America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 165 Retribution is coming
On Saturday morning, a huge poster was hung outside the Burbank Hotel.

In the poster, Martin is covered in blood, holding a baby in one hand and a baseball bat covered in blood, flesh and bones in the other, with a scarred German Shepherd following beside him.

A large number of entertainment reporters kept taking pictures of the poster.

A short red carpet was laid at the entrance, and fans and media representatives entered one after another with their invitation letters.

Semi-wild paparazzi like Jody didn't get a ticket.

More and more fans arrived, and many did not want to go in directly, but wanted to stand on both sides of the red carpet, holding posters of Martin Davis in their hands.

Jody has been working in Los Angeles for two years and has seen many examples like this: a successful movie can completely change the fate of the leading actor.

Suddenly, a strange girl walked over.

He is very tall, with skin so white that it reflects light.

She asked, "Are you Jody?"

Jody put down the camera: "I am."

Jessica took out an invitation letter: "Old Bu asked me to give it to you. Don't forget the agreement he made with you."

Qiao Di then saw that it was an invitation to today's event and nodded immediately: "Tell him that I will always remember it."

Jessica turned around and mixed into the crowd of fans, assisting the crew members and urging the fans to enter.

At half past ten, the car Martin was riding in stopped in front of the hotel on time. After he got out of the car, he turned around and took Anne Hathaway out of the car.

The latter was wearing a black dress, and she looked extremely beautiful in her formal attire.

When Anne put her arm around Martin's, all the reporters and paparazzi's cameras flashed.

Martin took Anne to take a photo in front of the movie poster and soon entered the hotel banquet hall.

As soon as he entered, there was extremely warm applause in the banquet hall.

Hundreds of fans took out their phones to take pictures.

The voices calling for Martin continued one after another.

As representatives of the fans, Rachel and Phoebe came over and presented Martin with gifts.

Martin let go of Anne and hugged them one by one, saying their names: "Good morning, Rachel, and Phoebe."

The latter was ecstatic, his hands shaking with excitement: "Martin, you remember me! You remember me..."

Martin smiled and said, "Of course, I signed it for you when House of Wax came out."

Phoebe hurriedly urged: "Rachel, hurry up, give our hearts to Martin."

Rachel took a thick autograph book from a fan next to her and handed it to Martin.

Martin followed up by asking, “What is this?”

Rachel opened it for him. She thought about Martin asking them to sign and write greetings when they first met. She thought she could give Martin a surprise this time. She said, "These are all greetings from us die-hard supporters. We encourage you to make better works."

With Martin's acting skills, the smile will only become brighter.

Then he looked at the blessing carefully.

"Even if there are tens of millions of stars in Hollywood, I love you the most!" The signature is Saoirse.

The next one was from Phoebe: "I hope you become famous soon. I will always be here for you as long as you want me to be."

Phoebe said, "Martin, I wrote this, I wrote this!"

Someone pointed at the autograph book and shouted, "I'm John, I'm on the second page."

"I'm Ronan, the last page, Martin, I'll always support you!"

Martin flipped through them quickly. He didn't have time to count them, but there must be hundreds of them.

Seeing the die-hard supporters so excited, the autograph book in Martin's hand felt so heavy that he could hardly lift it.

This is not an autograph book, it's clearly a huge scam!

It's better for you to dig the hole yourself, jump in, and shovel the soil to bury your own hole.

Martin's face was filled with excitement, emotion, and enthusiasm. He almost choked up when he spoke: "Thank you, thank you for your support! I will definitely produce my best work to repay your support!"

He was crying in his heart, how could he remember this?
Rachel then added: "Originally, we wanted to pool our money to buy you a souvenir, but later we all felt that this would be more meaningful as a souvenir. We are really lucky to be able to grow up with you."

"It's my honor." Martin turned around, bowed slightly to the fans around him, and said loudly: "It is the greatest luck in my life to have you by my side."

Martin thought to himself that such a gift would only be enough once, and next time he could just give a souvenir directly, as he was a worldly man.

Suddenly, Anne said, "Martin, I really envy you. Your supporters are so nice to you."

Martin didn't want to respond. Was this the retribution for giving Anne the artwork?
The atmosphere in the banquet hall reached its climax right from the start.

Daniel, deputy director of Warner Bros.' publicity and marketing department, looked at all this and wondered how much of a role Martin could play in publicity and marketing.

Craven said at this time: "Martin can be used as a major publicity point. He is very popular, and most importantly, he is very smart and knows how to cater to the market and the audience."

Daniel nodded slowly: "The conventional publicity method, using Martin as the entry point and main push point."

Over the past six months, Craven and Martin have held many parties and visited various nightclubs together. It can be said that they really have fun together. As the director and the actor, there is no conflict of interest. Craven is also willing to say a few good words for Martin: "You have seen the preview. Martin, the actor, is above average in both acting and action. I can guarantee that this movie will definitely perform better than House of Wax."

As long as it is profitable, the distribution company does not care who is promoted. Daniel saw the potential for "The Hills Have Eyes" to be a big success, and said without hesitation: "After the New Year, I will mobilize media resources."

The fans were still partying, so Martin took photos with them, signed autographs, and chatted with them for a while before leaving for the moment.

There are too many people, and it’s impossible to play like we did in “Zombie Gigolo”.

Martin took Anne to where the main cast and crew members gathered and formally introduced Anne to Daniel, Ajia, Zomi, Craven and others.

Anne was very happy to be able to broaden her network and get out of the Disney circle. When chatting with these people, she always held Martin's arm tightly and looked like Martin's real girlfriend.

Daniel asked about Martin's new film: "I heard that you rented a studio at the studio and started preparing."

Martin told the truth: "We just registered the studio and hired Bradt, the screenwriter of 2 Fast & Furious and The Gremlins, to start adapting the script. Louise said that preparations will start next year."

Daniel attaches great importance to Louise, a veteran. "Louise has already invited Warner Bros., and the studio will be involved in the film compilation and distribution..."

Martin said: "Louise and I have discussed that the distribution will continue to be with Warner Bros."

"Sure." Daniel is not in a hurry. He will wait until "The Hills Have Eyes" is released. If this movie is successful, the cooperation will continue. If not, Warner Bros. has plenty of other options.

Craven asked, "A $4000 million budget?"

Martin said all these truthfully: "It may not be enough. It depends on the platter."

Anne stood aside, listening to Martin discussing tens of millions of dollars in investment with the senior executives of Warner Bros. and the godfather-like figures of Hollywood, and she felt secretly anxious.

"Confession? Confess quickly!" She kept muttering in her heart: "I will agree if I am a little reserved."

Anne thought that Martin would choose a special occasion like today to confess his love to her in public.

However, there was no confession. The event officially began with a 1 minute and 15 second trailer for The Hills Have Eyes playing on the screen in the central hall of the banquet hall.

Unlike the official movie trailer, this segment is almost entirely Martin's solo show.

Walking alone in the desert, his wife, parents-in-law and others were killed, and his child was taken away. He went to rescue the baby with a stick and a dog to complete his revenge.

Compared to Wes Craven's previous horror films, this film has more action elements.

Cheers rang out in the ballroom as the bones of Martin's leading man cracked the head of a perverted freak with a baseball bat.

After all, it was an advertisement and it was finished very quickly.

One fan shouted, "Can you play it again?"

The crew complied with their request and played it again.

Afterwards, media reporters interviewed Martin, Aja, Craven and fan representatives.

Martin also interacted with fans and media reporters.

Compared to most stars, Martin is more humble and willing to save face. He also understands that language is an art and can firmly control the rhythm of the entire event.

Stars need style, but it is too early for Martin to talk about style now. It will not be too late to talk about style when he reaches the level of a quasi-superstar.

At the end of the event, there is a lunch party with free food and drinks. Who doesn’t like that?

Towards the end, Martin and Anne were interviewed together.

A reporter asked, "Martin, are you and Anne together?"

"We are best friends. Martin often comes to visit me on set and always brings me surprises." Anne's words were filled with urging: "We will understand each other and move forward together."

Martin is a responsible and good man. He speaks the truth: "Anne is my most important friend and my princess. To me, she is the bright moonlight in the dark night."

Originally, Annie wanted to wait until "The Hills Have Eyes" was released to see how things went, but what she had seen and heard recently made her unable to wait until then.

Seeing that Martin had no plans to confess his feelings, she felt somewhat annoyed.

But she reminded herself to be reserved and not to be the first to speak.

After the luncheon, the event officially ended and the crew gave a gift to every fan and media reporter present.

Martin chatted with Craven and others for a few words, then left with Anne.

Just as he got into the car at the side door of the hotel, he received a call from Vincent in Atlanta.

Vincent was telling him about the initial investment: "Sophia and I are going to invest $600 million in the initial investment."

Martin specifically said: "A first investment of $600 million? Vincent, this is a wise decision."

“Listen to me.” Vincent briefly talked about the new plan he had recently discussed with Sofia. “This is the first installment. The amount of subsequent investment will depend on the profitability of the project. I can guarantee that the subsequent investment will not be less than the profits Sofia and I made from The Hills Have Eyes.”

Martin must first have confidence: "You should be prepared to invest more than 3000 million US dollars."

Anne couldn't hear what was said on the phone, but she could tell from Martin's words that she couldn't help but ask, "One investor invested $3000 million?"

Martin nodded and pretended to be serious: "They trust me, and I am under a lot of pressure."

Anne said nothing more, but fell into deep thought.

Content is nothing more than future and money.

(End of this chapter)