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While the premiere was in full swing, Lance patiently and unhurriedly spent thirty minutes communicating with each group and even each of the winners, and it was not a social polite phrase such as "thank you for coming", but a real exchange of words.

To outsiders, this is a complete misalignment. However, it was a very important job for Reims, and he flew to New York three times to communicate and explain with the Museum of Modern Art, which eventually contributed to the sublimation of the whole event.

This is not only a breakthrough for Sin City to improve style and quality, but also an important step in paving the way for the future of Chaos Pictures.

However, among the actors who participated in "Sin City", Bruce Willis, Mickey Locke, Benicio del Toro, Elijah Wood and others are all well-connected in Hollywood, and they have invited three or five friends to attend, plus the top big names specially invited by Lance, all of which make tonight's premiere very lively. Even if Lance is temporarily "absent", it seems to be harmless.

By the time Lance finished communicating with the winners, all the main actors of Sin City had already arrived at the scene, and the heavyweight guests were also present. Lance returned to the premiere and joined the live guest exchange, and after nearly 30 minutes of busyness, this is only a temporary end, and then the reporters and the audience will enter the venue one after another, and the true face of the film is about to be revealed.

Everyone took the initiative to greet Lance, even if it was just a short walk into the screening room from the door, Lance almost paused three steps at a time, and saw George Clooney and Barry Meyer waiting for him at the door of the screening room from a distance, but Lance was stunned and took twenty minutes to walk in front of the two people.

"Wow, it seems that we had better make an appointment in advance in the future." George's joke made Lance chuckle and said seriously, "It's best to make an appointment a week in advance." This caused both George and Barry to laugh, and Lance asked, half-jokingly, "So, what brought the two of you together?" ”

George and Barry exchanged glances, and finally George spoke, "Do you remember the hand of friendship I extended to connect you with each other?" ”

Lance looked at George, and pointed to George, and said meaningfully, "That's a brilliant lie. "A pun intended.

However, George didn't seem to hear the meaning of Lance's words, shrugged his shoulders with a smile, and accepted Lance's appreciation, "Barry is about to announce good news today, so he invited me to come here to be a witness." You know, to pass on this good news, maybe you should think about my dividends. After causing Lance to chuckle, George turned to look at Barry and handed the conversation to Barry.

"Hehe, it's amazing, isn't it? George can always portray things so funny, so wonderful. Barry opened with a quip, "Still, he's right. In addition to the all-important release of Sin City today, I can't wait to experience the shock and surprise of this production," Barry said politely, calmly and playfully, and easily controlled the atmosphere of the scene, "and I also wanted to send a friendly message." Barry looked left and right, and there were not many people left at the door of the screening hall at this time, and the remaining noise reflected the excitement in the screening room, "I wonder if you would like to take over the 'Superman Returns' project?" ”

A sense of foreboding.

When Lance saw George and Barry standing side by side, waiting for him at the door of the screening room, he had a foreboding feeling deep in his heart, and he couldn't explain it; At this time, it was clear that Barry was conveying "good" news, but Lance faintly smelled something wrong, which was difficult to describe in words. Looking at the excitement on Barry's face, looking at the excitement in George's eyes, that bad feeling was becoming more and more real little by little.

"I know, I know." Barry raised his hands and made a gesture to stop Lance, as if to prevent Lance from refusing, "It's a very difficult task, and it's a very heavy one. But to be honest, I can't think of any other suitable person other than you, and to be more precise, even if someone recommends someone else, I think you are the only person, and this job is none other than you! "As a sign of our trust, we will give you the final editing rights, as well as the final decision on the script, giving you maximum freedom within the purview of the director and producer." Say whatever comes to mind, and I'll nod my head in agreement! The only requirement is to shoot a wonderful work that allows us to re-appreciate the superhuman style. ”

Rumble!

The answer is finally revealed, and it turns out that this is the so-called good news. In a literal sense, it is. Warner Bros. handed over the 300 million cost of "Superman's Return" to Lance, and at the same time handed over the final editing rights, which also means that within his professional scope, Lance has absolute control over the crew, which is a treatment that cannot be enjoyed during the "day after tomorrow" and "borrowing a knife to kill" period. Not only can you clearly see the sincerity of Warner Bros., but also that Lance's voice is increasing day by day, which is definitely an extremely important big step.

But, is it really that simple?

What Lance asked for was not the "Superman Returns" project, he asked for the entire DC Universe project, and what he asked for was the collaboration between Chaos Pictures and Warner Bros.

But today, Barry didn't mention the DC Comics adaptation at all, let alone the collaboration between the two companies - note Barry's wording, the protagonist in each sentence is aimed at Lance alone, and there is no mention of Chaos Pictures at all. No matter how much power Warner Bros. gave Lance, Lance was ultimately a producer, a director, and a screenwriter – a part-time worker, not a partner.

George was standing next to him, which meant that Barry didn't want to talk about the secrets, in other words, Barry just came over to announce Warner Bros.'s final decision: he wanted to work with Lance on the "Superman Returns" project, the only one project.

In fact, Lance considered such a possibility at the beginning, after all, Chaos Pictures is still too shallow, and it is indeed difficult to become a big fat man in one bite; And in the current market environment, investing in the comics industry requires not only courage, but also guts, and even Warner Bros. needs to think twice.

But when Barry actually handed down the verdict, Lance still couldn't accept the result. He tried so hard, Ian and Theo worked so hard, but it wasn't for a mere "Superman Returns".

Suppressing the boiling in his mind for the time being, Lance showed a flattered expression - since they wanted to act, he could fully cooperate, this was one of his specialties, "Really? It's really my pleasure, I'm a little excited now, even my voice is shaking, please forgive my faux pas. Lance's colorful expression vividly illustrates the true meaning of "moving the heavens and the earth", "So, Warner Bros. really wants to give me the 'Superman Returns' project?" ”

Barry nodded vigorously in the affirmative.

"Is it just the 'Superman Returns' project?" Lance looked at Barry and asked again with reaffirmation. It may sound strange to outsiders, but Lance believes that Barry can hear the deep meaning inside. He needed Barry's personal affirmation.

Barry nodded vigorously again, in affirmation, without any hesitation.

Lance's eyes suddenly became deeper, if Barry chooses a private occasion for this conversation, it means that the two of them can communicate slowly, and there is still room for maneuver in things; But Barry chose such a point in time, such an occasion, and invited George to be by his side, not only with a tough attitude, but also to avoid further entanglement, almost with an absolutely strong posture to stifle other possibilities.

Every detail of the whole act shows the pride and strength of Warner Bros. as a top major studio, giving orders condescendingly, even stripping Lance of the right to negotiate further. In Lance's opinion, this is to be a and set up an archway, which is simply a humiliation for him.

Although the big studios have always been this kind of urine, it's not the first time Lance has felt this way; But that doesn't mean Lance needs to keep his breath down.

Rans's mind was filled with countless thoughts, and then he made a decisive decision, "It's my honor, but unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to take on this project." Lance said with a smile, the regret between his eyebrows was so obvious, as if he had missed a great fortune, regret and chokedness, and even some chagrin.

There are times when you can choose to compromise, but there are times when you have to be tough, and hesitating and making decisions will only lead to a worse situation, and in the previous life, Lance had suffered from this shortcoming, and he would not allow himself to repeat the mistakes of the past. Therefore, after the decision was made, Lance had no regrets, no regrets, no hesitation in his heart, and the calm smile on his face did not change in the slightest, as perfect as it was depicted after measuring with a measuring tape, "I really want to work with Warner Bros., believe me, this is my heart's desire, but this time I'm afraid it won't work, I can only wait for the next time." ”

Stunned, absolutely stunned!

Not only George, but even Barry's eyes flashed with a moment of astonishment, the kind of turbulent emotions that surged over, causing the facial muscles to briefly lose control, looking at Lance in disbelief, and even making people wonder if their hearing was wrong. The momentary astonishment and confusion caused a moment of stagnation in the air. (To be continued.) )