America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 368 Turning enemies into enemies
Ever since they were thanked by Martin Scorsese when he accepted the Best Director award at the Oscars, this trio of bastards, old, middle-aged and young, who got together to mess around, have become famous throughout North America.

I wonder how many people, like Cate Blanchett and Christian Bale, are waiting to see the trio turn against each other.

Nicholson's criticism of Martin was also related to the big project "The Dark Knight" launched by Warner Bros. and DC Comics, which immediately attracted countless eyeballs.

After communicating with the crew, Martin responded quickly.

"Jack's Joker is still a classic. I believe he played the Joker in Tim Burton's mind perfectly, but the Joker in the Dark Knight is definitely different from the previous ones. Compared with Jack's version, this version has many more interesting things. I am confident that I can play this role well."

This response was like stirring up a hornet's nest.

Nicholson acted like the leader of the trio, with the aura of a three-time Oscar winner, and started to give orders again.

"Success comes from hard work, effort and talent. Acting is not just about putting on a beard, wearing a wig, or gaining or losing weight. I remind my little brother with my years of experience in the industry that you have to endure the truth that you need to be tempered."

Martin had a verbal fight with Nicholson through the media: "You told me that when things get tough, stop complaining, don't hesitate, muster up the courage, and do it!"

Nicholson responded through the media: "If you're hard, do it, but be careful with your farts!"

Countless gossip media interpreted it crazily, all believing that Nicholson was mocking Martin in this way and asking him to be more careful with his words.

In just two or three days, the verbal spat between Martin and Nicholson became the focus of American entertainment gossip. Almost all entertainment media paid close attention to it, and it even became a hot search on Google.

The media and the public not only like to see a prodigal son return, but also like to see brothers break up.

"Martin and Jack's friendship is over."

"Because of a clown, the two officially broke up!"

"The Joker is so powerful that he has already brought down the Hollywood trio of assholes before he even appears on the screen."

"Be careful of clowns, they can break people's hearts."

The massive media coverage and the active attention of the general public made the Dark Knight and the Joker spread quickly and became the hottest gossip topic in the United States.

"Did the asshole trio really have a conflict?"

In the hotel room, Blanchett was also eating melons and asked Bale: "Is Martin Davis and Nicholson going to break up?"

Bell has been enjoying eating melons recently and said with a smile: "I guess they will become enemies."

"Dog bites dog!" Blanchett said angrily, "I really hope they can fight."

Bell pondered and said, "When I officially join the group, I'll find someone to secretly instigate them, maybe I can really do it."

Blanchett leaned in: "That's great."

Seeing Blanchett sticking to his arm, Bale suddenly took a step back: "And Leonardo, they are all damn bastards."

Blanchett grabbed Bale and said, "Should we celebrate?"

Bale was still haunted and bored when he thought of the sponge that was torn apart by Blanchett at Pinewood Studios.

He was no longer interested in this aspect: "Well, let's do it another day. I have something else to do."

Without waiting for Blanchett to reply, Bale broke free from her arms, picked up his phone and ran off.

Blanchett was annoyed: "Useless man."

Bale really had something to do. After leaving the hotel, he went to the Santa Monica Sunshine Hotel to prepare to send Heath Ledger to the airport to return to New York.

Brothers are more important than women.

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The quarrel between Martin and Nicholson inevitably affected another member of the trio, Leonardo.

A reporter went to interview Leonardo.

Leonardo said he would invite Martin and Nicholson out for dinner to discuss the matter.

On an ordinary spring morning, Leonardo was the first to arrive at the Los Angeles Country Club.

There were more than a dozen reporters and paparazzi following him, and more people were rushing over from Los Angeles.

In less than half an hour, fifty or sixty reporters and paparazzi gathered in front of the country club.

All the guns and cannons were set up.

The most exaggerated thing is that two TV stations, which were not sure which one, each sent a TV broadcast vehicle over.

It didn't take long before an extended Lincoln stopped in front of the club. Jack Nicholson got out of the car, glanced at the reporters surrounding outside, and entered the country club.

Seven or eight minutes later, the Cadillac drove through the crowd. Martin got out with an expressionless face and pushed open the door of the club alone.

"It's a pity we can't get in."

"Who has an informant in the club? Go and get the information!"

The reporters all wanted to see Martin and Nicholson fight.

The three bastards met in the hall. Martin and Nicholson looked at each other, neither of them spoke, and both looked unhappy.

Leonardo said, "Let's find a place to talk."

The three of them entered a separate lounge.

Waiters from several clubs sent out messages immediately.

"The two were extremely dissatisfied with each other." "They got angry and almost came to blows."

In fact, as soon as the lounge door closed, Martin burst into laughter: "Fun! So much fun!"

Nicholson said: "It feels so damn good to play tricks on the media!"

"Hey! Hey! Be serious!" Leonardo was unhappy and emphasized: "Can you please have some professional ethics as an actor? You are having a conflict and are about to become enemies!"

Martin sat on the sofa and crossed his legs: "Leo, do you want to join?"

Leonardo shook his head and said, "Don't you think that mediating is a better job for me?"

Nicholson asked rhetorically: "Like the president of the United States mediating between Israel and Palestine?"

Martin laughed: "That's really bad!"

Leonardo said: "I can't help it. I came on stage too early."

Nicholson also laughed: "You found the later ones more interesting?"

Martin was a little more serious: "Didn't Warner and DC contact you?"

"Looking for me." Nicholson said mysteriously: "Do you know what they said?"

Martin, who is good at hype marketing, can guess what Warner and DC are thinking with his toes. He said: "Nolan and Emma Thomas have been fanning the flames in front of me, asking me to fight back against your attacks. It is not difficult to infer from these that your old acquaintances in Warner and DC must have asked you to attack me more fiercely."

"You are worthy of being the one with the most bad ideas among the three bastards." Nicholson gave Martin a thumbs up. "Those bastards, in order to attract attention and for commercial interests, deliberately stir up trouble between you and me. They want us to really become enemies."

Martin nodded. "That's normal. The investment in this movie is too high. Including the publicity and promotion costs, it is estimated to be between 2.7 million and 3 million US dollars. Without enough popularity, how can it attract people?"

Leonardo reminded: "Batman is the second most popular superhero in the United States."

Nicholson has starred in Batman movies and sees it clearly: "It will be difficult for the film to make a huge profit if it cannot attract enough support from passers-by. Don't forget that Batman movies have had super tragedies."

Martin said: "What Jack and I do is, to a certain extent, to attract the attention of passers-by."

Leonardo asked, "There's more to it than that, right?"

Martin revealed some of the details: "Jack is actually a weather vane. All the negative criticism in the early stage is to pave the way for the evaluation of my character after the film is released. If I am criticized hard enough now, the praise in the future will attract more attention, especially for a superb actor like Jack."

Nicholson said: "If you mess up, I will never change my attitude, I will just attack you more fiercely!"

Martin had no objection: "Jack Nicholson is a typical representative of Hollywood acting. I can't let him joke about his reputation of several decades."

He didn't seem to be joking: "Jack, if I really mess up, you can set up artillery fire and bombard me, I will never fight back."

Leonardo immediately responded: "I want to give Martin a blessing. I hope your film and character will fail together."

Martin was in great pain, as if he was making a choice: "I treat you as brothers, but you treat me as an enemy!"

Nicholson was furious and raised his voice: "Who kicked my ass? Who is it, bastard!"

The waiter pretending to be passing by heard this vaguely, but didn't dare to stay any longer and hurried forward.

Turning into a corner where no one was paying attention, he took out his cell phone and typed a text message to the reporter outside: "Martin kicked Jack's ass."

The reporter who received the text message couldn't help laughing. The two bastards turned against each other, it was confirmed!

In the lounge, Leonardo checked the time and said, "It's almost time. You guys should leave one by one. Please act more reliably."

Nicholson said: "Of the three people here, you are the least reliable actor!"

Martin looked at Nicholson, who had a lot of money and time and was always looking for ways to have fun, and said, "Old Jack, I envy you so much. You have endless things to do and endless fun."

Nicholson laughed heartily: "When you reach my age, you will understand that you have to live life to your heart's content. Life is too damn short, you have to live it to the fullest!"

Leonardo said: "That also requires money."

Martin ignored Leonardo, had already gotten into the role, and was the first to open the door and leave the lounge.

Many waiters who were paying attention to the place cast their eyes over, and just by looking at Martin's gloomy face they knew that things were not going well.

Then, the sound of Leonardo and Nicholson arguing could be heard faintly in the lounge.

Not long after, Nicholson, who always had a smile on his face, came out of the lounge without a smile on his face.

At the same time, Martin walked out of the club.

The reporters and paparazzi all gathered around and asked loudly, "How was your chat?"

"Did they start a fight?"

Martin raised his head, and his sinister look made many people subconsciously shut up.

He didn't say anything, just got in the car and left.

Before the reporters dispersed, Nicholson came out and the reporters surrounded him and asked questions.

Nicholson said casually: "There is nothing much to say. Young people nowadays are too arrogant."

Martin's demeanor, coupled with Nicholson's words, were enough.

The reporters and paparazzi dispersed and rushed back to write their articles.

It is foreseeable that the news of Martin Davis fighting and kicking Jack Nicholson's ass will occupy the entertainment pages of various newspapers tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)