Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 314 Three script invitations

 “Will you come out for a morning jog tomorrow?”

While changing clothes in the locker room, he turned on his phone and saw a text message from Alexandra Daddario.

 “Yes, if it doesn’t hail tomorrow.”

Link replied to the message.

 While he was putting on his pants, the girl quickly replied to the message.

“I want to run too. How about we meet under the museum bus stop at seven o’clock tomorrow morning?”

 “Okay, see you there or see you.”

 The girl also replied a see you there.

When I left the boxing ring at around three in the afternoon, the sky in New York had cleared up, and the sun was shining on the streets of Brooklyn. The high-rise buildings had a new look, and the leaves of the fir trees and sycamores on the roadside had also become green.

Link drove towards the central area of ​​Manhattan, planning to check out Link Music.

Not long after he started on the road, he received a call from Paris, France. When he got through, the person who spoke was Frank Alera, assistant to director Woody Allen.

Frank asked him if he had time on Wednesday and Thursday. The weather forecast said that it would rain in Paris during these two days. Director Allen planned to change the changed scenes back and shoot them according to the original settings to try to make the movie as different as possible. Be perfect and leave no regrets.

Link was helpless. Changing back meant that he had to go to Paris to accept the persecution of the old man Woody Allen.

 He had just fallen out of love some time ago and was already in a bad mood. When filming on the set, he was PUA directed by Allen every day, and he was almost depressed.

He really didn’t want to go back to that place.

 He checked the schedule.

The main work in the past few days has been boxing training, tour rehearsals, and commercial shooting. There is a boxing match on Sunday, and I can fly to Paris on Wednesday and Thursday.

He asked Frank if the filming could be completed by Friday. If the filming could not be completed, the crew had better find another time, because the date of the boxing match had already been set and it was difficult to change it.

 Frank said that he needs to ask Director Allen.

Link heard the conversation between Frank and Director Allen through the receiver.

Director Allen said it was okay, as long as Link’s performance wasn’t too bad, it could be shot in one day.

Link was very unhappy to hear this.

Although my acting skills are not as good as those of veteran actors, they are still pretty good among my peers.

Even two acting talents, Marion Cotillard and Jennifer Lawrence, also praised his acting skills. He has good control over micro-expressions and emotions and is very talented in acting.

But every time he came to the set, director Woody Allen could always find some problems in him to use as themes, which would undermine his self-confidence.

Link was so numb that he didn't bother to argue with him in the end.

“Link, Director Allen said it’s okay.”

 “Okay, I’ll be there on time.”

Link hung up the phone and drove to the office of Link Music Company in Manhattan. He told Anna that he would be returning to Paris for filming on Wednesday and Thursday, and asked her to make work arrangements in advance.

Anna told him that Catherine sent three scripts and an audition invitation. The three scripts were "The Green Hornet", "Warrior" and "Time Planning Bureau".

"The Green Hornet" is a remake of Bruce Lee's work in the 1960s. It tells the story of a rich white second generation who takes a Japanese kung fu master, Kato, to fight for justice.

 The second male lead seems to be Jay Chou.

 It’s a bad movie, don’t think about it.

　　"Warriors" is about a pair of brothers who participate in a free fighting competition, meet in the boxing ring, and fight for their own goals.

Although this movie is about free fighting, with two brothers fighting on the stage, the core of the story is similar to "The Fighter", which is about family, faith, friendship, honor, etc. He has seen this movie. One of the leading actors is the famous British actor Tom Hardy. The quality of the movie is good.

But Link doesn’t plan to act. Firstly, he doesn’t want to repeat himself. Secondly, this movie has no chance of winning the Olympics.

"Time Bureau" is a science fiction action movie. The story is set in a fictional world. After everyone is born, there is a 'timer' on their arm. The timer shows the length of each person's life, and time is also currency. , can be used to trade and buy everything you want.

 However, due to genetic defects, everyone can only be 25 years old at most. If you want to continue to live, you must obtain more time through various channels, including work, loans, transactions, sales, and even robbery.

 The male protagonist is a poor man who works in a factory to survive. By chance, he gets a hundred years from a rich man, and his life changes drastically.

Link has seen this movie, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. It has a mediocre reputation, but it is relatively well-known and seems to have done well at the box office.

 After reading these three script invitations, Link felt helpless.

 After the release of "Fighter" last year, it brought him some positive reviews. He originally thought that he would be reluctant to accept the script.

ˆ Judging from the current situation, the mainstream film industry still does not recognize his acting skills, especially those top literary directors. Except for Director Allen, no one is willing to give him good roles.

　　The producers of films such as "The Expendables" and "The Green Hornet" invited him to collaborate because he is well-known and has certain box office appeal, not because of his good acting skills.

If he wants to make a name for himself in the film industry, he still needs to use good works to further prove himself. He can also act in commercial films first.

 “Anna, how much is the salary for this movie?”

Link asked, holding the script of "Time Planning Bureau".

“The initial offer is US$8 million. If you agree to appear, we can continue to negotiate the salary.”

Ms. Anna said holding the document.

“The script is good, keep talking to them, and what movie is there an audition invitation for?”

"It's Marvel Studios' new project "Captain America." The preliminary preparations have been completed and casting is currently underway. The producer has also sent you an audition invitation, which will be from Monday to Wednesday next week."

Ms. Anna said.

Captain America?

Hearing this role, Link fell into deep thought.

First of all, this role is very good. From the "Captain America" ​​series of movies to the "Avengers" series and the "Thor" series, America plays an important role in these movies. If you can get this role, you will have no worries in the next ten years. When making movies, you don’t have to worry about making money.

But according to the film industry, it will be more difficult to win an Oscar after acting in a Marvel movie. People like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, etc. have good acting skills and have also filmed There are many literary films, but they have never been favored by the Oscars.

Link is originally a cross-industry person and is not favored by the Academy of Film and Television. If he plays this role, it will be even more difficult to win the award.

 So to act or not to act, that is the question.

Link thought for a while and decided to go to the audition first.

"Captain America" ​​is a big movie project and has received a lot of attention. There will be many famous actors vying for this role. It is not easy for me to pass the audition, so there is no need to consider whether to act or not.

 “Anna, please make arrangements, I’m going to audition for the American team.”

 “Okay boss!”

 Anna nodded and asked him if he had any other instructions.

Link said no, and asked Anna to go down and make arrangements. He looked through the script and thought for a while, then picked up the phone and called Catherine to ask about the situation at Palm Beach Pictures. He was planning to launch "Buried Alive" at the end of the year.

 Catherine said that there is no problem at all. "Scandal Project" has been finalized and will be released in early July. According to the internal test screening feedback of Warner Distribution Company, the film has good internal reviews and will be promoted and released according to the specifications of B-level production.

After the film is released, Palm Beach Pictures will also be able to recover some of its funds to shoot new film projects.

 (End of this chapter)