Seeing Martin, Scott was not the least bit curious and walked over and said, "Idiot, come here with me."
Bruce stood at the front desk and didn't want to move, planning to let Martin go to see Sophia alone.
Martin grabbed his arm and pulled him, saying, "What are you afraid of?"
Scott turned back, bared his two rows of teeth, and chuckled: "At most, like me, when you endure it more times, you will understand that this is actually a kind of enjoyment."
Martin patted Lao Bu on the shoulder: "I understand why you are always nervous and scared. The times you have endured are too few!"
Bruce didn't say a word. For a rotten guy like Martin, the more you resist, the more excited he becomes.
For Elena's sake, Scott reminded her: "You know Sofia, what she cares about most is reliability and safety."
Martin nodded: "Thank you."
Scott opened the door and led the two of them into the reception room.
Sofia sat on the couch and said, "Martin, Old Boo, sit down wherever you want."
Martin chose a single sofa.
Bruce leaned against the wall when he entered, with his back firmly leaning against the wall. Anyone who wanted to attack him from behind would have to break a concrete wall first.
Sofia never talks nonsense. She glanced at Martin and Bruce's buttocks and said, "Someone from Warner Pictures came over this morning and invited me to participate in the investment in the fourth Terminator movie."
"They offered me the lead role and I turned it down," Martin said.
Sophia asked: "You are not optimistic about this project?"
Martin is indeed not optimistic, but he would not say so: "In the past few years, the film projects I have participated in do not represent myself. Louise, Kelly, and you, Sophia, are the key to where I am today." .”
With his acting skills and nine-tenths of truth, his words are exactly the same as the truth: "When I consider commercial projects, I not only consider myself, but also whether your investment can be profitable. If you make more profits, it will be more beneficial to me." The more support I have, the better I can go higher and further.”
Sofia recalled several investments she had participated in.
"Louise refused this investment, and I also refused." Martin did not say what the role was like, nor did he talk about the Terminator and Cameron, because these were meaningless to Sofia: "If there is no veteran company in the industry, Pacific Pictures, I don’t dare to invest, let alone get you to invest.”
What he said was all the truth: "In the past few years since I came to Hollywood, what impressed me most was not the profit from investment, but the deception and deception. They do everything, especially for investments outside the industry."
Sophia answered: "It's not just this industry."
Martin nodded and simply gave an example: "Sofia, you must have heard of the film "Saving Private Ryan." It is a very successful film both commercially and in terms of awards, but can you think of it? How important is this film to investors? Said it was a loss!”
Sophia was somewhat surprised: "Loss?"
Martin continued: "Through this film, Spielberg made a lot of money, Tom Hanks made a lot of money, the distributor DreamWorks also made a lot of money, and investors from outside the industry lost money! The same example still exists. There are many. Take Warner as an example. Brad Pitt made tens of millions of dollars on "Troy", and Warner Bros., the publisher, also made tens of millions of dollars in profits, but the last thing investors saw was a loss. ledger."
Sophia asked: "These people in the industry join forces to create financial scams?"
Martin shook his head: "No, it's not a scam, it's all legal. For example, the publisher has to advance the publicity expenses, and many media channels are affiliated with Warner Bros. As for the cost of overseas publicity, God probably doesn't know. Also, Warner The distribution fee advanced by the brothers can be borrowed from other Warner companies, and the high interest will also be included in the cost of publicity and distribution..."
Sophia understood and continued: "They don't look down on overseas investors. Many investors in North America are like me. Even if they can get part of the investment, they actually make a profit. For some reasons, they don't care even if they are dissatisfied." Will choose to resort to law."
"That's right." Martin took the opportunity to turn back: "Our investment is through Pacific Pictures. Although we will be charged a management fee, we can basically get the profits we should get."
Sophia's investment in "The Mountain Has Eyes" was all invested in "Wanted". This project had its first settlement in December last year, and the funds received were more than double the investment.
Martin said this precisely because he knew this. He also invested in "Wanted". Although it was a full year after its release before the official financial settlement was made, the investment of US$5 million on the books of Davis Studio was settled on the first Received more than 12 million US dollars.
Subsequent offline income will also be settled on an annual basis.
Sofia laughed out loud: "Martin, you know, I will always support you."
Martin said: "Pacific Pictures and my Davis Studio will also make investments this year."
What Sophia wants is stability and controllable risks: "Remember to notify me."
After chatting some more about Atlanta's past, Martin and Bruce said goodbye and left.
Sophia called the well-paid entertainment lawyer and professional accountant. After a few calls, she took out the business card she had just received in the morning and called them.
Lauren was drinking coffee in the cafe, thinking about the next breakthrough. After answering the phone, her face looked a little ugly.
Just after the conversation in the morning, the people from Beast House rejected Warner Pictures' investment invitation in the afternoon.
These rednecks...
Lauren couldn't help but shake her head. If Hollywood wasn't short of money, how could Warner Pictures give her an investment opportunity?
If we can't do it here, then only Asians will do it.
Lauren decided to take a trip to Asia.
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Bruce drove over, and Martin got in the car and called Louise and Kelly, and even Wu Maoting contacted them.
It's hard to say the latter, but Louise and Kelly won't abandon him just yet.
Kelly once said that it looks good and is easy to use. Enjoy it while you can, and of course you should enjoy it for a few more years.
On Sofia's side, Martin also had to make necessary preparations. He put down his phone and asked, "Old Bu, is Ivan still in Los Angeles?"
Bruce probably understood what Martin was thinking: "He's been keeping an eye on Pete's affairs."
Martin had a lot to think about: "Can Ivan stay in Los Angeles for a long time?"
Upon hearing this, Bruce understood what Martin was worried about and said, "Even if Sophia chooses to cooperate with Warner, it will be a purely commercial cooperation."
"It's just about controlling the risk," Martin said.
Bruce nodded: "Don't worry, I will take care of it. Ivan has no relatives in Atlanta for a long time. He and I were partners when we were engaged in other industries earlier."
Both times, Ivan played a certain role. Martin simply said: "I will give Ivan a long-term and stable income..."
"No!" Bruce interrupted: "Ivan is employed by me and has nothing to do with you."
Martin pointed at him: "Old Boo, your head is really full of shit."
Bruce said: "I was infected by you!"
Martin took out his mobile phone and called Thomas first: "Pay attention to the news about Warner Pictures' Terminator project."
He then said to Bruce: "Go to Pacific Pictures."
After thinking for a while, Martin found a cell phone number that Cody Horn had left for him on the golf course.
"Hi, Martin." A familiar female voice sounded from the phone receiver.
Martin has already found a reason: "Cody, you said you wanted to teach me how to play golf last time. I have been waiting for you to teach me the skills. I wonder when you will have time?"
"What a coincidence." Cody said with regret: "I am adjusting my physical condition for the Oscars these days, and I am not suitable to play ball."
She tentatively asked: "Martin, can you wait until after the Oscars?"
Martin responded: "Of course, we can make an appointment then."
Cody laughed: "Then it's settled."
Martin hung up the phone and suddenly noticed the strange eyes next to him.
Bruce said: "Sure enough, I suck for a reason."
"Don't give reasons and excuses for your death." Martin was quite helpless: "I just want to find out the news and keep abreast of the developments there so that if anything happens, I can respond immediately."
It's almost the Oscars.
Arriving at Pacific Pictures, Martin entered Louise's office and carefully discussed the recent events.
When men and women discuss matters, they sometimes use their hands and mouth at the same time, moving up and down at the same time.
Just the day before the Oscars, Martin received news from Thomas that Christian Bale's agent Parker was in contact with Warner Pictures to initiate preliminary discussions on the Terminator project.
It seems that Bale's chances of starring are very high.
Martin remembers clearly that Christian Bale played John Connor in this film.
It also proved one thing to Hollywood: apart from Batman, his commercial appeal is not strong at all and he has no ability to stand up to the box office alone.
Everything seems to be developing in an orderly manner.
But Martin is still being watched, and Bell set him up in "The Magic". If there is a chance, he will trick him back.
The British media and police could all prove that the Bell Sponge tearing incident at Pinewood Studios was the work of Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep and had nothing to do with him, Martin Davis.
Therefore, this account is not over yet.
Not only him, but Bell also remembered the accounts very clearly.
The last weekend of February 2007 has arrived, and the 79th Academy Awards kicked off on time at the Kodak Theater.
This time, the biggest highlight is whether Martin Scorsese can realize his dream.
Everyone who is well-informed knows that the probability is as high as 90%!
Although Martin knew that he was destined to run away, he still walked on the Oscar red carpet. He would not make the mistakes that Leonardo made when he was young.
In the year when Big Boat was popular, Leonardo refused to walk on the Oscar red carpet because he was not nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor, and publicly declared that he was "worried about stealing the Oscar's limelight."
Anyone who cares about Hollywood knows the story behind it.
On the day of the awards ceremony, Martin arrived in a Cadillac flagship car, wore a Brioni couture handmade dress, and raised Coca-Cola on the red carpet with members of the Coca-Cola Cult.
Then they met Nicholson and Leonardo in the media area, and walked into the Kodak Theater together as a supergroup of the Bastard Three.
(End of chapter)
