Chapter 469 Daily Life with Girlfriends
After seeing Jodie Foster off, Link continued to draw storyboards in the office.
At the end of the afternoon, Sofia, Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder came to the office, carrying shopping bags and smelling of Los Angeles sunshine and perfume.
"Link, it's time to get off work."
Sophia strode into the office.
Jennifer and Winona wore long, loose skirts and flat shoes.
Because they were pregnant not long ago, their bellies were not obvious, but they walked very carefully, habitually putting their hands on their lower abdomens. When they heard Sophia shouting loudly in front of them, smiles appeared on their faces.
Link put down his pen helplessly, "It's only a little after four o'clock. It's too early to get off work now."
He had originally planned to work overtime until seven o'clock, trying to finish the storyboard script for "Pirates of the Caribbean" today, but when he saw the three beauties appear, his goal became difficult to achieve.
"It's past four o'clock and you're not off work yet. When will you leave? I heard that many men deliberately stay at the company after get off work to avoid being bothered by their families. Are you the same?"
Sophia teased.
"Of course I'm not. I really have something to do at the company."
Link stood up and hugged Sofia, then kissed Jennifer and Winona on the cheeks and asked about their health.
Jennifer and Winona are accompanied by bodyguards and nannies when they go out. They also take good care of their children and are in good health.
"Link, are these the storyboards for Pirates of the Caribbean?"
"Yes."
"So many?"
Sophia sat down on the desk, picked up a storyboard and took a look, the shocked expression on her face becoming more and more intense.
There were a total of eight scripts on the table, each with more than a hundred pages, and each page had a group of shots, which totaled more than a thousand pages and six or seven thousand shots.
These shots were all completed by Link alone, and the workload was greater than many Japanese animations that were serialized for several years.
Sophia felt inferior when she saw the pile of script drafts. She seldom drew storyboards when making movies in the past. She drew one once when filming "Girl, Interrupted", which was only more than 30 pages. The rest of the content was all in her mind, and she improvised it during filming.
Link would draw the script before filming each movie. There were thousands of storyboards for "Pirates of the Caribbean", and each one was carefully designed.
This is not only a mental job, but also a physical job.
Link is naturally very talented as a director and is more hardworking than his peers. It is entirely natural for such a person to make big-selling movies.
Sophia thought to herself.
Link said, "This is my first time shooting a fantasy movie, and there are many things I don't know much about, including special effects, costumes, lighting, etc. I carefully prepared the storyboard before shooting to avoid accidents due to lack of preparation during shooting. This is also a stupid way."
"It's not a stupid way. Other directors have also thought about designing every shot before making a movie, but they can't do it. Some people have poor imagination and design skills and can't turn words into pictures. Some people are lazy and lack self-discipline and can't do it even if they want to. People like you who are capable and very self-disciplined are better than 99.99% of directors in the industry."
"It's not that exaggerated. Every director has his own style. Some directors only have one A4 sheet of paper for the script before filming. They figure it out as they go along, and their films are just as good."
Link thought of director Wong Kar-wai.
"That's because they have poor creative abilities and are unable to complete the script on their own before filming. If they could do that, they wouldn't have to rack their brains to figure out how to shoot the movie after it starts."
Sophia flipped through the storyboard script and said with a smile, "Can you send me these drawings after the filming is finished? I want to study them carefully."
"I have a lot of these things at home, all in the study. You can go and see them anytime you want."
"Well, the ones at home will do."
Sophia put down the script and hooked her hands around his neck, "Honey, I've finished filming my short film and I'm preparing for a new movie recently. You've read a lot of scripts. Is there any script that's suitable for me?"
"Sophia, you just said that many directors are lazy and can't be as good as Link. Are you talking about yourself?"
Jennifer Connelly quipped.
"Not really. I usually read scripts and stories, but I don't have as many views as Link. I can ask him to help recommend scripts, which can save a lot of time."
Sophia rolled her eyes at her arrogantly.
"Sophia was indeed a bit lazy when filming. If she had been more diligent, she would have won the Oscar for Best Director a long time ago."
Winona Ryder laughed.
"Don't tell me, or I'll spank you."
Sophia waved her fist threateningly.
Link shook his head and looked at the folder for a while. "There are two scripts I've read recently that I think are suitable for you. Both are female-themed. One is a script that the company received, called "Cars with Boys", which is adapted from the novel of the same name by female writer Ms. Beverly Donafeo. It tells the story of a woman's growth.
Another one is the MGM script "Harvard Road", an inspirational movie about a girl from the slums who entered Harvard University through her own efforts."
"Forget the second script. It sounds very inspiring, but the content is definitely simple and old-fashioned. It's too mainstream. I don't like it. The first story sounds good. I'll come to the company to read the script tomorrow."
"Can!"
After chatting with Sophia for a while and waiting for Jennifer and Winona to rest, Link took the three girls and Liu Xiaoli home.
As there were too many family members, he bought two manor-style villas next door, namely Mid-Levels 2 and 3.
Girlfriends with children live in the Mid-Levels Villa with their children, pregnant girlfriends live in Mid-Levels Villa No. 2, or live in Seattle and Hawaii to take care of their pregnancies, and girlfriends who are not pregnant live in Mid-Levels No. 3, or in their own houses.
When Link has time, he will have dinner with his girlfriends and children at home, and rest on the 1st or 3rd at night.
Sofia was more enthusiastic today, so Link first accompanied her back to Villa No. 3 to have some fun with Mila, Angelina, Liv Tyler, and Cameron Diaz.
After they fell asleep, he returned to Villa No. 1 and continued writing and drawing in the study. At around ten o'clock in the evening, he finally finished drawing the storyboard script of "Pirates of the Caribbean".
When I left the study and went downstairs, the crystal chandelier in the living room was sparkling, flashing a luxurious and charming light.
Monica and Michelle were still awake, wearing white suspender nightgowns with bare legs, drinking red wine and chatting on the sofa.
Monica originally had a weak career ambition, and after her net worth reached tens of millions, she became even less proactive in her work. She only took on one movie she liked every year, and spent the rest of her time on fitness, beauty, and taking care of her two little ones, and occasionally went back to Italy to see her family.
She is the most leisurely and comfortable woman in the family.
Also because she pays more attention to her appearance and figure, she has become more beautiful, sexy and graceful in recent years. Some media have called her the "Flower of the Earth" in their reports.
Michelle Pfeiffer was very career-oriented and a workaholic in the past. She filmed four movies in 1995.
However, after giving birth, she gradually became more relaxed, her workload was greatly reduced, she only filmed one movie a year, and used the rest of her time for beauty, fitness and taking care of the children.
Also because they have the same hobbies, their relationship is closer than others.
"Why haven't you slept yet?"
Link kissed both of them on the cheek.
"Waiting for you!"
"We made some midnight snacks, would you like to have some?"
The two of them stood up and took his arms. Both women were tall, Monica was fuller and rounder than Michelle, while Michelle was more elegant and charming.
"Then eat something. I'm a little hungry too."
As his physical strength grew stronger, his digestive capacity doubled, and his demand for food also increased. He could digest ten kilograms of beef every day.
The abalone seafood porridge and Italian pizza made by Monica and Michelle tasted very good. He finished them all in less than five minutes and only felt slightly full.
When the two beauties saw that he had finished all the food, they couldn't help but smile with satisfaction and said that it looked very delicious when he was eating.
After the midnight snack, it was getting darker.
Link took a shower, changed into pajamas, and went back to the bedroom with Monica Michelle to rest.
The moon outside the window shyly hid behind the curtains again.
(End of this chapter)
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