Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 407 Family Planning is Good

“Link, since you love the scenery and food in China so much, why don’t you consider moving back to China? You’re a big shot here now, and everyone would definitely welcome you.”

While having breakfast in Tongluoguxiang, Jiang Qingqing said with a smile.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Link's career and connections are all in the United States. It would be too much of a loss for him to immigrate back here, and it would be very unprofitable."

Chen Chong laughed.

“Link is a great director; his films can’t be made in the country.”

Yu Feihong said.

Xu Qing brushed her hair aside and continued, "I think the biggest problem is that Link's net worth is too high, more than the 100 richest people in mainland China combined. There's simply no room for his huge fortune in China."

Lin Ke took the soy milk that Zeng Li handed him, took a sip and put it down, and said with a smile, "I have properties in Beijing and Hong Kong. I will come back to stay for a few days every year when I have time. There is no need to immigrate."

"Yes, overseas Chinese have many preferential policies for making movies in China, which makes it more convenient."

Yu Feihong smiled.

"Link, how does the soy milk taste?"

Zeng Li blinked her big eyes and asked.

"The taste is weird. Are you playing a prank on me and trying to make a fool of yourself?"

"Haha, no, didn't you want to try the local delicacies? Douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) is the most famous food in Beijing. It would be a pity not to try it when you come here."

Zeng Li covered her mouth and laughed.

Others couldn't help laughing.

Link pointed at the little girl and decided to take her out on that night.

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At the end of September, Link finished dealing with his business in mainland China and flew back to Los Angeles.

Liu Xiaoli personally picked him up from the airport. After the car left the airport, Liu Xiaoli immediately hugged his arm, her warm and sweet breath spraying on his face. "Monica said you agreed to have the child, is that true?"

“Yes, I’m quite wealthy now, I can afford to raise several children.” Link chuckled, his arm around her waist. “Why do you ask?”

"I want to have a baby too!"

"You want to have my child?"

“I’m thirty years old. If I don’t have children soon, I’ll be considered an advanced maternal age. I don’t want to marry you, but we must have a few children so that I can feel more secure.”

Liu Xiaoli held onto him tightly, refusing to let go.

"Okay, you should go back and discuss it with Liu Qianqian first, otherwise she will be unhappy about having a younger brother or sister."

“It’s okay. Sisi is eight years old this year. She’s more sensible than other children her age. She will understand me. What I need now is your support.”

"Okay! I'll give birth! I'll give birth as soon as we get back!"

But Liu Xiaoli couldn't wait any longer and decided to give birth in the car.

The reason for the urgency was that Monica had let it slip, and everyone knew about it and was very excited. They knew that once he got back, those women would cling to him and not get off until they got pregnant.

Liu Xiaoli didn't want to compete with others, so she had to act first.

When Link returned to the villa, the situation at home was indeed as Liu Xiaoli had described. Michelle Pfeiffer, Jodie Foster, Renée Zellweger, Diane Lane, and the other women were urging him to have a baby before he could even rest.

Sandra Bullock, Sofia, Brooke Shields, Nicole Kidman, and others also returned from outside, wanting to prove to him that their fertility was excellent.

A large group of women were talking incessantly in his ear, almost driving Link crazy.

He could only call a family meeting and tell them to be rational and not follow the crowd in this matter. They are both popular actresses, and if they get pregnant at the same time, it will affect filming, and there will probably be half as many films released in the next year or the year after.

And if there were multiple suspected cases at the same time, suddenly there would be more than thirty pregnant women in the family. That would be a terrible situation, and he wouldn't be able to take care of them all.

Therefore, it is best to do them in order.

Older candidates with less demanding jobs will be given priority.

People under 30 are still young; they should focus on their work and have children in a few years.

Liu Xiaoli, Monica, Michelle Pfeiffer, and others expressed their support because they were of age.

Jennifer, Sofia, Mila, Liv Tyler, Cameron, Angelina Jolie, Winona, Katherine, Lopez, and other young women, though somewhat reluctant, also felt that what he said made sense; it would be inconvenient for them to have wives pregnant, and it would also be easy for Link to feel pent-up.

After discussion, everyone supported his proposal to grant reproductive rights automatically at age 30.

Link breathed a sigh of relief. If everyone had a baby at once, and in two or three years there were forty or fifty children in the house, even if he was rich enough to hire a nanny, it would be a very troublesome thing.

After persuading the women, Link's life returned to normal. Every day, besides spending time with Liu Xiaoli, Monica, and others discussing how to have children, he continued to work at the company and prepare for his new movie.

"Has anything been happening at the company lately?"

In the office, Link flipped through the documents and asked.

Daniel DeVito shrugged. "There aren't many big issues, but a lot of small ones. First of all, our film performed well during this summer's box office, and all seven major studios sent people to discuss cooperation with us. Columbia Pictures also plans to sign a new long-term cooperation contract after the first contract expires."

However, our company's production capacity is limited, and we can't agree to all offers. The final decision on which companies to collaborate with will be yours.

Link thought for a moment, “We’ve had a pretty good working relationship with Columbia Pictures over the past three years. If they offer good terms for the new contract, we can consider extending it. We can deepen our partnership with Disney, co-producing two or three films each year. Other collaborative projects will be decided based on the terms offered by the various companies, with the highest bidder winning.”

"it is good!"

Daniel nodded. "The Matrix is ​​already in development, and Milla Jovovich and Angelina Jolie are both vying for the lead role. I originally wanted to help them, but the Wachowski brothers disagreed, saying they had someone else in mind and didn't want us interfering with the casting process. Those two bastards are so uncooperative."

"Forget it, let them decide on the casting. As long as they can make a good movie, nothing else matters. I'll explain things to Mila and Julie."

"well!"

Daniel breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he personally disliked the use of underhanded tactics in film casting. Actors selected through such tactics were less suitable than those selected through multiple rounds of screening, which would affect the overall quality of the film.

What frustrated him was that the company boss had dozens of girlfriends of all types, including popular stars, veteran actresses, and teen idols. This meant that when casting for GuessSee Pictures' films, the boss's girlfriends were given priority. If a suitable role was available for them, they would be cast; otherwise, other actresses would be considered.

The female lead in "The Matrix" needed to be an actress skilled in action scenes, and Milla Jovovich seemed like a good fit. However, the Wachowski brothers, the directors, disagreed and insisted on using their own choice.

Harvey was initially worried that this role would cause problems for The Matrix project.

Fortunately, Link was quite open-minded and didn't hold it against him.

"Daniel, do you like playing video games?"

"what?"

Upon hearing this question, Daniel paused for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't play games. My son likes to play King of Fighters and Contra. I've seen him play them."

“In March, CAPCOM released a new game called Resident Evil, a survival horror adventure game. I’ve played it a few times and found it suitable for a movie adaptation. Have someone talk to CAPCOM and try to get the adaptation rights.”

"Okay! I'll arrange it in a bit."

Daniel DeVito didn't know what the Resident Evil games were like or how suitable they were for a movie adaptation, but it was Link's plan, so he naturally wouldn't object.

Besides Resident Evil, Link also plans to buy the rights to Tomb Raider after it comes out in a couple of years.

On the one hand, it can earn money, and on the other hand, it can give the energetic women in the family something to do. Otherwise, they would bother him if they kept pestering him to have children.

After seeing Daniel off, Link met with Liu Xiaoli and Jon Gordon to discuss the release of the new movie "Final Destination 2".

The film was supposed to be released in August, but shortly after takeoff from JFK International Airport in early August, a fuel tank in the wing of TWA Flight 800 suddenly exploded, and the plane crashed into the sea, killing more than 300 people.

Following the accident, many media outlets pointed out that the incident bore a striking resemblance to the plot of the movie "Final Destination".

Many tabloids have been hyping up the fact that the plane crash was caused by the movie, and Link and Guess Who the Movies should be held responsible.

The police gave a vague explanation for the accident shortly after the investigation, without providing a definitive answer.

Under pressure from the media, the FBI had no choice but to say that the cause of the accident was very complicated and had not yet been determined.

This statement fueled the rise of theories about ghosts and death.

Originally, it was just a few tabloids hyping it up, but by September even mainstream media had jumped in and mentioned "Final Destination" in their reports on the plane crash, promoting the coincidence between the movie and reality, and asking whether there is a Grim Reaper in the world.

After mainstream media outlets began reporting on it, news about "Final Destination" increased, and many people discussed the connection and coincidence between the two.

But at this moment, more than a dozen small media outlets suddenly jumped out, claiming that these news reports were all a tactic of Guessing Film Studio, with the aim of using the plane crash to hype up the new movie "Final Destination 2" and profit from human tragedy.

Guess What Films has a history of using real-life murder cases to promote its movies, including the 'Mulleta Murder Case,' the 'Fuller County Heart Attack Case,' and the 'O.J. Simpson Murder Case.'

His crimes are numerous.

Now guess what? The film company is using the plane crash incident for publicity again. Their behavior is outrageous, and everyone should boycott "Final Destination 2".

Subsequently, media outlets such as the New York Post and the New York Daily News reprinted these controversial articles in their social sections, causing the news to gain significant attention and drawing much criticism to Guess the Movies.

The company had to announce a postponement of the release of "Final Destination 2" from the end of August to the end of September.

The public relations department began its efforts, using various means to clarify the situation.

The legal department sued major and minor media outlets, including The New York Post and Star, and refused to settle. They also sued News Corp., the parent company of The New York Post, alleging that their practices constituted unfair competition.

Because Guessing Pictures reacted swiftly, decisively, and very strongly, many media outlets were afraid of being implicated and dared not ride the wave of the story, causing negative comments on the media to quickly dissipate.

Nevertheless, this incident also brought a lot of negative impact to the company and Final Destination 2.

With "Final Destination 2" about to be released, in order to ensure the film's profitability, the public relations department led by Liu Xiaoli and the publicity department led by Jon Gordon must join forces and take it seriously to prevent those enemies hiding in the shadows from jumping out and causing trouble again.

"Boss, compared to Warner Bros., Disney, Fox, and Paramount, we have a significant weakness in our advertising channels. Should the company consider acquiring one or two media outlets as advertising tools? With the company's strength, we can definitely do that."

Jon Gordon asked.

Link thought about it and did not agree.

He had considered this issue, including acquiring Turner Television Network and ABC Television, but later rejected the idea.

First, media companies and film companies are two different industries with significant differences, making them very difficult to manage. He himself lacks management experience in this area, and his subordinates also lack such talent. If he cannot guarantee the profitability of the media company after the acquisition, it would be better not to get involved in this industry and just focus on making movies.

The second reason is the advent of the Internet age. Compared with traditional media, Internet platforms have huge advantages in news dissemination, including efficiency, convenience, and cost savings.

In the coming years, information-based online platforms will be established one after another, including Yahoo, blogs, Google, YouTube, etc. He can make up for his shortcomings in publicity by investing in these websites.

In addition, he can ensure the company's publicity by investing in entertainment and media groups such as News Corporation, Viacom, Time Warner, and Disney, which is more effective than acquiring one or two media outlets.

“One or two media outlets won’t be of much help to our company’s publicity efforts, and if they are poorly managed, they can easily become a burden on the company’s development. Therefore, the company does not plan to acquire media outlets for the time being. We will wait until the company has the strength in the future, and then follow the example of Time Warner and Disney to acquire a complete media company in order to truly make up for our shortcomings.”

"That's right! Building a large media group is the path for our company's development."

Jon Gordon nodded, his expression becoming excited.

After finishing their work discussion, Jon Gordon left, but Liu Xiaoli stayed behind.

"President Liu, is there anything else?"

"What do you say?"

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him with her beautiful peach blossom eyes, and disregarding the rules she had set for herself, she sat directly on his lap.

The woman's figure had become even fuller, round and plump, somewhat overwhelming.

"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry? We've been sleeping together every night these past few days. Could you be pregnant already? Your belly looks quite round."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's not that big, I've been there."

Liu Xiaoli patted his chest, telling him to stop dawdling and hurry up and do what this lecherous man should do.

Link sighed inwardly at his misfortune. He should have known better than to agree to their request for a child. After agreeing, all these women thought about, talked about, and did every day was related to children.

(End of this chapter)