Chapter 391: Harvey’s temptation, what if he loses?
"Link, look at Edward Norton, he's so listless, he's probably going crazy because of you."
In the crew, Renée Zellweger smiled as she watched Edward walk away with his head down.
"It's good. Every time I get into a role, it's a training for an actor. The more times I get into a role, the more mature my acting skills will be."
For directors, using language to induce actors into the role is one of the more common methods. Link likes to use this method when filming. From Leonardo, to Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, etc., they are all experiencers. Although they will feel uncomfortable after the filming, they also gain a lot.
"Yes, my acting skills have improved little by little while working with you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. This also proves that your method is correct."
Renée Zellweger leaned against him intimately, stroking his strong back with her hands. Although she was also a plump woman, she looked very petite at this moment.
"Boss, Harvey Weinstein is calling. Do you want to answer the call now?"
Lewinsky came over with the phone.
Link took the call and asked Harvey what was going on.
Not long ago, "Star Weekly" broke the news that Harvey also participated in a meeting of the presidents of the seven major film studios to discuss how to deal with him and Guess What? Pictures.
So Harvey is also a suspect.
But Link knew that Harvey was a bad guy and never considered him as his own, so he wouldn't be surprised if he really got involved.
"Haha, Link, how's the new movie going?"
Harvey asked with a grin.
"Yes, it went smoothly."
Link took the cup of water that Renee handed him and took a sip.
"Link, you are such an amazing guy. If someone else had been scared, they would have been scared last week. But you were able to quietly film the movie on the set. You have a really strong mentality. It's really admirable."
Harvey was flattering people on the phone.
"Nothing, I'm a thriller director, I'm quite courageous."
Renée Zellweger and Lewinsky couldn't help laughing when they heard what he said.
Harvey also laughed and praised him for his humor.
The crew had a lot of work to do, so Link wanted to end the call, but Harvey was very talkative and didn't want to end the topic, chatting about everything from the shooting to the summer vacation to the cooperation between the two companies.
In May, "Fight Club" was completed. Harvey mentioned the new collaboration and asked him when he would have time to discuss the script together so that the two companies could invest in a film project again.
Link said yes.
After hanging up the phone, Link continued filming.
After his guidance, Edward Norton performed better, but still did not meet his requirements. Link asked all crew members not to talk to Edward Norton.
On the one hand, a closed environment is created for him to make it easier for him to get into the role, and on the other hand, psychological pressure is created in this way.
Although this approach is a bit cruel, finishing the film one day earlier can save more than $100,000 in costs, so this cruelty is worth it.
After finishing filming in the afternoon, Link arranged the work of the crew and took Renée Zellweger, Emmanuelle Béart, Maggie Cheung who came to visit, as well as Jodie Foster and Gong Li who were filming, back to his Manhattan mansion to rest.
Back in Los Angeles, Harvey was holding a phone in his hand with a gloomy expression.
The purpose of his calling Link this time was to test Link's attitude and whether Link suspected that he was the murderer after experiencing the "shooting case".
Just now on the phone, Link's tone was calm, he didn't show anything unusual, and he didn't refuse to cooperate with Miramax Films.
This situation makes Xavi elusive.
He didn't know whether Link really had no suspicions or was pretending not to care but was secretly doing bad things.
If it is the former, everyone will cooperate as before.
If it is the latter, Harvey is most afraid that Link will make trouble with the film project and deliberately use a loss-making film project to design Miramax.
Given Miramax's current financial situation, if it suffers losses on a few more film projects, the company's production and distribution departments will find it difficult to operate, and he may also be fired early by its parent company Disney.
Harvey cursed angrily and hated Link in his heart. If Link wasn't so outstanding and Guess the Movies took up so much of the box office, he wouldn't have been forced to be a bad guy. It was all Link's fault. People like Link should be shot to death.
Ding-a-ling!
The phone rang again before I put it down.
Vice President Scott Greenstein called him and told him that, guess what, the film distribution department called and said that "Fight Club" had completed post-production and was preparing to hold an internal preview in the near future, and asked him if he wanted to attend.
Harvey said he wanted to go and see for himself.
On Friday, "Fight Club" held a preview at a theater under Guess Pictures.
Since Link and the male lead Edward Norton were busy filming and had no time to come back for the preview, most of the people who came to the scene were the main creative staff of the crew and the producers of the two companies.
Including Daniel DeVito, Joe Fillem, the Harvey brothers, director David Fincher, leading actor Brad Pitt, supporting actress Angelina Jolie and others.
Fight Club is based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same name.
The film unfolds from the perspective of Jack, a corporate employee suffering from insomnia and gradually losing himself in the mundane consumerist life.
During a business trip, he met the charming soap merchant Taylor, and the two founded an underground "fight club" to vent their repressed emotions through fighting.
Due to the large number of similar people in society, the club quickly expanded into a nationwide antisocial organization shortly after its establishment. At the same time, Taylor gradually lost control.
The last part is the climax of the film: Taylor is actually Jack's split personality, and all their destructive behaviors are Jack's subconscious resistance to the real society.
In the end, Jack redeemed himself by 'killing' Taylor.
It's a cult film with great depth.
Bang bang bang!
After the movie ended, there was warm applause and cheers from the audience.
Harvey was also very satisfied with the movie. He found Joe Fillmore and Jon Gordon to discuss the film's distribution, hoping that the two film companies would jointly promote and distribute the film.
Joe Fillem had no objection either. He said that joint publicity and promotion could mobilize more funds and resources to promote the film, and the box office results might be better.
After the Weinstein brothers left Guess What?, Bob asked Harvey in confusion, "Why should we participate in the promotion and distribution of Fight Club? It costs a lot of money to promote a movie. With this money, we can invest in one or two more movies and make more money in the film market."
Harvey smoked a cigarette and looked out the window at the busy and bustling streets. "Have you read the last article in Star Weekly? Someone falsely accused us of working with the Big Seven to jointly deal with Link."
"Isn't this a rumor? P. Diddy was behind the shooting. What does this have to do with the release of Fight Club?"
"It matters a lot. Compared to what the police said about P. Diddy being the murderer, Link may believe the article in Star Weekly more. That means he has doubts about me too. If he regards me as an enemy, we must be more careful when cooperating with Guess What? Pictures and make more preparations to prevent being deceived by Link.
On the other hand, Fight Club has a good viewing effect and should also do well at the box office. Our joint promotion and distribution with Guess Pictures can also prevent Guess Pictures from falsifying box office results."
Harvey said slowly.
Bob nodded without refutation. He just said worriedly, "Guess what? The film industry spends a lot of money every time they promote a movie. If we participate in the promotion, I'm afraid we will have to pay a lot of money. If Fight Club is a big hit, it would be good if we can make back the money. If the box office of this movie is lower than expected, I'm afraid we will lose more."
"No!"
Harvey frowned and interrupted him, "Fight Club is the script chosen by Link. Link has a good eye and rarely makes mistakes in the movies he chooses. In addition, we just watched the movie and it's of very good quality, so the probability of this movie losing money is extremely small, and you don't have to worry about losing money."
Bob thought of the plot of "Fight Club" and nodded, agreeing with Harvey's words. This movie could not possibly lose money, and it could make more money by joining forces with Guess What Films to promote it.
(End of this chapter)
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