Chapter 178 Martin and Fans
In the North Hollywood apartment, Martin made a special trip back after finishing his styling. After entering, he took out a Coke from the box, spread it with olive oil, and placed it on the window sill facing the premiere theater.
Taking off his disposable gloves, Martin took out his mobile phone and dialed Robert's number.
Over in Atlanta, Robert said: "I understand, I'll do it right now."
Martin went downstairs, got into the Mercedes-Benz car parked at the door of the apartment, and said to Bruce: "Go to the hotel to pick up Annie."
Bruce drove and asked, "Does it really work?"
“It worked several times.” Martin was also looking for psychological comfort.
Similar to actions like worshiping the God of Wealth in previous lives.
Arriving at the Hilton Hotel, as soon as Martin got off the car, Laura walked out with Annie dressed up.
Martin hurried over to open the door and held the roof of the car to let Annie come to the door.
Anne saw all her boyfriend's meticulousness in these little things and smiled sweetly at Martin.
Waiting for Martin to get in the car, the Mercedes-Benz started.
Laura drove another car and followed.
Annie asked with concern: “What is Warner Bros.'s expected opening weekend box office?”
Martin looked very stressed: "$25 million!"
Anne held Martin's hand and encouraged: "I believe you can do it."
Martin nodded: “It depends on the box office in the first week.”
The current movie screenings are fundamentally different from those before 2000. The marketing strategy is to attract movie fans to the theaters as early as possible. The North American box office of most commercial films accounts for more than half in the first two weekends.
The premiere of "The Mountain Has Eyes" was held at the El Capitan Theater. Rachel brought the core members of the fan group over early in the morning and received the official lights from Jessica and Emily. Support tools such as signs, posters and banners.
Those who supported Anne Hathaway, Jessica and Rachel took the initiative to contact her and sent light signs and other materials.
Before the red carpet, except for some horror movie fans who joined in the fun, the fans were mainly divided into three groups.
In addition to Martin and Anne, there is also a large group of Wes Craven supporters.
Starting from "A Nightmare on Elm Street" in 1983, for more than 20 years, Wes Craven's horror films have become a well-known brand throughout North America.
Therefore, this film includes the trailer that has been released, as well as some posters, with the most eye-catching font at the beginning: Works by Wes Craven.
Both director Alexander Aga and actor Martin have no objections to this and support it with both hands.
When cool old man Craven was the first to walk on the red carpet, there was a roar of cheers at the entrance of the theater.
Angelina Jolie came to cheer.
Meine walked on the red carpet, and a large number of people called him to sign autographs. When Mene passed by, he found that most of his supporters were over forty years old.
The person who then walked on the red carpet almost shocked the media reporters and movie fans.
Paris Hilton reappeared in public after a brief hiatus.
After experiencing jail time and Kim Kardashian's betrayal, Paris seemed to have mastered the traffic code. She didn't stay too long on the red carpet and quickly caught up with Mene in front of her, insisting on pulling Mene to take a photo with her.
Everyone in Mene was numb: "What are you going to do?"
Paris whispered: "Take a photo with me and come back to me to pick up the check."
Mene's face immediately changed: “No problem, how do you want me to cooperate?”
As soon as the two men went to the media area, the reporters almost rioted.
Paris is no longer as manic as before, letting Mene hold her waist and smile at the camera together.
At this time, there was an even louder shout from the front end of the red carpet.
A black car stopped in front of the carpet. Martin took Anne out of the car, and the two walked onto the red carpet arm in arm.
Different from the Wax Museum premiere, this time Martin is the absolute protagonist.
Hundreds of movie fans on both sides of the red carpet held his posters and light signs with his name on them, and kept calling his name.
Martin dragged Annie over, signed autographs for fans along the way, and even complied with fans' requests for photos.
Bruce has been following behind, his eyes constantly scanning the fans, looking for any danger.
With Anne's blessing, the fans are so enthusiastic that it's not a good idea for Martin to get away rashly.
He and Bruce had already discussed it.
Bruce said something to Mike at the collar, and four security guards immediately came over and asked Martin to return to the red carpet on the grounds of safety.
Martin was still enthusiastically signing autographs for fans until he was forced to leave by security.
Two security guards even had to hold Martin's arms.
“Martin really cares about us!”
Witnessing all this, the fans burst into tears. A female fan took the lead and shouted: "Martin, please go back, don't delay the business."
Many movie fans expressed mixed opinions.
The movie stars they support have achieved this level, what else can they say, and why are they still dissatisfied?
Jessica, who was among the crowd, suddenly shouted: "I want to buy five votes to support Martin! I want to support Martin!"
Other fans agreed.
“Yes! I want to watch it three times.”
“As long as the movie is good to watch, I will watch it five times.”
Few people noticed Jessica who was the first to shout. Similar emotions quickly spread among the crowd, and shouts came and went. Among them, many people just say that if the economy allows it, maybe time does not.
But Emily took a DV camera and filmed it all, and then uploaded it to the Internet, which can always arouse people's movie-watching emotions.
Good movies naturally have good box office?
Many times, good filmmaking is not as good as commercial operation.
As Martin walked across the red carpet and entered the media area, Jessica, Emily and Rachel waved their hands and left quickly.
The two entered the theater through the side door, went to the reserved office on the second floor, opened the laptop they brought, and immediately uploaded the photos and some videos taken at the scene to the Internet, especially the decryption website.
They are different from Warner Bros. and the crew's publicists, who are completely centered on Martin.
Martin and Anne had been interviewed in the media area and came to the lounge of the theater to wait for admission later.
There are many guests gathered here.
Sofia and Vincent also came, the former's burly figure attracted many people's attention.
She came over, looked at Anne for a while, and asked Martin: "Is this your new girlfriend?"
“Anne Hathaway.” Martin introduced Sophia: “My friend in Atlanta, Sophia.”
Sofia smiled with a hearty smile on her face and shook hands with Anne.
Anne felt that this woman's hands were as hard as stones.
Martin was worried that Sophia was talking nonsense, so he pointed behind him and said without hesitation, "Bruce is over there."
Sofia lost interest in anything else and walked quickly towards Bruce.
Martin believes that Bruce will not fall.
Anne came over and whispered: "Why doesn't she feel like a good person?"
Of course Martin would not tell the truth: "She is a fitness fanatic. She has lost all the fat on her body. She looks a bit scary, but she is actually a very nice person."
Scott can definitely attest to that.
“Hi, Martin.” Wu Maoting came over to say hello.
His daughter Wu Dan looked like an ordinary little girl, staring at Martin with admiration: "You look so radiant today."
Martin cleverly turned to Anne: "Did you hear that? Miss Wu is praising you."
Anne has completely recognized Martin, is very cooperative, and takes the initiative to shake hands with Wu Thant.
Wu Maoting said: "I visited Pacific Pictures, visited Warner Bros., and talked with several executives of Warner Bros. The situation is better than what I said. Thank you for giving me such an investment opportunity."
Martin was not polite at all: "Mr. Wu, can I ask for a small thank you?"
Wu Maoting thought to himself that these Westerners really didn't know how to be modest, but he said with a smile on his face: "Just say it, as long as I can do it."
Martin said: "Can you sell me a batch of emeralds at a fair price?"
It turned out to be such a small thing! Wu Maoting's good impression of Martin came back: "I'll ask someone to bring you a list later, you can choose from it."
After the two people left, Anne asked in a low voice: "Emerald? I seem to have heard of it."
Martin said simply: "A kind of precious jewelry from the East."
"Jewelry?" Anne's mind immediately came to life. Will the jewelry finally come?
Jewelry is here, are luxury cars and mansions far behind?
Wes Craven came over at this time and took Martin to meet with several media people, mainly film critics, including Kenneth Turan, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the chief film critic of The Hollywood Reporter Todd McCarthy, Variety's Courtney Howard.
These people are all members of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Martin greeted them politely and chatted warmly for a while.
Celebrities need adulation from the media and critics.
When leaving, Martin asked Craven: "Shall I prepare some small gifts for them?"
Craven shook his head: "No, the crew has already made preparations." He reminded Martin: "If you compete for awards in the future, give priority to critics in Los Angeles and New York. Nearly 70% of the Academy's members live in these two places. "
Martin asked tentatively: "Them?"
Craven understands what Martin means: "Most of the time they will emphasize fairness and justice. But all the industries surrounding Hollywood are all business practices."
Martin saw Mene at this time and found that Mene was being led by Paris Hilton and socializing everywhere.
He couldn't figure out what was going on, so he took an opportunity to go over and ask.
Mene said with a grimace: "Boss Martin, she gave too much!"
Martin knew that he was under great financial pressure recently, and encouraged him: “Come on, try to make more.”
Making money is not shabby.
In the El Capitan Theater, a large number of audiences entered the venue one after another.
Ted entered the venue together with nine other lucky spectators, and their seats were exactly in the middle row.
The theater, which can accommodate nearly a thousand people, was all filled except for the first few rows.
Although it is not the peak season such as summer and holiday seasons, Eyes on the Mountain still attracts a large number of people.
Then the guests and members of the media circle entered the venue.
Amid applause, Wes Craven and Alexander Aja led the crew and creative staff into the theater.
Among the cast, the only one who can truly be called a star is Martin.
After a brief media interview, the premiere of "The Mountain Has Eyes" officially began.
(End of this chapter)
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