Chapter 385 The Scenery by the Pool
In the third week of the summer vacation, Tom Cruise's new movie "Mission Impossible" was released.
The film was produced by Paramount Pictures. It took two years from preparation to release and cost $80 million to produce.
The film grossed $50.42 million in 3,312 theaters in its first week, winning the box office championship.
"Batman Forever" took in $41.91 million this week, ranking second, and its cumulative box office in North America reached $165 million.
Ranked third was the comedy film "Undercover" released by Disney Pictures, which earned $10.44 million in its first week.
"Dangerous Game", released by Guess What Pictures, earned $4.51 million at the box office this week, ranking sixth.
"Link, the box office of Batman Forever and Mission: Impossible are growing very well. One has a chance to break 300 million, and the other has a chance to break 200 million. It will be very difficult for Guess Pictures' movies to win the box office championship this year."
By the villa swimming pool, Michelle Pfeiffer was lying on a bench in a black swimsuit, flipping through a copy of the Los Angeles Times. The hot sunlight in the sky shone on the awning, casting a shadow on her white and slender thighs.
"The competition in the film market is indeed fierce this year, but our film also has a chance."
Link smiled as he flipped through the magazine.
Nicole Kidman, who was lying on a bench nearby and asking Liv Tyler to help her apply sunscreen, looked up and smiled, "No matter which company's movie wins the box office championship, it must be the one you made. That way, your movie will win the box office championship for three consecutive years. That's amazing."
“Will it be very stressful to win the box office championship every day?”
Monica asked as she was doing yoga by the pool with Jodie Foster and Brooke Shields and heard their conversation.
Link chuckled and said, "Not much. My purpose in making movies is not to pursue a ranking on the charts, but to pursue breakthroughs in film technology. As long as I gain something after making a movie, that's enough."
"You're already so good, but you still pursue breakthroughs. What should we directors do if you do this?" Jodie Foster rolled her eyes at him.
Link smiled and said, "You can also keep working hard and make more good movies, maybe you can catch up with me in the future."
"Yes Judy, Link's film technology is so good, you can learn from him. Anyway, you sleep in the same bed, so you have plenty of time to talk about movies."
Nicole Kidman quipped.
Jodie Foster also rolled her eyes at her, "Liv, stop rubbing oil on her, let her get a little tan, and see if she's still flirty."
Nicole Kidman laughed and said, "Then don't practice yoga. Although yoga can enhance physical fitness and body flexibility, you are too slim and your waist is not as thick as my thighs. No matter how much you practice, you will never be a match for Link."
"The purpose of practicing yoga is to keep fit, not to make your mind healthier."
Jodie Foster said angrily.
"Isn't what I said the truth?"
"Yes, you have a really thick waist."
"Okay, stop arguing. Practicing yoga requires quietness."
Monica advised.
Nicole Kidman and Jodie Foster also quieted down and did their own things.
Link shook his head, feeling a little helpless. Although there were many women in the house and it was lively when eating and sleeping, it would be very noisy when they were free. They would intrigue and fight for each other secretly, and sometimes they would quarrel in order to get more opportunities to accompany him.
Fortunately, Monica, Liu Xiaoli, and Jennifer Connelly have more prestige at home, so they did not fall out.
However, in order to prevent the intensification of conflicts between them, Link had to take some time out to accompany them and put out fires everywhere, which made his daily schedule more compact. Sometimes he had to be busy again at night after finishing his work during the day.
"Link, what are you looking at?"
Sandra Bullock got up from the pool, wrapped in a towel, and sat on his bench.
"News from the Cannes Film Festival. The biggest winner of this year's Cannes is "Secrets and Lies" directed by Mike Leigh. "The Fifth Element" failed to win any award."
Link put his arm around her waist and kissed her shoulders.
"It's a pity that Mira spent so much time preparing for this film and was injured during the filming."
Michelle Pfeiffer said.
"She lacks a bit of luck, but she is still young and will have plenty of opportunities to win awards in the future."
Sandra laughed.
Link nodded.
“Haha~”
Nicole Kidman beside him suddenly laughed. She held up her phone and smiled at Link and the others, "Tom Cruise sent me a message to show off the box office performance of Mission: Impossible, saying that the box office of Mission: Impossible this week exceeded that of Batman Forever, saying that he is better than Link, and mocking me for choosing the wrong person."
"Isn't it true? If you and Tom Cruise hadn't divorced, you would be accompanying him to the celebration party at Paramount Pictures instead of sitting here bored," said Jodie Foster.
Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes at her and said, "What's the point of parties? I'm tired of them. This is the life I want now. I never regret my choice."
"Mission Impossible is a good movie. It's a spy action movie. Like 007, it's suitable to be made into a series of movies."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Link quickly changed the subject.
"Link, when will the filming of 007 that you and MGM are working on start?"
Sandra Bullock asked.
"I will shoot "Primal Fear" and "Saving Private Ryan" this year, and then I will have time to shoot other movies next year."
"Your work schedule is too full. You don't have time to rest all year round."
Sandra Bullock gently squeezed his arm.
"Being with you at home is the best rest."
Link smiled softly, hugged Sandra for a kiss, and slid his hands down to massage her.
"Can you give me some advice, how should I respond to Tom Cruise?"
Nicole Kidman asked.
"If you don't care, just congratulate him generously on the success of his movie. He might get even angrier when he sees you being so indifferent."
Michelle Pfeiffer laughed.
“Good idea!”
Nicole Kidman replied to the message and soon received another message. She frowned and said, "Tom Cruise was not angry. He sent a lot of messages, continued to show off "Mission Impossible", and asked me if I regretted the divorce. He gave me a week to think about it and promised to remarry."
"Do you want to remarry?" Jodie Foster asked excitedly.
"Of course not."
Nicole raised her white feet and kicked her lightly, then picked up her phone and started typing. Soon her phone rang again.
"Haha, Tom Cruise was going to be pissed off. I told him that I had never been satisfied after marrying him, but after marrying Link, I was super satisfied every time. He only knew me one centimeter, but Link knew me more than a foot and could see deep into my soul. Haha, Tom Cruise got furious when he saw this and cursed me a lot."
Nicole Kidman covered her mouth and laughed.
"You're such a slut!"
Jodie Foster said with a pout.
"I do."
Nicole Kidman saw Link and Sandra being intimate, dropped her phone and sat down in Sandra's arms when she wasn't paying attention.
Seeing her slutty appearance, Jodie Foster curled her lips and called her a bitch.
Monica asked her to concentrate on yoga and not be distracted by other things.
Jodie Foster glared at Nicole Kidman who was shaking her hair, closed her eyes and continued doing yoga.
It's just that Nicole Kidman and Sandra were too shameless, they didn't care about the people around them at all, and their voices were getting louder and louder.
Judy couldn't help herself while doing the octagonal pose and fell directly to the ground, her whole body was hot.
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After a beautiful weekend, Link returned to work.
In May, after three weeks of negotiations, Guess What Pictures officially acquired Carlock Pictures for US$380 million, including Carlock's film and television production and distribution company, video distribution company, and a library of more than 500 film copyrights, etc.
Guess What Pictures has once again made a big acquisition of other film companies, including Carlock, which was originally ranked tenth in Hollywood. This move has caused a lot of controversy in the circle.
Guess What Pictures' production capabilities were already very strong, and after acquiring Carlock, its capabilities will undoubtedly be even stronger, even surpassing Fox and Paramount, which are ranked in the middle among the seven major film studios.
It is foreseeable that competition in the film industry will become more intense in the coming years, and independent film companies will have a harder time.
Rob Reiner, former president of Castle Rock Pictures, publicly declared that Guess What Pictures was engaging in industry monopoly and demanded that the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice investigate the matter and severely punish Guess What Pictures' bullying and market-dominating behavior.
Rob Reiner's statement is a complete false accusation. Guess What Pictures has always been and will always be an independent film company. Since its inception, it has been seeking development under the suppression of the Big Seven Studios. If there is anyone engaged in monopoly in the film industry, it is the Big Seven Studios. Guess What Pictures can never be suspected of monopoly.
After successfully acquiring Carlock, Guess What Pictures began to gradually digest the company, implementing industrial mergers and upgrades to improve the company's production and distribution capabilities.
(End of this chapter)
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