With funds in hand, it's time to acquire film copyrights. Inform Mira to, first, contact ABC Television to quickly purchase the film adaptation rights for the Mission: Impossible TV series.
Second, inquire which company holds the film rights for Ocean's Eleven, and purchase the film adaptation rights from the copyright holder.
Third, approach the Tolkien Estate to acquire the rights to the famous 'The Lord of the Rings'.
He had mixed feelings about The Lord of the Rings. He personally loved the film series and wanted the opportunity to produce it himself, but the characters were all ensemble roles, and participating in this work wouldn't significantly boost his popularity. Moreover, there were no suitable roles for him. Who could he play? Legolas? Too handsome, not matching his cool and tough demeanor; he wasn't a pretty boy.
If he only acted as a director, spending 3 years, or at least 2 years, to film a magnificent epic that would be remembered in film history, his popularity growth would be too limited, which severely conflicted with his grand plan of Cultivate Immortality.
Forget it, acquire the rights first. If it really doesn't work out, he can control the investment himself and invite Peter Jackson to direct, which would still be a huge profit. At the same time, he could also Cultivate his cauldrons! He remembered that Arwen, the Elf Princess, and the Elf Queen in The Lord of the Rings were both incredibly popular characters, which could completely help his cauldrons increase their popularity and aid his Cultivate.
On the last day of July, his assistant, Bella, returned, looking travel-worn, to report on the fan club's establishment to Linton.
After two months of effort, Linton's fan clubs in the top 10 economically strongest cities in the United States had all been established. Each fan club had no fewer than 30 core fans, and the number of fan club members in each city had already exceeded a thousand. Through organizing fan club activities, the fans' cohesion had initially formed.
The next step is to replicate and expand to other cities. Oh, we also held an open audition for your support slogan: 'Linton, fly bravely; stars will always follow.' The next time you go to these cities for events, you will definitely feel the fans' enthusiasm.
Linton was very satisfied with Bella's work and immediately gave her a check for $20,000 as an extra bonus, asking her to quickly prepare the second-phase plan and budget. He then called Goodman to handle her onboarding procedures at the studio and sign a non-disclosure agreement. Of course, she didn't resign from Universal and continued to receive two salaries.
Starting August 1st, Linton fully immersed himself in recording the album. Recording 10 songs within two months was quite stressful, especially since the 10 songs Linton provided included two vastly different styles, from blues to rock, and several songs were very challenging to sing.
Fortunately, Linton was no longer the same as before. His Cultivation Technique had already broken through to the 5th layer of Qi Condensation, and every part of his body had been greatly strengthened. His vocal range and timbre far exceeded those of ordinary singers. Coupled with the planned and systematic vocal training over the past few months, it could be said that Linton's singing skills now rivaled any top singer, even surprising his vocal coach who exclaimed, 'Unbelievable.'
With the full cooperation of Lisa, Bell, and Dilay, the song recording became smoother and smoother. Initially, there were some bumps, and some sentences needed to be recorded repeatedly, but this situation visibly improved.
The first song, 'FreeLoop,' took 7 days, but then it was basically 5 to 6 days per song, and the last 5 songs were completed at a rate of 4 days per song. Lisa, Bell, and Dilay constantly exclaimed, 'Perfect, incredible.' Even with one day off per week, all songs were recorded by September 27th.
Mid-recording, at the end of August, Cameron Diaz finished filming 'There's Something About Mary' and returned to Los Angeles. Thanks to the widespread promotion of the 'Baby' MV and the hype of her rumored relationship with Linton, her role as the third female lead gave her a good starting point for her move to the big screen.
That evening, at Linton's small villa, Cameron wore a light blue, low-cut Qunzi, highlighting her sexy figure, with a sweet smile on her face and sparkling, watery eyes, exuding the youthful beauty unique to girls.
As soon as the front door closed, the long-separated duo immediately clung to each other.
'Linton, you're amazing. I've missed you so much during this time.'
'Baby, you're amazing too.'
Then, the two opened a bottle of red wine and shared their work experiences. Linton recalled the MV shoot.
'I'm currently recording an album, and I'll be shooting MVs in October. Are you still interested in participating?'
Linton was very attentive to the Cultivate of his cauldrons.
'Forget it, I've already started filming movies. My agent has quite a backlog of announcements, and she's also helping me contact new film crews. I've been filming for two consecutive months, and this time I only have 2 days off. The day after tomorrow, my agent has already arranged announcements for me.'
Linton thought that was right; Cameron had already passed the beginner stage, and there was no need for her to act in MVs anymore. Moreover, acting in MVs wouldn't help her development. However, Linton still reminded Cameron Diaz not to forget to take acting classes to improve her skills.
As they drank, Cameron took a big gulp of red wine, licked her lips, and her gaze dropped. 'Good red wine needs to be paired with special dishes, perhaps to make it even more intoxicating.'
Linton sat on the lounge chair, holding his glass. 'How should I cooperate?'
Cameron Diaz tilted her head back and licked her lips. 'You just sit and enjoy the wine.'
He was very obedient, took a sip from his glass, and Cameron Diaz knelt on the floor, slowly crawling towards him.
She was very sure this man liked this.
With a comfortable sigh of relief, Linton drained the red wine from his glass and exclaimed, 'Michelle, I'm very curious about one thing.'
Cameron looked up at him, her eyes filled with confusion because it was inconvenient to speak.
'I'm very curious,' Linton looked at the girl. 'Is your waist also equipped with an engine, just like your neck?'
Cameron Diaz, with an eager expression, nodded vigorously.
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The next day, Linton told Cameron Diaz to rest there for two days, considering it a vacation, while he continued to record the album. Looking at the scattered broken clothes on the floor, he called Mira before leaving and asked her to buy several sets of clothes, from innerwear to outerwear, from Dior according to Cameron's size, as well as the latest Dior handbag and some daily necessities to be delivered.
Subsequently, the two spent two more wild and wonderful nights. On the fourth day, Cameron Diaz, looking radiant, left to rush to announcements and film sets as arranged by her agent. As the saying goes, for a rising young actress, every day and every opportunity is precious and not to be missed.
Thanks to the expansion of the Overseas Market, and perhaps also because the fan clubs organized by Bella began to play a role, Linton's popularity continued to grow, and his Cultivate continued to rapidly improve. On the evening of August 27th, Linton's Cultivate smoothly broke through to the 6th layer of Qi Condensation.
In mid-September, Naomi Watts also finished filming her TV series and returned to Los Angeles. Perhaps having developed a taste for it, Linton also asked her if she wanted to continue filming MVs.
Naomi hesitated a little. Her current development was still in its early stages. Although she had been a regular in a TV series, her role was minor, and she felt that the character was not particularly outstanding, so the show's broadcast had very little positive impact on her.
After much consideration and discussion with her agent, she decided to accept an MV. After all, given Linton's current popularity, his MVs would surely have a massive reach, which would still help her development. However, she only planned to take on one song, as she still needed to focus more on breaking into films.
Linton generally agreed with Naomi's choice. During Dual Cultivation, he also felt that her popularity was very low, providing almost no Cultivate boost for him. He chose her to be the female lead in the MV for 'You're Beautiful.'
The female lead in this song's MV is the most striking and can be filmed beautifully, making it most suitable for Naomi. He asked her to inform her agent to coordinate with Carson to sign the contract and arrange her schedule.
Similarly, he had Mira buy Naomi a new Hermès handbag.
After satisfying her craving, Naomi also left full of Origin Qi, rushing to announcements and film sets as arranged by her agent.
Linton then informed Carson and Jack that, apart from Naomi being chosen as the female lead for 'You're Beautiful,' all other roles would be decided through auditions.
However, the overall requirement was that the main actors selected must have high Appearance , and it was confirmed that filming would officially begin no later than October 1st, with 'You're Beautiful' being the first song to be filmed.
With the company and Dual Cultivation of beauties twice in between, Linton's recording state also improved, and he ultimately finished recording all the songs on September 27th, at an unexpectedly fast pace.