"Mr. Strello, this is your coffee." A sweet and gentle voice sounded beside him. Lance raised his head and showed a gentle smile, and then thanked him in a low voice. A blush appeared on his face in a dark gray career suit, and then he gently placed the candy cube next to him. "Mr. Gordon is having a meeting, and he needs to wait a while."

"It doesn't matter, I hope it won't disturb your work." Lance's low voice with a gentle smile, said politely, which made Karen's smile even more shy and restrained. He wanted to turn around and go back to his office, but he was reluctant to leave. After thinking about it, he finally stood there, adding, "Mr. Gordon had a bad time in the first meeting this morning, and had some minor problems when discussing the script with the director - this is the fourth time in the last two weeks, so he probably needs some time to calm down his emotions."

Lance narrowed his pupils slightly, put his hands on his knees, and looked considerate, "I believe Miss Mitchell's work has also been affected. The boss's mood is not good, and the people around him are often most likely to be affected."

Karen's eyes fell on the slender fingers with distinct joints, and his hands holding the plate couldn't help but tighten slightly, "Karen, please call me Karen." The curve of the corner of Lance's mouth was like a stone falling into a calm lake like a mirror, rippling ripples, making Karen's heart tighten, and all the thoughts in his mind were all expressed, "Mr. Emmerich has his persistence and is unwilling to give in. As a screenwriter, Mr. Nachmanov was sandwiched in the middle and tried to compromise on a suitable solution, but it was obviously not that simple."

"This will happen if you make any movie, right? I can imagine the troubles of your work and it is not easy to build a bridge of communication." Lance's words dyed Karen's cheeks pink. He couldn't help but pull the falling hair behind his ears, and then stood there for a while, but finally turned around and returned to his position reluctantly.

But Lance began to meticulously recall the information revealed in Karen's chat just now.

In fact, almost 90% of what Lance said to George before was true. Lance knew very clearly that winning the favor of the Sundance Film Festival does not mean anything in Hollywood. It is just a springboard to enter the next level. Like the Coen brothers, they can make their own world. They are the only ones who traveled through Sundance for nineteen years - Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino inevitably leaned towards the commercial market.

In particular, Chaos Film has no way to grow up slowly like Diorama. It needs to take big steps rhythmically and plannedly. Commercial films are the inevitable choice - successful commercial films are not frustrating works like "Troy" and "King Arthur".

Therefore, Lance gave up the "Saw" and the "Butterfly Effect" achieved good rewards in the box office market and attracted the fanatical pursuit of movie fans. The box office data of the two works were not heavy enough - the former invested $1.2 million in exchange for a box office of 55 million, while the latter recovered a box office of 53 million in a cost of 57 million.

Lance thought carefully and carefully considered the possibility of "Raymond Snitch's unfortunate adventure", but the style of this work is not very consistent with him, and it may not be able to be more than the previous life's version; then "Musty Girl" was included in the scope of consideration by him. Such youth campus movies are almost without technical content when filmed, but as long as the backlight and warm-toned lenses are controlled well, and the rhythm is controlled, success is not difficult.

In his previous life, "Musty Girl" was a big hit. This movie, which only invested 17 million US dollars, swept the North American box office of 86 million US dollars, and triggered countless topics, allowing Lindsay Lohan to the peak of his career, and Paramount Pictures also made a big profit.

However, considering the recent plan - Lance hopes to drag Diorama into this vortex and compete against "Troy", "Mustic Girl" obviously does not fit this style. Once the news leaks, Ryan may retreat. Therefore, Lance temporarily took "Mustic Girl" as an alternative plan, re-selected it, and finally selected the disaster blockbuster "The Day After".

"The Day Afternoon" was filmed by Roland Emmerich, the "king of disaster films" of "The King of Disaster Films". This most shocking disaster film after "Independence Day" has sparked countless discussions after its release in the previous life. Its reputation continues the usual model of commercial blockbusters, with mixed reputations and obvious extreme comments, but the box office of the movie was hit to a certain extent. "Independence Day" achieved a North American box office of 300 million in 1996, but the final North American result of "The Day Afternoon" stopped at 180 million, which was a big disappointment.

For the movie's investment of $125 million, this box office data is not only profitable, but it is even enough to make the investor Twentieth Century Fox lose. Fortunately, the movie's overseas box office performance was excellent, not only avoiding losses, but also making Twentieth Century Fox a small profit.

In Lance's view, "After Day" can be regarded as a model in a disaster film. Not only is the scene magnificent, the special effects are amazing, and the momentum is huge, showing the insignificance of human beings and nature in the confrontation between mankind and nature; but also the theme is profound, which directly puts the problem of warming the earth on the surface, and uses family affection as the main line to spread the problem of not having the main line in the disaster film. What's more rare is that in the years after the release of "After Day", the problem of warming the earth has indeed become more and more serious, which makes "After Day" almost a work in the Apocalypse, and is considered by many people to be the disaster film with the closest connection to reality.

This work is obviously much better than "2012" - many film critics agree with Lance's view. In particular, the discussion and reflection on the root causes of the disaster "the day after tomorrow" is not only better than "2012", but also more worthy of reminiscence than most disaster films. The box office potential of "the day after tomorrow" is far more than that.

But why is the box office of "the day after tomorrow" not satisfactory? The box office of North America in 2012 was very bad, only 160 million yuan, but it had a box office of $700 million worldwide. The cost of the movie was 200 million yuan, which made Columbia Pictures sweat. The global box office of "the day after tomorrow" was only 500 million US dollars, which was not at the same level at all.

The reason is very complicated, but it can also be very simple. Lance believes that it can be summarized into two points: the first is the publicity effect. The "acquired" publicity work is obviously inadequate, and the momentum is far behind "2012" which uses the end of the world as a gimmick. Of course, this requires the help of time and place. However, the inadequate publicity has obviously affected the further progress of the box office.

The second is the control of the film rhythm. Due to the limitations of the "acquired" plot itself, it lacks the ultimate decisive battle like "Independence Day" and the shock of the global destruction like "2012". In the second half of the movie, the plot slowed down significantly, and the final happy ending lacked a little impact. It was unable to push the plot to the top, making it seem heavy and lacking in stamina.

As long as you make some simple changes to the script, you may also add some discussion on the profound topic, and then put in a lot of effort in the publicity stage. The box office of the "day acquired" exceeded 200 million, or even hit a higher goal, is not an impossible task. All of this makes shooting of the "day acquired" less like a job, more like a challenge.

After comprehensive consideration, Lance made a decision.

However, in the past period of time, Lance has not been in a hurry to compete. On the one hand, it is because the trap of "Troy" is still brewing, and he cannot show any flaws before Ryan stepped into the trap; on the other hand, it is because Lance is trying to sort out his ideas for improving the "acquired day". He did not take on the "acquired day" work for a North American box office of only 180 million yuan.

What's more, if you want to seize food from Roland's hands, Lance can't rely on luck.

It was not until the time was ripe that Lance found Twentieth Century Fox. Now it seems that the "day acquired" project is indeed difficult. The director, screenwriter and producer have a difficult opinion. They have no way of knowing the specific controversy of the script. However, Lance believes that a large part of it lies in the progress of the plot and the setting of the burden, which is crucial for any disaster film - compared to the story, rhythm is the most important.

Although this matter is very difficult to deal with, it leaves Lance with an opportunity to take advantage of.

"Mr. Strello," Karen's call made Lance look up, and the thoughts in his mind slowly settled down. Karen smiled enthusiastically and said softly, "Mr. Gordon can see you."

"The coffee tastes very good, thank you for your hospitality." Lance did not leave immediately, but showed his gentlemanly demeanor, which made Karen's cheeks turn slightly red again. The two stood there and paused for a while before Karen reacted, clenched his fists in annoyance, "Please follow me." Then he led Lance towards the office.

What Lance is visiting today is not ark-gordon. He is the deputy manager of the production department of the 20th Century Fox. He is not a senior leader. However, his business ability is very good. His name can be seen on the list of producers of works such as "life and death," "Save Private Ryan," and "Patriot". This is also the reason why he became the "acquired" producer. Even in front of Roland, he is full of confidence and does not fall in the least.

Walking into the office, Lance nodded to Karen and expressed his gratitude, then saw Mark sitting behind his desk.

Mark did not stand up, but just sat calmly on the boss's chair, without any intention of standing up. His condescending posture was very strong, even stronger than Harvey Weinstein at the beginning. Lance was not surprised at all. Obviously, Mark wanted to give him a warning - after all, in Mark's view, the "day acquired" cast has been formed, and there is no need to replace people at all. Lance has already spent a lot of effort to get the opportunity to meet today, so he naturally does not need to be polite to Lance.

In fact, Lance did not intend to form a confrontation today. Since Mark was about to put on airs, he would satisfy Mark's vanity. After all, today is just the beginning.
Chapter completed!