Chapter 572: Ski Vacation
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Ski poles in both hands, Scarlett? Johnson slid past Duke, and after a clever sharp turn, he skillfully circled Duke, ignoring the oncoming cold wind, and said loudly, "Aren't you a self-proclaimed athletic genius, why haven't you grown all morning?" ”
The ski poles in his hand held up the thick snow hard, and Duke carefully maintained his balance, not caring about Scarlett at all? Johnson's mocking language continued to move at a slow, steady pace.
He's a bit athletic, but not skiing, and his current level is only a few steps on flat ground.
"You're too slow." Scarlett let out a white breath, circled around Duke again, pointed to the crowded intermediate ski slope with her ski pole, and said, "I'll go over there and have a look." ”
"Go ahead." Duke lifted his sunglasses, nodded, and admonished, "Don't be too fast when you come down, stay safe." ”
"Got it."
Scarlett waved her hand, leaving only Duke with a back in a down winter suit.
This is the Whistler Mountain Ski Resort located in the Vancouver area of Canada, after the filming of Iron Man, Duke did not rush to start post-production, and gave all the members of the crew who had been busy for several months a vacation, and also gave himself a vacation, and asked Scarlett? Johnson's opinion came to Canada for a winter vacation.
Canada's high latitude forested geography makes it an excellent ski resort, the long winter is the best time for ski lovers from all over the world to come to Canada to enjoy, whether it is an experienced expert or a family who comes to play, you can find your own piece of the world here, especially British Columbia in the western Rocky Mountain region, the unique natural conditions make this region have a snow season of up to half a year, and there are countless world-class ski resorts, if you consider it from a skiing perspective alone, This region is enough to dwarf Switzerland.
Located in the town of Whistler, 80 miles north of Vancouver, Whistler Mountain Ski Resort is home to two connected peaks that make up an internationally renowned ski resort and have been voted "No. 1 Ski Resort in North America" and "Best Ski Resort" by Socour magazine for four consecutive years.
Just with Duke's technology. It's hard to feel the beauty of this ski resort, he came here, more for Scarlett, since Scarlett wants to come skiing. He certainly wouldn't refuse.
After practicing for a while, but there was still no obvious improvement in skiing skills, Duke simply took off his skis and walked into a small VIP rest area specially chartered next to him, and sat down under the corridor where the windproof stove was lit. Look out at snow-covered peaks and forests.
With more than 100 courses, including professional, intermediate and beginner-friendly runs, this is the largest ski resort in Canada, with the season running from November to May, with the possibility of extending to August weather permitting.
"Thank you."
Taking the hot coffee from the waiter, Duke holds it in his hand and continues to enjoy the scenery of Whistler Mountain Ski Resort, where the slopes are covered with deep snow. Some are almost vertical, while others are as fine as champagne foam.
As distant tourists gallop through the endless snow, let the stirred snow powder lap behind him, Duke looks at the snow-covered taiga, and the vastness and magnificence of Canada can be seen unobstructed, although his skiing skills are average, he also feels that the cold season can also bring a warm memory.
Sitting here for about half an hour, Scarlett? Johnson also walked back with her skis in her arms, her red down winter jacket still stained with a little snowflakes. When Duke saw it, he hurriedly went over to take the skis in her hand and asked with concern, "Fell on your head?" ”
"It's okay......" Scarlett grinned as she sat by the fire. After taking Duke's cup of coffee and drinking it down, he said, "I didn't pay attention on the way back and was knocked down by someone else." ”
Skiing in a crowded place is like that, and being skilled doesn't mean you can't avoid sudden attacks from beginners on the side and behind.
Greet the waiter to pour two full cups of coffee. Duke sat in Scarlett? Next to Johnson, he asked, "When did you learn to ski, how did I not know?" ”
"You forgot?" Scarlett took off her thick gloves, followed Duke's example, and held the coffee cup in both hands, "For a while, you didn't want to pay attention to me, so I had to follow my godmother around Europe, at that time, because my father and mother divorced, I was in a bad mood, my godmother often took me to some scenic places to relax, France and Switzerland are definitely going to go, I learned to ski in the Alps." ”
"It looks like I've missed a lot of critical periods in your growth." Duke sighed softly.
Scarlett deliberately pursed her lips, probably because all the actors' emotions were more outgoing, and she naturally showed a trace of grievance, "It's good that you know." ”
Duke reached out and gently rubbed her blonde hair, "Not anymore." ”
Feeling Duke gently straighten her blonde curls, Scarlett's eyes narrowed slightly, like a Persian cat.
After resting for a long time, the two took the cable car up the mountain again, Scarlett was obviously quite interested in skiing, and Duke also accompanied her wholeheartedly, during which Scarlett also suggested going to the neighboring Blackcomb Mountain, where there are two perennial glaciers on the top of the mountain, tourists can rent a ski cart and experience the thrill of glacier descent on the glacier.
After spending the middle of the afternoon in the mountains, the Duke and his wife returned to the town of Whistler, a short distance from Vancouver and a daily train between the two places, but like most tourists who come here on vacation, they chose to stay at the town's hotel.
Duke and Scarlett stay at the Fairmont Castle Hotel, the most iconic hotel in Whistler, with a castle-like exterior and spa baths, golf courses and more.
Although Los Angeles faxed a lot of documents, Duke was taken by Scarlett? Johnson pulled, first went to the hot springs for a while, and after the high-end buffet dinner provided by the hotel, he returned to the study of the suite, ready to process the latest work emails and fax documents.
"I'm still busy with work when I go on vacation." Scarlett? Johnson sat boredly across from Duke, muttering "You ...... every night"
Duke looked up and turned to look at her, and Scarlett immediately covered her mouth and muttered, "Okay, I'll shut up." ”
With that, she got up and walked into the living room, made a cup of coffee for Duke, brought it back, and returned to her chair, probably bored, Scarlett's eyes fell on the fax papers that Duke had quickly browsed.
She asked curiously, "Can I take a look?" ”
Duke looked at her again, then nodded slightly.
Scarlett took the papers, her eyes turned around them, and the corners of her mouth pulled into a happy smile.
This is a box office report of Batman: The Time of War, the film ended its overseas screening journey after the New Year, and the specific box office statistics have obviously just come out, and it was only faxed to Canada today, although the numbers above are much worse than the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but Scarlett? Johnson himself is an insider, and he knows very well that this is not easy.
After eight months of overseas screenings, Batman: Time to War earned a total of $329.87 million at the overseas box office.
Looking at this number, Scarlett recalled the North American box office at the time of Batman: The War, and quickly calculated in her mind, and soon came up with a global box office - $612.43 million!
"And he succeeded again."
Scarlett looked at Duke, but she didn't feel the slightest strangeness or surprise, since she was ten years old, she had become accustomed to watching the guy across from her continue to succeed and set all kinds of new box office records.
In her eyes, it would be strange if Duke's film was met with a cold reception from the market.
Flipping through the box office briefing, Scarlett? Johnson continues to glance at the ten-line way of looking at a briefing on North American disc sales from Batman: Time to War.
After the New Year, the Batman: Time of War Lites and Deluxe Set DVDs went on sale in North America at the same time, and in the past ten days, the total sales have reached more than $115 million, which alone can bring in terrifying profits.
Scarlett also found a very special point on the report, Batman: Time of War DVD, Amazon and EBA and other sites accounted for almost one-third of sales......
She has also bought from online stores and knows that this way of buying is particularly convenient.
"Duke ......"
Seeing Duke's eyes on the other side leave the notebook and pick up the coffee cup, Scarlett couldn't help but ask curiously, "Have you increased the resource investment in online peripheral sales?" ”
Scarlett now? Johnson, compared with the one in Duke's memory, the biggest difference is actually in terms of business vision, she has been influenced a lot since she grew up with Mrs. Leah.
Putting down the coffee cup, Duke gently rubbed the corner of his forehead and said, "That's right, Warner and Duke's Studios have reached a strategic partnership with Amazon and EBA. ”
"The network is the future?" Scarlett furrowed her golden eyebrows, obviously thinking about this, "I've seen Hurricane Rescue DVD sales, compared to Batman: At War, the online side accounts for less than a quarter, and the online sales are growing too fast. ”
"It will be faster in the future."
The rapid development of the Internet has brought more than just the growth of DVD sales, Duke is very clear that in a few years, the DVD industry, one of the major revenues of Hollywood, will shrink sharply, and all kinds of high-definition network on-demand will have a serious impact on the industry.
After a week's vacation in Canada, Scarlett travels to Europe to visit Lady Leah, while Duke returns to Los Angeles to begin post-production on Iron Man. To be continued.