Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 465 Summer Movie Season Arrives

In May, the North American summer movie season begins.

This summer, MGM-Guess Movies will release six films, including "Dumb and Dumb," "There's Something About Mary," "Rush Hour 2," as well as MGM's "Tomorrow Never Dies," "Dirty Things," and "Harassment."

In addition, there are films such as "Armageddon" and "Mulan" in collaboration with Disney, as well as films such as "Godzilla," "As Good As It Gets" and "The Wedding Singer" in collaboration with Columbia Pictures and New Line Cinema.

The earliest movie to be released during the summer season was "Tomorrow Never Dies" (007).

Link, the film's director, also returned from the island to attend the film's premiere.

At the premiere, he unexpectedly ran into Harvey and Epstein. Harvey was invited, while Epstein showed up uninvited.

"Haha, Link, I heard your new movie is released today, congratulations!"

Epstein greeted him warmly.

"Welcome to the theater! I hope you'll enjoy the movie."

Link laughed.

"Haha, definitely, I'm a fan of yours. I've been following your movies ever since 'Paranormal Activity.' My favorite is 'Seven,' which is very profound and shocking."

"I got the inspiration for 'Seven' after reading many crime novels and hearing about many real cases that happened in real society. Because of its high degree of realism, it is shocking. If you like this kind of movie, I recommend you read John Grisham's novels. Some of his crime novels are even more shocking than the movies."

"Thank you! I will, Link. As for what I mentioned last time, I wonder when you'd have time to sit down and talk about it again? I'll introduce you to a few friends."

Seeing that Link had talked a lot, Epstein became eager and brought up the matter of speaking to Link privately again.

"Sorry, I'm too busy with work and a new movie in pre-production, so I rarely have time to attend parties. Let's talk another time."

Link smiled and, along with Diane Lane, continued to greet the other guests.

"Hmph! Is Link such a difficult bastard to deal with?"

Harvey watched Link's retreating figure and asked Epstein beside him.

Epstein also looked unwell. Last time, in order to get closer to Link, he took the initiative to visit the Link film set. After being rejected by Link, he came to the 007 premiere ceremony again with sincerity.

But Link still showed no respect this time, remaining indifferent to this rumored billionaire and socialite, even less so than Robert Shea, Gemaltoy, Greydon Carter, and others.

This made him very unhappy.

"I don't know why, but Link seemed to be quite averse to me when he saw me. He seemed reluctant to have any contact with me. Could it be that he has heard some rumors about me?"

Epstein shook his head. "It shouldn't be like this. He likes beautiful women, and so do I. We have the same interests and common topics. Logically, he should be very enthusiastic after meeting me. Why is he rejecting me?"

"Could it be that he's worried you'll steal his girl away?" Harvey asked.

Epstein glanced at the several beautiful women beside Link in the crowd: Italian beauty Monica Bellucci, British beauties Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kate Beckinsale, and the two 007 actresses, Diane Lane and Michelle Yeoh.

All of them were tall and beautiful, each with their own unique charm and allure; they were all stunning beauties.

He would be happy to take them away from Link if he could, but considering that Link has money, technology, and film and television resources, it would be very difficult to take them away from him.

"No, I know Link. Since he's so womanizing and has dated so many beautiful women, it means he doesn't care much about romantic relationships. At least he wouldn't value women more than money. And the fact that he's unwilling to interact with me or listen to my investment insights suggests that he has some kind of prejudice against me. Is he a racist?"

Epstein shook his head again, dismissing the idea. As far as he knew, several of Link's girlfriends were Jewish actresses, which meant that Link would not discriminate against him because he was Jewish.

"Since we can't find the reason, let's not think too much about it. You said there's a way to deal with Link, what is it?" Harvey asked impatiently.

Epstein frowned. "Ovitz said that the honey trap wouldn't work on Link. Is that true? Link is very lecherous, how could he not fall for it? Could it be that Ovitz's technique is just too bad?"

"It shouldn't be Ovitz's problem. He initially used the married woman Nicole Kidman to seduce Link, hoping to create dirt on Link in this way. However, Link is a principled person and doesn't touch married women. Ovitz's plan failed, and he even sent the great beauty Nicole Kidman to Link's side."

It's said that Ovitz tried using other actresses on Link, but without exception, all attempts failed. If you want to use this tactic on Link, you'd need to find a beauty more sexy and obedient than Nicole Kidman. Do you have such a resource at your disposal?

Harvey asked.

Epstein shook his head as he thought of Nicole Kidman's beautiful face and tall, voluptuous figure.

Nicole Kidman has been named the "World's Sexiest Woman" twice, and finding a woman more alluring than her would be extremely difficult. "Link is indeed not easy to deal with, but it's not impossible. We just need to have someone keep an eye on Link and get to know him better, and we'll definitely find a breakthrough."

“I don’t think that’s possible.” Harvey shook his head. “Link is a billionaire. He has plenty of money, women, fame, and status. What you can do, he can do too. He doesn’t need to rely on your connections.”

Epstein smiled confidently. "He may be rich, but he doesn't necessarily have all the resources. Do you know what a person's greatest desire is when they lack nothing?"

"what?"

"Live longer! Have a healthy body and a youthful appearance. Although Link is young and doesn't need to think about these things for now, he will definitely need them in the future. And I have many resources and connections that even the rich don't have in this regard."

Epstein smiled confidently.

Harvey's eyes lit up. He had heard that many wealthy people would invest a lot of money in this research after they became rich in order to maintain their health and longevity and enjoy more of life. Epstein was one of the world's top brokers and must have resources in this area.

If he uses this kind of 'bait' to lure Link, there is a high chance that Link will fall for it.

"We can give it a try, but how effective is what you're researching? Will it really make people healthier and live longer? I don't want that bastard Link to be alive and kicking at seventy or eighty."

"Of course it's true. If I didn't have research findings, why would so many people be willing to believe me?"

Epstein said that seeing Harvey's bad expression, he chuckled and told Harvey not to worry, that only friends can share the most advanced research results, and Link was not a friend.

Hearing him say that, Harvey felt relieved, and his expression turned sinister.

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After the screening of "Tomorrow Never Dies" ended, a round of enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted in the audience.

Harvey's face darkened. He had been busy chatting and hadn't paid attention to the movie, so he didn't know how good or bad "007" was. However, almost everyone in the audience was cheering and applauding, which meant that the movie was of a very good standard. Link would probably make a lot of money from this movie again.

"Link, congratulations on making another great movie."

"Link, I admire you. Every film you make brings surprises."

After the movie ended, Robert Shea, Jerome Preston, Tom Hanks, and others came up to congratulate him.

"Thank you! I'm glad I didn't take up your time."

Link chatted with the group, then led the crew onto the stage to thank the audience and promote the film to boost box office revenue.

After the premiere, he hosted a cocktail party at the hotel as usual, inviting all the guests to chat about the movie and new projects, exchange resources, and share information.

Harvey and Epstein were also invited to participate.

At the party, Epstein tried to talk to him privately again, like a persistent leech.

Out of politeness, Link did not refuse.

During the conversation, Epstein talked about physical health, saying that there is a sure-fire investment in the world: investing in yourself and your health. He mentioned that they have developed a new type of gene therapy that can enhance a person's resistance and maintain physical health and vitality. Many wealthy people and international political figures are using it, and the results are very good.

Epstein cited several examples, including John Templeton, the 86-year-old financial investment guru and billionaire; Kirk Cockerian, the 81-year-old real estate tycoon and former MGM studio owner; and Walter Annenberg, the 90-year-old renowned diplomat and billionaire.

In addition, they developed a new medical examination machine that can detect all diseases and potential future diseases with just a drop of blood from the person being tested.

Epstein invited him to a party at the institute.

Link said he has too much work and no time to participate. He is also young and healthy, so he doesn't think about health issues now. In addition, he believes more in the benefits of physical exercise than medication to maintain his health.

After saying goodbye, he left and continued to greet the others.

Epstein was rejected again, and his face turned extremely ugly.

"Now you know how tough Link is to deal with?"

Harvey looked at Link, who was being fawned over by the crowd, and said coldly, "I have always believed that the simplest and most direct way to deal with this kind of person is the most effective way."

Epstein's face darkened. "I thought Link was a smart man who could achieve his goals through negotiation, but now it seems that he is very arrogant, stubborn, and inflexible. This kind of person really needs to be taught a lesson."

(End of this chapter)