Chapter 382 The man in question
"I heard that the Lord of the Rings' fans have been gathering outside the set in Wellington to protest to you?"
In the crew's VIP room, Duke just walked in and met Michael Orwitz. The entertainment agency giant shook hands with him. Although he smiled brightly, his words were vaguely tit-for-tat. "The fans of the Lord of the Rings are very stubborn guys. If they don't want to buy movie adaptations, it's really a headache. ◎, right, Duke?"
Instead of answering his words, Duke looked at the other person's face and said in a reminder tone, "Michael, how long hasn't seen you? You look a lot older. Have you ever considered when to retire?"
His disagreement with Michael Orwitz and Martin Bob is widely circulated in Hollywood, and others are obviously hiding here.
Only Naomi Watts, who was holding Duke's arm, always stood beside him.
Michael Orwitz's face remained unchanged and said lightly, "Experience is the most precious wealth..."
Just like the elders teach the younger generations, "Humility is the most basic quality that young people should possess."
"I agree with you, too." Duke chuckled, "Humility is a virtue that everyone should possess."
Although he is not very good at it, he will not be afraid to have a verbal confrontation with anyone when necessary.
"Duke, you really think you'll be successful forever."
Although last year's "Hundred Thousand Urgent" hit a record low in Duke's directorial career, Michael Orwitz is not an outsider. He knew that with the theme and investment of the film, he finally won more than 200 million US dollars in box office, which was still a huge success.
However, no one will be smooth sailing on the road to success, he stared at Duke, "Even Spielberg will have times when he misses."
"I never thought that a person would succeed forever." Duke rarely said the truth, but his tone continued, "but I have confidence in the Lord of the Rings trilogy."
"Hmph..." Michael Orwitz sneered, "It's a pity that even the book fans don't buy it..."
"Michael!" Duke interrupted, "If you think the Lord of the Rings trilogy will fail, why change the release date of Pearl Harbor?"
He also stared at Michael Orwitz, as if giving the other party a chance to explain.
"because……"
But Duke didn't let him continue and interrupted again, "It's still far away, and you have a chance to convince Touchstone Pictures to change the release time of "Pearl Harbor" back to the Memorial Day schedule. I really want to see two super masterpieces released at the same time."
Michael Orwitz's face finally began to become gloomy, but he was not impulsive to do anything. How could someone who could climb to such a high position casually be slapped in a few words and make a mentally retarded decision?
Yes, he really wanted to change the release date of Pearl Harbor, but reason didn't allow him to do so.
Michael Bay is very strong, and the movie version of the Lord of the Rings is indeed being protested by a large number of book fans, but as long as you think of Duke Rosenberg and Michael Orwitz standing opposite him, they will calm down. Those so-called problems are not a problem for Duke.
Unless he becomes a fool, he will think that Michael Bay, a little explosion-maker, can compete head-on with Duke Rosenberg!
Strictly speaking, Duke rarely has verbal disputes with people directly. He always believes that his mother's words are extremely reasonable and the language is the most powerful way to fight back!
However, Michael Orwitz came to the door and hid his knife in his smile, and he would not be polite.
The conversation between the two naturally ended in dissatisfaction. Michael Orwitz left with a cold face. Duke looked at his back with a look of indifferent. With Martin Bob turning to Michael Orwitz, the relationship between the two sides, which was not harmonious since "Godzilla", was taking a sharp turn. He and Warner Brothers obviously made him stand out.
And this is a conspiracy. Michael Orwitz has nowhere to tell him about his suffering. After all, choosing the right release date is the freedom to publish the company.
“Last year, he looked for me.”
It was not until Michael Orwitz's figure completely disappeared among the crowd, and Naomi Watz, who was holding Duke's arm, spoke slowly, "I want to dig me over."
"Where are the conditions?" Duke asked.
Naomi shrugged, "The heroine of "Pearl Harbor", but I rejected it."
"Dear." Duke walked aside with her in his arms, "You made the right choice."
After looking at the locations of Nancy Josephson and Tina Fey in front of him, Naomi said again, "I haven't thought about changing agents yet."
If Naomi Watts left, Nancy would never turn a blind eye to Kate Beckinsale as she did. The two of them had a much different fame and status in Hollywood.
"I'll take you to meet the crew members."
Seeing Duke nodding, Naomi took his arm and walked to where Peter Jackson and others were. Apart from the people they already knew, they introduced the other members of the "King Kong" crew to Duke one by one.
Except for Naomi Watts and Andy Serkins, the actors in this crew are completely different from what they think, which is normal. For example, actors like Adrian Brody may still be rolling in the independent film circle.
However, there is another crew next to the crew of "King Kong", which is almost all familiar faces. Thinking about the news I got from Nancy, it is not difficult for Duke to guess that they appeared at the premiere of the blockbuster "King Kong", and they must have taken the opportunity to promote it. After all, they are all works under Universal Pictures.
Although Naomi Watts was not familiar with them, he also knew them and introduced them to Duke.
"This is Vin Diesel..."
"Is this Paul Walker..."
"This is Michelle Rodriguez..."
Finally, she walked to a sweet-looking girl with Duke in her arms. The other party had smooth chocolate-like skin, dark brown hair spread on her shoulders, and when she smiled, she showed her charming dimples. From the outside alone, she was an extremely qualified vase-style actor.
"This is Miss Jessica Alba."
Having introduced Duke to this Latino actor, Naomi Watts turned to her side, a strange man, so he had to turn his head and ask with a smile, "Jesse, who is this?"
Without waiting for Jessica Alba to introduce, the man took the initiative to extend his hand to Duke, "Hello, director Rosenberg, I am Christopher Rokencott, from France, and Miss Alba's boyfriend."
"Hello, Mr. Rokencourt." Duke shook his hand.
Someone came to say hello next to him. Jessica Alba and Christopher Rokencott went over to greet others. Naomi Watts took the opportunity to whisper to Duke, "This girl was introduced to the crew by James Cameron."
Naomi's meaning is very obvious. If there was no James Cameron behind the other party, she wouldn't bother to introduce it so politely.
After the two of them exchanged greetings, they quickly turned back.
However, the attitudes of the two people are obviously different. Even with the introduction of James Cameron, Jessica Alba will appear in the crew packaged by Michael Orwitz, and she will definitely sign an actor contract with her. She is not a newcomer to Hollywood, and she is smart and keeps a polite distance.
But her boyfriend was different, and he was very enthusiastic about Duke. If it weren't for Jessica Alba standing next to him, Duke might have thought he was a bent.
"Chris is a descendant of European nobles and inherited the title of Earl."
Speaking of his boyfriend, Jessica Alba looked very happy and seemed particularly happy. "He is a producer. After this "Fast and Furious", he will create a movie for me."
"Then congratulations." Naomi Watts said casually.
Christopher Rokencourt raised his chin slightly, his black hair was neatly combed behind his head, his straight dress, and his pretty good appearance and polite manner, he really looked like the European nobles.
Duke's eyes swept across his face quickly and sighed inwardly, Miss Alba was too naive, and the French count had a fair look.
How credible is a producer who promises to create a video with a beautiful actress who is not very famous yet?
If Christopher Rokencourt really wants to do this, his vision would be a little too bad. To give this person a first-line position, both in terms of acting and skin color will be a big problem.
Such a thought flashed through, and Duke then put it aside. What happened to these two people in the end had nothing to do with him.
Could it be said that Jessica Alba will change her former path and become a top star with this financial backer?
Christopher Rokencott seemed to be very good at bringing people closer together. In just a few minutes, Naomi Watts laughed several times, and even talked about his previous glorious experiences with the support of Jessica Alba.
"I once won the European lightweight boxing championship. After I came to Hollywood, I met Mickey Locke. We are friends now..."
Jessica Alba added next to it, "Chris is ready to invest $12 million to help Mickey Locke get out of the trough."
Hearing this, Duke always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say it. However, he was not interested in these two people and was too lazy to listen to them continue. He gave Naomi Watts a look. She immediately said goodbye to the man and the woman wisely, walked back to the quiet place with Duke in his arms.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nami." Duke warned seriously, "that man has some problems, don't have too much contact with him."
Naomi Watts nodded immediately, "I think something is wrong, too."
She has worked hard in Japan, Australia and Hollywood, and has a lot of experience and is definitely not comparable to those ignorant girls.
Chapter completed!