Lance wanted to calm himself down, but it was not an easy task. ≤

The cost of 300 million was completely left to Lance. It was like a bombshell. Without giving Lance any preparation space, he threw it into his arms, and his brain turned blank at the first time. Just as Chaos Pictures was complacent for the profit of 30 million or 40 million, Warner Brothers spent 300 million yuan in just one work. The huge gap between the two was obvious, and the shocking power was even more direct and surging.

He let out a long breath. Even so, the overheated brain still couldn't calm down immediately. Lance couldn't help but laugh twice. He originally wanted to hide his embarrassment, but then he thought that with his current qualifications and status, it was normal to feel surprised. Excessively concealing it seemed self-righteous, so he simply shook his head gently, "Wow, this is a big news."

The straightforward reaction made Barry smile, and his body slowly leaned towards the back of the chair again, looking like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai.

It was indeed an old fox, laying the foundation layer by layer, and gradually advancing, and using thunderous momentum to kill all conspiracies before the signs came out, even a top director like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg would probably find it difficult to reject such a proposal.

Since his rebirth, Lance has relied on his own experience, experience and control of the future to deal with every situation calmly and easily, but in the face of absolute strength, the shortcomings of lacking truly top production experience are inevitably exposed.

"Good" words kept spinning around the tip of his tongue. Lance wanted to nod and agreed under impulse, but he knew that even if he was willing to nod, he could not be so urgent. Otherwise, he would lose the initiative in the battle for production rights, but it would definitely not be easy to suppress his urge to nod.

"It's just 300 million, only 300 million. Compared to Warner Brothers' giant crocodile who acts like a 100 billion asset, 300 million is just one-tenth of the annual budget, so there is no need to make a fuss. Just 300 million, 300 million, 300 million..." Lance's mind kept echoing this simple but infinitely powerful word, "But these 300 million do not belong to one person." The so-called 300 million is only part of the director's power, and only one-twentieth of the director's pockets fall into the director's pockets.

"But, dominating 300 million power means that you can create a superhero movie completely according to your own ideas... But the heavy pressure of 300 million means countless struggles for power and profit. Even the production process of 'the day after tomorrow' can feel the domineering and **** of Hollywood's top companies, and the same is true for 'borrowing a knife', let alone a 300 million investment production?"

Warner Bros. will not let $300 million be wasted like this - to be precise, no one who has any sane slightest remaining will.

"Hu..." Lance let out a long breath, and his hot brain was slightly relieved. He understood the truth, but when he really faced the temptation of "300 million", his reason was often broken by impulses, which was not an easy task. "So, what price does this require me to pay? I hope it has nothing to do with my body."

With great difficulty, Lance swallowed the words to his mouth and joked in a teasing tone. The subtext was "selling arts but not selling yourself", which made Barry laugh, "I need you to shoot a wonderful movie, just like 'killing someone with a knife'."

Lance pondered for a moment and asked, "So, what stage has the film been prepared now?"

"We have a script, if you are asking about this." Barry seemed to relax, especially when he felt the tense aura of Lance, which made Barry clearly feel the feeling of controlling the whole audience.

Barry knew that for the new director, this was an irresistible proposal, especially Lance. He could feel Lance's ambitions - from Carrell Reise's funeral, he had heard of the struggle between Chaos Pictures and Diorama, so he knew that Lance would not miss such a good opportunity, and he didn't mind using this struggle to benefit Warner Bros. Whether it was Chaos Pictures or Diorama Pictures, for Warner Bros., they were pawns, and there was no essential difference.

"But everything can be modified. We are still revising the script. As I said just now, if you want, the script can be handed over to you to rewrite. In addition, the choice of actors is only in the negotiation stage. As long as you join, your opinions will be the primary reference standard for the crew." Barry's eyes revealed sincere sincerity, and a simple word was scattered, as if he could nod and agree even if Lance asked the whole world.

Instead, Lance gradually calmed down - because he knew that Warner Bros. could not hand over all initiatives, and if he thought from the perspective of others, he would not. "Very good, maybe I can start with the script. To be honest, I have very limited knowledge of Superman's story, and now I have no idea about it except the 1981 version."

Barry suddenly realized, "No wonder you mentioned those views just now." The comedy effect of "Superman 2" in 1981 is very obvious, and the description of Superman's humanity is quite interesting. This work ranked third in the North American box office rankings that year, and performed well. "Of course, there is no problem." Barry nodded and agreed simply, "So, will you promote it in New York in the next few days?"

From the start of restarting the Superman series to the end of the topic, there were only a few rounds and turns. After achieving the goal, Barry immediately changed the topic, as if nothing had happened just now. The "Twelve Arhats" and "Killing with a Knife" were fighting on the box office rankings at this time.

The whole process was accumulating force, accumulating force, and a rapid blow to restore calmness. It was full of tension, clear thinking, and implemented in place. It seemed that Lance was the one who had the initiative, but in fact, the initiative was held in Barry's hand from beginning to end, but Lance was led around.

After leaving Jean-George back to his hotel, Lance didn't even remember what he ate for dinner today, and the topic of "Superman" restart was always lingering in his mind.

"Lance, are you okay? Is everything going well for dinner?" Percy looked at Lance, who was a little absent-minded and asked worriedly. After returning from the restaurant, Lance was always worried and fell into his own thoughts. He had just checked the interview outline of tomorrow's radio program with Lance, but Lance had no reaction at all, and he was completely wandering around the world.

Lance looked up and looked at Percy in confusion. He obviously didn't understand what had just happened. Percy put down the script in his hand and repeated his question, "Is everything going well for dinner with George tonight?"

"Oh, George didn't show up. It was actually Barry Meyer's appointment." Lance finally came to his senses, but he still seemed a little inattentive, and the thoughts in his mind were rolling.

"Barry?" Percy thought of Robert Iger at the first time. He also tried to meet Lance, one was the top leader of Warner Bros. and the other was the second leader of Disney. Suddenly, Lance became popular. "Have he had a project to cooperate with?"

Lance did not speak, put his left hand on the armrest of the sofa, and his slender index finger gently tapped, and the belly of his thumb slowly slid on the side of his index finger. Percy did not speak again, and the room fell into silence for a while. After a while, Lance suddenly spoke, "He hoped I would take over the 'Superman' series."

Percy couldn't help but frown, "He's crazy?" But after saying it, he felt something was wrong, and thought about it carefully, "I mean, are you going to take it? Haven't you heard of rumors in the circle?" Lance threw his eyes in surprise, and his inquiring eyes showed his answer. Percy could only explain, "Everyone said that 'Superman' is a cursed project. In the past twenty years, Warner Bros. has tried to restart at least three times, but none of them succeeded, once because of Christopher Reeve's accident, and once because of the embarrassing situation created by 'Batman and Robin'. This has almost become a taboo, and no one wants to touch it."

Twenty years of wasted time, even the best story is now a hot potato.

Just like restarting the Batman series, Christopher Nolan bears heavy pressure on his shoulders; even more so when restarting the Superman series, the investment cost of "Batman Prequel: The Mystery of the Shadow" is 135 million yuan, while "Return of Superman" is 300 million yuan. Although the cost budget cannot represent everything, this is indeed an interesting digital comparison.

Lance pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a playful smile. Instead of refuting Percy, he changed the subject, "Barry said that the budget for the entire project is 300 million."

"What?" A crack appeared on Percy's stiff facial expression.

Lance chuckled, "Three hundred million, this is Warner Brothers' determination." With an investment of 300 million, he conveyed his determination to bet, which was quite as powerful as a road to Huashan.

Percy opened his mouth, but found that his brain was completely inaccurate and could not say a word. It took a long time for Percy to stutter, "So... what do you think?" A project worth 300 million is not an opportunity and challenge for Chaos Pictures? Just the title of "the most expensive film history" is enough to allow Chaos Pictures to stand by Warner Bros. and occupy a place in the front page headlines of major media.

"Hu." Lance let out a long breath, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became a little bitter.
Chapter completed!