Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 442, "Brave the Island of Death," is now available.

After leaving Miami, Link returned to Los Angeles to continue working on his company and film projects, occasionally flying to Seattle to visit Monica and the others as their bellies grew larger, trying his best to fulfill his responsibilities as a father.

In May, the 97 summer movie season arrived.

Guess what movies are coming out this summer: six films from Guess what movies are coming out, including The Rock, The Devil's Advocate, My Best Friend's Wedding, The Mastermind, Primary Fear, and Final Destination 3.

Also, guess what films this studio is producing: "L.A. Confidential" and "12 Monkeys" in collaboration with Columbia Pictures, and "Austin Powers" and "The Secret Service" in collaboration with New Line Cinema.

Because news of Ovitz's scheme to cheat Guess the Movies was widely circulated in the industry, "The Rock" received a lot of attention before its release, and everyone was looking forward to it.

"Losses! Losses! We must lose money!"

Harvey was yelling and shouting in the office.

"It is said that Michael Ovitz spent two years selecting the script for 'The Rock,' and hopefully his plan will succeed."

Barry Diller laughed.

"We don't know if we can succeed, but we hope God is on our side."

Langmeyer gazed devoutly at the sky.

"Guess why the film industry has developed too fast in recent years. It would be great if we could make them lose hundreds of millions and hinder their development."

Ms. Shirley Lansing said.

"Is it going to be released soon? I hope my $200 million wasn't wasted."

Michael Ovitz narrowed his eyes and said.

"Link, will our movie lose money? I've heard a lot of bad rumors lately. Some people say this movie is a trap set by Michael Ovitz for you, and that it will definitely lose money after its release. Have you heard about that?"

Nicolas Cage said nervously at the film's premiere.

"Don't worry, this will be a good movie."

Amidst everyone's anticipation, "The Rock" was released. The film's distribution went very smoothly, earning $5133 million in its opening week across 2847 theaters, unsurprisingly taking the top spot at the box office.

The runner-up was Fox's disaster film "Volcano," which grossed $1845 million in its opening weekend in 2774 theaters.

This film is a special effects movie with a production cost of $9000 million.

Compared to its cost, the opening week box office figures were very poor.

The third place went to "Austin Powers," distributed by New Line Cinema, which grossed $1355 million in its opening week. The film had a production cost of $1700 million, so this opening week figure is quite good.

Fourth place goes to "Liar Liar," which earned $615 million this week, bringing its North American box office total to $1.72 million.

Fifth place goes to Fight Club, which earned $324 million and has grossed $2507 million to date.

"5133?"

"How could this be?"

"Wasn't 'The Rock' supposed to be a piece of trash script carefully chosen by Michael Ovitz? Why did it have such a high opening weekend box office?"

"Haha, $5133 million in the first week, this is not a trap, but a gift."

"What a waste of time. Ovitz is really unreliable."

"Link, that bastard, got a huge bargain."

After the weekly box office results were released, many people were shocked and showed expressions of disbelief.

"Damn it! Why are there so many?!"

When Harvey saw the opening weekend box office results for "The Rock," his face turned extremely ugly. He gritted his teeth and cursed in his office for more than ten minutes until he was exhausted.

When choosing investment projects, Link invited him to invest in "The Rock".

However, he had heard from Ovitz beforehand that there were problems with the film, so he immediately rejected Link's invitation and chose to invest in "Fight Club." This time, "The Rock" was a box office hit, while "Fight Club" saw very slow box office growth.

If he had chosen the former instead of the latter, he would probably be happily accepting congratulations right now.

pity!

"Link is such a cunning bastard."

After receiving the box office data, Michael Ovitz's expression changed several times before he finally uttered a curse.

The Rock had a production cost of $75 million and grossed $5133 million in its opening weekend. It is projected to gross over $200 million in North America and at least $400 million worldwide. Link and Guess the Movies are expected to earn over $100 million from the film.

He was originally the biggest contributor in this matter, and Link and Guess What Films should thank him.

But before the box office results were released, he was forced by Link to donate $200 million.

Link is such a bad guy.

Ovitz was so angry he gritted his teeth.

Jingle bells~~

Ovitz answered the phone with a dark expression. It was Michael Eisner calling, complaining that he had such a good film project but didn't keep it with the company, instead giving it to Guessing Pictures. What a pity.

Ovitz's face darkened further.

Eisner called not to tease him, but to remind him to congratulate Link and not to take it to heart.

Ovitz agreed with a dark expression.

When Link received Ovitz's call, he was at a celebration party at the hotel. Hearing Ovitz reluctantly congratulate him on the phone, he smiled and didn't mind.

Ovitz deserves some credit for Guessing Game Studios getting the lucrative "The Rock" project, and Link doesn't mind letting him off the hook for his contribution.

Link! You're here.

At the party, Steve Jobs came over to say hello.

"Steve, congratulations on your return to Apple. This is exactly what a triumphant return in a novel looks like."

Link made a joke.

After Pixar went public last year, he and Jobs controlled more than half of Apple's shares, but Jobs was unwilling to return to Apple for personal reasons.

By April, Apple's situation had worsened, with its market value falling back to around $18 billion. Apple's original board members were almost desperate and strongly demanded that Jobs be brought back.

Later, under Link's arrangement, Apple invested $3 million to acquire Jobs' NeXT Computer Company. After the acquisition was successful, Jobs officially announced his return to Apple as Chairman and CEO.

After Jobs successfully took over Apple, the company did not immediately improve, but its stock price did not continue to fall.

Today, Steve Jobs hosted a cocktail party at the Apple headquarters to announce the company's development plans for the coming period, and Link was able to attend as well.

Because he had little knowledge of computer technology and marketing, he mainly listened during meetings or conversations and rarely offered his opinions.

However, when chatting with Jobs alone, he would offer more opinions, such as on research into the Apple iPhone.

Apple's computer sales have plummeted in the last decade, with its market share falling from 18% in 1987 to 3%. After losing the computer market, it will be very difficult for Apple to catch up with companies such as IBM, HP, and Dell.

However, with the development of mobile communication technology, the penetration rate of mobile phones is getting higher and higher. In a few decades, perhaps everyone will have one.

He offered his opinion from a science fiction writer's perspective, suggesting that Apple combine research on personal computers and mobile phones, designing a more compact mobile phone or mini-computer to make the device more portable and have stronger signal reception capabilities.

If Apple can achieve this, it might be able to overtake its competitors and become the global leader in mobile communications.

Jobs was very interested in his statement and said he would invest in research in this area. However, he did not intend to give up on the laptop market because he had the ability and confidence to catch up with and surpass companies like Microsoft.

Link smiled. Jobs was a genius, so his words were naturally trustworthy.

(End of this chapter)