Chapter 476 The Killer Moves Out
In its sixth week of release, "There's Something About Mary" once again earned $13.47 million at the box office, bringing its North American box office cumulatively to $141 million, with strong box office performance.
As the heroine of the film, Cameron Diaz became popular again after "The Mask". She used to gain a lot of fame in the entertainment industry with her beautiful appearance, sexy figure and the identity of Link's girlfriend.
Now the movies she starred in are box office hits. The superb acting skills, outstanding comedic talent and strong box office appeal she displayed in the movies also prove her talent and potential in the profession of actor.
Movie fans began to pay attention to her, admire her, and become her fans.
Film companies also extended olive branches to her, hoping to work with her.
Her salary successfully exceeded the 10 million US dollar mark.
This week, another film under Guess What Pictures also performed equally well at the box office: the inspirational film "Keep Moving Forward," which has been released for four weeks.
The film took in $15.1 million this week, bringing its North American box office to $119 million. It is expected that the North American box office will be no less than $160 million.
In addition, this week, the North American box office of "Rush Hour 2" officially exceeded the 200 million mark, becoming the second film under MGM's Guess What--MGM's North American box office to exceed 200 million this year.
"Complete Movie" magazine reported that Guess What - MGM Pictures' performance in the film market eclipsed all other film companies, and other film companies were completely crushed by Guess What - MGM Pictures and had no ability to fight back. Guess What - MGM's status in the entertainment industry is still rising.
In a new review article, The Hollywood Reporter said that Guess Pictures has used six years and dozens of hit movies to prove that they have a set of effective film-making techniques, and that any movie they participate in has a more than 90% chance of being a hit. The best way for other film companies to develop is to cooperate with Guess Pictures and learn from this technology, or to follow Guess Pictures' pace and shoot similar movies.
The Los Angeles Times' coverage was relatively negative.
The newspaper compiled data on Hollywood film companies over the past five years. In 1992, there were more than 2,200 film and television production companies in Hollywood. By 1996, the number had become more than 3,500, and this year the number has become more than 3,800.
Although there are more and more new film companies, their survival period has been greatly shortened. In 1992, the median was 32 months, and now it is 8 months. This means that half of the film companies now face bankruptcy within less than a year after their establishment.
At the same time, the newspaper counted the survival status of old film companies. In 1992, there were 82 film production companies in Hollywood that had been established for more than 10 years. Now this number has become 36, and more than half of the old film companies have gone bankrupt in the past five years.
There are also 21 small and medium-sized old-established film companies whose debt ratios have reached the maximum and are facing bankruptcy, such as Miramax, Regent Pictures, and Bestline Pictures.
The newspaper predicts that the 21 film companies will go bankrupt within three years.
"Damn it! It's all Link's fault."
In a luxurious villa in Los Angeles County, Harvey angrily tore up newspapers and walked around the living room angrily. After a while, he waved his fists a few times and picked up the phone to call Jeffrey Epstein.
"Jeffrey, how's it going?"
"What?"
"What about killing Link."
Harvey gritted his teeth, his voice sounding ferocious.
"Keep your voice down! Haven't you seen spy movies? In order to monitor us, the CIA and FBI work with telecommunications companies to install monitoring devices in mobile phones. If you say that, they will monitor you."
Epstein cursed on the phone.
"I know, I really can't stand it anymore. Whenever I see news about Link or hear his name, I want to kill him right there and then. My hatred for him is more intense than a volcanic eruption. I just want him to disappear as soon as possible. As long as I can make him disappear, I won't hesitate to spend an extra $1 million."
Harvey roared, shaking his fist.
"Shut up! I have to endure this even though I can't. Some time ago, an accident happened on the set of Pirates of the Caribbean. Link suspected that someone was targeting him and even went to the local police to investigate. From this point of view, he seemed to have realized that someone was targeting him.
In addition, according to the middleman, the security measures around Link have been tightened during this period, and a security company is investigating the matter. They have to be more careful in what they do, so no matter how much you hate Link, you must restrain yourself.
If you can't control yourself and are caught by Link's men and get retaliated by Link, don't blame me for not warning you."
Epstein said coldly.
Harvey bit his back teeth hard, making a creaking sound. He picked up the bottle of red wine, tilted his head back and gulped down a few mouthfuls. The deep red wine flowed from his face to his neck and into his pajamas, making him look very messy.
He asked in a low voice, "You said wait, how long should we wait? Do we have to wait for a few years or decades? Don't forget that Link is younger than us. We may not be able to wait until then."
"Harvey, don't worry. Link is a big shot, and it won't be easy to deal with him. We need to be mentally prepared. At the same time, we must have confidence. According to the middleman, there are many international assassins who have successfully assassinated many people without being noticed by the police, such as the 'Simpson murder case'. I believe they can successfully complete the mission against Link this time."
Epstein advised.
"Okay, I'll wait a little longer. As long as I can succeed, I can wait another year. I have the patience, but the prerequisite is that I must succeed."
"Don't worry, we will succeed."
After hanging up the phone, Epstein used another phone to contact the middleman to inquire about the progress of the matter.
The middleman told him that everything was going well and that he would succeed within the year.
Epstein told him to be careful and not to leave any evidence even if he had to spend more money. If $500,000 was not enough, he could add another $500,000.
The middleman told him not to worry too much, they were professionals in this kind of thing.
After hanging up the phone, the middleman codenamed 'Jack' came to the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, walked into a public telephone booth, and called the killer agent 'Kate' to inquire about the progress of the matter.
The agent told him that the cleaner they sent out last time lost contact in South America and was suspected to have been killed. Now he is contacting other cleaners in the killer organization to take over this task, and it is expected to take two weeks to prepare.
The middleman Jack said yes, and hoped that they would send out more elite "cleaners" to increase the success rate of the assassination.
Agent Kate said that the price he offered could only hire a 'cleaner' of this level, and if he wanted to hire a top-level cleaner, he would have to pay more.
The middleman Jack expressed his willingness to add an additional $100,000.
The agent said that for a minimum of 200,000, they could send out the organization’s ace cleaner.
The middleman Jack hesitated for a moment and agreed, but required that it must succeed as soon as possible.
The killer's agent 'Kate' said it was no problem and asked him to wait for news.
After the call, agent Kate called Chicago and found the ace cleaner codenamed Jon, offering him $100,000 to kill the target.
He would place relevant information about whoever his specific target was in a locker at a Chicago train station.
Killer Jon asked what level the target was, saying he didn't kill unknown people.
His agent Kate told him that he was definitely a big shot, and his influence and status in the United States were not much less than that of the one in the White House.
Killer Jon excitedly agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Jon walked out of the phone booth, took a taxi and went to Seventh Street in the South Side of Chicago.
The South Side of Chicago has one of the highest crime rates in the United States, 297% higher than the average. Murders, robberies and assaults frequently occur here, making it one of the most unsafe areas in the United States.
The South District is mainly a heavy industrial area with a large number of steel mills, machinery manufacturing plants, etc. However, due to the influence of the market, many factories here have been abandoned. When it rains, it appears rusty and the air is filled with the smell of rust and machine oil.
Due to severe unemployment, there are also a large number of slums and dilapidated apartment buildings here.
In these buildings, more than 30 gangs in Chicago and thousands of criminals gathered.
Killer Jon came to apartment W-303 holding an umbrella and stopped. He knocked on the door. The noisy noise in the house suddenly stopped, the door opened, and a bald head poked out from the crack of the door.
"Jon, why are you here?"
"Go in and talk."
Killer Jon walked into the apartment, and Bald Johnson shouted a few times, asking the girls and men who were taking drugs and having sex in the room to leave.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
Bald Johnson was leaning on the sofa with his upper body naked. His exposed body had more than a dozen hideous scars and a dagger tattoo of the Marine Corps Delta Force. Jon also had a similar tattoo on his left arm.
"There is a mission, and this time the target is a big shot."
“Oh, how much is the commission?”
"100,000 dollars. When it's done, we'll split it in half."
"Fifty thousand dollars isn't bad. Who is the target?"
"We don't know yet. They will put the target's information in a locker at the train station."
"Well, let's see who's the one to die this time."
Bald Johnson smiled grimly, took out a Desert Eagle with a silencer from the sofa, aimed at a human-shaped target ten meters away and fired ten shots, smashing the target's head to pieces.
The next day they came to the train station and found a copy of Forbes magazine in the locker. The cover character was Link, but there was a red 'X' mark on his head.
"Link?"
"It's him?"
Jon and Johnson knew that the target was a big shot, but they didn't expect it to be so big. Link was worth more than 20 billion, the fourth richest man in the world, the most powerful film director in the world, and a playboy that all men in the world envied.
This man is no less famous than Clinton. Clinton only stayed in the White House for eight years at most, but if nothing unexpected happens, Link will be able to stay in the position of a wealthy man for decades.
“Link makes great films, I’m almost a fan of his.
Bald Johnson frowned.
"you mean"
"I have to pay more. Without Link, I will lose a lot of fun going to the cinema in the future. This loss is too great. The employer must pay more."
"100,000 US dollars is indeed too little."
Jon went back into the phone booth and called his agent 'Kate', saying that $100,000 was too little and they wanted $200,000.
Kate did not agree immediately, but replied half a day later that $200,000 was acceptable.
Give them 100,000 first, and the remaining 100,000 will be paid after the task is completed.
Jon agreed and began to collect information about Link, replace his mission equipment, and prepare for the next assassination.
(End of this chapter)
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