Hollywood Director 1992

After finishing his workout, Link took the public elevator upstairs. As he stepped into the elevator, he saw a woman in a gray ladies' suit.

Her hair wasn't too short, with parted bangs and the sides reaching about to her lips.

The woman had fair skin and delicate features, exuding a sharp, intellectual beauty.

She also looked somewhat familiar, like Jodie Foster.

Remembering what the real estate agent, Ellen Herbert, had said about Jodie Foster living here as well,

this woman was probably indeed Jodie Foster.

Jodie Foster was a top Hollywood movie star, known for works like "Taxi Driver," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "The Accused." In 1989 and 1992, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Accused" and "The Silence of the Lambs," respectively, and was currently the youngest double Oscar-winning actress in the industry.

Two news stories related to this woman were quite famous.

The first was the 'Reagan assassination attempt' in March 1981.

After being arrested, the perpetrator, John Hinckley Jr., stated that he liked Jodie Foster and, to get her attention, imitated the male lead, Bickle, from "Taxi Driver" by assassinating the president.

After the assassination attempt, the then 18-year-old Jodie Foster became an international figure, not just a Hollywood star, but also somewhat famous in political circles at the time.

The second was her orientation; she was openly lesbian.

"Good morning, Ms. Foster," Link greeted.

"Good morning, Director Link," Jodie Foster nodded.

"Ms. Foster, do you live here too?"

"Yes, I have an apartment here, and I come to stay occasionally."

Jodie Foster pursed her lips, her voice rather light.

"What a coincidence, I also live on the 12th floor," Link said, looking at the lit-up floor button.

"Oh!" Jodie Foster responded.

The elevator reached the 12th floor, and Link politely let Jodie Foster go first.

Jodie Foster, carrying her handbag, walked to the right, her mid-heeled shoes making soft sounds.

After only a few steps, she suddenly turned her head and saw Link following behind her, less than three steps away.

Jodie Foster immediately became alert, pursing her lips, the lines on her face becoming stiff and sharp.

There were only two apartments on this floor, one on the left and one on the right.

If Link really lived on the twelfth floor, they couldn't possibly be walking in the same direction.

Then why was he following her?

"Ms. Foster, would you like to come in for a cup of tea?" Link, ignoring her wary gaze, walked to the apartment door and opened it.

Jodie Foster was stunned, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her pretty face; it turned out she had gone the wrong way.

"No, thank you," Jodie Foster left in a hurry, her footsteps sounding more rushed and chaotic than before, even the ends of her hair fluttering in the wind.

Link smiled and closed the door.

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In its third week of release overseas, "Paranormal Activity" grossed $54.53 million in 87 countries and regions, breaking the worldwide record for the highest-grossing single week for a horror film.

The cumulative overseas box office for "Paranormal Activity" reached $143 million.

In North America, the box office decline this week was still relatively large, grossing $18.16 million in 1,637 theaters.

The cumulative box office in North America reached $250 million.

It was still the highest-grossing film of the year so far, ranking ahead of "Batman Returns" in second place, which grossed $167 million, more than $10 million less than media predictions.

"A Few Good Men" currently had a box office of $112 million, with a box office increase of more than $30 million less than expected.

Other films released during the same period, such as "Hero," "Patriot Games," "Single White Female," "Hero," and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," all had North American box office numbers lower than initially predicted.

Media analysis attributed the cause to "Paranormal Activity."

This year's summer box office totaled approximately $2 billion, shared among sixty-seven films, averaging more than $26 million per film.

However, "Paranormal Activity" swallowed more than $200 million, equivalent to taking food from everyone's plate.

This also caused criticism of Link from filmmakers in the industry to reach a new height.

Many colleagues, through the media, criticized Link for making bad films, being a pseudo-director who only wanted to make money and didn't care about art, bad money driving out good, squeezing the living space of excellent films, and disrupting the film market.

Link didn't care about this; at this stage, his purpose in making films was to make money and accumulate capital; he wasn't considering anything else for the time being.

After nine weeks of release, the third batch of box office revenue arrived for "Paranormal Activity."

The total revenue for the three batches was $174 million, slightly more than media predictions.

Unlike the distribution of "Buried," "Paranormal Activity" was solely produced and distributed by Guessing Game Pictures, and the expenses during the limited release were also covered by the company paying the theaters.

During the limited release, with an average daily single-theater revenue of $58,000, it surpassed the highest, "Dances with Wolves," becoming the film with the best limited release box office performance in nearly five years.

With this data, Link had more confidence when negotiating box office revenue sharing with major theater chains.

In Hollywood, the box office revenue sharing ratio is not a fixed number.

The big seven film studios get a larger share than independent film companies.

The major films produced by the big seven film studios have large-scale publicity, high heat, and generally good box office results.

Theaters have higher profits from distributing such films, in addition to box office profits, there are also peripheral profits, such as beverages, food, and movie souvenirs.

When negotiating box office revenue sharing, theaters also offer many preferential terms.

Taking Disney's films as an example, the animated film "Beauty and the Beast," released last year, had a box office revenue sharing ratio of up to 92% for the first four weeks.

The production and distribution parties, etc., get 92%, and the theaters only extract 8%.

However, as the film is released, the occupancy rate slowly decreases, the box office and peripheral income decrease, the costs invested by the theaters increase, and the box office share increases.

From the fifth to eighth weeks, the box office revenue sharing becomes 6:4, with the theaters taking 40%.

After eight weeks, the share obtained by the distributor gradually decreases, and the share received by the theaters gradually increases until the end of the film's screening.

This method is also the most popular tiered revenue sharing in Hollywood.

Independent film companies are relatively weaker when negotiating with theaters, and the box office revenue sharing is less.

The revenue sharing model between Guessing Game Pictures and the theaters for "Paranormal Activity" was 75:25 for the first six weeks and 50:50 for the last four weeks. As the occupancy rate decreased, the box office revenue share received by Guessing Game Pictures also slowly decreased.

Being able to get this revenue sharing ratio in the first six weeks was due to the good limited release performance and the good box office performance in the first ten days of "Paranormal Activity"; otherwise, it would have been a 70/30 or 60/40 split.

After earning $174 million, Link took his lawyer, Sean Tang, to New York and established a company on Wall Street called Golden Glitter Investment Company, or 'Golden Glitter Capital' for short.

He planned to take out $200 million and gradually purchase a small amount of Microsoft shares in the coming months.

Microsoft Corporation was listed on NASDAQ in March 1986, with a market value of US$502 million at that time. After six years of development, the market value reached US$18.5 billion.

With Clinton taking office, the Information Superhighway plan was proposed, and Internet companies such as Microsoft, IBM, and Apple will usher in a period of rapid development.

By the time 1ws 95 was released, Microsoft occupied more than 90% of the global Internet operating system, and its market value doubled.

Around 2000, before the Internet bubble burst, the market value increased to 600 billion US dollars.

Before this, investing in Microsoft was very cost-effective.

However, he didn't plan to buy too many Microsoft shares. Buying too much would easily attract attention, and it would not be easy to buy anyway, so try to keep it around 5%, neither too much nor too little.

At this stage, the United States is at the beginning of the 'Golden Decade'. In addition to Microsoft, there are many companies with huge potential, including Walmart, Apple, Coca-Cola, LV, Yahoo, Cisco, etc., so there is no need to worry about having money and no place to invest.

After making money in the stock market, it can be used to invest in shooting big productions, earning more rewards and physical fitness bonuses.

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