In the face of Lance's tentative explanation, Michael was completely unmoved, as if he didn't understand the meaning of Lance's words, or that he already knew these things, so he didn't care. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info made Lance a little embarrassed, as if he was a good student in elementary school who made a small report to the teacher.

Thoughts swirled around in his mind, although Lance was not sure whether Michael's pause just now was meaningful, but he had no way out at this time, and Michael's appearance tonight itself already showed that Michael was not as calm as he seemed on the surface. Thinking of this, Lance became more and more calm, Michael's reaction did not mean that there was indeed something wrong with it, and he needed Lance to reveal more information. But what exactly does Michael want......

Unfortunately, Lance had almost no information in his hands, and everything was guessed by him and Ian and Theo there.

"I was going to make the script smaller." Lance avoided the point and chose to start chatting with Michael about the script, and he briefly elaborated on the plan to shrink the story framework that he had told Eric McClad, "I personally think that blindly expanding the framework of the script will only lead to one result: the whole story will completely collapse. The most classic case is the 'Terminator' series, from the first to the second, the story pattern has only expanded slightly, and the results are obvious, but in the third part, the branch lines began to increase, and the whole story became absurd and unorthodox, and the audience would not buy it at all. ”

Michael didn't stop Lance from continuing to talk "nonsense", but listened carefully, and even joined the discussion, "So, in the third part, how do you plan to further expand the pattern?" Follow your plan. ”

"The end of the world can be depicted with a lot of pen work, and the end of the world can really be created with visual effects, which will be the stage for Captain Jack Sparrow, play to your heart's content, but don't add too many characters, it's more about the captain's fight with nature." Lance said honestly what he thought, "On the other hand, pirates around the world, this can be written according to the original plan, just don't give the characters personality and characteristics, and evolve into a face-painted cannon fodder." ”

Michael's brow furrowed slightly, as if he was not satisfied, but he did not open his mouth to refute, just remained silent, as if he was thinking deeply, and as if he was disdainful, it was unpredictable.

For the executives of major film companies, Lance's idea is reasonable, but it is difficult to accept, on the one hand, they are not professional screenwriters, and their understanding of the script is really limited, and they can't see the difference between the two changes; On the one hand, there's their paranoia about commercial cinema – the sequel film model has been in place in Hollywood for more than three decades and has proven to work, and it's not something that a mere lance can shake.

Lance sighed softly in the depths of his heart, but did not show it, but continued, "Obviously, my ideas are too risky and too conservative, and I don't even know why such contradictory opinions came together. Lance smiled self-deprecatingly, "However, I'll discuss it with Ted and Terry to see how the script should be changed......"

"You've met Ted and Terry?" Michael interrupted Lance's words with a sudden opening for his first gaffe of the night.

Lance was stunned, and didn't react at first, but still reflexively said, "No." However, we exchanged some views over the phone. Lance didn't know why he chose to lie at this crucial point, but the lie blurted out, he didn't talk to Ted or Terry on the phone, it was a gut feeling, and the impulse of the sixth sense blurted out.

After speaking, Lance appeared very calm, and looked at Michael with a hint of doubt. But his mind began to work, and his main task today was to confirm whether Robert had contact with Jerry and the others, and whether Jerry was Robert's real target. If his speculation is true, then what will mean in Michael's eyes for the act of sitting down and negotiating amicably with the two screenwriters?

It's a pity that he knows too little news, and it's always in the clouds.

Michael's eyebrows moved slightly to the middle, as if struggling for a moment, before he looked up at Lance, his gaze full of undisguised inquiry. The panic in Lance's heart was well hidden, and he looked at Michael calmly, with doubts in his eyes, as if asking: Is there anything wrong with this?

Suddenly, Michael chuckled, "You can see that you are a person who likes to take the initiative on your own." It seems to be an unrelated sentence, but it seems to be meaningful.

In fact, whether it is Michael or Lance, they all know that today's meeting is not so simple, both of them are pretending to be confused, but after the two meet, they have been whitewashing the peace and testing each other. On the surface, it seems that neither of them knows what the other is talking about, but there are already turbulent waves in their minds.

Hearing Michael's words, Lance showed a bright smile, and the tension in his heart relaxed slightly, "Aren't you?" "He wants to use Michael against Robert, or even against Jerry; Michael didn't want to use him to deal with Robert, or even teach Jerry a lesson.

Although Lance didn't know which part of his words meant it, Michael's reaction said a lot about it: Robert and Jerry's private contact was not a secret at all, but the two seemed to be more intimate than Michael could have imagined. So, this also means that Lance's speculation is not groundless.

Robert treated him like a pawn and even more like a fool; Jerry uses him as a marionette and a pathfinder. This is a fact, not a guess.

The taste on the tip of the tongue is a bit mixed, Lance has always known that he is a pawn, especially in front of these top big companies, and now he has almost no say. But even so, there is still some resemblance in my heart, especially after the three consecutive works have won a big victory, and the fourth work is about to be released, such a gap is really unacceptable.

But these thoughts were only fleeting, and Lance's attention was highly focused on Michael, because he knew that in order to change his situation, it was not enough to be angry, he had to use practical actions to let those people know that even if he was a chess piece, this chess piece could not be moved by anyone and discarded.

Michael didn't deny it, but the smile on the corner of his mouth converged, "Do you know who you're talking to?" There was no disguise of starving and contempt between the eyebrows, as if they were looking at an insignificant little bug. Jerry has been working with Michael for more than ten years, and Michael will naturally not be easily led by Lance.

"Michael Eisner, the only one at the helm of Disney." Lance was not timid, but said word by word, especially the adjective "only" is very clear.

Lance suddenly remembered the emperor of the feudal society of China, and everyone said that the king's heart was unpredictable. They hope that they don't have to open their mouths, and that someone below will be able to guess what they mean; But at the same time, he was disgusted that he had not yet made a decision, and others were more and more obedient, because there was only one emperor, and no one could draw conclusions on his behalf except him. Tyrants are especially felt.

The two of them played a dumb puzzle like this, and finally Michael put down the knife and fork in his hand and looked at Lance deeply, "So, what do you want?" ”

"Take my script." Lance returns to the film itself, making a seemingly relevant but seemingly unrelated request.

Michael was silent for a moment, as if the proposal had gone around in his head a few times, and then he looked at Lance quizzically, "Just the script?" "The subtext is that you're not going to succeed Gore as director, or even go one step further and replace Jerry as producer.

Lance knew it was a trap. Michael's words are actually inviting Lance to become his cronies, take over the "Pirates of the Caribbean" project, and then hand over all the power to Lance; But Lance knew that Michael was now a big ship with holes, and it was only a matter of time before it sank, so it was impossible for him to get on board. However, he can't explicitly refuse Michael now, because he needs Michael to deal with Robert and Jerry.

"Is there anything else possible?" Lance's answer is once again off topic, and the subtext is actually a rhetorical question: Will you believe me? Leave the responsibilities of director and producer to me?

Michael's eyebrows, which were almost gone, furrowed slightly, he was clearly satisfied with Lance's acquaintance, he couldn't have trusted Lance, even though he was on the verge of despair now. So, Michael chuckled, "You're a funny little guy." Then he picked up his knife and fork again and enjoyed his dinner, "Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, I hope to see your script on my desk." ”

At this moment, Lance really felt Michael's side as a "tyrant", and that breath of killing and decisiveness easily burst out between the words. The whole conversation was only five minutes, and before Lance even figured out the twists and turns behind it, Michael had already sketched out the truth of the matter from the clues, and came up with a solution one step closer, agreeing to Lance's proposal in a flash of light, while also alertly avoiding further bargaining from Lance...... It is hard to imagine that all this thinking is done in the course of conversation, and this wisdom and astuteness are not something that ordinary people can have.

No wonder people often say that success is also Xiao He defeat Xiao He. Disney has flourished in Michael's hands, but it has also fallen into a bottleneck in Michael's hands, and this ability to make decisions alone is admirable.

"No problem." Lance's answer was crisp and clear.

Afterwards, the two of them did not talk too much about this topic, but talked about the recent weather in Los Angeles and today's dinner, as if they were two ordinary friends. (To be continued.) )