Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 758 - 551: The Wolf of Wall Street_2
"It all depends on how much you're willing to invest. If you're willing to make sacrifices for the role, get fat, old, and ugly, ponder the script seriously, and deliver a better performance, the company will go all out to publicize and campaign for the awards post-release. If you slack off and the movie is subpar, naturally you won't win any awards. It all rests on you."
Link shrugged his shoulders.
"Don't worry about movie-making; I take every movie role seriously and will deliver my best performance."
"That's good to hear."
Link nodded.
"There are a few roles in 'The Revenant' that might suit you, want to give it a try?"
Leonardo asked as he watched a character played by Link flash across the screen.
"No need, I'm not interested in those grubby roles."
Link chuckled.
"Hmph, with that unwillingness to sacrifice, you want to win an Oscar?"
Leonardo scoffed.
Link ignored him and noticed the appearance of the leading lady in the movie, Jordan's wife. She looked familiar, resembling 'Joker's' Margot Robbie. He asked Little Leo, who confirmed it, saying she was Australian, 23 years old, had been in the United States for over two years, a third-tier actress, and a supporting role in this film.
"Why are you asking about her? Trying to pick up girls again?"
Leonardo smirked maliciously.
"Her acting is not bad; she's got potential worth cultivating."
Link said.
Leonardo looked at him, unsure if he was serious or just making excuses, but it didn't matter. For someone like Link, once he sets his sights on someone, their destiny can change drastically.
Take Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence, Dadalio, Jessica Chastain, and others for instance.
Originally, they were obscure actresses, but within less than three years after being spotted by Link, they all became big stars, and two of them became Academy Award-winning Actresses.
With such good examples, female actresses in the entertainment industry now are very eager to be noticed by Link. If Link were more lenient, he could fill Sunset Boulevard with his girlfriends. freewёbnoνel.com
Despite his reluctance to admit it, Leonardo had to concede that when it came to picking up girls, Link was a real pro.
Applause!
After the movie ended, Link went up to chat with director Martin Scorsese and gave affirmations about the quality of the film.
The movie initially faced significant obstacles during production, originating from the copyright dispute in '07 between Leonardo and Brad Pitt. Both were interested in the script, and Leonardo acquired the rights to the memoir "The Wolf of Wall Street" through bidding.
He also set up 'The Wolf of Wall Street Project' with director Martin Scorsese under Warner Bros. Pictures.
In '08 when Leonardo left Warner, he took the project with him.
Last year, as director Scorsese was preparing to shoot, both Warner Bros and Paramount Pictures wanted involvement according to the agreement, plunging the film into a war between movie studios and halting production.
At that time, Leonardo and director Scorsese approached Link, planning to make this movie an independent film to avoid interruption from major film companies.
Link agreed and participated in most of the investment.
Now the movie has been released, showing that everyone's hard work has paid off.
While chatting with Scorsese, Margot Robbie approached to greet them, her expression somewhat tense.
Link politely responded with a few words, complimenting her performance in the film but didn't chat much.
With his current status, even if he wanted to sign her, such matters would be handled by Ms. Mandy to avoid misunderstandings.
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"The Wolf of Wall Street" was released in 3,537 theaters in North America, earning a box office of $41.47 million in its opening three days, roughly in line with the projected $40 million.
Its international box office performance was somewhat better than North America's, premiering in 23 countries with a first-week gross of $65.18 million US Dollars.
The global box office broke $100 million, but there's still some distance to break even.
The film received relatively good reviews, with a media composite score of 84. The Los Angeles Times and 29 other media entities gave it scores over 90.
Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating stood at 88%, with 54 people throwing fresh tomatoes, and a Yahoo audience rating of A, regarded as a classic biopic.
However, not long after the first box office numbers were released Warner Bros. Pictures sued Lionsgate Films and Archaia Entertainment for copyright infringement, as the project initially started under Warner Bros. had an agreement granting them first option to invest.
After Leonardo left Warner with the project, the option still stood; unfortunately, they didn't receive their share of the investment in the production, leading Warner to demand $100 million in damages.
Amidst Warner's lawsuit against Lionsgate for infringement, many negative news articles and reviews of "The Wolf of Wall Street" surfaced in the media, nitpicking from various angles and openly downgrading the film.
The Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating dropped from 88% to 72%, and the IMDb score went from 8.5 down to 8.0, still declining.
In response, Lionsgate's legal department began proceedings at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, denying the supposed validity of Warner's priority rights and refusing to compensate Warner Bros. a single cent.
The PR department was also actively working, using various means to advocate for the film, and attempting to pull up the scores on various platforms.
As a result, Lionsgate had to put an additional $10 million into their promotional budget.
The back-and-forth between the two sides led to a surge of media exposure for "The Wolf of Wall Street," positive and negative alike. Given the film's solid quality, the positive side dominated.
