v2 Chapter 491： Simultaneous release in China and the United States

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Duke knows very well that neither he nor Peter Weir is a favorite director of the academy. The film produced by the other party has mocked the entire film industry, and he is a commercial film director through and through.

Therefore, even if it has the advantage, Duke's actions in this area have never been slow.

Most of the people who have been involved in the Christopher Rockencourt incident have expressed support for him implicitly or explicitly, especially Frank Pearson, the vice chairman of the College Rotating Committee, which has been conveyed vaguely through Nancy. Support "The Return of the King" at this Oscar.

During the period before Christmas, Duke, in addition to filming "Hurricane Rescue", also kept taking time to attend various parties. Even if he didn't need to go to the court in person to canvass votes, he still had to show a positive attitude.

And the large-scale parties organized by the Duke's studio under various names, there will be one every week, and those present will not leave empty-handed.

The elaborate DVD luxury package is a necessity for the judges to appreciate the film. With DVDs, they also need playback tools. Duke Studio will loan a batch of disc players specially made by Sony Electronics to the judges. Although they are on loan, Everyone is tacitly aware of the return time.

Royal Albert ordered ￡⌒, the porcelain of the Lord of the Rings series, just a small souvenir...

By the time of Christmas, there were only DVDs and souvenir porcelain. The Duke Studio had distributed tens of thousands of sets, taking care of every student member and every possible intersection.

Strictly calculated, this must have touched the bottom line of the college. But today's Oscars, almost every project participating in the competition is doing this, and some people may even go too far. As long as it stays within a certain range, most of the time the academy opens its eyes and closes its eyes.

Even if the academy couldn't bear it, it would drag two small fishes out for the operation to warn other people that Oscar has been so many years, especially since the 1990s. The trend of public relations is becoming more and more obvious. Has the school ever dealt with famous people?

The Weinstein brothers have a lot of public relations. Has the college directly warned them?

Spend Christmas with my mother in New York. Duke returned to Los Angeles, temporarily handed over the public relations affairs to Penny Kellys and Nancy Josephson, and led the crew on a chartered flight to Paris, the fashion capital. Start the final location shooting of "Hurricane Rescue".

Although France is famous for producing literary and artistic movies. However, looking at the annual film rankings in France, it is not difficult to find that the top of the list are always commercial films, even commercial films from Hollywood. As the most representative director of Hollywood commercial films, Duke led the crew just appeared in Hong Kong. Soon on the Elysées, I was surrounded by reporters and movie fans, which made the filming impossible.

"It seems that I am still very famous in France."

Duke stood behind the camera while the security staff of the crew maintained order. Said self-deprecatingly to Tina Fei, "But I prefer to be unknown now."

A gathering of fans and reporters. It will inevitably affect the shooting, even if many people have begun to consciously abide by the order.

"You should have a clear understanding of this." Tina Fei handed Duke's water glass over and continued, "After I went to the East, I discovered that your influence is really great. You are The most famous Hollywood director over there, people who know Hollywood over there, may not know Steven Spielberg, but they basically know you."

Duke laughed, very happy.

"I used to go to the cultural market in the big city there, and I also communicated with some people."

In recent years, Tina Fei has gradually become the actual manager of the Duke’s studio. She is obviously understanding the market, "Your "Life and Death", "Brave to Death Island", "Saving Private Ryan" and "Black Empire" The discs can be seen everywhere, and they are also one of the best-selling discs. Many people over there have met you and your movies through discs."

"It's a pity..." She shook her head, "The discs I saw were not authorized by us or Warner."

Tina Fei looked at Duke suspiciously, "I once proposed to sue them, Duke, why are you vetoing it?"

"Spent countless efforts to fight a transoceanic lawsuit?" Duke shook his head. "Do you think it's worth it, Tina?"

Not to mention the current 2003, even more than a decade later, in his last period of time, copyright is often still empty talk, and countless people, including him at the beginning, are unfavorable beneficiaries of copyright protection...

There is a world of difference between seeing and doing some things.

Duke has never imagined that he can change the overall situation of a circle or even a country by himself.

"Also, Duke, how do you plan to respond to their invitation?"

Tina Fei went over this time and met an official on the opposite side who was in charge of film affairs. The other party, on behalf of a certain department, once again extended an invitation to Duke, hoping that he could choose a suitable time next year and take the movie with him. Across the Pacific Ocean.

With the occurrence of the 9/11 incident and the signing of the World Trade Agreement’s film memorandum and other package agreements, more and more Hollywood crews appeared there. For example, in the summer, George Lucas brought "Star Wars: West "S’ Revenge" went to the city that is famous for its scenery on location.

And according to the 20th Century Fox’s plan, "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" will be released simultaneously in China and the United States.

The hungry wolves of Hollywood have already targeted that huge market, waiting for the other party to mature, and then open their mouths.

"Let's notify Warner back and let Warner's International Distribution Department talk to them."

In fact, after Tina Fei returned to Los Angeles and conveyed the other party’s invitation, Duke was considering this issue and now made a decision, "If the other party agrees that "Hurricane Rescue" can be released simultaneously in China and the United States, I can I used to do the premiere."

Since the other party has repeatedly invited and Sino-US relations are also easing, Duke also decided to take a look at it. Perhaps he can further increase his popularity. When the future explodes in the vast market, his films can also burst with staggering results.

With the passage of time, the order of the temporary set was getting better. The crew adjusted and quickly resumed filming. The shots here were basically not difficult. Liam Neeson and a French actor stood on the side of the visor and proceeded simply. Dialogue.

Due to the noise on the set, Duke gave up on-site recording and re-dubbed it in post-production.

Because of the large-scale onlookers of reporters and movie fans, it took a full half a day for a few shots that were originally planned to be taken in two hours. When night fell, Duke led the crew back to the hotel.

Back at the hotel, Duke found that Ivanka, who was on a business trip in London, had also come to Paris.

"Is it done in Britain?"

Taking her back to the room, Duke asked, "Is it all going well?"

He poured a glass of water, walked to the sofa, and passed it to Ivanka who was sitting on it. Ivanka took a sip before saying, "Alright, we have reached a promotion agreement with two companies in the UK. Our website Will officially enter the UK and European markets."

"The speed of development is really fast." Duke couldn't help feeling a little.

Ivankara gave Duke a moment, waited for him to sit next to him, half of his body habitually leaned over, and said, "If you hadn't helped me take a key step in large-scale promotion, it would have been impossible to develop so fast."

"Don't forget, I am also a shareholder." Duke stretched out his hand and squeezed Ivanka's nose gently. "I am still a member of the board of directors."

"Named member." Ivanka murmured.

Duke laughed, bowed his head and kissed her on the cheek. Most of the time, the shares he shared instantly were handed over to David as an agent.

"Although the company is developing very fast, it hasn't really generated any profit yet." Ivanka seemed a little worried, "I still owe a lot of debt to the bank."

Any company expansion requires a huge amount of funds, and instant sharing is no exception. Duke has enough funds, but Ivanka does not. Except for her taking control of her trust fund at the age of 21, Funding basically comes from bank loans.

It's not that Duke didn't mention that she could provide funds for her, but Ivanka refused.

In fact, it is not difficult for Duke to guess what Ivanka thinks. She can focus on Duke in life, but still wants to maintain a certain degree of independence in business.

This is not surprising. It is the most normal situation in this business society in North America.

"I heard that Google is preparing to go public?" Ivanka asked suddenly.

Duke nodded, "Well, if nothing happens, it should be the second half of next year."

"Will I witness the birth of a miracle?" Ivanka deliberately put on a curious look, "Will you become a billionaire?"

She remembers very clearly that although Google has carried out several rounds of financing and expansion, Duke’s shares have been diluted to a certain extent, but through continuous investment, she still owns 25% of the share. This kind of optimism, and Wall Street analysis predicts that once Google goes public, the value of this part of the shares will inevitably become a huge wealth figure.

"My dear..." Duke gently held Ivanka's waist, "You will not be bad in the future."

With the development speed of immediate sharing now, future operations and listings may not necessarily create wealth miracles.

Ivanka blinked, and suddenly said, "How do you think we list the company's operations?"

"Now?" Duke frowned slightly, this is not the first time Ivanka mentioned it.

After she came back from New York, she mentioned this idea, when Duke was busy shooting a new movie, and did not take it seriously.

"I think the opportunity is okay. Both the IT industry and Nasdaq are recovering." Although Ivanka has thoughts in this regard, she is still seeking Duke's opinion. "The number of registered users of the site has exceeded 5 million. What do you think?"

"Wait for a while." Duke thought for a while and said, "Let's wait for Google to go public, and then observe the situation first."

After thinking about it for a while, Ivanka nodded, "Well, wait for a while." (To be continued...)