Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 154 Betting (Gagan asks for subscription)

"Link's new movie has started filming. I heard it's a blockbuster with a cost of tens of millions. We bet that his movie will lose money. Michelle, do you want to participate?"

Richard Gere asked with a grin.

Michelle Pfeiffer blinked her eyes and smiled, "I heard from your agent that Director Jay Maloney was trying to bring you and Link together. Didn't he succeed?"

"Humph, Hollywood is our territory. Do we need to reconcile with a yellow-skinned boy? He doesn't have that much nerve."

"That's right. That bastard even asked us to apologize to him. Haha, he's just a small director who just debuted. How can he be worthy of asking us big stars to apologize? That's absolutely impossible."

"If he wants to reconcile with us, he should take the initiative to apologize to us. If we are in a good mood, we can consider forgiving him."

"Hey, his girl is pretty good. Her face and figure are exactly what I like. If I can bring him down, I will definitely snatch his girl away right in front of him."

Richard Gere, Robert Downey Jr. and others all looked angry when talking about Link.

Michelle Pfeiffer frowned. After talking with Link, she suddenly felt that Richard Gere and his group spoke in a vulgar manner, and their uncultured yet self-righteous attitude was annoying.

She kept smiling. "It's true that Link shouldn't have offended you guys, but he's now a billionaire, worth $400 to 500 million. He's also a world-renowned writer and director, and he owns a very successful film company. It's very difficult to deal with him."

"Humph, Forbes magazine must have overestimated him. He doesn't have that much money. At most, $100 million."

"Even if he has a few hundred million, what can he do? Guess what? The movie sold well, causing the box office revenue of the Big Seven to be lower than expected. Now the Big Seven officially regards him as a rival and is ready to suppress him. His days will not be easy from now on."

"That's right. When he first became famous, CAA wanted to sign him, but he refused and went against us. CAA wouldn't let him go. This time, CAA only released a little information about his new movie audition, and many celebrity actors voluntarily withdrew from his movie audition, resulting in his film not being able to cast the right actors."

"What is a few hundred million dollars compared to CAA, a behemoth with a market value of billions?"

Robert Downey Jr. said.

Dustin Hoffman and others nodded in agreement. Having been in the entertainment industry, they had seen many billionaires and millionaires, and had even met people from the Rothschild and Rockefeller families. They would not take a billionaire without roots seriously.

"Okay, let's not talk about Link anymore."

Richard Gere waved his hand and looked at Michelle Pfeiffer with a smile, "Michelle, do you want to bet with me that Link's movie will lose money?"

Michelle Pfeiffer brushed her hair. "Link's first three films were all big hits, with a total global box office of nearly $10 billion. This result exceeds 99% of film directors in the industry. It should be difficult for his films to lose money, right?"

Dustin Hoffman shook his head. "Michelle, you think too highly of him. He has never made a big production before. After making a few low-budget movies, he suddenly made a big production worth tens of millions of dollars. It's too rash."

"Yes, many directors in the industry do well when directing low-budget films, but once they direct a big project, they will suffer losses. The probability of Link's film losing money is very high."

"And Link is too confident. A project worth over 10 million yuan didn't even invite actors with good acting skills to star in it, nor did it have any popular stars to join. How can such a movie sell well? Should they continue to hype it up?"

"I remember he said in a TV interview that he would not use hype to promote his next movie. Without hype, who would go to see his movie?"

"That's right. When The Blair Witch Project was released, we didn't know he was the director, so he took advantage of the situation. This time, the media is watching. If he dares to use such tactics again, it would be a breach of trust. The media and the public will despise him and make it impossible for him to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry."

Dustin Hoffman said excitedly.

"So we have to keep a close eye on him and prevent him from taking advantage of loopholes. As long as he stops using hype to promote his movies, his movies will be like losing an arm. Let's see how he can make money."

Richard Gere sneered.

"To be honest, Link is such an idiot. His best way to market movies is to hype them up. But just because of a few criticisms from the media, he threatened to give up his best way to make money. This guy is so stupid."

"Haha, we also contributed to this. We arranged for the media to criticize him for using hype to market a rubbish movie. Bad money drives out good money. Link felt the pressure and made this promise."

"Haha, this shows that our method is effective."

When they were happy, several people raised their glasses to celebrate and laughed.

Michelle Pfeiffer didn't interrupt and just listened with a smile as they watched how the others teamed up to deal with Link.

When they heard that several big stars had joined forces to deal with Link, they had no good solution and even attributed the fact that Link voluntarily gave up using hype to promote the movie to their credit.

She just thought it was funny, and also felt that the man who had conquered her was very strong, not only physically but also in his career abilities surpassing many people.

"Michelle, do you want to bet?"

Richard Gere looked at her and smiled. "Well, I bet that bastard's next movie will lose money."

Michelle Pfeiffer giggled.

Richard Gere and the others laughed, "Michelle, this won't work. We can't bet if you bet like this."

"Okay, then I can only bet that Link's next movie will be a hit. If I lose, I'll buy you a drink."

Michelle Pfeiffer said aggrievedly.

"Michelle, how about buying me a drink alone if you lose? I'll buy you a drink alone if I lose."

Richard Gere smiled very gentlemanly.

"Haha, Richard, you were also eyeing Michelle. If Michelle loses, you'll need to compete with Dustin to get a date with Michelle first."

Robert Downey Jr. winked and smiled.

"I'd love to compete with Richard, and I guarantee I'll win."

Dustin Hoffman patted his chest and said.

Michelle Pfeiffer felt uncomfortable when she heard the conversation between the few people. She resisted the urge to throw the wine glass in their faces and sat for a while.

When director Mike Nichols and actor Jack Nicholson came in, she stood up and said goodbye, going to the next table to talk about work.

Richard Gere, Robert Downey Jr. and others are old acquaintances of Jack Nicholson. When they saw the two men come in, they followed them to say hello.

Soon, several men in the booth were toasting each other, smoking, drinking and talking about women, and had no time to talk about work.

Michelle couldn't stand the smell of cigarettes in the booth, so she drank a beer and left on the pretext of having something to do.

After leaving the bar, Michelle Pfeiffer got in her car, took out her cell phone and called Link in New York.

After the call was connected, Link's magnetic voice came from the microphone.

"Michelle, what's wrong?"

"I missed you, is that okay?"

Michelle Pfeiffer leaned back in her seat, a smile unconsciously forming on the corners of her mouth. She felt that talking to Link on the phone was more interesting than talking to her boyfriend.

"Haha, where do you miss me, in your mouth or in your heart?"

"Every part of me misses you."

"Don't seduce me. I'm filming in New York and I don't have time to feed you who is far away in Los Angeles."

"Has the film started shooting? Is it going well?"

"It's OK, but the weather in New York is more complicated than I expected. It started raining when I first arrived, and we only started shooting yesterday when it was sunny."

"It's good when the weather clears up. Many people in the industry are not optimistic about your new movie and think it will lose money. Do you have confidence?"

"It doesn't matter. No one has been optimistic about my movies, but the box office has always been good. I am also confident about this movie."

"Yes, you've always been great."

Michelle Pfeiffer held the phone, her voice becoming soft and tender, "I'm coming to New York next week to attend an event. I have half a day free. Can I come to see you?"

"Okay, tell me in advance and I'll set aside time just for you."

"Okay! I can't wait to fly to you."

Michelle Pfeiffer kissed the phone several times before hanging up.

(End of this chapter)