The fierce battle in the summer of 2011 came to an end, and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II)" won the summer box office championship as expected, with a total of $366 million, and there is no hope of breaking through 400 million, but it still ends the series steadily and is still the strongest contender for the year-end box office title.

After that, "Transformers 3" and "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5" ranked second and third respectively at the summer box office, which is definitely the biggest surprise of the year.

Relatively speaking, "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", "Captain America", "Thor", "X-Men: First Fight", "Cars 2" and other works are a big disappointment, and the box office results are not considered to be a collapse, but after all, they have not been able to burst out of the expected energy;

The sudden rise of the two comedy works "Bridesmaids" and "The Hangover 2" has added a ray of coolness to this dreary summer vacation.

After the summer season is over, followed by the bleak autumn season, the theaters are silent, and all eyes are on Venice and Toronto for the outpost of awards season, and in the blink of an eye, it is the most active time of the year in Hollywood.

Art films began to debut, small-budget independent works began to show their sharp corners, but commercial films gradually fell silent. In such a situation, any news about commercial films always seems more explosive, especially the residual hustle and bustle of the summer file continues, stirring up those residual heat waves in the air.

For example, the sequel message to "Speed & Excitement/Emotion".

First of all, it was rumored that Universal Pictures was preparing a one-man story of Luke Hobbs, a character who only debuted in the fifth part of the series, but managed to win countless hearts, so the news naturally won a lot of applause, and fans began to be active on the Internet.

Then it was rumored that the negotiations and preparations for the sequel had officially begun, and Universal Pictures showed full sincerity, hoping that the actors of the previous five works in the series could all return to create a real visual feast.

Immediately after that, it was rumored that Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez (Michelle-Rodriguez), Jordana Brewster, Cheng Kang, and Gal Gadot had made breakthroughs in contract renewals.

Then it was rumored that Paul Walker and Lan Li Hall had encountered obstacles in their contract extensions. It is rumored that Lan Li has different views on the sequel's salary, creative concept and character sharing, and the crew is actively communicating.

After the news came out, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet for a while.

Some people think that Lan Li doesn't know the sky, he just starred in a commercial movie, and he hasn't reached such a level at all, so he makes unreasonable demands; some people think that Lan Li is too greedy and greedy, and after getting the corresponding popularity, he will continue to make inches.

Some people think that Lan Li's request is taken for granted, and Universal Pictures is too stingy and unwilling to pay enough attention to Lan Li; some people call on Universal Pictures to complete the signing of Lan Li, and he will form an iron triangle with Paul and Fan in the series; some people also think that the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" crew has now lost their soul, and they should focus on thinking about the characters and story of the sequel first, and then complete the renewal of the actors.

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All kinds of opinions are boiling in the corners of the Internet. Thanks to the excellent results of "Fast and Thrill/Emotion 5" in the summer file, people's expectations for the sequel can't help but rise, including the outgoing movie, including the renewal of Lan Li, including the preparation of the sequel, and there are really no fewer hot topics. Once again, Lan Li stood in the center of the whirlpool.

Industry reporters can see that these news are from Universal Pictures, most of them are smoke bombs, the purpose is nothing more than to use the residual heat of the summer file to lay a solid foundation for the sequel.

The most direct proof of this is that neither Ranley nor Paul, who were at the center of the storm, gave no response.

If the rumors are true, then it means that the salary negotiation may really be at an impasse, and Universal Pictures deliberately released the news in an attempt to use the power of public opinion to exert pressure and force Lan Li to comply.

The reason is very simple, for a rookie actor, Lan Li is indeed at a disadvantage, especially for layman audiences, Lan Li asks for a higher salary, which is a manifestation of greed, which will have more or less an impact on Lan Li's image.

In order to avoid potential negative impacts, Lan Li is bound to respond, either by responding positively to netizens' questions, or by ridiculing the falsity of the rumors, or directly responding to the pressure from Universal Pictures, or by negotiating with the crew through his agent. Not only secretly, but also on the surface, Lan Li needs to express his position.

However, there was no sound, no news, no news. Not to mention Lan Li, even Lan Li's agent Andy has always stood still, going back and forth between Los Angeles and New York, busy with his feet on the ground, but he doesn't care about the rumors at all, he has no intention of responding at all, and there is no sign of his contact with Universal Pictures.

In this way, it is not that the negotiations have really reached an impasse and both sides refuse to make concessions, or that things are completely empty, Andy doesn't care, and Universal Pictures doesn't care, it's just a hype, so that reporters and netizens follow the excitement, and it has no impact on the substantive negotiations.

The general view in the industry is that it should be the latter, and the possibility occupies an absolute advantage.

From any point of view, it's impossible for Lan Li to quit Fast & Thrill, especially with Luke Hobbs Gaiden already on the road. If you withdraw from this series of works at this moment, it doesn't make sense from the perspective of commercial value, career development, and work selection.

Unless it's like Chris Hemsworth, who signed a deal with Disney for three "Thor" films in one go, they really can't think of a more suitable project outside of Universal Pictures, outside of the "Fast & Thrill" series.

But even an agreement like "Thor" is not necessarily cost-effective, after all, "Fast and Furious 5" has been a success, Luke Hobbes has been successful, and once Lan Li nods his head and agrees, his status in the series is bound to be greatly improved, which is something that "Thor" cannot promise.

The truth is, the paparazzi have photographed the latest glimpse of Lan Li: he is learning deep-sea diving off the Caribbean coast, accompanied not only by Paul Walker, but also by Ryan Gosling and Rami Malek.

The group enjoyed their vacation leisurely in the blue sky and sea, happy and comfortable, diving, surfing, and renting a yacht to go fishing in the open sea, staying for half a month, still with no intention of leaving, seemingly completely unaffected by the "Fast and Thrill/Emotional" sequel negotiations, and even had no idea what was happening in North America.

What is certain is that this is a news hype from Universal Pictures and has nothing to do with the negotiations themselves. Even if there is, it is far from being as powerful as it is rumored.

Netizens are discussing more and more energetically, and even began to think about what Luke Hobbs's gaids will talk about, and how the sequel movie will unfold, and what sparks will burst out of the confrontation between Hobbs and Dominic and Brian in the next episode......

The so-called "hot focus" boiled for a few days, and then it fluttered and fell silent, and the splash of water had disappeared in the blink of an eye before it even had time to fly. Universal Pictures wanted to continue tinkering, but after all, it was still powerless, so it could only let the news go on like this.

When Lan Li returned to New York, two weeks had passed in September, and more than half of the reporters had gathered in Venice, the water city, to watch this year's festival, and the remaining half of the reporters, half of whom had already traveled to Toronto to prepare for the upcoming festival, and finally only a small group of reporters scattered in Los Angeles, New York and other major cities.

I don't know if it's psychological, JFK International Airport seems to have become much quieter, without those long guns and short cannons, without those flashing lights, even the streets of Manhattan seem to be much deserted, when you see the first red treetops in Central Park, you immediately understand: the steps of autumn have arrived.

Pushed open the door of the house, it was still neat and clean, still orderly, still spotless, as if the three weeks of leaving did not have the slightest impact, Lan Li just went out in the morning and came back in the afternoon. However, there was a small box on the coffee table in the hall, neatly unopened.

Could it be what kind of courier?

During the vacation, Lan Li cut off all communication, only leaving the landline phone of the villa, unless it was an emergency, Andy, Roy and Nathan could contact him directly by phone message, otherwise Lan Li completely put work and life aside for the time being, and enjoyed the leisure of the vacation.

Not only did he get his diving license, but he also became more and more comfortable surfing, and he even caught his first sea bream during sea fishing. Now, Lan Li finally understands Paul's love for the sea, and finally understands the hero's dedication and addiction to the sea in "Blue Sea and Blue Sky".

After returning to New York today, Lan Li has not contacted Nathan for the time being, and he has no idea about the situation at home. However, Lan Li did not rush to open the express package, but took a shower first, then opened the refrigerator and found a box of cherries, threw a few in his mouth, turned on the stereo, opened the curtains, and turned on the coffee machine...... Gradually, I got used to the feeling of returning from nature to society.

Then the door opened again, and it was Matthew who appeared in front of him, "Hey, you don't have to go to work today?" Lan Li threw another cherry into his mouth and said in surprise.

"Today is Saturday. Matthew said helplessly.