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His chest was as heavy as a stone, and he seemed to be a little sleepy in breathing, Duke, who was lying on his side, slowly opened his eyes, and his head after a hangover seemed to be about to explode. Theron pulled out a hand in his entanglement, gently rubbing the corners of his forehead, he hadn't indulged himself so much since he graduated from high school.

Charlize on his chest? Theron was still asleep, his stray blonde hair and flushed face were a testament to last night's madness.

But Duke felt that something was wrong, and there was a person clinging to him behind him, and the soft touch clearly showed that it was a woman......

He turned his head, his long blonde hair scattered like a bird's nest, as if he had just been brutally ravaged; There are still rows of tooth marks on the smooth chest skin, and judging by the shape, it should be his own masterpiece; On the bony and slender thighs, several bright red slap prints are particularly eye-catching, as if the white jade is stained with chicken blood.

Even without looking at the face clinging to his back, Duke recognized who the woman behind it was, and it was clearly the owner of the house - Cameron? Diaz.

3…… p？

Shaking his head slightly, Duke intently recalled, some vague fragments of drunkenness coming back to his mind.

What does he do with Charlize? Theron went into the villa to find a room, and had a few more drinks just when he arrived, Cameron? Diaz burst in, with the new goods she had just gotten, which of course he refused, and Charlize? Theron and herself each lit one, and soon became extremely excited......

One of the clips that Duke remembers most clearly is that he and Charlize kissed wildly, Cameron? Diaz took the initiative to come up, and the kiss rained down on his chest, and then he freed his hand and forcibly pressed it underneath.

Looks like he had a fight against Cameron last night? Diaz has always been rough, as evidenced by the tooth marks and palm prints on her body.

"Hey, morning."

Suddenly, a greeting voice came from his arms, Duke looked into Charlize's eyes and smiled, "Morning, dear." ”

"Good morning, Sally."

From the position of Duke's shoulder, a confused face stretched out, "Morning, Duke." ”

"Kami!"

"Duke!"

The two women realized something at the same time, quickly sat up, then looked at Duke, then at each other, blinked, presumably recalling some fragments, and couldn't help but cover their foreheads.

"Oh, God." The two seemed incredulous.

Duke jumped out of bed, eyes away from Charlize? Theron and Cameron? Diaz's face swept over, although the two were a little surprised, but they were not shocked, according to his calculations, even if they had not slept together before, I am afraid that they had seen others in the circle do the same.

"Damn it, Duke!"

Cameron? Diaz jumped down directly and stood in front of him naked, "Why don't you refuse?" ”

"Why should I refuse?" Duke took a step back and looked at her, "Do you think a man who is physically and mentally normal would be able to refuse you and Sally in that situation last night?" ”

"Hell!"

Cursing lowly, Cameron? Diaz put his hands in his long, unkempt blonde hair and walked back and forth, saying, "I actually slept with the man I met for the first time, or with other women!" ”

Spreading his hand, Duke made an expression that was indeed the case, "Calm down, Cammy!" ”

This woman seems to be a little crazy, but unfortunately she has just turned out of the modeling circle, and her acting skills are really poor.

Charlize on the other side? Theron didn't know what he was thinking, maybe it was too common in the modeling circle, and he had seen a lot of pies in the past, and he looked very calm, walked to the window, opened a window, and the gusts of sea breeze blew away, taking away the smell of smoke and alcohol in the bedroom, and it also made people sober up a lot.

There's no better way to deal with this kind of thing that happens after you've gone crazy, Cameron? Diaz glanced at Duke hatefully, wrapped a casual towel, and walked out of the bedroom.

"I'm sorry, Sally."

Looking at Charlize standing next to the bed? Theron, Duke sighed, "I didn't expect it to end up like this, I drank too much last night." ”

"Wait a little here."

Charlize pulled a blanket, wrapped it around his body, and walked out the door, "I'll go get the clothes." ”

They came back yesterday in their bathing suits, and their clothes were still in the locker room by the beach.

Half an hour later, Duke and Charlize walked out of Cameron? Diaz's villa, after the initial embarrassment, the two sides returned to the state they just met yesterday, for these female models, this is not a big deal, they will work hard in Hollywood in the future, this circle is not small, big is not big, those who have one leg or even several legs, meet and still get along normally, it is the norm.

And, for Cameron? For Diaz, this is also a relationship with Duke, a fast-rising director, and if there is a suitable role, he will definitely give priority to her under all equal conditions.

There are many ways to make connections, and this can be said to be the most common one in Hollywood.

"What do you think?"

Getting into the Bentley, Duke looked at Charlize in the co-pilot? Theron, "Need some water?" ”

"Do you have a girlfriend?" She asked suddenly.

"Nope." Duke shook his head.

"That'......" Charlize had an expectant look in his eyes, "I can ......"

"It's time for us to go back, Sally!" Duke interrupted her directly, started the car, waited for the car to turn onto the street, thought about it, and said, "I'll let Nancy ...... Nancy is my agent, let her introduce you to a great acting training school, and if your agent is willing to join her brokerage company, ICM will provide training for potential actors in acting, manners, body and accent. ”

He has never been a person who only knows how to take, but does not know how to give, of course, giving will definitely be limited to a certain range.

"I'll talk to John when I get back." John is Charlize's agent.

"What you need most now is to learn, not to bump into opportunities." Duke frowned, but finally said, "Better take your poison. Addiction is quit, and no crew will rashly turn on actors who are addicted to drugs. ”

With all that said, Duke would not interfere in other people's private lives, and the car had not gone far before the mobile phone in his pocket rang, and he temporarily parked the car on the side of the road, and he pressed the answer button.

"Where have you been?"

The voice of questioning belongs to Sophia? Coppola, "I've called you five times since yesterday afternoon, and I've hung up on your apartment and Aunt Leah, what are you doing?" ”

"Sorry, I didn't see that."

Sophia must be in a hurry to find herself, Duke understands this, "I'm going to join the pie." ”

"The beauty on the pie duì makes you unable to move your legs?"

After sneering first, Sophia changed to talk about work, "The North American and some overseas shares of "Brave Death Island" have arrived, and the Duke's studio and your accountant need you to confirm and sign, otherwise they can't be credited!" ”

"Okay, I'll be back right away."

Hanging up, Duke sped up and headed straight for Los Angeles.

He didn't expect that the day Warner Bros. would have a conscience to find out, it was only October, two months before the end of the agreement, and they not only paid the North American share, but also remitted part of the overseas income.

However, it only took five seconds for Duke to figure out that he is now leading the hundreds of millions of dollars in projects jointly invested by Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, and the other party is paying such a share of the shares, which is not without incentives—to stimulate more enthusiasm for his work with the share that belongs to him, so as to create more benefits for Warner.

Send Charlize down? Theron and Duke rushed straight back to the Duke's studio in North Hollywood, where they worked with Sophia and the accountant on the financial side.

In addition to the $12 million North American revenue share, Warner Bros. also paid part of the overseas box office revenue share in advance.

Today, the overseas box office of "Death Island" is as high as 222.11 million US dollars, although the end of the film's overseas screening may not end until next year, but it has been released in most major overseas markets, and those small and medium-sized countries and regions that plan to screen and are still showing are basically directly buying out the screening rights, and the box office output has little direct revenue relationship with Warner Bros. and Duke's studios.

This time, Warner Bros. and overseas marketers have a total of $200 million in box office settlements, which seems to be more than the North American box office, but the proportion of theatrical distribution in each overseas market is different, the taxes are different, and the distributors pay for the promotion expenses and deduct on their behalf, etc., and the proportion of Warner Bros. received at the time of settlement is much lower than the North American box office.

Overseas box office share is very cumbersome to calculate, and some countries and regions pay taxes on the share paid to Warner Bros., while others have a net revenue share after taxes are deducted......

If you don't count the taxes and other expenses paid, on average, Warner Bros. can account for about 30% of the overseas box office, but after layers of benefit sharing, the actual amount received is a little more than a quarter.

Warner Bros. received more than $54 million from the first overseas account sharing, which also deducted various expenses such as back taxes, labor costs, fund recovery costs, marketing expenses, etc., and took out the amount to share with investors such as Duke Studios is $40 million.

The Duke studio got a fifth of that — $8 million.

A team of lawyers and accountants hired by Duke also confirmed that the figures were largely true.

Compared with the huge overseas box office figures, this part of the money is not much, of course, this is not all overseas revenue sharing, in addition to a part of the box office to wait until the next settlement, overseas video tape and TV copyright transfer fees, also within the scope of Duke Studios' share, this will have to wait for the results of negotiations between Warner Bros. and local marketers, and it will take a long time to wait.

This is already a rare time for Warner Bros. to pay with a conscience after Duke showed its value, and Hollywood's large-scale commercial films are by no means short-term income investments with quick results, and the cumbersomeness and waiting often make many investors suffer.

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