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ll　Persol　sunglasses　up　on　top　of　his　jauntily　cut　red　hair　and　leaned

across　the　table；　ready　to　get　down　to　business。　？I？d　like　you　to　join　me　at　Cannes　this　spring。　I？ll

introduce　you　to　some　other　brilliant　independent　filmmakers。　We　can　trade　energy；　brainstorm

together。　Then　I　want　you　to　hold　off　on　college　for　a　year　or　two　to　make　some　films　with　me。

It？s　going　to　be　magical；　I　can　feel　it。？

Enya　was　playing　over　the　sound　system。　Vanessa　unzipped　her　coat　and　then　zipped　it　up　again。

She　hated　Enya。

？I？ve　started　working　on　a　new　project　down　in　South

America；？　Ken　Mogul　continued。　？It　opens　with　sea　gulls　feeding　their　young　the　flesh　from

deposing　fish　bodies　and　then　moves　to　gorillas　in　the　rainforest　abandoning　their　young。

Then　I？m　going　to　cut　to　the　streets　of　Rio；　where　kids　are　prostituting　themselves　for　drugs。　I

haven？t　begun　filming　yet；　but　I　was　thinking　you　could　get　in　there　and　meet　some　of　the

kids；befriend　them；　get　theirstories　。　You　don？t　happen　to　know　Portuguese；　do　you？？

Vanessa　shook　her　head。　Who　was　he　kidding？

？Spanish？？

She　shook　her　head　again。

？It　doesn？t　matter。　We？ll　get　a　translator；　or　find　some　kids　who　speak　English。　All　your　expenses

will　be　paid　for　by　Duke　Productions。　You　remember　Duke　from　the　Better　Than　Naked　party？？

Vanessa　nodded　with　an　amused　smile。　How　could　she　forget　Duke；　the　dumbest　guy　on　the

planet？

？You？d　have　your　own　car；　your　own　apartment；　free　equipment；　and　whatever　else　you　need；？

Ken　added。　？Are　you　with　me？？

Vanessa　noticed　for　the　first　time　that　Ken　Mogul　had　very　little　definition　in　the　chin　area。　In

fact；　he　was　practically　chinless