Conquer America, Start with a Boxing Champion

The revenue of this match was higher than the previous one. PPV sales in Australia and New Zealand reached 3.43 million copies, setting a new record for PPV sales of local boxing matches.

In addition to online live broadcast, ticket sharing, advertising sponsorship, etc.

Link earned 148 million US dollars in this match.

After the match, Link held a celebration reception at the Hyatt Garden Hotel in Sydney, inviting partners of this event, media personnel, and a number of movie stars and singers to attend.

At the reception, Link talked about boxing with Hugh Jackman and Thor. Jackman claimed to be his fan and had watched his game videos to learn when filming "Real Steel".

Link invited Jackman to come to Muscle Beach Club for training when he was free, and Jackman said he would definitely go.

Thor worked with him in "Avengers 1", and Thor starred in Lionsgate's "Hunger Games" series and became popular.

They are all acquaintances.

There is also Australian actress Rose Byrne who has starred in many movies produced by Lionsgate, such as "Bridesmaids", "Neighbors", and "Spy".

The other party also flattered him a lot when they saw him.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban came to ask about his recent schedule and invited him to their home.

Link said that he had no time recently. After participating in the competition, he would go home after a few promotional activities and would not stay in Australia for long. He asked the two when they would return to Los Angeles and bring their children to dinner when they were free.

Nicole Kidman and her husband currently have two daughters, one seven years old and the other five years old, who can make friends with Alexander and Cynthia.

Nicole Kidman and her husband agreed with a smile.

‘Elf Queen’ Cate Blanchett also came to chat with him with champagne. She starred in the lesbian film “Carol” produced by Palm Beach Pictures last year.

The film was released at the Cannes Film Festival in May and was shortlisted for the main competition unit. Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, another heroine of “Carol”, and Emmanuelle Beckett, the heroine of the French film “My King”, jointly won the Best Actress Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Cate Blanchett talked about the release date of the movie, hoping to postpone it to the end of the year and compete for the Oscar next year.

Cate Blanchett is 46 years old this year. She debuted in the early 1990s. Her representative works include "The Lord of the Rings" series, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", "Elizabeth", "Babel", "Blue Jasmine", etc. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress many times. She only won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2003 for "The Aviator".

The other party is considered to be one of the most skilled actresses, and is not bad compared to Meryl Streep.

It's a pity that she has not won an Oscar for Best Actress so far.

Cate Blanchett thinks that the lesbian film "Carol" is of good quality and hopes to have the opportunity to represent Lionsgate's film in the Oscar next year.

Link nodded and said that he had not seen the movie yet. He would discuss it with the company's people afterwards. If it is really good, the company will not miss this opportunity.

The reason why he didn't give a guarantee is that the movies produced by Lionsgate this year are all good, and there are more than one movie that has the opportunity to compete for the Oscar for Best Actress, including Reese Witherspoon's "Wild" and the low-budget movie "Room".

In addition, he promised Leo to help him compete for the Best Actor next year. If he competes for the Best Actress award at the same time, it will be more difficult.

He will not make a guarantee for such things, including Leo.

Cate Blanchett expressed her understanding and raised her glass to exchange contact information with him.

Link thought that the matter was over, but after the cocktail party, Cate Blanchett sent a message asking him if he was free and wanted to talk to him more about the movie. She said that she brought him a local gift as a souvenir, but she forgot to give it to him just now and wanted to give it to him in person.

Link sent the hotel room number to the other party, wanting to see what this auntie was going to do.

Less than half an hour later, the other party changed into a more youthful and slim dress and knocked on the door, holding a bottle of Australian red wine in her hand.

The two sat in front of the French window on the top floor, looking at the Sydney Opera House not far away, and chatted about some things about movies. When they stood up, Cate Blanchett didn't stand firmly and fell to him, and Link held her waist.

Cate Blanchett looked at him with a blurred look, and her palms touched his chest muscles, wanting to kiss him.

Link held the woman's shoulders and said bluntly that if she wanted to win the Oscar for Best Actress, she didn't need to use this method at all. As long as the movie was good enough and had the potential to impact the Oscar, he and the public relations department of Lionsgate would not miss this opportunity.

I hope she won't be misled by rumors and think of him as a man who used the Oscar trophy to deceive her.

With his identity, appearance and charm, he doesn't need to use this trick at all.

Cate Blanchett is indeed a well-informed mature woman. After two seconds, she explained that she didn't come to him for a drink for the Oscar, but just admired men like him and thought he was very charming and sexually attractive.

She also said that today was the first time in her life that she watched a boxing match live. Seeing him beat his opponent in the ring, she felt her heartbeat speed up and her blood boil, as if she had become young again.

Cate Blanchett also asked him if he thought she was too old.

Link looked at the other person's face, which was not very pretty but very elegant, smiled gently, reached out and held the other person's long legs, and came to the French window.

Pulling open the curtains and skirts with his hands, facing the sunset and the sea outside the window, he began to vent his anger and desires that he had not been able to vent in the ring during the day.

To him, this kind of thing is no different from doing relaxation training in the physical therapy room after training every day, and the other person is just a tool for relaxation.

Since the other party is willing to sacrifice, he doesn't need to have any pity.

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After finishing the event promotion the next day, Link left Australia by plane and returned to Los Angeles.

By June, the competition for summer slots has become fierce, with major productions such as "Collapse", "Avengers 2", "Terminator: Genisys", "Jurassic World", "Inside Out" and "Mad Max: Fury Road" Released in rotation.

"Collapse" has been released for seven weeks. The current box office in North America is 223 million US dollars and the global box office is 468 million US dollars. There are currently less than 40 theaters left in North America and the subsequent box office will not exceed 5 million.

"Avengers 2" has been released for six weeks. The current North American box office is 462 million US dollars, and the global total box office has just exceeded 1.4 billion US dollars, temporarily ranking first in the year.

"Terminator: Genisys" has been in theaters for five weeks, with a cumulative box office of 102 million US dollars in North America and 440 million US dollars in global box office. The film is a collaboration between Lionsgate Pictures, Paramount and Skydance Pictures, and is produced by Schwarzenegger, Long Starring Emilia Clark and others, the production cost was US$150 million.

From the current point of view, the movie has recovered its investment, but the profit margin is not large. Lionsgate Pictures' profit will not exceed 50 million US dollars.

Since North American distribution is handled by Lionsgate Pictures, the film is also Lionsgate Pictures' fourth film to achieve a box office of over 100 million in North America this year.

"Jurassic World" was released four weeks ago. The film is produced by Spielberg and is a sequel to "Jurassic Park". It takes place 22 years after the end of the first film. The film was praised by fans during the promotion period. Strong expectations.

It earned US$208 million in North America in its first three days, surpassing "Avengers 2" and setting a new box office debut record.

In the four weeks since its release, it has grossed US$570 million at the box office in North America, and its global box office has exceeded US$1.2 billion, also surpassing "Avengers 2" in terms of box office growth.

The media predicts that the movie's global box office will be more than 1.6 billion US dollars.

The production cost of the film is only US$150 million, and Universal Pictures and Spielberg's Amblin Pictures are expected to make a fortune.

The animated film "Inside Out" has been in theaters for three weeks, with a box office of US$266 million in North America and a cumulative US$280 million in global box office. It is obviously another blockbuster movie.

The film was produced and distributed by Disney Pictures, with a production cost of only US$175 million.

Judging from the movies released in the first half of the year, Disney Pictures temporarily leads the total box office, Universal Pictures ranks second, and Lionsgate Pictures temporarily ranks third.

In view of the excellent box office performance of "Avengers 2" and "Jurassic", it will be extremely difficult for Lionsgate Pictures to retain the first place in the annual box office this year.

In early June, "Mad Max: Fury Road" produced by Warner Pictures and starring Charlize Theron was released. The North American box office just exceeded 100 million in its two weeks of release, reaching 102 million.

In comparison, overseas box office results are better, with the current global box office totaling 237 million.

The production cost of this movie is 150 million. It is not difficult to make back the money, but it is difficult to make a big profit.

In fact, the quality of this movie is very good, and it can be regarded as a high-quality commercial film this summer. However, it has encountered the two blockbuster movies "Avengers 2" and "Jurassic World", as well as "Armageddon" and "Inside Out". The North American box office revenue also exceeded 200 million.

The competition is so fierce that it is normal for the box office of "Mad Max" to be affected.

Also because of the fierce competition at the box office, most of the summer box office has been eaten up by the previous movies. Link began to worry about the upcoming movies of Lionsgate, "Maleficent", "The Expendables 3" and "The Martian".

These three movies are also one of Lionsgate's flagship movies this year. The box office is so poor that it will be difficult for Lions Gate to beat Warner, Sony, Paramount, and Fox at the subsequent box office.

After reading these data, he will not be entangled.

Because there is no point in getting entangled, it is better to read more scripts and best-sellers, and try to recommend a few good script projects to the production department, such as letting him find "Get Out", "Hidden Figures", "Lady Bird", Manchester by the Sea" and other impressive movies.

By June, the crew began filming "Fifty Shades of Grey."

After careful consideration, he gave up the leading actor in the film and asked the crew to find someone else. It didn't matter if he spent more money. The main reason was that it was inconvenient. The film had many passionate scenes and missing plot points.

If his net worth were tens of billions of dollars less and his fame was less, there would be no need for such hesitation.

My father-in-law will also participate in the election next year. He will inevitably have to go out on stage and go to some more formal and serious occasions. If he makes a movie like this at this time, he will inevitably be regarded as black material by his opponents.

After giving up on this movie, at Emma Stone's repeated request, he took over the role of the male protagonist in "La La Land". The male protagonist in this movie is a pianist, loves jazz, is good at dancing, and is a band member.

Link is more suitable, and it doesn't hurt to play it, but he regretted it after taking it. The director of the film is Damien Chazelle, who is also a film screenwriter. He became a hit last year with "The Drummer" and will continue to take over the Lion this year. Gate's "La La Land."

Before becoming a director, he was a professional jazz drummer and had participated in the National High School Jazz Band. Later, he felt that he was not qualified enough, so he gave up music and entered Harvard University to study film and television.

Director Damien is an expert in music and is also very strict and serious about movies. He required him and Emma Stone to learn modern dance, waltz, tap dance, Latin dance and other dance styles before the formal filming, and they needed to reach professional levels.

These things sounded very troublesome, but Link agreed to play this role and it was difficult to refuse. When he was free, in addition to practicing boxing, he would also go to the dance center to rehearse with the crew's dance teacher and try his best to do the best according to the director's requirements.