"Bringing the packaging service to Duke?" Turning his head, Leonardo looked at Ino Martin with utmost seriousness. "Are you sure I can pull that off?" "Given the relationship between you two..." Ino Martin said matter-of-factly, "it shouldn’t be that hard, right?" The Leonardo from over a decade ago might’ve said something stupid or done something foolish, but not anymore. Having made it this far, he had long grown used to being schemed against especially by agents. He never fully trusted others. "Ino," Leonardo DiCaprio turned back and gazed at Bar Refaeli in the sea. "Do you think I’m still the same naive idiot I was ten years ago?" Ino Martin tried to say something but was waved off by Leonardo. "The reason I turned down Nancy Josephson’s invitation and didn’t leave CAA before was because you’d done a decent job these past few years. But now, it seems I was still too naive." "I didn’t mean anything by it," Ino Martin defended himself. "If I do as you suggest, and Duke agrees, then of course you mean nothing by it. Getting the packaging service into Duke Rosenberg’s crew would be a groundbreaking deal for both you and CAA." Although he still had no intention of switching agencies, Leonardo felt the need to issue a warning to his agent. He had the clout to do so CAA was, after all, merely a service provider for someone of his stature. "But what if it fails?" Leonardo said coldly. "Have you considered what that would do to my relationship with Duke?" Ino Martin fell silent. Leonardo DiCaprio had clearly seen through his intentions. "Duke despises packaging services and all the messy interference that comes with them," Leonardo said directly, paying no mind to his agent’s expression. "He refused to return to CAA back then precisely because of that." He retracted his gaze, rubbing his fingers together as he continued. "If I pitch CAA’s packaging services to Duke, he’ll definitely be offended. That could ruin our relationship. Then Nancy Josephson at ICM would stand no chance of recruiting me, and I’d become even more dependent on you and CAA is that it?" Letting out a cold snort, Leonardo solemnly told Ino Martin, "I’ve said I don’t plan to leave CAA for now! But if you keep pulling this kind of stunt, I might start thinking otherwise." This was CAA’s star client one of the top-tier resources in all of Hollywood.Ino Martin had no choice but to bow his head slightly. "I’m very sorry, Leo." The most update n0vels are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥 "This is the last time!" After warning his agent, Leonardo added, "I’ve accepted Duke’s project. Make sure to inform him." With that, he lay back on the beach chair, no longer sparing Ino Martin another glance. "I really underestimated Leonardo..." Sighing inwardly, Ino Martin didn’t linger and turned to leave the beach. After Bar Refaeli returned, Leonardo and she walked out from under the sunshade and went back to the rented villa by the sea. They had just showered when a call came in from Tina Fey. "Hey, Tina," Leonardo said into the phone. "This role is mine, no one can take it. Also, isn’t Duke on vacation? Tell him I’m waiting for him in Spain. What? He left North America and went to New Zealand? Fine, when he gets back from New Zealand, I’ll meet him in Malibu and go sailing." Just as Leonardo DiCaprio had heard, Duke had only stayed in New York for a few days before flying to Wellington with Scarlett. Their destination was the soundstage at Weta Workshop, because 20th Century Fox had sent word that James Cameron’s epic had completed its preliminary cut. Inside the small cinema at Weta Workshop, Duke, James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, and representatives from the investors including Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox all sat quietly wearing 3D glasses, watching James Cameron’s masterpiece. Duke had seen the original film more than once. While this version differed in several places, it was still the same Pandora planet—with visuals bright enough to blind someone! Although the film wasn’t finished and still had some flaws, the viewing experience was absolutely stunning. "I thought your Transformers had already pushed visual effects to the limit..." After the screening, removing her 3D glasses, even Scarlett Johansson who was deeply biased in Duke’s favor whispered to him, "But after watching this Avatar, I realized the tech in Transformers is outdated." It wasn’t an exaggeration. Even in Duke’s opinion, this Avatar was unparalleled in terms of technology and visual effects. James Cameron was definitely worthy of being called a pioneer of filmmaking technology. "This is truly a film that transcends time!" Duke exclaimed. What Avatar would bring was not just huge box office returns and commercial profits it would reshape the entire film industry. Even if some people kept criticizing the film as all style and no substance, they couldn’t deny that, just like Titanic, it would change the landscape of world cinema. Later, Jamie Johnson from Warner Bros. and an executive from 20th Century Fox gathered the main investors including Duke into a conference room to discuss the film’s marketing and distribution plans. But Duke didn’t say much throughout. Warner Bros. and Fox had more expertise in this area, and with Avatar’s ample promotional budget even though James Cameron had only spent $230 million on production the entire project, under Duke’s proposal, had allocated a total of $300 million for marketing. And during the publicity campaign, in order to attract attention, the inevitable slogan was a "$500 million mega-production"! Just like when Duke casually exaggerated during the promotion of Fury Road, some things said in film promotions are not meant to be taken seriously. The visual shock brought by the film gave Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox enough confidence. The two companies would also integrate their resources to the fullest extent to promote Avatar worldwide. As one of the film’s largest investors, Duke would of course fully support this. After watching the small-scale screening of Avatar, Duke also felt reassured about the film. He and Scarlett did not stay long in Wellington and directly went to Queenstown, where Peter Jackson was filming The Hobbit with his crew. Since it was being shot as a trilogy all at once, the filming had already lasted for nearly a year. As a technically-oriented director, Peter Jackson also employed many new technologies. He had been filming The Hobbit at 48 frames per second while most movies are shot at 24 frames per second possibly in an effort to achieve smoother and more fluid 3D visuals. Not only Peter Jackson but James Cameron was also promoting this technology. "The images look absolutely sharp, and everything has a more immersive feel. It makes the 3D effects smoother and clearer." Hearing Peter Jackson say this, Duke watched the edited footage being played and also voiced some of his own opinions. "It looks like a TV movie. The contrast has issues. The images appear either too bright or too dark." The development of film technology is always exciting, though often full of controversy. Duke didn’t interfere much with Peter Jackson. After all, the 48-frame version of the film would only be released in limited screenings, while mainstream theaters would only show the traditional 24-frame version. After leaving Queenstown, he and Scarlett flew back to North America, but not to New York or Los Angeles. Instead, they returned once again to the desert in New Mexico. Duke hadn’t forgotten that he was still a major shareholder of Marvel Comics and producer of the Marvel film series. Thor was being filmed here. Compared to Iron Man Tony Stark and Captain America Steve Rogers, Thor was far less well-known. At most, he could be considered a second-tier hero in Marvel Comics. But the successive successes of Iron Man and Captain America had already built enough confidence for Marvel Studios, and the Marvel movie brand was becoming increasingly prominent. Moreover, for the Avengers plan Duke had in mind, making such a film was necessary. After all, the rights to Spider-Man and the X-Men weren’t in Marvel’s hands, and getting them back would be incredibly difficult. They could only choose other heroes with appropriate popularity and abilities from the remaining characters. When Duke arrived, the crew had just begun filming. Although Thor was a second-tier hero, thanks to Marvel’s efforts, the film had still attracted no shortage of media and reporters. For the casting of Thor, Marvel Studios had generated a series of news stories. Before filming began, all sorts of rumors were flying about who would play the role of Thor Brad Pitt, Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, Alexander Skarsgård, Liam Hemsworth, and Joel Kinnaman were all once considered for the role. But based on Duke’s suggestion, the crew finally chose a relatively unknown actor—Chris Hemsworth, Liam Hemsworth’s brother who ended up getting this much-anticipated role. Chris Hemsworth had a natural advantage in playing Thor because he had once worked as a construction worker in Australia and had extensive experience using hammers. Coincidentally, Thor’s weapon just so happened to be a war hammer. Of course, the film’s female lead would no longer be Natalie Portman. 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