Hollywood Director 1992.

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"I heard that the seven major studios are planning to join forces to deal with you. The top executives of CAA informed us through our agent that it's best not to cooperate with you. It looks like they want to ban you."

“I received the notification, too.”

Said Keanu Reeves, who is also an artist under CAA.

The others are not CAA clients and have not received any notification.

"Link looks like he's in trouble."

Quentin laughed.

Link shook his head and smiled, "It's my honor to be dealt with by the seven major studios together."

"Guess What Pictures' box office performance in the past two years has been so outstanding that it has affected the status and interests of the seven major film studios," said Johnny Depp.

"Last year, Guess What Pictures ranked sixth in total box office. No independent production company has ever achieved this before. The Big Seven studios are feeling the pressure," said Matt Damon.

"Link, aren't you nervous about being targeted by the Big Seven and CAA?"

Ben Affleck was curious when he saw him playing cards so calmly.

"Fortunately, Guess the Movies has aroused the hostility of the seven major movie studios, which shows that Guess the Movies is strong enough. We will respond to their moves and we may not lose."

Link said.

After hearing that the Big Seven Pictures were going to join forces to deal with Guess What?, Daniel DeVito approached the Big Seven Pictures with three film projects to test the waters.

Columbia Pictures has signed cooperation agreements for "Ace Ventura 2" and "Hachiko: A Dog's Story".

Sony Group Chairman Nobuyuki Idei personally called Link and said that he would not participate in the actions of Michael Ovitz and others, and hoped to deepen cooperation with Guess What? Pictures.

Originally, Guess What Pictures and Columbia Pictures had a 1+2 movie collaboration contract. The success of "Paranormal Activity" and "Ace Ventura" made Columbia pay more attention to the cooperation with Guess What Pictures.

Especially under the premise of Columbia Pictures' sluggish revenue situation, Columbia Pictures' total global box office last year was 11.6 billion, ranking third among its peers, but their production costs were as high as more than 8 million US dollars. They released 22 films, but only 8 of them made a profit at the box office. Columbia Pictures is still in a loss-making state.

Therefore, it is very necessary to cooperate with profitable film companies like Guess Pictures.

出井伸之提出给林克5亿美元，要猜猜看影业在三年内代为制作8到10部电影，10部电影全球票房超过8亿、10亿，会给他相应的分成。

At the same time, when Guess the Movie is suppressed, Sony Group will provide certain support.

Link didn't immediately agree, nor did he refuse.

8 to 10 movies are too many. Once they are released, many of the company’s plans will be affected.

This cooperation agreement is too large and needs to be studied before we can decide whether to cooperate.

The script of "The Groom Looks Backward" was signed in advance by MGM, and MGM Pictures President Frank Macasso also called Link, hoping to strengthen cooperation.

The management of the Walt Disney Company is still struggling internally and has not accepted Guess What Pictures' invitation to cooperate, but it has not shown any hostility either, so there is no need to worry for the time being.

The only rivals worth worrying about are Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, CAA, and the media groups behind them.

"Link, I really don't understand. We are directors. Why should we focus on making movies? Why are we competing with the seven major studios?"

Quentin asked.

"If a tree stands out in the forest, the wind will destroy it. I can only blame myself for standing out too much."

Link looked at the cards in his hand, a King of Spades, a Ten of Clubs, and including the hole card, the biggest hand he could make was a pair of Kings. He bet $10 and continued to draw cards.

"Link, I support you to defeat the seven major studios and become the king of the Hollywood entertainment kingdom."

Ben Affleck exclaimed dramatically.

"What era is it now? Are you still the king? Is there anyone who wants to follow? If no one wants to follow, then we'll reveal the cards."

Link knocked on the table.

"You're so positive. It seems like you have a pretty good trump card."

Nicolas Cage smiled with a crooked mouth.

"Not bad, I should be able to win this one." "I fold!"

"I fold too!"

Nicolas Cage and Ben Affleck throw down their cards.

"I finally got a straight flush, but you guys didn't follow it."

Link shook his head, threw down the cards and grabbed the money.

Ben Affleck grabbed his cards and took a look, only to find that the highest number was only a pair of Kings, and he cursed angrily.

Although he won one hand, he still lost overall. Link played at the table for more than an hour and lost more than three thousand eight hundred dollars.

After he got up, Nicolas Cage and his friends continued playing cards from noon until after eleven o'clock in the evening. If their female companions had not urged them, they would have played all night.

However, Sofia, Milla Jovovich, Renée Zellweger and others stayed in the villa at night and decided to have a bedroom each.

Link didn't stop them. They had an apartment in Los Angeles and were busy with work, so they couldn't actually stay here for a few days. They only came here to stay for a few nights when they wanted to play basketball.

Monica was also very generous in this matter. That night, she pulled Sofia to snatch the quilt from him. Because he was very strong, the two women failed to win, so they called other people.

It was just a torn quilt, and Link was almost exhausted that night after fighting for it.

After hanging out in the villa for a few days, Link walked with a figure-eight step and supported his increasingly developed waist muscles to come to Guess Pictures to start editing "The Butterfly Effect".

Because I had a lot of fun in the past few days, I was physically and mentally relaxed. I was also extra focused at work and my work efficiency improved significantly.

It took him two weeks to edit the film, and then he handed it over to other staff for post-production.

"Look, you've lost weight."

In the office, Liu Xiaoli pressed his shoulder and said.

"You've lost weight? Have you?"

Link picked up the spoon and looked at his face. "No, you're still as handsome as ever."

"Beautiful!"

Liu Xiaoli patted him with a smile and continued to hold his shoulders.

Link continued to drink the new corn stewed with old hen soup that Liu Xiaoli brought. It tasted sweet and delicious and filled with fragrance.

“How’s the public ministry doing lately?”

"It's going relatively smoothly. However, there has been a lot of negative news about our company in the media recently, saying that we specialize in making rubbish movies and plagiarizing other movie settings. It is also said that there are people in our crew who have unspoken rules. After investigation, they are all unfounded rumors. Our public relations department and the legal department have used various methods to crack down on the spread of rumors, and have achieved certain results for the time being."

Liu Xiaoli said slowly.

Link smiled. Liu Xiaoli's speech became more and more like that of a professional woman.

"Yes, you are becoming more and more capable."

"Stop making trouble, drink the soup quickly, it will get cold soon."

Liu Xiaoli blushed and slapped his hand that was about to touch her.

"When you move to the villa, I'll leave the rooms for you and Xixi. When I was renovating it, I specially decorated the two bedrooms according to your and Xixi's preferences. You should go and take a look. You will definitely like it there."

Link continued to eat his soup.

Liu Xiaoli behind him did not respond immediately. After a few seconds, she said, "I am several years older than you. Who knows if you will dislike my age when I am old in the future?"

"Don't let your imagination run wild. You and Xixi are my closest relatives. Without you, I would be all alone. How could I dislike you?"

Link didn't say any more nonsense. He wiped his hands with a wet towel, and while his body was still warm, he carried Liu Xiaoli and put her on the desk.

There was no need to say much at this time. He just wanted to use practical actions to tell the woman in front of him that even if she became a beautiful woman in her fifties or sixties, he would not lose interest in her.

(End of this chapter)