In the early morning, while having breakfast at a nearby restaurant, Bruce told Martin what happened last night.
Martin was a little surprised: "You didn't propose it, but she asked you to be the leading actor in the video?"
Bruce deliberately acted like a jerk: "Hey, man, look at me, the real love saint is here!"
"The speed of evolution is very fast." Martin put down his knife and fork and wiped his mouth with a napkin: "The most important question is, Love Saint Bruce, have you agreed?"
"I told her to think about it," Bruce said.
Martin pointed at him and said: "That's it? You have the nerve to call yourself a lover? You are clearly a coward without balls!"
Bruce countered: "Mr. scumbag, do you dare to take pictures?"
Martin said without hesitation: "If Annie invites me to shoot, I will definitely agree!"
Bruce was really a little timid when faced with King's request, and found a reason and excuse: "Kim will sell the video tape to a distribution company for distribution throughout North America."
Martin was so considerate that he even found a new home for Lao Bu: "Jenna's company will buy it."
"That's not the point. Can you listen to me?" Bruce said the reason he found after racking his brains: "A group of traffickers in Mexico are still looking for me. What if they see the video tape and chase me?"
Martin was disdainful: "How about not showing your face? I believe you can do it." He also added fuel to the fire: "Don't forget, who are you? You are Bruce, the man that Sophia will never forget."
The day was filled with chatter again. Bruce dropped his knife and fork, got up and left. He would never say a word to Martin today.
After breakfast, Martin rushed to Warner Studios and, as the production manager of The Mountain Has Eyes, joined Craven and Ajia in the post-production and distribution meeting between the studio and Warner Bros.
At the meeting, the promotion of the film was discussed specifically.
Given the huge publicity success of House of Wax, Martin's suggestions were taken seriously.
Of course, Martin can provide suggestions and ideas, but for actual implementation, it depends on the crew and the professionals at Warner Bros.
The large-scale publicity campaign for "Eyes Across the Mountain" will not be launched until after the New Year.
Warner Bros. decided to push ads for the film into the Super Bowl.
In addition, Warner Bros. publicists reminded Martin that it would be best to maintain a certain level of buzz until the film is released.
Craven's golden name and the success of the wax museum played a role in blessing the leading actor Martin.
After spending its third weekend in North America, the North American box office of Wax Museum has accumulated 47.56 million US dollars, and it will definitely exceed 50 million US dollars in another week.
Overseas, the film has been released in more than 30 countries in Latin America, Europe and Australia, and its overseas box office has exceeded US$30 million.
Not surprisingly, the global box office will exceed US$100 million.
After Martin finished the meeting, he went to Alexander's post-production studio next door, preparing to call Louise to have lunch with him.
When he passed by, Louise was sending Angelina Jolie out.
Julie had met Martin last time and couldn't help but wonder: "Wouldn't you like to introduce him?"
Louise said generously: "The talented actor I discovered in Atlanta, Martin Davis."
Martin took the initiative and said: "Hello, Julie."
Julie shook Martin's hand and said, "I see a star rising."
When others say good things, Martin also compliments: "Julie, you are the bright moon in the night sky, all the stars are eclipsed."
"I'm just a second-rate actor," Jolie said.
Martin's words came right out of his mouth: "You are my idol, and I like Laura."
The two chatted for a while, and then Julie's agent came over. She said goodbye and left quickly.
Martin followed Louise into the office. The walls were covered with promotional materials about Alexander the Great.
He looked at the four final makeup photos on the left. The four final makeup photos of Alexander the Great were all different, and asked: "The male protagonist of this film is Colin Farrell, right?"
Louise raised her head and glanced over there: "Director Oliver Stone's original choice was Heath Ledger, but several other producers and I were very worried about his condition and rejected this choice."
She took off her black-rimmed eyes and rubbed her eyebrows: "The investment is too high, so we have to be cautious."
Martin came and sat down opposite her and asked: "I heard that a preview screening for theater managers was held?"
Louise was worried again: "The test screenings were not very good." She paused briefly and expressed her concerns: "Hollywood has made common mistakes in judging the market. The response to recent epic films has generally been poor, and this project has suffered losses. The possibility is getting bigger.”
Martin comforted: "It's okay, I will take care of you when the time comes."
Louise said directly: "In a month at most, I will turn you into a pauper."
Martin said: "Alcoholic, you have to look at people from the perspective of development. I am currently earning hundreds of thousands of dollars. If I See Beyond the Mountain is successful, my salary will be in the seven figures."
Louise smiled and shook her head.
"I've completed all the post-dubbing work on The Mountain Has Eyes," Martin said seriously, "I'll be looking for a new job right away."
Louise asked: "Do you still have enough money left in your support team in Atlanta?"
Martin knew she was talking about Vincent and Sofia, and said: "As long as The Mountain Has Eyes succeeds, they will definitely continue to participate in the platter and even invest more money. They are waiting for The Mountain Has Eyes to be released."
He shamelessly asked directly: "Dear, do you have any suitable roles or projects to recommend to me?"
Louise didn't answer and reminded emphatically: "The debt you owe me has not yet been repaid."
Martin spread his hands: "Hey, drunkard, don't we have sincere feelings and sacrifice for our feelings at all costs? I unspoken rules for you, you became an international bartending master. You unspoken rules for me, I should become An internationally famous movie star, right?”
Louise threw away her worries and smiled happily.
After laughing, she added: "You are very good at making people happy."
"Are you in a good mood?" Martin saw her nodding and said crisply: "Ms. Louise Meyer, the international bartending master, I heard that you have invented two new cocktails?"
Louise understood: "Yes, I am planning to announce it soon to truly establish myself as a global master of bartending."
Martin came prepared and gave her a note pad: "Master, can you sign it for me in advance?"
Louise opened it and took a look, then put it away with satisfaction: "Since you have a support team and can form a platter, for the sake of fairness, I will give you a good chance."
She thought for a moment and said: "Pacific Pictures' script project library is open to you. It includes scripts submitted by screenwriters, projects self-recommended by directors, and some initial plans for investment by producers. It cannot be compared to the six major companies. , but there are still tens of thousands of scripts and initial plans for hundreds of projects.”
Martin was very moved when he heard it, and the film company's script library would not be easily opened to the outside world.
Louise poured cold water on them first: "Most of them are of no use. Every year, tens of thousands of original scripts are registered in Hollywood, thousands of projects are initially planned, and only a handful of them eventually become movies."
Martin asked the latter: "Initial project plan?"
Louise simply said: "Just like House of Wax Museum and The Mountain Has Eyes, most Hollywood movies do not have a script first, but the producer thinks of a suitable idea, or encounters a literary work or real life story that is suitable for adaptation, and then starts Organizing the game, including attracting investment, finding a producer, finalizing a director, hiring a screenwriter to write the script, etc..."
She focused on adaptation: "Many initial plans only remain on paper. Some producers submit adaptation plans that are almost worthless if they don't invest, because they don't even own the copyright."
Martin carefully calculated, if he wanted to form a game, what were the chances of success?
He definitely can't use his own funds, and he won't be able to make a movie with this little money. He can only wait for the box office of "The Eyes Beyond the Mountain" to be released.
With connections, he glanced at Louise and realized that there was an agency behind her.
Thinking of this, Martin shook his head secretly, the project has not been found yet.
Louise said, "You and I will go to Pacific Pictures this afternoon and pick whatever you want."
"You really know how to do business! Drunkard, is this what you call a fair deal?" Martin said fiercely: "You have already taken out the valuable projects and plattered them, and the rest are all moldy garbage thrown in the warehouse, and then thrown away Throw it to me and treat me like a garbage bin?"
Louise told the truth: "I don't have any suitable projects at the moment."
Of course, Martin would not miss the opportunity to enter a film and television company's script library to browse and select.
At noon, Louise had lunch with Martin, and the two came to Pacific Pictures next to Warner Studios.
This company does not directly produce films and has a small number of employees. The three-story office building is also rented from the Warner Studio office building.
Louise drank wine and planned to take a lunch break, so she asked her assistant Nikki to take Martin to the database on the first floor.
The custodian has been informed by Louise and led Martin into the warehouse.
He pointed to the computer: "There is a catalog search here. You can search for project outlines. Except for scripts whose copyrights have been bought out by the company, they will be retained for a long time. Other scripts, planning books, etc. will be cleaned up once a year."
Martin nodded: "Thank you."
"As you wish." The custodian left.
Martin sat in front of the computer and was about to turn it on when the most important thing suddenly rang. He quickly took out his mobile phone and dialed Robert's number: "It's me, please help me again."
The other side automatically replied: "I understand, the ceremony will be held immediately."
Martin said in his heart, has it evolved into a specialized ritual? He said, "Robert, thank you."
"You're welcome." Robert seemed to be saying a prayer: "I wish Martin Davis all the best."
Full of confidence, Martin pressed the power button, opened the database, and searched for scripts and project information from the past year.
He first read the script, glanced at the name, and then read the synopsis of the story.
Many Hollywood movie scripts may have had their names changed several times before they were put into production. Some of the movie titles in previous lives were not even literal translations into English.
Even a small company like Pacific Pictures has thousands of contents.
As long as the name is unfamiliar and the synopsis of the story is unclear, Martin will pass directly.
After searching for a long time, nothing felt familiar.
Martin was thinking that if it didn't work out, he would wait for the market response to continue with this style.
But without powerful social media to fuel the fire, it’s hard to say what the effect will be.
His current fame and appeal are much worse than those of Keanu.
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