Chapter 155: Who Is Responsible
"Why aren't you with the crew?" Mrs. Leah asked, looking at Duke as he caught up to her after they walked the red carpet and entered a relatively quiet area. "Didn't you plan a promotional campaign?"
"Having Tom is enough. He attracts the media much more than I do."
Duke looked back. Tom Hanks had just stepped onto the red carpet, and the crowd and reporters' reactions could only be described as frantic. When it came to media and public appeal, an A-list director couldn't catch an A-list actor even on a train—especially since Tom Hanks was attending with Rita Wilson.
Getting Tom Hanks to appear at the Victoria's Secret annual fashion show wasn't easy. Although he was obligated to cooperate with the film's promotions, this was a last-minute addition to his itinerary. The studio had to negotiate with his agent, Eno Martin, several times to make the trip happen.
However, Duke wasn't about to have it easy either. After posing for a photo with his mother in front of the backdrop, he was pulled into the press area by the Warner Brothers public relations staff.
A reporter immediately came over and asked, "Director Rosenberg, is your new film, Saving Private Ryan, finished?"
"You'll be able to see it in the summer season," Duke replied.
"I heard that Victoria's Secret formed a professional team of angel models based on your suggestion?" someone else asked.
"I just mentioned it in passing." Duke didn't miss the chance to casually promote his own advertising company. "It was Saintphia that turned my very immature ideas into reality."