America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 175 Something happened

There were several faxed documents on the desk, and Wu Maoting looked through them carefully. Nowadays, many Hong Kong movie stars and behind-the-scenes staff worked in Hollywood, so it was not difficult to obtain relevant information.

First up is the information about Martin Davis, who I had contact with last night. He has starred in two theatrical movies so far, both as the male lead, and his scandal with Disney Princess Anne Hathaway is making headlines.

Wu Maoting looked at the photo in the newspaper clipping and confirmed that it was the young man he had seen last night.

Then there is the bartender Louise Mayer, the owner of Pacific Pictures, which has participated in many film compilations released by Warner Bros. The Pacific Pictures logo can be seen in the opening credits of the DVDs that her subordinates found according to the list.

Many films in which he had previously invested were successful, but the latest one, "Alexander the Great," received poor market response.

But Wu Maoting didn't take it seriously because she was preparing to participate in a film project with Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese.

Zhuang and Mai personally replied to the friend Wu Maoting asked them to help, saying that Pacific Pictures has always been a partner of Warner Bros. and has officially contacted Warner Bros. in recent days to negotiate investment in Martin Scorsese's new project.

Nowadays, Hong Kong films are not very popular. The market is small, there are few audiences, few projects, and few productions...

Wu Maoting knows his own business. The situation in Myanmar can still be maintained, but it is only a matter of time before it collapses.

Even from the perspective of risk sharing, we cannot concentrate all resources in Myanmar and the port city. We need industries that can allow our daughter to live a prosperous life.

When Wu Maoting reached his age, he couldn't help but consider his future generations.

He found the contact information Martin left yesterday, called the number, and invited Martin and Master Louise to have afternoon tea together.

It's on the 45th floor of the Four Seasons Hotel, and the kumquat afternoon tea there is very good.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Martin and Louise came down from upstairs and arrived at the 45th floor on time.

Wu Maoting and his daughter had already booked a private room and were waiting inside.

This time was different from last night. Wu Maoting was much more polite. Before the afternoon tea was served, he gave Martin and Louise a gift.

Martin is a bracelet full of green.

Louise wore a full green bracelet.

Martin doesn't know much about jadeite, and judging by his visual inspection, the quality of the jadeite isn't particularly good, but its value is still over HK$100,000.

He gave Louise a light kick, and she said, "Too expensive."

Wu Maoting smiled and said, "It's just a small token of my respect." He went straight to the point, "In addition to my jewelry business, I also invest in movies in Hong Kong. In fact, I have always wanted to visit Hollywood. My daughter is also curious about Hollywood. I heard from Mr. Davis last night that you have a movie coming out soon. Would my daughter and I have the honor of attending the premiere?"

Martin and Louise exchanged glances quickly and took over the conversation: "The film will be released in early February and the premiere will be held at the end of January. You two can go to Los Angeles at any time. After I return, I will ask the crew to send you a formal invitation."

Wu Dan was very happy: "That's great!"

Like many people of this era, she is curious about Hollywood and America.

Wu Maoting pushed the gift toward the two again: "Please be sure to accept it."

Martin took the two gift boxes and put them away.

When the afternoon tea started, the atmosphere on both sides became quite lively. During the tea, Wu Maoting specifically talked about Hong Kong filmmakers in Hollywood and revealed his intention to invest.

Louise naturally would not refuse, and the two parties agreed to discuss in detail in Los Angeles after attending the premiere of "The Hills Have Eyes".

Martin was more focused on dealing with Wu Dan's curious questions.

An hour later, both sides left.

Martin accompanied Louise upstairs: "They won't feel comfortable paying unless they see it with their own eyes."

Louise asked, "With an investment of more than tens of millions of dollars and the Pacific Ocean between us, would you feel comfortable if it were you?"

Martin specifically reminded: "You must be prepared to respond."

Louise took it very seriously: "Pacific Pictures has already started preparations. Don't worry, I have done similar platters many times."

She then asked, "Are you planning to return to North America tomorrow?"

"I want to stay here with you, too." Martin said affectionately, with a guilty look in his eyes, "But Warner Bros. needs to shoot more promotional photos, so I have to rush back."

Louise didn't force it: "I'm going to Cambodia. Julie contacted some people."

Martin said: "You have to be careful, Southeast Asia is not like North America."

Louise pointed back: "The bodyguards have been following us."

Martin noticed it when he was in Los Angeles and suggested: "Let's go out and see the night view of the harbor city."

"No, I'm not interested." Louise grabbed Martin and walked quickly forward: "You owe me a big debt again, go back and pay it back!"

Martin is in debt but has no money. How can he repay the debt?
Thirty is really like a wolf.

During his trip to Hong Kong, Martin spent all his time paying off his debts, except for participating in the organizer's activities and soliciting investments.

Fortunately, his cow was strong enough.

The next morning, Martin and Louise arrived at the airport, boarded their respective flights, and left the port city almost at the same time.

I came here in first class, and went back to economy class by myself.

Martin has no place to reason.

After returning to Los Angeles and arriving at the apartment, Harris called to say that a new Star Express had been sent.

Martin dragged his suitcase to the door of the apartment.

Antonio was sitting under the parasol as usual. "Didn't you go to East Asia? Are you back so soon?"

Martin took out a peace locket and handed it to Antonio: "This is for you, a souvenir."

Antonio said, "You are very kind."

Martin shrugged. "I'm afraid you'll sell me out to the paparazzi."

"Don't worry, I won't sell you without $100,000." Antonio was not tempted much: "You are not worth that much money in the short term." Martin was helpless: "There is no way, I am not even worth a fraction of Julia Roberts' twins."

Last month, Loudspeaker gave birth to twins, and several gossip and entertainment magazines offered millions of dollars to buy photos of the children.

Martin dragged his suitcase upstairs and when he passed the door diagonally opposite, the door opened.

Jessica came out with the express: "Martin, from Atlanta."

Martin accepted the package and handed out two peace lockets: "Little souvenirs for you and Emily."

Jessica was pleasantly surprised: "Me too? That's great! Thank you, Martin."

"What's going on in the studio?" Martin asked. "They suddenly called me back."

Jessica said: "It seems that some of the promotional photos are inappropriate."

Martin nodded and prepared to go back, then he remembered something else and said, "Is the work going well?"

Jessica quickly said: “It’s much better than before, with a stable income and more opportunities.”

Martin said directly: "If you want, after the film is released, you can transfer to my studio to work."

Jessica was stunned for a moment, then she understood: “You hire me?”

Martin said, "I need an assistant. The specific work content is similar to what you do. Please consider it."

"Don't think about it! Don't think about it!" When Jessica was in the most difficult time, she once considered going to the north and developing in the valley. She didn't care about dignity if she had no money.

She responded, "I do!"

Martin nodded and said, "I'll let Old Bull talk to you later."

"Okay." Jessica said.

Martin returned to the apartment, and Jessica returned to the apartment, dug out the clothes and props she had bought specially last year, put them in a box, and prepared to throw them away.

This was what she and Emily had planned to use to seduce Martin.

Martin opened the express box and found the human-shaped sculpture inside, but it was made of stone instead of horn.

The clown's look is still based on him.

Martin picked them up and looked at the soles of the feet. Lily Carter's name was engraved under each one.

It seems that the carving skills have improved again.

Martin collected them all and placed them together with the horn carvings and the crocodile tooth pendants.

Wait a few months and then give it to Annie?
Maybe then I became Anna.

No matter who it was given to, Lily Carter was a top-notch artistic sculptor.

Master Lily's works alone would keep Martin going for a long time.

Martin decided to wait for Wu Maoting and his daughter to come to Los Angeles, and then purchase a batch of ordinary jadeite from him to give to Lily and Elena.

We need to stimulate Lily's subjective initiative.

As for the labor cost? Martin hasn't asked her for the portrait rights yet.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Bruce came back from outside.

Martin asked him to go up to the rooftop for a drink and told him about Jessica.

Bruce leaned over the rooftop railing and said, "Leave it to me."

The person Martin was most confident about was Bruce. He briefly told him about Hong Kong City and said, "Sometime in the future, investors from Southeast Asia may come to Los Angeles. Pacific Pictures may need someone to cooperate with them. You can communicate with them for details."

"Man, I really admire you!" Bruce didn't know what to say: "You cheated and deceived people all the way to Asia!"

Martin knocked on the metal railing. "This is called giving people an investment opportunity. It's a win-win situation!"

Bruce said, "I understand. It's a win-win situation. You and Louise win twice."

Martin didn't want to talk to this piece of shit anymore, so he changed the subject: "How's it going over there? Did you take the video?"

Bruce sighed, "Something unexpected happened."

Martin wondered, "Isn't everything under your control?"

"This afternoon, when I was resting at Kim's place, her sister came." Bruce recalled that the girl was also a pretty girl among ordinary women: "She is taller than Kim..."

Martin immediately understood what was going on: "Old Bull, be a human being. Don't be a bad person. Don't do bad things. We are sisters!"

Bruce was disdainful: "Who do you think I learned this from? I stay with a jerk every day. What else can I do except learn to do jerk things?"

Martin didn't bother to argue.

After the last practice, Bruce gradually became familiar with the entertainment industry: "Don't worry, I will see the actual situation first."

The next morning, Martin rushed to Warner Studios to work with the crew and photographers to take new promotional photos.

At the same time, the crew sent a formal premiere invitation to Wu Maoting and his daughter.

The crew's regular publicity was completely centered around the male lead, and Martin also began to get busy with work.

Before the New Year, I was on the crew almost every day, participating in various regular promotional activities.

And so the year 2005 arrived.

Just after the New Year holiday, Annie returned to Los Angeles from New York.

Martin prepared a surprise.

(End of this chapter)