"So, is the filming going smoothly?" Lance pulled his eyes back from the constantly shaking glass door, and then saw Cole coming towards him. Lance did not answer Cole's question, but pointed to the bar door, "Did you see the scene just now?" Cole shook his head in confusion. Lance took a breath again, as if he could still feel the clear pain, "So, why are you here on the crew?"

"Didn't you see a 14- or five-year-old girl? That's the newly signed actor of our company, and I'll take her here to see it." Cole's words corresponded to Emma who disappeared in the bar. Lance suddenly realized, "Your artist?" Cole shook his head, "No, it's Sebastian Derek. By the way, didn't you call me to ask me about Sebastian last time? Is it just for this little girl?"

Lance's eyes flashed, neither affirming nor denying, but changed the subject, "Are you here to visit the set?" The words were full of disbelief - it was eleven o'clock in the evening, and Cole made a special trip to the crew to visit the set? This was obviously not convincing.

Cole shrugged, without any intention of denying it, and looked around, "Do you have time?" He listened to the string sound and knew the meaning of elegance. This sentence obviously meant that he had something to discuss.

Lance did not hesitate, raised his hand and waved to Albert, and said loudly, "Let the crew take a temporary rest for 30 minutes, and the midnight snack time is ahead." Then he walked forward and led the way, leading Cole in the direction where the RV was.

"Are you sure you don't have to say hello to Tom alone?" Cole and Lance said with a chuckling.

"Albert is a professional, he can handle it." Lance did not show off the harmony of the crew at present, but just evaded the topic lightly, opened the door of the RV, and raised a smile and said. "Welcome to the magical world."

"So I'm Alice?" Cole raised his foot and walked into the RV.

"I thought you would say crazy hat." Lance walked in and closed the car door. He walked to the refrigerator, and before he could ask, Cole took the initiative to say, "Just mineral water is good." After all, he found it during the filming process, so it's best to make a quick decision.

After taking the mineral water, Cole did not greet him anymore and said directly, "I just met Frank Miller in the afternoon." A simple sentence made Lance concentrate all his attention. Originally, this was the latest news about "Sin City", "The result was not very good. More importantly, we are facing fierce competition now, so I hope to talk to you as soon as possible."

Cole used "we" to pull the two people to the same front, but Lance did not refute. Cole ended the meeting in the afternoon and came to the crew directly in the evening, even visiting during the filming process, which shows the urgency of the matter.

"No surprise." Lance smiled and closed his jaw. A month passed since Lance proposed two conditions to Cole. But Cole successfully met with Frank until today, which shows the ups and downs of the whole process, especially compared with Cole's absolutely efficient work to convince Tom.

Cole gently lit his chin and showed a helpless smile, "So, is this the reason?" Lance proposed two reasons - neither of them is easy and can be regarded as a difficult challenge.

Lance didn't comment, but just raised his eyebrows, "How is my job?" To be precise, "How is my task set up."

A simple sentence made Cole shake his head, as if he was helpless with Lance, but he did not intend to continue joking. He then said, "Frank Miller disagreed with the adaptation of the "City of Sin" from the very beginning. Because he always thought it was not feasible, not because the film format was not suitable for expressing these stories. But because according to his understanding, the film industry would inevitably distort his works."

Lance closed his jaw, which is actually the reason most of the novel authors and comic authors are most worried about. Not to mention the distant ones, the adaptation of the novel "Saharan Cavalry" also encountered the same situation. The original author Clive Casler always missed the adaptation of the script, and both sides even went to court. There was also "Raymond Snitch's unfortunate adventure", and the author Daniel Handler directly called on his readers not to go to the cinema to watch the movies, because he believed that Hollywood's adaptation work was a complete disaster.

As we all know, Hollywood movies are a complete and mature industrial chain. In order to achieve box office, major film companies that are profit-oriented do not take into account the spiritual core and depth of the original work. Even the adaptation work of the "Harry Potter" series has encountered strong resistance and condemnation from many original book fans. Each work will trigger a large-scale condemnation after it is released - this is the result of JK Rowling's personal participation in the adaptation of the script.

"I spent a lot of energy and finally convinced Frank to at least meet and talk with me." Cole did not talk much about his work. He did not intend to win Lance's sympathy with such high-sounding reasons as "hard work" and "unremitting efforts" - even if it was to be used, there was no time now. "The successful adaptation of 'City of God' has helped a lot." Cole did not forget to tease Lance, "It's a pity that after the meeting, he was almost a wall of iron. No matter what I said, his answer was 'no', and there was no change in the end."

Cole's expression revealed a hint of regret. In fact, the right to adapt is like this. Because the author holds copyright, if you want to seek the right to adapt, you must either use sincerity, patience, or spend money. No matter which method is used, they are at a disadvantage. As long as the author does not let go, everything will be in vain.

But this emotion was fleeting, and then Cole said, "But I found out that you are currently chasing the adaptation rights of "City of Sin" and two powerful competitors, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. This is why Frank is reluctant to meet for a long time. Robert and Quentin met Frank a week ago, and the result is the same. But now they are one step ahead of us. If we want to come from behind, we must seize the time and work harder."

All of this was expected. When Lance said this idea, he expected two major resistances, one was Frank Miller's, and the other was Robert and Quentin. If he followed the historical trajectory, Robert and Quentin would successfully convince Frank, and then contributed the most unique thriller and criminal work in North American film history. The stylized technique made a masterpiece of evil/classic work.

However, Lance was not a person who gave up easily. After taking over the "killing with a knife", this was even more so, so the current situation was found. It is not surprising that he went to the army to be unfavorable, but it was not a pleasure.

"Listen to your tone, you already have a plan." Lance did not miss the change in Cole's tone. Although Cole was a little regretful, he was not depressed or decadent. It can be seen that Cole not only did not intend to give up, but also had a draft. This is also the reason why Cole found him immediately - to discuss a charter.

Cole spread his hands and said with a smile, "Because you are worth it." All this effort is for Lance's agent contract, but in the final analysis, it is for himself. This is an investment he likes. Chasing "City of Sin" is not only chasing Lance's agent contract, but also chasing Lance's next work. Cole is naturally full of energy.

This made Lance chuckle, "Diamonds, roses, and comic adaptation rights." The first two are magic weapons for men to chase women. Lance putting these three together really made Cole laugh.

After cursing his smile, Cole continued, "In fact, chasing the right to adapt the work is similar. Find the author's agent, find the author's editor, and find the magazine where the author works. The author is like caring for children and is unwilling to take action easily, but others are not."

It's like an actor. The actor hopes to be able to focus on shooting some art movies and movies, but his agent, his manager, and his team need to make money, and they will convince the actor to take on some works. Compared to "outsiders" like Cole, Frank's agent, the editor is the person who is more familiar with his personality. Starting from them, things will be much simpler, after all, they are eager for profit.

"I've started a tough battle in the process of contacting Frank. I think it's time to get something soon." Cole is obviously a very planned agent. "However, Robert and Quentin can do what I can do, and you should know the appeal of Quentin." For the film field, Quentin's evil spirit is sought after by many people. In the competition of "City of Sin", Quentin will obviously have the upper hand. "So, I need your help."

Lance pursed his lips and said that he was listening, and then Cole continued, "You know, even if I convinced Frank to sell the adaptation rights, he would not let it go easily, so I need you to convince Frank and tell him that you will do this adaptation excellently, you will turn this work into a classic, and you will make him willingly give it to you..." Cole paused and said meaningfully, "not Robert Rodriguez, or Quentin Tarantino."

"So, you mean, you gave me the hardest part?" Lance said with a smile.

Cole shrugged gently, "Because you are responsible for the most difficult part of filming, I don't have such talent."

ps: The second update today, continue to ask for double monthly tickets, it’s been the last few hours!

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