Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 31 Apartment Neighbors
After Link's morning run on Wilshire Boulevard, he went to the fitness center in the Golden Oak Apartments to exercise.

Although Golden Oak Apartments is a mid- to high-end apartment, it has complete supporting facilities.

There are restaurants, hospitals, a large indoor fitness center and a tennis court in the apartment area.

There are also many fitness clubs on Wilshire Boulevard, not far from the Franklin Aquatic Center.

It's very convenient to stay fit here.

As a director, it is also important to have a good health.

After settling down, Link planned to intensify his physical training so as not to let the 10% physical fitness bonus go to waste.

"Hi, Link, you are Director Link right?"

In the fitness center, when Link was sweating on the pull-up machine, a familiar face suddenly leaned over from the side and looked him up and down.

The man was about thirty years old, with long golden brown hair parted in the middle, and was wearing a floral shirt with a white vest underneath.

He was wearing a pair of grey sports shorts, a yellow towel draped around his neck, and his face was covered in sweat.

Although this face is younger than what he remembered, Link can still recognize him at a glance: the future comedy master Jim Carrey, also known as the 'Hollywood Stephen Chow'.

But now Jim Carrey is only considered a quasi-second-tier actor in the circle.

His only representative work so far is a TV sketch about the lives of black people, "In Living Color". He plays the second male lead in the show, a white man who likes to make jokes, similar to the Hong Kong style of "nonsense". He quickly became famous in Hollywood with this style.

"Hello! Mr. Carrey! Nice to see you here"

Link wiped his palms with a towel and reached out to shake hands with Jim Carrey.

Jim Carrey should have been called Jim Carrey, which is a very popular name in the United States, similar to Li Ming and Zhang Hua, but when translated into Chinese as 'Jin Carrey' it seems very special.

"Haha, Director Link, I'm glad to see you here too. Do you live here too?"

Jim Carrey grabbed his hand and shook it.

"Yes, I just moved here."

"That's great. I live here too, on the 8th floor of Building D. Do you like playing tennis? We can play together when we are free. Basketball is also fine."

"Okay! Everything is fine."

After chatting for a while, Jim Carrey waved goodbye and ran to the treadmill next door to exercise.

Jim Carrey seems very lively when he speaks, like the funny style in the movies, but once he stops talking and has a blank expression on his face, he reveals a depressed and cold temperament.

What a complicated person.

The exercise ends at nine o'clock.

As Link walked out of the fitness center, he saw a man who looked like James Cameron from a distance.

The man was about forty years old, tall and thin, with an untidy beard.

He was walking and chatting with a woman beside him, and without waiting for him to say hello, the two of them walked into the elevator together.

That man was indeed director James Cameron, and the woman next to him was Linda Hamilton, the heroine of last year's hit movie "Terminator 2" and also James Cameron's future fourth wife.

Link left the fitness center and looked back at the surrounding buildings. Meeting two future big stars here this morning, he suddenly felt that there were many hidden talents in this apartment.

After breakfast, Link drove to Guess What Studios on Hollywood Boulevard.

In addition to CEO Michael Rison, another person who came earlier than him was Chris Bauer.

Today the bodybuilder was dressed more formally, wearing a Hugo Boss blue pinstripe shirt, grey casual trousers, and shiny pointed leather shoes.

The clothes and shoes are relatively new, probably bought yesterday.

It’s just that the shirt seemed to be a size too small, and his arms and chest were bulging with muscles, which paired with his short, thick eyebrows and flat nose made him look out of place.

"Link, you're here."

"Why are you here so early?"

Link greeted Michael Leeson and pushed the door open and walked into the office.

"I feel like I can't go back. After I came back from your mansion, the more I looked at the youth apartment, the more it looked like a doghouse. I really want to make money now, and I want to buy a house in Beverly, or rent one."

"Take your time, there will be a chance."

"By the way, this is your mail. Lucy asked me to bring it to you." Chris Bauer took out a FedEx mail bag from behind him.

"Go to Mr. Michael Leeson to complete the entry procedures. The company has a lot of things to do during this period. You can help with some work when you encounter it. Specific work will be assigned to you later."

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Chris Bauer closed the door and left the office.

Link used a paper cutter to open the package, and found a document inside, which was an email from Tor Books.

Tor Books is the largest science fiction publisher in the United States.

More than four months ago, Link submitted two science fiction short stories to Tor Books.

I originally wanted to earn some start-up capital from royalties.

As a result, after submitting the manuscript, there was no response at all.

It took more than four months for Tor Books to reply to him.

The letter was written by Liz Glinsky, deputy editor of Tor Books.

In the letter, Liz Glinsky expressed her appreciation for his two science fiction works, "Source Code" and "The Man from Earth", believing that these were two excellent science fiction novels and the publishing house was preparing to publish these two novels.

It’s just that when he filled out the contact information, there was no phone number. Liz hoped that he would call back as soon as possible after receiving this letter.

Link looked at the date on the letter. It was sent from New York last Wednesday.

I have to lament that Tor Books is terribly inefficient in handling author submissions.

It is said that after Brandon Sanderson, the author of "Mistborn", submitted his debut novel "Elanthra" to Tor Books, the publishing house called him a year later to tell him that his manuscript had been selected by the publishing house.

Link put the email down, sat in his office chair, and dialed the number in the letter.

Liz Glinski's secretary answered the phone and transferred the call to Liz's desk.

"Hello, are you Mr. Link?"

A magnetic voice came from the microphone.

"Hello, Editor-in-Chief Glinsky, I'm Link."

"Thank God! Mr. Link, I finally got in touch with you."

Editor-in-Chief Glinsky shouted excitedly.

Hearing his cries, people who didn't know him would think that he had finally found his long-lost son after going through untold hardships.

In fact, after Link submitted his two novels to the publishing house, the publishing house did not send a letter until more than four months later, and there was no response in the meantime.

"Mr. Link, your two novels are very novel and imaginative. Reading your novels is like watching a vivid science fiction blockbuster. Not only does it have a spiritual impact, but it also triggers my wonderful associations with the world. I like these two novels very much.

We are going to publish them next month. If you agree, I will immediately arrange for someone to come and sign a publishing contract with you. Mr. Link, what do you think? "

"Mr. Glinsky, I'm glad you like my two novels, and I look forward to working with Tor Books."

Link was very happy and a little surprised to get the recognition from Glinski.

He has not read the original works of "This Man From Earth" and "Source Code".

When writing these two novels, I described them entirely based on the movies, adding my own understanding of the world to the text. At the same time, I added many details and narrations to the plot, with the originality reaching over 30%.

I didn’t expect to be valued by Liz Glinsky.

Tor Book Publishing is one of the most famous science fiction publishing houses in the United States and even the world.

The publishing house is well-known for its strict review process, which requires innovation and creativity, as well as rigorous content structure and logic. It is said that the acceptance rate is less than one in ten thousand.

However, the works recognized by this publishing house are of very high quality. There are works published by this publishing house that have won almost every Hugo Award and Nebula Award, and it has cultivated many science fiction writers.

The later "The Three-Body Problem" was also published by Tor Books.

Liz Glinsky, deputy editor-in-chief of Tor Books, is also a very prestigious person in the science fiction world. She is not only a science fiction writer, but also a judge for many science fiction awards.

To receive his praise shows that the rewrites of "Source Code" and "The Man from Earth" by me are quite good.

(End of this chapter)