MTL - Movie Master-Chapter 968 Excellent friendship

The Coen brothers were Lance's friends, even good friends, but they were different from Edward Norton, Tom Cruise, Michael Fassbender and others.

They hardly contact Lance on the phone at ordinary times, let alone go out for dinner or parties in private, as if they have no intersection in life; their friendship with Lance is completely a kind of "spiritual friendship", completed through works Communication, each other's recognition and discussion of each other's works, has become a bridge of their friendship. Every time they meet, they keep their professionalism in three sentences. It is a bit similar to a work partner, but it is more pure, because this kind of friendship is not mixed with interests or mixed. Competition, communication only through professional cultivation, this kind of respect and admiration in the field of art may be different from ordinary friends, but the fetters of friendship are no less.

The Coen brothers' trust in Lance is a kind of sympathy, not friendship, but better than friendship.

A few words, no hype, no highest praise, trust in the understatement, but moved Lance with full sincerity, "Give me the script." This is Lance's response, without politeness, without evasion, No detours, no calculations, and sincerity in return for sincerity, Lance simply nodded and agreed, although this still does not mean confirming the role of "No Country for Old Men", things must be considered comprehensively, but the attitude of being open to possibilities is already a big improvement up.

Even if Lance knows that he has no schedule or energy in the near future; even if Lance knows that once he agrees to act, this may be the first time he will leave the director's position and participate in a work completely as an actor; Even if Lance knows that the difficulty of playing the role may exceed the challenge of "Hard Candy"; even if Lance knows that from a rational point of view, rejection is the right choice; That would mean abandoning the Warner Bros. proposal—at least in the near term...but yes, yes.

Originally thought it would be very difficult, but after the words were spoken, there was a sense of relief deep in my heart. This feeling is so wonderful that words cannot describe it at all.

The smile in Lance's eyes surged slightly, "However, you should know that I am preparing for the shooting of a work, right? I guess I don't have any schedule this year." Two different things.

"Of course." Joel waved his hand, with a look of indifference, and Ethan added, "We are not in a hurry for the time being. The script will be brought to you tomorrow. After you read it, we can communicate and see what happens next." Arrangement. Our schedule can fully cooperate with your arrangement."

"What about the other actors in the crew?" Lance said with a smile, "No Country for Old Men" is a big crew, no more than "Fruit Candy". The time allocation of the crew and actors is not an easy task.

Ethan smiled, "We can always find a solution, can't we? What's more, we haven't even found a production company. I think other actors should be the last thing we need to worry about right now." .” But they chose to contact Lance first, and Anton is not the leading actor, but just one of many supporting actors. It can be seen that they are determined to win this cooperation.

"So, how about Chaos Shadow Industry?" Lance raised his eyebrows and asked directly.

"What? What happened to Chaos Shadow Industry?" Joel didn't turn his mind for a while.

"Leave 'No Country for Old Men' to Chaos Films for production." Lance replied without pausing, "Statement, Chaos Films can provide limited cost estimates, but this is my company." There was no further explanation, but there was an expression in his eyes The flickering cunning light is enough.

Joel and Ethan exchanged a glance, and the meaningful eyes were unreadable, but Lance guessed that since they were looking for a partner, even if Chaos Films was not the best choice, it should be at least one of the choices, It's just that I don't know how the Coen Brothers judged.

In the end, Ethan said, "Where's the producer?"

"It's still you." Lance is well aware that for independent filmmakers like the Coen brothers, maintaining their creative freedom is the most important thing, because Lance is too. Therefore, in the process of cooperation, the two parties must clearly distinguish each other's responsibilities to avoid more disputes, especially when both parties insist on professionalism, who is the producer who has the decision-making power? It's crucial. In Lance's view, he won't get involved in the creative part, which is still Ethan's domain, "As for the fund management and crew management, we can appoint a producer from Chaos Films."

Generally speaking, a crew has more than one producer. The more heavily invested a crew is, the more producers there are, those who attract investment, those who sponsor, those who organize actors, those who communicate with the crew, those who manage accounts, those who execute on set... These producers often have a clear division of labor and do their own work well, but they also support each other to complete the shooting of the work together. Many times, the breeding of problems begins with disagreements and interference among producers.

Lance intends to hand over the rights to the creative part to the Coen Brothers, but Chaos Films will be responsible for the cost management.

"Including you?" Ethan's answer was also crisp, but Lance didn't keep up for a while, and asked, "What?" Ethan then explained, "The producer appointed by Chaos Films, including you? "

"Hehe, why not?" Lance spread his hands. If crew management and filming were not involved, the producer's work would not be so cumbersome. Many producers would simultaneously produce three or four works within a year.

"Then, I think we should write a project outline and think carefully about how much the cost should be." Ethan showed a big smile. Although he did not directly agree, he has clearly expressed cooperation intention.

The corner of Lance's mouth slightly raised, "Why don't you pack it and calculate it? If I allocate a budget of 100 million, how many works can you shoot?" If possible, Lance is very willing to pull the Coen Brothers into the camp of Chaos Films, and Just like the previous Bowei International, a long-term cooperation has been reached.

"I thought Chaos Films was a small company." Ethan didn't answer directly. After all, the two brothers still need to think about their long-term cooperation. But the taste of ridicule couldn't be more obvious. For independent films, 100 million US dollars basically means about three films. This is a major expenditure for any medium-sized film company, Lance said lightly With this number, Chaos Shadow Industry is indeed not what it used to be.

"We have gained a lot recently." Lance's frankness made the Coen brothers laugh out loud.

Joel replied, "We have indeed gained a lot tonight." Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Lance is hot and invincible now, which can be seen from the noise of the party tonight, but they grabbed it in front of everyone , Putting the "No Country for Old Men" script on Lance's desktop is a breakthrough, even greater than Barry Meyer's.

Therefore, Lance couldn't help but smile.

Out of the corner of his sight, Lance caught Edward Norton's figure, and beside him was Naomi Watts, and the two were leaving the villa. Lance patted Joel and Ethan's arms, "I have something to do now, I need to leave for a while, we will call later." After nodding, Lance quickly chased after them.

Trotting all the way, Lance rushed to the door, and finally he didn't miss it. Naomi was standing under the light, chatting and laughing with Edward sideways, and the figure of Live-Schreiber had just walked down the stairs. Walk towards the parking lot. These three people all met through the filming of "The Veil". Naomi and Levi got married because of the drama and fell in love. Although there is no definite news yet, it seems that the two are not far from the palace of marriage.

Although Lance knew that Naomi and Levi were in love, and the love between the two was very low-key and stable, until Lance was reborn, the two were still a rare pair of lovers in the Vanity Fair of Hollywood; but at this time Looking at the picture of Naomi and Edward chatting and laughing, it is extremely harmonious.

Under the milky-yellow light, Naomi had a relaxed smile on her eyes, and the faint fine lines became very obvious due to the angle of the light, but UU reading www.uukanshu.com revealed a different style The corners of Edward's mouth raised slightly, his gleaming eyes seemed to be filled with stars, and he gestured with his hands lightly, as if he was describing something, which made Naomi bend down with a smile.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment. Lance seemed to see Bruce Banner and Betty Ross. They had just left a charity fundraiser at the university. For their scientific research projects, they had to make a special trip to the party, hoping to get More sponsorship funds allowed the research to continue, but the hypocrisy and boredom of the upper class made the two feel tired, so they sneaked out and stood at the door to breathe, the tacit understanding between gestures was quiet and wonderful in the night, Intoxicating.

In his mind, Lance couldn't help but sketched out the scene in the movie. When Bruce and Betty were still in college, Bruce didn't become the Hulk at that time, and Betty's father wasn't mad for the time being. They were just two young people who fell in love , Complaining about life, but looking forward to the future.

"Oh!" Edward caught Lance's figure from the corner of his eyes, "Hey, buddy." The smile in Edward's eyes spread to the corner of his mouth and bloomed brilliantly, "I was just saying that I don't have a chance to introduce you tonight It's a pity to know each other. Naomi, Lancelot; Lance, this is Naomi."

Lance showed a decent and polite smile, walked forward, and gently held Naomi's right hand, "Nice to meet you, Miss Watts. Edward told me that you had a wonderful time in China Three months, it was an unforgettable cooperation experience, and it is definitely not an easy task to be evaluated by the critical Edward Norton."

"Hey! Lancelot!" Edward complained immediately, which made both Lance and Naomi chuckle.