Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 685 - 495: Undermining Operations_2

A journalist asked about the salary.

Meryl stated that the new movie was an art film and she would be receiving only the basic salary, about five million US dollars.

The journalist asked Meryl why she agreed to star in a film by Palm Beach Films?

Meryl said the main reason was that the script was excellent, the role suited her well, the tentative cast was great, working together would be a pleasure, and Link was a very good negotiator.

The journalist asked about Jennifer Lawrence, the tertiary female lead. What did Meryl think of Jennifer?

Meryl praised Jennifer's exquisite acting skills, calling her a very talented actress and a worthy collaborator.

Hearing this, the journalists quietly admired Meryl's magnanimity, befitting her status as a perennial icon of the film industry.

Following these reports, the public also felt that Meryl was an actress of great quality, skilled and generous, and even supportive of younger actresses with whom she had conflicts, truly a role model for actors.

Through this event, Meryl's reputation among the public was elevated to a new level, while Link and Palm Beach Films found a good collaborator, and the criticism Jennifer faced after the awards ceremony significantly diminished.

A win-win-win situation.

The only person angered by this was already in the hospital.

Harvey knew about Meryl's impending collaboration with Link before the media. At first, he thought it was a rumor, but upon confirmation, he hurriedly called Meryl to ask about the specifics.

Meryl said the script was decent, the role was very suitable, so she accepted it.

Harvey asked if she could back out as the Weinstein Company had a new movie with a lead role that would suit her well.

Meryl said she had already committed and couldn't back out.

After hanging up the phone, Harvey's anger skyrocketed. Since the 1990s, he had collaborated with Meryl on several films, including "Music of My Heart," "Every Moment," and "The Iron Lady," and their relationship was very good.

This Oscars could have also secured an award for Meryl, but unfortunately, something unexpected happened. Although it was somewhat unexpected, Meryl already had enough points at the Academy, so next time, she would surely win the Best Actress Award.

But at this time, Meryl suddenly gave up working with him and instead ran off to collaborate with his arch-rival, Link.

That meant, next time Meryl won the Best Actress Award, he would have no involvement at all, and it would instead be Link's achievement.

It was as if he had been busy all this time, only for all the benefits to go to Link—it was like he was making a wedding dress for Link.

It was infuriating.

The more Harvey thought about it, the angrier he got. Before he could even start smashing his office, everything went black, and he passed out.

Fortunately, his subordinates found him in time; otherwise, he could have been in danger.

But upon waking up, the mere thought of that incident caused his blood pressure to skyrocket; he ended up kicking a nurse, who was taking his blood pressure by his bed, onto the floor, causing quite a scene before he calmed down. He asked his secretary for his mobile phone and called Meryl, hoping she would reconsider and not work with someone like Link.

Harvey also promised that this year he would definitely bring a great project that would ensure her a win at the next Oscars ceremony, a certain win.

Meryl said winning wasn't important; the script was very good, and she didn't want to give it up.

Harvey wanted to curse someone out, but since Meryl was neither his subordinate nor his woman, yelling would only have the opposite effect.

So Harvey played the emotional card, mentioning how they had collaborated so many times before and how enjoyable each experience had been. He even said he felt closer to Meryl than to his wife, sisters, or other family members.

Meryl was taken aback and hurriedly said she only considered him a regular friend and colleague, with no other relationship, hoping he wouldn't misunderstand. After saying this, she mentioned she was busy and abruptly hung up the phone.

When Harvey heard the dial tone from the receiver, his expression turned fierce. In the past, it was always he who hung up on others; nobody had ever dared to hang up on him. Now that he wasn't dead yet, Meryl didn't hesitate to cut off his call.

A towering rage built up inside Harvey, and he erupted in curses, calling Meryl a traitor and cursing Link as a scoundrel who deserved to die a thousand times, even threatening to kill Link.

The people in the hospital room saw his fierce expression, as if he might devour someone, and none dared to come forward to persuade him otherwise.

It wasn't until Bob came in and advised him to focus on recovering and not to get too angry, lest it harm his health, adding that the person who would be most pleased would be Link.

It was only then that Harvey, gasping for breath, managed to hold back his fury.

Bob urged him to recover peacefully and leave the hospital sooner, aiming to produce a movie that was both critically and commercially successful, one that would make Link envious.

Harvey bitterly patted the blanket and vowed that this time he wouldn't let Link or Meryl off, along with anyone else who betrayed him to side with Link. He wouldn't spare a single one.

After pondering for a while, he called Avi Nevo, hoping to strengthen his cooperation with Warner Bros. Pictures.

Last year, because of a box office theft incident, Warner Bros. Pictures' reputation in the circle was greatly affected and its performance noticeably declined, leading to three top executives being dismissed by the board at the beginning of the year.

And all this mischief was caused by Link and Lionsgate Films.

Harvey expressed his hope to strengthen the collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures and eventually divide Lionsgate together.

Avi Nevo agreed to introduce him to the executives of Warner, and whether they could reach cooperation would depend on his performance.

Harvey gave a cold smile, indicating that would be no problem.

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