Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 528: Date in Paris

“Link, we are going to have a day of rest in Paris and fly to Cannes tomorrow. How do you arrange it?”

"I also have some work to deal with in Paris, so see you tomorrow."

After flying to Paris, France, Link said goodbye to Leonardo and Tobey Maguire, and went to the villa in the Sixth District with gifts to visit little Cassel.

I haven't seen the little guy for a few months, and little Cassel was still a little strange when he saw him.

However, father and son were connected. He played with the little guy for a while and became familiar with him again. Little Cassel kept calling daddy, which made Guillaume Canet very unhappy.

When chatting, he often confronts him. No matter what he says, Guillaume Canet will refute it.

Link said that Paris is the most beautiful city in Europe, and Guillaume Canet would retort without hesitation, saying that Florence in Italy is the best city, the capital of art, the birthplace of the European Renaissance and the birthplace of opera. , is the most beautiful city in Europe, and also ridiculed him for visiting too few places and not understanding Europe or art at all.

Link picked up the Lafite red wine on the table and took a sip. He said that the red wine produced in the Bordeaux region is the best red wine in the world. He also has a small winery there and plans to visit it when he has time.

Guillaume Canet objected, saying that Bordeaux red wine has been touted by too many people and has become worthy of its name. He now appreciates Spanish red wines more, such as Bull's Blood, Dorothy, Chateau Rouge, etc. The taste is no better than Lafite, Latour, Romanée Conti.

Link says Marion is the most **** and elegant woman in the world.

Guillaume Canet gritted his teeth and suppressed his face until his face turned red. He did not say anything against it, but just cut off a large piece of foie gras and stuffed it into his mouth.

"You two should become good friends."

Marion Cotillard shook her red wine glass, looked at the two of them and smiled.

"Haha~, how could I be a good friend with a person like him? He is lustful, vulgar and rude. He only cares about making money. He is a very boring person. I would be too tasteless to be a good friend with him."

Guillaume Canet sneered.

Link shrugged and wiped the little guy's face with a napkin.

"Guillaume, I remember you praised Link for his greatness. During last year's Olympics, you said that Link was an incredible person."

Marion curved her lips and smiled gracefully.

"No, I said he is a very perverted guy."

Guillaume Canet quickly retorted.

Link smiled softly, not intending to waste any more time on this issue.

"Guillaume, how is the box office of "Blood Ties"? If it is good, it can be arranged to be released in North America."

"Blood Ties" is a French/English film written and directed by Guillaume Canet last year. It tells the story of a pair of half-brothers. When they grow up, one lives in France, one lives in the United States, and one becomes a policeman. One becomes a criminal fresh out of prison.

The two met again ten years later, and the elder brother decided to help his younger brother escape from the gang, wash his hands in a golden basin, and live a normal life.

Link has read the script, which is a relatively literary film with an interesting theme, but he is not very optimistic about the directing ability of Guillaume Canet, a literary young director.

The film also participated in the out-of-competition section of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

"Why should we care about the box office? Does a movie have to get a lot of box office to be considered a good movie? Your idea is too vulgar. In fact, many really good movies have average box office results, such as "The 400 Blows" and " Under Satan's Sun", "Eternity and a Day", and many movies with high box office results are often of average quality, such as those Hollywood blockbusters."

Guillaume Canet retorted.

"The box office performance is too poor and there is no profit. The film company will not distribute and promote it at a loss. Without publicity, no one will watch the movie no matter how good it is. As a director, you don't want your movie to be seen by many people? Then what about you who make movies? What’s the point of admiring oneself alone?”

Link said.

"It is the media that has destroyed the film market. If those films did not promote themselves and only relied on word-of-mouth fermentation to attract audiences, the box office of my film would not be worse than several films released by Lionsgate."

"alright, I got it."

"Blood Ties" must not have done well at the box office, so Guillaume kept his mouth shut. If "Blood Ties" was as successful as last year's "Untouchables", this guy would have bragging to his face.

"It has been released in France for one week, and the current box office is 646,000 euros. It is not too bad, and the reputation is also good. Many film critics say that Guillaume has made great progress in making movies."

Marion Cotillard smiled.

"Yeah, it sounds good."

The production cost of this film is 5 million euros, and the loss is expected to be 3 to 4 million euros, which is not too much.

The three of them talked about the investment arrangement of Paris Rose Pictures. Last year, the company made 140 million euros with "Untouchable". Although Link took part of it, the remaining tens of millions could be used to shoot more than a dozen small-budget French films.

Link didn't have any good suggestions for the time being, so he asked Guillaume Canet to discuss it with the company's producers. He remembered that several of the future films of French director Luc Besson would do well at the box office, such as Scarlett. "Superbody" starring Johnson, and "Anna" starring long-legged Sasha Ruth. If there is a chance, we can cooperate.

While eating, the black maid came in to report that Ms. Monica Bellucci had arrived.

Marion Cotillard stood up and walked out of the restaurant, then walked in holding Monica's arm and invited her to sit down and dine too.

"Hey, Link, are you there too?"

Monica Bellucci sat down next to him with a scent of fragrance. She had black wavy hair, wearing a black lace dress, flesh-colored stockings, and high heels. Although she was a 48-year-old woman, she had **** and fat buttocks. There is still a lot to like about the figure.

"Hi Monica, I just arrived today."

Link greeted.

Monica took a look at the place on the dining table. Link and Guillaume were sitting face to face, with Marion Cotillard and little Cassel sitting in the middle. The atmosphere seemed harmonious and contradictory, and she couldn't help but purse her plump lips. , with an inexplicable smile on his face.

"Monica, what are you laughing at?"

Guillaume Canet looked at her dissatisfied. Monica shrugged her shoulders and smiled, "I'm happy to see Link here too."

"What's there to be happy about seeing him?"

Guillaume Canet hummed slightly and continued eating with his fork.

Monica raised her red wine glass and said to Link: "Link, welcome to France."

"It's not his first time here. He stayed in France for more than a month last year and came here last time to sell an album."

Guillaume complained.

"Thanks!"

Link ignored Guillaume's complaints and had a drink with Monica.

Monica took a sip of red wine, held a glass with Marion Cotillard, and smiled and said that she was very envious of Marion Cotillard's current life.

Marion smiled and asked what she was envious of.

Monica pointed at the three men on the seat and said she was envious that she could sit and eat and chat with her three favorite men. It was so romantic.

Marion smiled slightly and agreed with her statement.

Guillaume interjected and asked about Vincent Cassel. Have the two reconciled?

Monica said no, the two had already talked and were preparing for a divorce.

Guillaume and Marion said it was a pity. Guillaume persuaded Monica to forgive Vincent Cassel once, hoping that the two could reconcile and continue to be husband and wife. The two had been married for more than ten years, and they still have nothing to do until now. It's easy, and it's not a big deal when a man cheats.

"Right Link?"

Guillaume Canet asked with a half-smile.

"So that's what you think? My dear, I have already said that Guillaume is not a good man. It would be better to kick him out to make the house cleaner."

Link said while holding Marion's hand.

"Damn it! Link, don't talk nonsense. The cheating man I'm talking about refers to you. After all, you are a habitual offender."

Guillaume said angrily.

"I love Marion and Marion loves me. That's enough. You don't need to judge."

Link said.

"Guillaume, stop talking nonsense."

Marion said dissatisfied.

Guillaume clenched his fists, took a few deep breaths, and sat down with a depressed expression.

Monica Bellucci looked at the three of them and smiled: "Should I not mention the matter between me and Vincent?"

"It doesn't matter. It's really a pity that you and Vincent are divorcing."

Marion said.

"It's no pity. Our divorce was not just because he cheated on us frequently. The main reason is that we have been married for more than ten years and we no longer have the same feeling when we were together. It was very boring. Divorce is good for both of us."

Monica Bellucci said.

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After lunch, the four of them sat in the small garden of the villa, drank afternoon tea, and chatted about movies and the entertainment industry. Because Link had many topics to talk about, it was inevitable that they would talk about him during the chat.

Ask him about Lionsgate movies, insider information about the Academy Awards, his struggles with Harvey and others, as well as the overt and covert battles between Lionsgate and the Big Six, boxing matches, music albums, etc.

During the chat, Monica expressed admiration for his deeds and achievements. Only Guillaume continued to find fault with him from different angles, but Marion would speak for him every time, which made Guillaume very jealous.

In the end, Guillaume couldn't stay any longer and said he was going to have a drink with Vincent, so he left the villa in a sports car.

Monica sat until evening, made an appointment to go to Cannes together tomorrow, and drove away.

Only Link and Marion were left in the villa, as well as Cassel, who had just fallen asleep.

Link didn't wait to return to the villa. On the promenade under the sunset, he hugged Marion and leaned against the pillar for a kiss.

Marion is a woman of great taste. Although she is almost forty years old and has faint fine lines on her eyebrows, the elegance and sexiness in her bones have not diminished but increased. Under the baptism of time, she has become thicker and more meaningful, with a long aftertaste.

Every time I hugged and kissed her, it was like tasting a glass of Bordeaux red wine. The fragrance on her body was more charming than the lavender bushes in Provence.

Her body is uniquely beautiful. It is not as tall and thin as a French supermodel, nor as plump as Monica Bellucci. It is more like a work of art full of French literary and elegant atmosphere, which is worth reading carefully.

So every time Link had **** with her, it was like it was his first time.

With all your strength and craziness.

It’s both giving and taking.

(End of chapter)