America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 386 Severe Hallucination
In Beverly Hills, Ivan parked his car next to Sunset Boulevard. He picked up the high-definition camera on the passenger seat, got out of the car and hung it around his neck. He walked to a nearby psychological clinic, paid for a Los Angeles Times, sat on a bench near the green belt, and waited patiently.

In just a few minutes, a black Escalade stopped in front of the psychological clinic. Ivan stood up, put down the newspaper, picked up the camera, and pointed the lens at that place.

The rear door of the Escalade opened, and Martin, dressed in casual clothes, got out of the car and walked slowly towards the clinic door.

Ivan knew very well that this was the time Martin had specially set aside for him to take the photo, so he quickly pressed the shutter.

After a few clicks, the Martin disappeared from the camera lens and walked into the clinic.

Ivan put down the camera and looked at the photo he had just taken. It was a perfect shot of Martin with a worried look on his face, against the backdrop of the psychological clinic.

Ivan was very satisfied with the effect, and waited to take pictures of Martin coming out and sell them to TMZ.

Unfortunately, he was a terrible student and couldn't write stories based on pictures or make up news, so he could only sell the photos directly to Jodi.

Ivan sat back on the bench and read the newspaper.

There is an entertainment news above that Serbian actress Sibi Blačik submitted documents to the court and prepared to file for divorce, citing the breakdown of her relationship with Christian Bale.

Inside the psychological clinic, a nurse led Martin to the door of the clinic, knocked gently, and then opened the door for Martin to enter.

Martin entered the consulting room. Sitting behind the desk was a female doctor who looked to be about 27 or 28 years old.

Laura was not wearing a white coat. Instead, she was wearing a casual suit and ordinary plain glasses, which made her look very easy-going. Her long golden brown hair was casually tied behind her head, making her look like an older sister next door.

"Mr. Davis, please take a seat." She was also observing Martin.

Martin pulled out a chair and sat down: "Can I put away all my disguises here with you?"

"Of course." Laura said, "There are no surveillance or recording devices here. Nothing you say will leak out. I'm a psychologist and have strict professional codes of conduct."

"That's great, ha..." There was no paint on Martin's face, but his grin still showed the madness unique to a clown.

Laura subconsciously turned the pen in her hand, and just as she was about to speak, Martin had already taken the lead.

"There are several well-known senior doctors in the clinic. Do you know why I chose you?" he asked.

Laura had a feeling that this man was shrouded in a dark cloud, so she followed his words and asked, “I’m also curious, why?”

Martin laughed. "Because you are young, beautiful, and inexperienced, you are most likely to be influenced by me."

Laura also smiled, her smile was as bright as the sunshine at noon in Los Angeles: "Why do you want to influence me? Or do you need my help?"

Martin opened his arms and said loudly: "I need someone who can understand women's psychology and help me build an army of beauties."

Looking at the person in front of her, thinking of his identity as a Hollywood star, Laura was disdainful in her heart, but she said, “Want to enjoy it with you?”

Martin laughed again. "Of course not. What you said is too vulgar! Doctor Laura, don't tell me that you can only think of those trivial things between men and women."

He was very serious and earnest: "America deserves a person of taste! My plan is to lead an army of beauties into Washington, capture the White House, and dissolve the United States."

Laura had seen many people with mental illnesses, but this was the first time she had seen one like this. Although she tried to control herself and hold it back, she still looked at Martin as if he were a madman.

Martin came here to prepare for next year. He had to stay in the psychological clinic for a while and talk to a psychologist, so he specially chose this beautiful doctor who was just able to see patients independently.

At least it's pleasing to the eyes and entertaining.

There's no way, I was infected by Nicholson.

Martin added: "This will reduce the number of wars in the world by at least half. I will be able to win the Nobel Peace Prize for such a great contribution!"

Laura felt that this man had a serious delusion and decided to break his fantasy and make him more realistic. She said, "The chances of the President of the United States winning the Nobel Peace Prize are greater than yours."

Martin asked, "Give me some ideas on how to dissolve the United States Federation."

Laura did not answer, but asked: “Why do you have such an idea?”

Martin answered irrelevantly: "I'm tired and need to take a nap."

After that, without asking Laura if she was willing, he moved to the couch and lay down directly, closing his eyes.

Laura was quite helpless and could only shake her head, picked up a book and started reading.

Martin completely emptied his mind and lay there for half an hour, during which he actually fell into a daze and slept for 20 minutes.

He really paid a lot for the marketing of The Dark Knight.

When the half hour was up, Martin sat up, picked up his coat, and said, "I'm leaving."

Laura asked, "Is the problem solved?"

Martin smiled creepily: "After talking to you for so long, I feel better." Before he left, he turned around and said: "Doctor, I will come to see you another day, and we will talk about how to make this world more chaotic."

Laura couldn’t refuse the patient: “Mr. Davis, you can come anytime.”

Martin went out and walked downstairs with Bruce who was guarding the door. He would come to see the patient on time later.

Bruce asked, "You didn't scare anyone, did you?" Martin said, "I had a very happy chat with the doctor and told him about some great ideals and aspirations. The doctor deeply agreed with me and may help me in the future."

After leaving the psychological clinic, Martin and Bruce walked towards the parking lot.

On the other side, Ivan raised his camera again, using the gate of the psychological clinic as the background and including Martin in the shot.

He didn't stop to press the shutter until the Escalade drove away.

Ivan pulled up the photos and looked through them. After making sure there was nothing wrong, he walked towards the parking lot. As he walked, he took out his cell phone and called Jody: "It's me, Big Ivan. I just took a few photos. Martin Davis went to see a psychiatrist. Do you want any?"

Hearing about Martin Davis, Jody immediately became interested: "Of course, let's meet at the old place."

Ten minutes later, she arrived at a park. In the parking lot, she saw Ivan's car and honked the horn.

The driver's door opened, and Ivan came over with a box and got on the passenger seat of the car.

Jody took the laptop and turned it on, then held out his hand: "Where's Martin's photo?"

Ivan opened the box and handed the card reader to Jody, not forgetting to say a few words of advice from Bruce: "Martin Davis hasn't appeared in Los Angeles for a few months. I heard that he went to film the Dark Knight. He played the Joker. I remember Nicholson said something about the Joker."

Jody plugged in the card reader, waited for the computer to recognize it, and said, "The Joker is too dark and will cause trouble to people. Martin is too young to control him?"

Seeing that she remembered, Ivan nodded and said, "Yes, that's it!" He asked, "Could Martin's sudden visit to a psychiatrist be related to this?"

"It's very likely related. Nicholson is experienced and what he said makes sense." Jody clicked on the photo and looked at it carefully.

The first few photos all show Martin entering the psychological clinic.

He had a gloomy face, which gave people a very strange feeling. Anyway, he looked abnormal and made people feel very uncomfortable.

In the later photo of Martin coming out of the psychological clinic, although his expression was still serious, the uncomfortable feeling had faded a lot.

Ivan added: "The contrast between the before and after photos is particularly obvious."

Jody agreed, "That's true." She said simply, "Name your price."

Ivan quoted a price.

The two sides had cooperated many times, and Jody did not bargain. He directly wrote a check and gave it to Ivan. After he got off the car, he drove back to the company, looked at the photos for a while, and then dug up the news about Nicholson's criticism of Martin to familiarize himself with it, and searched for news about the Dark Knight on the Internet.

There were multiple news reports on the Internet that Bale, who played Batman, had experienced some psychological and mental problems.

The actors who played Batman and the Joker both had mental problems?

The crew also made an announcement, but only vaguely said that Bale was influenced by the role.

Jody's curiosity was immediately aroused. What kind of confrontation did Batman and the Joker in The Dark Knight experience that caused both protagonists to have psychological problems?

In the 1989 Batman movie, Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson didn't seem to have such a situation.

Jody checked some news about the crew and started writing news to go with the photos.

Although TMZ is a gossip and entertainment website, it has high requirements for the authenticity of its news.

Just like Jody can actively plan and create news about Heath Ledger taking drugs, but he cannot make it up out of thin air.

In some ways, Jodi and his colleagues pay more attention to the "authenticity of news" than those reporters who report on social current affairs.

"Martin Davis recently went to a psychological clinic for consultation. It is suspected that he had psychological and mental problems during the filming of the new movie "The Dark Knight". Nicholson once warned Martin that the role of the Joker is too dark. If he gets too deep into the role, he is likely to encounter troubles..."

Without more evidence, Jodi's news can only be reported briefly.

Afterwards, she uploaded Martin's news and related supporting pictures.

Then the news that Bale also suffered from psychological and mental problems was dragged out and paired with Martin's news.

As soon as the TMZ news came out, it quickly attracted a lot of attention.

Some media outlets called the psychological clinic and inquired about Martin's treatment.

The clinic simply confirmed that Martin had been there for treatment and declined to answer any other questions.

The media can only make wild guesses.

Some, such as TMZ, dug up the news about Nicholson's angry attack on Martin and Nicholson's visit to Atlanta for comparison, and listed them out for comparison. They believed that Nicholson's attitude had changed significantly before and after, and it was very likely that Martin did something to change his attitude in shaping the role of the Joker.

But the reporters who went to interview Nicholson got nothing. Nicholson just said that you will know when the movie is released.

Some of Martin's fans also went to his blog and the official website of the Coca-Cola Cult to ask Martin if there was any problem.

Martin’s response was evasive: “It’s not a particularly serious problem.”

(End of this chapter)