On Saturday morning, a huge poster was hung in front of the Burbank hotel early.
On the poster, Martin was covered in blood, holding a baby tightly in one hand, and holding a bat covered in blood, flesh and bones in the other hand. Next to him was a scarred German shepherd.
A large number of entertainment reporters kept taking photos of the posters.
A short red carpet was laid out at the door, and movie fans and media representatives came in one after another with invitations.
Semi-wild paparazzi like Jody didn't get a ticket.
More and more movie fans arrived, many of whom were unwilling to enter directly and wanted to stay on both sides of the red carpet, holding posters of Martin Davis in their hands.
Jodi has been working hard in Los Angeles for two years and has seen many examples like this. When a movie is successful, the fate of the leading actor completely changes.
Suddenly, a strange girl walked by.
He is very tall and his skin is so fair that it reflects light.
She asked, "Are you Jody?"
Jody put down the camera: "I am."
Jessica took out an invitation: "Old Bu asked me to give it to you. Don't forget his agreement with you."
When Jodi saw the invitation for today's event, he nodded immediately: "Tell him, I will always remember it."
Jessica turned around and blended into the crowd of fans, assisting the crew and urging the fans to enter.
At half past ten, Martin's car stopped in front of the hotel on time. After he got off the car, he turned around and took Anne Hathaway out of the car.
The latter was wearing a black dress, and she looked absolutely beautiful under her attire.
When Anne put her arm around Martin, the cameras of all the reporters and paparazzi flashed.
Martin took Annie to take a photo in front of the film poster, and soon entered the hotel banquet hall.
As soon as he entered, the banquet hall burst into extremely warm applause.
Hundreds of fans picked up their cell phones to take photos.
The voices calling for Martin continued one after another.
As fan representatives, Rachel and Phoebe came over and presented Martin with gifts.
Martin let go of Anne and hugged them one by one, saying their names: "Good morning, Rachel, and Phoebe."
The latter was ecstatic and his hands were shaking with excitement: "Martin, you remember me! You remember me..."
Martin smiled and said: "Of course, I signed it for you when it came out in the Wax Museum."
Phoebe quickly urged: "Rachel, hurry up, give our hearts to Martin."
Rachel took a thick autographed book from a fan next to her and handed it to Martin.
Martin next asked, "What is this?"
Rachel opened it for him, remembering that when Martin asked them to sign and write congratulations when they first met, she felt that she would be able to surprise Martin this time, and said: "They are all congratulations written by us die-hard supporters to encourage you to take the photo." Better work.”
With Martin's acting skills, the smile only gets brighter.
Then, he looked at the congratulations carefully.
"Although there are thousands of stars in Hollywood, I love you the most!" The signature was Saoirse.
The next one was written by Phoebe: "I hope you become famous soon. As long as you are willing, I will always be here."
Phoebe said, "Martin, I wrote this, I wrote it!"
Someone nearby pointed at the autograph book and shouted: "I am John, and what I wrote is on the second page."
"I'm Ronan, last page, Martin, and I'll always support you!"
Martin flipped through it quickly. He didn't have time to count, but there were always hundreds.
Seeing the excitement of the die-hard supporters, the autograph book in Martin's hand was so heavy that it was hard to pick it up.
This is not a signature book, this is obviously a huge pit!
It’s better to dig it yourself, jump in it yourself, shovel the soil and bury your own hole.
Martin's face showed excitement, touch, and enthusiasm, and he almost choked when he spoke: "Thank you, thank you all for supporting me! I will definitely produce the best work to repay your support!"
He was crying in his heart, how could he remember this?
Rachel added at this time: "Originally, we thought about pooling money to buy you a souvenir, but later we all felt that this was more commemorative. We are really lucky to grow up with you."
"This is my honor." Martin turned around, bowed slightly thinking about the fans around him, and said loudly: "It is the greatest luck in my life to have you by my side."
Martin said in his heart that this kind of gift is enough once, and next time just give him a souvenir. He is a layman.
Suddenly, Anne said: "Martin, I envy you so much. Your supporters are so good to you."
Martin didn’t want to answer the call. Is this retribution for giving Anne artwork?
The atmosphere in the banquet hall reached a climax from the beginning.
Daniel, the associate director of publicity and distribution at Warner Bros., looked at this and considered how much role Martin could play in publicity and marketing.
Craven said at this time: "Martin can definitely be used as a major publicity point. He is very popular. The most important thing is that he is very smart and knows how to cater to the market and audience."
Daniel nodded slowly: "The conventional publicity method uses Martin as the entry point and main promotion point."
In the past six months or so, Craven and Martin have held many parties together and visited various nightclubs. It can be said that they have really played together.
The two of them will direct one of the male protagonists, and there is no conflict of interest. Craven is also willing to put in a few good words for Martin: "You have seen the preview version, and the male protagonist Martin is above the standard in terms of acting and action. I can guarantee that this film’s performance will exceed that of the House of Horror Wax Museum.”
As long as it is profitable, the distribution company doesn't care who it promotes. Daniel saw the possibility of the success of "The Mountain Has Eyes" and said without hesitation: "I will mobilize media resources as soon as the New Year is over."
The movie fans were still partying, and Martin accompanied them to take photos and sign autographs, chatted for a few more words, and got away for the time being.
There were too many people and it was impossible to play like we did in Zombie Gigolo.
Martin took Anne to where the main cast and crew were gathered, and formally introduced Anne to Daniel, Ajia, Zomi, Craven and others.
Anne was very happy to be able to broaden her network of contacts and break out of the Disney circle. When chatting with these people, she always held Martin's arm tightly, making her look like Martin's real girlfriend.
Daniel asked about Martin's new film: "I heard that you rented a sound stage at the studio and started preparations."
Martin told the truth: "I just registered the studio and hired Bradett, the screenwriter of Fast and Furious 2 and Kid Alone, to start adapting the script. Louise said that preparations will not be until next year."
Because Louise is a veteran, Daniel attaches great importance to it: "Louise has sent an invitation to Warner Bros., and the studio will participate in the platter and distribute..."
"Louise and I have negotiated that distribution continue with Warner Bros.," Martin said.
"Okay." Daniel is actually not in a hurry. He will wait until "The Mountain Has Eyes" is released. If this film is successful, we will continue to cooperate. If it fails, Warner Brothers will have other options.
Craven asked, "A $40 million budget?"
Martin was telling the truth: "It may not be enough, it depends on the platter."
Anne stood aside, secretly worried as she listened to Martin discuss tens of millions of dollars in investment with Warner Bros. executives and Hollywood godfathers.
"What about confession? Hurry up and confess your love!" She kept muttering in her heart: "I agreed after being a little reserved."
Anne thought that Martin would choose a special occasion like today to express his love to her in public.
However, there was no confession and the event officially started. On the curtain in the central hall of the banquet hall, a 1 minute and 15 second preview of "The Mountain Has Eyes" was shown.
Unlike the official movie trailer, this segment is almost entirely Martin's personal show.
Walking alone in the desert, his wife, parents-in-law and others were killed, and the child was snatched away. One man, one stick and one dog went to rescue the baby and complete his revenge.
Compared with Wes Craven's previous horror films, it has more action elements.
The banquet hall erupted in cheers as the male protagonist, starring Martin, smashed the skull of a perverted deformed man with a bat.
After all, it is an advertising clip and will be played quickly.
Some fans shouted loudly: "Can you play it again?"
The crew complied with their request and played it again.
Subsequently, media reporters interviewed Martin, Ajia, Craven and movie fan representatives.
Martin also interacted with fans and media reporters.
Compared with most celebrities, Martin can relax his figure and keep his face low. He also understands that language is an art and firmly controls the rhythm of the entire event.
Stars need style, but it is too early for Martin to talk about style now. It will not be too late to talk about style when he reaches the level of a quasi-superstar.
At the end of the event, there is a lunch party with free food and drinks. Who doesn’t like that?
Towards the end, Martin and Anne were interviewed together.
A reporter asked: "Martin, are you and Anne together?"
"We are best friends. Martin often comes to visit the class, and he always brings surprises to me." Anne's words contained a hint of urging: "We will get to know each other and move forward together."
Martin is a responsible and good man, and he tells the truth: "Anne is my most important friend and my princess. To me, she is the bright moonlight in the dark night."
Originally, Annie wanted to wait until "The Mountain Has Eyes" was released to see what happened, but what she had seen and heard recently made it impossible for her to wait until that time.
Seeing that Martin hadn't confessed his plan yet, she felt a little annoyed.
But she warned herself to be reserved and not be the first to speak.
After the luncheon, the event officially ended, and every fan, media reporter, and crew present presented a gift.
Martin chatted with Craven and others for a few words, and then left with Anne.
As soon as he got in the car at the side entrance of the hotel, he received a call from Vincent from Atlanta.
Vincent was telling him about the advance investment: "Sofia and I are planning to invest 6 million US dollars in advance."
Martin specifically said: "The first investment of $6 million? Vincent, this is a wise decision."
"Listen to me." Vincent roughly talked about the new plan he had recently discussed with Sophia: "This is the first investment. The amount of subsequent investment will depend on the income of the "Mountains Have Eyes" project. I can guarantee that, The money invested in the later period will not be less than what Sophia and I will earn from Geshan Youyan."
Martin first needs to have confidence: "You should be prepared to invest more than 30 million US dollars."
Anne couldn't hear the content on the phone, but she could judge from Martin's words and couldn't help but ask: "One investor invested US$30 million?"
Martin nodded, pretending to be serious: "They trust me, and I'm under a lot of pressure."
Anne didn't say anything more, but fell into deep thought.
The content is nothing more than future and money.
(End of chapter)
