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When he heard this name, Barry's heart touched slightly, their contact with Francis was very secretive, almost an internal secret, so how did Lance know? Could it be that Lance's news tentacles have grown to such an extent? Well, this also means that Lance is becoming more and more threatening, and the possibility that they will control Lance is also getting smaller and smaller.

Francis is the director of "I Am Legend" in the previous life, and whether Warner Bros. has been in contact with Francis at this time is still a question mark. But Lance is not worried, if Barry denies it, Lance can completely push the rumors in the circle that are true and false; But what if Barry's reaction was different......

"Hehe, Lance, you're too sensitive." Barry didn't deny, "Shouldn't you be clearer as a producer? Being prepared to avoid the unexpected is the basic rule of shopping malls. We don't like 'X-Men' accidents, do we? ”

Brian Singh, the director of the sequel to "X-Men", was poached at the last moment, taking his entire team with him, leaving Twentieth Century Fox scrambling. Barry mentioned this at this time, and the subtext was to accuse Lance of being the culprit, because Lance rejected the "Superman Returns" project, so Warner Bros. could only find Brian as a replacement, which triggered a series of chain reactions later.

Sure enough, he is at the helm of a top large company, and reversing black and white is just a matter of reversal.

"So, you're saying that Francis is just the alternative?" Barry's attitude already said too much, and Lance was not nervous at this point, his tone slowed down, and the conversation continued in a playful way. "It's like a screenwriter." Now that he is not satisfied with Lance's script, he has adopted Aziva's script, so is the next step to replace the director?

"Yes." Barry's laugh was lighthearted, "Lance, you must know that you are always our first choice, and the best choice. This is the consensus of all of us. But you also know that this is a 150 million investment, everything can't be that simple, we won't have only one screenwriter, only one director, and in the same way, we won't have only one producer, and we won't have one person to make all the decisions. This is Hollywood, not the former Soviet Union. No one can give orders directly, and the crew is not a word for a certain person. We need to make complete preparations to ensure the proper functioning of the entire crew. You should be pretty clear about that, aren't you? ”

To put it simply, there are checks and balances of interests, and no one is irreplaceable.

"That's life." Lance chuckled twice and sighed.

"That's life!" Barry repeated it too, with a faint relief in his words, as if he was very satisfied that Lance had finally begun to be taught.

Lance's eyebrows raised slightly, "But there is one thing I don't understand, I have never been involved in the producers' meetings, so I don't know anything about these decisions. So, do I need to start worrying? Because so far, I look like an outsider to the whole project. ”

"Hehe, accidents are what we don't want to see." It's your fault for missing the meeting, not mine, Barry's words didn't back down, "However, it's too late for you to join now, you know, we have a meeting tomorrow and I won't attend, but the other producers will get together to discuss the pre-preparations, and everyone is looking forward to your opinion, after all, you are the heart of the whole project." How's that, do you have time tomorrow? ”

At this point, Lance finally figured out Barry's intentions. In fact, things are not complicated, the director and actor of "I am a legend" are still Lance, they still fancy Lance's talent and ability, but Warner Bros. is weakening Lance's power, they need Lance to understand who the real person is, as long as Lance is willing to compromise, then there will be no problem, maybe two weeks later, "I am a legend" will be filmed is not a problem.

They need the obedient Brian Singh, not the self-righteous Mel Gibson. Or, like Paul Thomas Anderson, who is relieved to work hard in the field of independent films, the major film companies will not be bothered; Or, like Sam Raimi, after switching to commercial films, he will rein in his sharpness and corners, learn to compromise, learn to be obedient, and learn to back down. Otherwise, before becoming James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, they have countless ways to strangle a genius in the cradle. As Barry said, Lance is not George Lucas, at least not yet.

Hollywood has never lacked geniuses, but Hollywood has never lacked buried geniuses, fallen geniuses, and vanishing geniuses.

Those who know the times are Junjie. So, at this point, Lance just needs to bow his head and walk down Barry's steps, and things will be settled.

"Tomorrow after the meeting, if you don't have any other appointments, Thomas Tours has a private party in his villa, where we can sit and meet some new people." Barry continued to throw the bait and draw a slice of the pie in front of Lance, Thomas Toll, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures, and a potential partner for Warner Bros. and, more importantly, the DC Universe franchise.

Lance knew that he should choose to take a step back, and it was the right decision.

Attending tomorrow's meeting is just a signal, a signal of willingness to compromise for the sake of interests, a signal of willingness to give up personal affairs for the sake of the overall situation, and a signal of willingness to sacrifice others for the future; At the same time, it is also a signal to agree with Aziva's script, a signal to agree with the weakening of the producer's power, and a signal to recognize that anyone can be replaced.

In the final analysis, it is just a process of exchanging interests.

This is the law of the industry in Hollywood, and it is also an important law of social life. This was the case with Chaos Pictures and big companies before, and now it's the same with Warner Bros. and the six major studios they represent. As long as Lance is willing to rein in his edge and bow his head to compromise, then the "I Am Legend" cooperation is imminent, and the DC Universe is waiting for the pie not far away.

But is it really that simple? He just needs to bow his head and things will really be smooth sailing? In Hollywood, where interests are paramount, will taking a step back really open the sky? Are they really just trying to give him a shock education? He is obedient this time, will he be able to continue to insist on himself in the future? Can the original intention of creating Chaos Pictures continue to be maintained? Theo and Ian are working the future blueprint of Chaos Pictures, and will they really not be the moon in the mirror? Dream...... Is it really dead?

Take a deep breath, the chaotic thoughts in his mind are gone, these worries are just unfounded worries, before things happen, everything is possible, it may get worse, but it may also become better, which is also the reason why he chose "I am a legend" in the first place, while working towards the Marvel Universe, grasp the potential of the DC Universe, and take the initiative in his own hands as much as possible.

So, taking a step back, it's the right thing to do.

"I'm sorry, I think I'll have to miss it tomorrow." Lance's answer did not have any hesitation, many times, we all know what the right choice is, but it does not mean that we must follow the so-called correct choice, because everyone's life is different, the so-called "correct" is relative, only by choosing your own path, can you open up your own piece of the sky.

When I closed my eyes, the pungent smell of the hospital still wafted through the air, and even when I stood in the stairwell, the lingering smell of death and decay lingered under my nose. He will not leave the hospital at this time, he will not leave Gawain at this time, he will not make the so-called right choice for the sake of the so-called interests and the so-called future, because he knows that he needs to stay, he wants to stay.

If he is wrong once, he will not be wrong a second time.

"You know, I probably haven't been available for a while now." The smile on Lance's lips slowly rose, and he regained his calm confidence, "It seems that Warner Bros. and I have always lacked a bit of fate, missing 'Troy' before and then 'Superman Returns', which really frustrates me." ”

Barry could feel that he had subdued Lance, that he had almost choked Lance's lifeline, but ...... But the situation has suddenly changed, what's going on? The smile stiffened at the corner of his mouth, "Lance, what do you mean by that?" I didn't get it? What does it mean that you don't have time for the next period of time? ”

"I have to stay in New York, there are some things to deal with here." In the blink of an eye, the initiative was back in the hands of Lance, "I would have long wanted to be a part of the 'I Am Legend' project if I could, to be honest, I had a lot of ideas for films, but now it seems ...... Maybe this collaboration won't work out. Lance sighed softly and gestured, "But, luckily, you already have an alternative, don't you?" This is a real relief for me, and I hope it didn't delay the preparation of the film because of me. Now it seems that I didn't get involved in the discussion of the script in the first place, which is perhaps a good thing. ”

Barry's brain stiffened slightly, and a storm of anger swept in, and Lance actually hit a rake and strike first? What a bold one! This was true of "Superman Returns" at the beginning, and now it is true of "I Am Legend"? Did Lance really think he was irreplaceable? It's really unbelievable!

Furious to the extreme, Barry laughed instead, "Really? That's a shame. To be honest, I've been looking forward to working with you. Unexpectedly, we missed each other again, and the next time we cooperated, we didn't know when it would be. There was a chilling coldness in that understated tone.

How could Lance not hear such an obvious threat in his words, but he didn't care, Chaos Pictures was destined to take a different path, let it go, either be crushed or famous, he was ready, "It's true, I don't know when, this is really a huge loss, isn't it?" ”

However, is this a loss for Warner Bros. or a loss for Chaos Pictures? (To be continued.) )