Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 422 The Birdsong and Fragrance in the Study
Shortly after Ben and Matt left, Link also left the club with Jennifer and Cameron.

"Ben Affleck is such a jerk, he has such a sullen face and he talks a really bad game."

"In the car," Cameron Diaz said with a smirk.

"Yes, that guy is awful, Link. Don't cast him in any more movies."

Jennifer Lopez said, putting her arm around Link's arm.

Link chuckled softly. He hadn't noticed it before, but today, as Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez faced each other, he suddenly remembered that the two seemed to be a couple who had been loving on and off for decades. He wondered which butterfly had flapped its wings and made them dislike each other.

"He's not that bad. He's just immature and doesn't have much cunning. He's like a child who hasn't grown up. Don't be angry with him."

"I'm not angry with him. I just really dislike hearing him call you a playboy. What does it matter to him whether you're a womanizer or not? We all like you, and that has nothing to do with him. He just insists on saying things that no one likes. Yes, you're right, that guy is just a childish brat."

Jennifer Lopez said.

Link smiled and hugged the two women affectionately, and the two women responded enthusiastically.

What should have been a ten-minute journey took the car more than half an hour to complete.

After returning to the villa, Jennifer and Cameron went upstairs to shower and change, while Link went to the main living room. Before he even entered, he heard people laughing and joking around.

After several of Monica Liu Xiaoli's older girlfriends became pregnant, only a dozen or so younger girlfriends remained in the villa, such as Sofia, Mila, Renée Zellweger, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, and so on.

The New Year has just passed, and since film crews haven't started work yet, they've been spending a lot of time at home, making their homes very lively every day.

Link, you're back!

Nicole Kidman and Cindy Crawford quickly came up to him, helped him take off his coat, and pulled him upstairs, saying they wanted to play a game with him.

"what game?"

"What other game could it be? It must be an adult game."

Renée Zellweger chimed in from the side.

"No, it's a fun game."

Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes at her and pushed Link upstairs by the back.

After arriving at Nicole Kidman's bedroom, Nicole pushed him to the bedside, where a blanket was covering the bed.

The outline under the blanket suggests there is a person underneath.

Nicole Kidman asked him to touch and guess who was under the blanket.

Renée Zellweger joked that it would be best not to use her eyes or hands to judge, but to use other methods, and added that she could help him.

Nicole Kidman also asked him with a smile if he wanted to give it a try.

Link didn't agree. He walked to the bedside and looked at the person under the blanket. She was petite with a decent figure, but she was a little slender and lacked the roundness and plumpness of the women in the house. Her hips were also flatter.

As he touched her, the person under the blanket trembled slightly, as if she were very nervous.

Link immediately stopped what he was doing. The fact that she tensed up instead of laughing when he touched her indicated that she wasn't a woman from his family, and he wouldn't touch her any further.

He deliberately guessed wrong and said it was Liv, but Nicole Kidman smiled and said no, telling him to touch it more and maybe he could find the answer.

He guessed it was Winona Ryder, but everyone laughed and said he was wrong.

The final answer was revealed to be Naomi Watts, who was visiting as a guest.

Naomi Watts sat up, clutching her blanket, and greeted him with flushed cheeks. She had a youthful face, with delicate cheeks and shy, reserved eyes. Her long, golden hair cascaded over her shoulders, making her face appear even smaller, and she looked like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl.

Link shook his head. This was ridiculous. After Liu Xiaoli and Monica went to Seattle to have their pregnancies, the management of the house began to become chaotic. The other people no longer stayed overnight according to the normal schedule, cheating on each other frequently occurred, and jealousy began to rise. His girlfriends tried all sorts of ways to please him. Today, Nicole Kidman played this game.

This situation cannot continue.

He planned to talk to Sophia, Jodie Foster, and Renée Zellweger when he had time, asking them to shut down their household affairs and not let things get too chaotic at home.

He greeted Naomi and went upstairs to his study to work.
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In its third week of release, "The English Patient" grossed $2873 million, bringing its total North American box office to $1.03 million, making it the sixth film released by Guessing Pictures in 1996 to break the $100 million mark in North America.

The first five are: The Internet, Rush Hour, Final Destination 2, Toy Story, and Scream.

In January, Guess the Movies had three films submitted for awards at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, including Sofia's "Girl, Interrupted," Ang Lee's "The Ice Storm," and Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Nights."

Ultimately, "Girl, Interrupted" won the Best Actress award, Juliette Binoche won the award, "The Ice Storm" won the Best Screenplay award, and "Boogie Nights" won the Jury Special Prize.

Besides film, he also needs to handle FlashGold Capital's year-end investment plan, GuessSee Pictures' year-end project summaries, Marvel Entertainment's superhero project incubation work, Kingsoft Investment's annual summary and next year's plan, and so on.

Most of this work was accumulated during the filming of the movie. After filming of "Saving Private Ryan" wrapped up, he needed to make the most of his time to review the materials and keep up with the company's developments.

While he was reviewing documents, Nicole Kidman came in with a steaming cup of hot cocoa, placed it quietly on the desk, and seeing that he was busy, she didn't say much before quietly leaving.

After half an hour or an hour, and after he had looked through more than ten documents, Nicole Kidman quietly came in again and brought him a hot coffee.

"What are you doing, being so diligent today?"

Link reached out and put his arm around her soft waist, gently pulling her into his arms. Her full hips sat on his lap. Nicole's height of 180 cm would seem too heavy for many men, but to him she still looked light and slender.

"Have you finished your work?"

Nicole Kidman rested her head on his shoulder, blinked her blue eyes, and looked alluring and seductive.

"Take a break in the middle." Link moved his fingers, which had become stiff from holding the pen for a long time, and put his hands inside the woman's pajamas to slowly regain their flexibility.

Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes at him. "You're teasing me again! Why don't you keep looking at the documents? Otherwise, they'll complain that I'm disturbing your work."

Link chuckled softly, and instead of stopping, his movements became even more unrestrained.

Nicole Kidman's fair cheeks flushed, and she hugged his neck tightly, asking, "Were you angry just now?" Nicole Kidman spoke softly, appearing very careful.

"Angry? When?"

"I'll have Naomi hide under the blanket and you guess what she's doing. Do you like this kind of game?"

“It’s a fun game, but Naomi Watts isn’t family, so it’s not appropriate to tease her like this.”

Link pulled his hand away and combed her soft, long hair.

“It’s okay, Naomi and I are friends, she won’t mind.”

"It is precisely because you are friends that you should respect her even more. No matter what level of actress she is or how much she is worth, we should treat her as a friend, not someone to be teased. If we act too arrogantly or recklessly and do not care about other people's feelings, even if we achieve success in the end, it will be difficult to have true friends."

Nicole Kidman watched him quietly in her arms. After he finished speaking, she happily hugged his neck and tilted her head back to give him a sweet kiss.

“Honey, it was my mistake. Thank you for reminding me. I promise I will be more careful in the future and will not do such embarrassing things again.”

"It's good that you know you're wrong. I'll punish you tonight."

Link patted her bottom.

Nicole Kidman rolled her eyes coquettishly, slowly got up and squatted under the desk. She stood up again after he finished reading five documents, her delicate face becoming even more charming and alluring. "Darling, do you think Naomi is pretty?"

"Not bad, a Barbie doll-type beauty."

"Actually, Naomi likes you too, but she hasn't had a chance to get close to you. She wants my help. Should we give her a chance?"

Nicole Kidman asked cautiously.

"I remember she was doing well at UTA agency and had no shortage of roles. Why would she do this?"

"No, Naomi wants to be your woman because she admires you, not for resources."

“Really?” Link smiled. “That sounds good. If she hasn’t left, ask her to stay for dinner.”

“Okay, Naomi will be very happy to know.”

Regardless of whether Nicole Kidman's words were true or false, or why Naomi Watts wanted to join his group of girlfriends, Link wouldn't refuse a beautiful woman with great potential joining him.

After Nicole Kidman left, Link continued flipping through the documents. A moment later, Jodie Foster walked in, holding a red apple, but it wasn't for him; she was eating it herself.

"Do these documents really have to be read today? Why not save them and read them later?"

Jodie Foster leaned against the desk, pressing her fingers against two stacks of documents more than a foot high, and asked.

"I'll read more today since I have time, but I might not have time tomorrow. How's the script meeting going?"

"It's going well. We had a great time discussing the script, and we're all looking forward to starting filming soon."

Jodie Foster smiled, her lips curving into a bright smile.

After finishing filming her scenes in "Contact" at the end of last year, she began preparing for her new movie. After careful selection, she chose three scripts and asked Link to take a look. Link chose a script called "Family is Priceless".

It tells the story of the female protagonist, Ellen Golden, who works for a magazine in New York after graduating from Harvard University.

One day, her father told her that her mother was seriously ill and needed surgery. She was forced to put down her work and return home to take care of her mother. However, she became very troubled by the trivial matters in life and could no longer maintain her identity as an independent woman.

As Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, everyone understands that this may be the last holiday their mother will ever celebrate. While busy with family matters, Alan Golden gradually comes to understand something, and his feelings for his mother and family become overwhelming and sincere.

After the script was selected, the production team officially launched the project with a production cost of $1800 million. Renée Zellweger was chosen as the female lead, Meryl Streep was chosen to play the mother, and William Hurt, a veteran actor, played the father. The other actors were also highly skilled.

The new film project is progressing smoothly, which makes Judy very happy.

"How about I be the producer for this show?"

"No! You were involved in too much of 'Hachi: A Dog'. After its release, many people said that you were in the movie. This time, I want to direct it independently and do it 100% by myself."

Jodie Foster waved her hand, paused, and then said, "But after we finish filming, can you help me edit it and also review the shots and structure to see if there's any room for improvement?"

Link laughed and said, "The editor determines the beginning, development, climax and conclusion of the movie story, controls the narrative rhythm and structure of the film, and even affects the artistic style of the film. If you ask me to be the editor, it will probably be difficult not to add my personal style."

Jodie Foster considered whether to change editors. However, Link was the most talented editor in Hollywood, and movies edited by him could be elevated to another level. She was not comfortable with replacing him with someone else.

"No change! You are the best editor in the world, and you certainly have more than one style. When you are editing my film, you can use another style. I believe you can do a great job."

Jodie Foster reached out and handed him the half-eaten apple, asking ingratiatingly, "It's very sweet, would you like to try some?"

Link glanced at her, reached out and picked her up, placed her on the desk and gave her a good beating, using it as payment for being the editor.

Finally, Jodie Foster left, her feet barely touching the ground, still leaning against the door and shouting that she wanted Brooke Shields, Diane Lane, and Cameron to help her get revenge.

Link pointed to the mess she had left on the table.

Jodie Foster blushed, spat at him, and walked away without looking back.

(End of this chapter)