The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 2044 February Storm
Anson's shoulders slumped, and he looked over helplessly. "Luca, I'm not a child anymore. I can take care of myself."

Lucas's expression remained unchanged. "But you'll always be my brother."

He swallowed all the rest of his words, not only because of what happened during the filming of "Spider-Man 2" and "Walking with the Song", but also because of his situation in the last two months.

To others, Anson Wood is a top Hollywood superstar; but to him, he is still his younger brother.

Anson was stunned, and all his explanations and rebuttals turned into a warm current that he swallowed.

After thinking it over carefully, Anson realized that he seemed to have no room for rebuttal, and a slightly helpless smile appeared on his lips. "Luca, I will get some rest."

"However, filming preparations also take time."

“Actors, crew, venues, everything takes time; moreover, our contract with Martin also needs to be discussed, so nothing is that quick.”

"Assuming everything goes smoothly and the entire production is completed in five or ten days, the crew can start filming immediately. This is true for small production crews; they can start working at any time. But even so, I can still rest for about half a month now. If I am still fully recovered by then, then I will postpone filming."

With sound reasoning and evidence, it's clear that Anson has thought things through.

Lucas's gaze remained grave. "Why the rush? Can't we wait a little longer? A month later?"

Edgar grimaced as if he had a toothache, though he really, really didn't want the focus to shift to himself, but he still had to speak.

"The script is set at Christmas, and you can still see winter scenery in Northern Europe. If we postpone it any further, we might not be able to start filming. We'll have to wait until October to start filming."

Lucas was about to speak when Anson interrupted him, "Don't suggest we just wait until October to start filming. Lucas, you know what I mean."

The key point is that Anson wanted to leave Los Angeles and get back to work; the project itself wasn't important. If it weren't for "No Vacation for Hitmen," it could have been another project.

Lucas thought about it carefully, weighed the pros and cons, and then turned to Edgar. "Do you really think this script is suitable?"

Edgar answered without hesitation, “Yes.”

Lucas nodded slightly. "Okay. I'll draft the contract right away."

at last!

The decision was made quietly and without attracting any attention.

In fact, the entire Hollywood has been closely watching Anson's next move. After the February storm of this year's awards season, a rumor has been circulating—

"Midas turns gold into gold".

Previously, people believed that Anson had a keen eye for talent and could always find gems in a bunch of ordinary works, so countless screenwriters and producers tried to win Anson's attention, even if it was just a word of praise from him, which could help them get started in Hollywood.

"This is a project that Anson has reviewed and approved"—this statement is becoming the latest guideline in Hollywood.

However, things have changed slightly now. People have realized Anson's appeal and influence. Even garbage can have value as long as it is labeled with Anson's name. Anson seems to have the ability to turn lead into gold. In his hands, all projects can be transformed from rotten to magical.

In the recent February storm, the world witnessed Anson's magic, even the Oscars stage was no exception. Everything was so simple; one can imagine that a storm was brewing in Hollywood, centered around Anson, with innovative artists standing at its eye.

To be honest, Edgar didn't have time to count them all, but the number of emails had already exceeded 999, and the number of film projects he had easily surpassed three digits. He had collaboration proposals from all seven major Hollywood film studios, and not just one or two. The whole world was revolving around Anson.

Although everyone knows that Anson owns Forest Films, projects with investments exceeding $80 million to $100 million are still controlled by major film studios; and they are trying to emulate Warner Bros., willing to cooperate with whatever projects Forest Films invests in.

Furthermore, these major film studios are all incredibly audacious, publicly stating that they are willing to pay any price, even if Anson sets the fees.

Paramount previously offered Anson $45 million to reboot the "Indiana Jones" series, with Anson teaming up with Harrison Ford to star in the classic Indiana Jones.

Later, Disney was considering taking over "Star Wars" from 20th Century Fox to start a brand new series, but only if Anson agreed to join. Disney offered Anson a check for $60 million to join this legendary North American pop culture project.

Surprisingly, 20th Century Fox was willing to sell the "Star Wars" series. Was it because the series' revenue was far below expectations?

The truth behind the rumors is that 20th Century Fox, in order to raise funds, made a desperate gamble on James Cameron, betting everything on a project of unknown genre, subject matter, and story, reportedly titled "Avatar." Moreover, 20th Century Fox planned to further increase the stakes, inviting Anson and James Cameron to join forces, and in return, they were willing to give Anson a share of the film's box office revenue.

There are all sorts of speculations about the dividend payout ratio, ranging from 5% to 30%.

Even more bizarrely, rumors suggest that James Cameron has agreed and is looking forward to working with Anson, with 20th Century Fox pushing the project forward with all its might.

Each one more daring and more insane than the last, these film companies standing at the top of the Hollywood pyramid seem to have completely lost their minds.

However, the entire film industry actually believed this to be a matter of course—

After all, Anson's very existence is a gold mine, and any investment there can yield returns.

It's worth mentioning that the entire Hollywood community already knows one thing: Sony Columbia failed to convince Anson to sign on for multiple more projects. The "Spider-Man" series will conclude after the trilogy ends, which means Anson's schedule is now fully open, and opportunities for blockbuster films are here.

As a result, people rushed to get there, one after another.

Even though Edgar said that the filming schedule for "Spider-Man 3" was not yet confirmed, let alone its release, and that it might be difficult to release it in 2006 as originally planned, so Anson was not planning to enter another brand new series for the time being, it still did not stop the producers.

Everyone longs for Anson.

In addition, some film companies realized that Anson might not be willing to be tied to them for the time being, getting rid of one Peter Parker and being tied to another screen image, so they also prepared some independent film projects, trying to persuade Anson to join with excellent scripts.

It's no exaggeration to say that Hollywood is operating around Anson, and his every move can trigger a series of chain reactions.

Like dominoes.

Even innovative artist agencies have to proceed with caution.

Against this backdrop, Edgar secretly secured Anson's next project, making a fortune in the process, without Hollywood noticing at all.

After all... "Hitman Has No Holidays" really doesn't really have a presence.

(End of this chapter)