Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 166 Ambition
"Boss, there are a lot of rumors about you in the media. Do we need to refute them?"

Jon Gordon asked as he left.

"No need. I will leave these matters to the agency. Your job is to do a good job of promoting several movies and let more people know about our movies. Don't worry about other things."

Link waved his hand and said that in addition to "Final Destination", there are also two other movies, "The Wedding Banquet" and "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective".

"The Wedding Banquet" is a film project brought by Good Machine Pictures.

The film cost $100 million to produce and began shooting last year, directed by Ang Lee.

Earlier this year, it won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Best Feature Film at the 30th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, and in June, it won the Best Film at the Seattle International Film Festival in the United States.

"The Wedding Banquet" has been scheduled to be released in early next month.

"Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" started filming in March, wrapped up in May, and is currently in post-production.

The film was a collaboration between Guess Pictures and Columbia Pictures, with Guess Pictures taking the lead in production.

Link helped revise the script of "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and was responsible for investment and casting, as well as part of the production work. He wanted to try to see if he could get box office subsidies and physical bonuses without being a director.

After Jon Gordon left, he called James Schamus, the company's deputy executive producer and the original executive producer of Good Machine Pictures.

After the merger of Guess What Pictures and Good Machine, the production department was headed by Daniel DeVito, James Schamus, and another Good Machine producer Ted Hooper.

Among this year's films, Daniel DeVito was responsible for part of the production of "Final Destination" and "Pulp Fiction."

James Schamus is producing Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Ted Hooper was responsible for the production of The Joy Luck Club and the film The Wedding Banquet for the original Good Machine Pictures.

James Schamus responded over the phone that "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" is expected to be completed next week and the company is conducting market research to see which period is most suitable for its release.

Link agreed and planned to wait until the production of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective was completed next week to see how the film turned out and whether he would have a chance to win the reward.

After hanging up the phone, Liu Xiaoli came over with a cup of coffee and placed it on the desk.

Link looked at her rosy cheeks. Her complexion was obviously much better than before. Her figure had also become more voluptuous. She was wearing a women's shirt, a straight skirt, flesh-colored stockings and high heels, and she looked full of the charm of a young woman.

"Don't do it!"

Liu Xiaoli pointed at him and scolded him, "Don't get too close to me in the company in the future. We need to separate personal relationships from work. Otherwise, it will be difficult for me to carry out my work, and it will not be good for other colleagues in the company to spread gossip."

"Ok."

Link smiled softly and didn't force her.

"Sister Xiaoli, you have been working in the company for more than a year, so you can be considered a veteran. Continuing to be an assistant is not conducive to your development. You now know a lot about the film industry and the company's affairs. Do you want to consider taking other positions, such as finance or administration? If you don't like it, you can be the head of the public relations department, whose main job is to deal with media reporters."

"Working in public relations? I can try being an ordinary employee in the public relations department, but I'm worried that I won't be able to do well as the person in charge."

"It's okay. There's not much work in the PR department, and there's a lot of overlap with my work and Michael Leeson's work. We can discuss PR work together, so you don't need to feel too stressed. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes, I've got your back, so you don't have to worry about anything," said Link.

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him. "It doesn't matter if I make any mistakes. This is the company, not Xixi doing the test. If I make a mistake, it will bring great losses to the company. I have to do my best and become an excellent public relations person." "It's a good idea for you to have this idea. I support you."

Link smiled as he put his arm around her shoulders.

Liu Xiaoli leaned on his shoulder and said affectionately, "I told Xixi that we were dating. Xixi asked what dating meant. I said we were dating. Xixi didn't understand what boyfriend and girlfriend meant and asked, "Aren't you my godfather? How did we become friends?"

Link said, "Take your time. When Sissi grows up, she will understand."

"Then can you visit Xixi more often in the future and play with her? You two will have a closer relationship and she will be more likely to accept you." Liu Xiaoli looked up at him with some anticipation in her eyes.

"Of course. After I finish the movie, I'll take her out to play every day."

“It doesn’t have to be every day, just every week.”

Liu Xiaoli smiled slightly, "And Chen Chong, she has been looking for me recently, complaining to me that she can't get any roles in Hollywood and has no source of income, hoping that we can help her. It's really annoying me."

"Why doesn't she return to China to develop her career? She is the winner of the Hundred Flowers Awards. She will have more opportunities in China than in Hollywood."

"She was unwilling to do so, saying that the domestic film market was too small and that she only earned a few thousand yuan for a film, which was only a few hundred dollars in US dollars. She was worse off than being a minor actress in Hollywood."

Liu Xiaoli smiled.

Link smiled. This was indeed the situation in the domestic film industry. Even in Hong Kong and Taiwan, where the highest pay is paid, the first-line actors only receive a few million, which is not much when converted into US dollars.

This is also the reason why many Chinese actors are rushing to Hollywood to try their luck.

I just guess that there are currently no roles suitable for Chinese actors like Chen Chong in the film projects under the film industry, so I can't help even if I want to.

"I also know about the domestic film industry. In recent years, the domestic film market has developed rapidly. Last year, the total box office reached 4.5 million US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 25%. It will get better and better in the future, and being an actor will make more and more money.

If there is a chance, we will also enter the mainland film industry. If she is willing to return to China for development, we can still work together in the future."

“You want to invest in Chinese-language films?”

"Yes. I am also Chinese. If I have the chance, I would also like to support Chinese-language films, so that they can develop and go global, and let people all over the world understand our Chinese culture."

"So you have such an ambition. It sounds amazing. I support you."

Liu Xiaoli hugged him tightly.

What Lin Ke said was not false. In the 01s, the Chinese film market was developing slowly and had great potential. In , China joined the WTO and international films began to enter the domestic market in large numbers.

Domestic films also developed rapidly. Twenty or thirty years later, the total annual box office of domestic films was not much different from that of the United States.

The domestic film industry is currently a blue ocean. If there is an opportunity, he can create a film company in China to invest in and produce movies and TV series. With his current fame and influence, domestic filmmakers will be happy to work with him.

At the same time, with the help of box office subsidies, Chinese films can also get very good box office numbers internationally, further stimulating the development of Chinese-language films.

It is still uncertain who will be the "national master" of the China Film Festival in the future.

(End of this chapter)