America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 149 Proposal
As if it was premeditated, overnight, many gossip media outlets began to publish reports praising the leading actor of the Wax Museum, Martin Davis.

The film's first-week box office exceeded expectations, so Martin naturally became the absolute leading actor.

And what he fights for is just and natural.

In the villa's living room, Louise stood in front of the bar, poured a glass of wine, and asked, "How much did it cost?"

Martin said roughly: "Those gossip newspapers didn't cost much, and they weren't on the front page. The most important Hollywood Reporter was the resource Thomas applied for from the company."

Louise pushed a glass of whiskey to him: "It's normal for WMA to give a push to the box office champion actor."

Martin clinked glasses with her: "Celebrate for me."

Louise chuckled, "Celebrating your becoming a minor celebrity."

Martin drank the wine in his glass: "From the producer's perspective, am I worth $100 million now?"

Louise would not mislead Martin and said directly: "It's not worth it. The reason is simple. You are not the first star of House of Wax. If The Hills Have Eyes can get such box office, your salary must be over 100 million US dollars."

Martin knew that the risk was proportional to the reward.

The protagonist bears the serious consequences of failure and naturally enjoys the greatest benefits of success.

Louise poured more wine: "The wine tastes especially good tonight."

Martin said, "Because the film's compilation will make you money." He threw away his face and said, "To be honest, I envy Mene. Once Paris agrees, his life will be worry-free. Rich woman, please support me. I really don't want to struggle anymore."

Louise took out a box and pushed it to Martin: "Take a look."

Martin was surprised: "Do we still need to sign an agreement? I don't think it's necessary. What's mine is yours..."

Louise said, "Shut up and take a look first."

Martin opened the black box and found a mobile phone inside. The battery on the back cover was as thick as a brick.

He had seen similar things before. The copycat phones used to be said to have a standby time of one month.

"For me?" Martin asked in confusion.

It turns out that Louise is just as good at playing: "This phone can talk for half the night without any problems."

Martin understood immediately: "You need to call Kelly."

Louise stretched out her long fingers and lifted Martin's chin frivolously: "The movie you starred in won the box office championship. You must call your former boss who promoted you and let her enjoy this joy with you, right?"

Martin agreed: "Let's go upstairs and call Kelly."

A few minutes later, Kelly Gray, who was far away in Atlanta, cursed in her heart and turned on the speaker on her phone.

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The next morning, Martin called Bruce and drove Mene straight to the prison where Paris Hilton was imprisoned.

Today is the big day Paris is released from prison.

Of course, the crew would not miss this delicious cake and communicated with Mene in advance.

"Boss, do you think I'm okay?" Mene asked, holding flowers in his hands.

Martin looked at him carefully, straightened Mene's tie, and said, "Very handsome, definitely a killer for middle-aged and elderly women."

Bruce said, "We're almost there, but there are so many people and cars that we can't get through."

Countless media reporters and paparazzi gathered in the open space in front of the prison, and several TV stations even drove their broadcast vehicles over.

Mene asked, "Will she not go here?"

"She will definitely go here. Susan has communicated with her in advance." Martin said: "Believe me, she will not give up this opportunity to make herself more famous."

Susan had already communicated with Paris's agent, and Paris had been convinced that the only way out for her was to bounce back.

Bruce honked the horn, but the car in front refused to give way.

Martin patted Mene and said, "Lower the car window and show your head. Those bastards will automatically make way."

Mene opened the car window, poked his head out and shouted, "Guys, please don't delay my proposal, okay?"

Many reporters and paparazzi turned around and saw Uncle Mene's angry face. They consciously made way and shouted to the people in front to get out of the way and not block Uncle Mene's way.

Bruce drove smoothly to the door and turned around: "Hey, man, go ahead."

Martin took out a box and handed it to Mene: "In case she agrees, don't forget to give her the ring."

Mene opened the box and saw a huge pigeon egg: "Boss, this..."

Martin said, "Don't worry, it's fake. Paris doesn't want it. You can keep it for the next one."

Mene scratched his head: "If she really agrees, it won't be good to wear a fake diamond ring."

"It's okay." Martin suggested: "If she agrees, let her pay for it, and then you can buy a real one."

Mene agreed: "That makes sense."

Martin looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time, let's go."

In the next occasion like this, he and Old Bull will not steal the limelight from Menez.

Mene got out of the car, straightened his suit, adjusted his tie, picked up the bouquet of roses, and strode towards the prison gate.

At this moment, the focus of dozens of cameras and video camera lenses was all on Mene!
Mene was standing a dozen meters away from the prison gate, waiting for his goddess to come out. This picture would grab many headlines in the gossip media tomorrow.

Bruce unbuckled his seat belt and said, "This circle is so much fun. It's much more interesting than being a scavenger."

Martin asked, "Are you addicted to the game? Don't get lost in Kim."

Bruce laughed: "Once the promotion period of this movie is over, it will naturally end."

Martin taunted again: "You don't speak like a civilized person, you speak like a scumbag."

Bruce said, "I can't help it. I learned it all from you."

The prison door opened at this time and Paris Hilton came out carrying her bag.

Countless flashing lights lit up and the media feast began.

Mene held a rose in his hand and walked towards Paris. When he was two meters in front of her, he knelt on one knee and offered her the rose: "Paris, marry me!"

The reporters and paparazzi around joined in the fun, shouting, "Marry him! Marry him..."

The momentum is breathtaking.

After all, once Paris agrees, the love story between the poor boy and the princess will be well-publicized and will definitely be a huge news.

Paris suddenly realized and looked carefully at Mene, the unknown little actor in the crew. He curled his lips to his ears, took the rose and threw it on the ground: "What a boring trick."

She turned and walked towards her car, where her agent was waiting.

Mene squeezed his eyes hard. Although his acting skills were not as good as his speaking skills, they were not in vain. Two lines of tears flowed down.

Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind: what would happen if he accused Paris of discrimination against black people for not agreeing?

Mene slowly stood up, head lowered, tears streaming down her face, and walked towards the Volkswagen.

Many media reporters turned their camera lenses towards him.

Love is unattainable!
The tragedy score is full!
The farce finally ended as Paris got into the car and left.

Mene didn't want to be besieged by dozens of reporters and paparazzi, so he got into the Volkswagen before they arrived.

The purpose has been achieved, Martin asked Bruce to start the car and run away quickly.

Mene wiped away her tears and sighed, "My love ended before it even began."

Martin received a call from Susan, talked for a while and hung up, then said to Mene, "Hey man, I have good news for you. Susan asked me to tell you that in her next movie, she will give you a supporting role that is no less important than the one in House of Wax."

Mene immediately perked up: "What show is this, Boss? Are you joining in?"

Martin shook his head: "The male lead is Susan's fiancé Robert Downey Jr. I can't compete with him and I won't participate."

In this case, there is no need to try to make it work, the chance of success is infinitely close to zero.

Mene immediately put the failed proposal behind her and said to Martin, "Boss, my luck has improved since I met you."

Martin thought for a moment and said, "I'm lucky too, and you've brought me good luck."

Indeed, although House of Wax's ratings and reputation have been declining, the film's box office performance has not fallen drastically due to continuous publicity.

As Halloween, the traditionally popular season for horror movies, approaches, Hollywood horror films begin to be released in large numbers. House of Wax's box office champion only lasted for a week before it was lost to Columbia Pictures' The Grudge.

However, $958 million was enough to ensure that House of Wax would stay in second place on the box office chart the following weekend.

Including box office revenue from Monday to Thursday, the film's North American box office has accumulated 3614 million US dollars.

It will not be a problem for the North American box office to exceed 5000 million US dollars.

Global distribution capability is one of the signature skills of the six major Hollywood companies. Warner Bros. pushed the film into multiple overseas markets including the UK, Mexico and Germany this weekend, and the wax museum's overseas box office revenue quickly exceeded 1500 million US dollars.

The producer Silver Pictures and the distributor Warner Bros. jointly held a celebration party for the film.

The party also had a brief red carpet ceremony.

This is also a regular promotion.

When Martin walked the red carpet again, the media reporters treated him completely differently.

The few fans at the hotel entrance screamed and the camera flashes never stopped. Some reporters even stopped him and wanted to interview him.

Martin only accepted interviews from his partners and spoke freely in front of the camera of Warner TV.

"The box office success of the film is the result of the efforts of the entire crew. Every staff member has made efforts for this." He works in a high-profile manner and lives a low-key life: "Personally, I am very lucky. Silver Pictures gave me the opportunity to act in the film, Warner Bros. made the film appear in front of the audience, and Susan and Zomi gave me a lot of help on the set."

As he was speaking, director Zomi Hill came over.

He opened his arms and hugged Martin tightly, and it was obvious that they had a very good relationship.

In an interview, Zomi was generous with his praise: "I am very lucky to be able to work with such an outstanding actor like Martin in my first film as a director. He is a genius in acting. As long as I tell him what I want, he can realize it perfectly. I never have to worry about his performance."

The two have a very good relationship and are happy to promote each other's business.

Susan, who came later, also spoke highly of the work of Martin and Zomi.

The film is a success and everyone benefits. In front of the media, it is naturally a win-win for everyone.

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