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Chapter 427 Let Martin Become the Next Pete

Both sides were willing to cooperate, and Martin and Chuck Hogan quickly reached a cooperation intention. After his agent and lawyer came over and had a detailed discussion with Thomas, they signed a draft agreement.

This can be said to be the fastest progress.

Even Chuck Hogan didn't particularly care about the copyright fee, he only mentioned one prerequisite.

Martin must play the leading man!
This is, of course, not a problem.

The two parties agreed that tomorrow, under the supervision of the Writers Guild representatives, Thomas and Chuck Hogan would discuss the specific terms in detail, and then Martin and the other two said goodbye and went downstairs.

Coming out of the main entrance of the office building, Bruce took two quick steps and came in front of Martin.

Just on the side of the road, next to the Escalade they parked, the door of the Volvo SUV opened and Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck got out.

Da Ben said, "Don't you have any rules when doing things? There must be a first come first served rule, right?"

Cassie was not so polite: "If you guys steal ours, don't blame us for stealing yours."

Martin didn't want to pay attention to the brothers, but after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Several days ago, Chuck gave me The Prince of Thieves at Graham's recommendation."

Ben spread his hands and laughed: "If you put it that way, Chuck Hogan submitted his novel to Weinstein Company a few years ago."

This matter is hard to explain. Martin said: "The choice is in Chuck Hogan's hands."

Cassie stepped forward and snapped, "You lack basic respect for us. This will not end like this."

Big Ben held Cassie's shoulders and said to Martin, "Man, you are deliberately provoking conflict."

"It's up to you how you understand it." There was already a conflict between the Foot Gang and the Face Gang. Martin had explained it before, and there was nothing he could do if the other party was selectively deaf.

Big Ben nodded to Martin and got into the passenger seat of the Volvo.

Cassie pointed at Martin and the other two and got into the driver's seat.

The Volvo suddenly roared.

Cassie, who was sitting in the driver's seat, grinned and smirked at Martin, as if she wanted to drive over him.

Martin put his hand inside his coat. HK helped him and Bruce get legal gun licenses in New York.

Bruce moved faster and took out a pistol. Although the muzzle was drooping, as long as he raised it, he could shoot at the front windshield of the Volvo.

Cassie's sinister smile froze on her face. Those two bastards opposite had no moral principles!
He just wanted to scare them, why would they pull out their guns?

Bruce swung the muzzle of his gun gently toward the middle of the road.

Cassie's mind went blank. She subconsciously changed the direction, drove the car onto the road, stepped on the accelerator, and ran madly like a rabbit caught by a hunter, and disappeared.

It wasn't until he turned a corner that he calmed down a little and asked, "Ben, let's call the police. They actually have guns in New York!"

New York has very strict gun control, but Ben is still relatively clear-headed: "They dare to pull out guns in front of us, do you think they don't have a gun license?"

"Wait a minute before you speak." Daben took out his cell phone and dialed the number he had written down earlier.

Chuck Hogan rejected the copyright adaptation without hesitation and did not even negotiate with them.

Big Ben put away his phone, very unhappy.

"He took away the copyright that was supposed to be ours," Casey said.

Ben's cheeks puffed up and down: "Martin is more popular than me now, and has more power than me in the circle. This circle is always flattering the powerful and bullying the weak."

Cassie tilted her head and glanced at Ben: "Are you just going to endure this?"

"I don't want to endure it!" Ben exploded a little, and sighed again: "Even Harvey can't do anything to him, what can we do?"

Cassie said, "Let me think about it."

Big Ben reminded: "Don't do anything rash, and be careful. You know Pete's current situation."

"Is it about Martin Davis?" Casey asked.

"I don't know." Ben pondered and said, "But Martin Davis at least pushed them from behind. Without Martin as a lubricant, how could Aniston and Jolie reconcile? They all targeted Pitt. Did Martin push them from behind?"

The car was quiet for a while.

After a long while, Cassie said, "Peter is really miserable. In order to get cash, he sold fixed assets and hired lawyers. He is almost ruined."

He suddenly thought of Martin from Pete: "I have an idea. It would be best to find Matt to work together quietly and make Martin the second Pete."

Da Ben thought for a moment and said, "Give it a try. If it doesn't work, withdraw it immediately and don't draw anyone's attention."

Cassie grinned, looking very frustrated: "I will think about it carefully and find a suitable method and way. I won't do it recklessly."

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Two days later, Thomas negotiated the copyright issues of "Prince of Thieves" with Chuck Hogan's agent, and Jessica signed an authorization agreement with Chuck on behalf of Davis Film and Television Studios.

Chuck transferred all the film and television rights to "Prince of Thieves" for $70, and also enjoyed the share of the profits strictly stipulated by the Writers Guild.

This is a very ordinary Hollywood copyright agreement, but there is an additional clause, on the one hand, Martin will play the leading actor.

On the other hand, Chuck Hogan participated in the script adaptation, but only did some auxiliary work.

Chuck has no experience in film and television adaptations, and this clause was added in order to develop in the direction of a Hollywood playwright.

Martin spoke with Graham King on the phone during this time, who said Chuck Hogan had expressed his desire to become a film and television producer more than once.

He joined the future crew just to gain qualifications and experience.

If the adapted film is a huge success, Chuck, the original author and screenwriter, will gain a lot of fame.

As for the specific adaptation time, it will be next year at the earliest.

After taking some time off to deal with these things, Martin turned his attention back to filming.

There were some disputes among the main creative team of the crew.

Director Chad came up with a new idea, but screenwriter Bradt refused to change the script, and the two of them had different opinions on their work.

After Martin learned about the situation, he called the creative team together and learned about what happened in detail.

Bradt drew a circle on the whiteboard in the conference room, pointed at the word in the circle and said, "This is what you wrote yourself. Breakthrough! Chad, take a look at your new idea. Let the protagonist be captured by the villain, but the villain does not kill the protagonist. Instead, he talks a lot of nonsense and waits for the protagonist to kill him..."

Chad explained: "I just wanted to make the story more twisty and the conflict more intense."

Martin carefully read the scene ideas written by Chad himself and interjected: "The protagonist is captured by the villain, the villain never kills the protagonist immediately, then says a lot of nonsense, and then is killed by the protagonist. These are almost common problems in all traditional Hollywood action movies."

He looked at Chad, "The style of our film is straightforward. The protagonist will not be stupid enough to spare the life of his enemy. What about the villain? Will he continue to be stupid? Chad, put yourself in the role. If you were the gangster boss and were almost killed by the protagonist, what would be your first reaction when you caught the super killer like the protagonist?"

Before Chad could speak, Bradt said, "Even a fool would know to eliminate the threat as soon as possible. Even if he wants to say something or show off, he should at least cripple the protagonist's legs and hands, right?"

After all, this is Chad's first time as a director. Although he wants to break away from the traditional Hollywood action film model, he will inevitably be affected by learning and growing in this environment.

As the filming went on, my mind turned to the traditional Hollywood plot pattern.

“Once the villain captures the protagonist, he will never kill him immediately…” Chad muttered to himself for a long time, finally pulling himself out of the traditional plot mode.

As soon as his thinking broke out of the inherent mold, he immediately found something wrong. How was this different from the routines of those action movies that he hated so much?

Chad took the initiative to apologize to Bradt: "It's my fault. I accidentally jumped back into those muddy pits."

It was just a simple disagreement at work. Bradt waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Did you forget? During the process of writing the script, you pulled me out more than once."

Chad smiled and said to Martin: "My past experiences have brought me not only abilities and experience, but also shackles."

Martin said: "I hope you can think it through."

Unless it is absolutely necessary, he will not use the power in his hands to forcibly suppress a director.

This is the worst option.

Chad went to wash his face, and when he came back he said, "There's no problem on my end, let's continue filming."

Several people returned to the set, Martin put on a suit jacket and came in front of the camera.

Menet, who was acting opposite him, was sitting alone in a box tasting wine.

The owner of the Continental Hotel in New York has that kind of temperament.

Today's filming was of the literary scene between the male lead and Winston. Martin exchanged a few words with Mene and rehearsed the lines again.

As the scene notes were recorded, filming began.

Martin, wearing a neat black suit, walked through the crowded bar, came to the box and sat next to Mene.

"Jonathan." Mene's voice is deep and magnetic, which is definitely a box office guarantee to attract middle-aged and elderly women.

He poured Martin a glass of wine and said, "You look very tired and haggard."

Martin kept a straight face and showed no expression: "Because something happened, I had to come back."

This role does not require him to perform too much.

Mene also had a blank expression on his face: "You are well aware of the rules of the Continental Hotel. Fighting is strictly prohibited at the high table. Otherwise, your membership will be revoked."

Martin stood up without touching his glass and said, "I won't cause you any trouble."

He left the Continental Hotel bar alone.

Director Chad called a stop and announced that the shot was approved, then switched scenes and continued filming the literary scene between Jonathan and Winston.

Compared to The Dark Knight and Benjamin, this film requires much less character creation.

Both Martin and Mene can handle it relatively easily.

Even though Alexandra Daddario's acting skills are mediocre, some of the shots are very well shot. After all, once she moves, it is easy to attract attention.

(End of this chapter)