Chapter 438 Compensation Agreement
"Boss, Michael Ovitz called and said he did something wrong and wanted to find a chance to apologize to you."
On the set of "007", Lewinsky took the opportunity to report the incident to Link during the intermission. After the Hollywood Reporter list was announced, Link received dozens of calls every day in the past few days.
Link is busy filming every day and has no time to take care of the company's affairs, let alone other people's affairs.
"Apologize? What did he do wrong?"
Link, who was drinking water, was a little confused by Lewinsky's words. He was filming a movie in the UK, but Ovitz called him from the United States and said he wanted to apologize to him. This was a bit funny.
He also remembered that Ovitz was kicked out of Disney by Eisner less than two years after joining Disney, but Ovitz has not been kicked out yet. This is probably another butterfly effect.
"I don't know. He didn't say."
"Forget it then. I'll get back to him when I have time."
The break was over and Link continued filming.
"Tomorrow Never Dies" mainly tells the story of media tycoon Carver's attempt to monopolize global media by manipulating news and creating international conflicts. He even plans to use stolen British missiles to shoot down fighter jets of an Asian country to provoke a war.
The British Intelligence Agency sent James Bond 007 to Asia to investigate.
James Bond cooperates with Lin Hui, a female agent from an Asian country, and after overcoming many difficulties, discovers Carver's conspiracy.
The two used high-tech means and sharp skills to sneak into Carver's base and learned that Carver planned to use satellite-controlled missiles to attack the capital of a certain country, thereby triggering a world war to enhance the value of the media empire.
After several fierce battles, Bond and Lin Hui successfully destroyed Carver's satellite control station and prevented the missile launch at a critical moment.
Ultimately, Carver was killed by his own devices.
007 once again completed the mission with ease.
The drama combines high-tech espionage warfare, cooperation and competition between Eastern and Western countries, and criticism of media groups, continuing the adventurous style of the 007 series.
The scenes in London mainly include Pierce Brosnan before he accepts the mission.
Part of the previous film "Golden Eye" was also filmed here.
When Link came here to shoot, he could completely use the original set and the original actors, saving a lot of time and money.
The crew took about two weeks to finish filming the London scenes, and at the end of March he brought the crew to Hong Kong Island for filming.
During this period, Ovitz called twice more. When he called for the second time, Link was having dinner and had time to answer the phone. He asked Ovitz what was the matter out of curiosity.
"Link, you finally have time to answer the phone."
Ovitz sounded somewhat resentful on the phone.
Link smiled and said, "Mike, there are too many things to do on the set. We are busy from morning till night every day. Sometimes we don't even have time to eat."
"Really? But why are my newspapers full of gossip about you? They say your girlfriends took turns visiting you on set in London when you were filming."
“Michael!”
Before Ovitz could continue, Link said, "The crew has just arrived in Hong Kong Island. There is a lot of work here. If you have anything to say, just tell me."
"Okay, okay!"
Ovitz was silent for a few seconds, "Link, there is something I need to apologize to you for." Then he talked about how he and Richard Simpson and others conspired to deceive him with "The Rock".
In order to mitigate his own guilt, he pushed the blame onto Richard Simpson, Ron Meyer, Barry Diller and others, and said that the film's script was average and estimated to have a small loss at the box office, so perhaps Link would not agree to invest.
But what happened later was beyond everyone's expectations. Link not only invested, but also directed the film himself.
"Link, I didn't expect you to like this script. This is a huge misunderstanding. If you blame me, I apologize to you. If the movie loses money, I am willing to compensate you for part of the production cost. Do you think this is okay?"
After hearing what Ovitz said, Link was speechless. He had never expected that there was such a tortuous story behind the script of "The Rock".
However, this was not the first time he had heard this story. Ovitz, Harvey, Daniel and others had mentioned it directly or indirectly before. However, he was more confident in "The Rock", so he did not pay attention to it.
Now Ovitz's version is more complete, but is it the whole truth?
Link didn't care. "Michael, you just said you were going to compensate Guess What Pictures for its losses?"
"Yes, Link. This incident was caused by me. I need to apologize to you. If The Rock loses money at the box office, I will compensate you for part of the production costs. I just hope you won't blame me."
Ovitz said sincerely.
"Okay, I accept your apology, so how much compensation are you prepared to pay?"
"Ah? I mean after the movie loses money. If The Rock loses 30 million, I am willing to compensate you 10 million. If it loses 10 million, I will compensate you 3 million. How about a 30% compensation? This is my greatest sincerity."
"30%? No, it's too little. We are old friends and partners who have known each other for many years. You colluded with others to defraud me, which may cause my project to lose hundreds of millions of dollars, and you only intend to compensate 30%. This is too little and there is no sincerity in your apology.
I give you two choices. First, 50% compensation. No matter how much loss The Rock makes at the box office, you have to compensate Guess What Films for 50% of its economic losses. "
"Link, you can't do this. Although it's not nice for me to lie to you about the script, you chose the script and directed it. You should take the main responsibility for this matter. My responsibility is very small. 30% is my greatest sincerity."
"Michael, don't worry. I haven't finished my words yet. The second option is to donate 2 million US dollars to the Diana Global Charity Foundation. From now on, no matter how much loss the "The Rock" project suffers, it has nothing to do with you. We are still old friends and stable partners. How about it, which one do you choose?"
Link laughed.
Ovitz listened to him but did not respond immediately. After a few seconds of silence, he asked, "Are you sure that as long as I donate $2 million, you won't blame me no matter how much the box office of The Rock takes?"
"Of course! I'm busy and don't have time to joke with you."
"Okay, I choose the second one."
“This is a very wise choice, and I would like to thank you on behalf of all the children who received the donation.”
Link smiled lightly, hung up the phone, and then called Diana to ask her to arrange for someone to contact Ovitz to accept the donation, and to act quickly to prevent Ovitz from going back on his word.
For a billionaire like Ovitz, 2 million is not a lot of money, but when "The Rock" is released, Ovitz will probably be furious when he sees the box office success of the movie.
He also achieved his goal of teaching the other party a lesson.
After hanging up the phone, Link continued filming.
The next day, Diana called and said that Michael Ovitz's donation had arrived, and she planned to use the media to publicize it to let everyone know that Michael Ovitz was also a very caring person.
Link smiled and agreed to her suggestion, telling her to make whatever arrangements she wanted.
"Link, how about this necklace of mine?"
In the living room of a villa in the hillside, Rosamund Kwan wore a diamond necklace and twisted her waist to show him the beauty of the necklace.
"Very good, is this a new style you designed?"
“Yes, I participated in the design of the pattern.”
"Well done, keep it up."
Link pinched her chubby face and continued to organize tomorrow's shooting materials in the study.
However, Rosamund Kwan, Carina Lau, Shu-ching Yau, the newcomer Shu Qi, and the 1995 Miss Asia Champion Kristy Yang were laughing and making noises in the living room, which greatly affected his work progress.
He had no choice but to go out and comfort a few people first, and then go back to the study to continue working after they all fell asleep.
(End of this chapter)
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