Brad looked at Lance in front of him carefully and felt a little confused. △

In fact, Brad had not had time to discuss with Lance in detail about the proposal to insist on letting Lance play Max. It was originally just a proposal to "entertainment first" and was even considered a joke by many people. However, due to the power struggle within Paramount, it gradually became one of the focus of the confrontation between Brad and Shirley. Brad was in a difficult situation and had to continue to promote this proposal behind his back.

But since Lance has been in seclusion for the script recently, he wanted to mention this matter several times, but he swallowed it even though he said it. After all, compared to the actors, the most urgent thing is the script. Brad originally thought that after meeting Lance today, he would persuade him again, hoping that Lance could stand on his side and continue to add chips for him to enter Paramount.

However, Shirley's sudden appearance caught Brad off guard - he still had no foundation within Paramount. Shirley not only appeared, but also brought two helpers Peter and Wade, obviously hoping to kill all possibilities from the root. She did not give Lance a chance, let alone Brad a chance.

Brad is now mute and cannot say anything about his suffering. He has no way to win over Lance, or even warn Lance that if Lance follows Shirley's words and refuses directly, Brad will not be able to turn the tide. But unexpectedly, Lance did not veto, which rekindled Brad's hope.

However, Brad couldn't see through Lance's true intentions now, and the light hidden behind the confident smile was irrespectful. Brad originally thought that Lance would give him a warning gaze, at least a hint, but Lance did not. He always looked at Shirley's gaze calmly. Even Brad was confused, which made Brad feel more and more unsure in his heart.

Lance could sense Brad's sight on him, but he had no intention of turning his head. He looked at Shirley's smile on his lips, and the condescending feeling revealed in an instant showed her superiority. In front of Paramount's CEO, Lance is indeed not worth mentioning - not to mention the third/stream actor, even the inequality actors are not counted. So far, in Lance's resume, there is no record of any official performance work, he is an amateur actor. Shirley's arrogance and confidence almost uncoveredly outline a stream of light along the curve of his nose, and condescendingly enveloped Lance.

This reminded Lance of his last life on Broadway outside New York.

In fact, Broadway outside is a bloody and savage Colosseum, which is not only naked/naked/naked. It is also more cruel and realistic. When people see Lance, their first reaction is to rely on the vase that they climbed up to sleep with the producers - regardless of gender, they even disdain to look at Lance's resume and examine Lance's strength. Preconceived ideas will crucify him. Not only does he need to work hard, but he also needs to work ten or a hundred times more than others to win an insignificant role; even after working hard a hundred times or a thousand times, he contributed a wonderful performance. People will sneer at it, "Innate advantages, show off their skin." It can easily erase all his efforts.

The real Broadway is actually the animal world.

In comparison, Shirley's vision can only be considered a pediatrics. Not only did she not anger Lance, but she filled him with the desire to perform. From Carrell Reize's funeral to the present, in the blink of an eye, he has not been serious about performing for more than twenty months. The children who directed the "City of God" performances were not even considered warm-ups, and to write the script of "Killing with a knife" and studying it carefully can only be considered a warm-up exercise.

In order to defeat Diorama and to develop Chaos Film quickly, Lance put his dream aside for the time being and in the face of cruel revenge. In the face of the reality of society, dreams are just useless spiritual victory methods. He calmly and decisively left those dreams and beliefs behind him. Even if Brad proposed the invitation to perform, Lance was not moved, but calmly analyzed, believing that his participation in the performance might affect the entire idea of ​​"killing people with a knife", he refused without hesitation, without even being shaken.

He refused, not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to.

At this moment, Shirley successfully awakened the desire deep in Lance's heart, and the performance/desire/indulgent in his body began to get restless again. Inexplicably, Lance remembered the last conversation with Emma Stone at the beach in Venice. The blushing face of the little girl with dreams of performing awakened her love for performance deep in the blood. The hatred for Diorama almost made him forget how he had been crazy for performance.

What's more, Lance knew that this was not just a battle of acting, but more of a battle between Shirley and Brad. He was just a medium and a carrier. Even if he had the success of "City of God" and "After the Day", he was just a piece.

For Shirley and Brad, "killing with a knife" is just an investment of 60 million yuan, but for Lance, this is the top priority of Chaos Pictures in the next stage. Every work and every footprint is a desperate choice, and Chaos Pictures has no way out.

So, Lance gently outlined the corner of his mouth and asked, "I wonder if I am qualified to participate in an audition for an actor?" Lance's eyes fell on Brad, and then said word by word, "Just for Max."

A bitter smile flashed in Brad's eyes. He could sense the provocation in Lance's words. However, on the surface, he was not convenient to show it. On the contrary, Brad felt even more uneasy - because he was also unsure. Objectively speaking, no one had seen Lance's performance, and his original idea was just a gimmick. Anyway, the real protagonist of "killing with a knife" was Tom Cruise. Lance only needed to make a vase like Brad Pitt in "Night Visit to Vampire". What's the difficulty?

But now the situation is different, not only because Lance gave the script "Killing with a knife" more connotation, but also because Shirley was on the scene. This so-called audition has lost its original meaning and has risen to a more complex level. What's more, Lance has not made any preparations today, and even he was caught off guard. So what should Lance do?

Brad, who had been through the battlefield for a long time, began to feel dry mouth at first sight.

Faced with Lance's active attack, Shirley didn't care at all. Instead, she chuckled again, and her eyes fell on Brad's shoulder, as heavy as a tremendous amount. "Of course, why not?" Shirley showed her broad mind and sufficient confidence, and then looked at Lance again, "How about it, how do you plan to show it? Do you need some preparation time?"

Shirley said enthusiastically and gently, but the subtext implies that it has been ten years since Lance left the Royal Academy of Drama Arts, and after that, Lance transformed into a producer without any acting experience. So, Shirley's words meant to say, "Do you need to regain the feeling of acting?" Sneer and contempt.

Lance waved his hand and smiled happily, "A few deep breaths?" The calm and confident posture fell into the sight of the four people in front of him, but his expressions were different. Everyone was trying to explore the true emotions hidden behind Lance's mask, but this was not an easy task.

Lance faced these gazes calmly. Everyone was waiting to watch the show, with different expressions. He looked around and finally looked at Wade, "Mr. Russell, as an agent, I wonder if you will occasionally help Tom play against each other?" Shirley and Brad are management talents. As Lance knows, they know nothing about performance; Peter is a producer, and more or less about performance and shooting. But in the end, Lance chose Wade, which was really an intriguing decision.

Wade, Tom Cruise's agent and the only "outsider" today - he is not affiliated with Paramount Pictures. But at the same time, Wade is also the one among the four who most hopes to "kill people with a knife" to succeed, not for Paramount or Lance, but for Tom - Tom's career, which also means that Wade needs to face more possibilities.

"Borrowing a knife to kill" is not a desperate work for Tom. After all, the investment is not heavy enough. Even if he loses money, he will only have 60 million US dollars at the highest level. But Wade knew that Tom had devoted countless efforts to this work, which is likely to be Tom's last Oscar performance award. As an agent, Wade knew better than anyone about the weight of an Oscar Little Golden Man - especially for a top actor like Tom.

Therefore, Wade was the main force against Lance. He firmly believed that "killing with a knife" should choose a better actor for Tom. But Lance chose this hardest bone as a breakthrough. Shirley and Brad looked at Lance with subtle changes.

As the person involved, Wade couldn't help but be stunned, but then he smiled slightly. Since Lance hit the gun, he naturally didn't mind pulling the trigger. "Of course, this is one of my jobs, although I'm not very good at it." Wade sat upright slightly and looked at Lance directly opposite him, "So, what do you need me to do?"

Lance picked up the script in front of him, flipped it carefully, and then smiled at Wade, "Please turn to page 97, okay? Can you see the conversation between Felix and Max? Then from 'Max sat down opposite Felix, Felix said, Vincent only saw those people in Cleia, but he would not see you in person..."

"Okay, I've found it." Wade nodded, his eyes couldn't help but fall on the script.

Lance said with a smile, "Good, you get familiar with the whole line and we can start."

ps: The second update today, I beg for the April monthly ticket guaranteed, thank you everyone!
Chapter completed!