Chapter 252

In the Duke's studio, Duke is communicating with his accountant David. After the New Year, the financial pressure on Twentieth Century Fox is relieved. Except for the $50 million that Duke invested in "Titanic", they are the first The remaining amount of more than 17 million U.S. dollars in arrears was paid off at a time, and interest was paid at the bank's interest rate.

Also unwilling to lag behind is Warner Bros. Because of the relationship with overseas marketers, the overseas share of "Saving Private Ryan" temporarily only paid Duke 30 million US dollars, but it guaranteed that the remaining funds would be credited within one month. .

They want to participate in Duke's new film.

There are two reasons why these people are so active. One is that "Chicago" is not a big seller compared to Duke's previous works, but it is also a success. The other is that Duke's new works are based on science fiction and are planning to return. Summer file!

"The king of the summer file returns to the summer file. Does Warner Bros. have a reason not to participate in it?"

On the Warner Bros. board of directors, in the face of many independent directors and executive directors, CEO Jeff Robinoff made such vociferous words.

Of course, this project only completed the script, everything was in its infancy, and Duke only let Nancy Josephson reveal a little bit of news to the outside.

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Although as early as 1994, the outline and character of the script were filed by him in the Screenwriters Association, but Duke still acquired the right to adapt a comic book, which did not cost much, and could reduce some unnecessary troubles.

But that's just the case. This kind of thing can never be avoided in Hollywood. Think about those successful films in the past. After the big sales, there are no so-called plagiarism voices and people who want to share the pie?

Even if this kind of lawsuit is basically a must-lost ending, there are screenwriters and writers who jumped out one after another, desperately trying to get involved with these well-known movies. To win attention with controversy, and then promote their works.

The most typical example is a writer who once accused James Cameron of plagiarism in the movie "Ren. Rare". After the media coverage, his work was sold out in a short time...

Profit is the biggest reason for attracting these people.

With a large amount of funds in hand, Duke put out some of it to invest in Yahoo. After I noticed this website from Kellys last time, I deliberately checked it. One of the founders did have a surname Yang. Although I found a lot of specific information, it was useless for him because he Don't remember...

Duke intends to invest the funds received by Twentieth Century Fox into the stock market. It would be better if it can be invested directly. The team led by David will contact some Yahoo shareholders to see if they can buy shares from them. Or wait for Yahoo's next share expansion to raise funds.

If you are really not qualified to share the cake, then you can count on the stock market.

He will temporarily hold down the remaining funds. Charles Rowan has agreed to him as the production manager of another project. The two will have specific discussions for a while, and then a large amount of funds will flow to New Zealand. Tolkien's epic masterpiece requires two years or more of preparation time.

These are the tasks for the next few months, and they need to be carried out step by step in accordance with the plan. Everything is in a hurry.

Recently, not only Warner and Fox have come together. Even Disney is trying to re-establish a good relationship with Nancy Joseph. The rising box office of "Chicago" has proved that Duke is leaving the summer vacation. Even if you can't sweep all opponents, you can still stand out in fierce competition.

After entering 1997, the number of theaters of "Chicago" has fallen below 1,000, and the box office on weekdays was even less than US$1 million. By mid-January, the North American box office of the film had accumulated US$139.81 million. The number of theaters continues to shrink.

Two other films in the same period, "Star Trek: First Strike", have been forced to downgrade due to the box office falling too fast. The North American box office finally stopped at $91.75 million, compared with "Chicago." It fully explained the sentence of winning first, not winning.

The number of theaters in "British Patient" has always adhered to the distribution strategy of award-winning films. The number of theaters has been maintained at about 500, and the cumulative box office in North America has gradually approached 28 million US dollars.

Due to the limited investment of "Chicago" in awards, Miramax and "The English Patient" have obviously taken advantage of public relations in the recent period. However, Duke's goal is mainly to nominate the Oscar. "Chicago" wants to be in the Oscar. There is a certain degree of difficulty in the award ceremony, although it is not impossible.

In late January, the 69th Oscar nominees luncheon was held on time at the Regent Hotel in Beverly Hills. Duke did not attend it. Instead, Nancy Josephson attended on his behalf. Not everyone's expectations, " "Chicago" and "The English Patient" became the biggest winners in the nomination list announced by Arthur Miller.

"British Patient" picks the best film, best director, best adapted screenplay, best editing, best photography, best art direction, best costume design, best soundtrack, best sound effects, best actor With a total of eleven nominations for Best Actress, Miramax has won!

"Chicago" didn't let it go too far. It won the best film, best director, best adapted screenplay, best photography, best editing, best art direction, best costume design, best original song, best actor A total of ten nominations with Best Actress.

Under the operation of Nancy Josephson, Naomi Watts was nominated for the first Oscar performance award in his life, and the attacked Tom Cruise also got his wish. After doing a lot of work, he finally won The second Oscar nomination for best actor.

As for Catherine Zeta Jones, her performance is indeed not worse than Naomi Watts, but she is just a newcomer who has just entered Hollywood. The agent Vivian is not at a large entertainment agency and wants to be nominated. , And have several years of qualifications.

"Yes!"

In the mansion of Beverly Hills, Tom Cruise waved his fist excitedly. He didn't attend the nominees luncheon either. He just got the nomination list passed by Pat Kingsley and seemed to see the Oscar Figurine. Was beckoning to him.

Nicole Kidman also saw this list, sitting next to him with a pale face without saying a word, and his mood was a bit bad. The reason was simple-Naomi Watts was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actress!

A person who once needed her to support or even provide relief suddenly turned over and achieved an achievement that far exceeded hers, and the taste of it can only be experienced by herself.

Just because she climbed into the director of Duke Rosenberg, she is now faintly among the ranks of Hollywood's quasi-top actresses, but what about herself? Or a vase that relies on Tom Cruise? What is the difference between her and Naomi Watts? It's just that the man standing behind is different, which creates a different result!

Eyes turned to Tom Cruise, he was still excited, but Nicole Kidman knew that if she counted on him, her future could not go further, even if it was Tom Cruise herself, again after a long absence Get the nomination for best actor, don't you rely on Duke Rosenberg?

"Hey, dear!" Tom Cruise turned his head and looked here, "Aren't you happy for me?"

Nicole Kidman squeezed out a smile, "Of course I am happy for you. Congratulations, Tom."

"Abandoning the previous conflicts and cooperating with Duke, this step is too correct!"

Standing up, walking around the sofa, Tom Cruise was still muttering to himself, "The film's North American box office is close to 150 million U.S. dollars, and it has received 10 Oscar nominations. We are veritable winners. !"

Although he only has a salary of 5 million US dollars, he can't get a piece of the box office, but Tom Cruise is rarely satisfied, and the dream Oscar best actor is close at hand!

Looking at her excited husband, Nicole Kidman temporarily suppressed negative emotions such as jealousy and resentment. After all, they are husbands and wives. Although conflicts and conflicts have escalated in the past year, they are a real community of interests.

"Tom, should you make a call?" She couldn't help but remind.

Cruise was stunned, and asked strangely, "Call? Who do you call?"

Nicole Kidman sighed in his heart. Cruise is still so innocent. This Oscar nomination is already considered a victory. He thinks it is too difficult to win, and Duke Rosenberg's work can make He is nominated once, and it is very likely that there will be a second time. If this kind of moment does not make a thank-you call to get closer, will he have to wait until after the Oscars ceremony?

"Should you not call Duke?" Nicole Kidman said slowly, "We have no conflicts with him now, let alone you don't see the need to make him good!"

As long as someone reminded him, Tom Cruise was still very shrewd, he understood immediately, hurried to the phone, and dialed a private number.

"Hi, Duke, it's me."

After all, he's not a real idiot. Tom Cruise is also very nice to say, "It's nothing, I just want to say thank you! No, no, no, I have to say it, I'm very grateful to you for giving me this This opportunity, thank you very much for your help, if I can get the best actor, I invite you to go to Las Vegas to have fun, that's it!"

Hanging up the phone, turning his head to look at Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise nodded to her, which of the conflicts and the actual benefits is more important?

This is the question Tom Cruise is considering.

On the other hand, Duke had already considered this issue. As long as the soup no longer violated his interests, he didn't bother to continue entanglement. After all, there was no such irreconcilable contradiction between Sean Connery and Mel Gibson.

At this stage, what he considers is how to re-enlarge the screenings of "Chicago" through the Oscar nomination list and promote it overseas. (To be continued...)