Of course, Lance would not be shaken by Leonardo's anger. Even when he was working together on "borrowing a knife to kill people", Lance was able to deal with Tom with ease, let alone Lance gave Warner Bros. Not to mention that Sony Pictures was rejected by Sony Pictures. Lance laughed instead of anger and said calmly, "Because you are not suitable."

Simple and clear, but firm, Lance cut off almost all possibilities, and directly blocked Leonardo with "unsuitable" and seemed to have no possibility of cooperation. This made Leonardo frown, as if on the verge of being angry at any time. Instead, Tom, who was sitting opposite, showed a thoughtful expression.

Lance did not immediately explain, but waited for a while and confirmed that Leonardo had no intention of speaking, then continued, "What kind of series is 'Mad Max'? I wonder if you know anything?" Lance's eyes circled around the three of them. "Mr. George Miller and I want to create a bizarre wasteland world. Everyone lives in a desert without water resources, oil and natural gas. Everyone must persist in fighting for survival. The style of the whole movie will be relatively... rough and primitive, so the shooting conditions will be very difficult. The desert is our first choice."

Although Lance did not explain in detail, it could describe the arduousness of the shooting scene in just a few words, even ten or a hundred times more difficult than "City of God".

Leonardo opened his mouth and wanted to defend himself. He also suffered a lot in Southeast Asia to film the "Beach". As a dedicated actor, this is not a problem for him. However, this time Lance did not give him a chance to speak and continued, "The protagonist in this movie is chasing, not an actor. All characters must serve the plot. Action scenes and chase scenes should occupy the majority, so the performance space is very limited. This is a commercial movie, and I will not forget this."

Leonardo certainly wouldn't rack his brains to work with Lance on a commercial movie - even if he said so himself, they all knew that if Leonardo wanted to take on a commercial movie, there would be countless scripts in the whole Hollywood for him to choose, and he could choose a handsome and elegant character to play, such as "Attack on the Purpose".

Choosing to cooperate with Lance, the Little Golden Man is Leonardo's ultimate goal, just like he tried every means to reach a cooperation with Martin Scorsis. The first work was the "New York Gangster" starring Daniel Day Lewis, and the reason is very simple.

Relatively speaking, "Mad Max 4" is not only difficult to shoot, but also has limited acting challenges. Leonardo really has no value in acting. He is not a box office superstar like Tom Cruise and Will Smith. In his current actor career, action scenes have never been his strengths or what he pursues.

"In addition, I have decided to play the leading role in person. I think you shouldn't want to deprive me of the opportunity to try to show off on the big screen, right?" Lance said in such a teasing way. Tom and Terrence both smiled. Leonardo was stunned, and finally smiled helplessly and shook his head.

If Leonardo was hesitant just now, then Lance's last sentence gave him a step forward and officially announced that he would give up "Mad Max 4". For a supporting role, and then go to a arduous environment like the desert to challenge himself, and it is a commercial work without acting challenges? Of course, Leonardo would not choose. He finally understood why Lance rejected him.

"So, what you mean is that even the supporting roles don't have my place?" Despite this, Leonardo still doesn't want to miss Lance easily. Even if it's not "Mad Max 4", he hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. After all, this is the hottest director in Hollywood at present. Not only "killing with a knife", but even the "Fruit Hard Candy" that is currently being released makes people see Allen Paige's wonderful performance. Lance has the magical ability to turn stones into gold, which makes Leonardo covetous.

Lance shrugged and showed a embarrassed expression, "Are you serious? I cooperate with Leonardo DiCaprio and use him as a supporting role?" The joke made everyone laugh, as if they all agreed with Lance's point of view.

Lance's words are partly facts, partly a kind lie. In fact, the main characters in "Crazy Max 4" have strict requirements on acting skills. Whether it is Max's tough appearance and soft heart, Ferrosa's softness and hardness, heroism and strength, or Nucks' crazy paranoidness, or Immortal Old Joe's weird thriller, these characters will be severe challenges, requiring the actor to interpret the crazy metal rock. If necessary, the actors even need to shave their heads or wear earrings to bring out the connotation of the role. Even if Lance decides to play the role of Max, it does not mean that the performance task will be relaxed.

However, none of these roles are suitable for Leonardo. It can even be said that Leonardo's performance will ruin these roles instead.

If you think about it carefully, Leonardo has chosen the roles in the past few years and in the next few years, you can see that his burden is very heavy, whether it is idol burden or performance burden. He is always performing the same type of role and it is difficult to achieve a subversive breakthrough. If it is Vincent in "Borrowing a Knife to Kill", Leonardo may be able to challenge it, but the role in "Crazy Max 4" will not only fail to perform the essence, but will also destroy the image, so this is a choice that is not worth the effort for Leonardo.

Of course, Lance would not directly uncover other people's wounds, so he chose this roundabout way and rejected Leonardo. Lance had always ignored Leonardo's letters before because he believed that when Leonardo learned that his latest project was "Crazy Max 4", Leonardo would retreat. As for today's meeting, it was unexpected.

"This is really disappointing." Leonardo shook his head depressedly. "To be honest, I really look forward to working with you."

Leonardo looked at Lance with a bright look, motionless, without any sentence connecting the past and the future, obviously waiting for Lance's reply. Lance raised his eyebrows, "I will be the first to notify you when the 'Crazy Max 4' is finished." This sentence made Leonardo smile with satisfaction.

Perhaps, for Leonardo, Lance is his springboard for him to win the Little Golden Man; but for Leonardo, Leonardo is his springboard for him to break the blockade. The dispute between Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures seems to have come to an end for the time being, but Lance is not that naive. Recently, in order to form a crew for "Mad Max 4", he could clearly feel the resistance in the circle.

Photographer team, lighting team, makeup artist team, prop team... Almost every team is more or less disappointed when looking for senior and professional talents. Objectively speaking, there are no 100,000 or 80,000 behind-the-scenes staff in Hollywood. It is not difficult to form a team, but it is not that simple to find a team with real materials.

The problem now is not just that Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures are stumbling behind the scenes, but that people in the circle know that Lance has had an unhappy relationship with the six major film companies. Some people simply refuse to cooperate with Chaos Pictures. After all, offending the Six Major for Chaos Pictures is not worthwhile; some people take advantage of the situation and are willing to cooperate with Chaos Pictures, but with the momentum of blockade, they are constantly raising prices. This is not good news for Chaos Pictures.

What's worse is that Burbank's main studios have been "reserved" by major film companies, which also means that Chaos Pictures will be extremely difficult to find a suitable venue for shooting in the short term. If "Crazy Max 4" needs to be filmed in the studio, they will either be forced to rent a studio in Canada - even Canada may not be rented, or they will pay double or even triple-fold rental fees, which means that there is a need to increase investment in costs.

It is conceivable that if Lance wants to rent props, the cost may also rise; if Lance wants to occupy streets in Los Angeles city, the procedures may be more cumbersome or delay time... The small actions behind such as this, in the mixed Hollywood, are just greetings for large film companies, but they can bring huge difficulties to Chaos Pictures, which is also a direct reflection of the huge gap between independent film companies and large film companies.

Relatively speaking, the actors are much better. After all, the actors are not so close to the big film companies. On the contrary, they have a closer connection with the director. However, considering the cooperation between large film companies and agency companies and the influence of producers on the actors, Lance still encountered some obstacles.

If actors like Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio are willing to break the situation and actively cooperate with Lance, this will play a crucial role in alleviating the dilemma. After all, the six major film companies have a big fortune, but they cannot control the entire Hollywood.

So, if Leonardo is willing to join, Lance naturally agrees. It’s just that “Mad Max 4” is not suitable.

Despite this, Lance had already planned it and called Dorothy after he went back to let it go - Leonardo hoped to join "Crazy Max 4", and the crew's next work will inevitably be smoother.

"I heard... tomorrow's public audition will be very special?" After the serious talk, Tom immediately raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully. As soon as he finished speaking, Terrence and Leonardo both showed a close smile - a tacit understanding that only exists between men.
Chapter completed!