"I feel like I'm flying in the sky!"

In the back seat of the Bentley, Charlize Theron was obviously a little excited. She leaned over Duke and her mouth was full of alcohol. "This feeling is great! It makes people forget all the stress and worries."

With a slight tilt to avoid the smell of alcohol, Duke pushed her back. Charlize Theron is not only drunk, but also taking drugs. Although she has only absorbed very little coca alkali, she is a little overexcited with the help of alcohol.

In this era, the modeling circle is far more chaotic than the entertainment circle, especially in the European modeling circle. People who have been there can hardly find any existence that does not absorb or poison, such as marijuana and coca and alkali, are essential for social interaction in the modeling circle.

Of course, Hollywood is not much better, and there are countless stars like Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp and others who take drugs.

From Malibu all the way to downtown Los Angeles, Charlize Theron seemed to be much more awake. When he entered the downtown area, under her guidance, the Bentley finally stopped in front of an old-fashioned apartment building in a middle-class area.

"Mr. Rosenberg, here." The driver whispered.

"Don't you go to my place and sit for a while?" Charlize Theron looked at Duke. "I think we still have some topics to discuss."

After looking at the red and beautiful face and the smooth wheat-colored skin under the goose yellow skirt, Duke forced his head and said, "Let's go, we have a chance to see you again."

He is not a gentleman. It is hard to guarantee that nothing will happen if he is alone with a tempting beauty. Although Charlize Theron looks delicious, for him, who is in the Hollywood vortex and has strong competitors, it is best not to touch him easily now. After all, people's hearts are unpredictable, and no one can guarantee that if someone takes advantage of these, it will cause great trouble.

Duke will never underestimate the utilitarianism of Hollywood actresses and will not underestimate the attractiveness of fame and fortune to them.

The next day, Duke made Nancy Josephson understand it in a vague way, and couldn't help but be glad that he was not driven by his lower body. Charlize Theron was only eighteen years old in August, and in a legal sense, he still belongs to the category of "children"!

Although there are many people in the circle who are trying to deal with younger women, there are some things that others can do, but he can do. Duke is very sober, and some people are probably staring at him, waiting for him to make mistakes.

For example, Sean Connery, whose image has been destroyed and his reputation is inauspicious, has officially filed a legal lawsuit against domestic violence in the California District Court. Although there is no evidence that everything that has happened now and before is related to Duke, just like Duke and Warner come to him, some things do not require evidence at all, and it is enough to just recognize who your enemy is.

Although Sean Connery is deeply in the whirlpool of trouble, Duke will not take it lightly. Since some things have been done, they must be mentally prepared to be retaliated. He will not underestimate Sean Connery's wealth. Money can often play a role beyond imagination in this country.

There is also CAA. There are continuous conflicts of interest between him and CAA. If CAA doesn't want him to be unlucky, it would be too overestimating the conscience of vampires.

Especially "Night Visit Vampire", although it will definitely generate profits, it is under the pressure from beginning to end by "Breaking into the Deadly Island", which in part proves from the side that CAA's packaging policy may not be suitable for commercial productions. After Spielberg was forced to take over by Universal and did not implement CAA's packaging service, it was even circulated in the circle that Walt Disney and Twentieth Century Fox successively put aside their next packaging cooperation project with CAA.

After the release of "Jurassic Park", all films were hit. The number of theaters in "Brave the Deadly Island" dropped to 1,859. When the box office fell sharply below $10 million on the weekend, it only received $7.88 million. In addition to the previous four working days, the box office in North America was only $12.03 million in the whole week.

As time goes by and more and more films are released, the box office of "Brave the Deadly Island" in North America has dropped significantly, and the main target of the film also turned to overseas markets. In the following week, the film was released in many countries and regions in Europe, Latin America, West Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia, all of which achieved pretty good box office results.

By the time Duke went to New Zealand for vacation in mid-June, the box office of "Brave the Deadly Island" in North America had reached US$134.75 million, and the global box office exceeded US$220 million, becoming a veritable big-selling work.

"Congratulations, if the next film can still achieve such box office results..."

Riding on the horse, Sophia drove the horse around Duke, "You will become the first-class commercial director in Hollywood."

"Sofia, can you be quiet for a while?"

With careful control of the horse, Duke glared at Sofia Coppola with some dissatisfaction, "You can easily scare my horse like this, I am not as good as your riding skills!"

This is a racetrack outside Wellington. It is built between the green grass at the foot of the mountain. Sitting on the horse's back and looking into the distance, you can see the mountains connected together, with clearly visible white snow on the peaks.

New Zealand is full of natural gardens, and the scenery is very beautiful all year round. When you are in it, you can see the green forests. Looking up, you can see the blue sky and white clouds. The vast beaches and lakes, towering jungles, climbing green pastorals, deep valleys and ridges, and the beautiful scenery is like unconventional natural landscape paintings, which make people fascinated.

During the time we came to New Zealand, Duke and Sofia visited the famous scenic spots of the South and North Islands together. This is a country that does not lack blue sky, green grass and strange stones, which will bring people unparalleled enthusiasm and vitality.

When you are in it, reaching out to the towering sequoia is like touching the power of a primeval forest; swimming in the bay area, dolphins often jump out of the sea and shuttle next to it; setting up a tent on the sparsely populated fields makes it feel like you are completely penetrated into nature.

This country maintains many pure natural appearances.

Although he had riding classes in boarding schools before, Duke's riding skills were not very good. At best, he was the first-class beginner. Unlike Sophia, who was willing to rush on horseback, he almost rode his horse on horseback throughout the whole process. This technique that requires time-consuming practice does not mean that you can be proficient.

After jogging around the racetrack for another time, Sophia simply slowed down the horse and ran alongside Duke.

"The scenery here is very good." Duke held the reins with both hands, with a serious expression.

"If you can learn to ride a horse with the attitude of riding a woman..."

Without accepting Duke's words, Sophia deliberately sarcastically said, "You will soon become a master of riding!"

"Miss Sofia Coppola!" Duke's nose was almost pissed and immediately retorted, "Can I understand that this is jealous?"

"Jealous?" Sophia turned her head and asked in confusion, "Why am I jealous?"

It was in front of a few friends such as Sofia Coppola that Duke would unscrupulously tell some jokes, "Because I can ride women, but you can't!"

"Damn it! I'm not Lei Sibian!"

Sophia looked here hatefully. Duke was still the serious look just now, as if he had no feeling at all about the knife-like gaze.

Women have natural disadvantages in this topic. Sophia retracted her resentful gaze and simply changed the topic, "Why do you have to pull me to New Zealand? I originally planned to go skiing in Europe."

"Because I heard that New Zealand's scenery is very beautiful a long time ago, but I have never seen it." Duke casually said, "This kind of almost primitive scenery is also the director's favorite. If they can be placed in the camera..."

"Do you have to discuss the movie and the work?" Sophia pulled the reins and walked towards the stable first. After Duke followed, she said, "Since that's the case, why not discuss my salary increase?"

"Hey, my dear, I'm going to go bankrupt soon." Duke said dissatisfied, "Do you have to step on it?"

"It won't take long for "Battle to the Deadly Island to be removed in North America."

Before arriving at the stable, Sophia rolled over and dismounted and threw the reins to the staff, "You will at least become a millionaire by then?"

"That's the future!" Duke also jumped off his horse.

Some time ago, Rock Studio paid him the last of the total salary of a screenwriter, director and producer. Although this $1.5 million income completely improved Duke's financial situation, it was not as good as expected, because the expenditure was also quite large.

Personal income tax is a topic that can never be avoided. Duke’s accountant David first withdrew $1.5 million in advance tax payments. Even if some reasonable tax avoidance measures were taken, the tax rate in California was still crazy.

Duke also paid off the bank's $500,000 loan at one time with principal and interest. As a broker, Nancy Josephson has the power to get a commission of 10%. The broker's commission is not an after-tax commission, of which $350,000 belongs to Nancy. Similarly, lawyers and accountants handling related matters also need to pay compensation, and they take $50,000.

Coupled with the messy expenses such as rent, cars, clothing, and Sofia Coppola's assistant salary, the remaining $2 million after deducting the prepayment of taxes has been lost.

Fortunately, he is just a director and has not hired professional public relations managers. The expenses in clothing and travel can be reduced as much as possible, and there is no need to bribe the media to engage in so-called "street shooting" and news reports. If it is replaced by a star who has become popular quickly, the same income may even be insufficient.

Duke temporarily put the last $1 million in his account, waiting for the share of "Battle of the Deadly Island" to be credited before considering the specific purpose.

Of course, holding cash is the stupidest way, and the dollar is now depreciating rapidly.
Chapter completed!