Vol 2 Chapter 227: Yacht club

The blue four-seater luxury sports car crossed the straight road and stopped in the parking lot of the Santa Monica Marina area. Duke was equipped with a t-shirt, jeans and sneakers, and a short white tight shirt and denim shorts. Catherine Zeta Jones came out together, and immediately triggered the crazy shooting of many media reporters waiting here.
"It's Duke Rosenberg and the heroine of his new film "Chicago"!"
Although security guards isolated the reporter, Duke faintly heard a lot of comments.
"They are not just the relationship between the director and the heroine? In the past month, newspapers and magazines have published many photos of them traveling together."
"Is this ready to find a formal girlfriend?"
"There are many examples of directors and actresses who fell in love with each other because of filming and came together."
Hearing these words, Duke knew that he and Zeta Jones would definitely appear in many gossip media tomorrow, but although the two joked and laughed happily, they did not hold hands and other more intimate behaviors according to the predetermined plan. It's too early to release, and the most exciting news will be kept until the critical moment.
Since the Oscars, the two have not appeared together in public. This is just a fake for the promotion of the film. The relationship is correct, but there is always some preparation, otherwise when the film is about to be released or after it is released, the so-called sudden explosion As long as the relationship between boy and girlfriend is not too stupid, he can see the problem, which will affect the actual effect.
Duke has also seen typical cases in this area. For example, Jennifer Lawrence, a representative of a new generation of actresses, suddenly fell in love with the beast Nicholas Holt when filming "X-Men: First Class", and the film was over. , The two broke up in a flash. When the filming of "X-Men: Reversing the Future" was finished, the two suddenly reunited. A few days after the North American film was off the stage, they broke up again, and even fools could see that there was a problem.
Using gossip between directors and actors, actors and actors, and even actors and other important staff to make a fuss about propaganda, Hollywood has a long historical tradition.
This is not an industry that can be measured with normal thinking and vision.
"Do you really want to buy a yacht?"
Walk into the specially controlled dock area. The surrounding area immediately became quieter. Zeta Jones put on the sunglasses that he took off because of the reporter's shooting, and asked, "Buy a big one?"
"Big guy? No, no, my house is just a small dock, and the big guy will be stranded."
Looking ahead, the Santa Monica Yacht Marina area and Duke's memory have changed a bit, most of the berths are above. Those old-fashioned yachts are gone, replaced by brand-new yachts, several of which are deep-water berths, and hundreds of feet long.
Such yacht exhibitions are held almost every year in the Greater Los Angeles area. Hollywood celebrities can be said to be the most important customers of the exhibition. Compared with some stingy business elites, the overall cultural quality and accomplishment of Hollywood stars are not high. I prefer a Zheng Qianjin. Some even do not hesitate to borrow large amounts for this.
"Welcome, Director Rosenberg. Miss Jones."
Just walked into the exhibition area delineated by the wharf, and someone immediately came over to check the invitation letter. The reporter was one of the most unwelcome beings on this occasion. After determining the identities of the two Duke, this manager who obviously had a certain status again Asked, "Do you need us to provide service personnel for you?"
"Let's see for ourselves first."
Duke shook his head. Stepping on the newly painted ground, motioned the curious Zeta Jones, who was looking around, to follow, and walked up to the mooring area of ​​the trestle bridge extending into the sea. There are not many people coming and going here, after all, luxury yachts are not ordinary things. Sexual consumer goods. The exhibition will definitely set an entry threshold.
During the period, Duke also met a few people who worked hard in Hollywood, but the two sides were not familiar with each other, they just nodded their heads.
"Hi, Duke here."
Just passing by, a voice of greeting came from Zeta Jones and said, "It's the Cruise couple."
Duke turned and walked over with Zeta Jones, greeted the two of them, "Tom, Mary, you are late."
"There was a delay on the way."
When Nicole Kidman shook hands with Zeta Jones, he explained that Tom Cruise held the railing at the edge of the trestle and asked, looking at the slightly shaking sea. "Duke, are you fancy?"
"I just arrived too." Duke raised his head and stopped at this berth, which can be regarded as a big guy, "has not had time to take a closer look."
"Why don't you come up and see this ship?"
Tom Cruise obviously came for this big guy, and now the two sides are in the honeymoon period of cooperation, Duke did not mean to refuse, "Then go up and take a look."
Duke and Tom Cruise were in front, and Nicole Kidman and Zeta Jones were behind. They boarded the yacht together. Cruise’s face was the best sign, and the receptionist immediately greeted him. Coming up, after a few words, a middle-aged man dressed up by the person in charge rushed to take the place of the receptionist and led the four people around on the yacht.
This yacht belongs to the top British yacht company Sunske. It can make a special trip to Los Angeles where the celebrities and wealthy people gather. It is also favored by Tom Cruise. It can be said to be the most shining pearl in the Sunsker series of yachts. It is more than 120 feet long and has unparalleled luxury and sophistication with a four-layer deck structure. The level of design, performance, interior decoration and other aspects has reached a considerable height, and it has left for the individual requirements of customers Huge space.
Stepping onto the top deck, standing on a high place, Tom Cruise looked into the distance, "What do you think, Duke?"
"Not bad." Duke looked at Zeta Jones, who had been whispering to Nicole Kidman, and patted the guardrail beside him. "Tom, did you like it?"
Cruise did not answer, but instead asked, "How about you?"
Duke shook his head, "The price is a bit higher for me, and it's too long. The dock in my house can't fit it."
This was heard by Nicole Kidman next to her. She raised her brows and said, "Will you be short of money?"
"I just invested an additional five million dollars in "Chicago"." Duke shrugged, rather helpless. "The 25 million dollars come from the Duke's studio, that is, from me personally. I don't have much budget to spend now. On the yacht."
The unsatisfactory progress of the filming of "Chicago" has also increased the loss of funds. Duke can only make additional investments.
This one hundred and twenty-foot luxury yacht can’t be bought without tens of millions of dollars. For him now, it is still too extravagant. For the time being, he will not put a large sum of money in this luxury. .
"I'm going to talk to the people in Saintske."
Tom Cruise walked to the tail section of the deck to find the person in charge who stayed there, as if he really wanted to buy this yacht.
"Tom is tempted?" Duke asked Nicole Kidman.
Regarding the long hair that was tossed by the wind, Nicole Kidman turned to look at Cruise, "He was optimistic about this yacht when he went to Europe last time."
"What about you?" She asked Duke and Zeta Jones, "Are there any general goals?"
As if asking about his own family affairs, Zeta Jones pointed to the small yacht exhibition area on the left front. There are tens of feet long small yachts suitable for offshore use. "Our goal is over there, fifty feet. Length within."
Tom Cruise was obviously very tempted by this yacht, and it seemed that he was going to talk to each other in detail. Duke chatted with Nicole Kidman for a while, and he took Zeta Jones to the small yacht exhibition area. I have looked at the three brands of Bytime in the United States, Beneteau in France and Wally in Italy, and I have also encountered two interesting models.
Afterwards, Duke and the two embarked on a sporty offshore fishing yacht by the British Princess Company. The yacht was not big and looked a little more than forty feet. It took about half an hour and he looked inside and out. Once again, the staff of the princess kept following by, knowing that Duke was a potential customer, and also made an introduction.
"Princess Company always adheres to the principle of comfort first, and we have carefully considered the layout." This person is quite self-proclaimed. "The iconic lines and exquisite interior design of the yacht are the most top configurations in the same class."
Duke raised his hand to interrupt the salesperson's words, and Zeta Jones waved his hand to the other party cooperatively, beckoning him to step aside first.
Among the small yachts I have seen, Duke is most satisfied with this one now, and he has also known Princess Yacht Company in advance.
As a model of the world's top luxury yachts, Princess Yachts perfectly combines modern shipbuilding technology with traditional craftsmanship. The hull designed by the world's top designers has elegant lines and showy styles that reflect pure British style.
The layout of the cabin space is also where Princess Yacht is best. With advanced design technology and years of experience accumulation, with the same hull length, Princess Yacht has been far ahead in the design of internal space.
Limited by the length of the yacht, the cabin is not large, but the modern style furniture not only ensures the openness of the space, but also gives people the greatest degree of aesthetic enjoyment; the design lines of the deck and the bridge are smooth, dynamic and fashionable, and the seat design It ensures a wide field of view and makes people feel comfortable; the sophisticated instrument layout allows the driver to fully experience the pleasure of galloping at high speed at sea.
I don’t know when, the salesperson came over again and said in due course,
Each princess’s yacht has to go through several nautical tests before being handed over to its owner to ensure that its owners can have the best , The safest sailing experience."
Seeing this guy, Duke winked at Zeta Jones, walked out of the cabin, and got off the yacht directly.
"You seem very satisfied?"
Stepping on the wooden trestle bridge, Zeta Jones shook off the short and medium black hair that was tossed by the sea breeze, "Is it the choice?" (To be continued...)
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