America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 588 Rich and Rich
"Where did you get it done?"

Inside the makeshift studio, Martin received the herring stone sent by Bruce and was quite curious: "Can you find someone to make this in this place?"

Bruce said: "I went to New York to meet Kim and Khloe a few days ago, and I went to Chinatown and found someone to do it."

Martin opened the boxes one by one. All the herring stones had been carefully polished to a bright orange-red color. They were also carefully trimmed into a heart shape and hung under a platinum chain.

Bruce added, "They were going to use a black sling, but you were giving it away, so I thought platinum would be more suitable."

Martin suddenly sighed, "Too many horn carvings have been given away, so it's not particularly nice to give away heart-shaped stones."

He simply said, "Didn't you, Lily, Harris and others set up a company to buy Australian cattle horns? Buy some of these stones along the Mississippi River and make them all into heart-shaped pendants. I'll give them away later."

Bruce asked, "Specially for women?"

Martin picked up an orange-red stone and looked at it in the sun: "Don't you think only a beautiful woman can match such a beautiful stone?"

Bruce understood: "With your vision, it shouldn't take much."

Martin packed several boxes, found Mene first, and gave him the largest one: "This is for you."

Mene opened it and took a look, very curious: "Is this what was in the fish's head that day? It's really amazing. Next time I go to Las Vegas for vacation, I don't need to prepare any other gifts."

For Mr. May, it doesn’t matter whether the gift he gives to Celine Dion is expensive or not, what matters is that it is rare.

Some rich people, especially billionaires, like to collect strange and bizarre things.

Martin gave one each to Léa Seydoux and Kate Upton.

Léa Seydoux entered the set to familiarize herself with the position, but did not look closely.

Kate Upton put it directly on her neck, stuffed it into the valley, and squeezed it out again. She hurriedly said, "Master, is there your blessing on it?"

Martin responded casually: "With the blessing of the Coke Cult."

"Great!" Kate Upton put it back in: "I will definitely wear it next to my body in the future."

Martin smiled and went to the temporary resting area on the set.

Because of Martin and Charlize's deep personal relationship, the male and female protagonists' lounge chairs have always been placed together.

Charlize asked, "I see you're handing out presents, is there anything for me?"

Martin took out a box and handed it to her: "This is yours."

Charlize was not polite and touched it next: "It looks a bit like amber, and it's heart-shaped. Martin, you are casting a wide net."

How shameless Martin is: "Only if you cast a wide enough net can you catch a mermaid."

Charlize put away the box, took out a notebook and wrote it down quickly.

Martin said, "Please give me some face and record it in front of me..."

Charlize said: "Of course, the scumbag's quotes should be recorded in front of the scumbag."

The filming was about to start and the two stopped talking.

Léa Seydoux's two scenes were shot very quickly.

Martin and Charlize are back on stage.

Today's filming went particularly smoothly, and David Fincher announced the end of work before three in the afternoon.

The scene of searching for Amy will be filmed next week, and Martin specially called David Fincher, producer Danu and publicity director Dixon to a meeting.

In the office, Martin asked someone to turn on the projector and project the promotional plan prepared by the studio according to his intentions.

He told David Fincher: "Before we started shooting, we discussed the shooting of the search for Amy."

David Fincher, who is not good at hype, just said: "I agree with your plan."

Danu and Dixon both looked toward the projection screen.

Martin turned on the laser pointer, pointed at the content on the screen and said, "The studio has already sent invitations to many media outlets, many well-known bloggers, and social media influencers to participate in the search for Amy. This week, they will come to Cape Girardeau from all over the United States to participate in the search for Amy next week."

Danu asked, “Will they cover the whole thing?”

Martin nodded. "Not only will we cover the entire event, but David and I will also allow them to use their phones and handheld devices to record the event and update their blogs or other social media at any time."

Dixon interjected: "I have already contacted the locals. There may be thousands of local people participating in the search and filming."

David Fincher reminded: "Don't forget, all participants need to sign a waiver agreement. I don't want a lot of shots with people's faces to be unusable during post-editing."

"That has been communicated," Dixon said.

Martin said, "We need to build momentum for the event. What about the police station in the town?"

Dixon added: "We have sponsored them with several police cars. In addition to the necessary personnel on duty, all other police officers will cooperate and join in the search for Amy."

If the novel has not been published yet or is not famous enough, the crew can simply create a viral marketing campaign to search for Amazing Amy.

But "Gone Girl" has been on the New York Times bestseller list for so long that it's not difficult for people who have read the novel to figure out what happened after reading the related reports.

This promotional marketing should be more direct. Martin, Danu and Dixon discussed it, and David Fincher's speech was more from the perspective of filming a movie.

Promotion and marketing will definitely not affect the normal shooting.

In the following week, the small town where the crew was stationed became really lively, with hundreds of entertainment reporters, bloggers and social media influencers arriving one after another.

To the crew's surprise, many fans of Martin and Charlize Theron, as well as fans of the original novel, also came to Cape Girardeau.

For a time, all the hotels in the town were full.

News about the "Gone Girl" crew can be seen everywhere on blogs, entertainment websites and social media.

On Monday morning, just after the sun rose, thousands of people outside the suburbs of the town were divided into several areas, lined up horizontally, and launched a dragnet search.

Because of advance communication, the reporters put on the vests of their newspapers, set up cameras and video cameras, and were free to shoot anywhere except where the crew members were.

Entertainment bloggers, each holding a smartphone, kept capturing the scene, and uploaded the new photos and videos to the website as soon as possible.

While social media influencers were searching and taking photos, they also did not forget to communicate with fans in the comment section.

Unfortunately, the current Internet and mobile terminals are not powerful enough. Although there are some live broadcast websites in North America, it is difficult to broadcast live on mobile phones.

The residents of the small town participated in the search and filming very seriously. They were very excited about the possibility of appearing in a movie shot by a top Hollywood director.

Even if it's just a background for Martin, it's enough to show off for a lifetime.

What's more, many of them are believers of the Coca-Cola Cult.

Even the police in the small town were fully equipped and went into battle in a orderly manner.

All the vests prepared by the crew to search for Amy were distributed, but the number was naturally far from enough.

Martin discussed it with David Fincher and decided to let the Coca-Cola Cult appear directly in the movie.

Those who don’t have a vest can appear wearing a Coca-Cola Cult T-shirt.

Of course, Coca-Cola's millions of dollars in advertising sponsorship fees are not given for free.

Martin, the leader, is also actively promoting his own organization.

Before noon, Gone Girl and Finding Amazing Amy were all over the Internet.

With thousands of people participating, numerous media and bloggers involved, and a collaboration between Martin and David Fincher, the film immediately generated a lot of traffic on the same day.

The internet is awash with blog posts, tweets and discussions about this.

"Where's Amazing Amy?"

“Thousands of people gathered in Cape Girardeau to look for Amy.”

"A comprehensive analysis of the scumbag Dunn and the paranoid Amy!"

"It's really scary to think about it. What will happen to a scumbag when his girlfriend finds out about his cheating?"

It is obvious that some male media reporters or bloggers are using this method to seduce Martin Davis, a famous Hollywood scumbag.

David Fincher only shot the scene of searching for Amy in one day, but the impact lasted for a long time.

In any case, the crew got the popularity they wanted. After many entertainment reporters came here, they simply stayed and followed the crew to shoot and report.

There is some exciting gossip here. Martin Davis obviously has a special relationship with the three actresses in the crew, and he often has indescribable stories with two of them.

As a top Hollywood director, David Fincher's ambition to win the Oscar for Best Director is well known to everyone.

There is also a best-selling author. With the attention aroused by this event, "Gone Girl" has surpassed all competitors and won the championship in the latest best-selling book list!

Gillian Flynn has attracted much attention and has become a darling of the media.

Her divorce experience, her creative process, and the fact that she used to be neighbors with Martin were all dug up by media reporters.

There is no doubt that a novel that tops the bestseller list and remains at the top for two consecutive weeks is enough to make a star author.

Gillian Flynn's fame can be converted into actual commercial benefits through her works.

Although MacDonald of Warner Pictures disguised himself as a media reporter and quietly came to Cape Girardeau, and secretly negotiated the adaptation rights of "Dark Place" with Gillian Flynn and her agent, the news still reached Martin's ears.

After all, this is a project led by Davis Studio.

Many Hollywood crews hire personnel when they are formed, and the personnel composition has always been complicated, but some people tend to favor Warner, and some people tend to favor Martin, the head of the crew.

Someone secretly passed the message to Bruce, who then told Martin.

Martin asked, "Do you know how much Warner spent on the copyright?"

Bruce shook his head. "He just occasionally heard Gillian and her agent discussing it. It seemed that the initial offer for the basic copyright fee was 350 million US dollars."

"Warner is indeed worthy of it," Martin exclaimed, "It's rich and powerful!"

(End of this chapter)