The puzzled gaze was as light as if it had no weight, but it fell on Ryan's shoulder, which was as heavy as a pound, so sharp that it stinged his skin and his dignity even more.

Ryan raised his head and looked at Tucker and Jason. Neither of them said anything, but he just looked at him quietly, but he read too many things from that look. The mixed emotions seemed to have pinched his throat. The drowning suffocation made him start to panic. His usual rationality and calmness were useless at this time. He wanted to argue, but found that his mind was blank, his throat was terrible, and even a little voice was released.

Deep down, Ryan strongly denied that they had lost their creative source after losing Lance, denying that they had joined forces to sweep Lance out of the house only because of their selfishness, denying that all their directional decisions have deviated in the past two years, denying that they have fallen into a very bad situation, denying that his own failure as CEO, and denying that they are likely to be unable to win more time...

Ryan told himself that the "Sahara Cavalry" will definitely win. As long as this work is successful, their current decline will be completely reversed. Not only will it win a breathing time, but it may also reverse the unfavorable situation in their competition with Chaos Pictures. This is the advantages and disadvantages of small and medium-sized film companies. They may be destroyed because of a work, or they may rise because of a work. Therefore, after the "Sahara Cavalry" is successful, all problems will be solved!

However, Ryan could not convince himself. The panic in his heart made almost all the reasons lose their foothold, like a black hole, swallowing all the reason. "I can't lose, I can't admit defeat, I can't lose to Lance!" Ryan clenched his fist and tried harder, so that his joints began to turn white, but the emptiness in his heart still could not be compensated, and he just kept falling and falling again.

George was very irritable and irritable. Although the success or failure of Diorama Film had the least impact on him. Just like Brad Pitt, it seems that he is a national condemnation now, but it is not too difficult to survive this period and seek a rise again, because they are actors and are top first-line actors who are famous all over the world. Only one bad work after another can emerge one after another completely destroy their foundation for many years; but even so, George still couldn't calm down.

He doesn't like the feeling of failure, and he especially hates the feeling of losing to Lance.

Because Lance is a complete loser, posing with a lofty attitude, as if other people who regard movies as work are so secular, vulgar and mediocre, as if pursuing dreams is such a great thing. However, they do not know that in the eyes of others, it is so ridiculous and disgusting. Such a utopian is destined to fail in real life. Therefore, he hates Lance, so annoying that it is almost difficult to control.

But the problem now is that the "Eleven Arhat" was defeated by "killing people with a knife", and the high hopes of Diorama Film also lost to "killing people with a knife" in the awards season battle, leaving almost no room for him.

Looking up, George looked at Ryan, and then he noticed Tucker and Jason's gaze. Looking at the three people in front of him, George's irritability surged again. Should he give up Diorama Pictures? This is already a ship with a bottom leak, and he doesn't want to be buried with them.

But now doesn't seem to be the best time, and he still needs Diorama Pictures to do one thing for him at the end, "Good night, good luck".

He may not care about the outcome of Diorama, but he cannot ignore his own outcome. He will never allow himself to lose to the loser again. "Good night, good luck", this project is ready, and the arrow is on the string and has to be fired.

"Cough." George coughed softly, breaking the silence in the office. The suffocating silence still did not dissipate. However, the three of them cast their eyes at him, quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to say, "There is still one month before the award ceremony. Winning the nomination means that everything is possible. Shouldn't we plan the next college public relations?"

At this time, Tucker and Jason seemed to have woken up from a dream. "I don't think there is much hope for the best actor..." Tucker spoke first. Before Jason, this made the atmosphere in the office finally better. However, before he could finish speaking, George stopped him, "These are not my major. I think you should discuss it with the public relations team. Whether it is the male protagonist or the supporting actress, there should be hope."

When he opened his eyes and told lies, George was able to do it at will. Tucker and Jason had already come back to their senses, but Ryan was still in a daze. George simply skipped Ryan and looked at Tucker, "We must start the shooting of 'Good Night, Good Luck' next week. This is the highlight of this year. We will not hope that there will be any problems."

Although George didn't say it clearly, they all knew clearly that due to the theme of "Good Night, Good Luck" and years of preparation, the greater possibility of this work is to become a seed contestant in the awards season. It is almost impossible to make a breakthrough in the box office, so winning the nomination in the awards season is just the bottom line. Their goal is to win the Little Golden Man again and restore the reputation of Diorama Film.

Of course, the premise is that the "Saharan Cavalry" can win a great victory and win them a breathing time. Otherwise, before "Good Night, Good Luck" is released at the end of the year, Diorama may be declared bankrupt.

As a production company, even when facing bankruptcy, they must continue to invest in the production of new works. Only in this way can they make up for loopholes, otherwise they will just sit and wait for death. At present, the upcoming "Good night, good luck" is the focus of the production team's next work.

Tucker and Jason both understood this clearly.

"Before the official start of filming, I need you to confirm again. Lance has not retained any drafts, right?" George said with a serious expression.

All four of them knew clearly that the script of "Good Night, Good Luck" was written by Lance and George, and the first draft was also from Lance. But later Lance was swept out, and Ryan and others swept Lance's office, leaving Lance's connections and resources, including the script of "Good Night, Good Luck". When George registered with the US Copyright Office, hesitated and filled in his own name.

In fact, in Hollywood, it is very common to replace multiple screenwriters with a script, but generally speaking, a script can only sign four screenwriters at most. At the same time, only if the contribution to the script exceeds 30% can it be signed. Therefore, the US Copyright Office has very detailed regulations on this. Simply put, whoever contributes more will leave behind, and other names must be deleted.

For example, Lance wrote a script, but after George rewrites it, it was beyond recognition. Although Lance had the right to create the first draft, the final copyright did not belong to him.

It was driven by this inner heart that George only filled in his name. But the problem is that the completion draft of "Good Night, Good Luck" was jointly completed by Lance and George.

Jason hesitated, "Can't we register Lance's name?" Even if we apply now, this is just as effective.

With a word, everyone else turned their heads and looked over. Even Ryan, who was hesitant, cast a look. Jason was not timid at all, and looked over with his chest. George lit a cigarette and said in a deep voice, "Are you sure this is the right choice? We have missed the opportunity now. Even if you want to, Lance will not be willing to be friends with you." Jason still wanted to say something, but George no longer planned to pay attention to it and turned to look at Tucker.

"I'm sure." Tucker also ignored Jason and replied, "In Lance's office, we found the 'Good Night, Good Luck' draft, and I saw the handwritten signature of you and Lance." Jason opened his mouth and wanted to talk. He wanted to ask whether it was a handwritten or a typescript. He remembered that Lance was a person who liked handwriting very much, but Tucker interrupted him again, "And there were a lot of handwritten modifications on it, and there were also a lot of deleted parts, so I'm very sure. I've destroyed this manuscript."

George listened word by word, until everything was over, then he nodded gently, and his heart slowly fell back into his chest.

The office has returned to peace again. Everyone has their own thoughts in their hearts, but no one is willing to speak.

Meanwhile, Lance was getting angry, "God, how stupid are you! Relax, I said, relax, but it's not to let you completely relax without any control. Look at your performance just now, you're like a rookie who has never acted in a show, your eyes don't know where to put them, your hands are as a landslide who doesn't know how to swim, and your limbs are as stiff as aliens in the "Star Wars" tavern!"

Whether it is the Golden Globe or the Oscar, for now, Lance is just a media propaganda war. He did not pay any attention, but devoted himself to the shooting of "City of Sin". Compared to the media's sensation, the crew in Austin is like a peaceful paradise, but obviously, judging from Lance's current attitude, the shooting progress is not smooth.

With such a unique style of shooting in "City of Sin", the actors are always looking for the most suitable method.

"Also, Jessica, don't always have a confused expression on your face. Every time you squint your eyes slightly and then slightly open your lips, there is no expression other than that. Jesus Christ, if I want a vase, I have many choices. Performance, I need you to perform and demonstrate your emotions!"

Lance's name criticism made Jessica Alba's cheeks burn, but she didn't dare to make any sound. The entire set was silent, and everyone was collectively suffering from Lance's anger. Finally, they saw Lance smash the guide hard, "Stay for five minutes!"
Chapter completed!