Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 398 Voyeurism is not a crime, the highest-grossing director worldwide

After finishing his workout, Link returned to the living room to prepare for lunch.

Winona, worried that people would notice something was wrong, quietly went back to her bedroom upstairs to rest after they parted ways.

"Winona asked you to look at the script. What do you think of it?"

Inside the restaurant, Liu Xiaoli, wearing an apron, walked over carrying a plate of braised mandarin fish.

"Not bad, that role suits her well."

Link kissed her cheek and took the plate, placing it on the table.

"Winona's small face and temperament are indeed suitable for acting in art films."

Monique pulled out a chair and sat down lazily. The woman had just woken up from her afternoon nap, her long, fluffy hair was haphazardly draped over her shoulders, and she was wearing a thin nightgown. Her languid posture, combined with her full and sexy figure, made her even more alluring.

"Winona is also suitable for action movies."

Sofia stuffed a spicy chicken wing into her mouth, licked her fingers, and said, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be hard to believe that someone with such a delicate figure could hold on for so long and do so many difficult poses."

Pfft~

Haha!

Before Sophia could finish speaking, Jennifer Connelly, Brooke Shields, Julianne Moore, and others burst into laughter, while Yu Feihong covered her mouth and laughed, her cheeks flushed.

"Were you peeking outside just now? That's not a good habit."

Link shook his head. Winona had tried to hide it, but it seemed to be in vain.

"If we don't peek, are we supposed to just go and watch? If you like that, we can watch openly next time."

Sofia blinked, her face full of mischievous amusement.

"Sophia, don't be too arrogant, or Link will punish you severely tonight."

Monica winked at her in a suggestive tone.

"Don't be afraid, there are so many of us, we don't need to be afraid of him."

Sophia, pulling Jennifer and Catherine beside her, defiantly thrust out her ample breasts at Link.

"Stop messing around! Don't you know how powerful Link is? Every time you provoke him, you run away and ask us to appease Link's anger. This time, we're not helping you. You got yourself into this mess, so you have to take responsibility for it."

Jennifer Connelly pushed Sofia's hand away and laughed.

"Disloyal!"

Sofia pounced on Jennifer and started groping her.

"Alright, let's eat!"

When Link saw Liu Qianqian come in rubbing her eyes, he told Sophia to stop talking nonsense.

During the meal, everyone talked about movies.

After the release of "Hachi: A Dog's Tale," Judy Hopps' directorial talent was recognized by many people. She now prefers directing to acting and is currently preparing for a new film.

Link suggested that when choosing scripts, she should focus on family and women-themed works, as these types of works are not frequently made and have good market prospects, making them worth studying and exploring in depth.

Michelle Pfeiffer served as producer and lead actress in "Dangerous Games." After the film's box office success, she not only gained immense fame but also earned over ten million dollars from her salary and box office revenue.

Currently, her status in the industry is only comparable to that of a few others, such as Jodie Foster and Meg Ryan.

Major Hollywood film studios have been offering her scripts and collaborations, with a minimum salary of $1500 million.

Michelle recently took on three roles: "As Good As It Gets," "The Deep Sea Mystery," and "The Love of the Countryside."

She will be very busy for the next period of time.

In addition, movies starring Sandra Bullock, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Milla Jovovich, and Nicole Kidman were hits during the summer season, and the actresses, as leading ladies, also stole the show, with their popularity and salaries rising significantly.

Others like Monica Bellucci and Renée Zellweger have seen their fame steadily rise in the entertainment industry, at least reaching the level of second-tier actresses.

Because the women in his family were doing well, female celebrities in the industry treated Link like a hot commodity. Every time they saw him, they would enthusiastically approach him and try to seduce him in various ways.

However, his tastes have been spoiled by the women in his family. Ordinary beauties can't impress him anymore. In addition, the women in his family are quite assertive and don't accept random women, so it's very difficult for ordinary women to enter this circle.

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After lunch, Link, Liu Xiaoli, Jennifer and a few others went to the Hollywood Boulevard Cinema to attend the premiere of "Rush Hour". Vivian Chow, Gong Li and Maggie Cheung were also there to show their support.

Rush Hour wrapped filming in March. Link served as the film's producer, screenwriter, and editor. The film stars Chen Long, Chris Tucker, Tom Wilkinson, Michelle Reis, John Lone, and others, with a production budget of $3000 million.

This movie tells the story of Officer Li, who, with the assistance of Hong Kong Chief Executive Han, intercepted more than 5 million US dollars in stolen money. Unfortunately, the arrest operation went wrong, allowing the main culprit, Qian Tao, to escape.

Qian Tao, while gathering his remaining forces overseas, plotted revenge and kidnapped Commander Han's daughter, Xiao Xiu, in Los Angeles. The FBI, concerned about its reputation, was unwilling to allow outsiders to investigate the case. Out of consideration for personal relationships, they assigned James Carter, the most incompetent black officer in the Los Angeles Police Department, to assist Li.

After arriving in Los Angeles, Officer Lee teams up with James Carter to investigate the case. Because the two come from different countries and races, with different cultural backgrounds and lifestyles, a series of thrilling and hilarious things happen due to misunderstandings during the investigation.

After a fierce struggle, the two worked together to rescue Xiao Xiu and bring the criminal to justice.

The film is 97 minutes long, with more than 20 minutes of fight scenes, which the audience thoroughly enjoyed, applauding throughout.

After the movie screening, Link talked to Chen Long, saying that the movie was good and that the company would be arranging a lot of promotional activities, and that he should be prepared.

Chen Long smiled and agreed, saying that he would follow the company's arrangements and would be available whenever needed.

"Haha, Link, congratulations! This movie is fantastic. I bet it will gross over $100 million in North America."

Harvey squeezed through the crowd to offer his congratulations, his greasy face plastered with an excessive smile, revealing a hint of humility and ingratiation. However, his eyes were small and his gaze was cold, giving the impression that he was two-faced.

Harvey was also there to show his support.

After Link returned from New York, Harvey called him to talk about the film, but Link had been busy editing the film and didn't have time to meet up.

When Harvey heard that he was coming to the premiere of "Rush Hour", he called to say he would come and support him.

"Thank you! But the summer movie season ends in three weeks, so fewer people will be going to the movies and the box office revenue probably won't be much."

Link and Harvey shook hands.

"No, no, as long as it's a good movie, moviegoers will still support it. Besides, you're the screenwriter of this movie, and no one can match your box office appeal."

Harvey chuckled as he spoke, keeping a close eye on Link, trying to gauge his attitude. But after a while, he couldn't discern anything, and Harvey breathed a sigh of relief. He had been living in constant fear of Link's retaliation since the shooting.

Seeing that Link's attitude hadn't changed, Harvey finally relaxed completely, suddenly realizing that Link wasn't so difficult to deal with; as long as he disguised himself well enough, he could easily fool everyone.

"In addition, Jack Chen's action scenes are very exciting, and the interaction between the two main characters is also very interesting. This movie will do well at the box office. However, it's not necessarily a bad thing if the box office results are not high. At least the seven major film studios will not suppress you out of jealousy or use extreme methods to deal with you. That's what they like to do. They are very domineering."

Harvey looked indignant, hoping to use this method to make Link hostile towards the Seven Studios.

Link smiled and did not refute his words. At this moment, Gong Li and Maggie Cheung came over, and Link reached out to hug them and asked them for their opinions on the film.

Harvey narrowed his eyes, suppressing the jealousy and greed within them.

After Link finished talking to the women, Harvey, with a forced smile, continued to chat with Link.

After the premiere, Link returned to the villa with his girlfriends.

He originally planned to go shopping, but his girlfriends were worried that someone might try to assassinate him again, so they advised him not to go out much recently and to spend his time at home reading, preparing for a new movie, and working out with them.

Link readily accepted good advice.

Rush Hour grossed $3315 million in its opening week in 2638 theaters across North America, becoming the top-grossing film of the week.

With a production cost of 3000 million, the film broke even in its first week, making it undoubtedly a blockbuster.

The second place went to the thriller crime film "A Time to Kill," which earned $1838 million, bringing its total box office to $5918 million.

The third place went to Disney's comedy film "Jack," which grossed $1119 million this week.

Fourth place goes to "The Mask of Zorro," which grossed $7664 million in its first four weeks.

Eighth place goes to "The Internet," which earned $209 million this week, bringing its North American box office total to $1.83 million. It has a chance to break $200 million, exceeding Link's box office predictions. This shows that his new adaptation of "The Internet" is very successful.

The film has been released in more than 60 countries and regions overseas, and has grossed a total of US$1.32 million.

Eleventh place: "Batman Forever," $139 million this week, bringing its North American total to $2.98 million.

The film was also released overseas starting in June, and has so far grossed approximately $3.85 million overseas.

The total box office was $6.83 million, and the total box office is expected to be no less than $800 million.

Also this week, "The Sixth Sense," released last year, surpassed $10 billion in global box office, reaching a total of $10.06 billion, becoming the second film worldwide to exceed one billion dollars after "Jurassic Park."

Link also became the second director, after Spielberg, to have a single film gross over $10 billion.

Mainstream media devoted considerable coverage to this news, calling Link the "billion-dollar box office man" and the "most successful commercial director."

Some media outlets have also listed the films Link has made in the past five years, from Buried to The Internet and Batman Forever, with the seven released films accumulating a total global box office of $38 billion.

This achievement surpasses Spielberg's $35 billion and George Lucas's $21 billion, making him the highest-grossing director in the world, as well as the highest-paid and fastest-grossing director.

Hollywood media once again launched into praise mode, extolling Link's achievements from all angles, calling him a "son of fortune," "hand of God," "teen idol," and "magician of light and shadow," among other things.

Link became popular again.

(End of this chapter)