Movie Master

Lance didn't set off right away in a hurry, but returned to work, and after calculating the time, he went to the olive garden. Sure enough, as expected, when Hugo arrived, George had been sitting in the dining room waiting for a while.

Olive Garden is a high-end restaurant located in the suburbs. It takes at least forty-five minutes to drive from downtown Los Angeles, but it is definitely worth the money. The whole restaurant is a small retro villa. The dark gray stone walls are covered with green vines, and the endless green shade wraps the house. The spacious small courtyard full of brown wooden chairs is like a If it is like a secret garden, even in Los Angeles in November, it still gives people the illusion of traveling to a lakeside vacation cabin for spring and summer communication.

With the quiet environment and two chefs from France and Italy, the aroma of the food is even more refreshing. Therefore, you can often meet Hollywood celebrities here, and it also attracts many new actors to come here to visit-just like tourists.

Dinner here must be reserved, even a month in advance. Lunch, though, is a different story, and in fast-paced Hollywood, apparently few people dedicate a lot of time to lunch. Even so, before setting off, George still made a special call to Olive Garden and made an appointment in advance.

If you said that I had expected your lateness a long time ago, you would not believe it. George didn't stand up, but just sat on the chair with a smile and said to Lance. That familiar and affectionate attitude seems to be more comfortable. George waved to the waiter and signaled that the appetizers were ready, I think today's chef's menu is good, it's veal stew in white sauce, don't you mind?

George really knew him, and he knew a lot about his food tastes. Lance nodded to the waiter, I can bring the Bordeaux I stayed here last time.

In fact, after leaving Diorama Films, Lance was sitting on his back. After establishing Chaos Films and filming City of God, now he has to plan carefully, and he doesn't have so much money to enjoy. Even a place like the Olive Garden, Lance hadn't been in a long time. But today, Lance came prepared and spent money as before, which was just a small detail.

After the waiter backed away, Lance looked at George again, shook his head with a smile, No, I don't believe it. This was answering George's previous topic, and George couldn't help showing a puzzled look, Because if If you expected it, then you wouldn't be in such a hurry to come over. This was implying that George couldn't wait.

George heard it and didn't evade it. He spread his hands, I've always been the loser. He deflected Lance's attack in this way, which was very ingenious. I heard that you have been very busy recently. How is the post-production of the work going? How about the release?

It seems that you are immersed in the gentle hometown of Zeta-Jones, and you really have no time to take care of other things. Such a statement also explained why George knew nothing about the progress of City of God, but Lance guessed, Even if George didn't know all about it, he definitely wouldn't be deaf. George just wanted Lance to explain the situation himself to see if he could get different information.

Lance didn't seem to notice George's intentions—as a good friend, Lance naturally wouldn't speculate on George's every word, The post-production has been basically completed, and then I was successfully shortlisted for the Sundance Film Festival. The list of exhibitors, and soon, I'm going to Park City!

Wow! Congratulations! George had a big smile on his face, even looking happier than Lance, Congratulations! Park City, you've always wanted to go, haven't you? But you never found the opportunity, this time , your dream has finally come true! And, you still bring your own work, oh God, how wonderful!

Lance seemed a little shy, and restrained his smile modestly, I didn't expect to go to Sundance in this way. For me, this is already a victory! As for the time in Park City, I Treat it like a vacation.

You're not serious! George put his chin away with a smile on his face, and said teasingly, I thought you were very confident in this movie, and even hoped to gain something at Sundance.

Haha, of course, I am also looking forward to something. Lance's straightforward affirmation surprised George a little, The movie has not yet found a suitable distribution company, I hope that after the movie is screened in Park City, my luck can make a difference.”

These words can be said to be heartfelt. Lance not only admitted that City of God has encountered difficulties in the distribution part, but also conveyed a trace of hesitation, lack of confidence in the film, and hoped that luck can help. Compared with the few rumors in the circle, Lance's personal confession is obviously much more true and accurate.

It seems that Lance is really unsuspecting and still regards George as a good friend. This made George decide to take a step closer, What? Haven't you found a suitable distribution company yet? I thought you had already solved the distribution problem. After all, you started as a distribution company. George did not shy away from the diorama The issue of the film industry was only raised appropriately, and the proportion was just right.

Lance shook his head with a smile, It's not easy to find a suitable distribution company for an independent film. Actually, I don't have much hope for Sundance. Do you still remember the 2001 Sundance jury award? George recalled it carefully, and hesitantly raised his final voice, 'Believer'?

Lance nodded in affirmation, This movie was brilliant at Sundance back then, but in the end, no one was willing to release it. It was only released in May last year. After waiting for 16 months, In the end, it was only $400,000 at the box office. And that movie cost $1.5 million. This is reality, not a joke.

For many independent films, it is one thing to fail to get a return on super high investment, and another thing to not affirm the artistic value of the film. Therefore, more and more people's movie dreams have turned into soap bubbles in the collision of reality.

How much did you invest in this movie? George said worriedly. Lance made a three gesture, and George's brows became even tighter, So, do you need any help? How can I help?

Talk in front of the media? Then if the movie has a chance to be released, you will attend the screening ceremony? Lance said without any psychological burden. George's reputation and popularity can be described as a beautiful landscape in Hollywood at present. Lance completely I don't mind making good use of George to achieve my own goals.

Of course, that's for sure! George said without any hesitation.

When I think about the release now, I feel a bit of a headache. I hope Sundance can become a turning point. Lance looked at George with trust, which was to show his weakness. The release of City of God is a real problem, and the last thing Lance needs is another intrusion from Ryan, he needs Ryan to let his guard down, and he needs Ryan to shift the focus. If I shoot the next work, I will definitely not choose an independent film again.

Lance started digging.

Really? George said with disbelief on his face. Diorama Films has been able to get to where it is today because it started as an independent film. After performing well at Oscars, Golden Globes and major film festivals, it has earned word of mouth. Strong rise.

Lance said three why not, It's like 'Ocean's Eleven', cooperating with a big company to shoot a commercial film, things will be much easier, and the development will be much faster. Chaos Films was just established At this stage, what is most needed is rapid capital accumulation, of course, if word of mouth can also pay off, it will be an additional reward.”

Still full of disbelief, George shook his head, Filming a large-scale commercial film is not an easy task, you should know this better than me, right? What George didn't say was that he didn't believe that Lance currently has With this financial capacity, Chaos Films has no news of financing for the time being. Even the three million City of God, he and Ryan don't know where Lance came from.

Lance stopped short, and laughed mysteriously, Of course, this is never an easy task, but the greater the difficulty and the greater the risk, the greater the reward, isn't it?

George looked at Lance's confident expression, but he believed half of it in his heart. In fact, Lance has shown such a vision a few years ago. The Harry Potter series that became the starting point of the divergence between Lance and Ryan is an ironclad proof, and Lance's determination to Pirates of the Caribbean can be seen ambition. At the time, there were disagreements within Diorama Films, which prevented Lance's plan from coming to fruition.

But now, with Lance in charge of the Chaos Shadow Industry alone, the execution of the plan immediately became smoother. Moreover, George will never forget that before Lance left Diorama Pictures, the negotiations between him and Disney on Pirates of the Caribbean had entered a substantive stage of implementation. Everything is hard to say.

So, Lance's remarks don't sound like they were aimless.

George, who was suspicious by nature, did not rush to jump to conclusions. He also knew that Lance was actually a bold and cautious person. It seemed that every strategy was very radical, but he did not move forward blindly without basis. But now, Chaos Films has only been established for half a year, and the first work has not been able to find a distribution company, let alone make a profit. Will Lance start thinking about the next work arrogantly?

Thoughts flashed by, George showed a curious expression, Oh? Judging from your tone, you seem to have a goal?

——Jiang Taigong is fishing, and those who wish to take the bait.