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After having a barbecue lunch at noon and taking a nap in the cabin, Duka steered the small yacht to dock in the afternoon and returned to his villa on Oahu Island in Hawaii.

Oahu is the third largest island in the Hawaiian Islands and the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of the state of Hawaii. The island has the largest city in the Pacific, Honolulu, also known as Honolulu, and Pearl Harbor to the southwest.

Most of the beaches here are white, the water on the shore is light blue, the sea is blue, and there are lush tropical plants and coconut trees everywhere.

There are many black-haired, yellow-skinned Orientals on the street. Some are Asian immigrants and some are natives of the island. It looks like a country of Orientals.

People on the island like to wear Hawaiian shirts, which are shirts with bright and rich colors, blue, green and red.

People who come to the island to travel here will also do as the locals do and put on similar style clothing.

Most of Duka's clothes here are of this style, and most of Monica and Linda's clothes are Hawaiian long skirts, which are also made of brightly colored fabrics, giving off a natural and wild flavor when worn.

Duca drove a convertible from the pier to the villa area. When passing by the seafood market, he stopped the car and bought some seafood, bluefin tuna, big eye tuna, turtles, lobsters, etc. Monica was going to do it herself today

Cook seafood dishes and give him some food.

Back at the villa, Duca came to the office and called back Scott Green, CEO of LV Pictures. The signal was not very good on the yacht just now, so many things he said were unclear.

Green called and talked about a lot of things.

The first thing is that "Immoral Deal" has been released in many countries in Europe and East Asia. The current overseas box office has exceeded 100 million US dollars, and the overseas box office is estimated to be 178 million US dollars.

According to this kind of data, it is not a problem for LV Pictures to earn another 40 to 50 million yuan. If the movie can win a few awards at the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars next year, it can earn another 10 to 20 million yuan.

With this money, plus the income from "Pursuit Order", it is enough to pay off the 100 million loan.

The second thing was that "Cowgirl Blues" directed by Van Sant was completed and entered the post-production stage. The post-production of "Sleepless in Seattle" directed by Nora was completed. I asked him if he wanted to participate in the internal preview and the release of the film.

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Duca thought for a while and decided to hand over these matters to Scott Green, Walter Meaney, and Jonathan Gordon.

Scott once served as vice president of Paramount and is no stranger to film production and distribution.

Jonathan Gordon has been the head of the distribution department of MGM for five years. This is the candidate for the future head of the distribution department of LV Pictures. He can give it a try now.

Walter Meaney is a veteran producer who is steady and stable. He has been working at LV Pictures for more than two years and has never had any major problems. He is trustworthy.

Duca decided to hand over the subsequent release of "Sleepless in Seattle" to three people.

Now he has many businesses and investments. If he had to take care of everything, he would probably be busy to death.

The third thing Green talked about was the casting of "Legends of the Fall" and "Speed".

"Legends of the Fall" is a man's drama, with four main male characters and two main female characters.

For the role of the male lead colonel, veteran actor Anthony Hopkins was chosen, and for the male lead colonel’s second son Tristan, Brad Pitt was chosen.

The role of Colonel was personally designed by director Edward Zwick for Anthony Hopkins, and this role was finalized first.

Director Edward originally wanted to play the role of Tristan with Depp and Tom Cruise.

But Depp refused. He was not interested in this kind of role, and Tom Cruise was too valuable. Using him would increase the production cost of the film and bring greater risks.

Duca recommended Brad Pitt.

After watching Pitt's performance, Director Edward felt that Pitt was also good, so he decided on two main roles.

There were only a few main roles left, so Duca cast a second female lead. The second female lead was Tristan's wife, a very sexy young woman. According to the script, this role had a bit of Indian ancestry.

He recommended four people to director Edward, namely Penelope, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Connelly, and Charlize Theron.

After the audition, Director Edward chose Salma Hayek. She has brown skin, a plump and sexy figure, and is more in line with the original character.

He did not interfere much in the selection of the remaining roles and left it all to the casting director and Director Edward.

Scott Green called to tell him that the casting for "Legends of the Fall" was over, with a budget of 30 million US dollars. After the crew is established, they will go to Canada to shoot next month.

Also, "Speed" has begun casting, and Keanu Reeves has been confirmed as the male lead. We asked him what plans he has for the other main roles.

Duca thought about it for a moment. Sandra Bullock, the female lead in the original version, played the role very well. She is a girl who is a bit crazy and cool. Currently, Sandra Bullock is at the second-tier level in the industry and is somewhat famous in the industry.

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As for the few choices he has in his pocket, Penelope has too much Spanish girl style and is not famous enough. Charlize Theron is a newcomer and her acting skills are relatively green.

Jennifer Connelly is a bit fleshy, has a quiet personality, and has a bookish flavor, which makes her suitable for literary and artistic movie roles.

There are also a few acquaintances like Winona and Julia Roberts. Their current characters are too connotative and are not suitable for action movie roles such as "Speed".

After thinking about it, he decided not to get involved and let the casting director decide who would be the heroine.

Casting directors in Hollywood are generally held by women. These people are a bit like matchmakers. They have a lot of information about actors. As long as they give the role setting, they can quickly identify suitable actors and they are very accurate.

Duca does not interfere in casting, and does not allow others to interfere in the casting of the crew.

He told President Scott Green to arrange for him to supervise the auditions of various crews under LV Pictures. If someone is found to be playing with unwritten rules, he will be fired or kicked out immediately. LV Pictures' projects will never allow anyone to play with unwritten rules.

President Green expressed his understanding.

"Boss, Colombia will transfer the first filming funds next month. How can we arrange cooperation with Colombia?"

President Green asked.

The first batch of filming funds in Colombia is 120 million. This money will not be transferred directly to the LV Pictures account. Instead, a film studio will be established. After the film project is determined, the money will be transferred from the studio account.

The investment projects are decided and produced by LV Pictures, and Colombia participates in the production and supervision, but cannot interfere too much in the work of the crew.

The definition of excessive interference here is not clear. When Colombia is dissatisfied with the progress of the film shooting, or has doubts about the finances, etc., what can it do, or even interrupt the cooperation.

Therefore, the basis for the cooperation between the two parties is to make a good movie and make a profit after the movie is released, and the cooperation between the two parties will be smoother.

Duca thought for a while and said, "The "Casino" project directed by Martin Scorsese has been confirmed and the script can be handed over to Colombia for review. Most of the films directed by Scorsese do not make much profit. Do you want to cooperate?

It's up to them to decide.

Other projects will be handed over to producers Minnie, Rudin, and Laurence Band. They will choose the script and I will review it. If I think it is good, they can take the lead in establishing the project.

For movies cooperating with Colombia, the producer's share will be higher. You can tell the people in the production department that if you want to make money, try to find good scripts and good projects. Our company is not short of money."

"Okay boss!"

President Green smiled.

After chatting for a while, Duca would put forward his opinions and opinions on any work related to him.

He didn't want to take over the irrelevant work, so it was all managed by President Scott Green, Vice President Rod Steiger, and Chief Producer Minnie, with Monica supervising and evaluating it.

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"Duka, it's time to eat."

Linda shouted outside the study.

"good!"

Duca hung up the phone, opened the door and walked out.

At the door, Linda was leaning against the railing in a pair of suspenders and hot pants, looking at him with a half-smile.

"Why do you stay in the study as soon as you get home? Are you calling some lover?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm taking care of my work."

Duka shook his head and walked downstairs.

Linda followed with model steps,

"I don't believe that for a man like you, there must be other women out there. Duka, how many lovers do you have? Tell me, I will never tell Monica."

Linda asked enthusiastically.

"No, I am a dedicated man."

"Hey, do you think I will believe it? The news said that you have intimate relationships with Julia Roberts, Madonna, Shania, Winona, Sharon Stone and more than ten women. More than ten is a bit exaggerated, but four or five

At least there are, am I right?"

Linda smiled slightly.

"Wrong, you missed one thing."

"who?"

Linda asked curiously.

"Isn't it you?"

Duka smiled softly and walked down the stairs.

The three of them had dinner, and when it got dark, they went to the beach together, sat by the bonfire, and watched the local hot girls dancing in hula skirts.

Linda is a good dancer. She also wore a grass skirt and twerked in the crowd, having a great time.

Duca and Monica stood nearby watching the fun, clapping their hands to cheer her on, and soon they were included in the dancing crowd.

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