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Over the weekend, Gloria called to say that the formalities for the new manor had been completed and she wanted him to go take a look.

At noon, Duca drove to Bellaire, northwest of Los Angeles.

The Bellaire community is one of the high-end residential areas in Los Angeles. It forms the famous Platinum Triangle wealthy area with Beverly Hills and Holborn Hills to the east.

The community is in the north of Sunset Boulevard, adjacent to Beverly Hills. The terrain is high in the north and low in the south, with undulating hills. There are many mansions scattered among the hills, including the vacation villa of former President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Elizabeth Taylor's villa, and Whitney Houston.

’s mansion, Tom Hanks’ mansion, etc.

Duca's new house is on one of the hills more than 100 meters high. It is a Spanish Baroque-style villa with three floors, six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, four fireplaces, and a Spanish classical-style themed banquet hall.

A Turkish-style bathroom and a semi-open gym.

There is a rubber court, outdoor barbecue area, and extensive lawns and green belts within the walls of the manor.

"Boss, that's a public open-air tennis court. When you're bored, you can go there and play. There's a high chance you'll meet a star."

On the open-air balcony on the second floor, Gloria pointed to a place under the mountain surrounded by the shade of trees.

"Yes, this is exactly the house I want."

"Ha~ Boss, as long as you like it."

Gloria smiled and showed her dimples.

"Gloria, I have also left the decoration of the villa to you. It will be decorated according to the standards of a luxury house. The furniture will be purchased from top brands. The gym will be decorated with emphasis, and the wine cellar will be filled for me."

Duca said as he walked.

"This will cost a lot of money. You don't seem to have much money left in your account. How about we wait for a while?"

Gloria reminded gently.

"Don't worry, I borrowed 3 million from the bank. Is it enough to use 500,000 for decoration?"

"That's enough."

Gloria glanced at him and said, "Boss, your loan in the bank exceeds 10 million. If a financial crisis occurs, you are likely to go bankrupt."

"Don't be afraid. Don't say that the current economic situation will not cause a financial crisis. Even if it does happen, I will not go bankrupt. You can spend money boldly and leave other problems to me."

Duca shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

"Okay boss, I promise to satisfy you, but if you really go bankrupt, you can't blame me."

Gloria blinked and smiled.

"I don't blame you. If you want to blame me, blame Lauren."

"Yes, Lauren is your manager, he is to blame."

Gloria clapped her hands and smiled.

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After leaving Villa No. 108 in Bellaire, Duka drove the car around. There are two entrances and exits in Bellaire, the East Gate and the West Gate.

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The west gate leads to Sunset Boulevard, and it takes less than 20 minutes to drive to Santa Monica Boulevard bars. The east gate leads directly to Rodeo Drive, the shopping paradise in Beverly Hills. The transportation is very convenient.

In front of a cafe on Rodeo Drive, Duca stopped the car, ordered a cup of coffee on the outdoor balcony, opened the newspaper and read it. More than ten minutes later, a fat figure appeared on the balcony.

"Hey Harvey!"

Duca made a move.

"Haha, Duka, I made the appointment with you, but I'm late. I'm so sorry."

Harvey Weinstein walked over with a big belly and a big smile.

"It's okay, I have nothing to do in the afternoon, so I came here early to bask in the sun."

Duca stood up and shook hands with the other party. Just yesterday Harvey called and said he had a good movie project and asked him if he wanted to invest.

Duka said that he would read the script first and then apply if he was interested. By the way, there was a script for him to read, so the two made an appointment today.

"Duka, Miramax has three projects in the next stage. Here are the scripts. You can take a look."

Harvey put down three scripts and said.

"Harvey, you know I am a newbie and not very courageous, so I would like to ask first about the investment scale of these three projects."

"Haha, young people, please be cautious. I completely understand that of these three projects, "The Accusation" has a budget of more than 30 million, "Into the West" has a budget of about 15 million, and this one, "Love in My Heart",

It is a small-budget literary film with an estimated investment of around 4 million."

Harvey took three scripts and briefly explained the plot and made expectations for the director and starring candidates.

Duca picked up "Love is Deep in My Heart" and opened it to read.

This is a literary love movie that tells the story of friendship and love between a British cartographer, an Eskimo boy, and an Indian mixed-race girl.

There is a scene in which the hero and heroine are doing something they love on a giant airplane balloon, which is quite romantic.

Duka has an impression of this paragraph. Another translation should be "Love Map" or something else.

"How about I invest 1 million for this one? I already have a movie project in hand, so I can't invest too much."

"Haha~ No problem. You only read the script once and decided to invest. Your decisiveness is amazing."

Harvey laughed.

"Do you want to say that I am rash? Yes, I am a newcomer. I have just arrived. It is unlikely that I will make money on my first investment. It is useless to think too much. It is better to use this drama to test the water. Besides, this is your choice.

I also believe in your vision when it comes to the script."

Duka said calmly.

"Duka, I never said you were sloppy. On the contrary, I admire you very much. I have met many collaborators. After they got the script, they picked it over and over again and used their poor thinking to point out the script. In the end,

Instead, they made wrong decisions.

And for a decisive person like you, if you have some professional vision, your future development in Hollywood will not be bad."

Harvey said seriously.

Duka smiled and didn't take it too seriously. After the investment was made, there were still many procedures to finalize the investment. He would leave these things to professionals.

"Duka, do you have a film company? I suggest you use a film company to invest. Investing in independent films will give you great tax benefits."

"Thank you for reminding me. I also have ideas in this regard. When the film company registration is completed, I will arrange for the producer to come and contact you."

"Haha, no problem. By the way, you said there is a script too?"

Harvey asked, rubbing his chin.

"Yes, it was written by a friend. Harvey, you are an expert in this field. Please help me take a look."

After hitting a wall many times these days, Quentin decided to cooperate with him, and Duca did not refuse. The budget of "Reservoir Dogs" is 1.2 million, which is not a small project among independent films.

Harvey took the script and read it carefully.

Duca held the coffee cup and looked at Harvey across from him. Although this guy was a villain, he was definitely the number one person in the modern film industry, and he was worthy of the title of 'savior of modern films'.

First of all, this guy’s contribution to independent films is unparalleled. Independent films refer to film projects that are independent of the eight major Hollywood movies. They are often small-budget, literary and genre films.

This kind of movie generally makes little profit and often loses a lot of money, so few people invest in it.

Before the 1990s, the film market in the United States and even the world was dominated by the eight major Hollywood film companies. With large budgets, commercial films, big-name lineups, and omni-channel distribution, small-budget films simply could not compete with these big productions.

But Miramax's movies can, such as "Cold Mountain", "Kill Bill", "Chicago", "Gangs of New York", "The English Patient", "Pulp Fiction", "The Aviator", etc., both in terms of box office and awards.

Compete with eight major movies.

After Miramax became successful in the field of independent production, it set a good example. The eight major film studios began to pay attention to the independent film market, and independent production companies such as Focus, Summit, and Searchlight were established one after another.

There are more funds entering the independent film field, which has provided food for many filmmakers and promoted the prosperity of the film market.

Second, Harvey has been extremely successful in the field of filmmaking.

His success lies not only in discovering and promoting many excellent films, but also in his keen judgment of the market.

For example, "My Left Foot", "Sex, Lies, Videotape", "Cinema Paradiso", "Ju Dou", "Blue White Red Trilogy" and so on.

After buying the film distribution rights, he will re-edit the film according to the trend of the American film market.

Take "Cinema Paradiso" as an example. When it was first released in Italy, the response was not enthusiastic. After Harvey took it over, he directly cut off half an hour of the plot with big scissors, regardless of the strong objections of director Giuseppe Tornatore.

After the movie was released, it became a hit and became a classic movie.

There are other movies that Harvey would edit based on market conditions before release. It was like taking the director's cakes, which were oddly shaped, and using his mold to reprocess and define them to suit the tastes of North American audiences.

works.

Because Harvey liked to destroy other people's works, he was also called a tyrant and a big scissor. However, many people admired him because the quality of many movies was indeed improved after being edited by him.

This guy dares to edit a movie randomly like this and achieve success. He obviously has a deep understanding of the audience and the market.

This is also the reason why Duca wants to cooperate with, or learn from, the other party.

As for whether this guy is a thief or a profiteer, Duka doesn't care. It's more beneficial to cooperate with an apparently bad guy than to cooperate with a guy who doesn't know what's good or bad.

"Duka, who wrote this script?"

Harvey asked, putting down the script.

"Quentin Valentino, a friend of mine, what about the script?"

"Excellent. I haven't seen such an outstanding script for a long time. Who are you going to find as the director?"

"Quentin Valentino!"

Duca smiled.

"Written and directed? New director?"

Harvey frowned.

"Not a newcomer. Quentin has directed an experimental film before. He is very talented. Harvey, are you interested in investing?"

Harvey thought for a moment and shook his head,

"The schedule for next year is too full and I don't have any extra time or money. However, I am also very optimistic about this movie. When the movie is finished, I hope to have the opportunity to attend the preview screening of the movie."

"Okay, it's our pleasure."

Duca smiled.

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