Movie Master

Leaving the Forest Grass Cemetery and moving forward along the 405 Highway, the buildings outside the car window are retreating quickly, and the uneven skyline is like a rushing river, rushing vigorously in the sight When you go, you can occasionally see a series of trees breaking into it, and the fresh green and crystal-clear blue are dizzy in the translucent river water, and large areas of blue, green and gray collide with each other. Together, they blend into the thin golden sunlight, like an abstract painting by Van Gogh, blooming proudly in sight.

The raging wind swept in, taking a deep breath of the fresh and natural oxygen, Lance had time to sort out everything that happened in the cemetery just now: the messy dream, the third life, and Ryan. Confronting each other, confronting George head-to-head, and fighting Sophia hand-to-hand...Calm down and think carefully about what happened just now, Lance realized that he was still too impatient after all.

After rebirth, everything happened in such a rush that he lost his sense of proportion.

Interfering with the cooperation between Ryan and Barry is not difficult. Considering the development policy of Warner Bros., coupled with the small cost of Lost in Translation of 4 million, Barry finally rejected Ryan's cooperation agreement, which is predictable The result - because it is also a wise and correct choice.

Objectively speaking, Ryan is still too cautious. For such a low-cost production as Lost in Translation, Diorama Films is fully capable of initiating independent production and even independent distribution. Seeking the cooperation of large companies is only reducing the risk. Of course, for Ryan, Lost in Translation also has strategic significance-signing a long-term cooperation agreement with Warner Bros. to win a broader development space for Diorama Films. However, in Lance's view, the theme and genre of Lost in Translation seem to be too low. Even if a cooperation with Warner Bros. is reached, it will only make Diorama Pictures an affiliated production company of Warner Bros. , not equal collaborators.

But on the other hand, even if Lance successfully sabotaged Ryan and Barry's cooperation, Ryan could have made Lost in Translation by himself, or cooperated with other companies. Once Lost in Translation is successful, the word-of-mouth and prestige of Diorama Films can still rise steadily, earning them a higher position in Hollywood.

Therefore, Lance's actions just now focused on the present, but ignored the future. The Lost in Translation project was always in the hands of Ryan, and it was a temporary solution, not a permanent solution.

Lance's ill-considered point, followed by a chain reaction to Sofia Coppola.

Lance couldn't wait to get in touch with Sofia, took the bottom line, and took the entire Lost in Translation project into his hands-the lowest plan was that Lance would continue to deepen Sofia's impression of the script, so that Sofia would unswervingly go to Tokyo for on-site shooting, and There is a sense of repulsion towards the cooperation of large companies, so that it can echo Lance's previous first step and let Ryan lose the Lost in Translation project.

This idea is correct, but Lance seems too aggressive, not only ignoring Sophia's keenness, but also ignoring Ryan's decisiveness, and even ignoring the control of the overall situation. The final result is that Sophia walked away, and the goal of planting the seeds of doubt in Sophia's heart was not achieved. At the same time, Ryan won the breathing room, and the development of the next thing was out of Lance's control .

Lance clearly knows that the last thing he needs is impulsiveness, because impulsiveness cannot give him any advantage, on the contrary it will only make him more embarrassed. Therefore, when facing Ryan again, Lance showed incredible calmness and composure, which really scared Ryan into a cold sweat.

However, this is not enough. In the final analysis, he was still impulsive, and his emotional fluctuations and cumbersome thoughts made him lose his sense of propriety, and he made a rash move, which led to a short move—fortunately, it was just a Lost in Translation, at least not a movie. Avatar.

Although things have not yet been concluded, the negotiation of Lost in Translation is still full of countless unknowns. Lance can still try harder, but he believes that if there is no accident, Lost in Translation will still be decided by Produced by Diorama Films. Lance has known Ryan for ten years. He believes that Ryan has the ability to make up for the accident just now—respecting his enemy and acknowledging his ability is the first step to defeating the enemy. Lance will never underestimate Ryan. Ability.

In this way, at least two of Diorama Films' works to be released next year can win the affirmation of film critics-in addition to Lost in Translation, Elephant will also gain a good reputation. It has become a beautiful landscape in the year-end awards season, especially the former, which has received countless praises!

In other words, there are still six months to a year left for Lance, and he needs to prepare enough bargaining chips for himself within this period of time, so that he can get a deal with them before the diorama film industry develops further. ability to fight.

Time is too little, too little... From six months to a year, you know, the only achievement of Diorama Films in the whole year after its establishment was to bring Trainspotting to the United States, but the box office was A downright dud that didn't cause any ripples. It took six years for the diorama film industry to develop to its present scale, but now he only has six months to a year. Urgent, really too urgent!

So, what should he do? Start a new company yourself? Take refuge in a large film production company like Warner Bros.? Relying on your ability to see the future, join a promising independent production company? Buy a production company and invest in making movies according to your own ideas? Or... just bring a submachine gun to the door?

Perhaps, the novel adaptation rights mentioned by George can become a breakthrough. No matter what choice he makes and how he decides to fight against Diorama Films, excellent works are an indispensable weapon. In his last life, he didn't have the energy to pay attention to the adaptation rights of those novels; this time, his discerning eyes may be able to see opportunities from them.

He can't wait now, he wants to go home quickly and dig out the contract, and then dig out the projects he still has in his hand, and search carefully... This thought of returning to his heart suddenly hit him Above the heart, Lance was stunned for a moment, and then burst out laughing. He was still convincing himself not to be impulsive just now, but now he committed it again. No matter how anxious he is, these few minutes can't change anything - after all, Hollywood is not a stock market where one second is enough to overturn fate.

Thinking of this, Lance let out a long breath. He is still too tense now. No matter what will happen in the future, it will be after the sun rises in the northern hemisphere tomorrow. The future full of countless unknowns is still a picture. Blank paper, waiting to be written one by one. At least at this moment, he can relax and enjoy the joy and sobriety of rebirth. He has regained his chance, and this time, the initiative is firmly in his hands—he will never let it go easily!

It was only at this time that Lance had the energy to appreciate the city scenery in front of him. After a while, the sign of Sunset Boulevard appeared in front of him, and Lance subconsciously turned off the highway. Immediately afterwards, the iconic palm trees, billboards and guitar signs of Los Angeles appeared in sight, and the heat and noise of the City of Angels rushed over.

Lance always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell why. After entering Sunset Boulevard for a while, Lance finally realized that his current residence is in Century City, so he should go south, take Wilshire Boulevard or Santa Monica Avenue, but he was heading north on the 405 Freeway—in other words, he was completely different!

Lance couldn't help laughing. It seems that he still hasn't fully adapted to the life from 2015 to 2002. He doesn't even remember where his home is - but he can't be blamed. In the second life, he was only in the century I lived in the city for less than two months, and then moved to New York.

While thinking about it, there was a noise from the engine, and the speed of the car slowed down significantly. Lance looked at the hood of the car, and then slowly parked the car on the side of the road, but before he could stop the car completely , the engine stopped directly, and the whole car broke down completely.

Lance looked back and forth, opened the car door and walked down. The rear of the car protruded crookedly. Although it was a bit abrupt, it should not affect the traffic on the main road; he turned to look at the front of the car, before he opened the hood, The inside had already started to smoke, which made Lance feel helpless standing still.

After a brief inspection, Lance knew that there was no way to solve it by himself, so he had to find a garage to tow the car. This made Lance a little depressed. First he went home but drove in the wrong direction, and then the car broke down directly. It was really bad luck. However, if you think about it carefully, today should be his luckiest day—he regained his position in Los Angeles in 2002, which is really a black irony. Thinking of this, Lance couldn't help but sneered slightly.

Los Angeles is a city without taxis - to be precise, if you want to use a taxi, you must call to make an appointment, and the chances of temporarily hailing a taxi on the street are very small. After thinking for a while, Lance opened the drawer in front of the passenger seat, rummaged through it, and found a Motorola flip phone.

Although it is 2002, mobile phones are already very popular, and the styles, sizes, functions, etc. are all complete. Turning on the phone, I looked at the names in the phone book in a daze for a while, these names were so familiar, yet so strange, the long memory echoed softly in the depths of my mind.

He dialed the first number in the phone book, and after only two rings, the other party answered, Hi, this is Percy-Bradley. The voice was cold And alienation, just like the bright moonlight sprinkled down.

What a strange name, a name so strange that Lance almost forgot; but the voice is so familiar, so familiar that the five flavors roll gently on the tip of his tongue. Lance opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say, and finally he could only say, Hey, Percy, this is Lance.

Simple, yet complex.