Chapter 411 Do a big vote
"Congratulations, Fan."
Holding Jessica Alba, walking to the place where Vin Diesel was sitting in the restaurant, Christopher Rokencott touched his fist, "Fast and Furious almost over Duke Rosenberg's "Rings Expedition" on the first day."
"It's just a little bit short!"
The strong bald man said in a muffled voice, "I'm really unwilling to give up!"
"It's already very good. Don't forget that your investment is only $38 million. Where is the "Ring Protection Expeditionary Team"?"
Christopher Rokencourt speaks very skillfully, deliberately ignoring the fact that "The Rings Expedition" is the third weekend and "Fast and Furious" is the first weekend.
Thinking of the $15.21 million that Fast and Furious received on Friday, which was only less than $500,000 less than the $15.65 million in "The Ring Expedition", Vin Diesel unconsciously smiled a hint of smug smile.
"Feel sorry……"
Just as he sat down, Jessica Alba stood up, "I'll go to the bathroom."
After saying that, she hurriedly walked towards the bathroom, as if she could not wait any longer.
Christopher Rokencott glanced at Jessica Alba's back. He seemed to have been in the bathroom frequently in the past two days, but he was full of calculations and didn't care much about it.
His target today is Vin Diesel.
When Jessica Alba came back, the three of them ordered some food and chatted while eating. Christopher Rokencort guided the topic intentionally or unintentionally, constantly moving closer to the aspects of film and investment.
"Fan, are you interested in working together to do a big vote?"
Putting down the knife and fork, Christopher Rokencort said in due time, "Big investment and big production!"
"You mean..." Vin Diesel didn't quite understand.
Christopher Rokencott picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth. He waved his head to Jessica Alba, who immediately took his briefcase, took out a project book from it, and handed it to Vin Diesel.
Seeing Vin Diesel take it and open it, Christopher Rokencourt said again, "This is my carefully prepared script and project plan. It is expected to invest $160 million! It will be an epic war masterpiece. Van, I heard Jesse say that you are very knowledgeable about movies and you should know that after "Gladiator" and "The Rings Expedition", the spring of epic films has arrived."
Vin Diesel nodded. This is a consensus in the industry. Many companies are preparing for epic masterpieces of modern warfare and ancient warfare.
"So, this is an opportunity!" Christopher Rokencourt's voice was not loud, but it was powerful. "It was a good opportunity for investment. I think the epic video describing the last glorious Napoleon Emperor's Great with the Battle of Waterloo as the center point will be very interesting."
After briefly looking through the plan, Vin Diesel carefully read the script behind it. After a while, he looked up and said, "Chris. What do you mean..."
"Let's invest together!"
Christopher Rokencourt looked sincere and seemed to be unlucky. "We have known each other for a long time. You all know that although I have the title of Earl and have inherited a fortune, I have been investing in those small productions in the past few years. Although I have made a lot of money, I only have a net worth of tens of millions of dollars. Such a huge investment is not something I can afford."
These heart-wrenching words have increased Vin Diesel's favorability towards him a lot.
According to internal rumors in Hollywood, the other party does have some money, but it is not a huge wealthy like Duke Rosenberg.
"In fact, Chris has gained a lot of investment."
Jessica Alba looked at her boyfriend with a sweet face and said happily, "I plan to invest $1.5 million, Mickey Lock invest $3 million, Demi Moore invest $5 million, Joaquin Phoenix invest $2 million, Kate Beckinsale and Ben Affleck plan to give out their pay for "Pearl Harbor"..."
In less than a minute, Jessica Alba spoke a string of names, and the investments of these people combined were nearly $20 million.
Christopher Rokencort's face always had a confident smile. Since Jessica Alba said it, he was certainly not afraid of Vin Diesel's verification.
Vin Diesel was a little moved when he heard these words and numbers. Many people in the circle were rumored that Christopher Rokencourt's relationship network was wide and often wandered among celebrities. Now, there are indeed some methods.
However, investing is a cautious thing. Epic films are huge and are popular in the market. However, there are also works like "The War to the City" that vomit blood, especially the rhythm and scenes of epic films. If there is no suitable director, it is best not to think about investing.
He asked tentatively, "Chris, which director are you planning to invite to direct?"
"Duke Rosenberg!" Christopher Rokencort said without hesitation, "he is the most suitable person."
Vin Diesel frowned slightly.
Christopher Rokencott could grasp his psychology and said, "Michael Orwitz is indeed not in line with Duke, but you are not starring in his movies, you are just investing."
"Duke agreed to be director?"
Although I want to compete with "Fast and Furious" and "Rings Expedition", Vin Diesel knows no matter how arrogant he is, Duke Rosenberg is especially good at big scenes, which is definitely a guarantee for the success of big productions.
“My plan and script have been delivered to Duke through Nancy Josephson,” Christopher Rokencourt is confident. “I estimate the market prospects of the project are a, and Duke Rosenberg’s evaluation of the project is also very high.”
Vin Diesel was a little moved. If Duke Rosenberg might be the director, he would be a fool.
Such an opportunity is rare.
But he is still cautious. After all, if he invests, he will definitely invest more than seven figures.
"Chris, I need to think about it." Vin Diesel did not agree immediately, "I will reply to you as soon as possible."
Christopher Rokencort did not urge him, and then changed the subject and began to talk about gossip in Hollywood.
“The tabloids have published photos of Duke Rosenberg sitting in Central Park with Ivanka Trump, and they seem to be dating.”
"Did he change his sexual intercourse and wants to date someone seriously?"
As time went by, Jessica Alba and Christopher Rokencott left the project book and said goodbye first, but Vin Diesel did not leave, but took out his cell phone.
He hung up the phone with a very well-informed friend in the circle. After waiting here for a while, the other party called back and gave an exact reply.
"Nancy Joseph Se did receive a project about Napoleon. I had a very high evaluation. It is said that Duke had just returned from New York and Nancy met him with the project book. The two talked about anything but no one knew. However, Nancy seemed to be in a good mood after the news from I was feedback... "
"Also, those people you mentioned, who learned that the project director might be Duke, did plan to invest, and some people were even afraid of missing out on opportunities and had already transferred their funds."
This person seemed to be very concerned, "Van, Duke's film has an amazing return on investment. This is a rare opportunity. Can you bring me with you?"
After hanging up the phone, Vin Diesel gradually became considerate. The opportunity to invest in the Duke Rosenberg project is really rare.
It's not particularly far from this restaurant. Duke and Tinafe sat in the Duke's studio office, thinking about the same project while waiting for the interview.
The last time we met, Christopher Rokencott left a bad impression on Duke. Perhaps the other party's enthusiastic and cheerful look could win the favor of a lot of people. However, it would arouse the vigilance of people like him who are naturally guarded. He even reminded Naomi Watts to pay attention to the other party.
But the plan made Duke confused. Nancy Josephson told him that the plan was written by Christopher Rokencourt, and the person who could write such an excellent project plan would not be too bad even if he was not as capable as Charles Rowan and Robin Grand.
Moreover, looking at Christopher Rokencort's skills and extensive social networks, he is not a novice to enter Hollywood at all, and he will not hit walls like he did at the earliest...
A gentle knock on the door interrupted Duke's thoughts, and a secretary pushed open the door, "Mr. Wallace Lee is here."
Tinafei nodded, "Take him in."
This is an interview for recruiting an associate director. The people who came to the interview have good qualifications. Although they have never participated in a large commercial production, they have climbed from assistant to deputy director in the ** movie circle. They can definitely have some ability to make a fortune in that place that is far more chaotic than the mainstream business circle.
In particular, Duke remembers this guy, when he was at the California Institute of Arts, his abilities were quite outstanding.
Seeing Wallace Lee come in, Duke didn't say much. It's working hours now, and the other party is also a smart person. He just answers various questions asked by Tinafei, and does not rashly get in touch with Duke.
From crew chores to film production, from cast selection to making plans, Tinafi asked in detail, and then Duke asked some questions about the concept of the film. The deputy director who had different ideas did not know how to use it. The reason for using Sophia Coppola was complicated. After all, there was no Coppola family behind the other party.
Duke vaguely remembers that this person who favored idealism and niche art at the time may have been tempered in Hollywood for so many years and was infected by the strong commercial atmosphere, and his concept has changed a lot.
"Mr. Li, we will notify you as soon as possible."
What Tinafei finally gave is just a programmatic result.
After the interview was over, Duke walked over and shook hands with Wallace Lee, "Long time no see, Lee."
After just a few simple greetings, Duke left the office. He also wanted to meet Warner Bros. The first day of the box office of "Fast and Furious" put huge pressure on "The Rings Expedition", and both sides also had to come up with targeted measures. Whether he or Warner, they did not want "The Rings Expedition" to shrink significantly due to the impact. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!