hollywood entertainment mogul

"Duka, how's it going?"

In the LV Cinema screening room, after the screening of "The Age of Innocence", director Martin Scorsese asked.

"It's great. After watching the movie, I remembered an article by an Eastern female writer. Maybe every man has had two women like this, one with a red rose and one with a white rose.

Marry a red rose, and over time, the red rose will become a smear of mosquito blood on the wall, and the white rose will become the bright moon in front of the bed; if you marry a white rose, the white one will become a grain of rice on your clothes, and the red one will become

A cinnabar mole on the heart.

Isn't this the love between Newland, May, and Allen?"

Duca sighed.

"It sounds very philosophical, but I'm asking about the quality of the movie, not discussing love with you. You can discuss this kind of issue with Monica in private."

Director Martin Scorsese said.

"Haha, okay, this movie is great, the pictures are beautiful, every frame is like an oil painting, it is a real movie artwork."

Duca clapped his hands and said.

"Keep talking."

Director Martin Scorsese was a little dissatisfied, "You are a famous film investor. You should talk about the success or failure of this film from a professional perspective."

"Then you are making things difficult for me. I am a layman and I only make movies to make money. Everyone knows this. But after this movie is released, everyone will definitely change their view of me."

Duka smiled softly.

"What's the meaning?"

Director Martin Scorsese frowned.

"What Duka meant was that the movie wasn't going to make money."

Producer Barbara Fina laughed from the side.

"Haha, no, Martin's movies are works of art. The value of his movies is measured by their artistry, not the box office. To mention the box office in front of Director Martin is a blasphemy against him."

Duca said seriously.

Director Scorsese twitched the corner of his mouth, "Don't jump to conclusions so early. Now that the audience has watched more movies, their artistic quality and aesthetics have greatly improved. Maybe they will like this movie."

"Martin, do you want to make a movie and get high box office?"

Duka said in surprise.

"Nonsense, Van Gogh's works are valuable, but that does not prevent them from having high artistic value."

Director Scorsese retorted.

"Haha, then we wish this movie a big hit."

Arriving at the company office, Duca poured a glass of red wine for the old man.

Director Martin Scorsese is 51 years old. Together with Francis Coppola, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, he is one of the four major directors in Hollywood in the 1980s.

He is also the only major director who focuses on art films without opening a personal film company. His representative works include "Taxi Driver", "Raging Bull", "The Wolf of Wall Street", "Gangs of New York", "The Departed", "The Aviator", etc.

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Such a director deserves to be treated with the best red wine.

"Martin, this is the wine produced by my French winery. How do you feel about it?"

Duca asked holding the wine glass.

“Are you showing off your French winery to me?”

"Haha, of course not. If you like it, I'll give you a bottle to try."

"Okay, I like it."

Director Martin Scorsese raised his bushy eyebrows, a little happy.

Duka smiled and invited the other party to sit down in the booth.

"Martin, what are your plans for the next movie?"

"Do you want to invest?"

"Sure, if it's appropriate."

Among the four major directors of the 1980s, Scorsese's works are not as good as the other three major directors in terms of box office performance, but they are not bad at all in terms of artistry. Each of his films is a masterpiece and can almost win an Oscar.

"Haha, that's just right. I've brought a script for you to take a look at."

Director Martin Scorsese took out a script and slapped it on a small round table.

Duka was stunned for a moment and smiled softly, this old man can handle it.

The new script is called "Casino".

"Uh~"

It's another gambling movie. The company previously invested in "Escape from Las Vegas," and the story background of this movie "Casino" is also in Las Vegas.

It tells the story of Sam, a casino con man who worked as a manager at a casino in Las Vegas and made a lot of money. However, he found that his wife was sending money to an old lover behind his back. Sam suffered a double betrayal of love and friendship.

At the crossroads of fate, he needs to make a new choice.

Director Martin Scorsese is one of the screenwriters.

"Did you get inspiration from the poker game?"

Duca asked.

"Not entirely. I was interested in playing cards and that's why I thought of making a gambling film. What do you think?"

Scorsese asked, putting down his glass.

"It's very good, but the script is relatively big and the investment is not low. When are you going to start shooting? If it won't be possible within the year, you also know that several of the movies I have have not paid back yet."

Duka spread his hands and said helplessly.

"Are you sure you want to invest? You should know that my movie focuses on art and the box office results will not be too high. If you want to invest, I can postpone the start of production for a year."

Director Scorsese said.

"make a deal!"

Duca stretched out his hand and smiled.

"Haha, Duka, you are the most generous investor I have ever seen."

Director Scorsese raised his thick black eyebrows and smiled.

"Thank you, I'll take your generosity as a compliment."

Duca smiled, poured a glass of red wine for Director Scorsese, and then he took out another script.

"Uh, what for? You want me to be the director?"

Director Scorsese was surprised.

"No, you are an old filmmaker and well-informed in the industry. Could you please read this script and recommend some suitable directors?"

Duca smiled.

"Haha, you guy, I knew you wouldn't give away the red wine for free."

Director Scorsese pointed at him, opened the script of "Speed" and started reading.

Duca smiled, there are many gangs in the Hollywood director circle.

There are Judas Gang, representative figures Spielberg, George Lucas, Roman Polanski, etc.

There are Italian gangs, represented by Francis Coppola and Martin Scorsese, as well as Canadian gangs, English gangs, Irish gangs, etc.

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These small teams help each other privately. For example, Spielberg and George Lucas are good friends and often recommend each other's movies.

Coppola was the guide for director Martin Scorsese and introduced him to the Warner Bros. studio to make movies. The two have always maintained a good relationship.

These people often hang out in the director circle and have a better understanding of the types and styles of their colleagues in the Hollywood circle than outsiders.

Director Scorsese watched it for a while, put down the script and thought about it,

"This type of fast-paced action movie has several outstanding works in recent years, such as "Terminator 2" directed by James Cameron and "The Hunt for Red October" directed by John McTiernan.

"Lethal Weapon" series directed by Chad Donner, you can refer to these three movies to see which director is more suitable."

Director Scorsese said.

Duca nodded. Among current action film directors, the films directed by these three are in the first echelon both in terms of reputation and box office.

After Director Scorsese left, he held a small meeting with Minnie's producers and asked someone to pass the "Speed" script to the three directors to see who had ideas.

A few days later, Director Cameron was the first to reply. He was preparing for the new movie "True Lies" and had no time to take on other projects.

Director John McTiernan, who is famous for "The Hunt for Red October", is cooperating with Schwarzenegger on "Phantom Hero" and also said that he has no time for the time being.

The last director, Richard Donner, said he had time, but with the box office success of the three "Lethal Weapon" movies, he joined the top commercial film director lineup. This time he quoted a director's salary of 8 million, and he would make the film if he was given the money.

Duca didn't accept it. The budget for this movie couldn't be too high, otherwise it wouldn't make much money.

It is said that the reason why Paramount did not continue to develop this script was because the budget was too high with a big director + Tom Cruise, and they were worried that they would not be able to recover the cost, so they abandoned the project.

When Duca took over this project, he had to think more carefully. His advantage was that he knew that the starring role was Keanu Reeves, so it was cheap.

The main problem that remains is to find a good and affordable director, try to make as little budget as possible, and make as much money as possible.

"Honey, it's time to get off work."

In the afternoon, Monica shouted at the office door.

"Hey, it's four o'clock? Time flies so fast."

Duca stood up and stretched.

"Haha, what are you looking at, so immersed in it?"

Monica walked in carrying a small sachet, glanced at the table, and found a pile of information. She whispered, "Isn't it a sexy magazine?"

Duca rolled his eyes, "This is information about first-, second- and third-tier directors in Hollywood, as well as relevant film reviews. I need to find a suitable director for "Speed"."

"Haha, don't worry, this project will only start in the second half of the year, we still have time."

"Yes, you are right."

Duka kissed her, held hands and left the company.

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