Chapter 31: Cheers to Duke

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Hello, this is Karl Lagerfeld's office...

Holding the microphone in one hand, and swiping quickly on the notebook with the pen in the other hand, Sophia hadn't put down the phone when another phone on the desk rang again. She had to say a few words of apology into the microphone, Quickly pick up the new call, Hello. This is... Mr. Lagerfeld is not here now. Okay, Mr. Versace, I will definitely convey it in time.

For the whole afternoon, she kept answering the phone and kept recording. Another veteran assistant sitting opposite her didn't want to help at all, but instead showed a little mockery from time to time. smile.

After work and returning to the rented apartment, Sophia opened the door, picked up the newspaper on the ground, turned around and slammed the door shut, making a 'banging' sound, she seemed to want to vent her accumulated boredom and anxiety in this way. Wronged.

She kicked off her heels and sat on the couch like a mollusk without support.

Although she was able to get this position as an intern assistant with the help of her family relationship, and the girls in Paris who wanted to get this position might be able to fill the Champs-Elysées, but she now regrets it a little.

After coming to Paris, Sofia found that her Coppola family's name was not good at all. The European fashion circle did not buy the account of the North American film circle at all. Despite her background, she was the lowest-ranking assistant among Lagerfeld assistants. One, the others almost united to squeeze her, not giving her a chance to stand out at all, making her fully appreciate the cruelty of office politics and workplace competition.

And fashion is far from being as simple as it seems. Most of her past 20 years have been dealing with movies, and her work related to movies is easy to do, and in terms of fashion... When she answered the phone, she even stayed with many celebrities in the fashion industry. No one knows who the nickname is.

Think back to Hollywood, even though she worked as a trainee assistant for David Fincher and Duke, but who wasn't polite to her from producers to extras?

Duke Rosenberg?

The name that came into my mind made Sofia grit her teeth. The guy cursed her to be Lagerfeld's telephone operator, and now...

Suddenly, she realized that she hadn't paid attention to Duke and his Speed ​​of Life for a long time. The last time she spoke on the phone, several months ago, the other party told her that Speed ​​of Life was about to be released on a large scale, and she laughed at it. He is dreaming.

Thinking of this, Sophia took the cordless phone and dialed a number in Los Angeles.

Hi Nikolai, it's alright! I just wanted to ask one thing, do you know about Speed ​​of Life? Yes? Has it been released widely in North America? What's the box office?

what!

Hearing the numbers on the phone, Sophia was stunned, and after a few seconds, she said, Are you sure you're not mistaken? Are you sure it's $130 million? Well, I got it, thank you, Ni. Gura...

how can that be?

Even if she knew that her cousin would not joke about this kind of thing, Sophia still couldn't believe that Duke Rosenberg's Speed ​​of Life and Death actually made over 100 million at the North American box office!

Duke is only a year older than her! Still the first official movie! It was a big success?

That guy does have some tricks, especially shooting speeding cars, collisions and explosions, he has a unique experience! But he is a rookie when it comes to literary dramas. To be precise, he is a rookie director himself!

And he succeeded!

Subconsciously, Sophia dialed a landline in Los Angeles, but no one answered...

When working on the Speed ​​of Life crew, Sophia communicated the most with Duke. She knew that his biggest dream was to become a super director like George Lucas or Spielberg. A critical first step?

What about your movie dreams? What about the movie dream that was pierced by those film critics with vicious and abusive language?

It was not until this moment that Sophia realized that choosing the fashion industry was simply a mistake, and that Hollywood and the film industry were where she should go.

If you get fired by Chanel, you can come back and continue to be my assistant!

Thinking of what Duke had said when she left Los Angeles, Sophia had a rough idea of ​​where she started.

In Los Angeles in July, the weather is definitely not pleasant. The dry and hot weather is always irritating. Duke drove past the Fox Building, but did not stop. Instead, he turned into the road on the left, and again After a few minutes of speeding, he stopped in the parking lot next to a hotel.

Before getting out of the car, Duke tidied up his dress in the rearview mirror before heading to the Twentieth Century Fox party for Speed ​​of Life.

Although the sun had already fallen into the ground in the west, and the road from the parking lot to the hotel was not too far, when Duke walked to the front of the hotel, he was still sweating in his formal clothes and entered the air-conditioned lobby. The cool feeling made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Hi Duke...

A middle-aged man in his thirties greeted him and shook hands with him affectionately. This man Duke knew and was an assistant to the new CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, Townsend Rothman.

After a few words of courtesy, the other party led the way, leading Duke to the banquet hall on the second floor, obviously making a special trip to wait for him here.

Mr. Rosenberg...

Director Rosenberg...

Before entering the banquet hall, Duke met two members of the crew during the filming. The exact names have long been forgotten. I probably remembered that they were two camera assistants. At that time, except for their work relationship, they did not talk to him very much.

Now not only did they greet each other affectionately, but they also took the initiative to move to the side of the corridor.

Only successful people have the capital to survive in Hollywood! Duke has always confirmed this.

The two waiters opened the red double doors, and the previously noisy banquet hall suddenly fell silent. When Duke walked in, he didn't know who was the first to clapp his palms, and then the applause came like a tidal wave!

Completely different from the film's promotional announcements and press conferences, this is his moment! This is the moment when the director is the protagonist!

Duke, among directors of your age, there is no one who can do better than you!

Seeing Twentieth Century Fox CEO Townsend Rothman greet him with great enthusiasm, Duke shook his outstretched hand and said politely, Thank you, Mr. Rothman...

Call me Townsend.

Thank you, Townsend.

Despite knowing that the other party's attitude is so good, it is entirely because he has created great value for Fox, Duke still maintains elegant etiquette, Thank you 20th Century Fox for your support.

Then, under the introduction of Townsend Rothman, Duke shook hands with several other high-level executives who were present at Fox.

Young man, I have to say that you have created a miracle.

The person who held Duke's hand and spoke was Tim Fisher, who once rejected Speed ​​of Life and Death, and like other Fox executives, he was facing Duke with a smile on his face, I have seen your latest The script, I think we can continue to work together.

I think so too. Duke said with a smile.

The waiter in black shuttled through the crowd and kept putting champagne into the hands of the guests. After Duke and Fox's executives finished greeting, Townsend Rothman clapped his palm twice, took the champagne from the assistant, and said to Du Grams held high here.

I suggest, to the success of Speed ​​of Life and the success of director Duke Rosenberg!

cheers!

cheers!

In the banquet hall with thousands of square feet, there were countless echoing voices, and everyone toasted Duke!

This feeling of becoming an absolute protagonist will make anyone intoxicated and excited, even if he is as calm as Duke. In the past year, he has endured too much pressure, and the insomnia between midnight dreams has been tortured. He, and today's success, proves that the mental anguish he endured was not in vain.

He has taken the first successful step towards his dream of directing!

For my dream, for the efforts of my two lifetimes, cheers!

After reciting this sentence in his heart, Duke raised his head slightly and drank the champagne in the glass!

The atmosphere in the banquet hall was warm, and Fox's senior management came one after another, and after clinking glasses with him, they said some very comfortable words. It seemed that Duke had become a first-line leader, but Duke was excited and proud, but also maintained Cool-headed, he knew why he was valued by Fox's bigwigs.

Because he has created huge gains for them, and may continue to do so in the future.

Duke, how does it feel to be famous?

A familiar voice came from the side, Duke turned his head, and Robin Grande was standing a few feet away. He hurried forward and slammed his glass with him, I haven't had a chance to say thank you to you.

I just do things with money.

Hearing this, Duke laughed, and Robin Grande laughed as well, and then he said, Go ahead, Hollywood can't afford two consecutive failures.

Nodding solemnly, Duke drank the wine with him.

Starting from Robin Grande, members of the crew came to say hello one after another. These people's attitudes were not as official as they were during the shooting, and their faces were full of enthusiastic smiles.

We had some arguments while filming...

Even the assistant director Kone came over and offered a toast, But that belongs to the scope of work.

After gently touching the cup handed in front of him, Duke still kept a faint smile, It's all for work.

The two sides are not at the same level at all. Duke doesn't bother to care about anything. Anyway, he will not cooperate with this assistant director in the future.

Cone just walked away when Uma Thurman came over with Keanu Reeves, Hi, Duke.

Uma Thurman looked extremely enthusiastic, and Keanu Reeves, who was in the most nasty stage, still had that undead expression, and Duke didn't care. Like Corne, he would not be with Keanu Reeves in the future. Weiss cooperated, and the image and acting skills of the other party did not meet his future requirements.

He put his eyes on the tightly clasped hands of Uma Thurman and Keanu Keeves, raised his glass to the woman, and said half-jokingly, Congratulations, Uma, I didn't expect you to really come together.