Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 423 The awards ceremony arrives, and Link's acceptance speech is incredibly arrogant (4K)

After Judy finished tidying her clothes and left, Link remembered that he needed to talk to her about managing the household. But then he decided to finish his work first and talk to them later when he had time.

Saturday marks the 54th Golden Globe Awards ceremony.

This year's awards ceremony was once again held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Link and several of his girlfriends were invited to the awards ceremony, but because Michelle and Sandra were pregnant, Jennifer, Nicole, and others were the main companions for Link.

The Golden Globe Awards are hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the judges are also members of the association. Each year, there are more than 300 judges from 76 countries and regions.

The Golden Globe Awards are divided into two main categories: film and television. The selection criteria are mainly based on the artistic level of the film or television work, the acting skills of the actors, the reputation of the work, as well as its popularity and influence.

Although this award is not as prestigious as the Oscars and has a smaller influence, there is less spending of money in the film industry to influence its selection process, which makes the award selection results relatively fair and reasonable.

This year, Guess the Movies Pictures has 7 films nominated for the Golden Globe Awards, receiving 19 nominations.

"The English Patient" received six nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Original Score.

"Dead Man Walking" won five awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

"The Internet" won two awards: Best Screenplay in a Drama Series and Best Actress.

"Hachi: A Dog's Tale" won two awards: Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay.

Toy Story won two awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Original Song.

"Give Me a Dad" won 1 award for Best Foreign Language Film.

"Dangerous Games" won 1 award for Best Actress.

In addition, Link's "Batman Forever" received two nominations, including Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Song.

And Guess Who's Got Talent and Columbia Pictures co-produced "The Mask of Zorro" received two nominations: Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical and Best Actor.

"Jerry Maguire" received three nominations: Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

The Golden Globe Awards have 12 film categories, and Guess What Film Studios' films have dominated almost all of them, such as Best Actor and Actress in a Drama, and Best Screenplay.

"Link, guess what? The film industry is really amazing."

At the awards ceremony, Harvey Weinstein said enviously, "Last year you released a total of 13 films, and seven of them were nominated for the Golden Globes. If you include the two from Columbia Pictures, you have nine nominated films, which is close to a 60% success rate. That's truly remarkable!"

After the awards ceremony began, Harvey took the initiative to sit next to Link, wanting to take the opportunity to chat with him. Since Link had given up his job in the production department of Guessing Movies, it was not easy for ordinary people to see him.

"It is good, but your movie is good too."

Link smiled and also praised Miramax Films, saying that last year Miramax took a low-budget approach and released 18 films, 12 of which were box office hits.

Although each film's box office was not high, only a few million or tens of millions, the company remained profitable overall.

The North American film market is becoming increasingly competitive, with even the seven major studios losing money. Miramax's ability to remain profitable demonstrates Harvey's commendable skills in selecting films and managing the company.

"Haha, no comparison, no comparison. Our company only releases low-budget films. The box office of ten of our blockbuster films can't even match that of one of yours. Guess what? Our film industry is now a role model for the entire industry."

Harvey smiled, but his heart was filled with jealousy and anger.

Last year, Miramax released 18 films, grossing approximately $2.31 million in North America and generating a total profit of approximately $3200 million.

These two figures look good, better than many film companies, but they are far behind Guess What? The combined box office revenue of 18 films barely matches that of "The English Patient" and "Toy Story," while the net profit is far behind.

In other words, even after a year of hard work, he and hundreds of employees at his company couldn't earn as much as a single project from Guess the Movies.

This is so unfair.

Bigwigs like Guess What Film Studio should be destroyed.

“Link, I recently received a message that relates to your company.”

Harvey looked left and right, then lowered his voice and said, "I have received reliable information that some of the top executives at the seven major film studios are deliberately sending several problematic film projects to your company, trying to cause you to suffer losses and then take the opportunity to defeat you. You'd better be careful when choosing projects."

"Oh?"

Link raised his handsome eyebrows. Harvey's words sounded familiar; it seemed like someone had said something similar.

correct!

Michael Ovitz said this last year, and Robert Shea of ​​New Line reminded him of it as well, and now Harvey is saying it again.

What are these guys up to?
"it is true."

Harvey's expression was serious, but his attitude was sincere. "I've heard there are four or five film projects, but so far I've only heard about one, which is 'The Rock,' which you filmed last year." Harvey paused, and said in a lower voice, "This script was given to you by Donald Simpson, right? I know Donald very well. His studio only works with the Big Seven studios, but this project came to you on its own initiative. There must be something wrong with that."

Link nodded, but he had some doubts in his heart.

This film is a very promising project, and with him directing it, the chances of it being a box office hit are even higher.

Furthermore, there are no disputes regarding issues such as script copyright and film distribution.

So what's wrong with The Rock?
clap clap clap!
Jodie Foster walked onto the stage, holding an envelope, and announced that the winner of this year's Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Film was Tom Cruise.

There was warm applause at the scene.

Tom Cruise went on stage to accept the award and give his acceptance speech.

Tom Cruise thanked many people on stage, including the crew, his company, and his family. Surprisingly, he specifically thanked Link, praising him as a respectable director and expressing his anticipation of working with him.

Link clapped and responded with a smile.

"Link, is post-production on 'The Rock' finished? When are you planning to release it?"

After Tom Cruise stepped down, Harvey Weinstein continued to cricket around.

Link nodded; the film was now complete.

Last October, the company held an internal screening. His participation in this film was 73.1%, which was higher than the previous film, "The English Patient." The film's quality rating was 95.7%, which was two percentage points lower than "The English Patient," and its market compatibility was 86%.

Ultimately, the film received a 2.6x box office subsidy, a 20% bonus on director experience and physical fitness, and a 16% increase in film quality. Overall, its reception was similar to that of *The English Patient*, indicating that *The Rock* will also be a commercially successful and high-quality film.

This is why he wasn't flustered at all after hearing Harvey and the others talking about crickets.

"It's finished and ready for release during the summer season," Link said.

“I suggest you be more cautious with the film’s promotion and distribution. It’s best not to invest too much in the early stages.” Harvey didn’t finish his sentence, then slapped his mouth with his hand. “Look how talkative I am. You guys are the experts when it comes to film promotion and distribution. You don’t need me to remind you.”

"It's alright, you meant well."

"Haha, that's right. We're all independent film companies, naturally at odds with the Big Seven studios, so we should help each other."

Harvey let out a friendly laugh.

Link chuckled and said, "Guess what? After joining the MPAA, Miramax was removed from the independent film industry. After Pixar Animation Studios went public, it's no longer considered an independent film company. Miramax is now a subsidiary of Disney, so it can only be considered a semi-independent film company."

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Another round of enthusiastic applause followed as Susan Sarandon, the lead actress in "Dead Man Walking," stepped onto the stage to accept the Best Actress in a Drama award from Tom Hanks.

In her acceptance speech, Susan Sarandon also gave special thanks to Link, saying that if Link hadn't taken a liking to the script, she might have burned Tim's script as waste paper.

Susan praised Link as an exceptionally charming man, saying that if she were twenty years younger, she would definitely choose to date him instead of Tim. She also told Tim Robbins not to be angry, because all women love Link, and she was a woman too, no exception.

Her words elicited laughter and shouts from the audience.

The on-set director pointed the camera at Tim Robbins, the director of "Dead Man Walking." At first, Robbins had a dark expression and pretended to be angry, but later he smiled and clapped and cheered.

When Link saw the camera coming towards him, he smiled and clapped his hands.

"Link, I'm so envious of you. Everyone in Hollywood likes you now."

Jim Carrey shouted from behind.

Jennifer Connelly, Jodie Foster, Nicole Kidman, and others looked at him with smiles, their eyes full of pleasure and admiration.

At this point, Mel Gibson stepped out from behind the scenes and began announcing the Best Director award.

The films and directors nominated for this award include Milos Forman (director of "Sex Books"), Scott Hicks (director of "Shine"), Joel Cohen (director of "Fargo"), and Tim Robbins (director of "Dead Man Walking").

"The Best Director award at the 54th Golden Globe Awards goes to Link for 'The English Patient'! Congratulations to Director Link!"

After Mel Gibson called out Link's name, a burst of enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted in the audience, and almost everyone looked at Link in the center, paying their respects.

"Honey, you won an award! Congratulations!"

Jennifer, Jodie Foster, and the others hugged him with smiles and kissed his cheeks.

After hugging several girlfriends, Link walked onto the podium.

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Harvey Weinstein stared at his retreating figure, his eyes filled with jealousy, wishing he could defeat Link and take his place.

But after Link accepted the trophy and began his acceptance speech, he clapped with a big smile on his face.

"Thank you! Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for giving me this precious award. I am deeply honored."

Holding the spherical trophy, Link stood in front of the microphone and said, "Since last year, many people have praised me as a very good director, for my outstanding directing ability, fast filming speed, and the fact that my films are likely to become blockbusters, etc. Thank you for your praise, but I can only accept half of these accolades. I want to dedicate the other half of the praise to the entire Hollywood film industry, to all my colleagues in the film and television industry, and to all audiences around the world."

As a filmmaker, I am keenly aware that my achievements are inseparable from Hollywood's well-established film industry production system, advanced film technology and film theory, and the thriving Hollywood film market.

Without these, our work and career ideals would become like water without a source or a tree without soil.

So thank you to all my colleagues and audiences. In my future career, I look forward to collaborating sincerely with more colleagues to create more artistically excellent and beloved films and television series, allowing Hollywood to relive the glory of the 1930s and 40s, ensuring that Hollywood films continue to lead the world, and enabling everyone to be both beneficiaries and witnesses of that glorious era. Thank you!

Clap clap clap!

As soon as he finished speaking, hundreds of celebrities in the audience stood up almost simultaneously, clapped vigorously, and cheered loudly.

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"That's wonderful! Link, you're the best speaker."

Harvey, his face beaming with excitement, clapped and cheered loudly, looking even more excited than Link's girlfriends.

"Is it well said? Why do I find it meaningless?"

Bob Weinstein shrugged.

"Shut up!"

Harvey glared at him, then continued clapping and cheering.

The applause lasted for over a hundred seconds before stopping at the signal from Link and the host.

"He's talking about the whole world and all industries right off the bat; this guy has huge ambitions."

On television, Michael Ovitz commented after hearing Link's acceptance speech.

Michael Eisner nodded. Link's words sounded ordinary and somewhat empty, but those in the know understood what he was saying and what the implications were.

Link's statement clearly indicates his intention to continue competing with the seven major film studios and become the true leader of the entire industry. His ambition extends beyond leading the Hollywood film industry; he even aspires to become the leader of the global film industry.

That's too ambitious.

As leaders of the seven major film studios, their ambition is simply to make money through film and television products, seize market share, and earn more money. They don't care about the future of the entire industry.

Because most of them are employed managers who may leave the film industry after their term ends, they don't need to consider the industry as a whole too much.

Unlike Link, his ambitions extend beyond fame and fortune. He also hopes to unite all filmmakers, build a more advanced film industry system, create a more complete and modern film theory system, maintain Hollywood's leading position globally, and further promote the prosperity of the global film industry.

To achieve this goal, the film industry alone is not enough; we also need to rely on politics, economics, and even the military.

Eisner suddenly understood Link's purpose in frequently contacting political figures over the past few years.

"His ambitions are indeed very large."

Eisner commented.

(End of this chapter)