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Brad could sense that Lance was distracted, but he wasn't surprised. After all, too many things happened in today's meeting, and Lance needed some time to digest—not to mention, Lance just gave a wonderful performance , The mental and physical energy consumed is definitely not as easy as imagined.

Brad said a light-hearted joke on the side to ease the atmosphere, I can't wait to see you appear on the big screen now, especially if you and Tom play against each other. Huh, I don't know when the time comes Where are you going to put your eyes? After speaking, Brad himself chuckled.

Lance came back to his senses, suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his mind, raised his eyes and looked at Brad, Who said I was going to play?

Lance is no longer the young man who is superstitious that dreams can lighten his life. His dreams and beliefs have been deeply buried. Before directing City of God and The Day After Tomorrow, it was only because the timing was right and following the trend that he shouldered the responsibilities of director and producer at the same time. If necessary, he can completely give up the idea of ​​director and start over Back to the position of producer, as long as Chaos Pictures can grow and develop, as long as they can watch Diorama Pictures fall apart.

Dream (Dream) and dream (Dream), in fact, have always been the same word. Therefore, Lance did not have any hesitation, nor did he have any regrets.

Brad was caught off guard by being killed, so that he didn't have time to hide his astonishment for a while, and looked at Lance with a face full of surprise, thinking that he had heard wrong, What... what?

Not only did Lance not panic, but a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he explained in a friendly manner, I didn't intend to act in 'Murder with a Borrowing Knife', don't you remember? When we were discussing cooperation, I refused, formally Rejected. Brad was completely stunned, and he couldn't even make a sound. After Lance sorted out his thoughts, he relaxed and casually led the conversation, I'm very puzzled, what happened to all this today? What's going on? Did Shirley have some misunderstandings and made such a big fight?

Brad just felt that his head couldn't turn the corner, and countless chaotic thoughts were stuck in a state of being too stunned, completely unable to keep up with the changing rhythm of the situation.

It is undeniable that when the Interview with the Vampire model was first mentioned, Brad considered it more from the perspective of hype and gimmicks, but then the development of things gradually got out of control. The battleground for the power struggle between De and Shirley, and the Lance that Brad inadvertently launched has become the key to the outcome.

To be honest, Brad didn't know what to do, after all, Lance had no acting experience before this—it would take a risk to use a newcomer with no acting experience in any movie, let alone killing someone with a knife The script is full of ambitions, even targeting the awards season, which requires even higher performance skills. At the same time, don't forget that as a director, Lance killing people with a borrowed knife is also an extremely heavy and arduous task.

In the past period of time, Brad never told Lance, in fact, it was because he was hesitating in his heart.

On the one hand, Brad is waiting for the situation to change to see if there will be other changes within Paramount. On the one hand, Brad was a little hesitant. He intuitively believed that it would not be a bad thing for Lance to play the role, but he also knew that Lance was a hard bone. Yes, so he secretly expected in his heart that the situation developed to an urgent situation, and then forced Lance to nod in agreement.

But I didn't expect that the development of things did not follow the normal track at all. First, the company's internal situation was ever-changing, and Shirley's sudden attack almost pushed Brad into a corner; then Lance, in a desperate situation, showed his acting skills beyond imagination, shocked everyone, and easily repelled the menacing Shirley turned everything around in one fell swoop; but then Lance refused the opportunity to act, as if everything just now was just a dream.

Even though Brad was calm and calm, the rhythm of speaking was disrupted at this time, So you mean, you don't want to play the role of Max? Faced with Brad's repeated confirmation, Lance was not impatient , nodded again, and solemnly confirmed it. Brad just felt a mouthful of old phlegm coming up, This... But he just got stuck after saying the first word, because he didn't know what to say, he didn't even understand what happened, If you didn't want to, why didn't you follow Shirley's advice and just refuse?

This was the first thought in Brad's mind. Isn't Shirley's proposal right in Lance's arms?

Lance's expression still hasn't changed much, but his blue eyes are shining with unwavering confidence, I never accept 'no' as an answer.

But... Brad only uttered one word, but the words that followed disappeared in his throat. He originally wanted to say, But, you have already accepted the audition and successfully persuaded everyone, why don't you just take the project smoothly, but then Brad found the answer in those eyes: he He is the one who makes the rules, he is the one who has the right to choose and decide, and no one can make decisions for him.

That quiet and resolute gaze has no aggressive momentum, no complacent arrogance, no arrogant arrogance, but it has a firmness that cannot be refuted, questioned, and shaken.

This made Brad feel an evil fire in his heart - Lance is just a newcomer, but he has directed two works and has never had any acting experience. In front of the giant Paramount, Chaos Pictures It can only be regarded as an ant, but Lance has such a strong self-confidence.

But Brad is not Shirley, his current position can only be regarded as a producer with some power, so he still suppressed his loss of control, narrowed his eyes slightly, and changed the topic, But... You know, even if we signed on, we could change directors, we could even change writers.

Lance shrugged his shoulders and said calmly, Of course, no problem, as long as you pay the copyright fee for my script. The crisp and clear words made Brad's remaining words choke in his throat. Those plain words were so free and easy, without any hesitation, but also without any sarcasm or hints. The clear and transparent tone left Brad no room for wild imagination.

In fact, Lance can hint to Brad that Tom joined the project because of his persuasion; in fact, Lance can also hint that Brad wants to cooperate with Chaos Films in addition to Paramount now There are indeed quite a few film companies; in fact, Lance can also hint to Brad that Shirley's actions today have leaked Brad's confidence.

However, Lance didn't, and Brad's honest words almost made Brad feel ashamed.

Even if Lance didn't remind him, Brad knew it clearly. He took a deep breath, suppressed his inner anger, rearranged his emotions, and asked seriously, Why?

Lance raised his eyebrows lightly, obviously a little surprised by Brad's question, I declined your invitation, but today Shirley still thought I wanted to play, and during the time I was preparing the script, I didn't No news. But I didn't ask you why.

Declarative sentence, this is a declarative sentence, Lance stated a fact calmly, because both he and Brad clearly know that they are businessmen who put their interests first, and the starting point of everything is interests, for their own interests, so, ask The why is just futile, if they want, they can come up with a thousand high-sounding reasons to cover up the truth.

Like Lance, all he has to say is that he's been overwhelmed by the work of directing, writing, and producing, and he doesn't see himself as an actor. that's enough.

Brad was left speechless by the rebuttal. In fact, even if he knew the reason, so what. In the whole project of Murder with a Borrowed Knife, they are already in deep trouble, and there is no room for retreat, including Lance himself.

On the surface, the two works of City of God and The Day After Tomorrow made Lance flourish, but the project Murder with a Borrowing Sword has no way out for Chaos Pictures. If there is no accident, Paramount and Chaos Pictures will split the 60 million cost of this work equally, with each party investing 30 million. Once again, Stanley will be desperate, leaving no room for retreat.

After thinking about it, Brad was still a little unwilling after all. If Lance was originally invited to play Max, it was only for box office gimmick considerations, and it was also a proposal to compete for Paramount's management power; but after witnessing Lance's performance today, Brad really believed that Lance was competent. The role of Max - even more suitable than anyone else, recalling the personal biographies Lance wrote for Vincent and Max, who can understand the role better than Lance? Moreover, if Lance starred in Murder with a Borrowing Knife, Brad's weight will be added to the work's credit book.

Of course, the premise is that the work is successful.

After taking a deep breath, Brad regained his composure, and said seriously and sincerely, Lance, I'm serious, your performance just now couldn't be better, it almost made me forget that you are Lancelot. One thing, it almost made me ignore your outstanding appearance and just focus on your performance. I don't know what you think in your heart, but I really enjoy your performance. So, promise me, before you officially say no, At least you should think about it again.