Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 135 Jealousy
Director Coppola leaned back on the sofa and let out a breath, suddenly remembering Sofia's words. Sofia criticized him for being too arrogant as a director and not caring about ordinary audiences. He thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true.

Do I have to learn from Link, lower my standards, and make movies that even illiterate people would enjoy watching?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he shook his head vigorously.

You can't think like that. Link's idea is wrong. You must not be misled by Link.

Once there is a slip in thinking when making a movie, the quality of the film will seriously decline. Within a few years, he will become a director of junk films. This must never happen.

When I have time, I should persuade Sophia not to hang out with Link.

In the fourth week of the release of "The Blair Witch Project", The Hollywood Reporter published an article stating that Link was the director of the film, and the news that Triangle Entertainment was acquired by Guess What Films caused a huge sensation in Hollywood.

Many people showed incredible expressions after reading the article.

"This is real?"

Bob Weinstein looked at the newspaper and then looked at his brother Harvey Weinstein.

Harvey Weinstein nodded. He and Joe Fillmore were acquaintances. After seeing the news, he immediately called to verify it. Fillmore did not hide it and said that the news of the merger between Triangle Entertainment and Guess What Pictures was true.

Harvey continued to ask whether "The Blair Witch Project" was shot by Link. Fehlemey smiled and did not answer, but said that there was a confidentiality agreement and no information related to "The Blair Witch Project" could be disclosed to the outside world.

This statement almost acknowledges that Link is the director of "Blair Witch".

It is also acknowledged that this movie is a project of Guess Pictures.

One year after the establishment of Guess What Pictures, two films were hits in succession. Each film grossed over $100 million at the North American box office, and conservatively made $500 million.

"Should we ask the shareholders to buy Guess Pictures?"

Bob Weinstein looked at the "profit of about 5 million" in the newspaper, and the blood vessels in his retina slowly turned red. Link made more money in a year than his brothers made in more than ten years.

"Don't worry, wait a little longer. Guess What Pictures is currently on the rise, so it's going to be difficult to acquire. Wait until his next movie project suffers a loss and the company's operations become abnormal. Then it will be easier to acquire Guess What and Link's movie projects."

Harvey Weinstein said, suppressing his jealousy.

"Link is an incredible guy."

New Line Cinema President Robert Shea exclaimed while chatting with Vice President Simon Firth, who nodded in agreement.

"It would have been great if we had signed Link to the company."

Mario Casar, president of Carlock Films, said with regret.

"Link, tell me the truth, did you film "The Blair Witch Project"?"

After seeing the news, Quentin called Link and asked.

"No, I was so busy last year that I didn't have time to make a movie."

In the office, Link smiled.

"I asked Sophia and she said yes."

"No way, Sofia must be joking with you."

Link looked at Sofia in front of him and smiled.

"Link, do you dare to swear to God? If you lie, you will become a quick shooter and impotent. Hehe, do you dare to swear?"

Quentin grinned on the phone.

Link's mouth twitched, "Stop talking nonsense. How is the preparation for Pulp Fiction going? My new film project has started, and the set has also begun to be built. Once the casting is completed, my film will officially begin filming. Can your film start this month?"

"Don't interrupt me. You're deliberately changing the subject. Does that mean that what The Hollywood Reporter revealed is true? You made three movies last year, you bastard?"

"I only pursue speed and box office when making movies, not quality. You don't have to be too envious."

"Asshole, Link, you're such a asshole. You make three movies a year and all of them sell out. How can other directors survive if you do this?" Quentin gritted his teeth into the microphone.

"My peers are my enemies. I make movies to make money and win an Oscar. Why should I consider others?"

Link joked.

"You're such a jerk. The newspapers say you found the secret code to the movie's success. Is that true? Tell me what the secret code is?"

"It's simple. You just give me the job of executive producer and editor of Pulp Fiction and I will make sure the movie is a hit."

"No. Pulp Fiction is my movie, my son, and I will never give it to anyone else."

"Then unfortunately you can't share my box office password."

"Humph, I don't care. Even without your box office secrets, my movie can still be a big hit. Not only will it be a big hit, but my movie will also have a great chance of winning major film awards, while your movie will probably never win an Oscar."

"Ha, don't worry, I won't be much later than you."

After chatting with Quentin, Link continued to discuss the filming of "Final Destination" with Sofia, Daniel DeVito, and Good Machine Pictures' general producer James Schamus.

After more than two months of preparation, the crew has been formed, and staff members for positions such as assistant director, deputy director, photographer, art director, costume and props are in place.

The sets involved in the plot are also being built, and are expected to be completed after the filming of the movie starts.

Currently, only six main actors have yet to arrive.

Link was busy with work and had no time to participate in the first few rounds of movie auditions, so he wrote out the personalities of several characters and gave them to Daniel DeVito and Sofia, asking them to select a few suitable new actors first.

In the final round of auditions, he will choose the most suitable candidate from these people.

"Link, do you have to choose the female lead too? I thought you were going to give the role to Jennifer Connelly."

Sophia said jokingly.

"She is so famous that if she plays the heroine Claire, we need celebrities for other roles as well, otherwise it will easily steal the attention of other actors and affect the quality of the entire film."

Before filming "Final Destination", he had considered letting Jennifer Connelly play the heroine Claire, but Jennifer was in a period of transition and didn't want to play this kind of vase role with a sweet appearance and little acting skills.

In addition, after reading the script of "Seven", Jennifer Connelly was very interested in the role of the heroine Tracy and said that she would definitely be able to play this role well.

Link agreed to let her try.

"So you still care about the box office. I thought you only used your own women as heroines in your movies."

"I'm not that unreliable. I've said that the purpose of making a movie is to make money and win awards, not to make someone famous. When choosing a role, of course I choose the most suitable one, not the actor with whom I have a good relationship."

"That's what you said. Your requirements for this role are that she should be young and beautiful, with a sweet look, tall, and have attractive breasts. She should also look like a good girl on the outside, but a rebellious girl on the inside, with a hint of wildness, and preferably a little mysterious."

Sophia read the requirements on the role card and glanced at Link. "Isn't this too much to ask? Where can I find such an actor?"

"Daniel, is that too much?"

Link had written the same thing when selecting roles before, and Daniel auditioned according to his requirements, and in the end the candidates he found were all very suitable.

Daniel shook his head. "Not too much. When directors and screenwriters are selecting roles, the more detailed their requirements for actors, the easier it is to find the right person. The more vague they are, the harder it is to find the right person. Link designed the role cards to be extremely detailed, which greatly facilitates our audition work, rather than being an obstacle."

"Is such that."

James Shams nodded and said, "There are so many new actors in Hollywood, tens of thousands of them. It's very easy to find someone similar or an actor who can play this type of role among them. What we need to do is to find the most suitable candidate among them."

"I see. This is equivalent to Link writing a missing person notice, and we use this missing person notice to find the most suitable candidate. This job sounds very interesting."

Sophia nodded, holding the character card between her fingers.

(End of this chapter)