“CAA will soon sign a formal contract with me to help me develop a complete future plan.”

Turning the coffee cup in his hand, Rick Solomon showed off without any concealment, "Lovitt also won a supporting actor for me in CAA's packaging project "Alien 3". Success is very simple for me."

He looked at Fanduke up and down, "And you, Duke Rosenberg, I heard Lovet say you were in and out of the set at the age of five, and played a small role in the movie at the age of sixteen. Now? You played seventeen movie roles, but you didn't have lines, no frontal shots, and no names appeared in the media. You are a complete loser!"

With his hands crossed on the table, Duke looked at Rick Solomon lightly, his eyes occasionally showing, like a clown watching a circus.

Perhaps stimulated by Duke's attitude, Rick Solomon raised his voice slightly, "What are you proud of? Want to be a director? Wake up, stop dreaming! Tell you that Lovetken signed you just because your family was having a good relationship with George Lucas, and there were some ways in Hollywood, just because of this shameful nepotism!"

"Robert Solomon should be your father, right?" Duke suddenly spoke, his voice was not loud but extremely harsh. "If you remember correctly, he is the executive vice president of Warner Bros. According to your statement, CAA will sign you..."

"That's because I have talent and potential, but you don't!"

After waving Duke's words, Rick Solomon was not a fool, so he quickly changed the topic, "You used despicable means to squeeze me out of becoming the main quarterback, so what? Can you enter the Major League of Rugby? Can you participate in the Super Bowl? Also, Anne Bennett has promised to be my girlfriend..."

Before he could even feel the joy of successfully prying the corner of the wall, Duke asked in a strange tone, "Sorry, who is Anne Bennett?"

In Rick Solomon's wide eyes, he patted his forehead, "Oh, I remembered it. It turned out to be the blonde cheerleader. I only spent two nights with her and threw her away. I didn't expect that I would be picked up by you now."

Hearing this, Rick Solomonho stood up, "Boy, I..."

Pointing to his chest, he said, "In the future, I will become a big star, participate in the Oscars, and my name will resound throughout the world."

He pointed Duke from a distance, "And you will be unknown in your life and will be a shameful loser!"

"I believe your first half."

Before the other party could say anything, Duke stood up and walked towards the door. He didn't need to get entangled with such a person. Rick Solomon in another world is indeed very famous. Although he is not as famous as the heroine in the videotape, he is also well-known all over the world.

"Don't think you can be a director after filming two inexplicable experimental films!"

Because of the extra quietness of the cafe, Duke vaguely captured Rick Solomon's voice before leaving the house. Perhaps this was the most reliable sentence the other party said today. If he could go to Hollywood as a director after filming a few experimental films, he would not waste his time until now.

This is not a pleasant meeting!

When he drove the second-hand Chevrolet back to the apartment, Duke was still thinking about the content of the conversation. As a thigh, CAA abandoned him as an unknown man without hesitation. What should he do next?

Looking for crew members to accumulate qualifications, wait for opportunities, or...

Back at the apartment, Duke continued his packing. Hundreds of books that had almost been turned into pieces, hundreds of video tapes, dozens of volumes of movie tape, a sixteen-mm camera and a small set of films, were carefully separated by him in several boxes, and sealed one by one, just waiting for the departure tomorrow.

These are all his accumulated wealth and witnesses of his study and practice over the years.

The next morning, Duke first solved the rental and handover problem of the landlord. When the moving company arrived, he moved all his luggage into the truck. Then he drove his Chevrolet, followed the truck, and drove out of Valencia and headed straight to Santa Monica, a small seaside town on the west side of Los Angeles.

This small town is not only a tourist destination, but also a place where the rich like to buy their homes. The Rosenberg family's villa is good, not far from the yacht marina in Santa Monica. Although the area is not too large, even the vestibule and small garden are less than an acre, but it has the exquisiteness and elegance of French architecture.

When he arrived, it was almost noon. Duke skillfully parked Chevrolet into the garage and asked the servants to direct the workers of the moving company to temporarily put their luggage into the storage room beside the main house and settle the fees with them. After the truck drove out of the main door, he looked at the extremely familiar off-white building and walked in on the stone steps of the same color.

Although he hasn't been back for a long time, this is where he grew up and Duke has no sense of strangeness.

Walking through the smooth marble floor, Duke skillfully turned into the large living room of the main house. As expected, his mother, who had always been busy with work, was waiting for him.

This is a middle-aged woman with almost exactly the same color as Duke. She is tall and has a distinct Jewish face. Although there is a common problem of Western women having a large skeleton, she can afford the word "beauty", especially with excellent maintenance, she looks like she is in her early thirties.

"Mom, I'm back."

Looking up at Duke, Leah Rosenberg nodded slightly, "Well, let's have a meal."

She put down the fashion magazine in her hand and stood up to walk towards the restaurant. Duke hurriedly followed and walked on Mrs. Leah's side.

Duke has long been accustomed to his mother's attitude. His mother is smart and capable, but she doesn't talk much, so she is particularly strict with him. Even if she really misses herself, she rarely reveals her words and expressions.

But Duke knew that she really loved her, otherwise she would not give up her busy work and specially prepare lunch to wait for herself to come home. He respected his mother enough. After twenty-one years of long time together, even strangers would develop deep feelings, let alone people with blood relationships.

First, he went to the bathroom next to the restaurant to wash up briefly. Duke walked into the restaurant and habitually sat on his mother's left hand side. The lunch was not rich. He just tasted it and knew that it must have come from his mother.

"You've officially graduated."

There was not so much dining etiquette in their family. After taking a few bites, Mrs. Leah asked with concern, "Have you changed your ideas about the future?"

"No, mom." Duke looked at his mother and said extremely seriously, "I want to be a film director! And it's the kind that's successful!"

In fact, he knew that according to his mother's idea, he should go to business.

"Do you know how difficult this road is, Duke?" Mrs. Leah said a few more words, "Are you mentally prepared?"

"I've been ready, mom." Duke's determination has never been shaken. "Only you know how much time and energy I have put in for it, and how hard I have worked for it, I have been moving towards this goal for the past ten years."

"Tell me about your plan." Mrs. Leah knew very well that although Duke was an actionist, he was not an impulsive person.

“I will make it here in the next few weeks…”

Pointing to his head, Duke continued, "An idea that has long appeared, becomes a suitable script, and then looks for opportunities to invest and direct."

Looking up at my mother, twenty years of getting along were enough to make him read from that beautiful face and disagree. "Mom, I know that I have only made two experimental films, and my qualifications and age are all problems."

"But don't forget that Hollywood is not without young directors. Last year Columbia Pictures bought the script for "Boys in the Block" from John Singleton and made him the director. How old is he? He is only twenty-two years old! He is still a black man!"

“Hollywood has never lacked scripts!”

Because its advertising companies have multiple business dealings with Hollywood, Mrs. Leah is very clear about this, "John Singleton will only become a special case, not a common phenomenon."

Duke knew that his mother was reminding him to move forward steadily, and thought for a while and said, "According to the normal Hollywood rules, I should go to the TV or advertising crew after graduation, starting from an assistant director or even lower position, which can both accumulate experience and wait for opportunities. But, mom, time is really tight for me. I have many ideas to realize, and I cannot wait endlessly."

"Duke."

As a businessman, Mrs. Leah always keeps her mind calm, "Now your success is infinitely close to zero!"

"I understand that 99:99% of Hollywood people are on the road to success."

Although he has never really entered Hollywood, he has the experience of striving in the same circle in another country. Difficulties will never make Duke retreat. "Mom, if I try, the chances of success are infinitely close to zero; if I don't try, the chances of success are definitely zero!"

The practical experience of more than ten years of previous life, and more than ten years of study and practice in this life have made Duke have a certain confidence in himself and it is worth working hard for it. If there is a chance, it is his luck. If there is no chance, he will not suffer any major losses. At most, he will become a joke for many Hollywood companies and investors after dinner, and they are not even qualified to be discussed by them.

This is a path full of hardships, and it is even more difficult than taking over his mother's class to run an advertising company in the future. But Duke had decided to take this path long ago and would not retreat even if he was bleeding.

First of all, he had to come up with a script. Even if he agreed with his mother's words, he would not regret it only after working hard.
Chapter completed!