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The screenwriter of "Sleepless in Seattle" is Ms. Nora Ephron. She was originally a writer and became famous after publishing a collection of essays "Crazy Sarah". Later, she changed her career to a screenwriter.

She served as the screenwriter for "When Harry Met Sally," released in 1989, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

This year she plans to change her career to become a director. In the first half of the year, she wrote and directed "This is My Life". The quality was good, but the box office results were not optimistic.

Now she has come up with her third screenwriting work "Sleepless in Seattle" and is preparing to write and direct it herself.

The reason is that when the movie was being shot, many directors would randomly delete the script according to their own preferences and aesthetics. In order to protect this work from being randomly modified, she decided to direct it herself.

Since she is a new director, she does not have much say in cooperation with major film companies, so when she applied for projects again, she only applied to seven or eight of Hollywood's top independent production companies, including New Line, Miramax, and LV Pictures.

Samsung Productions, etc.

Currently, three companies have responded. Ms. Nora Ephron wants to see the conditions given by the three film companies before considering who to cooperate with.

Duca did not directly interview Nora Ephron. He gave the job to Monica. She found the script. If a cooperation is reached, she will also serve as the producer.

When Monica was interviewing Nora Ephron, she said that she could be given full directing rights, editing rights, and maximum casting rights.

The director's remuneration is US$500,000 for a second-level director and 1% of the box office revenue.

The share of the share belongs to the preferential treatment conditions of LV Pictures, which are better than those of other companies.

Nora Ephron has been thinking about it for a long time and expressed her hope to join the production team as a co-producer.

Monica thought for a while and agreed.

Negotiations between the two parties went smoothly. Shortly after receiving the script, the cooperation agreement was signed and preparations for the film began. The filming is expected to begin early next year.

These things are taken care of by Monica and Minnie, and Duca is only responsible for the money.

This year, LV Pictures has only released one film, "Mexico" for the time being, but has invested in five films. "Seattle" is the sixth film, with a total investment of nearly 100 million.

He originally left 50 million in filming funds for the company, and with the distribution of the "Basic Instinct" video and endorsement fees from commercials, he could barely make up the remaining shortfall.

At the end of the year, everyone's pace of life gradually slowed down, and we had time to watch movies and go to bars together.

There are many blockbusters in the winter this year. The animated film "Aladdin" produced by Disney was released on November 11, with a premiere box office of 19.28 million and a North American box office of 210 million US dollars.

"Home Alone 2" produced by Fox was released on November 20, with an initial box office of 31.12 million, and the North American box office reached 170 million US dollars.

That leaves "The Bodyguard" produced by Warner Pictures, starring black singer Whitney Houston and top actor Kevin Costner, and will be released on November 25.

The premiere box office was 16.61 million US dollars, and the North American box office was 122 million US dollars. The original album "I Will Always Love You", sung by Whitney Houston, sold two million copies in less than one month.

There is also "400 Years Old" starring Winona, which was delayed for more than half a year and was also released on November 13. Its premiere box office was 30.51 million U.S. dollars, making it one of the highest-grossing movies at the beginning of the year.

After being released for more than a month, the North American box office was 82.52 million US dollars, which was much lower than the expected box office of hundreds of millions, but it has a good reputation and is the best vampire movie in recent years.

Since there are many blockbusters in the winter season and competition is fierce, Columbia Pictures has decided to release "The Bad Deal" in April next year.

This is the time set by Colombia based on market research and publicity planning, and Duca has no objection.

In December, Los Angeles gradually gets cooler, with the average daily temperature dropping to more than ten degrees Celsius. Occasionally it rains, making the weather even cooler.

Although he has lived in colder places before, he has stayed in Los Angeles for more than two years and is accustomed to mild and sunny weather, and is a little resistant to cold and rainy days.

"How about we go on vacation. This is a good time to go to Hawaii and bask in the sun on Miami Beach. Italy is also good. Gloria said the estate is very big."

Duka said while sitting in the warm living room, looking at the green grass outside the glass window.

"I will go again next year. I still have some unfinished work."

Monica is working on company documents at a nearby table.

Duka smiled and said, "Before coming to the United States, did you ever think that your current job would involve reading information every day?"

"Haha, I never thought about it."

Monica pushed her hair around her ears,

"I used to want to make movies and become an actor, or return to my old job as a model, but everything changed after I met you. You locked me in the office and read documents every day, and I almost went crazy."

"Haha, I've wronged you. Originally, you relied on your face to make a living, but I dragged you into the company to be the president, and now you rely on your brains to make a living.

How about we find a new president to take over your job, and you will only be responsible for the production work from now on, and we will have more time for vacation."

Duka took a sip of hot tea and smiled.

"No, this is my main job. I have something to do every day so I won't be bored. If I leave it to others to do, what should I do? Stay at home every day?"

"It's not bad to stay at home, do fitness and beauty salons, go shopping every day, and just be a rich woman with peace of mind, isn't it?"

Duca smiled.

"No, I'm not a rich woman. I'm just a middle-class white-collar worker working for you, so I have to work and get paid for my labor."

Monica pursed her plump red lips and smiled.

"That's too hard for you. You help me manage the company during the day, and you have to accept my oppression at night. Haha, do you want me to pay you overtime?"

Duca joked.

snort!

Monica raised her foot and kicked him. The cats on the sofa next to them glanced at the two of them and continued to take a nap.

Duka laughed and grabbed her calf.

"Don't make trouble, I still have to work."

Monica stared at him with a red face.

"Rainy days are the best time to sleep. How about we go to bed and watch the video?"

"No, it's only one o'clock in the afternoon. If you sleep too much during the day and have insomnia at night, it will affect your work status tomorrow."

Monica looked at her watch and said.

"You, you think about work all day long, you treat your boyfriend and me so badly."

Duka kissed her hair heavily, stood up and left the small living room.

"What are you doing?"

"If you don't accompany me, I'll go to the gym to practice."

Duka said as he bulged his thick arms.

"My dear, you are so strong, like a superman."

Monica looked at him sideways and smiled.

"Haha, you don't have to be obsessed with me, you got me anyway."

Duka laughed and walked to the gym to hit the iron.

Monica bit her pen, smiled softly, and continued to look through the documents in her hand.

These are the budget reports for Sleepless in Seattle, 125 pages in total.

The budget of this movie is 21 million US dollars, and the budget report details the sources of expenditures of this 21 million US dollars.

This includes script development costs of 8 million, director's salary of 500,000 US dollars, four producers' salary of 1 million US dollars, two leading actors Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and other main actors' salary of 11 million US dollars, and other expenses.

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She is the chief producer, and reviewing and signing the budget report is part of her job. Although it is complicated, she cannot be careless. If there is any problem at all, she will lose a lot of money.

So care must be taken in this work.

Jingle bell bell~

Duka's mobile phone rang on the sofa, and several dozing cats opened their eyes and their ears kept shaking.

Monica scratched her fluffy hair and picked up the phone.

When she saw the caller ID, she blinked her eyes, raised her red lips into a sneer, and pressed the call button with her index finger.

"Xenia, do you have anything to do with Duka?"

"Monica, it's me. I'm using Shania's phone. We are meeting at the Kapok Bar. Are you and Duca coming over?"

Andrew asked on the phone.

"Monica, we are all here, come and play, the bar is very lively."

Keanu Reeves shouted from the side.

"Fake, you spit on my face."

Andrew complained.

"It's beer!"

"Stop arguing, hey, Monica, what are you and Duca doing at home?"

Winona took the phone and asked.

"I'm reading a magazine and Duca is in the gym. I'll tell him when he comes out later."

"Okay, if you come here, hurry up."

"OK!"

Monica put down the phone and continued reading the documents.

After more than an hour, Duka wiped his hair with a towel and came out of the room with only a bath towel around his waist.

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The muscles on his body are fuller, with strong pectoralis major, eight-pack chocolate abs, mermaid lines, and clear muscle contours, which makes him look extremely sexy.

"Hey, beauty, what are you looking at?"

"Look at the handsome guy!"

Monica said with a smile on her face.

"Haha, do you want to take a bite?"

"think!"

Monica suddenly jumped up, rushed over, hooked her legs around his waist, and the two of them rolled on the sofa together.

Several puppies on the sofa were so frightened that they ran away. The cat opposite just glanced at it and continued to doze without any worries.

More than an hour passed, and Monica rested her head on his arm and said,

"My dear, there is something I forgot to tell you."

"What's up?"

Duka touched her forehead and asked.

"Shania called at about two o'clock and asked you to go to the Kapok Party. There are also Andrew Keanu, Winona and the others. There seem to be a lot of people. Do you want to go?"

Monica asked.

"But it's already four o'clock now, so they might have dispersed early."

Duka sat up from the bed, picked up the phone and called. It was Shania's assistant Susanna who answered the phone. Shania and the others were singing on the stage, and everyone was still there.

"Would you like to go take a look? It's quite lively there."

"I'm too tired and don't want to move."

Monica wrapped her sexy figure in a blanket and said.

"How about I just carry you there like this?"

Duca joked.

Monica rolled her eyes at him, straightened her chest,

"Okay, you can hug me, as long as you don't mind!"

"Haha, forget it, I really mind."

After cooing in bed for a while, the two agreed to go to the bar to avoid insomnia at night.

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