Chaos Pictures was founded with the intention of being able to control their own destiny and forge a path of their own, but in the process of development, there was a deviation, and they began to try to rely on large film companies to seek more development. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Perhaps, at the very beginning, it was the way to go, the "day after tomorrow" is the same, and the same is true of "killing people with a knife", they need to use the power of large companies to rise quickly; But what about now? Now that Chaos Pictures has earned a place, they are not able to stand on their own, but they are more and more eager to cooperate with major studios, and more and more ...... You have to inch it up. This also means that Chaos Pictures has put its lifeblood in the hands of those big studios, contrary to the idea when it was founded. If that's the case, then Lance might as well not set up Chaos Pictures in the first place, and go straight to the big film company, and the struggle of the past four years will be much simpler.

Chaos Pictures is now facing such a dilemma, in fact, Lance is cocooning himself.

If he doesn't want to pursue the DC Universe, he will unswervingly work towards the Marvel Universe from the beginning; If he gave up the cooperation of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series and the "007" series, he would have started to be self-reliant early; If he refuses to rely on the big studios, he concentrates on developing himself, quickly develops the chaos music, screenwriting department, and distribution department, and relies on the blacklist to complete self-sufficiency...... Then, now Chaos Pictures can not only have more autonomy, but at the same time, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures want to suppress and blockade, and it is not so simple.

Therefore, if you want to break free, the most effective and direct way is to simply get out of the predicament, leave the cliff surrounded by Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Disney, Universal Pictures and other big companies, and jump into the depths of the cliff alone.

Either silence in the midst of compromise or eruption in the midst of a breakthrough, this is a choice question, and Lance's choice has never changed, even if there is only a glimmer of life, a glimmer of weak vitality, Lance does not hesitate.

Theo, Ian, and Gawain looked at each other and exchanged glances, and finally Ian chuckled and shook his head, "So, we're going to walk through the Amazon jungle again?" I think we'll get used to it eventually, after all, our lives now hang above Philippe-Petit's high-flying tightropes, don't we? ”

Ian: This is talking about real estate shorting that is still in progress.

Lance raised an eyebrow and said teasingly, "We're skydiving right now, but I'm not sure if the bag will work properly." Ian suddenly had black lines on his head.

The smile on the corner of Gawain's mouth bloomed wantonly, and he couldn't wait to sit on the arm of Lance's chair and put his arm around Lance, "Tell me, tell me, what are we going to do now?" Lance raised his head helplessly, and glanced at Gawain's short hair, which still hadn't grown - in order to operate on his head, the doctor shaved Gawain's hair in a small circle, like a ghost shaving his head, very weird, after removing the gauze, Gawain simply shaved his hair straight into a flat head, and the pill head that had been with him for more than ten years disappeared like this. Until now, Lance still felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Gawain, as if that long brown hair was his trademark.

Gawain pushed Lance's cheek away with his hand, "I'll keep my hair long, God, I'll keep my hair long!" Ian and Theo, who were sitting opposite, couldn't help but laugh, and Gawain rolled his eyes speechlessly, "I'm recovered now, I'm not a patient anymore, don't say I'm not allowed to participate!" ”

Lance glanced at Theo, Theo shook his head lightly under his eyes, he and Gawain hadn't talked about retirement yet, so Lance didn't talk much, and said directly, "So, is it my turn to speak?" Then I saw Gawain obediently close his mouth, pat Lance's cheek gently, and motioned for him to speak quickly, which made Lance really helpless.

"If Sony wants us to get on our heels, it's rude for us not to fight back, isn't it?" Lance smiled, "So, I'll contact Barry next and tell him that I still have the intention of working together, that the 'I Am Legend' script is complete, send him the script, and wait for his reply." On the other hand, Theo and Sony continue to be in touch, but we are also slowly dragging it down, little by little, and how long can it be supported. ”

How will Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures react when they are rivals again? It's only when the lake is muddied that things really get better.

These two top companies are best at harmony on the surface and stabbing in the back, and now it's up to the two of them to fight wits and courage, but I don't know who will be slightly better. Of course, if they have a showdown with each other at the first time and puncture Lance's scheme, then it will be harmless for Lance, just end the cooperation early, but the smarter people are, the more arrogant they are, they are often unwilling to be honest with others, maybe they have long forgotten what is called "sincerity".

"Give up 'I'm a legend' and give up '007'?" Ian immediately understood Lance's calculations, which was almost a jade-burning approach.

Lance corrected Ian's statement, "Give up the DC universe and give up the 007 series." At the same time, abandon plans to cooperate with large companies. ”

It's not that they will refuse to cooperate with big companies in the future, which is obviously impossible, but stop relying on big companies and stop pinning their hopes on big companies. It is best to be able to reach cooperation; If you can't reach a cooperation, you can move on, and always maintain the independence and competitiveness of Chaos Pictures, which is the essence of the approach. As long as Chaos Pictures becomes stronger, the cooperation of large companies will automatically come to the door.

However, it is not easy to give up "I am a legend" and give up the "007" series, which is equivalent to letting go of two successful works in front of your eyes, not to mention giving up the DC universe, even if it is just to give up this move, it will take a lot of courage, not to mention the situation you face after giving up.

This is almost equivalent to forcing Chaos Pictures into a desperate situation, they can only rely on themselves completely, and if any link goes wrong, they will lose everything. Not to mention, after Chaos Pictures put aside all the help, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures don't need to do it directly, just adjust the release schedule of their works and use their connections to release some negative news, which is enough to make Chaos Pictures scramble.

Ian looked at Theo and smiled a little more bitterly, "You still call me crazy?" Lance's approach means that the Marvel Universe will be their only option, so the pressure on Ian's shoulders has increased again. Of course, there is no way back for real estate shorting, and once it loses, Chaos Pictures may have to start from scratch, so now it's just a matter of putting more chips here. If you have too much debt, lice don't bite, that's probably how Ian feels now.

Hearing Ian's ridicule, Lance was also very calm, he was indeed crazy, but fortunately, he was not alone, "Next, Chaos Pictures will independently invest in the filming of the fourth work." This time, we're going to play big. ”

"Sin City", "Hard Candy", and "Queen", these are the three independent productions of Chaos Pictures so far, and now Lance has finally started the fourth work project again.

"Remember the joke you made with me when you were in Napa Valley?" Lance's words made Ian think for a moment, and then he showed a surprised expression, opened his mouth slightly, and his eyes flashed with an incredible light, while Gawain, who was sitting next to him, said excitedly, "You mean, the 100 million project?" ”

"Yes." Lance replied in the affirmative, "What we need is not another 'hard candy', but another 'day after tomorrow'." After thinking about it carefully, he changed his words and said, "No, it's not just a 'day after tomorrow', we may also need the North American box office of this work to exceed 300 million." ”

Hollywood is a very complex circle, with intertwined and unfathomable connections, but in fact, this circle is also very simple. The so-called interest first, that is, as long as there are enough interests, the deadlock can be broken. Of course, Mel Gibson is an exception for offending the Jews, but taking a step back, if after "The Passion of the Christ", Mel's "Apocalypse" earned 700 million in North America and 3 billion at the global box office, would the Jews still ban him? There seems to be no way to be 100% sure.

Leaving aside the situation caused by religious and ethnic issues such as Mel's, any situation would upset the balance with sufficient interests. For example, James Cameron, when he first filmed "Titanic", caused Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox to complain, not only increased the budget again and again, but James has a very strong personality, and almost no other producers are allowed to dictate his shooting, and he is completely arbitrary in the crew.

After the filming of the movie ended, almost everyone in the circle stood on the opposite side of James, the major film companies stayed away, and even the news media gloated and waited to see James fail, so when the box office of "Titanic" on the opening weekend was only 28 million US dollars, the sound of falling stones and sharp mockery was endless, and James was almost a rat crossing the street. But...... Everyone knows what happened later, and the box office of the movie went out of the curve against the sky, creating a miracle in film history, and writing the box office myth of James.

Therefore, the way to break the blockade is very simple, relying on Chaos Pictures' own strength to shoot a work with a box office of 300 million in North America, which is enough, and all the situations will be solved by then. But the difficult part is precisely here, the North American box office of 300 million is not available for any work, and Lance has not reached this height so far, not to mention that Chaos Pictures' liquidity is facing serious challenges.

300 million box office, this is just a glimmer of life, a thin and weak glimmer of life.

"So, you already have a plan?" Ian asked.

Lance shook his head solemnly, "No, of course not. ”

Uh, ...... this? (To be continued.) )