Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 457 The Oscars

In late February, the 70th Academy Awards were held at the Temple Theatre in Los Angeles, USA. Link attended the event with his girlfriends Winona Ryder, Julianne Moore, and others.

As he walked the red carpet, he was once again stopped by enthusiastic reporters, who asked him if he was confident of winning the Best Director award.

Link said that he would take it when the time was right, and there was no need to rush.

Los Angeles Times reporter Al Simmons then loudly asked him how many children he had, as there were rumors that he had more than twenty illegitimate children. Was it true or false?
Link frankly said there were eight.

Al Simmons asked him how many children he planned to have.

Link said the more the better.

"100?"

An ABC reporter pressed for an answer.

"Also a possibility."

Link shrugged.

Winona Ryder, Julianne Moore, and Angelina Jolie couldn't help but chuckle as they stood by.

"Director Link, last year, both of the films Guess the Movies and Miramax Pictures' collaboration, Fight Club and Evita, lost money. There are rumors that this was your scheme to bring down Miramax Pictures. Is this true?"

A reporter from the New York Post shouted.

"Fake! Fight Club and Evita are still showing, so the claim of losses is unfounded. Secondly, both films are classics that received extremely high praise after their release, which shows that the collaboration between the two companies was very successful and there was no conspiracy involved."

"Mr. Link, there are reports that Miramax Films is facing bankruptcy due to losses. What's your opinion on this?"

A USA Today reporter raised his hand and asked the question.

“Miramax is a subsidiary of Disney. You should ask President Ovitz and President Eisner about this. They will definitely have the answer you want.”

"Mr. Link, according to Kyodo News, your overseas investment company earned more than one billion US dollars during the Asian financial crisis last year. Is this figure accurate?"

The reporter from The American Express shouted.

"Fake news. My company also suffered huge losses due to the financial crisis. The claim of making more than a billion dollars in profit is pure nonsense. Alright everyone, the interview is over."

Link waved to the fans and left with his girlfriends.

"Mr. Link, don't go. Is it true that you're planning to acquire MGM Studios?"

"Director Link."

The reporters persisted, shouting loudly from behind.

Link did not answer.

“Darling, you’re so popular. Whenever you appear, the reporters always get excited.”

Sofia linked arms with him and said with a smile.

“Link has so many stories about him, he’s like a treasure trove. If I were a reporter, I would keep pestering him with questions.”

Angelina Jolie laughed.

"That's why I don't like appearing in public now; it's annoying to be asked questions by reporters."

Link smiled gently and led Winona Ryder into the Temple Theater, the venue for the Academy Awards ceremony.

"Haha, Director Link, it's great to see you here."

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, and others came over to say hello. Link was once again surrounded by filmmakers, who congratulated him on the numerous nominations for his Guess the Movie film and wished him many more Oscars.

Even director James Cameron approached him to chat about the promotion of "Titanic," and jokingly mentioned his acceptance speech. Cameron said that if "Titanic" won the Best Director award, he planned to say that Jack would stand at the bow of the ship and shout, "I am the king of the world." He asked Cameron what he thought.
Link smiled and said it was a pretty good speech.

At 8 p.m., the 70th Academy Awards ceremony officially began.

As predicted by the media, this year's awards ceremony saw "Titanic" emerge as the biggest winner, taking home 11 awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design. It tied with "Ben-Hur" for the most Academy Awards in film history.

When Cameron accepted the Best Director award, he finally got to shout out the line "I'm the King of the world" from the film, but Link sounded like he didn't have enough energy.

Saving Private Ryan only won three awards: Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound Editing.

Link won an Oscar as the executive screenwriter.

Winona Ryder also won the Best Actress award for "Girl, Interrupted," becoming the first actress born in the 70s to win an Oscar.

"L.A. Confidential" won Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress awards.

In the Best Foreign Language Film category, "Zheng Chenggong" unfortunately lost to the Dutch film "The Role".

After the Oscars ceremony, the media commented on this year's Oscars, saying that "Saving Private Ryan" was the most wronged film in Oscar history, even more wronged than "The Shawshank Redemption".

Saving Private Ryan is of extremely high quality and is highly innovative in its filming techniques and artistry. It would have won both Best Picture and Best Director at any Academy Awards.

Unfortunately, it encountered the phenomenal film "Titanic" and ultimately only won three insignificant minor awards, which is undoubtedly a pity.

Link is also considered by the media to be one of the most wronged directors in Oscar history.

Since 93, Link has directed a number of high-quality films, including Seven, The Sixth Sense, The English Patient, The Internet, and Saving Private Ryan. He has also been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director four times, making him the person with the most Best Director nominations in the past decade.

Unfortunately, he lacked luck in the Oscar race, encountering unexpected situations every time he was about to win Best Director, causing him to miss out on the award.

"Hmph! Everyone used to say that Link was very lucky and blessed by Lady Luck, but now it seems that's not the case. If he was so lucky, how come he didn't win the Best Director award?"

Harvey puffed on his cigar, grinned, and let out a cold laugh, looking quite pleased.

"It's nothing. Link has made great progress in filmmaking in recent years, producing high-quality films every year. As long as he continues to make films, even if he doesn't win next year, he will win the year after. He is probably the director who is closest to winning the Oscar for Best Director."

Bob Weinstein said.

"Damn it, why do you always speak up for that bastard Link? Are you like those snobs, wanting to side with him now that he's powerful?"

Harvey glared at him and questioned him with dissatisfaction.

Bob shrugged. "I'm telling the truth. Link's movies are not only profitable, but also of extremely high artistic quality. Plus, he's only 26, which is a high point in a man's career. Given his situation, the probability of him winning the Oscar for Best Director in the future is extremely high."

Harvey snorted and didn't want to say anything more; he continued reading his newspaper.

Driven by awards season, Guess the Movies' films have seen a significant increase in exposure and box office revenue.

Titanic grossed $4.15 million domestically and $8.32 million internationally, bringing its global total to $12 billion, setting a new global box office record.

Saving Private Ryan has grossed $3.92 million domestically and $4.17 million internationally, for a total of $8.09 million worldwide.

In addition, the box office of films such as "Girl, Interrupted," "The Legend of 1900," "Evita," and "Fight Club" also saw slight increases, but the growth was not significant. "Evita" and "Fight Club" still failed to break even.

Harvey looked at the box office figures for Big Ship and Big Soldier: $12 billion and $8 million respectively. Then he looked at Miramax's other films, which had a total box office of less than $2 million.

He gritted his teeth, his face contorted with jealousy.

(End of this chapter)