Chapter 165 Sophie's Choice

The content of this battle is the cheating door incident that has been subjected to countless media crazes and made Kristen Stewart lose face.

In fact, everyone in the circle knows that the private lives of male and female stars are in a mess, and Xiaoke was unfortunately caught as a typical model, and he was in disgrace. Of course, the media hype was not accidental, but the result of a series of behind-the-scenes operations.

No matter from which point of view, Robert Pattinson has the upper hand in his girlfriend's stealing incident, in contrast, Kristen Stewart is not so lucky, not only the outside world's accusations almost drowned her , and in the behind-the-scenes contest, her public relations team can only be described as complete defeat, the public relations steps are messed up, resulting in all kinds of negative news flying all over the sky.

The most ruthless thing is that Panney Kelly kept releasing news, saying that Kristen Stewart was in tears all day long, and sent text messages to Robert Pattinson every day, asking for forgiveness, even if it was just an ordinary friend...

This is equivalent to repeatedly emphasizing to the public that the woman has an affair, and the real victim is the man.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a very clever PR strategy. It seems to be sympathetic to Kristen Stewart, but it is actually a stab in the other side.

That's right, this is the way this circle of fighting for fame and fortune is. Former boyfriends and girlfriends can also draw swords against each other. One of the seemingly simple things is often full of conspiracy and shady scenes. If someone imagines Hollywood as a circle of friendship and mutual assistance between adults , that was the funniest joke.

This is also the reason why Duke spends a lot of money to hire public relations. He is not an omniscient and omnipotent genius. His main focus must be on film production, and other professional things must be left to professionals.

Although the two sides have reached a certain verbal agreement, Duke will not sign the contract so quickly. Some investigation and understanding on the side are also essential. Just like film investment, this is not something that can be decided by taking a forehead.

After returning from France, Duke set aside five days off for himself, mainly to deal with some personal matters.

After initially identifying candidates for assistants and public relations, Duke went directly to Malibu the next day. After meeting with Nancy Josephson, he rushed to the manor in the beach mansion area.

The renovation of the manor has been supervised by Nancy, and it was completed last month. Walking into the villa, stepping on the new floor, and standing in front of the new glass floor-to-ceiling windows, Duke looked out into the distance, the Pacific Ocean was blue and silent. It is like a sleeping baby, occasionally turning over, it will bring up the blooming waves.

When are you going to move in? Nancy Josephson also came over.

I have to buy furniture...

Looking back at the empty living room, Duke frowned. And the appliances, oh god! Seems like a lot of work to be done!

Because there is a lack of a mistress here! Nancy obviously did it on purpose, otherwise you don't have to worry about it at all.

hostess?

Duke shook his head. Now he has no such idea at all. That is to find himself uncomfortable. Even if he finds a temporary hostess, it will be replaced in a short time. Isn't the newly bought decorations turned into garbage?

Although money is no longer a problem for him now, but under the influence of his mother, he can be extravagant, but not wasted.

Does the decoration company have any good recommendations?

Walking out of the living room, Duke walked up the stairs leading to the second floor and said to Nancy who followed, If they have a suitable recommendation, let them pack it up.

Nancy nodded and wrote it down, I'll let them pass the renderings as soon as possible.

I walked around the entire manor. Although I made a lot of adjustments in details, Duke was still very satisfied with the whole. Just like his home in Santa Monica, the manor was hidden in tall evergreen trees. In the back, it looks luxurious, elegant and restrained.

Furniture and the like as soon as possible.

As he walked towards the outdoor parking lot, Duke said to Nancy again, Help me find a suitable party company. If you move, you must have a party.

Leave it to me. Nancy had no opinion.

Now that Duke is her biggest financial sponsor, Nancy has never been so fortunate that she was able to bite the bullet and sign a young director who was very demanding and annoying.

Oh, and...

Before getting into the car, Duke suddenly remembered another thing, but then he waved to the puzzled Nancy, Forget it, I'll go to my mother for help.

For such a large manor, it is impossible to hire only temporary housekeepers. It definitely needs a matching management service team, and for someone like him who works hard in Hollywood, these people must be reliable. It is better to ask his mother to introduce them.

Driving out of the estate, Duke went straight to PricewaterhouseCoopers' Los Angeles office to find David, his accountant, with a number of financial questions waiting for his signature.

After the new year, many of Duke's Independence Day remunerations came in one after another. Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox obviously wanted to work with him for a long time, and did not fully wait until the final date of the contract before paying part of the share.

Among them, 20th Century Fox, as the North American distributor of Independence Day, officially paid Duke's director share in full last month after the film was dropped from North America.

Under the tiered-sharing agreement, Duke could take 20 percent of the film's North American box office of $362.55 million, and the remaining $42.51 million would be paid off after the $30 million already paid by Fox.

Overseas, the film's overseas box office has already exceeded 500 million US dollars, which automatically triggers the 20% sharing clause in the contract. However, some overseas shares have not yet been received, and some will not be paid for the time being after they are received. Warner Bros. just took it out. The $200 million box-office share was paid out at the end of last month with $40 million.

Even in Hollywood, where top directors and actors can participate, this is a sky-high payment.

Of course, nothing compared to what Spielberg got paid for on Jurassic Park.

The follow-up remuneration will come from the overseas box office. If Duke wants to get it, he still needs to wait patiently. It will be very good to be completely settled this time next year.

The global box office of Independence Day has now broken through the $900 million mark, reaching as high as $911.13 million. Although the film has been dropped from all the box office markets, there are still remote overseas areas that have just been released. No one can say Jurassic Park's No. 1 box office.

After negotiating with David, Duke called his stockbroker again. In the near future, he plans to use some of the funds he has harvested to invest in the stock market. The purpose is of course Apple and Microsoft. The latter's stocks are very popular. How much is counted, and the former's stock price is still falling all the way, without the slightest rebound.

However, Toy Story has been confirmed to be released on Thanksgiving Christmas, and Uncle Qiao is about to re-emerge.

Duke did not intend to rely on these short-term profits, just for the preservation and appreciation of value, regardless of the stockbroker's strong objection, forcing the other party to turn cash into corresponding stocks in the future.

Likewise, he will not blindly trust anyone, and there will be no less supervision.

Duke didn't plan to leave PwC's Los Angeles office until late in the evening. When he walked out of David's office and walked into the elevator, he encountered an unexpected person.

Sophie... Duke raised his eyebrows and walked over, Why are you here?

Sophie Marceau was wearing a neat suit, turned her head, saw Duke, and showed a bright but formulaic smile, Come and find my accountant to deal with something.

I mean, when did you come to Los Angeles? Duke could feel her courtesy to him, Sophie Marceau, who is loved all over the world, came to Los Angeles, how could I, a native of Los Angeles, not entertain me? Woolen cloth?

My new movie is about to be released. Sophie Marceau seemed to remind her intentionally, I want to come and cooperate with the crew to do some publicity work.

Duke didn't seem to understand, and he bluntly invited, I don't know if I have the honor to invite you to dinner?

tonight?

After hesitating for a while, Sophie Marceau shook her head slowly but firmly, Sorry, Duke, I have something to do tonight.

The elevator door opened at this moment, and the two walked in one after another. Duke looked at the mature and sexy French beauty next to him and continued to ask, What about tomorrow? Can I show you around Los Angeles?

The less things you can't get, the more you can arouse people's interest. Duke is just one of the ordinary people, and naturally he is no exception.

Sorry, Duke. Sophie Marceau also looked at him and said very seriously, I'm married!

It's just an invitation between friends. Duke smiled indifferently. Since the other party didn't intend to, he wouldn't stalk him. Then talk about it when you have time.

The elevator door opened, Duke nodded to Sophie Marceau, walked out of the elevator without reluctance, and walked towards his car.

Looking at Duke's retreating back, Sophie Marceau did not hesitate and went in the opposite direction. While her footsteps moved quickly, her dreamy eyes flashed with thinking.

Sophie Marceau knew exactly the need to make a good relationship with a big Hollywood director, and even what happened as the other party thought was no big deal to her, but she still decided to stay away from that young director.

The reason is very simple. She is about to sign a contract with CAA, and her future agent will be Martin Bob. Even if she has not fully entered Hollywood, Sophie Marceau also knows about Duke Rosenberg and CAA. , to be precise, it has a very poor relationship with Martin Bob et al.

She knows that foreign actors from non-English speaking areas are not easy to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood. Compared with Duke Rosenberg, who mainly shoots male dramas, CAA is more powerful and more suitable for her future development.

Sophie Marceau thinks very clearly about which choice suits her needs. Now her biggest reliance in Hollywood is the upcoming CAA!