Movie Master

Lance sat cross-legged on the sofa, with the laptop on his lap, typing quickly on the keyboard with both hands, but after thinking about it, he deleted a large section, and leaned back slowly to the back of the chair, with both hands Supported on the armrest, his eyes looked at the computer screen and fell into deep thought, as if he was reorganizing his thoughts.

You know, you don't need to come here every day. I'm in the recovery period now, haven't you listened to the doctor? Gawain put down the remote control in his hand, looked at Lance, and couldn't help but speak.

Lance raised his head, and said with disgust, Don't be sentimental, I just think the environment of the hospital is suitable for writing scripts. You know, it's quiet, but it's not unpopular. It was a blink of an eye since Gawain's operation. After half a month, the three brothers stayed in New York to take care of Gao Wen, but Theo and Ian had to go back to work, so they came over more often at night, so the work of accompanying Gao Wen during the day was handed over to the ongoing script The Lance of the creation—it's the same wherever the creation is done anyway.

However, fifteen days have passed, and Lance still hasn't been able to finish writing the script. It is not an easy task to adapt the novel I am Legend well. He has only completed two-thirds of it so far, and the final part of the zombie battle is still in the process of sorting out ideas.

Gawain looked at the stubborn Lance and laughed.

Knock knock, came a polite knock on the door, Excuse me, is Mr. Gawain Strelo here? He raised his head, and saw a huge flower basket, the colorful flowers covered the visitors The face, but from the bright yellow dress, it can be seen that this is a lady.

Dangdang! A face appeared from behind the flower basket, with a bright smile hanging on its lips, and those big watery eyes were full of smiles, and the unassuming youth and vigorous vigor made people more delicate than flowers. It was Emma Stone, Although you have recovered a long time ago and don't need my blessing, I still need to express my condolences as a matter of routine. There was a hint of ridicule in those witty words, which made Gawain laugh out loud. said.

Then Emma saw Lance sitting next to her. She looked normal and waved to Lance, Good morning, I hope I didn't disturb your work. Then she turned to look at Gawain, So ,How do you feel now?

In fact, Emma has long wanted to come to visit Gawain, but Lance refused any form of visit. It was not until three days ago that Gawain's teammates went to the hospital to visit, and Gawain's friends began to visit one after another. . Then Emma just flew over to New York yesterday.

Lance was a little surprised by Emma's appearance, because she hadn't said hello. In the past two weeks, Emma sent him one or two text messages every day. He never replied, but Emma never mentioned that she would come to New York to visit Gao Wen. Now Emma suddenly appeared without warning. It's like... It's like jumping out of the phone. For a moment, Lance didn't know how to react, and then he saw Emma turned to look at Gawain again, and ignored him directly.

Lance was stunned, and the phone in his pocket began to vibrate. He quickly put the laptop aside, picked up the phone and hurriedly left the ward, This is Lance. He didn't even look at the caller ID, and directly Just picked up the phone.

Sir, this is the 'Men's and Health' magazine. We are now offering a three-month free trial experience to provide you with important information on men's health... It turned out to be an advertisement call, Lance didn't stop, and hung up directly It was broken, standing in the middle of the corridor, looking back and forth, but suddenly I didn't know where I was going.

Immediately afterwards, the phone started to vibrate again, and Lance picked up the phone directly, and said bluntly, I don't need it! But before he hung up the phone, Percy's startled voice came from the other end, No What do you need? Lance raised his hand and touched the end of his eyebrows, realized his gaffe, took a deep breath, and calmed down again, It's okay. You called, what's the matter?

Percy paused for a moment, There's news from Warner Bros. that they've decided to adopt Akiva's script.

Lance frowned slightly, looked left and right, then pushed open the door of the stairwell, found a relatively quiet space, responded, Uh huh, motioning Percy to continue talking. Although the script was not completed within ten days, Lance still handed over the unfinished version of the script to Warner Bros., hoping that they could understand his creative philosophy.

They didn't say much about the specific situation, you know. Percy communicated with assistants or secretaries, and his understanding of the content was limited, As far as I know, they think your script is too literary and too esoteric It's not suitable for commercial movies.

A mocking smile formed on the corner of Lance's mouth. In fact, the major Hollywood film companies now value his ability the most, not his business control, after all, he only has The Day After Tomorrow as a reference in this regard; but his ability to balance art and business, killing people with a knife And Sin City two works have proved this point. Therefore, whether it is 007 or I Am Legend, the reason why he is approached is to hope that he can inject more content into commercial films, drive the box office with word of mouth, and create good results.

Now, Warner Bros. thinks his script is too esoteric, which is ridiculous. However, this kind of thing is a matter of opinion, even if the debate does not necessarily lead to a correct result.

And... Percy's voice hesitated, and Lance raised his brows slightly, Percy?

Percy let out a light breath, Tom sent news that Warner Bros. is currently in contact with Will Smith to talk about starring in 'I Am Legend'.

Lance is no longer unknown, and sources are extensive. Since Lance is in New York recently, almost all work matters have been temporarily put on hold, so Cole and Tom did not bother Lance, but told Percy the news, and after Lance asked, Percy would decide whether to inform him or not. Lance.

There is one detail that shows the problem. As an agent, Cole didn’t hear anything. If it weren’t for the close personal relationship between Tom and Lance, then the news that Warner Bros. was in contact with Will might continue to be concealed. , which shows that Warner Bros. is cautious.

When Warner Bros. and Lance talked about cooperation, I Am Legend had Lance as the director, screenwriter, producer and actor. The important reason for the conclusion is that Warner Bros. obviously wants to really test Lance's control ability, so that they can start the cooperation discussion of DC Universe.

But now, first the script, then the actors, Warner Bros. is removing Lance's power step by step. Even if things are not certain, Lance is bound to have a tug-of-war with Barry, but this sign is enough to explain many problems. Especially skipping the producer Lance and directly contacting Will, even if Lance is not an actor, as a producer and director he still needs to have an absolute say in the actor, and I am a legend is still a This is a work that relies on the leading actor to support the entire movie.

This is not a good sign.

Does this mean that Warner Bros. is cutting off the possibility of DC Universe cooperation? But why? Suddenly, Lance remembered what Dorothy had guessed before: They wanted to teach him a lesson, a harsh lesson, just like Mel Gibson.

Hollywood is indeed an environment where interests are paramount, but as the six major film companies that control Hollywood, the last thing they want to see is losing control. What do they do when they exploit a cash cow that is out of their control, and a major talent capable of changing the Hollywood landscape is completely out of control?

If it was up to Lance to decide, since he couldn't cooperate or use it, he would rather destroy it. This is not a difficult choice.

Taking a deep breath, Lance collected all his thoughts. He can't think about it now. After all, these things are just his own guesses. He must collect more information and have enough information. If he messes up before the truth of the matter is understood, then he is very likely to ruin a good game of chess by himself, so he will not be impulsive and stupid.

Did Tom like his engagement gift? Lance asked, regaining his composure, with a smile.

Tom fell in love with Katie-Holmes (Katie-Holmes) in April this year, not long before Katie accepted Tom's marriage proposal at the Eiffel Tower. Lance sent a bottle of fine wine as an engagement present.

Of course, they opened the bottle for dinner that day. Percy replied, He said he would contact you in person later, and hoped to have time to meet for dinner in New York.

I see. Lance nodded slightly. If Warner Bros. was really cheating behind the scenes, then Tom's tip-off would be even more valuable, and he would need another big gift. After hanging up the phone, Lance stood still and rearranged his thoughts. After thinking for a while, he refused to sit still and decided to take the initiative, so he dialed Barry's cell phone number.

If he was in Los Angeles at this time, he would definitely have a face-to-face conversation. An old fox like Barry would definitely be impeccable during the interview, but at least he could look Barry in the eye, and he would not let Barry have a chance to escape. But now he doesn't have much choice, the phone is already the most direct means, it's much more direct than the exchange of messages between assistants and emails.

The bell rang for a while before it was connected, and Barry's voice came over immediately, Hey, I was thinking of calling you. The voice was full of surprises.

Lance smiled and said briskly, Ha, it seems that we still have a good understanding. I called to tell you the good news that my script is finished! Preemptive strike.