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Chapter 516: Party at the Father-in-Law's House

On the eve of Christmas, Link and Ivanka took little Margarita back to New York for the holidays.

This was also the request of the old father-in-law.

As early as November, the old father-in-law kept calling to persuade the two to return to New York for Christmas, saying that it would be more lively with more people celebrating the festival.

Link and Ivanka couldn't stand the old father-in-law's nagging, so they agreed.

After returning to New York, the old father-in-law held a grand party at the Trump family estate, inviting more than 500 social celebrities from New York and the East Coast.

It is said that it is to celebrate the birth of Princess Margarita, and by the way, let their husband and wife know more people.

Hearing the old father-in-law say this, Link and Ivanka would not refuse. On that day, he followed the old father-in-law to meet many business tycoons, political celebrities, and a bunch of New York wealthy families.

In terms of net worth, fame, and influence, these people may not be as good as Link, but they are part of the American upper-class social network, and their combined power can sometimes influence the political situation.

In the conversation, Link also saw the purpose of the old father-in-law, in addition to helping him and Ivanka expand their network, but also to use his fame and influence to win over helpers.

The old father-in-law also participated in the general election this year, preparing to move to the White House in Washington, but unfortunately did not succeed.

Probably not giving up, ready to make a comeback.

Link said he didn't mind, if the old father-in-law could succeed, it would be good for his and Ivanka's careers.

At the party, he also met Peter Peltz, David Zuckerman, and Luther Deutsch. Under the leadership of their fathers or grandfathers, the three took the initiative to apologize to him, saying that they were jealous of his success and jealous of him being able to get together with Ivanka, which is why they did those things.

Link looked at the three with interest, "What's the matter?"

The three looked at each other, their faces full of embarrassment.

In the end, Luther Deutsch said that they also participated in the news that hyped him as a scumbag in the media in the past two years. They wanted to discredit him in this way, but unfortunately Link's blood was too thick, and those black materials had no effect on him.

Link remembered the great pressure he was under last year and the year before due to scandals.

Since the second half of last year, he has become more low-key and secretive when dealing with the opposite sex, and there has been a significant reduction in negative news about him in the media. Many media say that he began to turn back after getting engaged to Ivanka.

With the passage of time, his reputation is getting better and better, and there are fewer and fewer negative news about him in the media.

In July and August, he won 12 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal at the London Olympics, creating an amazing record and being praised by all the media in the United States.

In that month or so, almost all the media were praising him.

All kinds of beautiful and positive words are piled up on him.

Even if he has many rumored girlfriends and rumored illegitimate children, he is considered by the media to be masculine, strong, fertile, and masculine, a man among men.

After being cleansed by the mainstream media for more than a month, he once again became a great and upright public figure, not only a superstar, but also a great idol, admired by many people.

Those black materials that were exposed in the media in the past have become worthless again.

If someone criticizes him as a scumbag in the media, those fans and netizens will help him and say that he is so powerful and rich, so what if he has a few more women? A strong human being like him should reproduce more offspring.

And Link only has some flaws in his private life, and he is purely a perfect idol in other aspects.

Now even if someone wants to use public opinion to attack and retaliate against him, they cannot find a breakthrough.

"Link, you are so powerful, I dare say that even if you have a hundred girlfriends and a hundred illegitimate children now, no one will call you a scumbag. It is normal for a powerful guy like you to have a few more girlfriends."

Luther Deutsch shrugged and said.

Link shook his head, looked at the three and smiled, "Anything else? I want to hear what you have done in the past."

"...Okay, one more thing, we once wanted to arrange for a few beauties to approach you, to see if there was a chance to cheat you, but unfortunately we never succeeded, you are much more difficult to deal with than we imagined."

Luther Deutsch said.

Link smiled lightly, hearing the other party's intention to please.

"Link, we were ignorant before, we felt that we were all the same age, why are you so good, we are not convinced, but now we are not convinced, you are really too good.

Not only the world boxing champion, the superstar, the greatest athlete in the world, but also your performance in business is too successful.

A small Link Music was made by you and Ivanka into billions of dollars, and Lionsgate, which was worth hundreds of millions of dollars, was also made into 2 billion by you in two years.

Not to mention us, even our grandpa and father can't do this kind of thing.

Continuing to be your opponent will definitely lose, so it's better to surrender early."

Luther Deutsch said.

"Okay, I understand."

"Then, can you forgive us?"

Luther Deutsch asked.

Link looked at him, then at the embarrassed Peter Peltz and David Zuckerman, "Everyone is the same age, and I don't want to have an unpleasant relationship with you. As long as you don't mess with me in the future, I won't Don't focus on these meaningless things."

"Understood, we promise not to provoke you again, if we provoke you again, we will probably lose the right of inheritance."

Luther Deutsch glanced at the elders who were talking to Old Trump next to him.

"That's it, let's play together when we have time."

Link raised his glass to the three of them, turned and joined the conversation between the old father-in-law and the others.

These are Nelson Peltz, a famous Wall Street investor, Mortimer Zuckerman, the owner of the New York Daily News, and Donny Deutsch, the president of EMS Advertising, as well as Peter Peltz, David Zuckerman, and Luther Deutsch.

They are all billionaires, with a net worth ranging from one billion to more than three billion, and they are regulars on the Forbes rich list.

Originally, his net worth was higher than that of Link and his old father-in-law. This year, Link's net worth has soared, and the business of the old father-in-law's company is also good. Now his net worth is higher than the three of them.

However, these three are also wealthy families in New York, with huge family businesses and deep connections.

Considering this, when Luther Deutsch and the three came to apologize, he chose to accept it temporarily.

As for whether to forgive them, it depends on their future performance.

If they do sincerely repent and no longer do anything against him, on the premise that their past actions did not cause much loss to him, they can be forgiven.

If they apologize on the surface but still engage in petty actions behind the scenes, he is not a kind-hearted person either.

"Link, how was your chat with Luther and the others?"

The old father-in-law and several others asked with concern.

"Not bad."

Link shrugged.

---

"Why didn't you say anything just now?"

At the party, Luther Deutsch looked at his two partners unhappily and asked.

"You can speak for us, we don't need to say anything more."

Peter Peltz curled his lips and said.

"You don't want to apologize to Link? Still thinking about targeting Link with Ryan and Josie?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

David Zuckerman glanced at Mortimer Zuckerman who was chatting with Link, and pulled Luther away.

Originally, they didn't intend to apologize to Link, but their family members somehow knew that they were at odds with Link, and severely criticized them, asking them to come and apologize to Link.

If they dare to target Link again, not only will their pocket money be deducted, but their inheritance rights will also be deprived.

They had no choice but to bite the bullet and come over.

But when they saw Link, they were too embarrassed to open their mouths.

"I don't care what you think, from now on, I will not participate in anything against Link, that guy is too powerful, he is less than 24 years old and has a net worth of more than 6 billion US dollars, my dad said that Link will become the world's richest person in the future One of the richest people, being against him is not good for us, and it will also affect the family business."

Luther Deutsch said.

"I know, my grandpa also told me that this guy is very good at whatever he does. If he wants to enter politics in the future, with his fame and wealth, and Ivanka's family relationship, maybe he can become president."

David Zuckerman sighed.

"How can this guy be so powerful?"

Peter Peltz frowned and looked at Link in the crowd. Most of the people in that pile were old people in their fifties and sixties, billionaires, only Link was a young man, but he was talking among those people, and he didn't look abrupt at all.

Although he doesn't like Link, he has to admit that Link is a very powerful guy, his achievements make all people of the same age feel ashamed, even Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, dare not say that he is better than him when facing Link.

"This kind of person is a genius, ordinary people can't compare, unfortunately, we are all ordinary people."

Luther said helplessly.

"We apologized to Link, how do we explain it to Ryan?"

David Zuckerman asked.

The reason why they had conflicts with Link was mainly due to the influence of Ryan Kounas Jr.

"Don't worry about him, Ryan is the eldest son of the Kounas family, but we are not."

Luther said.

David Zuckerman and Peter Peltz nodded, accepting his statement.

"Look, Ryan is there."

Peter Peltz pointed to the crowd not far away.

Kounas Jr. was wearing a high-end suit and holding a wine glass to talk to Ivanka in the crowd. Ivanka just nodded politely, then turned and walked to Link, holding Link's arm intimately, fingers crossed.

Link was wearing a decent suit, with a strong and straight figure, a masculine and handsome appearance, and he was always the focus of women on the scene.

And Ivanka is wearing a slim-fitting evening dress, with a tall and plump figure, matched with her dignified and glamorous face, exquisite hairstyle and accessories, like a tulip growing on the clouds, which also attracts the attention of men on the scene from time to time.

The two stood together, looking very good, and they were also the most enviable couple.

Peter Peltz also noticed that after Ivanka left, Kounas Jr. was still staring at Ivanka, his face pale and gloomy, his eyes showing sadness and anger, like a poor bug who was abandoned.

"Shall we go and persuade Ryan?"

Peter Peltz asked.

"Here? Forget it, if Link sees it, he will think that we and Ryan are in the same group and want to continue to deal with him, then we will be ashamed to apologize."

Luther Deutsch said.

Peter Peltz and David Zuckerman thought he was right, so they greeted Kounas Jr. from afar, and walked into the crowd to continue enjoying the party.

(End of chapter)

Chapter 517: Another Christmas

"What did Kounas Jr. want from you?" Link asked Ivanka, who was smelling fragrant beside him at the party.

"You saw that?"

"My eyes are only for you." Link wrapped his arms around her graceful waist, feeling the warmth from her soft skin, not wanting to let go at all.

"Stingy guy." Ivanka gave him a charming look and said softly, "Kounas Jr. wished me a Merry Christmas, and I said thank you, and then I came over."

"Why didn't you chat a bit more? Don't worry, I'm not that stingy." Link said generously.

Ivanka blinked her curled eyelashes, "Really? Then let go of your hand, and I'll go chat with him."

"No need, it's tiring for you to walk around in high heels, let's just stand here and listen to everyone chat."

Link hugged Ivanka even tighter.

Ivanka pursed her lips and leaned obediently in his arms, their body temperatures blending together.

"Link, are you interested in politics? I think it's a good choice for you to enter politics."

Georgina Bloomberg's father, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said.

"Haha, Link, I think so too, you can think about it."

The old father-in-law laughed.

Others nodded too.

Link smiled and said: "I have considered this, but I don't understand politics, and I have been too busy these years, and I don't have time to learn and understand politics."

"Haha, Link, you probably don't know, politicians are like businessmen, the focus is on being good at exchanging interests, people who don't understand politics can be good politicians, and people who understand politics are more suitable for being advisors."

Investor Nelson Peltz smiled, holding his belly.

"That's what it means, your father-in-law is such a person."

Michael Bloomberg nodded and smiled.

"No, no, Michael, I'm not the same as ordinary politicians. I'm trying to be a statesman. You know, politicians only focus on personal interests, while statesmen pay more attention to collective interests. I will definitely become a An amazing statesman."

The old father-in-law waved his hand and announced.

Link tactfully clapped his hands to show his appreciation for his father-in-law's political ambitions.

Others advised him to go into politics, and he did not immediately refuse. If he was bored in ten or twenty years, it would be good to try the political arena.

---

The party lasted for more than two hours, Link and Ivanka left the villa, and when they came out, some snowflakes were falling from the sky, and there was a shallow layer of white snow on the lawn in front of the villa, and the light of the street lamps became hazy in the snow.

Link and Ivanka were wearing woolen trench coats and walking hand in hand in the snow, feeling the icy snowflakes, he hugged Ivanka tighter.

Squeak!

Suddenly a Rolls-Royce Phantom rushed over from the road ahead. Because there was a curb, Link was not worried that the car would rush over, but he stopped on the side of the road.

The Rolls-Royce stopped by the side of the road, and the window slowly lowered, revealing Kounas Jr.'s pale and thin face.

"Ivanka, you will regret marrying him, I will definitely become a great person in the future."

Kounas Jr. said.

"Ryan, you are already thirty years old, can you stop doing such childish things and saying such childish and ridiculous things."

Ivanka said coldly.

Kounas Jr. gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, and drove away quickly.

Link shook his head, and walked into the nanny car parked by the side of the road with Ivanka in his arms.

Back in the Woolworth penthouse, little Margarita was already asleep under the care of the nanny, her soft quilt wrapped around her pink cheeks, her small nose upturned, her small fists clenched tightly, and she moved unconsciously a few times.

Link and Ivanka stood by the crib and watched for a while, kissed the little guy's hair, and hugged each other back to the bedroom.

Ivanka asked if he wanted another child, she could continue to have children.

Link thinks it's more appropriate in a few years, because it's inconvenient to have sex during pregnancy, which often makes him unbearable, so before Ivanka gets pregnant, he will cherish the opportunity to ask for her.

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By Christmas, Link's fifth album was released in its third week, with sales of 1.03 million copies in the United States, exceeding one million copies for three consecutive weeks, making it the first album in the history of the music industry to sell more than one million copies in three single weeks.

Cumulative sales reached 5.85 million copies.

In terms of overseas, the total sales volume this week also exceeded 10 million, reaching 11.05 million, and the cumulative sales volume was 40.19 million. The media predicted that the global sales of this album are expected to exceed 100 million within three years.

The song "Something Just Like This" from the fifth album also replaced "What Are Words" to top the Billboard singles chart this week. This song is also the third champion single of this album.

In terms of movies this week, "Twilight Saga 4" was released in its fourth week, with a North American box office of 271 million US dollars, a cumulative overseas box office of 482 million US dollars, and a global box office of 753 million US dollars, which is expected to become the five films in the series The highest grossing film.

Counting the share, Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment can earn more than 300 million US dollars from this movie.

Chapter 517: Christmas Again

Meanwhile, in the previous week, Lionsgate's co-produced "Argo" was released in North America, earning $26.56 million in 3,232 theaters in the first three days, a decent result, with a good chance of breaking $100 million at the box office.

The film has also received good reviews, with Ben Affleck's directing ability being affirmed by the mainstream media.

The audience rating on the CinemaScore website is A+, and the comprehensive score given by 43 media on Metacritic is as high as 86 points, of which 13 media such as "New York Post", "Wall Street Journal", "New York Times", "Chicago Sun Times", etc. gave a perfect score of 100 points.

The media predicts that this film will have a great harvest at next year's Oscars.

The media also noticed that Lionsgate was on the list of producers of this film, ranking first.

As we all know, Ben Affleck used to have a good relationship with Harvey, but now the producer of this film is not Weinstein Films, but Link's Lionsgate.

The media sees this as another successful poaching by Link.

Regarding this matter, Ben Affleck denied it in a movie interview program.

He claimed that when he was preparing for "Argo" last year, he was looking for investment everywhere, and finally there was a gap of nearly 15 million. He found Link through Casey Affleck and asked if he had any investment ideas.

After reading the script, Link thought it was good and agreed to invest, so that the film could be started smoothly.

Ben Affleck publicly thanked Link, calling him a very discerning investor and worthy of cooperation.

Ten days after its release, "Argo" earned 64.33 million US dollars at the box office, and the first week of overseas box office was 31.63 million US dollars.

The film's production cost is 45 million U.S. dollars, and it has already paid back, and the rest of the box office is profit.

Also this week, Lionsgate's final film, Zero Dark Thirty, was screened in five theaters in North America, earning $499,000 in three days, with an average single-theater box office of up to $33,000, a very good result.

The reason for choosing to screen at this time is that on the one hand, it is now the Oscar nomination stage, and the release at this time can catch up with the selection, and can also invite judges to watch the film to canvass for the film, which is also a common method of public relations Oscar awards.

On the other hand, the quality of the film is good, allowing the media to actively report on the film, which can save publicity costs and get more box office.

If this film can also break 100 million at the box office in North America, then Lionsgate will have six films breaking 100 million this year. According to the number of about 30 films breaking 100 million in previous years, Lionsgate can directly account for one-fifth.

"Brother-in-law, stop reading the newspaper, today is Christmas, how are you going to celebrate?"

Tiffany was wearing a red pointed plush Christmas hat, standing beside the Christmas tree and taking a few photos.

"Celebrate at home."

Link put down the newspaper and glanced at little Margarita. The little guy just woke up and was leaning on his arm, staring at him with bright eyes. The little guy was wearing a bear suit, with a tuft of hair tied on top of his head, cute and cute.

"Just at home? That's too boring, how about we go to Times Square for a stroll?"

"No, it's cold and crowded, there's trash everywhere, it's best to stay at home."

Link teased the little guy with a small toy and smiled.

On the Woolworth Building, looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows at the heavy snow outside, and the skyscrapers standing in the snow flashing with colorful lights, if you want to enjoy the surrounding street scenes, you just need to stand on the terrace, You can see which street around is the busiest, and you can also see different styles of Christmas trees in several squares.

It is definitely more comfortable to celebrate the festival here than to go to the cold and messy Times Square.

Beep beep!

The elevator monitor alarm downstairs rang, Link glanced at the display screen, Selena Gomez and little Annie, both of them were wearing Christmas suits, and they were also carrying pumpkin pie in their hands, Selena Gomez was staring at the monitor.

Link opened the elevator and let the two of them come up.

"Hey, Selena and Annie are here, great, someone is playing with me."

Tiffany cried happily and ran out to greet Selena.

Link shook his head, waiting for these two to get together, the house will probably be very noisy today.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 518: Golden Globe Awards Ceremony

After the New Year, in early January, the nominations for the 70th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards were announced, and Lionsgate's films received 18 nominations.

"Argo" received 5 nominations, including Best Drama, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.

"Zero Dark Thirty" received 4 nominations, Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.

"The Master" received 3 nominations, Best Actor in a Drama, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

"Beasts of the Southern Wild" received 2 nominations, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.

"The Intouchables" received 1 nomination, Best Foreign Language Film.

"The Hunger Games" received 1 nomination, Best Original Song.

"The Vow" received 1 nomination, Best Original Song.

"Buried" received 1 nomination, Best Actor.

Last year, Lionsgate released 20 films one after another, 8 of which were shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards, and received 18 nominations, accounting for 18/70 of all film category nominations, more than a quarter, which is a good result.

The opponent Weinstein Films also received 5 nominations for the film "Django Unchained", and 8 nominations including "The Master".

Compared with last year's nominations, Weinstein Pictures was far behind Lionsgate.

This year's Golden Globe Awards dinner was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Link, Ivanka, Taylor, Catherine, Jennifer Lawrence and others were invited to attend. Among them, Link has two nominations, namely Best Actor and Best Original Song, and Taylor has one, Best Original Song.

Link and Taylor were nominated for the same award this year, becoming rivals again, and also becoming an interesting news before the Golden Globes.

"Hey, Link, I didn't expect to see you here, it's amazing."

At the Golden Globe Awards dinner, Leonardo DiCaprio patted Link on the shoulder hard when he saw Link, as if in revenge.

"Why amazing?"

"Haha, you, a boxer, can also be shortlisted for the Best Actor Award, isn't that amazing?"

Leonardo DiCaprio shrugged and smiled.

"No, I won Midnight in Paris last year, this is the second time, which shows that my acting skills are good, it has nothing to do with magic, by the way, why are you here too? I remember your name is not on the list of nominees for Best Actor."

"I was shortlisted for Best Supporting Actor, and you also sent me a text message to congratulate me, have you forgotten?"

Leonardo asked with a dark face.

"Really? Congratulations!"

Link smiled lightly, and was about to pat Leonardo on the shoulder.

Leonardo's face changed immediately, and he took a big step back.

"Very flexible, you are very suitable to be a boxer."

Link praised, seeing director Quentin Tarantino coming, he took the initiative to say hello and congratulated him, Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" is also one of the films that received the most nominations for this Golden Globe Awards.

But when he was talking with director Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Weinstein happened to come over, and saw the two talking happily from afar, Harvey couldn't help but change his face, staring at the two with dangerous eyes.

After Link left, he quickly found Quentin and asked him what he was talking about with Link.

Quentin said just chatting casually.

Harvey breathed a sigh of relief. After Meryl Streep, Ben Affleck was also poached by Link, and he also made a film with both box office and word-of-mouth harvests. Ben Affleck also praised Link many times in public, which made him very upset.

Just now when he saw Link chatting with Quentin, he was very worried that Link was digging the wall again.

"Did Link mention making a movie to you?"

Harvey asked nonchalantly.

"Yes, Link said that he can find him for cooperation if there are suitable projects in the future."

Quentin Tarantino said.

The muscles in the corner of Harvey's eyes twitched, "Quentin, Link is an outsider and doesn't understand movies at all. Cooperating with him is not a good idea."

"Link is an outsider? How is this possible? Lionsgate has 8 films shortlisted this year, accounting for almost one-third of all shortlisted films. This is too exaggerated. The media said that Lionsgate films will be shortlisted in the future. All the awards, which also shows that Link has a very good vision in film investment and production."

Quentin Tarantino said seriously.

Harvey's face turned ugly when he heard this, and he wanted to say something more, but the awards ceremony began.

This year's Golden Globe Awards were co-hosted by famous comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Chapter 518: Golden Globe Awards Ceremony

After the new year, in early January, the nominations for the 70th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards were announced, and Lionsgate's films received 18 nominations.

* "Argo" received 5 nominations, including Best Drama, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Original Score.

* "Zero Dark Thirty" received 4 nominations, Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay.

* "The Master" received 3 nominations, Best Actor in a Drama, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

* "Beasts of the Southern Wild" received 2 nominations, Best Actress and Best Screenplay.

* "The Intouchables" received 1 nomination, Best Foreign Language Film.

* "The Hunger Games" received 1 nomination, Best Original Song.

* "The Vow" received 1 nomination, Best Original Song.

* "Buried" received 1 nomination, Best Actor.

Last year, Lionsgate released 20 films one after another, 8 of which were shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards, and received 18 nominations, accounting for 18/70 of all film category nominations, more than a quarter, which is a good result.

The opponent Weinstein Films also received 5 nominations for the film "Django Unchained", and 8 nominations including "The Master".

Compared with last year's nominations, Weinstein Pictures was far behind Lionsgate.

This year's Golden Globe Awards dinner was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Link, Ivanka, Taylor, Catherine, Jennifer Lawrence and others were invited to attend. Among them, Link has two nominations, namely Best Actor and Best Original Song, and Taylor has one, Best Original Song.

Link and Taylor were nominated for the same award this year, becoming rivals again, and also becoming an interesting news before the Golden Globes.

"Hey, Link, I didn't expect to see you here, it's amazing."

At the Golden Globe Awards dinner, Leonardo DiCaprio patted Link on the shoulder hard when he saw Link, as if in revenge.

"Why amazing?"

"Haha, you, a boxer, can also be shortlisted for the Best Actor Award, isn't that amazing?"

Leonardo DiCaprio shrugged and smiled.

"No, I won Midnight in Paris last year, this is the second time, which shows that my acting skills are good, it has nothing to do with magic, by the way, why are you here too? I remember your name is not on the list of nominees for Best Actor."

"I was shortlisted for Best Supporting Actor, and you also sent me a text message to congratulate me, have you forgotten?"

Leonardo asked with a dark face.

"Really? Congratulations!"

Link smiled lightly, and was about to pat Leonardo on the shoulder.

Leonardo's face changed immediately, and he took a big step back.

"Very flexible, you are very suitable to be a boxer."

Link praised, seeing director Quentin Tarantino coming, he took the initiative to say hello and congratulated him, Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" is also one of the films that received the most nominations for this Golden Globe Awards.

But when he was talking with director Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Weinstein happened to come over, and saw the two talking happily from afar, Harvey couldn't help but change his face, staring at the two with dangerous eyes.

After Link left, he quickly found Quentin and asked him what he was talking about with Link.

Quentin said just chatting casually.

Harvey breathed a sigh of relief. After Meryl Streep, Ben Affleck was also poached by Link, and he also made a film with both box office and word-of-mouth harvests. Ben Affleck also praised Link many times in public, which made him very upset.

Just now when he saw Link chatting with Quentin, he was very worried that Link was digging the wall again.

"Did Link mention making a movie to you?"

Harvey asked nonchalantly.

"Yes, Link said that he can find him for cooperation if there are suitable projects in the future."

Quentin Tarantino said.

The muscles in the corner of Harvey's eyes twitched, "Quentin, Link is an outsider and doesn't understand movies at all. Cooperating with him is not a good idea."

"Link is an outsider? How is this possible? Lionsgate has 8 films shortlisted this year, accounting for almost one-third of all shortlisted films. This is too exaggerated. The media said that Lionsgate films will be shortlisted in the future. All the awards, which also shows that Link has a very good vision in film investment and production."

Quentin Tarantino said seriously.

Harvey's face turned ugly when he heard this, and he wanted to say something more, but the awards ceremony began.

This year's Golden Globe Awards were co-hosted by famous comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

The two hosts used humorous language to tease everyone, including Link, complaining that this year's Golden Globe Awards ceremony is like the annual meeting of Lionsgate, and all the crews and actors present are from Lionsgate, including the two of them.

After the warm-up, the awards ceremony began, and the first award was Best Foreign Language Film, which was won by the French film "Amour".

The second award was Best Supporting Actor, which was won by Christoph Waltz, the supporting actor in "Django Unchained". Leonardo was also shortlisted for Best Supporting Actor for this film, but missed out on the award.

The third award was Best Supporting Actress, which was won by Amy Adams, the supporting actress in "The Master."

Link and Taylor were invited to present the Best Original Score award, which was won by Mychael Danna, the composer of "Life of Pi."

The Best Original Song Award was won by Adele, the singer of the theme song "Skyfall" of "007: Skyfall".

In the Best Actor in a Drama category, the actors shortlisted for the award include Link in "Buried", Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln", Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master", Richard Gere in "Arbitrage", and Denzel Washington in "Flight".

In the end, the winner was Daniel Day-Lewis, who has won the Oscar for Best Actor twice and is also a popular candidate for this year's Oscar for Best Actor.

In the Best Actress in a Drama category, Jessica Chastain, the heroine of "Zero Dark Thirty", defeated Helen Mirren in "Hitchcock", Naomi Watts in "The Impossible", Rachel Weisz in "The Deep Blue Sea", and Quvenzhane Wallis, the young actress in "Beasts of the Southern Wild", to win the award.

In the best director award, Ben Affleck defeated Spielberg, the director of "Lincoln", Ang Lee, the director of "Life of Pi", Quentin, the director of "Django Unchained", and Catherine Bigelow, the director of "Zero Dark Thirty". , won this award upset.

In addition, "Argo" also won the Best Picture and Best Screenplay awards in the drama category.

5 nominations and 3 wins also made "Argo" the biggest winner of this year's Golden Globe Awards.

The films released by Lionsgate won a total of five awards that night, including Best Picture in Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress in Drama, and Best Supporting Actress.

18 nominations and 5 wins.

It is still a few relatively important awards, and the results are not bad.

The film released by Weinstein Pictures only won one Best Supporting Actor award, which made Harvey's face darken, and he was very upset. The Golden Globes and Oscars were originally his stage, but now Link has become the protagonist on it.

Although Link didn't win an award tonight, he was thanked four times. This situation seemed to slap him in the face.

"Harvey, there is a camera, don't put on a bad face, let others see that you can't afford to lose."

Bob reminded from the side.

"Damn it, it's all your fault."

Harvey lowered his voice and said bitterly, "If you hadn't taken the initiative to invest the money in "The Master", how could the company have no money to invest in "Argo"? This is all your fault."

Harvey felt very heartbroken every time he thought about this.

The year before last, there were more than 10 million left in the company's account. If it was used to invest in "Escape from Tehran", it would not only earn a lot of money at the box office, but also win some film awards. Unfortunately, the money was invested by Bob. gave "The Master".

After the release of "The Master" last year, the current global box office is only 29 million. The production cost plus the publicity cost of this film is 32 million. To get back the cost, the global box office must be at least 40 million or more.

This project caused Weinstein Films to lose more than 6 million.

The current North American box office of "Argo" is 102 million US dollars, and the overseas box office is 66.3 million US dollars. It is estimated that the global box office will be around 250 million.

This film is also the fifth film released by Lionsgate this year that has exceeded 100 million box office in North America. As one of the producers and distributors of the film, Lionsgate can earn at least 40 to 50 million.

If this film was produced and distributed by Weinstein Films, Weinstein Films would not only be able to earn a lot of money, but also overwhelm Lionsgate in awards, but in the end it was all because of this idiot Bob was delayed.

"Well, it's all my fault."

Bob shrugged, his expression helpless.

The investment in "The Master" the year before last was proposed by him. At that time, the films produced by Palm Beach Pictures were all big sellers. He thought this was a good opportunity to make money, but he didn't expect to lose money in the end, and missed "Escape from Tehran" This big-selling good project.

He admitted that he was wrong about this matter, but Harvey did not object to investing in "The Master", and Ben Affleck had approached Harvey several times for investing in "Argo", but Harvey was worried that the investment would fail and used the excuse that he had no money to push it away.

Now that "Argo" has made money, Harvey is unwilling to admit that he has missed it and put the responsibility on him.

Bob shook his head, feeling that Harvey became more and more irrational after meeting Link, how could he make money like this.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 519: Annual Movie Summary

After the film awards were presented, the TV awards were presented.

"Are you disappointed that you didn't win the award?"

At the awards ceremony, Ivanka asked softly.

"No, the opponents are too strong this time, it's only reasonable not to win the award."

Link saw Joaquin Phoenix next door, Daniel Day-Lewis not far away, and Richard Gere and Denzel Washington. All of these people are veteran actors, and it is extremely difficult to grab the trophy from them.

So he didn't have much hope before the awards ceremony.

"Link, I think you acted very well."

Jennifer Lawrence next to her smiled.

"Then I will try to win next time."

Link laughed.

"Impossible, you didn't sacrifice anything in making movies, you didn't become ugly or fat, you are far behind Mr. Lewis and Joaquin, I think there is a lot of water in your nomination for the Golden Globe Award."

Taylor said unceremoniously.

Link glanced at her helplessly, "Anyway, I'm better at acting than you. I've won the Best Actor Award at the Berlin Film Festival and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor. There's no doubt that I'm a acting school."

"Ha, it's so funny, your performance in "Midnight in Paris" was called a male vase, and in that "Buried", all the selling points are on your face and figure, you are ashamed to say it is acting school? I think your several nominations are watery."

Taylor choked.

Link shook his head, "Jennifer, you are a professional actor, what do you think of my acting in "Buried"?"

"Great!"

Jennifer covered her mouth and chuckled, "Taylor, Link is the kind of talented actor, his performance is very contagious and immersive, it's really good."

"You don't think that you have to become ugly, fat, and gay to be considered acting, do you?"

Link laughed triumphantly.

Taylor wrinkled her nose, snorted softly and turned her head away.

Ivanka in the middle smiled slightly, pulled Taylor and said: "Don't argue with Link, he is very thick-skinned, even if you say his acting is very bad, he will not blush, you might as well say that he will never get it. Oscar winner, he has absolutely no way to refute this."

"Forever? You are too absolute."

Link retorted.

"It's not absolute at all, even excellent actors like Leonardo can't get it, let alone you."

Taylor said provocatively.

"I won't argue with you, I'll show you off when I get the Oscar statuette in the future."

Link clapped his hands for the winning actor, with a gesture of not fighting with women.

Taylor rolled his eyes at him, and whispered to Ivanka.

Not far away, Leonardo DiCaprio was also paying attention to Link while watching the awards ceremony.

At the beginning, when the organizer arranged for Link, Ivanka, Taylor, and Jennifer to sit together, he and the people around him were ready to watch the show and see how they got along and whether it would be embarrassing.

After watching it for a while, I was surprised to find that they were not only not embarrassed, but they could also chat together like friends.

"How is this possible, Joaquin, how did Link do it?"

Leonardo asked in disbelief.

"What?"

Joaquin Phoenix turned his head and asked.

"Look at Link's side, Ivanka is his wife, Taylor is his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer is his rumored girlfriend, they not only don't fight when they sit together, but they also chat very intimately, how is this possible?

Women are good at jealousy, not to mention Ivanka, Taylor, and Jennifer are all extremely good women, how could they get along peacefully together?"

Leonardo asked.

Joaquin Phoenix glanced at Link's table next door, shrugged and said, "You're embarrassing me, I don't know why."

"Could it be that Link is so attractive that the girls are willing to get along peacefully for him?"

Woody Harrelson said.

He was nominated for Best Actor in a TV Movie for "Game Change" this year.

"This is impossible, I have tried it, it is very difficult to do it, why can he do it."

Leonardo shook his head disapprovingly.

When he was dating Gisele Bundchen, he secretly dated Czech model Eva Herzigova and Paris Hilton. Later, Bundchen found out and Bundchen proposed to break up. He disagreed and kept it many times. Liu, also promised not to cheat again, but Bundchen still broke up with him.

After suffering this loss, he only dated one girl at a time, and broke up after a while, so that there was no Shura field.

But now sitting next to Link are the strong woman Ivanka, the queen of country music Taylor, and the Oscar queen Jennifer Lawrence, a super Shura field.

Facing such three powerful women, Link can still handle it with ease.

## Chapter 506: Leonardo's Unfair Feeling

Leonardo felt it was very unfair.

"Maybe Link has some secret to this kind of thing. If you want to know, you can ask him for advice," Woody Harrelson joked.

Leonardo was intrigued; it was a good idea.

Clap clap clap!

The final Golden Globe Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented to renowned actress Jodie Foster, and the audience burst into enthusiastic applause.

After the Lifetime Achievement Award, the awards ceremony concluded, and it was time to eat, drink, and chat.

Leonardo wanted to discuss dating tips with Link, but when he got up, he noticed many people had already flocked to Link to say hello.

Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Naomi Watts, Emily Blunt, Jessica Alba, Nicole Kidman, and other beautiful actresses, as well as some actors, directors, screenwriters, and producers, all approached Link.

Those who knew Link congratulated him, while those who didn’t introduced themselves and handed over their business cards.

Link was surrounded by a constant stream of people and had become the focal point of the event.

Leonardo waited for a while but couldn’t find an opportunity to approach. He decided to put it off and discuss it during a poker game in the future.

"Hello, Mr. Baker. I'm a big fan of yours."

"Link, congratulations. Tonight, your Lionsgate almost swept all the film awards."

"Mr. Baker, Ms. Ivanka, I’m Daniel Katz, CEO of A24 Films. It’s a pleasure to meet you here."

"Hello, hello!"

After the Golden Globes, due to Lionsgate’s impressive performance at the awards ceremony, Link and Ivanka became the objects of admiration from many film industry figures.

In response to those coming to greet him, Link politely acknowledged them. When he encountered someone interesting, like Daniel Katz, CEO of A24 Films, he didn’t mind chatting a bit more.

A24 Films was established last year by Daniel Katz, David Finkel, and John Hodges. Although it's a new company with a low profile currently, it has been gaining recognition in the independent film circle this year, releasing several high-quality films.

For example, Moonlight won the Oscar for Best Picture, Under the Skin featured Scarlett Johansson nude, Spring Breakers with the petite actress, and films like Everything Everywhere All at Once, Lady Bird, Ex Machina, Hereditary, and Midsommar.

A24 is considered the new rising star in independent cinema after Weinstein Company.

Meeting Daniel Katz from A24, Link naturally wanted to chat more, which would facilitate future collaborations.

Currently, Lionsgate’s main allies in the independent film circle include Palm Beach Films, Annapurna Pictures, Dance of the Sky Films, Summit Entertainment, and Brad Pitt's Plan B.

With more allies, Lionsgate’s development would be smoother.

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After the Golden Globes ceremony, the media summarized the results.

Lionsgate’s films had 18 nominations and won 5 awards, taking 5 out of 14 film awards, more than a third, making them the biggest winner of the Golden Globes.

Argo had 5 nominations and won 3 awards, making it the most awarded film of the Golden Globes.

Les Misérables had 5 nominations and won 2 awards, placing second.

Jessica Chastain won Best Actress, Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor again, Link and Taylor lost the Best Original Song award to Adele, among other notable news from the ceremony.

However, the most talked-about news was the fact that Ivanka, Taylor, and Jennifer Lawrence were seated together and seemed to be enjoying themselves.

This situation caught the public’s attention.

There were various speculations about their relationships. Some said that Link, Taylor, and Jennifer were still in an ambiguous relationship, with lingering ties.

Others suggested they reached a secret agreement to share Link, and some even speculated about Link having a polygamous relationship.

Jennifer's agent publicly stated that Jennifer had a good friendship with Taylor and Ivanka, and there were no messy relationships. The public should not speculate.

Taylor's agent, Emily, also stated in an interview that Taylor and Link were fulfilling their parental responsibilities, working to provide a loving environment for their children.

After the media and netizens discussed this for a while, and with no new material, attention shifted to other entertainment gossip.

For instance, Britney Spears announced her breakup with her manager and fiancé, and supermodel Miranda Kerr faced a marriage crisis with Orlando Bloom.

After the Golden Globes, all the nominated and awarded films performed well at the box office, and several of Lionsgate’s currently showing films experienced box office fluctuations.

Argo saw a surge of $12 million in North American box office three days after the Golden Globes, currently totaling $118 million, with overseas box office growing by over $15 million, reaching $81.3 million.

The total box office was approaching $200 million.

Zero Dark Thirty expanded to 2,937 theaters after two weeks of limited release, with a current North American total of $29.91 million. The box office trend looked good, with a strong chance of reaching $100 million.

Beasts of the Southern Wild saw an increase of $3.37 million after over a month in theaters, with a current North American total of $15.73 million and $6.67 million overseas.

Given its production cost of $1.2 million, the return on investment was quite impressive.

Additionally, films like The Vow, Buried, The Master, and The Hunger Games also saw substantial box office returns in their re-screenings.

It was expected that some additional box office earnings would come in around the time of the Oscars in February.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 had a global box office exceeding $800 million, ranking sixth among all films released last year.

The top five were:

1. The Avengers – $1.58 billion

2. Skyfall – $1.08 billion

3. The Dark Knight Rises – $1.02 billion

4. The Hunger Games – $964 million

5. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – $928 million

Other notable films included The Conjuring with a global box office of $320 million, and The Vow with $280 million, making them part of the top 20 highest-grossing films of the year.

In the North American box office rankings, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, Buried, Evil Dead, and The Witness Protection Plan all made it into the top fifty.

Overall, among the 20 films released by Lionsgate last year, only two lost money: The Flowers of War and The Master. Fortunately, the losses were not substantial, totaling less than $10 million.

Lionsgate’s 20 films in North America earned a total of $1.48 billion, while the total North American box office for the year was $10.8 billion, a 5% increase from the previous year.

Sony-Columbia Pictures led the North American market with $1.77 billion, holding a 17.1% share.

Disney followed with $1.52 billion and a 14.6% share.

Lionsgate, with a 14.2% share, surpassed Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount Pictures, coming in third.

Despite being third, Lionsgate set several new records and achieved the best result for an independent film company in the North American film market in nearly fifty years.

Other companies such as Summit Entertainment, Relativity Media, and Weinstein Company also made it into the top ten but couldn't compare to Lionsgate.

Lionsgate was also considered one of the industry giants by the media.

(End of the chapter)

Chapter 520: Oscar Nomination

Despite Lionsgate's impressive box office performance last year, Link remains modest. Lionsgate's top-three market share in the North American film market primarily includes the box office earnings from "Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2."

This opportunity is unique, and achieving a top-three position next year will be extremely challenging.

This year, Lionsgate's main films include "Texas Chainsaw 3D," "The Wolf of Wall Street," "The Expendables 2," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Snowpiercer," "World War Z," "Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas," "Mama," "Insidious: Chapter 2," "Now You See Me," and "Rust and Bone."

Palm Beach Films' productions include "The Heat," "August: Osage County," and "Identity Thief."

Summit Entertainment has four films: "Red 2," "Snitch," "Warm Bodies," and two collaborations with Annapurna Pictures, "Her" and "American Hustle."

In total, there are 20 films, averaging two releases per month.

The performance of these 20 films will determine Lionsgate's box office success this year.

In the new year, Lionsgate, Palm Beach Films, and Summit Entertainment's production departments are also preparing new film projects.

Lionsgate has temporarily confirmed 12 films, including "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1," "Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club," "We're the Millers," "John Wick," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Annabelle," "The Conjuring 2," "Neighbors," "Ride Along," "Whiplash," and "The Call."

Palm Beach Films has confirmed two projects, "Gone Girl" and "Birdman."

Summit Entertainment has three confirmed projects: "Ender's Game," "Divergent," and "Step Up: All In."

This year, the total budget for the three film companies is a staggering $600 million.

Last year, Lionsgate's total film revenue was $1.6 billion, including North American box office shares, overseas box office shares, television department revenue, film copyright shares, and subsequent box office earnings.

Last year's film investment was $1 billion, including production costs, marketing costs, the acquisition of Summit Entertainment, and the acquisition of multiple bestselling book adaptation rights.

The net income was about $600 million.

After repaying over $300 million in loans and accounting for production and marketing costs, Lionsgate had a fiscal deficit of approximately $300 million.

For a large enterprise like Lionsgate, valued at over $2 billion, a $300 million deficit is manageable.

In fact, Lionsgate is considered one of the best-performing film companies in the current industry.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, 20th Century Fox lost about $1 billion last year, with a cumulative fiscal deficit of over $5 billion, almost an eighth of its total market value. Paramount Pictures lost about $850 million last year, with a current fiscal deficit of over $4 billion.

Universal, Warner Bros., Disney, and Sony-Columbia all earned less from films than Lionsgate last year.

Lionsgate was hailed by the media as the most profitable film company in Hollywood last year.

Ivanka also topped The Hollywood Reporter's latest "Hollywood Power List" because she is the chairwoman and representative figure of Lionsgate.

Link ranked third as an actor.

Harvey Weinstein dropped to twelfth place this year.

Leon Cavanaugh ranked eighth, higher than Harvey.

Katherine, as the president of Palm Beach Films, ranked fourteenth.

After the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards were announced. "Argo" received seven nominations, "Zero Dark Thirty" five, "Beasts of the Southern Wild" four, "The Master" four, and "Untouchable" one.

Link's film "Buried" was snubbed by the Oscars.

The film with the most nominations this year is "Lincoln," with 12 nominations. "Life of Pi" followed with 11 nominations, and Martin Scorsese's "Les Misérables" had eight.

This year's Oscar competition is fierce, making it challenging for Lionsgate's films to win multiple awards.

"This year's main competition is for Best Picture. 'Lincoln,' 'Life of Pi,' and 'Django Unchained' are also highly favored," said Lionsgate COO Goldsmith.

"Do your best," Link said, flipping through the newspaper.

Since 2010, the number of films nominated for Best Picture has increased from five to ten.

This year's nominees for Best Picture include "Amour," "Beasts of the Southern Wild," "Argo," "Zero Dark Thirty," "The Master," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," "Django Unchained," and "Les Misérables."

Lionsgate's films account for four of the nominees, a high ratio. However, the quality of the nominated films this year is also very high. For instance, "Lincoln," "Life of Pi," and "Django" are considered classic films.

Compared to these films, "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" have the advantage of aligning with mainstream themes.

The Oscars are the most important film awards in North America, with over 90% of the judges from the United States.

In the selection of awards, there is a strong emphasis on whether the content of the film aligns with mainstream themes. Films like "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Forrest Gump," "Crash," and "The Hurt Locker" all fit this category.

Therefore, "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" have a good chance of winning.

With this in mind, Link and the PR department decided to increase their PR efforts to win the award.

Additionally, they will also push hard for important awards such as Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, and Best Adapted/Original Screenplay.

This kind of investment is like gambling.

If the bet is right, it can be compensated at the box office.

If the bet is wrong, they might lose a few million.

Since Lionsgate had a profitable year last year, they can afford to lose a few million. Therefore, Link instructed the PR department to put in maximum effort without worrying about the cost.

Successful PR efforts will be rewarded.

Failure is acceptable.

While Lionsgate's PR department is working hard, other film companies' PR teams are also making efforts. Even Weinstein Pictures is promoting their films while also taking the opportunity to criticize competitors' films.

Since Lionsgate received many nominations this year, they have a high chance of winning.

As a result, they are frequently targeted and criticized.

There are media reports about Ben Affleck's extramarital affairs, suggesting he is a good director but not a good husband or father.

There are also reports about Jessica Chastain's alleged neglect of her father, claiming she didn't attend his funeral, attempting to damage her reputation.

Some media outlets accuse the crews of "Beasts of the Southern Wild" and "The Master" of environmental damage and animal abuse during filming.

There are even fabricated stories about Jessica Chastain and Amy Adams having affairs with Link.

In response to these negative comments, Lionsgate promptly issued clarifications, sent legal notices when necessary, and also took the opportunity to criticize competitors.

In the period leading up to the Oscars, the American entertainment industry was in turmoil.

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While the American entertainment industry was in chaos, the Chinese New Year celebrations began in China. Link flew to Beijing a week before New Year's Eve to attend the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal, visit his eight-month-pregnant wife, Chris Liu, and spend time with her, Jennifer Shu, and little Shunan for the New Year.

Chris Liu became pregnant in May last year, with less than two months to her due date.

During her pregnancy, she gained some weight but remained beautiful, with a new sense of maturity.

Link wasn't sure if he could be there for the birth, so he spent as much time with her as possible.

Little Shunan was almost a year old, and Link had only held him a few times during filming in Hong Kong last May and during the album release at the end of last year. Now, he took the opportunity to spend time with him as well.

Additionally, the executives of Golden Bell Investment Company in Hong Kong came to report their work to him.

Currently, Golden Bell Investment owns 11.6% of Wanda Films, 4.2% of BYD Auto, 3.4% of JD.com, 0.35% of Maotai, 0.22% of Alibaba, as well as shares in Dolphin Bay Films and Jia Tianxia Real Estate Management Company, with a total value of approximately 8 billion RMB.

Last year's income and dividends from these companies amounted to 650 million RMB, with a net profit of over 250 million RMB.

Link allocated 20 million RMB for Chris Liu and Shu Chang's living expenses, reinvesting the rest in real estate and company shares. He also transferred 300 million USD from the US to acquire more shares in BYD Auto, JD.com, and Maotai.

He increased his investment in BYD Auto to 5.1%, gaining a seat on the board, and increased his shares in JD.com to 4.1% and in Maotai to 0.45%.

His total assets in China now amount to 10 billion RMB.

(End of Chapter)