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Chapter 476 New Movie Released

In Los Angeles, the sun was good. Link got up early and ran nearly 20 kilometers along the Santa Monica Bay Highway, sweating profusely.

When she returned home, Ivanka got up, wearing a sports vest and stretch pants, sitting cross-legged on the lawn to practice simple yoga movements.

Link didn't bother her either. He made a simple breakfast in the kitchen. After he finished yelling at Ivanka to eat, Ivanka walked in, her cheeks were rosy, her forehead was slightly sweaty, and her figure was fuller and plump.

“Are you busy today?Dear.”

At the table, Ivanka asked while eating a vegetable roll.

“Nothing, except training.”

Link thought for a while and said.

Now that the game is over, the new album has been released, and the filming of "The Avengers" will only start next month. During this time, there are no arrangements except for the MV of the fourth album and several champion singles.

“"Help" is released today, do you want to watch a movie together?”

“This is a good idea.”

Link nodded and agreed. He practiced in the training room for four hours in the morning and took a nap with Ivanka at noon. Ivanka was more lethargic than before after pregnancy. He slept for more than half an hour at noon every day. When he slept, the whole person looked very lazy and charming. Link often hugged her and didn't want to let go.

After taking a nap and getting up at more than two o'clock, the two drove to the shopping center theater in Santa Monica to watch "Help" released today.

The film is exclusively produced by Palm Beach Pictures, with a production cost of US225 million. The distribution company is Lionsgate, and the initial announcement cost is US88 million.

The film stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain and others.

It's about the 1960s in Mississippi, United States. A female college student, Gist (Emma Stone), because she didn't like the unfair treatment of black maids in American society, she was going to help these maids get out of trouble by writing a book. In the process of writing the book, she encountered a lot of resistance, and then finished the work with the help of the black maids. After the book was published, it caused a great response.

The plot conforms to the main theme of American society, and it is a very positive feature film.

After Link and Ivanka saw it, they felt pretty good.

“My dear, the media said you are good at guessing the box office. Guess what the box office of this movie is?”

After the movie ended, Ivanka took his arm and asked.

“I only guessed it once. "Bridesmaid" was not a good guess that time. I said I would guess the box office anyway.”

Link said helplessly.

“Guess what, I guess the global box office is over 100 million, how much do you guess?”

“100 million is almost the same, then I guess 101 million.”

“You are about the same as I guessed, you are cheating.”

Eva cast a blank look at him.

Link looked at her as if she was being coquettish, feeling very funny, and smiled: “This is called husband and wife concentric.”

Ivanka smiled slightly and hugged his arms tightly with both hands.

"The Help" was released on Friday, October 21st. The movies released on the same day include Paramount Pictures' "Smart: Ghost Story 3", Pinnacle Entertainment's "Three Musketeers", Universal Pictures' "Agent Bean 2", and Kevin Spacey starring "Shanghai Ultimatum", Elizabeth Olsen starring in the literary film "Double-sided Martha" and so on.

In addition, the sci-fi blockbuster "Iron Fist" and the cabaret film "Full of Energy" released last week, and the "My Week with Monroe" by Weinstein Pictures are also very competitive at the box office.

"The Help" took 27.05 million U.S. dollars in 2,834 theaters in North America for three days over the weekend, ranking second in the weekly box office rankings. The champion was "Ghost Story 3", which took 47.5 million U.S. dollars in 3,341 theaters.

Last week's box office champion "Iron Fist" ranked third with 20.24 million U.S. dollars, "The Three Musketeers" ranked fourth with 8.63 million, and "My Week with Monroe" ranked tenth with 627,000 U.S. dollars.

The box office results of other movies are relatively average.

Only three days after the release of "The Help", the box office performance exceeded the production cost. After the data came out, it caused a great sensation in the circle. Many media predicted that the North American box office of the film would be more than 100 million US dollars.

Although 100 million box office is nothing in the annual box office rankings, 21 movies have exceeded 100 million at the North American box office this year.

But this film is the third film produced by Palm Beach Pictures. The first one has more than 20 times the revenue, the second one has a global box office of 360 million, and the third one has been released three days back to the capital. It looks like a dark horse of the year, which makes many peers gritted their teeth with envy.

Since the big sale of "The Gossip Project" last year, many peers have been looking forward to Palm Beach Pictures' next movie, but they waited until the second movie was released and found that the box office performance was better. Everyone waited for the third one and found that the box office performance was still very good.

Everyone was eager to see through, and they didn't wait for anything. The loss can be imagined.

In addition to the box office, "The Help" has a good reputation, with a comprehensive media review of 81 points. 22 newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, and the New York Times have more than 85 points, and 18 newspapers and magazines such as the Los Angeles Times, Variety, Complete Movies, and The Baltimore Sun have more than 75 points.

The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is 78%, 32 people support and 12 oppose, and Yahoo viewers rate it B+.

The overall evaluation is very good.

"The New York Times" commented that Palm Beach Pictures has made another high-level film, ‘It is not only a classic that exposes the ugliness of the times, it should also be called a stunning, warm and sweet song of hope’.There is reason to rate it as one of the must-see movies of the year.

"The Washington Post" commented that the roles of the three women in the film have been shaped incomparably fuller. In a sense, these roles have made the performance of actors such as Emma Stone in this film very exciting and unique, adding many highlights to the film. Several starring actors are also favorable competitors for this year's Oscar actor awards.

The subject of "Complete Film" magazine's review is Palm Beach Pictures.

"Help" is the third film by Palm Beach Pictures after "Gossip Project" and "Bridesmaids". Although the themes of these three films are different, they have one thing in common. They are all focused on female characters.

The first is about the discrimination and prejudice encountered by women in the group, the second is about the dilemmas encountered by women in their daily lives, and the third film is integrated into the discussion of racial issues. The theme is deeper than the first two.

"Complete Film" believes that Palm Beach Pictures has been at the forefront of its peers in the exploration of female themes, and it is worth learning from.

In the second week of "The Help"'s release, the number of theaters released increased to 3,141. The box office did not fall but rose. It earned 42.17 million US dollars in North America, surpassing "Ghost Story 3" and becoming the weekly box office champion.

The film cost 25 million U.S. dollars to make and 12 million U.S. dollars to announce. The North American box office was 69.22 million U.S. dollars in ten days of release. The media's forecast for the North American box office of the film has been increased to more than 150 million U.S. dollars.

There is no doubt that it is another big-selling movie.

The big sale of "Help" also made Palm Beach Pictures show off again.

More film companies are waving checks hoping to cooperate with Palm Beach Pictures. There are even film companies that have proposed that Palm Beach Pictures be responsible for the preparation and production of movies. They will invest and give Palm Beach Pictures no less than 20% of the box office afterwards. Share.

Catherine said that now she receives hundreds of phone invitations every day. There are film companies, directors and screenwriters who are good at female subjects, and many actresses who also want to cooperate with Palm Beach Pictures.

Link also received a lot of calls.

Some colleagues, such as Leon Cavanaugh of Relativity Pictures, invited him to a party and said they wanted to talk about film cooperation, and the actresses, who knew each other and didn't know each other, were all showing him kindness in various ways.

If Link were a casual person, he could wake up next to different women every day.

In comparison, Emma Stone has benefited the most from the big sale of the film.

Emma started with "The Gossip Project" last year, and the box office of the next few movies she starred in all exceeded 100 million. "Bridesmaids" grossed 360 million worldwide, and "Crazy Stupid Love" was released in July, with a global box office of 140 million. The North American box office forecast for "The Help" is 150 million.

Four consecutive movies have sold well, making Emma Stone the brightest figure among young actresses.

Although her fame is temporarily comparable to Kristen Stewart, her acting skills in the movie have been recognized by many people. She is considered a powerful actress and the first of a new generation of actresses to win the Oscar. The golden Man.

For this reason, Emma Stone also called specifically to ask if there was a chance to impact Oscar.

Link said yes, the company will conduct public relations, but she is still young, so don't expect too much.

Emma Stone happily said that she knew that as long as she could get the nomination, she would be very satisfied.

Link smiled softly and asked her to remember this sentence.

In October, Director Zhang Damou called and said that the post-production of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" had been completed, and he wanted to talk to Lionsgate about the North American release.

Link arranged for Jamie Jones, the head of the international business department, to lead the team to China to see how the movie is and how much commercial value it has, and try to use the lowest price to win the North American distribution rights of the film.

After Jamie Jones led the team to China, he said that the team's evaluation of the film was B-.

The advantage is that the film has a high level of art, and Link's participation in the film gives the film a certain box office guarantee.

The disadvantage is that Huaxia's anti-Japanese movies have little prospects in the North American market, and the focus of war movies is on a group of prostitutes. Because of cultural differences, North American audiences can't understand much.

The overall evaluation is that you can give it a try, but the box office will not be too high.

When acquiring the North American distribution rights of the film, Jamie Jones proposed two options to the producers, one is a copyright fee of 3 million US dollars, and the other is a 25% share of the North American box office.

After careful consideration, the producers of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" chose the second one, and they also wanted to fight.

But worried about being faked at the box office by the United States, Director Zhang Da called Link many times to catch up and asked him when he would come to China to buy him a drink. He also mentioned that the movie is expected to be released in China in mid-November, and asked him to go over to promote it.

Link didn't refuse either, but asked Director Zhang to rest assured that he didn't have to worry about the box office share in cooperation with Lionsgate. How much box office there is, and how much will be given in the end.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 477: Playing Cards to Win Money

  “500 U.S. dollars is all-in!Link, do you dare to follow?”

In a coffee shop in Beverly Hills, Leonardo put down five hundred dollars, pressed the hole card with one hand, and looked at Link with a smile.

“It's just the two of us?”

“Haha, yes, they all folded. Now there are only two of us. Do you dare to follow?”

Leonardo smiled.

“I said I was just betting and playing, what's the matter with your stud?”

Link said helplessly.

“Don't you happen to have 500 there, it's not that you can't keep up.”

Leonardo lit a cigarette and smiled.

“Leon, Link is playing for the first time, slow down and don't bet too much at once.”

Toby Maguire smiled.

“Leon's goal today is probably to win all the change on Link.”

Woody Harrison smiled.

Leonardo looked at Link with a smile, "Link, if the hole is not good, you can also choose to fold.”

Link glanced at him, picked up 500 U.S. dollars to keep up, and then threw out three hole cards, spades J, spades 10, spades 8, plus the public cards of spades Q and spades 9, forming a Datong Huashun that is second only to 9, 10, J, Q, K and 10, J, Q, K, and A.

“Straight flush?！”

“So big?”

Leonardo's eyes widened abruptly, and the others looked at his cards in surprise.

“Leon, look at your cards.”

Link knocked on the table.

“You won.”

Leonardo threw the cards into the pile blankly. Before he could disrupt the cards, Paul Walker grabbed them and opened them. Q, J, 2, the biggest brand is double Q plus double J.

“There are only two pairs?”

“Your cards are not as big as mine, so you dare to cheat?”

“Are you bullying Link to play poker for the first time?”

The people on the table laughed at Leonardo one after another.

Leonardo looked at Link with a smelly face, “With such a big face, what are you hesitating about when you place a bet?"You are the real fraud.”

“I think you are very imposing. I thought you had a royal flush in your hand and had to be careful. So, the money on the table now belongs to me, right?Haha, then I'm welcome.”

Link grabbed the bet in the pool, which was more than two thousand dollars. Although he didn't win much, he felt very cool to see Leonardo's black face.

After one game, then the next game.

“Link, your Palm Beach Pictures has done a good job this year.”

When looking at the cards, Leonardo looked at the hole card with one eye and said to Link with the other.

“It's okay!”

Link saw that the cards were black 3 and square 7, and did not continue to follow, so he folded directly.

“Three consecutive movies are selling well. This is not just okay. It's great. Can you tell me a little bit about how your Palm Beach Pictures invests in movies?”

Leonardo continued to bet and followed.

“It's very simple. Find a few reliable producers, hand over the company to them, and then just wait for the money to be counted.”

Link opened the mineral water and took a few sips. As soon as he finished training, he would be thirsty after talking for a while.

“Stop kidding, whose film company doesn't have a few reliable producers?There are more reliable producers in the six major studios, and no company is as powerful as Palm Beach Pictures, with a box office revenue ratio of more than ten times for each movie.”

Leonardo gritted his back teeth and said.

The reason Leonardo said this is because he also has a film company, Appian Way, which was founded in 2004. He has participated in the production of films such as "Assassination of Nixon", "Enemy of the Public", "Confinement Island" and "Flying Home". Most of these films are at a loss, and only a few movies are profitable, but they are not profitable.

This also made Leonardo, like everyone else, very envious of Link's Palm Beach Pictures. Three consecutive movies sold well, with a net profit of 200 million to 300 million U.S. dollars, which is too enviable.

“Because I look at people more accurately.”

Link shrugged his shoulders and smiled.

Leonardo snorted unconvincingly, “Link, you are now a big star monopoly. Have you ever thought about engaging in public welfare undertakings?"”

“Isn't my link Global Charity Fund?By the way, you are all rich people. If you want to do public welfare in the future, you can donate to my charity foundation. Since last year, the link Charity Foundation has helped more than 200 athletes who have been troubled by injuries.”

Link said.

Everyone nodded and agreed.

“Link, I'm not talking about your charitable foundation. I'm talking about the environment. Don't you think our living environment is getting worse? The global climate is deteriorating, acid rain pollution, ozone layer depletion, a sharp decline in biodiversity, marine pollution, forest reduction, etc., If this continues, the earth will end one day sooner or later. Even if our generation can't meet it, our future generations will also encounter it. Before that, don't you want to do something for future generations?”

Leonardo said impassioned.

Link nodded and suddenly glanced at him, “Future generations?Leon, do you have children?”

“Uh, I didn't. I'm talking about you, but you have a pair of cute twins. Don't you want them to live on an unspoiled earth in the future?”

Leonardo said.

Link smiled softly, picked up the card from the table and looked at it.

“Leon, have you forgotten? I am an investor and global spokesperson for Tesla, and Tesla is the world's first listed clean energy vehicle company. In a certain way, I have invested more money in environmental protection issues than anyone else. Leon, if you have money, I suggest you also buy some Tesla shares.”

Leonardo blinked and wanted to say that Link invested in Tesla to make money, but Link said it was not bad. If the Tesla car he invested in is successful, it will be of great benefit to changing the living environment of the earth, and it will contribute more to environmental protection projects than those he invested in.

“Well, I will consider your opinion.”

Leonardo said indifferently.

Originally, he wanted to stand on the side of environmentalists and encourage Link to invest in the cause of environmental protection. It is best to let Link, a rich man, invest some money, but after talking for a long time, Link said that he had invested in clean energy vehicles, and he had nothing to say. .

“Leon, I think it's useless for you to do this for environmental protection. No matter how loud you shout, others can't see or appreciate it. If I were you, I would go to the Middle East to buy more than a dozen oil fields and set them on fire to pollute the air. , And then buy some nuclear waste water and discharge it into the sea to pollute the ocean.”

“What are you talking nonsense about, I am an environmentalist, not a terrorist.”

Leonardo curled his lips and said.

“In advertising persuasion techniques, there are emotional induction, rational appeals, and fear appeals. Compared with the first two, I think the latter works better. Just like now, no matter how bad you say about the earth's environment, even if 2012 is really the end of the world, it is not as good as the appearance of a comet that is about to destroy the world in the sky, which will cause people to be more shaken.”

Link said.

"Link is right.”

Toby Maguire nodded approvingly.

Others also felt that Link had a point, and others seriously or jokingly asked Leonardo to burn a few oil fields to try.

Leonardo thought for a while, and felt as if it was indeed more effective, but then he shook his head quickly, feeling that he couldn't say anything about environmentalism in front of Link in the future, and he would be taken into the ditch in the end.

“Okay, let's not talk about it, let's keep betting, Link, will you follow this?”

Leonardo looked at the hole card and looked at Link with a smile.

Link looked at his sports watch, “I'm going to pick up Eva from get off work. This is the last one, so I stud and invite everyone to have coffee if I win.”

Link put all the remaining 1200 into the pool.

“I won't follow!”

Toby Maguire folded.

“I don't follow either. Link plays cards very steadily. Every time he gets a big name, he will stick to the last round.”

Woody Harrison also dropped the card.

Only Link and Leonardo were left on the table.

Leonardo glanced at Link, then at the hole card in his hand, hesitated for a few seconds, gritted his teeth, and chose to fold.

“All abandoned?Then I'm welcome.”

Link smiled and hugged all the bets placed by everyone in the pool, counting the more than two thousand dollars he placed.

“Link, what's your card?”

Leonardo asked.

“You didn't bet on watching the cards, you don't need to know what cards, everyone, I'll go first, and I'll make an appointment next time.”

Link smiled softly, asked the waiter to pay for everyone, and then left the cafe.

Leonardo flipped through the pile of cards and found the three cards that Link threw in, one spade 10, one square 7, and one square 3, while the five public cards on the table were hearts A, square K, hearts J, hearts 8, and plum blossom 2.

So the biggest card of Link's first card is the loose card led by A, which is the smallest card in Texas Holdem.

Fak!Leonardo patted the table with anger. He had just added three A's to J, but he was so scared by Link's loose hand that he folded early.

——

Link drove to the Lionsgate building and waited for two minutes to see Ivanka coming out of the building, wearing a loose dress, but still sexy and charming. Link got out of the car, opened the door, and asked her to get in the car.

“Why are there still flowers, are they for me?”

Ivanka smiled when she saw the bouquet on the seat.

“Of course, who else besides you.”

Link kissed her and told her about being pulled by Leonardo to play Texas Hold'em after training just now, and accidentally making more than two thousand dollars.

Ivanka laughed softly when he heard this, and asked him if he had won the money, would he like to treat him to dinner?

Link said it was a good idea. By the way, he called Catherine, picked up little Annie and Selena, and went to the pier for a seafood meal.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 478

In the third week of its release, "The Help" received 27.47 million U.S. dollars at the box office in North America, and the cumulative box office reached 96.7 million U.S. dollars, breaking 100 million just around the corner.

The only regret is that due to the subject matter, the film has generally performed well at the box office in overseas regions. It was released in 21 countries such as Britain, France, Germany and Italy. The cumulative box office in three weeks was only US221.42 million.

Nevertheless, the global box office of this small-cost film was close to 120 million in the three weeks after its release, and it is undoubtedly a very successful film.

“Harvey, Link's movie is a success again. The media predicts that Palm Beach Pictures will make at least 100 million US dollars this time, and Lionsgate will also make tens of millions, more than the co-produced "Bridesmaids."”

Company, in the coffee room, Bob looked through the newspaper and said.

"Shut up!Don't talk while reading the newspaper.”

Harvey blushed and glared at Bob on the opposite side.

Bob shrugged his fat shoulders, “I mean we should strengthen our cooperation with Link and make a lot of money together. Even if you hate him, you don't hate dollar bills, right?"”

"Huh!It's just that it's nothing to make three movies in a row to sell well. Palm Beach Pictures' movies will not sell well forever. I bet he will lose money on his next movie.”

Harvey said unhappily.

“Will it? The next one is "Happiness Behind the Dark Clouds", which also has our investment.”

Bob reminded.

"Shut up!I don't want to hear you say this.”

Harvey glared at him heavily, got up and left unhappily.

Bob looked at his back, shook his head helplessly, thought for a while, took out his mobile phone and congratulated Link.

When Little Kunas saw the box office data of "The Help", especially when the media predicted that Palm Beach Pictures would make a profit of not less than 100 million U.S. dollars in this movie, he gritted his teeth with anger. A while ago, the newspaper said that Ivanka was pregnant and pregnant with Link's child. Now the media reports that Link will make 100 million U.S. dollars.

Link's good news came one after another, which made him feel very unfair, and all the good things in the world were taken advantage of by Link alone.

Little Kunas looked at Link's picture in the newspaper, picked up the phone and called Harvey, hoping to discuss with him about dealing with Link. Link likes female stars, and Harvey knows many female stars. In this regard, it should be able to provide a lot of help.

Unfortunately, I don't know why, Harvey hung up as soon as the call got through.

He felt that he should go to Los Angeles some time to interview Harvey.

——

Time came in November, and Link entered the crew of "The Avengers" to shoot. This movie is about the threat of powerful evil forces on the earth. S.H.I.E.L.D. Commander Nick Fury brought together the six superheroes Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Hulk, the Black Widow, and Hawkeye to form the Avengers. Defeat the evil forces and ensure the safety of the earth.

Link continued to play Captain America in the film. His salary was 25 million, second only to Robert Downey Jr.'s 30 million, ranking second among the cast.

The main reason is that the "Iron Man" series of movies played by Robert Downey Jr. is the most successful and has more box office appeal.

In addition, Iron Man is the first male protagonist in "The Avengers", Captain America ranks second, and there are fewer scenes.

“Hey, Link, nice to meet you, I am your boxing fan, and my wife is your hardcore fan.”

When the crew met for the first time, Robert Downey Jr. greeted enthusiastically.

“Robert, I am also your fan. Your Iron Man is my favorite Marvel movie character.”

Link stretched out his hand and shook his hand.

"Hey, Iron Man and Captain America shook hands for the first time. Does anyone want to take pictures as a souvenir?”

Scarlett Johansson, the black widow, took a picture of the two of them with her mobile phone.

Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk, Chris Hemsworth, who plays Thor, Jeremy Renner, who plays Hawkeye, Tom Hiddleston, who plays the villain Loki, and S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Samuel L. Jackson and others all looked over.

Link smiled softly, then shook hands with Scarlett and the others to say hello.

The first scene was filmed when six superheroes gathered to discuss dealing with Loki and the monsters outside the sky. In addition, the crew also hoped that the starring actors could talk more about the script and characters together, and strive to cooperate more tacitly during the filming.

“Hey, Link, this is the second time we have met, right?”

After Link sat down, Scarlett Johansson sat directly opposite him, looking at him with a smile and asking.

Scarlett was wearing the tight-fitting leather armor of a black widow, with red curly hair, her figure was convex and tilted back, and her face had a bit of a charming expression.

Link thought for a while, it was indeed the second time the two officially met.

The last time we met was in 2009. In a cafe in New York, he was discussing the new movie "Midnight in Paris" with director Woody Allen. Scarlett Johansson and her husband Ryan Reynolds came over to say hello.

But Scarlett and Ryan Reynolds divorced last year.

At the beginning of the year, Scarlett also started a ‘father-daughter relationship’ with Oscar actor Sean Penn, who was 24 years older than her. The relationship lasted for about three months. It is said that the reason for the breakup was that Scarlett didn't want to have children.

“It seems to be the third time. I remember you were there at the premiere of Inception last year.”

Link said.

“Yes, I remember, Link, you have a good memory.”

Scarlett smiled.

Next, when the two were discussing the role of the script, Scarlett would also hold her face and look at his face without blinking. Her eyes could be drawn. Under the table, Link's calf was touched by her several times.

"Hey, look over there.”

At the other end of the long table, Tom Hiddleston, who played Loki, bumped into Thor Chris Hemsworth, lowered his voice and pointed to the location of Link and Scarlett.

“What are you looking at?”

Hemsworth put down the script and glanced at Link and Scarlett, “Do they have any questions?"”

Hiddleston tilted the corner of his mouth and smiled, and said in a low voice: “I bet the two of them will go to bed before the filming of this play is over.”

“Do you still need to bet on this kind of thing? Look at the way Scarlett looks at Link, she can almost stick to him. I dare say not ten days, no, one week, the two will become very, very close friends.”

Hawkeye Jeremy Renner chuckled.

“What are you talking about?”

Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. came over and asked.

“Oh, it's nothing, I'm talking about the script.”

Loki, Thor and Hawkeye immediately separated, picked up the script and pretended to discuss it.

Robert Downey Jr. also looked at Link and Scarlett, and suddenly lowered his voice and said to Loki: “I bet the two of them will go to bed in ten days. If I lose, I'll buy a drink. Does anyone bet?”

Loki, Thor and Hawkeye glanced at each other, laughed, and asked for bets one after another.

Some say one month, some say two weeks, and Loki predicts three days.

In fact, they all guessed wrong. After the first day of filming, when Link was changing clothes in the dressing room, Scarlett slipped in.

Although he is gentle enough.

But afterwards Scarlett Johansson still asked for five days of sick leave.

The crew only returned to the team a week after the filming started, but Scarlett didn't dare to haunt him like the first day. When she looked at him, her eyes were filled with fear and horror, and there were some indescribable obsessions and adoration. Sometimes she secretly looked at him, but she didn't dare to get closer.

This is also the effect Link wants, lest the Black widow continue to harass him during the filming, delay his work, and spread some bad rumors, which will make his bad reputation worse.

This state is the best now.

It's just that the other starring actors in the crew are puzzled about the status of the two.

They didn't know what happened to the two in the locker room on the first day.

I thought that the two of them, a sexy male god and a sexy goddess, would spark during the shooting, but except for the first day when the two walked for a long time, the relationship between the two was very alienated at other times, like strangers.

In private, Robert Downey Jr. discussed the reasons with Loki, Thor, and Hawkeye.

Some think it is disguised. The two of them have nothing to do with each other on the surface, and it is possible that they have slept together in private.

Some people think that Link is probably not interested in Scarlett.

Some people also think that the two may have conflicts in private, and they should find ways to help the two ease their relationship.

“Hey, what are you doing here, it's about to be filmed.”

In the studio, Link was wearing a Captain America suit and strode over with the shield of the United States team. He was tall and upright, with solid muscles and strong muscles. With that handsome face, several people secretly envied him.

“Got it, come here.”

Several people also picked up their weapons and walked into the set to start shooting.

Since this movie has many big scenes and many special effects, most of the scenes were completed in studios in Los Angeles and New York.

There are not many scenes of Captain America played by Link. The main reason is that after the American team awakened, they were recruited by S.H.I.E.L.D. to join the Avengers and go to protect the Earth. Under the Stark Building, they fought against Loki and the Chery Tower Warcraft Army, and finally helped Iron Man successfully repel the alien invaders, closed the space-time gate, and the earth survived without danger.

In addition, in order to prevent him from being injured during the filming of the action scenes, the crew arranged three stand-ins for him, and the staff of the insurance company also supervised every scene to prevent him from making any risky actions.

Compared with the filming of literary and artistic movies such as "Midnight in Paris" and "The Fighter", the filming of blockbusters such as "American Team" and "Reunion" will be more boring. Most of the actors in the filming are tool people. They don't need to gain weight and lose weight. They don't need good acting skills. Don't worry about being tossed by the director. There is very little room for free play.

“Cut！”

“This one passed!Continue to the next one.”

Joss Whedon shouted from behind the monitor.

Link, Iron Man and Black Widow stood back to back on the street, looking up at the ‘monsters’ coming from all directions, ready to start the next battle.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 479

  After more than a month of filming in the crew of "Fulian", Link's scenes were basically completed, and the remaining dubbing work will not start until next year.

During the filming of the reunion, in mid-November, Link was invited to participate in the Victoria's Secret fashion show, sang three songs, and received an appearance fee of 2 million U.S. dollars. At the end of the month, he flew to China to participate in the premiere of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpin" in the capital. Ceremony.

The box office of the 13th film on the first day was 28.75 million yuan, and the box office in the first week reached 180 million yuan. There were more than 58,000 screenings across the country, and the number of viewers reached more than 3.6 million. It is much better than the "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" released in the same period, but the reputation is somewhat inferior, mainly because there are too many mishaps in the plot, which has been complained about by many media.

The production cost of the film is about 100 million U.S. dollars, which is converted into more than 600 million yuan. It is currently the highest-cost film in China. According to the domestic box office share ratio, the global box office needs to be more than 1 billion to return to the capital. Judging from the current data, the situation is not optimistic.

This also led the producers to attach great importance to the box office situation in North America, hoping to rely on Link's strong appeal in North America to get more box office returns.

But Link didn't expect much from this.

The film originally received only US3310,000 at the US box office, and it was listed as one of the 10 Chinese-language blockbusters that failed miserably at the foreign box office. There are cases of the failure of "Snowflake Secret Fan", and he is not sure if he can drive this ‘blockbuster’.

After Lionsgate won the distribution rights, it has already begun to arrange the release of the 13th film. It is expected to be screened in the United States in January. How much box office it can get depends on the screening situation.

After filming "Reunion", Link ushered in a longer vacation. After asking for leave with Ivanka, he first flew to Nashville to play with Alexander and Cynthia for a few days. He successfully got the two elementary school students to call Dad, and by the way, he helped Taylor solve some physical and psychological problems.

By mid-December, Link and Ivanka flew to the island of Hawaii for vacation, for which he bought a sea view villa on the main island of Hawaii in advance.

While the two were on vacation, Lionsgate's work did not stop. By the beginning of December, more than a month after the release of "The Help", the cumulative box office in North America reached 140 million US dollars, and the overseas box office was more than 45 million. The estimated box office is more than 200 million, and it has also become one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.

On December 2, "Penalty into Gold", which Lionsgate invested in, was released in North America. It grossed US119.6 million in 2,993 theaters in North America in three days over the weekend, and it was the runner-up at the weekly box office.

Compared with the cost of 50 million, the results are relatively general, and it is not expected to lose money, but it will not sell well.

However, this film has a good reputation and has the opportunity to win the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards. It is expected that the box office will be several million more.

Participating in the investment of this kind of film is also a good publicity for Lionsgate.

By December 9th, Lionsgate's year-end flagship movie "The Line of Happiness Behind the Dark Clouds" was screened in 6 theaters in North America, with a premiere box office of 443,000 US dollars, and an average single-theater box office performance of 18,000 US dollars, becoming the best performance in literary and artistic movies during the same period. One.

The movie's reputation is also very good, with a comprehensive media review of 8.3 points and a 79% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes, which is better than "The Help".

In the second week, the film's screening theaters expanded to 2,449, with a box office of 38.63 million US dollars in the first week and a cumulative box office of 39.07 million. The box office results are very eye-catching.

The media expects the box office to be more than 100 million. Compared with the production cost of 22 million, the film is undoubtedly a big-selling movie.

And this movie is the fourth movie produced by Palm Beach Pictures.

Since last year, Palm Beach Pictures has sold four consecutive movies, which has also triggered a lot of discussions in the film industry, and it has also made Palm Beach Pictures a well-deserved star company in the film industry this year.

The big sale of the movie also caused Leon Cavanaugh of Relativity Pictures to mention Link's learning from him about ‘Big data investment theory’ on more occasions.

And Harvey Weinstein, president of Weinstein Pictures, told everyone in a very angry tone on many public occasions that the film was originally produced exclusively by Weinstein Pictures. It was Link who used an almost fraudulent method to get half of the investment share from him. He didn't want to cooperate with Link at all, not at all.

Someone asked Harvey, why is the distributor of this film Lionsgate, not Weinstein Pictures?

Harvey blushed even more, and replied in a more angry tone that this was also a fraud, and said that Link was a very cunning person who was not worthy of cooperation.

After the incident broke out, a reporter interviewed Catherine and asked what she thought of Harvey's answer. Harvey said that Link used fraudulent means to get a share of the film investment. Is this allegation true?

Catherine immediately denied that David Russell, the director and screenwriter of "Happiness Line", had worked with Lin on "Fighter" in 2009. He was originally going to work together again, but Link didn't have time before choosing to invest in this film project and recommended Jennifer Lawrence, an actor from the Palm Bay Brokerage Company, to play the heroine.

In terms of time, Palm Beach Pictures was involved in this film earlier than Weinstein Pictures.

Catherine also said that in response to Harvey Weinstein's slander and slander, Palm Beach Pictures reserves the right to sue the other party and asks Harvey to pay attention to his speech in public.

After this interview was published by The Hollywood Reporter, it caused a lot of discussion in the circle.

First, the conflict between Link and Harvey Weinstein broke out again. It is considered to be a war between the "new King" and the "old King" in the independent film field. Judging from the box office results of this year's movies, Link's Lionsgate and Palm Beach Pictures are even better, but from the perspective of power and contacts, Harvey has too many advantages over Link.

Who the two of them can win in the end depends on the box office situation in the next few years.

The second is about Harvey publicly accusing Link of using improper means to obtain the investment share and distribution rights of "Happiness Line".

Most people believe Catherine's statement.

First of all, Link and Director David Russell have indeed worked together before, and there is a basis for working together again.

In addition, without Link's investment, Jennifer Lawrence would not be able to play the heroine in a movie produced by Weinstein Pictures.

David Russell also affirmed Catherine's statement in an interview.

In addition, when Harvey accused Link of fraud, he only verbally accused him, but he couldn't produce evidence, and he seemed very emotional, which also made his accusations less credible.

At the end of the discussion, everyone came to the conclusion that Harvey was jealous of the continuous sales of the movies invested by Link, so he would use words to attack him for fraud.

“Bullshit！The happiness line was originally mine. Link used black materials to blackmail me and snatched half of the investment share from me. It's not that I'm jealous of him. These damn guys don't know anything. They just know that they are guessing there. It's really a group of damn guys, as damn as Link.”

Seeing the discussion in the newspaper, Harvey was so angry that his neck and belly bulged high, like an angry frog.

“Harvey, this matter has passed, let's not talk about it. The Happiness Line is being screened. At this time, these negative news is not conducive to the promotion of the film.”

Bob persuaded.

“Just let it pass?！”

Harvey looked at Bob angrily, puffed up his stubby neck and shouted, “Do you know what you are talking about?"Do you know what Link did to us?If it weren't for Link to fabricate lies and blackmail us, this movie would be produced exclusively by us, and all the box office should be ours, and the more than 100 million box office would be ours.

But now because Link used despicable means to snatch half of our box office, that is, tens of millions. Counting the global box office, there may be more than 200 million. Link snatched more than 100 million U.S. dollars from us. That's 100 million U.S. dollars. You said let it pass?”

The North American box office of this film is expected to exceed 100 million. The overseas box office is only available in the United Kingdom, France, Australia and other countries for the time being. Although the current box office is not large, the attendance rate is very high and the reputation is also very good. The media predicts that the overseas box office may also exceed 100 million.

According to this algorithm, as a producer and distributor, Weinstein Pictures originally had the opportunity to enjoy this gain exclusively.

Because of Link's strong intervention, more than half of the profits were swallowed by Link's two companies, and the profits were as high as 70 or 80 million U.S. dollars.

Thinking of the 70 or 80 million U.S. dollars that originally belonged to him being snatched away by his opponent Link, Harvey's eyes were red, and his hatred for Link in his heart reached the extreme. If there was a gun, Link just happened to be in front of him, he would pull the trigger without hesitation. Trigger.

“But if we don't let go of this matter, what else can we do?What good way do you have to deal with Link?”

Bob asked with his hand outstretched.

When Harvey heard this question, he couldn't help but calm down.

Since the beginning of the year, he has been trying to deal with Link, belittling his movies, hyping his negative news, and using female stars to seduce him, but it turned out to be useless. Link is still the number one idol in the entertainment industry, a world-class superstar, worth 30 or 40 billion.

What method should I use to deal with such a person?

Harvey thought about it and there was nothing he could do to take down Link, which made him even more crazy.

“Harvey, stop arguing with Link. Link has done a good job in movies. Let's work with him and make a lot of money together, okay?”

Bob persuaded.

Harvey suddenly looked at Bob with angry eyes, and yelled: “That bastard blackmailed us hundreds of millions of dollars on the "Happiness Line" project. Do you think that's it?"Tell me, were you bribed by Link, and why are you always talking for him?”

“Harvey, I'm thinking about it for Weinstein Pictures, not for Link. Also on the "Happiness Line" project, our plan is to pit him in the public relations of the Academy Awards. I heard that Lionsgate's public relations department is actively running for this movie. If you want to target Link, you can suppress him in this matter and keep him busy for nothing.”

Bob said.

Hearing Bob talking about 'Oscar’, Harvey's eyes lit up. He was so angry these days that he almost forgot his previous plan. As long as Lionsgate PR Oscar, do something to make Link and Lionsgate spend money for nothing, this evil spirit can also come out.

Seeing Harvey's expression, Bob also guessed what he thought, and quickly said: "Harvey, "Happiness Line" also has our investment. The movie won an Oscar nomination or an award, which is good for the box office, and we can make more money in the future."

I mean, you can target Palm Beach and other Lionsgate movies, such as "Lawyer Lincoln," "The Help," "Bridesmaids," "Penalty into Gold," "Mr. Tree," and "Midnight in Paris" starring Link. Compared to "Happiness Line," targeting other movies has the least impact on us.”

“Haha, don't worry, with me here, he won't take an Oscar.”

Harvey laughed.

Bob nodded. With Harvey's connections and influence, it shouldn't be difficult to do this.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 480 Oscar Public Relations

Hawaii Island.

Blue sky and sea, golden sandy beaches, palm groves shaking lush leaves in the sea breeze, a white yacht floats quietly on the sea, the sea is very clear, standing on the deck you can see the fish and rocks under the water at a glance.

Link came under the awning with two glasses of sparkling wine and handed one to Ivanka, who was reading a magazine.

Ivanka was wearing a white bikini, lying on a bench, her skin was fair and smooth, and her two long legs overlapped. She was more than four months pregnant. Her lower abdomen was slightly bulged. When sitting, the lower abdomen will appear plump.

“Honey, is there any interesting news?”

Link asked.

“Yes, several of the movies we used to publicize the Oscars have been attacked. "Lincoln Lawyer," "Bridesmaids," "Mr. Tree," etc., and "Midnight in Paris." Some people broke the news that Lionsgate used a lot of money and relationships to publicize the Oscars, and said that we are imperative for next year's important awards such as best picture, best director, and best actor and actress.Obviously, someone is sarcasm and sarcasm us.”

Ivanka said with a shrug of her shoulders.

“It's okay, let them say it.”

Registration for this year's Academy Awards will start on December 1st, and the official list of cast members will be submitted. The deadline will be on the 26th. Starting on the 27th, the voting Oscar judges will begin to vote for all the participating actors, with five male and female protagonists and supporting roles. The deadline is January 13th.

During this period, it is the active period of public relations for the Academy Awards. Public relations companies will promote their customers while attacking those more competitive opponents through the media. The more likely the award-winning actors are, the higher the attention they get during this period.

For example, Jean Dujardin, the best actor of "The Artist", George Clooney, the actor of "Descendants", Brad Pitt, the actor of "Penalty into Gold", Meryl Streep, the actress of "The Iron Lady", and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. " The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". Mara, "A Week with Monroe" heroine Michelle Williams, "Male and Female Indistinguishable" heroine Glenn Close.

As well as the actresses in several movies such as "Bridesmaids", "The Help" and "The Happiness Line Behind the Dark Clouds", Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Melissa McCarthy, Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, etc.

They are all popular candidates for next year's Academy Awards in the actor category, and they are considered to have a chance to be shortlisted for the Oscar for best actor and supporting actress.

Compared with these people, Link is also very popular at this stage.

Many media are discussing the probability of him winning the best actor award for his performance in "Midnight in Paris".

At the end of the analysis, the media believed that even if the Oscar Academy sent the little golden Man to Leonardo, it would not be sent to him, saying that he was the most unlikely of all actors to win the Oscar at this stage.

First of all, he is too young, too handsome and too rich, and he is still the owner of Lionsgate. The Academy will not award awards to such a person.

There are also too many part-time jobs for him, boxers, singers, and entrepreneurs. The Oscar Academy is a professional film award. In this regard, Link obviously lacks some. In this regard, you can refer to singers such as Madonna and Jennifer Lopez.

For these comments, Link didn't care either. He asked the public relations company to continue to promote, and didn't ask to really win the Oscar for best actor. It's not bad to get together.

When the public relations company helped Link promote, it openly played the slogan ‘Make Link better’.

It is claimed that Link is the ceiling of the boxing arena, the ceiling of the music arena, and the youngest and best entrepreneur. He himself has an immeasurable role in the film, television and music industries, and can be called the best young man born in the 1990s.

That being the case, why not let go of stereotypes and award him the Oscar for best actor to make him better?Become the representative of a new generation of young people, the idol of all young people?Let all young people learn from him.

His performance in "Midnight in Paris" is fully capable of winning the Oscar for best actor.

This statement is far-fetched, but it has also gained some support from public opinion, and it is considered that it is very meaningful to make Link an Oscar actor.

These propaganda and momentum-building have also made Link a more popular public figure in the entertainment industry recently.

Compared with the Best actor award, the competition for the best actress award will be more intense. Meryl Streep, Rooney Mara, Jennifer Lawrence, and Emma Stone are all high-profile actresses.

In order to help Meryl Streep win the best actress, Harvey quoted the famous critic Selma Adams when doing a public relations report, saying‘ 'It has been 29 years since Meryl Streep won the Little Golden Man last time, and the performance in "The Iron Lady" deserves her to win again!’

When Lionsgate promoted it, it believed that the future development of the film industry would mainly depend on the younger generation. The Academy Awards are the awards with the highest gold content in the film industry. In the selection process, more attention should be paid to discovering new talents and leaving more opportunities to the younger generation of actors.

Meryl Streep has won 1 best actress, 1 best supporting Actress, 14 best actress award nominations, and three best supporting actress nominations. Her performance in "The Iron Lady" is even more worthy of an Oscar Lifetime Achievement award.

There is also media publicity about Meryl Streep's "The Dream of the Covered Bridge" in 1996, which caused many families to be broken, and many post-8090 children lost their parents. She should no longer compete for Oscar awards with post-8090 actors and let them lose their honor.

After the release of these reports, there was a hot discussion on the Internet, and more people began to pay attention to the selection of the Academy Awards and discuss who has a better chance of winning next year's best actor and actress award.

This kind of discussion will also increase the exposure of the actors, which has a great bonus effect on the fame of the actors.

“Honey, who do you think has a better chance of winning the best actor and actress award?”

Ivanka asked.

“The male protagonist is not sure. In terms of the female protagonist, Meryl's chances are obviously greater, and Harvey is indeed a good hand in awards public relations.”

Link said, paddling his tablet.

“Is it possible that next year's Oscar winner will be you?”

Ivanka smiled.

Link smiled softly, hugged her shoulder and smiled: “It's hard. I'm too young, too rich, and too easy to make people jealous. Also, I'm Captain America, with a high reputation and a lot of pay. It's no wonder that those old guys are willing to vote for me. Vote for me.”

“My dear, don't be discouraged, in my heart, you will always be the best actor.”

Ivanka said.

Link smiled, held her face, lowered his head and kissed her rosy lips.

Jingle bell!

Before he could make the next move, the mobile phone on the table rang, Link connected to the phone, and the crisp cry of a small round face came from the microphone.

“Link, we are all here, where are you two?”

“Didn't you say you won't be here until the day after tomorrow?”

Link asked.

“Can't I come here early to play?”

“OK！Eva and I are at sea and will be back soon.”

Link smiled softly, hung up the phone, and started the yacht to return to the resort island.

(End of this chapter)