Lance also felt powerless at this time. He expected this situation, but he did not expect that it would be so turbulent, which was several times more severe than expected. Warner Brothers almost launched a blockade, as if he had dug a trap long ago, just waiting for Lance's "tough refusal", and then launched it in full swing, leaving Lance with no time to respond, let alone solve it.

However, it is not as bad as I thought.

Lance can completely choose to temporarily avoid the limelight for a while, six months, or one year, take a good vacation and relax. After the time has passed, the scripts will come back one after another. Warner Brothers cannot cover the sky with just one hand, and other film companies cannot act voluntarily. This is the law of interests first. After seeing the crushing defeat of "Superman Return", it is not impossible for Warner Brothers to find Lance again.

Because Lance is not Mel Gibson after all, he did not offend the Jews, so there is naturally no need for people to kill them. Hollywood just needs Lance to learn lessons and polish them hard. After time passes, the lessons are in place, then Lance's "making money" ability will become his magic weapon for his re-emergence.

Therefore, things are still not at the end of their lives.

But Lance knew that this was a battle of momentum. If he chose to shut up and remain silent at this time, it means that he chose to compromise, which means that his previous efforts will be invalidated, which means that he will lose his personality and his spirit will no longer exist. Then, in the future, he will not be Steven Spielberg or James Cameron, nor will he become Warren Beatty or Malone Brando. He may still receive the script, but he will not be holding the initiative in his hands. He is just an ordinary member of the countless people in Hollywood, and may even implicate the development prospects of Chaos Film.

A step back may be a deep abyss or a mediocre person.

In order to win this battle of momentum and to achieve a break-up, he must go against the current and face the challenge directly! The best solution is to shoot a box office bomb that swept the box office. As long as the box office in North America can exceed 300 million, Lance can break the Warner Bros.'s interest alliance blockade and regain the initiative.

By then, the embarrassing will become Warner Bros. Barry will remarry with Lance again. It is only a matter of time. The embarrassment of bowing will be Barry's shame. Perhaps, the whole Hollywood will watch it on the wall and enjoy seeing Barry extending an olive branch to Lance, which may become a grand event in the circle.

If you don’t advance, you will retreat. Things are so simple.

"Lance, this is not the first time..."

Cole's voice was a little weak. Even if he could feel his dilemma through the phone line, Lance smiled instead, "So, are you scared?" This made Cole stunned, but he didn't know whether he should be angry or relaxed. "Lance, do you know how serious the problem is?"

"I'm waiting for you to tell me." Lance's voice was calm, as if he hadn't felt the ubiquitous oppression at all.

Cole only felt that he couldn't change his breath, so he picked up the wine glass and poured it into his mouth, but found that the wine glass was still empty, which was really depressing. He rubbed his temples, "I've asked, "Spider-Man 3" has basically been confirmed. They will renew their contract with Sam Remy."

"So what?" Lance raised his tail, although he did not expect it, but was not unexpected. This also means that there are fewer and fewer options left for Lance.

"So what?" Cole noticed that his voice was a little out of control. He quickly closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he chose to cooperate with Lance, he realized the situation they might face. So what he needed the least now was to get rid of himself. Take a deep breath again, and Cole returned to his calmness. "There was no news from Sony Pictures. This was something I finally found out, so it means that they did not include you in the scope of consideration at all." After a pause, Cole seemed to be waiting for Lance to digest the news, and then he said, "Chaos Pictures is now cooperating with Sony Pictures in the '007' project, but there is no news at all. Lance, you should know how bad the situation is."

There was no "Atonement" and "Spider-Man 3", but Lance always left the "007" project as the last retreat. In "007" and "I am a Legend", Lance chose the latter, so he became the producer of the former and reached a trilogy cooperation agreement with Sony Pictures, which also means that Chaos Pictures has always taken the initiative.

But now, the news that "Spider-Man 3" has been confirmed to be the director is unscathed, which not only means that they isolated Lance from the "Spider-Man 3" project, but also Sony Pictures' position has also begun to become subtle. Could it be that after Warner Bros., Disney, and Universal Pictures, even Sony Pictures has begun to take sides?

This is really a bit surprising and extremely tricky. Among the six major Hollywood film companies, if Sony Pictures is added, four of them will already stand opposite to Lance. Even if Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox are unwilling to join in, Lance does not have many choices, especially since the important works in the past two years have almost been controlled by Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures.

More importantly, if it is just "Spider-Man 3", it's okay, but if the cooperation between the "007" project is affected... the negotiations between Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures have never been completed. Due to Gao Wen's accident, Theo also stayed in New York. He stayed in the hospital for a full week before returning to work. He talked with senior executives of Sony Pictures in Los Angeles in the form of video conferencing. However, during this period, the two sides have not reached a consensus on many details, so the contract has not been signed so far.

In other words, things have not yet been settled.

So, Lance knew that he knew clearly how bad the situation was. "Coll, you should know that any decision on Wall Street is risky, right?" Lance was not panicked and remained calm. When he chose to reject Warner Brothers, he was ready. Now the situation was just a little worse. He would not start to regret it at a loss. He was ready to overcome all obstacles on this thorny road. "So, you should also know that these works are not guarantees for success, I am!"

Lance's understatement made the smile on the corner of Cole's mouth unable to bear it. Even in the face of such a dilemma, Lance still has incredible firmness and confidence. This is a good thing, "So, you mean, it's their regret to miss these works, not yours."

"You finally got a little bit of rationality." Lance's joking words made Cole chuckle.

"I believe you." Cole nodded slightly, "But the problem is that you have talent but don't have a platform to display." Chaos Pictures is still not strong enough now, and does not have enough funds to start big projects. Now nearly 80% of the big projects are in the hands of the six major film companies. If they continue to exclude Lance from the crew, Lance will be a clever man.

"Yeah, this is indeed a problem," Lance agreed easily, "But we will solve it. The most important thing at the moment is that I need to meet and talk to Sony Pictures. Michael Leighton, Barbara, Brocury, Michael G-Wilson, who are they in New York?"

It doesn't matter if you miss "Spider-Man 3", but if you miss the "007" project, it will be a fatal blow to Chaos Pictures. Even if Lance does not act as the director of the "007" project, he still participates in the production as a producer, which doesn't matter, but the premise is that Chaos Pictures and Sony Pictures must complete this cooperation, which is the final redemption that cannot be retreated. Lance will not have such a tragedy.

"I need to ask Dorothy, her news about this is more sensitive." Cole's thinking gradually became clearer. The bad news in recent times has caused him a split headache, but he still did not lose his keenness. "Let's do this, you are responsible for Sony Pictures. I'll find out the works of mid-range investments here and make preparations."

The so-called mid-range investment is $60 million to $100 million. The number of these works far exceeds the large projects with investment of more than 100 million, and the scope of companies involved is also wider. This also means that the effective range that Warner Bros. and others can control will be seriously restricted.

Cole believes that even mid-range investments can be used to display his talents in the hands of Lance. For example, "killing with a knife".

Lance thought about it and found that Chaos Pictures now needs a large investment project, which not only drives the development of the entire company, but also breaks the blockade of Warner Bros. But he also knew that in the face of the aggressive Barry Meyer, he could not solve the problem by rushing it, just like when facing Robert Iger.

The only thing that is thankful is that Michael Esner is about to step down. Robert Eiger has been busy taking over Disney recently, but it will not be completed until at least October. And after taking office, Pixar is Robert's top priority, so now he has no time and no one to suppress Lance. Otherwise, with Barry and Robert, Lance will really be unable to bear it.

"Okay, I'll wait for your news." Lance nodded and agreed, "I'll call Dorothy now. If you have any information, please contact me at any time."

Originally, I thought Chaos Pictures' biggest competitor was Diorama, but who knew that after Diorama left, the one standing in front of Lance became Warner Bros. and Disney, and their opponents changed from lightweight to super heavyweight. Obviously, the challenge is escalating rapidly. However, from the side, this also means that Chaos Pictures has quietly entered the super heavyweight war circle, right?

When whales fight, shrimps suffer. But is it possible that shrimps use their light and flexible posture to find another way and fight a path?
Chapter completed!