America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 178 Martin and the Fans

In the North Hollywood apartment, Martin came back specially after finishing the styling. After entering the door, he took out a Coke from the box, smeared it with olive oil, and placed it on the windowsill facing the Premiere Theater.

Taking off his disposable gloves, Martin took out his mobile phone and called Robert.

In Atlanta, Robert said, "Understood, I'll do it right away."

Martin went downstairs, got into the Mercedes Benz parked at the door of the apartment, and said to Bruce, "Go to the hotel to pick up Annie."

Bruce drove and asked, "Does it really work?"

"It succeeded several times." Martin was also seeking psychological comfort.

It is similar to the act of worshiping the God of Wealth in the previous life.

Arriving at the Hilton Hotel, as soon as Martin got out of the car, Laura came out with Anne, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress.

Martin hurried over to open the door and held the roof to let Annie in.

Anne noticed her boyfriend's meticulous care in these little things and smiled sweetly at Martin.

After Martin got in the car, the Mercedes started.

Laura followed in another car.

Anne asked with concern, "How much does Warner Bros. expect to make in the first weekend?"

Martin looked very stressed: "2500 million dollars!"

Anne held Martin's hand and encouraged him, "I believe you can do it."

Martin nodded: "It depends on the first week's box office."

Today's movie screenings are fundamentally different from those before 2000. The marketing strategy is to attract moviegoers to the theaters as early as possible. For most commercial films, the North American box office accounts for more than half in the first two weekends.

The premiere of "The Hills Have Eyes" was held at the El Capitan Theater. Rachel brought the core members of the fan club there early in the morning and received official cheering tools such as light boards, posters and banners from Jessica and Emily.

Jessica and Rachel took the initiative to contact those who supported Anne Hathaway and sent them light boards and other materials.

Before the red carpet, apart from some horror movie fans who came to join in the fun, the fans were mainly divided into three groups.

In addition to Martin and Anne, there is another large group - Wes Craven's supporters.

Starting from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1983, over the past two decades, Wes Craven's horror films have been a well-known brand throughout North America.

Therefore, this film, including the trailer that has been released and some posters, has the most eye-catching font at the beginning: Wes Craven's work.

Both director Alexandre Aja and the leading actor Martin had no objection to this and fully supported it.

When the cool old man Craven was the first to walk onto the red carpet, thunderous cheers erupted at the theater entrance.

Angelina Jolie came to cheer.

When Mene walked onto the red carpet, a large group of people were calling him for autographs. When Mene walked over, they found that most of his supporters were over 40 years old.

The person who walked onto the red carpet afterwards almost stunned the media reporters and fans.

Paris Hilton has reappeared in public after a brief hiatus.

Having experienced jail time and betrayal by Kim Kardashian, Paris seemed to have mastered the code to traffic. She did not stay on the red carpet for long, but quickly caught up with Mene in front of her and insisted on taking a photo with her.

Mene was numb: "What are you going to do?"

Paris whispered, "Take a picture with me and come back to get the check."

Mene's expression immediately changed: "No problem, how do you want me to cooperate?"

When these two people stood in the media area, the reporters almost rioted.

Paris is no longer as manic as before, and she lets Mene put his arm around her waist and smile at the camera together.

At this time, even louder shouts were heard from the front of the red carpet.

A black car stopped in front of the carpet. Martin took Anne out of the car, and they walked onto the red carpet arm in arm.

Unlike the House of Wax premiere, Martin is the absolute protagonist this time.

On both sides of the red carpet, hundreds of fans held up his posters and light boards with his name on them, and kept calling out his name.

Martin took Annie over and signed autographs for fans along the way, even satisfying fans' requests for photos.

Bruce followed behind, his eyes constantly scanning the fans, looking for any possible danger.

With Annie's support and the fans being so enthusiastic, it would not be a good idea for Martin to get out rashly.

He and Bruce had discussed this earlier.

Bruce said something to the microphone at the collar, and immediately four security guards came over and asked Martin to return to the red carpet for safety reasons.

Martin continued to sign autographs enthusiastically until he was forced to leave by security guards.

Two security guards even had to hold Martin's arms.

"Martin really cares about us!"

Seeing all this, the fans were in tears. A female fan took the lead in shouting, "Martin, go back and don't delay the business."

Many fans echoed the sentiment in various ways.

When the movie star they support achieves this much, what else can they say or be dissatisfied with?

Jessica, who was in the crowd, suddenly shouted, "I want to buy five tickets to support Martin! I want to support Martin!"

Other fans agreed.

"Yes! I will watch it three times."

"As long as the film is good, I will watch it five times."

Few people noticed Jessica who was the first to speak out. Similar emotions quickly spread among the crowd, and shouts continued. Many people just said that the economy allowed, but time did not.

But Emily took a DV camera, recorded everything, and uploaded it to the Internet, which always stimulates people's viewing emotions.

Good movies naturally have good box office?

Many times, a good movie is not as good as a good commercial operation.

As Martin walked down the red carpet and entered the media area, Jessica and Emily waved to Rachel and left quickly.

The two entered the cinema through the side door and came to the reserved office on the second floor. They opened the laptops they brought with them and immediately uploaded the photos and some videos taken on the scene to the Internet, especially the decryption website.

Unlike Warner Bros. and the crew's publicists, they completely focus on Martin.

Martin and Anne were interviewed in the media area and came to the theater's foyer to wait for admission later.

There are many guests gathered here.

Sophia and Vincent also came, the former's burly figure attracted people's attention.

She came over, looked at Annie briefly, and asked Martin: "Is this your new girlfriend?"

"Anne Hathaway." Martin introduced Sofia: "My friend Sofia in Atlanta."

Sophia smiled with all her face full of flesh and shook hands with Anne.

Anne just felt that the woman's hands were as hard as stone.

Martin was worried that Sophia might talk nonsense, so he pointed behind him and sold out Bruce without hesitation: "Bruce is over there."

Sophia lost interest in anything else and walked quickly towards Bruce.

Martin believed that Bruce would not fall.

Annie came closer and whispered, "Why does she feel like a bad person?"

Martin certainly wouldn't tell the truth: "She's a fitness fanatic. She lost all the fat on her body. She looks a little scary, but she's actually a very nice person."

Scott can definitely attest to that.

"Hi, Martin." Wu Maoting came over to say hello.

His daughter Wu Dan looked like an ordinary little girl, staring at Martin in admiration: "You look radiant today."

Martin cleverly turned to Annie and said, "Did you hear that? Miss Wu is praising you."

Anne had completely accepted Martin and was very cooperative, actively shaking hands with Wu Dan.

Wu Maoting said: "I visited Pacific Pictures and Warner Bros. and talked with several executives of Warner Bros. The situation is better than what I said. Thank you for giving me such an investment opportunity."

Martin was not polite at all: "Mr. Wu, can I ask for a small thank you gift?"

Wu Maoting thought that these Westerners really didn't know how to be modest, but he smiled and said, "Just tell me, as long as I can do it."

Martin said, "Can you sell me a batch of jadeite at a fair price?"

It turned out to be just this little thing! Wu Maoting's good impression of Martin returned: "I'll have someone bring you a list later, you can choose whatever you want."

After the two men left, Annie asked quietly, "Emerald? I think I've heard of it."

Martin said simply: "A precious jewel from the East."

"Jewelry?" Anne's mind immediately became active. Is the jewelry finally coming?

Now that jewelry is here, are luxury cars and mansions far behind?
Wes Craven came over at this time and took Martin to meet several media people, mainly people in the film critic circle, including Kenneth Turan, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Todd McCarthy, chief film critic of the Hollywood Reporter, and Courtney Howard of Variety.

These people are all members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Martin greeted them politely and chatted with them for a while.

Stars need the adulation of the media and critics.

As they were leaving, Martin asked Craven, "Should I prepare some small gifts for them?"

Craven shook his head: "No, the crew has already made preparations." He reminded Martin: "If you want to win awards in the future, give priority to the critics in Los Angeles and New York. Nearly 70% of the Academy members live in these two places."

Martin asked tentatively, "They?"

Craven understood what Martin meant: "Most of the time they emphasize fairness and justice. But everything around Hollywood is a business."

Martin saw Mene at this time and discovered that Mene was being led by Paris Hilton and socializing everywhere.

He couldn't figure out what was going on, so he found an opportunity to go over and ask.

Mene said with a bitter face: "Boss Martin, she gave too much!"

Martin knew that he was under great financial pressure recently, so he encouraged him: "Come on, try to earn more."

Make money, not shabby.

Inside the El Capitan Theater, a large number of audiences entered.

Ted entered the venue with nine other lucky audience members and his seat was right in the middle row.

The theater, which can accommodate nearly a thousand people, was completely filled with audience except for the first few rows.

Although it is not a peak season like the summer or holiday season, The Hills Have Eyes still attracted a large number of people.

Then the guests and media came in.

Amidst applause, Wes Craven and Alexander Aja led the main creative crew into the theater.

Martin is the only actor who can truly be called a star.

After a brief media interview, "The Hills Have Eyes" officially began its premiere.

(End of this chapter)