On the moon-white beach, more than a dozen hot bikini girls ran past it, causing a burst of whistles, and many people in the crew then chased after this group of specially hired models. Hemp and revelry are a constant theme, and Fiji's relatively lax laws, combined with Duke's three-day lease of a private island, allow the team and invited guests to relax.

It's true that Duke is a workaholic, but it doesn't mean that everyone is a workaholic, except for the compensation they deserve, he, the boss, turns a blind eye to many behaviors that don't touch the bottom line.

For example, in his team, there is gay, there is Lei. Silk edges, but also bisexuality; Like Zach? Schneider and John? A core member like Schwartzman, who has a certain right to speak, will also use some small roles to seduce actresses, and even art director Hannah? Serena recommends several handsome guys for fringe roles in each film......

This is the norm of the Hollywood ecosystem, this circle will be fame, temptation, desire and competition are infinitely magnified, not to mention those who are in the top position, many male and female stars or top elements in other industries after becoming famous, they no longer need to get benefits in this way, but they are still keen to mess around, but just to seek excitement, vent their desires and relieve the pressure of fame and fortune.

Lying on the beach chair under the umbrella, Duke covered his face, looked at the quiet big and sea in the distance, reached out and grabbed a few grapes from the fruit bowl and threw them into his mouth.

Tina? Faye and Nancy? Josephson was sitting at a small table nearby, sipping a cold beer, who had just arrived from Los Angeles.

Duke turned his head and spit the grape skins into the trash, "Let's talk about the results." ”

Despite being the leader of that negotiation, Nancy? Josephson didn't speak, but looked at Tina? Phenanthrene. As a savvy professional agent, she has always been clear that Duke trusts his personal assistants more.

This is also normal, if there is a famous person who completely trusts his agent, it must be a fool.

The long negotiation process has already been said in non-stop telephone exchanges. Tina? Fei went straight to the point, "Warner Bros. and Time Warner have recognized the potential of the Harry Potter series after half a year of evaluation and market research, and Duke's Studio and Warner Bros. have reached a complete consensus and have no objections in this regard. ”

No company or the management of any company will rush to invest a large amount of money in a project just by listening to one person's argument.

Even if someone is Duke or Spielberg and Michael? It is impossible for a person like Ovitz who has been constantly successful, otherwise he will sit in the management position of various companies. To describe them with pig heads is praise.

Duke looked at Tina? Fei, "Speak directly about the results." ”

"At the moment we have a verbal agreement."

Treat work, Tina? Fei has always been rigorous, and opened his work diary, "The Duke Studio and Warner will jointly promote the Harry Potter series and jointly establish Harry Potter Studios, and the shares between the two parties will be distributed by 40% and 60% respectively!" ”

Duke has already learned of the results. There is no objection to this, it is very normal for Warner Bros. to get the lion's share. If it weren't for Warner Bros., who desperately needed his cooperation and support now, Duke's studio would not have been able to get forty percent of the shares.

Without enough expected revenue in the future, why should Warner invest a lot of resources that the Duke studio simply does not have?

To put it mildly, even if Duke Studios owns the rights, it still needs Warner or other media groups as partners, and other media groups don't necessarily need Duke Studios.

That kind of he climbed up and shouted. Is it possible for other companies to donate all kinds of resources and not charge enough in return in Hollywood?

And Warner Bros. wants more than just this sixty percent of the shares, they also want him to sit more firmly on the Warner Bros. chariot.

Tina? Fei's gaze left the work diary, and she said the most important point of their trip. "Warner's management wants to exchange Warner Bros. shares for 20 to 40 percent of the Duke's studio for the same value."

Seeing Duke frowning and silent, Tina? Faye said directly, "Me and Nancy and Jeff? Robinoff and the CEO of Time Warner have been in contact privately, and Time Warner Group wants to have closer ties and cooperation with us, if the exchange is successful, you will become the largest individual shareholder of Warner Bros., and Warner will guarantee in the form of a formal agreement that as long as the exchange is completed, a new position will be added to the board of directors of Warner Bros., and you will become a member of the board of directors of Warner Bros. ”

Duke is still silent, this kind of thing is not a random decision to make a decision, the situation is very obvious, with years of continuous success, and the successive sales of works, Warner Bros. and even the entire Times Warner has enough confidence in him, and the predicament brought by Batman is not only in the movie, but also in the stock market, Warner also needs a shot in the arm to explain to many shareholders and investors, and the market also needs to re-establish trust in Warner Bros.

It is undoubtedly one of the most appropriate ways to establish an in-depth and inseparable cooperative relationship with the Duke's studio and himself, and even to build a community of interests.

Not only did this remind Duke of another former director who later only worked with Warner, but was also one of Warner's personal majority shareholders.

However, the current Warner Bros., because of the negative impact of the Batman series, has encountered the most difficult hurdle at the turn of the century, should he hold the very sincere hand stretched out by the Warner Bros. side?

Hollywood has always been a giant game, and Orion Pictures has been brilliant for a while with films such as "Dances with Wolves" and "The Silence of the Lambs"; Carlock Films entered the 90s and rose rapidly, and was once known as the eighth largest film industry in Hollywood; With the support of the Big Three, DreamWorks will move to the seventh position in Hollywood in the future......

However, these film companies all have the same characteristics, the glory is only for a while, and when faced with the encirclement and suppression of Hollywood giants, they can't resist after all, and even Lionsgate, which will have a short period of performance in the future, was once very prosperous with the big hits of "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games", but when the series gradually came to an end, they also began to fall into the quagmire......

With a little more experience, they made super-hit movies one after another, and then broke through the encirclement and suppression of the major forces, and established a new group that was on par with or above them? Is there anything more unrealistic than that?

This circle of movies is the foundation, but it is only the foundation, and if a new company wants to rise, it needs more than just movies.

David? Geffen, one of the richest people in the United States; Jerry Liver? Katzenberg, who single-handedly created the most glorious stage of Disney Animation Studios in the eighties and nineties; Steven? Spielberg, this goes without saying......

The cooperation of the three giants has fallen into the encirclement and suppression of traditional forces, and Duke, with his mind that is almost not very proficient in business, can compare with the alliance of the three giants?

Fantasy is extremely important for filmmaking, but fantasy is not good for commercial cooperation!

Hollywood is only a part of the business world, the business world is realistic after all, fantasy does not solve any problems, and Duke has always known that such fantasies are not feasible at all, otherwise he may bury his years of hard work.

From the very beginning, he has been cooperating with giants, and the competition is also carried out with the support of a group company that is strong enough, and in the future, he will continue to cooperate with giants like Warner.

Cooperation and competition are one of the eternal themes in the business world, and if you want to stand tall in a fiercely competitive circle like Hollywood, you need a strong partner.

Not to mention a director, even the six major companies need to cooperate at some point!

"Tina ......" Duke took off his sunglasses and looked at the female assistant, "You return to Los Angeles and continue to contact Warners, I agree in principle to cooperate with them for a share exchange, and you can negotiate the specific ratio." ”

After speaking, he looked at his agent again, "Nancy, I hope you can gather ICM's stars as much as possible to attend the premiere of "Titanic" before Thanksgiving!" ”

Nancy? Josephson didn't hesitate, "I'll go back to Los Angeles with Tina, and I'll personally come and invite the company's heavyweight customers." ”

Tina? Faye and Nancy? Josephson quickly left the beach, but within a few minutes, a helicopter took to the skies and flew away from the private island.

Lying on the beach chair, Duke put back his sunglasses, his mind was full of the next cooperation with Warner, and he had no thoughts of relaxing on vacation.

A few dozen feet from here, Natalie? Portman was sitting with his mother and agent, tasting tropical fruits endemic to the South Pacific while occasionally looking to Duke's side.

"I've heard how many times you've been in contact with it?"

The agent who was questioned had a typical Jewish look, and he looked at Natalie, "How do you feel about him?" ”

"A director with a lot of ideas, a lot of thoughts, and a lot of talent." Natalie was very smart and could vaguely guess the agent's intentions, "Martin, you wouldn't want to poach him to William Morris, would you?" ”

"Why not?" Martin? Miller stood up, "While William Morris has Clint on the directing side? Eastwood, but his market appeal simply can't match Durkby's. ”

Natalie's eyes flashed, "Need I introduce you guys?" I got along well with him. ”

"No, I've met him before."

Talking, Martin? Miller strode over to Duke, ready to begin the digging operation. (To be continued......)

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