America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 476 Cheating Competition
Inside the Los Angeles City Press Hall, the LAPD and the FBI are holding a joint press conference regarding the Santa Monica Pier attack.

"There is definite evidence that this is not a simple attack, but a terrorist attack launched by spies from a certain country against democracy and freedom." Bradt read the manuscript he had memorized long ago: "The intention is to create chaos and take the opportunity to disrupt the American election..."

Hundreds of reporters attending the press conference were shocked. Could this involve a espionage case?

No wonder the LAPD and FBI knew nothing about the attack, it turned out that the bear was responsible...

Many older journalists, recalling the times more than 20 years ago, say they were trembling with fear.

Neves, who represented the FBI, took over and said into the microphone, "In addition to the nine people who participated in the dock attack, there were six others who were engaged in peripheral support and other work. The FBI has teamed up with the LAPD to capture them in one fell swoop."

He emphasized: "Here, we solemnly thank Mr. Martin Davis for thwarting a serious attack on Los Angeles by international spies and terrorists, and for defending democracy and freedom in the United States."

Speaking of Martin, even the reporters who disliked him had some respect for him at this moment. He was able to survive such a crazy sudden attack and finally teamed up with his manager to wipe out the attackers!
Neves defined: "Martin Davis has shown extraordinary wisdom, extraordinary courage, and extraordinary fighting ability. Martin is a hero!"

Bradt added: "Martin deserves to be an honorary citizen of Los Angeles!"

After praising Martin, the LAPD and the FBI went on to brag about themselves, such as how brutal the training the attackers had gone through, how cunning they were, how difficult it was to capture those peripheral elements, etc.

In short, the LAPD and the FBI did nothing wrong in this matter. The problem was that the enemy was too cunning.

Inside the ward of the medical center, Martin watched the live broadcast on TV, walked around the spacious suite for more than a dozen times, and said, "The LAPD and FBI press conference has started. We have received official certification. Next, it's time to announce the situation."

Bruce pointed to the hospital entrance and said, "Every day a large number of your supporters come to give you flowers and light candles to pray for you at night."

Elizabeth opened the door and came in, put down her lunch, and said, "There are a dozen beautiful girls at the door, wearing wedding dresses and giving you flowers."

Bruce said, "It's them again!"

Elizabeth was curious: "They?"

Martin said: "A group of crazy fans were rummaging through our trash. I think they were looking for condoms or something..."

Elizabeth was a little stunned after listening to Martin's words. She thought to herself that she must never let those things of Martin leak out, otherwise there would be trouble.

Bruce glanced at the TV and reminded, "The press conference is over. Go lie down. It's time to take pictures."

Martin's arm was no longer seriously injured and he could move it freely in the morning, but for the sake of filming effect, it was hung around his neck again. He leaned back in the hospital bed with the bandage on his thigh exposed.

With his acting skills, he shouldn't be too relaxed after performing an injury.

Bruce took a camera to take pictures, then connected it to the computer and sent them to Thomas.

Ten minutes later, all major media and newspapers received the photo of Martin lying on the hospital bed.

"Our latest news is that Martin Davis is currently in stable condition. His injuries are not life-threatening and he will need to be hospitalized for a period of time..."

At the same time, Martin’s personal blog and the official website of the Coca-Cola Cult also updated Martin’s latest developments.

In addition to the photos, there is also a short video of agent Thomas being interviewed.

"Thanks to the public's support and concern, Martin's condition has stabilized and he will need to recuperate in hospital next."

The number of messages on the official website of the Coca-Cola Cult instantly exceeded ten thousand.

"Martin is okay, that's great!"

"I was having lunch when I saw Martin's message and suddenly burst into tears. God bless you!"

"Martin, for us supporters, you must protect yourself!"

"When you are discharged from the hospital, we will go to the hospital to greet you!"

In the afternoon, Warner Bros. released the first trailer for John Wick: Chapter 6.

The more than 40-second trailer is almost entirely composed of Martin's action and gun battle scenes, and it is in a relatively realistic style.

Under the circumstances, one can imagine the response that such a trailer would cause.

The trailer set a single-day playback record on YouTube on the day it was released, with nearly 400 million single-day playbacks, which immediately raised the popularity!
The film's director Chad also accepted an interview with Warner TV.

"I'm not surprised at all that Martin can fight so hard against armed terrorists!" He said the truth: "Because Martin received several months of high-level gunfight and fighting training before filming John Wick."

This immediately aroused the expectations of movie fans.

Released at the same time as the trailer was Martin’s personal character poster. Jonathan is wearing a suit, his face stained with blood, and holding a pistol, looking very much like Martin himself who went on a killing spree at the Santa Monica Pier.

The concept of suit thugs spread like wildfire.

In just a few days, "John Wick" surpassed films such as Transformers 2, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age 3 and so on, and jumped to the top of the list of the most anticipated movies by movie fans in 2009!
The topic and highlights were all triggered by Martin and the dock incident.

The whole Internet is discussing this movie enthusiastically.

"After watching other trailers, I would just think it was a movie, but after watching the trailer for John Wick, I know Martin can do this in real life!"

"Martin has already given his life a preview at the Santa Monica Pier. Do you have any reason not to buy a ticket?"

"I don't have to watch any other movies next year, but I have to watch John Wick!" "Other movie stars can only act impressive in the movies, but Martin is impressive both in the movies and in real life!"

In the last month of 2008, no star was more popular than Martin.

With the help of developed information, related videos spread beyond North America and around the world, attracting a large number of new fans to Martin.

Martin was so enthusiastic that Guanhai came over to join him.

During Guanhai's trip to Los Angeles, he contacted Martin specifically through Ali's brother, Rahm Emmanuel, the head of Guanhai's think tank, and came to the hospital to visit the fighter and hero who fought to protect freedom and democracy.

Martin was also very cooperative, dragging his "seriously injured body" to take a photo with the sea-viewing team.

He also left Rahm-Emmanuel's personal contact information under Ali's introduction.

As long as Guan Hai wins the election, Rahm will definitely be the White House chief of staff.

Martin spent Christmas and New Year in the hospital. The luxurious ward he stayed in was fully equipped with all the necessary facilities and all expenses were covered by Cartier. It was actually very comfortable.

On December 12, the ballots for this year's Oscar nominations were mailed out.

On the first day of the new year in 2009, Coca-Cola held a press conference and officially announced that Martin would serve as the lifelong spokesperson for Coca-Cola and would work with Martin's team to launch Coca-Cola in Martin commemorative packaging.

The leader of the Coca-Cola Cult is worthy of his name!

A few days later, Cartier released a special edition advertisement, which was entirely composed of clips of Martin's battle scenes from the dock incident, accompanied by new background music, which made people excited.

In most of the advertisements, Martin can be seen wearing a Cartier men's watch.

So, at the end of the film, the only subtitle appeared - Cartier men's watch, the choice of true men!

The advertising that these two companies invested little money in had a greater impact than those that cost tens of millions of dollars.

In particular, Coca-Cola's recently launched Martin edition commemorative packaged cola has been so popular that it is sold out in supermarkets and convenience stores.

There were even scalpers who resold this Coke.

Cadillac was very dissatisfied and specifically sought out Thomas to give its opinion.

"Why didn't Martin use Cadillac in the dock incident?" The person in charge was full of grievances. They also paid the endorsement fee. "Why didn't Martin drive a Cadillac to kill everyone?"

What could Thomas say? Under the circumstances at that time, it was impossible to call a timeout first, wait for Martin to find a Cadillac and then call start?

He said: "The situation was too urgent. Martin could lose his life at any time. It was all an instinctive reaction."

Fortunately, Cadillac only expressed its dissatisfaction and stated that when Martin is discharged from the hospital, he must ride in a Cadillac.

Thomas saw the Cadillac man off and immediately rushed to his next business meeting.

After providing the photo of the Nokia phone, Nokia's people realized the business opportunity and their attitude changed drastically.

Not only did he agree to Martin's annual endorsement fee of $1200 million, he also said he could sign a one-year contract.

But the phone with the bullet stuck in it must be handed over to Nokia and cooperate in publicity.

Sure enough, once the phone was put online and Martin testified personally, Nokia immediately caused a sensation.

Public relations for the Oscars were also being carried out simultaneously. For Martha and Rita, there had never been an Oscars public relations event so easy as this one.

With publicity, Martin brought his own topics and traffic, and the judges had more than a deep memory of him.

Lobbying, those Academy members who live in Los Angeles, to recognize his contributions to the city and vote for him would be a piece of cake.

"This is not fair!"

In an office, Josh Brolin was quite annoyed: "Who the hell can compete for the Best Supporting Actor?"

The agent persuaded: "In the current situation, even if we throw out millions of dollars, we still can't win the Best Supporting Actor. I think it's enough to guarantee the nomination. The rest is just a waste of money."

Josh Brolin almost cried: "Martin Davis cheated! We spent money honestly, did publicity, lobbied the judges, and followed the Academy's routine. What about him? He got himself a national hero hat. How can anyone compete with him?"

He angrily shouted: "This is too shameless!"

The agent said, "It can't be helped. He was at the dock at the time."

Josh Brolin was silent for a while before he said, "Luckily I wasn't there at the time."

The agent patted him on the shoulder and consoled him, "This is an advantage that others have fought for with their lives. It's normal that we can't compare to them."

"Forget it, forget it." Josh Brolin was tired. Facing this kind of cheating competition, he could only say: "Make sure I get a nomination. We can talk about the award later."

The agent nodded: "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

(End of this chapter)