As night fell, the black Bentley drove into Malibu, and instead of entering the city, the driver drove north towards a well-known private club.

"Two consecutive films have grossed more than 100 million in North America, and Duke Rosenberg has created a miracle ......"

In the back seat, Nancy Josephson was clearly in a good mood, flipping through a few newspapers and reading out in a whisper, "In the field of dazzling action movies, no one can do a better job than the young director Rosenberg." ”

She suddenly raised her head and looked at Duke next to her, "Do you want to see it?" It's all about compliments to you. ”

"No need." Duke shook his head directly, he had no intention of looking for psychological pleasure through the media at all, "There are a lot of praises and criticisms, right?" ”

In fact, without Nancy's answer, Duke can guess that there will certainly be no shortage of disparagement and criticism in the media, such as 'the saboteur of directors', 'noise makers on sets and theaters', and 'popcorn directors who only play with explosions and technology'.

Bentley soon arrived at the door of the clubhouse, Duke and Nancy Josephson got out of the car and walked straight inside, where Fox men were already waiting, leading them through the boulevard to a grassy field near the pool, where the lights were bright and the people were buzzing, and a lavish and lively party had begun.

This is a personal call by Twentieth Century Fox CEO Townsend Rothman, who has talked to Nancy several times, and after determining the time for Duke's return to Los Angeles, he sends out an invitation to send a duì.

Duke has no intention of refusing, and his relationship with Twentieth Century Fox and Townsend Rothman is due to a conflict of business interest, no personal grudges, and with the fight against Death Island, the business conflict between them has gradually faded, and there is also the possibility of continuing to cooperate in the future.

"Hey, Duke!"

As soon as he reached the edge of the lawn, Townsend Rothman had already caught up with him and took the initiative to extend his hand, "I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

"It's been a long time!" Duke shook his hand hard.

The eyes of many people on Pai Duì fell to this side, Duke was unaware, and while greeting Townsend Rothman, he walked towards the center point of Pai Duì, whether it was him or Rothman, they were extremely tacitly not mentioning the disputes before the release of "Brave Island", as if those things had never happened.

"This is Jon Landau......"

"This is John Stanleys......"

Walking into a group of people dressed in formal clothes, Townsend Rothman enthusiastically introduced these Fox executives, or famous directors or producers in the circle, and Duke greeted them with a bright smile.

"This is the ...... directed by James Cameron"

Opposite was a burly middle-aged man with a full beard, a man who Duke could easily recognize at any time in his adult life.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Cameron!"

Although the other party can be called his idol in his previous life, and it is the goal he wants to achieve in this life, Duke still has the same expression just now, and he does not say anything special.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, too!" Cameron nodded at him.

The two sides simply said hello, and Duke's attention quickly returned to the Fox executives led by Townsend Rothman, who was not stupid, knowing that the other party invited him to participate in the party, first, to ease the relationship with him, a commercial director who was obviously on the rise, and second, to test whether there was a possibility of cooperation in the near future.

"Congratulations, Duke."

It was Tim Fisher who came over, who seemed unusually enthusiastic and sincere, "Another film has grossed over 100 million!" ”

"Thank you!" Duke said with a little modesty, "It's just luck." ”

"Luck, a success can be luck."

Townsend Rothman, who was with Duke, walked to the pool with a few people, "In Hollywood, there is no good luck with two appearances in a row!" ”

Squinting at Nancy Josephson's side, Duke didn't say anything, just followed, around the pool, there were dozens of white round tables, obviously prepared by Pai Duì to rest, many tables sat next to many men, especially some young women, often shuttling back and forth between the tables, as if looking for something.

Like all Hollywood private parties, there are always beautiful women on this occasion, some of whom are specially hired from professional companies, and more of them are actors or models who are looking for friends to take away agents and relationships with them.

Their purpose is very clear, that is, the executives, directors, producers and big-name movie stars present, as long as they can climb the relationship, although they can't get heavyweight roles, they have the hope of appearing in some films, and if they are lucky enough, it is an opportunity to move towards stardom.

This is arguably the most common situation in Hollywood, not only for actresses and models, but also for male actors and models of the same type.

The distance between the tables was not far enough, and Duke helped Nancy pull out the chair and looked at the distance behind him to make sure that it would not get in the way of the blonde woman sitting with her back to this side, and then sat down.

"Duke, Tim and I have seen your new script."

The waiter brought champagne, and Townsend Rothman raised his glass to Duke, and without going around in circles, he said directly, "I guess Nancy has conveyed Fox's intention to cooperate, right?" ”

"Yes."

Putting down his glass, Duke laughed, "We've had a great time working together, and I hope we can continue to work together." ”

"Fox is currently pushing for a project review ......"

The script itself has no special value, like "Life and Death" and "Brave Island", the creativity and structure can only be regarded as mediocre, but Fox attaches importance to the director himself, and making two average scripts into blockbuster movies in a row can always say a lot!

What's more, it's not just a city that has been blown up inside! That's what Duke Rosenberg does best!

"Townsend, there's something I must say ahead." Duke put away all his smiles, extremely strict and serious, "What I am best at, I guess it's not a secret, in the next film, I don't just want to destroy a city and an island, I want to blow up all the landmarks in the United States, there will be a lot of explosions in the film, continuous explosions." ”

He looked at the other person, "My habit is to explode all the live shots!" There are also special effects for the production of sci-fi elements, which can be a huge expense! ”

"Can you tell me a specific number?" Townsend Rothman asked.

Duke slowly stretched out his right index finger, "One hundred million dollars!" ”

Behind his eyes, the blonde woman sitting at the next table suddenly raised her head.

On the other side, Townsend Rothman and Tim Fisher looked at each other, temporarily silent, not to mention that Fox's "True Lies" cost as much as $130 million, but most of the funds were financed through guò, and even if they lost money, more of them were money from investors and overseas publishers.

With an investment and financing of this magnitude, Fox certainly needs to be carefully measured.

After a few more polite words, Townsend Rothman and Tim Fisher said goodbye and left at the same time, and Fox will definitely be cautious about whether to continue to invest in this project, which is currently only codenamed "DAY".

"From the perspective of anti-risk,"

There was only Nancy left, and Duke tapped the table lightly and said, "No company would invest such a large amount of money in a movie alone. ”

"That's why you agreed to talk to Fox?" Nancy immediately understood what Duke meant, "I want Warner and Fox to ......"

"I didn't say anything." Duke shook his finger at her.

"This number ......," Nancy frowned, "why didn't you sue me in advance?" ”

"Sorry, I forgot!" Duke spread his hand, apologetic.

This is not perfunctory, Duke's energy was almost on "Brave Island", he is a normal person, and it is inevitable to ignore some things.

"Can't be lowered?" Nancy asked.

"I'm envisioning it." Duke thought for a moment and said slowly, "The biggest selling point of the film is the visual effects, which can't save money!" The audience is like a man watching these young girls......"

The hand he placed on the table pointed to the several long-legged and thin-waisted women who were constantly circling nearby, "Everyone wants to see the most beautiful and sexiest women who can stimulate hormone secretion, and visual effects films are like them, if you want to attract attention, you have to dress up with expensive clothing, jewelry and makeup." ”

"Well, I'll do my best, not just Warner Bros., I'll contact other companies as well." Nancy stood up and deliberately teased her, which was considered revenge, "As long as you don't get involved with my other female clients, even if it's good to seduce the girls here, I won't interfere." ”

With his hands on his chest, Duke stared at Nancy, he didn't expect the always serious female agent to make such a joke.

"I'll introduce you to some people."

Nancy held out her hand, and Duke stood up and followed her towards the crowd, meeting several girls who seemed to want to strike up a conversation, all of whom were repelled by Nancy's eyes.

Just now by the pool, the blonde woman sitting with her back to Duke stood up, she slowly stroked her golden short and medium hair, looked at the backs of the two of them in the distance, and after thinking about it, she followed not far away.

"Duke, I won't interfere in your private life, but I have something to warn you about, you must remember."

When she walked to a place where there were fewer people, Nancy's tone was very strict, "You are now a very successful director, and the works you directed have become popular with a group of people, this is a realistic circle, you will be tempted a lot in the future, and women and even men will chase you with various purposes." ”

"You can as much as you want, and no one will criticize you."

Hearing Nancy's words, Duke couldn't help but roll his eyes, but the female agent still said solemnly, "But there is a forbidden area that you must never touch!" ”

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