America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 484 You're such a drama queen.

Colorful lights lit up the neighboring yard. Martin, carrying gifts, left home on time and walked into the home of his new neighbors, Stewart, to offer his congratulations and gifts to the Stewarts.

John and Judith thanked her, and Christine greeted Martin immediately upon his arrival: "Martin, come this way, all of us from the film industry are in the small banquet hall."

Martin followed, asking, "Who else came?"

Christine turned and smiled, saying, "It's mainly some of my friends." She then asked, "Where's your girlfriend? Why didn't she come along?"

"I went to Europe for a GG promotion event," Martin said briefly. "I won't be back for a few days."

Lily, who was on spring break, went along too.

As soon as I entered the small banquet hall, a group of girls swarmed around me.

"Martin!"

"Christine, you're amazing! You really managed to get Martin!"

"Where's my camera? Where's my camera! Bring it here, I want to take a picture with Martin."

Martin quickly scanned the group; the oldest of the girls was about the same age as Christine, and the youngest was no more than thirteen or fourteen.

These people surrounded him, chattering and making a headache.

"Quiet! Quiet!" Christine shouted a few times. Once the small banquet hall quieted down a bit, she introduced Martin: "This is Dakota Fanning, this is Ashley Greene, this is Sofia Stallone..."

Martin greeted them one by one.

Christine, only eighteen, couldn't help but boast, "Ladies, I invited Martin here! You all owe me a favor!"

The oldest member, Ashley Greene, shouted, "Photos! Photos! Hurry up and take some!"

Christine, one of the hosts for the evening, politely asked Martin, "Could you take a picture with us and sign some autographs?"

Who could bear to refuse a group of girls like that? Martin smiled and said, "No problem."

Christine called out, "Dina, come take our picture!"

A big boy ran in and took the camera.

Seven or eight girls surrounded Martin. Christine occupied the seat to his left, while Dakota Fanning and Sofia Stallone started arguing over the seat to his right.

Just as a fierce battle between the girls was about to erupt on the spot, Martin, who was getting a headache from the noise, simply said, "I'll take a group photo with each of you later."

"Great! Great!" someone clapped.

The small banquet hall almost turned into a fan meeting.

Dakota Fanning said in a low voice, "Martin, may I take a couple of pictures? I have a sister named Ellie, and she admires you a lot too."

Martin nodded: "I know Ellie; we acted in a movie together last year."

Not to be outdone, Sofia Stallone leaned in and asked, "Can I have three? I have two sisters, Sistine and Scarlett, who are also your fans."

Martin, of course, knew about the famous Sylvester Stallone's three daughters, and said, "Okay."

The girls finally quieted down and stood next to Martin to take a group photo.

Afterwards, everyone took a group photo with Martin.

Christine was well-prepared; there was a computer and printer in the small banquet hall. The digital camera was connected to the computer, and the photos were quickly printed out, with two copies of each photo made.

One copy was signed by Martin, and the other was given to Martin as a keepsake.

Dakota Fanning, a former child star, is quite cunning. While some fools were giving photos to Martin, she took out an eyebrow pencil and wrote her personal cell phone number on the back of the photos.

Turning her head, she saw Sophia doing something similar and couldn't help but curse inwardly, "No wonder she's a bitch from the Stallone family, flirting around like this at such a young age!"

Martin collected a stack of photos and was about to make up an excuse to slip away when a familiar voice came from the entrance of the small banquet hall: "Martin."

Christine greeted the newcomer first: "David."

Martin turned around and saw David Fincher, somewhat surprised: "David, what brings you here?"

David Fincher said, "I'm friends with Mr. Stewart, and I also worked with Kristen on 'War Room,' who is a very talented actress."

Martin remembered, it was the movie where Jodie Foster was the female lead.

David Fincher pulled Martin away, saying, "Let's talk over here. Christine's group consists of young people; they won't connect with us."

Martin, who was about to leave, said, "Let's talk another day."

Dakota Fanning raised his left hand, extending his little finger and thumb, and shook it at Martin.

Christine glanced at her: "You're such a drama queen."

Dakota Fanning said, "Martin is the number one actor born in the 80s!"

Sofia interjected, "His new film, which is touted as the movie version of the Santa Monica Pier incident, 'John Wick,' will be released soon. Shall we go see it together?"

"It's rated R." Because of their neighborly relationship, Christine had mentioned it: "You can't go."

Sofia had a brilliant idea: "I'm tall enough. As long as I padded my chest and did some makeup to look more mature, I'll definitely be able to sneak into the movie theater."

Dakota reached out and squeezed her fried egg with both hands: "Let me see how high I need to elevate it!"

A group of girls started making a fuss.

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Outside, Martin and David Fincher casually found a spot and sat down to chat at a small round table.

David Fincher asked, "The sequel to 'Benjamin' is finished, and I've carefully read the manuscript of 'Gone Girl,' which certainly suits my style. What about the second half of the novel?"

"I'll have it delivered to you tomorrow. Gillian has finished the first draft of the novel and is doing some proofreading." Martin asked directly, "David, are you sure you want to direct this project?"

David Fincher nodded: "Have your studio discuss the contract with my agent."

He then brought up the key point: "The prerequisite is that you must be the male lead."

Martin replied, "David, I've always wanted to work with you on a real Fincher film."

Actually, Benjamin Button is not a true Fincher-style film.

David Fincher, however, mentioned something else: "Life is like a play, and sometimes what happens in real life is more outrageous than the movies we make."

Martin remarked with deep feeling: "Movie plots must follow logic, but life never follows logic."

David Fincher completely agreed: "You're absolutely right!" He said earnestly, "Martin, the Santa Monica Pier incident is actually very suitable for a movie adaptation."

Martin asked, "You have an idea?"

"Find a suitable thread connecting the Burbank High School incident, the Washington spy incident, and the Santa Monica Pier incident that you experienced." David Fincher was unaware of the connection, but instead used Hollywood's imagination and usual practice: "The villains are Russians, so just find some reason or excuse to throw dirty water on them. No matter how outrageous it is, American audiences will accept it."

The Burbank High School incident itself wasn't a problem, but Martin, as someone who had experienced it firsthand, knew that the latter two incidents were shrouded in secrecy. After considering it seriously for a while, he said, "These things also involve the LAPD and the FBI. If we really want to adapt them into a movie, we'll have to get their support."

David Finch nodded: "You're right. If the opportunity arises, ask both sides for their opinions."

Even without Martin's authorization, Hollywood would still adapt such things, just like the films like "The Social Network" in his previous life.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Let me ask for the opinions of both sides."

David Fincher is now obsessed with the Oscars and wants to win Best Director as soon as possible. He is even willing to change his style for this purpose. However, the quality of the film is the foundation, and winning an award is also affected by other factors.

Martin Scorsese's Best Supporting Actor win gave David Fincher an idea.

Those three events were politically correct and had a significant social impact. Two of them even occurred in Los Angeles. The protagonist not only received honorary citizenship of Los Angeles but also had a special day in Los Angeles every year as a commemorative occasion. If they were adapted into a suitable award-winning film, the judges would definitely take notice.

David Fincher also has a feeling that winning Best Director and Best Picture is not out of the question!

Of course, this would definitely have to happen after Gone Girl, with the two collaborating again and Martin's strong support, making the adaptation even easier.

The two chatted about movies for a while, and more and more guests arrived for the party.

The Stewarts, one a screenwriter and producer, the other a television producer, have an exceptionally wide network of connections.

In addition, they also invited many people from the community.

Martin then spotted another of his neighbors, Stuart Townsend.

"Long time no see," Martin greeted him first.

Stuart smiled broadly and shook hands with Martin: "Yes, it's been a long time, Martin."

Martin casually asked, "Didn't see Charlize?"

Stuart maintained his smile, but was inwardly very displeased. He said, "Sally has gone out to film a movie and won't be back for a while."

"I see..." Martin could roughly tell that Stewart didn't like him, so he casually pointed ahead and said, "I saw a friend, let's go say hello."

Stuart said, "Do as you please."

As Martin walked away, he put his hands behind his back and rubbed them vigorously on his clothes, as if shaking hands with Martin had soiled his hands.

After thinking for a moment, Stuart found John Stuart, whom he already knew, and said in a low voice while discussing the community, "John, you need to be careful of our neighbor Martin. He's always causing trouble and has made enemies with the Russians. He might drag us down with him."

John replied quite politely, "I will keep that in mind."

Stuart continued, "Also, pay attention to other aspects. This guy has a history of breaking up families; think about his rumors with Julie and Aniston."

To further convince him, he used himself as an example: "Last time, when Charlize and I went to Martin's house for a party, he actually tried to seduce Charlize behind my back, even though we were neighbors. Unfortunately, Charlize saw through his act and firmly rejected him!"

John became somewhat more serious: "Thank you for your advice."

Martin stayed at the party until around nine o'clock before heading home, as he had to attend a promotional event for "John Wick" the next day.

(End of this chapter)