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"Hello, this is Karl Lagerfeld's office......"

Holding the microphone in one hand and swiping quickly on the notebook with the other hand, Sophia had not put down the phone, and the other phone on the desk rang again, she had to say a few sorry words into the microphone, and quickly picked up the new call, "Hello." Here it is...... Mr. Lagerfeld is not here. Okay, Monsieur Versace, I'll be sure to convey it in time. ”

For a whole afternoon, she spent the whole afternoon answering the phone and recording non-stop, and the other veteran assistant sitting opposite her did not have the slightest intention of helping, but showed a few slightly mocking smiles from time to time.

After work, back to the rented apartment, Sophia opened the door, picked up the newspaper on the ground, turned around and slammed the door shut, making a 'clang' sound, she seemed to want to vent the boredom and grievances accumulated throughout the day in this way.

When she kicked off her heels and sat on the couch, she was like a mollusk without support.

Although it was with the help of family connections that she finally got the position of intern assistant, and the girls who wanted to get this position in Paris were afraid that they could fill the entire Champs-Élysées, but she now regretted it.

After coming to Paris, Sophia found that the name of the Coppola family was not easy at all, the European fashion circle did not buy the account of the North American film industry at all, despite her background, she was the lowest position among Lagerfeld's assistants, and the others almost united to oppress her, not giving her a chance to stand out at all, so that she fully experienced the cruelty of office politics and workplace competition.

And fashion is far from being as simple as it seems, she has spent most of the past 20 years dealing with movies, and she is very handy with film-related work, and fashion is ...... When she answered the phone, she couldn't even figure out who the nicknames of many fashion celebrities were.

Think about it when she was in Hollywood, even though she worked as an intern assistant to David Fincher and Duke, but the crew from the producer to the extras, who didn't treat her politely?

Duke Rosenberg?

The name that came to mind made Sophia grit her teeth, and the guy who had cursed her to only be Lagerfeld's telephone operator was now ......

Suddenly, she realized that she hadn't paid attention to Duke and his "Speed of Life and Death" for a long time, and the last time she talked on the phone, it was a few months ago, when the other party told her that "Speed of Life and Death" was about to be released on a large scale, and she laughed at him for dreaming.

Thinking of this, Sophia took the cordless phone and dialed a number in Los Angeles.

"Hi Nikolai, it's okay! I just wanted to ask one thing, do you know "Speed of Life and Death"? Know? Did it release widely in North America? What is the box office? ”

"What!"

Hearing the numbers on the phone, Sophia was stunned, and after about a few seconds, she said, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?" $130 million sure? Well, I see, thank you, Nikolai ......"

This...... How can it be?

Even if she knew that her cousin wouldn't joke about this kind of thing, Sophia still couldn't believe that Duke Rosenberg's "Life and Death" had a North American box office of over 100 million!

Duke is only a year older than her! Or the first official film! It was a big success?

That guy does have some tricks, especially for shooting flying cars, collisions, and explosions, and he has a unique knack for it! But he is a rookie at all when he films, to be exact, he is a rookie director himself!

And he succeeded!

Subconsciously, Sophia dialed a landline in Los Angeles and no one answered......

Sophia communicated with Duke the most while working on the crew of "Life and Death", and she knew that his biggest dream was to become a super director like George Lucas or Spielberg, and he had clearly taken the crucial first step towards his dream?

What about your own movie dreams? What about your own movie dreams that have been pierced by those film critics with vicious and abusive language?

It wasn't until this moment that Sophia realized that choosing the fashion industry was a mistake at all, and that Hollywood and the film industry were where she should go.

"If you are fired by Chanel, you can come back and continue to be my assistant!"

Thinking of what Duke said when she left Los Angeles, Sophia knew roughly where she had started.

In Los Angeles in July, the weather was by no means pleasant, and the hot and dry weather was always irritating, so Duke drove past the Fox Building, but instead turned into the road on the left, and after a few minutes of galloping, stopped in the parking lot next to a hotel.

Before getting out of the car, Duke straightened his gown in the rearview mirror and was on his way to the 20th Century Fox's celebration of "The Speed of Life and Death."

Although the sun had long since sunset into the ground to the west, and the road from the parking lot to the hotel was not too far, when Duke walked to the front of the hotel, he was still sweating in formal clothes, and entered the air-conditioned lobby, and the cool feeling made him breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hi Duke......"

He was greeted by a middle-aged man in his thirties who Duke knew as an assistant to Twentieth Century Fox's new CEO, Townsend Rothman.

After a few polite words, the other party led the way and led Duke to the banquet hall on the second floor, obviously waiting for him here.

"Mr. Rosenberg......"

"Rosenberg Director ......"

Before entering the banquet hall, Duke met the two members of the crew during the filming, the specific names have long been forgotten, and I probably remember that they were two camera assistants, and they didn't talk to him much at that time, except for their work.

Now not only did he greet him affectionately, but he also took the initiative to go to the side of the corridor.

Only those who succeed have the capital to survive in Hollywood! Duke has always been sure of this.

The two waiters opened the red double door, and the banquet hall, which had been noisy before, suddenly fell silent, and when Duke walked in, he didn't know who was the first to slap his palm, and then the applause came like a tide!

Completely different from the promotional announcement and press conference of the film, this is his moment! This is the moment when the director is the protagonist!

"Duke, among directors of the same age, no one can do it better than you!"

Seeing Twentieth Century Fox's CEO Townsend Rothman greet him warmly, Duke shook his outstretched hand and said politely, "Thank you, Mr. Rothman......"

"Call me Townsend."

"Thanks, Townsend."

Despite understanding that the other party's attitude was so good, it was entirely because he had created great value for Fox, Duke still maintained elegant etiquette, "Thank you Twentieth Century Fox for your support." ”

Then, under the introduction of Townsend Rothman, Duke shook hands with several other executives present at the Fox scene, all of whom were smiling, especially one of them, which somewhat surprised Duke.

"Young man, I have to say that you have created a miracle."

The person who held Duke's hand and spoke was none other than Tim Fisher, who had rejected "Life and Death", and like the rest of Fox's executives, he was smiling at Duke's face, "I've seen your latest script, and I think we can continue to work together." ”

"I think so too." Duke laughed talkatively.

The black-clad waiter shuttled through the crowd, constantly delivering champagne into the hands of the guests, and when Duke finished greeting the Fox executives, Townsend Rothman slapped his palms twice, took the champagne from the assistant's hand, and held it high above Duke's side.

"I build yì, for the big sale of "Speed of Life and Death", for the success of director Duke Rosenberg, cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

In the banquet hall, which is thousands of square feet, countless echoing voices rang out, and everyone raised a glass to Duke together!

This feeling of being the absolute protagonist is something that anyone can be intoxicated and excited about, even if he is as calm as Duke, who has endured too much stress in the past year, and the insomnia in the middle of the night has tormented him, and today's success proves that the mental pain he endured is not in vain.

He has already taken the first successful step towards the path of his dream director!

For my dreams, for the efforts of my two lives, cheers!

After saying this sentence silently in his heart, Duke tilted his head slightly and drained the champagne in the glass!

The atmosphere in the banquet hall was warm, and the senior management of Fox came over one after another, clinking glasses with him and saying some very comfortable words, it seemed that Duke had become a first-line leader, but Duke was excited and proud at the same time, but also kept a cool head, he knew why he was valued by the big men of Fox.

Because he has created huge profits for them, he may continue to create zào profits in the future.

"Duke, how does it feel to be famous?"

A familiar voice came from the side, Duke turned his head, and Robin Grande was standing a few feet away, quickly stepped forward and slammed his glass with him, "I haven't had a chance to say thank you to you." ”

"I'm just taking money to do things."

Hearing this, Duke laughed, as did Robin Grande, and then he said, "Take the back road, Hollywood can't afford two failures in a row." ”

Nodding solemnly, Duke drank the wine from his glass with him.

Starting with Robin Grande, members of the crew came to say hello one after another, and these people's attitudes were not as official as they were during filming, and their faces were full of enthusiastic smiles.

"We had some arguments during the shooting......"

Even the assistant director, Cornet, came over and offered to toast a glass of wine, "But that's the scope of work." ”

Touching the cup that the other party handed in front of him, Duke still maintained a faint smile, "It's all for work." ”

The two sides are not at the same level at all, Duke doesn't bother to care about anything at all, and he won't cooperate with this assistant director in the future anyway.

As soon as Koné walked away, he saw Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves walking over as well, "Hi, Duke. ”

Uma Thurman is extremely enthusiastic, Keanu Reeves in the most stage still has that immortal expression, and Duke doesn't care, just like Koné, he will not work with Keanu Reeves in the future, and the other party's image and acting skills do not meet his future requirements.

His eyes were on Uma Thurman and Keanu Kieves' tightly clasped hands, and he raised his glass to the woman, half-teasingly, "Congratulations, Uma, I didn't expect you to really come together." ”