American Fame and Fortune Chapter 198

Chapter 198 Bullying

 In April 2005, the North American box office of "The Mountain Has Eyes" passed the US$100 million mark, and the global box office also reached US$147.52 million.

Warner Bros. held another grand celebration for the film.

 It is also to build momentum for the next release of DVDs.

　　When Martin walked alone on the red carpet of the hotel, countless shots automatically turned to him.

 “Martin, smile!”

 “Look over here!”

The reporters are as enthusiastic as the alluring Latin girls on Tijuana's custom streets, eager to pounce on them and win them over.

When Martin entered the hotel banquet hall, someone immediately came up to him and gave him a hug. He put his arm around his shoulders and shouted, "Our North American box office has exceeded 100 million!"

 Then he laughed again.

 Martin was as happy as director Ajia, saying: "We are now members of the 100 million box office club!"

 In terms of fame, those who have benefited the most are Martin and director Ajia.

 The atmosphere in the banquet hall was as warm as a volcano erupting.

Craven made an appointment with Martin and Ajia to wash their faces after the banquet.

“You haven't organized a party for a long time.” The old-hearted Craven said: “The last party was so good that I'm not interested in other people's parties anymore.”

Ajia was also tempted: "I'll pay for it, and you can come up with an idea."

Martin said: "This kind of party takes a certain amount of time to organize and plan. There are too many things going on recently. I will go to Atlanta to shoot a new movie soon. How about waiting for me to come back from Atlanta?"

Craven said: "Okay."

 When the two of them went to other places, Daniel came over.

 Martin had a drink with him and asked, "How many DVD sales are expected?"

Daniel roughly said: "With a price range of US$35 million to US$45 million, horror movie DVDs always sell well, and the rental market performance will not be bad either."

  Martin asked this because it was related to his vital interests. Although he personally did not sign a sharing agreement, the unified agreement between the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Union stipulated that the main actors can share in various post-production copyright profits.

 She has starred in many blockbuster movies, and even earns millions of dollars in revenue every year.

 The most typical one is Morgan Freeman, who has played major supporting roles in countless popular movies and has a certain share of rights. With his numerical advantage, he later accumulated a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Daniel has one more thing: "Warner Bros. has the power to initiate the sequel. The production company has proposed to prepare a sequel. Are you interested?"

 Martin declined: "The story about the male protagonist has been told. Ajia, myself, and Craven didn't think about a sequel at that time."

He added: "My schedule is not suitable either. When "The Departed" is finished filming, it will probably be near the end of the year."

Daniel understood this and said, "What a shame."

 The party was over, and the three Martins got rid of the paparazzi and went to wash their faces together.

 Subsequently, Warner Bros. took advantage of the popularity of the film's box office of over 100 million to promote the launch of DVD.

 Similarly, the DVD's opening credits include an advertisement for “Jeans' Summer”.

The Red Box chain store in Burbank Commerce Plaza has not yet opened its doors that day, and a large number of movie fans holding Martin posters lined up at the door.

 Jessica and Emily are among them.

Of course, Rachel is also indispensable. She greeted: "The door will open in ten minutes. Please don't cause chaos and maintain order."

Phoebe behind her raised a glass of autograph book: "I brought another gift to Martin."

 Jessica reacted quickly and asked quickly: "What is it?"

 In case Martin was asked to write down the congratulations they sent last time, she would have to find a way to leave a signature book.

 The list of hundreds of signatures was too difficult for Martin.

Phoebe said: "A few friends and I wrote a message to Martin."

 Jessica breathed a sigh of relief.

 Because I posted notices on blogs and MSN groups, many people from the fan base rushed over one after another.

They certainly won't miss the first signed DVD of the movie stars they support.

 Inside the store, the DVD of "The Mountain Has Eyes" is placed on the most conspicuous shelf, and a table is placed in the vacant space nearby.

 Someone reminded loudly: "It's time to open the store!"

 Martin sat behind the desk, took the signature pen from Bruce, and waited patiently for the fans to enter.

As the rolling shutter door rose, a male movie fan under the age of 20 rushed into the store first, picked up a commemorative DVD worth $39.9, and ran to Martin's desk.

 Martin took the initiative to extend his fist: "Man, congratulations to you, you won the jackpot."

 “My name is William!” The man bumped fists with Martin and hurriedly handed over the disc.

 Martin signed his name on it and said, "I remember you."

William was extremely happy and went to pay the bill happily.

 There was already a queue behind them, and Phoebe came over second, handing over a signed book in addition to the DVD.

 Martin signed the DVD, saying: "You're Phoebe."

 Phoebe was very happy and said, "Martin, I brought you a gift."

 Martin has already seen it. It is another autograph book. He has not memorized the previous one.

 Forget it, he has given up treatment completely.

"Thank you." Martin opened it and took a look. As expected, there were many people's wishes again.

Phoebe wasted no time and picked up the DVD: "Goodbye, Martin, I will continue to support you." "Goodbye."

 Martin took the third disc, signed it, and while returning the disc, he smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your support."

As an actor with professional ethics, Martin doesn't care about anything else at this moment. He takes every movie fan he meets seriously and greets everyone who comes over with a smile, making consumers feel like spring breeze.

 These are the parents who provide food and clothing.

  No matter how tired your wrists are, they are not as tired as driving screws in a factory or working as a military substitute.

The muscles in your face will become stiff if you laugh for a long time, which is no more difficult than smiling to please the directors, producers and investors.

 One of the pens ran out of water, so another one was replaced.

Bruce saw Martin's smile and enthusiasm, and secretly admired him. Martin was a bad guy, but he was also a bad guy with professional qualities.

 At nearly 11:30 a.m., Martin's signing time has come, and there are still many people queuing up inside and outside the store.

 As far as this store is concerned today, DVD sales are booming.

Martin took advantage of the time to stretch his wrist and turned back to Bruce: "Go and communicate, the signing time will be extended, and I will treat all the employees in the store to have pizza at noon."

 Bruce went over to communicate with the person in charge, and the two quickly reached an agreement. He returned to Martin, called Jessica, and asked her and Emily to order pizza from a well-known nearby store.

Martin continued to sign autographs. Bruce thought for a moment, stayed away from the crowd a little, went to a secluded place, and dialed the numbers of several paparazzi, including Jody.

How can a popular movie star give up his lunch and noon break and take the initiative to sign autographs for movie fans? How can it not be reported to the newspaper?

 The signing lasted until after 12 o'clock.

 As soon as the large number of movie fans dispersed, several pizzas were delivered by the store's vehicles.

 Bruce was not in a hurry to eat. He found the photographer and said, "Give me a copy of the video."

 He found the store manager again and pointed to the surveillance camera where Martin could be seen: "I want the video here, after 11 o'clock."

 Business was very good today, and the manager had been told to cooperate with the signer, so he immediately said: "Follow me."

Ten minutes later, Bruce left the store, entered the mall, and went to the parking lot through another door.

He came to the Volkswagen and sent a text message. After waiting for a few minutes, Jody, wearing a baseball cap, opened the passenger door and got in the car.

Bruce handed her the USB flash drive: "Martin's latest news."

Jody put it away and was about to get out of the car, but stopped again and asked: "Did Martin and Annie leave the USB flash drive on purpose?"

Bruce is not stupid, and of course he will not admit it: "You should ask Anne Hathaway's assistant this kind of question."

Jody benefited a lot from that video, specifically saying: "If you still have this opportunity, you can use me."

 She was serious: "I don't mind being used by you, really."

 One video has sold for tens of thousands of dollars one after another. This opportunity must come to Qiu Diba many times.

 Bruce said without any nonsense, "You can go."

Jody got out of the car with the USB flash drive, quickly returned to the newly purchased car, got in the car and hurried back.

Jodi pays special attention to the news about Martin. She gained a lot last time. From cameras to DVs to transportation, her equipment was fully updated.

 In the past few months, she has not received as much news from filming several list celebrities as Martin has sold.

Those celebrities who have been famous for a long time are not as capable as Martin.

 Bruce got out of the car and heard a quarrel.

 Looking back, I saw some boys in school uniforms arguing, and Fake's words kept ringing out.

These people are not too old, only about seventeen or eighteen years old.

 Seven or eight tall guys were surrounding three people.

American campus culture of the 1980s, whether public or private, has an extremely long history, and can even be considered a tradition.

Bruce drove to the exit of the mall, and soon Martin and others arrived.

The others got into a commercial vehicle. Martin took a box of pizza and got into the car driven by Lao Bu.

 He opened the pizza box: "Eat something before we go."

Bruce moved the car out of the way, picked up the pizza and started eating.

 Martin took out another can of Coke and gave it to him.

 Bruce swallowed the food in his mouth and asked, "Isn't it the expired batch?"

 Martin put it on the armrest box: "How precious is that batch of expired Coke that you can drink it casually?"

Bruce was worried about Martin being such a bad person, so he picked it up and looked at the production date.

"What about the trust between people? Old Bu, you have betrayed my trust in you." Martin moved his wrist and noticed a conflict dozens of meters ahead.

 Seven or eight boys in school uniforms were chasing three other people and beating them.

Bruce also saw it: "There was a quarrel just now, and now it's a fight."

Those two groups alerted the mall security. Several security guards came out and shouted a few times. The one with more people cursed and left.

The party with fewer people supported each other and walked in the opposite direction.

 After finishing half a piece of pizza, Bruce started the car and drove Martin to the store where he would sign autographs in the afternoon.

On the other side, three white boys staggered away with bruises on their noses and faces.

This is not the first conflict. In recent months, they have been frequently bullied.

 Because they were immigrants from Russia, and something big happened at home, and no one stood up for them.

 (End of this chapter)

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