Chapter 201

"I've seen a few films where you starred."

After pondering for a while, Duke said, "Mary, there is room for improvement in your acting skills and potential to be tapped. You shouldn't just position yourself as a vase."

If this was spoken by ordinary people, Nicole Kidman would only disdain, but it was a director who had already proven his ability. She recognized Duke from the bottom of her heart. There was nothing An actress is willing to make only a vase, besides, she still has many dreams and ambitions to realize.

"I heard it before." Duke raised the other's expectations without a trace. "You have excellent singing and dancing skills, don't you?"

"Yes!" Nicole Kidman raised the corners of her mouth, and she could hear that the young director on the other side admired her better.

Seeing Nicole Kidman's cold face blooming with more and more brilliant smiles, Duke suddenly turned to the front, "Frankly speaking, Mary, you are excellent, but I don't think you are suitable for appearing in " "Chicago"."

The smile instantly froze into ice and solidified on the glamorous face. Nicole Kidman looked at Duke and was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Say, Duke, what do you want?"

"No, Mary, you misunderstood." Duke hurriedly ∞∨ waved his hand and explained, "I don't mean anything else, I just don't think you are suitable to appear in the same movie as Cruise."

"what?"

Now Nicole Kidman is like a girl of thousands of changes, and Han Bing immediately becomes confused.

"Have you not noticed, Mary?" Duke gradually took the initiative in discourse. "Except for "Thunder and Aspirations", where you and Tom have not formally confirmed the relationship, none of the films you two have collaborated has actually been commercially obtained. success."

Recalling for a moment, Nicole Kidman nodded, "It's true."

Duke held up the cup. Take a sip of water, "Hollywood may not have counted it yet. In fact, it's not just you. When all the couple actors or couple actors who formally confirm the relationship appear together in the same film, the film mostly ends in failure."

Nicole Kidman was still thinking, Duke continued. "You know, I have always valued the market very much. I have conducted a special survey by Vito. Most viewers don't like to see actors who are closely related to reality have too many intersections in the same film. They think that it is easy to play. , It will only make people think of the relationship between actors in reality, and there is no sense of substitution at all."

"So, I have been out before I participated in the second audition?" Nicole Kidman raised his brows. "Is that so, Duke?"

"I don't want to deceive you, Mary." Duke admitted directly. "You won't pass the second audition."

What I just said is one of the reasons. It won't take long for the whole Hollywood to reach a consensus that couple actors and couples are taboos in commercial films.

On the other hand, the reason is that Nicole Kidman used to be and Nicole Kidman is now. Not to please North American audiences, this is a crux of which the cause cannot be found at all. In the previous life, except for the few years when he was divorced from Tom Cruise, because of the sympathy prevailing in North American audiences, Nicole Kidman had several films that were truly successful, and other times were all poisonous. Box office poison.

Some people may think that she has a problem with her choice of film, and there are indeed reasons for this. But don't forget, her agent has always been the well-known Pat Kingsley. This female agent is recognized as having a unique vision. With her support, Nicole Kidman is more than a movie. A movie is terrible. It is not just a matter of vision.

Throughout the history of Hollywood, Nicole Kidman can be said to be the top actress with the most disproportionate amount of remuneration and ticket sales. Later, she had to go to some movies to star in the villain, and Tom Cruise was frequently mentioned in interviews. To maintain the exposure rate and photogenic rate.

"Is there no other way?" Nicole Kidman's eyes flashed unwillingly.

Duke shook his head slowly and said, "Sorry, he is Tom Cruise. And you, Mary..."

"I'm just Mrs. Cruise?" Nicole Kidman interrupted Duke, with a self-deprecating tone. "Only dependent on Tom Cruise to gain a foothold in Hollywood accessories?"

"I didn't mean that."

Seeing that she had completely misunderstood her words, Duke had no choice but to say, "I mean, you don't need to appear in the same movie or similar setting with Tom, that would only be detrimental to you."

Nicole Kidman showed a thoughtful look, and finally nodded slowly.

Ten minutes later, Pat Kingsley and Nancy Josephson returned to the restaurant, shook hands with Duke, and said something to Pat Kingsley, Nicole Kidman took the lead. Farewell and leave.

She walked out of the restaurant and drove to Beverly Hills in a red sports car. The conversation with Duke has been circling in her mind. In addition, in recent years, the conflicts between her and Tom Cruise have been escalating. There are a lot of dissatisfaction, and the current unsuccessful career has inspired these dissatisfaction.

Back at the mansion in Beverly Hills, Nicole Kidman parked the car and walked quickly into the villa. His face was a little sickly white at the moment, like the snow and ice of Antarctica. Feel the cold.

Subsequently, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's discussions about Scientology, the Australian Hotel, and Mel Gibson were heard in the mansion, which also touched on chaotic topics such as derailment, and the voices became more and more. High, getting sharper, and eventually turned into a fierce quarrel.

"What did you talk to Nicole Kidman?"

In the car driving towards Malibu, Nancy Joseph asked Duke curiously, "She looked very ugly when she left."

"I just advised her to give up the audition."

Seeing Nancy's disbelief on his face, Duke shrugged, turned the steering wheel, and the car turned onto the coastal road. "When did you buy a property in Malibu?"

"I think I should live closer to the most important customers." Nancy said half-jokingly, "to increase the relationship between us."

"Don't worry. Under normal circumstances, I won't change agents."

From signing the brokerage contract to now, Duke is generally satisfied with Nancy Josephson, "Without your words. Who will rush up to shield me from the bright guns and the arrows shot by Caa."

Nancy smiled and clicked on Duke with her finger, and then suddenly asked, "Tom Cruise starred in your movie, didn't Martin Bob stop him?"

"As far as I know, Pat Kinsley seems to be closer to Inno Martin."

As the car left the city of Malibu, Duke accelerated slightly. Continuing the topic just now, "They are united and should have the strength to fight Martin Bob."

"Cruise's main agent is Jinsli, Hanks's main agent is Eno Martin, Spielberg did not choose Martin Bob after Ovitz retired from the entertainment industry." Nan Hee talked about some of his competitors, "Caa's biggest stars and directors are keeping a certain distance from Martin Bob, and his life is not easy."

He looked back at his car following behind. Nancy added, "Martin Bob's heaviest client right now is Mel Gibson. You suppressed Gibson very badly. I heard he was going to dig Will Smith."

"Will Smith?"

Upon hearing Duke's question, Nancy explained, "Will Smith continued his acting style on "Independence Day" and just collaborated with Michael Bay, who was nicknamed "Duke Second". "Jedi Men", although the box office of this film is not comparable to "Independence Day". It is relatively successful. Although Smith's acting skills are poor, it has been recognized by the industry in terms of black comedy."

Duke thought for a while and asked, "Aren't you and icm going to dig him?"

"You guessed it." Nancy adjusted the seat belt and said, "Will Smith is a hot seller now, and the strength of caa is weaker. It is not only me and ICM, but William Morris has also joined here. In competition."

She turned her head and looked at Duke, "Do you have a project suitable for him? If you can work with you, I believe he will join ICM."

As if afraid that Duke wouldn't care. Nancy emphasized again, "This is a good opportunity to hit Caa and Martin Bob."

Duke frowned. His movie schedule has been scheduled for 2003, and there is no heavyweight that fits the role of Will Smith, so he shook his head.

"Really not?" Nancy didn't give up yet.

"You've seen the script outline and character settings I filed." Duke said helplessly, "If Smith doesn't mind playing a half-orc or a strong orc, I can find a suitable role for him."

He didn't even intend to take the comedy route, and the later films also need better acting skills. It would be a disaster to make Will Smith perform in this hip-hop style.

The car stopped in front of a villa in the coastal villa area. Nancy unfastened her seat belt and just before getting off the car, she said, "Duke, the second audition is about to go. Please give priority to the icm actors, okay? "

"If the level is not too different, I will definitely give priority to using icm actors." Duke understands another meaning in Nancy's words, "I know you value Naomi Watts, and I owe her too. A favor, I heard that she has been working very hard, and I must not be disappointed."

"I can rest assured that."

Nancy got out of the car, Tina Fey parked her car behind, walked over to the co-pilot, and the black Bentley drove towards the luxury villa area not far away.

Today, Tina Fei has completely become Duke's personal assistant, because Duke often writes scripts and handles other tasks at night, and spends most of the workdays in the seaside manor named "Duke" by Duke. In the eye-shaped villa, there are also suites with offices.

The focus of Duke's work now is the upcoming audition for the two leading actresses. (To be continued...)