112 Difficult to distinguish between true and false
Diana looked at the decent and elegant smile of the man in front of her. The depressedness and melancholy between her eyebrows were hidden very well, but it added a hint of fragility to the handsome face between her smile. Her heart trembled slightly uncontrollably, which made Diana a little panicked.
Lance seemed to have not noticed Diana's panic at all, and just said with a smile, "I think I should leave first." Lance looked down at the coffee stains on his chest and the embarrassment of his backpack. The meaning was obvious, which made Diana come to her senses and nodded repeatedly, "Of course, of course."
Then Diana saw the man's eyes flashing like stars, "I'm glad to know you, Diana." After that, the man tapped his chin gently, greeted him casually but politely, turned around and left straight, the curve of the corners of his mouth was deeply imprinted on Diana's chest like ripples.
Diana stood there in a daze, looking at the man's back as he left. After a few seconds of overheating brain slowed down, she finally came to her senses. Turning her head, she saw the waiter's kraft paper bag on the counter. Only then did she realize that the man had not taken away his takeout.
Diana hurriedly chased her out, but she could no longer see the man. She stood at the door of the coffee house, her heart was empty and she felt an indescribable strange feeling.
After returning to the coffee shop, I stood at the counter and thought for a while, "Please give me a cup of Mexican Cotepe."
Lance had indeed left without any stop. Because today's goal had been achieved, one-time relationship was enough, and staying there was only a spoil. So he drove away directly, and at the same time called Percy, "Call me to Warner Brothers and make an appointment for the meeting and negotiation."
"Nora's Beans" are still quiet and calm in the sun, fresh and elegant.
The best lie is that nine points of truth plus one point of false lies. The error of key information may lead to a complete collapse. Lance clearly knows how cautious Ryan is. George's wisdom, Tucker's wisdom, and Jason's keenness are even more icing on the cake. If they want to get them willingly into the trap, they must be difficult to distinguish between reality and reality, and the object must have enough weight to make them so that they can't move to the fire.
So, Lance made a careful and feasible plan to truly plan for Chaos Pictures' next work, and then, with the help of Theo and Ian, quietly dug the trap bit by bit.
First, Lance first used his memories of the previous life to talk to Paramount about the “Unfortunate Adventures of Raymond Snitch”, and then talked to Disney about the “Legend of Narnia”, but in fact, these were all smoke bombs - the smoke bombs that Ryan wanted to see.
Objectively speaking, the two works selected by Lance are typical "Harry Potter" styles, especially "Naria Legend", which are popular among many people to fight against the "Harry Potter" series. But unfortunately, "Naria Legend" has a loud thunder and little rain, and it cannot be said that the results are not good. At least Disney has not lost money, and the value of openness around is also very considerable, but compared to "Harry Potter", it is one in the sky and one underground.
Similarly, the same is true for "Raymond Snitch's unfortunate adventure". It cannot be said to be successful, but it cannot be said to be failure. The overall results are average. Oscar won four technical nominations, which is quite recognised.
If Ryan did not see the hidden trap of Lance, he chose "Raymond Snitch's unfortunate adventure" or "Legend of Narnia". There is no problem, it just cannot make Diorama Film unrest, but at least it can slow down the progress of Diorama Film's development. However, Lance believes that Ryan can definitely "see through" the smoke bomb.
The real hidden goal of Reims is "Troy" based on Homer's epic masterpiece "Iliad"!
"Troy" is undoubtedly a model of mythological epic that every Hollywood film company hopes to adapt - the wisdom of the Trojan horse, the angrily aspiring to be beautiful, the heel of Achilles, the demise of the great empire, the magnificent war scene... Just building that powerful movie scene in your mind is enough to make people excited. Whether it is becoming the second "Ben Hur", or pursuing the "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Saving Private Ryan", it is definitely a great attempt.
This is true. In the last life, Warner Bros. took on the role of "Troy" and joined forces with Brad's B-Plan Films to invest 175 million US dollars, becoming the most magnificent investment after "Titanic" at that time. It also invited Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger to star, and also brought together a group of powerful stars such as Sean Bean, Julie Christie, Peter Otto.
During the shooting preparation stage, he became a star in the crowd and completed all the shooting almost in the spotlight.
Unfortunately, after the release of "Troy", it encountered a swearing from the media. The loose story structure, thin character creation, poor plot settings and boring visual effects made the movie almost the target of public criticism. In the end, it only achieved a box office of 133 million US dollars in North America, and even the book cost did not reach it. In a rage, Warner Brothers carried out a major internal rectification and cleaned up a group of senior executives.
However, "Troy" still relied on the All-Star lineup to achieve outstanding results overseas, and eventually achieved global box office of 497 million US dollars, showing outstanding performance. However, the appearance is glamorous, but the interior is rotten. Even though the overseas results are eye-catching, Warner Bros. still lost tens of millions of dollars after deducting dividends, taxes, publicity, costs, etc.
All of this makes "Troy" one of the biggest jokes of the year.
Taking a step back, the disastrous defeat of "Troy" is indeed a shocking uproar, and all the media exclaimed. During the preparation stage of this work, there was almost a sound of expectation. Everyone was optimistic about the prospects of this work, and no one could have expected the ending to be so heavy. This is also the reason why "Troy" became Lance's ultimate goal.
In the eyes of anyone, "Troy" is a project that will not fail. Compared with the uncertainty of adapting the novel "Harry Potter" and the decade-long decline of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" theme movie, "Troy" is undoubtedly more grand and more appropriate. Most importantly, this movie can easily be paid attention to by Barry Mayer, the head of Warner Bros. If cooperation can be reached, it means too many things.
Such temptation, even Ryan was reluctant to give up, and he would definitely eat this Amway.
What Lance needs to do now is to do his best, not only to convince Ryan, but also to Warner Bros., but also to everyone else that Chaos Pictures' next work aims to be "Troy".
The point is not to successfully obtain a cooperative project, but to convince others that Lance is working hard to obtain the project.
In order to confuse Diorama's vision, he even used Paramount and Disney to shoot smoke bombs to hide his true purpose. When true and false, false are true. Everything that is difficult to distinguish between reality and reality is waiting for Ryan to take steps and enter this chess game.
Even if Ryan is timid and dare not, he will let George, Tucker and Jason force Ryan into the trap.
However, Lance still gained unexpectedly during the process of the plan. When discussing the "Legend of Narnia" with Disney, Robert Egg actually mentioned the movie "King Arthur" to Lance and asked if he was interested in directing it. This really made Lance overjoyed.
It's not because of how outstanding "King Arthur", but because even Disney takes the initiative to cooperate with Lance to dig traps.
"King Arthur" and "Troy" are the same works, both of which are products under the trend of adapting European mythology. However, the popularity of "King Arthur" is not that great, with an investment of 120 million yuan. In the end, North America only received a box office of 50 million yuan, and the global box office was only 200 million US dollars.
If it weren't for "Troy", it would be too eye-catching. In fact, "King Arthur" was the real loser. This movie alone caused Disney to lose at least 80 million US dollars - or even more, directly leading to internal turmoil in Disney and becoming one of the fuses for Michael Esner's resignation.
The 20-year dynasty that Michael took charge of Disney collapsed overnight, and the Thousand Mile Dike was destroyed by an ant hole. This is how miserable "King Arthur" is.
After careful investigation, I found that in fact, the director of Disney originally intended for "training day", Antoino Fuqua (anti-fuqua), but after Lance emerged with the "City of God", they thought Lance's distinctive and sharp style seemed very suitable, so this was the temptation.
Lance did not refuse or agree, but chose to take the script and made a statement to go back to read it before resuming it.
Now it’s up to Diorama Film. How afraid of Ryan is of Lance, how outstanding Tucker’s ability to inquire about news, where will George’s decision go, what role will Jason play in it... Should he choose to intervene or stand by?
From the trajectory of the shooting stage of "City of God" to the recent rise of "City of God" and the frequent actions of Lance traveling among several large companies, it is estimated that Diorama Film cannot sit still for too long, so they cannot let Lance continue to grow bigger. So, the question is, is it "Troy" or "King Arthur"?
Lance personally strongly recommends "Troy" because it is huge and has a far-reaching impact. It also involves Warner Bros. It is a perfect combination with Diorama Film. It is a conscientious recommendation!
It is precisely because of this that Lance surrounded Diana here.
Diana is not in the circle, and there are not many people who know her name, because she only produced two movies in her career, "Troy" and "Sea God", and both of them fell into the trench in the Pacific. But few people know that Diana and Barry Meyer have an indescribable personal relationship, and she was born in the orthodox education of the film department of Columbia University. She studied in the UK for two years. She has a close relationship with several top directors, with pure blood and solid academics.
The scepter of "Troy" fell into the hands of Diana, who had no experience, and had no objection.
Lance naturally didn't. However, Lance hoped that Diana could trust him and hand over the production rights of "Troy" to him, at least until Ryan robbed him in the middle.
Chapter completed!