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Chapter 488 North American Box Office Records in March
In the apartment near Central Park, Martin washed his face with facial cleanser and panted heavily. It was really too enjoyable.

Alexandra Daddario's natural talent is simply too great.

Martin took a deep breath and said, "I'm dying of suffocation!"

Alexandra stood up and poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Martin, and asked, "Did the director call just now?"

Martin took a sip of wine, and when he felt his breathing was really smooth, he said, "Chad went to see the midnight show, and he must have been stimulated."

Alexandra clinked glasses with Martin and said before drinking, "Can you come to New York to see me more often? I'm so lonely."

As she spoke, she sat on Martin's lap, and her talent was laid out before Martin.

Martin is a good man with a conscience. He had previously introduced Alexandra to play the leading role in a horror film called "House of Magic" produced by Wes Craven.

The heroine in a horror movie does not require very high acting skills, but her figure and appearance are generally outstanding.

So, Alexandra was active and proactive.

Martin determined that Alexandra was very talented, took a bite, and said, "Of course I have to come more often."

In the morning, when Martin and Alexandra were sitting in the restaurant, enjoying the latter's carefully prepared breakfast, Martin's cell phone rang.

An unfamiliar number was displayed.

Martin answered the phone, but it was Chad's voice that came from the receiver: "I went to see a midnight show last night in a remote theater, but I got robbed and my phone was taken away by a clown..."

Hearing Chad's description, Martin couldn't help laughing: "You are too confident in the security of New York to go to a remote movie theater alone."

Chad said, “I feel like that kind of place is more representative.”

Martin thought for a moment and said, "I'm not in the hotel now, I'll be there in a while."

After quickly finishing breakfast, Alexandra drove Martin back to the Hilton Hotel.

The crew rented a conference room in the hotel. When Martin went in, in addition to Chad and Marcus, Louise and Daniel were also there.

Daniel said: "Anyway, this is eye-catching news."

Chad was not as thick-skinned as Martin, and said, "It always feels a bit embarrassing."

Louise said, "Don't you want the movie to be more topical? And you've already called the police, and there will be a report on it by tomorrow at the latest."

Chad thought about the movie box office, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!"

Martin thought more: "The man who robbed Chad was dressed as a clown... How about this, I try to appeal to him to return Chad's phone."

Louise continued, "Will he return it? Won't the PD take the opportunity to arrest him?"

"We said he borrowed Chad's phone." Martin knew the PDs' style: "An ordinary Apple phone is only a few hundred dollars. Even if the NYPD catches him, the cost will far exceed the gain. Generally speaking, they will turn a blind eye to such things."

For small cases like this, PDs will also calculate the economic costs.

Daniel immediately grasped the essence of this: "This will attract media attention."

He asked a crucial question: "What if he doesn't return it?"

Martin laughed. “We don’t want phones, we want attention.”

He looked at Chad: "If you don't agree, don't force it."

This was his first directorial work, and Martin wanted the film to be a success even more than Chad did. He only thought for two seconds and said, "Okay, let's do as you say."

Martin nodded and asked, "You don't have any nude photos or anything like that on your phone, right?"

"No." Chad still had some confidence: "I've been focusing on the movie since I bought the phone you gave me last year. I don't have the time or energy to care about women."

Several people worked out a strategy and immediately notified the professional team. However, half an hour later, a new message appeared on Martin's personal blog.

"Chad Stahelski, the director of John Wick: Chapter 11, lent a fan his phone last night. He left in a hurry and forgot his phone. I hope the fan can contact the crew or Chad himself, or send the phone to the front desk of the Manhattan Hilton Hotel."

There is also a temporary contact number at the back.

Soon, the news was forwarded by many websites.

Before noon, many reporters were already blocking the entrance of the Hilton Hotel.

Anyone who has a little understanding of social reality can see that the so-called borrowing is just a euphemism.

For a time, the already popular film became even more popular.

Raya also saw Martin's statement. Since the release of The Dark Knight last year, he has been a mad admirer of Martin and the Joker.

He was originally a poor man, so of course he actively learned from the clown, dressed up as a clown, and frequently made zero-dollar purchases.

The Santa Monica Pier incident made him admire Martin even more, because he was a Hollywood star who really had fighting ability.

Raya was in high spirits after watching the midnight show of "John Wick" last night. The movie was so exciting that he wanted to celebrate. He happened to meet an unlucky guy holding an Apple phone.

If you come across it, you must not miss it.

Raya didn't expect that the unlucky guy he robbed was actually the director of his favorite movie. After thinking about it for a while at home, Raya logged into the website again, read Martin's blog, and gave up the idea of ​​selling the phone.

Not only does he like clowns, he has also joined the Coke Cult, so of course he has to respond to the leader's call.

But Raya would not send it to the front desk of Hilton Hotel, after all, he was responsible for many robberies.

If he was locked up in Arkham Asylum, he might still consider it.

Raya thought about it for a moment, then took his cell phone and left home, came to Manhattan, looked at the Hilton Hotel from afar, put on a common tattered hat, found a nearby public phone without surveillance, and dialed the number he had written down.

When the call was connected, he said in a strangled voice, "The first red trash can on the southwest side of the back door of the Hilton Hotel."

After saying that, he hung up the phone, walked over slowly, and threw the phone wrapped in a black plastic bag into the trash can as if throwing away garbage.

He walked around and came to the hot dog shop across the street, bought a hot dog, sat behind the glass curtain wall, and looked at the trash can over there.

Raya hopes that the guru and the star he idolizes will not disappoint him.

Inside the hotel, Chad put down his phone, looked at Martin and Louise who were chatting, and said, "There's a call. The phone is in the trash can at the back door of the hotel."

Louise picked up the phone and dialed a number: "Spread the news and say there is news on the phone."

The assistant downstairs took immediate action and leaked the news to the reporters and paparazzi at the door.

Martin straightened his clothes a little, and put on the Cartier watch that was placed aside with great professional ethics. He also took the new Nokia mobile phone in his hand, deliberately leaving the side with the trademark exposed.

When it comes to getting paid to do things, Martin has always been reliable.

Chad hurried out.

Martin hurried to follow.

Chad asked, “Are all the reporters at the front door?”

"It should be." Martin passed by a window and took a special look.

Chad is a novice in hype and worried: "But the phone is at the back door."

Martin reminded: "Can't we go out the front door and go around to the back door?"

"That works!" Chad responded.

The two took the elevator downstairs and walked out of the main entrance of the hotel under the protection of several hotel security guards and Bruce.

At least 20 or 30 reporters gathered around and asked loudly, "Martin, have you found Director Chad's cell phone?"

"Did someone say that the phone was delivered?"

"Where is he? Can he accept our interview?"

Martin didn't say anything, but glanced at Chad, who said loudly, "Let's go get the phone now, please make way."

The reporters and paparazzi in front automatically made way.

Martin and Chad walked around the hotel and came near the back door, where they saw the red trash can on the southwest side.

Chad ran over and reached for his phone, but someone had thrown some unfinished ice cream into his hand, leaving him with a milky white liquid.

The surrounding cameras and video camera lenses simultaneously recorded the embarrassing scene of this new and popular action film director.

"John Wick" is so popular that there is no need to worry about no one paying attention to it.

These related news pieces represent traffic and money.

Chad wiped off the milky white on his hands and finally took out a black plastic bag. When he opened it, he found an Apple phone inside.

Flash lights lit up wildly. Chad entered the password and turned on his iPhone as more than a dozen shots were taken. The background image of the phone was a photo of him operating the camera on the set.

"It's my phone!" Chad had gained some experience after this, and showed the reporter his phone screen: "He sent it back!"

After taking pictures of the phone, the reporters turned their cameras to other places, trying to find the person who had given the phone.

In the hot dog shop, Raya slowly finished his hot dog and couldn't help laughing as he watched the reporters surround Chad and Martin again.

The leader did not disappoint him and did not bring the NYPD!

Raya is an old hand at zero-dollar shopping, and he can smell the scent of PD from fifty meters away.

He took out a BlackBerry phone that he had stolen last month, turned it on, logged into the IMDB website, clicked on the "John Wick" column, and made a comment in the comments section.

"Martin is a good star who actively protects his fans. I will always admire Martin! Long live the leader!"

After the comment was posted, Raya walked out of the hot dog stand and away from the Hilton Hotel.

News and information related to "John Wick" continue to stimulate audiences' desire to go to the cinema to watch the movie. Although it is not a PG or PG-13 family-friendly movie, and the R rating of the film will also lose a considerable number of young audiences, all theaters showing "John Wick" still maintain extremely high attendance rates.

On the first day of its release in North America, the film grossed $3806 million in 2178 theaters, setting a record for the highest single-day box office in North America in March!
In the past, no Hollywood movie has ever earned more than 2000 million in box office in a single day in March, the traditionally off-season.

(End of this chapter)