The inevitable arrival of the turn of the century once again has just entered 1999, and the apocalyptic remarks that have been circulating among the people and the media have even become a trend, and doomsday theory has always had a market in religious societies like the West, and the remarks about the return of demons and Satan to the world have been constantly thrown out by many famous religious figures, and then hyped up by the gossip media.

Even the sunrise industry network and computer industry, which saved the United States, have rumors about the outbreak of the millennium bug, and the computer has penetrated into all walks of life in this country, and if there is really a millennium bug outbreak, the American society will inevitably be in chaos.

But for the business and financial circles, these are small problems that can be ignored in the face of business profits.

With the passing of the old year and the arrival of the new year, in addition to the stars, directors and major companies who continue to be busy, newspapers and magazines such as "Vanity Fair", "Entertainment Weekly" and "The Hollywood Reporter", which focus on Hollywood, have also summarized the past year of Hollywood in the new issue of the New Year's special edition of the journal.

"Vanity Fair" released the annual Hollywood revenue list, "Entertainment Weekly" is the Hollywood power list that has been done for ten years, and "The Hollywood Reporter" is the North American box office list in 1998.

In the three lists, Duke not only made all of them, but also ranked at the top.

In the 1998 North American box office list of "The Hollywood Reporter", "The Matrix" ranked first with a North American box office of $327.58 million. The more than $189 million for Bay's "Peerless Tribulation" is nearly half as much as that.

In addition to the box office, The Hollywood Reporter also made a review of the film.

"Last summer, we witnessed an amazing movie called The Matrix. We're talking about cool moves like 'bullet time', 'blast time' and 360-degree volley kicks, and we've had some of the most revolutionary moments in the history of cinema. ”

"Now. Director Duke? Rosenberg and his The Matrix have been adored by fans around the world, who have admired every detail of the film over and over again, analyzed the metaphors of every line of dialogue, and begun to discuss 'existentialism' and 'nihilism'; Its religious spirit is also being explained more and more richly, and there is a debate about the self-consciousness of man in the digital world of the future. It has even become a fashion in religious circles. ”

Although there are still films released in North America that have not been screened, no one can expect films like "Dashing Forward" and "Shakespeare in Love" to make $300 million at the box office in North America, and there is no doubt that "The Matrix" will win the annual box office list.

In addition to the first place in the annual box office list, Duke also occupies the first place in the annual revenue list.

The annual income list released by "Vanity Fair" only counts the remuneration from positions in the film industry, and does not include investment and other asset appreciation.

With the director's basic salary and box office dividends of "The Matrix", Duke firmly sat in the first place with a pre-tax income of $125 million.

Followed by James? Cameron, as it used to be. Although the truck driver gave up the director's salary, he did not give up the director's share, and he received a total of $85 million in pre-tax income from the horrific box office and peripheral income of the big ship, ranking second on this list.

"Vanity Fair" writes - Duke? Rosenberg is setting a new benchmark for commercial director earnings in Hollywood, and his directorial pay has not only reached the highest level in Hollywood's history, but continues to push it even further, according to people familiar with the matter. In the latest Lord of the Rings trilogy, Duke? Rosenberg's total salary as a writer, director and producer is as high as $45 million. The stepped share agreement is capped at 25 percent that has never been seen in Hollywood!

On another list, James? Cameron, for his part, achieved a comeback over Duke.

On the new Hollywood power list of "Entertainment Weekly", with the great success of "Titanic", James? Cameron is firmly in first place, and this list of income, fame and influence is quite complicated to calculate, and in second place is the world-famous Jack Leonardo? DiCaprio. The third place is Tom, who has further consolidated his position with "Mission Impossible"? Cruise, Keanu? Reeves relied on the popularity of "The Matrix" and the super cool power of the Savior to rank fourth, and Duke was fifth as the director of the film.

Since "Titanic" was released in '97, Duke was the only one who could squeeze into the top five of these three heavyweight lists.

At the same time, various media outlets are publishing bizarre lists. People or things related to "The Matrix" have become the winners of many of these lists.

For example, among the 100 sexiest actresses in "Gang of Men", Charlize? Theron squeezed into the top three; In the New York Times' Top 10 Classic Movie Shots of the Year 98, 'Exploding Time' ranked first......

Even, Duke was ranked in the top 50 sexiest men in the world by a gossip magazine.

As a result of the decision to take a long vacation for himself, Duke stayed in New York from before Christmas to after New Year's, except for fitness exercises, most of the time he spent reading books and newspapers, or with Erin? Lauder chatted and drank tea together, and went to Philadelphia to visit Sophia? Coppola.

Her first feature film, "Place. Death of a Woman was filmed at a middle school near the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

"You don't look any different than before."

Taking advantage of the crew's break, Sophia? Coppola chatted with Duke for a while, "I was on the phone with Tina some time ago, and I heard that you are not in a good state both physically and mentally. ”

"It's much better now."

Sitting in Sofia? Beside Coppola, Duke looked at the students around him who were watching the shooting, and then took his gaze back, "Probably the fatigue accumulated over the years has been induced by high-intensity work, and I ...... before Christmas last year."

He sighed, "Not only physically and mentally, but I feel like I'm having a problem with my fighting spirit. ”

"Honey, you're too yourself."

Holding Duke's arm, Sophia said seriously, "You keep pushing yourself forward, refusing to stop and relax a little, in the past few years, even if it's a vacation, your nerves have been tense, and among all the directors in Hollywood, even Spielberg, who is recognized as the most diligent, is not as desperate as you." ”

Taking the hot coffee from Sophia's assistant, Duke thanked him, leaned back on the low back of his chair, and said, "I always have a sense of urgency, I want to keep myself successful, I have understood from a very young age that there is no fluke in success, and if you want to succeed, you have to work hard." ”

Sophia gave him a roll of the eye, "You've been successful enough now." ”

"So I threw all my work away for the time being." Duke took a sip of his coffee and said, "Take a long vacation for yourself." ”

Duke then turned the conversation to Sophia's film, "Did the filming go smoothly?" ”

"It's not bad overall."

Pointing to several actresses who were touching up their makeup for Duke, Sophia? Coppola said, "I have been preparing the script and the preparation plan for two years, and you and my father have given me enough ideas, and the performances of several actors are also excellent, especially Kirsten? Dunst, she is in very good shape and deserves to be one of the best actresses since the 80s. ”

Listen to Sophia? When Coppola talked about the actress, Duke suddenly thought that he seemed to be ignoring someone, "What about Scarlett?" How didn't I see her. ”

"There's no role for her today." Sofia? Coppola asked the assistant next to him and said, "She was here in the morning, and she left before lunch, so she should have visited the Wharton School next door." ”

Someone next to her walked over and said a few words to Sophia, she turned to Duke and said, "Take a look around for yourself, I'm going to start shooting." ”

Duke is here to visit the class, not to disturb Sophia? Coppola filmed, very consciously away from the filming location, and walked around the neighborhood alone.

Actually, there's nothing to see here, Sophia? Coppola chose this middle school to shoot a story about Michigan, that is, he fell in love with the long history and relatively old-school architecture of the middle school, Duke walked around the library, couldn't help but be a little bored, simply took out his mobile phone, dialed Scarlett? Johnson's number.

After all, she was her mother's goddaughter, and since she was in Philadelphia, Duke always wanted to see her.

"I'm having coffee with Mary at the Wharton School café, would you like to come over? Okay, I'll wait for you......"

Hear Scarlett? Johnson called out the name of the café, Duke hung up the phone, left the middle school, and asked one of the crew's drivers to send him to the Wharton School, walked into the academy, asked a few students about the location of the café, and it took nearly ten minutes to find it.

He pushed the door open and walked into the café, and immediately saw a blonde girl standing up and waving to the window in front of the left, striding over.

"Hello, Director Rosenberg......"

Scarlett? Johnson's agent, Mary, quickly stood up to greet Duke, who nodded, pulled out a chair, and sat down across from the blonde girl.

"Did you come to see me, Duke?" Scarlett asked expectantly.

"Ah, yes." Duke nodded casually, "I'm coming to visit you and Sophia?" Coppola's class. ”

The space in the café was a little cramped, and Duke moved back in his chair and said to the waiter who walked by, "A latte, thank you." ”

It was an unusually tall waitress who suddenly stared at Duke and asked, "Why are you here?" (To be continued......)

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