American Fame and Fortune Chapter 442

Chapter 442 All for the sake of heat

In the press room of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in front of the live camera set up by TMZ, James took to the news station on behalf of TMZ.

 He held Martin's "Joker Diary" in both hands.

On the opposite side are Thomas, who represents Martin, and Nolan, who represents the Dark Knight crew.

 Below the news desk, there were many reporters from other media taking photos.

˜TMZ, which has worked hard in the past to shoot and include other people's news, has become one of the protagonists of the news today.

 The "diary scandal" has reached a certain level of popularity, and TMZ decided to return Martin's clown diary free of charge.

  The crew of The Dark Knight are particularly easy to communicate with and are not averse to live broadcasts and press conferences. TMZ also understands that the crew also needs popularity.

　　The two parties hit it off immediately, so there was this unique ceremony for the return of Martin's Joker's Diary.

James took the original diary and handed it to Thomas and Nolan. The three of them held Martin's original diary and faced many media cameras and took photos together.

  TMZ's live camera specifically gave close-ups.

 Then, during the routine interview with media reporters, the three people made some remarks.

ˆ TMZ's live broadcast and media reports further increased the popularity of “Diarygate”.

Since returning from San Diego and seeing a psychiatrist, Martin has not appeared in all publicity activities, but he can be seen everywhere in the hottest media reports.

Even because he has not appeared in public for a long time, the media and public opinion have become more and more curious. What is Martin's situation?

Both Martin and Nolan tried their best to win the attention of more passers-by.

After TMZ's return ceremony, Nolan and Thomas left the Hilton Hotel together, went straight to the Coty community in Sherman Oaks, and returned the diary to Martin in person.

 Inevitably, a large number of media reporters followed and surrounded Martin's door.

Nolan's car followed Thomas and drove directly into the gate. The iron gate separated the media reporters.

 The two entered the living room, and Martin came up to shake hands with them and said, "I was watching the live broadcast just now, and you are here so quickly."

"How is it, is the situation better?" The media has been hyping it for a long time, and even Nolan, one of the planners, subconsciously felt that Martin had a psychological and mental problem.

 Martin smiled: "It's okay, Dr. Laura's treatment is very effective."

 The sofa she has there is very comfortable to sleep on.

Nolan took out the diary from his briefcase, handed it to Martin, and said deliberately: "Put it away, don't lose it again."

 Martin had a tacit understanding and took it and handed it to Bruce: "I will lock it in the underground vault."

 The article about this diary has been basically done to the extreme in terms of publicity, and will be of little use in the future.

Nolan smiled and said: "The method you came up with works very well. Now the Internet is full of discussions about the Joker, Batman and Diarygate, which has a great impact."

　　Martin is a good person: “We came up with this together.”

Nolan smiled even wider and said, "I am becoming more and more confident that the film will be a success."

He paused slightly and continued: "Batman has never lacked fans in North America, but there are 10,000 Batmans in the hearts of 10,000 people. No matter how the movie is adapted, a large number of people will be dissatisfied, so it is difficult to support a movie based solely on comic book fans. The movie was a hit, and we did all this just to attract enough passers-by.”

  Martin said: “I read the public opinion on the Internet, and the effect is very good.”

 Because of this, Nolan paid more and more attention to Martin and even took the initiative to find him to discuss some publicity matters.

Nolan added: "For the premiere of The Dark Knight, I plan to change the red carpet to a black carpet to match the overall style of the film."

 Martin was not surprised, saying: "This is a good idea, and it will create new topics and promote post-screening publicity."

Nolan asked: "Do you have any other good ideas?"

 Martin muttered secretly that it would be best if Bell committed suicide at this time, but it was impossible to say this thought.

On the other hand, if this thing really happens, the crew, not Martin, will benefit the most. The huge publicity he has created for himself and the Joker will also be weakened a lot, which is not conducive to the operation of this year's awards season.

Martin said: "No more for now. I will call you as soon as I think of new ideas."

Nolan said goodbye at the right time, and Martin saw him out of the villa.

After returning, Thomas spoke: "At the end of the press conference just now, someone from Warner Bros. came to discuss something with me?"

 Martin looked at him: "Is it related to me?"

 Thomas nodded and pointed to the diary Bruce put aside: "Warner Brothers intends to compile and publish this diary and sell it as peripheral products for the film. They think the market prospects are good."

As long as they make money, the film company dares to sell the protagonist's underwear.

The contents of the diary have long been published on TMZ. The printing and distribution is nothing more than a collection of the movie by crazy fans after it becomes a hit.

Martin said: "Okay, you can negotiate the basic licensing fee, but I want Warner Bros.'s ex-factory price to be no less than one-third as a share."

Thomas wrote it down and would just talk it over slowly with the crew and Warner Bros. later. There was a commotion outside. Bruce went out to take a look and said, "Nolan's car was blocked by reporters."

 Martin asked: "He didn't drive away directly?"

"No." Bruce wanted to laugh but held back: "Nolan didn't leave directly. He asked the driver to stop the car for an interview and met Mr. Jones next door."

Martin hurriedly went upstairs to the highest terrace on the roof. He also took a telescope and secretly observed the situation outside.

Nolan meets Jones, an artist meets an artist, it must be extraordinary.

 Perhaps Mars will hit the Earth.

 Outside the door, surrounded by reporters, Jones approached Nolan.

Not to mention, these two people have known each other before.

Nolan was slightly surprised: “So you also live in the Coti community.”

ˆ Jones pointed to a house next to Martin's house: “Martin and I are neighbors and friends.”

A reporter nearby asked a colleague: "Who is this person? Why don't I remember him?"

Someone knows him: "This is the deputy director of the Museum of Modern Art in Los Angeles. He was one of the artists who initiated the establishment of the Museum of Modern Art."

Jones finally met Nolan, and he couldn't help but say a few more words: "I watched two trailers of The Dark Knight. It is really a masterpiece, especially the Joker, it is so brilliant."

Nolan only knew Jones and didn't understand Jones' situation at all. He smiled and said: “Thank you for your support.”

"I have a suggestion about the Dark Knight and the Joker. Director Nolan can consider it." Jones is a good father and has always been considerate of his daughter: "My daughter Jenna is the co-founder, director and actress of a company in the Sacred Valley. , won AVN Best Director and Best Actress. "

Reporters who were initially uninterested in the chance encounter between the two men now realized that hot news might be happening, and all picked up their cameras, camcorders and recorders.

Jones said loudly: "Director Nolan, you, Warner Bros., and DC Comics, can you consider giving Jenna's company relevant authorization to shoot the Dark Knight Valley version? With Jenna's ability, she can definitely shoot it." A masterpiece that won an award on AVN and became a classic."

These words were so unexpected that Nolan was a little dazed.

Even well-informed reporters are a little stunned. Why are things developing so strangely?

Nolan's first reaction was to refuse, get in the car and leave, but when he saw the eager faces of the reporters around him, he immediately changed his mind.

 He came to see Martin, partly to send a diary to create news, but also to look for new hot topics.

 Isn't the topic just around the corner?

Nolan immediately said: "I'm just the director and I can't make the final decision on these things. I will report your suggestions to the crew and Warner Brothers."

 Jones stepped forward and shook hands with Nolan vigorously: "Thank you."

Nolan let go of his hand and quickly got into the car.

Although he wants to create hot news, he is not as thick-skinned as Martin.

 Watching Nolan's car start, Mr. Jones waved and reminded loudly: "Director Nolan, please give us feedback. My daughter can definitely use this subject to make a masterpiece of the Sacred Valley!"

The car finally broke through the circle of reporters and disappeared at the end of Coty Road.

 Not long after, the latest news broke out on the Internet.

“The Dark Knight became a hit before it was released, and the producers of The Dark Knight took the initiative to approach director Nolan to negotiate an adaptation and shoot a Holy Valley version.”

　　"Shocked, Holy Valley is eyeing "The Dark Knight", Batman and the Joker may fall in love and kill each other!"

 It is more reliable to publish reports later.

“Jenna, a famous Sacred Valley actress, director and producer, intends to adapt "The Dark Knight", and director Nolan gave a positive response..."

This June, all kinds of news about the Dark Knight and Martin are flooded on the Internet and traditional media. The popularity has even surpassed the currently being screened "Kung Fu Panda" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4", becoming the number one entertainment hot spot.

 His influence has long gone beyond the circle and has become a major social hot spot in North America.

Compared to Martin, Christian Bale is much quieter. The British movie star's commercial appeal is not particularly strong. It is enough to follow the crew's plan and participate in various normal promotional announcements of the crew step by step.

 As far as this film is concerned, Bell's role in the promotion is to ensure the base of Batman fans.

 Subsequently, "The Dark Knight" held viewing sessions for theater managers, media and critics, and received unanimous praise.

 Many critics in Los Angeles believe that this is the best movie in Hollywood this year.

  Major theater chains in North America have given excellent positive feedback and stated that they will allocate enough screens to the opening screening of "The Dark Knight".

Especially the IMAX theater chain, all theaters affiliated with the IMAX company in North America will only show this movie during the first two weeks of the release of "The Dark Knight".

  After all, Nolan used IMAX cameras to shoot a lot of footage, and IMAX added up to more than 40 minutes in the finished film.

 This is unique in Hollywood right now.

 (End of this chapter)

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