Lance avoided the topic of Chaos Pictures and gave up the opportunity to promote himself, but at the same time also avoided the topic of Diorama Pictures and avoided the possibility of blurring the focus. Instead, Lance took the initiative to expose his shortcomings - the work "City of God" is almost full of shortcomings and is not favored by Hollywood, so Lance did not hesitate to guide the topic directly on the shortcomings.

Harvey now has two choices, either further, discuss the director's topic, attack Lance's weaknesses, and then gain an advantage; or take a step back, ignore the loopholes in Lance's first time as director and screenwriter, and change a topic. No matter which choice it is, it is beneficial for Lance - because this is a flaw he took the initiative to sell, and he must be fully prepared, and Harvey will step by step into Lance's trap.

But Harvey, the old fox, made the third choice, "Everyone has a first time in everything, and always takes the first step, right?" He skipped the topic lightly, "But I'm even more curious about how you thought of making such a movie, for God's sake, it was a very bold choice."

Harvey not only silently avoided the trap that Lance dug, but also took the initiative again - when it comes to the movie, this is a topic that Lance could not avoid. The two had four encounters in a short time, and they are still tied. However, Harvey was obviously a little surprised by Lance's performance, and his attention increased to a higher level.

In the past, people always evaluated Lance: good business, lack of emotional intelligence, and some keen touch of choosing works. Such producers are the main body of Hollywood. They will not be too excellent and difficult to reach the top, but they will not be too bad. Occasionally, excellent works can become the backbone. They are neither up nor down, nor awkward, but they have always existed.

But today, the brief battle made Harvey feel that Lance was shining. Sure enough, the rumors were unreliable.

Even though he knew that this was a trap, Lance could only jump because the right to issue "City of God" is the main purpose today. He could not talk about his work. However, there are many ways to talk about it.

"Because I'm desperate?" Lance's self-taught joke instantly mentioned the inside story of Diorama Film. He caught Harvey off guard for a while, and then both of them laughed, "The fact is that I think this is a work that can make a difference in the awards season, and it even hopes to hit the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film."

The words immediately followed, with strong confidence, attracted Harvey's attention ingeniously. Harvey couldn't help but leaned gently towards the back of the chair. Although he was the one who had the initiative, his curiosity was completely controlled by Lance's hands, "Oh? Why are you so confident?" Harvey knew that speaking this sentence means that Lance regained the initiative - he could introduce the work "City of God" according to the plan, but Harvey still said it.

"Because this is an excellent movie?" Lance's ease of teasing made the atmosphere of the office very relaxed. At this time, the office door was opened again, and the secretary walked in with two cups of coffee. It is hard to imagine that just the time to make a cup of coffee, Lance and Harvey had already fought several times.

Lance smiled politely at the secretary, as if there was no tension at all, and then he looked at Harvey, "This is a very interesting movie. I have imagined the assumption that you know what kind of life your next neighbor is living?"

Lance's opening piece once again surprises Harvey. Harvey has never seen the fifteen-minute short version of "City of God", but he has seen a trailer of the version and a planner. He knows that the movie has nothing to do with the neighbors.

Harvey shrugged without answering, obviously not taking a trap, but Lance didn't care, continuing, "The neighbor may be an ordinary car repairman or a terrible serial murderer, but we don't know because we never really spend time understanding the neighbor's world."

"Wow, you live in a very interesting neighborhood." Harvey's sarcasm made a mistake, disrupting Lance's rhythm.

Langs paused, swallowed the words to his mouth, and turned in a direction along Harvey's words, "Yes, this is the idea that my movie wants to express. But, this is not a block, but a city. Rio is such an interesting city."

Harvey nodded meaningfully. He had to admit that so far, Lance's remarks did attract him and made him interested. However, on the surface, Harvey remained silent and had no reaction. He just signaled Lance to continue speaking, and Lance had no reason to refuse.

"In Rio, you can see millionaires who are leisurely and enjoyable, and you can also see homeless people who are not eating. For the residents of this city, their lives are colorful and even considered to be the city created by God. But the most interesting part is that no one has ever really learned about Rio, nor has anyone really understood that in a corner of Rio, there is a group of people living this unbridled way in their way. That is the bottom of society, dark, no hope, but it really exists, and is close to you."

Lance's description made Harvey blurt out, "It's like a serial murderer living next door."

"Yes, it's like the neighbor next door is a serial murderer." Lance nodded and gave a positive answer. At this time, Lance should continue to increase his strength and further convince Harvey to further convince Harvey; but Lance did not. He suddenly became silent and looked at Harvey calmly.

Because Lance knew that Harvey was an old fox, all he needed was a spark of inspiration. Too much explanation would uncover the mystery and would make Lance humble as "seeking for others". Then Harvey would step a few more feet without hesitation to maximize his own interests. Therefore, leaving infinite reverie is the best choice.

Harvey was indeed in deep thought. He must first admit that Lance's strategy was very effective, expressing the "City of God" in a thrilling way, and at the same time it aroused more curiosity. He couldn't help but guess what kind of people the "neighbors" living in the City of God were, and what story happened to them.

In such a limited space, Harvey believed that he could not do better than Lance - after all, Lance now has nothing. "City of God" is a self-written and directed debut work, and it also tells the Portuguese film about Brazilian slums, and there is no familiar face. Faced with such a desperate situation, Lance really makes people admire him.

However, Harvey is not an ordinary person. It is definitely not luck that he can reach his current height.

"So, it's like Brooklyn, New York, Queens." My thoughts rolled, but in fact it was just a breathing gap. Harvey said immediately. It seemed as if he was discussing the above sentence, but his words were full of cleverness. The subtext was, why did you shoot Rio de Janeiro instead of New York?

Lance smiled and shook his head, "But New York is not Rio." The slums in New York are completely different from the City of God. This is the difference between one country and the entire system.

"Rio is not New York either." Harvey's rebuttal directly grabbed Lance's throat. Harvey changed his posture for the first time since the conversation, his body leaned forward slightly, and the whole sense of oppression came to his face. "And Brazil is not the United States. Lance, you should know very clearly how difficult the prospects of foreign language films in the US market are, right?"

Harvey finally tore his mask and showed his true face. Lance did not panic, but smiled and leaned forward slightly, "So what I said is the best foreign language movie, not the best film." This confidence made Harvey laugh, "Havey, this is a work that has the hope of inheriting the mantle of "Central Station". I think you won't want to miss it."

Where did Lance get his confidence? His directorial debut can reach the height of "Central Station"?

But at this time, Harvey did not want to mock Lance, but showed a sincere smile, "Lance, to be honest, you touched me, I really look forward to working with you." After this sentence, Lance had an ominous premonition, "But you and I know clearly that it is definitely not easy for a foreign-language film to succeed in North America. Whether it is a box office or an award, let's not talk about whether Brazil is willing to use this movie as a representative for the Oscars, but the operation of this work is very difficult. At present, Miramax Film's plan cannot find a place for such movies."

Harvey's rejection came so suddenly and so decisively.

It is precisely because of this that Lance became even more angry. All the words and confrontations just now were actually just a game of catching mice for Harvey. Harvey was enjoying the pleasure of the mice struggling under his claws. From the beginning, Harvey did not intend to nod and agree to this cooperation. The decision-making power was in the hands of Harvey from the beginning.

"Sorry, I'm really sorry." Harvey smiled kindly, sincerely, "I really hope to have the opportunity to cooperate."

However, at least Harvey did not lock all possibilities, but still retained all possibilities with politeness in social occasions. Lance thought of it with self-deprecatingness. If possible, Lance would directly punch Harvey and vent all the anger in recent times; but Lance knew that this was the social reality, and his impulses and anger would only make him more pathetic and cut off all possibilities in the future.

The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. There is no need for Lance to be angry. They parted in disagreement today, but maybe Harvey will come to the door with a smile and seek cooperation tomorrow.

"Understand, that's a pity." Lance still had a decent smile on his face, then stood up and shook hands with Harvey again, "I hope there will be a chance to cooperate in the future." After that, Lance turned around without any delay, but when he walked to the door, Lance stopped and turned around and said, "By the way, forgive my rudeness. Please say hello to Miss Uma Thurman on my behalf."
Chapter completed!