America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 496: Crazy Fans' Verification Method

With the arrival of the new weekend, the traditional summer movie season in North America is approaching, and movies from big companies are beginning to be released in large numbers. "John Wick" ended its short three-game winning streak at the box office, and the new box office champion throne was taken by "Fast & Furious 4".

However, the film's North American box office totaled $1.65 million and its global box office totaled $2.55 million, temporarily ranking first on the 2009 list.

With the scale of "John Wick", it certainly cannot maintain this position. In the upcoming summer season, popular sequels such as Transformers 2, Harry Potter 6 and Ice Age 3 will be released one after another.

At the end of April, Marcus's memoir, "Lone Survivor," was published by Random House.

Martin, Chad, Mene and others all attended the launch ceremony together to show their support.

They consciously gave up their positions, refused to accept media interviews, and put Marcus in the C position.

Marcus tearfully described the Operation Red Arrow of that year and announced that all proceeds from the sales of his memoirs would be donated to the American Legion.

As for the income from adaptations, that is a matter for the future and is naturally not included in this list.

After a brief platform cheer, Martin went to the lounge at the back.

Chad said: "I saw the script of Nolan's new film at Mene's place, and I didn't understand what he wrote."

Mene replied, "Actually, I don't understand it either."

The plot presented in the text in the script is much more abstract than the scenes in the movie. If Martin had not seen the movie before, he would be confused when he first read the script.

He said: "It's a story about dreams."

Mene scratched his head: "I have a dream within a dream. I am completely confused."

Martin reminded him, "You are the supporting actor and your role is very important. If you don't understand something, hurry up and figure it out..."

Mene nodded repeatedly and said, "I have been asking Emma out recently, and she has been interpreting the script for me."

Martin was speechless.

Because there was Uncle Mene standing in front of him, and there was Emma Thomas, the plug-in.

Chad then interrupted and said, "In the second sequel, I plan to emphasize the interaction between your character and Mene's character, so that there will be more chemistry between you and your scenes will be more interesting."

Martin said, "Okay."

Chad called Martin to the window to talk about the sequel.

Mene was about to follow, but was stopped by Bruce.

"Is something wrong?" he asked.

Bruce lowered his voice and said, "Go to Cannes, France in the middle of next month?"

Mene responded: "Cannes Film Festival? Oh, Boss's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, I must attend!"

“The film will be in competition.”

Although he is not a qualified celebrity manager, Bruce will do some things quietly: "The president of this jury is the veteran French actress Isabelle Huppert."

Hearing the name, Mene immediately identified the person with her, his eyes sparkling: "I know her, she is extremely talented, has a classical beauty, is known as the most beautiful French Rose, and is the most prestigious actress in the French entertainment industry."

He thought about Isabelle Huppert's age and said, "She is the goddess of literature and art that I admire the most!"

Bruce said, "Then we'll go to Cannes together."

Mene nodded repeatedly: "I want to meet my goddess of art!"

The two chatted quietly for a while, and then the door of the lounge opened from the outside, and Marcus came in like a blown-up balloon.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead, opened the iced soda and took a big sip, then said, "I would rather face the guerrillas in Afghanistan than face these reporters again!"

Chad turned around and said comfortingly: "You'll get used to it."

Martin knew that with the changing political situation, Marcus might face a more complicated situation in the future, so he said: "Don't answer any questions from the media without a professional PR and agent present."

Marcus had just been through a storm of attacks from the media and was still in shock: "I will never forget this."

Martin nodded and continued, "After the memoir is adapted and released, there will be more reporters surrounding you. Just get used to it slowly."

Marcus was very concerned about the memoir adaptation and asked, "Is the adaptation ready to be launched?"

"Thomas is looking for a suitable director." Martin briefly introduced: "The production budget of the project is about 4000 million US dollars. The Koreans have agreed to invest in this war film. If all goes well, it will be released in North American theaters in 2011."

This is a movie adapted from himself, and Marcus wanted to see it on the big screen as soon as possible. Now that his memoir is on the market and the movie is about to be launched, his biggest wish has been fulfilled.

Martin's studio has basically reached an agreement with Warner Bros. on distribution, and will hire Akiva Goldsman, recommended by Daniel, as the producer of the project. The latter's representative works in recent years include "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and "I Am Legend".

As for the director, Thomas reported this to WMC, which is helping to find a suitable director.

Marcus took a short break and went out to sign autographs.

Martin and others are about to leave.

As they walked out of the commercial plaza, a shout suddenly came from the opposite side.

"Martin, I love you!"

"The eternal Coke God!" "Martin, I want to give birth to a child for you!"

A dozen beautiful girls in wedding dresses ran out from the crowd and blocked the way of Martin and his group.

Bruce quickly stood in front of Martin and said to Martin behind him: "It's them again!"

Martin also recognized the girls, waved and said, "I love you, too."

The girls gathered around.

Martin once again fulfilled their wish for autographs and was dragged away by Bruce unwillingly.

The two of them work in perfect harmony, focusing on pampering their fans.

Martin is the good guy, and of course Bruce has to be the bad guy.

The girls in wedding dresses chased Martin's car for dozens of meters before they stopped.

One of them said: "Martin is really good, but the bodyguard is so abominable. He dragged Martin away by force."

"Yes! Yes!" said the talkative one. "Martin loves us, and we love Martin, but there are obstacles between us."

Elsa, the leader, was extremely determined: "None of this can stop our love for Martin!"

The one who spoke quickly and without hesitation said, "Acting Captain, you are absolutely right!"

Hearing this, Elsa was unhappy: "I emphasize again, Toni is no longer the leader, I am your leader now!"

Another person asked: "When is Toni coming back? I can't reach her even if I call."

“No one answered the phone!”

"Is there something wrong with Toni?"

When Elsa heard that these people were obsessed with the old leader, she could only say, "Tony has something to do at home. She has to go back for a while and will be back soon."

As the leader for this period of time, Aisha hoped that Toni would never come back.

As long as Toni doesn't come back, Elsa believes that she will become the new big sister over time.

In the car, Martin straightened his clothes and said, "Fortunately, they are not crazy."

Bruce agreed: "In the United States, a truly qualified crazy fan must assassinate the President of the United States to prove himself!"

Mene continued: "I remember Guan Hai, who had just come to power, went to the hospital to visit Martin." Because of the same skin color, he made a cross on his chest: "God bless him, nothing will happen to him."

Martin said: "Don't worry, I'm neither Manson nor Jodie Foster, and my fans are not that crazy."

Chad joked: "You're right, they just want to help you have a baby, they don't have any bad intentions."

Mene and Bruce laughed.

Martin had no idea about children, but thinking about the several children in the Nicholson family who were dependent on their parents, Lorraine seemed to be the most promising one, and quickly shook his head: "Children are too scary, I'm not ready yet."

Mene said: "If Celine Dion can give me a child, the future will definitely be very bright."

Bruce, who was driving, asked: "How much property does she have?"

Mene thought for a moment and said, "Several hundred million is definitely there."

Chad was envious: "If I had your skills, being a director would be exhausting and stressful."

A few people chatted and entered the Warner Studios.

Chad returned to the John Wick studio alone, and Martin and the other two rushed to Nolan's office and received the crew's shooting schedule for the previous month from Emma Thomas.

Unlike in the past, because Morocco offers high tax refunds and subsidies, the crew's filming base is set up in Ouarzazate, the African Hollywood. Except for some outdoor scenes, all studio scenes will be shot at Atlas Studios.

After the Oscars ceremony, Nolan rushed to Morocco with a large crew to make final preparations for filming.

This also means that Martin will stay in Africa for a long time in the future.

Fortunately, Morocco is one of the most politically stable countries in Africa and one of Hollywood's favorite overseas filming bases. The Moroccan authorities attach great importance to overseas crews that come to shoot, and will even dispatch professional security teams to ensure the safety of the crew during the filming.

Martin also planned his itinerary accordingly, first going to France to attend the Cannes Film Festival, and then going directly to Morocco from France after the Cannes Film Festival.

The new project will officially start shooting in late May.

Martin's work schedule for the second half of the year has basically been confirmed, and he will join the crew of "Gone Girl".

Davis Studio and Louise's Pacific Pictures Production Company jointly established the "Gone Girl" studio. Louise took full control of the project and is currently handling related matters such as novel publishing.

David Fincher also signed a director contract with Gone Girl Studios, officially confirming that he would direct the project.

Before Martin left Los Angeles, he specially called David Fincher and Gillian Flynn to have a chat together. The three parties had highly consistent creative concepts, and the only remaining differences were on some minor details.

Gillian Flynn used to be a screenwriter. After David Fincher consulted Martin's opinion, he simply let Gillian, the original author, adapt the film script herself.

After resolving these issues, in mid-May, Martin and David Fincher joined the crew and flew to Paris.

(End of this chapter)