Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 36 Link's Charm

After the overseas weekly box office data of "Buried" came out, many American media reported the news enthusiastically.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the value of Buried continues to grow, 'In the past period of time, there have been a lot of news in the media that are unfavorable to Buried.

These included negative reports such as Link roaming the red carpet, Link being uneducated, "Buried" relying on hype to sell well, and the box office might have been fake.

There is also some debate in the film critic circle about whether Buried Alive is a good movie or a bad movie.

Some reviews say it is a good movie because the subject matter is novel and bold, and the idea is profound.

More film critics believe that "Buried" is a bad movie, shoddily made, with flaws in the plot design, a single storyline, and Link's performance is forced.

The larger the release scale of "Buried", the higher its box office performance, and the negative reviews gradually dominated the related reviews.

However, as the overseas box office results of "Buried" came out, many negative comments about the film in the media were refuted.

For example, Buried is a bad movie. If it is a bad movie, why is it a big hit overseas? Are overseas audiences just as bad as North American audiences?

If a bad movie is accepted by moviegoers all over the world, is it still a bad movie?

This is worth discussing.

For example, there was news saying that "Buried" sold well thanks to hype.

During the release of "Buried", many media outlets constantly compared "Buried" with the popular "Chaplin", which brought a lot of attention to "Buried".

"Buried" has a low cost, high box office, and super high return ratio, and is also a topic that the media often hypes.

"Buried" was indeed suspected of being a hype film during its release.

But can a movie become a hit just by hype?
the answer is negative.

When "Buried" was released overseas, the distributor simply promoted it normally and did not hype any topics.

Under such circumstances, "Buried" still sold well, which is enough to show that the movie "Buried" is indeed good and has the support of most people.

The critics who think this movie is not good may not be able to appreciate this kind of trendy movie, and their criticism of "Buried" can be retained.'

The above is a comment from the Los Angeles Times.

In addition to the Los Angeles Times, major media outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, American Forum, and USA Today have reported on the release and box office data of Buried, and have also commented on the film and its director and leading actor from their own perspectives.

Although some media still believe that "Buried" has certain flaws, considering the box office of tens of millions of dollars, they have to admit that "Buried" has been recognized by the audience and the market, and is a new type of movie worth watching.

In addition to the media, Hollywood stars such as Bruce Willis, Jim Carrey, Jennifer Connelly and others have publicly expressed their love for the movie.

Influenced by the publicity from the media and movie stars, audiences who were originally hesitant about whether to watch "Buried" went to the cinema to watch it.

This also led to the rare situation that the North American box office of "Buried" experienced a reversal this week.

The box office revenue exceeded $100 million on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday alone. The media predicted that the box office revenue of "Buried" might return to the $300 million mark in its sixth week.

If this data is realized, the North American box office of "Buried" will reach 2000 million US dollars, and the North American box office revenue ratio of "Buried" will be as high as 1000 times, which is an unprecedented 1000 times.

"This is too much! The box office revenue of Buried in North America is as high as 1000 times, and the global box office revenue is to times. Based on this situation, are you confident that you can surpass Link in three to five years?"

By the swimming pool, Matt Damon pointed to the data in the newspaper, his face showing amazement, admiration, and deep envy.

"What do you mean three or four thousand times? Don't think that Buried is that great. The cost of Buried was advertised as only 2 yuan, but do you think that's possible? If you include the salaries of the director and lead actor, the voice actors, and the crew, the cost is definitely more than 2 yuan.

In addition, after the film was released, the distributor invested millions of dollars in publicity, which is also a cost, so the box office revenue ratio of "Buried" is only a few dozen times. A few dozen times is nothing. As long as I want to catch up, I will definitely catch up."

Ben Affleck stood on the diving board by the pool, did some chest exercises, put his hands together, and jumped into the water with a splash bigger than that of a cow.

Matt Damon shook his head and continued reading the news about "Buried Alive" in the newspaper.

After returning to Los Angeles, he wanted to find Link to talk about movies, but the people in the hamburger shop said that Link had become rich and moved to Beverly Hills, and it was difficult to see him now.

Matt Damon also felt sorry for Link, because when he was not rich, if he saw him casually on the street and didn't want to chat with him, Link would take the initiative to bring up the topic.

And now it is difficult to see Link.

"Ben, I'm going to go to the Screen Actors Guild and if I'm lucky, I might be able to come across one or two suitable roles. Do you want to go?"

"Matt, are you serious? Today is the weekend, the weekend only comes once a week, shouldn't we enjoy the wonderful weekend at home at this time?" "I heard from the guys at the burger shop that Link has been working part-time to make money for the past six months, playing minor roles in the crew, day and night, not to mention weekends.

Link is so talented and hardworking. If we don’t work harder, in two years, we won’t even be able to catch up with him or even see the back of his head.”

"Damn! That sounds really harsh."

Ben Affleck angrily hit the water with his arms, and when he saw Matt Damon putting on his clothes, he also walked towards the shore cursing.

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When the media reported the latest box office data of "Buried", they also reported the box office sharing terms between Link, United Cinemas and 20th Century Fox.

According to current data, the overseas box office performance of "Buried" has reached 4000 million, and Link will have the opportunity to earn more than 400 million US dollars in profit.

The North American box office of "Buried" exceeded 2000 million, and Link's share of the box office will be as high as to million US dollars.

In other words, if Link invests $2 to make a movie, he will earn more than $20 million in net income, becoming a multi-millionaire at the age of .

The Hollywood Reporter stated that although Link was not the first low-level actor to become a multi-millionaire from movie box office revenue, he was the closest one to everyone, a vivid success story that is worthy of learning for all filmmakers who are still struggling at the bottom of Hollywood.

"Idol?"

In the apartment, Monica Bellucci stared at Link's photo in the magazine and blinked her long eyelashes.

She recalled the first time she met Link, when he rushed upstairs recklessly and bumped his shoulder into her chest. At the time, she thought Link did it on purpose, and even if it wasn't intentional, it was very rude.

When Link apologized, he said her name right away. He must have found out about it in advance and came prepared.

When they parted, Link warned her that the surrounding area was unsafe and it was best not to go out at night, as if he was trying to please her.

After saying this, Link left in a hurry, acting like a little boy who had just fallen in love.

After that, her impression of Link was negative.

When they met for the second time, Link lay in front of the small window of the management office, begging the administrator to open the door and give him one night's stay. He said he would borrow money to pay the rent the next day, and he looked very miserable.

Later, Link introduced himself as a director, planning to make a movie and offering her a role. It seemed like he had deliberately fabricated this identity in order to save face in front of the beauty.

It seems childish and ridiculous.

After the second meeting, her impression of Link was minus 20 points, and he was a stranger who needed to be on guard against.

But looking back now, it seems that it was not the case.

Link hurried upstairs, perhaps because he was busy with the film distribution. He left home early and came back late, and even his pace unconsciously quickened.

Seeing her go out alone at night, I gave her a reminder out of kindness.

The day he went to Lucy to open the door was the day before the premiere of "Buried Alive". He must have been very busy during those days, and he forgot to pay the rent because he was too busy, not because he deliberately defaulted on the rent.

When Link told her about the role in the new movie, it was indeed a sincere invitation, not an excuse he made up on the spur of the moment to please a beautiful woman.

Later, after several contacts with Link, I found that he was a great man, gentle and elegant, humorous, patient and attentive to others, and with excellent personal cultivation.

Despite living in poverty, he remains positive, optimistic, open-minded, kind, full of ambition and drive, and possesses a strong and courageous heart.

And the professionalism and serious attitude he showed when working.

Full of mature masculine charm.

Monica secretly felt ashamed for misunderstanding him in the past, but was also happy to meet him and get his recognition.

There are many talented and wealthy men in the world, but young, handsome and good-natured men are rare. And the only man she can contact now is Link.

Link is not only a man, he is also an opportunity.

Monica looked out the window at the bustling Los Angeles city line, picked up the phone in her apartment, and called Link to congratulate him on the film's success.

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