"You may be seated, Martin."

Taking off his sunglasses, Duke sat at the round table with the other party, "I didn't expect you to come to Fiji too." ”

The two had met on other occasions before, Martin? Miller is not William Morris's top agent now, and Duke can remember him only because this Jew used to be Natalie? Portman's agent.

"I'll come and see Miss Portman." Martin? Miller took the beer handed by Duke, said thank you, turned his head to look in the direction of Shishi, and continued, "I also want to ask you, a great director, if there is a suitable role for her in the future?" ”

"I heard from Nate that she wanted to focus on her studies." Duke smiled faintly, "What I need is an actor who is willing to be highly focused." ”

Speaking of which, Duke raised his hand and interrupted Martin? Miller still wanted to say something, obviously not wanting to continue the topic.

Martin? Miller opened the beer, took a sip, and took the initiative to change the subject, "Duke, have you ever thought about changing to a brokerage company?" ”

"Another agency?"

Raising his head, Duke looked at him and asked tentatively, "Martin, is this what you mean?" ”

"No, no, no......"

Shaking your fingers, Martin? Miller said very seriously, "I'm here on behalf of the entire William Morris Company!" We are very sincere......"

For Martin? Miller's words, Duke didn't think, unexpectedly, it is too normal for several major Hollywood agencies to poach each other, and with his current status, he has encountered many times in the past, and there must be more in the future.

Of course, it is normal for directors and actors to change agents, like the rumored CAA, it seems that he is really the owner of the star in the mouth of the gossip media, but unfortunately Hollywood stars have fired the squid of CAA a a lot of times, such as William Morris. Duke had heard it mentioned a month ago that they had poached Whoopi from the CAA? Gordonberg and Sylvester? Stallone.

Duke looked at Martin? Miller, never said anything.

Martin? Miller is also very clear that talking about future planning and other things is illusory and useless, and goes straight to the most practical topics. "Supposedly you and Nancy? In Josephson's last brokerage contract, she took a 7% of your income as a director, screenwriter and producer? ”

Hollywood doesn't have many secrets, and the contracts of top directors and actors are the focus of attention, and Duke nodded slowly.

"William Morris can narrow down the commission to what you earn in directing." Martin? Miller didn't beat around the bush either, and said directly, "The commission ratio is reduced to five percent!" ”

Five percent is already the lowest level in the industry, and William Morris is indeed very sincere.

However, this alone will not impress Duke. He really doesn't trust Sophia? Coppola and Tina? The two assistants before and after the Philippines are the new Nancy? Josephson is an agent, but Nancy and her team have done a very good job in the past few years, and there has been no harm to his interests, not to mention the money problems caused by changing the brokerage company, trust alone cannot be established in the short term.

In Hollywood, if someone jumps out and says a whole bunch of guarantees, who will believe it outright?

William Morris's question of reducing the commission ratio was not in Duke's consideration. A two-point commission is nothing to him at all, and it's just a movie-related business.

Seeing that Duke had not spoken. Martin? Miller understood that if he really wanted to impress such a heavyweight, it would take a long time, and said slowly, "Duke, the whole William Morris is looking forward to your joining. We will show sincerity. ”

"I'll think about it."

Duke smiled and nodded, in fact, this was already a tactful refusal.

Martin? Miller is a smart man, knowing that it is superfluous to say anything now, he talked to Duke a few more words and left on his own initiative. He didn't go back to Natalie? Portman, on his side, walked towards the actors who starred in "The Matrix", obviously wanting to continue his poaching operation.

"Nat, why did you accept the invitation?"

Under the sun umbrella on the other side, Natalie couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard her mother's question, and said, "Mom, you're thinking too much!" I'm only 16 years old, and I don't have the time or energy to fall in love with someone right now, and ......"

She looked over at Duke, "That's a famous playboy." ”

"You've been getting a little close to him lately!"

"He's a Jewish, we're Jewish, and he's something I'll be able to leverage in Hollywood." Natalie's words were completely inconsistent with her age and innocent appearance, "Mom, even if Dad is against it, I won't give up acting." ”

There was no one else here, and Natalie's words were unscrupulous, "I need to make friends with people who can help me!" ”

Mrs. Shelly nodded lightly and didn't say anything more, she would always be her daughter's manager, and she didn't have to worry too much about some things, and her daughter was smart and precocious enough to know how to use the form, otherwise she wouldn't be in George? Lucas went to visit Michael on the set of "The Line of Fire"? Man, light yì won his favor.

It is true that the advantages of Jewish identity give them a lot of convenience, but how to use them skillfully requires excellent brains.

As night fell, a roaring bonfire lit up on the beach, and flowing vegetables, fresh meat, and beer were transported here, and in the afternoon, men and women who didn't know where to hide walked onto the beach, and a large barbecue pie kicked off.

Grabbing a handful of kebabs and a few beers, Duke spun around and soon saw Natalie? Portman's location, walked straight over.

"Hi, Nat." Duke greeted her and asked, "Can you sit here?" ”

"Of course," Natalie cleaned up and took the beer from Duke's hand, "just sit down." ”

Sitting cross-legged on the beach, away from the crowds and quieter, Duke asked, "Why are you sitting here alone, your mother?" ”

"Mom was noisy, so she went back to her room to rest." She pointed to the lively crowd on the left, "There's a barbecue pie over there, almost all of them are meat, and I'm a vegetarian." ”

"I wanted to share my barbecue with you." Duke gestured to the skewer he was holding in his left hand, "Looks like you can only smell it." ”

Natalie shrugged her shoulders, picked up a beer, pulled it open and took a sip, "I've got this enough." ”

"Wait a minute!"

Duke stood up, walked briskly back into the crowd, made roasted fruits and vegetables without animal fat, found a small plastic table, and walked back with a tray of food in one hand and a table in the other.

Fixing the table and placing the tray on the table again, Duke sat cross-legged across from Natalie, "It's vegan. ”

"Thank you." Natalie took a beer that hadn't been opened and handed it to Duke, "Here's your reward." ”

Opening the beer, Duke took a big sip, then picked up a bunch of toasted breadfruit, "Try it, although I didn't do it, I had a lot of suggestions." ”

Natalie grabbed one, took a big bite, chewed it slowly, and swallowed it before saying, "It's really good." ”

Her eyes flashed, and she suddenly asked without warning, "Duke, why are you trying to please me?" Don't deny it, you know, I'm not stupid. ”

The girl opposite sat a head shorter than him, her brown eyes shining against the background of the bonfire not far away, and the whole person looked very imposing.

But she's only a sixteen-year-old girl after all, Duke curls a smile and looks down at her, "What if I want to pursue you, Nat?" ”

He looked at Natalie with burning eyes, and seemed to be really attracted to her.

Natalie turned her head slightly, avoiding Duke's gaze, "Please, I'm just a middle school student." ”

Duke looked at her and smiled, but didn't say anything.

Natalie seemed a little annoyed, grabbed the beer can and took two sips in quick succession, "Don't think I don't know you're a dude!" If I believe you, you're going to find a way to get me on tonight. bed, and then in a few days it will throw me aside like throwing away other actresses......"

She turned back and looked at Duke without fear, "Am I right?" The ultimate goal of a man to please a woman is to get her in. Bed go! ”

"On. The bed is just a way to express intimacy and a means of communicating feelings. "Duke deliberately avoided the important and trivialized.

Natalie snorted, "Have you ever been in a formal relationship with anyone?" Don't tell me Catherine? Zeta? Jones, I'm also an actor, and I can see some things. ”

"Why should I sue you?" Duke touched her beer can, and the two drank the rest of the beer, and Natalie wiped her mouth with the back of her hand and said, "Well, in exchange, I'll talk about myself first." ”

She tossed over another beer, "When I was in eighth grade, I had a crazy crush on a boy who had very nice chestnut curls, tall and skinny, and looked very sexy. ”

"You confessed to him?"

In Duke's impression, this should be a bold girl, who grabs her boyfriend or role without mercy, "He agreed?" ”

"Nope!" Natalie put on a depressed expression, "I wasn't popular at school, I was always ostracized, and he never spoke to me. ”

"So......" she took another sip of beer, "my first love ended before it began." ”

Natalie's eyes rolled, "I said mine, to be fair, now it's time for you to say it, right?" ”

"What do you want to hear?" Duke looked up, looked at the night sky, and said frankly, "I haven't been in a formal relationship with anyone since I entered Hollywood. ”

"It's not fair!"

Probably the work of alcohol, Natalie was a little more excited than just now, and shouted, "I said so much, you can't just say one sentence, right?" Why don't you talk about your first love, or the first girl you've ever dated. (To be continued......)

ps: What, can you count the tickets? R1292