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Chapter 397 Men and Women in the Gym

The biggest takeaway from the preview screening of "The English Patient" was not an improvement in the film's quality, but a 20% boost in physical fitness.

After receiving the physical enhancement, his physical fitness and constitution doubled compared to before. He expelled more impurities from his body, became stronger, faster, and his reaction time was twice as fast. If he were to encounter a street shooting again, he was confident that he could nimbly dodge bullets when the other party opened fire.

Furthermore, their endurance and stamina have doubled compared to before, far exceeding the range of normal humans.

In addition, during the tests, he found that his control over muscles and organs had also improved significantly.

This change excited him. Improving control over muscles and organs has many benefits, including weight control, enhanced physical strength and endurance, increased basal metabolism, enhanced immunity, and promotion of hormone secretion.

If one has 100% control over muscles and organs, one can freely regulate one's physical state; such an ability is no different from that of a superhuman.

However, he currently has limited control over his organs and is still in the exploratory stage. To become stronger, he needs to continue acting.

Link continued lifting weights and pressing in the gym to see what other changes his body would undergo.

"Link! Are you still training?"

Footsteps echoed down the corridor, and Winona Ryder walked in, her long black hair flowing freely, wearing a white Chanel summer dress, bringing a refreshing jasmine scent to the room.

The woman's fair arms were resting on the barbell rack, and her bright eyes were watching Link doing weighted push-ups in the open space.

He was shirtless, wearing only gray athletic shorts, and had two 30kg barbell plates on his muscular back, weighing over 100 pounds in total.

Link does push-ups with ease and sometimes even adds fancy moves, like clapping his hands while doing them, which looks really cool.

What's even cooler is Link's physique. His muscles are bulging, firm, and well-proportioned, making him more pleasing to the eye than those muscle men who eat protein powder. After sweating, the shape of his muscles exudes a unique sexiness, making him even more visually striking.

Winona didn't consider herself a lustful woman, but seeing Link's muscles involuntarily brought back memories of the days and nights they spent sleeping together and the crazy, chaotic things they did.

Winona swallowed hard, her face flushing slightly.

"Winona, did you need something from me?"

Link removed the weight plates from his back and stood up.

"It's nothing important. Why don't you continue exercising, and we can talk later?"

Winona Ryder smiled slightly.

"Speak up, I've been practicing all morning, and I was planning to stop if you didn't come."

"Okay, everyone says you have good taste, and it's best to have someone look at the script before accepting a role. I'm also coming to have someone look at the script. Don't you think I'm annoying?"

"No, I like it when you bother me."

Link pinched her smooth cheek, sat on the barbell bench, and took the script Winona handed him, which was called "Shakespeare's Love Story".

The script was written by Todd Stoppard and Mark Norman.

Todd Stoppard is a renowned British playwright, best known for works such as *Rosencranz and Gilgriston Are Dead* and *Following Margaret*, and won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Play in 1968.

Mark Norman is also a well-known screenwriter in the industry, with representative works such as Top Gun, Cutthroat Island, and Killer Elite.

"Shakespeare's Love Story" is a fictional work by Mark Norman based on Shakespeare's personal experiences.

The play's general plot is set in the summer of 1593, when William Shakespeare, while working as a playwright for the theater, faces a major crisis: he has lost his inspiration and, no matter what methods he uses, cannot find the inspiration or motivation to create his next play.

Some suggested that he find a woman to fall in love with, hoping to inspire his creativity. At first, Shakespeare didn't take it seriously, but he still fell in love with a woman named Lady Vera while working.

Mrs. Vera was a theater enthusiast and a fan of Shakespeare. Hearing that he was filming a new play, Mrs. Vera disguised herself as a man and came to the theater to audition.

The two were attracted to each other during their interactions and fell in love. During their courtship, Shakespeare wrote "Juliet and Romeo".

After reading the script, Link was reminded of a movie called "Shakespeare in Love".

This film beat out the popular film "Saving Private Ryan" to win the Best Picture award at the 1999 Academy Awards.

Gwyneth Paltrow, who starred in the film, also won the Best Actress award.

However, this award is extremely controversial, and Gwyneth Paltrow has been jokingly referred to by fans as the 'water queen of Oscars'.

Because the film was distributed by Miramax Films, Harvey Weinstein's fame in the entertainment industry soared due to the film's strong awards, and he topped the Hollywood power list for the first time.

In addition, after Gwyneth Paltrow won the award, some media outlets reported that Winona Ryder was originally slated to play the lead role in "Shakespeare in Love".

She and Gwyneth were both Jewish and had a good relationship. After Gwyneth saw the script at her house, she secretly contacted Harvey Weinstein and snatched the role.

The American sitcom "2 Broke Girls" has also discussed this interesting anecdote.

It has a high degree of authenticity.

However, since Winona joined the villa, she has gotten along well with Jennifer Connelly, Michelle Pfeiffer, and others, often sleeping together at night. She hasn't interacted much with Gwyneth Paltrow, and Gwyneth hasn't had the chance to see the script.

"Link, how are you?"

Winona sat down next to him, her arm around his.

"Very good. I've heard of this script. I heard that Universal Pictures was going to cast Julia Roberts as Mrs. Villa. How did they end up contacting you?"

When he was considering a new film at the beginning of last year, he looked for this script. He heard that the copyright was in the hands of Universal Pictures and that preparations had already begun. He did not get involved again and instead chose to adapt "The English Patient".

“Julia didn’t act in it. After receiving the script, she wanted to work with Daniel Day-Lewis, but Mr. Lewis didn’t agree. Julia later got a new movie and gave up the role. Universal Pictures was worried about losing money after she refused to act in it, so they temporarily shelved the project. A few days ago, screenwriter Mark Norman contacted me through my agent, hoping that I would replace Julia Roberts as Mrs. Villa and restart the film project.”

Winona said.

"So that's it."

Universal Pictures wanted to abandon the project, but screenwriter Mark Norman disagreed and wanted to find a new collaborator to replace Julia. Winona had previously played an English lady in "The Age of Passion" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula," and her films received high praise in the industry after their release.

This is probably why Mark Norman cast her as Mrs. Villa.

“This script is good, you can take it. If Universal Pictures doesn’t invest, you can contact Mark Norman and have him take the script to Guess the Movies for collaboration.”

Is this script worth investing in?

Winona Ryder hugged his arm, her expression becoming joyful and excited.

“Films with a British background are very popular in the United States, and with Shakespeare as a famous figure, the box office shouldn’t be too bad, so it’s worth investing in.”

“Okay, I’ll contact Mark Norman in a bit.”

Winona hooked her arms around his neck and tilted her delicate face up for a kiss.

Link chuckled softly, pulled the petite girl into his arms, and kissed her pink lips.

At first, it was just kissing, but the dark-haired girl gradually became excited, snuggling into his arms and demanding more affection, and his movements gradually became more intense.

The fair skin pressed against the black metal frame looked exceptionally alluring and dazzling.

(End of this chapter)