Made in Hollywood

"Congratulations, Fan."

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

"It's just a little bit worse!"

The strong bald-headed man said angrily, "I'm really unwilling!"

"It's already very good, don't forget, your investment is only 38 million US dollars, what about "The Fellowship of the Ring"?"

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

Thinking of the $15.21 million that "Fast and the Furious" received in a single day on Friday, which was less than $500,000 less than the $15.65 million that "The Fellowship of the Ring" earned, Vin Diesel unconsciously hung up on the corner of his mouth. A smug smile.

"Feel sorry……"

Just as she sat down, Jessica Alba stood up, "I'm going to the bathroom."

After speaking, she hurriedly walked towards the bathroom, as if she couldn't wait any longer.

Christopher Rockencourt glanced at Jessica Alba's back. It seemed that he had been going to the bathroom quite frequently in the past two days, but he was full of calculations and didn't pay much attention.

His target today is Vin Diesel.

When Jessica Alba came back, the three of them each ordered something to eat and chatted while eating. Christopher Rockencourt led the conversation intentionally or unintentionally, and kept moving closer to movies and investments.

"Fan, are you interested in cooperating to do something big?"

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

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

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

Seeing Vin Diesel taking it and opening it, Christopher Rockencourt added, "This is my carefully prepared script and project plan. The estimated investment is 160 million US dollars! It will be an epic war masterpiece. Fan , I heard Jesse say, you have a lot of research on movies, you should know that after "Gladiator" and "The Fellowship of the Ring", the spring of epic films has arrived."

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

"So. This is an opportunity!" Christopher Rockencourt's voice was not loud, but he was powerful. "It is a good opportunity to invest. I think it is an epic film describing Napoleon the Great's final glory with the Battle of Waterloo as the center point. It will be very interesting.”

After simply flipping through the plan, Vin Diesel carefully read the script behind it, and after a while, he raised his head and said. "Chris, you mean..."

"We invest together!"

Christopher Rockencourt looked sincere. It seems that he does not shy away, "We have known each other for a long time, and you all know that although I have a title of earl and also inherited a fortune, in the past few years, I have been investing in those small productions, although I have made a lot of money, But with only a net worth of tens of millions of dollars, such a huge investment is not something I can afford alone."

This heartfelt remark made Vin Diesel's affection for him a lot more.

According to Hollywood's internal rumors, the other party does have some money, but it is not as rich as Duke Rosenberg.

"Actually, Chris pulled in quite a few investments."

Jessica Alba looked at her boyfriend with a sweet face, and said cheerfully, "I plan to invest $1.5 million, Mickey Rourke invests $3 million, Demi Moore invests $5 million, and Joaquin Phoenix invests $200. $10,000, Kate Beckinsale and Ben Affleck are going to take what they paid for Pearl Harbor..."

In less than a minute, Jessica Alba uttered a string of names, and the combined investment of these people was nearly $20 million.

Christopher Rockencourt always had a confident smile on his face. Since Jessica Alba was asked to speak out, he certainly wasn't afraid of Vin Diesel's confirmation.

Hearing these words and figures, Vin Diesel was a little moved. Many people in the circle are saying that Christopher Rockencourt has a wide network of connections and often wanders among celebrities. Now, there are indeed some means.

However, investing is a prudent thing. Epic films cost a lot and are well received by the market. However, there are also bloody works such as "Bing on the City", especially the rhythm and scenes of epic films. If there is no suitable director, invest Best not to think about it.

He asked tentatively, "Chris, which director are you going to invite?"

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

Vin Diesel frowned slightly.

Christopher Rockencourt could grasp his psyche and said, "Michael Ovitz does not fit in with Duke, but you're not in his movie, it's just an investment."

"Duke agreed to be the director?"

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

"My proposal 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 also rated the project very highly.”

Vin Diesel was a little moved. If Duke Rosenberg might be the director and he wasn't excited, he would be a fool.

Such an opportunity is 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." Vin Diesel didn't answer immediately, "I'll get back to you as soon as possible."

Christopher Rockencourt didn't rush, then changed the subject and started talking about Hollywood gossip.

"There's a tabloid photo of Duke Rosenberg and Ivanka Trump sitting in Central Park together, and they appear to be dating."

"Did he change sex. Want to get serious with someone?"

As time was getting late, Jessica Alba and Christopher Rockencourt left the project book and took the lead to say goodbye, but Vin Diesel did not leave, but took out his cell phone.

He hung up a particularly well-informed friend in the circle, waited here for a while, and the other party called back. gave an exact reply.

"Nancy Joseph Color did receive a project about Napoleon, and ICM gave it a high rating. It is said that Duke had just returned from New York, and Nancy met him with the project book. No one knows what the two talked about, but From the feedback from ICM, Nancy seems to be in a good mood..."

"Also. Those people you mentioned, who knew that the project director might be Duke, did plan to invest, and some people have even transferred the funds for fear of missing the opportunity."

The man seemed concerned. "Fan, Duke's film has an amazing return on investment. This is a rare opportunity. Can you take me with you?"

hang up the phone. Vin Diesel gradually began to consider the opportunity to invest in the Duke Rosenberg project. It's really rare.

Not too far from the restaurant, Duke and Tina Fey sat in their offices in Duke's studio, thinking about the same project as they waited for people to interview.

Last time we met. Christopher Rockencourt didn't make a good impression on Duke. Perhaps the other party's warm and hearty appearance could win the favor of quite a few people, but it would arouse the vigilance of a naturally guarded person like him. I told Naomi Watts to pay attention to each other.

But this proposal made Duke confused. Nancy Josephson told him that the proposal was written by Christopher Rockencourt. The person who can write such an excellent project proposal is not as capable even as Charles? Rowan and Robin? Grande, not too bad.

And looking at Christopher Rockencourt's skills and extensive social network, he is not a novice entering Hollywood at all, and he will not run into walls like he did in the first place...

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

Tina Fey nodded, "Bring him in."

This is an interview for an assistant director. The people who come for the interview have good qualifications. 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, which is far better than the mainstream business circle. There must be some ability to mix things up in a chaotic place.

In particular, Duke remembers this guy, who was pretty good in his early days at CalArts.

Seeing Wallace Lee come in, Duke didn't say much. It was working time, and the other party was also a smart person. He just answered all kinds of questions asked by Tina Fei, and didn't rush into a relationship with Duke.

From crew chores to film production, from actor selection to planning, Tina Fey asked everything in detail, and then Duke asked some questions about the concept of the film. He would not use an assistant director with a different concept. , The reason for the earliest use of Sofia Coppola is more complicated. After all, there is no Coppola family behind the other party.

Duke vaguely remembers that at the time, this man was inclined to idealism and niche art. Perhaps he had been honed in Hollywood for so many years and was infected by a strong business atmosphere, and his concept had changed a lot.

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

What Tina Fey finally gave was just a programmed result.

After the interview, Duke walked over and shook hands with Wallace Lee, "Long time no see, Lee."

After just a few simple greetings, Duke left the office. He also had to meet with the people from Warner Bros. The first day box office of "Fast and the Furious" put a lot of pressure on "The Fellowship of the Ring", and both parties had to show it. Targeted measures, neither he nor Warner, do not want the box office of "The Fellowship of the Ring" to shrink significantly due to the impact. (To be continued ~^~)