America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 495 Battle Goddess
The next morning, Martin met Steven Soderbergh, who had come specially for the event, in the office of Davis Film and Television Studios.

Accompanying the bald director was Martin's acquaintance, old neighbor Jenna Jones.

Soderbergh introduced: "Jenna is the heroine I have chosen for this experimental film."

Martin shook hands with Jenna and said, "It's been a while since we last met. How is your father?"

"He is very nice. He even attended the AVN Awards Ceremony some time ago and witnessed me winning another award with his own eyes." Jenna said with a smile: "You didn't come back to see us neighbors after you moved."

Martin also smiled: "I'll invite you to have dinner with Mr. Jones and Gillian some other day."

After a few polite words, the three of them got down to business.

Soderbergh can be said to be the most experimental director among Hollywood's top film directors. He often shoots short films or experimental films that are very avant-garde and bold in content.

It is impossible for experimental projects to make a profit. Soderbergh certainly won't invest his own money and has always been looking for sponsorship.

Had it not been for the Korean money available, Martin would not have financed his film.

It is impossible for the film to be shown in theaters, and if it is put on the DVD and videotape market, it may take five or six years or even longer to make a profit.

The original story of Soderbergh's experimental film is set in Manhattan, New York, with high-end call girls as the protagonist and background. Because it involves super-large-scale shots, it is difficult to find suitable actresses even in Hollywood where stripping is as common as eating and drinking. So he simply went to the Sacred Valley to select people.

Naturally, they chose Jenna, who is known as the best actress in the Sacred Valley. They simply adjusted the story based on Jenna's background and set it in the Sacred Valley and Los Angeles areas. The heroine was also set up with dual identities as a Sacred Valley artist and a high-end call girl.

This is also the true situation of the actresses in the Holy Valley. While playing art, they also do some part-time jobs.

As for what Soderbergh said about the thematic depth and deep meaning of experimental films, Martin seemed to be listening very seriously, but in fact he didn't care at all.

It was not difficult for Martin to attract investment from Koreans by borrowing Soderbergh's fame.

He also asked people to communicate with the South Korean side, and the South Korean side was willing to pay.

When Martin went to South Korea, he grasped the pulse of the Korean film industry. After winning awards at the three major European film festivals, some of their people and companies set their sights on the Oscars.

I think the lollipops at dad’s house taste better.

If foreign films want to win the prestigious Oscar award, they certainly need film art, but the more critical factor is - where they sit.

Soderbergh only wanted an investment of $180 million, and after Martin mentioned Cannes, he readily said he would help call Isabelle Huppert.

Although the two have never worked together, they had a certain friendship since the 1990s.

Isabelle Huppert is president of the jury at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Martin was not very familiar with purely European filmmakers. The biggest impression Isabelle Huppert left on him in her previous life was the shocking "Mother, the Limits of Love". Even the Cannes Film Festival, which was open enough to publicly screen films like "3 Farts", refused to allow the film to be exhibited and screened.

Soderbergh was the first to leave, but Jenna, the heroine of his new film, stayed.

This is not the first time the two sides have cooperated. Jenna asked directly, "Can we discuss the adaptation rights for the Saint Valley version of John Wick?"

Martin nodded: "Go talk to Jessica."

Jenna brought up another thing: "You are friends with Jolie and Aniston, right?"

This gossip is not only known to everyone in America, but also widely circulated. Martin has no need to deny it: "The relationship is pretty good."

"I heard a piece of news some time ago." The company in which Jenna holds a stake is one of the largest companies in the Holy Valley, and can get a lot of the latest news in that circle.

She said: "A company next door to me is said to be signing Brad Pitt to create a super series with him as the core."

Martin was somewhat surprised: "Pete went to the Sacred Valley?"

Jenna elaborated: "This news was once widely circulated in my circle. People like Jenna, Kaiden and Jessica all wanted to work with Pete very much."

She changed the subject: "Originally he might have signed the contract, but the news came out recently that Pitt rejected the lucrative contract and said he wanted to return to Hollywood. Is there anyone in Hollywood who wants him to make a movie now?"

Martin shook his head slightly. The two major opinion leaders of the largest feminist organization in Hollywood, MeToo, are Jolie and Aniston, one is Pitt's ex-girlfriend and the other is Pitt's ex-wife. They all want to throw Pitt into the Pacific Ocean to feed the fish.

As long as a film crew uses it, MiTu will inevitably attack it.

Martin asked in return: "You didn't hear what he was going to do when he returned to Hollywood?"

"No." Jenna told the truth: "The company that wants to sign Pete is our competitor."

Martin said, "Do me a favor and ask your circle about Pete's situation. Call me if you have any new information."

Jenna responded immediately: "No problem."

Martin took this matter to heart and called Bruce and Thomas to ask them to pay attention to Pete's latest condition.

In addition, let Bruce find a professional female bodyguard to follow Lily and Elizabeth.

Martin thought about it and called Jolie and Aniston separately. There was nothing unusual on their side, and they asked Martin to go to the hotel to play poker together.

Martin couldn't refuse the invitation, so he went to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
The difference from before was that this time both of them were fighting for the position in front of Martin, allowing the other to push Martin's back.

After several attempts, they found that this position in front of them was the most comfortable.

The harder the person pushing from behind uses, the more pleasure the person in front will feel.

Jolie and Aniston argued over this.

Martin held them down and hit each of them on the face several times with the stick before they could safely take turns switching positions.

After playing poker, the three of them had lunch together.

There were not many people in the hotel restaurant. Aniston said while eating: "You don't have to worry about Pitt. He will be completely finished soon."

Julie echoed: "You'll never be able to turn over!"

Martin swallowed the steak in his mouth and asked, "What did you do that I don't know about?"

Aniston and Jolie smiled at each other. They were no longer bickering like enemies as before, but instead had a special tacit understanding as people of the same roots.

Martin deliberately scowled: "Don't keep me in suspense, tell me now, or I'll hit you in the face with a stick!"

Julie giggled: "We like to be hit in the face with a stick, so we won't tell!"

Aniston was more obedient to Martin and said, "After Pitt and I got married, our assets have always been separate. When the real estate market was booming a few years ago, Pitt invested tens of millions of liquid funds in Fannie Mae. Last year, due to the economic recession, Fannie Mae was forced to delist and Pitt's shares could not be cashed out."

Martin had also heard about this and nodded slightly.

Julie was dissatisfied: "Did he beat you hard enough to make you feel comfortable? Just say what I told you to say!"

Martin looked at Julie: "Do you want any more conditions?"

Julie's eyes kept turning: "Honey, can you call Elizabeth Olsen? We can have four of us."

"Shut up!" Aniston said angrily: "The three of us are already crowded!"

Julie shrugged and said nothing more.

Martin looked at Aniston and said, "Go ahead."

Aniston said: "Pitt needs money and must want to revitalize this asset. Jolie and I secretly found someone to set him up and prove to Pitt that he can revitalize this money with only about 10 million US dollars."

Martin asked, "Pete took the bait?"

Julie automatically answered, "We secretly sent someone to Saint Valley to spread the news, and sure enough, a company in Saint Valley was interested in Pete and approached him. Pete was tempted by the conditions offered by Saint Valley, but he suddenly left Saint Valley recently. We don't know exactly where he went in Los Angeles."

Martin finally understood why Pete was involved with Holy Valley. It turned out that these two people had done something secretly.

"You are very powerful." Martin has long known that if an ex-wife or ex-girlfriend who knows the inside story really turns against each other, it will be extremely scary.

Think about it, Leonardo has had so many years, and no ex-girlfriend has come out to expose his dark secrets and scandals. At most, they would say that he is short-lived. He is really not an ordinary person.

Martin reminded: "You guys should be more careful recently."

Julie stretched out her hand and scratched Martin's palm: "Even if Pete wants to do something, the first target will be you. You have taken Pete's woman, house and endorsement. As long as you stand in front of us and don't fall down, Pete will not target us."

Martin found that what Julie said made so much sense that it was impossible to refute it.

Aniston said: "We will definitely push you hard from behind against Pitt."

Before, Martin pushed them hard from behind, but they stood up like fighting goddesses and confronted Pete.

Julie was still thinking: "How about this, Martin, call Elizabeth over, and the four of us will discuss it together! I can promise you that someone will throw Pete into the sea!"

Martin was full and wiped his mouth with a napkin. He saw that the two of them had already put down their cutlery. They went straight upstairs, dragging Julie with one hand and Aniston with the other.

"Jen, I'll control Angie for a while." He said as he walked, "Hit me from behind, stay ten meters away from me, and hit my back in a 100-meter sprint."

Aniston immediately became a plastic sister: "I've been working out and running."

After going upstairs and returning to the room, Martin let go of Julie and stretched out a hand to Aniston: "Where is your clown statue? Give it to me, I'm going to teach this crazy woman a lesson today!"

Aniston opened the bag and wanted to take the one she used, but then she thought of Jolie's hateful side and took out the 40-centimeter-tall version that she had specially ordered for Lily.

Julie is a saint and a super freedom fighter, so how could she be afraid? She opened her arms and said loudly: "Although I lost Elizabeth, I gained my precious freedom!"

She was fearless: "Let the war be more fierce!"

(End of this chapter)