America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 142 Mene is on fire
After receiving a call from his agent, Martin left the director's office and found Thomas in the lobby.

The two walked out of the studio and chatted along the studio sidewalk.

Thomas explained the outcome of the meeting and gave a general description of the proposals of the other two agents: "There's no need for Eliza, the crew won't push it, what about Paris?"

"That's not necessary." Martin said simply, "She has a bad reputation now, and it will implicate me. I don't want to gain any fame, but end up with a bad reputation."

Thomas had a similar sentiment: "I'll call Steve later."

Martin reminded him, "As for Eliza, I broke up with her peacefully. If there are any promotional activities, please communicate with her agent in advance. I don't want to have conflicts with her."

Thomas wrote it down and reminded him, "The second payment of $10 for the Jeans crew has arrived in the company's account and will be transferred to you soon."

The two films, Jeans and The Hills Have Eyes, brought Martin a total of $85 in salary, of which % was commission to the agency.

With the money, Martin felt more confident: "You get a lot of commission, right? Can you throw a party someday to celebrate?"

Ten percent is the agency's commission, so Thomas didn't get that much. But including the wax museum, his income from the three films exceeded $5. He decided to be generous: "Wait a little longer, and when all your pay comes in, I'll hold a big party to celebrate."

Thomas wanted to celebrate and show his strength and build relationships with his superiors. He asked Martin, "Tell me what you want. You're welcome."

"Then I won't be polite." Martin deliberately asked loudly: "A few dozen young and beautiful female models are necessary, right? Swimsuits or pajamas are a must, and then we can come up with some new styles..."

Thomas quickly called a halt: "Wait, for a party like this, at least half of my commission will go into it."

Martin put on a considerate attitude again: "Forget it, can we invite a few more beauties?"

Thomas breathed a sigh of relief and felt that Martin was someone he could get along with: "There are so many young actors in the company."

Martin suggested a bad idea: "You can sell them tickets. An invitation to the party of the famous agent Thomas costs $50. It's a rare opportunity."

Thomas said: "If I were a star, I could sell it for $100."

The two of them walked around, and Martin called Louise and decided not to go to her place that night, and to go meet up with Zomi-Serra.

Thomas specifically reminded her: "You don't have the capital to be high-profile yet, so don't tell anyone about your salary, especially your corporate clients and people around you. Most people won't congratulate you, let alone praise you. They will only set up obstacles for you and keep you at the same level as them."

Martin had experienced many similar things in his previous life, and said: "I understand that I can't bear to see people around me suffer, but I can't bear to see people around me live better than me."

“That’s the mentality,” Thomas said.

……

Martin returned to the wax museum studio and met up with Zomi who was off work. They went to Sunset Boulevard together, had dinner with Wes Craven and Alexander Aja at a Brazilian barbecue restaurant, and then went to a newly opened luxury nightclub.

Wes Craven said, "Dinner is Martin's treat, this place is my treat."

The old man bought four tickets for $300 each: "Let's go, I want a seat in the front row."

Martin is more familiar with this industry and asked, "Are the tickets so expensive?"

Even in Los Angeles, tickets can cost up to $100, which is considered a high-end venue.

Four people walked in. Since they arrived early, there were not many people in the nightclub, so they found a seat near the center of the stage and sat down.

Aja asked a similar question to Martin: "Are there any female celebrities coming to perform tonight? Striptease is a bad movie, but Demi Moore is really good."

Martin said: "Too old, unless she is willing to pay for it."

"You are so shameless." Craven laughed: "Do you know how much Columbia Pictures paid Demi Moore to star in the movie? $1200 million!"

Zomi looks honest and introverted, but in fact he is a sultry person: "Actually, it's okay not to spend money. I heard a rumor that after Demi Moore divorced last year, she got a new boyfriend. It is said that they like threesomes."

Martin deliberately persuaded: "Zomi, I sincerely suggest that you don't try it, it will be very dangerous for you."

Craven and Ajia both laughed.

Zuo Mi said very seriously: "I always feel out of tune with you. Now I am sure it is because of me, because I am not a pervert."

Martin waved over the waiter, ordered some drinks, and got back to the point: "Wes, you haven't told me why yet?"

Craven said, "Tonight is Dita Von Teese's special performance."

Martin had heard the name before: "America's No. 1 stripper?"

"That's her," Craven said.

Zuo Mi was puzzled: "I didn't see any posters or promotions."

Craven said: "Those who can get the news will naturally know that she is coming. There is no need for posters."

The four chatted for a while, and more people came in, including many Hollywood celebrities.

Martin saw Marilyn Manson, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt, among others.

The show soon began, with Dita Von Teese clearly combining classical dance, burlesque and striptease.

It does look different.

After the performance, four people used Craven's facial recognition to sneak into the backstage and try to ask someone out.

When the introverted Zomi went to ask for the contact information, he almost got into a fight with Marilyn Manson who was guarding the locker room.

Marilyn Manson is dating that stripper.

The four people were disappointed and had to change their target and go to the VIP room on the second floor to enjoy a lap dance.

…………In a shopping mall in Los Angeles, Evan, a reporter from a tabloid, is randomly interviewing passers-by, targeting young people under the age of 25.

Evan stopped a girl, quickly introduced himself, gave her a pen as a small gift, and asked, "Do you know Paris Hilton? What do you think of her?"

The girl nodded: "Of course I know, a spoiled bad girl, annoying."

Evan then asked, "If she was killed in a movie, would you go see it?"

"Really?" The girl asked in surprise, "What movie? I know. It's the horror movie she starred in. Is it a torture movie? I like watching her get tortured!"

Evan said, “You’ll see when you go see it.”

The girl quickly left, and Evan stopped his next target.

In half a morning, he randomly asked more than 20 young people. They all knew Paris Hilton and everyone hated Paris Hilton. Among them, % expressed interest in a movie in which Paris's character was killed.

"Because she is rich, she was originally going to be imprisoned but was instead placed under residential surveillance. Later, she was sentenced to 45 days in prison for a three-year crime. The media reported that she wrote a letter to Schwarzenegger. She did so many bad things but was not punished as she should be. I hope to see her being brutally killed in the movie! Because it is impossible in reality."

"Look at the reports in the media. That bitch lives and eats better in prison than we do. She starred in a horror movie and was killed in it? That's a good idea. I want to go and see it."

Similar random surveys have occurred on the streets of Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Chicago.

There are also several websites on the Internet that conduct sample polls.

The relevant summary results soon reached the crew.

Parker immediately reported to Susan Levin: "The results of the random sampling survey show that nearly 50% of young people like to see Paris Hilton's character being killed in the movie, and they hope it will be a cruel killing."

Susan said: "The sampling ratio is already very high."

Parker agreed: "For an R-rated horror movie, it's pretty high."

Susan made a decision: "Let's start according to the plan."

Parker contacted the media to push advertising articles and posters for "House of Wax".

Susan called Martin and wanted to talk to Kim Kardashian in person.

Martin did not show up. After contacting Bruce, Bruce brought Kim Kardashian to Warner Studios and entered Susan's office.

Afterwards, Kim Kardashian's speed of revelations slowed down a little, but the content of her revelations appeared in more media.

With the huge investment from the crew, even Warner's Entertainment Weekly opened a column dedicated to publishing gossip about Paris.

Target further stigmatizes it.

This is what all media do.

Warner Television began planning an interview with Kardashian to air closer to the release of the film.

Kardashian only needs to focus on one thing in the next month: revealing secrets about Paris in a rhythmic manner.

Compared to Bruce, who was new to the entertainment industry, the professionals in the crew had better control over rhythm.

At the same time, the crew released the first trailer.

In this short one-minute video, the camera basically focuses on the three characters of Eliza, Martin and Paris. In the part about Paris, she is being chased by someone.

The crew also released the main promotional poster.

There are also three individual posters.

Martin and Eliza on one poster, the wax artist and his brother on another.

Both posters have the same title – Twins Showdown!

The other one is a solo poster of Paris.

On top is a fresh wax figure lying on the workbench.

The flowing wax wraps the person, but people can still recognize that this is Paris Hilton.

Poster title: The perverted demon cruelly kills.

The twins' showdown caused some reactions, but Paris's poster was immediately reposted by countless media, websites and blogs.

There's no way, Paris is too popular in prison.

Not to mention someone like Martin who is only a little famous.

Even Eliza, whose "Neighbors Actress" caused a sensation this summer, can't compare to her.

The crew also revealed that Paris took the initiative to tease the kangaroo during filming, which almost caused her and another black actor to be injured.

It is all too common to create and release false information when promoting a movie.

When the popularity of the poster died down a bit, Kim Kardashian jumped out again and revealed a lot of Paris's private life during the filming, such as paying men to vent her sexual desire.

It's really terrible to be betrayed by a personal assistant.

Since Martin had discussed with Mene and his agent in advance, Kim Kardashian directly mentioned Mene's name.

Uncle Mene suddenly became famous.

(End of this chapter)