Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 494 Oscar for Best Director
"Link, something's happened."

In mid-February, Link received a phone call from Sean Down while filming at Fordham University in New York City.

Sean's tone was urgent, and Aishwarya handed the phone to him immediately after receiving it.

"what's up?"

"Just received news that Harvey Weinstein committed suicide in a Los Angeles jail last night."

"Suicide? Can you be sure?"

"It's not certain yet, that's the information I received."

"Contact Bob Weinstein and get a professional forensic examination; this matter is probably not that simple."

Harvey had agreed to attend tomorrow's court hearing and submit evidence and testimony to prove that Jeffrey Epstein was also involved in the terrorist attack against Link.

Harvey committed suicide in prison at this time.

The incident happened so suddenly; there must be something more to it.

This incident also reminded him of the fate of Jeffrey Epstein, who was later imprisoned for the Lolita Island incident and committed suicide while awaiting trial in a Manhattan jail.

The two have many similarities.

Did Harvey commit suicide?

If it wasn't suicide, who is the murderer?
What was the killer's motive?
and many more!

These matters still need to be investigated.

After receiving a call from Sean Tang, Link received another call from Joseph Schmitz, the head of Blackwater's intelligence department.

Joseph also learned about this through company channels and told him that Epstein had visited Harvey in prison in the past few days, and the two had an argument.

Harvey was later transferred to a different cellmate, and his death is suspected to be related to his cellmate.

Blackwater intelligence is investigating the relationship between the cellmate and Epstein. If they can find evidence of their collusion, they could have a chance to convict Epstein.

Link told them to rest assured and investigate, assuring them that he would provide them with financial, legal, and networking support.
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Shortly after Link received the news, the media also received it and reported on the matter through various channels.

Some media outlets believe Harvey committed suicide.

After Harvey went to prison, his reputation and career collapsed, and perhaps out of shame, he ended everything by committing suicide.

Some media outlets believe it was murder.

In an interview, Bob Weinstein stated that his brother Harvey would never commit suicide, and that someone killed him to cover it up for fear of being exposed. He said he would continue the investigation and bring the perpetrator to justice.

According to information provided by the police, Harvey was calm in prison and showed no signs or reason for suicide, making it highly likely that he was murdered.

There are several suspects.

Including Link.

Some media outlets claim that Link, out of revenge, sent an assassin to kill Harvey in prison.

However, this view was refuted shortly after it emerged.

Harvey is bankrupt, imprisoned, and about to be convicted and punished accordingly.

Link is a man of status; there's no need for him to risk doing such dirty work.

The second suspect is Jeffrey Epstein, who is said to have conspired with Harvey to hire someone to assassinate Link. Now that Harvey has been arrested, the next step will be to testify against him.

At this very sensitive time, Harvey is suspected of committing suicide.

Based on the principle that the person who benefits the most is the most likely suspect, Jeffrey Epstein is the most likely suspect.

Other suspects include Michael Ovitz, Barry Diller, and others.

There are rumors that they were also involved in the assassination attempt against Link.

Killing Harvey, preventing him from speaking, would be the safest option for them.

Following these doubts, Epstein, Ovitz, Baridyl, and others issued clarifications, expressing their regret over Harvey's passing and claiming that they were friends with Harvey and would never do such a thing.

Epstein also publicly supported Harvey's family in finding out the truth and, if it wasn't suicide, making the killer pay the price.

After Harvey's death, many filmmakers who had worked with him publicly expressed their condolences.

Harvey spent nearly thirty years in Hollywood, with a mixed reputation.

He committed many bad deeds during his lifetime, including defrauding film copyrights, bullying actresses, and hiring hitmen to commit murders.

He has also done good deeds.

This includes the successful release of many independent films. These films were initially unknown and only shown on a small scale. Later, Harvey saw that the films were good, bought the film rights at a low price, re-edited and released them, and the films became huge hits, which also made the film industry flourish.

He also discovered many outstanding independent film directors, including Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, and Giuseppe Tornatore, who gained recognition in the film industry after collaborating with Miramax Films.

In a media interview, Quentin Tarantino expressed his condolences for Harvey's passing, praising him as an excellent film producer and saying that his death was a great loss to world cinema.

Director Steven Soderbergh, director Woody Allen, actor Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, and others have also publicly expressed their condolences.

Harvey probably never imagined that his premature death would make his already tarnished reputation less unpleasant.

Following Harvey's death, the FBI announced that it had formed a task force to investigate the truth of the matter in Los Angeles and to provide answers to the victim's family and the public.
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Link didn't inquire further about what happened afterward; he continued filming on set in New York.

In March, on the eve of the 71st Academy Awards, Link paused his work and returned to Los Angeles to attend the awards ceremony.

This year's Academy Awards were held at the Dorothy Tent Theatre in Hollywood.

Guess what? MGM has 12 films nominated, including American Beauty, As Good As It Gets, The Wayward, The Romantic Swordsman, Family, Kill Bill, Tomorrow Never Dies, Rush Hour 2, and There's Something About Mary.

It received a total of 48 nominations, more than the six major film studios combined.

"Guess what?" is terrifying. They not only monopolize the box office market, but now they want to monopolize the Academy Awards. If this continues, Hollywood may become a small kingdom of Guess what?"

Fox Studios President Barry Diller remarked during the Oscars televised broadcast.

"What can we do? Guess what? The films produced by Guess what film studio have a very high quality rate. Many of their films have achieved both critical and commercial success after their release. We can't learn from them, let alone compete with Guess what film studio."

Langmeyer shrugged, looking helpless.

"Don't be so pessimistic."

Ovitz, smoking a cigarette and watching TV, said with a smile, "Link takes an open and inclusive approach to film investment, and actively cooperates with other film companies, such as Columbia Pictures and New Line Cinema. They have been cooperating for more than seven years. Subsequently, Disney and Warner Bros. have also cooperated with Guessing Pictures many times and achieved good results. Other film companies can follow suit."

"But if we do this, we can only make money by following Link's lead, and we'll never be able to surpass Link and Guess What - MGM. Are you willing to accept that?"

Baridil questioned excitedly.

"When facing a strong opponent, you must learn to obey. If you are not willing to do so, Universal Pictures and Fox may fire you."

Ovitz offered a casual reminder.

Baridil fell silent. Their contracts with the company were only for five years, and if they didn't perform well, the board would end their partnership.

By then, they won't even have the chance to catch up with Link, let alone surpass him.

Langmeyer sighed softly and silently smoked.

"Link has been nominated for Best Director again. Do you think the Academy will award him this time?"

At the awards ceremony, Quentin stroked his large chin and asked...

"Of course. American Beauty is too good. No other movie released last year can compare to it. The Best Director award should go to him."

Director Steven Soderbergh said, "Not necessarily. Link is only 27 years old this year. In the history of the Oscars, no one has ever won the Best Director award before the age of 30. In addition, he has a lot of negative news. One minute he was assassinated, the next he had a new girlfriend, and then there was news of his girlfriend giving birth. Compared to a director like him who likes to mess around, the Academy appreciates a director with professionalism more."

Quentin said.

“That will also be Link. Link makes three films every year, including commercial films and high-quality art films. In the film industry, no one is more professional and hardworking than him, and no one is better at making films than him. So no matter what, this award belongs to Link.”

"Rodriguez said."

"Hmph! Then we'll wait and see. The loser will treat everyone to ice cream."

"Ice cream? You won't even spend the price of a bottle of beer?"

Director Rodriguez was surprised by his stinginess.

"My money has a purpose, I can't spend it recklessly."

Quentin said without blushing.

Rodriguez didn't bother arguing with him and looked up at the stage. Last year's Best Director winner, James Cameron, walked out from behind the scenes with an envelope in his hand. He talked about his feelings about winning the award last year, which caused a burst of laughter.

After the interlude ended, he opened the envelope, glanced at it, and shrugged.

"The Best Director award at the 71st Academy Awards goes to Link for American Beauty. Congratulations to Director Link."

There was a two-second silence in the audience, followed by a deafening roar of applause and cheers.

Almost all the guests stood up and applauded, looking forward or back at Link, who was wearing a dark suit, tall and imposing.

Many people shouted things like "Link is awesome!" and "Congratulations, Link!" The atmosphere was very enthusiastic.

"Haha, I guessed right, Link is awesome."

Robert Rodriguez shouted.

"It was such a surprise. When I saw director Cameron shrug, I thought Link wouldn't be the winner. I didn't expect him to still get the award."

Quentin stood up and lazily clapped his hands.

"Haha, I told you long ago that Link would definitely win the award, you shouldn't doubt that."

"Okay, I owe each of you an ice cream."

Amid cheers from thousands of people at the scene, Link waved and strode onto the podium.

"James, your posture just now startled me."

"Haha, you're talking about shrugging, I mean it was expected, nothing surprising."

"Well, it's an honor to receive this trophy from you."

"It's an honor for me too."

Link shook hands with James Cameron, accepted the Oscar, and stood in front of the microphone.

The audience erupted in prolonged applause once again.

Link pressed his hand down several times before the applause gradually subsided.

Link chuckled softly, "The weather is really nice today."

hahaha~
Although the sentence was very ordinary, it was said by him, which made it very humorous and made many people in the audience laugh.

“When I left home in the afternoon to attend the awards ceremony, Monica told me to remember to prepare my acceptance speech in advance, saying that I had a great chance of winning. She pointed to the Los Angeles Times and told me that this is what the newspaper said.”

Link shrugged.

hahaha~
The audience burst into laughter.

“I said I didn’t need it. When I first stepped into the magical and beautiful land of Hollywood in 1992 and picked up a camera for the first time, I wrote my acceptance speech. Every time I attended the Academy Awards ceremony, I would put the card with my acceptance speech in my pocket to prevent the Academy from suddenly awarding me the prize.”

Unfortunately not.

Over the past seven years, I have attended five Academy Awards ceremonies and missed out on the Best Director award four times.

I took my acceptance speech out of my pocket four times, only to have to put it back in the end to applaud the other winners. Now, that speech has absorbed so much sweat that it's turned into a crumpled mess of paper.

Link opened his palm, and sure enough, there was an unidentified object in his hand.

The audience burst into laughter, many applauded and cheered, and many others who had similar experiences laughed until they cried.

"The acceptance speech I wrote seven years ago is no longer very applicable today, but there is one sentence I always remember: When we are mediocre, honors will not favor us; when we are good enough, the goddess in the temple of heaven will bend down and kiss our foreheads. So keep going, everyone, every dog ​​has his day!"

Link waved and left the stage.

Thousands of audience members stood up and applauded loudly.

The enormous roar nearly lifted the dome of the Dorothy Tent Theatre.

"Is what Link said very true? I don't feel it at all?"

Ben Affleck smirked and clapped his hands.

"What matters is not his speech, but his actions. Link was just an ordinary person at the beginning, with a lower starting point than us, but he did not give up. He continued to work hard and persevered. After more than seven years of hard work, he finally stood on the Oscar stage and won the highest honor of Best Director."

Link's actions showed everyone that one shouldn't care about their background or complain about bad luck; as long as we persevere, we can achieve the success we've longed for. Link's example is so inspiring; he should be considered one of the world's greatest inspirational figures, alongside Lincoln, Washington, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Matt Damon clapped his hands excitedly.

Joaquin Phoenix, Edward Norton, Ryan Phillippe, Mark Wahlberg, and others nodded in agreement.

"Aren't you going too far with your interpretation? Link is not an ordinary person, he never has been. What ordinary person has been able to consistently produce blockbuster hits since his very first film? Who can become a billionaire by taking a share of the box office revenue and investing it?"

No one can do it.

Because Link is not an ordinary person; he is a genius, a super genius, and an extremely lucky person. His success is not a template that can be replicated.

You'd better wake up and not let Link's story mislead you.

Ben Affleck said.

"Don't worry, we know better than you who to learn from."

Matt Damon and the others looked at Link with adoration.

Ben Affleck slapped his forehead, knowing that all those words had been wasted.

"Darling, you're absolutely right."

After Link stepped down from the stage, his girlfriends rushed forward to hug and kiss him.

The filmmakers around him congratulated him in person, saying that he deserved the award and that his acceptance speech was very touching.

Link smiled and thanked them; his acceptance speech was an impromptu creation.

Given his current status, he doesn't need to act like an ordinary actor, carefully giving an acceptance speech after winning an Oscar, thanking the Oscars, the production company, and everyone on the crew, trying not to offend anyone.

Accept this award as if it were a gift.

He can improvise, say whatever comes to mind, and doesn't need to thank anyone.

When others heard this, they didn't think he was arrogant or haughty; on the contrary, they thought it was only right.

clap clap clap!
The applause and cheers lasted for more than four minutes until the host, Whoopi Goldberg, came on stage to intervene, and the applause slowly subsided.

Other awards will continue to be presented.

(End of this chapter)