Made in Hollywood

The Seine River at night has a unique charm, which is particularly magnificent against the backdrop of the lights. Duke walked quickly along the river bank and came to a cafe by the river where you can overlook the Louvre Museum. The cafe is not very big and has two parts. , an indoor part, an outdoor part, and the outdoor part faces the Seine.

The cafe is decorated very warmly and casually. There are no bright neon lights, no strong music, only very light piano music is playing slowly. Duke's eyes swept across the dozen or so tables outside. On the other side of the TV, I saw Victoria's familiar figure and walked over directly.

"A latte, thank you."

After speaking to the waiter in extremely jerky French, Duke opened the chair and sat opposite the girl who had been chuckling, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

"It's okay." Victoria pointed to the watch, "I came early, and there are still ten minutes before the appointed time."

"It is very rude to ask a beautiful princess to wait."

Picking up the coffee brought by the waiter, Duke raised it to the opposite side, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Can you forgive my rudeness, Your Highness?"

"Of course!" Victoria also took a sip of coffee, suppressed a smile, and said in a very serious tone, "I forgive you!"

After speaking, she laughed first, and Duke also showed a bright smile at the right time.

While drinking coffee, the two chatted with each other, and from time to time they laughed heartily. This princess, who was about to turn eighteen, had not completely left the category of innocence. Under Duke's intentional guidance, her expression became more and more serious. Relax and seem to see Duke as a friend with a lot in common.

"I also have a brother and sister."

Unconsciously, Princess Victoria even said something about her family situation, "My brother likes your "Brave Island" and "Saving Private Ryan" very much. It's a pity that he is studying in the UK now."

"There is always a chance to see it."

Having said that, compared to this young princess, Duke has no interest in the royal family at all.

"Duke, look this way." Victoria gestured to the TV on the lower side, "I'm introducing your movie."

Turning his head, Duke looked at the TV screen. From the pictures and few clips above, it can be seen that this show is really about "Saving Private Ryan", and it seems that he is still doing some on-site investigation, but unfortunately he can't understand those quickly spoken French.

"You don't understand French?" Victoria said, "I'll translate it for you."

"thank you very much."

The two pulled the chairs at the same time and got a lot closer, in fact, Victoria did not need to translate. Duke can roughly guess that this is similar to the North American movie recommendation program, which uses the method of interviewing movie fans to drive more audiences’ desire to watch movies with the audience’s praise.

Duke and Princess Victoria got together, though. One who speaks earnestly, one who listens earnestly, looks like a couple in love that can be seen everywhere on the banks of the Seine.

Especially those praised by fans, translated from the mouth of a princess. Even with Duke's mentality, it is inevitable to be a little complacent and smug.

"Nothing to say. My favorite war movie. I've watched it many times. I like it very much. Every time I watch it, it's as thrilling as the first time I watch it!"

A young French fan is being interviewed in front of the camera. Duke could tell from Victoria's translation that he had read it many times.

There are also many French fans' words, which were translated by Princess Victoria.

"In addition to being shocked, there is only shock. Duke Rosenberg is unique. "Saving Private Ryan" brings the documentary to the fullest and must be praised!"

"A very classic war movie, war is not the theme, the director is rendering human nature, in the face of death, everyone is insignificant, treat their lives kindly..."

"I have always disliked war movies. I was pulled by a friend to watch "Saving Private Ryan" together. It felt like a worthwhile trip. The war in the film is cruel, but it is accompanied by warmth, care and wisdom. What kind of courage does the director need to make it? Make such a movie? Why can't Europe make such a good movie? I think the young director has a lot of potential!"

"Although I can't understand why I want to save Ryan, it doesn't prevent me from starting to look at Duke Rosenberg in a different way. He is more than a simple and rude director of popcorn. "Saving Private Ryan" has a very good scene scheduling. It's also quite in place, and the dramatic conflict is also very prominent."

After drinking a cup of coffee, at Duke's suggestion, the two left the cafe and walked slowly along the river bank, enjoying the gorgeous night scene along the river and feeling the romantic atmosphere of Paris. The couple kissed in a French romantic mood like no one else was around, and occasionally there would be a pair of old men, holding hands, sitting quietly on a wooden bench by the Seine River.

Since the princess of the Swedish royal family came to France to study, she naturally acquired a lot of French-style artistic cells, and Duke, as a director with systematic study experience, is actually not bad in this regard.

The two strolled along the banks of the Seine like this, admiring the water under the lights, chatting about the Louvre, sculpture and oil paintings, chatting about Notre Dame de Paris, Esmeralda and Quasimodo, chatting about the Eiffel Tower, Versailles The Palace and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, etc., chatted until very late...

Seeing Victoria starting to look at her watch, Duke asked tentatively, "Where do you live? Why don't I take you home?"

"It's still... don't need it." Her eyes turned to the back, Duke had already noticed that someone had been following behind the two, it should be a follower or a bodyguard.

Victoria hesitated and asked, "When are you leaving Paris?"

"On the plane tomorrow afternoon, I'm going back to Los Angeles." Duke's eyes drifted over her face covertly, and he said in a playful tone, "Is His Highness going to the airport to see me off? Don't you know that I have this honor?"

"Sorry..." Princess Victoria seemed a little disappointed, "I'm going back to Stockholm early tomorrow morning."

"What a pity!" Duke immediately showed a frustrated look, "Vicky, it's really rare to meet a speculative friend like you."

Perhaps with Tom Hanks for a long time, Duke's acting skills are obviously good.

Turning around, the girl looked at the sparkling light of the Seine River, and was silent for a few seconds before speaking again, "Can you know when you will come to Europe next?"

She turned her head and stared at Duke seriously, her sparkling blue eyes full of inquiry.

Duke moved in his heart and reacted very quickly, "I plan to take a vacation in July. Maybe coming to Europe is a good choice?"

This seems to be talking to himself, but the voice can be heard by the girl opposite. When Victoria's eyes blinked a few times, Duke said in a timely manner, "That time should be summer vacation, Victoria. Ji?"

Princess Victoria nodded quickly.

"Can I invite you to spend a vacation in Ibiza, Spain in July?" Duke's words were full of sincerity, "Don't you know I have this honor?"

"I... need to think about it." Princess Victoria showed a reserved and bright smile, and temporarily made an excuse, "I also need to seek the consent of my parents."

"I think they'll agree," Duke gently shook the girl's hand that fell beside him. "Really, Vicky?"

"Then it depends on the sincerity of your invitation."

After finishing speaking, Princess Victoria didn't stop, turned around and walked towards the entourage, and at the same time turned back and waved to Duke, "Goodbye, this is a pleasant night."

Watching the prey disappear in front of his eyes, Duke did not feel any depression. After all, the other party was not a Hollywood actress who was drunk and dreaming. To impress her completely, it would definitely not be possible to meet her once or twice.

If this princess is really as slutty as those female stars, why should he spend time and energy on her.

Duke also had a little hope for the tentatively decided July holiday.

The next day, before Victoria boarded the private plane of the Swedish royal family, Duke made a timely call to greet her. Although she did not give a clear answer about the vacation together, her attitude in words had already tended.

In the afternoon, Duke took a flight, left Paris, where the crew was located, ended his promotional tour, and returned to Los Angeles to handle some other work.

After nearly a year of screening, "Independence Day" was finally removed from all formal markets around the world. The film's global box office stayed at $912.13 million, and ultimately did not exceed the $914.7 million of "Jurassic Park" , can only rank second in the box-office total list in film history.

In fact, the North American box office of "Independence Day" completely exceeds that of "Jurassic Park", while the overseas box office is obviously inferior. After all, the former's great Americanism will still arouse some people's disgust, and the overseas box office is not as good as the latter, which is normal. Happening.

Even so, Duke is enough to go down in history. He is the second member to join the $900 million club, and only he and Spielberg in the world have done this, which is enough to become a huge halo.

Media outlets owned by Warners, Fox and Disney are promoting "Saving Private Ryan" at the same time as "Independence Day"'s final box office, which is also an effective publicity tool, especially for those who appreciate Duke's past. Fans who don't like war movies in style, driven by this news, bought tickets and entered the theater one after another, injecting a small boost to the weakening box office trend of "Saving Private Ryan".

After "Saving Private Ryan" spent its fourth weekend in North America, the North American box office officially broke the $200 million mark, reaching $217.71 million.

In terms of overseas box office, the film continued the trend of being a big hit in Europe, and was released in many markets such as the Far East and Latin America, and the overseas box office totaled more than 120 million US dollars!

As a competitor of "Saving Private Ryan" in the same period, "Braveheart" not only did not perform well at the North American box office, but also encountered a lot of troubles in other aspects. (To be continued ~^~)

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