Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 67 Criminal Case
"Link, I didn't know Sophia would say those things after seeing you. She's too young, a little willful, and speaks casually. Don't bother with her."

In the sun-filled coffee shop, after Sofia Coppola left, Monica Bellucci sat next to him and apologized to him.

"It's okay. She's fun to talk to."

"Yes, Sophia is very eloquent and likes to argue with others. Others can't win over her and often get humiliated by her. Just now when you were chatting with her, she almost jumped up in anger many times, but in the end she had to swallow her anger. This is the first time I've seen her get humiliated during a chat. You are awesome."

Monica Bellucci smiled as she took his arm.

"Rather than praising my eloquence, I'd rather you praise me for being great in bed."

"Haha, you're already great, and you're getting better and better. We're getting more and more compatible in sex, aren't we?"

"Yes, it's the feeling of the fusion of spiritual realms."

Link lifted her chin and kissed her red lips.

Monica wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

The men around saw the two kissing and envied Link so much that they wanted to kick him away and take his place.

Jingle bell bell bell!

The phone in the bag started ringing.

Link let go of Monica, and the person on the phone was Jon Gordon, the manager of the film distribution department.

Jon Gordon reported to him a situation that a homicide occurred in Murrieta, Southern California two weeks ago.

After suffering domestic violence, the wife shot her husband three times while he was sleeping at night and killed him.

The police arrested the woman for murder.

However, when the prosecution was filing the case, the suspect's defense attorney said that the woman had a habit of sleepwalking, and after falling asleep at night, her body uncontrollably opened the drawer, took out a pistol and killed her husband. This situation did not constitute intentional homicide.

After a doctor's examination, it was found that the woman had suffered two miscarriages this year and did have mental problems such as anxiety and depression, which might also lead to sleepwalking and other conditions.

The court is currently discussing whether the suspect committed intentional homicide, whether he has criminal responsibility, and whether the crime of intentional homicide should be changed to acquittal.

This case is quite interesting and is one of the more high-profile criminal cases in California in recent times.

"Sleepwalking and murder? Are you trying to use this case to promote your movie?"

Link asked, rubbing his chin.

"Boss, I've been thinking about movie promotion lately, how to use the least amount of money to achieve the best publicity effect. After seeing this news in the newspaper, I came up with an idea. I immediately called the suspect's defense lawyer to inquire about the case.

I found that there is some room for maneuver in this case. We can get the suspect to change his statement and say that he has been haunted by ghosts since childhood and often sleepwalks at night.

In order to solve the matter, the suspect installed a camera in the bedroom at the suggestion of a psychologist to record the situation at night. The entire situation of the crime that night was captured by the camera.

We then used the excuse of getting the videotape authorization from the police, edited it and screened it as a documentary-style film. Given the quality of our film, it will surely cause a sensation after it is released.”

Jon Gordon said.

“This is false advertising and it’s extremely fake.”

Although doing so can bring a certain amount of popularity to the film, the film is suspected of false propaganda and fooling the audience. After the popularity passes, the negative effects left behind will be even greater and will affect his reputation as a director.

Not a good deal.

But he did not completely deny Jon Gordon's idea.

Jon Gordon deserves credit for taking the time to figure out how to promote his film.

He told Jon Gordon that he could tie the case into the movie, but it wasn't up to us to do it.

It would be best to use entertainment tabloids and folk rumors to spread the matter and attract the attention and curiosity of the audience.

Even if someone investigates it afterwards, we can just throw up our hands and say we don't know. We have no idea why the two things are connected. It's probably just a coincidence.

After all, the film footage and the case have a lot in common.

After watching the movie, the audience may associate the case with the plot.

"Boss, you are right. The publicity plan you proposed has fewer disadvantages. We can also save a lot of money by using your method."

"First, you should draw up a detailed publicity plan based on this case, and we will discuss it during our meeting on Monday."

"Hello boss, have a nice weekend."

After hanging up the phone, Link took out a notebook and a pen from his bag and began to think about the possibility of Jon Gordon's proposal.

How to design it to make the most of this case while avoiding the risks brought by this publicity strategy.

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On Monday, Link came to the company to discuss the feasibility of the plan with Jon Gordon and others, including how to do it, to what extent to promote it, and what risks to guard against.

After three days of discussion and design, Jon Gordon came up with a detailed publicity plan, which he planned to implement before the film was released.

"Jon, you and Attorney Tang should go to Murrieta and have a face-to-face talk with the suspect and her defense attorney. Sign a contract and ask them to cooperate with our publicity. If the publicity is appropriate, the suspect will have a chance to get a reduced sentence."

"Okay!" Jon Gordon nodded.

While the publicity and distribution department was actively promoting the film's release, Daniel DeVito took "Paranormal Activity" to participate in the Montreal International Film Festival in Quebec, Canada, and the New York Critics Film Festival.

Because it is a horror film, the subject matter is relatively new and lacks artistic quality, the film failed to win awards at two film festivals.

The 'Scream Film Festival' that was later established for horror films has not yet been established.

"Paranormal Activity" also failed to improve its value through film festival awards.

Link's new film "Paranormal Activity" has been included in film festivals many times, but has not won any awards.

This news was also reported by many media.

Mainstream public opinion claims that Link's new film failed to gain recognition from Hollywood distribution companies during an internal preview.

He wanted to gain recognition through the film festival and get the favor of international film producers, but unfortunately his films did not meet the judges' tastes and in the end he won no awards.

In fact, during its screening at the film festival, "Paranormal Activity" attracted a lot of attention from film producers, and many foreign film producers wanted to obtain the overseas screening rights for the film.

It's just that Link's offer was too high, and the film producers estimated the box office of the movie too low, so they couldn't agree on the price and thus no cooperation was reached. It's not that the film couldn't be sold.

Except to report that Link's new film didn't win any awards.

Some media also revealed the reason for the recent proliferation of supernatural news: Link was promoting his new movie and trying to use this method to create public opinion and draw people's attention to this type of movie.

The Hollywood Reporter mentioned in its report that Link has invested millions of dollars to promote his new film, all of which came from his own pocket.

If the film performs below expectations, Link could face financial ruin and his company could suffer.

Entertainment Weekly reported that according to people who know Link, he is a very stubborn person at work. Once he decides to do something, he will carry it out no matter who tries to dissuade him.

This character helped him successfully release the low-budget film "Buried Alive", and with this film he became a millionaire, a multi-millionaire, and a famous young director.

But if he persists on the wrong path, this kind of character will lead him to failure and even bankruptcy.

Vanity Fair magazine commented that Link is the most dazzling star in the Hollywood director circle this year, and may also become the fastest falling meteor. The new movie will play an extremely critical role in whether Link can gain a foothold in the film industry.

and many more.

Under this unfavorable public opinion, Link's new movie "Paranormal Activity" was officially scheduled.

At the beginning of next month, the film will be screened in 14 theaters under AMC Theaters in North America.

The box office performance during the preview period is crucial to the success of "Paranormal Activity".

After the release date of "Paranormal Activity" was confirmed, many voices appeared in the media that were pessimistic about the film. The reason is that we are currently in the final stage of the summer movie season and there are still many commercial blockbusters being released.

Including the commercial blockbuster "Batman Returns" directed by Tim Burton.

"Patriot Games" starring Harry Fordson, and the western film "Unforgiven" starring Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman and others.

"Up" is a comedy film starring Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep and others.

"The Legend" starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore and others.

and many more.

As well as the upcoming commercial films "The Twins", "Unsung Heroes", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", etc., they have received extremely high attention in the film market.

Under such circumstances, Link still insisted on releasing new movies. Variety magazine commented that Link was not only a stubborn person but also a crazy person, the kind of person who would either ascend to the throne or be destroyed in Hollywood.

"Haha, you dare to release a crappy movie made with tens of thousands of dollars in the summer season? People like Link are not stubborn, but stupid."

In the Beverly Hills villa, Robert Downey Jr. shook the newspaper in his hand and smiled contemptuously.

"Link succeeded once out of sheer luck, and now thinks he is omnipotent and can succeed every time. You don't need to pay too much attention to this kind of person, because he will kill himself."

Kiefer Sutherland lay on the woman's snow-white knees, puffing on a specially made cigarette.

"Should we arrange for the media to continue attacking Link and his new movie? Tens of thousands of dollars a week is a lot of money."

Robert Downey Jr. asked.

"You can stop now. Link is courting death by choosing to release a new movie during the summer vacation. We don't need to arrange people to attack him. When the first week box office results are released, the media will rush to report his miserable situation. Link will go from being a crappy genius director to a rubbish director that no one cares about. Hahaha~"

Kiefer Sutherland stroked the Asian woman's snow-white knees, holding the cigarette in his mouth and gently pressing it on her knees.

what! !

The woman screamed in pain and jumped up from the sofa, a blood blister appearing on her snow-white knee.

"Hahaha!"

Kiefer Sutherland slapped his thigh and laughed.

Robert Downey Jr. took one look, smiled and shook his head.

(End of this chapter)