Chapter 370 Jodie Foster's Night at the Golden Globe Awards (6K)
The movie ended at around eight o'clock in the evening. Snowflakes were floating in the night sky of Berlin and the moonlight was hazy.
Link and Jodie Foster returned to the hotel, and as they were about to separate, he asked Judy if she wanted to go to the room for a drink?
Judy looked up into his eyes, pursed her lips and nodded, then walked towards his room without stopping.
Link looked at her with some surprise. They were a single man and a single woman, and he invited her to his room for a drink at night. She should know what that meant. She didn't like men, so why would she accept such an invitation?
"What's wrong? Aren't you going to buy me a drink?"
Jodie Foster asked slightly provocatively, standing at the door of his room.
Link smiled softly, opened the door and invited her in.
Jodie Foster took the initiative to walk to the counter, poured two glasses of red wine, handed him one, and then drank the other in one gulp.
"Are you thirsty?"
"Yes, what next?"
Jodie Foster asked, wiping the wine stains from her lips.
"what you up to?"
Link laughed.
"You're a man, shouldn't you take the initiative?"
Judy looked up at him, her blue eyes blinking, a blush tinged across her delicate white cheeks.
Link smiled gently, raised his hands to hold her cheeks, and under the woman's nervous and expectant eyes, he lowered his head and kissed her soft lips.
The woman was probably not used to this kind of intimacy. She struggled a few times in his arms, then gradually calmed down and leaned on his solid body like a reed.
"How does it feel?"
Link looked down at the dazed woman.
The woman's cheeks flushed, her blue eyes became crystal clear, and her red lips slightly opened as she breathed.
Obviously he was moved.
Link stopped talking and put his arm around her waist and kissed her again.
An exquisitely crafted evening dress also slid silently onto the carpet.
The snow outside the window was falling harder, and the moon was completely blocked by the snow, casting only a white glow that contrasted with the whiteness in the living room.
Another fascinating night.
Link had a good sleep.
He got up the next day and kissed the woman who was sleeping beside him. Then he joined James Shams and others and went to the Berlin Film Festival Palace to attend the film festival and look for movies with potential to be box office hits.
Jodie Foster continued to sleep in the big bed, covered with a soft blanket, until she slowly woke up around noon. She wanted to get up from the bed, but failed after trying twice.
The assistant heard her wake up and came to the bedroom to help her up.
After being busy for a while, Judy went back to bed to rest. Seeing the changes in her body, she pursed her lower lip and her cheeks turned red.
Although I have seen the relationships between Link and Michelle Diane, as well as Brooke Shields and Cindy Crawford, there is a huge difference between seeing it with your own eyes and experiencing it.
This kind of impact on the mind is far more shocking and unexpected than visual impact.
She really wanted to hate Link because of his beastly behavior, but for some reason she couldn't hate him. Not only couldn't she hate him, but she felt other emotions instead. She didn't know when the tightly closed door in her heart was completely opened by Link, and it was full of Link.
She wanted to close the window and tried hard, but found that she was unable to do so.
The woman patted the quilt angrily.
Ding-a-ling!
The phone on the bedside table rang a few times.
Link called to ask if she was feeling unwell, and to remember to eat breakfast and drink more milk. He was at the film festival discussing work and would be back before 2pm.
Jodie Foster was very annoyed and didn't want to talk to him. She just grumbled a few words and hung up the phone.
She saw two missed calls on her phone, from Michelle Pfeiffer at around nine o'clock.
Judy thought about it and went back.
When the call was connected she leaned back on the pillow and asked Michelle what was going on.
"How was last night?"
Michelle Pfeiffer asked with a big smile.
"What does it feel like?"
"Don't pretend. It was only you and Link in Berlin yesterday. I don't believe that nothing happened between you. By the way, hearing your voice, I am even more certain of this. Last night must have been a very exciting night, right?"
Michelle laughed.
Judy tried to deny it, but her hoarse voice couldn't hide it.
"Okay, you guessed it right, but we are different. I have not been conquered by him, and I will not be inseparable from him because of this relationship. I am still free, and I will kick him out when I get tired of him in the future."
Jodie Foster said in a feigned tough tone.
Michelle Pfeiffer's laughter came over the phone.
"You don't believe it?"
Judy frowned.
"No, I believe that you are the coolest and most independent girl in the world. No one can conquer you, and no one can restrain you."
"That's more like it."
"Haha, how do you feel? Is it inconvenient for you to get up? Do you often want to go to the bathroom? But don't be nervous, this is normal. Just rest for half a day and you will get used to it over time."
Michelle Pfeiffer said.
Jodie Foster blushed and hummed a few words. She couldn't help but feel a lingering fear when talking about what happened. She thought she was going to die several times, but she survived comfortably.
Then he started scolding some rude guy.
Michelle comforted her not to be nervous, and that things would be better next time with her and Diane's help.
Judy couldn't help but feel hot on her face and body at the thought of Michelle and Diane.
After chatting for a few sentences, Jodie Foster felt a wave of fatigue coming over her. She hung up the phone, curled up in the quilt, placed her palms on her lower abdomen, and slowly fell asleep.
When I woke up at around two o'clock, Link had already returned and was reading documents on the sofa.
"What are you looking at?"
Jodie Foster held on to the wall and staggered into the living room. She was wearing a loose nightgown, with golden brown hair hanging down on her shoulders. Her pale cheeks and slightly frowned brows showed a hint of weakness and a kind of broken beauty.
"Documents for acquiring film distribution rights."
Link stood up and put his arm around Judy and sat on the sofa.
“Did you discover a good movie at a film festival?”
Jodie Foster sat in his arms, fingering some pages of documents.
"James selected them. There are two of them. I went to see them and found them good."
James Shams is the vice president of the production company, responsible for international film production and cooperation. In addition to film production, his job also includes acquiring foreign films with potential for distribution in North America.
At this year's Berlin Film Festival, they selected three films from more than 800 films, the British film "Trainspotting", the Czech film "Give Me a Dad". The third film "Too Much Waiting" was abandoned because of failure to reach an agreement on copyright issues.
Of the first two films he had only seen Trainspotting.
"Trainspotting" is Ewan McGregor's famous work. It tells the story of a young drug addict Mark who meets a group of friends who are also troubled by drug problems. This group of people live a decadent life in the city, struggle on the margins of society, and gradually discover themselves after a series of events.
The director is Danny Boyle, who became famous last year for the independent film "Shallow Grave". This is his second film.
After reading it, Link agreed to purchase the North American distribution rights of the film for US$3 million, which was also the highest bid among all the film producers.
The North American copyright fee for the second film is $1.5 million. He hasn't seen it yet. James Schamus and others think it's good, and Link trusts their judgment.
"how are you feeling?"
Link wrapped his arms around the woman and held her close to him, his palms gently caressing her back.
"What do you think?"
Judy rolled her eyes at him and punched his chest as if to vent her anger, then she felt a little regretful.
The action of beating her chest is too much like a little woman, which is very different from her style.
She snorted in embarrassment and struggled to get out of Link's arms, but was unable to push away his strong arms.
"I was too rude. I will be more gentleman next time."
Link laughed.
Judy lowered her head and poked his strong arm, not believing his nonsense.
Link's body was stronger and more toned than expected, and his strength was so great that it was impossible for him to become a gentleman.
But she also liked it this way, because she felt unprecedented happiness here with Link.
——
After resting for most of the day, Link took Jodie Foster to the Palais des Festivals to attend the award ceremony that day.
A total of 20 films have been shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
These include "Sense and Sensibility", "A Dead Man Walking" and "Las Vegas" produced by Guess Pictures, "Vanity Fair", "The Classroom" and "Over the Top" produced by Miramax, and two Chinese films "The Sun Has Ears" and "Sunshine Canyon".
After the selection, "Sense and Sensibility" won the Golden Bear Award for Best Film and the Berlin Morning Post Readers' Jury Award.
This is also the second time that director Ang Lee has won the Golden Bear Award, the first being in 1993 for The Wedding Banquet.
The Chinese film "The Sun Has Ears" won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director, "A Man Walking" won the Best Actor Award, "Las Vegas" won the Best Directorial Debut Award, and "The Classroom Lovers" won the Jury Grand Prix.
All three films nominated by Guess What Pictures won awards, so it can be said that they had a great time.
"Haha, Link, congratulations, Guess the Movies has made three more great movies."
At the party, Harvey Weinstein greeted with a smile on his face but not on his heart.
"Thank you! You guys are great too. I heard you got the distribution rights for 'Over the Top'?"
"Haha, I've been paying attention to this movie for a long time. I came to Berlin this time to get its North American distribution rights."
Harvey Weinstein laughed.
“I wish your movie a big hit.”
Link smiled. Originally, Guess What Pictures was also planning to acquire the North American distribution rights for "Over the Top", but Harvey offered a copyright fee of 3 million US dollars in advance, forcing Guess What Pictures and other film companies to withdraw.
It is not certain whether Harvey will give $3 million afterwards. This person has used this method to defraud copyrights at film festivals many times and has a very bad reputation in the small circle.
It’s just that he has a strong ability in distributing movies, and often brings many small films to the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards, bringing honor to the film directors and actors.
This is also why many film directors would entrust him with the task of film distribution even though they knew he had a bad reputation.
Guess what movies still need to learn from Harvey in this regard.
"Thanks!"
Harvey laughed and talked to Link about "Fight Club", asking him when to start the project. Miramax would try its best to cooperate with Guess Pictures.
Link said that the director and actors have been confirmed and the filming will start around March. At the end of the month, the company will hand over the project information to Miramax Films.
Harvey nodded and asked him if he had any other suitable film projects, hoping for more opportunities for cooperation.
Link said that if there is a suitable movie, he will be contacted for discussion.
After that, Link put his arm around Jodie Foster and continued to greet other filmmakers who came over to say hello, including British director Stephen Frears, Japanese director Toyo Ichi, Korean director Park Kwang-soo, "Get Shorty" director Barry Sonnenfeld, and Chinese directors Edward Yang, Yan Hao, and He Ping.
Everyone came over to say hello, congratulate him on winning the Guess What Film Award, and expressed hope for a chance to work together.
Link also left his contact information, welcoming them to Guess the Movies to seek investment.
Since Link acted very approachable and didn't act like a big director or billionaire, many filmmakers present came over to greet him, regardless of whether there was a chance for collaboration or not.
It seemed like it was an honor to be able to talk to him.
"Link is so popular!"
"Of course, Link is a world-class director and the owner of Guess What Pictures. He is considered the most famous filmmaker at the film festival."
"Is that Ms. Jodie Foster next to him? I heard she's a lesbian, but I didn't expect she would fall in love with Link too."
"Link is amazing."
Harvey stood in the crowd and his face turned gloomy when he heard the discussions of the filmmakers around him.
Once upon a time, he was also the most popular celebrity at parties. No matter what film festival party it was, as long as he appeared, many filmmakers would come to flatter him and kiss his ass, hoping for a chance to work with him.
Just like at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, Link had to queue up to talk to him.
But since the rise of Guess What Pictures, everything has changed. Link has become the life of the party and the object of everyone's pursuit.
He stood there for more than ten minutes and only two or three acquaintances came over to say hello, and their attitudes were not as enthusiastic as before.
Harvey clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind to change everything. He wanted it all, whether it was power, US dollars, or beautiful women.
——
After the Berlin Film Festival party, Link and Jodie Foster returned to the United States to begin work in the United States.
The current work mainly focuses on preparing for the upcoming awards season.
Including the 53rd Golden Globe Awards for American Film and Television on January 21st.
The 49th British Academy of Film and Television Arts Film Awards in early February, and the American Critics' Choice Awards and various American union awards in mid-February.
This year, Guess What Pictures had seven films shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards, receiving 19 nominations.
"The Shawshank Redemption" received three nominations, including Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director and Best Actor.
"Sense and Sensibility" received six nominations, including Best Picture, Drama, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.
"The Sixth Sense" received four nominations, including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.
"The Butterfly Effect" received two nominations: Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress.
"The Groom Running Backwards" won 2 awards, Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, and Best Supporting Actress.
"Married at Second Sight" received 1 nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.
"At All Costs" 1 award, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.
After the shortlist was announced, The Hollywood Reporter calculated that Guess What Pictures released a total of 12 films last year, but seven of them were nominated for the Golden Globe Awards.
The Golden Globe Awards is a world-class film award, and the films nominated for this award are all excellent.
Nearly 60% of the films released by Guess What Pictures last year were high-quality, a probability that exceeds that of all Hollywood film companies.
Some media also oppose this view, believing that the Golden Globe Awards selection criteria not only focus on artistry, but also on commerciality and popularity.
The reason why Guess What Pictures' movies got so many nominations is because these movies have good box office performance. Guess What Pictures is willing to spend money on public relations, and only movies nominated for the Academy Awards are considered masterpieces.
Guess What Pictures did not interfere with the controversy. Link asked the company to focus its resources on public relations for the upcoming Academy Awards and strive to get more nominations.
On January 21, the 53rd Golden Globe Awards for American Film and Television was held at the Hollywood Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Link and Ang Lee, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Monica Bellucci, Jennifer Connelly, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, Renée Zellweger, Diane Lane, Nicole Kidman and others attended.
In the end, "Sense and Sensibility" won the Best Picture, Drama and Best Screenplay awards.
Haley Joel Osment won the Best Supporting Actor award for "The Sixth Sense", becoming the youngest actor to win the award in Golden Globe history.
Renée Zellweger won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "The Butterfly Effect".
Sandra Bullock won the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Award for Married at Second Sight.
Among the remaining awards, "Pigsy" won the Best Picture in the Musical or Comedy category, Mel Gibson won the Best Director for "Braveheart", Nicolas Cage won the Best Actor in a Drama category for "Leaving Las Vegas", and Sharon Stone won the Best Actress in a Drama category for "Casino".
There were 13 awards in the film category at this year's Golden Globe Awards, and films under Guess What Pictures won 5 of them, which is an outstanding result.
At the Golden Globe Awards party, Link was once again adored by the guests. Many male and female stars surrounded him, congratulating him on the Guess What Films win and on both of the films he directed.
Harvey Weinstein looked at Link in the crowd from afar, and the champagne glass in his hand was almost crushed.
Miramax Films also had four films nominated for this year's Golden Globe Awards, including Woody Allen's "Million Dollar Baby" and "Beauty for Women", but none of the 9 nominations won, which made all his previous work go to waste.
All this is because of Link.
He snorted coldly and said, "Link, don't be too proud. Winning a few awards at the Golden Globe Awards is nothing. Let's see who can win more awards at the Academy Awards in March."
"Xavi, are you envious of Link?"
Robert Shea said as he stood nearby with a champagne glass.
"Link is very powerful, but I won't envy him. No one deserves my envy."
Harvey said with a cold face.
Robert Shea smiled and looked at the man surrounded by stars in the crowd.
"I envy him a lot. He's so good at making movies, and every one of them sells well. He manages his company so well, and its market value increases every year. He also has so many lovely women around him. Anyway, I envy him a lot. If I were 20 years younger, I would definitely compete with him."
Harvey snorted. "Seeing Link reminds me of Michael Ovitz at the 47th Golden Globe Awards party. The film projects organized by CAA at that time, "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Driving Miss Daisy," almost swept all the film awards. At that time, Ovitz was more popular than Link is now, but only six years have passed. Ovitz has retreated to the second line, and the number one on the Hollywood power list has changed hands.
Hollywood is a stage where more than one play is performed, and there is not just one protagonist.
I believe that in a few years, Link will also retreat to the second line, and it will be unknown who will be the most powerful person in Hollywood by then. Robert, you also have a chance, so don't give up too early."
"Haha, my wish now is very simple. Before I retire, I hope New Line Cinema doesn't go bankrupt and get acquired by its parent company. I won't pursue other things. As for the number one position on the power list, I'll leave it to you young filmmakers to fight for."
Robert Shea waved his hand and walked towards Link in the crowd with a glass of wine.
Harvey narrowed his heavy eye bags and cursed inwardly that he was an old fox. He said that he was old and didn't care about the development of the Guess the Movies industry. That was all bullshit! Who in this circle doesn't want to be the protagonist? Who is willing to be a supporting role?
He wants to be the protagonist!
Robert Shea must have thought so too.
After waiting for a while, when there were fewer people around Link, Harvey walked over with a glass of wine, smiling and congratulated Link.
Link also thanked Harvey again and talked about the Oscars.
"The Butterfly Effect" is a joint production of two companies. The Oscar nomination and award for this film can increase the box office revenue. He hopes to work with Miramax Films to tackle the Oscars, just like the joint public relations for "Pulp Fiction" in 1993.
Harvey laughed and declined his proposal, claiming that Miramax's public relations department had other things to do and had no time to join the public relations for "The Butterfly Effect".
Seeing Harvey's expression, Link no longer felt reluctant. Since Miramax Films was unwilling to participate in public relations, a portion of the subsequent movie box office share would also be deducted.
"Harvey's smile is so fake."
Renée Zellweger chuckled after Harvey left.
"Well, it's good that he can come to congratulate."
Link laughed.
"Honey, we have won a great victory this time. How about we celebrate tonight by having a big party at home and playing some fun games?"
Renée Zellweger said with a smile while holding Sandra Bullock's arm.
Sandra was holding the Best Actress trophy in her hand, her cheeks flushed and she looked very excited.
Link smiled and agreed to their request.
When he looked up, he saw the beautiful Nicole Kidman staring at him with resentful eyes, like a neglected woman.
Link was just about to go over and talk to her and ask about her divorce when Julia Roberts came towards him. She was wearing a strapless evening dress, with a tall and skinny figure and big red lips, looking very sexy.
But there was also a resentful expression on her face, which made Link feel very strange. He couldn't remember when he had provoked her.
"Hi, Julia!"
Link and she were acquaintances and had met several times.
Julia Roberts stood in front of him, looking at him with resentment on her face, "Link, let me ask you a question, am I beautiful?"
Link raised his eyebrows, nodded and said "very beautiful". Although Julia Roberts' appearance did not meet his aesthetic standards, she was undoubtedly a beautiful woman, otherwise she would not have become a first-line movie star.
“Am I sexy?”
Julia held the hem of her skirt and spun in front of him, showing off her tall figure and nice body curves.
Her actions also attracted the attention of many people around her.
"Julia, you have a sexy body too. Don't forget that you were on People magazine's 'Sexiest Female Celebrities' list. No one can deny that."
Link said.
Hearing his words, Julia Roberts' expression became even more resentful. "Since I am beautiful and sexy, why do you date all the beauties in the circle but ignore me? Am I much worse than them?"
The corners of Link's mouth twitched. He had been in the entertainment industry all his life and had never thought of being blamed for this reason. "Julia, I just have a lot of friends of the opposite sex, and you are also my friend. There is no difference."
Julia Roberts obviously did not accept this explanation, "Don't lie to me, Julianne and Michelle and I are all good friends, they told you what happened."
"Well, now that you know all this, you should also know that I am a philandering man. Will you accept the pursuit of a philandering man?"
"You can try it. How do you know it's not possible if you don't try it?"
Julia Roberts smiled and winked.
After a few jokes, Julia Roberts got down to business. She had a film project and was looking for investment, and asked him if he was interested.
The movie tells the story of Julianne, a cooking program commentator, who discovers that she has fallen in love with her friend Michael after learning that he has announced his engagement. In order to get Michael, she tries every possible means to get her friend to give up her fiancée.
After listening to the story, Link found it familiar. He said he liked the story and asked her to bring the script to the company to discuss it.
Julia happily agreed.
(End of this chapter)
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