Made in Hollywood

Christmas is approaching. Putting Sophie Marceau aside for the time being, Duke gave the production crew a holiday. He also flew to New York to spend one of the most important festivals of the year with his mother.

Parties are an inescapable necessity in life and social life in this country. Before Christmas, Duke accompanied his mother to some high-society parties in New York, not to mention his own income from the film industry, his mother's income in recent years. The net worth is also growing, especially after the company moved to New York, it is more closely connected with the fashion industry. My mother has already crossed the threshold of hundreds of millions of net worth, and she has close ties with Jewish groups in New York. One of the top people in the city.

Participating in a party or something is a social need. On Christmas Eve, just like the past ten years, there were only Duke and his mother in the restaurant at home.

"The ad you made aired early."

After cutting the roasted turkey, Mrs. Leah handed it over. After Duke took it, she said, "I heard from Erin, have you made some publicity suggestions?"

"Just a few words." Duke said while cutting the turkey, "Irene is very smart, she is the specific executor."

"The advertising response has been very good." Mrs. Leah sat back in the chair. "Last week, Erin came to see me. According to her, the Lauder Group would like to sign another advertising contract with you."

"I can only refuse."

Swallowing the turkey in his mouth, Duke shook his head, "It's awards season now. I have to cooperate with the filmmaker's plan and prepare a new film, so I don't have time."

Shooting commercials is also not a simple matter. Shooting may only take a few days to complete, but preparations often take weeks.

In fact, back in New York, he and Erin? Lauder on the phone. The reason why that ad was released earlier this year was to match the hype about Elizabeth Hurley. Hugh Grant was despised by everyone because of the prostitution scandal. As his girlfriend, he generously forgave and faced it bravely. Elizabeth Hurley won the With a lot of praise, her news can be said to be a hot topic some time ago. The Lauder Group launched an advertisement on the spot, and the effect was surprisingly good.

Erin Lauder also told Duke on the phone that Elizabeth Hurley wanted to ask him to meet to express her deep gratitude, but he refused. Duke was insensitive to the other party's special thanks.

the reason is simple. Duke wasn't sure if Elizabeth Hurley had hooked up with the one in the White House and didn't want to ask for trouble.

He once read a scandal between Bill Clinton and Elizabeth Hurley. He forgot the exact year it happened, but he still remembered a little of the content.

An ex-boyfriend of Elizabeth Hurley accepted an invitation from the White House to be a guest because of her work. During the dinner together, they mentioned Elizabeth Hurley, and Clinton asked him outright for her ex-girlfriend Hurley's phone number.

It is said that Clinton had no scruples at the time and stood in front of the ex-boyfriend and called Hurley. And directly contacted a plane to pick up Elizabeth? Hurley.

Hurley was in Los Angeles at the time and was in the phase of dating Hugh Grant. But just a few hours later, she arrived at the White House and stayed there for four full days.

Then there was news that Clinton and Elizabeth? Hurley's underground romance lasted more than a year. Clinton found himself falling in love with Hurley. In order to avoid getting into a complicated situation, Clinton decided to cut through the mess, and the two sides broke up completely.

Zipperton's romantic past is no less than that of any Hollywood director or star. In fact, Duke still appreciates the famous saying of the federal president circulating in the media - I will not talk to those women who are rolling in Vanity Fair. I find that when I start to fall in love with you, I will break up with you.

The dinner went on very slowly. Duke and his mother chatted while eating. Maybe he was really old, or maybe he hadn't seen him for a long time. His mother talked a lot more than before, and was very concerned about his career and life.

In Mrs. Leah's eyes, Duke's private life was messed up, and he didn't bother to say anything, mainly talking about work.

"Are there any hope for Best Director and Best Picture?"

The Oscars are approaching, and Mrs. Leah hopes Duke will receive several honors, "How are your preparations going?"

"The specific public relations work is done by the producers and distributors."

Although I have seen some cases, reading and execution are two different things. Duke is basically an amateur in Oscar PR, just in line with the overall strategy of Warner and Fox, "Best director may be nominated, and there is no hope of winning. Warner and Fox have no hope of winning." Fox's key PR is the best picture, they have done a lot of work in combination with the special situation this year, and I think it is very likely to win the award."

In such a period of time, if the soldiers lose the best picture, the pressure on the academy must be ten times or even a hundred times heavier than before.

"I've also seen some analysis." Mrs. Leah put down her knife and fork and took a sip from her glass. "The favorite for best director is Mel Gibson."

"Indeed, mother."

By this time period, almost all of the award-winning films have been screened or screened. Compared with "Braveheart" and "Saving Private Ryan", the directors of other works, whether it is Ang Lee of "Sense and Sensibility", or Mike Figgis of "Escape from Las Vegas", the gap is very obvious, and this gap is simply not able to be filled by PR.

Shrugging his shoulders, Duke continued, "Although William Wallace's 'freedom' shout is very contrived and exaggerated, and even a lot of ordinary audiences are very disgusting, but he does meet the appetite of many judges, and Gibson His age has an advantage, if there is no accident, he has more than 70% chance of taking the best director statue."

"So there will be an accident?"

Mrs. Leah knows exactly what her son's temperament is. She has also heard of some conflicts between the two, and she absolutely does not believe that Duke will sit by and watch the other win. "Just speak up if you need it."

"Not for now, Mom." Duke looked confident. "I've already figured out what to do."

Zach Snyder and Sofia Coppola were in charge of the preparations for "Chicago" in Los Angeles for the time being. Duke simply gave himself a small vacation and spent more than a week with his mother in New York, and also with Erin. ? Lauder met. Duke did not return to Los Angeles until he stepped into the world in 1996.

Preparing for "Chicago," writing a new script, and occasionally cooperating with the producers at a few events, that's what Duke does in the first half of January, and as time goes on, more and more Oscar-nominated films and people are involved. The more obvious it is, although critics such as Roger Albert use their influence privately. Go lobby the judges not to vote "Saving Private Ryan", but this year's trend, "Saving Private Ryan", like their touted "Braveheart", is also considered to be the winner of the Oscar nomination list.

In the face of the general social situation, it is conceivable that a group with a total number of only a few hundred people wants to go against the trend.

Most film critics aren't stupid either. At least they didn't publicly criticize "Saving Private Ryan" in the column as not suitable for winning. They aimed at Duke himself, not just the Oscars. They wanted to prevent Duke from winning the best director of any award.

Mel Gibson has all easily beat Duke at the announced New York Film Critics Association Awards, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. It won best director, and Saving Private Ryan just won best picture.

Next, Mel Gibson won Best Director again at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Directors Guild Awards and Producers Union Awards, which are more important than any other awards, and "Saving Private Ryan" also won the Film Awards. "Braveheart".

The situation seems to be clear. The annual Golden Globe Awards are also about to kick off.

"Are you sure, Sophie?"

in a black Bentley. Duke was answering the phone, "I want absolutely reliable information."

"Mel Gibson will be at the Ballon d'Or, and whenever he wins, he'll be in the after-the-ball celebration party."

The voice on the phone seemed to be shaking. "I promise! He saw me yesterday, urging me to get my hands on you before the Oscar nominees luncheon."

"Thank you for the news."

Hanging up the phone, Duke started the car and drove towards the cafe where he had an appointment with Tom Cruise.

Half an hour later, he walked into an extremely quiet cafe in Malibu first, asked for a booth in the corner, and waited for about ten minutes. Tom Cruise entered the cafe alone, and saw Duke beckoning. , came over immediately.

"Tom..." Duke looked at the actor who was about to star in his movie. "The opportunity is here."

"I can't wait!"

The two had communicated beforehand, and Tom Cruise gently hammered the coffee table, "I must return the insult Mel Gibson put on me!"

He didn't like the person on the other side, but he didn't like the savage even more now.

"I heard that you also accepted the invitation to the Golden Globes?"

Seeing Cruise nodding, Duke said, "Gibson will be at the party after the Golden Globes, will you?"

Tom Cruise was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Of course I will participate, I want to see Gibson's sad face after his loss at the Golden Globes."

"If nothing else, Tom," Duke shook his head, "Mel Gibson will take best director."

"He took the Golden Globe Award for Best Director?" Cruise didn't understand. "Then he's going to win the Outpost Awards, and this bastard will get the Best Director Golden Man."

"Tom, he is our common enemy."

"That's right!"

Everything else can be tolerated, but Cruise can't tolerate Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson staying in the same hotel for a long time, which has long been a thorn in his heart, what does it mean to be a member of Hollywood He can think of it with his toes.

"So, what are we going to do?" Tom Cruise asked.

"What you have to do is simple."

Duke certainly wasn't stupid enough to drag out his thoughts, he just said a few words in a low voice. (To be continued ~^~)

PS:  The second update will be delivered, looking forward to the rain. . . . . . Let's count more tickets~~~