American Fame and Fortune Chapter 476

Chapter 476 Cheating Competition

 In the Los Angeles City Press Room, the LAPD and the FBI are holding a joint press conference on the Santa Monica Pier attack.

"There is definite evidence that this is not a simple attack, but a terrorist attack launched by spies of a certain country against democracy and freedom." Bradett read steadily from the script he had memorized: "It is intended to create chaos and take advantage of the opportunity. Disrupting the American election..."

Hundreds of reporters attending the press conference were in an uproar. Is this also related to a spy case?

 No wonder the LAPD and FBI knew nothing about the attack. It turned out that the bear was responsible...

 Many older reporters, recalling more than 20 years ago, it is no exaggeration to say that they were trembling.

Neves, who represented the FBI, took over and said into the microphone: "In addition to the nine people involved in the dock attack, there are six people engaged in peripheral support and other work. The FBI has teamed up with the LAPD to capture them in one fell swoop."

He emphasized: “Here, we solemnly thank Mr. Martin Davis for thwarting a serious attack by international espionage and terrorists on Los Angeles, and for defending American democracy and freedom.”

Speaking of Martin, even the reporters who couldn't stand him anymore were a little impressed at this time. He was able to survive such a crazy sudden attack, and finally worked with his managers to destroy all the attackers!

  Neves defined: "Martin Davis has shown extraordinary wisdom, extraordinary courage, and extraordinary fighting ability. Martin is a hero!"

Bradt added: "Martin is worthy of being an honorary citizen of Los Angeles!"

After bragging about Martin, the LAPD and FBI continued to brag about themselves, such as how brutally trained the attackers were, how cunning they were, how difficult it was to capture those outside elements, etc.

 In short, the LAPD and FBI were not wrong in this matter. What was wrong was that the enemy was too cunning.

In the ward of the medical center, Martin watched the live TV broadcast, walked around the spacious suite more than a dozen times, and said: "The LAPD and FBI press conference has been held, we have received official certification, and it is time to announce the situation. "

  Bruce pointed to the door of the hospital: "Every day, a large number of your supporters come to send flowers and light candles to pray for you at night."

Elizabeth opened the door and came in, put down her lunch, and said, "There are a dozen beautiful girls at the door, wearing wedding dresses to give you flowers."

Bruce said: "It's them again!"

Elizabeth was curious: "Them?"

Martin said: "A group of crazy fans were rummaging through our garbage everywhere. I thought they might be looking for condoms or something like that..."

 Listening to Martin's words, Elizabeth was a little stunned, thinking that she must not let Martin's things leak out in the future, otherwise she would be in trouble.

Bruce glanced at the TV and reminded: "The press conference is over. Go and lie down. It's time to take pictures."

 Martin's arm was no longer serious and he could move freely in the morning. However, for the sake of filming, it was hung around his neck. He was sitting on the hospital bed, with the bandage on his thigh exposed.

With his acting skills, he should not be too relaxed when performing the state after injury.

 Bruce took a camera to take pictures, then connected it to the computer and sent it to Thomas.

Ten minutes later, all major media and newspapers received photos of Martin in the hospital bed.

“The latest news from our station is that Martin Davis is currently in stable condition. His injuries are not life-threatening and he will need to be hospitalized for a period of time…”

 At the same time, Martin's latest developments are also updated on Martin's personal blog and the official website of CocCola.

 In addition to the photos, there is also a short video of the interview with agent Thomas.

“Thanks to the public's support and concern, Martin's condition has stabilized and he will need to be hospitalized for recuperation.”

On the official website of Coke God Cult, the number of comments instantly exceeded 10,000.

 “Martin is okay, great!”

“I was having lunch when I saw the news about Martin, and suddenly burst into tears, God bless me!”

“Martin, for our supporters, you must protect yourself!”

“We will go to the hospital to greet you on the day you are discharged from the hospital!”

 In the afternoon, Warner Bros. released the first trailer for "John Wick".

 The trailer, which lasts for more than 40 seconds, is almost entirely composed of Martin's action and gunfight scenes, and it is in a more realistic style.

 In this case, one can imagine the response that such a trailer can cause.

  The day the trailer was released on YouTube, it set a single-day playback record on YouTube, with nearly 4 million views in a single day, instantly making it popular!

The film director Chad also accepted an interview with Warner TV.

"I'm not surprised at all that Martin has such a strong fighting ability against gun-wielding terrorists!" What he said is also true: "Because Martin received high-level training for several months before filming "John Wick". Shootout and combat training.”

　This immediately aroused the expectations of movie fans.

At the same time as the trailer, there was also a personal character poster of Martin. Jonathan was wearing a suit, his face was stained with blood, and he was holding a pistol, which looked very much like Martin himself who went on a killing spree at the Santa Monica Pier.

 The concept of suit-wearing thugs spread like wildfire.

In just a few days, "John Wick" surpassed Transformers 2, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age 3 and other films, and climbed to the top of the 2009 most anticipated movies list!

 The topics and highlights were all detonated by the Martin and Pier incident.

 The whole Internet is discussing this movie enthusiastically.

“After watching other trailers, I just thought this was a movie, but after watching the trailer for John Wick, I know Martin can do this in real life!”

“Martin has already made a prediction with his life at the Santa Monica Pier. Why don't you buy a ticket?”

“I don't have to watch any movie next year, but I must watch John Wick!” “Other movie stars can only show off their majesty in movies, but Martin is majestic both in the movie and in reality!”

  In the last month of 2008, there was no star more popular than Martin.

With the help of developed information, related videos spread out of North America and around the world, attracting a large number of new fans to Martin.

 Martin was so popular that Guan Hai took the initiative to join in.

During Guanhai's trip to Los Angeles, he contacted Martin through Ali's brother, Rahm Emmanuel, who is also the head of Guanhai's think tank, and came to the hospital to visit the fighters and heroes fighting to protect freedom and democracy.

 Martin was also very cooperative, dragging his "severely injured body" to take photos with the seviewing team.

He also left Rahm Emmanuel's personal contact information under Ali's introduction.

As long as Guan Hai wins the election, Rahm will definitely be the chief of staff of the White House.

 Martin spent Christmas and New Year in the hospital. The luxurious ward he stayed in had all the facilities and was fully paid for by Cartier. It was actually very comfortable.

 On December 30, the Oscar nomination ballots for this year were mailed out.

On the first day of the New Year in 2009, CocCola held a press conference to officially announce that Martin would serve as a lifelong spokesperson for CocCola and would work with the Martin team to launch CocCola in Martin commemorative packaging.

  The leader of the Coke Cult is worthy of his name!

A few days later, Cartier released another special edition advertisement, which was all clips from Martin's battle scenes in the dock incident, with new background music, which made people excited to watch it.

 In most of the advertising scenes, Martin can be seen wearing a Cartier men's watch.

 So, at the end of the film, the only subtitle appeared - Cartier men's watch, the choice of real men!

The advertising that these two companies invested little money has a greater impact than those that invested tens of millions of dollars.

Especially CocCola's recently launched Martin Edition commemorative packaged Coke, which has become so popular that supermarkets and convenience stores have sold out of stock.

 There are even scalpers who resell this Coke.

Cadillac was very dissatisfied and went to Thomas specifically to express his opinion.

"Why didn't Martin use a Cadillac in the dock incident?" The person in charge was full of grievances. They also paid for the endorsement fees: "Why didn't Martin drive a Cadillac to kill everyone?"

What can Thomas say? Under the circumstances at that time, it was impossible to call timeout first, wait for Martin to find a Cadillac and drive up, and then call start, right?

He said: "The situation is too urgent. Martin may lose his life at any time. It is all an instinctive reaction."

 Fortunately, Cadillac only expressed its dissatisfaction and stated that when Martin was discharged from the hospital, he must ride in a Cadillac.

Thomas saw off the Cadillac people and immediately rushed to the next business meeting.

 After providing the photo of the Nokia mobile phone, Nokia people realized the business opportunities and their attitude changed suddenly.

Not only did he agree to Martin's annual endorsement fee of US$12 million, he also said that he could sign a contract once a year.

However, the cell phone with the bullet stuck in it must be handed over to Nokia and cooperate with the publicity.

Sure enough, once the phone was put online and Martin testified personally, Nokia immediately caused a sensation.

 Public relations for the Oscars are also being carried out at the same time. Martha and Rita have never had such an easy PR for the Oscars as this one.

　　In terms of publicity, Martin brought his own buzz and traffic, and the judges remembered him deeply.

 Lobbying, those Academy members who live in Los Angeles, to recognize his contribution to the city, and to vote for him is just a small thing.

 “That's not fair!”

In an office, Josh Brolin was quite annoyed: "Who can compete for Best Supporting Actor?"

The agent persuaded: "In the current situation, even if we throw out millions of dollars, we won't be able to win the Best Supporting Actor. I think it is enough to guarantee the nomination. The rest is just a waste of money."

Josh Brolin was about to cry: "Martin Davis cheated! We spent money honestly, did publicity, lobbied the judges, and followed the academy's routine. What about him? He got himself a national hero hat. Put it on, how can anyone compete?"

He angrily shouted: "This is too shameless!"

The agent said: "There is no way, he was on the dock at the time."

 Josh Brolin was silent for a while before saying, "Fortunately I wasn't around at the time."

The manager patted him on the shoulder and said with relief: "This is an advantage that others risk their lives for. It's normal that we can't compare."

"Forget it, forget it." Josh Brolin was tired. Faced with this cheating competition, he could only say: "Make sure I get a nomination. Let's talk about the award later."

 The agent nodded: “There are still many opportunities in the future.”

 (End of this chapter)

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