Chapter 19

icm is an international innovation management brokerage company. Although it is incomparable with caa, it is also one of the top five brokerage companies in North America. If Duke remembers correctly, Julia Roberts will be signed by them for quite a long time now and in the future. client.

No wonder Naomi Watts was so lucky. It turned out that he was not thrown away by a super thigh like him, but embraced the same thick thigh...

"Alright? My car is also in the underground parking lot."

Seeing Dukla opening the door of the lounge, Naomi Watts said quickly.

She hurriedly packed her bags, and before Duke could speak, she followed, and walked into the elevator with him. As soon as she entered, Duke saw a man pacing in the elevator and glanced here. Then came over,

Duke knew this man, and one of the most famous film critics invited by Twentieth Century Fox was Barty Henry of the New York Daily News.

The professional film critic didn't mean to talk to Duke. He just nodded to him, then walked around to Naomi Watts on the other side and said politely, "Hello, Miss Watts, consider Have you passed the suggestion I made this afternoon?"

"Sorry..." Naomi Watts suddenly ＠∮ took a step closer here, "I...I haven't thought about it yet."

"Miss Watts..." The other side took a step closer, "This is a circle of mutual help, and my advice is also the best shortcut."

He took another step forward, taking advantage of his height to look at Naomi Watts condescendingly, with a faint threat in his eyes.

"Please..."

Before Naomi Watts finished speaking, he was interrupted, "It hasn't been long since you came to Hollywood. You may not understand the importance of opportunity."

Hearing this, Duke roughly understood something. He saw Naomi Watts, who had repeatedly flinched because he was worried about the opponent's pen, took a step forward and blocked her behind him, also taking advantage of the height advantage over the opponent. , Said condescendingly, "You are too rude, Mr. Henry! This is a public place."

"Did I do anything?" Barty Henry had an indifferent expression. "I just want to invite Miss Watts for a cup of coffee."

Turning his head slightly, Duke looked at Naomi Watts. Naturally, he would not be stupid enough to make a decision for her. After all, it was her personal business.

Actors who want to become famous are naturally weak in the face of critics who can criticize people for nothing. Naomi Watts declined slightly, "Mr. Rosenberg asked me to have dinner."

Then, she cast an apologetic look at Duke.

With the crisp bell, the elevator door just opened, and Naomi Watts hurriedly walked in. When Duke followed up the elevator, she immediately pressed the door close button, leaving Mr. Critics who felt very good about herself. Outside the elevator.

The elevator quickly reached the parking lot on the basement floor. After exiting the elevator, Duke walked straight to the place where his Chevrolet was parked, and Naomi Watts followed from behind.

"My car is here too." She pointed to a red Ford in the distance, and after hesitating a moment, she said, "Thank you, Duke."

"It's just a small matter." Duke didn't care much.

Such things are countless in Hollywood. In an age when the media is still closed, people who have the right to speak in the media, such as film critics, are also the actors who need to please the actors and those who are willing to pay a special price for a suitable review article. Not uncommon.

In the final analysis, this is Naomi Watts' own choice. If she does not refuse, Duke will not stop it. Everyone has the right to choose the way they want to go. As long as they can set foot on the top floor of Hollywood, who Will care about the past black history.

"Really, I am very grateful for you to help me out."

Naomi Watts is now more sincere than before, "He was pestering me in the afternoon."

"Does your agent know about this?"

Duke slowed down a bit, turned his head and suggested, "You better inform her..."

"I told her this afternoon." Naomi Watts sighed lowly. "She let me choose."

It's really a standard broker-style answer. Duke could only sigh with emotion. He felt that the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy, so he changed his tone of half-serious and half-joking, "Nami, you made a difficult and correct choice."

Among actresses who dream of becoming famous, not many people can refuse this kind of deal. You must know that the New York Daily News, which publishes Barty Henry's column, is one of the top ten newspapers in the United States.

In Hollywood, actresses have a shelf life, and this period is much shorter than that of male actors. It is not too much to describe an actress as early as possible. Nancy's idea is also easy to understand. She signed Naomi Watts is definitely not because of the present, but because she is optimistic about her future. If Naomi can become famous earlier and bring her benefits, then why stop?

"Maybe this is a decision that will disappoint Nancy." Naomi Watts didn't look like a fool.

It was late, and the two waved goodbye. Duke drove the Chevrolet out of the underground parking lot, avoided the congested streets, and gradually left the bounds of Beverly Hills.

Putting down the window glass next to the driving seat, the cool evening breeze immediately poured into the car. Duke's groggy thinking caused by the afternoon screening session instantly became sober a lot, and he unconsciously thought of Naomi Wo On Ci, his still-aura head turned twice, and then he realized that he was an idiot.

Sure enough, few Hollywood women are simple characters.

According to his speculation, Nancy Josephson left after receiving the call, just tossing the choice to Naomi Watts, and there was a clear tendency in her heart... As for Miss Watts, it is very likely that she knew Barty Henry Waiting for her answer in the elevator. From the time I saw him in the lounge, she had thought of a shield strategy. She hurriedly packed up her bags and followed up and said'Duke asked her to have dinner' can all explain the problem.

The benefits of this are obvious. She can try her best not to offend Barty Henry, who holds a certain degree of media discourse, and transfer a lot of anger after his rejection to that shield.

A woman who is very smart and knows how to protect herself...

Thinking of this, Duke couldn't help but shook his head and smiled. The other world always used scheming to discredit female stars, but in the Hollywood circle, can women who have no scheming get ahead?

Although this is all speculation, Duke thinks he should not guess wrong.

When I got home, it was completely dark. Duke parked the car and walked into the brightly lit living room. His mother was wearing glasses and sitting on the sofa carefully reading something. There was a thick coffee table in front. A stack of information.

"Mom..." Duke greeted him and sat across from him.

"How did the screening result?" Mrs. Leah raised her head slightly and looked at him.

"The audience's reputation is very good. I heard Robin said that the overall reputation should be above a."

Taking a copy from the information on the coffee table, Duke flipped it and said, "Twentieth Century Fox initially intends to increase the pre-screening publicity cost to $1 million, but it will take a detailed analysis before a real decision can be made."

"Be cautious." Mrs. Leah's gaze returned to the information she had read.

Duke also browsed through his hands and asked curiously, "Is this Santa Fea's new business?"

"It doesn't belong to Santa Feia yet." Mrs. Leah said concisely without raising her head. "It's a new business that the company is competing for."

"Cosmetics? Estee Lauder?" Duke quickly saw the trademark on the material, "It turned out to be a youthful morning dew perfume."

Although he doesn't know much about cosmetics, Duke also knows that although it is not as good as Chanel No. 5, it is also one of the world's top perfume brands, and it is also the signature product of Estee Lauder.

Probably because of seeing Duke's rare concern about Santa Feia's business, Mrs. Leah, who once wanted him to succeed, simply introduced a few words, "Youth Chaolu has just changed its spokesperson. Santa Feia is competing to produce a new advertisement. Very hopeful to win this business."

Although he wanted to help, Duke gave up after thinking about it. He didn't understand the advertising industry at all, and "Speed ​​of Life" would be screened soon. If the screening goes well and the film can be released on a large scale in North America, he would definitely want to Follow the crew to promote everywhere, and there will not be so much time.

"If I can get this business next month."

Just as Duke was about to go back upstairs, Mrs. Leah reminded, "I may stay in New York for a while until the commercial shooting ends."

"I see, Mom." Duke looked back from the stairs, "I will go to New York to visit the class."

Seeing his mother's hand gently swinging here, Duke turned and walked towards the second floor, went back to the room and took a shower, went to the studio next door, moved the typewriter to the small round table on the balcony, thinking and tapping Button.

Judging from the current situation, "Speed ​​of Life and Death" is gradually on the right track. If the film can be successful, then the second filming plan will naturally be put on the agenda, and the script must be completed as soon as possible.

Moreover, Duke has other ideas. After the release of "Life and Death", he also has the capital to join the Screenwriters Association, so he can put the scripts written in the Copyright Bureau and the Screenwriters Association for the record, thus completely occupying the advantage of time. The possibility of future crashes is infinitely reduced.

After he visited the Screenwriters Association last time, he set himself a rough shooting plan for "Speed ​​of Life and Death". Putting out a few scripts in advance would undoubtedly reduce the risk.

If he wrote it himself, it would be a huge workload. Hollywood-style scripts are all about assembly line work. Some people are responsible for writing action dramas, some are responsible for writing love dramas, and some are responsible for writing dialogues. What Duke wants to do, Just find one or two assistants to help you write the next script.

However, this is not anxious. It's like finding a personal assistant. He needs money. He doesn't have that much money now. These plans will not be discussed until the remaining compensation of "Life and Death" is available, even though his $100,000 is only It occupies one-and-a-half-fifth of the total investment of 15 million U.S. dollars. If the film sells, you can get some money.