Chapter 157: Annual Catwalk
"Why aren't you with the crew?"
As she walked down the red carpet and into a relatively quiet place, Mrs. Leah looked at Duke who was catching up and asked, "Didn't you plan the publicity?" β
"It's enough to have Tom, who attracts more media than I do."
Duke looked back at the back, Tom? Hanks has just walked on the red carpet, and the audience and media reporters can only describe it as crazy, when it comes to the attraction to the media and the public, the first-line directors can't catch up with the first-line actors by train, let alone Tom? Hanks or with Rita? Wilson was in attendance.
Tom? It was not easy for Hanks to appear on Victoria's Secret's annual catwalk, although he was obliged to cooperate with the crew to promote, but this was a temporary increase in the trip. It took Martin several communications to facilitate the trip.
However, Duke will not be easy, and after standing under the background sign to take a photo with his mother, he is pulled into the interview area by Warner Bros. publicists.
Immediately, a reporter came over and asked, "Director Rosenberg, is your new movie "Saving Private Ryan" finished?" β
"You can see it in the summer file." Duke replied.
"I heard that Victoria's Secret has set up a professional team of angel models from your Jianyì?" Someone else asked.
"I just mentioned it casually." Duke did not forget to promote his advertising agency by the way, "It was Santa Fea who put my very immature ideas into practice. β
"As we all know, there is never a shortage of beautiful women in your films, is there a chance that the angels will appear in your films?"
"Of course, as long as there are suitable characters."
The promotion of "Saving Private Ryan" has begun, and as long as it can generate topics and attention, Duke will not refuse questions from reporters.
"Congratulations, director Rosenberg, "Independence Day" has exceeded $900 million at the global box office!"
A reporter squeezed out of the crowd. With a sincere smile on his face, Duke nodded lightly at him, "Thank you." β
His next question was not very polite, "But your film has been criticized by countless industry professionals, and the professional score has dropped to 2.92 points, what do you think?" β
"There are such people in the world. When they can't eat grapes, they tell everyone that grapes are sour, bitter, and the most unpalatable thing in the world. β
Hearing Duke's analogy, the surrounding reporters were stunned for a moment, and then they were blocked by several men in suits, Duke nodded to the security chief of the organizer, turned around and left the interview area, and entered the venue.
I looked for it roughly. Duke saw where his mother was and walked straight over.
As with all films, the focus of "Saving Private Ryan" will not be on the director, Tom? Hanks is the centerpiece of this mutual support event with Victoria's Secret, even if it's Leonardo? DiCaprio and other actors, also in Robin? Led by Grande, he will then rush to the venue and appear in front of the media.
The only thing that made Duke feel a little regretful. Leonardo? DiCaprio and his agent rejected the crew's proposal for a fake romance with Victoria's Secret model, and child stars Xiao Li and Keanu? Reeves is different. It's been relatively smooth along the way, and I probably don't want to make too much of a fuss about my private life.
"Duke, come here."
The mother was waving to this side, and after Duke walked over, she introduced several people around him one by one, "This is Luo Li, the president of the Victoria's Secret store?" Greile. This is Vice President Rebecca? Finn, this is Director of Operations Bill? Mei ......"
The introductions were all Victoria's Secret executives, and Duke greeted them politely.
Lady Leah stood to the side, a proud smile on her lips, Duke was exactly as he said he was. became her greatest pride, and even did better than her most extravagant imagination!
Looking at the whole of Hollywood, the whole of the United States, and even the whole world, how many film directors can achieve such a result as Duke? Is there any director who can achieve such an achievement at Duke's age?
Not to mention that the total box office of the past three films combined exceeded $1.5 billion, but "Independence Day" alone, a film has reached more than $360 million in North America and more than $900 million in the world. It would be hypocritical to say that she was not proud of it.
As a businessman, or a relatively successful businessman, Mrs. Leah knows that in this highly commercialized society, although commercial success cannot represent everything, it is the basis for winning respect and recognition.
After chatting for a few words, the Victoria's Secret executives went backstage, and Duke sat in the front row near the runway with his mother, and while socializing the people who came to greet him, he was also observing the situation in the field.
Unlike the star-studded catwalks in the future, the appeal of Victoria's Secret is obviously insufficient, although there are some familiar faces, but there are not many really big-name stars, especially celebrities from Hollywood, except for Tom? Except for Hanks and other members of "Saving Private Ryan", there are actually few of them.
The few who can come are also related to Duke's invitation, such as Christopher? Lee and Uma? Thurman, as well as Nancy? Josephson's contracted actors.
Among them is Rachel, who became popular last year with a sitcom - Jennifer? Aniston.
Although this actress takes the typical American stupid sister route, she is not a stupid big sister in reality, and she came over to greet Duke as soon as she came in, chatted with Mrs. Leah warmly, and even called her aunt......
Few people who can become famous are fools, apparently Jennifer? Aniston understands very well the situation of actors who rely on TV series to become famous, if there is no suitable role transformation, the life is limited to this, and the most ideal and suitable transformation direction for TV drama actors is the big screen.
"Back in Los Angeles and having time to eat together?"
When saying goodbye, she whispered an invitation, and Duke naturally had no reason to refuse, "Okay, I'll wait for your call." β
Jennifer? Aniston faded away, and Duke saw his mother's eyes turn and straightened his face, and sat back in his chair, leaving what had just happened behind him for the time being.
The catwalk is more than just a catwalk, as a promoter, Santa Fea has signed a broadcast contract with ABC and Sky TV, respectively, and will broadcast to North America and Europe respectively, as long as the effect can meet expectations, such catwalks will become the norm in the next few years.
It didn't take long for the catwalk to kick off, and although it was different from the videos he had seen, it seemed to Duke that the models walking on the runway and the overall operation seemed to have some prototypes of the future.
Victoria's Secret's business strategy is not to establish itself as a high-end luxury brand, but as the world's most famous and popular sexy lingerie brand, so the models who walk the runway do not have the cold and noble clothes on the catwalk, but frequently kiss, laugh, wink, wave and even make victory gestures, interacting with the surrounding audience and camera cameras.
The makeup artist also put effort into the model's makeup, and the angels' long hair is naturally slightly curly, as if they have just woken up and have not yet freshened up or experienced a perfect sex. Love, their faces are natural and charming, their red faces and misty eyes are like lips that have just kissed.
What surprised Duke the most was that Madonna was invited to this catwalk? As a guest singer, the eldest sister in the pop music industry wore sexy underwear and sang the classic crown single "Beautiful Island" when she walked onto the runway and high-fived the models passing by, setting off the first ** on the scene.
"This was invited by Santa Fea?" Duke pointed to Madonna on the stage and whispered to his mother.
Mrs. Leah nodded, "I think it's pretty good for one of Santa Fea's deputy creative directors. β
Although he knew that Victoria's Secret catwalk had a tradition of inviting guests to perform, Duke remembered very well that he did not mention this, the reason is very simple, he forgot about it at the time, and now it is not particularly strange that it is brought up by other people, as long as the key to many things is pointed out, some additional things will come naturally.
Duke never underestimated the elite of this era, the kind of experience that all the creativity will only come from him or success is a matter of course, it is simply impossible, he has neither a hard drive nor Google in his head, how can he remember everything, even if it is a memory, remembering is one thing, and the fact that it becomes successful is another thing.
Subsequently, the catwalk set off another **, which was also something that Duke knew but forgot to mention!
Claudia, one of the top five supermodels? Schiffer walked onto the runway wearing a sky-high price of underwear inlaid with diamonds, this underwear claimed to be worth $2 million, under the backdrop of world-class supermodels and bright lights on the scene, flashed the eyes of many people, especially some men in the back row, who were already whistling excitedly.
"Whose mention is this?" Duke asked his mother in a low voice, and the corners of Lady Leah's mouth turned up slightly, "Mine, it looks pretty good." β
Expensive diamonds, beautiful angels, and sexy lingerie add up to kill a lot of people in seconds, and the effect is certainly not much worse.
Duke admires his mother very much, and unlike a cheating guy like him, after the failure of her marriage, her mother relied more on her own efforts to achieve success, in addition to the few relationships left by the Rosenberg family.
Victoria's Secret's first annual catwalk is coming to an end, and Claudia? The sky-high underwear worn by Schiffer has become the focus of competition for many people, and Cheng DΓΉ has even surpassed Madonna in the attention, and before the event ended, a wealthy man from southern Europe took out 3 million US dollars to pocket the underwear.
The catwalk was also a perfect curtain call, which was definitely a success, and after the successful event, the organizers naturally held a thank you dinner. (To be continued......)
ps: That, the next chapter is a bit heavy, and those who don't like it can bypass it