Chapter 199: I insist

On the last weekend of October, the Duke’s studio became the focus of paparazzi and entertainment reporters, because many top actresses appeared here one after another, such as Demi Moore, Julia Roberts and even Madonna Sikoni and others. , Have been associated with "Chicago", it is difficult not to attract the attention of well-informed reporters.
Although Duke did not participate in the first audition, but at his request, the crew was stricter than any previous one. Acting skills and singing and dancing skills are necessary conditions for actors who star in Verma and Roxy, as long as there is a failure. Upon request, it will be removed by the crew.
Actresses born in stage plays and subjects have a natural advantage in this regard. A singer like Madonna Sikoni, even if he finds Duke in person, is eliminated after an audition.
Because the London shot was somewhat related, Duke pointed a way for Madonna, who wanted to make a difference in the film, and turned her gaze to Argentina, which was regarded as the grievance between the two. Nothing more to do.
"Duke, there is your call."
As soon as she walked to the studio, Tina Fei, who was next to her, handed her mobile phone, "It seems to be from the UK."
Nodding, Duke took the phone and put it in his ear, "Hello, this is Duke Rosen, Berg."
"Guess who I am?"
On the opposite side, English with a London accent was ringing. Duke was very busy. He didn't have any interest in this game. He subconsciously wanted to hang up, but he could bear it. This is his personal phone. not much.
"Miss Zeta Jones?" he asked tentatively.
"Zeta? Jones? Who is she?"
The voice in the receiver seemed unhappy, "I called you only last week, don't you remember me?"
"Vickie?"
Duke immediately remembered, "Is there something?"
After vacationing in Spain, the two still kept in touch with each other over the phone for a period of time. But even if there were not so many deep feelings, the relationship between them was getting further and further apart.
"Nothing……"
As a Nordic with an open personality, Princess Victoria didn't care too much when her little feelings were gone, "I just want to talk to you."
"I want to go to the United States for some time." She seemed interested. "I heard that you are preparing a new movie. Can I go to the studio to see it? I would like to know how Hollywood movies are made."
"of course can."
If the other party comes, Duke doesn't mind receiving her either.
The two sides said a few more words, then hung up, Duke returned the phone to Tina Fei, shook his head, and walked towards the studio.
Although Victoria does not have the looks of Hollywood's top beauties, and her personality is relatively open, she is not as sloppy and casual as those female stars, and there is no interest between the two. She left a very good impression on Duke during the ten days she spent together in Ibiza. The two were also relaxed and happy. It was definitely the most pleasant temporary relationship between Duke after entering Hollywood.
I don't know why, there was a slight sorrow and grief in Duke's heart, but it disappeared without a trace for a long time.
He will have a fixed partner in the future, and he may also get married and start his own family. But not now, now he just wants to fight for his career. Like everyone in this circle, enjoy the glamour and drunkenness of Hollywood.
Looking at the afternoon sun, Duke stopped thinking about it, turned and walked into the spacious studio, and asked the female assistant next to him, "Tina. Anything else today?"
"Miss Johnson called and asked if you have time to pick her up? She wants to have dinner with you."
After reading the work log, Tina Fei continued, "I have refused for you, and you promised Nancy. Dinner with Ms. Kingsley and Mrs. Cruise in the evening."
Since his mother moved to New York, Duke has rarely seen Scarlett Johansson again. Girls in this age group are the most troublesome. He doesn't want to be a nanny.
Entering the studio, Duke passed by several scenic spots one by one. This huge studio is mainly divided into four parts to set up scenery, one is the theater in Chicago of the last century, the other is the old prison in Illinois, and the other is the old-fashioned The court is a venue for actors to rehearse.
Together with a medium-sized studio on the opposite side, it constitutes the shooting location of "Chicago".
The set construction has just begun, and the progress is not fast. Duke only took a short look and walked to the actor rehearsal arena. Although the selection of the main actors has not yet ended, some people are already rehearsing here.
This is a group of professional dancers from Broadway. Under the leadership of Lily Fred's assistant, they are familiar with a few basic dance moves.
Duke stood in the distance and watched for a while. When the group of dancers came to rest, Tom Cruise, who had been sitting next to him, came on stage. Under the guidance of professionals, he practiced his role as the most important tap dance in the film. .
At this time, Tom Cruise was completely different from the usual Tom Cruise. He seemed humble and hardworking, and he was completely a hard-working actor.
If it weren’t for Duke to stand here, everyone in the entire studio together would not be on the same level as Tom Cruise. There is no need for his pride to show up in front of these people. As big as Tom Cruise, he also understands the simplest truth. Every success in Hollywood is hard-won. To improve your status, you need constant efforts.
How can directors and actors who are entangled with women every day and take care of their work entirely by others, how can they be successful?
After watching for a while, seeing Tom Cruise's practice come to an end, Duke walked over.
"Hi, Tom."
Was beckoned to Tom Cruise, who was wiping sweat, and Duke stood next to him, "Dancing well, I believe you will become a master tap dancer when the film starts."
"Definitely." Tom Cruise raised his chin without a trace, walked towards the resting place, and said to Duke next to him, "Sit down, Duke."
Even if he doesn’t like Tom Cruise too much, Duke wouldn’t care about such trivial things. The other party became famous when he was young and vigorous, and after so many years, he naturally developed many bad habits. There are a lot of places where you don't pay attention, otherwise, when you are unlucky, so many people will jump out and fall into trouble.
Just as Duke sat down, he heard Tom Cruise say, "I heard that the first audition is over?"
"Well," Duke nodded, "the crew will select actors as soon as possible."
"Can I participate in the second audition?"
It was a questioning tone, but Tom Cruise took it for granted, "I can provide some suggestions for the crew."
"No need." Duke would naturally not agree to this kind of cross-border behavior. "The crew has enough staff."
Tom Cruise’s smile faded away, his handsome face was a bit tight, "Duke, my partner was chosen for the audition, and I think I should have a say in this regard."
Isn't he really an arrogant idiot without a reminder from a PR, an agent, or Nicole Kidman?
Turning his head, Duke looked at Cruise and said very seriously, "No need!"
"I insist!" Tom Cruise didn't mean to give up.
Duke stood up, too lazy to pay attention to this guy who has been too smooth, and only dropped a sentence, "I will let someone talk to Ms. Jinsli."
Was it a wrong decision to choose to use this guy for business interests?
When he got in the car and rushed to a nearby restaurant, Duke suddenly thought of this, but he has no plans to change people for the time being. After all, Pat Kingsley is not like Tom Cruise. .
As long as the profit is high enough, he dared to cooperate with Satan, dared to jump out and blog headlines in person like in "Independence Day", let alone a Tom Cruise.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Duke walked into an Italian restaurant on time. Nancy Josephson, Pat Kingsley and Nicole Kidman were already waiting here.
Duke sat next to Nancy, ordered a few dishes, and turned his eyes to the other side. The relationship between these two people was definitely more than just asking him to eat Italian food.
"Hello, Duke." Nicole Kidman's golden curly hair was neatly pulled behind her head, showing pale and clean forehead, and said with a smile, "It's been a long time."
"Hello, Mary. Hello, Pat."
After greeting the two people opposite, Duke regained his silence. He could guess that this dinner must be related to "Chicago". If I remember correctly, Nicole Kidman himself has a certain foundation in singing and dancing.
Nicole Kidman didn’t seem to be in a hurry. He didn’t mention the movie and the role until the time of the dish. Instead, he talked about the rising box office numbers of "Saving Private Ryan" and "Brave "Heart" is extremely miserable at the box office in North America and overseas, and the words continue to vaguely promote Duke and demean Mel Gibson.
This is the simplest social skill. Duke is happy, and the next topic will be smoother.
Nicole Kidman has been observing Duke's reaction, and there is always a polite smile on his face.
"Pat..." Nicole Kidman cast a look at Jinsli, who immediately understood and said to this side, "Nancy, I want to talk to you about something alone."
Nancy immediately understood Jinsli's intentions, whispered in Duke's ear, stood up and left here with the other party.
"Duke." Nicole Kidman said without going around the circle, "I participated in Verma's audition."
"I know."
This is a very clever woman. She probably guessed what promise or deal he had with Naomi Watts and didn't try to grab Roxy.
Looking at Nicole Kidman's clean and pale face, Duke couldn't help thinking of Tom Cruise's face in the afternoon, and suddenly felt that something should be done among them? (To be continued...)
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