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Chapter 123: Ways to Stimulate Work Efficiency

Brentwood, a famous wealthy area in Los Angeles.

Martin specifically introduced Thomas, and Craven and Ajia also introduced their respective agents.

Then, the three agents were rushed to the banquet hall.

Craven, Ajia and Martin have already decided to work together, so let the agents get to know each other in advance to reduce conflicts later.

"The story outline is almost done." Ajia handed Martin a handwritten manuscript: "The character is based on you, and we both think we should listen to your opinions appropriately."

Martin quickly glanced over the outline. A family went out for a trip and encountered a family of perverted and deformed people caused by the US nuclear explosion, which caused a massacre.

Because of his intervention, the outline has changed, but he is basically certain that it is somewhat similar to "The Hills Have Eyes" that he has seen before.

As the recognized godfather of modern horror films in Hollywood, Wes Craven's horror thriller projects are definitely a guarantee of success.

Craven checked the time and said, "This isn't a good place to discuss this. Let's go somewhere that's more thoughtful."

Martin asked at the right moment, "Wes, have you prepared a surprise?"

"It definitely gets a man's mind going," Craven said.

Leaving the agent behind, the three of them drove a car. Martin got in the driver's seat and, under the guidance of Wes Craven, they arrived at a strip club.

Martin was very familiar with this kind of place, except that the male dancers were replaced by female dancers.

The three of them arrived relatively early, so there weren't many customers yet. On several stages, warm-up dancers were slowly twisting their sexy bodies.

Craven was very generous: "You guys, please make yourselves at home. It's my treat tonight." He said to the waiter who followed him, "I'll take the largest VIP room upstairs."

The waiter ran backstage, and not long after, a dozen dancers in high heels walked onto the stage.

Craven chose the youngest one, who was only 18 years old and barely old enough to do this job.

Martin chose a tanned Latina who wore leather shorts and a black bra, resembling Jessica Alba in Sin City.

Ajia picked a blonde.

The three of them went upstairs and entered the largest and most luxurious VIP room. They asked the waiter to adjust the sofas slightly so that the three single sofas formed a circle.

Craven said, "Something soothing."

The dancers then came in, came to their respective clients, and started lap dancing.

Craven watched the dancer, who was old enough to be his granddaughter, take off her top. His mind gradually became active, and he said, "I chose the background of nuclear radiation mainly because the issue of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction has been a hot topic in the United States since this year. The election is coming soon, and this issue will definitely be brought up and discussed repeatedly, so it will naturally be popular."

Ajia stared at the swaying headlights and swallowed. "My original idea was that it was a voyeuristic story. Girls went out and encountered a peeping Tom. The peeping Tom couldn't help but hurt the girls, and the girls tried to get revenge."

Martin asked, "Like 'I Spit on Your Grave'?"

"Similar." Ajia leaned forward slightly, as if trying to feel the headlights hitting her face. "It won't be that big, but Weiss thinks that in addition to peeping and raping, adding killing can further arouse the protagonist's flame of revenge."

The Latin girl on Martin's legs twisted her waist like a snake and slowly unbuttoned her shirt.

In this situation, Martin couldn't help but take a deep breath. His brain was stimulated and his thinking became more active. "I have an idea. Let's add a newborn baby to the protagonist. The baby is snatched away by the perverts. Then the protagonist turns into a pervert and starts killing people."

Craven took out a $20 bill, stuffed it into the girl's shorts, hooked his finger at the girl, and said, "That's a good idea. A father is willing to risk everything for his child."

Ajia noticed that Craven's face was run over by the car lights, and followed suit, taking out the banknotes from his wallet and stuffing them out: "In the ending, the protagonist's team is completely wiped out..."

The rest of the words were not uttered because the car lights crushed Ajia's face.

Martin was going to play the role and said, "Isn't this a good idea?"

Craven temporarily escaped from the crushing pressure: "Ajia, that's the European style, you will lose the audience. In the beginning, the pervert ambushed the unprepared protagonist's family. The killing process must be cruel. The old man was killed, the wife was killed, the pets were killed, all arranged. The killing process should be as cruel as possible to pave the way for the exciting counterattack later."

Martin interjected, "Do you want to add a sexy beautiful girl being raped by a pervert? When I was acting in a late-night movie, the director... the one who likes to fuck zombies, Benjamin, said that beautiful and ugly violent scenes can arouse people's emotions to the greatest extent."

"Bald heads and zombies?" Craven couldn't help but complain: "That night, I only saw the collision of ugliness and ugliness..."

Talking about that night, Ajia still had some regrets: "There are still snake girls and succubi? I ran out of bullets before I even got on with them."

The girl on top of him came close and almost stuffed her mouth with it: “You won’t regret having me.”

Martin, the only serious person among the three, saw that the topic was about to go off track, so he quickly stopped it and said, "If we add more perverts to take turns to bang the pretty girls, will it become 17+?"

Craven is experienced: "It doesn't matter if you don't take pictures of the lower body."

"Perverts are physically deformed, should we give them a deformed brother?" Ajia is indeed a director from the European continent, with a lot of artistic content: "Is it better to have a hook or a thorn?"

Craven thought of his kids, of Jason and Freddy's weapons, and said, "Martin is good at these."

"Don't you think the topic has gone off track?" Martin reminded: "Isn't it the wrong place to put your active thinking?"

Craven returned to the topic: "What's the identity of the protagonist? A former soldier? A wrestler? A hunter who hunts frequently?" Martin followed up with: "A Texas redneck? I'm from Georgia. I'm pretty good with guns, I know a little bit of fighting, and I'm good at action scenes."

Ajia said: "A middle school physical education teacher, good at many sports, usually a good person."

"I think it's good." Craven asked symbolically: "Martin, what do you think?"

Martin shrugged. "I dropped out of high school."

The Latina girl came closer and said, "We are the same. I dropped out of high school too."

Martin asked, "Can I know your name?"

The Latina girl's car lights were swaying in front of her: "Jesse."

Martin saw that Craven and Ajia were crushed to the point of being unable to speak. He could only be a pervert if he was with a pervert. Otherwise, how could he integrate into the group? He was forced to take out a dollar and stuffed it into Jesse's pocket: "Okay?"

Jesse leaned closer: "We can't tell anyone, or we'll get in trouble. This is illegal."

The rolling wheels rolled back and forth on Martin's face.

After one round of dancing, Jesse and the other two went out to rest and prepare for the next one.

Martin and the other two continued their discussion.

It’s mainly the male lead, which is more in line with Martin’s image.

Ajia said: "He is a good person at ordinary times, and looks sunny and cheerful. But once he is stimulated, he turns into a crazy pervert. Isn't this Martin himself?"

Martin was dissatisfied: "Hey, man, the reputation of good man Martin has spread throughout Atlanta! Do you know the Methodist Association? They have always been grateful to me."

Craven turned to a more critical aspect: "The next step for us to promote this project is to find a reliable production company. You may have some money in your hands. As a friend and a veteran, I remind you that only fools will use their own money to make a movie."

Martin said, "Weiss, with you here, are you worried about not being able to find a producer?"

Craven shook his head: "It's not easy for any director or producer to get investment."

Martin thought of his support group and said, "I should be able to raise several million dollars in investment, but it's hard to say the exact amount."

Craven asked, "Louise?"

“No.” Martin said vaguely: “Investors in Atlanta, there are some things you know.”

Craven smiled and said, "This is not a big deal. We will set up a studio and do separate financial accounting."

Ajia stretched and said, "I don't understand anything about Hollywood. I'm just responsible for filming."

Craven said: "We won't get involved in the details. We'll just find a few people to set up a studio. When this opportunity comes up, there will be plenty of people rushing for it."

Martin thought of Andrew from Gray Company. Since he took the blame and established the "Zombie Dancing" studio, he has been increasingly valued by Kelly.

He pulled his thoughts back and said, "It's settled. I'll get someone from Atlanta."

Craven said, "Wait until the first draft of the script and the plan come out."

Although he was sure that people would pay if Wes Craven stepped forward, Martin consciously followed Craven's rhythm and said, "I'll listen to you."

Ajia couldn't wait and suggested: "Shall we start the second round?"

Craven is old but not old at heart: "Come to the second round, there is not enough stimulation, and I have no ideas for work."

Martin also found that this makes the mind more active and helps improve work efficiency.

If you want to gain recognition from your work partners, you naturally have to do the same thing.

After a new round of dance, the three workaholics exchanged partners, and then six more dancers were called in.

When the show was over, the romantic French director Ajia took four away.

Lonely Martin joined up with equally lonely Thomas, and they left together by car.

The driver was, of course, Mr. Thomas, the agent and driver. He talked about his conversation with the other two agents: "It is said that your last private party has reignited Craven's interest in horror movies. He turned down an invitation to direct an action thriller from DreamWorks and is preparing to make this horror movie where both the protagonist and the villain are perverted."

Martin said: "Working with Craven, the chances of success are higher."

Thomas fully agrees with this point: "Although not every Craven work will be as big a hit as Scream, his horror films have always had a guaranteed commercial bottom line. Compared with this project, the roles I showed you during the day were too risky."

He said, "The most crucial point is, I don't know what method you used, but old man Craven likes you very much and is willing to let you play the leading role. As for the rest, who can guarantee whether the audition will be successful?"

Martin tapped his head and said, "I still owe Craven a party. I need to think carefully about how to come up with new ideas."

There are only two chapters for today. Keep writing.

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