Chapter 466 Spider-Man Project
"Who's that guy next to Harvey? He looks so grim, he doesn't look like a good person."
Monica asked as she took his arm at the party.
Link smiled softly, "You are very good at judging people. That man is Jeffrey Epstein, a political and business broker, and he is indeed not a good person. If he deliberately tries to chat with you, you'd better stay away from him. Being too close will affect your reputation."
"Then why did you talk to him for so long?"
Monica put a hand on his shoulder and looked at him with a smile on her beautiful face.
"It's out of courtesy. Also, I want to see how he wants to win me over and get benefits from me. After listening to him, I roughly understand his thoughts and why many billionaires are willing to befriend him."
"What's the reason?"
"They just cater to their preferences. To fat people, they will say they have a weight loss drug that is extremely effective and has minimal side effects. To sick and elderly people, they will sell health care drugs. To women, they will naturally sell beauty products. To ordinary wealthy people, they will recommend money-making opportunities, and so on."
"So he's selling you beauties?"
Monica laughed.
Link smiled. "He originally had this plan, but when I pointed at you and said, 'Hey, Jeffrey, look at that chick, is there any woman in the world more perfect than her?' That guy looked at your elegant and sexy figure and was speechless."
“Haha, that’s a great question, I love it.”
Monica tiptoed and pressed her passionate red lips against his handsome cheek.
Link smiled, hugged the beauty and continued chatting with others.
At the party, James Cameron approached him and mentioned his new movie. He wanted to adapt Spider-Man and asked if Guess Pictures had any related plans.
Director Cameron originally had this plan when he was at Carlock Pictures. Later, due to copyright issues, the project was delayed and James Cameron filmed "Titanic" first.
Now that Carlock Pictures and Marvel Entertainment are both under Link’s control, there are no longer any copyright disputes, and the project has the conditions to be launched.
Link said that they could talk about it. Adapting Marvel movies is the next plan of Guess Pictures. He also plans to direct a few Marvel movies himself. Now James Cameron has taken the initiative to propose that if the conditions are right, they might as well work together again.
In addition, James Cameron is a very creative person in movies, both in terms of plot and special effects.
Link is also looking forward to Cameron's version of "Batman".
"James, if you have time, come and sit down with Guess Films and we can talk about the adaptation."
"Okay, it's settled."
Director Cameron raised his glass and clinked it with him.
After the premiere of "007", Link returned to the company to continue working on the movie.
After the merger of Guess What Pictures and MGM, the company had a lot of things to do, such as the merger of the production and distribution departments, the renovation of the Deco International Cinema Chain, the content production of Comcast TV channels, the IP development of the film copyright library, etc.
He was busy filming a movie some time ago and had no time to deal with it. Now that he has time, he has to work overtime to deal with it.
If these issues are dealt with earlier, the two companies' resources can be integrated faster.
“Is this the script you picked out?”
In the office, Link was looking through the documents and asking Daniel DeVito and James Shams, who were sitting opposite him. The two are now the heads of the company's commercial film production department and independent film production department.
"Yes, after sorting through the MGM script library, we found some projects suitable for investment, but we are a little unsure, so we came here to ask you to take a look and give some guidance."
Daniel DeVito said, adjusting the arm of his glasses.
"You are also veteran producers, with more experience than me. What advice do you want from me? I think you are here to find work for me."
"Haha, not really. Besides asking for your opinion, here are a few scripts that we think are suitable for you to direct, so we'd like to see if you're interested in directing."
James Shams laughed.
"That's a good excuse."
Link smiled softly and flipped open the folder to look at it.
There are two parts of information in the folder.
One part is the script projects with investment potential that they counted after sorting out the MGM script library.
Including the next script of the "007" series, the sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" "Hannibal", the script of the sequel to "Terminator 2", "Man of the Century", "Dangerous", "Windtalkers", "Meet the Fockers", "Legally Blonde", "Gladiator", "Notting Hill", "How to Get Away with Murder", the adapted script of the novel "The Hobbit", the script of the TV series "Charlie's Angels" and the movie "Charlie's Angels", and 43 other film projects, as well as the synopsis of the scripts.
The other part is eight films that Daniel and James think are suitable for him to direct, including "Hannibal", "Crimson Fire", "Reds", etc.
The folder contained detailed information about eight scripts for his convenience.
Link looked at the scripts they listed, but was not very interested. What interested him were the three movies "How to Get Away with Murder", "Gladiator" and "Notting Hill".
He carefully read the plot synopses of the three film projects, which were similar to the content of the films he remembered.
After the release of these three movies, they received good box office reputation.
If he has time, he is willing to direct it himself.
"Send the scripts of these three movies to me, and you decide on the other movies."
Link marked three movie titles and handed them to Daniel.
He did not look at other script materials and left it to producers such as Daniel DeVito and James Schamus to decide.
After the acquisition of MGM, the production departments of the two companies were merged, and it is expected that more than 25 films will be produced each year.
If he were to oversee every film project, the workload would be too much.
From then on, he only participated in the production of film projects with a cost of more than 30 million US dollars. Other medium- and low-cost films were handed over to the production department. The production department would be rewarded if they achieved results, and their bonuses would be deducted if they did not.
This will allow him to free up more time to shoot his own films.
In addition, it can also train Daniel, James and others to choose films.
In the past year, Daniel DeVito and others have done a good job. If they continue to maintain this performance, perhaps in the future, even without his intervention, the production department will be able to produce several dark horse movies every year.
“Okay boss!”
"Boss, are you not interested in this Hannibal?"
Daniel DeVito asked.
“The plot of Hannibal is good, but Jonathan Demme, the original director of The Silence of the Lambs, did a good job, so it would be more appropriate for him to direct the sequel.”
"We contacted director Jonathan Demme, but he was not satisfied with the sequel script and had no intention of directing it."
Daniel DeVito shrugged ruefully.
"Really? Send me the script and let me take a look. If I have time, I can direct it."
"good!"
Daniel DeVito and James Schamus left satisfied.
"Boss, you've been working for four hours straight, how about taking a break?"
The beautiful assistant Aishwarya brought coffee and stood behind him to massage his shoulders.
"It's okay. I'm not tired."
"Oh, all right then!"
Aishwarya did not leave either, but continued to help him beside him, but her cheeks were red and she occasionally touched him with her round parts.
Link saw the girl's state and instantly understood what she was thinking.
He spent too much time on the island and in the villa this week and had no time to date her. The girl was greedy, but she was a reserved person and was embarrassed to bring it up, so she used this way to remind him.
But work is important. He is not King Zhou and will not let beauty interfere with his work.
After finishing the serious business, he said he wanted to see belly dancing. Aishwarya took off her coat and high heels with blushing cheeks and danced belly dance around him barefoot.
The girl's abdomen is soft, flexible and elastic, capable of making all kinds of delicate swinging and twisting movements. The rounded parts below and above the abdomen also cooperate very well. With her delicate cheeks and big, bright eyes, she looks very attractive when dancing.
After the girl finished dancing, Link started to do something improper.
(End of this chapter)
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