America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 474: Benefits earned with one's life
The entrance of the University of California Medical Center was crowded with people, and cameras were set up on both sides of the road like long guns and short cannons.

Television broadcast vehicles from Warner Television, NBC, ABC and CNN all drove to the main entrance of the hospital, with live cameras aimed at the scene. From time to time, their reporters would interview people on the scene and the reports would be broadcast on TV news.

From the sky, there was a buzzing sound of an engine, and a helicopter from Fox TV Network flew directly above the medical center, filming from above.

More and more people gathered at the door, and those who showed up later were all wearing red T-shirts. In just over half an hour, there were hundreds of people.

"They are all supporters of Martin Davis." The NBC reporter said: "If something happens to Martin, this hospital and the LAPD will be in big trouble."

Another reporter said, "Martin will probably be able to triple our bonus this month."

The reporter behind him suddenly said, "If Martin dies..."

Countless eyes of his colleagues turned to him. Most people here might have similar thoughts in their minds, but they could only think about it but never speak it out loud.

The man was a reporter who had just finished his internship. His boss scolded him: "Shut up, you have seen the video from multiple angles. Martin is a hero!"

The young reporter, who may have some background, said, "Those people were targeting Martin. What kind of hero is he?"

Warner TV sent over the ace Helen, who happened to hear this when she came over and said, "Don't you have eyes? Given the madness of those bandits, if Martin hadn't taken the initiative to attract fire cover, how many people would have died in the dock area?"

Someone knew that Helen and Martin had a good relationship, so he said, "Helen, what's going on with Martin? Go ask him!"

Helen's face was extremely serious: "Martin's private phone was unreachable, and no one answered his agent's phone."

Someone answered: "The situation may not be good."

As they were talking, a red Porsche drove over and entered the hospital gate.

A quick-eyed reporter said, "That's Elizabeth Olsen's car. Martin's girlfriend is here."

Once the Porsche disappeared from sight, another reporter, looking around, said, “The neighborhood is going to be dyed red.”

Reporters noticed that the Martin supporters who came in red clothes never stopped.

Cars drove into the hospital entrance one after another.

Lily and Elizabeth got out of the Porsche and went into the medical center together. After asking some questions, they came to a treatment room.

Thomas, Chad, Mene and others were nearby and rushed over.

Elizabeth was about to cry. She asked, "What's the matter? Where's Martin? Where's Martin?"

Lily pursed her lips, said nothing, put her hands in her pockets, and tightly grasped the carving knife. Only then did she realize that her loved ones were really hurt and she felt powerless.

Thomas said: "Martin was injured and is being treated inside."

Elizabeth finally couldn't hold back her tears and two lines of tears flowed down her face. She held the cross her mother gave her in her hand and prayed for God's blessing.

Lily came over and hugged her: "Martin is very tough, he will be fine."

Elizabeth, who was much softer in character, cried on Lily's shoulder.

Mene was so anxious that he paced back and forth, scratching his head all the time. He wanted to help but didn't know how to do it, which was very frustrating.

His eloquence was of no use in this kind of situation.

The door to the medical room opened and a nurse said, "Is Thomas Ryan here? Martin wants to see you."

Thomas strode over quickly and said, "That's me."

The nurse nodded and let him follow in.

Lily was visibly relieved.

Elizabeth suddenly had a bad feeling: "Martin, Martin..."

"Martin is fine, it must be a minor injury." Lily felt relieved and wanted to joke: "If Martin was really in a bad condition, I would be the first one to be called in, not Thomas."

Elizabeth raised her head from Lily's shoulder, took a step back, and looked at Lily with a little surprise.

But she said nothing and turned to look towards the clinic.

In the treatment room, Martin had his left arm hanging around his neck, his right thigh wrapped in a bandage, and some minor scratches near his neck and shoulders, all of which had been carefully treated.

Thomas asked, "How's it going?"

Martin smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's not a serious injury."

Because it was a ricochet and was blocked by the Nokia phone, the wound on my right leg was not deep, just a flesh wound, and I didn't even need stitches. It will heal after some rest.

His left arm took the full force of the blow from the Russian guy, so of course it didn't feel good. There was a very slight fracture. The doctor gave him a fix just in case.

In fact, when Martin was a stuntman in his previous life, he suffered much more serious injuries than this.

Martin asked first, "Where's Old Bull?"

"He's on his way here after being questioned by the LAPD and the FBI!" Thomas checked his watch and said, "He'll probably be here in half an hour at most."

Martin made sure that Old Bull was okay, and started talking about other things, asking, "What is the impact of this incident now?"

"The news channels of the five major TV networks are broadcasting and following the news. TMZ and other online media release related news every ten minutes." Thomas has been keeping abreast of media developments through his assistant Natasha. "The whole United States is paying attention to this matter now."

He added, "Your two old friends, LAPD public relations expert Bradt, and FBI's Neves have contacted me and suggested that you not accept interviews or face the public for the time being. They are on their way to Los Angeles." Martin thought for a moment and said, "You call them back. I'll wait for them until the evening."

Thomas said, "They will be here soon." He added, "The FBI and LAPD have also informed the hospital, but as long as you don't make it public, the hospital will remain silent."

It has already happened, and Martin has been thinking about maximizing his benefits since he fell down on purpose.

He said: "Please do not respond to any media or people outside for the time being. Please let them keep silent for the time being."

Thomas said: "We are all family, there is no problem with that."

Martin thought for a moment and said, "Regarding this matter, you should immediately communicate with Rita and Martha's Oscar public relations team and ask them to keep an eye on the development of the situation and adjust their strategy accordingly. I believe this matter will be extremely beneficial to Oscar."

Thomas made a note.

Martin added: "Remember to ask Chad to come over."

Thomas pointed outside the door: "He's right outside the door."

Martin nodded, and the wound on his arm moved. This was not the time to risk his life, so he became delicate again. He grimaced in pain and pointed at the Nokia 1100 with the bullet stuck in it. He said, "Send a blurry picture to the Nokia people and see if we can make some money from them."

Thomas glanced at his phone, helped Martin put it away, and said, "This time we'll make them cry and rush to give us money!"

Then the nurse came in and wheeled Martin out of the consulting room to the ward area.

As soon as the bed was out, Lily and Elizabeth ran over.

Elizabeth looked at Martin's arm and tears flowed down her face again.

Martin leaned back on the bed and shook his head slightly at her, indicating that he was fine.

On the way, Thomas told Chad and Mene about everything.

After entering the ward, the nurse gave a few instructions and left.

In her eyes, Martin's injury was nothing.

Martin said: "Don't worry, I'm fine, I'll be fine soon."

Elizabeth said: "I am frightened to death!"

Seeing that Martin was fine, Lily went to the balcony of the ward alone and called Elena and Harris.

Martin called Chad and said directly, "Quickly cut a trailer for John Wick, communicate well with Warner Bros., and use this incident to promote the movie."

Chad also has a certain business sense: "I watched the video on the dock. Your performance is like Jonathan walking into reality. Our video must be a hit!"

Martin smiled and said, "If you want to be popular, you have to do a good job of publicity and marketing."

Chad said: "With such good material in front of me, I know what to do. Warner's professional team will have no problem, especially Daniel, who is a good hand."

Martin said: "I'm fine here, you go and push this matter forward."

Chad was ready to leave: "I'm going to the studio now, meet Daniel first, and cut a trailer overnight."

Mene said a few words to Martin and then left with Chad.

Elizabeth poured a glass of water and brought it to his mouth: "Drink some water, your mouth is dry and chapped."

Martin took two sips and said, "Nervous."

"Just take a rest." Elizabeth was worried, especially since Martin had his arm in a sling and his leg in a bandage. She complained, "You're still thinking about work when you're like this."

Martin said: "Such a big thing happened. I was almost shot to death. I managed to survive. Of course, I have to use this incident to gain the greatest benefit."

Elizabeth didn't understand this: "I'm here with you, just tell me if you need me to do anything."

Her cell phone rang, and when she answered it, it was someone asking about Martin's injury.

Elizabeth said nothing, hung up the phone and turned it off.

There was a knock on the ward door at this time. Lily went to open the door and Leonardo and Nicholson came in.

The two were surprised to see Martin in such a bad state: "Is he injured so seriously?"

Martin smiled and said, "It's a minor injury, deliberately serious."

Nicholson was an experienced man and understood immediately: "If you can make good use of this opportunity, you will definitely win an Oscar for your performance!"

Leonardo could understand and couldn't help scratching his head. He seemed to see two bastards showing off their golden men in front of him, while he would have a miserable future where he would be ridiculed every day.

Nicholson consoled her, "It's okay. I'll give you one when the time comes. After all, I have three."

Leonardo surpassed Martin and became the most injured person in the ward.

The two did not stay long. They chatted with Martin for a while, confirmed that his injuries were not serious, and soon said goodbye and left.

When facing the media reporters again, the two men said nothing more than boasting that the trio had worked closely together to kill more than a dozen armed gangsters.

In the afternoon, people from LAPD and FBI came to visit.

(End of this chapter)