Chapter 450: Tortured by Link Again
In the afternoon, Monica and Michelle came back from shopping and saw Liu Xiaoli feeding her child with a bottle.
“Lina, didn’t you say that breast milk is healthier? Why don’t you breastfeed the baby yourself?”
Monica asked as she drank from her glass of water.
"The doctor said that drinking milk powder is more nutritionally balanced."
"real?"
Monica's eyes moved around her chest suspiciously, "Why is your chest deflated? I thought someone stole the child's lunch."
"No, don't talk nonsense."
Liu Xiaoli pulled her collar together and gave her a cold look. Her cheeks, which were already flushed with spring color, became even more rosy and crystal clear.
Monica and Michelle couldn't help laughing and advised Liu Xiaoli to be careful, because there was a greedy person in the family who liked to steal the children's food.
Link was originally about to go downstairs, but when he heard them talking about this, he went back to the study to read.
After finishing filming American Beauty, he rested in Seattle for more than a month and only started working on the new movie again in mid-October.
The new movie "The Last Hundred and Ninety-Nine" is a science fiction movie. It tells the story of a certain day in a certain year when NASA scientists monitored through satellites that a meteorite the size of Texas was heading towards the earth. It was expected to hit the earth within 18 days and cause a mass extinction of species.
The only solution available to NASA experts was to send a drilling team to land on the meteorite, drill a hole and implant a nuclear bomb, and then split the meteorite in two to change its orbit.
Harry Stambaugh, an oil drilling engineer who was ordered to take charge of the situation, took his oil extraction team, including his daughter's boyfriend AJ, on two modified spacecraft to carry out the mission.
After landing on the meteorite, the team encountered crises such as surface explosions and equipment damage, and several team members died.
Because the nuclear bomb's remote control malfunctioned, manual detonation was required to separate the meteorite.
Harry chose to stay and sacrifice himself, leaving the chance of survival to AJ, and asked him to take care of his daughter.
In the end, the mission was successful and humanity was saved. AJ and Harry's daughter Grace commemorated Harry and other heroes who saved the earth at the funeral.
The plot of this movie is relatively simple and easy to understand. It mainly reveals the brilliance of human nature under the doomsday crisis. It also tells the stories of family and love, dedication and sacrifice, etc. It is a commercial movie that combines disaster, action and warmth.
Filming took place in Texas and Florida, as well as at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.
The leading actors are also the original cast, including Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Bieber Thornton, Steve Buscemi and others.
The actors officially started filming after three weeks of rehearsal.
"Scene 2, 3 shots, 2 times, start!"
On an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, Harry, played by Bruce Willis, is playing golf on the offshore oil rig. More than a dozen environmental protection organizations are driving motorboats close to the rig, holding signs to protest against the oil company working there.
"Wow~"
Bruce Willis, the head of the oil rig, swung the club and hit the ball out, shouting to the people on the motorboat, "I donate $50,000 to you every year." Then he said to his assistant, "Chick, why do you think they do this?"
Assistant Chick said, "I think they probably think drilling for oil is a sinful thing."
Bruce Willis shouted out to the sea, "Do you know how much diesel that damn boat oozes out an hour?"
Assistant Chick opened the construction drawings and said, "Harry, I found something interesting. We drilled 180 feet further into the No. 2 drilling platform."
"Oh, who should we thank then?"
"Guess what's going on?"
Chick glanced back in AJ's direction.
"Oh, damn!"
Bruce Willis angrily dropped his golf club.
"John, give a full back view."
“Good director!”
As per his request, cameraman John Schwartzman used camera No. 3 to shoot Bruce Willis and Will Patton, who played Chick, from behind. They were facing the sky and the light behind them was dim, so shooting from behind turned into a black film.
"Cut! This one passed."
"Get ready for the next one!"
The next set of shots is when Harry, played by Bruce Willis, goes to settle accounts with driller AJ, and happens to see AJ dating a girl, who is Harry's daughter Grace.
As a daughter-obsessed man, Harry was furious and took out a double-barreled shotgun to chase AJ everywhere. Later, he was stopped by Grace, and the father and daughter had a fierce quarrel.
At this time, military representatives found Harry and hoped that he would save the world.
"Excuse me, who is Harry Stambaugh?"
Representatives of the US military arrived at the drilling platform by helicopter and found Harry who was busy.
"I'm Harry Stambaugh!"
Bruce Willis stepped forward to shake hands with military representatives.
"Mr. Stambo, I am entrusted by General Montgomery, the Air Force Commander, and the Secretary of Defense. They sent me here to authorize you to carry out a mission related to national security signed by the President of the United States of America."
“Hahaha~”
Bruce Willis laughed when he heard this, "Did Crazy Willy ask you to come here to play a trick on me?"
"Sir, I'm afraid I don't know any Mad Willy. I'm talking about something absolutely serious."
The military representative said solemnly.
“Cut!”
Link looked at the footage and asked the staff to adjust the lighting before continuing to shoot the next shot.
While filming in the Gulf of Mexico, Link received a call from Greg Davis, who claimed that MGM was planning to sell the film, but the price he offered was too low. Kirk Kerkorian made two offers:
First, Guess What Pictures invested $5.2 billion to acquire MGM Studios, including $3.8 billion in debt. After the acquisition is successful, Guess What Pictures will own 100% of MGM.
Second, Guess What Pictures invested US$2.5 billion to acquire 49% of MGM Pictures. After the acquisition is successful, it will have the management rights of MGM Pictures. If Guess What Pictures can help MGM turn losses into profits within ten years, it will transfer another 5%-15% of the shares to Guess What Pictures based on the company's operating conditions.
"Link, what do you think of these two conditions?"
Greg Davis asked.
"Not so good. If Guess What Pictures wants to acquire the Big Seven, it doesn't necessarily have to acquire MGM. With more than 5 billion, it can easily acquire Universal, Columbia, and Paramount instead of a bankrupt company like MGM. Greg, you are also a shareholder of Guess What Pictures, and you negotiated the acquisition with MGM on behalf of the company. Is this the price you negotiated? It's disappointing."
Link expressed his dissatisfaction directly.
Greg Davis groaned a few times, looking very embarrassed. "Link, I know Kirk Kerkorian's two offers are both high, but this matter is negotiable. We can bargain."
"Well, how much do you think would be a good price to buy MGM?"
"4.5 billion. I think it's more appropriate to buy MGM Studios for 4.5 billion. I can also convince Kirk Kerkorian with this price."
“4.5 billion is too much. MGM is not worth that price. Even if the acquisition is successful, it will drag down the development of our company. The price I offer is 4.5 billion for all shares, or 100 million for 49% of MGM shares and liabilities.
If we help MGM pay off its loans and achieve profitability in the next ten years, Kirk Kerkorian will transfer no less than 15% of MGM shares again. This is my condition. If Kirk Kerkorian agrees, we will continue to talk. If he doesn't agree, we won't talk anymore. We will acquire other film companies in the future."
"Well, I'll continue to talk to Kirk Kerkorian and hopefully he'll be willing to accept one of those two terms."
"Don't worry, take your time. MGM has been in a bad state in recent years and there is a high probability that it will go bankrupt. So it's not us who are anxious at this time, but the shareholders of MGM Pictures."
"I knew I could convince Kirk Kerkorian and get a suitable offer from him."
Greg Davis said goodbye and hung up.
Link also put down the phone and continued filming.
After being recruited by the US government, the male protagonist Harry Stenberg brought his daughter to NASA and learned about the current situation. A huge meteorite is rushing towards the earth and will reach the earth's atmosphere in 18 hours. If the earth is hit, mankind is expected to be destroyed within ten days.
Harry realized the seriousness of the problem and agreed to be drafted. He would go into space on a space shuttle, drill a hole in a meteorite, and then destroy it with a nuclear bomb to protect the safety of the earth and mankind.
However, Harry Stanburg had objections to the personnel arranged by NASA, believing that they were unable to complete the task of drilling a hole in the meteorite. Therefore, he asked to use his original subordinates and a group of oil exploration workers to fly into space to blow up the meteorite.
"Link, my role is too small. I am just a vase. There is no challenge at all."
Liv Tyler said as she sat next to Link during a break on the set.
"There's nothing wrong with being a vase. Many people want to be one but don't have the chance. And your role is not a vase. Grace's role is very important in the film. She is Harry's favorite person, the belief in his heart, and the person he wants to protect the most. Harry is willing to accept this task to protect Grace.
And AJ, he also loves Grace, and he doesn't hesitate to clash with Harry for Grace. Grace is a key character in the play. Without her, the story will lack a lot of laughs and tears, so you can't treat it negatively just because Grace has a small role. "
"I know. I don't dislike this role. I just don't think it's challenging to play Grace. I like the roles in The English Patient and The First Fear better than Grace. Next time you shoot a movie like this, remember to look for me. My acting skills are great now, aren't they?"
Liv Tyler pursed her lips and smiled sweetly.
“Yes, you are great!”
Link kissed the girl's cheek. Liv Tyler was just 21 years old and still a little willful and spoiled. He would be more patient and tolerant towards a young girl like her.
Liv Tyler also kissed him on the cheek, and seeing that Link was busy filming, she did not continue to disturb him, but sat under the awning with the script and studied the role carefully.
While he was reading his lines, Ben Affleck quietly approached with two cups of coffee in his hands.
Liv Tyler looked at him strangely. Everyone knew that she was Link's woman. No matter what crew she was filming in, almost no one dared to harass her. But now Ben Affleck dared to come over. He was really brave.
"Liv, there's something I've been thinking about that I need to discuss with you."
Ben Affleck carefully and politely offers the iced coffee.
"Thank you. What is it?"
"Liv, you know, I'm an experiential actor. In order to play a role well, I often put myself into the role during filming. I did the same during this shoot. I'm trying to treat you as my lover."
"So, what does this have to do with me?"
"It matters a lot. I treat you as my lover. In my heart, you are perfect and flawless. It's just that you were often intimate with Link during the filming. I felt very uncomfortable after seeing such scenes, and I couldn't get into the role. So I would like to ask you not to be too intimate with Link during the filming so that I can better play this role. Can you help me?"
Ben Affleck asked pleadingly.
Liv Tyler couldn't help laughing when she heard his words, "Will it be painful for you to film like this? I mean treat the actresses as lovers and break up after the filming. Is that okay?"
"It's very bad, but it makes filming more interesting and I'm more confident in my performance. This is the only solution I have."
Ben Affleck shrugged his shoulders with a helpless expression.
"Okay, I promise you, I'll try not to be openly intimate with Link on the set."
Liv Tyler laughed.
"Thank you! You're so kind, Liv."
Ben Affleck got up and left, but he couldn't help feeling a little depressed.
When filming "Seven", in order to play Detective Mills well, he did not hesitate to put himself into the role and even fell in love with the character's wife. Unfortunately, the actress Jennifer Connelly who played his wife was Link's woman.
Watching Jennifer Connelly and Link being intimate on the set every day, he was in pain and suffered mentally.
When filming "Batman Forever", he put himself into the role of Batman and fell in love with Dr. Chase. However, Dr. Chase stuck to Link every day and was dismissive of him as Batman, which hit him hard.
Now filming a new movie, he finally got a new girlfriend, and Liv Tyler, who plays his girlfriend, is Link's woman again.
Ben Affleck had to sigh that it was too difficult to work with Link, and every collaboration was the beginning of a new round of torture.
"Ben, hurry up and get ready, it's your turn next."
The stage manager shouted.
"Got it. I'll be right there."
Ben Affleck sighed and entered the set with a droopy face.
(End of this chapter)
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