Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 359 - 314: Three Script Invitations

"Will you go jogging in the morning again tomorrow?"

While changing his clothes in the locker room, he turned on his phone and saw a message from Alexandra Daddario.

"Yes, if there’s no hail tomorrow."

Link replied to the message.

As he put on his pants, the girl quickly sent back a message.

"I’d like to run too, how about we meet at the bus stop outside the museum at seven tomorrow morning?"

"Okay, it’s a date."

The girl also replied, "It’s a date."

When he left the boxing gym after three in the afternoon, the New York sky had cleared up, the sunlight shining on the streets of Brooklyn. The high-rises looked rejuvenated, and the leaves of the cedar and plane trees alongside the road were lushly green.

Link drove towards Central Manhattan, planning to check out Link Music.

Shortly after he hit the road, he received a phone call from Paris, France. It was Frank Arela, the assistant to director Woody Allen, on the line.

Frank asked if he was available on Wednesday and Thursday, mentioning the weather forecast predicted rain in Paris on those days. Allen had planned to revert some altered scenes back to their original settings and shoot them, striving to make the film perfect without any regrets.

Link felt resigned, reverting to the original meant another trip to Paris to endure Woody Allen’s torment.

He had just gone through a breakup recently and was already in a bad mood. On set, he was nearly driven to depression by Allen’s daily manipulation.

He really did not want to go back there.

He checked his schedule.

His main tasks in the coming days included boxing training, tour rehersals, shooting commercials, and a boxing match on Sunday. Going to Paris on Wednesday and Thursday was feasible.

He asked Frank if they could finish shooting by Friday, and suggested that if they couldn’t, the crew should pick another time because the boxing match date was already fixed and could not be changed.

Frank said he needed to ask director Allen.

Link could hear Frank talking with Allen over the phone.

Allen agreed, stating that if Link’s performance wasn’t too bad, they could finish in one day.

Link felt quite displeased.

Though his acting might not compare to veteran actors, it was still considered good among his peers.

Both Marion Cotillard and Jennifer Lawrence, two highly skilled actresses, had praised his acting as excellent, noting his mastery over micro-expressions and emotional control and recognizing his natural talent in acting.

But every time he joined the set, Woody Allen seemed to find some fault in his performance to exaggerate and undermine his confidence.

Link felt numb and eventually didn’t even bother to argue.

"Link, director Allen said okay."

"Alright, I’ll be there on time."

Link hung up the phone and drove to the Link Music office in Manhattan. He told Anna about the need to return to Paris for shooting on Wednesday and Thursday, asking her to arrange his schedule in advance.

Anna told him Catherine had sent over three scripts and an audition invitation. The three scripts were for ’The Green Hornet,’ ’Warrior,’ and ’In Time.’

’The Green Hornet’ is a remake of a 1960’s Bruce Lee film about a wealthy white man and a Japanese martial arts expert named Kato, who fight for justice together.

The second male lead appears to be Jay Chou.

A terrible film, not worth considering.

’Warrior’ is about two brothers who enter a free fight competition, meeting in the ring to fight for their respective goals.

Although the movie is about free fighting, with two brothers fighting each other on the stage, at its core, the narrative is similar to "The Fighter". It speaks of family, faith, friendship, honor, and so on.

He had watched this movie, one of the lead actors was Tom Hardy, a famous British actor, and the movie was of good quality.

But Link didn’t plan to act in it, firstly because he didn’t want to repeat himself, and secondly, this movie didn’t offer a chance to compete for the Oscars.

"In Time" is a science fiction action film set in a fictional world where every person is born with a ’timer’ on their arm that displays the duration of their life. Time is also currency and can be used to trade and buy anything you want.

However, due to genetic defects, everyone can only live up to the age of 25 at the most. To continue living, one must obtain more time through various means, including working, borrowing, trading, selling, and even robbing.

The male protagonist is a poor man who works in a factory to survive. By chance, he receives a hundred years of time from a wealthy man, and his life changes dramatically.

Link had seen this movie, which starred Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried. It was generally well-received critically, but it was quite famous and seemed to do well at the box office.

After reviewing these three script invitations, Link felt a bit helpless.

Last year, after "The Fighter" was released, it brought him some positive reviews. He had thought he would be flooded with script offers.

However, from the current situation, the mainstream film circle still did not fully appreciate his acting, especially the top artistic directors, except for director Allen, no one else seemed willing to give him good roles.

Producers from movies like "The Expendables" and "The Green Hornet" invited him to collaborate not because of his acting skills but because of his fame, which drew substantial box office pull.

If he wanted to make a name for himself in the film industry, he still needed good works to prove himself. Starting with commercial films was also an option.

"Anna, how much is the fee for this movie?"

Link asked while holding the script for "In Time".

"The initial offer is eight million US dollars, but if you agree to take the role, we can continue negotiating the fee,"

Miss Anna said, holding the documents.

"The script is good, keep talking with them. What’s the other audition invitation for?"

"It’s Marvel Studios’ new project ’Captain America’, the preparatory work has been completed, and casting is currently ongoing. The production team has also sent you an audition invitation for next Monday to Wednesday."

Miss Anna said.

Captain America?

Hearing this role, Link became thoughtful.

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Firstly, the role was excellent. From the "Captain America" movies to "The Avengers" series and "Thor" series, Cap had been an essential character. If he could secure this role, he wouldn’t have to worry about movies or money for the next decade.

But according to film industry sayings, after acting in a Marvel movie, the difficulty of obtaining an Oscar increases significantly. Actors like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, who have talent and have acted in many artistic films, still aren’t favored by the Oscars.

Link was already a cross-industry actor, not favored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. If he took this role, winning an award would be even more challenging.

So to act or not to act, that was the question.

Link thought it over and decided first to attend the audition.

"Captain America" was a significant movie project, attracting a lot of attention, and many famous actors were competing for this role. It wasn’t easy for him to pass the audition, so there was no need to ponder whether to act at this stage. Enjoy new tales from novelbuddy

"Anna, arrange it, I’m prepared to attend the audition for Cap."

"Okay, boss!"

Anna nodded and asked if he had any other instructions.

Link said there were none and asked Anna to go ahead and make arrangements. He flipped through the script and thought for a moment, then picked up the phone to call Catherine to inquire about the situation at Palm Beach Films, as he planned to start "Buried" by the end of the year.

Catherine said there was no problem at all. "Scandal Plan" was already scheduled for release in early July. According to internal previews from the Warner distribution company, the film received good internal reviews and would be promoted and released as a B-level production.

After this movie was released, Palm Beach Films could also recover some funds to shoot new movie projects.