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Chapter 367 Nicholson blasts Martin
In the press room of the Warner Building, many reporters gathered together, and the main creative staff of "The Dark Knight" were present to witness the official signing of the two leading actors, Martin and Christian Bale.

Martin became the sunny and handsome young actor again. After the signing ceremony, he took a photo with Bale and director Nolan.

Under the flash lights, the two of them smiled brightly and the atmosphere was harmonious.

When it came to the question and answer session, a reporter suddenly asked, "Martin, Chris, there are rumors in Hollywood that you have a sharp conflict?"

Martin immediately retorted: "How is that possible? Chris and I admire each other and have been friends since last year."

Bale saw the crew's producers sitting below and turned to look at Martin, even more shameless than Martin: "Martin was originally recommended for this role by me."

Martin looked at Bell and smiled even brighter, so bright that it seemed a little perverted.

Bell was calm and composed. He reached out and bumped fists with Martin.

In front of countless cameras, the two men bumped their fists together.

Just like brothers and best friends.

Bale strongly recommended Heath Ledger to Nolan and also expressed his dislike for Martin. Nolan knew that the two were not on good terms.

But he doesn't care, Batman and the Joker are supposed to be mortal enemies.

From the perspective that is beneficial to the work, there is no problem in extending the hostility between the two people from the film to life.

Nolan is also a director who understands marketing. In recent days, he has discussed with his wife Emma Thomas whether they can do something about the relationship between Martin and Bale when promoting the film.

There is even a blueprint. For example, Martin and Bale were originally good friends, but Martin immersed himself too deeply in the role of the Joker, and the relationship between the Joker and Bruce Wayne affected the relationship between the two protagonists in reality, causing them to become enemies.

After the press conference, Martin and Bell left the press room hand in hand and entered the lounge at the back.

“I never thought we would have such a close collaboration,” Bell said with a smile.

Martin laughed: "The film was shot in Atlanta, which is my hometown. When we get to Atlanta, I will take you to visit the beautiful scenery of Georgia."

Only then did Bell remember that the bastard Martin Davis was from Atlanta.

He was never afraid of a challenge: "I'll need your help to lead the way then."

Martin had an idea that Bruce had mentioned.

After filming Wanted, Jolie traveled to the Middle East and Africa, embarking on a path to Mary.

At that time, Bruce made a suggestion that if Julie had an accident there, the commercial prospects of "Wanted" would be great.

Where is Batman in Atlanta?

Looking at Bell's receding figure, Martin quickly shook his head. He had more and more crazy ideas recently.

Bruce came over at this time and asked, "Any ideas?"

Martin shook his head and sighed: "Some bad ideas, all your fault, don't act like a human being!"

Bruce was puzzled and thought to himself, what did I do?

"Luckily I was able to hold you, otherwise you would be in danger." Martin saw Nolan and Emma Thomas and said hello, "Chris, Emma."

Nolan said, "Let's talk for a while."

Martin nodded slightly, left the crowded lounge, and entered a reception room next to it.

Nolan slammed the door.

Martin was suddenly startled, his eyes quickly passed over Emma Thomas, and suddenly thought of Kate and Sam, and thought, no way?
"I know you and Bell have some conflicts." Nolan said directly: "But don't let it affect your work."

Martin said: "You can rest assured about this."

Emma Thomas asked: "I heard you always have some ideas for publicity and marketing?"

Martin smiled and said, "I just gave some ideas."

"Chris has some ideas about promotion and marketing and would like to discuss them with you." Emma gave a brief introduction.

Martin had no objection to this, but the crew and Thomas had to discuss the implementation in detail.

The two sides chatted for a while and then left.

Martin glanced at Nolan.

This British director is an outstanding filmmaker and producer, but he is also a master of publicity and marketing. He once repeatedly hyped up the open-ended ending of "Inception" alone.

Much like Tom Cruise to Nicole Kidman.

Whenever there is promotion, it always has to be brought out and shown off.

To use Martin's words from his previous life, Nolan can be said to be the beginning of the fan clubization of directors.

After 2015, if anyone said that Nolan's films were not good, they would immediately be attacked wildly on the Internet.

Martin went out, joined Thomas and Bruce, and went out the back door of the Warner Building together.

Thomas had agreed on a share of the Joker's peripheral portraits a few days ago, and Martin would receive 20% of the gross profit of related products.

Behind it is the studio area.

Lily was waiting for them here.

The girl was in high spirits. When she saw Martin, she immediately ran over and said with a look of relief: "Next year, I don't have to pay Elena's tuition." Martin said: "Elena can also breathe a sigh of relief."

"Yes, she can really relax now." Lily lowered her voice: "I can relax too. Elena can't raise her fists all the time..."

Martin laughed a bit weirdly: “Do you think you can escape your sister’s iron fist love by not taking Elena’s tuition?”

Lily's originally relaxed face fell in an instant.

Obviously, no.

After Martin finished beating the guy, he asked, "Did you sign an agreement with the crew?"

Lily cheered up a little: "The crew invested 20 US dollars to buy out the copyright and several large bags of sculptures I made, and prepared to sell them as high-end hand-made customized peripherals. In addition, they hired me to work in the crew and continue to design and produce related Joker and Batman sculptures. In addition to the basic salary, I also get a 3% profit share."

"Work hard." Martin finally stopped trying to discourage her: "If this movie sells well, you can earn enough to cover your tuition and living expenses throughout your college years."

Lily reached out her hand, grabbed the corner of Martin's clothes and shook it: "Thank you."

Martin raised his fist and shook it in front of Lily, reminding her: "Don't let others bully you, but don't mess around either."

Lily muttered, "Am I that kind of person?"

"You think I haven't heard the rumors from the crew?" Martin glanced at her. "I heard last week that you used a carving knife to poke dozens of holes in a proportional dummy in front of a group of people."

Lily defended herself, "This is to prevent bullying in advance, which is good for both them and me." She looked for an ally: "Old Bull, am I right?"

Bruce felt that this was a continuation of the same tradition and praised: "Well done."

Arriving at the Dark Knight Studio, Lily pointed to the door and said, "I'm going back to work."

Martin nodded, watched her run away happily, and said to Bruce: "Give her a car from Cadillac and give her the key to the house."

Bruce asked, "Why don't you say it yourself?"

Martin expressed his true feelings: "Maybe I was infected by Elena. When I saw Lily was so happy, I wanted to give her a loving fist bump."

Bruce took out the things he had prepared long ago and went to the Dark Knight Studio.

Martin called Thomas, went into a nearby soda shop, and shouted to the counter, "Mia, same as always."

Mia smiled and replied, "Okay, sit down and wait."

Martin sat by the glass curtain wall and said to Thomas, "I told you everything I discussed with Nicholson yesterday. For the next stage, you should make a complete plan. You don't need to leave any traces, as long as you know what's going on. Find reliable candidates for clinics, hospitals, hotels, and related caregivers as soon as possible."

Thomas asked, "Really?"

Martin said: "I first played a crazy character, and then played a role from an old man to a baby. It's normal to have problems. Don't underestimate the public's sympathy and curiosity..."

Thomas pointed to the Dark Knight Studios and said, "Aren't you going to say hello to the crew?"

"No need." Martin said: "Both Nolan and Warner Bros. have a keen sense of smell in this regard. They will never miss the opportunity to promote and hype."

“It’s not easy being a star,” Thomas said.

Martin couldn't help but laugh, almost madly: "Can it be harder than when I was in Atlanta? Can it be harder than ordinary people working under the scorching sun?"

Thomas couldn't help but think of himself. Although he had a bald forehead, this little difficulty he had now was much better than suffering at the bottom of the company.

Mia brought over some cold drinks at this time.

"Thank you." Martin saw the ring on her hand and said, "Congratulations."

Mia smiled and said, "I accepted Sebastian's pursuit and became his boyfriend."

Martin said: "Sebastian is a lucky boy. He actually caught up with the cold drink princess of Warner Studios."

Mia smiled sweetly and left.

She was a smart girl. There were at least 200 actresses working part-time in the studio, if not 100.

Why, among so many people, was she able to talk to Martin?
For one thing, Martin had frequented the store when he was a little star.

On the other hand, apart from the normal greetings, she never asked for any help at all.

It’s not that Mia doesn’t have ideas. On the contrary, she has a lot of ideas. At the most critical moment of her career, if she could ask Martin to help and say a word, it might lead to earth-shaking changes.

She could see clearly that this kind of thing could only happen once and not a second time.

After chatting with Thomas and drinking cold drinks, Martin called Nicholson and said, "Jack, are you ready?"

Nicholson said, "Is it finally my turn to be part of something so fun?"

Martin said, "I can forget anyone but you."

On the other side, Nicholson put down his phone, picked up the phone next to him, and called the number of a familiar reporter: "Rick, come to me, I want to expose something, I want to criticize someone!"

The next morning, The Hollywood Reporter published an interview in which Nicholson angrily criticized Martin and the Dark Knight crew.

"As the previous Joker actor, a very successful one at that, Warner Bros. didn't even ask for my opinion when selecting a new actor for the Joker! Yes, no one asked for my opinion, including Martin!"

"I think this role is not suitable for Martin. The Joker is too different from his usual image and acting style. This role is too dark and will cause trouble to people. I know Martin too well. He is too young and difficult to control..."

(End of this chapter)