Made in Hollywood

Los Angeles has never lacked good hotels, not to mention the Beverly Hills area where Hollywood stars gather, and the Peninsula Beverly Hills is still famous here, with its unique classic style of private Renaissance mansions, infiltrating private luxury The house atmosphere is the best choice for those who value temperament and style, and it has won the trust of show business stars and business celebrities.

The party held by Rupert Murdoch, the controller of News Corporation, was held in the top garden restaurant of the Peninsula Hotel.

A black Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the Renaissance-style main entrance of the Peninsula Hotel. The waiter hurriedly stepped forward to pull the door. Duke was wearing a black dress and got out of the car without hurries. When he took his steps, countless flashes of lights instantly lit up, shining the light of this twilight time like noon.

"Mr. Rosenberg..."

A staff member came over and gestured to the red carpet in front of the door, "Please here."

"Thank you."

Duke nodded to him, ignoring the reporters and paparazzi who were crazy about taking pictures, went straight into the hotel, took the special elevator, and headed to the garden on the top floor.

This is a party organized by media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Although there is a lot of vilification from the outside world, and his reputation is really bad, as Murdoch's status and status, everyone invited is very famous. People.

"Hi, Duke."

As soon as he left the elevator and walked into the roof garden where the party was held, Duke heard a warm greeting, and then an old man with gray hair and a woman with long black hair greeted him together.

The two have met on many occasions. Although they are not familiar, they are no strangers. Duke took a quick step and reached out and shook the hand that Murdoch had handed over. In the same enthusiastic voice, "It's been a long time, Rupert, you haven't changed at all."

"But you have changed." Murdoch shook Duke's hand hard, "become more famous than before."

Duke smiled faintly, and turned slightly to Murdoch's side. "Hello, Ms. Deng."

The woman who was famous all over the world by virtue of Mrs. Murdoch immediately returned a warm smile.

Although he wouldn't ignore anyone, Duke just greeted him, and his energy returned to Rupert Murdoch. After all, what kind of person this woman is has nothing to do with him.

After a few talks with Murdoch, Duke moved on his own. The Murdoch and his wife were the hosts of the party, and dozens of guests needed to greet. It is impossible to speak with him alone.

Asking for a glass of soda from the waiter, Duke walked toward the open-air restaurant in the garden while greeting someone who greeted him. There were quite a few familiar people sitting there. It was a gathering place for Hollywood celebrities.

The garden on the top floor should be at least over 8,000 square feet. Not only does it have a restaurant and swimming pool, but there are even many tall palm trees planted to create a gurgling stream. Looking up and looking around, you can clearly see Beverly Hills and Century City Shopping Center.

On the top floor of a place with a good view. It looks good to get an apartment similar to here?

Walking through the garden all the way, perhaps the formulaic entertainment was a bit boring, and Duke couldn't help but think of such a thought.

"Hi, Leo, why are you leaving when I first came?"

Just came near the small restaurant. Duke saw Leonardo DiCaprio walking out with an unusually tall blond woman, "Where is this going?"

Leonardo squeezed his eyes here, and when he walked closer to Duke, he whispered, "I have something. Go early and I will go to Malibu to find you."

Duke nodded slightly, and stopped paying attention to Leonardo DiCaprio. He walked directly into the open-air restaurant, and suddenly saw a low fat man sitting alone tasting wine under a tall palm tree. Depression was written on his face.

This is an acquaintance who has worked with him a long time ago. After Duke passed, he sat opposite him unceremoniously.

"It must not be easy to make the famous Jon Landau angry."

The fat man on the opposite side was the producer of "Titanic". Duke took the soda and gave him a lift. Before drinking, he said, "Why are you sitting here alone?"

"Because I am about to offend everyone." Jon Landau took a sip of champagne, shook his head, and said, "Some people force me to sell my ass!"

Seeing that Jon Landau didn't mean to evasive, Duke couldn't help asking a little curiously, "What happened, Jon? Who can push you to this point."

Although there is a gap between Catherine Kennedy, Charles Rowan, and Jerry Brookheimer in the production industry, Jon Landau is also an absolute power figure, who can force him to embarrass him, all of Hollywood It can be counted with two hands.

"Who else!" Jon Landau turned his gaze to his left hand, "I've been driven to go crazy by him once, and I will definitely go crazy this time!"

Duke followed his gaze. In a corner thirty feet away, a man with a beard was sitting alone, silently looking at the distant scenery, as if thinking about important issues.

That person has disappeared from Hollywood's vision for a long time, until many people have forgotten him, and they don't know what he is doing or whether he is still in a movie-related industry.

But Duke will not forget him, knowing that this man's temporary dormancy is just to save the ability for the crazy behind and build the basic guarantee of technology.

That's right, the man who almost drove Jon Landau crazy was James Cameron.

"I haven't heard that James is preparing to shoot a commercial masterpiece recently," Duke deliberately showed a confused expression, "Will he still chase you for money?"

"It's really asking for money, it's still an unrealistic huge sum of money."

With a voice that he could only hear, Jon Landau took his gaze back from James Cameron's side and turned to Duke's side. Some things that happened during "Titanic" instantly came to my mind. , Eyes lit up immediately.

Although complaining, Jon Landau has a close cooperative relationship with James Cameron, and is also looking for funds for the next plan of the king of the world, which is an extremely large number, even if there is a "Titan Before the success of "Nick", Twentieth Century Fox did not hesitate to reject all his investment requests.

The opposite person, unlike James Cameron, is not only a director, but also an investor and businessman. Ten years ago, James Cameron encountered a crisis of trust between Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox. , It was he who signed a huge sum of money to save the "Titanic" project.

Thinking of this, Jon Landau couldn't help but tentatively asked, "Duke, during "Titanic," you had a pleasant cooperation with James."

Seeing Duke nodded slightly, he said again, "James has planned a new project. I wonder if you are interested?"

"New project?" Duke's eyes lit up slightly, his face calmed down again, and he shook his head and smiled and said, "Jon, it's not that James wants to engage in underwater adventures again and go to shoot a documentary? If that's the case, I don't have interest."

As we all know, after "Titanic", James Cameron became more than half of the underwater explorer.

Of course, Duke knows very well that the King of the World is not simply exploring, but experimenting and preparing for new projects.

"No, no, no..."

Jon Landau's head was shaking over there, "Not an undersea documentary, but a sci-fi film. What type of movie do you and James do best?

"Oh..." Duke immediately showed an expression of interest, "So, James is going to return to Hollywood?"

He paused on purpose, then asked, "What is James' estimated investment?"

"Uh……"

Even if Jon Landau’s face is thick enough to hear Duke’s question, he also shows a hint of embarrassment. This kind of thing cannot be faked. After all, James Cameron’s attitude towards investment As everyone knows, he hesitated for a while, still said, "The initial estimate is about 200 million US dollars."

"That would be at least 400 million dollars." Duke immediately doubled the number he said.

Jon Landau didn't refute, but he spread his hands reluctantly. James Cameron's notoriety was so loud, no wonder Fox rejected him in the 20th century.

With his fingers slowly tapping on the armrest of the chair, Duke is not in a hurry. Judging from the current situation, this project is still in the initial stage of pulling investment, and such a huge investment cannot be swallowed by anyone or company alone. Yes, even if James Cameron has the reputation of "Titanic", anyone will be cautious in the face of such an investment.

Not to mention James Cameron, who has not made a commercial film for nearly a decade, even Duke, when a new project is established, the Warner Bros. review committee will conduct necessary reviews and preliminary estimates.

"I want to talk to James."

After saying this, Duke, accompanied by Jon Landau, walked to James Cameron’s side. James Cameron also noticed the two people. Although they were stubborn, they took the initiative to stand up and hold Duke. Handshake.

Although this is the idol that I once admired most, Duke has enough professionalism and has a standard business attitude. He does not go around with James Cameron and directly talks about his new project.

James Cameron is currently short of funds, Duke has a large amount of liquidity in his hands, and the two fully have the basis for cooperation.

And after a brief introduction by James Cameron, he also confirmed that this was the movie, but Duke knew very well that even if Cameron lacked funds now, he could not swallow such a project alone. Down.

Duke's purpose is simple, just like "Titanic", it is enough to divide a piece of cake from it. (To be continued...)

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