"It turned out to be Pearl Harbor!"

On a terrace facing the sea in the Duke Manor, Duke savored afternoon tea while talking to Nancy Josephson holding coffee, "It turns out that you have been poached too."

"Although Michael Orwitz is no longer in AA, his appeal is still amazing." Nancy Josephson seemed to have a very good attitude, "Don't forget, it's the heroine of a big A-level production. Even if I were to do it, I would make the same choice."

"Did you agree to terminate the contract with her?"

It is normal for an actor to change jobs, but the agents who are being fired often make a lot of small moves. The most typical examples in Duke's memory are Tom Cruise and Pat Kingsley.

"Just a little actor who is not good at it."

Putting down the coffee cup and sitting on the other side Tina Fei took the initiative to fill her up. Nancy thanked her and said to Duke, "I originally thought she looked pretty and thought she had some potential. In the future, she could create her in the direction of the second-tier vase, but..."

She shook her head, "She performed too poorly in "Hundred Thousand Hurry". I think it is not worth it to put in a lot of resources to support her in the future compared to the rewards she will get."

Nancy suddenly laughed, "Although your acting skills are very bad, I believe you look at the actor's eyes. Since you think her future is not worth investing in, I believe that her future achievements are also extremely limited."

"Hey, my dear." Duke flicked the white porcelain teacup gently, making a crisp sound, and then said, "Are you praising me or defaming me?"

"You understand it yourself." Nancy opened the sugar bowl and added two pieces of sugar to her coffee cup. "Like aa, I also have evaluation measures. Our evaluation of Kate Beckinsale is just."

Think about Kate Beckinsale's future. Apart from "Pearl Harbor", he has barely squeezed into the second-tier, and most of the other time, it is probably difficult to be included in the ranks of second-tier stars.

If you remember correctly, she has never played an important role in any front-line production since then. The most famous films are just small B-level films, and the box office in North America is only hovering around $50 million...

The agent may be furious because he was fired by a star like Liang Tang, but few of them will care about such small characters.

For such a young actor, it is not worth it to deal with Tom Cruise like Patrol Kingsley and Paramount Pictures.

Nancy Josephson is certainly not a generous person. She added milk to the coffee and said while stirring it. "Touchstone Pictures has reached a packaging agreement with Michael Orwitz..."

"Robert Iger is going to work with him?" Duke couldn't help frowning.

Although he no longer works with Walt Disney, he has been in contact with Robert Iger.

"You have been in Australia for too long and the news is no longer well-informed."

Holding up the coffee cup, Nancy said before drinking, "Because of the conflict with Michael Eisner, Robert Eiger lost the position of Touchstone Films eO, and the current person in charge is Eisner's confidant."

Duke pondered for a moment, "So Michael Eisner and Michael Orwitz collaborated again?"

The two of them had a terrible relationship at Disney, which was simply incompatible. It directly led to Michael Orwitz's biggest failure in his life.

"Owitz is no longer an executive at Disney, and Eisner and him have come to an end." Nancy said a few simple words, and she knew Duke would soon figure it out. "Duke, don't forget that Orwitz brought the one-piece package service to Hollywood and continued to succeed. Although "Godzilla" is vulnerable to your "The Matrix", it still produces enough profit."

"Michael Orwitz's ability in this regard is worthy of the trust of any film company," she added.

Duke nodded. In the face of expected profits, some personal conflicts are just minor issues.

"Who is the director?" Duke asked.

"Michael Bay." Nancy Josephson put down his coffee cup. "I got reliable news that Orwitz had reached an agreement with Michael Bay. The little explosion-maker is about to transfer from William Morris to his position."

It seems that everything is moving closer to memory.

Just as Duke was thinking so, Nancy reminded. "There is one thing you have to pay attention to, the production budget of Pearl Harbor is as high as $140 million, and it is likely to be released on next year's Memorial Day!"

"Oh?" Duke couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The most suitable schedule for such a film that describes the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor is definitely the weekend before Memorial Day. Disney and Michael Orwitz just made the most normal choice.

But the reason why Nancy mentioned this matter is that Duke's plan "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Expedition" is also on this schedule!

Summer weekends are also divided into different levels. The best time period is the two weekends that start in May, Memorial Day and Independence Day holidays and other time periods.

After thinking for a while, Duke said to Tina Fey, "Communicate with Warner Bros. on this matter."

Tina Fei nodded and asked again, "Our..."

"We should try not to change the schedule as much as possible!" Duke said.

He has never been afraid of competition, not to mention that his opponent is still "Pearl Harbor". Even if the schedule needs to be changed, the video that actively changes should be "Pearl Harbor".

"Michael Orwitz is ambitious and he is determined to create a brand new agency empire."

Speaking of this, Nancy looked at Duke and specifically mentioned a name, "Martin Bob also joined in after leaving AA. The history of AA's rise proved that Martin Bob may not be a qualified decision maker, but an excellent supporting role."

Hearing this name that was almost forgotten by him, Duke picked up the teacup and took a sip, "Im, William Morris and AA, will he see a new company joining in to share the cake?"

"Of course not." Nancy Josephson said for granted, "So, I and AA join forces to ruin Orwitz's cooperation with Paramount Pictures?"

Duke looked over with inquiring eyes, and Nancy said directly, "Michael Orwitz wants to pack Paramount Pictures' latest Star Trek, but the project was snatched by Ino Martin and I."

Speaking of this, Nancy sighed, "But Orwitz's energy is indeed not to be underestimated. After losing Star Trek, he used a new racing project to motivate Universal Pictures, and will soon enter the formal preparations."

Racing? Universal Pictures? Duke tried hard to recall the films related to these two vocabulary, and after a while, he finally got an impression.

"Do you know the name of the project?" he asked.

Nancy shook her head, "Universal Pictures has only named a code name called 'speed' for the time being. By the way, James Cameron also got involved."

"Didn't he dislike Michael Orwitz?" Duke asked strangely.

"Cameron will not participate in any related work in this movie." Nancy knew that his words were ambiguous and hurriedly said, "He just recommended an actress to the crew, as if he was the heroine of a TV series he produced."

Although Anna Prinz is currently in charge in New Zealand, Duke cannot stay in Los Angeles for too long. In the following two days, he began to frequently contact Warner Bros. and talked twice with Jeff Robinoff, mainly involving the sequel to the Matrix, the promotion of the first part of the Lord of the Rings, and the shooting location of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

The Harry Potter series was the first to be done. With Joanna Rowling taking the initiative to make concessions, Duke lobbying in the middle. After a few days of hesitation, Warner Bros. finally agreed that "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" would be filmed in the UK.

Duke is so active, of course, because of the point Rowling gave up.

Hollywood is ultimately a business circle where interests are paramount. Although Duke admires Joanna Rowling's personal interests in order to keep the project in the motherland, this emotion will not influence business decisions.

Next is the two sequels of "The Matrix". Zach Schneider definitely cannot get Duke's directorial authority, but due to Duke, his voice in the project is far more than those new directors.

Finally, the release date of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Expedition".

“Duke’s opinion is clear.”

Sitting among several senior executives of Warner Bros., Tina Fe showed enough savvy and capableness. "Unless it is absolutely necessary, the schedule of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Expedition" cannot be changed..."

"I agree with Duke."

Doug Walter stood clearly on Duke's side, "We have no need to be afraid of the competition in Pearl Harbor!"

Nancy Josephson spoke slowly, "The director of "Pearl Harbor" is sure that it will be Michael Bay. If Duke takes the initiative to retreat, it will damage his reputation."

Although the release date of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Expedition" has not been announced, it is not surprising that relevant information will be leaked later.

After this sentence, the senior executives of Warner Bros. were temporarily silent. They could not care about Nancy's opinions, but they could not ignore Duke's feelings. Director Duke was already closely tied to Warner Bros.

The explosion craze is afraid of the little explosion craze. Once the news spreads, let alone Duke, even the senior executives of Warner Brothers feel that their faces are lost.

What makes them even more concerned is that Duke is the guarantee of Warner's profits. Do they really need to care about the competition of an imitator?

"We will not change!" Jeff Robinoff spoke, "Release the release date of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Expedition" to see how Disney and Michael Orwitz react."
Chapter completed!