America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 593 You became a spy?
The world premiere of "Inception" at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood.

Both sides of the red carpet in front of the theater were completely occupied by two major groups.

Some of them wore black and held up various posters or slogans supporting Nolan.

These people are all Nolan's die-hard fans created by "The Dark Knight".

In the hearts of this group of people, he became a god with just one movie.

The other part wore red T-shirts with the symbols of the Coca-Cola cult all over their bodies and heads. They were believers of the Coca-Cola cult.

When Martin walked onto the red carpet, everyone, whether in black or red, cheered enthusiastically.

"Master, I love you!"

"The eternal Coke God of War!"

"The Joker, the eternal God!"

"You are an agent of chaos!"

Martin waved as he walked, causing more shouts. He came to the area where members of the Cola Cult gathered, took the pen handed to him by a believer, and signed autographs for several people.

"Coke! Coke..."

People around were shouting.

Martin pulled out a can of Coke like a magician, opened it, and drank with the believers.

"Eternal Coca-Cola God Cult, Eternal Coca-Cola God of War!"

Amid the fans' shouts, Martin raised his Coke again and said, "Cheers to you lovely people!"

On the other side, in the area where people in black clothes gathered, the shouting became louder: "Martin, over here, over here!"

Martin put down the Coke, walked across the red carpet, and came to the opposite side to sign posters of the Joker and Cobb for them.

A man in clown makeup asked, "Will you be in the new Batman?"

Martin smiled and said, "Sorry, this involves commercial secrets, I can't answer it."

The young man in a suit next to him asked, "Martin, can you set up a cult of chaos?"

When asked this question, Martin simply pretended not to hear it, signed autographs for a group of fans, smiled and waved, and left.

Arriving at the media area in front of the Kodak Theater, he accepted the routine interview with reporters and praised the film highly.

The preview screening of "Inception" received excellent reviews and was well-deserved of the hype.

Afterwards, Martin came to the area where the main creative staff of the crew gathered and waited for the director to come.

Mene came over and whispered, "Boss, I gave the pendant you gave me to Celine Dion. Celine was very happy and happily sang for me alone."

Martin said: "Celine is happy not because of the gift, but because you are the one who gave the gift."

Mene laughed cheerfully, "Boss, the gift you chose is still unique."

Ellen Page saw the two men whispering and asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Martin pointed at Mene and said, "I'm asking him how to pick up girls."

Ellen Page didn't believe it: "At that party in Paris, I saw you leave with a woman very easily."

She shook her head and sighed, "I spent half the night trying but still couldn't find one, and was entangled by several men and almost couldn't get away."

Mene said, "You should have called me then."

Ellen Page shrugged: "I'm sorry to bother you when you're with that woman who looks a lot like Sophie Marceau."

At this time, earth-shaking shouts were heard again on the red carpet, and Nolan walked onto the red carpet.

He has unparalleled appeal among the group of black-clad moviegoers.

To this day, these people are still fighting to the death with fans of "The Godfather" and "The Shawshank Redemption" on IMDB.

Nolan quickly came to the waiting area and joined Martin and other main creative staff to take a photo in front of the sponsor's backdrop.

Soon, a group of people entered the cinema.

The guests and the main creators of the crew will enter last, including Martin and Nolan, and all go to the theater lounge to wait.

Nolan's pressure was obviously less than when "The Dark Knight" premiered, and he said to Martin: "The response to the blockbusters this summer has been good. I hope we can continue this good luck."

Martin said: "It shouldn't be a big problem."

The first movie released this summer was "Iron Man 2". Although its reputation was not as good as the first one, it was a huge box office success.

Subsequent films such as "Toy Story 3", "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", "Despicable Me" and "The Karate Kid" were all box office successes.

"Inception" chose the Independence Day period, which is almost the best time of the entire summer season, and there was another big production in the same period.

"The Last Airbender" is produced by Paramount Pictures and directed by Night Shyamalan.

This director from India is a great man. Not only did he make the classic "The Sixth Sense", he also cheated the six major Hollywood companies fairly and impartially.

After chatting with Nolan for a while, Martin saw Daniel and Jon Berg, president of Warner Pictures, who were accompanying Kevin Tsujihara.

The latter walked over, shook hands with Martin, and said, "I have always admired you very much. You have worked hard from the bottom to become a Hollywood star today. The roles and works you have played are both entertaining and artistic, which is quite rare."

Martin understood what he meant and said calmly: "If possible, I also hope to continue to cooperate with Warner Bros." Kevin Tsujihara said: "You take the initiative to make concessions." He still wanted to keep this cash cow, so he wrote a blank check: "Warner will give you a superstar and an Oscar for Best Actor."

Hearing that the other party did not even mention the issue of profit sharing and concession, Martin smiled and said, "Let me think about it carefully."

Kevin Tsujihara naturally looked down on others: "Opportunities are missed and will never come back."

Without waiting for Martin to say anything, he strode towards Ridley Scott, accompanied by Ridley Scott's agent Ari Emmanuel.

Daniel came over, patted Martin on the shoulder, and followed him.

Instead, Jon Berg stayed and said to Martin, "The Pharaoh and the Gods, adapted from the Book of Exodus, will start filming soon. Are you interested in playing the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses?"

Martin shook his head: "I can't adjust my schedule. The promotion of Inception has finished and I will be shooting John Wick 2 soon."

Jon Berg didn't say anything more and just left.

Martin sighed inwardly, he couldn't just jump into the hole he had dug himself.

Ridley Scott's gaze turned at this time.

Martin reacted quickly and nodded in his direction.

Old Ray also nodded in greeting and whispered a few words to Ary Emmanuel beside him.

Ali approached Martin and said, "Ridley asked me to ask you, when you turned down his invitation, did you think Robin Hood would be a box office failure?"

The film was released in May and grossed $3606 million in North America in its first week. Compared to the nearly $2 million investment, it can only be said that both the box office and word of mouth were extremely unsatisfactory.

Martin spread his hands and said, "I just didn't have the right schedule. You know my schedule is very full."

Ali asked, "Don't you think Ridley Scott is no longer good?"

"Of course not!" Martin said truthfully: "I wanted to invite him to direct a film project, but unfortunately..."

Ali knows some inside information: "It's a pity that the project was snatched away by Warner?"

Martin said vaguely: "The Book of Exodus is written in the Bible, so Warner can't be said to be robbing it." He began to pave the way for the future: "Tonight is not a good night, please tell Director Ridley Scott for me that I am a fan of Alien, Blade Runner, Matchstick Men, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down, and I have always wanted to work with him."

Ali knew Martin well enough to know he was not joking.

Martin added: "If possible, can Ridley leave the schedule for me after he finishes filming "Pharaohs and Gods"?"

Ali said: "I will give Ridley honest feedback."

Two people arrived late and entered the VIP room at this time.

Martin said something to Ali, walked over and said, "You two bastards, you're late."

Nicholson said: "Leo received a call on the way and stopped to wait for a while. This bastard drove faster than he could sprint 100 meters."

"Shut up!" Leonardo glanced at the people in the VIP room, hooked his hand and called Martin and Nicholson out, and said in a low voice: "Do you know where the call came from? Russia!"

Martin was stunned: "You...actually became a spy! Leo, I'm going to report you right now."

Nicholson immediately followed up: "Is there a reward for reporting spies?"

Leonardo put his hands on his hips, turned around angrily, and said, "Have you forgotten that I plan to organize a big party for Russian and Ukrainian models!"

Martin, who was a fence-sitter, changed his mind instantly and accused Nicholson: "Go catch the spy quickly. The bonus will be just enough to pay for the party."

He asked Leonardo, "Are you sure?"

Leonardo raised his head, pointed his chin at Martin, and said, "Aren't you going to Paris for the European premiere in a few days? I chose that time period, and it's full of young models."

Nicholson didn't bother to refute Martin and said, "You didn't even tell me on the way, you bastard, you still think I'm the boss? Very good, this time I'll only be responsible for carrying the gun!"

Martin was very self-aware: "The party was arranged by Leo and I paid for it."

Leonardo put his arm around Martin’s shoulders and said, “This is what good brothers should be like.”

Martin was curious: "Who did you invite this time?"

"Don't hold your hopes too high." Leonardo prepared for the situation: "They are basically some second-tier models and actors from Russia and Ukraine. There are only a few supermodels, and you know them."

Most of the Russian supermodels have walked the Victoria's Secret show, and Martin not only knows them, but also has a close relationship with them.

Bruce came out of the lounge door and said to Martin and the other two, "Get ready to go in."

The three bastards finished their chit-chat and returned to the lounge.

The guests attending the premiere entered first.

Nolan and Emma Thomas then entered the theater with a group of main creative staff including Martin.

After the routine question-and-answer session from the media and fans, the crew took their seats in the front row.

Martin sat next to Nolan, who had Emma Thomas on his other side, then Mene and Tom Hardy.

The latter looked at Martin frequently.

With Brad Pitt's confession, a new criminal charge against Harvey Weinstein got out of control, and the so-called truth about the shooting on the set came to light.

Most of Tom Hardy's resentment was directed at Martin, and he felt that he was taking the blame for Martin for no reason.

But he knew that their status and position were very different, so he could only hold back his resentment.

(End of this chapter)