Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 370 Jodie Foster's Night, The Golden Globe Awards (6K)

Around 8 p.m., the movie ended, and snowflakes drifted through the Berlin night sky, the moonlight hazy and indistinct.

Link and Jodie Foster returned to the hotel, and as they were about to part, he asked Jodie if she wanted to go to his room for a drink.
Judy looked up into his eyes, pursed her lips, nodded, and then walked steadily toward his room.

Link looked at her with some surprise. The two of them were alone together, and he had invited her to his room for drinks that night. She should have known what that meant, and she didn't like men. Why would she accept such an invitation?
"What's wrong? Weren't you going to buy me a drink?"

Jodie Foster stood in his room doorway and asked with a hint of provocation.

Link smiled gently, opened the door, and invited her in.

Jodie Foster walked over to the counter, poured two glasses of red wine, handed him one, and then downed the other in one gulp.

Are you thirsty?

"Yes, what's next?"

Jodie Foster wiped the wine stains from her lips and asked.

"What do you want to do?"

Link laughed.

"You're a man, shouldn't you take the initiative?"

Judy looked up at him, blinked her blue eyes, and blushed on her delicate, fair cheeks.

Link smiled gently, raised his hand to cup her cheeks, and, under the woman's nervous yet expectant gaze, lowered his head to kiss her soft, fragrant lips.

The woman was probably not used to this kind of intimacy. She struggled in his arms for a few moments, then gradually calmed down and leaned against his strong body like a reed.

"how do you feel?"

Link looked down at the dazed woman.

The woman's cheeks flushed, her blue eyes became crystal clear, and her red lips parted slightly as she breathed heavily.

He was clearly moved by her feelings.

Link stopped arguing and put his arm around her waist to kiss her again.

A beautifully crafted evening gown slipped silently onto the carpet.

The snow outside the window fell even harder, and the moon was completely obscured by the snow curtain, casting only a hazy white glow that contrasted with the pure white of the living room.

It was another captivating night.

Link slept well.

The next morning, he kissed the sleeping woman beside him, then met up with James Schamus and the others, and went to the Berlin Film Festival Palace to attend the film festival, and also to look for any films with box office potential.

Jodie Foster, covered with a soft blanket, continued to sleep in the large bed until almost noon when she slowly woke up. She tried to get out of bed, but failed twice.

When her assistant heard that she was awake, she came to the bedroom to help her get up.

After a busy period, Judy returned to bed to rest. Seeing the changes in her body, she pursed her lower lip, her cheeks turning red.

Although I had witnessed the relationships between Link, Michelle Diane, Brooke Shields, and Cindy Crawford, the difference between what I saw with my own eyes and what I experienced firsthand was enormous.

This kind of impact on the mind is far more shocking and catches people off guard than visual impact.

She wanted to hate Link for his beastly behavior, but for some reason she couldn't bring herself to hate him. Instead, she felt a strange mix of emotions. The tightly closed door in her heart had been completely opened by Link, and it was now filled with him.

She desperately wanted to close the window, and tried her best, but found herself powerless to do so.

The woman angrily patted the blanket.

Jingle Bell!
The phone on the bedside table rang a few times.

Link called to ask if she was feeling unwell, and reminded her to eat breakfast and drink more milk. He was at the film festival discussing work and would be back before 2 p.m.

Jodie Foster was annoyed and didn't want to talk to him, so she just mumbled a few words and hung up the phone.

She saw two missed calls on her phone, made by Michelle Pfeiffer around 9 p.m.

Judy thought for a moment and then went back.

After the call connected, she leaned against the pillow and asked Michelle what was wrong.

"How did you feel last night?"

Michelle Pfeiffer asked with a smile.

"How does it feel?"

"Stop pretending. It was just you and Link in Berlin yesterday. I don't believe nothing happened between you two. By the way, hearing your voice makes me even more certain. Last night must have been a very exciting night, right?"

Michelle laughed.

Judy wanted to deny it, but her hoarse voice couldn't hide it.

"Okay, you guessed right, but we're different. I wasn't conquered by him, and I won't be unable to leave him because of this relationship. I'm still free, and I'll dump him when I get tired of him."

Jodie Foster said, feigning toughness.

Michelle Pfeiffer's laughter came through the phone.

"you do not believe?"

Judy frowned.

"No, I believe you are the coolest and most independent girl in the world. No one can conquer you or bind you."

"That's pretty much it."

"Haha, how are you feeling? Is it inconvenient to get up, and do you often need to go to the bathroom? But don't worry, this is normal. You'll be fine after resting for half a day, and you'll gradually get used to it over time."

Michelle Pfeiffer said.

Jodie Foster blushed and hummed a few words as she recounted what had happened. She was still shaken, as she had thought she was going to die several times, but somehow she had survived comfortably.

Then he started cursing at some rude guy.

Michelle comforted her, telling her not to be nervous and that things would be better next time with her and Diane's help.

Judy felt a heat rising on her face and body at the thought of Michelle and Diane.

After chatting for a few minutes, Jodie Foster felt a wave of drowsiness wash over her. She hung up the phone, curled up in the blankets, placed her hands on her lower abdomen, and slowly drifted off to sleep.

When I woke up around 2 a.m., Link was already back and was looking at documents on the sofa.

"looking at what?"

Jodie Foster, supporting herself against the wall, staggered into the living room. She was wearing a loose nightgown, her golden-brown hair falling over her shoulders. Her pale cheeks and slightly furrowed brows revealed a hint of fragility, a kind of broken beauty.

"Documents for the acquisition of film distribution rights."

Link got up and put his arm around Judy, sitting down on the sofa.

"You found a good movie at the film festival?"

Jodie Foster sat in his lap, flipping through a few pages of documents with her fingers.

"It was James who chose it. There were two movies in total. I went to watch them and found them to be good."

James Schamus is the Vice President of the production company, responsible for international film production and collaborations. In addition to film production, his job also includes acquiring promising foreign films for distribution in North America.

At this year's Berlin Film Festival, they selected three films from more than 800: the British film "Trainspotting," the Czech film "Give Me a Dad," and the third film "Over the Top," which was abandoned due to copyright issues.

Of the first two movies, he had only seen Trainspotting.

Trainspotting is Ewan McGregor's breakthrough film. It tells the story of Mark, a young drug addict, who meets a group of friends who are also struggling with drug problems. This group of people live a decadent life in the city, struggle on the margins of society, and gradually discover themselves after experiencing a series of events.

The director is Danny Boyle, who rose to fame last year with the independent film Shallow Grave; this is his second film.

After reviewing the film, Link agreed to acquire the North American distribution rights for $300 million, the highest offer from all the distributors.

The second film cost $150 million in North American rights. He hasn't seen it yet, but James Schamus and others think it's good, and Link trusts their judgment.

"how are you feeling?"

Link held the woman in his arms, gently stroking her back with his hand.

"What do you say?"

Judy glared at him, then punched his chest in frustration, before regretting it.

The gesture of pounding her chest is too much like a timid woman, which is very different from her usual style.

She snorted in embarrassment and struggled to get out of Link's embrace, but she couldn't move his strong arms.

"I was too rude. I'll be more gentlemanly next time."

Link laughed.

Judy poked his strong arm with her head down, not believing his nonsense.

Link's body was stronger and more athletic than imagined, and he was incredibly strong, making it impossible for him to become a gentleman.

However, she also liked it this way, because she felt unprecedented joy with Link.
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After resting for most of the day, Link took Jodie Foster to the Palace of Film Festivals to attend the awards ceremony that day.

This year's Berlin International Film Festival has 20 films competing in the main competition.

This includes films produced by Guessing Pictures such as "Sense and Sensibility," "Dead Man Walking," and "Casino," as well as Miramax films such as "Glamour," "Classroom Romance," and "Over the Top," and two Chinese films, "The Sun Has Ears" and "Sunshine Canyon."

After evaluation, "Sense and Sensibility" won the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Berliner Morgenpost Readers' Jury Prize.

This is also Ang Lee's second time winning the Golden Bear Award, the first being for "The Wedding Banquet" in 1993.

The Chinese film "The Sun Has Ears" won the Silver Bear for Best Director, "Dead Man Walk" won the Best Actor award, "Casino Tycoon" won the Best Directorial Debut award, and "Classroom Romance" won the Jury Grand Prize.

Guess what? All three films nominated by the film company won awards, so it can be considered a great success.

"Haha, Link, congratulations! Guess what, the film company has produced three more great movies."

At the party, Harvey Weinstein greeted everyone with a forced smile.

"Thank you! You guys are doing well too. I heard you got the distribution rights for 'Overly Promising'?"

"Haha, I've been following this movie for a long time, and I came to Berlin this time to acquire its North American distribution rights."

Harvey Weinstein laughed.

I wish your movie great success.

Link smiled. Originally, Guessing Pictures was also preparing to acquire the North American distribution rights for "Over the Top," but Harvey demanded a copyright fee of $300 million in advance, forcing Guessing Pictures and other film companies to withdraw.

Whether Harvey will actually pay the $300 million afterwards is uncertain. He has a bad reputation in the industry for using this method to cheat copyright holders at film festivals multiple times.

However, he is quite capable of distributing films, often getting many small films to the Golden Globes and Academy Awards, bringing honor to film directors and actors.

This is why many film directors, despite knowing his bad reputation, still entrust him with film distribution. Guess what, the film industry still needs to learn from Harvey.

"Thank you!"

Harvey laughed and chatted with Link about the situation of "Fight Club," asking him when the project would start, and that Miramax would try its best to cooperate with Guess Movies.

Link said that the director and actors have been selected, and filming will begin around March. The company will hand over the project information to Miramax Films at the end of the month.

Harvey nodded and then asked if he had any other suitable film projects, hoping for more opportunities to collaborate.

Link said he would talk to him if a suitable film came up.

After finishing his speech, Link put his arm around Jodie Foster and continued to greet the other filmmakers who came to say hello, including British director Stephen Frears, Japanese director Yoichi Higashi, South Korean director Park Kwang-soo, Barry Sonnenfeld (director of "Shorty"), and Chinese directors Edward Yang, Yan Hao, and He Ping.

Everyone came over one after another to greet him, congratulate him on the award-winning film from Guess the Movies, and express their hope for a future collaboration.

Link also left his contact information, welcoming them to come and guess where the film company is seeking investment.

Because Link was approachable and didn't put on airs like a big director or a billionaire, the filmmakers present all came over to greet him, regardless of whether there was an opportunity to work together.

It seems that being able to speak to him is an honor.

"Link is really popular!"

"Of course, Link is a world-class director and the owner of Guess What Film Studios, making him one of the biggest names in film at the festival."

"Is that Ms. Jodie Foster next to him? I heard she's a lesbian. I never thought she would fall in love with Link."

"Link is really amazing."

Harvey stood in the crowd, his face darkening as he heard the discussions of the filmmakers around him.

There was a time when he was the most popular big shot at parties. No matter what film festival or party it was, as long as he appeared, many filmmakers would come over to flatter him and fawn over him, hoping to have the opportunity to work with him.

Just like at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, Link had to wait in line to talk to him.

But ever since Guess the Movies rose to prominence, everything has changed. Link has become the star of the party, the object of everyone's admiration.

He stood there for more than ten minutes and only two or three acquaintances came over to greet him, and their attitude was not as enthusiastic as before.

Harvey clenched his fist, secretly determined to change everything; he wanted power, money, and beautiful women.
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After the Berlin Film Festival party, Link and Jodie Foster returned to the United States to begin their work there.

The current task is mainly to prepare for the upcoming awards season.

This includes the 53rd Golden Globe Awards on January 21st.

The 49th British Academy Film Awards in early February, the Critics' Choice Awards and various union awards in mid-February.

This year's Golden Globe Awards saw seven films from the film industry nominated, garnering 19 nominations.

The Shawshank Redemption received three nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, and Best Actor.

"Sense and Sensibility" received six nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.

The Sixth Sense received four nominations: Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Screenplay.

The Butterfly Effect received two nominations: Best Screenplay in a Drama Series and Best Supporting Actress.

"The Groom Runs Back" won two awards: Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and Best Supporting Actress.

"Love at First Sight" received one nomination for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

"At All Costs" won 1 award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.

After the nominations were announced, The Hollywood Reporter noted that Guess Movies released 12 films last year, and seven of them were nominated for Golden Globes.

The Golden Globe Awards are a world-class film award, and films nominated for this award are all of high quality.

Guess what? Nearly 60% of the films released by the studio last year were high-quality productions, a rate exceeding that of any other Hollywood studio.

Some media outlets disagree with this view, arguing that the Golden Globe Awards selection criteria not only emphasize artistry but also commercial viability and popularity.

Guess what? Movies gets so many nominations because they do well at the box office. Guess what? Movies spends a lot of money on public relations. Only movies nominated for the Academy Awards are considered masterpieces.

Regarding this controversy, Guess What Films did not intervene. Link instructed the company to focus its resources on public relations for the upcoming Academy Awards and strive to secure more nominations.

On January 21, the 53rd Golden Globe Awards were held at the Hollywood Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. Link and Ang Lee, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Monica Bellucci, Jennifer Connelly, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston, Renée Zellweger, Diane Lane, Nicole Kidman and others attended.

Ultimately, "Sense and Sensibility" won Best Motion Picture – Drama and Best Screenplay.

Haley Joel Osment won Best Supporting Actor for "The Sixth Sense," becoming the youngest actor to win a Golden Globe in history.

Renée Zellweger won the Best Supporting Actress award for "The Butterfly Effect".

Sandra Bullock won the Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy award for "Love at First Sight".

Among the remaining awards, "Baby" won Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Mel Gibson won Best Director for "Braveheart", Nicolas Cage won Best Actor – Drama for "Far From Las Vegas", and Sharon Stone won Best Actress – Drama for "Casino".

Of the 13 awards in the film category at this year's Golden Globe Awards, films from Guess What Films won 5, a remarkable achievement.

At the Golden Globe Awards party, Link was once again surrounded by guests, with many male and female celebrities congratulating him on the award-winning film from Guess the Movie and on the awards won by the two films he directed.

Harvey Weinstein stared at Link in the crowd from afar, his champagne glass nearly shattering in his hand.

Miramax Films had four films nominated for this year's Golden Globes, including Woody Allen's "The Non-Aphrodisiac" and "The Womanizer," but with 9 nominations and 0 wins, all his previous work was in vain.

All of this is because of Link.

He snorted coldly, "Link, don't be too smug. Winning a few Golden Globes is nothing. Let's see who can win more awards at the Oscars in March."

"Harvey, aren't you a little envious of Link?"

Robert Shea stood to the side, holding a glass of champagne, and spoke.

"Link is very good, but I don't envy him. No one is worth my envy."

Harvey said with a cold face.

Robert Shea smiled, looking at the man surrounded by stars in the crowd.

"I envy him. He's so good at making movies, every one of them is a big hit, and he manages his company so well, with the market value increasing year by year. Plus, he has so many lovely women around him. Anyway, I envy him. If I were twenty years younger, I would definitely compete with him."

Harvey snorted. "Seeing Link reminds me of Michael Ovitz at the 47th Golden Globe Awards party. The CAA's film projects, 'Born on the Fourth of July' and 'Driving Miss Daisy,' swept almost all the film awards. Back then, Ovitz was more popular than Link is now, but only six years later, Ovitz has stepped down, and the number one person on the Hollywood power list has changed hands."

Hollywood is a stage where more than one play is performed, and there is never just one main character.

I believe that in a few years, Link will also step down from the forefront. At that time, it will be uncertain who will be number one on the Hollywood power list. Robert, you also have a chance; don't give up too soon.

"Haha, my wish now is very simple: before I retire, New Line Cinema should not go bankrupt and be swallowed up by its parent company. I will not pursue anything else. As for the number one spot on the power list, I will leave that to you young filmmakers to compete for."

Robert Shea waved his hand and walked toward Link in the crowd with his wine glass in hand.

Harvey squinted his heavy eye bags and muttered under his breath, "Old fox! All that talk about being too old to care about the future of the film industry is bullshit! Who in this industry doesn't want to be the lead? Who's content to be a supporting actor?"

He wants to be the lead actor!
Robert Shea must have thought so too.

After waiting a while, until there were fewer people around Link, Harvey, holding a wine glass, walked over with a smile to congratulate Link.

Link thanked Harvey again and brought up the Oscars.

The Butterfly Effect was a co-production of the two companies. The film's Oscar nominations and awards could boost its box office revenue. He hoped to work with Miramax Films to lobbied for the Oscars, just like they did with Pulp Fiction in 93.

Harvey laughed and declined the offer, claiming that Miramax's PR department had other things to do and didn't have time to get involved in the Butterfly Effect's PR.

Seeing Harvey's expression, Link stopped pressuring him. Since Miramax Films was unwilling to participate in public relations, they would have to deduct a portion of the subsequent box office revenue.

"Harvey's smile looks fake."

After Harvey left, Renée Zellweger chuckled softly.

"Alright, it's good that he came to congratulate us."

Link laughed.

"Honey, we've won big this time. How about we celebrate tonight with a big party at home and some fun games?"

Renée Zellweger said with a smile, linking arms with Sandrab Locke.

Sandra held the Best Actress trophy in her hand, her cheeks flushed, looking very excited.

Link smiled and granted their request.

He looked up and saw the beautiful Nicole Kidman staring at him with a resentful look, like a neglected and bitter woman.

Just as Link was about to go over and talk to her, asking about her divorce, Julia Roberts walked towards him, wearing an off-the-shoulder evening gown. She was tall and slender, with a large, red lip that made her look very sexy.

However, she also had a resentful expression on her face, which made Link feel very strange. He couldn't remember when he had offended her.

Hi, Julia!

Link and she were acquaintances; they had met several times.

Julia Roberts stood in front of him, looking at him with a resentful expression. "Link, let me ask you a question: Am I pretty?"

Link raised an eyebrow and nodded, saying, "Very beautiful." Although Julia Roberts' appearance did not conform to his aesthetic standards, she was undoubtedly a beautiful woman; otherwise, she could not have become a top movie star.

Am I sexy?

Julia twirled in front of him, holding her skirt, showing off her tall figure and nice curves.

Her actions also attracted the attention of many people around her.

"Julia, you have a very sexy figure too. Don't forget that you were on People magazine's 'Sexiest Women' list, and no one can deny that."

Link said.

Hearing his words, Julia Roberts' expression became even more resentful. "Since I'm beautiful and sexy, why do you date all the other beauties in the industry but ignore me? Am I that much worse than them?"

Link's lips twitched. He had been in the entertainment industry for a long time and never thought he would be blamed for this. "Julia, I just have a lot of male friends, and you are my friend too. There is no difference."

Julia Roberts clearly didn't accept this explanation. "Don't lie to me. Julianne and Michelle are good friends with me, and they told you what they said."

"Okay, now that you know all this, you should also know that I'm a womanizer. Would you accept the advances of a womanizer?"

"You can try it. How will you know it won't work if you don't try?"

Julia Roberts winked and smiled.

After a few jokes, Julia Roberts got down to business. She had a film project she was looking for investment in and asked him if he was interested.

The movie tells the story of Julianne, a cooking show commentator, who realizes she has been in love with her friend Michael after he announces his engagement. In order to win Michael over, she tries every means to make her friend give up his fiancée.

Link listened to the story once and found the plot somewhat familiar. He said he liked the story and asked her to bring the script to the company to discuss it.

Julia happily agreed.

(End of this chapter)