibrate again, and Lance picked up the phone directly and said crisply, "I don't need it!" But before he could hang up, Percy's stunned voice came from the other end, "What is not needed?" Lance raised his hand and touched the tail of his eyebrows, realizing his gaffe, took a deep breath, and his emotions stabilized again, "It's okay." You called, something? ”

Percy paused for a moment, "There's word from Warner Bros. that they've decided to go with Aziva's script. ”

Lance frowned slightly, looked left and right, then pushed open the door of the stairwell, found a relatively quiet space, and responded, "Uh-huh", motioning for Percy to continue. Although he was not able to complete the script within ten days, Lance handed over the unfinished version of the script to Warner Bros., hoping that they would understand his creative philosophy.

"They didn't say much about the specifics, you know." Percy communicates with assistants or secretaries who have limited knowledge, "As far as I know, they think your script is too literary and too esoteric to be suitable for commercial films." ”

A mocking smile tugged at the corners of Lance's mouth. In fact, now the major Hollywood film companies value his ability the most, not his commercial control, after all, he only has one "acquired" as a reference object in this regard; It's his ability to balance art and commerce, as evidenced by both "Murder by the Knife" and "Sin City." Therefore, whether it is "007" or "I am a legend", the reason why I found him is that I hope he can inject more connotation into commercial films, drive the box office with word-of-mouth, and create good results.

Now, Warner Bros. thinks his script is too "esoteric", which is ridiculous. However, this kind of thing is inherently opinionated, and even an argument may not always have a "right" result.

"And ......" Percy's voice hesitated a little, and Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, "Percy?" ”

Percy exhaled softly, "Word came from Tom that Warner Bros. was in contact with Will Smith recently to talk about the appearance of 'I Am Legend.'" ”

Lance is no longer a nobody, and his sources are extensive. Since Lance has been in New York recently, almost all work matters have been put on hold temporarily, so Cole and Tom did not bother Lance, but told Percy the news, and after Lance asked, Percy would weigh whether to inform Lance.

If it weren't for Tom and Lance's personal relationship, Warner Bros. might have continued to conceal the news that Warner Bros. was in contact with Will, which shows Warner Bros. being cautious.

When Warner Bros. and Lance were talking about cooperation, "I Am Legend" was concurrently held by Lance as director, screenwriter, producer and actor, which is also an important reason why Lance speculated that "this work is a pathstone for DC Universe cooperation".

But now, first the script, then the actors, Warner Bros. is "withdrawing" Lance's power step by step, even if the matter is not a certainty, and then Lance is bound to have a tug-of-war with Barry, but this sign is enough to say a lot. Especially skipping Lance, the producer, and directly contacting Will, even if Lance is not an actor, as a producer and director, he needs to have an absolute say in the actor, and "I Am a Legend" is still a work that relies on the actor to support the whole movie.

This does not bode well.

Does this mean that Warner Bros. is cutting off the possibility of cooperation in the DC Universe? But why? Suddenly, Lance remembered Dorothy's previous guess: they wanted to teach him a lesson, a hard lesson, just like Mel Gibson.

Hollywood is indeed an environment where interests come first, but as the six major film companies that control Hollywood, the last thing they want is to "lose control", a weapon that can create enough profits but not in their hands, a cash cow that can be used for them but not under their control, and an important genius who can change the landscape of Hollywood but completely out of control, so what will they do?

If it was up to Lance to decide, since he couldn't cooperate and couldn't be used, then he would rather destroy. It's not a difficult choice.

Taking a deep breath, Lance gathered all his thoughts, he couldn't think about it now, after all, these things were just his guesses, he had to gather more information and grasp enough information. If he messes up before the truth of the matter is understood, then he is likely to ruin a good game of chess with his own hands, so that he will not be impulsive and stupid.

"Does Tom like his engagement gifts?" Lance regained his composure and asked with a smile.

Tom fell in love with Katie-Holmes in April, and Katie accepted Tom's marriage proposal at the Eiffel Tower not long ago. Lance presented a fine bottle of wine as an engagement gift.

"Of course, they opened the bottle for dinner that day." Percy replied, "He said he would contact you personally and hope to meet for dinner sometime in New York." ”

"I see." Lance nodded slightly, if Warner Bros. was really cheating, then Tom's news was even more valuable, and he needed to give another big gift. After hanging up the phone, Lance stood still and regrouped his thoughts, and after thinking about it, he refused to sit still, but decided to take the initiative, so he dialed Barry's mobile phone number.

If he were in Los Angeles at this time, he would definitely have a face-to-face conversation, an old fox like Barry, who would certainly not have been leaky during the interview, but at least he could look Barry in the eye and not give Barry a chance to escape. However, now he doesn't have much choice, and the phone call is already the most direct means, which is much more direct than the communication between assistants and emails.

The bell rang for a moment before it was answered, and Barry's voice came right away, "Hey, I was thinking about calling you." The voice was full of surprise.

Lance smiled and said briskly, "Ha, it seems that we still have a good understanding. I called specifically to tell you the good news that my script is complete! "Preemptively. (To be continued.) )