Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 385 The Scenery by the Pool
Tom Cruise's new film "Mission: Impossible" was released in the third week of the summer movie season.

This film, produced by Paramount Pictures, took two years from preparation to release and had a production cost of $8000 million.

The film grossed $5042 million in its opening week in 3312 theaters, taking the top spot at the box office.

"Batman Forever" came in second place this week with $4191 million at the box office, bringing its total North American box office to $1.65 million.

Disney's comedy film "The Ultimate Laughing Detective," which ranked third, grossed $1044 million in its opening weekend.

Guess what? "Dangerous Games," released by Guess what, earned $451 million at the box office this week, ranking sixth.

"Link, The Eternal Batman and Mission: Impossible are doing very well at the box office. One has a chance to break 3 million and the other has a chance to break 2 million. It will be very difficult for Guess the Movies to win the box office champion this year."

By the villa's pool, Michelle Pfeiffer, dressed in a black swimsuit, lay on a bench, flipping through a copy of the Los Angeles Times. The bright sunlight shone through the awning, casting a shadow on her long, fair legs.

"The competition in the film market this year is indeed very fierce, but our film also has a chance."

Link laughed as he flipped through the magazine.

Nicole Kidman, who was leaning on a bench next to Liv Tyler applying sunscreen, looked up and laughed, "No matter which company's movie ultimately wins the box office crown, it will definitely be your movie. That way, your movie can be the box office champion for three consecutive years. That's amazing."

"Isn't it a lot of pressure to be the top-grossing box office champion every day?"

Monica, Jodie Foster, and Brooke Shields were practicing yoga by the pool when she overheard their conversation and asked...

Link chuckled, "Not really. My goal in making movies isn't to climb the charts, but to achieve breakthroughs in film technology. As long as I gain something from each film, that's enough."

“You’re already so amazing, why are you still pushing the boundaries? What are we directors supposed to do?” Jodie Foster rolled her eyes at him.

Link laughed and said, "You can also keep working hard and make more good movies. Maybe you can catch up with me in the future."

"Yes, Judy, Link's filmmaking skills are so good, you can learn from him. Anyway, you'll be sleeping in the same bed, so you'll have plenty of time to talk about movies."

Nicole Kidman joked.

Jodie Foster rolled her eyes at her. "Liv, stop applying the lotion. Let her get a tan and see if she's still so slutty."

Nicole Kidman laughed and said, "Then you shouldn't practice yoga either. Although yoga can improve physical fitness and flexibility, you are too slender. Your waist is not as thick as my thigh. No matter how much you practice, you will never be a match for Link."

"Our purpose in practicing yoga is to improve our health, nothing else. Can you please have a healthier mindset?"

"Jodie Foster said angrily."

"Isn't what I said the truth?"

"Yes, your waist is really thick."

"Alright, stop arguing. You need to be quiet when practicing yoga."

Monica offered some words of advice.

Nicole Kidman and Jodie Foster also quieted down and went about their own business.

Link shook his head, a little helpless. Although there were many women in the house, it was lively when eating and sleeping, but it was also noisy when they were free. They would secretly scheme against each other, compete for his attention, and sometimes even quarrel.

Fortunately, Monica, Liu Xiaoli, and Jennifer Connelly have considerable authority in the family, which prevented them from falling out.

However, in order to prevent the conflict between them from escalating, Link had to spend some time with them and put out fires everywhere, which made his daily schedule even more packed. Sometimes he would be busy during the day and then continue to be busy at night.

"Link, what are you looking at?"

Sandra Bullock got out of the pool, wrapped in a towel, and sat on his bench.

"News from the Cannes Film Festival: This year's biggest winner at Cannes is Mike Leigh's 'Secrets and Lies,' while 'The Fifth Element' failed to win an award."

Link put his arm around her waist and kissed her shoulder.

"It's a pity that Milla prepared for this movie for so long and was even injured during filming."

Michelle Pfeiffer said.

"She lacked a bit of luck, but she's still young and will have plenty of opportunities to win awards in the future."

Sandra laughed.

Link nodded.

"Haha~"

Nicole Kidman suddenly laughed, holding her phone and gesturing to Link and the others, "Tom Cruise texted me bragging about Mission: Impossible's box office results, saying it surpassed Batman Forever this week, that he's better than Link, and mocking me for choosing the wrong person." "Isn't that right? If you and Tom Cruise weren't divorced, you'd be at a Paramount celebration party with him right now, instead of being bored here," Jodie Foster said.

Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes at her. "What's the point of parties? I'm tired of them. This is the life I want. I never regret my choices."

"Mission: Impossible is a good movie. It's a spy action film, and like 007, it's suitable to be made into a series of movies."

Seeing that the two were about to argue, Link quickly changed the subject.

"Link, when is the '007' movie you're collaborating with MGM scheduled to start filming?"

"Sandra Block asked."

"We'll film 'Primal Fear' and 'Saving Private Ryan' this year, and then we'll have time to film other movies next year."

"Your work schedule is too full; you don't have time to rest all year round."

Sandra Block gently squeezed his arm.

"Being at home with you is the best rest."

Link chuckled softly, embraced Sandra, kissed her, and slid his hand down to massage her.

"Give me some advice on how to reply to Tom Cruise?"

Nicole Kidman asked.

"If you don't care, just generously congratulate him on the movie's success. He might be even angrier if he sees you being so indifferent."

Michelle Pfeiffer laughed.

"good idea!"

Nicole Kidman replied to the message and soon received another message. She frowned and said, "Tom Cruise wasn't angry. He sent a lot of messages, continued to brag about Mission: Impossible, and asked me if I regretted the divorce. He gave me a week to think about it and agreed to remarry."

"Do you want to remarry?" Jodie Foster asked with great interest.

"Of course not."

Nicole raised her white foot and gave her a playful kick, then picked up her phone and started typing away. Soon her phone rang again.

"Haha, Tom Cruise is going to be furious. I told him that I've never been satisfied since I married him, but I'm always super satisfied with Link. He only knows a fraction of me, while Link knows me more than a foot deep, penetrating to the very depths of my soul. Haha, Tom Cruise exploded when he saw this and hurled a lot of nasty insults."

Nicole Kidman covered her mouth and laughed.

"You're such a slut!"

Jodie Foster said with a sneer.

"I am willing."

When Nicole Kidman saw Link and Sandra being intimate, she put down her phone and sat down in Sandra's lap when she wasn't looking.

Seeing her wanton appearance, Jodie Foster curled her lip and called her a slut.

Monica told her to focus on her yoga practice and not get distracted by other things.

Jodie Foster glared at Nicole Kidman, who was tossing her hair incessantly, then closed her eyes and continued doing yoga.

Nicole Kidman and Sandra were just too shameless, completely disregarding the people around them, and their voices grew louder and louder.

Judy couldn't help but fall to the ground while doing the octagon pose, her whole body feeling hot.
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After a wonderful weekend, Link returned to work.

In May, after three weeks of negotiations, Guess Movies officially acquired Carlock Pictures for $380 million, including Carlock Productions, video distribution, and a library of more than 500 film copyrights, among other things.

Guess what? This time, it's another big-money acquisition by the film studio, Carlock, who was originally ranked tenth in Hollywood. This move has caused a lot of controversy in the industry.

Guess what? The studio already had strong production capabilities, and after acquiring Carlock, its capabilities will undoubtedly be even stronger, perhaps even surpassing Fox and Paramount, which are ranked in the middle among the Big Seven studios.

It is foreseeable that competition in the film industry will intensify in the coming years, and independent film companies will face even tougher times.

Former Castle Rock Pictures president Rob Reiner publicly declared that Guessing Game Studios was engaging in industry monopoly and demanded that the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division investigate and severely punish Guessing Game Studios' bullying and market-dominating behavior.

Rob Reiner's claims are completely false. Guess what Film Studios has always been and always will be an independent film company. From its inception, it has sought development under the pressure of the Big Seven studios. If anyone in the film industry is involved in monopolistic practices, it is the Big Seven studios. Guess what Film Studios could never be suspected of monopolistic practices.

After successfully acquiring Carlock, Guessing Pictures began to gradually integrate the company, implementing mergers and upgrades to improve its production and distribution capabilities.

(End of this chapter)