"Universal Pictures is interested in accepting my investment in Fast and Furious."

Standing opposite Duke, the count, from France, looked confident and proud, "The amount is as high as 5 million US dollars, as long as the film starts, my funds can be in place." ”

"Are you ready to invest in the film industry?" Duke feigned curiosity, "I wonder what your family is doing in France?" ”

Although there must be some hidden rich people in this world, and the aristocracy of Europe has declined, and there may not be no one who has inherited a large amount of property, the Rosenberg family is from Europe, and he has never heard his mother mention the surname Rokencourt.

"I'm the only one in my family at the moment, and I inherited a sum of money from my father." Christopher? Rokencourt talked about his family's origins and said, "I'm very optimistic about the benefits of the Hollywood film industry, and now that the currencies of various countries are depreciating, investment is the wisest choice." ”

Seeing that Duke was silent, he said again, "I've been in Hollywood for a few years, Shange? Yunton, Mikey? Locke and others are all friends of mine, and last year, ABC TV Entertainment interviewed me......"

Christopher? Rokencourt's qualifications are indeed very admirable, the network of contacts is quite extensive, and there is a faint sense of honor in his words that he can afford to be with him.

If you only listen to what he says, this should be a very capable and wealthy person.

Duke is sure that the other party is willing to pretend to Shange in front of him, a Hollywood insider? Winton and Mickey? Locke and the others must not be afraid of him for verification......

However, what exactly did this personable French count come to him to do?

In this regard, Duke is still very self-aware, for a rich man. He's definitely not going to be better than Jessica? Alba is more attractive.

Christopher? Rokencourt's words are quite convincing, and with good manners and outstanding appearance, people are willing to believe him.

But people like Duke never mind looking at the world in the worst light, and are naturally wary of strangers. Always be vigilant enough.

He believed that the other party had come to him, not just to show the identity of the so-called European aristocracy.

"Interested in working with me, Duke?"

Suddenly, Christopher? Rokencourt asked with interest, "I used to invest in some small production that was not very well-known, and I could only rely on the video tape market to make a profit, and I think it's time to invest in a large production of zuò." ”

Hollywood produces hundreds of films each year, most of which go directly to the videotape market, with the exception of the production companies. I'm afraid that the outside world can't get some of the numbers of the bottom system.

Pretty smart guy, isn't he?

"What do you mean......" Duke asked, confused.

"I think we can work together to make a super production like King Kong."

Christopher? Rokencourt looked at Duke seriously, his face full of desire and sincerity, "I had the idea of bringing the magnificent French Revolution to the big screen and creating a war epic, but I have never been able to find a suitable director." Until I met you, Duke ......"

Duke was watching him too. It seems to be listening very seriously.

"I have the financial resources, you have the talent, and we will be the best partners." He was in high spirits and seemed to have succeeded in the project, "We can invest together to make a superstar!" ”

Nodding slightly, Duke suddenly smiled. The other party said so much, I'm afraid it's just for the last sentence.

"I'm sorry, Chris." Duke only thought for a moment and said, "I still have a project in my hands that is not finished." There is no time to work with you. ”

"It's a shame."

That being said, he hasn't given up yet, "Duke, is there time after the premiere?" We can talk more about it. ”

Too lazy to say anything more, Duke shook his head directly, "I'll be back to New Zealand soon." ”

Christopher? Rokencourt was a very smart man, and he didn't linger any longer, leaving behind a simple and very simple business card, and quickly left.

Watching this guy walk back to Jessica? Alba's side, although Duke can't be sure of anything, has a faint feeling that Christopher? Rokencourt may not be as simple as he says.

This person is either a member of a large family that was not born in the legend of his previous life, or he is playing the trick of the white wolf with empty gloves.

In Duke's eyes, the other party is closer to the latter, he has lived in North America for thirty years, and his background is not bad, and he has also been in contact with Morgan and Rockefeller people over the years, but he has never seen any family with huge wealth but low-key that the world does not know.

After all, this is a highly information-oriented society.

Duke was not at all interested in the cooperation that the other party said, not to mention that he was just talking in the vernacular, even if Ino? Martin offered such conditions, and he rejected it?

Converging Tina? Faye and Nancy? Josephson, Duke and they walked towards the screening room, Jessica? Alba and Christopher? Rokencourt walked not far ahead, this girl who wanted to be famous may have become very stupid and naïve.

However, once the other party was able to play with dirty diseases, and obviously not smart, there are countless actresses in Hollywood who like to have fun, but it is absolutely strange to play dirty diseases.

And if he was for Christopher? If Rokencourt's guess is correct, then this pair is really special...... Well, it's a good match.

Throwing away thoughts about the pair of men and women who had nothing to do with him, Duke walked into the theater and met Nancy and Tina? Fei sat in the third row and watched this remake with peace of mind.

King Kong was once a sensation in North America, and in Peter? Jackson has had several remakes before, but none of them can reach the heights of the year, and now the special effects technology is more advanced, and King Kong, which uses motion capture to make zuò, has whetted the audience's appetite in the trailer, but they soon found that the film is long and slow, and it is a little unbearable!

The duration of about two and a half hours is strictly speaking only the mainstream of today's commercial films, the problem is that there is too much foreplay in the film, and after the past forty minutes of screening, the audience has not seen the shadow of King Kong.

Don't say anything about foreshadowing or shaping characters, the audience is willing to go into the theater to buy this movie, just to see the monster!

However, the monster appeared a little late, which has already made many people impatient to wait, but fortunately Peter? The second half of Jackson saved the whole movie, although there are also similar plots of bestiality that are unacceptable to many people, but the special effects are very exquisite, and they are definitely the top level in Hollywood in this era.

Peter? Jackson is a typical technical director, and to put it mildly, if he left special effects technology, his level of filmmaking would be greatly reduced.

The biggest selling point of the film "King Kong" is the special effects, and then the nostalgia.

However, the main force of today's moviegoers is people born in the seventies and eighties, and it is obviously impossible to expect these people to pay for nostalgia, so there is a certain gap between the box office of the film and Universal's estimates.

Because of the investment related to the investment of "Mission Impossible 2", Duke is also paying attention to the trend of the North American box office, this weekend for three days, "King Kong" won the North American box office chart without suspense, but the box office did not reach the 60 million US dollars expected by the distributor.

"King Kong" had a first-week box office figure of $50.11 million!

A few years ago, this would have been a pretty impressive number, but now the North American film market is booming, with more screens and audiences, slightly higher ticket prices, and more and more films grossing over $50 million in their first week.

Compared with the production cost of $180 million, the first-week box office of $50.11 million can only be said to have just passed.

Behind this, there is no factor of "Mission Impossible 2", Tom? Cruise's new film fell within 50 percent of the box office the following weekend, although it was only just below 49 percent of this figure, but the amount of $32.28 million also ensured that the film sat in second place at the box office, and piled up the North American box office to $141.44 million, and the North American box office exceeded 200 million It was basically a foregone conclusion.

Of course, as a pure popcorn movie for fast-moving consumer goods, "Mission Impossible 2" began to decline sharply after the first ten days of the hottest, which is the most normal movie law, and with the increase in the number of films released in the market, the audience's choice is becoming more extensive.

After getting the box office number of "Mission: Impossible 2" in the second week, Duke took a private business jet and returned to Wellington to start the finishing work of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The Prinz soldiers split up in two groups, intending to complete their respective filming assignments and then assemble on the set in Wellington to shoot a scene dedicated to the finale.

North American stocks are still volatile, perhaps because the ten-day vacation gave some people a chance to adjust, or maybe Duke's warning played a role, and after the crew regrouped, although they didn't return to their pre-March form, the cast and crew were much better than they were before the holiday.

Duke led the main part of the crew to shoot in New Zealand's North Island, and Anna? Prinz led a small part of the crew to shoot in the South Island, and the filming locations were basically not fixed, and staying on location for three to four days was already a relatively long time to shoot.

This time, all the actors who did not finish the scene were called to New Zealand by Duke, and except for a limited weekend, Duke will not give the crew a long vacation, and the busy work will continue until all the scenes are over.

Among them, many scenes will be appropriately adjusted, such as Alexandra who plays Arwen? When Ambrosio returned to the cast in July, Duke vetoed the estuary that had been used to film her sniper spirit, as the river was a bit narrow during the dry winter season.

He didn't want to make up the scene he used to be. (To be continued......)

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