Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 248 Popular Figures
"The North American box office is expected to be over 3 million, and over 4 million overseas. This movie will sell over 7 million dollars, and that's in US dollars. Link is really sharp."

At Hong Kong's Golden Harvest Films, Chen Long looked at the box office performance of "Seven Deadly Sins" in the newspaper and marveled at it.

In Hong Kong Island, the highest-grossing movie only grossed 6 to million Hong Kong dollars. "Paranormal Activity" directed by Link sold million US dollars worldwide, which is equivalent to to billion Hong Kong dollars, which is higher than the total box office of Hong Kong Island for the whole year.

This "Seven" is even more amazing, and is expected to sell more than 700 million US dollars worldwide.

Including "Speed", Guess What Pictures' global box office revenue during the summer vacation exceeded US$10 billion, or to billion Hong Kong dollars, making more money than the Fortune companies.

Chen Long was drooling with envy.

"Don't just see how much money he makes, you also have to see his difficulties. Look at this news, it says that the seven major studios can't sell as many tickets as Link, and they framed Link as a murderer, hoping to destroy him in this way. This also shows that it's not easy for Chinese people to gain a foothold in Hollywood."

Golden Harvest President Zou Wenhuai sighed as he looked at the second-hand news reprinted by the British media.

"Is Link going to be okay?"

"No, Link is worth more than 1 billion US dollars. People with this kind of wealth are well-known in the United States. He has a large group of lawyers around him and may have friends in the political world. It is difficult to do anything to him based on these rumors alone."

Zou Wenhuai shook the newspaper and said.

Chen Long nodded.

Zou Wenhuai said, "The post-production of Rumble in the Bronx is complete. I will ask someone to take it to the United States in September for Link to take a look and give some advice. If all goes well, it will be released in the United States in the first half of next year."

"Should I go too?"

"Do you have anything else to do in Hong Kong Island besides picking up girls? If you have nothing to do, go with me. Since you are planning to develop in Hollywood, you should make up your mind and buy a property there first, bring Fengjiao and Zumin with you, and don't come back to hang out so often. You should hang out with Link more in Hollywood and build a good relationship with him. If he has a good movie project, will he not take you with him?"

Zou Wenhuai is Chen Long's adopted father, so there is no need to be polite when speaking to him.

"Yes, Dad, you are right."

Chen Long touched his nose and laughed.

Zou Wenhuai continued reading the newspaper, and suddenly raised his head again, "By the way, Link chose Zhou Huimin to play the leading female role. Did you see them dating during the filming?"

"No! Link came to the crew when the filming of Rumble in the Bronx started and talked to Vivian Chow for a few words. He never came again. I heard that he is filming a new movie and has no time to come. Godfather, why are you asking this?"

Chen Long asked.

"Does Vivian Chow have Link's contact information? Has she contacted Link?"

"I heard that Link gave her his business card. I wonder if she has made any contact."

Chen Long said.

"This is difficult to handle. If Link likes Vivian Chow, she can be used to befriend Link. Now their relationship is unclear, so there is one less insurance."

"Hey, godfather, are you helping Linkla pimp? Aa ...

Before he could finish, he was hit by a newspaper and Chen Long almost jumped up from the sofa.

Zou Wenhuai glared at him, "What do you mean by pimp? This is paving the way for you. Do you know who Link is? He is a world-famous director, the owner of the largest independent film company in Hollywood, and one of the top 300 billionaires in the United States. If he likes you and is willing to make you the leading actor in a Hollywood movie, you can earn American dollars in the United States in the future, and you can be a big shot in Hong Kong Island. Everyone will flatter you. Now I'm talking to you about serious matters and you are smiling. Do you want to be a loser in Hollywood?"

"Godfather! I know I was wrong, I will listen to you."

Chen Long touched his big nose and said.

"Go ask Vivian Chow if she wants to develop in Hollywood. If she agrees, you can take her with you next time. Link must have chosen her among ten actresses, so he must be fond of her. It's better for her to go to Hollywood with Link to take care of her than to be entangled with Ni Jiazai in Hong Kong Island. If she doesn't want to go, don't worry about her. There are many beautiful women in the entertainment industry.

After you go to Hollywood, hang out with Link more. You like to pick up girls, and he likes it too. You have common topics. If you have the chance, you can introduce a few to him. He will remember your kindness. You will also have a backer and a lot of resources in Hollywood, and you will be able to gain a firm foothold earlier. Do you understand?" Zou Wenhuai once made Bruce Lee famous. He is more experienced than his Hong Kong counterparts in promoting actors to go overseas, and he also understands how important it is for Chinese actors to have a strong backer in Hollywood.

"Dad, I understand. I'll call Link in a minute and ask him what kind of chick he likes. I'll make sure he's satisfied."

Chen Long took out his mobile phone and laughed.

Zou Wenhuai shook his head but did not stop him.

The American media said that Link is a playboy who likes to date all kinds of beautiful women, which is very similar to Chen Long. If the two become good friends because of this hobby, he would be happy to see it happen.

"Richard, I think we should change our attitude towards Link."

Miguel Goss, president of Warner Bros. Pictures, looked at the report card in the newspaper and sighed to Richard Fox, executive vice president of production.

Richard Fox nodded thoughtfully. During the summer vacation, movies under Guess What Pictures sold well. "Wyatt Earp" produced by Warner Bros. suffered a huge loss at the box office, and movies such as "The Client" and "Natural Born Killers" performed poorly.

As senior executives of the company, they are under tremendous pressure. If this situation continues, these managers may be fired early.

“Michael Ovitz probably won’t give up.”

"he?"

Miguel Goss shook his head. "The competition between the Big Seven and Guess What? is an internal competition within the industry. Michael Ovitz, an outsider, chose to get involved and be the vanguard in suppressing Guess What?. This is actually very unwise. He is probably confused by the title of 'The Most Powerful Person in Hollywood' and thinks he can do anything.

However, after losing to Link twice in a row, his prestige in Hollywood has seriously declined, and CAA has been plagued by internal conflicts. What he should consider next is how to stabilize CAA and maintain its competitiveness in the agency field, rather than continuing to interfere in the internal competition in the film industry.

If he persists and continues to target Guess Pictures, given his ability and record, it would not be a good idea to cooperate with him. "

Richard Fox nodded, "What are your plans regarding Link?"

"I heard that your production department is not satisfied with the choice of director Tim Burton?" asked Miggos.

“Yes, Director Tim Burton is quite talented. His films have distinct personal characteristics, such as Gothic, dark, and grotesque. However, this style is too niche in Hollywood, especially for a popular theme like Batman. We suggest inviting a director whose style is closer to the public and mainstream to direct Batman Sequel.”

Richard Fox said.

'Batman' is a superhero character developed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Starting in 1989, Warner Bros. Pictures produced two Batman films, "Batman" and "Batman Returns". Both films were directed by Tim Burton. The first one grossed $4.1 million worldwide, and the second one was released in 1992, with a global box office of $2.65 million.

The performance of these two films was pretty good, but Warner Bros. Pictures was not very satisfied. They believed that the "Batman" series should be closer to mainstream commercial films and get better box office results, so when filming the third film, they decided to change the director.

"How's Link?"

Miguel Goss pointed at the man on the cover of the magazine, who was young but full of vigor.

"Link?"

Richard Fox stroked his chin stubble. "Seven is of good quality, with both artistic and commercial appeal. Final Destination and Paranormal Activity are also successful commercial films. It's a good idea to invite him to direct. However, Link's salary is very high, which conflicts with our company. It may not be easy to invite him."

"You can give it a try. We invited him to direct the Batman sequel to convey the meaning of reconciliation. He is a smart man and he probably won't want another partner."

Mig Goss said.

Richard Fox nodded.

(End of this chapter)