Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 245 The Perfect Man
"Link is such a great man, young and handsome, humorous, talented, and very gentle when he smiles. It seems that he has no shortcomings."

In the Golden Oak Apartments, Diane Lane commented while watching the TV.

"Yes, Link is indeed perfect."

Michelle Pfeiffer approved of this, and even thought Link said it more perfectly than Diane Lane.

"Hey, don't forget this guy is a playboy and has many girlfriends."

Jodie Foster reminded.

"There are many women who like him, which shows that he is a very attractive man. Would you like a man who is not liked by women?"

Michelle Pfeiffer laughed.

Diane Lianen agreed with this point, "Although Link has a lot of gossip, he works very hard. He manages the company while making movies non-stop. I heard that after filming "The Butterfly Effect" some time ago, he went to other crews to be a producer and editor. After being a producer, he returned to Los Angeles to promote the movie. I heard that he is now preparing for a new movie project. He is too hardworking. Who in Hollywood dares to say that he is more hardworking than him?"

Jodie Foster pursed her lips and had nothing to say. Even though Link had thousands of shortcomings, his hard work was impeccable. He had strong self-control and healthy living habits. After work every day, he would not go to parties or bars like other people, but would continue to work at home. It was not an exaggeration to say that he was a workaholic.

Michelle Pfeiffer nodded and looked at Diane Lane in surprise, "Diane, you seem to know Link very well. I heard that Link has more girlfriends than those on the surface. He also has some that he hasn't made public. Are you the same?"

"No, Link is a big shot. How could I have the chance to meet him? I heard about him from Jennifer Connelly. Don't forget that I am also a client of WMA."

Diane Lane said.

"Jennifer Connelly is lucky. With Link's support, she is becoming more and more popular."

Michelle Pfeiffer said...

"Yes, Jennifer's face is full of happiness every time she talks about Link. I asked her if she minded that Link was a bit of a playboy, and Jennifer said a little bit, but she could tolerate it because Link was so great that she was crazy about him. Jennifer was intoxicated when she spoke, and that look was really enviable."

Diane Lane exclaimed.

Michelle Pfeiffer thought about the days and nights she spent with Link, and she could understand Jennifer's feelings to some extent. She squeezed her knees together, but still had a very full feeling that made her tremble all over.

"Michelle, what's wrong with you? You smell so good."

Jodie Foster suddenly put her arms around Michelle.

"Don't make trouble!"

Michelle Pfeiffer smiled and pushed her away.

On TV, Billy Crystal continued to ask, "Link, you just mentioned that you chose to become a director who pursued fame and fortune, rather than pure film art. Now that you are famous, do you regret your past choices?"

"will not."

Link said, "Everyone knows that I was a poor man when I started out. For poor people, the most important thing is to solve the problem of survival, and artistic pursuit is based on food and clothing. If I didn't make money from the Buried Alive project, I wouldn't have the opportunity to direct a movie later, let alone pursue art. So I won't regret it, because I had no choice at the time."

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Billy Crystal clapped his hands. "Link, let's get back to the movie. This time I'm going to ask a very bold question. If you don't feel comfortable with it, you can choose not to answer it."

"I hope it's not a personal matter."

Link smiled as he took a sip of water.

"Haha, no, there's a rumor going around in the entertainment industry since the summer vacation, saying that Guess What Studios competed against the Big 7 Studios, and you fought against them alone. In the end, you defeated the Big 7 Studios with Speed and Se7en, becoming the biggest winner of the summer vacation. What do you think of this? Of course, you don't have to answer if you don't think it's convenient."

Billy Crystal asked.

Link shook his head and smiled, "Can we discuss this kind of question in public?"

"We can talk about anything if you want."

"Well, first of all, your statement is inaccurate. Guess What Pictures is not competing with the Big Seven, but with all the Hollywood movie companies. Guess What Pictures is not fighting one against seven, but one against a hundred."

"Oh, how do you explain that?"

Billy asked confused.

"No matter which industry you are in, your peers are your competitors, and the same is true in the film industry. The summer vacation schedule is limited, and the total box office revenue is also very limited, less than $20 billion. If a movie released by Guess What Studios wants to get a good box office result, it must compete with all its peers, including the seven major studios.

This year, with the strong support of the audience, the two films released by Guess What Pictures have achieved good box office results. It is also the only film company with two films that have exceeded 100 million yuan in North American box office during the summer vacation. You are not wrong to say that Guess What Pictures is the biggest winner of the summer vacation. "

Link laughed. Billy Crystal looked at Link helplessly. This guy was too cunning. What was originally a controversial issue became an ordinary business competition in his eyes.

Hearing that Link was unwilling to talk more about this issue, Billy Crystal tactfully skipped this question and started asking other questions.

"Link is indeed a formidable fellow."

Harvey Weinstein, a cigar in his mouth, squinted at Link on TV.

Before the summer vacation, Michael Ovitz joined forces with Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, Fox Films, Paramount Pictures, as well as Castle Rock Pictures, Carlock Pictures and other companies, preparing to severely suppress Link and Guess What Pictures, snatch away Guess What Pictures' box office revenue, and let the Hollywood film market return to the era before 92, when the seven major film studios led many small independent production companies.

After Harvey Weinstein heard about this, he thought that Link and Guess What Pictures were doomed to fail and had no chance of winning.

During the summer vacation, movies released by the seven major film studios failed at the box office one after another. However, "Speed" released by Guess What Pictures, despite being squeezed by so many blockbusters, still earned more than 100 million yuan at the box office and was the first to win.

In July, the seven major film studios launched a blockbuster offensive, preparing to kill Link on the "Seven Deadly Sins" project. The seven major media groups also took sides and increased the publicity costs of Guess the Movie.

At this time, Harvey thought that Link would give in and sell more shares to surrender to capital.

But Link didn't do that.

He took on enormous pressure and risks, spent tens of millions of dollars to promote the movie, and waged a public opinion war with the seven major film studios, as if he didn't care whether he would lose money or not.

With his strong support, "Seven Deadly Sins" was released with difficulty amid the suppression of many blockbusters.

The film was of high quality, but was affected by public opinion and performed tepidly in the first few weeks, far worse than the box office results of Link's previous films.

At that time, many people thought that "Seven Deadly Sins" would never have a chance to make a comeback and Link would suffer the first defeat in his career.

But no one expected that the black man Simpson would suddenly go crazy and kill his wife, and someone even wrote "Greed" on the wall of the villa in advance, perfectly bringing the movie "Seven Deadly Sins" into this shocking case.

Link, the master of hype, saw an opportunity and used this case to promote "Seven Deadly Sins".

"Seven Deadly Sins" was a huge box office hit, successfully defeating many blockbusters such as "Forrest Gump" and "True Lies", and launching a counter-encirclement and suppression campaign against the films of the seven major studios.

The success of this movie also means that the first crackdown by the seven major film studios on Guess What Pictures has failed.

Link also successfully defeated the Michael Ovitz Alliance by himself.

This shows that Link is not only a successful director, but also a very capable entrepreneur.

Harvey smoked a cigar and considered whether he should contact Link more often to further deepen the cooperation between the two parties.

"Don't think too highly of Link. If it weren't for the sensational case of the O.J. Simpson murder case, Seven Deadly Sins would have lost money. Link just got lucky."

Bob Weinstein said as he ate his hot dog.

Harvey shook his head. "It's not just luck. If Link had not resisted the suppression by the seven major studios and had given up early, or had been reluctant to invest a lot of money in publicity in the early stages, then even if it encountered big news like the O.J. Simpson murder case, Seven would not have sold well. From this point of view, Link is calm and decisive, has brains and means, and is very courageous. The success of such a person is not just as simple as good luck."

Bob chewed on the delicious sausage and asked, "Should we deepen our cooperation with Link?"

"I'm still thinking about it."

Harvey stared at Link on TV, feeling a little hesitant.

Although the joint efforts of the seven major film studios to encircle Link failed, they still have the upper hand in Hollywood.

Guess what, as long as the film industry continues to make money, it will continue to divide up the market share that originally belonged to the seven major film industry.

The Big Seven film studios are bound to suppress Link and Guess What Pictures again, and this time the intensity of the crackdown may be even greater.

If we deepen our cooperation with Guess Pictures and work together to make movies.

When the two sides go to war, Miramax Films will be regarded as Link's ally by the Big Seven Studios and will be hit jointly.

If you don't cooperate, you will miss a lot of opportunities to make money.

So Harvey was hesitant about this matter.

(End of this chapter)