Vol 2 Chapter 382: Problematic man

"I heard that the fans of The Lord of the Rings have been gathering outside the studio in Wellington to protest against you?"
In the VIP room of the crew, Duke just walked in and met Michael Ovitz. The entertainment agency giant shook hands with him. Although he smiled brilliantly, his words faintly opposed, "The Lord of the Rings fans are A group of very stubborn guys, if they don’t want to buy the film adaptation, it’s really a headache. Right, Duke?"
Duke didn't answer his words, but looked at the other person's face and said in a reminding tone, "Michael, how long has it been since then? You look a lot older again, have you considered when you retire?"
He is at odds with Michael Ovitz and Martin Bob. It is widely circulated in Hollywood, and everyone else is obviously hiding here.
Only Naomi Watts, who was holding Duke's arm, stood beside him.
Michael Ovitz's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly, "Experience is the most precious asset..."
It's like an older person teaching the younger generation, "Humility is the most basic quality young people should have."
"I also agree with your point of view." Duke smiled lightly, "Humility is a virtue that everyone should have."
Although not very good at it, he will not be afraid of $ and engage in verbal confrontation with anyone when necessary.
"Duke, you really think you will succeed forever."
Although last year's "One Hundred Thousand Rush" set new lows in Duke's directorial career, Michael Ovitz is not a layman. He knows that with the film's subject matter and investment, it is still a huge box office to get more than 200 million US dollars. success.
However, no one will be smooth sailing on the road to success. He stared at Duke, "Even Spielberg. There will be times when he misses."
"I never thought that a person can always succeed." Duke rarely said a word of truth, but his tone changed. "But I have confidence in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy."
"Huh..." Michael Ovitz sneered, "It's a pity that even book fans don't buy..."
"Michael!" Duke interrupted him, "If you think the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy will fail. Why change the release date of "Pearl Harbor"?"
He also stared at Michael Ovitz, seeming to give the other party a chance to explain.
"because……"
But Duke didn’t let him go on, and interrupted again,
Now that time is far away, you have a chance to persuade Touchstone Pictures to change the release time of "Pearl Harbor" back to the Memorial Day schedule. I want to see two super masterpieces released at the same time."
Michael Ovitz's face finally began to gloom, but he didn't have the urge to do what he really wanted to do, someone who could climb such a high position. How could I be agitated for a few words casually and make a mentally handicapped decision.
Yes, he really wanted to change the release date of "Pearl Harbor" back, but reason did not 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 that Duke Rosenberg is standing opposite, Michael Ovitz will calm down and those so-called problems. It's not a problem at all for Duke.
Unless he stupidly becomes a pig. I thought that Michael Bay, a little explosive demon, could compete head-on with Duke Rosenberg!
Strictly speaking, Duke rarely has direct verbal disputes with people. He always believes that his mother's words are extremely reasonable-language is the least powerful way to fight back!
However, Michael Ovitz came to the door to smile and hide the knife, and he would not be polite.
The conversation between the two naturally broke up. Michael Ovitz left with a cold face. Duke looked at him with indifferent eyes, as Martin Bob switched to Michael Ovitz's banner. The relationship between the two parties has not been a harmonious relationship since "Godzilla", and it has taken a sharp turn, and the release dates of "Pearl Harbor" and "The Fellowship of the Ring Expedition", he and Warner Bros. clearly set him together.
And this is still a conspiracy, Michael Ovitz has nowhere to tell. After all, choosing the right release date is the freedom of the issuing company.
"Last year, he called me."
It wasn't until Michael Ovitz's figure completely disappeared from the crowd that Naomi Watts, who was holding Duke's arm, slowly said, "I want to dig me over."
"What about the conditions?" Duke asked.
Naomi shrugged, "The heroine of "Pearl Harbor", but I refused."
"Honey." Duke took her to one side. "You made the right choice."
Looking at the positions of Nancy Josephson and Tina Fey in front, Naomi said again, "I haven't thought about changing agents."
If Naomi Watts leaves, Nancy will definitely not turn a blind eye to Kate Beckinsale, the two people's reputation status in Hollywood is too far apart.
"I will take you to meet the members of the crew."
Seeing Duke nodding, Naomi took his arm and walked to the place where Peter Jackson and others were. Excluding the people he already knew, he 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 the impressions, which is also normal. For example, actors like Adrian Brody may still be in independent films. Rolling in circles.
However, there is another crew next to the "King Kong" crew. Almost all of them are familiar faces. Thinking about the news from Nancy, Duke can easily guess that they appeared in the "King Kong" film. At the premiere, it must be an opportunity to promote, after all, they are all works under Universal Pictures.
Although Naomi Watts didn't know them well, she knew them, and introduced them to Duke.
"This is Van Diesel..."
"This is Paul Walker..."
"This is Michelle Rodriguez..."
Finally, she took Duke to a sweet-looking girl, who had chocolate-like smooth skin and long dark brown hair draped over her shoulders. When she laughed, she would reveal charming dimples, just from the outside, Is an extremely qualified vase-style actor.
"This is Miss Jessica Alba."
Having introduced the Latino actor to Duke, Naomi Watts turned to her. It was a strange man, so she turned her head and smiled and asked, "Jesse, who is this?"
Without waiting for Jessica Alba to introduce him, the man proactively reached out to Duke, "Hello, Director Rosenberg, I’m Christopher Rockencourt, from France, and I’m Miss Alba’s boyfriend. ."
"Hello. Mr. Rockencourt." Duke shook his hand.
Someone just came over to say hello, Jessica Alba and Christopher Rockencourt went over to greet others, Naomi Watts took the opportunity to whisper to Duke, "This girl is James Cameron introduced. The crew."
Naomi's meaning is very obvious, if the other party is not behind James Cameron, she would not bother to introduce such a polite introduction.
The two people exchanged greetings and quickly turned back.
However, the attitudes of the two people are obviously different. Even with the introduction of James Cameron, Jessica Alba can appear in the crew of Michael Ovitz’s package service, and he must have signed an actor contract with him. , She is not a newcomer in Hollywood, cleverly keeping a courteous distance.
But her boyfriend was different. He was very passionate about Duke. If Jessica Alba was standing next to him, Duke might think he was bent.
"Chris is a descendant of a European nobleman and has inherited the title of an earl."
Speaking of her boyfriend, Jessica Alba looked very happy and seemed to be particularly happy. "He is a producer. After this "Fast and Furious", he will create a movie specifically for me."
"Then congratulations." Naomi Watts said casually.
Christopher Rockencourt lifted his chin slightly, his black hair was neatly combed behind his head, and he wore a neat dress. With his decent appearance and polite manners, he was indeed very European. Nobles.
Duke's eyes quickly swept across his face, and he sighed inwardly, that Miss Alba was too naive, and the French earl's vision was really ordinary.
How credible is a producer who promises to create a film with a beautiful actress who is still not well-known?
If Christopher Rockencourt did want to do this, his vision would be too bad. It would be a big problem whether it is acting or skin color to put this person on the front line.
Such thoughts passed quickly, and Duke then put it aside, and what the two men ended up had nothing to do with him.
Could it be that Jessica Alba, with the help of this sponsor, will change her path and become a first-class star?
Christopher Rockencourt seems to be very good at getting close to people. In just a few minutes, Naomi Watts laughed several times, and even talked about it with the support of Jessica Alba. His previous brilliant experience.
"I once won the European lightweight boxing championship. After I came to Hollywood, I met Mickey Locke. We are now friends..."
Jessica Alba added, "Chris is going to invest 12 million US dollars to help Mickey Rock out of the trough."
Hearing this, Duke always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, but he was not interested in these two people, and he was too lazy to listen to them to continue, cast a look at Naomi Watts, she was immediately smart Say goodbye to this man and woman, and walk back to a quiet place with Duke.
"What's the matter?" she asked.
"Nami." Duke warned seriously, "That man has some problems, don't contact him too much."
Naomi Watts nodded immediately, "I also think something is wrong."
She has worked hard in Japan, Australia, and Hollywood successively, and her experience is quite rich, which is definitely not comparable to those ignorant girls.
As the heroine of the crew, Naomi Watts had some entertainment, and then left Duke. When Duke was considering whether to go to Nancy, she suddenly found Christopher Rockencourt walking towards him. come. (To be continued...)