"You can't deny that most of the things that have survived to this day and are still recognized as classics are tragedies. ≥≥，”

In the hotel's western restaurant, Kate? Beckinsale put down his knife and fork early and drank a glass of water, "For example, Shakespeare's four tragedies, and the "Annie? Frank's Diary. ”

"Tragedy is really more resonant."

How do you communicate with a beautiful woman who once majored in literature at Oxford University and find common ground? It is not difficult for a person like Duke, who has enough directing and artistic accomplishments, and he just rightly asks, "Why can tragedy become a classic?" ”

"Tragedy has a long tradition and a deep and systematic heritage." Kate? Beckinsale put down the cup and said with great interest, "Tragedy is the focus of aesthetic research, tragedy is profound, Aristotle believes that tragedy is art in art, Schopenhauer also believes that tragedy is the highest peak of art, tragedy has always been a difficult point in aesthetic research, tragedy has been produced since ancient Greek mythology, and it has been taken on a philosophical color, King Oedipus killed his father and married his mother is that he wants to get rid of the tragedy of fate that he can't get rid of." ”

"Let's put it in Hollywood." She added, "If "Titanic" had not had the tragedy of Jack and Ruth, it would not have been possible to create such a glorious classic. ”

"I admit it."

Putting down the knife and fork, Duke picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, and said, "A flawed ending is better than a happy reunion, and what you don't get and what you lose is a kind of regret, but it's unforgettable." ”

"Well, that's it."

It seems like it's been a long time since I've met such a speculative chat partner, Kate? Beckinsale said with great interest, "Defects are a special kind of beauty, which can make people think and make people reminisce. ”

She smiled suddenly. Ask Duke, "What do you think of tragedy and comedy as a great director?" ”

Duke frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Tragedy is to destroy the valuable things in life to show people, and comedy is to destroy the worthless things in life to show people." ”

"Very pertinent view...... "Kate? Beckinsale asked curiously, "This is your own opinion." ”

"Of course not." Duke shook his head.

Kate? Beckinsale seems to have been piqued with curiosity. "Whose opinion is this? How come I never saw it? ”

"A man of letters in the East." Duke said the country and name, see Kate? Beckinsale looked dazed and said, "You probably haven't heard of it. ”

"When I have time, I'll look for his writings."

Hear Kate? Beckinsale said so, and Duke asked, "How often do you read?" ”

She nodded, "It's my biggest hobby." ”

"Reading can make people smarter." Duke pointed to his forehead, "It's a pity that I've been busy with work all these years. There is very little time left for reading. ”

"In fact, there have been no particularly outstanding literary works in recent years."

Drink all the water from the cup, Kate? Beckinsale pointed to a Harry Potter poster on the wall of the dining room, "Nowadays, commercial literature is thriving, and the living space for real literary works is shrinking. ”

Without waiting for Duke to say anything, she looked at her watch and said, "Thank you for dinner, it's been a pleasure to talk to you." It's getting late, it's time for me to take my leave. ”

"So early?" Duke invited. "Why don't we go to the bar next door for a drink?"

"Another day." Kate? Beckinsale politely refused, "I'm going back to study the script and the character......"

She curled the corners of her mouth at Duke and joked, "I don't want you to regret choosing me for this role when you start filming." ”

"You're not going to let me down, are you?"

As he spoke, Duke stood up and walked around behind her. Help her get the coat hanging on the hanger at the card seat, "I'll take you back to your room." ”

Send Kate? Shortly after Beckinsale returned, Duke returned to his room and received a call from North America. Phenanthrene. She returned to North America some time ago to handle some investment matters on behalf of Duke.

Some time ago, when David, Duke's investment agent, attended Yahoo's shareholder meeting in his place, he heard that two Stanford University students were investing in Yahoo, which seemed to be related to Internet searches. When Faye returned to North America, he went to the two students with his lawyer and David.

He wasn't sure if the search engine in the hands of the two students was the Google in his memory, but he only knew that the founder of this company seemed to be called Page or Sergei or something, in short, it was not too clear, so he simply let his people contact him first.

"One called Larry? Paige, one called Sergey? Bryn...... "Tina? Fei gave a detailed account of the two men on the phone, and then said, "They are looking for investment and intend to set up a private joint-stock company to design and manage an Internet search engine." ”

"Tina, you stay in North America and negotiate with David with them."

The first tranche of money didn't cost much, and Duke, though unsure, planned to take the risk and "find an investment plan that would be acceptable to all three parties." ”

Apple, Microsoft and Google, these are the three companies that Duke remembers most clearly, after all, there are not many people who used to only need to surf the Internet, and there are not many people who don't know these three companies.

Needless to say, Microsoft only holds some loose shares, and the biggest role is asset preservation.

Apple is now the largest investment object, a few years ago Apple was mired in the quagmire, many people want to get out, Duke's first few films pay and dividends, a considerable part of the investment in Apple, Steve? Jobs returned to Apple and once raised funds from outside, and the first thing he accepted was Bill? Gates' investment, in addition to taking $25 million from Duke.

Steve? Jobs was an absolute human spirit, and he clearly didn't want anyone to make it big at Apple except himself.

Yahoo was in a similar situation to Microsoft, Duke entered the market too late, Yahoo had already gone public, and the stock was clearly on an upward trend, except for the loose shares bought in the market, he only got a little soup left over from the big investment institutions.

As for Google, it will definitely have to find a compromise on several fronts. Otherwise, even if he knew it was Google, what was the use?

In fact, as far as Duke knows, there are many people in Hollywood who invest in the IT industry, and not all Hollywood stars are Nicholas? A fool like Cage in terms of money, many Hollywood stars and even directors have a net worth far more than the income list announced by the media every year.

Now this era is a bit far away. Some of Duke's less profound memories have faded away, but later in the Internet era, Leonardo? DiCaprio and Ashton? Kutcher is a big winner in the IT industry, and even the latter invests in websites to earn ten times as much as actors.

After so many years in North America, even if Duke is not proficient in business, it can be seen that traditional industries, especially General Electric, various petroleum, insurance, media and financial industries, have long been carved up. If you want to invest in these industries, let's talk about opportunities.

With more experience, can you change the rules of a society? Do you really think that the whole world is one person?

In contrast, there are still some opportunities for emerging products that have not been taken enough seriously, especially in the network industry, which has far more freedom than any circle.

Although Duke is not very proficient and knowledgeable about the Internet, he also knows that it is an industry that can change the world in the future, even the most conservative traditional group. They all have to actively or passively make changes to adapt to the industry, and even not changing means dying.

He doesn't have the unrealistic idea of controlling an Internet conglomerate. I just want to use my current relatively rich net worth in exchange for a little cake in this boom, so that I can increase the value of my assets.

From the day he set his goal, Duke knew what he was good at, and film was his greatest passion. And where his future lies.

With the end of September 1998, "Titanic", which set a double box office record in North America and the world, bid farewell to North American theaters and officially went down, and the North American box office of this maritime epic finally stopped at $675.22 million, probably because of Duke's appearance. The promotion of the film was even more powerful, and the box office in North America was higher than before, but it did not break through the number of later 3D re-releases.

However, in the future, the film can also be converted to 3D and continue to be released to cheat money, as long as the film can generate revenue, Duke Studios can enjoy a quarter of the share.

A little earlier than "Titanic", another Duke-funded film was also released in North America. Cruz's "Mission Impossible" earned $181.59 million from the North American market, behind only Duke's "The Matrix" with $327.58 million and Michael? With $189.22 million, Bay's "The Peerless Tribulation" temporarily ranked third on the annual box office list in North America.

Since the cost of the film alone is as high as 80 million US dollars, the North American box office is not enough for the investor to recover the cost, but the overseas box office of the film has also been rising, and now it has received more than 232.5 million US dollars.

What's more, Duke has a firm grip on part of the rights, and "Mission: Impossible," one of the most successful film series, has become a long-term meal ticket for him.

And Tom? If Cruise wants to make a sequel, he has to nod his head to agree.

It's just October, Tom? Cruise called, and the success of "Mission Impossible" made him eager to make a sequel, and even after a phone call, in order to win Duke's full support, he and Nicole? Kidman deliberately chose to come to New Zealand for a holiday.

After the collision of "Brave Death Island", the mutual discrediting of "Night Interview with the Vampire", and the chiaroscuro competition of "Independence Day", do Mel? Gibson's wolf bèi is a traitor, the relationship between "Chicago" is relaxed, and "Mission Impossible" is closely cooperated, Tom? Cruise, no matter how arrogant and confused he is, recognizes the great value that Duke can bring, and obviously wants to push the relationship between the two to a new stage. (To be continued......)

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