Chapter 25 The Thing
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Entertainment gossip or something has always been popular with the public.
Keanu Reeves is sunny and handsome, Uma Thurman is beautiful and charming, the two are a screen couple in Speed of Life, and they are a perfect pair outside the movie...
Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman are fake because of Speed of Life, and Hollywood has another pair of golden boys and girls...
Thanks to Twentieth Century Fox's PR efforts, a lot of news about the couple and their new movie appeared in the media, especially the News Corporation tabloids, which almost fired the gossip.
All of these goals are clear, to draw audiences into the theater!
So when the new North American box office charts were announced, both Duke and Twentieth Century Fox laughed.
500 theaters, three days over the weekend, Speed of Life won $7.55 million, not only successfully entered the top ten box office, but also won the best single-hall box office last weekend with a single-house box office of more than $15,000. score.
At this time, even if God came, it could not prevent 20th Century Fox from expanding the scale of publicity and screening to make more profits.
On April 27th, Speed of Life landed in North American theaters for the third week and the last Monday of April. Twentieth Century Fox finally expanded the number of theaters for Speed of Life to 2,385, and invested heavily to launch a frenzy. Indiscriminate propaganda, the film's name spread throughout North America.
Duke also started running announcements between major cities in North America with the crew. No matter where they went, Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman, the golden boys and girls, were the focus of fans and media. With the passage of time, Duke has naturally been noticed by many media, and the director of 'Young Rosenberg' will also appear on the entertainment pages of some media from time to time.
However, Duke is not enthusiastic about promoting himself. The director must rely on his works to speak after all. Now, no one will focus too much on the director. When another era of more open information arrives, the director will be thorough. came to the front desk.
After a long accumulation of trial screenings, point screenings, and small-scale screenings, and with the full support of 20th Century Fox, Life and Death is like a young talent with a profound background and a rich and thin hair. Like Jun, he finally ushered in a complete explosion.
When Duke and the crew traveled eastward through San Francisco, Salt Lake City and other cities, Life and Death made $22.5 million in the first four working days of the new week! After they finished their weekend promotion in Pittsburgh, the film raked in $34.75 million over three days this weekend!
This weekend's box office also made Life and Death in the North American box office chart, with an advantage of less than 1 million US dollars, beating Mel Gibson's new work Lethal Weapon 3, firmly sitting at the box office number one position. superior!
This is the first box office champion of Speed of Life and Duke's first box office champion!
The total North American box office of the film has also exceeded 66 million US dollars, and the potential that has been accumulated for a long time has finally exploded!
Although this figure is not enough for my mother to recover the cost, it is no exaggeration to say that the film has been a success, and he has enough capital. Even if the box office hits a lot later, the second work will not be ignored.
Have you heard, Duke.
As soon as he entered the hotel, Naomi Watts took the initiative to walk over.
In the new week, the crew arrived in New York, the last and most important stop for promotion on the East Coast. Because of the film's box office explosion, Twentieth Century Fox called in more actors to participate in the promotion in New York, and those who wanted to take advantage of the film Some of them came to New York, while others could only watch on the sidelines.
Naomi Watts was clearly the one who got the ticket. I heard from Nancy that Mel Gibson was very upset with Lethal Weapon 3's loss to Speed. You should know that? His temper He was extremely irritable and had a serious alcohol addiction. Not only did he beat his assistant when he was drunk, but he also fired his agent and planned to switch to CAA.
Then CAA needs more A-list stars.
Duke was somewhat wary of these women in Hollywood. After simply answering Naomi Watts' words, he walked into the elevator, went to the floor where he was staying, and went directly to his room.
After closing the door and putting down his luggage, the peace on Duke's face finally disappeared. He clenched his right fist and waved it twice. The huge pressure he had endured this year was thrown to the ground with his fist!
Well done, Duke!
Standing in front of the full-length mirror by the door, Duke pointed to the tall and handsome young man in the mirror, But don't relax! Remember, this is just the beginning!
After taking off his coat and packing his luggage, Duke was about to sit down and rest when someone knocked on the door.
Who?
Duke opened the door, and Naomi Watts in a light-colored dress waved to him with a smile, Hi, Duke.
Is something wrong? Duke asked.
nothing……
Probably seeing Duke's frown, Naomi put away her smile and said very seriously, I just want to apologize to you, what happened last time...
She pointed to the door, Can you go in and talk?
Walking back to the room, Duke gestured casually to Naomi who was following him, and asked, Water, or coffee?
Ah, no need.
The blonde shook her hand quickly and said, I really have nothing to do, I'm sorry.
She's not stupid at all. The two of them talked and laughed last time. Duke's attitude was obviously a lot rusty this time.
If you can.
Looking over Duke's face, Naomi Watts saw that Duke didn't seem to care about this matter at all, and asked tentatively, As an apology, can I invite you to dinner?
Sorry, I'll accept it, dinner is over.
In any case, Duke's family education did not allow him to be too rude in front of the lady, The recent publicity is very tired, I need to rest.
Then... I won't bother you.
Standing up, Naomi Watts walked towards the door. Hearing Duke's footsteps behind him, he suddenly turned around and asked, Duke, don't you have an agent yet?
That's right.
With a casual nod, Duke sent the petite blonde away.
Just as Duke showered and was about to fall asleep, in a room diagonally across from him, Naomi Watts was on the phone.
Nancy, I confirmed, he doesn't have an agent.
Have a good relationship with him, Nami. A professional voice came over the phone, I'm optimistic about his potential...
Hearing this sentence, Naomi Watts couldn't help rolling her eyes. The box office and word of mouth of Speed of Life are all here. In all Hollywood that speaks with achievements, who doesn't know what this means, and the last time When Nancy met Duke, she didn't see any potential in him.
It's good for you and me. The agent's words continued, I think you should know the need for a fast-rising director? As long as he's not a meteor...
I understand. Naomi Watts closed her upturned eyes.
In terms of acting and appearance, she is not lost to her classmate, but why is it her who became famous instead of her? Naomi Watts is not a newcomer to the entertainment industry, and naturally understands that opportunities in Hollywood are often more important than acting.
At the same time, the headquarters of CAA in Century City, Los Angeles, is also discussing content related to Duke.
Alien 3 is coming out this weekend.
As the head of the packaging project, Martin Bob seemed very confident, Twentieth Century Fox has signed distribution contracts with 2,450 theaters.
Martin...
Michael Ovitz, who was sitting at the top of the conference table, said, I heard that 20th Century Fox invested a lot of resources in Speed of Life?
I've urged them to focus back on Alien 3.
Martin Bob rubbed his forehead. That kid from the Rosenberg family was like a slap in the face with Twentieth Century Fox. Fortunately, the basic element of being an agent is to have a thick skin and a normal face. Said, The Speed of Life and Death has been released for 3 weeks, and the box office explosion last weekend has also exhausted the potential of the film. This film basically ends here, and the next is the fiercely competitive summer season, and it is impossible to With good results in the strangulation, as long as the management of Fox has no problems with their heads, they will definitely focus on Alien 3.
These words were almost recognized by most of the people sitting. In the minds of many people, the sudden popularity of Speed of Life and Death is more because there are no strong competitors in the gap between the spring and summer.
What's going on with Mel Gibson? Michael Ovitz asked.
He made a verbal agreement with us.
The written agreement will be signed on Thursday, an agent replied.
Who was Duke Rosenberg's client before?
Although you can act as a clown, climb on the table, pout your butt and tap dance to please customers, but at CAA, Ovitz has absolute authority, Why does CAA miss such talent?
Yes...is my client. Lovett said weakly.
How do you rate clients? Ovitz's voice was stern. Do you have eyes under your nose?
Sorry, Mr. Ovitz...
I don't want to hear an apology. He gave Lovett a cold look, Sign him back, I don't care what method you use!
Yes.
After the meeting, Lovett went back to his office, sat on a chair, and rummaged around to find Duke's contact information, which he didn't know where it was thrown. When Duke wanted to renew his contract, if he could, would he still be as embarrassed as he is today?
If he has a cutting-edge director in his hand, even if he must share it with other agents in the future, it will increase his capital. Even if Duke's future director is smooth, he will attract more actors to cast his flag.
Regardless of that, let's find a way to re-sign Duke.
Now that he is an entertainment agent, Lovett naturally understands that things like cheeks must be thrown away.