Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 531 - 415 Paris Baby

Although Link also wanted to become a Film Emperor soon, this trip didn't present much opportunity.

"Midnight in Paris" was invited to the Cannes Film Festival due to its theme, to be the opening film, not because Woody Allen actively sought to participate in the Cannes awards.

For a director, being invited by the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival to screen his work at the opening ceremony is an affirmation and an honor, no less significant than winning the Palme d'Or, and there is no need to participate in subsequent award evaluations.

For Link, however, it meant one less chance to compete for awards.

Of course, he had asked Allen why he didn't just submit to the Cannes Film Festival to win a few awards, which could also help promote the film.

Allen replied disdainfully that he had already won awards at major film festivals in Europe and America, and now that he was older, he wasn't very interested in winning more.

He also wasn't willing to compete with a bunch of youngsters.

In the end, Allen grandly stated he wanted to "leave the opportunity for the young people."

Link felt his words were somewhat forced.

Allen said he wasn't very interested in film awards due to his age, but he still participated in the Golden Globe Awards, Oscars, and British Academy Film Awards.

This meant that it wasn't that he didn't want to win at Cannes, but that he couldn't.

This had to do with the award selection system at Cannes, which is considered the "youngest," "most open," and "most inclusive" film festival.

Most of the directors participating in Cannes each year are young and emerging filmmakers from around the world.

And the Cannes jury isn't fixed; each year, nine renowned filmmakers from various countries, including representatives of all age groups and both genders, are invited.

For instance, this year's jury members included Robert De Niro, Jude Law, Johnnie To, Olivier Assayas, Uma Thurman, Lynn Ullman, Mohammad Saleh Haroun, and Martina Gusman.

Among these nine jurors, aside from the chairman Robert De Niro who is over sixty, all are under sixty and have less experience in the film industry than Woody Allen, some even having previously collaborated with him.

Having these people judge Allen's work would be embarrassing for them, and Woody Allen would feel uncomfortable too, especially if the result wasn't winning the Palme d'Or.

Thus in the film industry, many seasoned filmmakers refrain from competing in the main competition section of Cannes after reaching a certain age or level of experience.

"Link, you're still young. Don't always focus on the awards; what you should consider is how to improve your acting. As long as your acting is good enough, those film festival judges will naturally grant you the awards... except the Oscars,"

Woody Allen said.

Link nodded. Before his net worth reached one billion, the main goal of being an actor was to become famous and earn more pay. But now, it was more about interest, and winning awards was just icing on the cake. So he was indeed not in a hurry.

"Good morning, Mr. Baker, Director Allen, I'm delighted to meet you here."

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As the two spoke, a girl in a light green dress came up to greet them.

She was quite young, in her early twenties, blonde and fair-skinned, tall, and beautifully dressed; only when she looked at Link did her face redden with barely suppressed excitement.

"Hello, Miss Olsen, are you also going to Paris?"

"Mr. Baker, you know me?"

The girl looked at him in surprise.

"I've seen your films; your acting is quite impressive."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Baker."

Elizabeth Olsen smiled excitedly.

Link shook her hand and invited her to sit down for a chat.

He had just said he had seen her films, not the current ones but future ones. Elizabeth Olsen gained fame for her role as the Scarlet Witch in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and also appeared in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."

There were also the currently popular 'Olsen sisters'—her twin sisters—who became famous for the TV series "Full House," achieving great fame in both the film and music industries, with net worths in the hundreds of millions and even making it onto the Forbes list of "The World's 100 Wealthiest Women" in 2004.

Compared to them, Elizabeth Olsen, the younger sister, was much less well-known and still a new actress just starting out.

After sitting down, Olsen told him and Woody Allen that she was also attending the Cannes Film Festival, as her starring film "Double-sided Martha" had been selected for the main competition section.

Link congratulated her.

Olsen excitedly shared that she was a second-year student at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, his fellow classmate, and had seen him at this year's school sports meet, even cheering for him.

Link smiled lightly and greeted her as a classmate.

Olsen covered her mouth and laughed, asking him when he would return to school since he was the most famous student at NYU, and many classmates wanted to meet him.

Link said that after finishing his current work, he would return to school for exams and then they could go to the library together.

Olsen nodded excitedly, and after getting his contact information, she left contentedly.

"Youth is great. When I was your age, girls often ran over wanting to date me. Sadly back then I was only focused on studying and writing to become a writer; I missed out on many opportunities to experience love,"

Woody Allen remarked.

Link glanced at him. The old man was not tall, probably not even 170 cm when he was young, and was slim and unimpressive. Just after World War II ended, during a period when bravery was revered worldwide, how could someone like him have had many girls pursuing him?