"I feel like I'm flying in the sky!"

In the back seat of the Bentley, Charlize Theron was visibly excited, and she leaned over to Duke, her mouth spewing out of the smell of alcohol, "This feeling is amazing!" It can make you forget all the stress and worries. ”

Tilting his head slightly, avoiding the smell of alcohol, Duke pushed her back, and now Charlize Theron, not only drunk, but also smoking. Poison, although she only smoked very little coca. Alkali, but with the assistance of alcohol, the excitement is a little too much.

In today's era, the modeling circle is far more chaotic than the entertainment industry, especially the European modeling circle, and the people who have stayed there can hardly find someone who does not suck. Poisonous storage zài, big. Hemp and coca. Alkali is simply a necessity for social networking in the modeling circle.

Of course, Hollywood is no better, like Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp, etc. There are countless poisonous stars.

Charlize Theron seemed to be sober as she drove from Malibu to downtown Los Angeles, and as she entered the city, the Bentley finally stopped in front of an old apartment building in a mid-class area.

"Mr. Rosenberg, it's here." The driver reminded in a whisper.

"Don't you sit with me for a while?" Charlize Theron looked at Duke, "I think we still have some topics to discuss." ”

Looking at the blushing and delicate face, and the smooth wheat-colored skin under the goose-yellow dress, Duke forcibly turned his head, "Another day, we'll have a chance to meet again." ”

Although Charlize Theron looks delicious, it is better not to touch him lightly in the whirlpool of Hollywood and strong competitors, after all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and no one can guarantee that if someone takes advantage of this, it will not cause huge trouble.

Duke would never underestimate the utilitarianism of Hollywood actresses, nor would he underestimate the appeal of fame and fortune to them.

The next day, Duke vaguely let Nancy Josephson understand, and couldn't help but be glad that he was not driven by the lower body, Charlize Theron was only eighteen years old in August, and in a legal sense, he still belongs to the category of 'children'!

Although there are not a few people in the circle who attack younger women, there are some things that no one else can do, he can also do, Duke is very sober, and some people are afraid that they have been staring at him, just waiting for him to make mistakes.

For example, the discredited Sean Connery, whose son and wife have formally filed a lawsuit against domestic violence in California District Court, although there is no evidence that the current and previous incidents are related to Duke, but just like Duke and Warner found him, some things do not need evidence at all, it is enough to recognize who their enemies are.

Although Sean Connery is in the whirlpool of trouble, Duke will not take it lightly, since some things have been done, then he must be prepared for revenge, he will not underestimate Sean Connery's rich net worth, money in this country, often can play a role beyond imagination.

There is also CAA, there are continuous conflicts of interest between him and CAA, and it would be too much to overestimate the conscience of the vampires if CAA doesn't want him to be unlucky.

In particular, "Interview with the Vampire", although it can definitely generate profits, but it has been pressed under the body by "Brave Death Island" from beginning to end, and a certain amount of Cheng dù confirms from the side that CAA's packaging policy may not be suitable for commercial productions, and after Spielberg was forced to take over by Universal and did not implement CAA's packaging service, "Jurassic Park" was a super hit, and it was even rumored in the circle that Walt Disney and Twentieth Century Fox had shelved their next packaging cooperation project with CAA one after another.

After the release of "Jurassic Park", all the films were impacted, and the number of theaters of "Death Island" slipped to 1,859, and the box office plummeted below $10 million that weekend, only getting $7.88 million, plus the previous four working days, the box office in North America for the whole week was only $12.03 million.

With the passage of time and the release of more and more films, the North American box office of "Death Island" dropped significantly, and the film's main target also turned to overseas markets, and in the following week, the film was released in many countries and regions in Europe, Latin America, West Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia, and achieved decent box office results.

By the time Duke went on vacation to New Zealand in mid-June, "Death Island" had grossed $134.75 million in North America and more than $220 million worldwide, making it a veritable blockbuster.

"Congratulations, if the next film can have such box office results......"

Riding on horseback, Sophia drove the horse around Duke, "You're going to be Hollywood's first-rate commercial director." ”

"Sophia, can you be quiet for a while?"

Carefully controlling the horses, Duke glared at Sofia Coppola with some dissatisfaction, "You can easily scare my horse like this, I don't have as good riding skills as you!" ”

This is a racecourse on the outskirts of Wellington, built between the turquoise meadows at the foot of the mountain, and when you sit on horseback and look into the distance, you can see the connected peaks with the snow on them.

New Zealand is full of natural gardens, the scenery of the four seasons is just right, in the middle of it, full of verdant forests, you can see the blue sky and white clouds when you look up, and the vast beaches and lakes, towering jungles, climbing green countryside, deep valleys and mountains, beautiful scenery, like a picture of natural scenery without pretensions, teaching people to dazzle.

During their time in New Zealand, Duke and Sophia visited the famous landscapes of the South and North Islands, a country of blue skies, green grass and rocks, which will bring people with great enthusiasm and vitality.

When you are in it, reaching out to the towering giant sequoia, it is like touching the power of the primeval forest; Swimming in the bay area, dolphins often jump out of the sea and shuttle around; Pitching a tent in an inaccessible wilderness gives you the feeling of being completely immersed in nature.

The country has maintained a lot of pure nature.

Although he had taken riding lessons in boarding school before, Duke's riding skills were not very good, at best he was a beginner, and unlike Sophia, who was free to gallop his horse, he rode almost the whole time, a technique that took time to practice, and it was not a skill that could be mastered.

After another trot around the racetrack, Sophia simply slowed down her horse and went neck with Duke.

"It's a nice view." Duke held the reins in both hands with a serious expression.

"If you could learn to ride a horse with the attitude of riding a woman......"

Without answering Duke's words, Sophia deliberately sarcastic, "You'll soon become a master of horsemanship!" ”

"Miss Sofia Coppola!" Duke's nose was almost crooked, and he immediately retorted, "Can I understand that this is jealousy?" ”

"Jealousy?" Sophia turned her head and asked, puzzled, "Why should I be jealous?" ”

It was in front of a few friends such as Sofia Coppola that Duke would brazenly joke, "Because I can ride a woman, and you can't!" ”

"Damn! I'm not Lei. Silk edge! ”

Sophia looked at this side hatefully, and Duke still had the same serious look just now, as if he had no feeling at all for that knife-like gaze.

This kind of topic, women have a natural disadvantage, Sophia retracted her resentful gaze, and simply changed the topic, "Why do you have to pull me to New Zealand?" I had planned to go skiing in Europe. ”

"Because I've heard about New Zealand's beautiful scenery for a long time, but I've never seen it." Duke casually pulled the reason, "This kind of almost primitive scenery is also the director's favorite, if you can place them in the lens......"

"Do you have to discuss films, discuss work?" Sophia tugged at the reins and walked first toward the stable, and when Duke followed, she said, "In that case, why don't you discuss my raise?" ”

"Hey, honey, I'm going bankrupt." Duke said dissatisfiedly, "Do you still want to step on it?" ”

"It won't be long before "Death Island" will be released in North America."

Before reaching the stable, Sophia rolled over and dismounted, throwing the reins to the staff, "You're going to be a millionaire at the very least, right?" ”

"That's later!" Duke also jumped off his horse.

Some time ago, Rock Studios paid him the last of a total of $3.5 million in salaries for writers, directors and producers, and this $1.5 million receipt, although it completely improved Duke's finances, was not as good as expected, because the expenses were also quite large.

Personal income tax is a topic that can never be bypassed, and David, Duke's accountant, first withheld $1.5 million in advance taxes, and even with some reasonable tax avoidance measures, California's tax rate is still maddening.

Duke also repaid the bank's $500,000 loan in a lump sum with principal and interest; As a broker, Nancy Josephson has the power to take a 10% commission, and the broker's commission is not an after-tax commission, of which $350,000 belongs to Nancy; Similarly, lawyers and accountants who deal with related matters are also paid, and they take $50,000.

Add in the messy expenses of rent, cars, clothing and Sofia Coppola's assistant's salary, and the remaining $2 million after deducting prepaid taxes, $1 million is gone.

Fortunately, he is only a director, and he has not hired a professional public relations person at present, so the expenses for clothing and travel can be reduced as much as possible, and there is no need to buy the media to engage in so-called 'street photography' and news reports.

The last $1 million, Duke temporarily put it in his account, waiting for the share of "Death Island" to arrive, and then consider the specific use.

Of course, holding cash is the stupidest way to do it, and the dollar has been depreciating rapidly right now.

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