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Chapter 440 Interpretation with Life
As soon as the helicopter entered the Los Angeles area, Bruce poked Martin with his finger and pointed out the window.

Martin held the soundproofing headset with one hand and turned to look over there. In the distance, a helicopter with the word TV marked on it caught up and flew alongside at a safe distance. People and cameras could be vaguely seen.

This is the kind of media treatment only superstars get!
Of course, it is also possible that Nolan prepared it in advance. After all, the goal now is to create enough momentum.

Martin's helicopter flew to Beverly Hills and landed on the tarmac of his newly purchased estate.

Thomas, who was waiting here, immediately asked Martin to get in the car, and Bruce drove straight to the psychological clinic on Sunset Boulevard, with the helicopter in the sky following behind.

In front of the psychological clinic, more than 20 entertainment paparazzi who had already received the news were waiting here.

Ivan broke the news before the helicopter took off from San Diego.

Several male staff members at the clinic maintained a passage, and when Bruce's Cadillac arrived, they immediately blocked the crowd of reporters and allowed Martin to enter the clinic first.

The doorway was flooded with camera flashes.

In the office on the third floor facing the street, the clinic’s largest partner couldn’t stop smiling. Is there a better way to promote the clinic than this?
Hollywood stars are under too much pressure per person, they are all high-quality customers!

The partner picked up the phone and dialed the number of Martin's private doctor. After the call was connected, he said, "Laura, no matter what Martin asks, you have to accept it. Do you understand? Even if he asks you to do a striptease to relax, you have to cooperate!"

"But..." There was hesitation.

"That's it!" The partner hung up the phone.

In the clinic downstairs, Laura saw Martin coming in and said, “Sit anywhere, how can I help you?”

Martin pointed to the cabinet behind her: "Where's my blanket?"

Laura opened the cabinet and took out a blanket for Martin: “Don’t you need psychological counseling?”

Martin came to the long-haired girl and lay down, and said, "Unless you are willing to help me form an army of beauties, and together we can march into Washington, capture the White House, and dissolve the United States."

Laura was relieved to see that Martin did not do anything excessive, and said with a smile: "Aren't you the leader of the Coke God Cult? Call on your followers to go with you."

Martin said nonsense: "We need a saint who can brainwash people."

Laura was very curious: "Does the Saint do anything else besides brainwashing?"

Martin casually said, "If you'd like to do something else, I wouldn't mind."

"What about the saint's salary?" Laura was very curious. In fact, if the salary was high enough, changing careers was not out of the question.

After all, it's just a job, just to make money.

Martin laughed and said, "Of course it's free. You have to understand one thing. The Saint is engaged in the great cause of dissolving the United States Federation. It should not be measured by money. Many people are even willing to donate all their property to join this great cause."

Laura shrugged: "Your brainwashing level is very poor and lacks temptation."

"That's why I need a professional like you." Martin stopped talking nonsense, covered himself with a blanket and went to sleep.

Laura sat back on the examination table, took out a book and began to read slowly.

Forty minutes later, Martin woke up from his light sleep, folded the blanket and handed it to Laura, then went to the attached bathroom, washed up briefly, and prepared to leave.

Laura suddenly said: “Remember to come on time every week.”

Martin responded: "No problem."

The phone on the desk rang, and the partner asked Laura to go to the meeting room.

Martin has already coordinated with the Dark Knight crew to have Thomas hold a press conference about him, and Laura will attend as his psychiatrist.

Because Martin was generous and offered a generous reward, Laura agreed without much thought.

The next morning, Thomas held a press conference on Martin's behalf in the Warner Building press room.

Laura, dressed in a black suit, was somewhat lacking in confidence in front of the numerous media cameras, but she still had the basic psychological quality, and she only had to introduce Martin's "condition".

According to Laura's introduction, Martin's condition was not particularly serious, but it could not be ignored and had to be resolved as soon as possible.

Thomas announced on Martin's behalf that Martin would not accept any new roles or take on any new films for the remainder of 2008.

In the second half of the year, Martin will participate in the post-production of "Benjamin" and "John Wick", discuss new projects and new roles with Nolan, and has a lot of work to do.

As the North American premiere of The Dark Knight draws closer, Warner Bros. and the crew are trying every means to create hype and attract the attention of passers-by.

In order to promote The Dark Knight, Warner Bros. designed nearly 30 websites related to the movie's plot, covering all aspects of Gotham City, where the movie takes place, including the police station, railway company, taxi company, bank, church, newspaper, TV station, etc.

Even on the Gotham City TV website set up by Warner, netizens can also see a series of programs produced around the main characters of the movie such as Batman and the Joker, which is as realistic as operating a real TV channel. Martin calls Nolan at least once a day to communicate marketing hype in a timely manner.

The quality of The Dark Knight is guaranteed, but there are too many examples of good movies failing. A good movie can only become a big hit if it is accompanied by good publicity and promotion.

In order to create a topic, Nolan even used all his strength.

He even claimed that at first he did not want to make a Batman sequel, but wanted to make an original police film, but the plot of the script fascinated him.

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Over the weekend, Jack Nicholson sat in on Warner TV's "The Helen Show" on time.

Helen initially became famous for her bravery in filming the news behind Martin, and later used this popularity to create this show, which is now no less popular than The Ellen Show.

The two chatted for a while about Nicholson's glorious past, and the topic soon turned to the Bastard Trio, especially Martin.

Helen came with a mission and asked directly: "Last year, you publicly declared that Martin should not accept the role of the Joker. You had a quarrel in the media, and many people said that you broke up?"

"It's normal to have a few arguments, but it won't lead to a big fight." Nicholson looked like he was thinking about Martin. "I said those things because I was thinking about Martin, because I know Martin. He takes every role very seriously. He always does a lot of work and gets into it very deeply. The Joker is dark and crazy. Once you get into it, it's hard to get out of it."

Play is play, jokes are jokes, the leader of the trio will never make mistakes.

Nicholson first had to affirm his own correctness: "I was right. Martin is in trouble now. The hostility between him and Bell has even continued from fantasy to reality... Hey, this idiot didn't listen to my advice!"

Helen asked, "Do you think there's something wrong with Martin's role?"

“No, the role is fine, and it’s even better than I expected!” Nicholson raised the banner of self-righteousness and then got to the point: “I went to see the internal preview of The Dark Knight held by Warner Bros. Martin’s Joker scared me and left me with an unforgettable impression. This Joker is real and shocking!”

Without Helen asking any more questions, he continued, "Martin's performance is absolutely top-notch. We couldn't ask for anything better. Every look, every movement, and even every breath of the clown he portrayed is perfect for the role, without the slightest bit of redundancy."

Helen asked appropriately, "Is it really that good?"

“It’s better than I can describe it, because I can’t find better words right now,” Nicholson said.

He gestured with his hands, but his expression was extremely serious: "The Joker created by Martin will subvert all the villain images in Hollywood in the past. It will be difficult to surpass because Martin interprets this role with his life and soul!"

Helen very cooperatively added: "His agent announced that Martin will not take any more roles this year."

"I went to see Martin yesterday." Nicholson sighed, "He really needs a good rest, especially to get rid of the role completely. He is too deep in it."

He asked, “Have you seen the trailer for The Dark Knight?”

Helen nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's very special."

Nicholson added: "Do you have a feeling that although Martin's Joker is chilling, you can't help but fall in love with him. The charm of this character cannot be ignored!"

Helen thought about it carefully and said, "Indeed."

Nicholson mentioned another thing: "I watched the San Diego Comic-Con and the fight between Martin and Bale, or the Joker and Batman that continued into reality. Although I am completely on Martin's side, Bale said something that I think makes sense."

Helen asked again: "Which one?"

Nicholson finally said: "Martin traded his soul to the devil." He only used the first half of Bale's sentence and changed the second half: "In exchange for such an amazing performance!"

After a few routine interactions, this episode of Helen Show ended.

The program will be broadcast on TV stations and then, as agreed with the Dark Knight crew, will be put on several large websites so that more viewers can see it.

Before Nicholson even left the Warner TV station, calls started coming in one after another.

"Hey, old man, is that little guy's role really as good as you say?"

"Better than what I said." Nicholson had a great time in the past two years and didn't mind helping his little brother out: "The Dark Knight will be released soon. When you go to the theater, you will know whether I am bragging or not."

As soon as he put down his phone, another old friend called him and asked a similar question.

"I guarantee from my 40 years of acting that you're going to see one of the most charismatic movie villains ever," Nicholson said.

On the way from the TV station to the parking lot, Nicholson received six calls, all from old friends who had watched Helen's show.

Because few people have roles that are so touted by Nicholson, they are all very curious.

Nicholson got in the stretched Lincoln and received a call from Martin. He said directly: "Have you seen it? Am I right? Boy, you owe me a good show!"

"Let's watch a little show first." Martin said on the phone: "I lost something."

(End of this chapter)