Hollywood Director 1992

The winters in Berlin are quite cold, with the wind howling wildly outside the window.

Snowflakes fluttered in the night sky, making it perfect weather for drinking.

The two women sat down and kept urging him to drink, just like in his Los Angeles apartment, except this time Chen Hong wasn't there.

He drank several glasses of wine without getting drunk, but the two women got drunk first, staging a performance of the 'Drunken Concubine' in the bedroom. Both were former opera and dance performers, tall and voluptuous, with a round and jade-like beauty, making their portrayal of Yang Guifei quite convincing.

After the film festival ended, Link stayed in Berlin for a day, meeting with several filmmakers and distributors seeking cooperation. When the snow stopped, he flew back to Hawaii to continue his vacation.

The news of his Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival was also spread to the United States by the media.

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Previously, the American media was still debating whether Link was a scumbag or an incubus.

Now, suddenly, news broke that Link had won the Best Director Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

Moreover, he was the youngest Best Director in the history of the Berlin Film Festival.

The famous film critic Will Rogers published a heavy-hitting commentary in *The Hollywood Reporter*—"Genius Director Link is the Shining Star We Need to Protect in the Film Industry."

The article used the Berlin Film Festival Best Director Award as a starting point, stating that this award was enough to prove that Link is a talented director. His talent was not only recognized by the Berlin Film Festival but also by the Cannes Film Festival last year, as well as by audiences around the world.

This is also the reason why his films can win the Best Director Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and why every film can be a global blockbuster.

However, it is regrettable that some media outlets have recently been keen on hyping up false rumors, questioning Link's talent and ability for no reason, and even some public figures have been affected by this, making inappropriate remarks.

Will Rogers believes that these irresponsible words and deeds must be corrected in time.

Because the emergence of a genius director is not only a blessing for movie fans but also a boon for the entire film industry.

It is because of Link's persistent creation that audiences can appreciate so many high-quality films, and the world film industry has been revitalized.

At the end of the article, Will Rogers loudly appealed: "Destroying a genius only takes a rumor, but nurturing a master requires the patience of an entire era. For the future of film art, we should not attack such a talented director, but should give him the respect and protection he deserves, so that he can continue to create more excellent film works."

This strongly worded article, once published, resonated with many filmmakers in Hollywood and was supported and recognized by many movie fans.

Many mainstream media outlets also immediately changed their tune, began praising Link, and recounted the extraordinary achievements Link had made in the film industry since his debut.

With the shift in public opinion, coupled with the relentless public relations efforts of Guess Pictures, Link's reputation in the media gradually improved.

The general public's assessment of him was first and foremost a very talented director, secondly a young billionaire, and lastly a playboy.

Many young people, after seeing Link's scandals, not only didn't think he was a philanderer but felt he was very cool, not only young, rich, and talented but also very charming, making countless actresses fall for him.

Boys hope to become Link, to become as charming as him;

Girls hope to date him, treating him as the best boyfriend model and fantasy object.

Link became even more popular among young people.

"Bullshit! That bastard is a real scumbag, where's the charm? Are those young people crazy, liking a guy like that?"

Michael Ovitz was furious when he saw Link's reputation improving in the newspapers.

Over the past period, he had joined forces with the seven major media groups to constantly hype up Link's scandals, hoping to use this method to ruin Link's reputation and turn him into a notorious public figure.

But after more than half a month of tossing around, spending a lot of money and effort, not only did he fail to damage Link's reputation but instead helped him become famous, and also gained the love and support of many young people.

Michael Ovitz was unwilling to accept this result. He called the management of the seven major media groups, asking them to continue to hype up Link's negative news, not giving Link a chance to breathe.

He first called News Corporation, then Viacom, Time Warner, etc., and the results were all 'No'.

The reasons why the seven major media groups refused to continue hyping up these negative news were similar, summarized into three points.

The first is the funding issue. In the past half month, in order to cooperate with him in hyping up Link's black material, they used a lot of media resources, which amounted to tens of millions of dollars in terms of funding.

Although the seven major media groups have a lot of money, this money belongs to the shareholders and they need to be responsible to the shareholders, and cannot be used casually.

Misusing funds will affect the company's performance. If the company's performance declines and revenue decreases, causing dissatisfaction among the board of directors, they will lose their positions.

The money used by Link's side comes from Guess Pictures and Link. He doesn't need to be responsible to anyone for spending money.

In particular, the money used by Guess Pictures for public relations was originally a dividend from Vanguard Capital and Morgan Investment.

Now that this money has been spent, Vanguard Capital and Morgan Investment are very dissatisfied, telling them that if they cannot win in the short term, they must end this useless war of public opinion.

The second is the publicity strategy issue.

Compared to the scattered and unorganized public opinion attacks of the seven major media groups, Guess Pictures performed better in this public opinion war.

They took a reactive approach, using female celebrities to hype it up, portraying Link as a very charming man, saying that liking Link was not because of eroticism but because they were attracted by his talent.

This approach can not only achieve good publicity results but also save a lot of money.

The third point is the issue of combat tools.

The seven major media groups are very dissatisfied with Michael Ovitz, believing that the black material he provided was not lethal at all, wasting a lot of media resources for nothing.

The seven major media groups hope that if he wants to use this method to attack Link's reputation next time, he should prepare some more lethal black material in advance, preferably fatal, otherwise they will never waste media resources to play this kind of verbal game again.

After hanging up the phone, Michael Ovitz's face was dark.

On the one hand, he felt wronged.

Before hyping up Link's negative news, it wasn't that he hadn't collected more black material, but more than half of the black material was blocked by Jay Moloney. If all those materials were exposed, this war of public opinion would definitely not be the result it is now.

On the other hand, in this war of public opinion, he worked hard, was conscientious and responsible, but the seven major media groups not only did not recognize his work but also regarded him as an incompetent person.

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Michael Ovitz gritted his posterior molars hatefully, picked up the phone and called Nicole Kidman, hoping that she would work harder and take Link down as soon as possible. As long as she could do it, he would let her be the heroine of five big movies, and he would do what he said.

"Link, congratulations on winning the Silver Bear Award. Susan and I were both happy for you when we heard the news."

"Thank you, I'll look for you to have a drink when I get back."

"Okay, when are you coming back to Los Angeles? I want to talk to you about the script, it's 'Dead Man Walking', I've finished writing it."

"This weekend, I'll call you when I get back."

Link chatted with Tim Robbins for a few words and hung up the phone. In a few minutes, he received calls from Tom Hanks, Robert Shaye, Jim Carrey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Diane Lane, Bruce Willis, Yu Feihong, Chen Long and others, congratulating him on winning the award in Berlin.

Link expressed his gratitude to them.

"Link, so many people are calling to congratulate you, it seems that it will be difficult for the seven major film companies to suppress you in terms of artist resources."

In the gazebo of the beach manor, Sophia lay on a lounge chair reading a magazine.

"It's hard to say, the battle has just begun. The seven major film companies have not yet used all their means to deal with Guess Pictures. Once they take action, people in the circle will probably reconsider which side to stand on."

Link put down his phone and said.

"Honey, are you nervous?"

Jennifer Connelly asked from next to him.

"No, compared to making movies step by step, I'd rather fight the seven major film companies to see how strong the seven major film companies are when they join forces."

"Honey, you're so amazing, like a fearless dragon slayer."

Jennifer Connelly put her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.

Sophia was unwilling to be outdone, scrambling to pounce over.

"Hey, does anyone want to swim?"

Not far away, by the crystal-clear outdoor swimming pool, Monica slowly entered the water in a bikini, her curvaceous figure and fair, smooth skin gleaming with a charming color in the Hawaiian sun.

Link sat in the gazebo for a while, sweating a lot, he took off his T-shirt and jumped into the swimming pool, quickly catching up with the mermaid Monica.

Liu Xiaoli and Winona Ryder came out of the villa with trays, and when they saw the people in the swimming pool, they scolded with red faces, "Can't you be intimate in the villa? It's the middle of the day, aren't you ashamed?"

As she was talking, Sophia hugged her from behind, playfully pushing her into the swimming pool, and then Liu Xiaoli also pulled her into the water.

The joyful sounds and playful noises in the swimming pool became more and more intense, and even the blue sky, white clouds, and evening breeze on Oahu poured over to decorate the atmosphere.