Leaving Harvey, Lance walked towards the direction where Brad was, both of them knew that the confrontation was far from over. Compared to Miramax, Lance hoped to cooperate with Paramount.

In fact, in terms of the competition for awards season, the Weinstein brothers are now unique and unrivaled. If "City of God" wants to make a difference in Oscars, it is correct to choose Miramax. It is obviously wise to sacrifice some short-term interests in exchange for long-term unlimited possibilities.

But Lance has his own considerations.

Although Paramount has not been very good at public relations at the academy, as a veteran top production company that has been established for more than 65 years, Paramount's network advantages cannot be underestimated. Not only can "City of God" win more development possibilities, but more importantly, there are many benefits for Chaos Pictures in the early stages - just as Diorama Pictures has been seeking cooperation with Warner Bros. It is the same truth. In addition, Lance is now digging a hole for Ryan, and Paramount's little help can make this trap more terrifying and credible.

You can't have both fish and bear's paws, and Lance must make a choice. Of course, the premise is that Brad is also interested in "City of God", otherwise, Miramax is Lance's only choice at present.

"Sorry, Brad, I can't resist the charm of this man. I must say hello to him." Surprisingly, Nikki, the first to say hello, was actually Nikki, the fledgling female director who was like Lance, apologized to Brad with a passionate smile on her face, and then took the initiative to walk towards Lance and gave Lance a big hug.

After Nikki let go of Lance, he looked up and down and sighed softly, "Although I know this is a bit rude, I have to admit that your charm makes me dizzy. I am not sure now that I should praise your eyes or your works."

Niki was generous but with a hint of humor, causing Lance and Brad, who followed him to chuckled. Lance put his left hand on his right shoulder and made a complete knightly ceremony, "Ms., I think both are OK."

As a result, Niki blew a loud whistle without any ambiguity, which caused everyone around to look at it, which made Lance and Brad chuckle. Then his eyes touched each other, and both of them felt a little funny and burst out laughing.

Nikki still looked calm, "I mentioned in an interview with reporters today that I sincerely hope to meet you once and then tell you in person that I really like the work of "City of God"! Amazing! Amazing! Amazing!" She finally expressed her strong emotions with three "amazing" in a row.

"Believe me, I will never praise the 'Whale Knight'." Lance's anti-traditional expression made Nikki laugh happily. "Although the 'Whale Knight' is really outstanding, I made a special trip to watch the first screening after the premiere this morning, but I was told there were no tickets. But I would never say 'stunning'!"

Brad, who had been standing next to him without saying anything, said at this moment, "Then it's a good thing for me, because I can say very generously, "The Whale Knight" is really amazing, I like it, I like it very much; as for the 'City of God'..." Brad dragged the tail, "I don't think it's so good, I just watched it three times, and I plan to see it for the fourth time tomorrow."

Nikki frowned slightly, and began to look at Brad with a delicate expression, then slowly lit her chin, "It seems that you are indeed a person who can enjoy movies. I thought you were just a pure businessman." This made Brad laugh and cry. He had worked hard for so long just now, but it turned out that in Nikki's eyes, he seemed to be a clown.

Brad is a short old man. In fact, he is only forty-four years old this year, but his gray hair makes him look like a kind grandpa. The height of Lance's chest makes him look extremely mini, and he inexplicably has a sense of honest and intimate feeling. At this time, with his vivid expression, the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

But if Brad underestimates him because of his appearance, it would be really a joke. Before becoming Paramount as a dark horse in 2004, he was a successful TV producer, the "** family" was his work, and he was also the chairman of the Hollywood Agency Union. He was also the overlord in Hollywood.

Facing Nikki's joke, Brad laughed, "I am indeed a businessman now, but I haven't yet developed the bad habits of Wall Street." This interpretation is really interesting, "I have only two tasks tonight, one is Nikki and the other is Lancelot. Now it seems that everything is perfect."

Brad took the initiative to mention this matter, and Lance was not pretentious and said, "I just happened to want to find you. I wonder if you have anything to ask me for? If you just praise my movie for being excellent, I have heard it just now." Lance curled his lips in the direction of Nikki, and then Nikki responded with a face.

"I want to ask, "City of God" has found a suitable distribution company? If not, Paramount is very interested." Brad also omitted the polite part and immediately got to the point. After all, this is the Sundance Film Festival, and everything is relatively pure, except for movies, it is also movies.

Lance pursed his lips and lit his chin slightly, "This is also a very important thing. However, I am thinking about another thing. Recently, the whole Hollywood has been sensational because of the 'Harry Potter' series. I heard that Paramount intends to copy this miracle. I saw the possibility of cooperation in it, so I wanted to come and have a deeper talk."

Without any tricks, Lance directly put his ideas on the table. However, Lance skipped the release matters lightly and focused his speech on the second half. This strategy also successfully attracted Brad's attention.

"Oh? Which project are you talking about?" Brad retained it and did not intend to show his trump card first. "City of God" is one thing, and it is another thing to cooperate with the newly established Chaos Pictures to a big project.

Lance knew that Brad was actually testing himself to see how much he knew, but he was prepared and smiled calmly, "I don't know, are you talking about Raymond Snitch, Narnia, or another work."

The former refers to "Raymond Snitch's unfortunate adventure", while the latter refers to "The Legend of Narnia". Both movies are works that are truly brought to the big screen. In the recent trend of adapting novels and mythical films, these two novels have entered the field of vision of major production companies early on.

Although Lance could not know Paramount's internal information, if he had not expected it to be wrong, both works were still in the preliminary preparation stage, and may even be in the stage of competing for adaptation rights. Especially the "Legend of Narnia", many industry insiders believe that this work can replicate the miracle of "Harry Potter".

Sure enough, Brad showed a meaningful expression. The expression hidden in his eyes was unrecognizable, but it was obvious that Lance's words still had a certain weight. "I don't know much about this. Maybe I should go back and check the relevant information. Let's talk about the 'City of God' that is close to you."

It is gentle but not refuted. From this we can still see Brad's posture of being at a high position for many years.

However, Lance had no intention of further deepening. If Brad really had a deep conversation with him, then he would be the one who would take the initiative to change the topic. Because Lance didn't really know much, and talking more deeply would reveal the slightest, not to mention that he was not really interested in making these two works, just digging a hole. Touching Brad's sensitive nerves, today's task was completed.

Therefore, Lance also showed a "superior" obedience expression, "Of course, this is also a problem I urgently need to solve at the moment."

"Oh, wait, I think I need to leave first, I can't keep up with you anymore." Nikki raised her hands and made a surrender. After saying that, she turned around and left. She also blinked at Lance and threw a charming eye, causing Lance and Brad to smile.

"In my opinion, 'City of God' is a very good work, but it is not easy to make a difference in box office. What is your judgment as an excellent producer?" Brad's negotiation strategy is different from Brad's simplicity and rudeness. He handed over the initiative to Lance.

"I have greater expectations for the box office than uncertain awards." Lance's words surprised Brad, "What's more, this is the first work after Chaos Pictures was founded. Compared with the awards, the profit figure will be more realistic."

Lance's candidness made Brad chuckled, "Of course, so, 30% of the box office dividend?" Paramount's wealth as a big company was revealed. Unlike Miramax, Paramount doesn't mind the difference of 500,000 or 1 million. As long as this work can make a difference in awards season, it will be strategically beneficial to Paramount.

Lance was excited when he heard the 30% number, but it didn't show any of it on the surface. He just raised his eyebrows slightly, then chuckled, and expressed his joy in a modest way, "I'm thinking forty percent."

Brad was amused, "You can tell that you are very confident." He did not nod or shake his head, but Brad's smile was obviously very relaxed, and then he said, "We can sit down tomorrow and the next day to have a good talk."

In fact, this is equivalent to a default agreement. Because even Paramount cannot make a decision at once, they must also look at the overall situation, such as the quotes from other companies, such as the reputation trend of "City of God" in the next few days. After all, it is only less than 48 hours since the release of "City of God" at this time, and nothing needs to be too anxious.
Chapter completed!