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In this circle, there are many actresses who have become popular because of a film, and thus entered the ranks of the first line, but the future works are not as good as one, and their careers have shown a sharp decline.

Like Demi? Moore and Meg? Ryan.

The former became popular because of "The Love of People and Ghosts", and this film has also become the apex of his career, but it has become a box office poison in a few years, even if he is completely stripped naked in "Stripper", it can't change this situation.

The situation of the latter is similar, with "Sleepless in Seattle" became the sweetheart of the United States, and then there were no commendable works, and the shelf life of the actress is relatively short, after entering the new century, not to mention the position of the first line, it is said that the second-line actress is probably very reluctant, in order to make a last stand, this former sweetheart also chose to take off her clothes, but the "Naked. "Body Cutting" was a complete failure from the box office to word of mouth.

Meg, without exaggeration? Ryan is finished, over forty years old, with a negative box office return, and is abandoned by the mainstream film industry......

If there is no accident, this former American sweetheart can only use some small supporting roles in some small productions in the future to brush up his sense of existence.

Nancy? Josephson recommended Meg? Ryan, her newly signed actor, Duke watched one of her auditions and then finalized her as a mother actor.

First-line actresses and even second-tier actresses, if they are not a last resort, no one wants to play the role of an older mother, otherwise it means that they will not have a chance to play the role of a public lover type in the future, and it will definitely outweigh the losses.

Still, Meg? Ryan has no choice. Her salary is only $2 million.

The other party's audition is good, the salary is not high, and the conditions are similar, as in the past projects, Duke will definitely give priority to the actors recommended by his own people.

By mid-August, with the exception of a few characters such as Agent Brian's daughter. The rest of the cast has basically been decided, Liam? Neeson also officially joined the crew, following the action director Jimmy? Carter trains with a firearms specialist.

"Liam, there are a lot of action scenes where we can use a stand-in."

In the training hall of the studio, Duke said to the tough guy uncle who had just finished training, "Some scenes still need to be done by yourself. ”

"I don't think there's anything wrong with my weight because I've always focused on maintaining it." Liam? Neeson tossed the sweaty towel to his assistant, "I'll increase my exercise and get strong martial arts training." I've always wanted to be a martial artist. ”

"Are you interested in being a villain?" Duke asked suddenly.

"Villain?" Liam? Neeson thought for a moment and said, "As long as you need it, Duke." ”

"Liam, there are some qualities that I really like about you." Duke is telling the truth, this old actor's acting skills are not too good, but whether he is playing a gentleman or a thug. can be done vividly," after "Hurricane Rescue." I'll have a new project with a thug who wants to save the world with destruction......"

"Do you know what movie it is?" Liam? Neeson asked with interest.

"The project is in secrecy for the time being, don't tell anyone else." Duke admonished, then said, "I'm ready to reboot Batman." ”

"Batman?" Liam? Neeson hesitated slightly.

He was already a well-informed person and knew that "Batman and Robin" almost killed the series back then. Warner Bros. has to end temporarily, and it is too difficult to restart Batman, right?

However, he immediately realized that the other party was not an ordinary director. The Lord of the Rings trilogy has all turned into great movie works, but what is Batman?

"No problem." Liam? "When the project was ready to start, I just let my agent know." ”

Liam? As Neeson prepares to go back to the locker room to change, Duke says to him again, "If you have time in the evening, let's go to the party together." ”

"Okay." He answered without hesitation.

This is a hospitality party held by the Lord of the Rings studio, the object of hospitality is mainly the marketers of the Lord of the Rings peripheral products, as long as people who have done business will understand the importance of channels, in today's e-commerce has just appeared, far from the rising era, traditional marketers are still one of the guarantee conditions for the strong sales of movie peripheral products.

The goods of the Lord of the Rings trilogy have already sold more than two billion dollars worldwide, and the biggest beneficiary of them is, of course, the Lord of the Rings, and the marketers are also very profitable.

Duke was socializing in the ballroom, and then two people came to him.

"Rosenberg Director ......"

"Call me Duke."

Duke has always been polite to people who can generate income for themselves, not to mention that the two opposite are the largest marketers of Lord of the Rings peripheral products on the West Coast.

"Hello, Pete. Hello, Edward. ”

Duke shook hands with the two wealthy Chinese businessmen one by one, and then looked to their side.

Like all places in the world, as long as there is money and power, no matter what ethnicity the rich man in North America, there will never be a shortage of beautiful women around him, but the woman next to these two people, Duke is very familiar no matter how he looks at it.

Peter? Ke was very eye-catching, and immediately took the initiative to introduce, "Duke, this is my female companion Amanda?" Miss Seyfried. ”

He turned to Edward again? Next to Yang, "This is Miss Zhang from China." ”

Duke nodded politely to them, he wouldn't be rude in this kind of public place.

Although I saw this Miss Zhang holding Edward tightly? Yang's arm was a little surprised, but when he thought of what the other party had done, it was clear, Edward? Yang's business is closely linked to Hollywood, and with this style, even if it is not pursued, I am afraid it will be automatically posted.

However, this kind of thing had nothing to do with him, and Duke then put it aside.

"Duke, if you have time, you're welcome to San Francisco." Peter? Kirby that punched Orlando? Edward of Bloom? Yang was visibly more poised, "We have always appreciated your full support. ”

"You're welcome." Duke smiled, "We're a win-win partnership. ”

The other party's chain stores have opened in almost every major city on the West Coast, and the Lord of the Rings will definitely prioritize resources to support such a large marketer.

The two sides didn't say a few words, Edward? Yang took that Miss Zhang and left first, Pete? Ke seems to have something to do and stays here.

"Something?" Duke asked, looking at him.

Peter? Ke hesitated for a moment, but still said tentatively, "I heard that you are preparing a new movie, and the crew is recruiting actresses......

Duke understood what he meant, and after thinking about it, he asked the waiter for a pen and paper. Lee's call was left to Pete? Axe handle.

This kind of trivial thing, Duke doesn't care about either, it's enough to throw it to the casting director, Amanda? Seyfried can go and compete for certain roles if he meets the requirements, and if he doesn't, Wallace? Lee won't be given the green light either.

Although he attaches great importance to the traditional sales channels around the movie, Duke is well aware that the changes brought about by the Internet have already begun, and the traditional sales channels will continue to be affected by the Internet, and he made a point of speaking with Amazon representatives at this reception.

As early as a few days ago, the Lord of the Rings Studios signed a relevant agreement with Amazon, but compared with traditional theater and store sales, Amazon's shipments in movie peripherals can only be said to be better than nothing for the time being.

However, Duke knows the power of Internet shopping in the future, and has prompted Duke Studios to reach a strategic partnership with Amazon and other websites.

After this reception, Tina? A Philip and Warner Bros. executive flew across the Pacific Ocean.

Although the film market opposite is negligible now, and Duke has no plans to target that market in the short term, many of the businesses of Duke Studios still have a close connection with the opposite side.

The most important one, from the Lord of the Rings trilogy to the Harry Potter series, quite a lot of peripheral products are 'Made-in-China',

Not only Duke and Warner, but also Walt Disney and other companies' peripheral products, quite a few are also from 'Made-in-China'.

People who come to Disneyland and other gift shops here to shop are actually very likely to have a situation where exports will be turned domestic.

Tina? In the past, Philippine signed new contract contracts with several companies.

Throughout August, Duke spent the preparation and socializing of "Hurricane Rescue", and when September arrived, in addition to continuing to prepare for new projects, he also paid attention to the box office situation of "Return of the King" in the past month.

After four months of screenings, the number of North American theaters for this film has been reduced to less than 1,200, and the film schedule rate and single-theater box office are declining, and in the past month, only $18.2 million was received from North America, and the screening is nearing the end.

However, the film's North American box office combined is as high as $562.45 million, which is getting closer and closer to the $600 million mark, and Duke and Warner Bros. have also communicated enough with the North American theater alliance that the film will maintain its screening as much as possible, in addition to hitting $600 million, but also in preparation for the upcoming awards season.

In many cases, whether a film is still in screening or not has an impact on the selection of some judges.

"The Return of the King" continues to cool down in North America, and the same is true worldwide, in the same time period, the film's overseas box office received 20.21 million US dollars, and the global box office reached a total of 1.48059 billion US dollars!

Although the film is still some way from $1.5 billion, it is clear to everyone that the final global box office figure is bound to surpass the $1.5 billion mark.

However, these two million dollars are not so easy to break through, and it was not until mid-November, when "Hurricane Rescue" was ready to start, that the global box office of "The Return of the King" gradually broke through the $1.5 billion mark, reaching $1.5121 million! (To be continued......)