American Fame and Fortune Chapter 571

Chapter 571 Marvel's Invitation

Standing in the familiar living room, Martin looked at a slightly unfamiliar photo. It was a strong boy wearing a baseball uniform, preparing to throw a baseball in the game.

 Harris came over and said: "Hall is now one of the best pitchers in the NCAA Baseball League. The Braves have been tracking and evaluating him in the past two years. If nothing happens, he will join the Atlanta Braves through the draft next year."

"I'm not one of the best!" Hall's voice suddenly came from the door: "I am the best one."

 Martin turned his head, saw the big boy who was over 1.8 meters tall, and asked seriously: "When you are playing on the court, do you dig a hole first?"

Hall opened his mouth, looking constipated.

On the stairs, Lily said as she walked down: "The **** who is the best at conquering the earth!"

Hall was angry, stared and said, "I'm grown up now, don't say that to me again!"

He curled his lips again: "A famous young artist in the United States is full of swear words!"

Lily immediately quickened her pace, and her high heels made a dense clicking sound on the stairs.

 Harris closed his eyes, unable to bear to see Hall's tragic end.

Lily quickly came to Hall, raised her white fist, and hit Hall on the head just like she did in the past.

 But Hall is much taller than her, making it very inconvenient to fight.

Lily said: "Squat down!"

"I'm a sports star in Atlanta now!" Hall's first sentence was loud, but the second sentence was unconsciously weaker: "Can you save some face for me?"

 As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa next to him.

 The sibling position in the family has never changed.

 Lily raised her fist, but did not punch it down.

 On the one hand, my little brother has grown up.

On the other hand, Elena came out from the kitchen, stared at her and said, "Just mess around when you come back."

Lily said: "I didn't, I just said that Hall is good at breaking the earth..."

She quietly moved towards Elena, while at the same time pushing out her chest, tightening her abdomen and raising her buttocks. She wore high heels specially to make her look more prominent than Elena.

Elena saw through her thoughts at a glance, raised her fist and hit her head with a thud.

Lily recognized the reality instantly and did not dare to refute. She quickly stepped back. She was wearing high heels and was twenty centimeters shorter than Elena.

Elena glanced over with a stern gaze: "Go to the kitchen to serve the food."

Lily ran to the kitchen quickly.

Elena's eyes fell on Hall again.

Holten suddenly jumped up from the sofa and said very consciously: "I'm going to help."

 Harris didn't wait for her sister to look over and immediately went to the kitchen: "I'll go too, I'll go too."

When there were only two of them left in the living room, Martin said: "You are still so harsh to them."

“Harris is okay. He is now doing scientific research safely at the university.” Elena has her own family system and concepts: “Lily and Hall are both lawless little bastards. If no one cares about them, they will cause trouble.”

She reminded Martin: "I heard that the art world is a bit chaotic, with many people taking drugs and so on. You should be optimistic about Lily."

 Martin has been sending bodyguards to follow Lily: "Don't worry, she won't touch those things."

 Lily's voice came from the restaurant: "It's time to eat."

 Martin and Elena went over together, just like before in Atlanta, the five of them sat at the dining table and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner together.

 “Merry Christmas!” Elena picked up the wine glass.

 Martin clinked glasses with her: "Merry Christmas."

Lily and the three of them also toasted and drank together.

 Martin asked Hall while eating: "Are you going to participate in the draft next year?"

Hall nodded: "I have always been in contact with the Warriors. The Warriors should choose me."

 He scratched his head and said, "I need a reliable agent."

WMA, like CAA, has a dedicated sports department. Martin said directly: "I will help you find one later."

Hall said: "The commission should not be too high, I have no money..."

Lily proudly took out a card and threw it directly to Hall: "This is the money I invested in you. When you earn your salary, you can pay me back ten times."

"The bank is not that bad!" Hall said this, but his hand was honest and he put the card away.

Elena didn't say much this time.

 After dinner, Martin took out his suitcase and gave away the Christmas gifts he had prepared.

Hall and Harris are Cartier men's watches with different styles.

 Martin personally put a flawless ruby ​​necklace around Elena's neck.

 Lily looked at the blood ruby ​​hanging between Elena's collarbones. Seeing that Martin seemed to have forgotten her, she asked, "Isn't there a Christmas gift for me?"

“Yours will be shipped directly to Los Angeles,” Martin said.

 As soon as Lily heard about the shipment, she had a bad premonition: "Is it a lot?"

 Martin thought for a while: "There should be a few tons."

 Lily was desperate, sat down on the sofa, and swore not to talk to Martin for a week.

Martin took out a box and gave it to her and said, "Several tons of high-quality marble. Don't neglect practice because of your fame." Lily opened it and looked at it, then smiled: "I know."

 After dinner and chatting for a while, Elena started to chase people away.

Hall and Harris were very conscious and quickly ran away after receiving Martin's gift.

Lily said nothing and refused to leave: "Hey, hey! Without you, one of them can live in a school apartment and the other has his own house. Where should I go? Should I stay in a hotel?"

 Martin picked up Elena and went upstairs: "You live on the first floor!"

Elena hung her hands around Martin's neck. Thinking of what happened a few years ago, she still warned: "If you dare to go to the second floor, I will break your legs."

Lily snorted and muttered: "It's not like I haven't seen it before!"

The next day, Martin went to the CocCola headquarters and participated in a CocCola event to continue promoting the commemorative CocCola.

 It has been one year since he served as a lifelong spokesperson for CocCola and founded the CocCola Cult and the CocCola God of War commemorative Coke. CocCola is also preparing to settle related shares with Martin.

 Martin invested in his personal image. Although his shareholding is very limited, preliminary estimates are that he can still receive a share of about US$30 million.

These are the same as the remuneration and various share income received this year. Martin will divide it into three parts, one part will be used as an emergency reserve, one part will be used for fun, and the last part will be used for investment.

Now, in addition to Apple shares, Martin also asked investment manager Flynn to buy a portion of Netflix shares.

He has no interest in stock trading, and he also knows that in terms of his own weight, he is not even a small grasshopper in the financial market. He buys stocks to hold them for a long time.

 After Christmas, Martin did not leave Atlanta immediately. He first discussed the development of the CocCola Cult with the high priest Robert, and then visited his old friends.

 Subsequently, he held the second official gathering of the CocCola Cult in Atlanta.

Most of the attendees were Georgia celebrities. For example, Senator Erica, who returned to Georgia for Christmas, was personally present. Many officials, including the mayor of Atlanta, also appeared one by one.

 Of course, there are also executives from the CocCola Group.

 Martin was still at the party, where he met Kelly Gray's father and brothers for the first time.

“Although you live in Los Angeles, everyone knows that you are from Atlanta.” Old Gray also takes the route of combining politics and business, and has many business dealings with the CocCola Group: “You are Atlanta's best business card.”

“I've always been proud to be an Atlantan,” Martin said with a smile.

 Old Gray was very polite: "Atlata will also be proud of you."

 Martin also said a few polite words.

 When Old Gray left, Kelly came over and said, "Looking now, I really should have accepted your proposal."

“Rich woman, that way I will be able to sleep peacefully.” Martin said sincerely: “My biggest wish at that time was to find a beautiful rich woman and live peacefully together, and the second one was to work hard to find a future.”

Kelly said: "Can't you let me regret it for a while? Leave me with some illusions?"

 Martin shrugged: "I'm worried that Louise will fly from Los Angeles and tear you to pieces."

Kelly covered her mouth and laughed, and quickly reminded: "Erica is here."

 Martin stepped forward to shake hands with Erica and said a few polite words.

Erica said: "This is a good thing. It has had a huge impact across the United States."

 Martin said with a smile: "It's good if I can help the senator."

This is now the hottest topic in the United States, and Erica is a representative figure in protecting women's rights and has benefited a lot.

The two have been working together since they were in Atlanta. Although the CocCola Church is a pan-faith organization, it can still provide Erica with a good platform to expand interpersonal relationships.

The party in Atlanta was so successful that Martin went to Kelly Gray after the party.

 The two focused on the personnel changes at Warner Bros.

This change has relatively little impact on Gray Films.

Atlanta's film and television tax rebate policy will not change in the short term. Gray Films has always been the largest film and television company and filming base in Georgia. When Hollywood crews come to Georgia to shoot, most of them will inevitably have to cooperate with Gray Films.

According to Kelly, after Disney completes its acquisition of Marvel, it plans to use Atlanta as the main filming base for Marvel superhero movies.

Kelly also mentioned something: "When Marvel was filming "Iron Man 2" in Atlanta, I heard Kevin Feige talking to people about inviting you to play Captain America. He felt that there was no other actor in the world who could compete with him. You are more suitable for this role."

 Martin was surprised: “When did it happen?”

Kelly recalled: "How many months has it been at least? You didn't receive an invitation?"

 Martin shook his head: "No, Marvel has not invited me."

Kelly said: "That's strange. I couldn't have heard it wrong. They have changed their minds again?"

 Martin shrugged: "Who knows."

Kelly asked curiously: "If they invite you, will you agree? You have played a clown."

Martin said directly: "This year's "John Wick" and "Benjamin" that I starred in were all big hits. I can ask for a salary of 20 million US dollars for the next commercial film. If it is a commercial film such as a superhero, I will also need to add box office and movie lines. The next share.”

He explained further: "Although it is not shabby to make money, when a Hollywood star reaches my level, purely commercial superhero movies are at the bottom of the contempt chain."

 Maybe it will change in another seven or eight years, but it is still the case now.

Kelly said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult. Iron Man 2 was filmed at the Gray Film and Television Center. Marvel's budget is very tight and the investment in actors is very stingy."

"I can't cut my salary in half for them." Martin knew the serious consequences of that: "Not to mention my subsequent salary, even the sponsors would have opinions, thinking that I was damaging my style and lowering their brand. value."

 He waved his hand: "Wait until they invite me."

 Martin stayed in Atlanta until the New Year, during which time he accompanied Elena to see "Avatar."

 2010 just arrived, because Warner Bros. was going to hold a New Year's party, so Martin returned to Los Angeles.

 (End of this chapter)

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