Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 448 A transaction

After the movie premiere ceremony, Link first hung out at the cocktail party arranged by the organizer, and then, accompanied by Wendy Deng and Alice Lee, went to the Jumbo Seafood Restaurant in Victoria Harbor to taste local seafood.

Spicy fried crab, Hong Kong-style hot and sour shrimp soup, South Australian abalone soup, curry soft shell crab, etc., all taste good.

However, no matter how good the seafood is, it is not as good as using the raw materials well. After eating countless seafood, he still felt that the seafood meal he had in the Woolworth Building apartment was the most authentic.

When he returned to the hotel to rest in the evening, Wendy Deng called and asked Alice Lee to bring him a souvenir from Hong Kong Island and asked him which room he was staying in.

 Giving souvenirs as gifts is false, but giving gifts to women is true.

Link did not refuse. He roughly understood what Wendy Deng was thinking, and wanted to use this method to make friends with him and establish a deeper relationship. He also understood what Alice Li was thinking. In recent years, mainland actresses have been rushing to break into Hollywood.

There were Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi first, followed by Zhou Xun, Aisi Fan, Jing Tian, ​​Alice Li, Li Xiaolu, Zhang Jingchu, Huang Shengyi, etc. Except for the first two, the others all played small roles in Hollywood movies.

Alice Lee also has ambitions to break into Hollywood.

And he is now the owner of the eighth largest film company in Hollywood, with countless film and television resources in his hands, and has also become the target of many actresses.

He sat on the sofa and looked at Alice Li, whose face was red. He took out a checkbook and said that he could accept the gift, but it must be paid. He hoped that she could tell a number.

Visibly to the naked eye, Alice Li's face turned redder, and her expression became more reserved.

Link didn’t want to embarrass her and explained her thoughts clearly, but he couldn’t guarantee that he would provide her with some resources in the future. In order to avoid trouble, it was best to complete the deal in the form of a check. If she didn’t agree, she could choose to leave.

 Alice Li hesitated for a long time, moved her feet several times, and finally spit out a low number.

Link added a zero to the end of the number, pulled off the check and handed it to her.

Seeing that the other party's face was pale and there were tears in his eyes, he was helpless. His emotional history was too rich and he could no longer give his extra emotions to other women. Especially after having Ivaca, he would not be able to do this in this regard. Seems even meaner.

If you talk about feelings with Alice Li, it will seem too fake.

It is impossible for him to have any feelings for a thirty-seven-year-old woman, all he has is the desire aroused by seafood.

The other party comes voluntarily to ‘give gifts’, not because of love, but mostly because of the resources at hand and their own charm.

He pulls off the veil of tenderness and reveals the truest faces of both parties. Although cold and ugly, it will reduce a lot of troubles and burdens.

After handing the check to the other party, he stroked her long black hair that she had just washed, lowered his head and kissed her lips and ears.

 When the woman's face turned rosy again, her body gradually changed from stiffness to softness.

 He carried the woman to the dining table, lifted up her skirt, and rolled her over gently.

This time he took safety precautions.

　　When Alice Li woke up the next day, the sun was shining brightly outside the window, and even the heavy curtains could not block the golden sunlight shining on the carpet.

  She was alone on the bed, but it smelled like two people.

Remembering the madness last night, she lifted up the blanket and took a look. Her face gradually turned red and her eyes became blurred.

Before I could check anything carefully, the cell phone on the bedside rang.

She reached out and picked it up, only to find a check and a note underneath the phone.

 Seeing the numbers on the check, she tightened her fingers and wanted to tear them into pieces.

Thinking of what she experienced last night, she handed almost everything to Link. If she went to Hollywood to develop in the future and Link was unwilling to help, then the grievances she suffered last night would be in vain.

　　You must not give him any advantage in vain.

 Alice Li put away the check and looked at the words on the note. There were two lines of English on it.

 In the first line, Link said that he had a flight at eight o'clock and failed to say goodbye in person. It was very rude and he asked her to forgive him.

 The second line says that her English is too poor and she needs to practice more oral dialogue if she wants to play an important role in an English movie.

 Alice Li took the note and looked at it repeatedly before putting it away carefully.

Jingle Bell!

The phone was still ringing. She took it over and saw that there were six missed calls, one from Wendy Deng, three from her sister and manager Li Shuang, and two from her friend Ren Quan.

This call was from Wendy Deng.

 She hesitated for two seconds and answered the phone.

  —

After flying to the Shiqiu Film and Television Base in Lishui, Nandu, Link immediately joined the crew of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" to reshoot some scenes that needed to be modified.

He plays a down-and-out foreigner who is greedy for money and lustful in the play, and serves as a piano accompanist in the church choir.

After the war in Nandu broke out, in order to save the students in the church, he stayed and pretended to be a priest. At the same time, he also took in the "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" by the Qinhuai River.

The plot of the movie mainly revolves around the Thirteen Hairpins. Link's role is just a bystander's perspective on this group of prostitutes who were displaced by the war. Although he is the male lead, he does not have many scenes.

 “John, I want you to help us leave Nandu.”

On the set, Ni Ni, who plays Yu Mo, opened the door and came to him wearing an exquisite cheongsam.

Link took a sip from the wine bottle and slowly raised his head to look at her, "How to leave?"

"I don't know, but your face is a pass. The Japanese don't want to provoke Westerners." Yumo said with a charming look.

“There is a battlefield outside, leaving here is impossible!”

Link shook his head and looked at her pocket, where there were a few bills, and then at her beautiful cheeks, "Do you have enough money? Or are you going to pay in other ways?"

Yu Mo took a sip from the wine glass, twisted his soft waist and walked out.

 “Hey, wait! Are you kidding me? We can discuss this later.”

Link caught up with the bottle.

 “cut!”

Director Zhang Damou from the director's area touched his chin and looked at it, then called Ni Ni over to give some advice.

 In fact, the problem with the reshoots of several scenes mainly lies with Ni Ni.

Before joining the crew, Ni Ni was a complete newcomer, a college student with average acting skills.

However, her acting skills improved rapidly during the filming of the film, which also led to her different performances before and after.

In order to improve the quality of the film, Director Zhang Da chose to reshoot a few major scenes. These scenes included Link's scenes, and Link had to come back to cook and coordinate with Ni Ni's performance.

 Fortunately, his role was not many. He spent five days filming on the set and more than 30 scenes were shot before and after. Link's role was also successfully completed.

On the day the scene was finalized, director Zhang Da invited him to a restaurant and took the initiative to chat about the film's distribution at the wine table, asking him if he was interested in the North American distribution rights of the film.

Link was a little surprised. When he was filming at the beginning of the year, he heard that the North American distribution rights of the film had been purchased by Rowone Entertainment. How did he find Lionsgate?

Director Zhang said that due to the subject matter, the distribution rights of the film in North America have not yet been negotiated, and the production company is still looking for a suitable international distributor for the film.

 Director Zhang praised him for being very successful in releasing the film "Mr. Tree".

 At present, the North American box office of "Mr. Tree" has exceeded that of films such as "Ju Dou" and "Raise the Red Lantern". Among the Chinese-language films released in North America, its box office performance has entered the top 20, which is incredible.

 Director Zhang Da said that he hopes to cooperate with him and Lionsgate Pictures more than other distribution companies.

Link understood what he meant and did not refuse.

  Several of Zhang’s films have average box office results abroad, and can even be called blockbusters.

  However, the other party is a major mainland director with a wide network of contacts. Establishing a cooperative relationship with him will also be beneficial to the development of Lionsgate Films in the long run.

 In addition, he also has Chris Liu Studio and Dolphin Bay Agency under his management. If Director Zhang has any good projects in the future, he can also invest and cooperate through these two companies.

Link said that after the film is completed, people from Lions Gate will be arranged to come and watch the film. The specific copyright price will be discussed at that time.

Director Zhang happily agreed and asked Ni Ni to have a few more drinks with him.

Link was helpless when he saw Baijiu. Every time he returned to China to do business, the most difficult thing to deal with was the wine table culture.

His ability to drink is too poor. He will get drunk after just two drinks. If he doesn't drink, he will appear too cold. In the end, he could only excuse himself to have something to do and drink a bottle of beer with Director Zhang.

 After leaving Nandu, he first went to Dahai City to visit the Dolphin Bay Brokerage Company to see how well Yang Dami was managing the company.

 While he was filming, Ms. Anna first came to Dolphin Bay Company to inspect the work.

· Along with her were two managers hired from Hong Kong Island, both of whom were professionals in entertainment management and finance. Their main purpose was to help Yang Dami manage the company well and avoid tax evasion.

Ms. Anna reported that Dolphin Bay has some personnel and financial chaos. There is no legal adviser and no public relations department. Other problems are not major. Financially, the company's profits are pretty good, with a balance of about 6 million.

Link had a chat with Yang Dami and agreed to invest an additional 30 million in film and television dramas. If he does well, he will continue to invest more in the next step.

Yang Dami heard that he wanted to add 30 million, so she agreed excitedly and called Lilith Zhao to eat hot pot with him.

 After finishing his business at Dolphin Bay Company, Link came to the capital in a low-key manner to visit the pregnant Jennifer Shu.

She was just two months pregnant and her condition was not obvious. However, in order to avoid accidents, she stopped working early and rested at home.

Link stayed with Jennifer and Chris in the courtyard for three days, and by the way, he chatted with Liu Li about Wanda Pictures.

 Wanda Pictures, backed by Wanda Real Estate, is in good operating condition. Through expansion and mergers, it has become the third largest theater chain in the country. Its gross revenue in the first quarter reached 340 million yuan, and its total revenue this year is expected to exceed 1 billion yuan.

 He ​​once again spent US$22 million to purchase 4.2% of Wanda Pictures shares. Currently, Golden Beike Investment holds approximately 11.6% of Wanda Pictures shares, making him the second largest individual shareholder of Wanda Pictures.

He didn't take away the remaining competition prize money of more than 10 million US dollars. Through Golden Shell Investment, he bought Alibaba shares, Moutai shares, JD.com shares, and BYD shares, which were only listed in June. Each one was not much, hundreds of thousands. share.

 His purpose is mainly to earn some pocket money for Chris Liu, Jennifer Shu and their children.

 After completing all this work, Link took the opportunity to return to the United States and start the promotion work of the two movies "Captain America" ​​and "The Snowflake and the Secret Fan".

The filming of Captain America was completed at the end of last year. After more than half a year of post-production and the ending was re-shot, the production was finally completed in May and is scheduled to be released on July 22.

The major movies released during the same period include "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", "The Smurfs", "Evil Bosses", "Cowboys vs. Aliens", etc. Except for Harry Potter, several other movies are not very competitive.

"The Secret Fan" is scheduled to be released in 24 theaters in North America on July 7. The specific release time will be determined based on box office results.

 (End of this chapter)