After watching Donald leave, Lance leaned back slightly on the back of the chair, slowly took out a piece of chocolate from his pocket, peeled off the wrapping paper, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly.

In the eyes of outsiders, Lance has nothing abnormal compared to before. It seems that he has just experienced a chat between friends, and is now resting his dry throat. But in fact, the muscles wrapped in the suit are slowly relaxing, and the tense nerves from beginning to end have only gained room for breathing.

Lance has carefully designed every detail from before the meeting to the interview, because he knows better than anyone that the difficulty of shooting "City of God" is far beyond imagination, and this is the first work after the establishment of Chaos Pictures, and the difficulty has risen sharply. Therefore, almost no one would be willing to trek into this muddy water. But the problem is that without Donald, there would be no follow-up. Donald is the most important part of the successful completion of "City of God", even more important than scripts, directors, and investment costs.

Even though he was as confident as Lance, he couldn't help but sweat before the dust settled.

Lance sat quietly and peacefully, chewing the chocolate carefully. The faint bitterness jumped gently on the tip of his tongue, and then a sweet feeling was like a flower bud in full bloom, completely opening up all taste buds. He picked up the coffee and took a sip. The bitter liquid with sweetness slid down his throat. The indescribable sense of happiness made all emotions settle down.

After gaze, he caught a figure approaching. Lance raised his eyebrows and then saw Percy with a nervous look on his face. Just now, Percy had been sitting in another corner of the coffee house, waiting for the development of things to happen. After seeing Donald leave, he came over and couldn't wait to know the result.

Lance calmly finished the last sip of coffee, then threw the chocolate wrapper on the plate, then stood up, patted Percy on the shoulder, "Go away, head for Burbank." He went to visit the two old friends.

Percy was confused as Lance left, looking at the back of leaving. Does this mean it was successful or not?

Recalling the stretching between Lance's eyebrows just now, a hint of brightness was faintly revealed. The smile on the corner of Percy's mouth bloomed, and he knew that Lance would definitely be able to win!

Percy took a quick step and trotted all the way to catch up with Lance, "So, how did you convince Donald just now? Did you show him the script? Or did you tell him our budget? Seeing Donald's expression, he was always a little indifferent, and I thought he had no interest at all..."

"Percy...driving, Burbank."

"Okay. But I mean it, I was worried when I watched it from the side. Sometimes I felt that things would be done soon, but sometimes I felt that things were going to be bad..." With the sound of the engine, Percy's nagging voice also turned away.

Burbank, located twelve miles north of Los Angeles, is known as the "Media Capital of the World" because famous entertainment companies such as Warner Bros., NBC TV, Viacom Group, Disney and other famous entertainment companies have set up branches here; at the same time, the number and quality of studios here have surpassed Universal Studios, and it is currently the largest photography base in Hollywood. Countless movies and TV series have been filmed and produced in the studios here.

Lance is naturally familiar with Burbank. Even though he worked hard on New York in his last life, when he returned to Burbank again, all the familiar scenes still flocked to him, as if he had never left. Percy had already inquired about the studio where the TV series "Firefly" crew was located, so the two of them drove directly to the shooting location.

After Lance got out of the car, he patted the roof and Percy started the engine again and left.

A regular crew will be composed of a director team, a producer team, a crew, a crew, a photographer team, a photographer team, and a recording team. Each team will have a detailed division of labor, and even detailed to the position responsible for ordering takeaway every day, with a dedicated person responsible for one carrot and one pit. For giant works like "Titanic", there are even as many as 400 crew members. The segmentation and professionalization of the work are also one of the important signs of the development and maturity of the Hollywood film industry.

However, this only refers to regular crews. For independent films, they do not have enough funds to support such a huge crew, and do not need so many positions to maintain the daily work of the entire crew. The configuration will be relatively simple. Some independent film directors even have multiple positions alone, which is nicknamed "one-person crew".

"City of God" will be a minimalist crew, and the staffing will not be too complicated, but there is a position that is indispensable - theatre business, because the work "City of God" is too special.

The so-called drama business is actually the general dispatcher and the person in charge of the daily affairs of the crew. The drama business will be responsible for coordinating all the links of the shooting site. The work is very cumbersome. In short, all the chores after the shooting are their job responsibilities. From dispatching the division of labor and cooperation of various professional groups, arranging the shooting schedule every day, to maintaining on-site order and arranging daily food, it is all the responsibility of the drama business.

It is no exaggeration to say that the quality of the drama work will determine the smooth operation of the entire crew. Any error in any link may lead to a chain reaction. Perhaps their work is not the most professional, but no one can underestimate the difficulty level. The ability to control and manage the overall situation, the ability to deal with and solve emergencies, and the ability to communicate with different personalities with different personalities... these are all essential elements. In Hollywood, truly excellent and top dramas are rare and rare, and absolutely popular.

The average independent crew does not need a job as a drama because there are few staff and few chores, and it is enough to be responsible for the director or producer. However, "City of God" is very special. During the filming in Rio de Janeiro, no one knows what unexpected situations will happen, and the movie will have at least more than one hundred extras. This also means that although this is an independent film, the crew is very large. Therefore, Reims needs a professional drama.

Lance came to Burbank to find an old friend.

Walking to the entrance of the studio of "Firefly", Lance calmly smiled at the security guards beside him, nodded to show his friendship, and then walked straight forward.

Generally speaking, unless they are the top Hollywood stars, their faces are passes, they need a work permit or pass to enter and exit every crew. At this time, Lance does not have a work permit or pass, and he is obviously not a big star. However, the security guards hesitated for a moment, and looked at Lance's calm pace, but did not speak to stop Lance. Instead, they showed a friendly smile and expressed their welcome.

Lance entered the crew without any obstacles, casually grabbed a staff member, asked about the location of the second group of photography, and adjusted the direction and continued to move forward. However, before he took a few steps, he saw a man walking towards him with a dejected look. His thin and tall figure looked a little thin, and the white round-neck T-shirt seemed to be torn apart, making him look even more embarrassed.

"Albert?" Lance shouted with uncertainty. As expected, the other party raised his head and showed his baby face with thick eyebrows and big eyes. His delicate facial features did not look like Westerners, but more like Asians, but more three-dimensional. This is the old friend Lance is going to reminisce about today, Albert Allen.

Albert obviously did not expect this situation. He was stunned in surprise, and then raised his tail in disbelief. "Lanslot-Stralo?" After his eyes confirmed, his chin opened in an exaggerated manner, as if he was really dislocated. He walked up quickly. His brisk steps seemed to throw away the depression and embarrassment just now. "Jesus Christ! It's really you, Lancelot! How long have we not met? I remember meeting you once in 1997, and then never met again, God!"

"Wow, you have such a good memory, in 1997, at San Francisco International Airport." Lance spread his arms and gave Albert a big hug.

Lance and Albert met at the University of Southern California. At that time, Lance was not so interested in movies, and Albert was a student in the film department. After the two met unexpectedly, Albert led Lance to deeply understand the magical world of film, which really made Lance obsessed with this wonderful country and was gone forever. Unfortunately, Lance later went to London, and due to the restrictions of communication methods, the two gradually broke off contact.

Although the two people have not seen each other for many years, Albert did not recognize her at all and directly hit Lance's shoulder. "Now you are a big shot. Last time I saw your name in the news of "Eleven Arhats", I almost sprayed the food in my mouth." The teasing without any barriers did not make people feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, you can clearly feel Albert's enthusiasm and friendship, and Lance relaxed a lot. "So, are you rushing over to Burbank to participate in any event?"

Lance smiled, "I'm here to find you." Albert's face showed confusion and surprise, "I'm now building a brand new crew. I have a difficult job, and I really can't find anyone to take over, so I come to find an old friend to see if I can pull you onto the pirate ship with my already yellowed friendship. I heard that you held an important position in the Firefly, but... I finally decided to come and try it. I wonder if you are willing to join?"

Albert's face was full of surprise, his exaggerated expression gradually restrained, and he looked at Lance seriously and seriously, "What position?"

"stage manager."
Chapter completed!