American Fame and Fortune Chapter 355

Chapter 355 New Accounts and Old Accounts

Seeing Martin, Scott was not the least bit curious and walked over and said, "Idiot, come with me."

 Bruce stood at the front desk and did not want to move, planning to let Martin go to see Sophia alone.

 Martin grabbed his arm and pulled him, saying, "What are you afraid of?"

Scott turned back, bared his teeth, and chuckled: "At most, like me, when you endure it more times, you will understand that this is actually a kind of enjoyment."

 Martin patted Lao Bu on the shoulder: "I understand why you are always nervous and scared. You have to bear it too few times!"

Bruce didn't say a word. Martin is a bad guy. The more you resist, the more excited he becomes.

Scott, for Elena's sake, had a reminder: "You know Sofia, her main concern is reliability and safety."

 Martin nodded: "Thank you."

 Scott opened the door and led the two of them into the reception room.

Sofia sat on the couch and said, "Martin, Old Boo, sit down wherever you want."

 Martin chose a single sofa.

Bruce leaned against the wall when he entered the door, with his back firmly leaning against the wall. Anyone who wanted to attack him from behind would have to break a concrete wall first.

Sofia never talks nonsense. She glanced at Martin and Bruce's buttocks and said, "Someone from Warner Pictures came over this morning and invited me to participate in the investment in the fourth part of Terminator."

"They asked me to be the leading man and I said no," Martin said.

 Sofia asked: “Are you not optimistic about this project?”

Martin is indeed not optimistic, but he would not say so: "In the past few years, the film projects I have participated in do not represent myself. Louise, Kelly, and you, Sophia, are the key to where I am today." ”

With his acting skills and nine-tenths of truth, his words are exactly the same as the truth: "When I consider commercial projects, I not only consider myself, but also whether your investment can be profitable. If you make more profits, it will be more beneficial to me." With greater support, I can go higher and further.”

 Sophia recalled several investments she had participated in.

"Louise refused this investment, and I also refused." Martin did not say what the role was like, nor did he talk about the Terminator and Cameron, because these were meaningless to Sofia: "If there is no veteran company in the industry, Pacific Pictures, I don't dare to invest, let alone get you to invest.”

He told the truth: "In the past few years since I came to Hollywood, what impressed me most was not the profit from investment, but the deception and deception. They do everything, especially for investments outside the industry."

 Sofia then answered: “It's not just this industry.”

Martin nodded and simply gave an example: "Sofia, you must have heard of the film "Saving Private Ryan." It is a very successful film both commercially and in terms of awards, but can you think of it? How important is this film to investors? Said it was a loss!”

Sofia was somewhat surprised: "Loss?"

Martin continued: "Through this film, Spielberg made a lot of money, Tom Hanks made a lot of money, the distributor DreamWorks also made a lot of money, and investors from outside the industry lost money! The same example still exists. There are many. Take Warner as an example. Brad Pitt made tens of millions of dollars on "Troy", and Warner Bros., the publisher, also made tens of millions of dollars in profits, but the last thing investors saw was a loss. "

Sofia asked: “These people in the industry join forces to create financial scams?”

Martin shook his head: "No, it's not a scam, it's all legal. For example, the publisher has to advance the publicity expenses, and many media channels are affiliated with Warner Bros. As for the cost of overseas publicity, God probably doesn't know. Also, Warner The distribution fee advanced by the brothers can be borrowed from other Warner companies, and the high interest will also be included in the cost of publicity and distribution..."

Sophia understood and continued: "They don't look down on overseas investors. Many investors in North America are like me. Even if they can get part of the investment, they actually make a profit. For some reasons, they don't care even if they are dissatisfied." Will choose to take legal action.”

"That's right." Martin took the opportunity to turn back: "Our investment is through Pacific Pictures. Although we will be charged a management fee, we can basically get the profits we should get."

Sophia's investment in "The Mountain Has Eyes" was all invested in "Wanted". This project had its first settlement in December last year, and the funds received were more than double the investment.

Martin said this precisely because he knew this. He also invested in "Wanted". Although it was a full year after its release before the official financial settlement was made, the investment of US$5 million on the books of Davis Studio was settled on the first Received more than 12 million US dollars.

 Subsequent offline income will also be settled on an annual basis.

 Sofia smiled with a hearty smile on her face: "Martin, you know, I have always supported you."

Martin said: "This year, Pacific Pictures and my Davis Studio will also make investments."

 Sofia wants stability and controllable risks: “Remember to notify me.”

 After chatting about some past events in Atlanta, Martin and Bruce said goodbye and left.

Sofia called the entertainment lawyers and professional accountants hired with high salaries. After making several calls, she took out the business card she had just received in the morning and called them.

Laurent was drinking coffee in the cafe, thinking about the next breakthrough. After answering the phone, his face looked a little ugly.

We just talked in the morning, and in the afternoon, the people from the House of Beasts rejected Warner Pictures' investment invitation.

These country bumpkins…

Lauren couldn't help but shake her head. If Hollywood wasn't short of money, how could Warner Pictures give her an investment opportunity?

 If we can't do it here, then only Asians can do it.

 Lauren decided to go to Asia.

Bruce drove over, and Martin got in the car and called Louise and Kelly, and even Wu Maoting contacted them.

 The latter is hard to say, but Louise and Kelly won't abandon him just yet.

Kelly once said that it looks good and is easy to use. Enjoy it while you can, and of course you should enjoy it for a few more years. Over at Sofia, Martin also had to make necessary preparations. He put down his cell phone and asked, "Old Bu, is Ivan still in Los Angeles?"

Bruce probably understood what Martin was thinking: "He has been keeping an eye on Pete's affairs."

 Martin has a lot to think about: “Can Ivan stay in Los Angeles for a long time?”

Bruce understood what Martin was worried about as soon as he heard it, and said: "Even if Sophia chooses to cooperate with Warner, it will be a purely commercial cooperation."

  Martin said: “It's just about controlling the risk.”

Bruce nodded: "Don't worry, I will take care of it. Ivan has no relatives in Atlanta for a long time. He and I were partners when we were engaged in other industries earlier."

Both times, Ivan played a certain role. Martin simply said: "I gave Ivan a long-term stable income..."

 “No!” Bruce interrupted him: “Ivan is employed by me and has nothing to do with you.”

 Martin pointed at him: "Old Bu, your head is really full of shit."

Bruce said: "I was infected by you!"

 Martin took out his mobile phone and called Thomas first: "Pay attention to the news about Warner Pictures' Terminator project."

 He said to Bruce again: "Go to Pacific Pictures."

 After thinking for a while, Martin found a mobile phone number that Cody Horn left for him on the last golf course.

 “Hi, Martin.” A familiar female voice sounded from the receiver of the mobile phone.

 Martin has already found a reason: "Cody, last time you said you wanted to teach me how to play golf. I have been waiting for you to teach me the skills. I wonder when you will have time?"

“What a coincidence.” Cody said with regret: “I am adjusting my physical condition for the Oscars these days, and I am not suitable to play ball.”

  She asked tentatively: "Martin, can you wait until after the Oscar?"

 Martin responded: "Of course, we can make an appointment then."

Cody laughed: "Then it's settled."

 Martin hung up the phone and suddenly noticed the strange eyes next to him.

Bruce said: "Sure enough, I died for a reason."

"Don't give reasons and excuses for your death." Martin was quite helpless: "I just want to find out the news and keep abreast of the developments there, so that if anything happens, I can respond immediately."

　　It's the Oscars ceremony soon.

 Arriving at Pacific Pictures, Martin entered Louise's office and carefully discussed the recent events.

 When men and women discuss matters, they sometimes use their hands and mouth at the same time, moving up and down at the same time.

Just the day before the Oscars, Martin received news from Thomas that Christian Bale's agent Parker was in contact with Warner Pictures to initiate preliminary discussions on the Terminator project.

It seems that the chance of Bale starring is very high.

 Martin remembers clearly that Christian Bale played John Connor in this film.

It also proved one thing to Hollywood: apart from Batman, his commercial appeal is not strong at all, and he has no ability to stand up to the box office alone.

 Everything seems to be developing in an orderly manner.

But Martin is still being watched, and Bale set him up in "The Magic". If there is a chance, he will trick him back.

 The Bell Sponge tearing incident at Pinewood Studios, the British media and the police were all able to prove that it was done by Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep and had nothing to do with him, Martin Davis.

 So, this account is not over yet.

 Not just him, Bell remembers the accounts very clearly.

 The last weekend of February 2007 has arrived, and the 79th Academy Awards kicked off on time at the Kodak Theater.

This year, the biggest highlight is whether Martin Scorsese can realize his dream.

Everyone who is well-informed knows that the probability is as high as 90%!

Martin still walked on the Oscar red carpet even though he knew he was destined to be a runner. He would not make the mistakes Leonardo made when he was young.

  In the year when Big Ship was popular, Leonardo refused to walk on the Oscar red carpet because he was not nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor. He also publicly declared that he was "worried about stealing the Oscar's limelight."

 The following story is known to everyone who cares about Hollywood.

On the day of the awards ceremony, Martin arrived in a Cadillac flagship car, wore a Brioni couture handmade dress, and raised CocCola on the red carpet with members of the CocCola Cult.

 Then we met Nicholson and Leonardo in the media area, and walked into the Kodak Theater together as a supergroup of the Bastard Three.

 (End of this chapter)

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