Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 746 - 540 Gone Girl_2

"Are you serious?"

Rosamund Pike smiled faintly.

This was the scene where the male and female protagonists just met.

After meeting in a bar, the male lead Nick took the initiative to ask the female lead Amy for a walk. As they passed in front of a bakery, the store was unloading goods, and white sugar frost scattered under the street lights like snowflakes. The female lead, looking at the sugar powder filling the air, got her hair and lips covered with the white sugar frost, her face revealing a smile sweeter than the sugar powder.

"A sugar frost storm like this, how can you not be kissed?"

Link said with a smile.

Charmed by his sweet talk, Rosamund Pike leaned intoxicatingly against the wall.

"Wait a second."

Link raised his hand to smear some sugar frost on the woman's lips, said "That's better," and then leaned down to gently kiss Rosamund Pike's lips.

The two kissed passionately in the alley, amidst the sugar frost everywhere.

"Not bad!"

In the directors' area, Director David Fincher watched the scene on the monitor, stroking his chin and nodding.

At first, when selecting the female lead, the crew planned to choose an actress of a similar age to Link. However, after auditioning more than a dozen actresses in their early twenties, they realized that none of these young actors were suitable.

First of all, in terms of temperament, Nick played by Link is a kept man, in a weaker position at home, so the selected female lead must be of a dominant type, intelligent, beautiful, shrewd, with high IQ, able to suppress Link in terms of presence.

Almost no new actresses could do it.

Because of this, he and the casting team had to relax the age restriction to within ten years, bringing Natalie Portman, Emily Blunt, and Rosamund Pike into this round.

After repeated comparisons, Natalie Portman's facial features were too sharp and she wasn't tall enough, Emily Blunt wasn't pretty enough, but Rosamund Pike was tall and had a beautiful face and a soft demeanor that matched Link well.

In the end, the role went to Rosamund Pike.

However, after selecting Rosamund Pike, Director David Fincher wasn't sure whether she could play the role well, whether the cooperation with Link would be seamless enough to produce a 1+1>2 effect.

After watching their performance, Director David Fincher also sighed in relief.

Link himself has a literary face and a delicate acting style; when he expressed love with Rosamund Pike, it felt very natural and not greasy.

Also, with age, Rosamund Pike is ten years older than Link, but her appearance is young and soft, and Link has a mature temperament; the two look not much different in age.

"David, their kissing scene under the streetlights is very romantic, I suggest we let them kiss for a bit longer," said Ms. Gillian Flynn, the screenwriter and novelist, smiling at the scene of Link and Rosamund Pike on the set.

"I agree with your suggestion."

"Cut!"

"Let's do it one more time!"

Director David Fincher called out.

The reason he wanted them to shoot the scene again wasn't because of Ms. Flynn's suggestion, but because the movie had just started filming. He wanted to use these intimate scenes to hone the chemistry between the two actors, so that they would have more rapport in later shoots. Additionally, he wanted to see how much more of Link's acting could be unearthed, to encourage both actors to reveal more in their performance and to add depth to it.

After shooting six takes and kissing six times, Director David Fincher finally announced "that's a wrap".

"Rosa, how do you feel?"

Link pointed to Rosamund Pike's lips. Since they were filming an art movie, they had to really kiss instead of just touching lips. After six passionate kisses, her lips had become slightly swollen.

"Not bad, your kissing skills are great. Also, I'm a fan of yours. This scene, for me, was a wonderful experience," Rosamund Pike said with a smile looking at his face.

"Well, I feel pretty good too."

The makeup crew came over to touch up both actors and used ice packs to reduce the swelling on Rosamund Pike's lips.

After these tasks were completed, Director David Fincher announced the continuation of shooting the next scene.

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Link had been filming on the set of "Gone Girl" for nearly a month before wrapping up all his scenes and returning home to continue his role as a stay-at-home dad.

"The Heat" grossed $159 million at the North American box office and $68.17 million overseas in two months, surpassing $200 million globally. Since it's a modern urban film, there's a lot of product placement in the movie. Before filming started, Lionsgate Films had already received over $18 million in advertising sponsorship, covering nearly half of the production cost.

Given the current box office numbers, Lionsgate Films' profits are no less than $80 million US Dollars.

Meanwhile, "Her" has been in theaters for four weeks, with a current North American box office of $23.39 million and overseas earnings of $18.08 million. The film had a production budget of $23 million and has already broken even with its box office revenue.

However, the movie has received excellent reviews upon release, with a media average rating of 8.4, including scores of 8.5 or higher from 32 media outlets such as the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, a 73% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with 54 in favor and 19 opposed, and an audience rating of A from Yahoo.

The film is also considered one of the hot contenders for next year's Academy Awards.

"Bro, congratulate me quick."

Link was reading a bestseller when Selena came rushing over with her phone, her small round face brimming with joy.

"Congratulate you for what? Passed all your exams this year?"

Link looked up and asked.

"No, don't mention exams. It's the Venice Film Festival. 'Spring Breakers' got into the main competition lineup of the Venice Film Festival. Maybe we can win a Golden Lion. Isn't that worth congratulating?"

Selena said with a bit of pride.

"Yes, being shortlisted for the main competition at the Venice Film Festival means the film is not bad, and it shows your performance was good as well. Well done."

Link complimented.

"Haha, of course. If you can cross over from music to acting successfully, as your sister, I can't be too far off."

Selena said, patting her chest confidently.

"Do you want to take a trip to Venice? You can borrow my plane."

Link suggested.

"...Nah, I didn't get a Best Actress nomination, there wouldn't be much for me to do there. But it would be nice to borrow your plane; I'm planning a trip to Paris with Tiffany."

"Go ahead, let Anna arrange it for you."

Link reached over to mess up her new hairstyle, fluffing up her bangs, and Selena froze for a moment, then irritably slapped his arm a few times, and finally, with a glare, she stomped away with a thud.

Link chuckled softly and continued reading the bestseller. The novel he was reading now called "The Revenant" by Michael Punke, was over a hundred thousand words long.

After finishing it, he found the main plot to be similar to the movie version and thought it over before calling people from Lionsgate Films' production department to see if the novel's rights were still available. Regardless of the status, he intended to try to acquire them.

He didn't necessarily plan to play the lead role, but the film had good box office results and had won several awards at that year's Academy Awards, making it a worthwhile investment.

Dinglingling!

"Hey, Link, what are you up to? Come out for some cards."

Right after he hung up the phone, Leonardo called to invite him.

"Where is it? Who's gonna be there? Just so we're clear, no accusing me of cheating if you lose."

Link said with a laugh.

"As long as you don't cheat, I definitely won't accuse you."

Leonardo told him that Paul Walker, Tobey Maguire, Robert Downey Jr., and Matt Damon were there, among others, having just come from the New York Film Festival and currently hanging out at the club.

Link thought for a moment and agreed to come.