Hollywood Director 1992

The sun was setting, and Link walked along the street at dusk, looking at the dazzling neon lights in front of the roadside bars and dance halls, and the palm tree crowns swaying in the night sky, he always felt that the night was different from before, and seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

After being left behind by Jerome Preston at the cinema, the two had dinner at a Chinese restaurant in the shopping center and chatted about the film's distribution.

Jerome Preston said that within his authority, he could help 《Buried》 arrange two screening rooms, with more than five screenings a day.

At the same time, he could also help contact other cinema managers to try to arrange more screening rooms for 《Buried》 and increase the number of screenings, asking Link to wait for news.

If everything goes well, 《Buried》 has a chance to be released soon.

But this is not a dream, and many things are more difficult to do than expected. Before the box office data comes out, every link must not be taken lightly.

"Hey, Link, where have you been?"

When Link returned to the Little Bird Street Youth Apartment, a group of young people were holding a party on the lawn in front of Apartment Building 10.

Loud music was playing, several boxes of beer and drinks were placed on the ground, and several scantily clad men and women were dancing in the crowd. Every time someone made a provocative move, it would cause a burst of shouts and howls.

Chris Bauer, with his muscular upper body bare, was dancing in the crowd. Seeing Link passing by, he stopped to say hello.

"I went to see a movie and just came back from the cinema."

"Alone, or with that blonde chick?"

Eric, who was showing off his flower arm tattoo, laughed with a scantily clad chick in his arms.

"What blonde chick?"

"When did Link get a girlfriend? How come I don't know?"

Chris Bauer and the people around him asked in confusion.

"Haha, didn't you see? A few days ago, Link brought a blonde woman back for the night. She was a woman wearing a women's suit, dressed very delicately, and looked like a white-collar worker working in a decent company. I have to say, Link, your taste is very special."

Eric with the flower arm tattoo joked.

"Wow, Link, you found a girlfriend in her thirties?"

"Link, you like older women, no wonder you rejected our Lillian and Jennifer?"

"Link, cool!"

A group of people teased loudly.

"Hey, everyone, your dancing is great, why not continue? I hope I didn't disturb you?"

Link picked up a bottle of beer and gestured.

"Link, join us, you are not a Los Angeles loner, you can't always stay out of our circle."

Chris Bauer pushed Link's shoulder and walked into the circle.

Link had no choice but to dance disco for a while to the rhythm of the music.

The lively atmosphere of the scene plus the Los Angeles weather, he was sweating all over in less than five minutes.

"Link, a hot beauty moved into Building 13 today, and she looks older than us. If you like older women, you can try to hit on her."

Chris Bauer winked at him, his upper body bare.

"Hehe, not only is she older, but here, here, is also very big."

Eric with the flower arm tattoo scratched his butt and chest, winking and smiling lewdly.

"Link, don't even think about it. That woman is very beautiful, but she is very arrogant. She raises her chin when she looks at people, and ignores people when they say hello. People like us have no chance to hit on her."

The person next to him leaned over and said.

"Forget it, I'm too busy every day, I don't have time to pick up girls, you guys continue dancing, I'm going back to take a shower."

Link drank a bottle of Bud Light and hummed Michael Jackson's latest single 《Dangerous》 back to Building 13.

When going up to the third floor, he smelled a very alluring perfume, like a mixture of rose and orange, strong and fresh, needless to say it must be a woman.

Turning to the third floor staircase, a woman's back was walking in front, wearing a sleeveless dress, tall and plump, with a slender waist and wide, round hips.

She was carrying a Costco supermarket shopping bag. When going up the stairs, her arms were exerting force, and her hips were twisting even more. In the dim light of the stairwell, her back was very seductive.

After the woman reached the third floor, she turned to the apartment on the right, and the sound of her mid-heeled shoes hitting the floor was very clear.

It had the atmosphere of a suspense movie.

Link smiled, and returned to his small apartment on the fourth floor.

After taking a hot shower, changing into loose pajamas, and doing 3 minutes of plank support on the floor, he lay on the bed and gradually fell asleep, thinking about the things of the day.

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"Welcome!"

"Please give me a lemonade and a chicken breast vegetable burger."

"Okay, Ms. Moore, please wait a moment!"

In the morning, Link took a chicken burger from the back kitchen, made a lemonade, and handed it to the customer.

After the customer left, Chris Bauer leaned over, bumped Link's arm, pointed to the woman's back in the distance and asked excitedly:

"Link, that's Julianne Moore, right? I didn't expect her to come to the store to buy a burger herself."

"Celebrities are also people, it's normal to come to the store to buy food."

Link shrugged and wiped the counter with a rag.

The person who came just now was indeed the famous actress Julianne Moore, who played the female lead's best friend in the hit thriller 《The Hand That Rocks the Cradle》.

With her outstanding acting skills and appearance, Julianne Moore has gained some fame in the American entertainment industry and has become a well-known actress.

However, working in Hollywood, the probability of encountering celebrities is very high, especially those who have not yet become popular.

In the past few months, Link has seen too many in the crew and is not surprised.

"I heard that Julianne Moore used to work as a waitress. After struggling in the entertainment industry for seven or eight years, she finally became popular this year. I wish I could be like her."

Chris Bauer said.

"Impossible, Julianne Moore is beautiful and has good acting skills, how can you compare to her."

Another waiter named Michael said.

"How is it impossible? I have muscles, do you have them?"

Chris Bauer puffed up his biceps and said.

"I'm taller than you!"

"Damn it, don't compare your height with me."

While the two were playing around, Link saw off a customer and heard a few beeps from the pager in his pocket. He took it out and looked at the number. It was Jerome Preston calling.

Link told Chris Bauer and came to the public telephone booth on the street to call back.

Jerome Preston told Link that he had contacted an art cinema for him. The cinema was in Burbank and had 10 screening rooms, specializing in screening low-budget independent films.

The cinema had been doing internal renovations for a while and finished a few days early. There were no films scheduled and there was about a week of free time.

The manager of that cinema agreed to screen 《Buried》, but to avoid losses, Link needed to pay a $30,000 deposit.

"Link, $30,000 shouldn't be a problem, right? As long as the box office data is good, they will return your deposit after the screening. How about it, is that good news?"

Jerome Preston laughed.

"Jerome, I have no money, not even a hundred dollars."

Link said, gritting his teeth.

"...You're not kidding, are you? You can make a ninety-minute movie, but you don't even have $30,000?"

"I spent all my savings on this movie."

"Tsk, you're amazing! Okay, if there's no deposit, then give up. The shopping center cinema can arrange two screening rooms for your movie, and it can probably screen 10 times in three days. The AMC cinema in the South California University campus can also allocate three screening rooms for 《Buried》, screening twenty times.

But the screening times are relatively scattered, and the box office data is not easy to count. We should say this in advance, so as to avoid disagreements later."

Jerome Preston said.

Link also thought of this. He is not a distribution company and has no statisticians. Even if the movie is screened in three cinemas, he will not be able to accurately count the box office of the three cinemas in time.

Without accurate statistical data, it is not easy to attract the attention of film distribution companies and theater chains.

"Jerome, when exactly is that cinema you mentioned that has a week of free time?"

"From the 15th to the 22nd!"

It's the 10th now, only five days away from the 15th.

How to earn $30,000 in five days?

But this is a good opportunity, and it would be a pity to miss it.

"Jerome, give me five days. If I can't earn $30,000 in five days, then follow the previous plan and screen it sporadically for three days."

"OK, I'll wait for your good news."

Link hung up the phone and pinched his brow. He originally thought that the release of 《Buried》 had been finalized, but it turned out like this again?

It's really not easy to get things done when you have no money.