Chapter 333: News from the Female Undercover Agent (4/10)

"Scene 22, take 4, action!"

On the set of Bridesmaids in Burbank, Los Angeles, Link was dressed in a gray suit and bow tie, his arm around a black woman named Maya Rudolph, the third female lead in the film, playing the bride Lillian.

He played the groom Doug, a handsome and wealthy second-generation heir.

Today's scene was about the bride Lillian inviting her best friend Annie to her engagement party. Annie, played by Kristen Wiig, was also the film's writer and producer.

In the film, Annie was a single woman in her late thirties, experiencing setbacks in love and a messy life. Arriving at the engagement party, she saw her ordinary-looking black friend Lillian with a young and handsome wealthy fiancé, and felt a bit discouraged.

"Are you guys kidding me? He's your fiancé, you're going to marry him?"

Kristen Wiig asked, pointing back and forth between the two.

Link and Maya Rudolph, who played the bride, looked at each other and embraced in a kiss.

Kristen Wiig made a strange face, as if choked by the public display of affection, her actions exaggerated and comical.

"Okay, I believe you love each other very much."

Kristen Wiig shouted.

Link released Maya Rudolph and smiled, looking like a sunny and warm man.

"Annie, welcome."

Off the set.

Emma Stone, playing the fourth female lead, held a water bottle and watched the performance on set. "Link's acting seems to have improved. He used to be more forceful in his acting, with obvious traces of performance, sometimes looking stiff. Now his acting is very natural. As soon as he stands in front of the camera, he can quickly get into character and act whatever he wants."

Catherine smiled slightly. "Anna said that during Link's time in Paris, he was pushed by Director Allen to shoot every day. Sometimes a simple scene would be shot repeatedly twenty or thirty times. He was almost driven to collapse several times. Now he can act like this, all because he was forced to."

"I heard that Director Allen is very demanding of actors. It's amazing that Link could persevere under him until the end of filming. I used to act opposite him and could easily suppress him and disrupt his rhythm. Now it's probably difficult. Next time I act with him, I'll have to be careful not to be overshadowed by him."

Emma Stone pursed her lips and said with distress.

"It's okay, you're a professional actor. The more you act, the better your acting gets. Link is just part-time, he definitely can't compare to you in acting."

Catherine patted her back and smiled.

Emma Stone wasn't comforted at all by these words. Link, a part-time actor, had such good acting skills, and she, someone who relied on acting for a living, could only barely match him in acting. How could she survive like this?

No! She must spend more time honing her acting skills, making them even better, so that she could continue to surpass Link when they acted together next time.

Emma Stone secretly made up her mind.

"Cut!"

"Good job, this take is good!"

Director Paul Feig shouted from behind the monitor.

Seeing Link coming over, Emma Stone handed him a bottle of water in time.

"Boss, drink some water!"

The weather in Los Angeles was very hot today, and there were many people on set. During filming, to ensure exposure, several fill lights needed to be turned on. Link, wearing a suit, stood in front of the camera for more than ten minutes, breaking out in a sweat.

"Thank you!"

Link opened the water bottle and drank a third of it in one gulp.

"Boss, you're already so good, why do you still work so hard? You working so hard makes it harder for us actors."

Emma Stone fanned him with a fan, blinking her pine green eyes and smiling.

"My goal as an actor is to win the Oscar for Best Actor. I haven't even gotten a nomination yet, so how can I not work hard?"

"It sounds like that, but I think it's unrealistic for you to win an Oscar. It's like Madonna. In 1996, she filmed 'Evita,' and her acting was very good, and the film's theme was also good. There was a lot of buzz that year, but the Academy didn't even give her a nomination. I feel like it's even harder for you to win an Oscar than it was for her."

"That's why I have to work hard."

Link shrugged, took the small fan from her hand and fanned himself, sitting on a folding chair. "Do you have any goals as an actor?"

Emma Stone tilted her head and thought for a moment, then smiled. "How about joining the ten million dollar salary club?"

"That's too low, not worthy of your talent. I'll set a small goal for you, to match Katharine Hepburn and win four Oscars for Best Actress, how about that?"

"Four times?!!!"

Emma Stone's voice cracked in shock, and she looked at him with disbelief. "Four Oscars for Best Actress is a small goal? You might as well kill me."

"It's precisely because the goal is so difficult to achieve that it's worth chasing. So come on, Miss Emma, I'm rooting for you."

Link smiled.

"Hmph, I'm not talking to you anymore. Talking to you for a few sentences makes me even more stressed."

Emma Stone rolled her eyes at him, snatched the fan from his hand, and walked away with a gust of wind, lifting her skirt.

After taking a few steps, she suddenly stopped and patted her forehead in frustration, feeling stupid. She had planned to take advantage of Link being on set to seduce him and get more roles for herself, so as not to be surpassed by Jennifer Lawrence.

But after a few words, somehow the conversation turned to the Oscars, and she even contradicted Link. How could she seduce him like this?

Emma felt she should find someone to learn how to seduce men.

The crew member informed her to get ready, and she could only temporarily put aside her worries and go to film.

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Link's character, the groom Doug, didn't have many scenes in the film, only eight in total, essentially a glorified extra.

After finishing one scene, the crew continued to film other characters' scenes. He took out his phone and saw a message from Beyoncé, sent ten minutes ago.

Beyoncé asked him what he was doing and said she had something important to discuss with him.

Link replied that he was filming on set and asked what was the matter.

After a few seconds, Beyoncé replied: I have important information, very important, concerning your reputation and future. How are you going to repay me?

Link smiled slightly: Tell me about it!

Beyoncé: Recently, many media outlets have been saying that you're a playboy, toying with women's bodies and feelings. Do you know who's behind it?

Link: Jay-Z?

Beyoncé: No. Josie Epstein, Peter Peltz, David Zuckerman, Luther Deutsch, do you know them?

Link looked at the four names, somewhat familiar.

Last time at the Broadway theater, there were three people around Little Kunas named Peter Peltz, David Zuckerman, and Luther Deutsch.

Afterwards, he asked Ivanka about their identities.

Ivanka told him that Peter Peltz was the son of New York investor Nelson Peltz. The Peltz family had a wide range of investments, including the internet, automobiles, and real estate. They were also shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars.

David Zuckerman was the grandson of Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner of the New York Daily News, a publishing tycoon in New York. Their family was also worth over a billion dollars.

Luther Deutsch was the son of Donny Deutsch, the CEO of Deutsch Inc., an advertising agency, also from a wealthy family.

These three were all friends of Little Kunas.

"Who is Josie Epstein?"

Link asked.

Beyoncé quickly replied, telling him that this person was Jeffrey Epstein's nephew, who had once sexually assaulted and imprisoned a male model, leading the model to commit suicide by cutting his wrists. Josie was arrested by the police but later easily released from prison due to Jeffrey Epstein's connections.

Link felt a sting when he saw Jeffrey Epstein's name.

This person was of the same ethnicity as Little Kunas. He initially worked on Wall Street, then founded an asset management company that exclusively served billionaires with a net worth of over 1 billion dollars. He wouldn't even bother with those worth less than 1 billion.

His main business was organizing parties for the rich and acting as a commercial and political broker.

With his excellent business skills, he also entered the upper class of American society after many years, becoming a billionaire, but also did many bad things. He was arrested and imprisoned in 2008 but easily weathered the storm due to his connections.

He was arrested again in 2019 and died violently in prison.

After his death, a little black book was exposed, containing the names of many prominent figures.

This also showed that he was a very powerful person.

Link didn't want to have any dealings with this kind of person, not even those with the same surname, but they came to him on their own initiative.

"Besides those four, there's also Diddy and Jay-Z. They not only want to ruin your reputation but also plan to frame you with underage girls, making you lose everything. Then they'll try to take away your Link Music. Be careful recently, and don't mess around outside."

Beyoncé said.

Link fell silent after seeing this message.

He had been indulging in his private life recently, giving his opponents an opportunity to use this tactic against him.

Fortunately, he didn't have that kind of preference and wouldn't make mistakes in this regard.

However, Beyoncé's reminder was also useful. He should be more careful when interacting with unfamiliar women in the future.

"Thank you!"

"Just thank you?"

Beyoncé said, dissatisfied. "I risked my life to get this information, and all you say is thank you?"

"Thank you very much. I'll buy you a drink when I have the chance."

Link thought for a moment and added another sentence.

He told Beyoncé not to risk getting this kind of information again. If Jay-Z and the others found out, it would put her in a dangerous situation, which wouldn't be worth it.

He also told Beyoncé that he wasn't a pushover and now had the money and ability to protect himself, so she didn't need to take such risks.

Beyoncé: I'm willing to help you, is that okay?

Link: Are you in love with me?

Beyoncé: Are you kidding? I would fall in love with a 21-year-old boy like you? Don't be too confident, you don't have that much charm. I just think you're interesting, that's all.

Link: Okay, then I can only thank you again.

After chatting for a while, Link told Beyoncé that he had to film and would chat again next time. As he put away his phone, he received another message from Eminem, who told him to be careful because someone was out to get him.

Link didn't ask who it was, just replied with thanks.

It was really nice of Eminem to inform him at this time.

After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to Ivanka, telling her that the recent smear campaign was orchestrated by Little Kunas, Josie Epstein, Peter Peltz, David Zuckerman, Luther Deutsch, and Diddy.

They wanted to destroy him and carve up Link Music.

Link told her to be careful, as those people might target her.

With Ivanka in charge of Link Music, even if his reputation was ruined, those people wouldn't have a chance to touch Link Music. He was worried that those people might become desperate and harm Ivanka.

Ivanka quickly replied, saying she understood and would be careful. She also reminded him to be careful recently and not to mess around outside. If he really wanted to play with women, she could help arrange some models, which would be safer.

Link rubbed his forehead. This woman sometimes said and did things that left him speechless.

"Mr. Baker, you need to be on camera for the next scene."

The crew member came over to remind him.

Link nodded, replied to Ivanka, put away his phone, and entered the set for filming.

end.