Made in Hollywood

On the last weekend of October, the Duke Studio became the focus of attention of paparazzi and entertainment reporters, as many top actresses appeared here one after another, including Demi Moore, Julia Roberts and even Madonna Ciccone. , have been associated with "Chicago", and it is difficult not to attract the attention of well-informed reporters.

Although Duke did not participate in the first audition, at his request, the crew was stricter than ever before. Acting skills and singing and dancing skills are the necessary conditions for actors to play Velma and Roxy. When the request is reached, it will be brushed off by the crew.

Actresses from stage plays and majors have a natural advantage in this regard, and singers like Madonna Ciccone, even if they find Duke in person, are eliminated after an audition.

Because the London shot was a bit heavy, Duke still pointed out a way for Madonna, who wanted to make achievements in the film, and turned her attention to Argentina, which was considered to be the grievance between the two. Since then No more troubles.

"Duke, I have your phone."

Just as she walked to the studio, Tina Fey handed over her mobile phone next to her, "It seems to be from the UK."

Nodding, Duke took the phone and put it to his ear, "Hello, this is Duke Rosenberg."

"Guess who I am?"

The voice on the opposite side was English with a London accent. Duke was very busy and had no interest in this kind of game. He subconsciously wanted to hang up the phone, but he endured it. This is his personal mobile phone. not much.

"Miss Zeta Jones?" he asked tentatively.

"Zeta Jones? Who is she?"

The voice in the receiver didn't seem very happy, "I called you only last week, don't you remember me?"

"Vicky?"

Duke immediately remembered, "Is something wrong?"

After vacationing in Spain, the two kept in touch by phone for a while. But how can the deep feelings that are not so deep can stand the wear of time and distance, and the relationship between them is getting further and further apart.

"Nothing……"

As a Nordic person with an open personality, Princess Victoria didn't care too much when her few feelings were worn down, "I just want to chat with you."

"I want to go to the United States for a while." She seemed interested. "I heard you are preparing a new movie. Can I go to the set and see it? I would like to know how Hollywood movies are made."

"sure."

Duke wouldn't mind hosting her if she came over.

The two sides said a few more words, then hung up. Duke returned the phone to Tina Fey, shook his head, and walked towards the studio.

Although Victoria does not have the appearance of top Hollywood beauties, her personality is also relatively open. However, she is not as sloppy and casual as those female stars, and there is no interest between the two. During the more than ten days of getting along in Ibiza, she left a very good impression on Duke, and the two were extremely relaxed. joy. Definitely the happiest temporary relationship Duke has had since he entered Hollywood.

For some reason, Duke felt a little sadness in his heart, but it didn't last long and disappeared without a trace.

He will have a permanent partner in the future. You may also get married and start your own family, but not now. Now he just wants to fight for his career and enjoy the glamorous and drunkenness of Hollywood like everyone else in this circle.

Looking at the afternoon sun, Duke stopped thinking about it. Turning around and walking into the spacious studio, he asked the female assistant next to him, "Tina, is there anything else today?"

"Miss Johnson called and asked if you had time to pick her up? She wanted to have dinner with you."

After reading the work log, Tina Fey continued, "I have already declined for you. You promised Nancy to have dinner with Ms. Kingsley and Mrs. Cruise in the evening."

Since his mother moved to New York, Duke has rarely seen Scarlett Johansson anymore. Girls of this age are the most troublesome, and he doesn't want to be a nanny.

Entering the studio, Duke passed through several set areas one by one. This huge studio is mainly divided into four parts, one is the theater in Chicago in the last century, the other is the old-fashioned prison in Illinois, and the other is the old-fashioned The courtroom, first, is the venue where the actors rehearse.

Together with a medium-sized studio on the opposite side, it constitutes the shooting location of "Chicago".

The set construction has only just begun, and the progress is not fast. Duke just looked at it for a while and walked to the actor's rehearsal area. Although the selection of the main actors has not ended, there are already people rehearsing here.

This is a group of professional dancers from Broadway who are familiar with a few basic dance moves under the leadership of Lily Fred's assistant.

Duke stood in the distance and watched for a while. When the group of dancers took a break, Tom Cruise, who had been sitting next to him, came on stage and practiced his character's most important tap dance in the film under the guidance of professionals. .

At this time, Tom Cruise was completely different from the usual Tom Cruise. He seemed to be humble and hardworking. He was an actor who worked hard.

If it weren't for Duke standing here, everyone in the whole studio might not be on an equal footing with Tom Cruise, and his pride didn't need to be shown in front of these people, it would be useless, and even if he As big as Tom Cruise, he also understands the simplest truth. Every success in Hollywood is hard-won. If you want to improve your status, you need continuous efforts.

How can directors and actors who are entangled in women every day and take care of their work completely for others as a matter of course be successful?

After watching for a while, seeing Tom Cruise's practice come to an end, Duke walked over.

"Hi, Tom."

He waved to Tom Cruise, who was sweating, and Duke stood beside him, "You dance well, I believe you will become a master tap dancer when the film starts."

"Definitely." Tom Cruise raised his chin without a trace, walked towards the resting place, and said to Duke next to him, "Sit whatever you want, Duke."

Even if he didn't like Tom Cruise very much, Duke wouldn't care about such trivial things. The other party became famous when he was young and he became famous for so many years. Naturally, he developed many bad habits. There are a lot of places that you don't pay attention to, otherwise, when you are unlucky, so many people will jump out and fall into the trap.

Duke had just sat down when he heard Tom Cruise say, "I heard that the first audition is over?"

"Well," Duke nodded, "the crew will select actors as soon as possible."

"Can I do a second audition?"

Listening to the tone of questioning, Tom Cruise said of course, "I can provide some suggestions for the crew."

"No need." Duke naturally wouldn't agree to this out-of-bounds behavior, "The crew is enough."

Tom Cruise's smile gradually disappeared, and his handsome face was a little tight. "Duke, my partner was selected for the audition. I think I should have a say in this regard."

Wasn't he really an arrogant idiot when he wasn't reminded by a PR, an agent, or Nicole Kidman?

Turning his head, Duke looked at Cruise and said very seriously, "No need!"

"I insist!" Tom Cruise did not mean to give up.

Duke stood up, not bothering to pay attention to this guy who had been too smooth all the time, and only left a sentence, "I'll have someone talk to Ms. Kingsley."

Was it a bad decision to use this guy for commercial gain?

When getting in the car and rushing to a nearby restaurant, Duke suddenly had this idea, but he has no plans to change people for the time being. After all, Pat Kingsley is not like Tom Cruise who can only advance and never retreat. .

As long as the profit is high enough, he dares to cooperate with Satan, dare to jump out of the headlines like in "Independence Day", let alone a Tom Cruise.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Duke walked into an Italian restaurant on time, where Nancy Josephson, Pat Kingsley and Nicole Kidman were already waiting.

Duke sat next to Nancy, ordered a few dishes at random, and then turned his eyes to the opposite side. The relationship between the two of them was definitely not as simple as inviting him to eat Italian food.

"Hello, Duke." Nicole Kidman's curly golden-red hair was neatly pulled back, revealing a pale and clean forehead, and said with a smile, "Long time no see."

"Hello, Mary. Hello, Pat."

After greeting the two people on the opposite side, Duke resumed his silence. He could guess that this dinner must be related to "Chicago". If I remember correctly, Nicole Kidman has a certain foundation in singing and dancing.

Nicole Kidman didn't seem to be in a hurry. Until the time of serving, he didn't mention the movie and the characters. Instead, he talked about the rising box office figures of "Saving Private Ryan" and "Brave". "Heart" was extremely miserable at the North American and overseas box office, and the discourse continued to subtly praised Duke and belittled Mel Gibson.

This is the simplest social skill, Duke is happy, and the next topic will be smoother.

There wasn't much to eat on either side, just a small taste. Nicole Kidman had been watching Duke's reaction, and he always had a polite smile on his face.

"Pat..." Nicole Kidman glanced at Kingsley, who immediately understood and said, "Nancy, I have something to talk to you about alone."

Nancy immediately understood Jinsley's intention, whispered in Duke's ear, stood up and left with the other party.

"Duke." Nicole Kidman stopped circling and said directly, "I auditioned for Velma."

"I know."

This is a very smart woman, who probably guessed what promise or deal he had with Naomi Watts, and didn't go to rob Roxy.

Looking at Nicole Kidman's smooth and pale face, Duke couldn't help but think of Tom Cruise's face in the afternoon, and suddenly wondered if he should do something among them? (To be continued ~^~)

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