From the Wall Street Journal to the Washington Post, from the New York Times to the Chicago Tribune, everyone was amazed at the feat of Lance's three consecutive works in North America's box office exceeding 200 million, which can almost be said to have laid the status of this new generation of director with the highest treatment....しw0.

Even though major media on the West Coast are unwilling to admit it, they have no way to change the established facts.

Lance seemed a little absent-minded when he put the "New York Post" in his hand on the table, and the media's praise seemed to be unable to attract more attention.

Lance knew that the media was like fence-bearing, always adding icing on the cake, not giving timely help; always adding fuel to the fire, not having difficulty in getting things done; always taking advantage of the situation, not having trouble to help the poor and not having trouble. Perhaps today they are still praising like songs, and tomorrow they will see them in trouble. Even the bias caused by the dispute between the east and west sides of the Taiwan Strait is ultimately just a dispute over interests, and it still cannot change the essence of the media - interests first, entertainment until death. Therefore, for public figures, whether the media praises or criticisms, I believe that three successes are enough.

What's more, Lance also knew that "City of Sin" was just a small opportunity in the development process of Chaos Film. The company's development plan next needs to clarify its ideas, establish a distribution department, a talent absorption system led by the blacklist, and the development of other projects besides him... Chaos Film now looks fierce, but in essence, they are still just a small film company - they are still a distance from the medium-sized scale, and in Hollywood, they are far from enough to watch.

Therefore, just be happy after reading these news. There is no need to be immersed in it and never forget it.

However, this is not the real reason for Lance's absent-mindedness. His heart seemed to be falling in mid-air, neither up nor down. The emptiness and confusion surrounding him made him feel a little embarrassed.

Just like those brave men who dare to challenge the peak of the world, Mount Everest seems to be the ultimate goal. After struggling unremittingly for this goal, after experiencing all kinds of difficulties, he finally successfully reached the top. The joy and happiness are indescribable and unforgettable for life. However, after walking down from the top of the mountain and returning to real life, he fell into confusion in difficulty - because this is the ultimate challenge on the earth. The life that has been running at full speed has suddenly reached the end, and there are no more difficult challenges. The confusion and loss after losing the goal is like a state of weightlessness, which makes people at a loss.

Of course, Lance knew that Diorama is not Mount Everest at all, it is just a small hill at most. But Diorama was once his unremitting goal. After his rebirth, he had been struggling with his nerves and racking his brains to kill at all times. Now that he finally sprinted across the finish line, his heart suddenly relaxed... That kind of emptiness, that kind of confusion makes people at a loss, and it is difficult to tighten immediately for a while.

He needs a completely new goal. Lance knows the truth clearly, but it is not that easy to execute.

He let out a long sigh. In his previous life, Lance understood that even if he won a second chance, it was still not easy to succeed. Now, Lance understood that even though he was a human being for three lifetimes, he was still learning, experiencing, and experiencing. There were still too many unknowns in his life, and he was still an ordinary person.

He picked up the bag of rainbow candy on the table, but his eyes remained on the dark brown kraft paper bag. After thinking about it, Lance put the candy aside, picked up the paper bag, and looked at the handwriting on the surface again, "Jason Berkeley", without any other information except the address and name.

He shook the paper bag gently, but no sound came out. Lance opened the seal directly, poured the paper bag down, and then a box of video tape fell down. Now the rental market has basically been replaced by DVDs. Although there are still a small amount of video tapes left, it is already on the verge of being eliminated by the times. Lance did not expect that Jason would send him a video tape.

When he saw the cover of the video tape, Lance's hands couldn't help but slow down. "Chasing Dreams and Little Heart" actually was a video tape of "Chasing Dreams and Little Heart".

I shook the paper bag again, but there was nothing inside, only a box of videotapes, no postscript or explanation.

His eyes were on the cover of the videotape, and his mind couldn't help but fall into memories. He almost forgot the movie. To be more precise, he almost forgot the story. He knew the real story first and watched it many years later.

The first time he learned about this story was in the winter of 1984, a winter that he would never forget in his memory.

That summer, that violent out of control, that summer that was out of control of Frank and Fiona, the four of them hid for nearly three months, and were accidentally exposed because Gowen was in an accident to buy a birthday cake for Lance. At that time, his high fever did not go away, which caused dehydration. After being sent to the hospital, he was in a state of burning. Ian also had a low fever due to inflammation of the abdominal wound, but he never said it. He unexpectedly fainted after entering the hospital, causing a slight confusion.

Even if the social workers of the Children's Welfare Bureau did not condemn Theo, Theo was in a state of pain because of his guilt. He took almost all the responsibility on his shoulders, believing that it was his negligence and selfishness, which led to Lance's serious illness, Ian's taciturnness, and Gao Wen's thinness.

At that time, Theo had almost decided to give up after being persuaded by social workers.

Social workers believe that Theo cannot afford the life of three children alone, and the situation may become worse. It is possible that they will live on the streets, it is possible that they will not be able to survive this winter, and what is even more terrifying is that they may die on the streets when they encounter gangs. So for the sake of the three younger brothers and for Theo himself, he should let go and let other families adopt them separately to provide them with a better life.

Theo could not refute, he wanted to continue to persevere, but seeing Lance and Ian lying on the hospital bed, and Gao Wen, who was starving as the patient was swallowing saliva because of hunger, Theo hesitated.

After Ian learned about it, he had a big fight with Theo, "Do you know what you are doing? If you send Lance back to the foster care system, it would be equivalent to sending him to death. You know what a terrible system it is. You know that the so-called social workers don't care about our lives or death. You know that Lance can no longer bear another Frank and Fiona! If you think we are all burdens, you can leave as long as you want. I will not give up Lance and Gowen, absolutely not!"

Theo was in a state of pain. He tried to reason with Ian, but Ian ignored it at all. The two almost fought. As a result, Gao Wen, who was hiding at the door, cried, "I'm sorry, Theo, I'm sorry, it's all my fault..." Gao Wen, who was unknown, thought Theo and Ian were blaming him for his own actions, causing their whereabouts to be leaked, and kept apologizing.

This put Theo in a dilemma. On the one hand, Ian, who refused to continue communicating with him, Gowen, who felt guilty and blamed himself; on the other hand, Lance, who was sleepy, and on the other hand, a hard-working social worker. The huge pressure almost crushed Theo's nineteen-year-old young shoulders.

Theo, who was suffering but at a loss, could only sit in the waiting area of ​​the family, in a daze. Gao Wen sat down carefully to Theo and showed his well-being, but his gurgling stomach still revealed his true situation, which attracted the attention of a strange lady next to her. She divided the pizza in her hand to Gao Wen and gave Theo a friendly smile.

Theo read this story in a newspaper that wrapped in pizza, the story of Daniel Rudy Rutiger. This young man named Rudy, a young man without talent, wisdom, and talent, relies on a nearly stupid persistence and never giving up to create his miracle and realize his dream.

Everyone is telling the story of "knowing to give up is also a kind of wisdom". It seems that life is proving this truth all the time, but the stupidity of not knowing how to give up and the persistence of not looking back after hitting the wall, makes dreams more valuable and life to be tolerant.

Theo knew that giving up was the right choice. He was only nineteen years old. He wanted to shoulder the life of three children, rely on his own abilities to obtain custody of three children, and use his hands to realize their dreams. This was even more difficult than Rudy standing on the football field. However, Theo decided to be crazy, stupid, and impulsive.

These things were told by Gao Wen later, and that was the first time he heard about Rudy's story. If it weren't for this episode, maybe the four of them would not be today.

Many years later, Rudy's story was moved to the big screen and adapted into the work "Chasing Dreams and Childhood Heart".

This is not a perfect work, or even a top-notch work, but this is Lance's favorite movie. It has nothing to do with movies, nothing to do with art, but only with life.

Lance doesn't remember whether he mentioned this matter. Even if he mentioned it, he definitely didn't explain it in detail. Maybe it was just a question in a certain conversation - because this is his personal*, and he never likes to talk about his own*, but Jason remembers it.

How long has it been, and how long has it been since he remembered the story of this movie. He was covered with a thick layer of dust in the corner of his memory, and even he himself almost forgot it. Today, it appeared again in this way, which made Lance a little trance.

"Knock," the knocking sound came again. Lance reflexively put the videotape in his hand into the drawer. Percy pushed the door and walked in, but did not notice Lance's abnormality. "Jerry Brookheimer arrived."

Lance took a deep breath and nodded, "Let him in."

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Chapter completed!