672 The Road of Thorns
Lance wants to make Hollywood the Hollywood he wants, to truly take absolute power into his hands and do what he wants. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info to achieve this goal, destined to be a thorny road, countless predecessors have tried to reach such heights, but have failed, from MGM to New Line Pictures, from DreamWorks to Lionsgate, one by one warriors have followed one after another, but Hollywood is still firmly holding Wall Street, no one can escape, if Chaos Pictures wants to create a miracle, then it must find a path of its own.
As a human being, Lance tried to firmly control his fate in his own hands, while working with large companies, such as Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.; While strengthening its own strength, the production of works such as "Fruit Hard Candy" and "Queen" is in full swing, while the blacklist, distribution department and trailer soundtrack department are booming; While carrying out primitive accumulation for the future, Ian's work is crucial, and the development of the comic field is the most important strategic town, which will become the capital that Chaos Pictures truly has to rank among the six major film industries. This is the plan that Lance has for Chaos Pictures.
The Warner Bros. collaboration is not just "I Am Legend", but also involves the DC Universe, which can definitely be said to be a one-off touch.
Therefore, Lance clearly knows what the consequences of his refusal will bring, especially the previous three times and two times with Warner Bros., successively rejecting "Superman Returns" and "I Am Legend", which not only means rejecting Warner Bros., but also means offending the interests represented by Warner Bros.
Why did Warner Bros. want to give Lance a shock education? Although Barry and Lance are not friends, will he really teach Lance a good lesson for personal vendettas? Maybe it will, maybe it won't, but in the face of a potential billion or even a billion benefits, it's certain that he won't. At the end of the day, it's not Barry Meyer or Warner Bros. who wants to give Lance a shock education, but the big six Hollywood studios.
In addition to this, there may also be a power struggle between the east and the west.
Objectively speaking, Lance is not a big whale, just a small shrimp, which is a fact, and it doesn't seem to be worth such a big deal about Warner Bros. But it is precisely because he is a small shrimp that he will inevitably be involved in this struggle of interests, whether it is the conflict of interests of large Hollywood studios or the interests of the east and west sides of the strait, this is the case, he has no choice, and he must make his position clear. There is no way for a person who is alone to go to the end in modern society.
But now Lance is resisting entering this struggle of interests, and even trying to use his own power to change this struggle of interests, which is simply beyond his means. Naturally, they don't want to see such an anomaly, which is not a good thing. Everyone knows that rebellion is a contagious disease, and once there is a first, there must be a second.
What's more, Lance, a small shrimp, has evolved into a big fish, and his strength is growing little by little.
Rejecting Warner Bros. is tantamount to frustrating the interests they represent. Of course, with one less Lance, they still have a myriad of options, and the "I Am Legend" project will not be affected at all; But Lance is a thorny presence that can be called like a fish in the throat, and the last thing they need is another Mel Gibson. They can block a Mel, and they can deal with a Lance.
However, Lance did not offend the Jews like Mel, so it is impossible for the interest groups to be monolithic, and in the confrontation between the east and west sides of the strait, Lance is not alone, and is bound to find a living space. But there is no doubt that it only needs to be arbitrarily interfered with by interest groups led by Warner Bros., and it is enough for Chaos Pictures to drink a pot. Just think about what happened to Lance on Broadway in the previous life.
Lance is a smart man, and he is well aware of the ripple effects that his decisions can have, but he is also well aware that some things can be sacrificed and some cannot.
In Barry's eyes, Gawain's injury is just a small bump in his life, which does not affect the big picture at all, or rather, those who achieve great things must learn to be informal. What's more, Lance has been stranded in New York for half a month, leaving New York and heading to Los Angeles to attend a conference, which is almost a decision without hesitation.
But Lance knew that it was not a "small" decision.
The reason why Chaos Pictures was created in the first place was to win more freedom and more initiative, but how much is left of this original intention now? In the whirlpool of interests in Hollywood, Vanity Fair, what are they fighting for and what are they moving forward for? Only half a month ago, he made the so-called right choice, but the price was unforgettable regret, almost, just a little, this "regret" will never be irretrievable; So, this time he won't repeat the mistakes of the past.
Hanging up the phone, Lance was relieved, he could see that there was a thorny road in front of him, the hell lotus fire was burning, it seemed that crossing the past was an impossible task, but the steps under his feet were becoming more and more steady and powerful, even if the end was a cliff, even if they couldn't reach the end at all, he would not regret it.
Before arriving at the door of the ward, a hearty laugh could be faintly heard, and the footsteps gradually slowed down, and finally stopped at the door, Emma sat at the end of the hospital bed, her hands tugging at her mouth, her whole face twisted together, her eyes bulging out, as if they would fall off at any moment, her tongue drooped long, and there was even some saliva drooping on the side of her mouth, which was really ...... It's ugly.
Gawain did not show weakness, he turned his hands back, his thumbs were inserted in his nostrils, his eyes were gathered on both sides of his nose, the appearance of cross-eyed eyes almost made people can't help him, his mouth hung down desperately, and his entire cheeks were elongated, looking like a corpse that had been soaked in water for many days and was swollen, it was really ...... Appalling.
But compared to Emma, Gawain was obviously a level behind, and finally his mouth began to cramp, and he couldn't help but start giving up, and then said inarticulately, "You...... You cheat! That look made Emma laugh again, the sound was like a sand hammer falling into a hamster cage, Gao Wen just said a word, and began to grin and cry out in pain, probably involving a wound that has not yet fully healed, "I am a patient, you should lower the difficulty." ”
Emma raised her right hand and shook her fingers, looking like a little adult, "You shouldn't say it in the next sentence, I'm a woman, so I have to reduce the difficulty, right?" That unyielding appearance made Gawain shake his head depressedly, grinding his teeth viciously, "Okay, I admit defeat." Now for the second round, I'm going to do the killer trick! Tell you, I've never lost! When Lance and Ian were both defeated, even Theo laughed. ”
Looking at Gawain's sworn appearance, Emma also raised her chin confidently, "Let the horse come." "That posture doesn't seem to care about her ladylike image at all, and she looks like a tomboy.
Gawain in front of him was full of energy, so familiar, still the Gawain who made all kinds of grimaces to make him laugh when he was a child, and still the Gawain who was reprimanded by Theo after the accident but secretly made a grimace. There are some things that there will be a chance after you miss them, and it doesn't matter if you don't have them; But some people, once they miss it, they really miss it, and regretting it won't help, so he would rather stay and continue to stick to it, so he would rather take steps on the thorny road in front of him.
"Lance, Lance, come and be a judge! My grimace isn't the ugliest in the world! Gao Wen saw Gao Wen standing at the door, and hurriedly raised his voice and said excitedly, as if he would not stop without distinguishing between high and low.
Emma turned her head suddenly, and then she saw Lance with a smile on the corner of her mouth, her generous and disregarding image just now suddenly disappeared, her cheeks were slightly hot, she glanced at her slightly, and hesitated, "Uh, next time, Gawain, next time." I need to go back now, you need to rest, don't you? When you're done recuperating, we'll be able to divide the rankings. ”
Emma stood up, slung the slender leather strap over her shoulders, and showed a bright smile, Gawain suddenly became disappointed, but he didn't force it, "Next time we invite a few more judges to witness, believe me, I will definitely beat you in the best condition." ”
Emma pursed her lips and laughed, turned back to Lance and nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, but still took a step, bypassed Lance, and walked out. Lance was a little surprised, and looked back at Emma without looking back, "Wait." Before the brain's thoughts could catch up, the words had already blurted out, and Emma turned, her lilt skirt dancing in the air, and cast a puzzled look at Lance, which made Lance pause for a moment, and hesitate for a moment.
The words of "thank you" swirled on the tip of his tongue, but after all, he still couldn't say it, as if he would reveal his vulnerability, as if he would reveal his truth," ...... I'll take you downstairs. Lance looked back at Gawain, who made an "ok" gesture to reassure Lance, and then Lance turned around, caught up with Emma's footsteps, raised his hand and patted him lightly on that shoulder, "Let's go." ”
Emma looked down at the shadow on her shoulder, and the smile on her lips fluttered slightly.
The two of them walked into the elevator, and there were only the two of them in the spacious elevator, Emma and Lance stood side by side, looking up at the slowly changing lights on the floor in front of them, but it was as if they had suddenly lost their words, no one spoke, and the quiet atmosphere was slowly spreading. "Pedal", the elevator stopped on the fourth floor, the elevator door opened, and a group of people rushed in, Emma and Lance couldn't help but start to retreat, but the crowd became more and more, and in a blink of an eye, the entire elevator was crowded, and even the overloaded alarm bell rang.
Emma only felt the gap thin and hot, her chest a little dull, and she looked up, and then she saw Lance close at hand. (To be continued.) )