Chapter 485: Killer, please take your position
Link had no idea what had happened to Harvey. He continued his vacation in Hawaii, going to Lanai every week to practice flying, and also began drawing the storyboard script for "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
"The Talented Mr. Ripley" tells the story of a smart kid from a poor family who, after killing a playboy, pretends to be a rich second-generation playboy and lives in the upper class of Italian society.
This is an artistic thriller movie, which is within Link’s comfort zone and is not difficult to shoot.
He chose to direct this movie himself because "The Talented Mr. Ripley" had a good script and could be an Oscar-level movie if filmed well.
Secondly, he has been shooting three films every year in recent years, most of which are big productions. The heavy work schedule has left him with no time to rest and not much time to deal with company and family matters.
"The Talented Mr. Ripley" is small in scale, low in cost, and simple to shoot, so it can also be used as a break.
In addition, according to Blackwater's intelligence, his employer has not given up on assassinating him, the danger still exists, and he needs to be more careful when filming.
It’s less likely to go wrong when filming with a smaller crew.
At present, the crew of "The Talented Mr. Ripley" has been formed, and some staff members flew to the Bay of Naples and Tuscany in Italy in advance to set up the set.
The film's main cast has also been confirmed.
Including Matt Damon, Jude Law, Julie Delpy, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman and others.
After several twists and turns in the selection of the female lead, after receiving the script last year, they originally planned to let Jennifer Connelly try out for the female lead Maggie.
With Jennifer Connelly pregnant, the role became vacant.
There are many girlfriends at home who are suitable for this role, including Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Kate Beckinsale, Liv Tyler, Naomi Watts and so on.
In order to avoid conflicts among his girlfriends, Link held an audition at Moon Beach Manor. Monica Bellucci, Jodie Foster, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sofia, and Winona Ryder served as casting directors, and other girlfriends participated in the voting.
After three rounds of judging, Julie Delpy performed best.
She possesses the elegance and sexiness of the heroine Maggie, as well as the qualities of an artistic actress that the other actors don't possess. Also, her pay is relatively cheap, which helps control costs.
In addition, from a market perspective, among the three leading actors, Matt Damon is from the United States, Jude Law is from the United Kingdom, Julie Delpy is from France, and Cate Blanchett is from Australia.
This combination could improve the film's overseas box office performance.
After the casting was completed, Link flew to Hong Kong Island, Shanghai, Tokyo, Sydney and other places to promote his new movie "The Last Airbender". He also checked the business situation of several companies this year and took time to spend time with his girlfriends including Joan Chen, Norika Fujiwara, and Izumi Sakai.
In addition, Chen Hong, Jiang Qinqin and Zeng Li successfully became pregnant after accompanying him on the crew for two weeks in June. They are currently nurturing the fetus in a villa in Hong Kong Island and are expected to have a few more children in the family next year.
As Link travels around the world, the killers waiting in Los Angeles grow impatient.
"That bastard Link deserves to die. He stayed on the island after filming the movie and didn't go anywhere. After we finally waited for him to leave the island, he flew all over the world on a plane and didn't give us any chance to assassinate him. He's so annoying."
Bald Johnson angrily punched the wall in the motel.
They originally came to Los Angeles from Chicago, planning to stay for a few days, kill Link and then return to Chicago.
But who would have thought that the mission would be full of twists and turns. Their short stay here turned into a long stay, and they had to pay two extra months' rent to the motel.
It was hot in Los Angeles in the summer and the motel conditions were poor. The longer he stayed here, the worse his mood became.
"Calm down. Link's home base is in Los Angeles. No matter where he goes, he will come back one day."
The killer John took the dart, took aim and threw it. The red and black dart hit the red heart of the target with a "click".
"The newspaper said that after Link's promotion in Singapore, he flew to New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, and then to China and Japan. After leaving Japan, he will probably continue to fly. It's endless. Are we going to wait here forever?"
"What else can we do? If we don't continue to wait, all the arrangements we made before will be in vain."
Killer Jon said helplessly.
They could have chosen to track Link by plane and assassinate him abroad, but the plane tickets were too expensive and they did not have enough funds to track Link.
According to internal information from the organization, there were also wealthy assassins who followed Link abroad to assassinate him, but up to now no media has reported the news of Link's murder, which means that the assassination attempt by his colleagues failed, and perhaps many people died.
"Is there any chance if I continue to wait?"
Bald Johnson asked.
Killer Jon didn't know the answer.
Ding Dong!
A message came on the pager, 'Link is back'.
Killer Jon immediately perked up, "Link is back. According to the news we received, Link is expected to stay in Los Angeles for a week and go to Italy to shoot a movie next week. If we want to complete the mission early, we must seize this opportunity."
"Understood. I must kill Link this time and return to Chicago as soon as possible. I don't want to stay in this crappy place, Los Angeles, for even a single day longer."
Bald Johnson pulled out a pistol from the sofa and stared at Link's poster on the wall with a ferocious face.
After hearing that Link had returned to Los Angeles, the two took immediate action and drove to Beverly Hills.
On the Coldwater Canyon drive, we ran into Link's convoy.
Since Link is accompanied by several bodyguards and the car has been modified to be bulletproof and explosion-proof, it would be difficult to kill Link in this situation with their current firepower.
They could only stare at Link's convoy from a distance and wait for their chance to act.
While stalking, the killer Jon observed through the telescope that there were many traces of his colleagues around. He had seen through three of them, and expected that there would be more of them hiding in various buildings and vehicles.
"It seems like a lot of people are interested in the $1 million."
Killer Jon was a little excited, as if he was participating in a hunting competition, but also a little pressured, because there were too many colleagues participating in the assassination, and it would be difficult for them to be the first to take Link's head.
"Why don't they investigate the identity of their employer and earn the one million dollar reward offered by Link?"
Bald Johnson said unhappily.
"Because we are all killers, we are better at killing people than investigating the employer's information. I believe that many people will participate in investigating the employer's information at this time."
"Shall we stay here and wait for Link to come out?"
"Wait a little longer and observe any changes in his schedule over the next few days."
Killer Jon looked at the Beverly Hills in the distance, the numerous luxurious villas scattered on the hills, and the luxury cars coming and going on the driveways, with fiery ambitions flashing in his eyes.
Unfortunately, they waited for two days but did not see Link come out of the villa area. On the afternoon of the third day, things took a turn for the better. Link drove to Hollywood Boulevard, walked into a high-end cafe, and chatted and drank coffee with Quentin Tarantino in the terrace booth area.
"Good opportunity, I'm going to take Link's head."
Bald Johnson shouted excitedly.
"etc!"
Killer Jon put down his binoculars and grabbed Johnson who was about to get out of the car.
"What are you waiting for? We've been waiting for months for this moment, looking for a chance to put a bullet into Link's head. Now is a good opportunity, why not do it?"
Bald Johnson asked in confusion.
"Don't you think it's strange? After the assassination, Link was very careful every time he went out, but this time he sat in an open-air place drinking coffee. Isn't he afraid of death?"
Killer Jon frowned tightly.
"You think too much. Link's position is relatively high and surrounded by glass, so it looks relatively safe. Look over there, someone has started to move. We have to hurry, otherwise Link's head will be taken away by others."
Bald Johnson said impatiently.
"Wait a little longer! Find a good position and try to shoot from a long distance with a sniper rifle."
"Haha, Link, I hope you can live longer and not be killed too early."
Johnson carried the sniper rifle box, followed Jon out of the car, and quietly lurked on the opposite building.
(End of this chapter)
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