Chapter 456 Family Film Festival, Hong Kong Film Awards
"Xavi is such a rude guy. He didn't even respond when we spoke to him."
In the crowd, Kate Winslet glanced at Harvey as he left, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone.
"He's probably thinking about something."
Link smiled nonchalantly.
"Link, don't get too close to Harvey. He has too many scandals. Be careful not to implicate you."
Jodie Foster is a feminist and is extremely disgusted with people like Harvey. She would ignore him even if he greeted her.
"Got it. My communication with him is only about work. Don't worry about being implicated."
Link held Judy and Julianne Moore in his arms, smelling their charming scents and kissing them on the face.
Kate Winslet still looked at him with a smile, her eyes rippling like spring water.
After the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, Link returned to the island with his girlfriends for vacation, but he had one more girlfriend, Kate Winslet.
When Kate saw him again, she took the initiative to attack him, and with the help of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kate Beckinsale, Link accepted her.
Kate Winslet is a very playful woman. After feeling his strength, she would go on dates with him whenever she had free time. They took place in the gazebo, on the beach, in the swimming pool, in the car, on the yacht deck, etc. There were traces of love everywhere.
After the Golden Globe Awards, the shortlist for the 70th Academy Awards was announced.
"Titanic" received 14 nominations, becoming the film with the most nominations at this year's Oscars.
"Saving Private Ryan" received 12 nominations, ranking second.
"L.A. Confidential" produced by Guess What Films received 9 nominations, ranking third.
Columbia Pictures' comedy romance film "As Good as It Gets" and Guess What Films' "Evita" both received 7 nominations, tied for third place.
In addition, 14 films produced by Guess Pictures were nominated, including "Girl, Interrupted", "The Legend of 1900", "12 Monkeys", "Fight Club", "The Rock", "Boogie Nights", "The Search", "Out of Sight", "Primal Fear", and "My Best Friend's Wedding".
Because Guess What Pictures' films appear so frequently on the list, many media outlets joked that the Academy Awards should be renamed the Guess What Awards, or the Link Awards.
"That sounds really interesting, dear. Why don't you start a film award with that name?"
In the living room of the manor, Diana leaned in Link's arms, flipping through the new issue of Entertainment Weekly in her hand. She was wearing a printed casual long dress with her soft golden hair loose, which matched her delicate and elegant face, making her look like a flower fairy.
"Yes, Link. Just like the Saint Denis Film Festival, you are very famous now. If you start a film festival, there will definitely be many filmmakers willing to support you."
Sophia laughed.
"No need! Creating a film festival or film award is a waste of time and energy. I don't have time for such a thing. Besides, there are enough existing film festivals and film awards. There is no need to create more."
Link was sitting on the carpet, holding a toy in his hand, with a few little ones crawling around him.
"You can create an internal award that is only given to films produced by Guess What? Pictures. Every year, the best films are selected from those films and awarded with prizes and bonuses. This can also improve the enthusiasm of the company's employees."
Sophia laughed.
"I'm afraid not. Guess what, the highest-level movies in the film industry are all made by Link. He gave himself an award. If others knew, it would be a joke."
Liu Xiaoli said.
"How about judging all the other movies except Link's?"
Monica laughed.
"Okay, stop giving me random ideas. I have to make movies and manage a company. I have enough to do. I don't have time for these. If you like excitement, why don't you hold an awards ceremony at home to see who performs the best in the movie?"
"That's a great idea, I agree!"
Nicole Kidman raised her slender white arms and said.
"I object! We have the most actors in our family, and there are only three directors: me, Judy, and Link. It would be too boring if we can't join the selection."
Sophia glanced at Nicole Kidman and said.
"You three can be the judges."
Sandra Bullock laughed.
"Lina and I can also be judges. There will be five judges in total, which is just the right number."
Diana laughed.
"This is a great idea. The best performers can receive special rewards, such as a seven-day trip with Link, the title of Best Actress, and resources for the best actress, etc."
Liu Xiaoli said.
After hearing what Liu Xiaoli said about the rewards, people who were originally not interested joined in and enthusiastically discussed the time, location, and selection rules for the Family Film Festival.
When Link heard that they took it seriously, he quickly tried to dissuade them, saying that holding a family film festival would not only add a lot of extra work to him, but would also affect family harmony.
But women also have their reasons. They think it's fun to do so. On the one hand, it enriches family life. On the other hand, competition among people at work can improve performance and prevent someone from becoming complacent after success and giving up on continuing to work hard.
Link wanted to persuade him again, but his girlfriends did not give him a chance and proposed a democratic vote. In the end, he was the only one who voted against it, so his objection was naturally invalid.
Without his hindrance, the girlfriends began to discuss the rules of the Family Film Festival with great interest and decided to hold the first Family Film Festival starting next year.
Link was helpless. It was indeed more lively at home with more women.
After the Academy Awards list was announced, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Critics' Choice Awards and British Academy Film Awards were also held one after another.
Movies under Guess What Pictures have won multiple awards.
At the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Jack Nicholson won the Best Actor award for "As Good as It Gets," Winona Ryder won the Best Actress award for "Girl, Interrupted," Edward Norton won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Primal Fear," and "Titanic" actress Gloria Stewart and "L.A. Confidential" actress Kim Basinger won the Best Supporting Actress award.
At the Critics' Choice Awards, "Titanic" won Best Picture, "Saving Private Ryan" won Best Director, "Girl, Interrupted" won Best Actress, "Boogie Nights" won Best Supporting Actress, and "L.A. Confidential" won Best Adapted Screenplay, etc.
At the British Academy Film Awards, Big Ship and Big Soldier both lost.
The British film "The Naked Six" and "Romeo and Juliet" starring Leonardo DiCaprio became the biggest hits.
The former won Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor.
The latter won Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, and Best Music.
"Saving Private Ryan" only won two awards: Best Cinematography and Best Sound Effects.
In mid-February, Link brought Kate Beckinsale, Joan Chen, Chen Hong and others to Hong Kong Island to attend the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards.
"Zheng Chenggong" was released in Hong Kong Island in February last year and was released for 35 weeks, with a total of HK$64.91 million. It was also the box office champion of Hong Kong Island last year. The second place was "Storm Warriors" starring Ekin Cheng, Aaron Kwok and others, with 41.5 million. The third place was "Who Am I" directed by Chen Long, with 38.85 million. The fourth place was "The Lucky Guy" starring Stephen Chow, with 27.72 million.
At the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards, "Zheng Chenggong" won 8 out of 13 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, etc., becoming the film with the most awards at this year's Awards.
Although there were political factors behind "Zheng Chenggong" sweeping the Academy Awards, the quality, connotation and influence of this film are higher than other films of the same period, and the award is well deserved.
While attending the Academy Awards in Hong Kong Island, Chen Chong once again introduced him to two newcomers, Zeng Li's classmate Zhang Ziyi and Dahai City Film Academy graduate Li Bingbing. After seeing them, Lin Ke felt that they were pretty good and could be trained.
Zhang Ziyi and Li Bingbing are both very ambitious girls. After meeting him, they kept looking for opportunities to be alone with him, hoping to get closer to him in this way.
After the award ceremony, Link stayed in Hong Kong Island and Dahai City for a few days, mainly to accompany his girlfriends and Chen Chongsheng's little one, and to check the recent income report of Jinshan Investment Company.
Because of the Asian financial crisis, Kingsoft Capital made a net profit of more than 500 million US dollars last year by speculating on the Korean won, Thai baht and Japanese yen.
In January, the financial crisis broke out in Hong Kong. Kingsoft Capital, in conjunction with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, mobilized tens of billions of US dollars to engage in a decisive battle with international speculators such as Soros. In February, they successfully repelled the international speculators and preserved the linked exchange rate system between the Hong Kong dollar and the US dollar.
This time, Kingsoft Capital made more than 600 million US dollars from international speculators.
Currently, the total value of shares and assets of Jinshan Investment Management Company has reached US$4.5 billion, making it one of the most powerful financial companies in Hong Kong Island.
After finishing his work, Link returned to Los Angeles with his girlfriends to attend the upcoming 70th Academy Awards.
(End of this chapter)
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