Chapter 164： Sophie's choice

The content of this battle is the "split door" incident that has been blitzed by countless media, so that Kristen Stewart's face was lost.

In fact, everyone in the circle knows that the private lives of male and female celebrities are messed up, and Xiaoke was unfortunately caught as a typical example, and he was also very upset. Of course, the media frenzy was not accidental, but the result of a series of behind-the-scenes operations.

No matter from which point of view, Robert Pattinson has the upper hand in his girlfriend’s fishy stealing incident. In contrast, Kristen Stewart is not so lucky, not only is the accusation from the outside almost overwhelming her , And in the behind-the-scenes contest, her public relations team can only be described as failure. The public relations steps are messed up, leading to all kinds of negative news.

The most cruel thing is that Penny Kellys kept releasing news, saying that Kristen Stewart was in tears all day long, sending text messages to Robert Pattinson every day, asking for forgiveness, even just being a normal friend...

This is tantamount to repeatedly emphasizing to the public that the woman’s cheating is true, and the real victim is the man.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a very clever public relations strategy. It seems to sympathize with Kristen Stewart, but it is actually stabbing the opponent.

That’s right, this circle of fighting for fame and fortune is like this ≧, once boy and girl friends can also draw swords, one of the seemingly simple things is often full of conspiracy and shady, if someone imagines Hollywood as adults, love and help each other The circle, that is simply the funniest joke.

This is why Duke is not hesitating to spend huge sums of money in hiring public relations. He is not an all-knowing and omnipotent genius. His main focus must be on film production. Other professional tasks are naturally left to professionals.

Although the two parties have reached a certain verbal consensus, Duke will not sign the contract so soon, and some side investigations are also essential. Just like film investment, this is not something that can be determined by shooting the head.

After returning from France, Duke set aside five days of rest for himself, mainly to deal with some personal affairs.

Initially determined the candidates for assistant and public relations, Duke went directly to Malibu the next day, after meeting Nancy Josephson. Went to the manor located in the beach mansion area.

The decoration of the manor has been supervised by Nancy, and it was completed last month. Walking into the villa, stepping across the brand new floor, standing in front of the renewed glass windows, Duke looked into the distance, and the Pacific Ocean was blue and silent. Like a sleeping baby, occasionally turning over. It will bring waves of waves.

"When are you going to move in?" Nancy Josephson also walked over.

"I want to buy furniture..."

Looking back at the empty living room, Duke frowned, "There are electrical appliances, oh god! There seems to be a lot of work to do!"

"Because there is a lack of a hostess!" Nancy was obviously intentional, "Otherwise you don't have to worry about it at all."

hostess?

Duke shook his head, now he has no such thoughts at all, it is to find himself uncomfortable. Even if you find a temporary hostess, you will have to replace it soon. Didn’t these newly bought furnishings become rubbish?

Although money is gradually no longer a problem for him now, he can be extravagant but not wasted under the influence of his mother.

"Does the decoration company have no good recommendations?"

Around the living room, Duke walked up the stairs to the second floor. Said to Nancy who followed, "If they have a suitable recommendation, let them pack it up."

Nancy nodded and took notes, "I will let them pass the renderings as soon as possible."

Went around the entire manor. Although he proposed many adjustments in the details, Duke is still very satisfied with the whole, just like Santa Monica's home, the manor is hidden behind tall evergreen trees, which looks luxurious, elegant and restrained.

"Furniture and the like are handled as soon as possible."

As he walked towards the outdoor parking lot, Duke said to Nancy again, "Help me find a suitable party company. If I move, I must have a party."

"Leave it to me." Nancy had no comments.

Now Duke is her biggest benefactor, and Nancy has never been so lucky. Fortunately, she was able to bite the bullet and sign a demanding and annoying young director.

"Oh, and..."

Before getting into the car, Duke suddenly remembered something, but then waved his hand to the puzzled Nancy, "Forget it, I'll go to my mother for help."

For such a large manor, it is impossible to hire only temporary housekeepers. It must have a matching management service team, and for people like him who work hard in Hollywood, these people must be reliable, and it is better to find a mother to introduce it.

Driving out of the manor, Duke went straight to PricewaterhouseCoopers office in Los Angeles to find his accountant, David. He had many financial problems and was waiting for him to sign for confirmation.

After the New Year, a lot of Duke's remuneration on "Independence Day" came into the account. Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox obviously wanted to cooperate with him for a long time, and they did not fully wait until the final date of the contract and paid part of the share.

Among them, Twentieth Century Fox, as the North American distributor of "Independence Day", officially paid off Duke's director share last month after the film was downloaded from North America.

The film’s North American box office reached 362.55 million U.S. dollars. According to the step-sharing agreement, Duke could take 20% of it. Excluding the 30 million U.S. dollars that Fox had already paid, the remaining 42.51 million U.S. dollars was also settled.

Overseas, the film’s overseas box office has exceeded 500 million U.S. dollars, which automatically triggers the 20% share clause in the contract. However, some overseas shares have not yet been paid, and some will not be paid temporarily. Warner Bros. just took out With a box office share quota of US$200 million, US$40 million was paid at the end of last month.

Even in Hollywood where top directors and actors can participate in the sharing, this is a sky-high reward.

Of course, compared with Spielberg's salary in "Jurassic Park", it is not a level at all.

Subsequent remuneration will come from the overseas box office. Duke needs to wait patiently if he wants to get it. It would be nice to be able to settle it completely this time next year.

The global box office of "Independence Day" has now surpassed the US$900 million mark, reaching US$91.13 million. Although the film has been removed from all the ticket warehouse markets, there are still remote overseas regions that have just been released. "Jurassic Park" is the No. 1 box office movie history, no one can say.

After negotiating with David, Duke contacted his stock broker by telephone. In the near future, he plans to use part of the funds he has harvested to invest in the stock market. The purpose is of course Apple and Microsoft. It counts as much as it gets, but the stock price of the former is still falling all the way, without any rebound momentum.

However, "Toy Story" has been confirmed to be released on the Thanksgiving Christmas file, and Uncle Joe is about to re-emerge.

Duke also did not intend to rely on these short-term profits, just for preservation and appreciation, regardless of the stock broker’s vigorous opposition, to force the counterparty to turn cash into corresponding stocks in the future.

Similarly, he will not blindly trust anyone, and there will be no shortage of supervision measures.

It was not until the evening that Duke planned to leave PwC's Los Angeles office. When he walked out of David's office and walked into the elevator, he encountered unexpected people.

"Sophie..." Duke raised his eyebrows and walked over, "Why are you here?"

Sophie Marceau, wearing a neat suit, turned her head and saw Duke with a bright but formulaic smile, "Come over and ask my accountant to do something."

"I mean, when did you come to Los Angeles?" Duke could feel her politeness to herself, "Sophie Marceau, beloved by the whole world, is here in Los Angeles. How can I, a Los Angeleser, not entertain you? What?"

"My new movie is coming out soon." Sophie Marceau seemed to be reminding me on purpose, "You must come over and cooperate with the crew to do some publicity work."

Duke didn't seem to understand, and bluntly invited him, "I don't know if I have the honor to invite you to dinner?"

"tonight?"

After hesitating, Sophie Marceau shook her head slowly but firmly, "Sorry, Duke, I have something tonight."

The elevator doors opened at this time, and the two walked in one after another. Duke looked at the mature and **** French beauty next to him and continued to ask, "What about tomorrow? Can I take you around Los Angeles?"

The less you can get, the more interested people are. Duke is just one of the ordinary people, and naturally there is no exception.

"Sorry, Duke." Sophie Marceau also looked at him and said very seriously, "I'm married!"

"It's just an invitation between friends." Duke smiled indifferently. Since the other party is unintentional, he won't go on stalking, "Then wait until you have time."

The elevator door opened, and Duke nodded to Sophie Marceau, and walked out of the elevator without hesitation and walked towards his car.

Seeing Duke's back, Sophie Marceau did not hesitate, and walked in the opposite direction. While her footsteps were fast moving, her dreamy eyes flashed with thought.

Sophie Marceau knew the need to make a good Hollywood director. Even as the other party thought, what happened was no big deal to her, but she decided to stay away from the young director.

The reason is simple. She is about to sign a contract with Caa. The future agent will be Martin Bob. Even if it has not fully entered Hollywood, Sophie Marceau knows Duke Rosenberg and Caa. , To be precise, the relationship with Martin Bob and others is extremely poor.

She knows that it is not easy for foreign actors in non-English speaking areas to gain a foothold in Hollywood. Compared with Duke Rosenberg, who mainly filmed male dramas, Caa is more powerful and more suitable for her future development.

Which choice is in line with her needs, Sophie Marceau thought very thoroughly, and now her biggest reliance in Hollywood is the upcoming caa! (To be continued...)

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