Made in Hollywood

Sitting at the table, Rick Solomon looked diagonally across from him. It was Duke Rosenberg who was talking to his father. It's not the executives of top Hollywood studios, but the ordinary little characters.

On the other hand, on the father's side, not only did there not show any signs of anger, but he was also very enthusiastic. It seemed that Duke Rosenberg who was sitting there was not only a 24-year-old young man, but a top-notch like Steven Spielberg. director.

Why are things like this? Rick Solomon is naturally very clear that the other party's two movies have been sold one after another, and now he is the top one of the newly rising directors in Hollywood, and he has the qualifications to be valued by all film companies.

Look at Duke Rosenberg, who made both fame and fortune, and think about who he is now and what he said when he laughed at him, and Rick Solomon feels like a complete joke.

"You are not suitable for Hollywood! Die the heart of being a director!"

Rick Solomon's heart was full of bitterness when he thought of the words he had said, as if these words were more suitable for him.

He was ridiculed at the beginning by people who were not suitable for Hollywood and the directing industry. The first feature film not only was a great success in North America, but also won a global box office of more than 350 million US dollars, and the second film has reached a new level. , the global box office has now steadily exceeded 400 million US dollars...

Don't talk about new directors, look at the whole of Hollywood, how many directors can find two consecutive works with more than 100 million box office in North America and over 300 million in global box office?

Even if he doesn't want to admit it, it can't change the reality that Duke Rosenberg is now the hottest commercial director in Hollywood.

The person who was ridiculed by him as a certain failure has achieved great success, but what about him who is proud like a lion?

There was a hint of bitterness on the corner of Rick Solomon's mouth. The experience of the past three years can only be described as a nightmare.

Finally squeezed into the crew of "Alien 3" and became one of the heavier supporting actors, but the film failed miserably in the competition with "Speed ​​of Life and Death". He was approved as worthless, and then he was coldly treated by the agency CAA, especially after Warner Bros. did not accept the CAA package service and turned to support Duke Rosenberg, he was basically thrown in by the agent Lovett. in the trash can.

In the past two years, he has not received any resource support from CAA, and the two small roles he got are also because of his father. He finally managed to get through the expiration of this year's contract, and finally officially terminated the contract with CAA, but he did not have any large-scale roles. The brokerage company was interested in him, and the only two brokerage companies that wanted to sign him only used him as a stepping stone for Warners.

Different from the splendid future that the other party can foresee, Rick Solomon looked up, and the front was dark, and all he could rely on was his family, as if he was the one who had ridiculed him for relying on nepotism.

Turning his eyes slightly, Rick Solomon saw the woman sitting next to Duke Rosenberg. She was a delicate and beautiful actress. Although she did not have the powerful aura of Hollywood first-tier actresses, her weak temperament was exceptionally powerful. Impressive, and without guessing, he also knew that the relationship between this woman and Duke Rosenberg was definitely not easy.

In recent years, many tabloids have also hyped up Duke Rosenberg's lace news, and the women who appear around him seem to be more beautiful than the last.

His eyes flashed across Naomi Watts's face, and Rick Solomon thought of himself again. The cheerleader he finally caught up with, dumped him directly after he was coldly treated by CAA...

Looking at Duke Rosenberg now, Rick Solomon feels the difference, but he doesn't have much resentment, and one might be jealous of someone who stands a little higher than oneself , but they won't be jealous of people they can't catch up with no matter how hard they try.

From Rick Solomon's point of view, Duke Rosenberg was standing at a height that he couldn't touch even if he tried his best to jump.

"Duke, visit me if you have time."

Hearing the polite words from the other party before leaving, Duke stood up and shook hands with Solomon, and said politely, "I've been waiting for your invitation, Robert."

"One more thing." Robert Solomon turned to look at his son, "Rick is also an actor. If there is a suitable role in the future, please help me more."

"You're too polite." Duke still showed a polite smile.

Rick Solomon on the other side, under the guidance of his father's eyes, took the initiative to stretch out his hand, it seems that the setbacks in the past two years have made him mature a lot, "Duke, when I did some stupid things, I was affected by it. I'm sorry for Lovett's provocation."

"It's ok."

Duke gently shook his hand. Now the gap between the two is huge, and he has no time or energy to care about Rick Solomon. The other party is not qualified to be an opponent now, he just said politely, "I I don't think we like CAA's agents."

"Yes, we don't like it either." Rick Solomon nodded in agreement.

When Solomon and his son left, Duke sat down again. It was just a scene, and he didn't care about Rick Solomon. Is it because it was not worth it at all, and invited him to appear in his own movie? He is not so generous yet.

Besides, Rick Solomon is not Tom Cruise, and inviting him brings little real benefit.

Duke doesn't mind inviting Satan to play God as long as there are enough benefits. If it doesn't bring benefits, he won't even ask Tom Hanks for zero pay.

The banquet officially kicked off soon. Like all business parties, the format and content were similar. The executives of Warner Bros. and Time Warner gave brief speeches, reviewed the glorious history of Warner through video materials, thanked the guests present, and raised a glass to drink together. and many more……

Finally, it is an indispensable charity event in the celebrity circle.

At this time, the exquisite meal was also delivered to the guests like water. Although no one would eat and drink heavily on this occasion, it was still a small taste at the host's warm invitation.

Since the meal was in front of her, Naomi Watts has been busy helping Duke unroll the napkins, organize fruit drinks, like a careful lover and wife, and occasionally send a sweet smile.

If you want to choose a girlfriend, Duke thinks Naomi Watts is the most suitable among the women he has met so far, but unfortunately he has no idea of ​​dating a girlfriend, and he will not make promises casually. There is no official girlfriend, no matter what. Hanging around, no one can say anything, otherwise it will be more troublesome.

In fact, he doesn't care about the opinion of the media and the public at all, and it doesn't matter to a director, but with his girlfriend and his private life messed up, his mother won't let him go.

Duke can ignore everyone's opinions, but his mother's opinions must be taken into account.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Naomi Watts leaned in and said, Duke nodded and pointed in the direction of the patio, "I'll go get some air."

Although everyone in the banquet hall will tacitly abide by the principle of no smoking in public places, the smell of alcohol, food, perfume of women, and cologne of some men are mixed together, and it will definitely be a long time. You will feel stuffy, and like all banquet halls where large parties are held, there are also lounges and terraces.

Passing by several terraces, Duke had no plans to go in. The men and women inside were joking, and no one would be welcome to enter to disturb their exchange of feelings.

Walking to the terrace on the edge, Duke listened for a moment, and without speaking, he opened the curtain and walked in. The fresh air brought by the oncoming evening wind instantly relieved the tightness in his chest.

The terrace is not large, only a few dozen square feet. Duke was about to walk to the table beside the guardrail and sit down, only to find that there was another person sitting in the shadow of the curtain, that was a tall man in a silver evening dress. woman.

Duke saw her, and she turned to see Duke.

"Hello, Miss Kidman."

Now that they met, Duke simply walked over generously, sat opposite Nicole Kidman, took the wine glass in front of her, and poured himself a glass of wine.

Nicole Kidman nodded, holding the glass, looking straight at Duke, as if thinking about something.

"You're dating Nami?" she said slowly.

Smiling, Duke took a sip of wine, but didn't answer,

"When I first met Nami, she was beautiful and smart and made a lot of sacrifices for her friends." Nicole Kidman seemed to be talking to herself, as if speaking to Duke again, "but In the end, everything changed. When I left Australia, I heard from a friend that Nami went to Japan to model in Japan because she had a relationship dispute with three men..."

She suddenly changed into a mysterious tone, "Have you heard of that country in Japan? Their model circle is very perverted. It is said that they often force models in the circle to shoot some unsightly things."

"Maybe Nami was lucky and didn't encounter it."

Nicole Kidman's words sounded awkward, "I didn't hear her mention this after I invited her to come to America."

Putting down the wine glass, Duke's brows furrowed. Although Nicole Kidman's words were vague, he couldn't hear the provocation, and he pointed directly at those aspects that men couldn't bear.

Nicole Kidman stood up slowly, with a faint smile on her sickly white cheeks, "If it was me, I would ask my girlfriend carefully."

With his hands crossed and placed on the table, Duke looked at this unusually tall Australian woman and said indifferently, "When I was passing by a terrace just now, I heard Mr. Cruise talking to a young lady, it seemed very look happy."

Seeing Nicole Kidman's gradually turning cold face, Duke didn't mean to stop, "This must be the reason why Miss Kidman is drinking here?"

"you……"

Nicole Kidman gave Duke a hateful look, and walked away quickly with her high heels.

"I just guessed randomly." Duke pinched his chin and said to himself, "Did you guess right?"

Afterwards, Duke joined Naomi Watts, said goodbye to the organizer, left the Hilton Hotel, and returned to the North Hollywood apartment together. A passionate night has just begun.