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Ben Affleck turned over, and then heard a sound of glass bottles colliding, opened his eyes in a daze, and then found himself lying on the carpet, with a lot of red wine bottles and beer beside him Bottle, the whole person slept in the hall like a garbage dump.

Sitting up cross-legged, he rubbed his eyes, only to find that his temples hurt so badly, and his stomach was cramping with hunger. Struggling to stand up, I found the landline, called room service, and then went to the bathroom to solve my physical needs. After a while, the room service arrived, and then he put on his bathrobe, opened the door of the room, and the waiter walked in pushing a small trolley.

After rewarding the tip, he sat down on the bench at the end of the bed, opened the silver lid, and prepared to enjoy it... He didn't know if it was breakfast or lunch, but when he saw USA Today next to him, he took it with him. After getting up, the ironed newspaper was warm and exuded the fragrance of ink. He paid attention to the date on the top, frowned and thought about it carefully, and then realized that his memory actually stayed on the day before yesterday. The sky is blank.

Did he miss a call from the company? Has the Sin City thing been sorted out?

This made Ben a little excited. He opened USA Today and looked forward to seeing the latest news, but then he thought, maybe there is no news in the newspaper today. Apologize. Ben was thinking about whether he should call Mark to inquire about the situation, and then his hands stopped.

A piece of news was published in the lower left corner of the entertainment section of USA TODAY with the headline, Ben Affleck: I'm Sorry to Miss This Collaboration.

The news is not long. It mainly tells that in order to participate in Sin City, Ben and Lancelot have communicated many times, and both of them expressed their expectations for this cooperation. It is a pity that in the end, some problems were encountered in the adjustment of the schedule, which made Ben have to quit the crew. This is very regrettable for Ben, but there is nothing he can do, and he can only hope that there will be another opportunity to cooperate next time.

At the end of the article, it stated, Strelo is making intensive preparations for his new work and is currently looking for a suitable cast. At the same time, he and Tom Cruise's work 'Borrowing a Knife' is officially confirmed. The release date is announced, December 3.

The pride at the corner of Ben's mouth just froze in place, without changing for a long time, and he was stunned.

Dorothy Wright flipped through USA Today in her hand, and looked up at Lance who was sipping coffee gracefully in front of her. If she hadn't seen Lance drop four sugar cubes into the coffee just now, she would have thought It was a cup of black coffee with sweetness in the bitterness - this was more suitable for Lance's temperament, rather than the sweet and cloying children's drink.

If every entertainer was like you, you'd put me out of a job. Dorothy joked half-jokingly.

Lance raised his brows and eyes, and there was a hint of a smile in the deep azure blue in the mist, I thought you would be very lucky, the workload has been reduced, and you don't need to fight fires everywhere. Lance took another sip of coffee, Then he put the cup down slowly, What's more, this matter is not my personal work, but a company project.

To be honest, Lance still hasn't learned to trust Dorothy, so when faced with public relations affairs, his first reaction is to handle it by himself, and he only thinks of Dorothy when he needs to deal with the media.

Dorothy waved her hand and said with a chuckle, Don't get me wrong, I'm expressing my admiration.

After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, Dorothy was even more surprised. In this contest, between advancing and retreating, Lance showed high-strength gaming ability. Not only did he not lose his advantage in the duel with the innovative artist brokerage company, he even gained the upper hand, and finally let innovation The artist agency actively cooperates.

Not only USA Today, but also Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post and many other media have reported on this matter, and U.S. Weekly will also make an appointment with Lan In an exclusive interview with Adams, I hope to talk about the preparations for Sin City.

All these public relations resources came from the Creative Artists Agency. They not only actively covered up Lance's aggressive behavior of firing Ben, but even spoke for Lance. Chaos Films launched the early publicity of Sin City without a single soldier, and it aroused the second attention in the circle without making a fuss. In other words, Lance won a hearty victory just by offending Ben alone.

The matter has now been settled. For the public, no one will know what happened. But for the insiders, it is not a secret. After this incident, Lance's decisiveness and dominance in the face of Ben's leaking behavior, as well as his pace and wisdom in the face of innovative artist brokerage companies, are bound to leave a very deep impression on people .

During the filming of Murder with a Borrowed Knife, Lance and Tom had the upper hand in the duel; later, during the preparation of Sin City, Lance pushed the producer's authority and game to the extreme. Now the name Lancelot Strelo is not only linked to success, but also has a certain reputation; it is also linked to prestige and aura. Pad two catties.

Of course, in Hollywood, it is the performance that really has the right to speak—it is the box office, the awards, and even the benefits. As long as the works continue to be successful, the right to speak can become stronger and stronger. But the problem is that no one can continue to be successful, no one, so even James Cameron must learn to grasp the timing, when to be tough, and when to compromise.

Now, Lance at least has a certain amount of hard capital.

However, what Dorothy was most curious about was—whether the replacement was an accident or Lance's original intention, I heard that, in fact, you already had a candidate for the role of Dwight at the very beginning of the script preparation stage? Dorothy was implying Michael Fassbender.

Lance showed a sly smile, To be precise, I didn't have any idea about the role of Dwight during the script preparation stage.

What Lance said was half truth and half lie. At the beginning, Lance did consider Clive Owen as Dwight-this is the choice of Robert Rodriguez's version, but he was not impressed by Clive's performance and considered replacing it with someone else Cliff. During the period of consideration, Creative Artists Agency packaged Ben.

After thinking about it, Lance also agreed to use Ben, which is the truth. It's just that such an accident happened unexpectedly, and Lance was furious, and he probably didn't mean to follow the trend to replace Ben.

In the end, Lance did not wait for the innovative artist agency to respond, and proposed a list of four actors on his own initiative. On the one hand, it was an exchange of interests, and on the other hand, it also took the initiative.

Among the four actors, Lance really prefers Mads Mikkelsen, an actor from Northern Europe. His well-known work will not be until 2012. The work Hunting made him famous in Hollywood. The American drama Hannibal made him gain a firm foothold in Hollywood. Lance was quite satisfied with Meadows' introverted performance style and abstinent Nordic temperament.

However, no matter who stands out from the list of four actors, this is an actor selected according to Lance's idea. Compared with Ben, who was forced by the Creative Artists Agency, Lance is already satisfied. In other words, in this game, apart from offending Ben, Lance has indeed won a complete victory, completing an excellent game of stealing the sky and changing the day.

So, are you satisfied with your concept of the role now? Dorothy noticed the reservation in Lance's words, but she wisely didn't pursue it further, and instead tried it in a different way.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a hint of arrogance in his confidence, Cliff Owen, an unsurprising choice. Lance didn't say he was satisfied or dissatisfied, but there was no negation in his words, and then Coupled with that active and relaxed demeanor, it can be seen that Lance is actually satisfied.

As Lance expected, Cliff was the main recommendation of the Creative Artists Agency——Stealing Heart and King Arthur are not light, and the resource tilt is quite obvious; so Lance didn't argue too much , complied with the request of the other party, and handed over the role of Dwight to Cliff. The so-called game is not to go forward bravely, but to advance and retreat in a certain way. Proper retreat can win more benefits.

Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief, Your work is really excellent, it seems to motivate me, and I am eager to try. Dorothy did not mean to criticize Lance, but her words revealed that A message: Leaving PR to her would make it easier for Lance, since that's Dorothy's professional way of making a living.

Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, noncommittal.

Dorothy did not put any further pressure, and then changed the topic, Are you sure you are ready for the early publicity of 'Murder with a Borrowed Knife'? Although Lance took on the important task of publicity in order to publicize City of God , but after all, City of God is an independent film, and the promotion schedule is very limited. This time, Murder with a Knife will be promoted as a commercial film, and the density and intensity are completely different.

More importantly, Lance is not only a director and producer this time, he also challenged the work of an actor. It's something new, and it's also a focus—a focus that's under a lot of pressure.

Hollywood has never lacked talent, and there are countless actors and directors, such as Clint Eastwood, Mel Gibson, Kevin Costner, Lawrence Olivier, Barbra Streisand (Barbra-Streisand) ) Wait, even Tom Hanks has challenged the position of director. But not everyone can do well.

If it succeeds, it will naturally be sought after by thousands of people - the academy's favorite case of an actor turning into a director; but if it fails, it will be a terrible disaster, and the weight of ridicule and ridicule will also be doubled.

The smile on the corner of Lance's mouth was restrained, but with a trace of calm and leisure, I have no way out now, am I? A simple ridicule made Dorothy chuckle.