Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion Chapter 670 - 484 Berlin Film Festival2

"Nina, you looked great today, is there anything happy you can share?"

Link greeted the girl.

Nini, also known as Nina in English, was wearing a Northern European style fur dress with a Huaxia-style white shawl draped over her shoulders and her dium-length hair loose, adorned with delicate makeup, which made her look fresh and beautiful. Her radiant smile made her look even better.

Link had been interacting with her on the film set for over a month, and they had fild several kissing scenes and a bed scene together, so they were quite acquainted, which made their conversations rather casual.

"Yes, running into you here, does that count as sothing happy?"

Nini said with a laugh, covering her red lips.

"Haha, I'm very happy to see you too."

Link smiled and gave the girl a hug.

Before they could talk much more, the directors and actors from "The Plains of White Deer" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" ca over to greet them, with Director Zhang making the introductions.

Link also chatted with them for a bit.

"The Plains of White Deer" wasn't released in North Arica due to its niche subject matter.

"Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" 3D was distributed in North Arica by Weinstein Company, almost concurrently with "The Flowers of War," but Weinstein Company was worried about losses and didn't promote it much. The distribution was also rather limited, and after two weeks, it ended its run with a box office of 870,000 US Dollars, which was much less than "The Flowers of War."

The two directors were quite enthusiastic when they saw him and wished him luck in broken English to win the Best Actor award at Berlin.

Link thanked them politely and saw Jamie Jones and "Buried" director Rodrigo Cortez coming over. He greeted Director Zhang and Nini and then left the front hall of the cinema.

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"Tsk, tsk, Link is a billionaire and the owner of Lionsgate Films, yet he doesn't act high and mighty at all, and he's very gracious when he speaks."

After Link left, Zhang Yuqi, the lead actress of "The Plains of White Deer," admired his tall figure and comnted.

"He doesn't put on airs, much more low-key than any other rich n I've t."

Duan Yihong nodded.

"Link has always been gracious. When he ca to our film set last year, he only brought one assistant, nothing else; and he ate the sa food as us without any airs."

Nini also spoke as she watched Link's figure.

"That's what you call gentlemanly deanor, Link is really a good man."

Zhang Yuqi praised.

"Stop praising him, don't forget that Link is a playboy."

Her husband, Director Wang Anquan, reminded her.

"You're funny, how many of you n are clean? Can you swear you've never ssed around on set before? Link might be a bit of a playboy, but at least he's upfront about it and doesn't pretend to be a good man, unlike so people, who look respectable on the outside but are filthy inside."

Zhang Yuqi glanced at him and spoke bluntly without mincing her words.

Cough, cough!

Her remark made several n nearby cough a few tis; Wang Anquan even tugged at her and signaled with his eyes that Director Zhang was still there.

"Haha, Link is indeed a fine young man; he's still young, a little flirtatiousness is normal, he'll get serious about relationships as he ages."

Director Zhang laughed.

"Director Zhang is right."

The others quickly agreed.

Nini found this amusing and secretly gave Zhang Yuqi a thumbs up. Zhang Yuqi, unconcerned, flipped her ponytail and suddenly turned her eyes, pulling Nini aside to whisper sothing that made Nini blush and shake her head repeatedly.

anwhile, Director Zhang and a few others with their hot coffee started talking about film-related topics, which also involved Link—news about Lionsgate Films' "Mr. Tree" being nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars.

The news, once it spread back to the dostic film circle, caused quite a stir.

Currently, seven Huaxia language films have been shortlisted for the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film: "Ju Dou" in 1991, "Raise the Red Lantern" in 1992, "Farewell My Concubine" and "The Wedding Banquet" in 1994, "Eat Drink Man Woman" in 1995, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" which won in 2001, and "Hero" in 2003.

"Mr. Tree" is the eighth film.

The directors of the previous seven films were Director Zhang, Director Chen Kaige, and Director Ang Lee, all renowned directors.

However, Director Han Jie of "Mr. Tree" is just a young director, not very famous, and although the film's quality is not bad, it had not reached the level of the Oscars.

Yet, such a relatively rustic film was pushed into the Oscars by Lionsgate Films, which was undeniably surprising.

Seeing "Mr. Tree" also get a nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, many dostic directors were tempted and also prepared to make so art films similar to "Mr. Tree" to try their luck at the Oscars.

And Lionsgate Films, which handled the Oscar operations for "Mr. Tree," is undoubtedly a good partner to work with.

The boss of Lionsgate Films is also undoubtedly a person worth connecting with.

"Speaking of 'Mr. Tree' being nominated for the Oscars, Baoqiang called a couple of days ago. He said he's really anxious now, unsure whether to go to the United States to attend the Oscars ceremony. He asked for my advice, and I told him that if he received an invite, he must go. Such an opportunity is one that others would fight for, how could he miss it? Missing this could an never getting another chance."

Baoqiang also ntioned that all the guests at the Oscars ceremony wear suits, and he complained that he doesn't look good in suits, very rustic, and didn't know what to wear, which was particularly distressing for him."

Duan Yihong imitated Baoqiang's voice as he said this.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this, picturing Baoqiang attending the Oscar gala, the scene would definitely be amusing.

anwhile, Zhang Yuqi and Nini were still whispering. Zhang Yuqi asked Nini about her relationship with Link and if she could introduce him.

Nini said they were just friends.

Zhang Yuqi, slightly teasingly, asked if they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Link is a Playboy, and Nini is also very pretty. The two had even fild love scenes together; surely sothing had happened?

Nini quickly shook her head in denial, insisting they were purely platonic friends.

Zhang Yuqi, observing her expression, felt she wasn't lying.

"That's too bad, you know Heavenly Immortal Liu? She almost faded into obscurity a few years ago, but since last year, thanks to her connections with Link, she took on a lot of film and television resources, leaving several other leading ladies far behind. And do you know Boss Yang Dami of Dolphin Bay Entertainnt? The behind-the-scenes investor is also Link, now how popular is Boss Yang? Nini, if I were you, I definitely wouldn't miss out on getting close to Link."

Zhang Yuqi said straightforwardly.

Nini blinked, her face reddening as she said, "Link and I don't have that kind of relationship, how could I latch onto him?"

"If there's no relationship, just make one happen. Do I need to teach you how these things work?"

Zhang Yuqi suddenly gave her a look, "Don't tell you're still a naive college student."

Nini shook her head repeatedly, "I've heard that foreigners have different aesthetics. In Link's eyes, might I appear ugly, unattractive? He never flirted with on set."

"No way. Compared to Heavenly Immortal, Yang Dami, Shu Chang—you're taller, sexier, and also very pretty. Why don't you give it a try? How will you know if you don't try?"

Zhang Yuqi encouraged.

Nini glanced at Link, who was not far away, speaking, her face turning red as she shook her head.

While filming on set, she could feel that Link was sowhat interested in her, and Link even reacted during the intimate scenes.

She just didn't know why, even after finishing the film, Link had not taken the initiative to ask her out. She wasn't sure if Link was really interested in her.

After hearing Zhang Yuqi's words, Nini began to think more about it.

After filming "The Flowers of War," she beca a popular movie star and planned to continue working in the film industry. Link was a billionaire, the big boss of Lionsgate Films, the major shareholder of Wanda Film Industry, and getting close to him could be greatly beneficial for her future in the circle.

Moreover, Link is a global gastar, very handso, the dream guy of countless girls, herself included.

Initially, when she heard she would be acting with Link, she was so excited she could hardly sleep. Being in a relationship with him would undoubtedly be wonderful.

'But would Link have any interest in her?'

Nini glanced at Link again, unsure, and couldn't make up her mind.