American Fame and Fortune Chapter 176

Chapter 176 Finally made a comeback

 In the Michelin-starred restaurant, Anne was enjoying a French meal. Martin across from her was considerate and graceful, taking care of her in every possible way.

 She picked up a piece of baked shrimp meat and brought it to Martin: "This is your reward."

 Martin took it into his mouth, with a happy face on his face. He also forked a piece and fed it to Anne.

 Annie finished eating and asked, "Last time I called you, were you in East Asia?"

Martin's expression remained unchanged: "I went to the port city to attract investment."

Annie thought about the film project: "Don't Atlanta have enough funds? We still need to go overseas to attract investment."

"Another project." Martin said vaguely: "It's not a wanted order. I'm going to cooperate with others on another big project with a higher investment. Sorry, it involves confidentiality clauses, so I can't say anything about it for the time being."

Hearing that the investment was higher, Anne thought it should be kept secret. She smiled and held Martin's hand: "It doesn't matter, big business must involve a lot of terms."

 She was particularly concerned about Martin's financial future: "Did the trip go well?"

Martin nodded slightly: "We have found a few potential investors. They will come to Los Angeles in a while to attend the premiere of "The Mountain Has Eyes"."

 He took the initiative to invite: "Annie, will you accompany me to the premiere?"

How could Anne refuse: "I will definitely go."

 Martin took out an exquisite gift box with a beautiful starry sky pattern engraved on it: "This is for you, open it and take a look, you will be pleasantly surprised!"

 Annie saw so many stars and immediately thought of bright diamonds. She took the next step and was about to tear it apart: "Is it okay?"

 Martin made a gesture of invitation: "They belong to you."

 Anne opened it excitedly and found that inside was a certificate, an extremely exquisite star map, and a beautiful crystal star.

 It was not the diamond she had in mind.

Even though Annie is an actor, for a moment, the smile froze on her face.

 But when she opened the certificate, she was quite surprised and couldn't help but cover her mouth: "You...you bought the right to name a star for me?"

This business is really not popular! "The Atlantic Astronomical Society, the naming rights of a star," Martin said.

His lines were prepared when he came, and his acting skills exploded at this moment, absolutely Oscar-level: "When I was in Hong Kong City, I couldn't help but miss you. After I called you, I missed you even more. I was thinking, there is There's no way I can just look up and see you."

Anne pursed her lips, her eyes were slightly red and hazy.

Martin continued: "I specifically found the famous Atlantic Astronomical Association and bought the naming rights of this star. In the future, I will be able to see your starlight when I look up, and your starlight will always shine on me."

 Anne nodded vigorously and couldn't help but said: "I love you, Martin, my love for you will be like this star!"

Martin is not afraid that Annie will find out the problem. If he really wants to find out, it is that he, Martin Davis, was deceived by the Atlantic Astronomical Association.

 It is normal for a good person to be deceived by a liar.

Anne thought this was the most precious gift in the world and put it in her bag carefully: "It's the time when you are using money. It's too wasteful."

  Martin said: "Annie, you deserve all the good in the world."

Anne looked at Martin blankly. He was really good-looking, useful and wealthy. It would be difficult to find another boyfriend like him.

 It's time to increase your stakes!

Anne tentatively said: "Martin, you have invested in movies one after another, and your funds are very tight, right? If you need it, I still have some money on hand."

These words were beyond Martin's expectation. He reacted very quickly and was a little touched: "No, I can solve the funding problem."

 “You can tell me if you need anything.” Anne did not force it, but said specifically: “What's mine is yours.”

 She can't say the last sentence now.

“Don't worry, the financial pressure on my side is not too great.” Martin finally came back to his senses.

Bruce will be impressed by him when he sees him.

 After finishing the meal, Martin paid the bill, walked out of the restaurant arm in arm with Anne, and walked forward along the sidewalk.

Of course the two of them will not express it clearly, but their respective managers have already communicated with each other. Every time they date, they will walk around in public to show off their affection appropriately.

 At the right time, you can even use a big move.

 Martin held Anne's hand and talked and laughed all the way. They were extremely close.

His professional ethics is undoubted. Many paparazzi reporters may not have anything to eat, so they have to earn today's meal money and gas money.

 The two kissed passionately on the street.

The Mountain Has Eyes has entered a period of large-scale publicity. After entering a small park, Martin even ran with Annie on his back for a while.

 Entertainment news is all manufactured.

 Subsequently, Martin bought an astronomical telescope and took Anne into the nearby Ritz-Carlton Hotel and never came out again.

Anne was first overwhelmed by the romance from the stars, and then by Martin. In her excitement, she even agreed to many of Martin's strange requests.

The next morning, when the two of them left the hotel together, they were photographed by the paparazzi who had been waiting for them earlier in the morning.

These entertainment paparazzi followed him all the way to the entrance of Warner Studios before giving up.

Martin wanted to get Anne to further cooperate with the publicity, but of course he had to give Anne confidence. Taking out her meager savings would look too low-level to others, and might even scare people away.

Arriving at the small studio rented by the Wanted crew, Mene took the initiative to greet him: "Boss." Martin introduced to Anne: "This is Mene, my brother."

 Anne smiled at Mene: "Hello."

 In the glass office on the other side, screenwriter Mike Bradt ran out.

 Martin introduced him and Anne.

　　Bradt had no intention of looking at Princess Anne, and said directly: "I need a professional action director, some script scene construction, which must be combined with action."

Martin said: "I came here today just for action guidance."

Chad Starsky, who I met at Kate Winslet's party last month, ended his work on the "Constantine" crew last month. After a short break, he contacted Martin and was ready to start a new job. .

 Martin and Bradt discussed the story direction of the script, and Anne could only listen on the side, feeling that Martin at work was full of passion and vitality.

About ten minutes later, Chad entered the studio and joined Martin and Bradt in the discussion.

 Just in time, Bruce is here too.

 Some of the action scenes imagined by Martin and Chad were simply demonstrated directly by Bruce, which was more intuitive.

Bruce has been keeping fit and training with Martin for a long time, and he is agile.

　　Not yet noon, Martin has decided to hire Chad as the crew's action director.

 Chad and Martin have many similar ideas and are willing to accept this new job.

　　Bradt also looked forward to a professional action coach and asked for a treat at noon.

 Martin found Anne and asked, "Are you bored? When we talk about work, we can't stop."

Anne saw the studio being built with her own eyes and was completely relieved: "Men who work are the most attractive. You don't need to worry about me. I will go to the set in a while and you can continue to work."

  Martin said: "I will treat you at noon, eat and then go over."

 “Okay.” Anne wanted to get further into Martin's life.

  Martin treated her to lunch, and then he sent Anne to the Hilton Hotel, where her crew would be filming in the afternoon.

 Martin went to meet Craven for an afternoon road show.

 After the New Year, the promotion of "The Mountain Has Eyes" has been fully launched, with posters, advertisements, promotional soft articles, etc. coming in an endless stream.

The Nevada Nuclear Test Declassification website has been updating information that may be true or false as planned.

 If it is true, use the real one; if not, use the fake one.

The power of capital is very powerful. Warner Bros. found many veterans who had worked at nuclear test sites and conducted interviews specifically, which earned them a lot of eyeballs.

 The movie's promotion and marketing are genuine and fake, as long as it can cause a sensation, it dares to create end-of-the-world panic.

Documents labeled "Top Secret" were revealed one after another. Residents and veterans who originally lived near the test site, especially those with physical abnormalities, were constantly dragged out for propaganda purposes.

 The public opinion heat finally spread to Washington.

 At a regular press conference at the White House, a reporter from Warner TV asked relevant questions.

The spokesperson categorically denied it and directly stated that he would go to Hollywood.

Official refutation of rumors never works on this kind of thing, and it often gets darker and darker.

The fictitious U.S. Atomic Energy Evaluation Agency issued a missing person notice to find data collection personnel missing at the Nevada nuclear test site.

 Subsequently, someone posted similar missing persons notices on the Internet and the media, claiming that family members or friends who were driving through Nevada disappeared near the nuclear test site.

 Actually, at this point, people who are familiar with Hollywood movie promotion and marketing have already seen that this is the promotion of a certain movie.

Viral marketing is not the first time that "The Blair Witch Project" was successful. After the success of this film, other films have used similar marketing methods in recent years, including The Matrix.

Just after Washington responded and public opinion reached a climax, the homepage picture of the Nevada nuclear test declassification website changed. It was no longer a picture of a veteran with a lipoma on his back, but a missing person notice.

"I am Brian, the principal of Lovisa Middle School in Orange County. Last month, the school's physical education teacher Bob disappeared while driving with his father-in-law's family through Nevada. Their car ended up at a gas station outside the nuclear test site. Now I Looking for clues…”

 There is a picture of a family on the missing person notice.

The man standing in position C, holding the dog in one hand and holding the child in the other, is Bob, the male protagonist played by Martin in "The Eyes on the Mountain".

 Behind is Bob's father-in-law's family.

 Viral marketing can easily cause backlash, and experienced Warner Bros. has been prepared for it.

At the same time as the missing person notice was released, a FLASH game was loaded on the webpage, called The Mountain Has Eyes.

The content is to assist the male protagonist Bob to find the deformed and perverted murderer's colony caused by nuclear testing, control the protagonist Bob to pass through levels and fight monsters, and find the baby snatched by the murderer.

 Those who clear the level before the deadline can participate in the lottery and receive a souvenir mailed by the crew.

There are also ten super lucky prizes. The winners will be invited by the crew to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of "The Mountain Has Eyes". All travel and accommodation expenses will be borne by the crew.

 In terms of formal publicity, Martin is preparing to appear on a talk show.

　　Two updates today

 (End of this chapter)

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