Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 137 Regret (Additional updates, please subscribe)

"Not as good as you say."

Matt Damon shook his head. He originally thought that he would have a chance to become famous by starring in Link's movie, but the opposite happened.

Although the movie "The Blair Witch Project" starring them was a hit, the leading actors did not gain much fame, especially him and Ben, who had fewer roles than Renée Zellweger and did not show much acting skills in the play.

After the movie is released, they can only make themselves familiar to the audience.

Becoming a familiar face has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, sometimes when you are out picking up girls, you might suddenly be caught and taken to the police station, where the police claim that they have found the two missing college students in the movie and are taking them to claim the reward.

When acquaintances saw him and Ben, they would tease them and ask, "Didn't you disappear? Why are you here?" Or they would ask them what the Blair Witch looked like, whether they had learned some witchcraft from the Blair Witch, and ask them to perform witchcraft on the spot.

Matt was almost annoyed, and Ben didn't say a word the whole day. He looked depressed, as if someone owed him money.

"Matt, the newspaper said that the director of this movie is Link, and director Ed Merrick is the shield he found. Is that true?"

asked actor Edward Norton.

Hearing him ask this, everyone in the booth looked at Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

Affleck held the wine glass and still didn't want to talk.

"Don't ask. We signed a confidentiality agreement. We can't tell anyone about the crew, not even our family members."

Matt Damon shook his head.

"If there's anything you can't say, don't worry, I promise not to tell anyone."

Joaquin Phoenix laughed.

"No need to ask. Matt said they signed a confidentiality agreement, which just proves that Link is the director of The Witch. If he wasn't, there would be no need to sign such a thing, right Matt?"

Brendan Fraser laughed.

Matt Damon shrugged and said nothing.

"It turns out it's true!"

"Link is really the director of The Witch? This is amazing. He made three movies in a row, and they were all big hits. The box office revenue ratio is more than a thousand times. Link is really an incredible person."

"The first film cost 2 to produce and grossed over 2 million worldwide. The second cost 10 and grossed over 21 million worldwide. The third cost 99 to and grossed over million in North America in four weeks. The total box office of the three films is nearly billion U.S. dollars, and Link is only years old. It's amazing. His total box office performance is higher than % of directors in the industry."

Edward Norton, Joaquin Phoenix, Cole Hauser and others praised the film.

"What's so great about him? His movies can only make money, but they can't win awards, and their reputation is also very bad. Didn't you see that many people in the newspapers said that he is not a director, but a movie businessman?"

Ben Affleck said with a pout.

Matt Damon's face changed and he pulled his clothes from below, telling him not to talk nonsense in public, as it would be bad if the news got to Link.

"They say that because they are jealous of Link. Back then, Link was all alone with a camera. He wrote, directed, acted in, and filmed 'Buried' with only $20,000. How many directors in the industry can do that? None."

"Yes, Link is a genius and a versatile person. He was able to make powerful films like Buried and creative films like Paranormal Activity right after his debut. It won't be difficult for a talented person like him to win a film award."

"That's right. There are many directors in Hollywood who have won Golden Globe Awards and Oscars, but only a very small number of them have made over 100 million at the North American box office. This shows that it is more difficult to get over 100 million at the box office than to win an award."

Several people spoke of Link with admiration, as if they were die-hard fans of Link. Ben Affleck wanted to say something else, but Matt Damon twisted his leg hard under the table, and Affleck's expression immediately became distorted, and he had to swallow the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

The party was over, Edward Norton and others left first, and Matt Damon said to Affleck, "What did you want to say just now? How could you say anything nonsense in front of so many people?"

"We are all friends, so what's there to be afraid of just chatting casually?"

Affleck shrugged.

"There are so many people here, and if the news gets to Link, he'll think you have something against him. How are you going to work with him in the future?"

"Is it that serious? Besides, all of Link's movies are low-budget movies like Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project. The movies are popular but the actors are not. Do you still want to act in such movies?"

"Don't you want to? Even if 'The Blair Witch Project' doesn't bring us much fame, it's still much better than an ordinary movie. If we make another movie like this, we can almost become second-tier actors, better than many actors who have been working in the industry for more than ten years."

Matt Damon said.

"It's not that exaggerated. With our qualifications, we can become popular in other movies as well."

Affleck was speaking when he suddenly stopped and looked towards the booth next to him, his expression turning grim.

Matt Damon turned his head and saw three girls chatting in the next booth. One of them was wearing a polka-dot dress and a golden ponytail. It was obviously Renée Zellweger, who had worked with him on the set of "The Blair Witch Project".

Seeing the two people looking at her, Renée Zellweger raised her hand and waved with a smile.

Matt Damon and Affleck also waved.

"Oops, oops!"

After leaving the bar, Ben Affleck pulled Matt Damon, looked around, and said in a low voice, "What we just said must have been heard by Renee. She and Link have an affair. If she hears us saying bad things about Link, she will definitely tell Link. I originally wanted to audition for the male lead in Final Destination, but now it's bad."

Matt Damon looked at him strangely, "Didn't you say you didn't want to work with Link anymore? Why are you so nervous?"

"I was just saying it casually, it's not true. If Renee tells Link what I said, he will definitely be angry."

Ben Affleck said with a grim look on his face.

"It's okay. We were just chatting casually. We didn't say anything unpleasant. Renee won't tell Link. She's quite outspoken and speaks her mind. She's not the type to talk nonsense."

Matt Damon consoled.

"She will definitely tell everyone. Renee and Link are having an affair. When we were filming, I saw Renee go to Link's room in the middle of the night. They even dated in the woods. Next time Renee and Link date, she might talk about what happened today and say that I was saying bad things about Link behind his back.

Maybe Link was going to give me the role of Final Destination, but now he won't give it to me. This is too bad, I shouldn't have said that."

Ben Affleck smacked his lips in annoyance.

Matt Damon rolled his eyes. This is how Ben is. When he doesn't speak, he seems like a mute, and when he speaks, he wishes he were really mute.

"It's okay. I'll explain it to you next time we see Link."

Matt Damon put his arm around his shoulder and patted him.

(End of this chapter)