When leaving the training venue and walking out of the studio door, Duke stopped, and a middle-aged man followed from behind. Carter.

"Any lessons, Jimmy?" Duke asked.

"The training has just begun, and I don't have a clue yet." Jimmy? Carter shook his head, "This is a completely different way of moving from Hollywood, with Bruce?" Lee and Jack? Chen's films are also different, their movements are very fancy, and they don't seem to meet the requirements of actual combat at all. ”

"But it's beautiful, isn't it?" Duke patted him on the shoulder, "We shoot movies, not fight tournaments, every kind of movie that can thrive, has its merits, don't you think Hollywood's way of action is too rigid and too rigid?" So, Jimmy, go ahead, I'll wait for you to surprise me in the future. ”

"My guys have filmed the whole training process." Jimmy? Carter swore that "later, we can get more image data, and I will analyze it carefully." Duke, when have I ever let you down. ”

"You can touch that tiger? Old. Duke thought for a moment and said, "He has lived in the United States for many years, and it is easier for him to integrate into Hollywood, and you can try to keep him when the film is finished." ”

"I know what to do." Jimmy? Carter said.

Nodding, Duke walked into another large studio next to him, where the scene was being built busily, and the prototype of the subway station, the majestic martial arts hall, and the cyberpunk-style hovercraft cabin could already be seen. The director of photography he was looking for, John? Schwartzman was talking to the set designer to set up a suitable camera spot for the set.

See Duke, John? Schwartzman immediately walked over. "Done over there? Let's go talk to the side, and Collins of Industrial Light & Magic is waiting. ”

The two of them walked around the scenic area and walked into a separate area of the studio, where several special effects artists from ILM were making some special effects props according to Duke's request, and others were doing other experiments.

"Hi. Duke. Hi John. ”

Collins led the two of them to the rest area. The three of them sat around and got straight to the point.

"I've consulted with John a few times." Collins began by saying, "It's a bit difficult to achieve, but it's not impossible. In "Stendhal's Syndrome", which was released last year, we used CGI and a bullet to watch the effect of bullet time that you described, and with our ability, we can do better. ”

That movie Duke listens to John? Schwarzman also saw it after mentioning, "I need more than just a bullet, but coherent and smooth movement in a 360-degree scene." ”

"Collins and I already have a preliminary plan." John? Schwartzman took over, "We'll start with a computer simulation of the design, and then we'll do a series of actual shoots. Find out the best way to shoot. ”

"Then I'll wait for the results of your experiments."

Although some ideas and opinions were put forward in the early stage, it was like handing over the gun fighting technique to Yuan Heping to design, a professional thing. Duke will be left to the professionals, and when it comes to cinematography and special effects, John? Schwarzman and ILM are more professional than he is.

And those methods that have been circulated, if you don't test them in advance, can you really use them?

The busy preparatory work passed quickly in June. Aside from his job in Sydney, Duke travels to New Zealand almost every weekend. On the other hand, the overall progress of the work is also smooth, the design work of weapons and armor, set art, props and other design work has been carried out, and after reviewing the completed design drawings, Duke has also communicated with the relevant personnel in a timely manner to revise many details.

Charles? Rowan also contacted two horse training farms to domesticate war horses for filming; A piece of hilly land was leased on the outskirts of Wellington, and when the design was completed, a harbiton would be built here.

In addition, the pre-production special effects of Weta Studio are also gradually unfolding, such as the design of half-orcs and strong orcs, as well as the improvement and application of motion capture technology according to Duke's requirements.

While the two crews were preparing, a large amount of money was spent like flowing water, "The Matrix" is okay, after all, there is investment from Warner Bros., but the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is only invested by Duke Studios for the time being, and his funds are inevitably a little tight.

Fortunately, the good news continues to come in North America, Duke and Warner Bros. are now the closest partners, and the other party has no intention of delaying payments and destroying the relationship between the two parties.

By mid-July, "Chicago" had finished its screening in Moldova, the last region, and was officially removed from the global market, and the global box office of the film finally stopped at $357.51 million.

By the end of July, negotiations in major overseas markets were almost complete, and "Chicago" sold a total of $38.2 million for 10 years of videotape, VCD and television broadcasts in 77 overseas countries and regions, with sales royalties ranging from 4 percent to 7 percent in different regions.

According to the agreement, the distributor Warner Bros. took 10% of it, and the copyright sales did not arrive immediately, and it took time to recoup, but the $10 million that arrived in advance was enough to support the crew of "The Lord of the Rings" for a long time.

So far, not counting Warner Bros. as the distributor's commission, Duke Studios has received nearly $47 million in pre-tax box office profits from "Chicago", and more than $34 million from various peripherals such as discs, videotapes, TV broadcasts, soundtracks, and protagonist dolls, and the total pre-tax profit of the film is as high as $81 million!

This is not the end, although the film's various peripheral income has slowed down, it is still slowly increasing, and as long as the film still has a market, the revenue of Duke Studios will continue to generate.

The income and impact of a successful film are huge, even terrifying, and it is not only the investors who benefit, but also the various cast and crew involved in the film, especially the leading actors.

No one can deny it, Naomi? With the high box office of "Chicago" and the Oscar nomination for Best Actress, Watts soared to the sky, and firmly rushed to the position of Hollywood A-list actress.

"Is it strange to see me?"

In the studio lounge, Naomi? Watts looked at Duke, "Don't forget this is Australia, this is my hometown." ”

"I just didn't expect you to come over to visit."

Taking a cup and placing it on the table in front of her, Duke poured a cup of coffee, "According to my reckoning, you should be a busy man right now. ”

"Yes, I have a new movie, if there is no accident, I will join the crew in the second half of the year." Naomi sipped her coffee and looked at Duke like an old friend, "It's a bit of a bit of a free time, so I'm going back to Australia and seeing your crew on Fox in the newspaper came to see you." ”

"New movie?" Duke asked curiously, "Can you know what movie it is?" ”

In Duke's opinion, Naomi? Watts is one of the Hollywood stars most influenced by him, and even with Sean, who retired early? Connelly, too, has taken a completely different path than she once was, especially after "Chicago", and her status is even higher than in her most glorious moments.

Now there are nearly 200 million in North America and more than 300 million in the world, as well as Oscar nominations for Best Actress, which is much heavier than after the new century.

He was curious and wanted to know Naomi? Watts didn't pick up "Mulholland Drive".

"The investment in a big production is probably around $150 million."

Naomi? Watts' words completely rejected Duke's conjecture, "A remake of Universal Pictures." ”

She winked playfully at Duke, "You can guess. ”

Then he laughed again, "There will be a reward for guessing correctly." ”

"It seems a bit difficult." Duke sat across from Naomi, "You have to give me a hint, right?" ”

"I wasn't born in the U.S., I went to the U.S., and I died in the U.S."

Hear Naomi? Watts's prompt, Duke thought for a moment and asked, "Was the trip to America accidental?" Did you go on your own? ”

"It's not." Naomi shook her head slowly.

"Is that from some mysterious and strange place?"

"Yes."

"Did you come by boat?"

"Yes."

"Still chained?"

"Yes."

"And with chains?"

"Yes."

Looking at Naomi with a bright smile? Watts, Duke had the answer in his heart, although the time was wrong, but it was not impossible, he curled his knuckles and gently knocked on the table, and said, "King Kong? ”

"Honey...... "Naomi? Watts smiled even brighter, "It's really hard for you." ”

Duke frowned slightly and asked, "Can you know the director's name?" ”

"A New Zealander." Naomi? Watts put on a disapproving look, "It's called Peter?" Jackson, don't say compare with you, not even a second-tier director. ”

She added, "It is said that he took the initiative to find Universal and asked to remake the film, and only paid a very low salary." He didn't have particularly successful works, and I'm not very happy with him. ”

Sure enough, it's Peter Fat, Universal Pictures was really moved by him!

Sighing softly, Duke could hear from Naomi's words that the director would definitely have a tricky time dealing with the relationship with the big-name heroine in the future, for the simple reason that the status of the two parties was completely unequal.

Subsequently, Duke from Naomi? This is confirmed in Watts' words, Peter? Jackson also didn't want to use such a big-name female star, but Naomi? Watts is the finalized candidate for Universal Pictures, although he has only just become an A-grade, but like all A's or super A's, such an actor has great fame and appeal, coupled with the possible high investment in the film, the film company certainly wants to have a blockbuster movie star.

Ever Peter? Jackson was squeezed by New Line Pictures, and now that he has changed his series, it seems that he will encounter no less problems. (To be continued)

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