In the North Hollywood apartment, Martin made a special trip back after finishing his styling. After entering, he took out a Coke from the box, smeared it with olive oil, and placed it on the window sill facing the premiere theater.
Taking off his disposable gloves, Martin took out his mobile phone and dialed Robert's number.
Over in Atlanta, Robert said: "I understand, I'll do it right away."
Martin went downstairs, got into the Mercedes-Benz car parked in front of the apartment, and said to Bruce: "Go pick up Annie from the hotel."
Bruce drove and asked, "Does it really work?"
"It worked several times." Martin is also looking for psychological comfort.
Similar to worshiping the God of Wealth in previous lives.
Arriving at the Hilton Hotel, as soon as Martin got off the car, Laura walked out with Annie dressed up.
Martin hurried over to open the door and held the roof of the car to let Annie come to the door.
Annie saw all her boyfriend's meticulous care in these little things and smiled sweetly at Martin.
Waiting for Martin to get in the car, the Mercedes-Benz starts.
Laura followed in another car.
Annie asked with concern: "What is Warner Bros.'s expected opening weekend box office?"
Martin looked very stressed: "$25 million!"
Anne held Martin's hand and encouraged: "I believe you can do it."
Martin nodded: "It depends on the box office in the first week."
Movie screenings today are fundamentally different from those before 2000. The marketing strategy is to attract movie fans to theaters as early as possible. The North American box office of most commercial films accounts for more than half in the first two weekends.
The premiere of "The Mountain Has Eyes" was held at the El Capitan Theater. Rachel brought the core members of the fan group over early in the morning and received the official lights from Jessica and Emily. Support tools such as signs, posters and banners.
For those who supported Anne Hathaway, Jessica and Rachel took the initiative to contact her and sent them lights and other materials.
Before the red carpet, except for some horror movie fans who joined in the fun, the fans were mainly divided into three groups.
In addition to Martin and Anne, there is also a huge group-Wes Craven's supporters.
Beginning with "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1983, for more than 20 years, Wes Craven's horror films have become a well-known brand throughout North America.
Therefore, this film includes the trailer that has been released, as well as some posters, with the most eye-catching font at the beginning: Works by Wes Craven.
Neither director Alexander Aga nor actor Martin have any objections to this and support it with both hands.
When cool old man Craven was the first to walk on the red carpet, there was a roar of cheers at the entrance of the theater.
Angelina Jolie came to cheer.
When Mene walked on the red carpet, a large number of people called him to sign autographs. When Mene passed by, he found that most of his supporters were over forty years old.
The person who then walked on the red carpet almost shocked the media, reporters and fans.
Paris Hilton has resurfaced in public after a brief hiatus.
After experiencing jail time and Kim Kardashian's betrayal, Paris seemed to have mastered the traffic code. She didn't stay too long on the red carpet and quickly caught up with Mene in front of her, insisting on taking a photo with Mene.
Everyone in Menei was numb: "What are you going to do?"
Paris whispered: "Take a photo with me and come back to me to get the check."
Mene's face immediately changed: "No problem, how do you want me to cooperate?"
When the two men stopped in the media area, the reporters almost rioted.
Paris is no longer as manic as before, letting Mene hold her waist and smile at the camera together.
At this time, more violent shouts sounded from the front end of the red carpet.
A black car stopped in front of the carpet. Martin took Anne from the car, and the two walked onto the red carpet arm in arm.
Unlike the Wax Museum premiere, this time Martin is the absolute protagonist.
On both sides of the red carpet, hundreds of fans held posters of him and light signs with his name on them, calling his name constantly.
Martin dragged Annie over, signed autographs for fans along the way, and even complied with fans' requests for photos.
Bruce kept following behind, his eyes constantly scanning the fans, looking for any danger.
With Annie's blessing, the fans were so enthusiastic that it was not a good idea for Martin to get away rashly.
He and Bruce had already discussed it.
Bruce said something to the collar Mike, and four security guards immediately came over and asked Martin to quickly return to the red carpet on the grounds of safety.
Martin still enthusiastically signed autographs for fans until he was forced to leave by security guards.
Two security guards even had to hold Martin's arms.
"Martin really cares about us!"
Witnessing all this, the fans burst into tears. A female fan took the lead and shouted: "Martin, please go back, don't delay the business."
Many fans echoed mixedly.
When the movie stars they support achieve this level, what else can they say? Why are they still dissatisfied?
Jessica, who was among the crowd, suddenly shouted: "I want to buy five votes to support Martin! I want to support Martin!"
Other fans agreed.
"Yes! I want to watch it three times."
"As long as the movie is good to watch, I will watch it five times."
Few people noticed Jessica who was the first to shout. Similar emotions quickly spread among the crowd, and shouts came and went.
Among them, many people just say that if the economy allows it, maybe time does not allow it.
But Emily took a DV camera, filmed it all, and uploaded it to the Internet, which can always arouse people's movie-watching emotions.
Good movies naturally have good box office?
Many times, good filmmaking is not as good as commercial operation.
As Martin walked down the red carpet and entered the media area, Jessica, Emily and Rachel waved their hands and left quickly.
The two entered the theater from the side door, went to the reserved office on the second floor, opened the laptop they brought, and immediately uploaded the photos and some videos taken at the scene to the Internet, especially the decryption website.
Unlike Warner Bros. and the show's publicists, they have Martin at their core.
Martin and Anne had been interviewed in the media area and went to the foyer of the theater to wait for admission later.
There are many guests gathered here.
Sophia and Vincent also came, and the former's burly figure attracted people's attention.
She came over, looked at Anne for a while, and asked Martin: "Is this your new girlfriend?"
"Anne Hathaway." Martin introduced Sophia: "My friend in Atlanta, Sophia."
Sofia smiled with a hearty face and shook Anne's hand.
Anne only felt that this woman's hands were as hard as stones.
Martin was worried that Sophia was talking nonsense, so he pointed behind him and said without hesitation, "Bruce is over there."
Sofia lost interest in anything else and walked quickly towards Bruce.
Martin believed that Bruce would not fall.
Annie came over and whispered: "Why doesn't she feel like a good person?"
Of course Martin would not tell the truth: "She is a fitness fanatic. She has lost all the fat on her body. She looks a bit scary, but she is actually a very nice person."
Scott can definitely attest to that.
"Hi, Martin." Wu Maoting came over to say hello.
His daughter Wu Dan was like an ordinary little girl, staring at Martin with admiration: "You look so radiant today."
Martin cleverly turned to Anne: "Did you hear that? Miss Wu is praising you."
Anne has completely recognized Martin, is very cooperative, and takes the initiative to shake hands with Wu Thant.
Wu Maoting said: "I visited Pacific Pictures, visited Warner Bros., and talked with several Warner Bros. executives. The situation is better than what I said. Thank you for giving me such an investment opportunity."
Martin was not polite at all: "Mr. Wu, can I ask for a small thank you gift?"
Wu Maoting thought to himself that these Westerners really didn't know how to be modest, but he smiled and said: "Just say it, as long as I can do it."
Martin said: "Can you sell me a batch of emeralds at a fair price?"
It turns out to be such a small thing! Wu Maoting's good impression of Martin came back: "I'll ask someone to bring you a list later, you can choose from it."
After the two people left, Annie asked in a low voice: "Emerald? I seem to have heard of it."
Martin simply said: "A kind of precious jewelry from the East."
"Jewelry?" Anne's mind immediately came to life. Is the jewelry finally coming?
Jewelry is here, are luxury cars and mansions far behind?
Wes Craven came over at this time and took Martin to meet with several media people, mainly film critics, including Kenneth Turan, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy, Variety's Courtney Howard.
These people are all members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Martin greeted them politely and chatted warmly for a while.
Stars need adulation from the media and critics.
When leaving, Martin asked Craven: "Shall I prepare some small gifts for them?"
Craven shook his head: "No, the crew has already made preparations." He reminded Martin: "If you compete for awards in the future, give priority to critics in Los Angeles and New York. Nearly 70% of the Academy's members live in these two places. "
Martin asked tentatively: "Them?"
Craven understands what Martin means: "Most of the time they will emphasize fairness and justice. But everything surrounding Hollywood is all business."
Martin saw Mene at this time and found that Mene was being led by Paris Hilton and socializing everywhere.
He couldn't figure out what was going on, so he took an opportunity to go over and ask.
Mene said with a grimace: "Boss Martin, she gave too much!"
Martin knew that he was under great financial pressure recently and encouraged him: "Come on, try to earn more."
Make money, not shabby.
In the El Capitan Theater, a large number of spectators entered the venue one after another.
Ted entered with nine other lucky spectators, seated exactly in the middle row.
The theater, which can accommodate nearly a thousand people, was full except for the first few rows.
Although it is not the peak season such as summer and holiday, Eyes Across the Mountain still attracts a large number of people.
Then the guests and members of the media circle entered the venue.
Amid applause, Wes Craven and Alexander Aja led the crew and creative staff into the theater.
Among the actors in the cast, Martin is the only one who can truly be called a star.
After a brief media interview, the premiere of "The Mountain Has Eyes" officially began.
(End of chapter)
