Many times, people's surprise comes from abnormalities, contrary to common sense, and violates the exceptions brought by rules, creating surprises.

Although Chaos Film has become a Hollywood upstart, it is a well-known fact that its weak financial resources are not disclosed. At present, the project of "Invincible Hulk" has not disclosed much information, but in terms of scale, it should be about 100 million projects. In addition, the upcoming "Iron Man" and "Juno" are about to start filming. Don't forget the upcoming "Queen". Chaos Film needs to mobilize at least 200 million or even more liquid capital in this tone. This may be a drop in the bucket for the six major film companies, but it is bankrupt for small and medium-sized film companies. Chaos Film once invested in the filming of "Raging Road", and now it has blocked all its wealth and invested in the shooting of "Invincible Hulk" and "Iron Man". I really don't know if it is ambitious or crazy.

Under such circumstances, Chaos Pictures' working capital was already tight, and they even tried to buy out Robert's next film contract for 18 million six movies in one go. This was simply... the behavior of a madman, and just "surprise" was not enough to describe the inner shock of Terrence and others.

In fact, for agency companies, they encounter countless such situations, but they are panicked because they are Chaos Pictures. On the one hand, it is because large film companies are rich and will not default on their pay. 18 million can be paid in one step, which is trustworthy; on the other hand, it is because large film companies have guaranteed distribution, publicity, peripherals and other aspects in addition to production, and the success rate of works has skyrocketed. This is also the reason why large studios always like to produce sequels. Agency companies are also happy to sign sequels and promote artists in a bundled manner. But what if the other party is Chaos Pictures?

The name of the seventh player is loudly shouted, but all industry insiders know that this is just a shout. Chaos Film has not kept up yet. Where does the seventh player start? At most, it is the leading figure of the second-tier film company. So, how should innovative artist brokerage companies treat Chaos Film?

To be honest, they have not yet raised Chaos Pictures to the "Six Majors". This fundamental concept has not changed, which naturally caused the subtlety and embarrassment of their attitude. So Mark raised doubts, but Terence's rebuttal made everyone shut up.

"Isn't he sure?"

Indeed, in the whole of Hollywood, if you want to say who is qualified to believe that his work will be successful with confidence, and if you want to say who is qualified to make everyone believe that this work will become a masterpiece, then it is only Lance.

Mark's mouth squirmed for a moment, trying to argue, but his words stuck in his throat and could not make a sound. That kind of aggrievance was indescribable. For Lance, they had no room for refutation, one box office and the other awards. Even if he was a bastard, his hard power was there; but they still had a hesitant attitude towards Chaos Pictures - just a small emerging company. The media said that it could challenge the six majors, but it really didn't know how high the world was? Dreamworks didn't have such courage back then. Where did Chaos Pictures get such courage? They packed six works in one breath, and behind the price of 18 million was a future plan of at least 500 million. This was not a lion's big talk, it was just a nonsense...

"So you believe it?" Although Mark could not refute, he still couldn't help but provoke it directly. After the actor replacement incident of "Sin City", Mark's position within the innovative artist agency had more or less changed, which made his attitude towards Lance a bit complicated. "They planned the sequels of six movies in one go? Humph, I don't believe it."

Even if the "Raging Road" wins a great victory, anyone who is a little sensible knows that this is just the first step in a marathon. It is already a bit out of line to prepare for "Iron Man" and "Invincible Hulk" at the same time--

At present, the news about "Invincible Hulk" has not been leaked, but the signing of Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, and William Hurt has received more or less news from the innovative artist agency, and they know far more than other industry insiders.

In their opinion, Chaos Film is really eager for quick success and instant benefits, and seems to be blinded by the recent victory. At the same time, it operates two commercial films with investment of more than 100 million yuan. In addition to the six major studios, even DreamWorks does not have such courage, not to mention that it is two comic adaptations - "Return of Superman" this summer defeat is vivid in the summer. The box office trend of "X-Men 3" did not meet expectations is also proof. However, Chaos Film is now in full swing, so naturally no one is willing to pour cold water on it, so everyone applauds, as if everyone voted for Lance.

Now, Chaos Pictures is not only blinded, but also reckless and stupid. With the uncertain box office prospects of "Iron Man" and "Invincible Hulk", it actually brought all six sequels of "Iron Man" to the stage in one go. For small companies like Chaos Pictures, it is simply seeking death. If "Iron Man" fails in the box office, a 18 million yuan pay is really wasted; even if "Iron Man" box office is successful, then the six sequels will be planned for at least six to ten years. If any link in between is wrong, Chaos Pictures may face the dilemma of DreamWorks, but now Lance is confident that it has shown "foresight". This is not arrogant, what else can it be?

Terence didn't believe it either, and no sensible person would believe it. It was as if Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount made a fortune because of the "Titanic", but the two companies did not make a leaps and bounds in the next five years. Chaos Pictures now showed such ambition just by the outbreak of a work "Raging Road", which is indeed...

Or does Lance have another plan? For example, another project they are preparing for is not "Invincible Hulk", but an independent work, such as "Fruit Hard Candy" with an ultra-small cost work that invests 900,000 yuan, and things will be much smoother. Terence tried to recall who Lance had contacted and who he had the closest contact with... His brain hurt for a moment.

"So what?" Terrence did not answer Mark's question, but asked, "So, what are you going to do? Arguing with them? Swap six into three? Increase the pay from three to four million? Don't forget that Robert had just happened to him and they were willing to maintain a cooperative relationship with us. This is thankful that Lance was not so kind when facing Ben Affleck."

Mark breathed in his chest and widened his eyes, "We can completely replace Robert! Just like Ben!"

Terence sneered, disdaining to answer this question at all, which made Mark slam the table, "Terence, what do you mean!" Seeing that the two of them were about to argue, Wade, who was sitting next to him, threw the folder on the table, "Okay, why bother?" This eased the atmosphere a little, "Mark, you should calm down." The subtext means that Mark should not affect the company's plans because of his personal prejudice against Reims, and Mark suddenly became embarrassed.

"We can replace Robert, but that means we have to start from scratch." Wade explained briefly, Mark savored it carefully, and then he savored it.

Of course, the innovative artist agency can change actors. They can promote other actors to audition, but now it is different from "Sin City", because there are countless actors who want to star in Lance's works, and Lance does not need to continue working with the innovative artist agency. Robert spent a lot of effort to grab this role. If they refuse to compromise, they may lose the opportunity to cooperate with "Iron Man".

What's more, Lance did not leave room for replacement like when he replaced Ben, which shows that Lance began to be optimistic about Robert's performance. If they unilaterally remove Robert now, it is likely to affect their other cooperation with Lance in the future.

In theory alone: ​​Hollywood has more than one Lance, and innovative artist brokerage companies are big and there is no need to compromise; but on the other hand, Hollywood has only one Lance, and they can choose to cooperate with Lance or get into evil with Lance. However, the right and wrong of the mall is not that simple, and interests are their primary considerations. Even innovative artist brokerage companies, they must avoid their edge now.

"You just read the terms. Are there any changes in the details?" Terrence turned to look at Wade and asked. Wade shrugged and explained, "It's just that there are some requirements for Robert's behavior on the set, such as not being late, and nothing else is worth mentioning." In other words, there are no unnecessary requirements for the distribution of interests, and there are no principled differences in details. The specific situation still needs to be reviewed by the lawyer.

Terence let out a long sigh, "I understand. I'll call Theo later and we'll sign this contract."

"What! That's it? Do we not even try bargaining?" Mark scolded with wide eyes.

Terence curled his lips. Since he decided to sign the contract, then giving up bargaining is a manifestation of sincerity. However, they are not soft persimmons. "I remember that the project of the Invincible Hulk has only three main characters now, right?" Since they have made concessions on "Iron Man", they can also stuff some actors in "Invincible Hulk". Even if they are just supporting roles, I believe Lance will not refuse - the way of balance is the core principle of shopping mall negotiations. Giving up bargaining is also the sweetness that makes Lance nod.
Chapter completed!