Hollywood Director 1992

"Link, you're mistaken. CAA's rules are only for ordinary clients. For a major client like you, we would accept you as a senior partner in the company, with a position similar to mine. All of the company's regulations would be at your service. At that time, you wouldn't feel strictness, but rather unlimited freedom. At CAA, you can do whatever you want."

Jay Maloney spread his arms and smiled.

"Sounds good, but I don't have any plans to switch jobs for the time being. Mr. Maloney, you didn't invite me here to talk about this, did you?"

Link asked.

"Indeed, there's something else."

Jay Maloney nodded. "Director Link, I heard that you had conflicts with Richard Gere and Robert Downey Jr. in private. Is there any chance for reconciliation? We all know that you're an excellent young director, and Richard Gere and Robert Downey are also excellent actors. We all work in the film industry, we're colleagues, and we'll inevitably have to cooperate in the future. It's always better to have a friend than an enemy."

"I agree with that. Since entering Hollywood, I've tried to make as many friends as possible, rather than making enemies everywhere. It's the same with Richard Gere and Robert Downey. I've never proactively provoked them.

The conflict with Robert Downey started because he actively attacked me, and Richard Gere offended my girlfriend at a party. If they're willing to apologize to me and don't offend me again in the future, I have no interest in treating a few minor actors as rivals."

Link said calmly.

Jay Maloney nodded and smiled. "It's true that they were responsible for the conflicts with you. I'll talk to them properly and have them apologize to you. We're all in the entertainment industry, and I hope we'll have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

"Of course!"

Link shook hands with Jay Maloney.

Returning to the club's bar, he ran into his neighbor, Jodie Foster, and her two female companions on the way. One was her live-in girlfriend, Sydney, and the other was Hollywood actress Diane Lane.

The three of them were wearing light-colored golf shirts and trousers, chatting and laughing as they came from the front.

"Hi, Jodie, are you here to play golf too?"

Link stopped to greet this rarely seen neighbor.

"What? Women can't play golf?"

Jodie Foster retorted.

"They can. How's your technique?"

"Very good, definitely no worse than yours."

Jodie Foster raised her chin, confident and stubborn.

"Is that so? We'll have to play a round sometime."

Link smiled, shook hands with Jodie Foster, and shook hands with the two female companions before saying goodbye and walking into the small bar.

"Jodie, are you very familiar with Link?"

Diane Lane asked, watching Link's back.

"I've seen him twice, no, to be precise, once. A couple of years ago, I bought an apartment on Wilshire Boulevard and occasionally go there to live. Link also lives there. We met once in the elevator, and also at the previous Academy Awards ceremony. We were both presenters and bumped into each other backstage, but we didn't talk."

"Only seen him once? But you were very impolite when you spoke to Link, and he was very casual when he spoke to you. I thought you had a close relationship."

Diane Lane laughed.

"Don't joke around. I don't like men, let alone that annoying guy, Link."

"Annoying? Link is very handsome, also very talented, and seems very gentlemanly. How could he be annoying?"

After entering the small bar, Diane Lane glanced at the booth where Link was sitting. He was chatting with a few people, speaking elegantly and with an outstanding temperament, and didn't seem annoying.

"You know, I have a bad sense of direction. I haven't been to the house on Golden Oak in a long time, and I've almost forgotten where it is. That time, I came out of the elevator and walked directly towards his place. He knew I was going the wrong way but didn't remind me, and even teased me in a mischievous way. Isn't that annoying?"

"Just that?"

"Also, my new movie is being released at the same time as 'The Witch'. You've also seen that movie, 'The Witch'. It's very ordinary, the kind of movie I wouldn't watch even if it was free. But that movie's box office performance is much higher than 'Waiting to Exhale', seriously disrupting the film market. Isn't that annoying?"

Jodie Foster snorted unhappily.

"Okay, it's true that it's a bit annoying, but isn't this guy amazing? He writes and directs every movie himself, and makes them for only tens of thousands of dollars. After the release, the box office revenue is thousands or tens of thousands of times higher. The top two highest box office revenue records are both his movies.

In addition, he started from scratch and made it onto the 'Forbes' rich list at the age of 21. Now, many media outlets are calling him a 'motivational idol'. Oh, and his 'Interstellar', you recommended that book to me, you praised his book as being very good. Why do you use that attitude towards him after seeing him in person?"

"It's nothing, maybe he and I are just naturally incompatible."

Jodie Foster shrugged.

Diane Lane smiled and went to the next booth with Jodie Foster and Sydney to drink.

When Link returned to the booth, a new member had arrived, the actress Michelle Pfeiffer, whom he had seen before in the coffee shop, one of the most famous actresses in the current entertainment industry.

Michelle Pfeiffer is 35 years old this year, with representative works such as 'Scarface' and 'Dangerous Liaisons'. She played 'Catwoman' in 'Batman Returns', which was released last year. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, long legs, and a height of over 170 cm. She has an outstanding appearance and is also considered one of the most beautiful actresses in the industry.

Link had met her once before, when Michelle Pfeiffer was with Dustin Hoffman. She didn't pay much attention to him, and Link didn't have any intention of actively chasing after a star.

Today, after seeing him in the club's bar, Michelle Pfeiffer was relatively enthusiastic, sitting next to him and congratulating him on the success of his movie and the success of his new book, praising him a lot.

Link politely expressed his gratitude and chatted with her for a few words.

After the beauty joined, the gentlemen at the table became more active, starting to talk eloquently, rambling on, showing off their feathers in front of the beauty.

Link was not interested in the latter half of the chat. After sitting for a while, he said goodbye and left early.

After walking a few steps, Michelle Pfeiffer got up and chased after him, saying she had something to talk to him about.

"Shit! Why are women so superficial these days? They actively chase after young and handsome guys, but they don't pay any attention to mature, charming, and talented men like us. Too superficial!"

Jerome Preston watched Michelle Pfeiffer leave with Link with jealousy in his eyes.

"Men like young women, and women also like young men. Isn't that very common? Why be jealous of Link?"

Aaron Kutch laughed.

"Who's jealous of him? I'm just stating a fact. Okay, okay, I'm indeed a little jealous. Link is not only good at making movies and writing books, but he's also very good at picking up girls. And he's so young. Damn it, this guy is really enviable."

Jerome picked up his wine glass and gulped it down, turning envy into alcohol.