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Driving through Santa Monica's seaside villas, Duke went to his former home to take a look, then turned around and drove to the marina area, where he was led up the long jetty by someone who led him up the long jetty as soon as he arrived at the parking lot. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although this is a private yacht club with very strict management, along the way, Duke still found a lot of paparazzi traces, and apparently got relevant information.

To the media and the public, Wallace? Lee's name is unfamiliar, and only those who follow Duke in the circle know that he was once an assistant director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and "Hurricane Rescue", the first film directed by **, which will be released soon.

Still, Kate? Beckinsale is still a little famous, although she has never been a first-line actress, after the failure of "Van Helsing", it is a bit reluctant to say that she is a second-tier actress, but she has always been popular before, and now she has many fans and supporters, and in the eyes of the entertainment media, it still has the value of reporting.

And well-informed people know that she is pregnant unmarried and has a daughter, and this engagement has also attracted the attention of many paparazzi and entertainment reporters.

Walk aboard a luxury yacht and Duke sees Wallace? Lee and Kate? Beckinsale and the two greeted him, smiled slightly, and said, "Congratulations." ”

After saying that, he handed over the prepared gift and was standing at Kate? A little girl of about five years old next to Beckinsale picked up.

"Thank you!"

Although it was two thousand years later, Wallace? Lee is also part of Duke's core team and didn't say much, Kate? After Beckinsale thanked him, he picked up the little girl and introduced him to Duke, "This is my daughter Lily. ”

"Hi, Lily." Duke bent down, looked at the little guy and said, "How old are you?" ”

The little girl blinked and replied a little shyly, "Five years old." ”

"You're cute."

Say that. Duke left, and there were guests coming behind him, so he couldn't have taken Wallace? Lee has too much time.

Walking onto the foredeck of the yacht, Duke spotted the people who had come to attend the engagement ceremony. Most of them are members of his team, and a few are Kate? Beckinsale's friend.

It's just that what Duke didn't expect was that there was also a videographer in Nancy? Josephson took pictures under his command.

Seeing his agent, Duke walked over, Nancy? Joseph gave the cameraman a few words. Then he walked with him to the guardrail on the port side.

"What is this doing?" Holding on to the guardrail with both hands, Duke looked at the cameraman, who looked like a media practitioner, and asked, "Did you invite someone from the media to come over?" ”

"Just taking some pictures, and the photos are mostly for Wallace? Lee and Kate? Beckinsale. "Nancy? Josephson tidied up his wind-blown hair a little and said, "They're not you, they need to take every opportunity." ”

She turned and looked at Duke, "Honey. I'm guessing you've forgotten that Wallace's Tales of the Night, starring Kate, is due to be released next weekend, and the film has limited investment and needs explosive news to attract market attention. ”

Nancy? Josephson is also Wallace? Lee and Kate? Beckinsale's agent, it is a matter of duty to seize this opportunity, Duke thought about it a little, and then understood, like most Hollywood stars, Wallace? Lee and Kate? Beckinsale certainly won't miss the opportunity to use the engagement hype to hype the hype.

Wallace is better, after all, he is a director. And Kate? Strictly speaking, Beckinsale can be classified as an out-of-fashion actress, and it is not a simple matter to rise again.

If Duke is not mistaken. Once upon a time, Kate? After "Van Helsing", Beckinsale never turned over, even though he starred in the "Tales of the Night" series one after another.

However, is she back to Nancy? Under Josephson, there must still be opportunities in the future.

As for her and Wallace? Lee, Duke is not very optimistic.

The reason is simple. Duke's lieutenant and classmate is somewhat similar to him when he was younger, and the odds of the two eventually getting together are slim.

"Duke, if you get the chance......"

Probably still like at the beginning, more optimistic about Kate? Beckinsale's potential, thinking that the future can be rewarded enough for her, so Nancy? Josephson said, "Find a suitable role for Kate in your film, only starring in a small production like "Tales of the Night", she will never become popular again." ”

"I'll remember."

In any case, this is an agent who has served himself for more than ten years, and Duke will not refuse this small request.

Nancy? Josephson understood the principle of moderation, and immediately changed the subject, "I heard that the negotiations on Tina's side have a result?" ”

"Well, the tripartite negotiations have basically reached a consensus."

There is no need to hide this kind of thing, Duke said directly, "Time Warner will buy Duke's studio and Pixar studio in the form of cash and share exchange, and in order to solve the investment problem brought about by the acquisition, they will give priority to my funds in the new round of share expansion financing." ”

After thinking about the specific numbers for a while, Duke said, "All in all, I can probably get about 7% of Time Warner's shares in this deal with Duke's studio and a large amount of money, and at the same time work with Steve? Jobs became a member of Time Warner's board of directors. ”

This deal, it seems that Duke is the winner, but Time Warner is not a fool, the part of the Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings trilogy held by the Duke Studios alone is the gold-making machine.

To put it simply, this is just the difference between long-term and short-term revenues, from 2,000 years to the present, the Harry Potter series has taken more than $10 billion from the global market, even if the box office is excluded.

And as time goes by, the influence of the Harry Potter series has become more and more popular, and the income brought by it has become more obvious, although Duke Studios only holds part of the copyright, it is also coveted by all Hollywood and even the national business circles.

What's more, in this way, Duke also sat completely on Warner's chariot.

In the past, Spielberg has proven the importance of a hugely successful director to a company, and Duke's rise has proven his worth and even his influence on Warner's performance.

Steve? Jobs was able to profit entirely because of Pixar Studios, and Pixar Studios was also eligible for the attention of any group company.

In this day and age, it is said that Pixar Studios is the leader of the entire animation industry in Hollywood, and absolutely no one will object.

Although the three parties have not yet reached a formal written agreement, the negotiations, which have lasted for several years, are coming to an end.

The end of this negotiation can also bring another benefit, Time Warner Group and Duke and Steve? Jobs became an inseparable community of interests, and several parties could concentrate on attacking the market with the greatest potential on the opposite side, and use Warner World to defeat Walt Disneyland as much as possible.

Today, Warner Group owns the distribution rights of the DC Comics series, the Harry Potter series, the Lord of the Rings spin-off series, the Pixar animated series, and the Duke planned Transformers series and the Marvel Universe.

And Time Warner's products have never been a movie.

Of course, the planned park may also be called Warner Fox World.

After Duke's proposal, and after a period of weighing and consideration, Rupert ? Murdoch and News Corp. have already expressed their intention to work together.

Although Disneyland is more famous, Duke has gathered the strength of the two major media groups, which is enough to fight.

This engagement ceremony is not complicated, the routine ceremony is over, it is a party, followed by Nancy? Josephson's Plan, Wallace? Lee and Kate? Beckinsale's engagement photos were sent to major media and websites, and appeared in many entertainment pages the next day.

Maybe Kate? Beckinsale, the English rose, has not been completely forgotten, maybe it is Wallace? Lee's Lord of the Rings trilogy and the title of assistant director of "Hurricane Rescue" played a role, and the news of their engagement still attracted some attention, and the crew of "Tales of the Night" and Warner Bros., which served as the distributor, also used it to make a claim for the film.

Since the production cost is only 30 million US dollars, the claim is not large, just with the help of Wallace? Lee and Kate? Beckinsale's relationship made a big fuss.

At the same time, Duke also stood up for the film in the promotion, and in any case, he was an investor in the film.

Even, he also expressed his opinion on the film on the instant sharing - "Tales of the Night" is different from any previous vampire or werewolf movie, it systematically expounds the origin of vampires and werewolves and hundreds of years of grievances and hatreds, audiences who like this genre are worth going to the theater to see.

"Tales of the Night" was released in North America in mid-November and earned more than $27.5 million in its first week, which is quite good for a film that cost only $30 million to make.

Although the film can only be said to be a niche film close to B-grade films, the response among the fixed group of people is not bad, such a movie cannot become a popular film, as long as the fixed audience attracted is large enough to make a profit.

By Thanksgiving, the North American box office of "Tales of the Night" had exceeded $50 million, and although the popularity of this type of film was consumed very quickly, there was no problem at all in recovering the cost through the box office, and the subsequent TV and video rights were basically profits.

So, the sequel was naturally put on the agenda.

Kate? Beckinsale also took this opportunity to get rid of some of the bad luck in recent years, and in the eyes of some viewers who like "Tales of the Night", she even has the title of "Goddess of the Night". (To be continued.) )

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