Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

When looking for a script, he found a familiar script "Whiplash" in the script library of Palm Beach Studios.

It tells the story of a student at a music school who dreams of becoming a legendary drummer. To this end, he joins a famous music team at the school and receives guidance from a devil mentor. Later, he can't stand the crazy PUA of the mentor, so he chooses to break up with the devil mentor and eventually goes to court.

The movie mainly tells the hardships and difficulties encountered by artists on the road to fame.

The author of the script is Damien Chazelle, a director, amateur musician, and also the screenwriter of the future movie "La La Land" that will win Emma Stone the Oscar for Best Actress.

The script also contains the author's shooting plan, which is expected to cost only three million US dollars to shoot.

After reading it, Link felt good. The movie seemed to have won an Oscar. With a cost of three million, it also has some potential at the box office.

He called Catherine and said that he could get this script.

While reading the recently released best-selling novels, he also found a familiar work "America's No. 1 Sniper".

This novel is the autobiography of Chris Kyle, a famous American sniper.

Chris Kyle was a sniper of the US Navy SEALs. He went to Iraq to fight four times. From 1999 to 2009, he successfully sniped 255 people, of which 166 were recognized by the US Pentagon. He was called the "most deadly sharpshooter" by the media.

Kyle's most famous record was killing an enemy with a single bullet from a distance of 1,920 meters in 2008.

He retired in 2009 and published his autobiographical novel "America's No. 1 Sniper" last year. The current sales are good.

Link remembered that there was a movie adapted from this novel.

The director was Clint Eastwood, starring Bradley Cooper, and later received multiple Oscar nominations. The box office situation seemed to be good, with more than 500 million US dollars. It is considered one of the best movies in the documentary war genre, similar to China's Wolf Warrior.

This movie is also worth investing in.

Link called the production department of Lionsgate Films and asked them to contact Chris Kyle to see if the film and television adaptation rights of this novel are still available, and it would be best if they could get it.

If he has time, he is ready to play the leading role himself.

"Ahhh~"

While reading the script, a crisp cry broke the silence of the room. Link put down the book and walked to the crib to take a look. Little Margarita woke up and cried with her mouth open. When she saw him coming, she cried twice and stopped crying. Her short legs kept moving.

Link smiled gently and looked at the urine line on the diaper. Obviously, the little one had peed again.

He took out a new diaper and changed it for the little one skillfully. This was practiced when he was taking care of Alexander and Cynthia. Although there was a nanny, sometimes he would help change it when he saw it.

"Is Margarita awake?"

Ivaka asked as she came down the spiral staircase in a blue dress.

"Yes, the little baby just woke up."

After giving birth to the little one, Evaka has been working out to recover and maintain her figure. From the current situation, her figure has recovered very well, with a thin waist and long legs, and a well-proportioned figure. The curves of her hips and chest are rounder than before.

"Let me see, it's time for Margarita to have her milk."

Evaka took the little girl, held her in her arms and patted her.

The little girl looked at them with her bright eyes, soft blonde hair, upturned nose, and pink cheeks, very cute.

Link took the heated bottle from the nanny, tested the temperature, and put it in the little girl's mouth.

The little girl held the bottle and drank it, with a very good appetite.

Evaka smiled slightly and tapped the little girl's nose.

"Wow, it smells so good, can I have a bite?"

Selena leaned on Evaka's shoulder and said to the little girl.

"Go! You scared Margarita, aren't you filming a movie? How do you have time to come here?"

Link pushed away Selena, who almost put her face close to the bottle.

"Is it time to eat? I'm here to eat. Ah, don't hit me. I really have something to do."

Selena covered her forehead, rolled her eyes at him, and took out a script and handed it to him, "I received a new script. The filming location is in Miami. The male lead is very suitable for you. Do you want to take a look?"

"Is it Spring Break?"

Link took it and took a look. It was indeed "Spring Break".

The movie is about four female college students who jointly robbed a fast food restaurant in order to go to Florida for spring break. After the robbery failed, the four girls were arrested and later rescued by the drug dealer male lead, who wanted to use them to kill his enemies.

The male lead's role is adapted from the life of Dangeruss, an underground rapper in Miami.

The overall plot is not bad, but this movie is an art film, and the cost will not be too high. If he is asked to play, the budget will have to double the original basis, and the box office after the release cannot be guaranteed.

"How do you know it's Spring Break if you didn't read the script just now?"

Selena said curiously with her chin on his shoulder.

"Megan Ellison told me, I refused."

Link handed the script to Selena. This movie is one of Megan Ellison's new projects. When they talked about movies last time, Megan mentioned it, but he declined.

"Okay, this script is an art film. Do you think it has a chance to win an Oscar if it is filmed well?"

Selena asked.

"Do you want to win an Oscar too?"

"No, my acting skills are also very good."

Selena said with red cheeks

"Of course you can. As long as you perform well, you will have a chance to win an Oscar."

Link smiled.

Selina's arrival happened to happen at the right time, so she happened to meet Link and Ivaca having lunch, and she was allowed to have another meal.

Tiffany was a bit unlucky. They had just finished eating when they arrived, so Link had to ask the kitchen to make another one.

Tiffany is currently studying at the University of Southern California. She has a wide range of hobbies and is also a very lively little girl. Every time she meets Selena, the two of them make more noise than ten people.

Link and Iwaka had to tell them to stay away from Margarita and not to disturb the little one's rest.

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In the afternoon, the Ellison brothers and sisters came to visit the villa to discuss film cooperation.

Currently, filming of "The Hunt for Bin Laden" has been completed, and Megan Ellison is preparing for a new film project. The script she brought is "American Hustle," which is also a new film project directed by David Russell and is expected to be produced. The cost is US$40 million.

Megan Ellison had two purposes for chatting with him. One was to prepare to continue cooperating with him, and the other was to ask his help to see if this movie had any investment value.

Compared with Palm Beach Pictures and Lionsgate Pictures, Annapurna Pictures under Megan Ellison's business situation is relatively average. There are two or three movies a year, some with small losses and some with small profits. Nothing has happened yet. Big hit movies.

That’s why Megan Ellison wanted to hear his opinion.

Link read the script and felt it was pretty good. The cost was not high and it had investment value. He agreed to continue cooperating with Annapurna Pictures.

In addition, he also mentioned several new film projects from Lionsgate Pictures and Palm Beach Pictures, and Megan Ellison can participate in investment if she is interested.

Megan Ellison said yes.

What David Ellison brings is a commercial blockbuster, "World War of the Dead", with a production cost of 220 million. The film companies involved in the production include David Ellison's Skydance Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Brad Pitt's Plan B.

David Ellison serves as the film's producer.

The project investment is too large and the risks are relatively high, so it is necessary to find several more companies to share the risks.

There is still a lack of investment of 50 million.

Link remembers that the movie did well at the box office and was the highest-grossing movie starring Brad Pitt.

After thinking about it, he agreed to hand over the project to the production department for review. If there was still extra funds, he could consider investing.

Next to her, Tiffany saw that there were zombies in the script and asked when the casting would take place. She likes to play scary characters.

Link smiled softly and promised to notify her when the movie started filming, and promised to let her play a zombie with a lot of scenes.

Tiffany shouted happily.

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During the period after Margarita was born, in addition to reading scripts and raising children, Link also practiced swimming skills under the guidance of professional coaches to prepare for the upcoming London Olympics.

After intensive training for more than a month, Link followed the US swimming team to London, England to participate in the 30th Olympic Games in mid-July.

There are more swimming events in the Olympics than at the World Championships and University Games, including six freestyle events.

During the Olympic Games, Link relied on his super physical strength and super speed to win the championship in six men's freestyle events: 50m/100m/200m/400m/800m/1500m, and created world records in six events. record.

In addition, he cooperated with Phelps and others in the freestyle relay 4x100 meters and 4x200 meters to win two more gold medals.

In the medley 4x100m competition, he won another gold medal with the American team members.

This brings his number of gold medals to an astonishing 9 in this Olympics, surpassing the record set by Phelps in the 2008 Olympics, and becoming the athlete with the most gold medals in a single Olympics.

But this is not over yet. In the men's 10,000-meter open water race, he set a new world record in 1 minute and 32 seconds, exceeding the original record by 18 seconds. Media around the world called it incredible.

Link's number of gold medals in this Olympic Games has also reached 10.

In the individual medley 4x100m and 4x200m events, he defeated Phelps, Marchand and others, winning one gold and one silver. The gold medal in the 4x100m event was won by Sun Yang.

In the 200m and 400m backstroke events, he once again won one gold and one silver.

In the 200-meter and 400-meter breaststroke events, he won one silver and one bronze.

He did not sign up for other competitions due to unavailable schedules.

In the end, the number of prizes he won at this Olympic Games was 12 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.

Shocking the world in one fell swoop.

Counting the boxing gold medal he won at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, he has a total of 13 gold medals. He is also the second athlete to win Olympic gold medals in different sports.

He was therefore named the greatest athlete in Olympic history by the Olympic Organizing Committee.