The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1492: A Sidebar

"Five. Three. Two. One."

"Get off work, get off work!"

At the Sony Columbia office building, Elijah Banks kept his eyes on his watch, preparing to clock out on time.

For Elijah, nothing is more important than getting off work on time. When it is time to get off work, he is ready to leave the office in a flash, then turn his phone to silent mode, turn off message reminders, and forget about all the company's affairs. No one can stop him from taking a rest after get off work.

As soon as he looked up, Elijah saw the sneaky figure of his good friend Jenny. From a distance, Elijah waved his hands repeatedly to keep her at a distance.

"I'm off work. I don't care about anything."

However, Jenny held Elijah's shirt sleeve tightly, "You will regret this."

Elijah, "Yes, I will regret it. If I stay here and get caught working overtime, I will regret it 100%. Who knows, I might want to strangle you."

Jenny shook her head, "Elijah, you know what I mean!"

Elijah plugged his ears with his hands, "Mumble, mumble, I don't listen, I don't listen, I don't know anything, you didn't see me, and I don't know what you said."

Jenny forcefully grabbed Elijah's arm, "It's about Anson."

Anson.

Elijah caught the key words and finally couldn't help himself. He put down his hands and looked at Jenny helplessly. "If you mean the news that Anson went to Warner Bros., I'm sorry, this is old knowledge and it's no longer fresh. We all know that this is Anson's little trick."

There is no doubt that this has been the focus in recent times, not just today.

Within Sony Columbia, two factions led by Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton are playing tug-of-war over "Spider-Man". Anson, as the core character of the film, is the focus of the problem. This matter has long been no secret within the company.

Regardless of whether you care or not, and regardless of whether it is directly related to the project, "Spider-Man" is Sony Columbia's next most important project. Once it is launched, the entire company is closely inquiring and paying attention to it. The disturbing news continues and there is no peace of mind.

The reason lies in the pay.

The third and fourth films in the "Spider-Man" series have already been approved. No matter what happens, Sony Columbia will definitely push the project forward. If Anson continues to play Peter Parker, his salary will become a bargaining chip.

Unless "Spider-Man 2" fails beyond all recognition, for example, it fails to break million in North America and fails to reach million worldwide, such an epic defeat can overturn the situation; otherwise, there is basically no suspense about Anson entering the " million club".

This is a consensus in the entire Hollywood industry.

This is "Spider-Man," after all.

For other movies, the $20 million salary may need to be negotiated based on the actual situation of the project, and different projects have different possibilities; but the images of "Spider-Man" and Anson are already tied together, and the $20 million is no surprise. William Morris Agency will not allow Sony Columbia any wiggle room on this matter, it is a foregone conclusion.

The $20 million isn’t the point; the point is, it’s just the bottom line.

What if Anson asked for $10 million or even $ million? What if Anson asked for $ million plus a % share of the box office? What if Anson asked for the position of executive producer and the power of life and death over important departments of the crew?
So, where is the ceiling for Sony Columbia?
What level is negotiable, and what level is unacceptable? Or should we simply replace Anson and start over from scratch to restart the series?

These are the key points, or one of the key points.

Hidden behind the surface reasons, the real truth is the game of competition between the two CEOs. Anson's stay or departure and the future of "Spider-Man" may affect the position of the helmsman, and then affect all aspects of the company. This is the root cause of the continuous internal gossip and rumors.

However! Unexpectedly, Anson took the lead in making a move——

Warner Bros.? Wait, how could it be Warner Bros.? There are so many movie studios in Hollywood, but why did it have to be the wealthy Warner Bros.?
This is really... haha.

At first, everyone at Sony Columbia was talking about it but was extremely calm. They generally believed that this move was just a smokescreen by Anson. Entering through the main gate openly and dignifiedly, and making a high-profile appearance in public, was clearly a trap.

Everything is a bargaining chip. Anson is ready to incite public opinion and detonate the focus to increase his bargaining chips in the negotiations, that's all.

But things slowly started to go wrong.

As time went on, speculation, suspicion, worry, anxiety, uneasiness and other emotions grew little by little. The longer Anson stayed at Warner Bros., the more voices in Hollywood became, and the louder the voices within Sony Columbia became. A storm was sweeping.

Jenny pulled Elijah back, "I know. But did you know that Anson was at Warner Bros. for seven hours today?"

Elijah was stunned, but he controlled himself, "Ha, I already knew that. I don't care."

As he spoke, he rushed towards the elevator.

Jenny followed Elijah into the elevator in a series of small steps and looked at him mysteriously. "Just now, the latest news leaked that the project that Anson and Warner Bros. are discussing is..."

Elijah watched the numbers going down in the elevator, and all he could think of was "off work, off work, off work", and he kept reminding himself not to be fooled.

Jenny didn't get a response, but she wasn't frustrated. She whispered a name into Elijah's ear, "Bruce Wayne."

Elijah was stunned and blurted out subconsciously, "Fuck."

This time, it was Jenny who looked calm and confident, and she raised her eyebrows at Elijah.

Elijah looked doubtful, "It's fake, right?"

Jenny shrugged slightly but smiled without saying anything.

Elijah's breath was stuck in his chest. The elevator just reached the first floor. He hesitated whether he should step out, but in the end he froze in place and watched the elevator door close again.

This is a bold and crazy choice, Warner Bros.

Everyone knows the ambition of Warner Bros., and everyone also knows the toughness and courage of Warner Bros., who is undoubtedly the number one in Hollywood at the moment.

It was for this reason that Anson went to Warner Bros. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that he hoped to make Sony Columbia feel threatened in this way and gain bargaining chips for his "Spider-Man" negotiations. It was a simple strategy to scare the company.

However, is Anson sure this is a wise choice?
At least in Elijah's opinion, Anson was courting disaster.

Originally, it was unwise for Anson to fight against a giant like Sony Columbia alone, and it could even be seen as an attempt at self-destruction; and now Warner Bros. is involved, and it is obvious that Warner Bros. is using Anson as a pawn to attack Sony Columbia.

A small chess piece like Anson might bring disaster upon himself if he is not careful, and end up losing both sesame seeds and watermelons, and end up with nothing.

After all, neither Sony Columbia nor Warner Bros. is easy to mess with.

But. But? But!

Bruce Wayne???

Is it that this world is too crazy, or are they unable to keep up with the times?

(End of this chapter)