Made in Hollywood

Joanna Rowling has been slightly adult-oriented since Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which has already been published, is not in line with the directing style of Chris Columbus, and the famous The whole family enjoys the director, and there is also a typical feature that the sequel produced always has a huge gap between the level of the first one.

Duke suggested to use Chris Columbus, just want to use him to make headshots, as long as the film is successful, the other side is at most the director of the first two films.

Because he was leaving the next day, Duke didn't need jet lag in London, and that night he met the film's sponsors with Robin Grande and the head of Warner Bros. UK.

Because it is a magical world, it is impossible for the film to have too many modern commodities, and it is necessary to respect Joanna Rowling's opinion. The current main sponsors are only Coca-Cola and Burger King.

However, after more than two years of creation, the Harry Potter series has become the most popular children's literature in Europe and the United States. The film adaptation has always been the focus of attention. Coca-Cola has also offered a sky-high sponsorship, with 100 million yuan. The price of 20 million US dollars, got a five-year license for the beverage category, and will work with the Harry Potter studio to promote the series.

After meeting the ad sponsors, Duke spent another day on set, exchanged more opinions with Robin Grande, and then flew back to Los Angeles.

In recent years, the Duke's Manor in Malibu's beach villa area has almost become a temporary hotel. Duke's stay here will not add up to more than a month. Instead, it is a villa at the foot of Victoria Hill in Wellington. his residence.

For a director who is in a shooting state, being busy and dizzy is basically the norm, having been in Hollywood for so many years. Duke is getting used to it.

Apart from the fact that her mother would come to live in Los Angeles when she came to Los Angeles, since the preparation of "The Matrix", the person who lived the longest in Duke Manor was Emma, ​​the housekeeper.

This time back in Los Angeles, Duke will not stay long. Originally, he planned to fly to Wellington after attending the premiere of "Mission Impossible 2", but Nancy Josephson brought news. But he had to stay in North America for a few more days.

The reason is very simple, Nancy's important female client, Naomi Watts' new film will be released next weekend in "King Kong".

Duke has always been very satisfied with his agent, and will help her under appropriate conditions.

After all, this is a money society. But there are also human feelings, and if you want others to work for you, you need to show proper respect.

"Good news for you," Nancy said, sitting on the sofa beside Duke. "We've reached an agreement with the rights holder. They agreed to sell the rights to The Hobbit."

"Well..." Duke nodded, "Form a written agreement as soon as possible."

In fact, he also knows that competition from other companies is the main reason that the negotiations have dragged on until now. Without the support of Warner, it would be difficult for Duke Studio to obtain the copyright.

Although other companies may not be optimistic about this prologue work. But the quotation block is just a phone call, and it is not a troublesome thing.

"And Transformers," Nancy continued. "I've contacted Hasbro's president's office, and they want me to come over for an interview."

Duke thought for a moment. To the other side, "Tina, you stay in North America, go to Rhode Island with Nancy, and negotiate with Hasbro."

"I see." Tina Fey wrote it down in the work log.

Duke also needed to get rid of jet lag, Nancy? Josephson did not stay long, and soon left the Duke Manor.

After Nancy left, Duke walked towards the fitting room, Tina Fey followed him habitually, Duke turned his head and said, "You go to rest first."

The female assistant, who was also flying around and had to deal with various chores, was obviously less energetic than Duke, and exhaustion was almost written on her face.

Tina Fey was also polite, she whispered to Duke, turned up the stairs, and walked towards her room on the second floor.

Entering the fitting room, Duke tried on his previous dress, which seemed to be a little fat. He took off his dress jacket and looked at himself in front of the full-length mirror. It was indeed a lot thinner than before.

Because of the influence of Caucasian people who have seen him getting fat easily, Duke pays great attention to controlling his diet. He hardly eats too greasy food. Coupled with the recent continuous high-intensity work, he does not need to deliberately lose weight.

If it wasn't for the muscles he had developed before, he might have turned into a tall and thin bamboo pole.

Although the dress is a bit fat, and it was in stock last year, but the premiere of "Mission Impossible 2" is tomorrow, Duke is not looking for all kinds of showy stars, and he is too lazy to order any more, turn on the intercom, put Emma Called and asked her to tidy up her dress, while she went up to the master bedroom on the third floor and rested at ease after jet lag.

In this way, there is no need to think about shooting today or planning the sleep planned for tomorrow, which is quite rare for Duke. He tries to make his mind blank, without thinking about anything, without doing anything, and slowly falling asleep.

Relaxing sleep may not relieve stress, but it is the best way to rest. Duke woke up, and the next morning was already there. He stretched, put on loose sports clothes, and went to the garden first. After a couple of laps, I walked into the gym.

"Morning, Duke."

Tina Fey was lifting dumbbells. When he saw him, he greeted him casually. Duke nodded to her, "It's so early, Tina."

"Being in good shape is not just about dieting." Tina Fei didn't stop her movements, "It also depends on proper exercise."

"Go on."

After speaking, Duke walked to the bicycle and started his fitness routine.

It was a rare and relaxing day. Duke didn't think about work until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when he changed into a black dress and went up with Tina Fey in a short dress. Bentley, driven by the driver to the Hollywood area.

The premiere of "Mission Impossible 2" was held at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The first part of the series can be said to be a great success, and Tom Cruise's superstar appeal has attracted a large number of media and fans.

Before the Bentley entered the red carpet, Tina Fey got out of the car. She barely appeared in front of the media, and she could avoid the media and enter the theater through the side door.

Duke came to walk the red carpet, but only to cheer for the film he invested in. He walked the red carpet very fast, basically ignoring reporters and fans. After a routine wave of smiles, he walked into the interview in front of the theater on his own. Area.

Facing the reporter's microphone, Duke said all praise, "Tom is one of the hardest actors I have ever seen. I went to the scene to watch the filming, including rock climbing and other action scenes. He is very charming, and I believe that Mission: Impossible 2 will be a successful summer production!"

When the reporter asked about his new work, Duke kept silent and talked about his new work at the premiere of others? He's not that stupid yet.

Leaving the interview area and meeting Tina Fei who was waiting at the entrance of the Chinese Grand Theater, Duke walked into the VIP lounge next to him under the guidance of a staff member. As soon as he entered, many people took the initiative to join in. Come and say hi.

"Hi, Duke."

"Long time no see, Pat."

After dealing with a few people, Duke saw Pat Kingsley, and then Eno Martin came over and shook hands with Duke.

"I heard that the Harry Potter series is in preparation?" Eno Martin said directly, "Should we need child actors? Do you need me to introduce a few?"

"No, thank you." Duke smiled politely, "Joanna Rowling insisted that British actors must be used, and Warner and I can only agree."

Eno Martin suddenly changed the subject, "Duke, are you interested in working with CAA?"

He is now the controller of CAA, and he must consider the interests of the entire company. "Nancy and I got the "Star Trek" business from Paramount Pictures..."

"You know, Eno." Duke still refused, "I'm working on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I don't have time for the next three years."

"We can wait." Eno Martin seemed to insist, "this one is too late to cooperate, we can cooperate on the next one."

"There's no packaging, you can use whoever you want," he added.

Duke's words became more tactful, "Let's talk about it when I finish the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy."

Eno Martin was different from the past. After saying a few words, he was about to leave. Before leaving, he deliberately said, "Duke, although Martin Bob has left CAA, I still want to stand on the same front as you."

"I thought so too." Duke smiled at him.

Of course, this kind of remark can't be taken seriously. The biggest basis for the cooperation between the two is no longer there!

Eno Martin left, but Pat Kingsley didn't want to leave. She chatted with Duke for a while before walking to the other side of the lounge when someone came to say hello.

Duke could notice that not only the basis for his cooperation with Eno Martin had disappeared, but also the basis for Pat Kingsley's cooperation with Eno Martin. As harmonious as before.

These people can get together and cooperate, but it is because they have the common enemy of Martin Bob.

Not long after Pat Kingsley left, he pulled an actor with a big nose and introduced him to Duke. This guy named Jack Chen is now the most popular Chinese actor in Hollywood.

Jinsili seemed to be going to dig him, so she seemed very enthusiastic, but Duke just shook hands with him politely and greeted him like other stars. Although Jinsili faintly mentioned cooperation, Duke refused without hesitation. , after all, the movie style difference between the two is really too big.

Finally, Tom Cruise led the crew in, Duke greeted the Cruise couple, and walked into the theater with the others. (To be continued ~^~)

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