American Fame and Fortune Chapter 162

 Chapter 162 Fan Activity (please vote for me)

 After get off work, Martin and Bruce returned to their North Hollywood apartment.

 Under the sun umbrella at the door, Antonio set up a table with five burgers and two steaks lined up.

 He admired the sunset, tasted burgers, and enjoyed the leisurely life of a millionaire renter.

 Martin went over, got a bottle of ice drink, and said, "Rich man, you are too leisurely. If you continue to eat like this, obesity will crush you."

Antonio's leisurely attitude turned to vigilance: “Martin, what do you want to do?”

"You have made a lot of money, right? Invest it, now there is a good opportunity." Martin tried to attract investment: "I am running a movie..."

Antonio raised his hand to interrupt him: "Stop! Martin, stop talking."

 Martin stopped and looked at the fat landlord: "What an opportunity to make money!"

Antonio picked up the burger: "I have food, drink, real estate, and savings. As long as I don't invest, start a business, or get married, I will live very comfortably until I die."

　His words suddenly struck a chord: "I am a millionaire and a rich man, why do I have to work hard like you?"

At this moment, Martin felt what Lao Bu was feeling. He turned around and walked towards the door, not forgetting to leave a sentence: "From now on, don't talk to me for a week."

“I have your express mail, Jessica collected it for you.” After Antonio said this, he took a big bite on the burger and it tasted delicious.

 Bruce looked Antonio up and down and raised his thumbs at him: "You are awesome."

Seeing the strange look in Lao Bu's eyes, Antonio suddenly felt that the hamburger was tasteless, and he couldn't sit still on his buttocks, so he urged: "Go upstairs quickly, don't disturb me while I'm eating."

 After Bruce left, Antonio was inexplicably relaxed and his **** felt settled.

Martin went upstairs, came diagonally across the street, and knocked gently on the door.

Jessica opened the door and showed her face. When she saw Martin, she immediately said: "Are you back? Yes, I have the express."

At the back, Emily held the cardboard box and squeezed past Jessica. The box was delivered to Martin.

Martin said: "Thank you." He pointed to the roof: "I'll have a drink upstairs later."

Jessica responded first: "Okay! We also have something to tell you."

 Martin glanced at his watch: "I'll see you on the roof in half an hour."

 “Okay.” The two of them quickly went back to put on makeup.

 Martin returned to the room, and Bruce followed from behind.

While Martin was unpacking the express, he called a nearby restaurant to send him wine and dinner.

　　Martin opened the box and found that it was full of carvings of horns. They were all identical figures, all with a big mouth and a red nose. They were all clowns based on him.

 Some of them are funny, some of them are scary.

 Bruce picked up one and said, "The carving is getting better and better."

Martin took out the envelope at the bottom again. After opening it, there was a letter inside, written by Lily.

The letter was very short. It mainly wrote about one thing. Some people at Marietta Public High School slandered "House of Wax Museum". She led people to clean up those **** one by one, basically putting a smelly sock in each person's mouth.

Bruce asked: "Do you need a gift in return?"

 Martin thought about his collection: “Where's my crocodile tooth pendant?”

"You gave it away once." Bruce reminded: "You want to give the same thing a second time? Man, be a human being."

 Martin put away his things: “Let's talk about it later.”

Last time Louise and Kelly, two prodigals, mailed a set of carving tools back to Atlanta in his name.

Lily mentioned movies in her letter, and Martin said: "Collect some movie materials another day and mail them to her."

The restaurant sent someone to bring Bruce's dinner. Martin called Jessica and Emily, and Antonio downstairs, and they went to the rooftop to have dinner together.

Hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Antonio moved his fat body and rolled up.

 Five people were sitting at a long dining table, chatting while eating.

 Jessica asked: “Martin, have you followed the blog recently?”

Martin said: "I watch it occasionally. I'm very busy during this time, preparing a new movie."

Emily immediately asked: "New movie? How big a scale of production will it be? When will it start shooting? Is it necessary..."

 Compared to her, the younger Jessica is much calmer.

Emily stopped asking questions automatically when she saw her companion was silent.

“We have just started planning, and it's still too early for formal preparations.” Martin said vaguely and asked Jessica: “What's wrong with the blog?”

His energy is limited and it is impossible to pay attention to it every day. Thomas is responsible for most of the blog.

Jessica said: "Rachel is going to convene a gathering of activists in the fan section. The fee is AA for everyone. Your new film will be discussed at the gathering."

 Martin asked directly: "What do you think?"

Jessica thought about it and said: "I think so, bring some pictorials or signed photos about you to Rachel, and ask her to share them with the activists in the fan section. They will become a point of support for the fan network..."

She had studied at a professional art college, and her education level was indeed higher than that of Martin: "I think fans need to be managed. A loyal fan may lead five or six people around him, maybe more, especially to buy tickets when the movie is released." Antonio suddenly Interjected: "That's not entirely accurate. Even ten of my biggest fans can't pull me away."

Bruce looked at his tonnage and said directly: "I don't think twenty will be enough."

"Movies are all about making money from ordinary people." Martin then said nonsense: "You are a rich man and a miser."

Jessica smiled at Antonio: "You are not in the group I am talking about at all."

“Ignore him.” Martin said thoughtfully, “A new film of mine will be released in February.”

 Jessica knows: ""The Mountain Has Eyes", but except for the main poster, no other materials have been released yet."

Martin looked forward: "I am completely different from the Wax Museum in this film. I am the absolute protagonist. I am applying to the crew for some promotional materials about me. You can bring them to Rachel."

 Jessica was pleasantly surprised: “That's great, they really want it.”

"Do you have anything to do tomorrow?" Martin saw Jessica shaking her head and said, "I will go to Warner Studio with me tomorrow morning. The crew should have some relevant promotional materials. I will apply for a batch. Then you can Bring it to Rachel.”

Emily said: "Okay, Jesse and I will be waiting for you early in the morning."

 The next morning, Jessica and Emily drove with Martin to Warner Studios.

 Martin asked them to wait in the front hall, went to Craven directly, and roughly explained the matter.

Craven has been in Hollywood for decades and has made commercial films from beginning to end. He immediately had an idea: "It's been half a month since the first poster was released. According to the normal rhythm, the crew should also conduct a second wave of promotions. , this activity is good, after all, you are the absolute protagonist of the film.”

Martin continued his words: "I think so too. This is a formal publicity activity. Unofficial publicity can only be launched after the New Year. Warner Bros.'s publicity budget is still sufficient. Can we start on both sides at the same time?"

The benefits of using him as the center of publicity are self-evident, and Martin certainly wants to promote it: "Wes, this is what I'm thinking about, do you want to make it an official event? I remember you mentioned it last time, the first version of the trailer was cut Come out, take this opportunity to hold a fan-linked release ceremony?”

Craven thought for a while and said: "It's absolutely possible. The crew can release the first trailer at the event and then fully launch it on the media platform. At the same time, they can give away promotional materials to fans and media who come to the scene to warm up the film in advance. ”

　　It has only been a little over two months since "The Mountain Has Eyes" was released, which is not a long time at all.

Craven simply called a meeting with the crew and distribution representatives from Warner Bros. to discuss it together.

Bruce went to notify Jessica and Emily and asked them to wait patiently for a while. If they couldn't sit still, they could go to the studio for a walk.

Emily wanted to take a look, but Jessica held her back: "Let's wait here for a while."

More than 40 minutes later, a crew member came to call them.

The two men saw the famous Wes Craven.

  A publicity manager from the production crew came over to discuss the subsequent activities with the two in detail.

Emily did not expect that what was initially a fan-initiated event would be taken seriously by the crew and turned into an official promotion.

In order to express his attention, Martin personally logged into the blog and posted a reply under Rachel's call in the fan section.

“I just saw that everyone's support is the most important to me. To thank you for your support, I am going to give some support to the event and apply to the crew of “The Mountain Has Eyes” for a batch of the latest materials to be brought over.”

 After posting, multiple replies quickly appeared below.

Martin calmed down, waited patiently for a while, and posted another message: "I have just contacted the crew of "The Mountain Has Eyes". The crew heard about everyone's support for me and decided to sponsor this event. The crew will be responsible for the event expenses and I will be given a gift on the spot. "

As soon as this reply came out, the blog became active immediately.

 The number of people signing up has soared.

Someone may have notified Rachel, who personally asked Martin and posted a new post calling on everyone to support him on the spot.

 The wax museum is a hit, helping Martin attract a large number of fans, many of whom use blogs as a base for their activities.

Under Rachel's new post, the number of people signing up quickly exceeded 100.

  The crew also acted very quickly, immediately mobilizing the budget, planning the event process, contacting the media, and booking the venue.

 Jessica and Emily have also become liaisons between the crew and the fan base.

"Let them join the crew temporarily." Martin needs labor to help him do things, and the crew pays the best: "They will be needed for subsequent publicity."

Craven didn't care about this expense and nodded in response: "Okay."

 Martin asked: “Can you?”

 Jessica immediately said, “I don't have a problem.”

 Emily hesitated, she still had roles to audition for.

 Jessica kicked her under her feet, thinking that Emily's brain was all on her chest.

Emily responded: "I'll join."

While the others left, Weiss-Craven was still thinking about it.

 After a while, he said to Martin: “Just ordinary movie fans, the popularity is still not enough.”

 Martin had mixed reactions: "I'll find a way to take Annie there."

  Two updates today. Collect manuscripts and prepare for the next round.

 (End of this chapter)

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