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At the end of September, the weather was no longer as hot as before, sitting in the window seat of the restaurant, Duke withdrew his eyes from the passers-by, and looked at the opposite side again, Charlize Theron's blonde hair seemed to have just been dyed, more striking than the last time I saw him, and under the drooping bangs, the three-dimensional facial features matched the almost perfect face, supported by the slender gooseneck, which looked extremely attractive.

Although she is far from having the powerful aura of a queen in the future, her beauty is dazzling enough.

As a person with a complicated experience, Duke knows very well that in Hollywood, there are not many beautiful stars who can be recognized by the East and the West, and the opposite is definitely one of the top among them.

"I auditioned for the crew twice."

Charlize Theron's eyes have been flickering since he finished ordering, and he finally couldn't hold back, "Duke, I haven't seen you yet." ”

"I only auditioned for the second time for the main actors." Duke took his coffee and took a sip, "The auditions for the other actors are all in charge of the casting director. ”

The final cast list requires the agreement of him and the two production managers, which is true, but except for roles with heavy enough scenes, Duke, like other directors, basically does not interfere with auditions, this is a highly specialized Hollywood, even if some actors come in in a relationship, as long as they meet the requirements and have no conflict of interest, he will generally not veto.

Although there are only two investors, Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox, they actually raise funds from more than a dozen bank funds and hundreds of individual investors, and the reasonable requirements of some of the big investors must be properly considered.

It is never easy to control a large crew, and under the rules and regulations, there are also some reasonable relationships.

"Duke ......"

Charlize Theron looked straight at Duke, that beautiful face, any normal man would be thrilled when he saw it.

The soft and soft beauty of the Orient that I was used to, and the tough beauty of the Western style that I have long since excluded, is simply the most perfect fusion in Charlize Theron's body, Duke will not deny it in his heart, he is very tempted by the appearance of this woman, and the man that Charlize Theron can't attract is definitely not a normal man.

But Duke won't be carried away by beauty on the career side, "Sally ......"

He thought about it, but changed the more tactful way, "Before leaving the studio, I went to see your audition video. ”

"Really?" Charlize Theron was a little delighted, obviously not expecting that Duke would go to her audition during the time he left after meeting her.

Thinking back to the extremely bad performance in the videotape, Duke didn't care whether the other side was happy or not, and said, "Your camera sense is very poor, and the audition is basically an expression from beginning to end, so let's put it this way, your acting skills are completely substandard." ”

"I'm ......," Charlize Theron froze.

"You've got too many model marks left on you." Duke shook his head directly at her, the current Charlize Theron has just transitioned to the actor industry, and he is not even a rookie, "You don't even have the most basic acting skills, and no director will use this kind of actor." ”

Of course, if she only wants to appear in a background painting without lines, these words will be treated as if he has not said them.

Although Duke tried to use a tactful tone, Charlize Theron on the other side still changed his face, and the hand holding the coffee cup trembled slightly, as if he might get up and leave at any time.

Duke stopped and looked at her quietly, if he couldn't hear even this most basic opinion, Charlize Theron would probably have to fall down a few times before he realized that she was not a real actor at all.

Just like those stars who have not become famous, most people's acting skills are the result of long-term training, and many people pull them out many years in advance, which will only give people a feeling that their acting skills are naïve to miserable.

If when I first met Naomi Watts, Australians still had some acting skills, then Charlize Theron, who was born as a model, is now nothing in front of the camera except for being very beautiful.

Even if she's competing with a stripper with only a few lines, it's still ...... Unqualified! And the casting director really didn't choose her!

Despite being tainted with vices such as alcohol and drug abuse in the modeling industry, Charlize Theron is still a very smart girl, and the opposite Duke is also a director with a certain reputation, so there is no need to beat and humiliate a young actor like her who has no fame.

She slowly released her coffee cup with her right hand, reached out and grabbed Duke's left hand on the table.

"Duke, you are a professional, and you have become popular with many actors." Her tone was unusually sincere, "Can you give me some advice?" ”

Feeling a little finger slip through his palm, Duke couldn't help but laugh, "Let your agent help you connect with an acting school, starting with the most basic acting class, what you need most now is professional training, not blindly bumping into opportunities." ”

The waiter brought dinner, and Duke put the conversation aside for a while, and when the waiter left, he picked up his knife and fork.

"Opportunity is very important in Hollywood." He looked at the other side, "But opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared." ”

The two are not even friends, and they can talk so much, Duke is still based on his good impression of Charlize Theron's beautiful appearance, whether she listens to it or not, he will not give her that role, which is the minimum professionalism of the director.

Dinner time was unusually quiet, Charlize Theron was obviously thinking about Duke's construction, and Duke's energy was not on her, thinking about work most of the time.

As she left the restaurant, Charlize Theron received a call from her mother and had to hurriedly say goodbye, and Duke was just about to get in the car when she turned back.

"Do you have a weekend off?"

She seemed to be in a bit of a hurry when she rushed over, and when she saw Duke nodding, she said, "Let's go to the pie together?" Organized by friends I had previously met in the modeling circle in Paris. ”

"Where? Who is the owner? Duke asked, looking at her.

"Cameron Diaz, she's also transitioning into an actress."

Hearing Charlize Theron's words, Duke thought for a moment, "Let's make a decision before the weekend, I'm not sure if there will be something temporary." ”

"Alright, I'll call you then."

With a wave of his hand at Duke, Charlize Theron turned to leave.

The preparation for "Independence Day" was intense and orderly, with the passage of time, the locations were finalized, props, models, sets and photographic equipment were also in place, and the work of several studios was also in the post-production stage, and each Duke had to be finally reviewed to make sure there were no problems, otherwise a small mistake in the preliminary preparation could turn into a huge trouble in the shooting.

This is not the first time that the backbone of this crew has worked together, and with the experience of working together in "Brave Island", it is more tacit and convenient to communicate and cooperate with each other, even if there are such people as Joss William and Zack Schneider who have not dealt with each other much, but driven by the constraints of the contract and the possible benefits of the film's success, they will still temporarily put aside their differences and complete their work first.

Hollywood crews will never get along, Duke knows this very well, but it is okay to have conflicts with each other, as long as it does not affect the work, otherwise he will definitely ask the two parties to leave together.

This is Hollywood, which concentrates the film elite of the United States and even the world, and what is lacking is never talent.

And after the two films were super hits, he himself also had a certain authority, coupled with the cooperation of the producer, which was enough to temporarily suppress some discordant voices of the crew.

Also, after communicating with the Pentagon, Duke threw actors such as Will Smith who might fly fighter planes to experts sent by the military for training, not hoping that they could really become amateur pilots, at least from the camera.

Will Smith's acting skills are also problematic, which is a little higher than the minimum level line required by Duke, but this guy's acting skills have not improved much after 20 years, but he can become a box office weapon, and his pleasing appearance and black skin have played a lot of roles.

Blacks, Asians, Latinos and Jews, plus traditional white descendants, the main actors who participated in the war almost wiped out the largest ethnic group in North America, and the fact that the film was a big hit is also closely related to the identity of the characters.

"It's a sign of American unity."

Listening to the self-deprecation and the sarcastic tone, you know that Duke must be speaking to Sophia Coppola, "All ethnic groups in America love this land deeply!" ”

"All people are patriots."

Even when it's time to get off work, Sophia is still looking through Duke's director's notebook, "But you're definitely not one of them!" ”

"You're slandering." Duke placed the sorted file in the corner of his desk, "Do you have any plans for the weekend?" ”

"Go home." Sophia didn't raise her head, "Accompany Mom and Dad to the beach fishing." ”

"I'd like to invite you to join us in the pie."

Bypassing his desk, Duke walked over and tapped on the back of Sophia's chair, reminding her that it was time to leave work, "What gifts should I bring to my female friend's party?" ”

"What friend?" Sophia finally raised her eyes, she knew that Duke had very few friends, and it seemed that she was the only female friend, right?

"That little South African model?"

Seeing Duke nodding, Sophia rolled her eyes, her words in a monotonous nasal voice were full of mockery, "To participate in the pie held by the model, you need to bring two things, poison. products and condoms. ”

"Oh, and there's." She continued to joke, "If you don't like homosexuality, it's better not to participate, the proportion of homosexuals and bisexuals in the models is too high." ”

"Is it as exaggerated as you say?"

Although he had heard about it, Duke had never actually seen it.

"Don't forget, my dear," Sophia said, closing her work notes and standing up, "I worked as Karl Lagerfeld's assistant. ”

"Also, a word of caution." She patted Duke on the shoulder, "You'd better eat Viagra before you go, those female models ......"

After a slap of the eyes of Sofia Coppola, who was laughing at him, Duke turned and walked out of the office. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow the ~ point / Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter qdread can be), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to the qdread WeChat public account! ）

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