Hollywood Director 1992

This book is first published on the entire network by 𝕥 𝕨 𝕜 𝕒 𝕟 . 𝕔 𝕠 𝕞

In the fourth week of 《 Speed 》's release, the summer blockbuster 《 Forrest Gump 》 premiered.

The film was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, with a production cost of $55 million. It stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Sally Field, and tells the extraordinary life journey of an ordinary man, Forrest Gump, against the backdrop of an extraordinary era.

In its opening week, the film grossed $24.45 million in 1,595 theaters, with an average of $15,329 per theater, achieving extremely high box office results and exceptional critical acclaim.

After its release, the film was enthusiastically sought after by movie fans.

The media has already declared this movie as the best live-action film of 1994. Many artists under CAA have come forward to praise 《 Forrest Gump 》, saying they were moved to tears while watching the movie and strongly recommend it.

In its second week, Paramount Pictures expanded the release scale, and 《 Forrest Gump 》 earned $48.36 million in 2,514 theaters, with a cumulative box office of $72.81 million, topping the box office charts for two consecutive weeks.

The box office success of 《 Forrest Gump 》 also severely squeezed the box office of 《 Speed 》, which only grossed $17.44 million in its fourth week and $13.17 million in its fifth week.

The cumulative box office for five weeks barely broke $100 million, reaching $101 million, one week later than expected.

"Yes! Yes! It should have been like this a long time ago."

At CAA headquarters, Tom Cruise watched the data in the newspaper and waved his fist excitedly. Although 《 Forrest Gump 》 is not his movie, seeing other movies crushing Guess Pictures' movies at the box office and making Link earn less money makes him happy.

"If I had known 《 Forrest Gump 》 would be so popular, I should have released this movie earlier and prevented 《 Speed 》 from getting so much box office."

"It doesn't matter, this is just right."

Michael Ovitz smiled and said, "Link's new movie 《 Seven 》 will be released next week. With the current reputation of 《 Forrest Gump 》, the box office results will continue to rise next week. 《 Seven 》, a niche art film, is destined to fail at the box office when it encounters a commercial film like 《 Forrest Gump 》 with extremely good word-of-mouth."

Tom Cruise nodded. It is said that the production cost of 《 Seven 》 is as high as $30 million. In order to counter the suppression of the seven major film companies, Guess Pictures has invested tens of millions of dollars in publicity, bringing the cost of the film to over $40 million.

According to the box office split rules, the film needs to reach more than $80 million in North American box office to break even.

And the movies released in the past few weeks are all commercial blockbusters. In the fiercely competitive summer season, it is extremely difficult for an art film like 《 Seven 》 to sell 80 million tickets.

Tom Cruise couldn't wait to see Link's expression of failure.

"Tom, leave 《 Forrest Gump 》 alone for now, I have something I want to ask you."

Michael Ovitz took the newspaper from his hand, "I received news that 《 To Die For 》 has been approved, and the heroine is still Nicole. Has Nicole told you about these things?"

Tom Cruise shook his head, "I've been busy with work recently and haven't communicated much with Nicole."

"Tom, you can't do this. You and Nicole are husband and wife. You should communicate more often, pay attention to her recent changes, or ask her assistant privately if she has had contact with Link, and try to find evidence of their dating," Ovitz said.

Tom Cruise frowned, "I heard that Link is filming in Ohio recently and is not in Los Angeles."

"I know. I'm just suggesting that you pay more attention to Nicole's whereabouts. Link is an extremely lecherous guy who wants to get any beautiful woman into bed, and Nicole is a very charming woman. It's impossible for him not to be tempted after seeing Nicole. Now that the 《 To Die For 》 crew has been established, Link may take the opportunity to seduce Nicole under the guise of work."

Tom, you are Nicole's husband and you must take this matter seriously. Don't wait until something happens and you're the last to know, that would be too cheap for that bastard Link."

Michael Ovitz clenched his fist, revealing an expression of shared hatred.

Tom Cruise thought that his wife might have cheated, and the object was the most annoying Link, and his face suddenly turned cold.

"I know, I will keep a close eye on Nicole and will never let Link touch her."

"No, no, it's not about not letting Link have the chance to touch Nicole, it's about keeping an eye on them and finding conclusive evidence when they are dating, and then using this matter to make Link notorious, discredited, and get out of Hollywood as soon as possible."

Michael Ovitz instructed.

Tom Cruise frowned, but finally nodded, "I understand."

"Tom, you are the actor I am most optimistic about. You must remember that we men should focus on our careers, earn more money, have more resources, and gain higher status. Apart from that, nothing else matters. If you have no money and no status, women will leave you too."

Ovitz said earnestly.

Tom Cruise nodded.

Michael Ovitz looked at Tom Cruise's absent-minded expression and felt quite helpless.

It's not that he has to instigate Tom Cruise to sacrifice his wife Nicole, but he has no choice but to do so.

After failing the bet last year, he was very upset and wanted to retaliate against Link. He hired detectives and paparazzi to track Link and look for dirt on Link.

There is not much of value.

After becoming famous, Link has basically no other bad habits except for liking to make friends with the opposite sex. He doesn't smoke, drink heavily, or do drugs, he doesn't go to nightclubs or bars, he doesn't drive drunk, he doesn't engage in racial discrimination, and he often does charity.

He can be regarded as law-abiding.

And in terms of making friends with the opposite sex, although Link is relatively promiscuous, he will not interfere in other people's marriages, nor will he force the opposite sex to do things they don't want to do.

Also, he is very good to the women around him, giving them cars, houses, luxury goods, and scripts. When he is not busy with work, he will take time to accompany the women and try to be fair to everyone.

And those women seem to be fascinated by him. After getting to know him, even if they had boyfriends before, they would quickly break up and follow him wholeheartedly.

Ovitz once sent people to instigate the women around Link, asking them to come forward and accuse Link of sexual harassment, using violence, etc.

CAA is willing to give them a lot of resources, or if they don't want resources, they can give them US dollars, any amount is fine.

But none of the women agreed to cooperate, but instead revealed this matter to Link.

After Link knew about it, he became more careful in these matters and paid great attention to confidentiality when dating.

If any media paparazzi took private photos of him, he would be willing to spend a lot of money to buy them back.

Eliminating future troubles at the source.

Michael Ovitz was very discouraged and angry after knowing this.

He didn't understand why those beautiful, brainless women would give up readily available money and career resources to follow a philandering man so devotedly.

He also didn't understand what was so attractive about that annoying guy, Link, that made women so loyal to him.

At the same time, he was envious and jealous of Link. They were both men, both billionaires. Link was so promiscuous, yet he could win the hearts of so many beautiful women, while he only had a wife and two mistresses, yet he was often exhausted by women's affairs, unable to take care of everyone, leading one mistress to cheat on him.

This jealousy also turned into his aversion to Link, prompting him to destroy Link as soon as possible, so that he would no longer be jealous of any man.

It was just that Link, that bastard, had money and power, and no obvious blemishes.

It was not easy to destroy him.

He could only be patient and deal with Link by creating opportunities, pushing Link to the edge of the cliff little by little.

And Tom Cruise's beautiful wife was one of the ways he used to deal with Link.

He believed that Link would definitely be interested in that sexy beauty, Nicole Kidman.

He was just not sure whether Link would break the rules for Nicole and interfere in Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's marriage.

For this reason, he had to ask Tom Cruise for help.

And after receiving Ovitz's hint, Tom Cruise hurriedly left the Death Star Building and returned to the Beverly Hills villa.

On the way home, his mind would involuntarily conjure up some adult film scenes, with Link and Nicole Kidman as the protagonists. The two of them secretly dated in the villa while he was away, tumbling in the bedroom bed and doing some shameless things.

The more Tom Cruise thought about it, the angrier he became.

Back at the villa, he quickly rushed to the second-floor master bedroom with a camera to check. No one was there, and no one was in the bathroom either; the several guest rooms and bathrooms downstairs were still empty.

Tom Cruise stood at the bedroom door, feeling relieved but also a little disappointed.

"Tom, what are you doing?"

Nicole Kidman returned from outside wearing a white Prada summer dress, carrying a bag in her hand. Her golden hair draped over her back, and her chest and hips were accentuated by the waist-cinching design, making her look very charming.

Behind her, an assistant carried several shopping bags.

"Where did you go?"

Tom Cruise asked with a sullen face.

"I went shopping, what's wrong?"

"Who did you go shopping with?"

"Why are you asking this? Do I have to tell you who I go shopping with?"

Nicole Kidman frowned slightly and turned to go upstairs.

"Tell me!"

Tom Cruise grabbed her wrist, preventing her from leaving.

"Ah, you're hurting me. Okay, it was Naomi and Cindy, are you satisfied?"

Nicole Kidman forcefully shook off his hand and went upstairs in her high heels.

Tom Cruise picked up his phone and called Cindy Crawford, asking if she had gone shopping with Nicole.

Cindy Crawford said yes and asked him what was the matter.

Hearing Cindy Crawford's answer, Tom Cruise was relieved. Cindy Crawford was Richard Gere's wife. Link was largely responsible for Richard Gere's car accident, and Cindy Crawford also disliked Link, so her words were highly credible.

Tom Cruise inquired about Richard Gere's health.

Cindy Crawford said it was not good, there was no possibility of recovery, and his life was maintained entirely by medication.

Tom Cruise comforted her a few words, saying that he would visit Richard Gere in the hospital when he had time.

Behind the pillars upstairs, Nicole Kidman heard Tom Cruise's phone call, and her face became even colder. She called the assistant to come up and move things, saying that she wanted to move to an apartment outside.

Tom Cruise did not allow it, saying that if she dared to leave here, he would make her lose everything, including the resources in her hands, the title of Mrs. Cruise, and her luxury goods.

Nicole Kidman couldn't bear to part with those things. She was an Australian actress who had been in Hollywood for more than four years, and had starred in five films. Because she was regarded as a vase actress, she could only get the salary of a third-tier actress in the crew. She only relied on the identity of Mrs. Cruise to gain a very high degree of attention in the industry.

Once she left Tom Cruise, she would fall back to the bottom, living in a crowded apartment, eating junk food, unable to use high-end cosmetics, and unable to receive good movie roles. Her efforts in the past few years would also be wasted.

Thinking of these things, Nicole Kidman's steps became heavy. As she was about to step out of the door, she stopped, biting her lip, her blue eyes flashing with anger and disgust.

Tom Cruise looked at her sexy back, smiled confidently, and suddenly understood Ovitz's words. Men should focus on their careers. With capital and power, women are nothing.

"I heard 'To Die For' has been greenlit?"

"Yes."

Nicole Kidman responded indifferently.

"You should have told me. I am your husband and have the right to know this."

"Okay, I'll tell you next time."

"Very good."

Tom Cruise poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Nicole, "Have you met Link? What does he think of you playing the lead role?"

"Link?"

Nicole Kidman frowned her beautiful eyebrows, thinking of that handsome man and his gentle support, "I haven't met Link. Liz is in charge of this project, and she decided on my role. I don't know what Link thinks of me."

"Is that so? Link is currently filming a movie in Ohio and is not at the company. When he comes back, he may ask you to discuss the script. I hope you..."

Tom Cruise clenched his fists, suddenly raised his head and stared into Nicole Kidman's blue eyes, "I hope you remember your identity. You are my wife, Mrs. Tom Cruise. I don't want you to have any contact with playboys like Link. You can't even be alone with him, do you understand?"

Nicole Kidman raised her slender eyebrows, "Link didn't say he wanted to see me."

"I'm talking about if."

"I understand. Is there anything else?"

"That's all for now. If Link wants to see you after he comes back, you must notify me, tell me what you talked about and what you did. We are husband and wife, and I don't want you to hide anything from me on this matter."

"Okay! As you wish."

Nicole Kidman turned and left the living room, asking the assistant to put things in the guest room. She didn't want to live in the master bedroom anymore.

Tom Cruise didn't try to persuade her. Recently, he was busy preparing for 'Mission: Impossible', exercising every day, and occasionally visiting Sherry Lansing. He didn't have any extra energy to waste at home.