Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

At the beginning of the year, after wrapping up these tasks, Link, just like last year, took a private flight to Huaxia to both deal with work and spend the Spring Festival with his little ones, fulfilling his fatherly duties. He also took the opportunity to pay attention to this year's Golden Globes.

This year's Golden Globes were still held at the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Following the start of the Golden Globes, websites such as Sina and Sohu broadcasted the event live with text and images.

The biggest winner of this year's Golden Globes was "Boyhood," which took home the awards for Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Director.

The director of the film is Richard Linklater, known for the "Before" trilogy. He started in 2002 and spent 12 years making "Boyhood."

When filming began, male lead Ethan Hawke was a 32-year-old handsome young man; by the end of the film, he had transformed into a middle-aged man with a face full of wrinkles. The actors playing his son and daughter also grew up before the cameras, with no makeup or actor replacements necessary.

This kind of film is very rare in the history of world cinema, and its win for Best Motion Picture - Drama was well-deserved.

Lionsgate Films had several films that performed well too.

"American Hustle" won Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Actress - Amy Adams; "Birdman" took Best Actor - Musical or Comedy for Michael Keaton, Best Supporting Actress for Emma Stone, and Best Screenplay.

"Whiplash" won Best Supporting Actor for J.K. Simmons.

Securing a total of 6 out of the 14 awards.

This result isn't too bad.

In the television category, last year Lionsgate partnered with Netflix to produce "House of Cards," "Orange is the New Black," "True Detective," and "American Horror Story," which together earned 8 nominations and took home two awards.

This year, Weinstein Company also had two films nominated for the Golden Globes: "The Imitation Game" and "Big Eyes," which together earned six nominations. Unfortunately, with so many good movies this year, these two didn't win any awards.

Three days after the Golden Globes ended, the nominees for the 87th Academy Awards were announced.

The 87th Academy Awards presented a total of 24 regular awards, 2 honorary awards, and 5 scientific and technical awards.

Lionsgate Films distributed a total of 5 films that were nominated, securing 35 nominations.

"American Hustle" led the nominations for the Academy Awards with 10, including Best Picture, Best Director, and nominations for Best Actor and Actress, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

"Birdman" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel" followed with 9 nominations each.

"Whiplash" received 6 nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Screenplay.

"Gone Girl" gained one nomination, for Best Actress.

Following the announcement of the nominees, Lionsgate's multitude of nominated films stirred a lot of media amazement.

While 35 nominations aren't the all-time record—the most was achieved at the 75th Academy Awards in 2003 by Miramax Films, with films like "Chicago," "Gangs of New York," and "In the Mood for Love" securing 40 nominations and winning 9 awards—it was from that year on that Harvey Weinstein came to be known as the 'King of the Oscars.'

Nevertheless, starting from 2012, Lionsgate has achieved over 20 nominations at the Academy Awards for four consecutive years, a feat presently unmatched by any other film company.

This year, among the eight films nominated for Best Picture, four were from Lionsgate; and almost all the actors nominated for Best Actor and Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress were from Lionsgate films.

Because of this, during the second round of voting for the Academy Awards, many envious competitors in the industry loudly demanded an antitrust investigation into Lionsgate on media platforms.

If Lionsgate's films continue to dominate most of the categories at the Academy Awards each year, in a few years the Oscars might as well be renamed the Lionsgate Awards, they argued. It was also suggested that all film awards were being decided solely by Link.

There were also some filmmakers with ulterior motives who publicly proposed that the Oscar jury should not vote for Lionsgate's films, in order not to encourage the company's arrogance.

In response to these rumors, Lionsgate forcefully countered: On one hand, they established a voting system for best film on the Netflix website, inviting all Netflix members to vote for the top 10 art films of the previous year.

On the other hand, a spokesperson for Lionsgate criticized famous figures in the movie industry, including Harvey and others, suggesting that their criticism of Lionsgate was rooted in jealousy rather than any wrongdoing on the part of Lionsgate. Lionsgate hoped they would focus on making more good films in the future to compete in the market, rather than spreading false rumors.

DURING the second round of Oscars voting, Lionsgate's marketing department spent over 20 million US Dollars on a media campaign, claiming that Lionsgate's films were beloved and supported by audiences for their excellence and thus earned the majority of the jury's support, as reflected in the 35 nominations.

If we choose not to cast our votes for Lionsgate simply because of jealousy and slander from our peers, it would be a blemish on the Oscars, a disgrace to the art of filmmaking, and a disservice to the dedication and sacrifices of film workers.

Lionsgate Films believes that the Academy Awards are established to encourage outstanding films and filmmakers, not to be a consolation prize for losers, opportunists, and those who manipulate behind the scenes without producing quality films.

During the promotional period, Netflix also selected their annual top ten art films, with "American Hustle," "Birdman," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Whiplash," and "Gone Girl" all ranking within the top 20.

Among them, "Birdman" ranked first with 310,557 members in support.

"American Hustle" came in second, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" was fifth, "Whiplash" tenth, and "Gone Girl" sixteenth.

Although many people have objections to this result, suggesting that Lionsgate Films and Netflix are in cahoots, making the selection on Netflix's website unfair.

However, this selection is highly consistent with the New York Times' latest annual top ten films, with "Birdman" rated as number one by the New York Times for 2014, and "Budapest" third.

The New York Times is considered the most credible media outlet in the United States, and the top ten films they select every year are also highly recognized.

This time the competitors have nothing to say.

Using several lists, Lionsgate Films aggressively promoted several of its films, all of which had nice box office upticks during the Oscars voting period.

It was quite a successful publicity stunt.

"How many awards is Lionsgate planning to take home this year?"

In the courtyard, Chris Liu asked while flipping through the newspaper.

"At least 10, no upper limit."

Link said laughingly, with his arms around the girl's slim waist.

"With a total of only 24 awards, if Lionsgate takes home 10, that's nearly half. If they really do, those competitors will once again say that Lionsgate is monopolizing the Oscars," Chris Liu said with a slight smile.

"What does it matter? Our films have made money and won awards. It's natural to be envied. We can't become fearful of being excellent just because we are worried about envy."

"That's where we differ; we prefer to make our fortunes quietly," Chris Liu remarked, twirling a lock of hair with her fair, delicate fingers.

"That's difficult, seeing as Lionsgate has already reached the top spot in the global film industry, both in terms of box office and awards. It's hard to keep a low profile."

Link shrugged.

"Don't get too cocky; remember that strong winds can't blow all morning, and heavy rain can't last all day. Focus on sustainable development, like the steady flow of a river," Chris Liu advised.

"Reaching the summit is all that matters to me; there's no need to think too much about the rest."

Link stretched out his arms to bring her into his embrace, his hand sliding up from the hem of her skirt.

"Stop it! Why are you messing around as soon as you get up?"

Chris Liu glanced at him, pressing her legs together, a flush spreading across her delicate, rounded cheeks, her warm scent becoming even more enticing.

"You are too tempting, I can't help but wish to lie in bed and make love to you every day."

Link ignored her protests, lifted her up to sit facing him on his lap, gently stroking her waist, and captured her pink lips in a kiss.

In the wake of his assertive advance, the couch in the living room quickly became a playground for their love.