Gawain's gaze fell on Lance, and then on Theo and Ian, but found that none of the three had any intention of speaking, which made Gawain spread his hands helplessly, "Please, are you kidding me?" Is it really that bad? Lance, I don't believe you're leaving yourself a way back. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Ian also looked up at Lance, who was always resourceful and had a steady stream of ideas, as he did when he was a kid and grew up. Far from it, the idea of shorting real estate alone is amazing, and maybe Lance really has a way out, which is why he seems so calm.

Lance smiled dumbly, not knowing whether he should feel honored or helpless.

"It could be even worse than we thought." Theo, who had been silent, finally spoke, attracting everyone's attention, he raised his head, and his calm face also had a touch of depth, "I have had four formal meetings with Sony recently, and there are more private phone calls and email contacts, and I can feel that they are getting more and more free, and the oppression is getting tighter and tighter." Remember? The last time we talked about whether we could give up a little bit and push for the signing as soon as possible, I consciously started to concede, but they kept going around in circles, which meant that their appetite was far from being filled. ”

Lance nodded his chin slightly, "How far do you think they want to keep the price down?" ”

Theo glanced at Ian, and Ian cleared his throat, "I'm not sure, but looking at the minutes of Theo's last four meetings...... "Ian was not directly involved in this negotiation, and his main task was still on real estate, so his understanding was not as accurate as Theo," I estimate that they may want to suppress it to less than fifteen percent. Ian didn't hesitate and said the worst in one go, "I think their goal might be ten percent." ”

Ian was talking about Chaos Pictures' dividends, and Sony Pictures had been squeezing Chaos Pictures' dividends, which in turn had their share go up. Generally speaking, according to the rules of the industry, in this cooperation between Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures, it is most normal for Chaos Pictures' dividend ratio to hover around 20%, but in Lance's original plan, he sought a dividend of 30%. But now......

"They're crazy!" Gawain couldn't hold his breath, and scolded directly, then rolled his eyes and said indignantly, "They're really a bunch of crazy people, vampires, murderous vampires, even more disgusting than those bastards on Wall Street." ”

Ian glanced at Gawain, and then his gaze fell on Lance, a smile tugging at the corner of Lance's mouth, "This also shows the confidence of Sony Pictures." ”

The reason why Sony Pictures dares to suppress it so frantically, it can even be said to be mad, which means that they have already begun to do it behind their backs, and after getting rid of the shackles, they will join the ranks of Warner Bros. and really let go of their hands and feet to comprehensively suppress Chaos Pictures, ensuring that the "007" project is the only lifeline for Lance. At that time, they will be able to take what they want, not to mention ten percent, even if it is eight percent, they will have to make Lance grit his teeth and agree.

Theo's concession is actually a test of Sony Pictures' psychological bottom line, judging from Sony Pictures' reaction, they have never been in a hurry to show their hole cards, and have been sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai. That's why Ian made such a guess, if not 100% accurate, but it was not far off. It is foreseeable that now is still not the lowest point of Chaos Pictures, and perhaps the next period of calm is the most terrifying.

The so-called calm and calm means that there are no works to find Chaos Pictures, and no works to find Lance, as if there is a dead silence. It's even more terrifying than a storm. Even the "Queen" that Chaos Pictures is about to put into production and the upcoming "Fruit Hard Candy" will also be affected. The only good thing is that the distribution department, at the behest of Lance, will release "Hard Fruit Candy" in the form of an experimental film, with little to no repercussions.

"You say, if I go back to Barry now and tell him, 'I'm a legend,' I'm willing to go next. How will things change? "Lance can feel a lot of pressure at this time, but the greater the pressure and the more difficult and dangerous it is, the more he needs to calm down, otherwise it is only a matter of minutes and seconds to die in the abyss.

What's the best way to break the alliance of interests? That is internal division, exchanging interests for benefits. That's what Sony Pictures did, so why couldn't Lance get back on his feet?

Gawain's eyes lit up suddenly, "Then Warner will teach Sony a good lesson?" ”

Ian thought more deeply, "Then Sony is not the only choice, if we can let Sony and Warner compete, we can still fish in troubled waters at that time, and the more chaotic it is, the better it will be for us." Thoughts began to churn, and Ian jerked his head up, "So, our goal is still '007', right?" "The connection between "I am a legend" and the DC universe is too weak, and the interests of the "007" trilogy are in front of you, and if you have to make a trade-off, it is more correct to choose "007".

But without waiting for Lance to respond, Ian shook his head again, "Sony and Warner are not stupid, and they will definitely weigh it themselves." "Whether it's infighting or unanimous external negotiations, they can't get involved in the negotiations, let alone control," but it's worth trying, at least it doesn't hurt. "The worst is to maintain the status quo, it can't get any worse.

"What if someone is determined to teach me a lesson?" Lance spoke, and Ian was stunned and let out an "um" sound, as if he didn't understand, "I mean, what if Warner Bros. had to teach me a lesson, even at the cost of pulling Sony Pictures into it?" ”

"No, you're not that important." Ian reflexively replied that in the face of interests, personal grievances were not worth mentioning to those top groups, but after saying that, Ian fell into deep thought. Ian suddenly realizes that Chaos Pictures has grown far beyond expectations.

After nearly a year of development, Chaos Music has now become the second largest trailer soundtrack company in the industry, second only to Intuitive Music, which has been established for 12 years, and the rise of Chaos Music is very rapid, and it has collected a large number of outstanding soundtrack talents, so far, more than 70% of the works in the summer of 2006 and 2007 will hand over the trailer soundtrack to Chaos Music production, maybe a year later, Chaos Music will surpass Intuitive Music and become the market leader, which is definitely not unusual.

In addition, the impact of the blacklist is continuously infiltrating the corners of Hollywood, and the impact of major production companies is not yet visible, but there is no doubt that Chaos Pictures has become the primary target of many screenwriters, not only because of the existence of the blacklist, but also because of Lance's achievements as a screenwriter, which makes screenwriters willing to believe: Lance will be more kind to screenwriters, so those little-known scripts and screenwriters began to flock to Chaos Pictures in large numbers. It won't work out in the short term, but in the next five to ten years, Chaos Pictures will become the industry's most important script gathering place.

And, of course, the fledgling distribution department, the production department on track, and the comic book adaptation universe they're planning. It's no exaggeration to say that Chaos Pictures already has the rudiments of a major film company, and given enough time, they will become Hollywood's biggest threat.

So, is Warner Bros.' blockade really groundless? They thought they had seen the whole game, but now it seemed that they had only seen a small corner.

When Ian realized this, he raised his head sharply and looked at Lance, and then he saw the brilliance in Lance's eyes, not only was there no timidity and fear, but on the contrary, he was still high-spirited, and the spirit of frustration and courage rippled in the depths of his eyes. Ian turned his head to look at Theo, as if to verify his thoughts, Theo's expression still didn't change much, but his gaze fell on Lance, "So, what are you going to do?" ”

"Gambling." Lance smiled and spat out a word.

If you choose to inform Warner Bros., is it possible to disrupt the lake, upset the balance, and regain a chance of life? Of course there is, but Lance knows that whether it is Warner Bros. or Sony Pictures, they are all cunning foxes and will never let go easily, not to mention that now that they have forced Lance into a corner, how can they be easily fooled? Therefore, even if Warner Bros. is notified, the ending will not deviate too much, Warner Bros., or Sony Pictures, Chaos Pictures always have to choose a partner to work with, and they must all compromise, and they must divide part of their interests to make up for their "loss" of becoming heroes.

So, compromise seems inevitable.

The problem is precisely here, during the period of "the day after tomorrow" and "killing people with a knife", Chaos Pictures had to compromise; "I Am a Legend" or "007", Chaos Pictures still had to compromise.

With the advancement of time and the success of the work, Chaos Pictures not only did not gain more advantages, but needed to lose more benefits, when will such a compromise end? Especially under the blockade of Warner Bros., Chaos Pictures' forced compromise is also likely to mean defeat - of course, this is the worst case, but the most positive situation, Chaos Pictures' next development may be smooth, but their highest limit is this, a medium-sized company with good results, a medium-sized production company attached to Warner Bros. or Sony Pictures, there is no possibility of going to the next level, and it has always been clamped down by the big six studios.

In short, that's what Warner Bros. hopes to achieve.

If you want to break the balance, there are not many ways, or even none, and the only option is to ...... Burn one's ship! Now that Chaos Pictures has been pushed to the edge of the cliff and embattled, why don't they cut the rope ladder of Sony Pictures, and then slap Warner Bros. hard and jump off the cliff, maybe, they can still win a chance to survive! (To be continued.) )