Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 735 - 532: Trying to Steal a Chicken but Ending Up Losing the Rice

"Hollywood Reviewer" revealed that during the voting process, Jennifer Lawrence strongly supported Link for the award, showing great enthusiasm, which also influenced the judgment of other jury members and was one of the reasons that led to Link's victory.

Jennifer responded publicly, stating that "Rust and Bone" is a great film, she liked the movie and Link's performance, while Bruce Dern's "Nebraska" was more depressing, and she did not feel a sense of identification after watching it, so she did not vote for Bruce Dern.

She insisted on her own choices during the voting, certainly not violating the jury's rules of judgment, nor was there any question of favoritism.

This point, she is willing to openly confront.

The "Los Angeles Times" published an article questioning whether Link, being the owner of Lionsgate Films and an entertainment mogul with great influence in Hollywood, might have affected the Cannes jury, who mostly work in the Hollywood film industry, to vote for him due to his status.

If true, it seems somewhat unfair to other actors.

Nicole Kidman publicly responded that voting for a preferred film or a familiar actor is not just something that occurs in the Cannes Film Festival, but also in the Oscars, Golden Globes, and even in general elections, is unavoidable.

If, to avoid being talked about for being too familiar with Link, one were to give their vote meant for him to someone else, that would be the true unfairness.

Moreover, Link's acting in "Rust and Bone" was indeed superb. He made a significant sacrifice by daring to expose himself in front of the camera, and his acting was certainly exquisite, deserving of the award.

In addition, jurors like director Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz have publically commended "Rust and Bone" as being good, and Link's performance in the movie as well.

The Cannes Film Festival also responded to these questions.

They said that the award selection at each edition of the Cannes Film Festival is based on the jury members' preferences, supporting the movie they like, the actor they prefer, not based on public opinion, never has been.

Thus, the films that win the Palme d'Or are not necessarily the best in artistic level, but the ones the jury members liked, and the same applies to the actors' awards, the winning actors may not be the best among all but whose performances conform more to the jury's taste.

This is also why every conclusion of the Cannes Film Festival brings about much controversy.

And this is what makes the Cannes Film Festival different from other film awards.

A "Cannes jinx," meaning that the films and actors highly anticipated by the media before the award ceremony tend not to win.

The reason for this tradition is because what the public likes and what professional judges like often do not coincide.

The Cannes Film Festival welcomes media participation in the discussion of all awards, but will also respect the results chosen by the jury members of each edition, no matter what the outcome.

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Seeing the controversy over Link's award being suppressed, many media outlets stated Link, who is already a billionaire, thirteen-time Olympic Gold Medalist, multiple Grammy Award winner, boxing overlord, and a world-class superstar, should not enter the fray with ordinary actors for movie awards.

The Baltimore Sun referred to Link's "excessive pursuit of honors and various awards," stating it seems unfair to his competitors, suggesting Link should no longer participate in the selection of major film festival awards, as such undue pursuit of "vanity" might actually affect his "reputation," all to no avail.

This comment was immediately met with strong rebuttal from mainstream media and fans of Link.

The Los Angeles Times believes there is no such thing as "excessive" in pursuing honors, suggesting it would be "harsh" and ridiculous for Link to give up on the Olympics just because he has too many Olympic Gold Medals or boxing just because he has too many Golden Belts.

The New York Times published an opinion stating that Link, having reached the pinnacle in boxing and music, and now continuing to strive in the film industry is a very brave and powerful act, worthy of everyone's learning and adoration; only with more people like Link, humanity will realize its own potential, making the world all the more exciting.

The magazine "Boxing Ring" also published an opinion stating that the pursuit in boxing is to be "stronger," and without a doubt, Link is one of the most powerful boxers today, a peak in boxing and the target and idol of countless professional boxers, the driving force for the pursuit of strength.

To his opponents, competing against him is an honor, not "unfairness," without someone like Link, the sport would lose all its charm, and humanity would cease to advance on the path to "the strongest."

Therefore, Link's "excessive pursuit of honors" is certainly commendable and a cause for celebration, and everyone should cheer for his continued fight in the boxing ring.

Link's fans also countered on various social platforms, saying that if Link had been excessively after honors, he wouldn't have announced his withdrawal from music awards early on, leaving opportunities for others.

He understands the value of giving chances to younger musicians, which is a much-appreciated gesture in the music industry.

In the acting profession, compared to many, Link is a "newbie."

At the major film festivals and movie awards, he has only received "Best Actor at Berlin Film Festival," "Best Actor at Cannes Film Festival," and just two nominations for Best Actor at the Golden Globes.

He hasn't received a lot of awards, and there is no case of excessive pursuit of them, and his effort to try relentlessly in new fields to gain more recognition and awards is a behavior worthy of admiration and learning by all fans.

"Damn it, how could it turn out like this?"

Harvey Weinstein, seeing those mainstream media praising Link and the one-sided support of Link's fans online, felt as though he had swallowed a ton of flies.

During the Cannes Film Festival's Best Actor selection, he received inside information that Link might win the award.

After learning the situation, he took the initiative to call several jurors, like Christoph Waltz who won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Django Unchained," urging them to vote for Link and help him win the Best Actor award.

The reason he did so was not to help Link, but to set him up.

Everyone knows Jennifer Lawrence is Link's woman. During her tenure as a juror, awarding Link and then stirring up controversy afterward could definitely cause a major stir in the media. If handled properly, it could even damage Link's reputation.

At first, things went smoothly. News of Link winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival caused a huge controversy in the US media. There were significant questions raised, and Link suffered from a lot of criticism and some reputational damage.

But when Link returned to the United States, the situation in public opinion took a dramatic turn.

The media focus shifted from whether Link should have won the award to a discussion of Link's 'excessive pursuit of honor.'

Such discussions involved not only Link personally but also touched on issues of values and social guidance.

If the media's narrative that Link was excessively pursuing honor took hold, it would have many negative impacts.

For instance, veterans like Meryl Streep have been nominated for the Oscars Best Actress award more than ten times in a row. Is there anything wrong with that approach?

Or what about athletes who compete in the Olympics multiple times for gold medals?

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Once the media discussion reached a societal level, mainstream media had no choice but to defend Link and refute the notion of 'excessive pursuit of honor', to prevent public confusion.

Once the mainstream media began to support Link, the news of Link winning the Cannes Film Festival award went from controversial to being full of positive energy.

This also amplified the significance of Link's award, turning him from being a good actor to an exemplary idol who strives and continuously pursues honor.

Moreover, the negative comments from before not only failed to harm Link's reputation but actually made it better.

Thinking of all these, Harvey became extremely angry.

In his attempt to undermine Link, he had not spared his favors and had even spent some money. In the end, not only did he fail to bring Link down, but he also indirectly helped Link become the Cannes Film Emperor and bolstered his popularity, making his brand shine even brighter.

"Harvey, quit messing with these things. Link is a master of hype; he built his career on it. We can't outplay him at this game," Bob said helplessly.

Originally, Bob thought Link's award was an accident, and the subsequent media criticism was a natural occurrence. Only after hearing Harvey's words did he realize it was all Harvey's scheming behind the scenes.

Harvey wanted to trap Link but was defeated by him once again.

Bob shook his head and really wanted to call Harvey a 'fool.'

Link, with a net worth of ten billion, was a shareholder of News Corporation, had good relations with many media groups, and had a team of professionals adept at publicity and promotion. Someone like him wasn't even worried about being attacked by haters back when he was a minor star; why would he care now?

Against someone of his status, ordinary negative news was useless; it would just be a waste of money.

"This is between me and Link. Mind your own business,"

Harvey waved his hand dismissively, puffed out his belly, and took a few heavy breaths, "Right now, Link is being targeted by the Big Six Studios, it's the perfect opportunity for us to strike. If we win and Lionsgate Films goes bankrupt, we'll benefit. It would be foolish to miss this chance by doing nothing."

"But I think any action against Lionsgate Films should be centered on the movies. Release more high-box-office films to make more money, take the box office share that would have gone to Lionsgate Films. That's how you really compete with Lionsgate Films; any other approach is fruitless."

"Of course I know that. Isn't my action against Link targeted at his movie too? 'Rust and Bone' is distributed by Lionsgate Films. If Link's reputation gets tarnished, the box office for this movie will also suffer. It's just that that bastard Link is too cunning, even more cunning than a damn fox,"

Harvey cursed angrily.

Bob frowned. He doubted Harvey had thought that far, but he didn't want to argue over this matter and opened the folder to discuss the film projects that Weinstein Company was planning to release.

After receiving the 300 million US Dollar funding from Warner Bros. Pictures, the financial situation of the Weinstein Company also improved, and they were able to aim for producing more films to make more money.

In terms of filmmaking, Harvey was the expert, and his advice had to be followed.

Harvey took the file and looked it over, giving his opinion on a few scripts he had read. He thought these projects had potential in the market, provided the costs weren't too high. He also had some good suggestions regarding directors.

Bob took meticulous notes.

"Huh? I remember there was a script for 'White House Butler'. Why isn't it here?"

Harvey pointed to the file and asked.

"Uh, Daniels Lee thought it would be more appropriate to cooperate with Lionsgate Films, so he took the script to them. Lionsgate Films agreed to invest, so..."

Bob hesitated in his reply.

"What?!"

Harvey suddenly burst into rage, about to stand up, but he felt dizzy and flopped back into his chair, cursing Link loudly.