America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 165 Retribution Has Arrived

On Saturday morning, a huge poster was hung up early at the entrance of the Burbank Hotel.

In the poster, Martin is covered in blood, holding a baby tightly in one arm and a baseball bat covered in blood, flesh and bone fragments in the other, with a badly injured German Shepherd beside him.

A large number of entertainment reporters kept taking pictures of the poster.

A short red carpet was laid out at the entrance, and movie fans and media representatives entered one after another with their invitations.

Semi-wild paparazzi like Jody didn't get a ticket to the event.

More and more fans arrived, many of whom were unwilling to go directly in but wanted to wait on both sides of the red carpet, holding up posters of Martin Davis.

Jody had been working in Los Angeles for two years and had seen many examples of how a successful film could completely change the fate of its lead actor.

Suddenly, a strange girl walked over from the side.

He was very tall and had skin so white it reflected light.

She asked, "Are you Jody?"

Jody put down her camera: "That's me."

Jessica pulled out an invitation: "Old Brooks asked me to give this to you. Don't forget your promise to him."

Upon seeing that it was an invitation to enter today's event, Jody immediately nodded: "Tell him I've always remembered."

Jessica turned and mingled with the fans, assisting the crew in urging them to enter the theater.

At 10:30, Martin's car stopped in front of the hotel on time. After getting out of the car, he turned around and took Anne Hathaway out of the car.

The latter, dressed in a black dress, looked absolutely stunning.

When Anne reached out and took Martin's arm, all the reporters and paparazzi turned on their cameras.

Martin took Annie to take a photo in front of the movie poster, and then they quickly entered the hotel banquet hall.

As soon as they entered, the banquet hall erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Hundreds of movie fans took out their phones to take pictures.

The shouts of Martin's name rose and fell in waves.

As representatives of the fans, Rachel and Phoebe came over and presented Martin with a gift.

Martin released Anne and hugged them one by one, calling out their names: "Good morning, Rachel, and Phoebe."

The latter was overjoyed, his hands trembling with excitement: "Martin, you remember me! You remember me..."

Martin laughed and said, "Of course, I signed your autograph when it was shown at Madame Tussauds."

Phoebe urged hurriedly, "Rachel, quick, quickly give our heartfelt message to Martin."

Rachel took a thick autograph book from a fan next to her and handed it to Martin.

Martin then asked, "What is this?"

Rachel opened it for him, remembering how Martin had asked them to sign and write messages when they first met, and felt that this time she could definitely surprise Martin, saying, "These are all messages from us Ironclad supporters, encouraging you to make even better works."

With Martin's acting skills, his smile would only be even brighter.

Then, he carefully read the blessing.

"There are millions of stars in Hollywood, but I love this one the most!" It was signed by Saoirse.

The next message was written by Phoebe: "I hope you become a big star soon. I'll always be here for you, as long as you want."

Phoebe said, "Martin, I wrote this, I wrote this!"

Someone nearby pointed to the autograph book and shouted, "I'm John, my name is on the second page."

"I am Ronan, on the last page. Martin, I will always support you!"

Martin quickly flipped through the list; he didn't have time to count, but there were definitely over a hundred entries.

Seeing the excited and enthusiastic supporters of Iron Pole, Martin felt the autograph book in his hand was so heavy that he could hardly lift it.

This isn't an autograph book, it's a complete scam!

He dug his own hole, jumped in, and buried it himself.

Martin's face was filled with excitement, emotion, and enthusiasm; he was almost choked up as he spoke: "Thank you, thank you everyone for your support! I will definitely give you my best work to repay your support!"

He was crying inside; how could he remember that?

Rachel then added, "Originally, we were thinking of pooling our money to buy you a souvenir, but then we felt that this was more meaningful. We are so lucky to have been able to grow up with you."

"It's my honor." Martin turned around, bowed slightly to the fans around him, and said loudly, "Having you all with me is the greatest fortune of my life."

Martin thought to himself, this kind of gift is enough for once. Next time, I can just give a souvenir. He's a common man.

Suddenly, Anne said, "Martin, I really envy you. Your supporters are so good to you."

Martin didn't want to talk. Was this karma for giving Anne the artwork?

The atmosphere in the banquet hall reached its climax right from the start.

Daniel, the vice president of marketing at Warner Bros., looked at these and pondered how much of a role Martin could play in the publicity and marketing.

Craven then said, "Martin can definitely be a major selling point. He's popular, and most importantly, he's smart and knows how to cater to the market and the audience."

Daniel nodded slowly: "The conventional promotional approach is to use Martin as the entry point and the main selling point."

Over the past six months, Craven and Martin have been to many parties and frequented various nightclubs, and they've really become close friends.

With one as director and the other as lead actor, and no conflict of interest, Craven was willing to say a few good words for Martin: "You've seen the preview, and Martin's acting and action scenes are all above average. I guarantee this film will surpass House of Wax."

As long as it's profitable, the distribution company doesn't care who they're promoting. Daniel saw the potential for a huge success with "The Hills Have Eyes" and said without hesitation, "Once the New Year is over, I'll mobilize media resources."

While the fans were still celebrating, Martin took photos and signed autographs with them, chatted for a few more minutes, and then excused himself.

There are too many people; it's impossible to play like we did with "Zombie Dancer".

Martin led Annie to the area where the main cast and crew were gathered, and formally introduced Annie to Daniel, Aja, Jaume Coleman, Craven, and others.

Anne was very happy to be able to broaden her network and step out of the Disney circle. While chatting with these people, she always held Martin's arm tightly, looking like Martin's real girlfriend.

Daniel asked about Martin's new film: "I heard you rented a studio and started preparing."

Martin frankly stated, "We've just registered a studio, hired Bradley, the screenwriter of Fast & Furious 2 and The Young Thief, to start adapting the script, and Lois said preparations won't begin until next year."

Because of Louise's expertise, Daniel takes it very seriously: "Louise has already extended an invitation to Warner Bros., and the studio will be involved in the production and distribution..."

Martin said, "Louise and I discussed it, and we decided to continue working with Warner Bros. for the distribution."

"Sure." Daniel wasn't in a hurry. He'd wait until "The Hills Have Eyes" was released before making any decisions. If the film was successful, they could continue working together; if it wasn't, Warner Bros. had plenty of other options.

Craven asked, "Does it require a budget of $4000 million?"

Martin was telling the truth: "It might not be enough; it depends on the platter."

Anne stood to the side, listening to Martin discuss tens of millions of dollars in investment with Warner Bros. executives and Hollywood godfathers, and felt secretly anxious.

"Confess your feelings already! Hurry up and confess!" she kept thinking to herself, "I'll just be a little reserved and then I'll say yes."

Anne thought that Martin would choose this special occasion to confess his feelings to her in public.

However, without any confession, the event officially began, and a 1 minute and 15 second trailer for "The Hills Have Eyes" was shown on the screen in the central hall of the banquet hall.

Unlike the official movie trailer, this segment is almost entirely Martin's personal showcase.

Walking alone in the desert, his wife and in-laws were murdered, and his child was kidnapped. He, with only a stick and a dog, sets out to rescue the baby and exact revenge.

Compared to Wes Craven's previous horror films, this one has more action elements.

As Martin's character smashed the skull of a deformed man with a baseball bat, cheers erupted in the banquet hall.

Since it was a GG clip, it finished playing quickly.

One fan shouted, "Can we play it again?"

The production crew complied with their request and played it again.

Subsequently, media reporters interviewed Martin, Aja, Craven, and fan representatives.

Martin then interacted with fans and media reporters.

Compared to most celebrities, Martin is willing to set aside his status and pride, and he understands that language is an art, so he firmly controls the rhythm of the entire event.

Celebrities need style, but Martin is talking about style too early. It's not too late to talk about style when he reaches the level of a near-superstar.

The event will end with a luncheon, where you can eat and drink for free. Who wouldn't like that?

Near the end, Martin and Anne gave a joint interview.

A reporter asked, "Martin, are you and Anne together?"

"We're best friends. Martin often visits the set, and he always brings me surprises." Annie's words carried a hint of urging: "We'll get to know each other and move forward together."

Martin is a responsible and good man. He told the truth: "Anne is my most important friend and my princess. To me, she is the bright moonlight in the dark night."

Originally, Anne wanted to wait until "The Hills Have Eyes" was released to see how things went, but what she had seen and heard recently made her unable to wait until then.

Seeing that Martin had no plans to confess his feelings, she was somewhat annoyed.

But she reminded herself to be reserved and not to be the one to speak first.

After the luncheon, the event officially ended, and the crew presented a gift to every fan and media reporter present.

Martin chatted with Craven and the others for a few minutes before leaving with Annie.

Just as he got into the car at the side entrance of the hotel, he received a call from Vincent in Atlanta.

Vincent was telling him about the initial investment: "Sofia and I are prepared to invest $600 million initially."

Martin specifically stated, "A first investment of $600 million? Vincent, that's a wise decision."

"Let me finish." Vincent briefly explained the new plan he had recently discussed with Sophia: "This is the first investment. The amount of subsequent investments will depend on the profitability of the 'The Hills Have Eyes' project. I can guarantee one thing: the later investments will not be less than the profits that Sophia and I have made on 'The Hills Have Eyes'."

Martin first needs to have confidence: "You should be prepared to invest more than $3000 million."

Anne couldn't hear the conversation on the phone, but she could glean from Martin's words and couldn't help but ask, "An investor put in $3000 million?"

Martin nodded, feigning seriousness: "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 prospects and financial prospects.

(End of this chapter)