American Fame and Fortune Chapter 409

Chapter 409: Annual income of 20 million

In the small building where Pacific Pictures is located, Martin asked Jessica to take the financial director and accountant to reconcile the accounts, and then went to Louise's office alone.

 Louise's assistant Nikki said: “The boss is in the reception room. He said you can go directly when you come.”

"Thank you." Martin went to the reception room diagonally opposite, knocked on the door gently, and pushed the door open.

 In addition to Louise, there is also Sophia.

 The latter's attire surprised Martin a little.

Sofia was wearing a crisp women's professional suit, which should be a specially customized handmade version. The muscles all over her body were so bulging that the clothes could explode into rags at any time.

 Perhaps to match the suit, she also wore a pair of plain glasses.

 Louise wears business clothes and glasses, which gives her a **** and intellectual beauty.

 Sophia's similar outfit makes her look like King Kong from Skull Island has slipped into the human world.

"What? We don't know each other?" Sophia followed Louise's lead and pushed up the plain mirror: "I am also a female CEO."

Thinking about his butt, Martin rarely told a 100% lie: "She has the temperament and demeanor of a female CEO. She looks like a strong woman in the workplace at first glance."

Sofia laughed, the flesh on her face jumping up and down with laughter.

Martin quickly found a chair and sat down, with Louise in the middle. He sat down on the thick sofa and felt at ease.

At this moment, he suddenly understood why Lao Bu had to lean against the cement wall every time he saw Sophia.

That solid sense of security is so important.

Louise pushed up her black-rimmed glasses slightly, and with Sophia as a comparison, she looked knowledgeable and elegant yet **** and charming: "You came just in time. After the New Year holiday, Warner Bros. settled the income from "Never Ending" with us. , the part that belongs to you will be transferred to your respective accounts soon after the reconciliation is completed today.”

Sofia laughed so hard that her flesh twitched like an electric shock: "It was really wise to choose to invest with you. A guy I know set up a foundation on his own and came to Hollywood to invest in movies. In the past few years, all the projects he invested in have suffered losses. , I lost all my money, it's so miserable..."

Louis glanced at Martin: "Martin introduced you, so we will naturally make a fortune together."

Sofia smiled at Martin again, the muscle fibers taut under the skin trembling wildly like plucked strings.

Fortunately, Martin's psychological quality is very good, and he can calmly face Sophia's toughness with laughter, and said: "Your support has given me my status and appeal today. I think I have some vision in movies. If you have the opportunity, everyone Keep making money together.”

 He cannot face such a huge circle alone. The success of his work in the past few years is closely related to the strong support behind him.

Without Louise, Warner would have dug a hole long ago. Without Warner's tiger skin, Harvey Weinstein and others would not be able to take advantage of the situation.

 Perhaps you did it when he was still weak.

 Martin needs money, fame, appeal, and support.

Only in this way can he live a cool life, have fun and do things boldly.

Louis asked: "Where is that action movie project you have?"

Martin said: "It is in the early stages of planning. If the project is officially approved, you will definitely be invited to invest together. The production cost is expected to be around US$40 million."

 Sophia said without hesitation: “I will invest in it.”

 Martin will not spend all his money on film projects, saying: "My project plan and script will be sent to you soon."

 Louis did not speak. She understood what Martin was like. The **** was indeed a bastard, but she had nothing to say to the people who had helped him.

Sofia was about to say goodbye and asked Martin: "I heard that there are many interesting clubs opened on Sunset Boulevard. Let's go and have a look."

 Martin shook his head: "I never go to those places."

 Sofia adjusted her suit jacket and put on a rare elegant look: "Goodbye, you two, I'm going to the male model club."

 Louis sent her back, closed the door, and looked at Martin with a tilted head: "Are you afraid of her?"

"This is not fear, but full respect for the sponsor." Martin said clearly: "I do the same to you, a big sponsor, and I will try my best to satisfy you, right?"

　　Louis invited: "Kelly will arrive in Los Angeles at five o'clock in the afternoon. Will you come to my place in the evening?"

 Martin understood that there would be another fierce battle tonight and responded: "I'll go over to have dinner and prepare more meat."

 Men, when faced with challenges, never shrink back.

 But first we must fill our stomachs.

The two chatted for a while, and Jessica called and asked Martin to come over and sign.

 Martin left Louise's office and went to Pacific Pictures' financial office.

 The financial statements that need to be signed are mainly Martin's investment share in "Never Ending" in the name of Davis Studio.

More than two years ago, when the project was established, Martin didn't have much money. The cost of purchasing the original novel "Dark Realm", plus the initial investment, was taken over by him and Louise when they established the "Never End" studio. The investment scale was exaggerated to US$3 million. Including part of his remuneration included in the investment at the time, the investment totaled US$6 million, accounting for one-sixth of the project's production cost of US$36 million.

 After more than two years of preparation, filming, publicity and online and offline distribution, the harvest season has finally arrived.

 "Never Ending" ultimately grossed US$176 million at the North American box office and US$386 million at the global box office.

By the end of December last year, the North American DVD sales of the film were US$58.95 million. Taking into account other North American and overseas offline income such as TV rights, Martin was finally allocated US$19.25 million.

 Although the investment income process takes a long time, the investment income is considerable.

At the same time, the studios of several other films starring Martin also settled last year's investment or due share. Thanks to the continued efforts of "Wanted" and "The Departed" in the disc market, this part of the Total revenue was also $3.52 million.

 With an annual income of US$20 million, Martin has it at his fingertips.

His next goal is naturally to earn a salary of US$20 million for a single film!

It is not easy to get into the 20 million club, and there are only a dozen people in Hollywood so far.

 “Congratulations, multimillionaire.” Louise poured wine for Martin and Kelly herself and held up the wine glass: “Kelly, let's toast to the multimillionaire.”

Kelly smiled and raised her glass: "I want to try today to see if the taste of being a multimillionaire is different from the past."

 Martin stood up holding the bar and clinked glasses with the two of them one by one: "Here's to you."

 The three of them had a drink.

Kelly helped Martin pour the wine and asked: "You have made so much money, what are your plans?"

Martin expressed his truest thoughts: "I want to find a hundred beauties from various countries, rent a luxury cruise ship over 100 meters long, and go to the sea to have crazy fun for a month."

Louise snorted coldly: "In three days at most, everything you come out will be full of blood. In less than a week, you will die at sea, and your body will be fed to the fish."

Kelly is a woman with political pursuits. She can't help but shake her head: “Martin, you really have no pursuits, it's too vulgar!”

"This is true pursuit. I hone my acting skills and work hard. Why do I earn so much money?" Martin said directly without anyone answering: "Of course it's for fun!"

He took a sip of wine and said, "Do you want me to watch the number of my accounts increase while living a puritanical life? I won't do it."

Louise has been in the industry for more than ten years and has seen many stars ups and downs. She does not want Martin to turn into Marlon Brando in the future. She specifically reminded: "It will be very difficult for a life like yours to live without money in the future."

Martin could hear the good intentions in it, and roughly said: "The money I got was divided into three parts, one-third for investment, one-third as reserve fund, and one-third for food, drink and fun. This is enough to ensure a living." full of joy."

 In fact, he doesn't spend so much on his enjoyment.

Kelly raised her eyebrows at Louise: "Did you hear that? I just said that he thinks much more than ordinary people." She lay on Louise's shoulder: "You are too worried about him. "

Louis' lips raised a smile: "I'm afraid that he will become a pauper when he gets old and we will have to raise him."

Kelly was surprised: "Did you think about it for so long?"

 Martin took the initiative to help Louise change the subject: "Come, let's drink. Whoever drinks more will be rewarded."

 Kelly asked: "What's the reward?"

Martin said with a smile: "Reward her for being in the middle."

By the time the three of them drank the bottle of whiskey, the hall was already in chaos like a battlefield.

 The next morning, Martin rarely cooked in person and made breakfast for the two of them.

Kelly was still sleeping soundly, and Louise came down alone in her nightgown, leaning on the pillar next to the kitchen, and asked: "Is what you said yesterday true?"

"Of course it's true." Martin knew what he was asking and simply said: "Both investment and consumption can be tax deductible. If you don't invest or consume, you will have to pay that part of the money to the tax bureau, so I will give most of the money I earn. Keep investing, or buy practical assets.”

Louis reminded: "Be careful, the economic situation is not very optimistic now, don't make any compensation."

“I'll pay attention.” Martin's clearest memory of this era is Apple. When buying stocks, he naturally has to buy the one he remembers most firmly.

He divided the fried eggs, bacon and ham into three plates, poured three more glasses of milk, and when carrying a plate to the restaurant, he patted Louise's butt: "Go call the lazy guy upstairs. Come down and have breakfast.”

 Louis quickly dragged Kelly downstairs.

The three of them had breakfast together, and Martin drove to Burbank and held a brief meeting with Chad Starsky and Bradt. After confirming the script and shooting plan, he asked people to submit the script and project plan. They were delivered to Louise, Kelly and Sophia respectively.

Including Davis Studio, the four companies each invested US$10 million to join this deal.

 Martin personally joined the project purely as a producer and leading actor.

 The remuneration must be consistent with his market value.

Thomas is ready to make a move, and has drawn up a preliminary contract with basic remuneration plus share plus compensation clauses.

 (End of this chapter)

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