America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 321: Millionaire in the Making
Pacific Pictures Productions, Burbank.

As soon as Martin entered the reception room, an extremely enthusiastic middle-aged man came over and shook hands with him vigorously.

Louise just stood there and laughed.

Wu Maoting, an investor from Southeast Asia, said in accented English: "Martin, The Departed is a huge success. Your performance is wonderful and shocking."

Martin smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, you are too kind."

Wu Maoting asked: "Thank you and Ms. Meier for giving me this investment opportunity, which allows me to expand my business beyond Asia to the United States."

Martin didn't respond immediately, but glanced at Louise.

Even if The Departed is a big hit at the box office, these Hollywood companies will find ways to make their accounts in the red.

Louise squinted her eyes imperceptibly.

Martin understood that this was a long-term and rational operation.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand. Wu Maoting has a mine, and he dare not keep the money from the mine conversion in the local area, so he naturally wants to find a better investment channel.

Another point is that those who can occupy the jade mines in Myanmar not only have guns, but also a lot of guns.

Martin said nicely: "It is also because Mr. Wu has a good vision. There were so many people at the beginning, but Mr. Wu chose to believe in me and Louise, so he got the due reward."

Wu Maoting expressed his desire to continue the cooperation: "I have experienced the openness and tolerance of Hollywood. Although there are unlimited business opportunities here, I trust the partners I have worked with more."

Louise stated: “There will be an opportunity to continue the cooperation soon.”

Wu Maoting waved his hand, and two followers came over, each holding a mahogany box.

He took one and gave it to Louise first, then put the other in Martin's hand and said, "It's just a small gift. It's not a big deal."

At this moment, both the host and the guests were happy.

Wu Maoting said goodbye and left.

Louise and Martin came back from seeing someone off. She glanced at the mahogany box on the table and said, "Is it emerald again?"

"Jade is also good." Martin opened his mahogany box, which contained a piece of jade.

It's almost full green, and the water quality is very good, but as an outsider he can't tell what it's like.

Louise wore an emerald bracelet inlaid with platinum.

She looked at it carefully and said, "It could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Martin said: "For the mine owner and warlord, this thing is nothing. I think his family is richer than ours."

Louise pushed up her black-rimmed glasses. "It's definitely thicker than yours."

Martin nodded, picked up the box and prepared to leave: "I'm going to the agency."

Louise took the initiative to invite him, "Come to my place for dinner this afternoon. By the way, I have a new bedroom layout, would you like to take a look?"

Martin, now single again, said, "Well, I'll call you when I'm done."

Louise said, "I'll wait for your call."

Three and a half years had passed since she met Martin. She hadn't changed much, but Martin had completely changed.

From an unknown little actor, he became a star with great appeal.

Louise has recently been adjusting her mindset so that their relationship can develop over the long term.

Martin left Pacific Pictures and went to Century City. When he entered the WMA lobby, he met only smiling faces.

On the way to Thomas' office, most people, whether they knew him or not, would take the initiative to say hello to him.

There were also several brokers working in the lobby who asked him if he had any new projects and if he could help their clients.

Martin was mostly vague in his responses and pushed the blame onto Thomas, and the agent had to carry the burden, as he was supposed to be the one taking the blame.

Arriving at Thomas' office, Bruce stayed outside as usual, chatting with Natasha.

Thomas saw Martin and handed him a document. "I just got the information from Warner Bros. The projects you have been working on with them have been successful one after another. They are willing to reveal some to us."

Martin opened it and found a comic book inside, Frank Miller's "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns".

Thomas elaborated: "You asked me to pay attention to Christopher Nolan. I got reliable information that the Nolan brothers have basically finalized the main story line of the Batman sequel, which will be adapted from The Dark Knight Returns. The news that Mene got from Emma Thomas also confirmed this."

Martin looked and asked, "Anything else?"

"The protagonists of the film are Batman and the Joker, just like Heat, a two-hero showdown." Thomas has been working hard on this recently: "The Departed is a big hit. If the next film, Endless, is also a big hit at the box office, there won't be too many obstacles for Warner Bros. and DC Comics."

Martin didn't waste any words and said directly: "Get the script as soon as possible."

“I will.” Thomas smoothed his hair, which he had recently had a hair transplant to make the hair less sparse above his forehead.

But the hair transplant was not very successful, and his forehead soon became shiny: "This is a commercial blockbuster, and I hope to get you a salary of more than 1000 million US dollars."

Martin nodded: "I hope both of us can get rich."

Thomas was full of energy: "I will definitely do it."

The two discussed for a while about competing for awards during the awards season.

There are not many occasions where Martin needs to personally handle public relations. The actor's main task is to increase exposure and express a positive attitude at campaign meetings, while leaving lobbying to professional public relations personnel.

Of course, the most important thing is spending money.

Thomas talked about the important part of public relations: "The company has contacted relevant organizations and is looking for the right time to set up a charitable foundation."

He was worried that Martin would misunderstand: "Charitable donations can be deducted from taxes, and a considerable portion of the funds raised can be used for the operation of the organization." Martin understood: "I know, you should take care of the procedural matters as soon as possible." Thomas wanted to refuse, saying that this was not the agent's job, but when he thought about the person sitting opposite him, who would soon be paid more than $1000 million for a single film, he swallowed his words.

As a potential millionaire, Thomas felt that doing more work was no big deal, after all, he had Natasha as his assistant.

As for CPU, each level is higher than the previous one.

Martin stayed in Thomas' office for nearly an hour before saying goodbye and leaving.

When going downstairs, Bruce followed from behind and said, "Based on what Natasha said, Thomas works very hard."

Martin thought of Thomas's increasingly sparse forehead and said softly, "You can tell."

Arriving at the WMA lobby, Martin had just turned out of the elevator when someone called him, "Martin!"

Before he could turn around, Jennifer Aniston, wearing a short windbreaker, walked over quickly and hugged him tightly with both hands without caring whether there was anyone around.

Martin was single again, and he didn't care about what others thought. He hugged Aniston and kissed her hard on the forehead, saying, "Jane, you are still so beautiful."

Aniston, however, held Martin's face in her hands, kissed him hard on the mouth, and said, "Congratulations, your new movie is a big hit."

Steve, the agent who was following behind, coughed hard and reminded the two: "This is not the place to talk."

WMA's office generally refuses to allow journalists to enter. As for other rumors, there were many rumors when the two were filming "Limitless" together, but Martin and Aniston didn't care.

Aniston looked at the increasingly attractive puppy eagerly and said, "I feel like you're different."

"Do you have any important work now?" Martin asked.

Aniston shook her head without hesitation.

Martin took her hand and left, saying to Bruce, "Drive the car to the underground parking lot."

Steve wanted to stop him, but when he saw Aniston's charming smile, he just stood there and said nothing, watching Martin snatch his client away.

The two got in the car, and Bruce drove straight to the nearest five-star hotel without Martin's instructions.

At this time, a thousand words are not as good as a single shot.

As for the rest, it won’t be too late to talk about it after the Eagles game.

When they arrived at the hotel, Aniston hung on the wall as Martin's poster.

In Martin's words, this is the highest form of worship that fans can show to their idols.

Also called joy worship.

As soon as the song was over, Martin's cell phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Julie calling.

Aniston also noticed the name displayed on the screen and said, "Just answer it."

Even as she said this, her legs turned into ropes, tying Martin up and preventing him from moving away.

Although Aniston no longer had the desire to compete with Jolie, it was still interesting to be able to cause trouble for her.

Martin pressed the answer button: "Hi, Angie, what's up?"

Julie was very direct: "I heard you returned to Los Angeles. I haven't seen you for a long time. I'll go and have a drink with you."

Martin looked at Aniston, then thought of Louise in the evening, and decided to play it safe, saying, "I don't have time today, let's do it another day."

Julie's mind was active, and she guessed, "Are you with Aniston?"

Martin neither confirmed nor denied it.

"Please put her on the phone!" said Julie.

Aniston's hand reached out.

Martin said, "Don't pay any attention to her."

Aniston insisted.

Martin put the phone in her hand.

Aniston picked up the phone and said quickly, "I'm with Martin. Do you want to know where?"

Julie blurted out without thinking: "Tell me now!"

"Take your time to guess!" Aniston hung up the phone directly, put her arms around Martin's neck, and deliberately asked: "Have you ever thought about calling me and Julie together?"

Martin shook his head: "Never thought about it."

"Really?" She didn't believe it.

Martin said no more and continued to play eagle.

As it was almost time to get off work, Martin went downstairs alone, went home to change his clothes, got into an inconspicuous car, and rushed to the south slope.

Life is really hard. I have to run back and forth and my waist is sore from exhaustion.

Martin came to Louise's mansion and after entering the living room, he saw Louise making drinks for him behind the bar. He pulled out a chair and sat down to catch his breath.

There's no way around it, men are naturally weak in this aspect.

He asked, “Are you still going to the International Bartenders Conference this year?”

Louise pointed to the medals and certificates in the glass display case and said, "How can we miss the only female bartender."

Martin nodded. "I recently mixed a new cocktail called Hole in One."

(End of this chapter)