Chapter 411 Sister Xiaoli is also pregnant
Under the expectation of Julie and the other two, Link tasted the dish of Looking Up at the Stars.
It has a strong fishy smell and the taste is average, but it is not as bad as you might imagine. It is the kind of food you can eat even when you are hungry.
While dining, Link and his girlfriends ate and chatted.
Over the past month, several good news have come from the United States.
First, in its fifth week of release, "Final Destination 2" grossed over 100 million US dollars in North America, with cumulative revenue of 108 million US dollars, becoming the third film of Guess Pictures with a North American box office of over 100 million this year.
The American media's evaluation of Guess Pictures has risen, saying that Guess is still the most profitable company in Hollywood and the biggest competitor of the seven major film studios.
After the movie became a hit, shareholders of Guess What Pictures repeatedly called Link to congratulate him and expressed their admiration for his management skills.
Greg Davis suggested that he conduct a third round of financing. Given the company's current situation, there would be people willing to finance it at a price of $4 billion.
However, Link did not agree. He had a detailed plan for the company's development.
The second good news is also related to movies. In late October, Scream, the 11th movie of the year produced by Guess Pictures, was released.
The film is a thriller, suspense, and crime film. It tells the story of a murder that suddenly occurred in a small town in California. Two high school students were brutally killed. The murderer was a masked horror movie fan.
After investigation, the police identified the heroine Sydney's boyfriend Billy Loomis as a suspect and arrested him.
But after Bill was arrested, another murder occurred.
The elusive masked killer takes away life after life like the god of death, but no one knows the killer's true identity and the police are at a loss as to how to deal with the case.
Later, with the help of her friends, the heroine Sydney found out that the murderer was her boyfriend Billy Loomis and classmate Stu, who conspired to commit these murders.
After a fight, the heroine Sydney and her friends Gail, Dewey and others teamed up to kill Billy and Stu.
This movie, like "Final Destination", uses suspense and horror elements to whet the audience's appetite. The main target group is young people, and the leading actors are all handsome men and beautiful women in their twenties, including Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix, Michelle Reis, etc.
"Scream" earned $12.05 million in 1,413 theaters in its first week, ranking third in the weekly box office.
The film cost $14 million to produce and earned more than $10 million in its first week, with the single-theater box office approaching $10,000, which is undoubtedly good news.
However, the film was also fiercely attacked by its opponents after its release.
The reason is that "Scream" contains many bloody and violent scenes, which are suspected of promoting violence and will have a bad influence on young audiences.
Competitors have voiced their opinions through the media, arguing that the film should be rated NC-17, meaning it is an adult film and should not be viewed by anyone under the age of 17.
Rather than being rated R, viewers under 17 are required to be accompanied by a parent or adult.
"Scream" targets young people. If it is rated NC-17, the scale of the film's release will be restricted and the box office will be greatly affected.
Competitors accuse the MPAA of unfair ratings and the guess is that the film industry is playing dirty.
If the distributor of this movie, Guess What Pictures, was not a member of the MPAA, but a small independent film company, this movie would never have been rated R and released normally.
These dissatisfied voices were also supported by media outlets under the seven major media groups, causing a lot of trouble for Guess Pictures and Scream.
After the negative reports appeared, the public relations department of Guess What Pictures began to fight back, saying that there was no problem with the rating of "Scream" and that in addition to a small amount of violent and bloody content, the film also contained many comedy and satirical elements.
The theme of the movie also promotes unity, friendship, mutual help, and strong and independent women. It is a movie with positive content and it is reasonable to be rated R.
The public relations department also listed several excellent R-rated movies for comparison, saying that "Scream" does not have more violent and bloody elements than those movies.
At the same time, the verdict of the "Final Destination Defamation Case" was announced. 11 media outlets including the New York Post, New York Daily News, and Star Weekly were ordered to compensate Guess What Pictures for its reputation and economic losses ranging from 50,000 to 1 million US dollars.
The New York Post and the New York Daily News were dissatisfied with the verdict and appealed in court, while eight small media outlets declared bankruptcy after receiving compensation.
This case caused a stir in the media industry, and the tough attitude of Guess What Pictures surprised and panicked the media.
The media industry has also become more cautious in reporting negative news about Guess What?
Reports of unfair Scream ratings also quickly dwindled.
Influenced by these news, "Scream" has gained more exposure in North America and its box office has steadily increased.
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The third good news is that after Monica became pregnant, Liu Xiaoli, Michelle Pfeiffer and Julianne Moore also announced their pregnancy news.
The three of them were over 30 years old and had priority in the birth plan drawn up by the family committee, and they actively exercised this power afterwards.
Except for Liu Xiaoli, several women in the family were pregnant for the first time and their emotions fluctuated greatly. After filming every day, Lin Ke would call them to ask about the day's situation and give them enough comfort to make them feel at ease.
The fourth good news comes from Flash Gold Capital. Starting from the second half of the year, affected by the interest rate changes of the Federal Reserve, the stock market has soared, and technology stocks such as Microsoft and Cisco have grown the fastest.
Microsoft's market value has grown by 18% from the beginning of the year, exceeding the $80 billion mark; Cisco's market value has increased by more than 45%, with a market value of approximately $32 billion at the beginning of the year, and only reached a peak of over $50 billion in November.
FlashGold Capital owns 4.05% of Microsoft shares and 3.22% of Cisco shares, with a total value of US$5 billion.
By next year, Link's net worth is expected to double, ranking among the top ten richest people in the world.
The fifth good news comes from Jobs.
Since the beginning of the year, Golden Flash Capital has gradually sold its Netscape shares and bought a large number of Apple shares. Currently, Golden Flash Capital, Kingsoft Capital, Rose Garden Capital, and Horizon Angel Investment own a total of 35.2% of Apple shares.
After selling Pixar Animation Studios last year, Jobs obtained $300 million in funds and took advantage of the sharp drop in Apple's market value to buy 15.5% of Apple shares.
Link and Jobs hold more than 50% of Apple's shares and have decision-making power in the company.
Originally, Link planned to have Jobs return to Apple as soon as possible to clean up the mess.
But Jobs remained calm and said the time was not right.
Jobs was a genius, but he also had his own flaws: he was confident and stubborn, and not easily able to accept other people's opinions.
Link did not force him and let Jobs do what he wanted on this matter.
The sixth good news is that after struggling for two or three months, Quentin Tarantino began preparing for the filming of "Kill Bill" last week. The film is jointly invested and produced by Guess What Films and Quentin's Outlaw Films, with a budget of 30 million US dollars.
"Link, I heard that Mira failed again in the audition for the female lead in Kill Bill and is very unhappy now. Would you like to help and ask Quentin to give the female lead to her?"
Jennifer Connelly said as she sipped her juice.
Link shook his head. "Quentin and Uma Thurman are old partners. He won't agree to replace Mira. Let's just ignore him and let him shoot it. Mira doesn't have to worry. The company has a new project that is very suitable for her. If she performs well, this project can be made into a series of movies."
Currently, the film rights to the "Resident Evil" game have been acquired by Guess Pictures. Link plans to start writing the script after finishing the work at hand. There are eight "Resident Evil" films, and Milla Jovovich will not lack roles in the next 20 years.
"Link, I want characters too. How about you find me a few?"
Julie Delpy supported herself on the dining table with her white arms, a lady's cigarette between her fingers, and spoke in a delicate voice.
"Stop being so naughty! Link is so busy that he doesn't have time to find a role for you."
Catherine Zeta-Jones said, "I'm still short of a supporting actress for my next movie, would you like to try?"
"No! Unless you give me the heroine."
Julie Delpy laughed.
"You wish!" Catherine rolled her eyes at her. "I worked hard in Hollywood for many years before I became a leading actress. You've only acted in a few movies. You're not that famous, and you don't have much box office appeal. If I give you the leading role, the movie won't be able to make back its investment."
"Have you been working in Hollywood for many years?"
Julie Delpy blinked and smiled, "Are you talking about you? Oh, I see. Fighting under Link is also considered fighting. Link is like a beast. Being his girlfriend is indeed painful."
"Ah! What are you talking about?"
Katherine pulled Julie's arm and tried to tear off her clothes.
The two of them were laughing and playing, and almost knocked over the dining table.
"Alright, alright, stop making trouble. Wait until after dinner."
Yu Feihong and Kate Beckinsale pulled the two apart.
Link smiled. Some of the women in the family were calm and mature, some were bold and cheerful, some were exquisite and elegant, some were lively and cute, and some were gentle and intellectual.
There are also people who are cool and dignified in public, but unrestrained, coquettish and charming in private. There are also people who behave elegant and intellectual, like goddesses before becoming his girlfriend, but become carefree after getting to know him.
Catherine Zeta-Jones is like this. She is a goddess outside, but becomes rough at home and rarely puts on the airs of a goddess.
Link didn't care about this. He was very broad-minded and could accept any woman regardless of her personality.
"Julie, you want to be an artistic actor. Guess What? Pictures doesn't have any roles suitable for you this year. However, Rose of Passion Pictures has many projects. Sophie is pregnant and has no time to make movies. You can go and have a look. We can invest in any script or role you like."
Link said as he drank his wine.
Rose de Passion is a film company that he and Sophie Marceau founded at the Venice Film Festival last year. It is located in Paris and mainly invests in art films and French commercial films. It has currently invested in two low-cost French films.
"I know. Sophie told me about this. I have three roles in my hands now, two of which are heroines. I was joking with Catherine, but she took it seriously. How petty."
Julie Delpy said.
Catherine Zeta-Jones glared at her and said, "Be careful tonight. Even if Link doesn't kill you, I will."
Julie laughed. She was not frightened by her words. Instead, she looked at Link with hot eyes, "Link, are you willing to beat me to death?"
"Link, beat her to death, she's almost slutty to the core, she needs you to beat her hard."
"You're not flirty, how can you have so many tricks if you're not flirty?"
Julie laughed.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was so angry that she wanted to hit someone.
Link shook his head, put down his glass, and walked out of the restaurant holding one in each arm.
(End of this chapter)
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