America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 176 Finally Became a Human Being
In the Michelin-starred restaurant, Anne was enjoying a French meal, while Martin, sitting opposite her, was attentive and polite, taking care of her in every possible way.

She forked up a piece of baked shrimp and handed it to Martin: "This is a reward for you."

Martin put it in his mouth with a happy look on his face. He also picked up a piece and fed it to Anne.

Anne ate it and asked, "The last time I called you, you were in East Asia?"

Martin remained calm and said, "I went to Hong Kong to solicit investment."

Anne thought about the film project: "Isn't there enough money in Atlanta? We need to go overseas to attract investment."

"Another project." Martin said vaguely, "It's not a wanted order. I'm planning to cooperate with someone on another big project with a higher investment. Sorry, it involves confidentiality clauses, so I can't tell you for now."

Hearing that the investment was higher, Anne thought it was necessary to keep it secret, and smiled and shook Martin's hand: "It doesn't matter, big business must involve many clauses."

She was particularly concerned about Martin's financial prospects: "Is this trip going well?"

Martin nodded slightly: "We have found a few potential investors. They will come to Los Angeles in a while to attend the premiere of The Hills Have Eyes."

He took the initiative to invite: "Annie, will you accompany me to the premiere?"

How could Annie refuse? "I will definitely go."

Martin took out an exquisite gift box with a beautiful starry sky pattern engraved on it: "This is for you, open it and take a look, there is a surprise!"

When Annie saw so many stars, she immediately thought of dazzling diamonds. She took it and prepared to open it: "Is it okay?"

Martin made an inviting gesture: "They belong to you."

Annie opened it excitedly and found a certificate, an extremely exquisite star map, and a beautiful crystal star inside.

It wasn't the diamonds she had in mind.

Even though Anne is an actress, for a moment, the smile froze on her face.

But when she opened the certificate, she was quite surprised and couldn't help but cover her mouth: "You...you bought the naming rights of a star for me?"

This business is really unpopular! Martin said: "Atlantic Astronomical Society, the naming rights of a star."

His lines were already written when he arrived, and his acting skills exploded at this moment, absolutely Oscar-worthy: "When I was in Hong Kong, I couldn't help but miss you. After calling you, I missed you even more. I was wondering, is there a way that I can see you just by looking up."

Anne pursed her lips, her eyes slightly red and misty.

Martin continued, "I specifically found the famous Atlantic Astronomical Society and bought the naming rights for this star. From now on, I will be able to see your starlight when I look up, and your starlight will always shine on me."

Anne nodded vigorously, unable to help herself: "I love you, Martin, my love for you will be like this star!"

Martin was not afraid that Anne would discover the problem. If she did, it would mean that he, Martin Davis, had been deceived by the Atlantic Astronomical Society.

It's normal for a good person to be cheated by a liar.

Anne thought this was the most precious gift in the world and carefully put it in her bag: "You need money right now, it's too wasteful."

Martin said: "Annie, you deserve all the good in the world."

Annie stared at Martin. He was really good-looking, useful and promising. It would be hard to find another boyfriend like him.

It's time to increase the stakes!

Anne tentatively said, "Martin, you have invested in many movies one after another. Funds must be tight, right? If you need it, I still have some money."

Martin was surprised by this and responded very quickly, feeling a little touched: "No, I can handle the funding problem."

"If you need anything, tell me." Annie didn't force it, but specifically said, "What's mine is yours."

She couldn't say the latter sentence now.

"Don't worry, the financial pressure on my side is not that great." Martin finally responded.

Whenever Bruce saw him, he would look at him with admiration.

After dinner, Martin paid the bill and walked out of the restaurant arm in arm with Anne, walking along the sidewalk.

Of course, the two of them would not say it explicitly, but their respective agents had already communicated, and every time they went on a date, they would go out in public and show their affection appropriately.

When the right time comes, you can even use a big move.

Martin held Annie's hand, walking and chatting all the way, they were very intimate.

His professional ethics are beyond doubt. The paparazzi and entertainment reporters behind him may not have had any food to eat, so they have to earn money for today's meals and gas.

The two kissed passionately on the street.

The Hills Have Eyes has entered a period of large-scale publicity. After entering a small park, Martin even ran for a while carrying Annie on his back.

Entertainment news is all fabricated.

Afterwards, Martin bought an astronomical telescope and took Anne to the nearby Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and never came out again.

Anne was first overwhelmed by the romance from the stars, and then by Martin. In her excitement, she agreed to many of Martin's strange requests.

The next morning, when the two were leaving the hotel together, they were photographed by paparazzi who had been waiting there early in the morning.

These entertainment paparazzi followed us all the way to the entrance of Warner Studios.

Martin wanted Annie to further cooperate with the publicity, so of course he had to give Annie confidence. It would be too low-class to show people that pitiful savings, and it might even scare people away.

When they arrived at the small studio rented by the Wanted crew, Mene came up to them and said, "Boss." Martin introduced Annie, "This is Mene, my brother."

Anne smiled at Mene, "Hello."

From the glass office on the other side, screenwriter Mike Bradt ran out.

Martin made the introduction for him and Anne.

Bradt didn't bother to look at Princess Anne, and said directly: "I need a professional action director to construct some script scenes, which must be combined with action."

Martin said, "I came here today just for action guidance."

Chad Stahelski, who I met at Kate Winslet's party last time, finished his work on the "Constantine" crew last month. After a short break, he contacted Martin and prepared to start a new job.

Martin and Bradt discussed the direction of the script story, and Anne could only listen on the side, feeling that Martin was full of passion and energy at work.

About ten minutes later, Chad came into the studio and joined Martin and Bradt's discussion.

Bruce came too.

For some of the action scenes imagined by Martin and Chad, it was more intuitive to let Bruce demonstrate them directly.

Bruce has been keeping fit and training with Martin for a long time, and he is very agile.

Before noon, Martin had already decided to hire Chad as the crew's action director.

Chad and Martin have a lot in common and are willing to accept the new job.

Bradt also looked forward to the arrival of a professional action instructor, who asked for a treat at noon.

Martin found Anne and asked, "Are you bored? Once we talk about work, we can't stop."

Anne saw the studio being built with her own eyes and was completely relieved: "A working man is the most attractive. Don't worry about me. I have to go to the crew soon. You can continue to work."

Martin said, "I'll treat you at noon, come over after lunch."

"Okay." Anne wanted to get further into Martin's life.

Martin treated Anne to lunch, and then he took her to the Hilton Hotel, where her crew was going to shoot in the afternoon.

Martin went to meet Craven for a road show in the afternoon.

After the New Year, the promotion of "The Hills Have Eyes" was fully launched, with posters, advertisements, promotional articles, etc. appearing one after another.

The Nevada Nuclear Test Declassified website has been updated on schedule with information that may be true or false.

If you have the real thing, use the real one; if you don’t have the real thing, make a fake one.

The power of capital is very strong. Warner Bros. found many veterans who had worked at the nuclear test site and conducted special interviews with them, which attracted a lot of attention.

Movie publicity and marketing may be true or false, as long as it can cause a sensation, it dares to create panic about the end of the world.

Documents marked "Top Secret" were disclosed one after another, and residents and veterans who originally lived near the test site, especially those with physical abnormalities, were constantly dragged out for publicity purposes.

The heat of public opinion finally spread to Washington.

At a regular press conference at the White House, a reporter from Warner TV asked a related question.

The spokesperson flatly denied it and directly stated that he would go to Hollywood.

In cases like this, official rumor-refuting is never effective and often makes the situation worse.

The fictitious U.S. Atomic Energy Evaluation Agency issued a missing persons notice, looking for missing data collectors at the Nevada nuclear test site.

Then, someone posted a similar missing person notice on the Internet and in the media, claiming that a family member or friend who drove across Nevada had disappeared near the nuclear test site.

In fact, at this point, people who are familiar with Hollywood movie promotion and marketing have already realized that this is a promotion for a certain movie.

Viral marketing was not pioneered by "The Blair Witch Project". After the success of this film, other films have used similar marketing methods in recent years, and it was also used in the promotion of "The Matrix".

Just as Washington responded and public opinion reached a climax, the homepage picture of the Nevada Nuclear Test Declassification website changed. It was no longer a picture of a veteran with a lipoma on his back, but a missing person notice.

"I'm Brian, the principal of Orange County's Lovisa Middle School. Last month, our school's physical education teacher, Bob, disappeared while traveling with his father-in-law and his family across Nevada. Their car ended up at a gas station outside the nuclear test site. Now I'm looking for clues..."

There was a photo of a family on the missing person notice.

The man standing in the center, holding a dog in one hand and a child in the other, is Bob, the male lead played by Martin in The Mountains Have Eyes.

In the back is Bob's father-in-law's family.

Viral marketing can easily backfire, and the experienced Warner Bros. is well prepared.

At the same time as the missing person notice was posted, a FLASH game called The Hills Have Eyes was loaded onto the web page.

The content is to assist the male protagonist Bob to find the gathering place of deformed and perverted killers caused by nuclear tests, control the protagonist Bob to pass levels and fight monsters, and find the baby that was kidnapped by the killer.

Those who clear the game before the deadline can participate in a lucky draw and receive a souvenir mailed by the crew.

There are also ten super lucky prizes. The winners will be invited by the crew to go to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of The Hills Have Eyes, and all travel and accommodation expenses will be covered by the crew.

In terms of formal publicity, Martin is preparing to appear on a talk show.

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