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Chapter 630 Good Movies to Enhance Marital Relationships

As soon as a sliver of light appeared outside the window, Charlize Theron was jolted awake. She glanced at Martin, who was still fast asleep, and thinking about the movie that premiered last night, she was instantly wide awake. After a quick wash in the bathroom, she went to the next room and turned on her computer.

"Reputation! Reputation!" she cried out, as if in prayer. "That damned reputation!"

Charlize knew perfectly well that if this film was a disaster, she would only be able to play supporting roles from now on.

She first opened the Rotten Tomatoes website, clicked on the "Gone Girl" section, and saw the number corresponding to the red tomatoes, and breathed a slight sigh of relief—96% freshness!

Film critics have given it excellent reviews.

"David Fincher has delivered another masterpiece. This film is dazzling in every aspect. Martin Davis and Charlize Theron are like gods, perfectly portraying the struggle between a cheating and weak artsy scumbag and a beautiful, elegant, and cunning woman. It makes you deeply feel that marriage is a double-edged sword, a heaven and a hell!"

Seeing the pinned movie review, Charlize felt a little better and then switched to IMDb.

The rating here is currently as high as 9.2!

"A masterpiece, in my opinion, the best film of the year. It's a pity it chose the wrong release date; it should have premiered during Valentine's Day!"

"Highly recommended for couples to watch together; it's a great film to strengthen your relationship!"

Charlize almost burst out laughing, then suddenly turned to look at the next room, a thought popping into her head: Martin seemed to have pitched a tent. What if she took a utility knife and slashed under the tent...?

Thinking of this, she quickly shook her head to get rid of the crazy idea; she hadn't even had enough fun yet.

Charlize then switched to MTC, a movie website that collects media ratings, where the average score for her films is 85.

It has received excellent reviews from audiences, critics, and professional media.

All that's left is the box office.

It's only the premiere so far and hasn't been widely released yet, so Charlize can only check audience reviews on the cinemascore website. As expected, it got an A!

All of this indicates that the film will receive rave reviews and is poised to be a box office hit.

Charlize felt relieved and went back to the next room in her pajamas. As soon as she entered, she saw Martin's tent, which he had set up high.

That bastard is still fast asleep; it's not his time to get up for his morning exercise yet.

Charlize decided to wake him up so he could get some morning exercise.

She pulled back the tent flap, crawled inside, and kissed Martin awake.

One hour of morning exercise, making the most of every moment.

Martin ate a lot for breakfast, but Charlize didn't eat anything, feeling quite full.

The two arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on time, joined the rest of the crew, and began their promotional tour across the United States.

The promotional tour of "Gone Girl" in North America, which lasted for more than 20 days, has begun.

In each city they visited, the production team went to great lengths to garner media and public attention, letting people know that "Gone Girl" was about to be released nationwide in North America.

Before the start of the new weekend, the film officially premiered in North America in 3621 theaters.

Due to its R rating, many teenagers are unable to go to the movies.

However, the theaters showing the films were still very full.

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Atlanta, Peachtree Street.

Robert, with his hair neatly slicked back, was carefully wiping the old wooden table in his office, on which sat a bottle of Coca-Cola that had long since expired in 03.

This is newly placed here; I hope Martin's new film will be a huge success.

Robert carefully wiped the table clean.

He has now resigned from his position as art director of an entertainment agency and is now working full-time as the high priest of the Cola Cult, handling all related sacrificial matters.

There was a knock on the office door, and the assistant came in and said, "The two Ms. Carters have arrived and are in the meeting room."

Robert put on his suit jacket and entered the reception room. Seeing Elena and Lily, he said to the former, "Good morning, Saintess."

Elena still wears the chastity ring from back then on the ring finger of her left hand: "Martin gave me a new Cadillac, and I had Lily drive it over."

Lily handed the keys to Robert and said, "The latest flagship sedan."

Robert accepted the key.

Elena glanced at the time: "You're busy, we'll be going now."

Robert asked, "So eager?"

Lily said, "We're going to see Martin's new movie."

The two went downstairs to a nearby cinema. They arrived at the perfect time; the movie started just as they sat down.

After watching for a short while, Lily began to mutter, "He's practically a perfect reflection of himself. He doesn't need to act at all; just standing there, he's the epitome of a scumbag."

Elena retorted, "Martin is not as weak as Nick Dunn."

Lily thought about it and realized it was true: "Yeah, so he wasn't just acting naturally."

Elena stopped talking and focused on the movie; the marriage depicted was truly disheartening.

Thinking about his parents and Martin's father, marriage really is terrifying!

After the movie ended, the two returned to their car.

Lily was silent for a moment, then asked, "Is this really what marriage is like?"

Elena said, "I've seen marriages that are far worse than this."

Lily thought of Scott and Emma, ​​and shrugged: "After watching this movie, I have absolutely no desire to get married."

Hearing this, Elena turned to stare at Lily: "What did you and Martin do?"

"No, nothing at all," Lily retorted loudly, then muttered under her breath, "I wish he were, but he's as timid as a mouse..."

Before she could finish speaking, a white fist appeared in front of her. Lily instinctively tried to dodge, but the fist, as it had done countless times before, landed accurately.

With a muffled thud, her sister's loving touch landed on Lily's head.

Elena said, "Drive."

Lily dared not say anything more and quickly started the car and drove away.

The two returned home and saw Scott, the father, at the entrance of the community.

Lily stopped the car.

Elena got out of the passenger seat and asked, "What brings you here?"

Scott, with an odd gait, scrambled over to his daughter and pulled out a card: "I was watching the Warriors game, and Hall got injured. There's some money in here..."

Elena didn't answer: "You keep it. Hall's injury is nothing, he'll recover quickly. We have money, and the Atlanta Warriors will cover the medical expenses."

Scott nodded. "It's good that everything's alright." He took back the card and suddenly asked, "Has Emma contacted you recently?"

"No." Elena had already given up on Emma Carter: "The last thing we heard was that she was hanging out with those black drug dealers in the South Side."

Lily came over too: "What do you want with Emma? Do you want to ruin our lives?"

Scott smiled sheepishly, and what he said was unexpected: "I want to divorce her, the formal kind."

Elena had a bad feeling about it: "What do you want to do?"

A Hummer parked nearby, and Sofia stepped out. Her bulging muscles stretched her loose sportswear into a tight-fitting garment, and her face, devoid of fat, was covered in fleshy bulges, making her look like a female version of King Kong.

She smiled at Lily and Elena, and it was as if a thunderclap had sounded in the sky: "I'm going to marry Scott."

Elena felt as if she'd been struck by lightning: "Don't you have a husband?"

Scott said, "He's long gone."

Sofia added, "I proposed to Scott, and he said yes, but to complete the formalities, he needs to divorce your mother first."

Elena said nothing more: "We don't know where Emma is."

Sofia could tell she wasn't lying: "I'll have someone go look for it."

Lily didn't want to see Emma, ​​and she knew Emma's character. If Sophia really found her, the four siblings would have a lot more trouble.

Emma could even completely disrupt the peaceful lives of four people.

Lily thought for a moment and asked, "Sophia, you have investments in Martin, and his new film 'Gone Girl' has just been released. Aren't you going to see it?"

Sofia has been quite busy lately and hadn't paid attention to the film, so she asked, "It's already been released?"

Lily pointed to the car: "Elena and I just came back from watching it."

Sofia looked at Scott: "Let's go, take your time finding the people, let's go see a movie."

Scott, with his legs splayed out, followed Sophia into the car.

The two quickly went into a movie theater, bought two tickets for "Gone Girl," and began to enjoy Martin Scorsese's new film.

At the beginning of the film, Sofia would occasionally exchange a few words with Scott.

After half an hour, neither of them spoke.

This film is so bad it leaves couples speechless, even couples like Sofia and Scott with such a special relationship.

On the contrary, the movie was very exciting and enjoyable to watch, but it left some aftereffects.

After watching the movie and leaving the theater, Sofia got into the Hummer and fell into deep thought.

Scott sat to one side, shifting his position every now and then, seemingly also affected by the shock.

After a long while, Sophia's chubby face twitched a few times, and she said, "Emma can't be found right now, so you can't process the divorce normally. Let's wait a bit before we get married."

Scott also thought it best to wait and said, "There's no rush to get married. Maybe Emma will come out on her own someday. It's not easy to find someone among the black people in the South City."

"That's settled then." Sophia didn't bring up marriage again and started the car to return to the Wild Beasts Club.

Scott turned his head and looked out the window. On the huge outdoor poster, Martin stood in front of a missing person notice looking for Amy, his smile extremely lewd. He looked like a complete scumbag.

Why doesn't God take this bastard to heaven?

As November arrives, the traditional North American holiday season begins. Although there are no public holidays in mid-November, Gone Girl still attracts a large audience to theaters thanks to the appeal of Martin and David Fincher, as well as the fans of the original novel.

The latest box office statistics were released just as Friday's ticket sales ended and Saturday's midnight arrived.

Gone Girl grossed $2075 million, dethroning Megamind, which opened last weekend, to top the North American box office chart.

(End of this chapter)