Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

 Chapter 423 Script New Song

DiDi!

Hearing the whistle outside the window, Link glanced and saw Bob's black Mercedes-Benz slowly driving out of the parking lot.

Thinking of Bob, he curled up his lips. It was rumored that a large part of the reason for Harvey's rapid downfall and conviction was that his brother Bob stabbed him in the back and submitted the more critical evidence.

He didn’t know whether Bob was doing this to survive and avoid being affected by Harvey’s scandal, or whether he really had a problem with Harvey and wanted to kill off his family for justice.

 None of this matters.

 As long as Bob is willing to cooperate, there is a lot that can be exploited.

 “You look like the villain in a movie when you smile.”

 Suddenly someone said from the other side.

Link's face darkened, and he looked back at the girl opposite, Kristen Stewart.

When I was chatting with Bob just now, I noticed someone next to me kept peeking at me. At first I thought it was a fan and didn't care. After Bob left, I realized it was her.

 Christine was wearing a white T-shirt, jeans, hot pants, and slippers. She had medium-long golden brown hair hanging loose. Her expression was still indifferent. With her fair and delicate cheeks, she looked like an emotionless vampire.

 “Why are you here?”

 “You can come here for coffee and I can’t?”

Christine said expressionlessly.

“Where is the boy sitting in front of you? He looks familiar. Is he your boyfriend?”

 “You are a grown man, are you such a gossip?”

Christine asked, holding her cheek and looking at him.

Link smiled lightly and stirred the coffee with a small round spoon, allowing the aroma of the coffee to evaporate.

"Why have you gone quiet?"

Christine turned the candy box over with her fingers.

"We haven't seen each other for a long time. We have both changed a lot. You are now a youth idol popular all over the world, and I am a notorious playboy. I don't know what your impression of me is now, so I don't know how to communicate with you. I won’t annoy you if I talk to you, after all, you don’t have a very good temper.”

“Humph, you are a Hollywood tycoon now, and I am just a small actor. Even if you hit me, I don’t dare to be angry with you.”

Christine curled her lips and said.

"I am communicating with you now as a friend, not a Hollywood tycoon. If I were a film company boss, I would lift your chin with my fingers and ask you to smile. It must be sweeter. Can you do it? ?”

Link joked.

Christine pursed her lips and stared at him maliciously.

“Your job at Lionsgate is to pick actresses’ chins and force them to smile at you?”

“No, I don’t have a job at Lionsgate, and I won’t interfere with the cast’s auditions. This is only for you.”

Link shrugged.

 “Scumbag!”

Kristen rolled her eyes at him, lay down on the coffee table, and said lazily, "The person sitting here just now is Bob Weinstein? Rumor has it that you are bitter enemies. How come you are drinking coffee together? Well, I'm just curious. Ask, you don’t have to answer.”

“There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. Palm Beach Pictures is doing well, and the Weinstein brothers want to cooperate with me.”

Link said.

"I remembered. Recently, people in the circle are talking about Palm Beach Pictures' dark horse movies for two consecutive years. They say that you have found the right way to invest in movies. Many actors hope to participate in your next film. How do you do this? Will it become so powerful?"

Christian put her chin on her arms, raised her face and looked at him with bright eyes.

 “Want to know? Smile for me first.”

Link said with a smile.

Christine looked at him expressionlessly, her cheeks cold, just like Director Allen said, she is suitable for disaster movies.

Link smiled softly and was about to tell her about film investment when a middle-aged man wearing a POLO shirt came from the aisle and looked at him with burning eyes.

“Mr. Baker, it’s a great honor to see you here. I am an official screenwriter of the Writers Guild and a director. I have a new script. Can you please take a look?”

 The middle-aged man asked nervously and eagerly.

"Can!"

  —

More than half an hour later, Link left the cafe and got into a commercial car. Christine followed him and sat opposite him, staring at him with a surprised look.

Link handed her a bottle of ice water, said nothing, and leaned on his seat to read the script in his hand.

Christine endured it for a while, and finally couldn’t help asking:

 “Link, do you really want to film this script?”

 “Of course, the story is very good.”

Link shrugged.

“Is this how you invest in movies? Just sit in a cafe and buy the script when someone comes to sell you it. Can a movie made with this script also make money?”

Christine asked.

"it should be OK."

Link nodded affirmatively.

The script in hand is called "The Vow", a love movie adapted from real events.

　　It is about a newlywed couple whose happiness came to an abrupt end after a car accident. The wife fell into a coma, and the husband never left her to take care of her.

 However, after the wife woke up, she lost five years of memory, including all memories related to her husband and marriage. She did not know how she fell in love with her current husband and married him, nor did she know what happened in the past.

 The husband was also very painful after knowing that his wife had lost that memory, but he did not want to give up on his wife and confessed his love to her again, trying to slowly win back his lover's heart.

Link has seen this movie, which is one of Rachel McAdams' masterpieces. It is said to be one of the three highest-grossing movies in which she starred.

 Rachel McAdams is a Canadian actress, starring in "Mean Girls", "The Notebook" and "Sherlock Holmes", all of which have grossed over 100 million in North American box office.

 From this point of view, the box office of this movie should also be good.

 In addition, based on the story of the script, he remembered an English song "Whatarewords". This song became popular in the tenth season of "American Idol" and became a hit song. But now that "American Idol" has been played in its eleventh season, he has not heard of this song. He searched several times on his mobile phone and found nothing. Same lyrics.

This made him wonder if the butterfly effect had wiped out the song.

 "Whatarewords" is the work of American singer Chris Medina. Medina was originally a waiter at Starbucks. He was engaged to his girlfriend in 2007. In 2009, his girlfriend was involved in a car accident and suffered severe brain damage. After recovery, her mental capacity was only two years old.

Medina still never abandons his girlfriend. In order to help her raise money for medical treatment, he signed up to participate in the tenth season of "American Idol" in 2009, and finally made it to the top 24. This song was also a competition song and became a hit.

 But now there is no news.

Link didn’t think about it at first, but after seeing the script of “The Oath”, he suddenly remembered that song, and also remembered that someone had edited the movie into a MV for the song, and his memory became clearer, so he decided to invest.

Christine didn’t know what he was thinking. After seeing him read the script, she immediately called the Lionsgate Production Department and asked them to come over and buy the rights to adapt the script.

From the time he saw the script to the time he bought it, he took less than twenty minutes to think about it. It seemed too hasty, so Christine was surprised by his approach.

“Are you so confident? The previous box office revenue ratio of “Scandal Project” and “Bridesmaids” was close to ten times, can this one do the same?”

Christine continued to ask.

“As long as the cost can be controlled, there should be no problem.”

Link thought for a moment and said.

Christine blinked her eyes and felt very incredible. Is it so easy to invest in a movie?

Meeting a random person in a coffee shop to sell a script, I didn’t ask too many questions. I just read the synopsis of the story and bought it, preparing to invest tens of millions in filming.

Can this kind of movie also make money?

Christine would never believe it, making a movie is definitely not that simple.

 “Link, I bet you will lose money on this movie 100% of the time.”

Christine said firmly.

 “Oh? What are you betting on?”

Link put down the script, looked up from her white legs, past her slightly bulging breasts, to her fair and delicate cheeks, and asked with interest.

Christine frowned and thought for a moment, and said that she would bet a thousand lollipops, and whoever lost would buy a thousand Mars lollipops.

"no problem."

Link tapped his fingers on the armrest of the seat and said, "When I was reading the script just now, a song suddenly came into my head. It seems to be a suitable theme song for this movie. Do you want to listen to it?"

 “Are you serious?”

Christine asked in surprise.

Link nodded, picked up the guitar placed in the back seat, tuned a few strings, and started singing tinklingly.

 Anywhereyouare,Iamnear

 No matter where you are, I will be with you

  Anywhereyougo，I'llbethere

 No matter where you go, I will go with you

 Anytimeyouwhispermyname，you'llsee

Every time you whisper my name, you will see

  HoweverysinglepromiseIkeep

 How I kept every promise I made to you

 CausewhatkindofguywouldIbe

  What kind of man would I be if I left when you needed me most?

 IfIwastoleavewhenyouneedmemost

Christine looked at him quietly, her lips slightly opened, and she was very shocked.

This song is very nice, and the general theme of the lyrics is similar to the plot of the script. It seems like a song tailor-made for this script.

Is this really something Link just came up with?

Is this guy too powerful?

She blinked her eyelashes and looked at the guy opposite. He had a **** face, but he had a pair of clean, deep blue eyes and angular cheeks.

More masculine and resolute, more masculine than Leonardo, Orlando Bloom, etc. He also has more literary and artistic temperament than Henry Cavill, who has become popular in recent years. He appears more refined and more deceptive.

Christian didn’t want to stare at him, but every time she lowered her head, her attention would return to his face and body involuntarily within two seconds.

At this time, Link was wearing a wide light blue shirt and ordinary jeans. He had a strong and slender figure. He crossed his legs and held the guitar while playing and singing. His voice was clear and magnetic, paired with a moving melody, as if it was scratching his ears. itch.

Christine shook her head and suddenly understood why Emma and those stupid women would like Link even though they knew he was a scumbag. The main reason was that he was too charming and his appearance was very deceptive. It was often easy to forget when they saw him. The fact that he was a playboy.

  Whatarewords

 What is an oath?

 Ifthey'reonlyforgoodtimes

 If you only keep it when you are rich

  Thentheydone

 Turn into clouds in times of trouble

ˆWhen it's love

 Dang!

 At this point, Link held down the strings and stopped, instead of continuing to sing.

 “Why don’t you sing?”

Christine was stunned for a moment, blinked and asked.

 “I didn’t think about how to sing it later.”

Link shrugged.

“This is a song you just wrote. How can you write such a beautiful song after just reading the script once?”

Christine asked.

“I’m not sure if I wrote it. I was just reading the script and suddenly thought of such a song. Maybe it’s an old song. Have you heard of it?”

Link said.

"No!"

“Then I need to check carefully to see if there are any similar old songs. If not, I will sing them to you after I finish writing them.”

Link put down his guitar and took a sip of mineral water.

Christian looked at him. She had seen Link hastily take down the script of "The Oath" and decided to invest in the filming. She felt that the film would probably lose money. After listening to his song, she was a little unsure.

 Because Link is a very magical person.

He boxed and became an Olympic and world boxing champion, sang and became a top singer, and became the boss of Lionsgate Pictures in less than two years as an actor. Just now he could write a very touching song just by looking at a script.

 For a good guy like him, if he has the confidence to make this movie well, the probability of success will be very high.

“Kristen, I’m going to train at Muscle Beach Boxing Gym, where are you going?”

Link asked as he looked out the car window.

“I have no plans in the afternoon, can I go to the boxing gym with you?”

Christine said while shaking her slender legs.

Link nodded and asked Bob to drive directly to the Muscle Beach training ground.

 (End of this chapter)