Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 320: Catherine Zeta-Jones joins the cast and preview of The Sixth Sense
After drinking a few glasses of wine, Madonna leaned into his arms, as if she wanted to give him some special treatment.

But Link didn't have that idea.

Just now in the small apartment, Vivian Chow, Rosamund Kwan, Michelle Reis, Shu Qi and Carina Lau took turns cooking hometown dishes for him.

Dishes such as twice-cooked pork with garlic chives, stir-fried day lily, cold-mixed fresh chrysanthemums, green dragon crossing the river, and ants climbing trees are all delicious.

He ate well, was greatly satisfied both physically and mentally, and had no need for extra meals.

Also, his physical condition is different. He eats too much and once he picks up the bowl, he can't stop.

I wasted a few hours in the afternoon in the living room, bedroom and bathroom of my small apartment.

If I accept Madonna's invitation and go to her house for Western food, I would probably waste several hours going there and back.

An inch of time is worth an inch of gold, and an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.

He didn't want to waste his precious time eating and drinking.

Leaving the Kerville Bar, the sun sank into the sea and the sky in Los Angeles darkened.

The streets of Hollywood are bustling with people, bright lights, wine, and beautiful women. For many people, this is a den of money and debauchery, full of temptations. But for Link, there is no place in the world better than his mansion.

After saying goodbye to Quentin Madonna and others, Link drove back to his mansion in Beverly Hills, where he chatted, watched soap operas, and played with the women at home.

It was around nine o'clock when the soap opera was finished and everyone went back to their bedrooms to rest.

Those remaining on duty in the main bedroom today are Sandra Bullock and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Ever since Monica became beautiful, people no longer compete for film and television advertising resources, but instead treat her as a hot commodity.

In the past, people would come to the villa to rest when they had no work.

Now even if I am very busy at work, I will make time to come over and never give up any opportunity to be with him.

Given that there are too many people, doing so is neither scientific nor reasonable, and is prone to conflicts and contradictions. In the long run, it will be detrimental to family harmony and long-term stability.

At the suggestion of the three core members Liu Xiaoli, Monica and Jennifer, everyone gathered together for a family meeting.

The main topic is how to create a harmonious and orderly big family and how to reasonably allocate resources in the main villa and ensure that there is no waste.

After much discussion, they borrowed the shift system of ancient emperors.

While Link was in Los Angeles, everyone took turns living in the master bedroom.

If the person whose turn it is is too busy or physically inconvenient, he or she can also exchange resources with others.

If it is your birthday, you can get extra rewards on that day.

During holidays, a lottery can be held and the lucky winners will have the opportunity to stay in the host building. A big party can also be held and everyone will benefit.

At the same time, as the core and elders in the circle, Monica, Liu Xiaoli and Jennifer enjoy privileges and can enter the main building at any time.

Sofia is not satisfied and plans to join Milla Jovovich and Renée Zellweger to apply for second-class privileges.

Seeing them arguing with each other, Link was worried that they would have conflicts, so he suggested that they should not be too strict when arranging their schedules and should be more flexible. For the sake of this family, he was willing to take on more responsibilities.

After a good night's sleep, he got up early for breakfast and chatted with Catherine Zeta-Jones.

Catherine is a British actress who came to Hollywood in 93 and auditioned for "Final Destination", playing a cameo role as a female flight attendant in the film.

Later he was invited to join UTA agency.

With the operation of the company, she has played the leading role in one movie and the supporting role in three movies in the past two years.

Also because Catherine had received his help, when the seven major media groups were hyping up his scandal at the beginning of the year, her name often appeared in the reports, and she became Link's nominal girlfriend.

Later, after several contacts, Catherine expressed her affection for him and took the initiative to become his girlfriend.

This year the company has a new project "The Mask of Zorro", and the crew needs a beautiful woman with a classic British temperament.

Link recommended Catherine Zeta-Jones.

It’s just that Catherine’s figure is not plump enough, and her bust and hips are not prominent enough, so they need to be improved and adjusted.

He suggested that Catherine contact a nutritionist and a fitness trainer to shape her body before filming "The Mask of Zorro" to make her body proportions hotter and fuller.

Catherine accepted his proposal.

Monica smiled and said there was no need to go through so much trouble.

Spend more time with Link when you have time. It won’t take more than a year to achieve the requirements.

This is the case with her, Liu Xiaoli, Jennifer, and Sovia.

Liu Xiaoli smiled slightly and did not refute.

After she stood up, Catherine stared at her back for a while and decided to accept Monica's proposal.
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After breakfast, Link, Liu Xiaoli and Sandra Bullock came to work at the company.

The fourth Guess Films movie is released this Friday.

"Love at Second Sight" is a romantic movie starring Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman and others. It tells the love story between a woman and a pair of brothers.

The film started promotions in March and hit the screens in early April.

Due to Sandra Bullock's current high box office appeal, the Big Seven Studios are worried that this movie will sell well, so they have arranged two high-quality movies, "Bad Boys" and "The Brothers," for the same period.

The producer of "Bad Boys" is Donald Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer's company, and it was Simpson who gave "The Rock" to Link.

The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures, with a production cost of $1900 million. It stars Will Smith and is also the debut film of the famous director Michael Bay.

"Dumb and Dumber" is a comedy film produced by Paramount Pictures that follows the trend of "Dumb and Dumber". The production cost is 2300 million US dollars. The audience gave very good reviews to the film during the preview.

When Guess Pictures was promoting Love at Second Sight, the Seven Major Media Groups also vigorously promoted these two films to compete with Love at Second Sight for audiences.

Guess What Pictures had to increase its publicity and marketing funds and purchase more media resources to promote the film.

In order to increase the exposure of the film, Link accompanied Sandra Bullock to attend the premiere of "Married at Second Sight" held at the Ace Hotel Cinema at noon, and answered many popular questions from reporters on the red carpet.

Including his relationship with Sandra? What is his real net worth? Guess the second round of financing for the film company. After the success of "Detective 2" and "This Man", what is the box office forecast for this film? Are you confident of winning the competition with the seven major film companies?

Link patiently answered reporters' questions, including several sensitive ones.

He himself is currently very popular. Answering these questions at the premiere of "Love at Second Sight" can trigger heated public discussions and indirectly increase the exposure of the film.

In the afternoon, Link returned to the company to attend the internal preview of "The Sixth Sense".

The preview invited seven new shareholder representatives, the main creative staff of "The Sixth Sense", Tom Hanks, Holly Hunter, Diane Lane, Gong Li, etc., as well as Jodie Foster, Michelle Pfeiffer, Maggie Cheung and others who accompanied the latter two.

Quentin, Madonna, Richard, Robert, director Ang Lee and many others also came to join in the fun.

"Link, you know I'm a very frank person. I usually say whatever I want to say. If this movie doesn't turn out well, don't blame me for saying something harsh."

Quentin said, stroking his big chin.

"You don't stand a chance. When has Link ever made a bad movie?"

Sophia snorted.

Quentin looked back and slapped his lips in annoyance. He knew Sophia was there, so why was he talking about Link at this time?

Link smiled and took Sophia's hand, asking her not to argue with Quentin.

The movie began, and everyone followed the perspective of the male protagonist Dr. McConaughey, and slowly got to know the young male protagonist Cole, and learned about Cole's personality, family situation, strange illness, and so on.

When the young actor Haley Joel Osment began to perform, Sophia, Madonna, Jodie Foster and other women exclaimed in admiration from time to time, "Wow, so cute," "The performance is so natural," "The performance is so spiritual," "Link, where did you find such a little genius?" and so on.

Haley Joel Osment is still in school and didn't have time to attend today's preview ceremony.

Link said that the young actor played Forrest Gump's son in "Forrest Gump".

Everyone praised him for his good eye for selecting people.

Link accepted everyone's praise without hesitation. The reason why the little guy performed so eye-catchingly in the play was not only because he was suitable for the role, but also because of his constant guidance during the filming.

At the same time, in order to highlight the young actors, he would sometimes suppress Tom Hanks' role, favor the young actors in terms of lighting and positioning design, and turn Dr. McConaughey into a background board.

The purpose of doing this is not to praise or suppress anyone, but it is necessary for the plot, and this method is used to imply that Dr. McConaughey is a ghost.

With his "partiality" and the selfless dedication of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, it would be hard for the young actor not to shine.

Even without the child actors' roles, Tom Hanks's monologue is also very exciting.

In the play, Dr. McConaughey stood outside the window of the boutique where his wife worked. He saw his wife hugging another man, angrily smashed the glass, and turned away.

Tom Hanks' performance in this scene is very contagious. It makes people feel sorry for him, but also has some humor and funny moments.

"Hey~ woman!"

Just watch Dr. McConaughey busy working outside while his wife is having an affair behind his back and brings the man home.

Many men at the scene shook their heads and sighed, feeling sorry for Dr. McConaughey.

Robert Rodriguez said it is not good to get married too early because it is easy to neglect family because of work.

Steven Soderbergh touched his bald head and gave a thumbs-up.

“That’s not the case at all”

Quentin spoke up.

"Don't spoil the plot! Don't talk nonsense while watching a movie. As a director, don't you even know this rule?" Sophia was dissatisfied.

Quentin curled his lips and stopped talking.

"Diane, you're playing a villain? This design is not friendly to us women. I don't like this kind of role."

Jodie Foster whispered.

Diane Lane smiled slightly, "No, you will know in a moment."

There are also some more thrilling scenes in "The Sixth Sense", such as when Cole suddenly sees a pale ghost while walking on the road, a hideous ghost runs out of the room in the middle of the night, and there are rows of ghosts hanged in the school corridor, etc.

Link is a master of horror films and is very good at shooting scary scenes.

After these shots appeared, many people screamed in fear.

At the end of the movie, little Cole tells his mother in the car that he can see ghosts and knows about the conflict between his mother and his dead grandmother. By relaying his grandmother's words, he allows his mother to let go of the barriers in her heart and hug him and cry.

Not only did the relationship between mother and son reconcile, but the mother and grandmother also reconciled.

The scene was very touching and many people were crying while watching it.

After returning home, Dr. McConaughey saw his wife curled up on the sofa, his wedding ring rolled down, and Cole's hint, and suddenly he understood everything: he had died a long time ago, died in the shooting, his wife loved him, even calling his name in her dreams, and she did not cheat on him.

His continued treatment of Cole after his death was just his obsession and redemption during his lifetime.

"Wow! So that's how it is. This is a great twist."

Seeing this, many people couldn't help but exclaim and applaud.

"It's really great. It directly raises the level of this movie by three or four levels."

Director Richard Linklater couldn't help clapping.

"Awesome, awesome, really awesome! Why can't I think of something like this?"

Directors Steven Soderbergh, Robert, Ang Lee and others also clapped.

"It's so good, this movie will definitely be a big hit."

"Director Link has made another great movie."

"That's right, Director Link's movies never disappoint."

Before the movie was over, several shareholder representatives kept praising the film with excited expressions.

Quentin crossed his arms, glanced at Link, and asked sourly, "You successfully deceived everyone, do you feel very proud?"

"feel good."

Link laughed.

"Humph!"

"What are you humming about? You are also a director. If you have the ability, why don't you make a movie of this type?"

Sophia was unhappy with his attitude towards Link.

Quentin opened his mouth to refute, but his right hand obeyed his brain's command and slapped his mouth. Bang!

At the end of the movie, after Dr. McConaughey said "I love you" many times in his sleeping wife's ear, he turned into starlight and dissipated in the villa. A group of white doves turned into angel shadows and flew to a paradise full of flowers.

"Woo~"

This scene was equally touching, and many people shed tears again.

Bang bang bang bang! !
When the movie ended, there was warm applause from the audience.

"Congratulations Link, this movie is amazing."

"Director Link, congratulations on making a great movie. You are the best director in the world."

"Honey, you're amazing. I'm so proud of you."

Everyone at the scene clapped their hands and moved closer to Link. Representatives of the company's shareholders, crew members, and friends congratulated him one after another.

Link thanked everyone.

"Link, this movie is great, congratulations."

Jodie Foster said as she walked up to Link and stared at him.

"Thank you! I'm glad you like it."

"'Hachiko' hasn't finished filming yet. Come visit the crew more often when you have time. This drama belongs to both of us."

"it is good!"

After Jodie Foster finished speaking, Madonna also rushed over to hug him, looking at him with hot eyes, praising the movie for being great and him being very talented. She now had a script in her hand and hoped to have a chance to work with him.

Link said we could talk.

After Madonna let go, Michelle Pfeiffer and Sofia threw themselves into his arms and kissed his cheeks without caring about other people's eyes. Gong Li also held his hand with blushing cheeks.

"Look! They're messing around openly. The media says that the atmosphere in the entertainment industry has been getting worse in recent years. Link should bear more than 90% of the responsibility."

Quentin curled his lips in disdain.

"Are you jealous of Link? I envy him a lot anyway."

Steven Soderbergh laughed.

"Why envy him? He ruined his health when he was young. In a few years, he will have to walk with a cane."

Quentin turned his back and didn't look at the scene where Link was surrounded by girls, for fear of being led astray by Link.

Link didn't hear Quentin's sarcasm, and didn't care even if he did. After letting go of Michelle and Sophia, he continued to accept congratulations and thank everyone.
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At the end of the film screening, he also received systematic judgment.

[The film has been produced and the box office subsidies are being calculated...]

[Host participation is 73.1%, film completion is 96.3%, and film-market compatibility is 82%]

[Rewards: 2.8 times box office subsidy; Director experience +20%; Director physical fitness +25%; Film quality increase +16%]

Director's physical strength +25%?

It was great, more than the previous times.

After receiving the physical energy bonus, Link's whole body became hot, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his skin, his muscles became like hot steel, and his whole body was filled with incredible power.

This strange feeling lasted for more than ten seconds before slowly disappearing.

After the preview, Link saw off all the participants and returned to the editing studio with the film master tape to perfect the film.

After "The Sixth Sense" achieved a 16% increase in film quality, the film's completion rate reached 100.7%, making it a super-perfect film.

Link turned on the player and watched it again.

After the film was fine-tuned, the new version reached an incredible level of quality.

Whether it is the picture, lighting, music, sound, lines, performance, etc., there is no flaw. There are also film shooting angles and editing access, film post-production special effects, etc.

More perfect than the first version.

Link read it three times, trying to find the differences as he went along, the reasons for the adjustments, and what was worth learning and drawing lessons from.

After finding it and thinking about it carefully, you will feel a sudden sense of enlightenment and gain a lot.

Boom boom boom!
"It's already dark and you still haven't come out. Are you going to stay here tonight?"

Liu Xiaoli's voice came from outside the studio door.

"I'm so busy, I forgot the time, I'm leaving right away."

Link opened the door and saw Liu Xiaoli standing outside. She was wearing a women's suit skirt, black stockings and high heels, holding a bag in her hand, and looked graceful.

"Are you done? Tsk, tell me the truth, pervert. What are you doing here?"

Liu Xiaoli suddenly took a step back and looked at him with a red face.

Link looked down, helpless, "I'm really working. I don't know why this happened. Look, there are notes."

He pointed to the operating table to prove his innocence.

Liu Xiaoli knew his situation and believed what he said, so she turned around, locked the door, and approached him again with blushing cheeks, like a bride slowly approaching the bridal chamber.

"Sister Xiaoli, why don't we call home first, so they won't worry if we get back late."

Link said as he hugged Liu Xiaoli.

Liu Xiaoli blinked her watery peach blossom eyes and rolled her eyes at him, "I've already called you, I don't need you to remind me."

"That's great, we can stay here for a while longer."

Link scratched her warm cheek.

(End of this chapter)