Chapter 395: The Offensive Begins

At the party, Link also noticed Harvey's expression, but he didn't care. The two were not friends, so there was no need to pretend to be friends on the surface and stab each other in the back. He wasn't used to this kind of socializing either.

So when he saw Harvey's face turn sour, he was relieved instead. It meant that he had done something right, and Harvey was annoyed enough to show it on his face.

Seeing Harvey's displeasure, Link was no longer interested in staying at the party. He said goodbye to a few acquaintances like Cassie and Quentin, and left Weinstein's villa with Jennifer.

Driving on the streets of Beverly Hills, the April sunshine made him feel comfortable.

Thinking of Harvey's attitude, Link called producer Broadbent and asked him what countermeasures the company had if The Weinstein Company failed to allocate the follow-up production funds for "Silver Linings Playbook".

Broadbent said it was not a big problem.

After signing the filming contract last year, Palm Beach Pictures and The Weinstein Company each held 50% of the copyright of the film.

If The Weinstein Company fails to pay on time, according to the terms of the contract, 'when multiple film companies jointly invest in a film project, if one of the companies has financial problems, the other investors have priority to get the remaining investment share.'

This means that they can buy the 50% of the film copyright from The Weinstein Company and carry out independent production and distribution.

There is also a time limit specified in the contract. Depending on the specific situation, the investor has 120 to 180 days to raise funds. If the funds cannot be paid by the deadline, after arbitration by the arbitration committee, one party can be judged to be in breach of contract.

Although half a year is not much, for many indebted film companies, this time difference can bring down a company.

But this does not include Palm Beach Pictures.

Palm Beach Pictures made more than $48 million on the Project Scandal project last year, and with the $30 million in reserve funds he had deployed, there was enough money left over to still have money left over after casting the three projects Bridesmaids and The Help, The Line of Happiness Behind the Dark Clouds.

So no matter what tricks Weinstein Pictures was going to pull, Palm Beach Pictures had enough capital to toss around.

Link asked about The Hunger Games again.

Producer Bent said that it was not going well, Lionsgate Pictures and Color Force Pictures were cooperating to develop this project, and there was no lack of funds for the time being, but Jennifer Lawrence's audition was going well.

Because of her young age, just twenty-one years old, in line with the heroine's setting, as well as the fact that she showed strong, brave and other qualities in "Burning Plains", "Winter's Bone", and her acting skills are also good, producer Nina Jackson and director Gary Ross are very optimistic about her.

Hearing this news, Link thought about it, Jennifer Lawrence can continue to serve as the female lead, Palm Beach Studios does not participate in the investment can also be, just a few hundred million less, this loss can be found back in the stock market.

He told Bent Productions that since Lionsgate Studios didn't need to invest, forget it.

He called Ms. Manti again and asked the agency to keep focusing on the Hunger Games project and try to get Jennifer the role of the female lead, Katniss.

Ms. Manti said she understood.

While he was on the phone, Jennifer Lawrence sat on the passenger side, blinking her blue-gray eyes and looking at him quietly.

Hearing Link say that he helped her get the female lead in The Hunger Games, her expression became a little complicated.

The reason why she joined Palm Bay Brokerage at first was mainly because she saw that Link was famous, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and had some resources in his hands.

Becoming an artist under his banner, he could get some more movie and television resources, such as a phone call from him to help himself get the role of the second female character in Fox Studios' X-Men, as well as the success of his company's production of Project Gossip, which had some strength.

Joining an agency like that would help one's career more than being at IMG.

As for sleeping with Link.

Before last year, because she knew that Link was a playboy with many girlfriends, she didn't intend to give much affection on him, liking to ML with him more than loving him as a person.

But after spending most of the year together, she realized that Link was a very nice man, strong, hardworking, smart, upright, kind, career-minded, healthy habits except for a little philandering, almost no flaws.

On the point of philandering, Jennifer also found out that he was just that, not promiscuous or a scumbag who loved one after the other and liked to play with women's feelings.

He was serious about each of his girlfriends, giving his true feelings and exchanging his heart for his mind.

Whether at work or in life, he also gave them great care and was very sweet.

For Link, she used to just want to use him as a springboard and shield, and kicked him when she became famous.

And after spending time together, Jennifer realized that he was more than just a lover with strong kidneys, he was also a very considerate and gentle friend, a man who couldn't be beat.

He fulfilled almost every fantasy a woman could have about a man, as well as physical, material, and honorary needs.

The more time she spent with him, the more Jennifer realized she couldn't stay away from him and couldn't leave.

She couldn't tell if it was love or if it was the right thing to do, so there were some mixed emotions.

"Jenny, I heard that you did well in your audition for The Hunger Games?"

Link asked as he put down the phone

"It was okay."

Jennifer Lawrence shrugged her shoulders and laughed, "During the audition they asked me to perform a scene where Katniss takes the place of her sister in the Hunger Games, I did what they said, and director Gary Ross thought that I did a good job, and was very suitable for the role.

But the cast for this audition is strong, I saw Emma Roberts, Saoirse Ronan, Shailene Woodley, and a few of the Colo Moretzes on the set, and they looked good too, so I'm not sure I'm going to get the part until the producers announce the final casting."

"It doesn't matter, you did a good job, leave the rest of the work to the company, what you need to do is to prepare for this role without worry, this drama is a big female lead, acting well will help your career a lot."

Link said as he drove.

"I know."

Jennifer Lawrence looked at him, took the initiative to pull his left hand and smiled, "I'm going to go to the theater tomorrow to shoot, I have time in the afternoon and evening, do you want to come to my place to stay, I can make fried chicken for you to eat."

"Sounds great, doesn't everyone in Kentucky make fried chicken?"

Link remembered a stunt, Kentucky is the home of KFC, so any Kentuckian who can't make fried chicken is a drag, just like anyone from Florida who hasn't seen an alligator, gotten a tan from the sun, or gone to Disney World in Orlando is also considered a drag.

"I don't know, we have a lot of chicken farms there and most of the housewives make fried chicken with unique ingredients and preparation methods that taste better than at KFC and McDonald's."

Jennifer said excitedly.

"Sounds like I'm starting to drool."

Link smiled and followed Jennifer's instructions and went to the Costco supermarket to buy two fresh White Rock chickens.

In addition to domesticated turkeys, common varieties of chicken on the American dinner table include White Rock, Polson, Coney Berkling, and Butter Chicken, with some laying eggs and some eating meat, all with different flavor functions.

Jennifer's craftsmanship in making fried chicken is also not bad, except for the first pot of frying a bit battered, the other several pots of taste are good, golden color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

It was rare that a star on the other side was willing to cook and cook, Link enjoyed this atmosphere more.

"Link, it's ready to eat."

Jennifer came to the living room with a plate of better quality fried chicken.

Link opened the refrigerator, took out two cans of cold beer, and sat on the balcony to enjoy his lunch.

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While Link was enjoying the beer-battered fried chicken at Jennifer's house, the Weinstein brothers launched the first round of attacks on him.

First, use the media to spread the word that Link supports the Republican Party.

This was done simply by reprinting and publishing a tofu story from the New York Daily News titled Link Following Mr. Trump to a Private Party in a prominent place in the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood Reporter, and other media outlets, making a big deal out of it.

By identifying Mr. Trump and several guests in the photo, the media outlets described the party as a Republican get-together, and also claimed that Link might be a Republican money man or preparing to run for office.

Because California is a city of immigrants, with a mix of races, the Democratic Party's more accommodating treatment of immigrants has also led to California gradually becoming Democratic territory since the 1990s.

There is also the Hollywood movie market where a large portion of the box office comes from foreign immigrants.

Hollywood actors need the support of these immigrants, so on occasions when they need to be open about their political leanings, most actors will express their support for the Democratic Party as a way of rallying the support of immigrant moviegoers, as well as the singing world.

Even though many singers psychologically favor the Republican Party that cuts taxes on higher income groups, they don't show their political leanings in public so as not to offend their fans.

Now Bob is using this tactic against Link, although it won't hit Link's reputation hard and have some impact on his movie box office and album sales.

After the news spreads, as the representative of the Democrats in Hollywood, Harvey communicates his displeasure with Link through people close to him.

Saying that Link was descended from fishermen who rose from the bottom, that his maternal grandfather was an immigrant of Italian descent, that he was still the descendant of immigrants, and that someone like him should have been a natural Democrat.

But instead supported the Republican Party after his success, calling Link a 'traitor to the Democratic Party'.

Also mentions the old story of Link blasting the new black president in '09 as proof that Link is a hardcore Republican.

Bob also reaches out to Cunas Jr. and Blowhard Pops, Jay-Z, and others to express their displeasure with Link, and the two sides come to a consensus on targeting Link on this matter.

Finally, Harvey inquired through his connections that the new Palm Beach Studios movie, Bridesmaids, was released in early May.

In order to hit Link at the box office, he temporarily adjusted the schedules of his two films and decided to intercept Bridesmaids in May to give Link a little color.

In addition, he also contacted the presidents and producers of a number of movie studios to talk about their views on Link.

Mainly negative views, such as Link is a Republican, racist, playboy, and revealed that it is the Washington side of the opinion of Link, and hope that people will be more careful when working with Link and Palm Beach Studios.

As for whether these people gave him face or not, Harvey didn't know, but what was certain was that these people would definitely hesitate when working with Link.

As long as there were more people who hesitated, it would evolve into a blocking of Link.

Click!

Harvey hung up the phone, rubbed the woman underneath him, and smiled grimly.

"Link, who are you to fight me."

(End of chapter)