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"Miss Donn, I hope you can take care of your phone!"

Hearing Duke's cold words, Shania Towne's agent snatched the phone from her hand, directly removed the battery on the back cover, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Director Rosenberg." ”

Duke's eyes kept looking at Shania Donn, who was not a young man without experience, and after showing an embarrassed smile, he said, "I'm very sorry......"

Despite being on the verge of an outburst, Duke held himself in check, knowing that the target of his anger should be more at CAA than at anyone else.

He never liked to let himself get out of control.

"If there is still a cell phone ringing on the set," Duke said hoarsely as he ignored Shania Towne, who took the initiative to apologize to the rest of the crew, "I promise, I will definitely nail this machine to the wall!" ”

"Drink some water?" Sophia handed over a glass of cold water in time, Duke took a big sip, felt that his hot chest seemed to cool down a lot, and said, "Thank you." ”

"I thought the volcano was going to erupt." Sophia looked at this side with incredible eyes.

"Tantrums don't solve the problem." Duke shook his head slowly, "I don't want to lose control either. ”

Sitting in the position of director, the pressure will follow, and the best temperament will become irritable, and Duke is no exception, but he does not want to become a feared tyrant on the set like James Cameron.

"Sometimes you don't look like a person in your twenties at all." Sophia took the cup handed by Duke, "My father once said that he would not be able to control his temper on the set until he was forty years old. ”

"If tantrums can solve the current problem and make the film a big hit, I don't mind having ten outbreaks a day." Duke simply made a joke to calm his mood, "But getting angry will only make things worse a lot of the time, can I completely turn into a high-powered hair dryer, and the film can be shot smoothly?" ”

After a delay of more than ten minutes, filming restarted, the crew's improved state was not interrupted, and after three consecutive shootings, this scene finally came to an end.

Although the next shooting was still stumbling, there were always unexpected problems, Duke also felt that his anger was on the rise again, and his voice seemed to have become a lot louder, but he still controlled his feelings and ensured that the crew had been in a difficult but normal operation.

Although he has a decent control power, it doesn't feel good to be on the verge of an outburst of anger.

"That's the end of today."

After the announcement, Duke found his dried shoes to change into, sat behind the monitor, looked through the footage taken today, and had no intention of leaving work.

"You need to rest." Sophia walked over with her handbag, "Let's go, I'll ask you to have a drink." ”

Duke also knew that he needed to relax, and he was under tremendous financial and ideological pressure, and if he didn't find a way to relieve it, he might really get out of control one day.

After turning off the monitor and tidying up briefly, Duke and Sophia got out of the studio, got into a battery car, and when they arrived at the door of the studio, they didn't change cars, but walked directly to the left side of the Warner Building, and walked only a thousand feet to find a small bar.

It was still early, there weren't many people in the bar, and there was more soothing music playing instead of noisy heavy metal, so Duke walked straight to the counter and sat down in a high chair, with Sophia sitting to his left.

"A glass of stout, thank you."

Duke knew he wasn't drinking well, and he didn't try those high-spirited wines.

"Cheers, workaholic."

Sophia took a glass of whiskey and touched his glass, Duke smiled helplessly, took a sip, and said, "In your eyes, I am this image?" ”

"Isn't it?" Sophia tilted her head playfully, "This is the opinion of most of the crew." ”

"Whatever they say," Duke said nonchalantly, "as long as I know what kind of person I am." ”

"Extreme ego." Sophia glanced at him.

"It's self-confidence." Duke picked up his glass and took another sip, "If you really care about other people's evaluations, the director won't want to survive in this world in the future, the saliva of film critics alone is enough to drown us." ”

"We don't talk about movies." Sophia took the initiative to change the subject, "How are you and Naomi Watts going?" ”

"Development?" Duke was stunned, he didn't seem to have thought of the Australian woman recently, he stretched out two fingers and gestured to Sophia, "I've just slept with her twice!" ”

"Then I wish you all a speedy breakup." Sophia clearly did it on purpose.

Shrugging his shoulders, Duke didn't bother to respond to Sophia's quips, he and Naomi Watts were not boyfriend and girlfriend in the first place, where to start with a breakup?

The two had just finished drinking the wine in their glasses when Sophia's mobile phone rang in her purse, and she took it out and answered it, and made an apologetic look at Duke.

"Mom's phone." She stood up, "I'm going home, I'm going first." ”

Duke waved at her, got another beer, and was ready to leave after drinking, it was about the time of the end of the day, and the number of people in the bar began to increase, including a few familiar Warner employees, and it was obvious that this bar near the Warner building was frequented by some people in Warner.

"Hi, Duke."

"Hi ......"

When he meets someone who greets him, Duke will wave to them even if he can't remember their name.

Slowly sipping the slightly bitter dark beer, Duke's mind habitually returned to the movie, thinking about how to adjust the shooting plan to make it more compact and efficient......

"A martini, thank you."

Sophia's place just now sat on another person, "Hi ......"

"Hi ......," Duke nodded subconsciously.

"What are you thinking? Very out of mind? The other party seemed to know him, and his crisp voice kept ringing, "You can't still be angry about the afternoon's events, right?" I'm very serious. ”

Hearing this, Duke turned his head to look to the left, where Shania Towne's long brown hair was tied back and she was wearing a tight-fitting jacket on her upper body, and the low-cut design highlighted the large area of snow-white smooth skin under her neck.

Her height is not much different from Naomi Watts, but her figure is even hotter and sexier.

"It's strange I'm here?" She pointed in the direction of the Warner Building, "Warner Records is right next to it." ”

"I accepted your apology." Duke raised his glass to her, "That means it's over." ”

"Need I say thank you?" She drank half a glass of wine directly.

Duke shook his head, "You're welcome. ”

"Do you like to drink alone?" Shania Towne turned to look at him and raised an eyebrow, "Or is it too much pressure?" ”

"Can you tell I'm stressed?" Duke also turned his head to look at her.

"Don't forget, I've been to your crew twice, and I shouldn't have been welcomed a third ......time," she said with a self-deprecating smile, then straightened her face, "I know the feeling of being overwhelmed by the pressure, but having no one to share with you." ”

"So......" Duke acquiesced, "have you ever felt that way?" ”

"I've been experiencing it." Shania Towne touched Duke's glass and drank the rest of Martini, "That's why I'm here to drink alone." ”

"Respect for this damn pressure!" Duke also drank up the rest of his beer.

"Respect for this damn pressure!" Shania Towne smiled heartily and snapped her fingers at the bartender, "Two glasses of whiskey!" ”

"I've heard Warners talk about you."

Pushing a glass of wine in front of Duke, she turned and faced directly, "Some say you're a genius, some say you're just lucky, but everyone says you're lucky." ”

"So, I need to continue to be successful." Duke also turned around, throwing the afternoon unhappiness to the back of his mind, after all, sitting across from him was a standard hot beauty, "At that time, they would only say that Duke Rosenberg was a genius." ”

"For success!" Shania Towne raised her glass.

"For success!" Duke touched her cup.

"But you're a lucky one." Shania Towne put down her wine glass, saw Duke's puzzled eyes, put her hands on her thighs in tight jeans, and said, "Even if you fail this time and can't stand in Hollywood, you can still live well on your terms." ”

"According to you......" Duke thought for a moment, and finally nodded slowly, "I am indeed a lucky one. ”

"I'm different." She gently tapped her plump breasts, "If I can't make it and my first album fails, Warner Records will terminate my contract, my agent will abandon me, the landlord will take my house, and I can only go back to Canada......"

"Oh, I'm Canadian." Probably because of alcohol, Shania Towne said a little too much, "I have five younger siblings to support, and if I don't succeed, I'll have to go back to Canadian bars to sing, earn only $25 a night, and maybe go striptease to make a living." ”

"So......" she reversed her finger and pointed at Duke in the air, "I'm under more pressure than you!" ”

"You're going to make it."

If what she said is true, this future diva can be regarded as a typical sparrow turned phoenix, "Maybe this time next year, I will leave Hollywood because of the failure of the movie, and you have become a popular singer." ”

"Not perhaps," Shania Towne's wild eyes were full of determination, "I'm going to make it!" ”

"I don't allow myself to fail!" She said again.

Hearing these words, which seemed to be a gambling curse, Duke looked at her with more respect in his eyes, and those who worked hard to change their fate also deserved respect.

Even, from Shania Towne, Duke sees some of his own qualities, they are the kind of people who will work hard when they see their goals.