America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 705 Taking Him Home

The uniquely shaped white yacht gradually approached and sounded its horn, prompting Martin to reel in his fishing rod and look in that direction.

Menez asked, "Has the ship carrying the beauties arrived?"

Martin patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Did you call them?"

Menez noticed Celine Dion's eyes scanning their direction and quickly exclaimed, "How could that be!"

Bruce rushed over with a radio, pointed to the white yacht, and said to Martin, "The people on that boat want to talk to you."

Martin took the radio, left the crowded area, and said, "Hello."

"Aren't you Leonardo DiCaprio?" the person on the other end asked. "Isn't this Leonardo DiCaprio's ship?"

Martin stated directly, "I'm Martin Davis, and you are?"

The person on the other end laughed out loud: "Hey, old buddy, you can't even recognize my voice? Yeah, this damn radio, the sound is distorted!"

He shouted, "I am Elon Musk!"

This guy, who sponsored nearly ten million dollars for "The Martian," had dealt with both sides quite a bit during the negotiations. Martin simply extended an invitation: "I've borrowed Leonardo's yacht for a party, interested in coming?"

"Wait for me!" The other end of the radio went dead.

Not long after, a speedboat carrying two people arrived at Martin's side and boarded from the stern platform.

Musk and Talulah Riley waved to Martin.

Martin and Elizabeth came to greet them, led them to the crowd, and introduced them to everyone.

Elizabeth was in charge of entertaining Talulah Riley.

Musk said there was something to talk about.

Martin took two fishing rods and went fishing on the other side.

Musk skillfully tied the hook, baited the fish, cast the line, and said, "Don't forget to invite me to the premiere of 'The Martian'."

Martin secured the fishing rod to the railing's mounting hole and said, "You're a big spender, the invitation was already prepared."

Musk said, "Invite more beautiful women to the premiere."

Martin pointed behind him: "You have a wife."

"You have a girlfriend now! And you're still throwing parties and chasing after beautiful women everywhere?" Musk, who had read a lot of Martin's gossip, asked, "I've heard a rumor in the modeling world that you're not a supermodel if you haven't passed your test. Is that true?"

Martin casually remarked, "Alexandra Ambrosio, Carolina Kurkova, Angela Lindwo and others have formed a group of supermodels, and they're using me as a test for new members to join."

Musk is also a playful person: "I'd like to join in and test out new models!"

During the negotiations to sponsor GG, Martin had already become familiar with him and said directly, "Your fat body is not convincing."

Musk looked down and said, "What you're doing is too complicated. I'll stick to the simple and easy way."

"Money is certainly useful." Martin understood what he meant: "But it takes away a lot of fun."

Max turned serious again: "I can't waste any more energy on women. I need to put my limited time into advancing technology and landing on Mars as soon as possible."

He brought up the old point again: "You've made at least several hundred million from movies these past few years. Join me in investing in space and work together to help humanity reach the universe."

Martin wasn't about to fall for such empty promises. He said, "Investing with you is fine, but I'll choose Tesla."

Musk said, "Didn't you buy a lot of stocks on the secondary market?"

Martin said, half-jokingly, "The end of the year is fast approaching, and my commission payments from many sources will be coming in soon. Keeping the money in my hands will only cause it to depreciate and benefit the tax authorities. It's better to invest it."

Musk understood: "You want to participate in Tesla's financing and share issuance?"

Tesla's electric vehicles are just getting started, not yet in the future. Martin smiled without saying a word, pressed the electric reel on his fishing rod, and a deep-sea fish that had taken the bait was pulled up.

Musk sought powerful investors for his fundraising and share issuance, believing that Martin was far from sufficient.

But seeing the fish he pulled up, I suddenly thought of the promotion of trams.

Gasoline-powered vehicles are the absolute mainstream in the market, and promoting electric vehicles is not easy.

Musk reiterated, "How about becoming Tesla's global spokesperson? If you agree, I have enough reasons to convince the board during the next round of financing and share issuance."

Martin said, "Aren't you talking to my agent?"

Negotiations between Tesla and Thomas have made little progress, mainly because the Cadillac contract has not yet expired.

The electric reel on Musk's fishing rod hummed as it spun, and a fish was quickly pulled up.

He added, "You've dealt with Johnny Depp so much, are you familiar with Amber Heard?"

Martin turned to look at him and asked, "Are you interested in her?"

Both of them are seasoned lechers and don't need to hide it. Musk said directly, "Whether it's her looks or her figure, Amber is my type."

Martin gave him a thumbs up: "You have really strange tastes. Aren't you afraid she'll do *that* to you in bed, or do you just like that smell?"

Musk didn't care: "What's there to be afraid of? Let her clean herself up beforehand!"

Martin said, "You really know how to play."

"How about it, do me a favor?" Musk said, like a master pimp: "You help me with Hollywood, and I'll help you with Silicon Valley and the tech world."

Martin asked curiously, "I haven't heard of any famous beauties in the tech world."

Musk waved his hand dismissively and said generously, "I'll introduce you to a batch another day."

Not just one, but a whole group! Martin thought for a moment and said, "You know 'The Lone Ranger,' right?"

Musk nodded: "I've seen the entertainment news about the Johnny Depp movie. It was during the filming of this movie that Depp peed on you and your crew."

A thought struck him, and inspiration struck: "Martin, I'm helping you. Think about it, I slept with Depp's wife, which is also helping you get revenge."

Martin said, "The Lone Ranger project was snatched from me by Larry Ellison's daughter, Megan Ellison. Knowing her as I do, this confident woman will definitely give me a premiere invitation, and you can come with me."

Musk laughed heartily: "Great idea!"

If Martin is a scoundrel in the entertainment industry, then he's a scoundrel in the tech industry: "I'll bring a few beauties from the tech industry with me. You trade Amber to me, and I'll trade them to you. That's the kind of game that's really exciting."

Martin doesn't care about anything else, but he won't miss any opportunity to mess with Depp.

The two fished for a while longer, and after having lunch on the yacht, the Musks returned to his place.

The yacht returned to the dock before dark.

The group gradually left.

Martin carried the fish box and put it in the trunk of the Cadillac Escalade.

Elizabeth helped put the other items away, glanced back at the yacht, and asked, "Is this Leo's boat?"

Martin simply stated, "He bought it from a wealthy man in Silicon Valley."

He vaguely understood: "I remember there are a lot of yacht sales companies in Los Angeles. You can have Lily take you around to see them sometime. We'll order one and name it Elizabeth."

Elizabeth smiled and said, "Okay."

The two got into the car, and Martin drove back to Beverly Hills.

Bruce didn't come back; instead, he went straight to Jody's place.

Perhaps spurred on by the yacht and the Elizabeth, Elizabeth worked exceptionally hard that night, and couldn't even eat breakfast the next morning.

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After a short break, Martin threw himself into the promotion and marketing of "The Martian," frequently appearing in various media events along with Ridley Scott, Jessica Chastain, and other key members of the production team.

The promotion and publicity for "The Martian" has already begun in full swing.

In September, Disney Studios partnered with NASA and SpaceX to endorse the film's story background and technology.

NASA and SpaceX have publicly stated that the film is a promotional video for their human habitation plan on Mars.

Jim Green, the former's astronaut and Secretary of Planetary Science, has appeared on several professional interviews for The Martian.

"NASA now requires all employees to read the novel 'The Martian'." His words have already appeared in various news reports and online videos: "This gives us an opportunity to talk about Mars and how we can send humans to Mars."

In October, the completed film of "The Martian" was sent to the International Space Station, where several astronauts filmed together outside of Earth, marking the first time that film marketing had been brought into space.

In addition, a batch of posters printed on special paper that went into space and returned to Earth were also released to the market as prizes for the movie's pre-sale raffle.

The production team and Disney Studios released the film's main poster, which features a close-up of Martin in a spacesuit, with a new tagline added below: "Bring him home!"

At the first two screenings of the film, the female audience responded with great enthusiasm.

It's important to understand that for a science fiction film like this, the primary audience is men.

With high praise from male audiences, the recognition from female viewers suggests that "The Martian" may have even greater market potential.

Of course, there are risks, because female audiences are not the main target audience for science fiction films, and it is generally difficult to arouse their widespread interest in this type of film.

After a series of research and analysis on marketing strategies, Disney decided to finalize the global promotion strategy for "The Martian" as "Bring Him Home," emphasizing the emotional elements of the film in various promotional materials, with space science fiction elements only as a supplement, in order to guide the viewing interest and word-of-mouth of female audiences.

During the pre-sale period, it goes without saying that male audiences were more likely to buy tickets, but female audiences were significantly more likely to buy tickets than those for typical science fiction films.

Disney's marketing strategy has worked.

The next decade for Hollywood will also be a decade for Disney.

In mid-November, the popularity of "The Martian" soared.

The latest GG cards have appeared on major radio stations, television stations, website videos, and social media.

"This is a movie that NASA made the original novel a must-read for its employees; this is a movie that, simply because it stars Ridley Scott, has become a must-see for moviegoers; this is a Hollywood film that has spent the most manpower and resources to rescue Martin Davis from Mars!"

(End of this chapter)