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Chapter 590 Digging Another Hole
Those present were all senior executives of Warner Bros., and it was difficult to hide the dynamics of the industry from them. Disney Studios also did not hide its contact with Martin Davis, and related news had been circulating after the Oscars.

Daniel specifically reminded: "After Alan Horn took over Disney Pictures, he has been in contact with Martin. If we don't make adjustments in the distribution, we are very likely to lose "John Wick 2."

Hamada and Jon Berg had no intention of responding.

Ultimately, this matter depends on Kevin Tsujihara's attitude.

Kevin Tsujihara has just taken office, and it is impossible for him to contradict himself in the first policy he implements. Moreover, the heads of large companies are already in a high position compared to actors and stars.

But he also knew that the sequel had certain commercial value, and said: "Originally, I was thinking of waiting for Martin Davis to return to Los Angeles and calling him over to talk in person."

Daniel waited for his next words.

"Forget it, I won't talk to him, so as not to send him the wrong signal and make him think that Warner Bros. is no longer Warner Bros. without him." Kevin Tsujihara emphasized: "I still say that, why can those small companies and small studios make money? Because they follow Warner Bros.! Instead of Warner Bros. following them!"

Expressing his attitude and position, he said to Daniel: "We must strive for it if we can. When Martin Davis returns to Los Angeles, go talk to him."

Daniel had a headache, but what he chose was the right path, both in his own eyes and in the eyes of others. His identity as a Warner executive was the source of his power.

"I'll go talk to him." Daniel still has some expectations for Martin, and Martin's works can provide stable performance: "Try to keep him in Warner."

Jon Berg suddenly said: "I have an idea, even if Martin Davis no longer works with Warner Bros.... I mean the worst case scenario."

He just tasted the sweetness: "Martin Davis has a very good vision. We can keep an eye on him. As long as he is interested in a script or a novel or comic, we can also talk to him. With the financial resources and strength of Warner Bros., I believe those people will make a wise choice."

It is common in Hollywood to compete for projects, especially those with good profit prospects. When "The Da Vinci Code" was produced, many companies competed for it. Sony Columbia finally defeated a number of Hollywood rivals with a high price of tens of millions of dollars.

It wasn't difficult for Kevin Tsujihara to make the decision. He looked at Daniel and Jon Berg and said, "Pay more attention to Martin."

The discussion about Martin and Davis' studio ended there, and the group turned to other topics.

After the meeting, Daniel and Jon Berg walked together and specifically asked about matters related to "Dark Places".

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Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

The crew's filming came to the last day, and the set was decorated like "The Helen Show".

Martin and Helen sat on two single sofas respectively, asking and answering questions as if they were participating in a talk show.

Mene, wearing black-rimmed glasses, stood outside the camera of the talk show, frequently reminding Martin in the audience with gestures.

He plays Martin's lawyer in the film.

This scene was scheduled for the last day because the crew had to coordinate with Helen's schedule.

Martin and Helen are old partners, and with the script prepared by the crew, the questions and answers were very smooth, and even though many of the shots were long shots, they were basically done in one take.

"Stop!" David Fincher called to stop filming: "Prepare for the next scene."

Helen's makeup artist immediately came forward to wipe her sweat. She smiled and said to Martin: "I didn't expect that the first time I made a movie, I would play myself."

After his makeup artist walked away, Martin said: "There is no way the Helen show is too famous. Jillian directly used your talk show name in the book, so we had to ask you to come and play the role."

"I'm not popular enough now. The most popular person is TMZ's deputy editor-in-chief Jodi." Helen lowered her voice and asked, "Didn't you read the previous news?"

Martin shook his head: "No, I've been busy filming." He asked: "Jody won the award?"

Helen said simply, "At the Pulitzer Prize in early May, Jody won the Pulitzer Prize for whistleblower journalism."

Martin said: "It's not easy."

Winning the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism for the scandal of a Hollywood tycoon may seem outrageous at first glance, but when you think about the fact that Guan Hai won the Nobel Peace Prize as the president last year, it seems that the Pulitzer is a little more reliable.

Helen added: "I really want to invite Harvey to my show now, but unfortunately I can't."

Martin understood what she meant and said, "I can't help it. Harvey probably wants to kill me."

David Fincher's voice came from the director's monitor: "The final scene is ready to be filmed, all departments get ready."

Martin and Helen said no more and sat back on the sofa to calm down.

In the rest area outside the set, Bruce dragged in a large box.

Lily asked curiously, "Is Martin going to distribute souvenirs again?"

Bruce said: "Traditions cannot be abandoned. These are the words of the high priest Robert. He has been insisting on the Coke sacrifice and asked Martin to continue distributing souvenirs as he did in the beginning after each filming."

Lily said, "That big head, he keeps talking nonsense in Atlanta all day long, like a charlatan."

Elizabeth next to him didn't know Robert. When she heard the name Atlanta, she suppressed her curiosity and didn't ask.

Lily asked again, "Are those fish stones you just got in there?"

"Probably not." Elizabeth continued, "It's probably a bull horn statue."

Bruce said, "They are all horn statues. The fish stones are limited in number and were given to Lily before."

The shooting was about to begin, and the three stopped talking. The last long shot mainly shot Martin's close-up, with a long string of lines, and it was not easy for Martin to perform with emotion, and he had to do NG twice in the middle.

It wasn’t until the third take that David Fincher shouted, “This one’s passed!” He also announced, “All the scenes for Gone Girl have been shot, and now we’re wrapping up!”

There weren't many people left in the crew, and it wasn't particularly lively. David Fincher and Danu were both relatively calm people, so there were no special arrangements.

Martin actually liked the fun, but he still respected the director on the set and didn't even prepare streamers or colored stripes.

There was applause at the scene.

Amid applause, the filming of the play was completed.

Martin called Bruce over and presented the souvenir personally.

Because of copyright issues, except for the "Dark Knight" crew, all other statues were sculpted based on Martin.

Over the years, Martin's statue, like Tom Cruise's cake, has become a very iconic thing in Hollywood.

There was no one around, and Bruce whispered, "If one day, the Australian bison becomes extinct, you will be the culprit."

"In a place like Australia, it's impossible for bison to become extinct." Martin changed the subject and whispered, "I have good news for you. Jody won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism."

Bruce's pelvis ached as he thought of Jody, and he said, "I saw the news."

Martin said maliciously: "When you return to Los Angeles, remember to congratulate them. This is a big event in life."

Bruce didn't want to bother with Martin anymore.

Martin didn't let him go: "Jody is very beautiful, with delicate features. With a little makeup, she looks better than many Hollywood actresses."

Bruce picked up the empty box and turned away.

Elizabeth came over and asked, "Did you hit Bruce again?"

Martin smiled and pulled Elizabeth out of the studio: "Come on, accompany me to remove my makeup. I have rented a private plane and we will return to Los Angeles today."

Elizabeth took Martin's arm and smiled sweetly: "Let's go home."

Before six o'clock in the afternoon, Martin and his team boarded a rented business jet and returned to Los Angeles.

Elizabeth was going to shoot a commercial for Estee Lauder the next day.

Martin also wanted to come back early to finalize the relevant distribution matters before the filming of "John Wick 2".

Because it is involved in the promotion and distribution of "Inception", the filming of this movie will not start until the second half of the year.

The next day, Martin came to Davis Studio, called Jessica and Thomas, asked about the progress of the negotiations with Disney Pictures, and called Alan Horn.

Alan Horn had just joined Disney and wanted to gain a foothold as quickly as possible, so it would be a great achievement for him to be able to attract Martin.

He made the biggest concession within his authority. Disney's distribution commission will be 27% after the box office share in North America, and will not exceed 40% overseas. The specific details will need to be discussed in detail like the offline commission.

In addition, Alan Horn also agreed to include corresponding safeguards in the contract that will not change within five years.

Martin wants the next ten years.

Compared to Warner Bros., which has increased its North American distribution commission to 30%, Disney Pictures is more sincere.

Martin had just hung up the phone with Allen Horn when his cell phone rang.

The person who called was Daniel. The other party learned that he had returned to Los Angeles and wanted to arrange a time to visit him with Jon Berg of Warner Pictures.

Martin made an appointment for the afternoon.

Seeing the end of the call, Bruce reminded, "Warner Bros. held a press conference a few days ago. Jon Berg hosted it himself, and Gillian Flynn, who had returned from the crew early, attended the press conference. The press conference was mainly to introduce the new project that Warner Bros. is going to cooperate with Gillian."

Martin said: "It seems that Jon Berg took this as a great achievement."

Bruce said, "After all, it's the project you're optimistic about."

Martin just shrugged.

"What is he doing here with Daniel?" Bruce asked curiously, "Is he here to demonstrate?"

Martin shook his head: "Who knows? The people promoted by Kevin Tsujihara don't give people a very good impression."

Bruce thought for a moment and asked, "Are we really going to do nothing? Just watch others take away Gillian's project and do nothing? If Leonardo and Nicholson knew, they would laugh at you for the rest of your life."

Martin thought about it carefully and realized that this was the case.

He pondered and said, "Why don't we dig a hole and try again? They want to come visit us, so it doesn't matter if they don't step on it."

Bruce agreed: "We have nothing to lose anyway."

(End of this chapter)