The atmosphere in the office seemed very depressing. Tucker Toure raised his head and looked at Ryan, whose face was so gloomy that it could almost drip out of water. Then he looked at Jason Berkeley, who was silent with his head down, and his eyes finally fell on George, who was still calm.

In fact, what Tucker wants to ask the most is: What is George doing here? George is not a shareholder of Diorama Pictures, nor is he a staff member of Diorama Pictures. It is now an internal meeting of the company. Doesn’t it feel inconsistent if an outsider like George appears here?

George seemed to notice Tucker's gaze, raised his head and showed an elegant smile at Tucker, and his body exuded a sense of a superior calmness, just like... like a politician. This made Tucker's heart skip a little, and he laughed dryly at George awkwardly.

"This is an internal meeting of your company. I think I'd better leave." George still maintained his usual politeness. After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave. This made Tucker's face change. He was not sure whether George would stay or leave. Before he could think of an answer, Ryan called George, "What's the difference between you and us now? "

Ryan glanced at George standing at the door, and then rubbed his temples. "George now holds 5% of the company's shares." This sentence immediately made Tucker and Jason look up. Tucker opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Ryan quickly stopped it. "Believe me, this is a good thing, not a bad thing. You all know George's connections. Next, 'Good night, good luck' will be put into the preliminary preparations, which is crucial to the company's planning for the next two years."

"Ryan!" Jason couldn't help but say, "Good night, good luck" is Lance's script, and they all knew this clearly.

Ryan waved his hand and showed an impatient expression. "Now is not the time to talk about these things. We all know that the biggest problem is Lance. At the beginning, we all thought that the 'City of God' would not be a threat, but now..." Ryan got stuck when he said this, feeling extremely tight and could not continue talking. He was full of anger but couldn't find a place to vent.

Jason and Tucker each had their own thoughts, but when they heard Ryan's words, they were temporarily silent.

In fact, 35% of the shares Lance handed over had not been divided up because the three of them were discussing whether to introduce support from venture capital companies or seek individual shareholders to join. In the past six months, they have been preparing for both. On the one hand, they went to Silicon Valley to seek suitable venture capital companies and on the other hand, they were looking for potential individual shareholders. However, neither Jason nor Tucker expected that George had joined Diorama quietly. Although 5% of the shares were not too many,... Is George's joining really a good thing?

However, as Ryan said, they don't have time to think about these things now, and Chaos Pictures' rapid rise is almost caught off guard, which is the most important thing.

George's eyes paused on Jason and Tucker, and found that the two seemed to have accepted silently. Then he walked back to the position and sat down. George looked at the other three people in the room, but found that the three of them were silent and did not say a word. This made George wonder. He didn't understand why the three of them mentioned Lance, and they all looked like they were facing a great enemy? If Lance was really that powerful, then it should be Lance, not them, who was sitting here now, right?

"What we need to do most now is to make the release of "Lost Tokyo"." In the end, Ryan took the lead in regaining his calmness and tried to clarify his chaotic thoughts. "Last week's internal trial, everyone praised it. Focus Pictures believes that this work has the opportunity to impact several important awards such as Best Original Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, etc. In the next week, we will hold two important previews in Los Angeles and New York, inviting critics and senior producers to watch. Once the promotion starts, we will not tolerate any sloppy."

After all, Ryan has been in charge of Diorama Film for many years, and after calming down again, he has also regained his rationality. Compared with Chaos Pictures' strong rise, Diorama Film still has a huge advantage, and their own works continue to achieve excellent results, which is the fundamental reason.

"There are also 'elephants'." Jason raised his head and took over the conversation and said that this work was chosen by Lance and was given great attention. They would never take it lightly. "Will I go there alone to attend the Cannes Film Festival next week?" "Elephant" chose to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, and then returned to the United States to log in at the Toronto Film Festival after participating in several small film festivals in Europe. This is the distribution route they had previously agreed on.

"It's good that you just go there alone." Ryan nodded and confirmed. "Tuck went to New York next week. In addition to 'Lost Tokyo', there are two projects that he needs to talk about." After that, Ryan couldn't help but rub his faintly ached temples. "No matter what, the work is the most important. We must ensure that the work is excellent! The company can continue to move forward."

After saying that, the office fell into a brief silence again. Because at this point in time, when Lance stood up, the overall planning of the production part was under the charge of Lance. They were already used to Lance's guidance, and now a year is about to pass, and they are still unable to fully adapt.

"Ahem." George's cough broke the awkward calm. Everyone looked up at him, but George was not panicked and said in an orderly manner, "Ryan, do you still remember what I said last time? Mythical adaptation movie? How are you investigating?"

In George's view, Ryan's biggest disadvantage is conservatism, and conservatism is the most fatal loophole in the market. Especially for entrepreneurship, mediocrity is not something that an emerging company should pursue. George originally thought Ryan would take the initiative to mention this matter, but he did not expect to ask him to thread the needle in the end.

"European Myth?" Tucker was the one who followed the conversation, "I investigated. Chaos Pictures has been making small moves in the past few months. They have been in contact with Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, and Sony one after another. The news I found out about Disney seems a bit unreliable. It is said that Chaos Pictures wants to sign a long-term cooperation proposal with Disney, hoping to adapt the European Myth. This is simply nonsense. What adaptation resources are there in Lance? Can't we know more about it?"

"That's not necessarily." Tucker was about to continue, but was accidentally interrupted by George. "The news I heard is that Disney is quite interested. I heard that Chaos Pictures mentioned several works, and Robert Iger thought it was very valuable for adaptation. However, it seems that the adaptation rights are not in the hands of Chaos Pictures, and Disney still needs to acquire them. Lance proposed the plan that Disney gave them to produce. Robert showed some interest."

George's words silenced everyone, and no one can forget the fact that "Pirates of the Caribbean" is approaching cooperation infinitely.

Jason frowned, "Is your news accurate?" He still didn't believe George very much, and he couldn't even be friends with George.

George shrugged, looking unanimous, and had no intention of explaining. This made Jason glance at George with some discomfort, and then looked at Tucker, hoping that Tucker could stand up and verify, but Tucker was still immersed in his thoughts and had no reaction at all.

Finally, Ryan said, "George's connections are wider than we imagined. He will definitely not speak nonsense if he is not sure." This is considered a defense for George, but Ryan turned around and asked, "How much do you think is the authenticity? What is the possibility of this cooperation being negotiated?"

George put his hands crossed beside him, "News are always news. In Hollywood, there is no fact that there is no black and white text. Who can guarantee it?" Ryan was blocked back, but his tone was aimed at Jason without any slightest expression. George ignored Jason's expression of silence and continued to speak directly, "However, Disney is now the head of Michael Eisner, not Robert Eiger, so we can't tell the truth."

However, these words failed to relieve everyone, and the atmosphere still seemed a little stiff. George felt a little tight. Although it was a pity to miss "Pirates of the Caribbean", the movie has not been released yet. After the movie was premiered in June, the success or failure is unknown. Ryan, Tucker and Jason have already begun to assume their own assumptions, which really made George laugh and cry.

However, George did not intend to continue to investigate. Even if he said something like psychological disorders, it would not help. It would be better to pretend not to know. He turned to Tucker, "What about other news? Tucker."

"Other news? Oh...and it's Warner Brothers." Tucker was stunned when he heard his name, and then came to his senses. "We are more familiar with Warner. I asked carefully. Lance did find the production department and said he wanted to adapt ancient Greek mythology. They talked several times over the phone. However, they refused to reveal the specific content, only saying that he was taking the route of "Gladiator", which may be an epic blockbuster. Warner Brothers are considering the feasibility."

"Warner Brothers." George repeated softly, tapping the tabletop with his right index finger, falling into thought.

But Ryan's mind awakened his memory, "You said, will Lance start fighting back?" This sentence made everyone look over, and the atmosphere tightened slightly. "I mean, he knew about our cooperation with Warner Bros., so he wanted to intercept it halfway." The more Ryan thought about it, the more likely he felt was high. "Last time at the funeral, he ruined my conversation with Barry, otherwise 'Lost Tokyo' could be the stepping stone for our long-term cooperation with Warner Bros.."

"Are you talking about Lance?" Jason seemed a little unresponsive. The Lance he was familiar with was not of this type of person, why did it sound so strange?
Chapter completed!