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Chapter 481 The end of the year and the beginning of the year

On Christmas Eve, Link and Ivanka held an engagement ceremony on a private island in Hawaii.

Dozens of friends and family were invited to participate, including the old Tompkins family, the Catherine family, the Ms. Mandy family, and the friends of Link and Ivanka.

Although the engagement is not as good as marriage, he and Ivanka are both people with identities, and the scale of this ceremony is more luxurious and lively than many large wedding parties.

More than three million U.S. dollars were spent on drinks, yachts, wedding dresses, etc.

After the engagement party, Link and Ivanka stayed in Hawaii for another week before returning to Los Angeles together in the New Year.

This time they lived directly in their new home in the Santa Monica Mountains, a mansion that combines luxury, classical and modern.

Covering an area of about 1.6 hectares, from the top of the mountain to the road under the mountain, the entire mountain belongs to the scope of the villa.

There are 5,600 square meters of lawns and British-style ornamental gardens, 1,200 square meters of sports fields, three open-air swimming pools, and three villas before and after.

The main villa is four floors high, with 18 bedrooms, 26 independent toilets, a 50-seat private cinema, a training center, a library, a wine cellar, a qin room, two servant buildings, etc., The villa also has the most developed intelligent management system.

The purchase price of the villa was only 48 million, but it cost 25 million U.S. dollars to renovate and decorate, making this property a truly top-of-the-line mansion.

After the New Year, Link and Ivanka began to get busy.

Link's main work includes participating in award ceremonies such as the Golden Globe Awards, the Grammy Awards, the Berlin Film Festival, and the Academy Awards.

There is also boxing work. His boxing match with IBF champion Chad Dowson is scheduled for Tokyo on March 3. He needs to strengthen training before the match. In May and June, he will participate in two boxing challenges. The match with WBO champion Nathan Cleverly is also in communication.

Ivanka's work is mainly in link Music and Lionsgate.

At the end of last year, Vizcalifa released its second album, and by the beginning of the year, Lana Del Rey and Mars were preparing to release their third album, and Ariana Grande and Charlie Puth were preparing to release their first official album.

These are more important tasks, and Ivanka needs to ask in person.

As for Lionsgate, films such as "The Hunger Games", "Invasion of Evil Spirits", "Cabin in the Forest", "Temporary Safety", "Complete Guidance during Pregnancy", and "The Witness Protection Plan of the Black Crazy Woman" have been completed and entered the production schedule.

In addition, in January, several movies released by Lionsgate in the second half of last year were also released at the box office one after another. The best-performing "The Help" had a North American box office of 169 million US dollars, an overseas box office of 46.93 million US dollars, and a total box office of 216 million.

According to the annual box office ranking in North America, "The Help" ranked 11th of the year.

The 2011 North American annual box office champion was "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", with 380 million US dollars and a global box office of 1.34 billion, which is also the number one in the global box office.

The second place is "Transformers 3: When the Moon is Dark", with 350 million in North America and 1.12 billion worldwide.

The third place "Twilight 4", 281 million in North America and 705 million worldwide.

The fourth place is "The Hangover 2", with 254 million in North America and 580 million worldwide.

The fifth place "Captain America", 252 million in North America and 510 million US dollars worldwide.

"The Help" has a North American box office of 169 million and a global box office of 216 million, ranking 18th in the world.

"Bridesmaids" grossed 142 million in North America and 360 million worldwide, ranking 12th in the world.

"The Line of Happiness Behind the Dark Clouds" has a North American box office of 138 million and a global box office of 240 million, ranking 16th.

In 2011, North American theaters collected a total of US110.2 billion in box office, compared with 10.6 billion in 2010, a decrease of 3.5%, mainly due to the lack of phenomenon-level movies such as "Avatar" and "Alice in Wonderland".

In terms of film distribution companies, Paramount Pictures ranked first in the same industry with 1.94 billion, with a total market share of 19.2%, Warner Bros. ranked second with 1.68 billion US dollars, and Sony-Columbia Pictures ranked third.

Lionsgate released a total of 12 movies in 2011, ranking seventh with a total box office of 580 million, second only to 20th Century Fox with 960 million.

The eighth place is Pinnacle Entertainment, with 409 million. The main box office is movies such as "Twilight 4", "Source Code" and "My Dear Me".

The ninth place is Weinstein Pictures, which released a total of 15 films in 2011, with a total box office of 290 million.

The tenth place is Relativity, with 7 films released and a total box office of 220 million.

After the release of box office data, Lionsgate's market has risen, and its market capitalization has soared from 680 million in April to 1.4 billion US dollars, including the value of Lionsgate itself and the value of 11.37% of Netflix shares.

It has become recognized as the seventh largest film company in Hollywood.

Palm Beach Pictures was also valued at about 120 million U.S. dollars by Wall Street because of the four dark horse movies, good production capabilities, and some of the film copyrights in its hands, and the bank loan amount also reached 200 million U.S. dollars.

Because of the good development of the two companies, Link's worth successfully exceeded 4 billion US dollars in early 2012 and ranked among the top 300 on the Forbes US rich list. The specific ranking will not be known until the new issue of "Forbes" is released in March and April.

And Ivanka's worth has also successfully exceeded 300 million US dollars due to the growth of the market capitalization of Link Music and Spotify, as well as Lionsgate's dividends.

In addition, Catherine and Ms. Mandy also relied on the shares and dividends of Palm Beach Pictures and Palm Bay Brokerage Company, and their worth exceeded 20 million US dollars one after another.

In addition, in terms of debt and personal income.

Link's fourth album was divided into about 180 million U.S. dollars, and Palm Beach Pictures and Palm Bay Brokerage's annual dividends totaled 120 million U.S. dollars.

After repaying all loans, Link Music will pay an annual dividend of 40 million U.S. dollars, and Dynasty Promotion will pay an annual dividend of about 30 million U.S. dollars. Golden Shell Investment's stock dividends include Nvidia, Tesla, Spotify, Amazon, Netflix, Wanda Cinemas and other stock dividends of about 160 million U.S. dollars.

There are also about 160 million revenue from advertising, film remuneration and follow-up sharing of boxing matches in the second half of the year, of which Nike, CK, Dior and other endorsement fees accounted for a large proportion.

Relying only on dividends at the end of the year and income in the second half of the year, he has about 700 million U.S. dollars in funds, repays 200 million U.S. dollars in personal loans, and deducts about 350 million U.S. dollars in taxes.

While Nvidia's valuation was still fluctuating around 9 billion, he transferred the money to the accounts of Golden Shell Asset Management Company and bought about 3.4% of Nvidia's shares one after another.

Counting the 5.3% of the first purchase and the 0.9% of the subsequent purchase, Golden Shell Investment holds a total of 9.6% of Nvidia shares.

On corporate debt.

Several albums released by Link Music last year sold well, and the annual profit reached 220 million U.S. dollars. Counting SB project Entertainment's dividend of 50 million U.S. dollars, Link music brand earphones, T-shirts and other peripheral income, the annual total income is close to 300 million.

After repaying 150 million debts, Link, Ivanka, Scott, Grem, and their singers all paid dividends of more than 10 million.

After Lionsgate bought shares in Netflix, its liabilities reached 330 million. Last year, the film and television distribution made a profit of about 150 million US dollars, and the film and television rights made a profit of 68 million US dollars. After repaying 100 million US dollars in foreign debt, 120 million was left as the first quarter project production funds.

The current debt of Lionsgate has also been reduced to 230 million, which is normal compared to the market capitalization of nearly 1.4 billion.

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In January, "Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" was screened in 8 theaters in North America, and it received a box office of US3317,000 in the first week, with an average daily box office of US55,800 per theater, and an attendance rate of 62%. It is just above the average level. It is a movie that can expand the scale of the screening or end the screening.

After discussions between Link and Ivanka, "Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" was expanded to 244 theaters in the second week, and the cumulative box office in the second week was 1.54 million U.S. dollars, which was higher than the expected 1.2 million.

The film's reputation in the North American market is no better than that of "Snowflake Secret Fan". The main selling point is Link, the male protagonist. Many fans go to the cinema to join in with Link's poster.

But afterwards, fans left messages on the Internet one after another, asking Link not to take on such incomprehensible foreign movies in the future, which seemed too brain-wrenching.

The media also joked that Link would not choose the script.

I also believe that the reason why the films invested by Palm Beach Pictures sold so well is the credit of Catherine and its producers. It has nothing to do with Link. Relying on him to pick the script, Palm Beach Pictures went bankrupt a long time ago.

Link ignored this kind of news when he saw it. His purpose in investing in movies was to make money, and he didn't want to be a master of film investment.

On January 16th, the 69th American Film and Television Awards was held at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. A total of 5 films from Lionsgate and Palm Beach Pictures were shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards.

"The Help" has five nominations, best picture, best actress, best supporting actress, and best original song in the drama category, of which two were nominated for best supporting actress.

"Penalty into Gold" was nominated for four awards, best picture in a drama, best actor, best supporting actor, and best screenwriter.

"The Line of Happiness Behind the Dark Clouds" has four nominations, best picture in comedy, best actress in comedy, best Actor, and best screenwriter

"Bridesmaid" was nominated for two awards, best comedy film and best supporting actress in a comedy category.

"Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" was shortlisted for the best foreign language film.

"Midnight in Paris", which is related to Link, received four nominations, including best director, best actor in the drama category, best screenwriter, and best music.

Link was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for best actor for the first time with this film.

On the night of the movie Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Link took Ivanka to attend.

In the end, "The Help" won the best supporting actress award, and the winner was the black supporting actress Octavia Spencer, who is also an actor under Palm Bay.

Jennifer Lawrence won the best actress award in the comedy category for her wonderful performance in "The Happiness Line Behind the Dark Clouds".

The person who won the best actress award in the drama category was Meryl Streep.

"Midnight in Paris" won the best screenwriter award, and the best actor award in the drama category was won by George Clooney, the actor of "Descendants".

"Penalty into Gold" and "Bridesmaid" ran together, and the best foreign language film was won by the Iranian film "One Farewell".

The biggest winner of the Golden Globe Awards that night was undoubtedly the black-and-white silent film "The Artist" released by Weinstein Pictures. With six nominations, it finally won the best film in the music/comedy category, the best actor in the musical comedy category, and the best original score. Three awards.

Harvey was also thanked twice that night, which made Harvey very happy. When they met at the party, Harvey snorted at Link, with a big belly and a triumphant posture.

Link shook his head and ignored him.

The films released by Lionsgate this year received 16 nominations and two awards, which is almost worse than the Weinstein Pictures, but more than the six major pictures. This is obviously an improvement, and there is no need to feel frustrated.

In addition, compared with the Academy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards for Film and Television have almost the same gold content, and they have less influence on the movie box office.

The public relations department has not done much work on this award.

The Academy Awards at the end of February are the key projects. If you win one more award, there will be hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars more at the box office. Six movies are tens of millions of real money.

With this in mind, Link felt it necessary to talk to the Weinstein brothers about the "Happiness Line" plan for the Olympics. This was negotiated by the two sides before the release of the film, for which he also paid an additional 3 million US dollars.

You can't let the other party take the money for nothing.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 482

  "Hey, Bob!”

Link saw Bob Weinstein in the crowd and took the initiative to step forward and say hello.

Bob was wearing a gray suit and a red tie, and he was chatting with Jean Dujardin, the actor of "The Artist", who is a French actor and the best actor in the music/comedy category tonight.

“Haha, Link, your Palm Beach Pictures did a really good job this year. Five movies have received more than ten nominations, which is amazing.”

Bob laughed when he saw him.

“Thank you, you are also very good, Jean, congratulations on winning the best actor award.”

Link smiled softly, congratulated Bob and Dujardin, and told Bob about the plan for "Happiness Line" to go to the Olympics. Now Lionsgate is promoting related awards and striving to get more nominations.

Weinstein Pictures is one of the producers of "Happiness Line". It also promised to help impact the Oscars at the beginning, but now it needs to take some practical actions.

Hearing him mention the matter, Bob's face changed.

This year, two films under the banner of Weinstein Pictures are preparing to hit the Oscar for best actress, namely Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" and Michelle Williams, the heroine of "A Week with Monroe".

Resources are limited, and in any case, it will not be used to help Jennifer Lawrence hit the Oscar for best actress. If she does, she will hit her right hand with her left hand, and it hurts her.

In contrast, Weinstein Pictures is more willing to let Meryl or Michelle win the award, and it will benefit more.

But when he told Link, Bob would naturally not refuse directly.

He told Link that Weinstein Pictures is also the producer of "Happiness Line", and helping this film win the Oscar is also helping the company make money. This is a good thing for everyone.

So during this period of time, they are also helping "Happiness Line" to win the Oscar, ensuring that the film will get multiple nominations.

In fact, even if Link doesn't say it, he and Harvey will help Jennifer Lawrence get a best actress nomination, yes, just a nomination.

The first is to promote "Happiness Line" through the Oscar platform and get more box office.

Second, Harvey hopes to defeat Link at the Oscars and see Link's expression of failure with his own eyes, so that it will be better to win.

Bob didn't agree with Harvey's plan, but considering that Harvey suffered from Link's anger for a year last year and suffered several high blood pressure attacks, he took a bad breath at the beginning of the year, which is also more conducive to carrying out this year's work. .

“That's not bad either.”

Link glanced at Bob, and he could see a perfunctory look on the other party's face, but he didn't care. He came to the other party to mention the matter, doing things in accordance with the original agreement.

Then he said that Lionsgate is not very good at public relations Oscar, and Weinstein Pictures is a master in this area. I hope Bob can arrange a few staff members to join the Lionsgate public relations team.

If the two sides work together, they will definitely get more Oscar little golden men.

Bob hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Link stopped disturbing Bob, raised a champagne glass and motioned, turned and left.

Bob glanced at his back and immediately found Harvey talking about it.

Harvey smiled coldly and said that he was out of his power. He asked Bob to find two people to give Link casually. It was best to make Link spend more money.

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Shortly after the end of the Golden Globe Awards for Film and Television, the shortlist for the 84th Academy Awards was announced one after another.

The films released by Lionsgate received 18 nominations, and "The Help" won six, including best picture, best actress, best supporting actress twice, best original song, and best costume design.

"Penalty into Gold" has five nominations, best picture, best actor, best adapted screenplay, best sound effect, and best editing

"The Line of Happiness Behind the Dark Clouds" has four nominations, best picture, best actress, best actor, and best original screenplay.

"Mr. Tree" won a best foreign language film.

"Bridesmaid" won two awards, best supporting actress and best original screenplay.

Link's "Midnight in Paris" received four nominations, including best picture, best director, best original Screenplay, and best supporting actress.

The film with the most nominations this time is "Hugo" directed by Martin Scorsese, with 12 nominations, including best picture and best actor.

"The Artist", released by Weinstein Pictures, came in second place, with nine nominations.

Link still failed to be nominated for the actor award, but six of the films produced by Palm Beach-Lionsgate were shortlisted for the Oscar, which also shows that the films produced by the two companies are of good quality and have been recognized by the Oscar judges.

"The Hollywood Reporter" said that although Link was not shortlisted for any awards, he participated in the Oscars in another way.

The report claimed that Link might be another person who would be thanked many times at the Oscars after director Spielberg, Harvey Weinstein, and God.

After the shortlist was announced, the Oscar selection entered the second round of voting, and the Oscar Academy began the second round of voting with more than 6,000 judges selected by various trade union organizations.

Who can get the little golden man in the end, the operation of this period of time is very critical.

To this end, Hollywood public relations companies began to carry out various public relations activities.

The main way is to promote the film, using various ways to increase the exposure of the film, so that more judges can see the film, such as participating in film festivals, advertising in major theaters, and advertising in newspapers and magazines.

In addition, there are some unspoken rules, including sending private emails, holding movie screenings, giving away holiday cards, giving away film soundtracks, holding celebrity parties, and so on.

According to statistics, independent production companies spend about 300,000 U.S. dollars on public relations for each film, and the six major studios spend more, more than one or two million.

This kind of investment is more like a gamble.

The bet is correct, the movie won awards, the box office was bumper, and all investments were earned back.

If it fails, all investments will be lost.

Lionsgate has six films shortlisted and needs to invest more publicity funds. This is also a happy annoyance for Link.

The public relations department suggested that he make a trade-off from it and give up film projects that have a small probability of winning awards and have the advantage of concentrating funds on public relations.

For example, "Mr. Tree" has been nominated for the Academy Award for best Foreign Language film, and it is extremely difficult to beat "One Farewell" to win the award.

There are also "Penalty into Gold" and "Bridesmaid", which have few advantages compared with other movies. It is recommended to reduce public relations costs.

Link agreed after thinking about it.

“Link, the Weinstein Company is playing the emotional card, saying that Meryl hasn't won the Oscar for the Little Golden Man in 29 years. It's time to take it again. I feel that many judges will vote for Meryl. It's very difficult for Jennifer to win the best actress.”

In the office, Ms. Mandy looked through the newspaper and said.

“I saw it too.”

Link nodded, Jennifer Lawrence has not had much luck this year.

Compared with "The Line of Happiness", which she starred in, and "The Iron Lady", there is not much advantage in the quality of the film.

Secondly, the opponent Meryl Streep is an old actor who performed well in this movie. It is not generally difficult for the public relations team to help Jennifer grab the award from the opponent.

In addition, during this time, there were many rumors about him and Jennifer in the media.

Some media repeated the old story, saying that in order to support Jennifer, he spent 800 million to buy Lionsgate last year, and this year he is going to spend 10 million to help Jennifer win the Oscar for best actress.

Lionsgate helped Jennifer win the Oscar for public relations, which is said to be a game of picking up girls.

This trick is very vicious and will affect the judges' perception of Jennifer and vote for others.

For this reason, Link had to increase publicity. On the one hand, he promoted positive news about himself and Jennifer, such as charity and environmental protection. This is also Leonardo's usual move when winning awards. On the other hand, he arranged for people to break the news about Harvey's unspoken rules. The news of the actress is all old news from the past.

And published photos of Harvey and Meryl's intimate conversation in the newspaper.

Whether you believe it or not, muddy the water first.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 483: Confrontation

  "Damn it, he has the face to say that I'm messing with women as a playboy?”

When Harvey saw the report in the newspaper, his face turned black with anger, and his neck and stomach bulged.

These reports are old news from the past. The content is that he harassed or violated the actress, and then the two parties settled the case. There have been five cases from the 1990s to the present.

Although these news can't do anything to him, it's very disgusting, especially at this critical time.

It is easy for the judges to have a negative impression of him, and it will also lead to a lot of his public relations work with less effort.

“I said don't use Link's private life to make a fuss. After all, you also have a big problem in this regard. Link is retaliating.”

Bob tilted Erlang's legs, looked at the newspaper and said.

Harvey snorted coldly, his expression uncertain.

“Harvey, look at this again.”

Bob pointed to another report and sighed helplessly.

“What is it?”

Harvey took a look at it. It was a headline published in the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times. The title was "The Crown of the Oscars." The main content was about the influence of British films on the Oscars.

Since the 1980s, more than 50 British films have won heavyweight awards such as best picture, best director, and best actor and actress at the Oscars. This proportion is much higher than that of films from other countries, and it is not even inferior to native American movies.

There are many extremely high-quality American movies, and as long as they encounter movies with a British background, they will fail.

For example, "Shakespeare's Love Story" in 1996 defeated the classic movie "Saving Private Ryan" to win the best picture that year, and also won a very controversial Oscar winner.

In 1997, "The British Patient" defeated the popular American movie "Ice Blood Storm" to win the best picture.

There is also last year's "The King's Speech", which successfully defeated the popular cutting-edge movie "The Social Network" with its old-fashioned story to win the best picture.

Looking at the past, it is not difficult to find a pattern.

Compared with the cutting-edge American films that are constantly changing, the Oscar judges appreciate traditional and conservative British films more. As long as they have a British background and are about British celebrities, they are easily favored by the Oscar judges.

From this point of view, "The Iron Lady", modeled on the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, must be the biggest winner this year, because it is very British and tells the story of a British celebrity or an old lady.

It is almost a movie tailored for the Oscar judges.

“What does Link want to do, does he think that writing this kind of report can change the minds of the judges and let them vote for "Help" and "Happiness Line"?Hehe, it's too naive.”

Harvey read it again and threw the newspaper to Bob carelessly.

“It can't be careless. In recent years, many media have criticized the Oscar judges for being generally too old, liking traditional conservative movies, rejecting innovative movies, and being seriously out of touch with the young people in terms of taste.

In this case, the Los Angeles Times took out this report, obviously alluding to the fact that the Oscar judges like to hold the stinky feet of the British and deliberately suppress native American movies.

This kind of statement will also provoke the emotions of ordinary fans, and the judges will have some pressure when voting, so it's better to pay attention.”

Bob spread his hands and said.

Harvey thought for a while, and understood that Link saw that ordinary fans had opinions on the selection of the Oscar Academy, so he used this report to provoke the emotions of ordinary fans and put pressure on the Oscar judges.

“Humph!It's a pity that he chose the wrong person. The Oscar judges are a group of elderly people over the age of 60. Most of them are very stubborn and are not afraid of discussion. During the selection, external public opinion has very little influence on them. Therefore, these things Link did are useless.”

Harvey touched his belly and smiled coldly.

Bob nodded, he believed in Harvey's judgment in matters such as public relations Oscars.

“That's it, don't you need to worry about it anymore?

Bob asked with a frown.

“No, Link, this bastard has done so many things, how could he easily let him go, contact the media, and continue to hype him and Jennifer Lawrence, as well as other actresses' scandals.

We want the judges to know that Link is a lustful and shameless bastard, and all movies related to him should not win Oscars.

Lionsgate's several Oscar-nominated movies continue to find people to criticize the shortcomings and problems of these movies, including the negative news of the actors.

I want Link to invest in movies and get nothing. I want all Link's investments to be wasted. I also want everyone to know that only I, Harvey Weinstein, is the most powerful person in Hollywood, and only the movies I launch can win the favor of the Academy Awards. In this regard, no one can compare with me!”

Harvey waved his fat hand, his voice getting louder and louder, like an angry porcupine.

“Is that okay? Lionsgate's public relations ability is also very strong. It's not cost-effective to brag with them and lose each other in the end, which affects the film's revenue.”

Bob said hesitatingly.

“Link took the opportunity to hype up my black material and deal with me with that kind of despicable means. How could I endure it?I must watch his jokes at the Oscars to let him know whose territory this is and who is the king of Hollywood movies.”

Harvey clenched his fists and shouted excitedly.

“Well, I'll make arrangements now.”

Bob exhorted, but got up and left the office.

After Bob left, Harvey called Little Kunas and asked them to arrange Link's black material.

Link is closely bound to Lionsgate-Palm Beach. Continuing to explode Link's black material at this time is bound to affect the public relations of several of Link's movies.

It is best to get 18 nominations for the 6 films that Lionsgate was shortlisted for, but got nothing.

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After Harvey and Kunas Jr. and others stepped up their criticism of Link, related news became more lively, and many news was also full of controversy.

For example, there are tabloid reports that Link often went to Nashville to date Taylor after he got engaged to Ivanka, and sometimes privately met women such as Jennifer Lawrence and Daddario, saying that Link was playing with female feelings and was a hopeless scumbag.

And Harvey's black materials have also been turned over again, including sexual harassment, workplace bullying, bullying and bullying. These news sent out bursts of stench, which seemed to be worse than Link's scandal.

The two sides attacked each other through the media, causing an uproar.

In addition, other film companies are also working hard on public relations, elevating themselves and belittling their opponents, and various harassment operations are frequent.

For example, Steven Zerian, the producer of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", sent a message to several familiar judges, asking them not to vote for "Hugo". After it was revealed, the Oscar announced that Zerian was banned from participating in this year's Academy Awards ceremony.

There is also Martin Scorsese, the director of "Hugo", who played cards in the club and lost more than 30,000 U.S. dollars. It is said that there were several Oscar judges among the people who played cards together. Afterwards, it was exposed by the media. Director Scorsese denied that it was bad luck.

There are also Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who have frequently held parties at home recently, inviting many actors who are eligible to vote to participate. They are also considered by the media to take the opportunity to win over the judges and impact the Oscar for best actor. Award.

and many more.

"The Hollywood Reporter" commented that this year's Oscar selection is more competitive than the general election, and the methods used by public relations companies are similar to the general election. They dismantle each other and make endless trouble, which is more exciting than the plot of the movie.

However, Link only made a few bad ideas in the first few rounds, and did not participate much in the second half.

By the end of January, the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival opened. "Buried Alive" starring Link was successfully shortlisted for the main competition section of the Berlin Film Festival, and won three nominations for best picture, best actor, and best script.

For this reason, Link took time out of his busy schedule to go to Berlin, Germany, to see if there was a chance to get an actor trophy back.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 484 Berlin Film Festival

The Berlin International Film Festival is one of the three major international film festivals in the world.

Formerly known as the West Berlin International Film Festival, it was founded in 1951. The highest award is the ‘Golden Bear Award’, which is similar to the Cannes Film Festival. It is also divided into several units, including the main competition, the competition, the short film competition, the new generation, the film Forum, special screenings, etc.

It is held every year in January and February for a period of two weeks. The purpose is to strengthen the exchanges of film workers from all over the world and promote the improvement of the level of film art.

During the Berlin Film Festival this year, a total of more than 400 films appeared in a number of large theaters in Berlin. After the selection of the jury, 18 films such as "Buried Alive", "Caesar Must Die", "Royal Romance", "Sister", "Battlefield Wizard" and "White Deer Original" entered the main competition unit.

In addition to "Bailuyuan", Huaxia also participated in the exhibition of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" and "Longmen Flying Armor", but did not participate in the award selection.

At the film festival, Lin Ke also met Director Zhang Da, as well as the heroine Nini, Wang An'an, the director of "Bailuyuan", the heroine Zhang Yuqi, the actor Duan Yihong and others, and the director of "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" Tsui Hark and others.

Director Zhang has not been in a good mood recently, frowning, and there are a few more folds on his face.

Mainly because of the box office problems of "Thirteen Hairpin".

The film cost nearly 600 million yuan to make, and it was released in Huaxia for nearly two months, only 720 million yuan.

Overseas box office results are also very general, except for the United States, the total box office in other regions is less than 15 million US dollars.

North America is relatively better. "Thirteen Hairpin" was released on a small scale on January 2. So far, it has received 5.47 million U.S. dollars at the box office, which is more than 30 million yuan, but Lionsgate's publicity cost for this film is as high as 2 million U.S. dollars.

Lionsgate barely protects its capital, but it is difficult for the film producer to get it back, and it is expected to lose about 300 million yuan.

In order to reduce losses, Director Zhang recently took the crew around to participate in film festivals to expand the influence of this film. The effect is relatively general.

“Haha, Link, you are here too.”

In the Film Festival Hall of the Berlin Film Palace, Director Zhang saw him coming over and shook his hand with a very enthusiastic attitude.

On the one hand, the two of them have been working in the crew for more than a month, and they have drunk several times, and they are more familiar with each other.

On the other hand, when "Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" was released in North America, the results were relatively poor, and it may be at a loss if it continues to be released.

But Link insisted on extending the release time and spent more than two million U.S. dollars to promote it, helping thirteen films to be shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign language film.

From this point of view, Link did a very interesting job.

In addition, after the film was released, the domestic media criticized the plot of the film in many places, including obscenity, facebook, and forced sensationalism, and considered the film to be a fiasco.

But there is a lot of praise for Link, the actor, and he thinks that Link played a good role in the film.

"Southern Metropolis Daily" commented that although Lin Ke is a foreign actor, he can be well integrated into the Chinese actors when performing. His behavior, movements, temperament, and even the emotions revealed in his eyes are very grounded. A foreigner like him standing in a group of Chinese actors is not abrupt at all. This is a difficult place for many foreign actors to do in Huaxia movies.

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Fans are also very satisfied with Link's performance in the film, thinking that he is the best actor in the whole film.

For this reason, the media believes that if the film changes to an actor, the box office performance will definitely be worse.

Director Zhang also felt that he had chosen Link right at the beginning, and he couldn't help but be happy when he saw Link.

“Director Zhang, how is the distribution of the film in Europe?”

Link shook hands and asked.

“Generally.”

Director Zhang moved the folds at the corners of his mouth and smiled reluctantly.

Director Zhang came to Europe for a run. For the time being, only film distributors from five countries were willing to win the distribution rights, but the bids were very low.

If a movie wants to sell for money, it needs to be released in more countries and regions. It's just that when film distributors buy a film, they must first consider whether the film has room for profit, and no one is willing to make a loss-making deal.

No one would be as bold as Link, risking a loss to insist on the release, and investing 2 million in publicity.

“Director Zhang, Lionsgate has several distribution companies that often cooperate in Europe. If you need it, I can arrange for someone to contact to see if they are interested in "Thirteen Hairpin".”

Link thought for a while and said.

Director Zhang heard him say this and quickly agreed.

Lionsgate is a major studio that delivers a lot of film and television resources to Europe every year. If the distribution company wants to make money, it needs to have a good relationship with upstream production companies and get relatively high-quality film sources.

In this regard, Lionsgate has a certain influence on these distribution companies.

If Link is willing to help speak, it will be very good for "Thirteen Hairpin" to open up the European market.

Director Zhang was happy to hear this and asked him when he had time to buy him a drink.

Link smiled softly and did not refuse. Germany is the hometown of beer. There are more than 5,000 kinds of beer. It's not bad to come here for a beer.

“Hi, Link, I saw you again.”

When he finished chatting with Director Zhang, the heroine Nini walked over and greeted him with a smile on her face.

Nini has a good level of spoken English. According to her own words, her career ideal was to go to work in a foreign company after graduating from university and be a white-collar worker.

During the university period, she took the initiative to practice foreign languages. Her English level is good, which is one of the reasons why she can become the heroine of the 13th grade.

“Nina, you look very good today. Is there anything happy to share?”

Link looked at the girl and said hello.

Nini's English name is NiNi, also known as Nina. Nini is wearing a Nordic-style fur dress, a Chinese-style white shawl, long medium-length hair, and a more delicate makeup look. Fresh and beautiful, plus the girl has a bright smile on her face, which looks even better.

Link and she have also been together in the crew for more than a month, and they have also filmed a few kiss scenes and a bed scene. The two sides are also acquaintances and speak more casually.

“Yes, is it a happy thing to meet you here?”

Nini covered her red lips and smiled.

“Haha, I am also very happy to see you.”

Link smiled and gave the girl a hug.

Before the two of them could talk a few more words, the directors and actors of the crew of "Bailuyuan" and "Longmen Feijia" also came to say hello, and Director Zhang helped introduce them.

Link also chatted with a few people.

"White Deer Original" was not released in North America because the subject matter was too biased.

"Dragon Gate Flying Armor" 3D was released by Weinstein Pictures in North America, almost at the same time as "Thirteen Hairpin", but Weinstein Pictures was worried about losing money, did not do much publicity, and the distribution scale was relatively small. The screening ended after two weeks of release with a box office of 870,000 US dollars, which is a lot worse than "Thirteen Hairpin".

The two directors were also more enthusiastic when they saw him, and they wished him the best actor award in Berlin in lame English.

Link politely thanked the two of them. Seeing Jamie Jones and Rodrigo Cortez, the director of "Buried Alive", coming over, he greeted Director Zhang and Nini and left the front hall of the film palace.

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“Tsk Tsk, Link is worth tens of billions of dollars and is still the owner of Lionsgate. Why does he look like he has no shelf at all? He is very kind when he speaks.”

After Link left, Zhang Yuqi, the heroine of "Bailuyuan", looked at his upright back and exclaimed.

“It's nothing, it's much lower-key than the monopoly I've ever seen.”

Duan Yihong nodded.

“Link has always been very kind. When he came to the crew to film last year, he only brought one assistant and nothing else. He usually eats the same as us, and there is no shelf at all.”

Nini also looked at Link's figure and said.

“This is gentlemanly demeanor, Link, what a nice man.”

Zhang Yuqi praised.

“Don't boast, don't forget that Link is a playboy.”

Her husband, Director Wang An, reminded.

“It's funny for you to say that. How many of you men are clean. Dare you say that you haven't messed around in the crew before?Link is a bit fancy, but people's fancy is clear, and they never hide it. They pretend to be a good man, just like some people. They look serious on the outside and dirty on the inside.”

Zhang Yuqi glanced at him and said bluntly and mercilessly.

Ahem!

Her words directly caused the men next to her to cough a few times, and Wang Anan also pulled her, motioning with his eyes that Director Zhang was still there.

“Haha, Link is indeed a nice young man. He is still young and it is normal to spend a little bit of time. He is serious about feelings when he is older.”

Director Zhang smiled.

"Director Zhang is right.”

Everyone quickly agreed.

Nini heard it funny next to her, and secretly gave Zhang Yuqi a thumbs up. Zhang Yuqi tossed her ponytail carelessly. Suddenly, her eyes turned and she whispered beside Nini. I don't know what to say, making Nini blush and shaking her head again and again.

Director Zhang and the others here were also holding hot coffee and talking about movies. They were also related to Link. It was the news that "Mr. Tree", released by Lionsgate, was shortlisted for the Oscar for best Foreign language film.

After the news returned to the country, it caused a lot of shock in the circle.

At present, seven Chinese-language films have been shortlisted for the Oscar for best foreign language film, 1991 "Chrysanthemum Bean", 1992 "The Big Red Lantern Hangs High", 1994 "Farewell My Concubine", "Wedding Banquet", 1995 "Eating Men and Women", 2001 "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won the award, 2003 "Hero".

"Mr. Tree" is the eighth part.

The directors of the first seven films were Director Zhang Da, Director Chen Weige, and Director Ang Lee, all of whom were big directors.

And Han Jie, the director of "Mr. Tree", is just a young director with little fame. The level of this film is not bad, but it has not reached the level of the Academy Awards.

But it is not surprising that such a more rustic film was selected for the Oscar by Lionsgate.

Seeing that "Mr. Tree" can also be nominated for the Oscar for best foreign language film, many domestic directors are excited, and they are also preparing to make some art films similar to "Mr. Tree" to try their luck at the Oscars.

Lionsgate, the Oscar-winning company that helped "Mr. Tree" operate, is undoubtedly a good partner.

And the boss of Lionsgate is undoubtedly a person worth making friends with.

“Speaking of Mr. Shu being shortlisted for the Oscar, Baoqiang called me two days ago and said that he was very anxious now. He didn't know if he should go to the United States to participate in the Academy Awards ceremony. He asked me to be a staff officer. I said that of course I would go if I received the invitation letter. Others can't grab this kind of good opportunity. How can you not go?If you miss this time, you may not have a chance in the future.

Baoqiang also said that all the guests who participated in the Oscars ceremony wore suits. He said that he didn't look good in his own suits and was very rustic. He didn't know what to wear when he went, and he was very annoying now.”

Duan Yihong said in Wang Baoqiang's voice.

Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard it. Thinking of Wang Baoqiang going to the Oscar party, the scene must be very interesting.

Zhang Yuqi and Nini were still biting their ears next to each other. Zhang Yuqi asked Nini how was the relationship with Link and if she could help introduce it.

Nini said the two were just friends.

Zhang Yuqi didn't believe it, and asked ambiguously if it was a boyfriend or girlfriend?Link is a playboy, and Nini is also very beautiful. The two have also filmed intimate scenes. Didn't something happen?

Nini quickly shook her head to deny, saying that she was just a very pure ordinary friend.

Zhang Yuqi saw her expression and felt that she was not lying.

“It's a pity, Liu Tianxian, do you know?It almost got cold in the first two years. Since last year, relying on Link's relationship, he has eaten a lot of film and television resources, leaving the other Huadan far behind, as well as Yang Dami, Boss Yang, do you know?The investor behind Dolphin Bay Entertainment is also Link. How popular is Boss Yang now?Nini, if I were you, I would never let Link's big legs go.”

Zhang Yuqi said bluntly.

Nini blinked, blushed and said, “I don't have that kind of relationship with Link, how can I hold his thick legs?"”

“It doesn't matter if it doesn't matter, it will happen. Do you want me to teach this kind of thing?”

Zhang Yuqi suddenly glanced at her, “Don't tell me you are still a simple college student.”

Nini shook her head again and again, “I heard that foreigners have different aesthetics. In Link's eyes, will I be ugly and unattractive?"He never touched me in the crew.”

“No, compared to Liu Tianxian, Yang Dami, and Shu Sing, you are taller and sexier than them, and you look very beautiful. Why don't you try it?How do you know if you don't try it?”

Zhang Yuqi encouraged.

Nini glanced at Link who was talking not far away, blushing and shaking her head.

When filming in the crew, she could feel that Link was a little interesting to herself, and Link also reacted when filming the affectionate scene.

I just don't know why, Link didn't take the initiative to date until the filming was over. She was not sure if Link had any ideas about herself.

Hearing Zhang Yuqi's words, Nini thought of more.

After filming "Thirteen Hairpin", she became a popular movie star and was ready to continue to develop in the film and television industry. Link is a billionaire, the owner of Lionsgate, and the majority shareholder of Wanda Pictures. If you make good friends with him, it will be of great benefit to develop in the circle in the future.

Also, Link is a world superstar, very handsome, and the male god in the minds of countless girls, and so is she.

When I heard that I could film with Link, I was often so excited that I couldn't sleep. If I could be nice to him, it would definitely be a wonderful thing.

‘It's just that Link will like himself?’

Nini looked at Link again, struggling for a while without making a decision.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 485 Best Actor

  “Hi, Link!”

At the Berlin Film Palace, when Link was talking to Jamie Jones about participating in the film festival, Jack Gyllenhaal walked over, wearing a down jacket, jeans, and big boots, similar to Link's dress.

Jack Gyllenhaal is a famous American actor. His representative works include "Brokeback Mountain", "Illusion of Death", "The Day After Tomorrow", "Love and the Elixir", etc. Last year, he starred in "Source Code". The box office and reputation are good, and he is a first-line actor in the entertainment industry.

His uncle is Anderson Gyllenhaal of the Miami Herald, and Link is also an old acquaintance.

In addition, Jack Gyllenhaal is one of the eight members of the jury of the Berlin Film Festival this year.

“Jack, how is the selection going?”

Link shook hands with each other.

“It went well, Link, your performance in "Buried Alive" was awesome, and all our judges were conquered by your performance.”

Jack Gyllenhaal smiled.

“Really?”

Link glanced at him and said with a smile, “Listening to you say this, I seem to be able to prepare my acceptance speech in advance.”

“Haha, yes, I suggest you do this.”

Jack Gyllenhaal squeezed his eyes and smiled, said see you later, turned around and walked to the coffee shop next to him.

“Is he joking?”

Link asked suspiciously.

“Boss, it shouldn't be. The three major film festivals have a tradition. The members of the jury will notify the winners before the award ceremony. They are asked to prepare in advance and try their best to come to the award ceremony in person. Jack Gyllenhaal is the only American on the jury. It is appropriate for him to inform you.”

Jamie Jones said.

Link raised his eyebrows, “Do you mean this year's best actor is me?"”

“That's right, boss, congratulations on becoming the actor of the Berlin Film Festival.”

Jamie Jones smiled.

“Link, you performed very well in "Buried Alive". I think it's appropriate for you to win this award.”

Director Rodrigo Cortez also smiled and congratulated him.

Link waved his hand, feeling that he couldn't be happy too early. Maybe Jack Gyllenhaal was joking, but in order to avoid accidents, he still prepared an award speech in advance.

On the afternoon of the 26th, the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival Awards Ceremony was held in the main hall of the Berlin Film Palace next to Potsdamer Platz. All films and crews shortlisted for the main competition unit were invited to participate.

Link also put on a thick and warm suit and came to the award ceremony.

The scene was very lively. The seats of more than 5,000 people were full. He and Director Rodrigo Cortez were in the front row. Next to them sat the crew of "Royal Romance" and "Caesar Must Die", and directly behind them sat the crew of "White Deer Original".

After he arrived, the filmmakers around him came to say hello one after another.

Link dealt with one or two before sitting down and waiting for the draw.

A total of 15 awards were awarded at the Berlin Film Festival awards ceremony, including the Golden Bear for best film, the Silver Bear for Jury, the Silver Bear for best Director, the Silver Bear for Best Screenwriter, and the Silver Bear for best Actor and actress.

The first award was the Lifetime Achievement Award. The winner was the famous American actor Meryl Streep in recognition of her contribution to film. In addition, her "Iron Lady" also participated in the film festival.

After the lifetime achievement Award, the Alfred Award, the Golden Bear Award for Best Short Film, the Silver Bear Award for Best Short Film, the Special Honor Award for Best Short film, and the Special Commendation Award for Children's Jury will continue to be awarded.

Only a few major awards were awarded next.

Among them, the Silver Bear award for best screenwriter was won by the screenwriter of the Danish/Czech/German film "Royal Romance".

The best actress award was won by Rachel Mawazan, the heroine of the Canadian film "Battlefield Wizard", and Zhang Yuqi, the heroine of "White Deer Original", was also nominated for the award, but failed to win the award.

The third best photography award was awarded by Lutz, the photographer of "White Deer Original".

The best actor award was awarded for the fourth time. A total of five people were shortlisted, "Buried Alive" Link, "Caesar Must Die" Salvador Streano, "Royal Romance" Max Mikolson, "Just the Wind" Attila Ejed, "Barbara" Ronald Zellfeld.

“The winner of the best actor award at the 62nd Berlin Film Festival is.”

German actor Diane Kruger opened the card and glanced at it, and handed it to her companion Leia Saidu.

"Goodbye, My Queen" starring the two is the opening film of this year's Berlin Film Festival, and "The Child on the Mountain" starring Leia Saidu was also shortlisted for the main competition unit.

“"Buried Alive", Mr. Linkbeck!”

Leia Saidu looked at Link in the audience and smiled.

“Wow!”

Before Link could make any surprised expressions, there were bursts of exclamations from around him, and several actors from the surrounding crew congratulated him.

Wow wow!

There was a burst of applause from the audience, and the main clips of "Buried Alive" began to be shown on the big screen at the scene.

Link was lying in a dim wooden box, wearing a dirty T-shirt, holding a fire engine in his hand, and trying to make a phone call. His expression went from excitement to loss to despair. Link only used simple facial expressions to fully reveal his inner emotions, full of appeal.

“Link is amazing. He can do well no matter what he does. A man like him is a really good man.”

Zhang Yuqi clapped her palms, looked at Link and praised.

“Yes, he also does a good job of picking up girls.”

Wang An said sourly.

In the aisle, Link shook hands with a group of overjoyed people, strode to the podium, hugged Diane Kruger and Leia Saidu, and accepted their congratulations.

Leia Saidu had worked with him in "Midnight in Paris" and asked him to buy a drink while hugging.

Link smiled, agreed, took a silver silver bear trophy from Diane Kruger's hand, walked to the microphone to deliver his acceptance speech, took a breath and smiled.：

“Thank you!Very happy, thank you to the Berlin Film Festival and the members of the jury for letting me get this heavy trophy.

In the past few years, I have won many awards, including sports, music, and performance, but no award has surprised and surprised me like the Silver Bear Award. This is one of the most meaningful awards I have won.

I want to share this award with Director Rodrigo Cortez. It is his guidance that makes my performance in the box more powerful. I also want to thank my wife Eva, my children, and those lovely fans. Thank you for your continued support. I love you.”

Link shouted holding up the silver bear award.

Pop, pop, pop!

There were bursts of neat and powerful applause from the audience, and it took more than two minutes from Link's acceptance speech to him stepping down before the applause gradually subsided.

“Mr. Baker, congratulations on winning the award.”

After he stepped down, the surrounding actors once again congratulated him, including Zhang Yuqi, Isabel Yuppel, Angelina Julie, Uma Thurman, Robert Pattinson, Keanu Reeves, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas and others.

Link responded politely.

After the best actor, the remaining awards will continue to be awarded.

In the end, the Italian film "Caesar Must Die" won the Golden Bear award for best picture, the Hungarian/German/French film "Bleak Wind" won the Silver Bear Award from the jury, and the German film "Barbara" won the Silver Bear award for best director.

After the award ceremony, the organizers once again screened "Caesar Must Die" as the closing ceremony film.

Link's schedule is relatively tight, and he doesn't have time to watch a movie here. He only watched it for half an hour and left early.

When Link left the movie palace, Nini caught up from behind, blushed and congratulated him, and finally hesitated to ask him if he wanted coffee. It was snowing outside, so it would be warmer to drink some coffee.

Link nodded and agreed when he saw the girl's ruddy and shy face and gleaming eyes.

(End of this chapter)