Chapter 412

"Congratulations, Fan."

Armed with Jessica Alba, walked to the restaurant where Van Diesel was sitting, Christopher Rockencourt bumped his fist, "Fast and Furious almost overwhelmed the first day Duke Rosenberg's "The Fellowship of the Ring"."

"It's just a little bit worse!"

The strong bald man said angrily, "Really unwilling!"

"It's already pretty good, don't forget, your investment is only 38 million U.S. dollars, what about "The Fellowship Expedition"?"

Christopher Rockencourt speaks very skillfully, deliberately ignoring the fact that "The Fellowship of the Ring" is the third weekend, and "Fast and Furious" is the first weekend.

Thinking that the 15.21 million US dollars that "Fast and Furious" received on Friday was only less than half a million dollars less than the 15.65 million US dollars of "The Fellowship of the Ring", Van Diesel's mouth hung up unconsciously. A smug smile.

"Sorry..."

Just sitting down, Jessica Alba stood up, "I'll go to the bathroom."

After speaking, she hurriedly walked towards the bathroom, as if she could not wait.

Christopher Rockencourt looked at Jessica Alba's back, and he seemed to have gone to the bathroom frequently in the past two days, but he was full of calculations and didn't care much.

His goal today is Van Diesel.

When Jessica Alba came back, the three ordered some food and chatted while eating. Christopher Rockencourt deliberately or unconsciously guided the topic, and kept moving closer to movies and investment.

"Fan, are you interested in cooperating to make a big vote?"

Putting down the knife and fork, Christopher Rockencourt said timely, "Big investment and big production!"

"You mean..." Van Diesel didn't quite understand.

Christopher Rockencourt picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth. Swinging her head to Jessica Alba, Jessica immediately took his briefcase, took out a project book from it, and handed it to Van Diesel.

Seeing Van Diesel took over and opened it, Christopher Rockencourt said again, "This is my carefully prepared script and project plan. Estimated investment of 160 million US dollars! It will be an epic war masterpiece. Fan , I heard Jesse say that you are very researched about movies, and you should know that after "Gladiator" and "The Fellowship of the Ring", the spring of epic films has arrived."

Van Diesel nodded. This is the consensus of the industry. Many companies are preparing epic masterpieces of modern warfare and ancient warfare.

"So, this is an opportunity!" Christopher Rockencourt's voice is not loud, but sonorous and powerful. "It's a good opportunity for investment. I think the epic film that describes the last glory of Napoleon the Great with the Battle of Waterloo as the center point will be very interesting."

After briefly flipping through the plan, Van Diesel looked at the script behind it seriously, and after a while, he raised his head and said, "Chris. You mean..."

"We invest together!"

Christopher Rockencourt had a sincere face, as if he did not shy away from it. "We have known each other for a long time, and you all know that although I have the title of earl and inherited a fortune, I have been investing in small productions in the past few years. Although I have made a lot of money, I only have a few thousand. With a net worth of ten thousand dollars and such a huge investment, I cannot afford it alone."

This heart-wrenching remark made Van Diesel's affection for him a lot more.

According to Hollywood rumors. The other party did have some money, but he was not as rich as Duke Rosenberg.

"In fact, Chris got a lot of investment."

Jessica Alba looked at her boyfriend sweetly, and said happily, "I plan to invest 1.5 million US dollars, Mickey Rock invests 3 million US dollars, Demi Moore invests 5 million US dollars, and Joaquin Phoenix invests 200 Ten thousand dollars, Kate Beckinsale and Ben Affleck plan to use their pay for "Pearl Harbor"..."

In less than a minute, Jessica Alba said a string of names, and these people's investment combined was nearly 20 million U.S. dollars.

Christopher Rockencourt's face always wore a confident smile. Since Jessica Alba was asked to speak out, of course he was not afraid of Van Diesel to verify.

Hearing these words and figures, Van Diesel was a little moved. Many people in the circle are saying that Christopher Rockencourt has a wide network of relationships and often walks among celebrities. Looking at it now, there are indeed some means.

However, investment is a prudent thing. Epic films cost a lot and are well received by the market. However, there are also blood-spitting works like "Arrived at the City", especially the rhythm and scenes of epic films. If there is no suitable director, invest It's best not to even think about it.

He tentatively asked, "Chris, which director do you plan to invite to direct?"

"Duke Rosenberg!" Christopher Rockencourt said without any hesitation, "He is the most suitable candidate."

Van Diesel frowned slightly.

Christopher Rockencourt can grasp his psychology and said, "Michael Ovitz is indeed at odds with Duke, but you are not acting in his movie, you are just investing."

"Duke agreed to be the director?"

Although he wants "Fast and Furious" to compete with "The Fellowship of the Fellowship", Van Diesel knows no matter how arrogant, Duke Rosenberg is particularly good at big scenes and is definitely a guarantee for the success of the big production. .

"My plan and script have been sent to Duke through Nancy Josephson," Christopher Rockencourt is confident, "icm's market outlook for the project is a+, Duke Rosenberg Grid's evaluation of the project is also very high."

Van Diesel was a little moved. If Duke Rosenberg might become a director and not be moved, then he is really a fool.

Such opportunities are rare.

But he is still cautious. After all, if he invests, he will definitely invest more than seven figures.

"Chris, I need to think about it." Van Diesel did not immediately agree, "I will get back to you as soon as possible."

Christopher Rockencourt didn't urge him, then changed the subject and began to talk about Hollywood gossip.

"A tabloid published a picture of Duke Rosenberg and Ivanka Trump sitting in Central Park together. They seemed to be dating."

"Did he change his sex. Want to have a serious relationship with people?"

As time was getting late, Jessica Alba and Christopher Rockencourt left the project book and took the lead. Van Diesel did not leave, but took out his mobile phone.

He hung up a friend in his circle who was particularly well-informed. After waiting here for a while, the other party called back. Gave a definite reply.

"Nancy? Josephus did receive a project about Napoleon. Icm's evaluation is very high. It is said that Duke had just returned from New York and Nancy met him with the project book. No one knew what they had talked about. According to the feedback from icm, Nancy seems to be in a good mood..."

"Also, those people you mentioned, learned that the project director may be Duke. They are indeed planning to invest, and some people are even afraid of missing opportunities and have already allocated funds."

This person seems to be very concerned, "Fan, Duke's film has an amazing return on investment. This is a rare opportunity. Can you take me with you?"

Hanging up, Van Diesel gradually thought about it. The opportunity to invest in Duke Rosenberg's project is really rare.

The restaurant is not too far away. Duke and Tina Fei sat in the office of the Duke's studio, waiting for interviewers, while thinking about the same project.

Last time we met, Christopher Rockencourt left a bad impression on Duke. Perhaps the other party's warm and hearty appearance can win the favor of many people. But it will arouse the vigilance of a person like him who is naturally on guard, and he even told Naomi Watts to pay attention to each other.

But this plan made Duke puzzled. Nancy Josephson told him that the plan came from Christopher Rockencourt, someone who could write such an excellent project plan. Even if the ability is not as good as Charles Rowan and Robin Grande, it will not be too bad.

And looking at Christopher Rockencourt's wrists and extensive social networks, he is not a novice to Hollywood at all, and he will not run into a wall like he did in the first place...

A soft knock on the door interrupted Duke's thoughts, and a secretary opened the door, "Wallace? Mr. Lee is here."

Tina Fei nodded, "Bring him in."

This is an interview for the recruitment of an assistant director. The people who came to the interview are well qualified. Although they have not participated in major commercial productions, they have climbed all the way from assistant to assistant director in the independent film circle. They can be far better than mainstream business circles. There must be some ability to mix up in a chaotic place.

In particular, Duke remembers this guy. He was very capable when he was first at the California Academy of Art.

Seeing Wallace Lee coming in, Duke didn't say much. Now it's working hours, and the other person is also a smart person. He just answers various questions asked by Tina Fei, and he didn't rush into relationship with Duke.

From crew chores to film production, from actor selection to making plans, Tina Fei asked meticulously, and then Duke asked some questions about the concept of the film. He would not use associate directors with different ideas. , The reason for using Sofia Coppola at the earliest was more complicated. After all, there was no Coppola family behind the opponent.

Duke vaguely remembered that at the beginning this was a man who was biased towards idealism and niche art. Perhaps he had been honed in Hollywood for so many years. He was infected by the strong commercial atmosphere and his ideas have changed a lot.

"Mr. Li, we will notify you as soon as possible."

What Tina Fei gave in the end was only a procedural result.

At the end of the interview, Duke walked over and shook hands with Wallace Lee, "It's been a long time, Lee."

After a few simple greetings, Duke left the office. He also wanted to meet with Warner Bros. The first day of the box office of "Fast and Furious" put tremendous pressure on "The Fellowship of the Ring", and both parties had to take out Targeted measures, neither he nor Warner, do not want the box office of "The Fellowship of the Ring" to shrink significantly because of the impact. (To be continued...)