Vol 2 Chapter 246: Counterattack

Carrying a large suitcase in one hand, Duke walked out of the independent house rented by Zeta Jones, walked through the lawn in the front courtyard, and came to the back of the SUV parked on the side of the road. He opened the rear compartment and put the suitcase in it. Tower Jones and her agent Vivian walked over with two large tote bags alone. Anyone with a little experience would understand that this was moving.
The reporter paparazzi around not far away, frequently pressed the camera in his hand, and even reporters equipped with dv cameras, completely recorded Duke and their actions on the camera.
This was originally the desired result of this operation. Among them, there must be the reporters Pani Kelly contacted. As long as they don’t get close, Duke will not look at them and greet Zeta Jones to get in the car. Start the car and drive toward Malibu.
This suv hasn't turned out of the road. The motorcycles have followed a large number of cars. The paparazzi reporters who think they have caught the material will easily let them go.
"It seems we are going to grab the headlines of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman."
Duke looked in the rearview mirror and said to Zeta Jones in the co-pilot, "They just made the entertainment headlines today, so I guess they wouldn't mind."
The most crazy hype by the gossip media today was the visit to the hospital of the Cruise couple. The news that those guys dug up from the hospital was that Nicole Kidman might be pregnant...
This is definitely an explosive news. Everything about the two immediately became a hot spot. The media's crazy hype momentum even made Duke wonder if Nicole Kidman was really pregnant?
If Nicole Kidman is really pregnant. Will the fate of Tom Cruise and his wife change?
Frankly speaking, after working with "Chicago" together, Duke's inherent impression of Tom Cruise has changed a lot. The young and famous Liangtang is really not good at being a human being. His arrogant personality can easily offend people, but no one can deny his hard work. Liangtang at work is a qualified or even extremely hard-working actor.
Conflicts between people are often triggered by interests, deepened by estrangement, and long-term cooperation. Some changes will be brought about, and conflicts may become sharper, or they may be eased by understanding.
The two have common interests in "Chicago". Once working together to dig a trap to pit Mel Gibson, the relationship between them can be said to have eased a lot, and now there is no obvious conflict of interest, Duke has gradually faded the idea of ​​pitting Cruise. As long as the soup does not offend his interests in the future. The two can maintain the current state.
As long as he is not arrogant enough to do foolish things, he will go his own way.
"Chicago" will be expanded this weekend. It is not enough for the Cruises to occupy the entertainment headlines, so Duke is also working hard to grab the headlines.
A bunch of reporters and paparazzi directly followed them to the beach villa area in Malibu. It seemed that they had to see Catherine Zeta Jones move into his house to give up. When Duke arrived at the door of his Duke’s manor, watch When I arrived at the Fox TV OB van parked nearby, I couldn't help rolling my eyes.
This is the favor of Fox in the twentieth century.
Of course, Penny Kellys contacted the Fox Television OB van. Duke postponed the recovery of part of the box office share of "Saving Private Ryan" to ease the financial pressure on Twentieth Century Fox. Let the other party owe a small favor, and this kind of hype was originally the usual style of Fox TV Entertainment Channel, the other party simply made the battle a little bigger.
Captured by countless cameras and camera lenses, Duke drove the SUV into the manor, and the car stopped directly in front of the eye-shaped villa. Penny Kellys and Nancy Josephson were already waiting here, and the butler Emma A few servants took the luggage that Duke had taken from the car.
"Is it going well?" Kelly asked when he came over.
Duke took the lead in walking towards the villa, and said to Penny Callis and Nancy Joseph who followed, "Except for bringing a swarm of flies, it's no different from the past."
In non-film production time, Duke's life has always been relatively low-key. Once he enters the work phase, he will try to promote his work.
The experience in the past and in this life told him clearly that the quality of the film is only the basis of success, and sufficient publicity is a necessary means. He never wanted to wait for many years later before someone else did something like "Shawshank's Salvation". Rectify oneself, this is a circle of forgetfulness and an extremely high rate of elimination. One more failure may bring about many unimaginable negative effects.
Duke and others walked in front, while Catherine Zeta Jones and Vivian followed behind.
"Kate..."
Seeing Duke's tall figure, Vivian whispered, "Go hard, your future is right in front of you."
Catherine Zeta Jones looked straight ahead and said firmly, "I have come in, I don't want to leave again!"
Entering the living room, Duke asked Tina Fei to help him greet the guests, and walked towards the second floor with Zeta Jones and the servant with luggage. The second floor was mainly the residential area. Duke had already prepared for Zeta Jones. room.
Pushing a refurbished guest room, Duke said to Zeta Jones who was following him, "Kate, this is your room."
"We don't live in..."
Before Zeta Jones' question was issued, Duke squeezed her cheek and interrupted her, "Kate, you are my honorable guest. Of course I have a grand hospitality."
Asking the servant to put the luggage in, Duke bowed his head to Zeta Jones, who was blinking, "I'll show you around."
After turning around the second floor, Duke took her up to the third floor. During the whole process, Zeta Jones said very little. Duke could roughly guess what she was thinking, but ignored it at all. He believed it was like She and Charlize Theron, female stars with unrealistic ideas, there were in the past, there are now, and there will be in the future.
As long as you are not a fool, everyone knows the benefits of climbing to a top director for their future career.
Slowly walking down the corridor on the third floor, Duke stopped in front of a room, turned his head to look at Zeta Jones, and said seriously, "Kate, you can go to all the places in the manor, but except for two local."
Zeta Jones did not speak, but looked at Duke.
Duke tilted his head and motioned to the room next to him, "This is my mother's bedroom. She doesn't like people entering her room."
As he said, he pointed to another room at the end of the corridor, "That is my study. No one can enter except Tina and Emma."
"I see." Zeta Jones nodded slightly.
"Let's go down." Duke took the lead to walk towards the direction of the stairs and continued, "Today is the first day you moved in. Emma has prepared a party for you. Zach and John will bring their female companions later. Come here together."
Just like the gossip of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Duke and Zeta Jones have also become the focus of media care for this weekend’s gossip, and in accordance with the publicity plan developed by Penny Kelly, this is also the last One step, after the relevant news has gradually fermented, the next thing she should consider is how to find suitable opportunities and excuses to formally let Duke end this relationship for publicity.
In terms of regular publicity, Warner Bros. is also working hard, and the two types of publicity methods have effectively complemented each other. In the theater where "Chicago" was screened this weekend, the nostalgic crowd still maintained great enthusiasm, and the proportion of young people also increased. Improvement.
In addition, the huge investment in publicity also grabbed a lot of viewers from other films released during the same period.
In particular, Miramax’s "The English Patient", the film expanded its release, but the attendance rate has dropped significantly. Because the subject matter of the film itself is very dull, few young audiences are willing to watch it, especially this weekend. After the heavyweight film was released, the popularity of "Star Trek: First Strike" was quickly lost, and it was affected by various publicity and hype. Many young audiences chose "Chicago".
Just like the media reports and comments, "Chicago" is definitely not boring. If you have a prejudice against musicals in your heart, it is incomprehensible. If you can read it carefully, you will be stunned by the gorgeous singing and dancing and thick black humor. Attracting, and the rhythm of this film is tight enough and fast enough.
In Los Angeles theaters, a screening of "Chicago" ended. Jones and some of his companions walked out of the theater and were still discussing the movie just now.
"Shamelessness is portrayed as art by Duke in black, while kindness is ignored."
Jones said to his companion as he walked, "Killing is an art, and lawyers are top stars in acting. That era was terrible."
His companion reminded, "Don't forget, the background of the story is set in the sin capital Chicago."
At this time Jones’ phone rang, he answered and said a few words, and his voice gradually increased, "You went to see "The English Patient"? How do you feel? Very dull? Haha, my side? Just ended, "Chicago" and The propaganda is the same, very interesting, I suggest you to watch it."
On Sunday afternoon, after nearly ten days of audience word-of-mouth fermentation and intensive publicity and hype, the latest statistics show that the number of teenagers in the "Chicago" screened that afternoon has approached 40%.
When the enthusiasm of the nostalgic group is about to retreat, this is undoubtedly good news. Even if the popularity of the film decreases, there will be no shortage of audiences.
"Chicago" also showed strong enough stamina. Although more than 1,800 theaters are far behind "Star Trek: First Strike", the attendance rate has been far ahead this weekend, and the total number of viewers has not fallen behind. Instead, he firmly overwhelmed "Star Trek: First Strike."
At the beginning of the new week, "Chicago" achieved a counterattack unexpectedly. (To be continued...)