"No need to thank me, I should say thank you now." Robert Redford looked at Lance in front of him, and the smile on his face seemed very sincere.

Although at the beginning, Lance asked Robert to give him a chance to show himself, so that "City of God" would win the ticket to the Sundance Film Festival; the highly recognized "City of God" has become the most praised work since the opening of Sundance in the past few days - the audience's questioning session just now lasted for an hour for the first time. After the questioning, the audience once again ended with a three-minute standing ovation to the end of today's premiere, which shows the enthusiasm of the audience, which is a good thing for Robert.

Lance shook his head and showed a modest smile, "The premiere has just ended, it's too early. I'm already worried about the reviews of major media tomorrow." Although I deeply felt everyone's love during the audience's questioning session, this did not make Lance blinded by joy.

Robert patted Lance on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I don't think you need luck about this." It means that you have enough strength to win.

"I can still use some luck in terms of distribution." Lance did not deny it, but made a unique joke, which made Robert laugh happily.

Watching Robert leave, Lance still had a polite smile on his face, because he knew that today's premiere was just the beginning, and the reporter's comments were one aspect, and the ownership of the work's distribution rights was another important thing. Works with praise but no one was interested in are not uncommon in Sundance; but Parker City is the best trading platform for "City of God" - because it can no longer catch up with the Berlin Film Festival, as for the Cannes Film Festival in May, there are still four months left, and the interval is too long, and he does not have enough funds to take "City of God" to France.

So, even though the hour of the audience questioning session had exhausted everyone, Lance still cheered up and started socializing without any slack. Although Robert would not directly interfere with the transaction of the distribution rights of the work, his vast network of contacts could help. Lance then just put a sentence.

"Have the 'City of God' found a distribution company yet?" The voice from behind made Lance turn around, and then he saw the Coen brothers walking towards him, speaking with Ethan.

Lance didn't even have time to drink water, but there was no emotion on his face. He chuckled and said, "This is my most important task next."

Joel raised his eyebrows, said with some dissatisfaction and some complaints, "I think the work itself is the most important."

"I am a businessman." Lance's answer was straightforward and choked Joel. "For me, the success of the work is very important, but a successful work cannot make a profit, so everything is meaningless."

Lance's straightforward words revealed the dissatisfaction on Joel's face, "With such an idea, there is no way to shoot a truly excellent work."

"So, is 'City of God' considered an excellent work?" Lance's rebuttal question made Joel choke. The irrefutable aggrievance made Joel frown slightly. Although he was not angry, he did not hide his emotions. Lance smiled without any hesitation, "I hope it is because I hope it can be released smoothly, so that more people can see this movie and feel the emotions I poured into the movie; at the same time, I also hope that it can make profits after it is released, at least it must recycle costs, because this can give me enough funds to invest in the shooting of the next work."

This is a problem that cannot be ignored in the film industry. Only by obtaining enough funds can you shoot the works depicted in your mind; and if you want to obtain enough funds, the works must obtain enough profits for the investors. This is an identity formula.

Joel couldn't help but be stunned. He remembered the early days of their career. In 1985, they participated in the first Sundance Film Festival with their debut work "Blood Maze". They spent 800,000 US dollars to shoot this work, hoping to find a mentor who appreciates this work, and also hope that this work can make more profits and allow them to invest in the shooting of the next work.

In fact, they succeeded. The "Blood Maze" exchanged an investment of $800,000 to earn $3.8 million in box office revenue. So, they had enough funds to give birth to "raising Arizona."

Ethan ignored his brother directly and smiled at Lance, "Obviously, we are not angels who can live by relying on dewdrops." A joke made Joel standing next to him look a little embarrassed, "Lance, tell me the truth, this is not your debut work, right? Are you sure you have not directed more than a dozen bad works before?"

Ethan's teasing made Lance chuckle, "So, are you avoiding the media saying I'm the second brother of Coen?"

"No, no," Ethan shook his head repeatedly, "the thing to worry about is Quentin Tarantino."

"I will take this sentence as praise." Lance replied seriously, and then both of them smiled at each other.

Joel, who was ignored, was behind his back with his hands, gently shaking his body, looking a little anxious, and suddenly said, "By the way, there will be a party tomorrow night, and many movie lovers will attend. Are you interested?"

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Joel, looking a little surprised, "Party?"

For the party, Lance is not surprised at all. For Hollywood, more than 70% of the connections are established at the party, and more than 50% of the potential opportunities appear at the party. Therefore, after the Oscars ceremony every year, Oscar nights held by Vanity Fair often attract more attention.

Similar parties will be held at major film festivals, award ceremony, and various events. However, these parties are very private and cannot be invited without a certain way. Many laymen even do not know the existence of the parties.

After coming to Sundance, Lance has been seeking such a way to appear at the party and find a suitable distribution company for "City of God". Regarding the candidate for invitations, Lance has thought of Ethan Cohen, Robert Redford, Paul Giamatti, but never expected it to be Joel Cohen.

"Yes, party." Joel could feel Lance's curiosity and no offensiveness. "If you appear at the party tomorrow night, you must be the focus, and many topics will revolve around the 'City of God'." Although there are no words of praise, Joel's words clearly send out friendly signals.
Chapter completed!