America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 445 Original

On Monday, Martin, Nolan and Charles Rowan entered the Warner Building from the underground parking lot and took the elevator upstairs.

The three of them came out of the special elevator, and Warner's assistant to the president, Marissa, was waiting in the elevator to greet them.

The moment the elevator door opened, she quickly stepped forward, shook hands with the three people who came out of the elevator one by one, and said with a smile: "Barry and Allen are waiting for you."

Charles said, "Let's go over there."

Martin and Nolan nodded and followed him out of the elevator.

The door of a reception room opened from the inside, and Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer and Warner Pictures President Alan Horn came out to greet them.

"Welcome our director who has created a box office myth!" Barry Meyer's enthusiasm was not like the helmsman of a large company, but rather like a fan.

He shook hands with Nolan first, and then shook hands with Martin vigorously: "And the leading actor who created the myth."

Martin smiled and said: "The script and character are well written, and director Nolan gave me guidance, so I can bring out the role of the Joker."

Alan Horn smiled and continued: "Martin, you have already gone down in film history. In the future, when anyone or the media talks about the most classic villains in film history, they will inevitably mention the Joker and your name."

Martin shook hands with him, and Warner Pictures also participated in the investment of "The Dark Knight". In the face of huge commercial benefits, all the unpleasantness between the two in the past was blown away.

Just like in sports, as long as you keep winning, no problem is a problem.

After Barry finished his polite words, he went straight to the point: "Chris, I heard from Charles that you have a new project?"

"I had the idea of ​​an original theme before I shot The Dark Knight." Nolan is well aware that big original projects are unpopular in Hollywood, but he is now confident: "It will combine elements of science fiction, adventure, action and suspense, and the investment may be more than $1.5 million."

If an ordinary director were to talk about an original big-investment project here, Barry and Allen would immediately send the guest away, but Nolan is different.

Nolan keeps adding weight: "Jonathan is still writing the script, and Charles is the producer!"

He made the most important point: "Martin plays the leading role!"

With Nolan directing and Martin playing the leading male role, Barry feels that such an original science fiction project is not impossible.

The combined appeal of these two people should be very strong.

The Dark Knight's first-week box office of $1.72 million is really convincing.

Alan Horn interrupted and said, "Why don't we let Warner Bros. run this project? I'll find a way to raise the funds." He felt he had found the key: "Chris, I only have one request. Martin must play the leading role!"

Nolan looked at Martin as if Juliet saw Romeo: "Except Martin, I don't recognize any other actors."

What could Martin say? He could only smile at the two of them.

A movie that is a huge box office hit has a huge chain reaction.

…………

A small ferry terminal in Manhattan, New York.

Leonardo and Scorsese got out of the car, ready to take the earliest old-fashioned ferry to Roosevelt Island across the street to collect materials from the long-abandoned mental hospital on the island.

"Hey man, wanna be a clown?" someone yelled. "Only ten dollars!"

Leonardo looked for the source of the sound and saw huge blood-red mouths on pale faces.

He was familiar with this look, the Joker played by Martin.

A balloon seller walked by, holding a red balloon in his hand and wearing a clown costume on his face.

Leonardo couldn't help but say, "So many clowns!"

Scorsese said: "Martin's character has a huge influence and has become a phenomenon."

Leonardo sighed: "This guy will have the capital to brag in front of me in the future. The box office in the first weekend was 1.72 million US dollars!"

Suddenly, two assistants came over, pulled Leonardo and Scorsese into the car, closed the door tightly, and the driver started the car and looked away.

However, a robbery occurred at a convenience store on the side of the old pier.

Leonardo looked out of the car window and saw the robber running out of a convenience store. The guy's face was painted pale with a big blood-red mouth. He was clearly a clown!
"Martin's influence is so damn great!" Leonardo couldn't help but say, "Even the robbers are dressed as clowns!"

Scorsese also saw this: "Movies have an impact on reality."

As a member of the three bastards, Leonardo couldn't help but gloat at this time: "Martin's fans will be joined by a large number of top-notch people."

Scorsese suddenly turned to his own work: "Leo, you have to bring out the spirit of Martin."

Leonardo scratched his head: "Oh, I didn't expect that there would be a day when I would be outshined by Martin." He asked: "If nothing unexpected happens, the Dark Knight should be the box office champion this year, right?"

With the hit of The Dark Knight, Batman shines again, but the Joker has a greater influence.

Not only has the clown become the first choice for many people when it comes to face painting, but even many robbers and zero-dollar shoppers have clown paint on their faces, as if this can bring confidence to their actions.

Negative voices are inevitable. The Washington Post pointed out that clowns may trigger a wave of crime.

But Hollywood has never cared about such voices, and similar criticisms often have little substantial negative impact on the film.

For example, when The Matrix was popular, there was a boy who killed his parents because he thought he was living in a matrix.

Meanwhile, The Dark Knight is still setting new box office records.

It took only four days for this film to break the $4 million box office in North America, setting a new record for the fastest box office revenue of over $2 million.

…………Sherman Oaks, Coty community.

In the past few days, Martin's home has been surrounded by many reporters, paparazzi and fans.

Countless young people with their faces painted like clowns were wandering around, just wanting to see their favorite movie star.

Toni is one of them.

Although she is a girl, she is attracted to the Joker in The Dark Knight.

Toni went to the theater three times this past weekend, paying for tickets to The Dark Knight and Joker.

In just three days, she also formed a clown sister group.

These blonde girls are all tall and sexy.

Today, Toni brought them to the door opposite Martin's house.

Wearing red Coke T-shirts and with their faces painted white like clowns, the girls, led by Toni, got out of their cars and gathered together.

Toni saw the fans and reporters gathered at Martin's door and shouted: "Sisters, let us express the love in our hearts!"

Another girl, Elsa, responded: "Let Martin know that we love him and the clown!"

A dozen girls puffed out their chests and twisted their hips, dancing the zombie machine gun dance.

They quickly attracted the attention of reporters and paparazzi, and their cameras immediately turned towards them.

Toni yelled, "Listen to me, one, two, three, pull!"

A dozen girls who were dancing enthusiastically tore off their shirts at the same time, revealing a large snow-capped mountain and a line of words written on it.

"I love Joker, I love Martin!"

Toni was the first to shout, "I love Martin! I love Martin!"

The rest of the girls shouted along with her.

This shout was not a big deal, as it caused other fans to shout, "I love Martin! I love Martin!"

Suddenly, a Latina woman ran out from among these young people. She held high a poster of a supporting actor from The Dark Knight and shouted with buffalo lungs, "I love Mene! I love Mene!"

Unfortunately, she is alone and it is difficult for her to attract attention.

The fans' voices were so loud that they spread throughout the entire Coty community. Many community residents who had originally been just bystanders became extremely dissatisfied and called the community committee.

Suddenly, several reporters and paparazzi quietly turned to the side of Martin's house because they found a large bag of garbage rolling out of the garbage chute.

The sharp-eyed Toni also noticed this. She put on her coat hastily and called out, "Sisters, follow me quickly. With luck we can get something Martin used or some clothes he wore."

A dozen girls picked up their clothes and ran over there together.

Toni reminded her companions: "The key is used condoms. If anyone can help me find them, I will pay her $2000!"

Aisha asked, "What do you want to do with a used condom?"

"Taste Martin!" Toni said with an obsessed look: "If I'm lucky enough, maybe I can have a child with Martin, and then Martin's blood will be with me forever!"

Hearing these words, the other girls felt secretly ashamed. They didn't like Martin as much as Toni did, and they couldn't do it to Toni's extent.

A dozen girls rushed to the trash can like crazy, pushed aside the reporters and paparazzi who were rummaging through the garbage, grabbed a few newly dropped bags of garbage and ran away.

Toni yelled, "Quick! Quick! Let's find a place to sort it out again."

The reporters and paparazzi who were caught off guard by them did not give up and quickly chased after them: "Don't run, we discovered these first!"

One of the paparazzi saw the girls were about to run to the car, and he quickly shouted, "Don't let them run away, there are Martin's personal belongings in there!"

Someone else shouted: "I saw two socks, absolutely original!"

As soon as these words were spoken, quite a number of people were moved, and some of them immediately turned it into actual action and rushed forward to grab the goods.

The already chaotic scene became even more chaotic.

However, before the situation became completely chaotic, vehicles from the Coty Community Council drove over along with the police cars.

Several LAPD officers got out of the car, stabilized the situation at the scene, and then dispersed the crowd.

There were so many people gathering these two days that Harold, the chairman of the community committee, was having a headache.

Behind the iron gate, Martin was sitting in front of the attic window, with melon seeds and cola in front of him, eating them with relish.

Bruce cleaned up the melon seed shells on the table and reminded Martin: "Did you see that? Those girls were like crazy grabbing the garbage we threw away."

Martin asked, "Is there anything sensitive in there?"

Bruce said: "Besides household garbage, the rest is the clothes we throw away."

"It doesn't matter." Martin emphasized: "Used condoms should be handled separately in the future."

Bruce deliberately squeezed him: "No need."

Martin saw the chairman of the community committee walking towards the gate and said, "Harold is coming. Let's go meet him."

(End of this chapter)