Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 138 Best Friend
"That's Ben Affleck and Matt Damon? How about inviting them over for a chat?"

In the bar, Sandra Bullock asked, looking at their backs.

Renée Zellweger shook her head. "No, it's better not to. After The Witch was released, many people were very surprised to see me. They asked me if I had disappeared and when I would come back. They also asked me if I had seen the Blair Witch and whether witchcraft was real.

Ben and Matt probably have similar experiences. If we get together and are photographed by reporters and announced, it will affect the box office of the movie, so we need to maintain the mystery until the movie is finished. "

Sandra Bullock saw her sitting at the bar drinking and wearing a hat, and smiled and said,
"It's mainly because you guys filmed it so realistically, like a documentary. When I first watched this movie in the theater, I thought you were really missing. I called you right after the movie was over, and only when I heard your voice did I remember it was a movie."

“When filming The Witch, the crew really focused on realism. For the interview with local residents at the beginning, Sofia didn’t tell us before filming that those residents were extras, so we thought they were real local residents.

There was also the scene where we were camping in a tent outdoors. Link didn't tell us that the crew was there too. In the middle of the night, the tent was suddenly shaken outside and a black lamb was thrown in.

We didn't see clearly at the time and were so scared that we ran out without even putting on our shoes. After running for a while, we heard Link's shouting and then we reacted.

It was terrifying, and our reactions were all genuine.”

Renée Zellweger patted her plump chest, still feeling frightened.

Julianne Moore, who was sitting in the middle, said, "From the perspective of the viewing experience, The Witch is more realistic and documentary-like than Paranormal Activity. It also shows that Link is becoming more and more skilled in making this type of movie. I wonder how he will make his next movie. If it is also this type of movie, it will probably be even scarier."

"Ha, the next one isn't. The next one is a real big movie, the kind with an investment of tens of millions, but it's still a thriller."

Renée Zellweger said, brushing her hair away from her ears.

Sandra Bullock and Julianne Moore looked at each other obscurely and smiled: "I heard that Link is casting for a new movie. Have you got a role in advance?"

"No, the leading actors of this movie are high school students. The three main female characters are either too old or too young, which is not suitable for me. I may just play a small cameo role in the film."

"Guest appearance? Does Link's new movie still need actors? I can also make a cameo appearance."

Sandra Bullock asked quickly.

"Sure, this is a campus thriller that needs a lot of young actors. If you are interested, I will call you when the filming starts."

"Okay, it's settled."

Sandra Bullock smiled.

Although I can't get an important role in Link's new movie, it is also meaningful to be able to make a cameo appearance and become a familiar face.

Julianne Moore is a second-tier actress, so she naturally wouldn't go to the crew to be a minor role. She took a sip of her cocktail and said, "Renee, I'm a fan of Link's books. I really like his Interstellar. When can you take me to meet my idol and ask him to sign for me?"

"Sure, Link is very easygoing and not at all arrogant. I'll ask him to come to the next party."

Renée Zellweger laughed heartily.

Julianne Moore smiled slightly, and couldn't help but envy the silly girl Renee.

She, Renee and Sandra are all actors who have competed to rise from the bottom. They have known each other for more than a year. In the beginning, the two of them developed better than Renee. After filming a few movies, they became second- and third-tier actors, while Renee is still playing supporting roles in the crew.

Last year, Renee got lucky. She was first chosen by Link to play a small supporting role in "Paranormal Activity", and then played the leading role in "The Blair Witch Project". Although both films were low-cost movies, the North American box office both exceeded 100 million, and tens of millions of people have seen her movies.

Renée Zellweger also became famous with two movies. Her popularity in the entertainment industry has now reached the second or third tier level, and many people are familiar with her face.

Renee is now signed to an agency and has a professional agency team to help her manage her work. She also maintains a good personal relationship with billionaires, film company owners, and famous director Link.

In this respect, Renee was ahead of them.

This inevitably made her jealous, and she felt that no matter how hard she tried, it would not be as good as meeting a noble person.

But Renee is their friend, and through Renee they have the opportunity to get to know Link, which is also an opportunity.

As "The Blair Witch Project" entered its fourth week of release, overseas distribution work also began.

Columbia Pictures is still in charge of overseas distribution. Since it made a lot of money from the distribution of Paranormal Activity, it is very enthusiastic about the overseas distribution rights of Blair Witch. It proposed 3000 million US dollars + 15% box office share to acquire the overseas distribution rights of Blair Witch, the video distribution rights, and the production of the sequel and peripheral rights.

Guess What Pictures proposed US$5000 million + 15% overseas box office share.

After two rounds of negotiations, Columbia Pictures finally obtained the overseas distribution rights and surrounding copyrights of "The Blair Witch Project" for US$4200 million + 15% of the overseas box office share.

A small incident occurred during the negotiations between Guess Pictures and Columbia.

Because Columbia Pictures did not take adequate confidentiality measures, the content of the negotiations was leaked before the two parties had finished negotiating.

The Business Journal was the first to report the story.

The Business Journal reported that Columbia Pictures and Guess What Pictures are discussing the overseas distribution of "The Blair Witch Project," which suggests that the previous rumors are true and that "The Blair Witch Project" is indeed a project of Guess What Pictures.

Based on the conditions given by Columbia Pictures and the current box office, the newspaper estimates that Guess Pictures has currently made a profit of more than $1 million on the "Blair Witch Project" and the final profit may exceed $1.5 million.

If Guess What Pictures makes a profit of 1.5 million on this project, combined with "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity" released last year, Link and Guess What Pictures' profit on the three film projects is expected to be around 5.2 million US dollars.

Since Link owns the majority of the shares of Guess What Pictures, Business Journal estimates that Link's current net worth is over $5 million.

At the end of the article, the Business Daily lamented that Link was the darling of the goddess of wealth and the goddess of luck. At the beginning of last year, he was just a pauper who had nothing and had no money to make movies, so he could only direct and act in his own movies.

In just one year, he went from being a pauper to a billionaire with a net worth of over $5 million, becoming a new wealth myth in America.

His good fortune is enviable.

After this article was published, many media outlets reprinted the report, and Link's current net worth became a new topic in the entertainment industry.

In late March, when Link was invited to attend the 65th Academy Awards, a reporter interviewed him with this question: How much money did he make last year?
Link modestly stated that he made a little money, but not as exaggerated as reported by the media. Currently, he only has the freedom to eat and dress freely, and has not yet reached the level of true wealth.

Shortly after Link answered this question, the new Forbes rich list was released.

Link not only appeared on the cover of Forbes magazine, but also made it onto multiple lists.

Including the global billionaire list, the American 400 rich list, the list of self-made rich Americans under 40, the celebrity income ranking list, the annual writer income ranking list, etc.

According to Forbes magazine, Link's total revenue from the beginning of last year to the end of the year was US$3.8 million.

Including income from the two films "Buried" and "Paranormal Activity", income from script copyrights, royalty sharing income from "Interstellar", income from book signing events, etc.

Including his investments in Guess What and other projects, Forbes magazine estimated Link's net worth at the end of 1992 to be around $4 million.

On the Forbes Global Billionaires List, Link ranked 981st. There are 1072 billionaires on the list this year, with a threshold of US$3 million.

On the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, Link ranked 382nd, and the threshold for this year's list is US$3.8 million.

On the list of self-made billionaires under the age of 40 compiled by Forbes magazine, Link ranked 12th and is also the youngest on the list at only 21 years old.

In the "Celebrity Income List 1992-1993" published by Forbes, Link ranked first with an annual income of 3.8 million.

The second place is the famous black host Oprah Winfrey, with $9800 million.

In third place is director Spielberg, with $7200 million.

Fourth place is the famous black comedian Bill Cosby, with $6600 million.

Link's annual income is the sum of the incomes of the second to sixth place.

After the release of the big and small lists reviewed by Forbes magazine, Link once again became the focus of public attention.

(End of this chapter)