Percy sat in the passenger seat, the narrow space made him unable to use it. After a while, he simply lifted his legs up a little, put his notebook directly on his knees, quickly recorded a series of things, and then he confirmed it carefully from the beginning. Then he nodded gently and turned to Lance, who was sitting in the back row, saying, "The interview time for the 'New Yorker' has been confirmed, and it will be held in the hotel room at 2pm the day after tomorrow; then the telephone interview of 'Entertainment Weekly' was scheduled tonight, and the specific time is subject to us; George called and said that dinner was already booked tomorrow, 'jean-gees', 8:30 pm."

Lance didn't reply, but just looked at the gloomy and cold sky outside the window. This is a typical New York. Compared to the sunshine that has no distinctiveness throughout the year, the New York season is too obvious and too profound, so that every time you are in it, you can awaken different memories in your mind.

After saying that, Percy was not in a hurry, but waited quietly, his eyes staying motionless on Lance. After a while, Lance nodded and responded, "I understand," but his eyes were still looking at the dark steel forest outside the car window. This made Percy couldn't help but look out the window. The large patch of gray and blue made him shudder.

Retracting his gaze, Percy suddenly remembered, "By the way, Robert Iger called here just now, and he asked you how long you stay in New York this time. I wonder if you are interested in meeting each other?"

This sentence finally made Lance turn his head and frown slightly, "Disney's Robert Eiger?"

Robert is now the chief operating officer of Disney, second only to Michael Esner, and has a unique position. When Lance was planning "Afternoon" and "Troy", he had met Robert several times because of the relationship between "King Arthur" and "Legend of Narnia", but the two had almost never had a separate conversation. After all, the level gap was too big.

Percy nodded and gave affirmation, but this puzzled Lance even more - there was no potential cooperation between him and Disney, and he had all his attention on "Sin City" recently, and no other moves. So, what exactly was the one who could mobilize Robert to take action?

"Maybe they have any works they want to work with you?" Percy gave the most reasonable guess. The fastest rising new director, Lance is undoubtedly one of the most cost-effective choices.

Lance came to him before, but now the situation is changing subtly. Lance nodded, "If you call him back, you will say I will stay here until the weekend."

"Maybe they are preparing for a big project again and want you to direct it." Percy guessed with excitement. The driver who was concentrating on driving couldn't help but look at it sideways. The assistant gentleman looked so cold before, but why did he suddenly become so lively now? "Or, they want to find you to star in a work. After all, the success of this "borrowing a knife" is obvious to all, and we have severely abused the "Twelve Arhats"!"

Lance chuckled, "It's just the first week."

Percy didn't hear it clearly, and looked at Lance and asked, "What?"

"I said, it was only the first week." Lance said lightly, without adding too much emotion, not being complacent because of the victory in the first week, nor having a big celebration because of the opponent's downturn. "The next screening time is still long, and nothing can be said."

If Lance's memory is not wrong, the box office performance of the "Twelve Arhats" is indeed not as good as the previous work, but the cumulative box office is higher than that of "killing with a knife". Of course, this is already a matter of the previous life, and this time the matter is completely different, but he still cannot take it lightly.

"Is it necessary to be so cautious?" Percy was stunned, and looked at every detail in Lance's expression seriously.

Lance pursed his lips, "The first week of the 'Eleven Arhats' box office was almost the same, which means that the 'Twelve Arhats' had at least not collapsed; and, don't forget the case of 'National Treasure', right in front of you."

The box office data of the "National Treasure" premiere weekend was even worse than that of the "Twelve Arhats". Moreover, the media review of this movie was only 39 points, the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes was only 44%, and the popcorn index achieved a good 76%. But look at the current box office data of this movie - the cumulative box office of 110 million in three weeks, and its excellent performance triggered a burst of exclamation.

Therefore, the situation of the "Twelve Arhats" is indeed very bad, but it is far from the moment of collapse. It is not that Lance is too arrogant, but that he clearly knows that arrogance and blindness will only make him fall into the quagmire - isn't the underestimation of Lance by Ryan and George, the direct cause of the current situation?

Percy thought about it carefully, and his expression slowly settled down. Indeed, the final victory or defeat is far from being decided now, and the competition for box office declines will become more and more intense. It is conceivable that this week's publicity duel will play a crucial role. "Borrowing a knife to kill" is now holding a good hand, but a wrong decision is likely to lead to a loss in the whole market.

"So you decided to join this week's promotion?" Percy asked curiously.

The preparations for "City of Sin" have come to an end in recent times. The script practice last week was also satisfactory and you can invest in filming at any time. However, Lance temporarily put down his work and devoted himself to publicity, which reminds people of this summer vacation - the crew of "the day after tomorrow" was promoting, but Lance was involved in filming "borrowing a knife to kill people". This time Lance made a completely different decision.

He shook his head gently, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "No." Lance replied, "It was because when I signed the actor contract, I was asked to attend certain publicity activities, which was the price."

In the work "Borrowing a Knife to Kill People", Lance serves as producer, director, actor and screenwriter, so he did not sign an actor contract alone, nor did he get a actor's salary, but instead received a box office dividend. Thirty-five percent of the North American box office dividend seems to have taken advantage of, but in fact he is still Paramount's head - and the pay for actors and screenwriters is deducted, which also means that Lance bears all the risks.

If "killing someone with a knife" fails like "Alexander the Great", Lance will be able to get at most less than 10 million yuan in rewards - this covers the rewards of producers, directors, actors and screenwriters, as well as the returns Chaos Pictures has made in investment in this film. In other words, Lance may not only have no income, but also have to bear a lot of debt.

Not only that, within the contract, Paramount also stipulates a series of tasks of Reims, including that Reims must participate in the film promotion. Paramount, as one of the six major Hollywood companies and is a veteran top company, will naturally not suffer any losses.

This time, Lance made a special trip to New York, where he will carry out a five-day promotion. Today is just the first day, and the first itinerary is to record the "Tonight Show" hosted by Jay Renault.

As they spoke, the car arrived at the destination.

The screams of "Ahhhhh" were mixed with the sound of the wind. Percy and Lance looked out the window with some surprise, and then they saw at least one hundred fans surging at the entrance of the building. Everyone waved the signs in their hands and screamed at the vehicles. The entire street was blocked and it was vaguely seen that the security guards were jogging and undulating in the sea of ​​people like a small boat, as if there was a danger of destruction at any time.

Lance had seen the madness of movie fans at the premiere, but objectively speaking, it was far from more impactful than today. All fans rushed towards the vehicles like a tide. The strong impact force made the vehicles start to shake gently. The boiling enthusiasm seemed to ignite the cold air in New York, rubbing out sporadic sparks and floating under the nose.

Above all, Lance felt the difference between the work behind the scenes and the people in front of the scenes. No wonder many screenwriters always complain that the work they put in is so important. It would be fine if they don’t get the public’s recognition, and even the rewards are far inferior to other positions. At this moment, the real feeling of being an "actor" climbed up to the heart along the blood and contracted coldly and stimulatingly.

The security guard opened the car door, Lance paused in place for half a second, then took a step and walked off the vehicle.

When the movie fans around him saw that the person coming was Lance, the gurgling heat calmed down a little, and they could even directly feel the disappointment between their eyebrows. The huge gap between the two heavens of ice and fire made Lance's brain turn a little for a moment. Even if he was a human being for three lifetimes, many things were still unfamiliar to him. It was one thing to conceive in his mind, and the real face was another thing. This was impossible to learn without a teacher.

But after only a short break, the fans started shouting again, "Lance! Look here!", "Lance, you are so handsome!", "I love you, Lord Strero!"... The shouts came one after another, making my ears buzz, but there was less of the bursting and impact that had just soared into the sky.

Lance calmed down his emotions and quickly entered the first floor hall under the escort of security guards and Percy. The surging crowd followed him like a shadow, following Lance's pace, but did not cause too much trouble, nor did he continue to do so. This allowed Lance to successfully escape from the crowd and enter the glass revolving door.

I stopped and looked back. At this moment, my vision and thoughts gradually became clear. Then Lance saw the contents on the support cards, "Tom Cruise, get married to me", "Eternal male god, Cruise", "You are hopelessly handsome, Tom"... In the middle, you can vaguely see several brands that look unique, with Lance's big head posted on it, with the words "Lancelot, I'm crazy for you", but in a large area of ​​Tom's avatar, it was really not obvious.

At this time, Lance finally understood what was going on. The slight strangeness in his heart made him feel a little ridiculous, ashamed, and a little joking. The smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but bloom, unrestrainedly, and refreshingly.
Chapter completed!