Listening to Roger Albert's words that lure him to the so-called path of film art, Duke found it a bit funny. He once wanted to use this trick to cheat Tom Cruise, but Qingtang was obviously not stupid. In addition, the two sides later started to cooperate, and it was finally over...

Is it worse to Roger Albert's eyes than Tom Cruise?

For some reason, Duke suddenly had this idea, but then he figured it out. Roger Albert took the weight of the Oscar best director too seriously. Do you really think he would become an award-winning man for a little golden man?

The Oscar is really heavy in terms of the best director, which is a coveted honor for quite a few directors. Duke also wants to win a Best Director Xiao Jinman, but he will never become an award-winning maniac and give up the foundation of being based on Hollywood. ◎,

In fact, Hollywood and even the industries related to the film industry are just such a circle.

Hollywood stars and directors have worked hard to improve their qualities, so what is the purpose of? Not to mention the performance art and film art.

Movie audiences who think they have a high taste can despise commercial films, but those who participate in this fame and fortune game do not have the qualifications to despise them. Without commercial films, Hollywood would become the Hollywood today? Can the actors, directors and producers who earn millions or even tens of millions of dollars have their current status?

Besides, are film critics really representative of art and elegant taste?

"As long as the film you make is artistic enough..." Roger Albert saw Duke's been thinking, thinking that his words had worked, and was still saying, "I have considerable experience in how to make a movie artistic..."

"Art?" Duke suddenly spoke and interrupted Roger Albert, "Can art guarantee an Oscar? Mr. Albert. I would like to ask, if there is enough art to win the Oscar, why can Gwyneth Paltrow and "Shakespeare in Love" defeat so many opponents, win Best Actress and Best Picture?"

"Well……"

Roger Albert was about to say something, but was interrupted by Duke again, "Art? Mr. Albert. You are the most famous film critic in North America, entangled by countless halos. Have you forgotten a little bit that you are also a commercial product!"

In an instant, Roger Albert's face turned dark.

But Duke had already spoken and didn't plan to stop. Since the other party came to show off and dig a hole to seduce him to jump down, why should he be polite?

Yes. He is indeed a person who pays great attention to etiquette in public, but he is not a rigid person, otherwise he would not have cheated Mel Gibson at the Golden Globes party.

Duke likes to be a person who digs a hole, not a person who is buried.

You can imagine that if he had an obsession with Oscars and was moved by the other party, he might have made a choice that he regretted.

Duke never hesitates to the enemy. Even if the other party is Roger Albert, who looks quite old!

"Art is a very elegant word. It is the greatest innovation of mankind..." Duke said not very loudly, but spoke very fast. "I am just a commercial director. The works I produce are not worthy of being called art, but you are not worthy of being either! Do you really think that by writing some mean words, you have artistic cultivation? Can you become an artist? Can you guide the operation of the film industry?"

Duke smiled extremely brightly. "This is such a moving joke."

Roger Albert took a few quick breaths, looked straight at Duke, and said as a reminder, "I am a Pulitzer Prize winner!"

"That's a news award, not a movie or an art award." Duke spread his hand, shook his finger and said, "We're talking about art, not news. Agree, Mr. Albert, your TV shows and film review columns are all about business, not art activities!"

"Don't refute!" He didn't give the other party a chance to speak. "You are just a successful case of commercialization of film critics! Guide the film industry? Guide a Hollywood director? Please don't package yourself so noble and great."

Duke leaned forward with his upper body and used his height to form an oppressive momentum, "In essence, we are the same people, all highly commercialized people! Why do you dislike me and keep attacking my works? Don't tell me it's for art, it's just because I touched your cake!"

Duke stood up, took Nancy's coat and put it on, "Don't cheat everywhere under the banner of art. You can ask the people in this banquet hall, and ask if they think the great Roger Albert has something to do with business or art."

Before leaving, Duke left another sentence, "Oh, by the way. I heard you are going to publish a book again? I plan to write down some movies from the 1930s to 1990s to publish a book? Oh, old wine in new bottles is indeed a good way to make money."

Hearing these words, Roger Albert was very angry and suddenly felt very sad again, because the other party was talking about the truth.

If he had not had a highly commercial operation, would he become the most well-known film critic in the United States? If he had not been constantly showing off his sarcastic reviews in new bottles and publishing books, he would have the luxury estate in Chicago? If he had been asked to guide Duke Rosenberg to make a movie, he would have made something messy in the end, which he would not have thought of...

Why did he sit here and confront Duke Rosenberg? It didn't come from the difference in the concept of the film at all, there is only one interest!

A highly commercial person is criticizing business, and he himself finds it a bit ridiculous.

However, none of these could stop him from looking at Duke's eyes, and there was an angry light, "You can't win the best director, I swear!"

"It's okay if you do."

Duke ignored his words and left the banquet hall directly with Nancy Josephson.

Roger Albert's eyes were even more angry. If Duke solemnly said some counterattack, he would feel better. This direct ignorance shows that the other party has never taken him seriously in the past and present.

Outside the Regent Hotel, Duke and Nancy got into a car. Tina Fei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked at the two of them and asked in confusion, "Is there something going on?"

Duke shook his head, "Nothing."

Nancy smiled bitterly, "I had a little argument with Roger Albert."

Tina Fey looked at Duke, "Are you up? This is not your style."

"He dug a hole for me and wanted me to jump down." Duke gave her a reassuring look, "Even like me, he is a person who pursues business interests extremely, but he insists on packaging himself as an artist, thinking that he is a guiding God who stands at the top of the entire film industry..."

After breathing, Duke said again, "I feel disgusted when I see him!"

These film critics still don’t understand the current situation of their rapid decline. Do you really think that their film criticism is the Bible for the development of the film industry?

Swear to snipe him at the Oscar?

Duke suddenly realized that he had never wanted to win the best director Xiao Jinren like he is now. Since someone made a vow, he would let the other party see that his vow was worthless in the face of powerful commercial PR!

When the Lord of the Rings is over, he will fight for the Oscars with all his might, and then put the best director, Little Golden Man in front of Roger Albert to see what the other party will look like.

I hope this narrow-minded famous film critic will not vomit blood on the spot...

After the Oscar nominee luncheon, "The Rings Expedition" became the focus of attention with thirteen nominations. Warner's media began to build momentum for the film again, but did not expand the scale of the screening, and the momentum was mainly focused on the DVD where the film was about to be launched.

Before the nominee luncheon, Duke completed all the post-production work of "Twin Towers Shock". While starting the late-production of "Return of the King", he also fine-tuned the DVD version of "The Rings Expedition". The DVD released this time is divided into a regular version priced at $19.9 and a luxury version of $39.9. In addition to the same extended version, there is another half an hour of shooting highlights in the luxury suit.

The most important thing is that a three-minute trailer about "Twin Towers Shock" was added to the disc, including the Battle of the Holy Helmet Valley specially cut by Duke!

The disc is not only about making money, but also preheating the upcoming "Two Towers Shock"!

However, this is just the beginning of the "Dvd" trilogy, Duke has prepared a super long version of more than 200 minutes. When all the future trilogy are released and the popularity gradually fades, it will be released together with the super long version of the behind-the-scenes footage, and continues to continue the continuous path of making money.

There are also online versions, Blu-ray versions, etc. There are many ways to play with DVDs.

Popular videos bring popular sales of discs and videotapes, which is a rule that has been proven by the market countless times in the past, and "The Rings Expedition Team" is no exception.

In just one week, the regular version of "The Rings Expedition" sold more than 5.1 million sets, the luxury version of DVD sold more than 800,000 sets, and the sales reached 132.5 million US dollars!

"The Rings Expedition" inevitably set a new record again, which is the highest single-week sales of video products in North America since the birth of videotapes!

When the time came before the 74th Academy Awards, "The Rings Expedition" sold a total of more than 12.5 million DVDs worldwide, with sales of up to US$257.3 million. The Lord of the Rings Studio actually earned more than US$120 million!

But in more than a month, just DVD, it created more than 100 million US dollars in profits for the film!

At the same time, nb TV won the copyright of the first round of North American TV broadcast for US$20 million.

With DVD and TV broadcasts, "The Rings Expedition" has entered a family entertainment platform with a wider audience, bringing the hot momentum of the film's just falling back again. Combined with Warner Bros.'s hype promotion and the influence of Oscars, it paved the way for the release of "Two Towers Shock".
Chapter completed!