Chapter 419 America's Sweetheart Meg Ryan
After a night of fun, all the girlfriends got up late the next day.
In the afternoon, Link brought several of his non-pregnant girlfriends to the AMC Theater on Sunset Boulevard to attend the premiere of "The English Patient".
Due to the recent popularity of Guess What Pictures, many famous filmmakers came to show their support, including the Harvey Weinstein brothers, the president of Columbia Pictures, Jay Maloney, Robert Shea, Tom Cruise, Bruce Willis and his wife, Jim Carrey and his wife, and so on.
The ceremony was star-studded and attended by many big names.
After the premiere ceremony, Guess What Pictures held a premiere party at the Hilton Hotel to entertain guests and media personnel.
At the party, everyone gathered around Link and praised "The English Patient" and wished the film a big hit. Some people also mentioned film collaboration, and Link did not refuse and let Daniel DeVito take charge.
Many female stars also came to the premiere today. They didn't have the chance to meet with Link, so they had to find some of Link's girlfriends and try to get on Link's express train through them.
"Judy, are you and Michelle serious?"
Meg Ryan, the former American sweetheart, asked quietly while looking at Link in the middle of the crowd, holding a glass of champagne.
"What's true or false?"
"Are you planning on being Link's girlfriend for a long time, not just for fun?"
"Of course, we are not the kind of people who play around casually."
Jodie Foster shrugged her shoulders. For reasons of confidentiality, she did not tell Meg that Michelle Pfeiffer was pregnant. If she had told her, Meg would probably have screamed in surprise.
"Is Link so good that you can make your relationship public without caring about other people's opinions?"
This is what Meg Ryan is most curious about.
No matter what era or place, being someone's lover or the third or fourth party is not a glorious thing.
Jodie Foster, Michelle Pfeiffer and Diane Lane are celebrities and public figures who pay great attention to their personal image.
However, after becoming Link's girlfriends, they ignored public criticism and took the initiative to disclose their private relationship with Link. This made her and many people feel incredible and they didn't understand why they did this and what benefits they would gain from doing so.
Jodie Foster smiled and shook her champagne glass. "Although I have never dated a boyfriend and don't know what other men are like, from my personal experience, Link is a perfect man. He can satisfy all my needs and desires. When I am with him, I feel happy every moment. Michelle and Diane think so too."
"Really? Is he very..."
Meg Ryan made an ambiguous gesture with her hand.
Jodie Foster blushed and rolled her eyes at her. "Don't be so lewd, okay? If that's all you do, you'll get bored after a while. When we're together, we focus more on exchanging ideas and communicating with each other. It's great anyway, and words can't describe it."
"Is it that powerful? It feels like magic."
Meg Ryan blinked, put her arm around Jodie Foster's shoulder and smiled, "Honey, can you introduce Link to me so I can experience your happiness, too?"
"No, Link is so great, you will be obsessed with him. If you are obsessed with him and don't let go, Michelle and I will have an extra competitor. I don't want to do that."
Judy laughed.
"Stingy! We are friends. I helped you before when you didn't like men. Now that you have Link, you forget about me as your friend. How stingy."
Meg Ryan was about to scratch her face in anger.
Jodie Foster smiled and dodged.
Not far away, there were two beauties beside Nicole Kidman.
One is Naomi Watts, who became famous for her supporting role in "Scream". She has blonde hair, a red dress, and a girlish face, like a Barbie doll.
Another is the elegant beauty Cate Blanchett, also from Australia, who was invited by the crew of "Highway to Heaven" to film in Hollywood last month.
Nicole Kidman is ready to introduce the two to Link.
Although everyone in Link's girlfriend group has a harmonious relationship and often seeks out each other as comrades, there is also competition in private, and there are also some small groups.
Among them, Liu Xiaoli, Monica and Sophia form the largest group and are the most competitive in competing for favor.
Jennifer Connelly originally had advantages, but she was a cold-blooded person who did not like to compete for favor or form cliques. She was only friends with a few literary young women like Winona Ryder and Liv Tyler, but they were also quite popular.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster are in a class of their own. They are older, more famous, and more capable. They are the rising stars in Link's group of girlfriends, and their competitiveness is becoming increasingly stronger.
After joining Link's group of girlfriends, Nicole Kidman also prepared to win over a few people to compete for Link's favor. However, she joined too late, and her status in the circle was not as good as Michelle, Judy, Sandra and others, and she did not have much appeal.
For this reason, she could only introduce foreign aid and use this method to please Link. She believed that Link would like it.
"Kate, have you signed with an agency?"
Nicole Kidman wore a golden sequined long dress with her long wavy golden hair, which matched her cold white skin and tall and voluptuous figure, making her one of the highlights of the event.
"No, I heard that the requirements of Hollywood agencies are very high, especially the four large agencies. It is difficult to join them."
Cate Blanchett said.
"Yes, now the Big Four rarely sign newcomers. They only sign famous actors for training. But if you want to sign with the Big Four, I can help."
Nicole Kidman smiled slightly.
"Will this be too much trouble for you?"
Cate Blanchett was somewhat tempted. To develop in Hollywood, one can only join the four major brokerage companies or the eight major film companies. Only then can one truly join the big party of the entertainment industry. Those outside the four or eight major companies can only play some minor roles.
Naomi Watts interjected, "This is nothing to Nicole. Nicole is now Link's girlfriend. Link is a shareholder of UTA and a senior partner of WMA. He has a very close relationship with CAA and has in-depth cooperation with ICM in the field of model agency. Link is like the king of Hollywood. Nicole can do this kind of small thing without Link asking."
Nicole Kidman shrugged. "It's just that we have a lot of cooperation and resource exchange. Besides, Kate, you have good qualifications and are qualified to join the four major agencies. I just help introduce you."
"Nicole, thank you. It's my luck to meet you in Hollywood."
Cate Blanchett said gratefully.
"You're welcome!"
Nicole Kidman smiled slightly, and after Link had dealt with the guests, she walked over with Naomi Watts and Cate Blanchett to introduce Kate, her new fellow countryman.
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The premiere of "The English Patient" was very successful, and the next day many film critics wrote articles praising the high production standards of the film.
Many media have praised the film and Link himself with phrases such as "the most touching love movie of the year", "epic love movie", "a classic masterpiece of love themes", and "Link never disappoints".
Fans also loved the movie.
Sophie Marceau, Julie Delpy, Diana and others praised the movie after watching "The English Patient".
They said this was the best love movie they had ever seen, and praised him as the most talented director in the world, who was better at making movies than Godard, Hitchcock, Spielberg and other directors, and that he would be the greatest director in film history.
Director James Cameron also called and praised "The English Patient" as touching and his favorite of all Link's films.
Directors Steven Soderbergh and Richard Linklater said they wanted to learn how to make movies from him.
Quentin Tarantino's tone of voice was not very friendly. He was scolded for hooking up with Diana, making tens of billions of dollars in the stock market, and now making a movie like "The English Patient". He had taken all the good things. People like him were likely to have no friends.
Tom Cruise also called and praised Link and "The English Patient" with many beautiful words, and expressed his hope for a chance to star in his movie.
Michael Ovitz also congratulated Link with a smile on the phone, saying that he has a great chance of winning an Oscar next year.
Harvey Weinstein's tone was heavy when he congratulated him, and the 'congratulations' that came out of his mouth sounded more depressed than 'my condolences'.
Many people expressed friendship to him, even their enemies.
Due to the good reputation of the film, "The English Patient" became the most popular movie at the end of the year, with more media exposure than all other movies of the same period.
After a week of hot screening, the film earned $38.51 million in 2,471 theaters in North America, winning the weekly box office championship without any suspense.
The second place is the comedy film "Angels in Arms" released by New Line Cinema, starring John Travolta, Andie MacDowell and others. It tells the story of an angel with a strange appearance and a weird temper.
It grossed $27.62 million in 2,141 theaters in its first week, making it very competitive.
In third place was "Jack Maguire" starring Tom Cruise, which earned $17.03 million and a cumulative North American box office of $82.35 million. It is expected to break the $100 million mark in two weeks.
This week, "Toy Story" dropped to fifth place, earning $9.84 million and a cumulative box office of $135 million.
"Scream" earned $1.33 million and had a North American box office of $101 million, becoming the fifth film from Guess Pictures to gross over $100 million in North America this year.
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After the release of "The English Patient", Link participated in several film promotion activities in North America. On the eve of New Year's Day, he and the crew returned to Ireland and France to shoot the film.
(End of this chapter)
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