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Chapter 342 The Truth About the Malibu Wildfire

After returning to Los Angeles, Martin first communicated with Coca-Cola about the new endorsement.

Compared to Brioni and Cadillac, Coca-Cola is much more important.

Coca-Cola has no objection to this, as their restrictions only apply to beverages.

Martin then met with Brioni and Cadillac successively and reached an agreement with both parties on all endorsement terms.

The former signed a three-year contract with an annual endorsement fee of US$3 million, as well as a series of activity clauses for cooperating with the brand.

The latter signed a two-year contract with an annual endorsement fee of US$1000 million and will shoot the first commercial in January.

Before the New Year, Cadillac and Martin held a grand signing ceremony in Los Angeles.

Hundreds of reporters gathered in the press room of the Hilton Hotel.

Martin signed the model contract and then exchanged contracts with Johnson, who represented Cadillac.

There was warm applause from all around.

The curtain behind the signing table opened, revealing the true appearance of Cadillac's flagship car SLS 2007.

With the new car poster as the background, everyone including Martin stood on the signing table for a group photo.

Thomas clapped his hands vigorously in the audience. After he finished clapping, he subconsciously touched his forehead and felt his hair falling out like dead grass in winter.

But he didn't care.

Because these two commercial endorsements alone have guaranteed him, as an agent, a million-dollar income.

Counting Martin's commission from other aspects, he earns a million a year!
There are only a few dozen entertainment agents in the entire Hollywood who can achieve this feat.

Thomas took out his cell phone and looked at his hair in the reflection of the screen. He began to think seriously about whether it would be better to shave his head or have a hair transplant.
On the signing stage, the voice of Cadillac's spokesperson sounded, and the other party announced that they would fully sponsor the premiere of Martin's new film "Never Ending" and all public events.

Then, producer Louise Mayer, representing the crew, signed a sponsorship agreement with Cadillac.

All the main creative staff of "Limitless" were present.

With only one month left before the film’s release, the crew is seizing every opportunity to promote the film.

Martin then gave an interview to reporters.

In addition to the regular questions, Jody, a reporter from TMZ, asked a gossip question according to the prior communication with Bruce: "Now many media and websites have rumors that you are dating Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie at the same time?"

Martin denied it, of course, and asked, "Do you think it's possible? Jane and Angie are both independent women, and I'm good friends with them..."

At noon that day, the relevant video appeared on the TMZ website.

Brad Pitt, who was restricted from traveling, watched the video and exploded in anger after being imprisoned at home for many days. He smashed the mouse and said, "Shit, good friend! How can someone stab a good friend! Bastard! Martin, you bastard, I'm going to kill you!"

He hadn't groomed himself for many days, and now his beard was messy and his hair was greasy, looking like a mad dog.

Another piece of news appeared on the web page on the computer screen. Cadillac and Brioni signed contracts with Martin Davis, who became the global spokesperson for the two brands.

When Pete saw the photo of Martin standing in front of Cadillac's SLS flagship car, he felt worse than death.

Two brand endorsements and tens of millions of dollars were just snatched away like that.

Pete picked up the phone and dialed his agent Maggie's number. When the call was connected, he said, "I'm going to sue Cadillac for unilateral breach of contract!"

Maggie advised, "Forget it, Pete, you should keep a low profile and keep quiet. Now people are announcing #MeToo one after another, and it has even affected the director and screenwriter industry. If you jump out at this time, it will only cause greater disgust. Stay dormant and wait for your opportunity."

Pete hung up the phone.

Since many stars and directors from Meryl Streep to Cate Blanchett to Nicole Kidman have joined Metoo, CAA is considering giving up Pitt.

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Amid the carnival of the Metoo movement, 2006 passed quietly, and 2007 came to Martin again.

Taking advantage of the new year's holiday, he gave himself a good vacation.

Coincidentally, the Koti community organized a New Year fireworks show.

Martin and Bruce went to New Chinatown and bought a large batch.

Another trip to the hardware store.

The two men purchased a batch of steel pipes and tools.

After returning home, we started DIY immediately. Martin was a little bit worse, but Bruce was pretty good.

He is mainly responsible for expressing ideas, and then Lao Bu starts making them.

After two days of hard work, I modified a lot of fireworks and the tools used to set them off.

After a quick test in the yard to make sure it worked, Martin called Leonardo and Nicholson and said, "I'm having a fireworks show tonight, come join us!"

When the two heard about fireworks, they immediately thought of the mortars at Pinewood Studios and agreed.

As soon as it got dark, Leonardo and Nicholson drove to Martin's side respectively.

Bruce had already loaded all of the modified cargo into the bed of the pickup truck.

Martin got in the driver's seat and called out to the two bastards, "Hold on, let's go!"

Leonardo got into the back row, leaned on the seat and asked, "What's the fun?"

Martin drove out: "You'll know when you get there."

Nicholson's mind was full of asshole thoughts: "Should we go to the place with the most wild sex in Los Angeles? I know where it is, a few mountains in Malibu..."

Martin was surprised: "Why do you want to go to that kind of place?"

Nicholson said: "Of course, we should launch fireworks to scare those bastards who are having sex in the wild, so that the men's sponges will tear and the women will all have cramps!"

Martin retorted: "I am not you, how could I do such boring things."

Nicholson was furious: “Who did all that shit at Pinewood Studios?”

"Didn't you and Meryl do it?" Martin asked Leonardo, "Am I remembering correctly?" Leonardo said seriously, "Yes, it was Jack and Meryl who did it. The media reporters all reported it."

Nicholson was very angry and the consequences were serious: "If you do something bad again in the future, don't expect me to take the blame for you."

Martin said, "Look at the fireworks before you say that."

The pickup truck drove into the community square, Martin had a brief conversation with Harold from the community committee, and then the car entered the cargo parking area.

Aniston, who had made an appointment earlier, also came over.

As it got dark, hundreds of people gathered in the huge square. The community prepared fireworks, and some property owners also brought fireworks and set them off in the designated fireworks area.

Martin and two other men moved several fireproof boxes to the edge of the burning area, took out a pack of sparklers and gave them to Aniston.

The latter lit one, attracting many children.

Martin brought over another big bag and said, "They are all from our neighbors. Share them with them."

Aniston doesn't like children, but it's not difficult for her to pass around the sparklers.

A group of children, waving lit sparklers, circled Aniston.

Happy emotions are contagious, and Aniston suddenly realized that these children are also very cute.

But her attention is quickly drawn to the asshole trio.

Martin opened the box and took out a thick iron pipe, in which many slender fireworks tubes were stuffed.

Leonardo also took one and asked, "What's this new thing? It's a bit like a Gatling gun."

Martin smiled and said, "Just call me Gatlin."

He and Old Bull searched Chinatown and some shops selling fireworks, but couldn't find a Gatling gun, so they had to modify one themselves.

"Jack, help me light the fire." Martin picked up the Gatling gun.

Nicholson came over and lit the fuse.

Martin raised the muzzle of the Gatling gun, and after a burst of burning smoke, one brilliant fireworks after another flew into the night sky.

It's like a Gatling gun firing tracer bullets.

"This is interesting!" Leonardo urged Nicholson: "Jack, light it for me!"

Nicholson also became interested. He ignored Leon Ando and picked up a cigarette himself, shouting, "Light it up for me first."

These two bastards won't give in to each other.

Aniston brought over a heart-shaped sparkler and said, "I'll help you light it."

She used a sparkler to light the Gatling gun on the two bastards.

Nicholson yelled like a weird grandpa, holding the Gatling gun and shooting into the air.

Only men can experience this kind of romance.

Martin's Gatling gun was lit and replaced with a new one.

Aniston comes over to light the fire.

Martin asked her, "Do you want to try it?"

Aniston shook her head: "It's more beautiful to watch."

Fireworks are for watching, you don't have to set them off yourself.

Before I finished setting off this one, a few people came over and asked, "Your fireworks..."

Nicholson was just short of a cigarette and automatically answered, "We're selling it for takeout, $50 a pop."

The man paid for two.

The commotion here attracted quite a few people, and when they saw the fireworks being delivered, more people came over.

Nicholson, this old bastard, was so shameless as to just have fun that he took the fireworks made by Martin and Bruce and sold them out. He didn't make much money, but it was a different kind of pleasure to sell other people's things and collect the money himself.

He also took the time to say to Martin and Aniston: "I'll treat you later, please go wash your faces."

Aniston was confused: "Wash your face? Do a beauty treatment?"

Martin said, "Don't listen to Jack, he's not a good man."

The three of them put out and sold the goods, and soon the boxes were sold out.

When the last box was left, Nicholson sat down on it and said, "This box is mine!"

Leonardo asked, "What do you want this thing for?"

"The mountains over in Malibu are a holy place for trysts." Nicholson said, "Leo, let's go there in a few days and blow up all those wild mandarin ducks!"

Leonardo agreed: "Good idea, let's see how many people go to the hospital then."

The two bastards were quarreling without any reason. Martin quickly said, "I suddenly realized something."

Nicholson frowned: "What do you understand now, you bastard?"

"So this is the truth about the Malibu wildfire!" As the third of the three bastards, Martin was really worried about the big brother and the second brother: "It was you two bastards who did it!"

Nicholson and Leonardo understood what Martin meant.

Malibu is a fire-prone area. Nicholson sighed, "We can only set it off at the studio."

Leonardo said: "All the studios will blacklist you."

Nicholson didn't care: "I'm going to retire soon, and before I retire I'm going to bomb every famous studio!"

(End of this chapter)