Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 332 There are too many women at home to take care of. Who wants to talk to you?
“Link, Harvey approached me a few days ago and hoped that I could speak up for independent filmmakers, oppose the monopoly of the Big Eight, and give independent films a way out.

Considering that this is a meaningful thing, I did not refuse. I just didn't expect that after a few days, the public opinion suddenly changed and people began to criticize you. It was too late for me to take back my original words. Can you understand my helplessness? "

On the set, Link received a call from Quentin, who explained to him the criticism of Big Eight Pictures in the media a few days ago.

Link also learned about the news while he was filming a movie.

At first, he thought that Bernard Greinert and others were criticizing Big Seven Pictures + Guess What Pictures, and were considering whether to reduce the publicity of the next two films to give independent films some exposure opportunities.

But before Guess What Pictures could react, the Los Angeles Times suddenly published an interview with Robert Reiner, targeting him directly.

He was accused of betraying independent films and turning from an independent film director into a 'dragon' that suppressed the development of independent films.

Under the media's random guidance, independent film directors such as Quentin, Robert Redford, the Coen brothers, and Robert accused the Big Eight studios of monopolizing the market, which turned into an accusation against Link personally, saying that Link was expelled from the independent film industry.

This tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, using the opponent's force to counterattack, is well used. People who have not read "The Art of War" more than ten times cannot use it.

Before Quentin called to apologize, more than a dozen independent film directors explained to him through various channels, hoping that he would not misunderstand.

Link did not blame them. If he had blamed these independent film directors and stopped cooperating with them, he would have fallen into the enemy's trap of sowing discord with them.

"Okay, I know you're helpless, but this matter won't be resolved so easily. You have to buy me a drink to show your sincerity."

Link joked.

"No problem. When will you be back?"

"It will probably take another month."

Link thought for a moment and said.

"You're such an asshole. You just finished filming Batman in April, and you're filming a new movie in May. You've filmed three movies in a row from the end of last year to now. Aren't you afraid of being exhausted by your hard work?"

Quentin gritted his teeth on the phone.

"No, I'm in good health. You should also take care of yourself and don't mess around outside. It's important for us directors to have good health."

“Haha, you have dozens of women, and you still have the nerve to advise me not to mess around?”

Quentin scoffed at his words.

Link shook his head, hung up the phone, and contacted Liu Xiaoli to inquire about the progress of the public relations work.

Liu Xiaoli said everything went well and the impact would not be too great.

Link believed in her abilities, so he handed over the public relations work to Liu Xiaoli and others, and continued to stay in Mexico to make movies.

In response to this public opinion, Guess What Pictures' public relations department borrowed the pen of Aaron Kutcher, deputy editor-in-chief of The Hollywood Reporter, to clarify the misunderstanding.

Aaron Kutcher spoke up for Guess What Films in the article.

Since Guess What Pictures is an independent film company, it has developed very well.

Since 93, the company has been suppressed by the Big Seven film studios every time it released a new movie.

Guess What Pictures is surrounded by enemies on all sides in Hollywood and is having a hard time. If it weren't for the support of the audience, Guess What Pictures would have been divided up by the seven major film studios long ago.

From this point of view, Guess What Pictures and the Big Seven Pictures are by no means the same. On the contrary, Guess What Pictures is a banner in the independent film industry.

In the past few years, Guess What Pictures has supported a large number of independent filmmakers.

Including Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Sofia Coppola, Paul Thomas Anderson, Gus Van Sant and many more.

It has also produced a series of best-selling independent films, including "Paranormal Activity", "Seven Deadly Sins", "Before Sunrise", "The Man from Earth", "The Butterfly Effect" and so on.

In the future, Guess Pictures will continue to support independent films and filmmakers, and will continue to resist the monopoly of the Big Seven film studios, paving a way for the survival of independent films.

The public relations department of Guess What film company also listed evidence of suppression by the Big Seven film studios in the media, including suppressive measures taken by the Big Seven film studios when films such as "Seven Deadly Sins," "Final Destination," "The Butterfly Effect," and "At Any Cost" were released.

From this point of view, Guess What Pictures is completely a victim of the monopoly of the Big Seven film studios.

After Aaron Kutcher's article was published, the situation of Guess What Pictures received a lot of sympathy and support.

The trend of public opinion has further improved.

It’s not enough to just portray Guess as a victim through the media.

In order to draw a clear line between itself and the Big Seven, Michael Leeson, president of Guess What Pictures, publicly stated that in the next two or three months, Guess What Pictures will reduce film promotions and will no longer rely on publicity to compete with the Big Seven for the box office market, providing convenience for the smooth distribution of independent films.

Independent film directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh and Robert Rodriguez have publicly expressed their support for Guess What?

Seeing that Guess What Films was about to have a successful public relations campaign, the media outlets under the seven major media groups released a lot of fake news in an attempt to muddy the waters in this way.

Just a guess, the data given by the film industry are real and can stand up to scrutiny.

The seven major media groups tried to mislead the public, but to little avail.

With the strong public relations efforts of Guess What Pictures, Link and the company's reputation gradually recovered.

This public relations effort alone cost more than six million U.S. dollars.

The loss is not small.

Enough for him to buy tens of thousands more Apple shares. This account should be put on Michael Ovitz and Seven Pictures.

"cut!"

On the set, Link watched the shot of the agent played by Matt Damon fighting with other killers. It was done better than the previous one. He waved his hand, announced it as passed, and prepared for the next one.

"Boss, do you want to answer Michael Ovitz's call?"

During the break, assistant Lewinsky came over with a mobile phone.

"What is he calling for?"

Link put down the megaphone, took the phone and asked Michael Ovitz what was going on.

"Link, congratulations on clearing your name."

Michael Ovitz laughed.

"Is that why you called?"

Link asked, frowning.

"Yes, as a friend, I was very unhappy when I saw you being scolded a few days ago. Now that I see you clarify the misunderstanding, I am sincerely happy for you."

Michael Ovitz chuckled.

"Thank you! But there's no need. This little thing has less impact on me than the wind at the beach. I never cared about it from the beginning to the end. You don't need to be happy or sad because of me. Of course, if you are bored, no one will stop you from doing so."

"Humph, Link, stop kidding yourself. If you didn't care, would you take the initiative to make a promise that you would no longer rely on publicity to compete with the seven major film studios for the box office in the next three months? Haha, everyone knows that the quality of Guess the Movies is average, but it's only because of the good publicity that the box office results are so high.

If you don't promote your movie, no one will watch it, which means you will lose to the Big Seven in the summer box office market. Your company's performance this year will also be defeated by the Big Seven, dropping from first to eighth. Link, you lost to me in this summer competition, hahahaha~"

Michael Ovitz laughed triumphantly.

Link shook his head. "Michael, not to mention that Guess What Pictures has not lost yet, even if it lost to Big Seven Pictures, it is a game between Guess What Pictures and Big Seven Pictures. The people sitting at the table are me and the president of Big Seven Pictures. Who do you think you are? You don't even have the qualifications to sit at the table. I don't understand why you are so happy."

"Damn it! You actually said I'm not qualified to sit at the poker table?!"

"You have? You are just a broker, a servant who uses his mouth to serve his clients. What qualifications do you have to sit at the card table and play games with your masters? Don't call me again in the future. You are not qualified to talk to me."

Link smiled coldly and calmly hung up the phone, cutting off the pig-slaughtering roar in the receiver.

Although it is a bit harsh to insult Michael Ovitz in this way, it is his own fault and he cannot blame anyone else.

When he handed the phone to Lewinsky, Lewinsky told him that more than an hour ago, Miss Zhou had called and asked him if he wanted to call back.

Link didn't reply immediately. The crew had a heavy workload today and he didn't feel like talking about love at this time.

When he returned to the hotel at night, he lay in the double bathtub and called Vivian Chow back.

"Minmin, are you asleep?"

"No! We were at home watching TV. Are you off work?"

From the other end of the line came Vivian Chow's gentle voice, as well as sweet greetings from Rosamund Kwan and Michelle Reis.

Link held Cameron Diaz in his arms and asked them what they were talking about in the afternoon.

Rosamund Kwan said quickly that she had nothing to do in Los Angeles and wanted to visit the crew, so she asked him if it was convenient.

Link said it’s better not to come, as Tijuana, Mexico is a bit chaotic and not suitable for girls to travel here. If they want to come to Southern California to play, they can go to San Diego. He has a villa in San Diego, which was the location for filming "Paranormal Activity" and is now lent to a Chinese student.

San Diego is more than 20 kilometers away from Tijuana, and he goes to see them when he has time.

Vivian Chow gently asked if it would affect his work.

Link said no.

He gently patted the woman in his arms and told her not to make trouble.

He went on to say that the film would be finished in two weeks, and he would be able to spend a few days with them after the film was wrapped.

Zhou Huimin and the other two happily agreed and told him not to work too hard and to go to bed early at night.

Link also asked them to rest early.

Seeing him hang up the phone, Cameron Diaz laughed and quickly got up and ran out.

There was no way Link would let her go.

Soon the noises inside the house were magically synchronized with the sounds of the waves outside the window.

Sandra Bullock and Catherine Zeta-Jones heard the noise outside, chuckled softly and expressed regret for Cameron's 'unfortunate experience'.

But as family members, they would not stand by and watch someone die.

After more than ten minutes, they finished their warm-up exercises in front of the TV and got up and walked into the house.

(End of this chapter)