America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 490 Martin's Song
On Monday, the crew will fly to London for promotional activities.

As soon as Martin came out of his room early in the morning, he found Chad waiting in the corridor.

Chad's eyes were red and his eye bags were heavy. It was obvious that he didn't sleep well last night. He walked up to Martin and hugged him tightly. He said in a hoarse voice: "We are the fucking box office champions!"

Martin laughed and said, "We did a good job, man!"

Chad glanced at Louise who came out of Martin's room and thought to himself that she was doing a really good job, with different female companions every night.

Among those he has seen in person in recent days are Taylor Swift, Alexandra Daddario, Angela Lindwall and Louise Mayer.

Louise waved to Chad generously and went back to her room to put on makeup.

The corridor was temporarily empty, and Chad said, "With such a big success, I really need to find a few women to celebrate."

Martin joked: "That's right, I can hug you boldly in the future."

There was a sound of a door closing, and Mene, who lived on the same floor, went out. Chad strode over and gave him a big hug: "Thank you, man!"

Before Mene could reply, the door opened again and Celine Dion came out.

Chad was stunned.

Celine Dion was radiant, nodded to Chad, and said, "I saw the movie you made, it was wonderful."

She looked at Martin again: "You're so cool!"

Martin smiled and said, "Thank you."

Mene asked, “Am I not cool?”

"Honey, you are the coolest." Celine Dion kissed him lightly: "Your oral skills are so cool!"

Martin suddenly thought of a key question. At the Cannes Film Festival in May, the president of the jury seemed to be Isabelle Huppert.

By the way, what era was she born?
Chad looked at Martin with envy, then looked at Mene with envy, secretly sighing that he was such a failure as a director.

I don't understand the unspoken rules and the red sofa.

Mene pointed to the elevator and said, "I'm going to see Celine off. We'll talk later."

Celine Dion waved to Martin and Chad and followed Mene.

Chad looked at Martin and said, "The leading actor and the supporting actor are playing more fancy than each other, but the director is a miserable bachelor."

Martin joked: "Aren't there a few female roles in the next film? You have the final say on the casting, but if you make a promise you have to deliver, otherwise don't mess with people."

Chad waved his hand: "I'd better find a serious girlfriend."

The two went downstairs together, and whenever Chad met the crew, he would go up to them, hug them and say thank you.

When they arrived at the restaurant for dinner, Chad said, "The opening box office of $5889 million is much better than I expected. Unfortunately, in order to ensure the quality and selling point of the film, it can only be filmed with an R rating, and most teenagers can't enter the theater."

Martin cut the fried eggs and said, "It doesn't matter. These target customers will not be lost. When the DVD is launched, they will become the largest consumers."

Chad tapped his forehead and said, "I've been so nervous lately that my head is all foggy. I forgot that there is a DVD market after the cinema."

He asked, "How many DVD sales of The Dark Knight are there?"

Martin simply said: "After I won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Warner Bros. released a commemorative DVD, which boosted sales. Sales have reached $4 million so far, but it will be difficult to increase in the near future. It is expected that in another year, total sales will reach $5 million."

He remembered that in his previous life, the total global DVD sales of "Avatar" exceeded the North American box office.

Chad also has a share of the DVD sales that is strictly required by the Directors Guild. He sincerely said, "I hope the DVD sales of John Wick will exceed $1 million."

"Very hopeful." As one of the investors, Martin certainly hopes so. He reminded: "After the publicity notice is finished, you can take a break for a while and then prepare for the sequel."

Chad said: "I'm already thinking about the plot structure and action design of the sequel."

Martin's cell phone rang at this time. He looked at the caller ID and answered it directly.

Taylor Swift's voice came from the other side: "Martin, my first hit song "You Should Be With Me" will officially hit the charts today, don't forget to respond."

"I will," Martin said.

With the popularity brought by "John Wick", Taylor's song "Safe and Sound" has entered the top ten of the Billboard.

In the MTV specially shot for this purpose, the tall Taylor Swift wore a long white gauze dress and walked barefoot in the deserted wilderness and quiet forest, like a fairy.

John Wick also brought Taylor a large number of new fans.

Even many followers of the Cola Cult spontaneously included her in the list of saints of the cult.

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In Nashville, Taylor Swift's new single release party is underway.

Big Machine Records and her publicist had spread the rumor that Taylor had written "You Should Be With Me" specifically for Martin.

This news was widely circulated among the people and on the Internet, attracting widespread attention.

With Martin's help, Taylor better understood the trick of traffic.

Nearly a hundred media outlets came to the new single release conference, including Taylor Swift's own fans, as well as another group.

Hundreds of members of the Coke God Church wearing red T-shirts appeared at the press conference holding banners that read: Support the Saint of the Coke God Church!
The press conference began, the band played music, and Taylor sang the new single that was about to hit the charts.

Reporters and fans were stunned after hearing this song. It was clearly about a little girl secretly in love with a boy!
This song was written by Taylor for Martin Davis. Who is his secret crush? Need I tell you?
When the song was over and it was time for the media to ask questions, all the reporters became excited.

The style of the song and the melody structure of the performance are not important at all.

The first reporter who was called to ask a question took the microphone and asked, "Taylor, did you write this song for Martin?"

Taylor already knows the password to traffic, and said: "Yes, when I was writing "Safe and Sound" for "John Wick", Martin once asked me if I could write a song for him. Later, I went to Los Angeles to record the theme song for "John Wick". I often worked with Martin and got inspiration from him, so I wrote this song."

There was an uproar in the media seats. It was indeed created for Martin!

The next reporter asked more directly: "Listening to the lyrics of your song, it seems like a story, a story about a girl having a crush on a boy. Taylor, do you have a crush on Martin?"

Taylor certainly wouldn't deny it, and asked back, "A man as outstanding as Martin must be the dream lover of all girls, right?"

The reporter didn't care about the song at all, all his questions were focused on gossip: "So you have a crush on Martin too?"

Taylor was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, I like Martin."

Big Machine Records boss Borchetta was standing next to the stage. Listening to Taylor's calm answers, he secretly gave her a thumbs up. This girl knew how to attract media attention.

For a singer in the new era, it is not enough to just know how to sing.

The next reporter, who knew Martin's story well, took the microphone and asked, "As far as I know, Martin's current girlfriend, Elizabeth Olsen, was the cheerleader in high school. Taylor, is she the cheerleader in your lyrics?"

Taylor said: "Cheerleader is just a metaphor, it doesn't refer to anyone in particular."

The reporter did not let her go and asked another one: "What is your relationship with Martin now?"

"We are very good friends." Taylor knows this very well: "Of course, if we can go further, I dream of it."

The nature of this press conference was completely changed. The new single release conference turned into a gossip and scandal Q&A session, but the effect was surprisingly good.

On the Internet, Martin's blog, the official website of the Coca-Cola Cult, Taylor's blog, and various movie and music forums are all discussing this gossip.

There are many young stars who have expressed their secret love for Martin in front of the media, but none of them can write a "Martin Song" like Taylor did.

Taylor and this new single became popular immediately, just like John Wick: Chapter 11, becoming the hot entertainment news in the United States.

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London, Heathrow Airport.

The main creators of "John Wick" had just walked out of the exit when they were startled by the posture of the British paparazzi opposite them.

There were hundreds of people holding cameras, microphones and recorders, blocking the exit and were stopped by airport security.

Mene was surprised: "Are we so popular in the UK?"

Chad shook his head: "Listen carefully, it seems like he is asking about Martin's gossip."

Martin knew what was going on and walked out calmly.

The reporters' shouts continued to come.

"Did Taylor Swift write a song for you?"

"What do you think about Taylor publicly confessing his love to you?"

"You cheated on Elizabeth Olsen, didn't you?"

"Martin Davis, are you a scumbag?"

"Are you afraid to respond publicly?"

Martin stopped and saw the reporter from The Sun next to him and nodded at him.

The reporter quickly took the recorder.

Martin said: "I did invite Taylor Swift to write that song. It was just a joke among friends. I didn't expect her inspiration to burst out and she really wrote an excellent song."

The reporter asked again: "Did you have sex?"

Martin certainly wouldn't admit it: "Taylor and I are very good friends. Besides, my girlfriend is Elizabeth."

After that, he didn't answer any more questions and left the airport with the crew.

The madness of British tabloids is known all over the world.

Martin's answer, except for the "truthful" report of The Sun, was distorted in the other entertainment magazines, with all kinds of messed up content.

The media in both Britain and the United States reported crazily that "John Wick" and Taylor's new single were both extremely popular.

Even those who don't like country music and don't know Taylor Swift are curious about how a female singer can confess her love to a Hollywood star through a song.

What songs and movies that are in the promotion period need most is popularity.

John Wick: Chapter 6 continues to dominate the North American film market in the new week. Taylor's new single has topped the Billboard charts in just three days!
With the help of Martin, Taylor Swift harvested her first No. 1 single in her life.

(End of this chapter)