Made in Hollywood

"Universal Pictures is interested in accepting my investment in The Fast and the Furious."

Standing opposite Duke, the count from France looked confident and proud, "The amount is as high as 5 million US dollars. As long as the film starts, my funds can be in place."

"Are you going to invest in the film industry?" Duke pretended to be curious. "Do you know what business your family is engaged in in France?"

Although there must be some invisible rich people in this world, the aristocrats in Europe are not backward, and it may not be that no one has inherited a large amount of property, but the Rosenberg family is from Europe, and he has never heard the surname of Rockencourt mentioned by his mother.

"I am the only one in my family now, and I inherited a sum of money from my father." Christopher Rockencourt said a lot about the origin of his family, "I am very optimistic about the income of the Hollywood film industry. Now that the currencies of various countries are depreciating, investing is the wisest choice.”

Seeing Duke's calmness, he added, "I've been in Hollywood for a few years, and Jean-Claude Winton, Mickey Rourke and others are all my friends. Last year, ABC TV Entertainment Channel even interviewed them. I……"

The qualifications Christopher Rockencourt said was really admirable, and the network of contacts was quite extensive. In his words, there was a faint hint that he looked up to him and it was a very honorable thing to be with him.

If you just listen to what he says, this should be a very capable and wealthy person.

Duke was convinced that the other party would not be afraid of him asking for evidence if he would bring up Shange Winton and Mickey Rourke in front of him, a Hollywood insider...

However, this handsome French count came to look for him, what did he want to do?

In this regard, Duke is still very self-aware, for a rich man. He definitely couldn't be more attractive than Jessica Alba.

Christopher Rockencourt's words are quite convincing, coupled with good manners and outstanding appearance, people are very willing to believe him.

But people like Duke never mind looking at the world in the worst light, and are naturally wary of strangers. Always remain vigilant.

He believed that the other party came to him, not just to show the identity of the so-called European nobles.

"Are you interested in working with me, Duke?"

Suddenly, Christopher Rockencourt asked enthusiastically, "I used to invest in some lesser-known small productions, and I could only rely on the videotape market to make money. I think it's time to invest in big productions."

Hollywood produces hundreds of movies every year. Most of them flow directly to the videotape market. Except for the production company, I am afraid that the outside world will not be able to obtain some bottom-level production data.

A very smart man, isn't he?

"You mean..." Duke asked suspiciously.

"I think we can work together to make a mega-production like King Kong."

Christopher Rockencourt looked at Duke seriously. His face was full of longing and sincerity, "I had an idea before to bring the magnificent French Revolution to the big screen and create a war epic. But I couldn't find a suitable director until I met you. Duke..."

Duke was also looking at him, as if listening intently.

"I have the financial resources, you have the talent, we will be the best partners." He was in high spirits. It seems that the project has been successful, "We can jointly invest in a super giant!"

Nodding lightly, Duke suddenly laughed, the other party said so much, I am afraid it is for the last sentence.

"Sorry, Chris." Duke just thought for a moment, then said, "I have projects in my hands that I haven't finished, and I don't have time to work with you."

"what a shame."

Having said that, he hasn't given up, "Duke, do you have time after the premiere? We can talk more deeply."

Too lazy to say anything, Duke shook his head directly, "I'll be back to New Zealand soon."

Christopher Rockencourt was a very smart person. He didn't continue to pester him, he left a simple and simple business card, and quickly left.

Watching this man walk back to Jessica Alba's side, although Duke couldn't be sure of anything, he vaguely felt that Christopher Rockencourt might not be as simple as he said.

This person is either a member of a big family who was not born in the legend of the previous life, or he is playing the trick of a white wolf with empty gloves.

In Duke's eyes, the other party is closer to the latter. He has lived in North America for 30 years, and his background is not bad. He has also been in contact with Morgan and Rockefeller in these years, but he has never seen anyone with huge wealth, but low-key. A family that no one knows about.

This is, after all, a highly information-developed society.

Duke has no interest at all about the cooperation that the other party said, let alone just empty words. Even if Eno Martin offered such conditions, wouldn't he have rejected him?

Joined Tina Fey and Nancy Josephson, Duke walked with them towards the theater, Jessica Alba and Christopher Rockencourt walking not far ahead, the one who wanted to be famous The girl may have become very silly and naive.

However, once the other party was able to play dirty, it was obviously not that smart. There are countless actresses in Hollywood who like to have fun, but the ones who play dirty are absolutely wonderful.

If he's right about Christopher Rockencourt, then this pair is really special...well, well matched.

Throwing away his thoughts about the couple who had nothing to do with him, Duke walked into the theater, sat in the third row with Nancy and Tina Fey, and watched the remake with peace of mind.

King Kong used to be a sensation in North America. Before Peter Jackson, there were several remakes, but none of them could reach the height of the year. Now the special effects technology is more advanced, and the King Kong produced by motion capture dazzled the audience in the trailer. Their appetite, but they soon discovered that the length and slowness of the film was unbearable!

The duration of about two and a half hours, strictly speaking, is only the mainstream of today's commercial films. The problem is that the film has too much foreplay. After 40 minutes of screening, the audience did not see the shadow of King Kong.

Don't say anything about foreshadowing or shaping the characters, the audience is willing to walk into the theater to buy the movie's account, just to see the monsters!

However, the appearance of the monster was a bit late, which has made many people impatient to wait. Fortunately, the second half of Peter Jackson saved the whole movie, although there are also plots similar to animal love that many people can't accept, but The special effects pictures are very beautifully produced, and they are definitely the top level in Hollywood in this era.

Peter Jackson is a typical technical flow director. To exaggerate a little, if he leaves the special effects technology, the level of his filmmaking will be greatly reduced.

The biggest selling point of the film "King Kong" is the special effects, and then the nostalgia.

However, the main force of today's movie audiences are people born in the 1970s and 1980s. It is obviously impossible to expect these people to pay for nostalgia. Therefore, there is a certain gap between the film's box office and Universal Pictures' estimates.

Because of "Mission Impossible 2", which is related to investment, Duke is also paying attention to the trend of the North American box office. After three days of release this weekend, "King Kong" won the championship of the North American box office without any suspense, but the box office did not reach Produced the $60 million expected by the publisher.

"King Kong" grossed $50.11 million in its first week!

If put a few years ago, this was quite an eye-catching number, but now the North American film market is booming, the number of screens and the audience base are increasing, and the movie ticket price has also increased slightly. The first week of the box office is over 50 million US dollars. Also more and more.

Compared with the production cost of 180 million US dollars, the first-week box office of 50.11 million US dollars can only be said to have just passed.

Behind this, there is no lack of the "Mission Impossible 2" factor. Tom Cruise's new work has a box office drop of less than 50% in the second weekend, although it is only just below 40% of this figure. Nine, but the amount of 32.28 million US dollars also guarantees that the film will sit at the second place in the box office chart, and will pile up the North American box office to 141.44 million US dollars. It is basically a foregone conclusion that the North American box office exceeds 200 million.

Of course, as a pure popcorn movie of fast-moving consumer goods, "Mission Impossible 2" began to decline sharply after the most popular first ten days. This is the most normal movie law, and as the number of movies released in the market increases, Audience choices are also becoming wider.

After getting the box office data for the second week of "Mission Impossible 2", Duke took a private business jet and returned to Wellington to start the final shooting of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The remaining shots in the shooting plan were not particularly many, but extremely Fragmented and scattered, he was still separated from Anna Prinz, intending to complete their respective shooting tasks, and finally reunite on the set in Wellington to shoot a scene dedicated to the ending.

Stocks in North America are still fluctuating. Perhaps the ten-day holiday gave some people a chance to adjust, or perhaps Duke's warning played a role. After the crew was reunited, although they did not return to the state they were in before March, their roles were still there. The mental state of the staff is much better than before the holiday.

Duke led the main part of the crew to shoot in the North Island of New Zealand, while Anna Prinz led a small part of the crew to shoot in the South Island. The shooting location is basically not fixed, and staying in one location for three to four days is considered a Longer shots were taken.

This time, all the actors who did not end the scene were called by Duke to New Zealand, and Duke will not give the crew a long vacation except for a limited weekend, and the busy work will continue until all the scenes are over.

Among them, many scenes will be adjusted appropriately. For example, when Alessandra Ambrosio who played Arwen returned to the set in July, Duke vetoed the river mouth originally used to shoot her sniping the Nazgul. , because the river is in the dry season of winter, and it is really narrow.

He didn't want to make the scene that he once did. (To be continued ~^~)

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