America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 256: Off-track pursuit
Early Monday morning, Martin got off the electric car and entered the Wanted studio at Warner Studios on time.

With a loud bang, more than a dozen lace patterns exploded, and countless ribbons and sequins flew and fell, covering Martin's head and body.

There was extremely warm applause and everyone was clapping.

For the film's huge sales, for Martin the leading actor and project promoter, and for the bonus they can get.

A Hollywood movie is a big hit at the box office, and all the regular employees in the crew will get benefits.

The worst is a bonus.

Martin clapped along with the crowd and kept saying loudly: "Thank you! Thank you for every support!"

He was also very excited, but he did not get carried away or become arrogant. Instead, he said: "Without you, this film would not be a success! You are the foundation of success!"

The crowd applauded again.

Martin waved to the back, and when Bruce and Mene each came in with a box of wine, he said, "I'll buy you a drink."

There are many behind-the-scenes staff in the crew who may continue to work together next time, such as Chad and Bradt.

Martin had a drink with the others and headed for the office, followed by Chad.

"I heard that the new project has taken shape?" he asked.

Martin took the novel "Dark Realm" from the desk and gave it to him: "Bradt is planning to adapt the script. According to my idea, it will involve a lot of action scenes. If you are willing, you can continue to serve as the action director and assistant director."

Chad responded, "I don't have to bother looking for a new job."

The chances of success are greater when working with successful people. His previous work, "Hellblazer", was not very successful, and Warner Bros. directly canceled the sequel project.

Martin's phone rang at this time.

Chad took the novel and took his leave.

Martin answered the phone and it was Leonardo calling.

"Congratulations, man. Your new movie is a big hit at the box office." Leonardo was a little confused: "Your new box office champion, the first week's figures are higher than the first week box office of all my previous movies."

Martin didn't need to be modest: "Really? I surpassed Leonardo, awesome!" He laughed: "Your movies last longer, longer than you."

Leonardo cursed: "You bastard, don't let me catch the chance to fuck you." He said instead: "Wash your face at night, it feels great."

Martin laughed: "You call the old bastard, and I'll call a few friends here to go together."

Leonardo responded: "Sure."

There was a knock on the office door from outside. Martin hung up the phone and said, "Come in." A staff member came in with Sophia.

Sophia didn't waste any words and said directly: "I want to invest in your new project, no matter what it is, I will invest."

How could Martin refuse the money offered by the sponsor? He said, "No problem. The script for the new project has not yet been adapted. I will notify you when I get back to you."

Sophia nodded: "I will return to Atlanta today, you can call me directly then."

Martin escorted the man all the way out of the studio.

Looking around, there are so many good people.

There was an electric car parked nearby, and Thomas got out with a heavy briefcase in his hand.

Martin was curious: "What did you bring?"

Thomas smiled and said, "Many agents in the company have given me information about their directors, hoping to get them into your new project."

He specifically emphasized: "Not only new directors, but also some famous directors."

Martin returned to the studio first, and when Thomas caught up, he asked, "Why am I so popular now?"

Thomas put away his smile and said very seriously, "The North American box office of the latest film was 6855 million US dollars in its first weekend. You may not have a specific idea. Let me tell you this. Although I haven't done a specific statistics, there are no more than 20 Hollywood films that can achieve this result! If we exclude the sequels of the best-selling movies, there will be no more than 10."

Martin has a rough impression that the first movie in North America to earn over 100 million in its opening weekend was "Spider-Man", and only adapted movies or sequels can achieve this achievement. It seems that no original movie will be able to earn over 100 million in North America in the next 20 years.

Based on the results, it is not unreasonable for Hollywood to despise original films.

Back in the office, Martin looked through the director information Thomas brought, and found that more than 10 people had actively contacted him!
Martin read the relevant information carefully and divided the 14 directors into two parts: those with successful resumes and new directors.

One of them, a British director named Danny Boyle, caught Martin's attention. He looked through his resume and found that he had seen two films directed by him, "Trainspotting" and "28 Days Later".

The former seems to be a movie about 2B young people taking drugs, and the latter seems to be a zombie movie.

Martin called Bruce and asked him to buy two discs.

In addition, Danny Boyle has had some interactions with Leonardo, who starred in the adventure film "The Beach" directed by him.

Thomas pointed to his profile and said, "He is the most famous director here and has some second-tier directors himself."

Martin asked curiously, "Have you contacted him?"

"No." Thomas explained simply: "After I entered the project into the company's database, Danny Boyle contacted me. He had read the novel "Dark Realm" and was very interested in the adaptation."

Martin said: "You talk to him first, and I will find a suitable opportunity to talk to him as well." Meanwhile, at Paramount Studios, the crew of "The Pursuit" had just finished its last pre-screening promotional event.

The heroine Jennifer Aniston came out of the studio. The hot air from the spotlight made her feel extremely uncomfortable and she felt like she couldn't breathe.

It's not just these things that put enormous pressure on her, there was also the huge hit "Wanted" last weekend.

"The Wanted" will be released nationwide this weekend, with the first weekend competing against "Wanted" on the second weekend, and Aniston will be directly confronting Jolie.

What will the media say if I lose?
The first week of release was no match for the movie released in the second week. Is Aniston no match for Jolie?
It's the endless gossip hype again.

The male lead Clive Owen passed by and greeted this side.

Aniston responded with a smile and a nod, but she was a little disappointed because his box office appeal was too poor.

When this film was shot, King Arthur had not yet been released, and as a result, the market response to King Arthur was terrible.

Aniston couldn't help but sigh secretly. Jolie has a good helper in Martin Davis. The market appeal of the Coke Cult leader is huge, which is simply not comparable to that of a literary and artistic person like Clive Owen.

Look at Martin and Julie, they have turned gossip into a French feast.

"Hi, Jane." A familiar voice came from behind.

Aniston turned around and saw her ex-husband Pitt's face that disgusted her, and asked coldly, "Why are you here?"

She noticed that behind Pitt there were Matt Damon, Harvey Weinstein and several other people, and she roughly understood what was going on.

The Weinstein Company is one of the distributors of "The Departed."

Pete pointed to the cafe across the street. "Let's chat for a while? For old times' sake."

Aniston didn't want to argue with anyone in this crowded place, so she left the studio first, crossed the main road of the studio, and went into the cafe opposite.

Peter followed and sat across from her.

Aniston responded as if she were facing a stranger: "Please tell me if you have anything to say."

"Jen, give me a chance, okay?" Pitt seriously suspected that he was fooled by Jolie. Compared with the slut, he couldn't help but think of Aniston's goodness: "I leave Jolie, and we go back to the past, okay?"

Aniston suddenly wanted to laugh, but she held it back. "She broke up with you, and you came back to me? Do you think I'm easy to bully? I don't want to get entangled with you guys, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid."

But Pete said: "I just made the same mistake that all men make..."

Aniston interrupted him: "Why did she break up with you? Weren't you two deeply in love?"

"Martin Davis! She is a loose woman. She got together with Martin Davis right after you left me." Pete tried to remain calm: "Perhaps Martin Davis loves her even more deeply."

He said sincerely, "Jane, let's go back to the way we were before."

"Impossible." Aniston figured out the whole story and didn't want to see Pitt again, so she got up and left.

Pete stood up and wanted to chase after him, but many people around were looking at him, so he didn't chase after him for the sake of saving face.

Aniston walked along the main road of the studio toward the front entrance parking lot.

At this moment, Pete's words were stirring back and forth in her mind, making her realize a reality.

Pitt kicked Jolie because she was the one who got hurt.

Julie kicked Pete because of Martin, and it was Pete who was injured.

In this triangle relationship, the one who deserves to be hurt the most and the only one who hasn't been hurt yet is Julie!

Aniston was calm and composed when facing the media, as if she had completely let it all go, but only women can understand the hatred in a woman's heart.

Passing by a newsstand, she bought a copy of The Hollywood Reporter, which had a photo of Martin and Julie on the front page.

These two are the male and female protagonists of "Wanted". The film has just been a huge success, Jolie has successfully become popular again, and she has also made herself into a super saintly lady.

Aniston doesn't care about children, family, or the Virgin Mary. She just wants to make Jolie feel bad.

how should I do it?

Aniston opened her bag, took out her cell phone, and looked through her address book until she found the contact number she had exchanged with Martin at the Coty Community Wine Tasting.

She placed her finger on the dial button but didn't press it. After thinking for a moment, she flipped through her address book and called her agent Steve. She said, "Please help me find out about Martin Davis's recent situation."

The other side didn’t quite understand: “Because there’s competition between two movies this weekend?”

"No, it's my personal matter." Aniston said directly: "Find out about his latest developments and get back to me as soon as possible."

"Give me a few days." The agent agreed.

Aniston put away her phone and saw a battery car passing by nearby. She found Pitt, Damon, the Affleck brothers and Harvey Weinstein sitting in the same car.

Apparently, they were together.

(End of this chapter)