Although Lance knew that the Oscar effect was reflected in all aspects, which was also the reason why everyone was attracted to Xiaojinren; the effect rewards came so quickly, which was really beyond Lance's expectations. (The best experience of reading novels is in []) Before Xiaojinren could warm up in his arms, the movie invitation had already come to him. This was a great start.

"Adventure treasure hunt, are you talking about 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' or 'Mummy'?" Lance asked curiously. In his memory, treasure hunt movies always had a market, but they gradually declined after entering the 21st century. Apart from the "National Treasure" and "Da Vinci Code", they can almost be said to be lackluster.

"There is a difference between these two movies? I'm not sure." Howard admitted his layman with frankness. "I'm talking about Clive-uler. I got the adaptation rights of the "Saharan Cavalry", so I want to ask if you are interested."

Lance frowned slightly and thought about it seriously, "I remember that the 'Sahara Cavalry' was about to start filming in the summer of 2001? Hug-jakan, right?" Lance felt that the memory in his mind was a little confused. On the one hand, he remembered that the "Sahara Cavalry" was released in 2005; on the other hand, he remembered that the film was about to start filming in 2001.

"Yes, Hugh Jackman." Howard's honest expression flashed with a hint of impatientness, but it was well concealed. "There was an incident that we didn't want to mention, right?" It was about the September 11 incident. Lance suddenly realized that in 2001, "Jackman went to shoot 'Men 2', so this project has been delayed."

Obviously, Howard has reservations and has not told the truth. It was temporarily shelved in 2001, but it is now the end of February 2004. Many things must have happened in this, which has made the project delayed and has not been able to start shooting until now.

However, Lance had no intention of breaking the casserole. He opened his mouth and was about to refuse. But after thinking about it, the rejection on his tongue became, "Of course, why not? You can send me the script by email or directly to me. After reading the script, we will know the follow-up."

Regarding Lance's normal request, Howard paused a little, and then said, "Of course, of course, no problem." The two of them exchanged greetings for a while, and then Howard said goodbye.

In fact, Lance didn't have much impression of the work "Sahara Cavalry", and he hadn't read it. Later, he would know that the work was because of a news report. The report said that the "Sahara Cavalry" invested a total of US$130 million, but the final loss reached an astonishing US$150 million. It was even higher than the book cost. This was one of the top ten films with the largest losses before 2010.

This attracted Lance's interest and went to check the information.

The box office of the "Saharan Cavalry" movie is actually not bad. The box office in North America is 68 million, and the global box office is 120 million. Of course, compared with the high cost, such performance can only be said to be mediocre. However, at least the box office in the global market is still over 100 million, and the losses are not too bad.

But the point is here. The "Saharan Cavalry" production company is a typical representative of its own crime. In addition to book costs, there are also some unheard of expenses, such as bribery of millions of dollars to the Moroccan officials in the filming place. It is shocking; for example, the crash scene of a plane that cost 2 million US dollars was eventually cut off; for example, the overwhelming publicity was carried out. But there was no strategy, and the publicity effect was extremely bad... The movie entertainment effect could not keep up with the producer's excessive squandering. After the production and promotion costs of the final product of the movie were superimposed, it was as high as 240 million US dollars!

This is simply burning money, and even the eight major film companies cannot withstand such torture. After the cost exceeds 200 million, this also means that the box office of the "Saharan Cavalry" must be at least 400 million, or even more than 500 million. As for achieving profits, it requires better box office results, but the global box office is only 120 million.

In this way, it is no surprise that a loss of $150 million is not surprising.

So, when I heard the first reaction of the "Saharan Cavalry", Lance refused to get rid of this hot potato. But when I thought about it carefully, Lance nodded and agreed to read the script. The reason was actually very simple.

First, Howard was the first film studio representative to actively extend an olive branch to Lance. This is a good start. Even if it is not for the work "Saharan Cavalry", Lance should not directly refuse to expand his connections. Second, Lance is quite curious, how could Clive's novel be adapted to be unrecognizable?

The original novel of "The Sahara Cavalry" was written by Clive. He is the king of American adventure novels and his works have always been high on the list of best-selling American books.

Unknown is indeed a very interesting thing. On the one hand, he is curious about the script of the "Saharan Cavalry" and on the other hand, he is also a little curious. In addition to him, Howard also has the director candidates to see.

"Hey, you're here." The voice behind him turned Lance, and then he saw Tom Cruise walking in from the red carpet.

Lance realized that he was still standing not far from the entrance, and couldn't help but chuckled, "I'm looking for a corner that suits me." A teasing made Tom chuckle. Lance found Tom's gaze in one direction. He looked at him with his eyes and found that it was the direction where Nicole was. "I originally thought you would arrive later."

Tom and Nicole, the Hollywood golden boy and girl, ended their eleven-year marriage in 2001, and the divorce between them was very unpleasant.

Lance's plain words attracted Tom's sight, and he showed a charming smile, "I'm not the protagonist tonight, so the time to arrive at the scene is not the focus." Tom patted Lance's arm, "I haven't congratulated you yet. I've done a pretty job tonight, now it's my turn to be jealous of you."

This made Lance chuckle. Last time in the Super Bowl, Lance's active visit was warmly welcomed by Tom. As the most successful idol actor in film history, Tom's image project can be said to be flawless. However, Lance only stayed for a while at that time, and later someone else came to visit Tom, so Lance said goodbye. Before leaving, Lance joked, "Such a popular private room is really jealous."

Unexpectedly, Tom joked back today - the important thing is that Tom actually remembers this detail, which is obviously a very rare thing.

Lance said with a smile, "If you want, you can stand on that stage."

Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are the two most successful idol actors in American film history. The "idol" mentioned here refers to their influence on the public and then create a perfect image through the public relations team. Of course, compared to their strength, their appearance is always too eye-catching. In fact, both of them have a very obvious desire for Oscars and are always trying to win the recognition of the academy. Unfortunately, until 2015, neither of them was able to make a breakthrough.

Tom heard the implicit meaning of Lance's words and couldn't help but chuckled, "Are you saying, follow your steps?" Lance's "idol appearance" obviously did not hinder his Oscar journey tonight - but this is quite special. Lance is the director, not the protagonist.

Lance raised his tail tone and said curiously, "I can understand that this is your praise for me?" specifically referring to the part of the appearance.

Tom was amused by Lance. At this time, Penelpe Cruz, wearing a red evening dress in a rice-cut red dress, walked in and saw Tom, greeted him with a clever smile. Tom smiled apologized at Lance, "Let's talk later, I won't disturb your exclusive time now."

After Tom and Nicole divorced, they had been dating Penelope. Gossip magazines rumored that it was actually because Tom and Penelope got fired while filming "Vanilla Sky", which led to the breakdown of the marriage. However, only the person involved knew the truth.

Lance was surprised. Didn’t he disturb Tom and Penelope’s time? Why did it become Tom’s exclusive time to disturb him? Then you could see Brad Gray coming over, and Tom and Brad nodded and greeted him, looking like they were familiar.

"I can see that you are a busy man tonight." Brad said with a smile. As a keen eye for knowledge, Brad made a quick decision in Park City and decided to win the "City of God" before Miramax Films. This is a great feat. Brad met Harvey Weinstein just now, and seeing Harvey's calm expression made Brad feel happy.

"I won't say that." Lance turned around and walked side by side with Brad towards the swimming pool, finally leaving the acre of three-part land at the entrance. "You are the third person I met tonight." Accurate numbers.

"That's because you just arrived at the scene." Brad said with a smile, "Look, before I finished speaking, there were visitors." Angelina-jlie walked towards him.

At the same time, in another corner of the Sunset Tower Hotel, Howard, who had just left Lance, welcomed another visitor, Tucker Toure and Ryan Cavalug. Obviously, Tucker and Ryan did not notice Howard just now. It took a lot of effort to find Howard. Tucker sings to the face, "Come on! Hartford Whalers!"

This made Howard smile brightly, "Tuck, I saw you again, I guess you will definitely not be absent tonight." Howard turned his head and looked at the figure standing next to him, "So, this must be Ryan Kavalug. 'Lost Tokyo' is a very excellent work."

"Mr. Howard Baldwin, I don't know that in addition to ice hockey, you have also studied this kind of literary and artistic film." Ryan said modestly and appropriately, making Howard smile.

The three people had a great conversation.

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