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The next morning, in the lobby of Villa Bellaire.

"Monica hasn't gotten up yet?"

Linda put down the magazine and looked at her watch. It was already ten twenty-four. She had been waiting here for a full twenty minutes and still hadn't seen Monica.

"The madam said she would be here soon."

The villa housekeeper Nice responded politely.

"Does she usually get up so late?"

Linda looked at the second floor curiously.

"No, Madam usually gets up early to run and keep fit."

Nisi said calmly.

Linda nodded slightly and stopped asking any more questions. Asking more would make things difficult for the other party. She took the fashion magazine on the table and continued reading a few pages. Then she heard a lazy voice coming from upstairs,

"Sorry Linda, I got up late."

Monica was wearing rose-colored silk pajamas, with long fluffy curly hair, and walked slowly down the stairs. Her face was rosy, her skin was crystal clear and plump, like a peach that had absorbed the essence of countless sun and moon, and she exuded a lazy and charming look.

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Linda held her chin with her fingers and looked up and down, her eyes a little strange.

"Monica, are you pregnant?"

"No, we have agreed that we won't have a lot of work next year and have children."

Monica smiled slightly, with bright water in her eyes.

"How can you hold your back if you're not pregnant?"

"Haha, I went for a walk in Dukara yesterday. We walked on the beach for a long time. For two or three hours, I woke up in the morning with soreness in my back and legs."

Monica thumped her waist and her face became even more rosy.

"Stop pretending. You didn't do anything good last night. You look like a goblin now."

Linda stepped forward and pulled her and joked.

"Thank you, I'll just take it as a compliment."

Monica curved her red lips and smiled, sat on the sofa and took a sip of coffee.

"Why did you come here so early today?"

"I invite you to go to the fashion show. Today there is a Burberry new autumn clothing show and a Tiffany accessories sachet show at Fashion Island. Our company's models will also participate. Why don't you go and see their performance?"

Linda asked.

"What's there to see on the catwalk? It's not like I haven't walked in one before."

Monica shook her head slightly, put her slender calves together and stretched.

"Go and absorb some fashion. Look, you no longer follow the trend in your clothes. You look more and more like an old-fashioned office worker."

Linda pointed at her and complained.

"Okay, let's go and have a look, but if we go in the afternoon, I can't walk now."

Monica patted her knee and said.

"good!"

Linda suddenly reached out and scratched her waist. Monica laughed and rushed over angrily.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Duka walked in from the outside wearing a T-shirt and sports shorts, covered in hot sweat, and was greeted by a strong sense of manliness.

Linda let go of her hand and looked back and forth between the two of them.

"Monica, was he the one who slept with you last night? Why was he able to get up in the morning for a morning jog while you seemed to have no bones in your body?"

Monica tidied her hair around her ears and said with a smile,

"I'm just an ordinary person, but Duka is an athlete. Sometimes he goes crazy and is very tormented. If I didn't exercise regularly, I would definitely die in his hands."

"My dear, don't be too exaggerated. I'm gentle enough for you."

Duca kissed her hair and walked into the kitchen.

"Wait Duca, we will go to Fashion Island to watch the catwalk show in the afternoon, do you want to go?"

Linda shouted.

"No, I'm going to the club to practice shooting in the afternoon."

Duca said while eating tacos in the kitchen.

"There are many models at the fashion show. Don't you like to see beautiful women the most?"

Linda winked at Monica and smiled.

"Forget it, the current models are too skinny, just like Kate Moss, and they don't fit my taste. Next time there is a fatter model show, you can remind me."

Duca smiled.

"Hmph, okay, there will be a show for plus-size models weighing over 200 pounds at the end of the year. Don't forget to go and see it."

"More than 200 pounds? Forget it, it's too boring. It's best to be someone like Monica. Okay, I'm a bit embarrassed for you. A girl with a figure like Monica is definitely one of a million. There is no one else."

Comparable."

Duca said.

Monica covered her mouth and smiled, and winked at Linda proudly.

"Hey~ You two are so boring!"

Linda rolled her eyes.

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After lunch in the afternoon, Monica and Linda went shopping to watch a fashion show, and Duca drove to the club to practice shooting.

This year the club has replaced it with a more advanced electronic target. Every shot hit will be clearly reflected on the electronic screen in front of you, making training more convenient.

"Duka, Battery Company invites you to test-fire the latest sniper rifle. The appearance fee is 500,000 US dollars. If you can set a new range record, another 500,000 US dollars will be added. Do you want to accept it?"

coach Matthew Foster asked.

Duka thought for a moment and rejected the invitation. He was now famous enough and wealthy enough, so there was no need to stand out elsewhere.

"Well, in the second half of the year, Mercedes-Benz, Armani, Mountain Valley mineral water, and Clover milk will need to update their commercials. You need to spare some time to shoot commercials."

Matthew Foster said while holding a small notebook.

"good!"

Duca smiled. Last year, he accepted six advertising endorsements. Among them, the best-selling product was cold medicine. It is said that the sales performance was 10% higher than the same period last year, followed by Clover milk, which ranked second.

The remaining Mercedes-Benz new SUVs, Armani business men's clothing, and Mountain Valley mineral water are also good.

The one with the worst performance was Apple's PowerBook Duo ultrabook, which sold less than 500,000 units. It was crushed by IBM in the personal computer market and later withdrew from the market early.

The endorsement contract between Duca and Apple was only for one year, and the ham sales were also relatively poor, and the other party did not continue advertising.

The other four endorsements were only signed for two years. Once his popularity had completely passed, no one would come to him for endorsements. They were all riding on the popularity.

"Matthew, why haven't you received the sports glasses advertisement you mentioned last time?"

Duca asked, adjusting the goggles on his nose.

"Your endorsement fee is too high, and it's just a small brand that can't afford it."

Matthew shrugged and said.

"It doesn't matter. I can give you as much as you want. I can use the money to invest in their company. I just hope they can research more cool sports glasses for me."

"Haha, this is no problem, I will contact them right away."

Matthew Foster smiled and said.

In the following two weeks, Duca shot six more advertising videos, as well as promotional posters, billboards, etc.

At the time of filming the commercial, "The Age of Innocence" had finished its theatrical run in North America, with a box office of US$52.27 million in North America.

According to the sharing method between LV Pictures and Columbia, LV Pictures took the small share and only made less than 8 million. Even if it took overseas box office and video distribution, the profit would be about 15 million, which is another mediocre movie.

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In the third week after the release of "The Age of Innocence", "Cowgirl Blues", which was personally promoted and distributed by LV Pictures, was released in North America. It was screened in 10 theaters in Los Angeles in its first week and received a box office of 120,000, with mid-to-low results.

It was expanded to 874 theaters in the second week. It only took in a box office of 6.44 million US dollars in the first week, and a total of 6.56 million US dollars in two weeks. The production cost of this movie was 8 million, and the publicity cost was 4 million. It was almost a flop.

Street movie.

This movie tells the story of an American girl who is naturally romantic and loves freedom and falls in love with a Chinese boy.

The film's leading actors and actresses are Winona and Johnnie, and it also casts Keanu Reeves and River as supporting roles. Johnnie was recommended by Duca, and the others were chosen by director Van Sant.

The leading actors are all quite beautiful, and their looks are absolutely top-notch, whether they are from the East or the West.

Duca originally thought that the box office would not be too bad, but after it was released, the audience commented that the movie was too literary, the plot was too confusing, the style was too flamboyant, etc., which led to people not liking it and not supporting it.

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Well, this is director Van Sant’s fault, and Duka doesn’t take the blame.

Due to unsatisfactory results, the movie was removed from the shelves early after only four weeks of release to make room for other movies. The total box office in North America was 10.45 million U.S. dollars. Counting the overseas box office, it barely broke even, which is not too bad.

But when this movie was released, the voices in the media that badmouthed LV Pictures suddenly became louder. The box office of three consecutive movies was lower than expected. LV Pictures seemed to be a flash in the pan.

"Hey, Duca, is the company going to close down? My movie hasn't been released yet."

Quentin called and said.

"Don't worry, someone is trying to buy LV Pictures at a bargain price. The company's operations are fine."

Duca smiled and explained.

During this period, Paramount, Universal Pictures, and 20 Fox Pictures successively sent people to contact him and proposed plans to acquire LV Pictures.

The big bosses of several companies said that if you bid whatever you want, we will accept it.

Duca's offer was US$400 million, because LV Pictures spent US$100 million to acquire Pixar Studios.

After hearing this quotation, several major film companies checked and found that LV Pictures had indeed invested in a loss-making studio.

The chairman of several major companies thought about it and chose to give up the acquisition. They planned to wait until LV Pictures was about to go bankrupt before making a move.

Anyway, Laiwu is a well-established independent production company with a few giants. They are not in a hurry. Maybe LV Pictures will lower its value over time and come to seek acquisitions.

"Duka, don't worry. When my movie is released, it will definitely make LV Pictures great again."

Quentin said loudly.

"Okay, how was your time in Italy?"

Duca asked.

"It's not bad. There are beautiful women and delicious food. The scenery is also great. I don't want to come back."

Quentin laughed.

"Then you can play there for a few more days, don't be in a hurry."

Duca smiled.

After chatting for a while, he put down the phone and continued working.

There have been more movies released recently, and the company has more and more work. He couldn't bear to see Monica sitting alone in the office, so he came to suffer with her.

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