Hollywood Director 1992

Robert Downey Jr. frowned. This bet seemed pretty good.

Kiefer Sutherland's eyes lit up.

"Are movies that haven't been released yet okay?"

"Movies released within the year are fine."

"Good!"

Kiefer Sutherland leaned in and whispered to Robert Downey Jr., "You can bet him. Tom Cruise's new movie, 'The Firm,' has amazing test screening results. Out of 43 distributors, producers, and critics who attended the screening, 35 gave it a score of 90 or above, with a positive review rate of over 95%. It's projected that this movie will gross over $200 million in North America. There's no way Link's new movie will reach $200 million. We have a great chance of winning if we bet him."

Robert Downey Jr. said, "$10 million is too much. I don't have that much money."

Although he was a top-tier movie star with film salaries as high as millions of dollars, his daily expenses were too high, including buying alcohol and drugs. He had also made several very unsuccessful investments, and currently didn't even have $1 million in cash in his account, let alone $10 million.

Kiefer Sutherland whispered, "We can invite Richard and Dustin to join the bet. If we win this one, we can not only make a fortune, but also sweep away Link's face. It's a win-win situation."

Robert Downey Jr. thought for a moment and nodded in agreement. "Link, are you sure any movie is fine?"

"Of course. I have confidence in my movies."

"Hmph! We accept your proposal, but we need to consider which movie to bet on. We'll give you an answer within three days."

"Whatever."

Link continued chatting with Nicolas Cage and the others.

"Link, are you really going to bet?"

Nicolas Cage asked.

"Just having some fun with them. Otherwise, making movies every day would be too boring."

Link said with a smile.

"But aren't you worried about losing $10 million?"

Keanu Reeves asked.

Johnny Depp interjected, "Link is a billionaire. Ten million is nothing to him."

"You rich people are insane in your pursuit of excitement."

Keanu exclaimed.

Link shook his head. He dared to bet 'Final Destination' against other movies because he was sure of victory. Winning this bet would not only earn him some pocket money, but also teach Robert Downey Jr. and the others a lesson. It was a win-win.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Monica Bellucci and Keanu's girlfriend, Jennifer, walked over with wine glasses.

"We talked about a big deal."

Link said with a smile.

On the other side, after Robert Downey Jr. and the others left the bar, they immediately called Richard Gere and Dustin Hoffman, mentioning the bet with Link and asking if they should go through with it for $10 million.

Richard Gere was very tempted after hearing this, saying it could be done, but they needed to do their research before accepting the bet.

Then he called Tom Cruise and producer Scott Rudin to inquire about the situation of 'The Firm.'

'The Firm' was a movie produced by Paramount Pictures, adapted from John Grisham's bestselling novel 'The Firm.' Filming began in November of last year and wrapped up in March, with a production cost of $42 million.

The film's producer was Hollywood's golden producer, Scott Rudin.

The director was Sydney Pollack, who had been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director three times, and won Best Picture and Best Director in 1986 for 'Out of Africa.'

The screenwriters were also three celebrities.

Bestselling author John Grisham, famous director and screenwriter Robert Towne, and golden screenwriter David Rabe.

The male lead of 'The Firm' was Hollywood's top star, Tom Cruise.

The male supporting actor was Hollywood's famous green leaf actor, Gene Hackman. Gene had been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor several times, and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in March of this year for 'Unforgiven.'

There were two female supporting actors. One was Jeanne Tripplehorn, who became very popular last year with 'Basic Instinct,' and the second was Holly Hunter, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in March of this year for 'The Piano.'

In addition, the other supporting actors in this film, Ed Harris, Wilford Brimley, Hal Holbrook, etc., were all famous veteran actors in Hollywood with superb acting skills.

This movie was a typical Hollywood-style commercial film: golden producer + popular star + powerful director + acting supporting cast + Hollywood inspirational story.

With acting skills and popularity, the quality of the movie was guaranteed.

It was almost impossible for such a lineup to lose money.

Tom Cruise also became interested after hearing that they were planning to use the box office of 'The Firm' to bet against Link's new movie. After inquiring about the stakes and odds, he offered to take out $2 million to participate in their bet.

Richard Gere happily agreed.

After contacting Tom Cruise and others, Richard Gere was full of confidence in 'The Firm.'

For safety's sake, they contacted people who had attended the test screening of 'Final Destination' through various connections to get some inside information.

There were 22 people who attended the internal test screening of 'Final Destination,' and the positive review rate was less than 80%, with an estimated box office of around $60 million.

Without exception, one first one first one content one at one look!

And the positive review rate of 'The Firm' was 95%, with an estimated box office of over $120 million.

From this perspective, they were destined to win this bet. Winning against Link was like picking up money.

"Then I'll call Link now and tell him that we accept the bet."

Robert Downey Jr. said excitedly.

"Don't rush. Since we're going to play, why not play bigger? Link is worth hundreds of millions. He can afford to lose."

Richard Gere said with a smile.

"Bet bigger?"

"You want to increase the stakes?"

"But we don't have that much money."

Robert Downey Jr. and Kiefer Sutherland said.

"Richard, it's okay to just play around. Don't bet too much."

His wife, Cindy Crawford, advised.

"You don't need to worry about it."

Richard Gere waved his hand and smiled. "We don't have money, but the bank does. We'll pay the bank back after we win against Link. With a single transaction, we'll earn tens of millions more, enough for us to make more than a dozen movies. In addition, we can spread the news to others and attract more funds. This time, we must make Link lose everything and be completely ruined."

Richard Gere clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table.

Last time at the 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' party, he was accidentally plotted against by Link and made a fool of himself in public. Later, on the 'The Blair Witch Project' project, he was once again plotted against by Link, and his new movie 'Sommersby' was crushed by Link's new movie at the box office.

Deep hatred must be vented by winning against Link once.

"Loan gambling?"

Kiefer Sutherland liked to do drugs, but not gamble. He was less courageous in this regard. "If... what if we lose? I know the probability of losing is small, but if we lose, we'll lose a lot of money."

"Don't worry, we won't lose."

Richard Gere said confidently, "Not to mention that the positive review rate of his new movie is far lower than 'The Firm,' don't forget that we also have CAA behind us. The seven major film companies won't watch Link's movie sell well either. This time, as long as we are brave enough, we will definitely defeat Link. I'm betting 8 million on this."