American Fame and Fortune Chapter 587

Chapter 587 Dark Land

Gillian Flynn came over just in time, and Martin had just finished eating.

He put down his knife and fork, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, saying, "Is there a new work so soon?"

 After completing the script for "Gone Girl", Gillian Flynn has been busy. Although she followed the crew to Cape Girardeau for filming, she rarely showed up on the set.

“I'm used to being busy and can't take any time off.” She smiled and said sincerely: “While Gone Girl is getting popular, I'll release a new work as soon as possible. I'm still a poor writer now.”

The sparse cafeteria was relatively messy, and the people around him may have heard Gillian Flynn's words, and also cast concerned glances.

 Martin invited: "Shall we talk somewhere else?"

Jillian nodded: "Okay."

 The two of them left the restaurant and went to the coffee shop on the same floor and found a quiet booth.

Jillian took out the printed manuscript and handed it to Martin: "The new work is called "Dark Place", and the overall style is similar to the previous one."

“You can tell it from the title of the book.” Martin took it and opened it to read.

 This is a female protagonist novel.

 When the heroine was a child, her mother and sister were brutally murdered by a perverted murderer, and she identified her brother as the murderer. However, as an adult, she discovered that there was something fishy about it.

 Because of "Gone Girl", Martin watched it very carefully, searching his memory while watching it, but he had no impression at all.

 Later, he simply stopped remembering and concentrated on the novel.

 Martin looked at the back and asked: "Are you trying to touch on the introductory questions when questioning young children about evidence that have been reflected in society in recent years?"

Gillian responded: “Yes, there are elements of that.”

 Martin nodded slightly and continued to read, finishing the not thick manuscript quickly.

Maybe it's because “Gone Girl” was too stunning, or maybe it's because the novel has not yet been completed, but Martin doesn't feel that this “Dark Place” is particularly outstanding.

Jillian saw Martin closing the manuscript and couldn't wait to ask: "How is it?"

Martin did not want to mislead people, and said: "Personally, I prefer "Gone Girl" more."

"When I was writing, I didn't have the same smooth feeling as the previous one." Gillian had a general understanding of her strengths and weaknesses: "The previous one had real-life classic cases to draw from, such as Agatha Christie's response to her cheating husband. The experience gave me enough inspiration.”

 Martin returned the manuscript to Gillian: "You finish it first."

Jillian smiled: "Okay."

Martin left the coffee shop first and went upstairs to his room. Just as he was about to take a shower, someone knocked on the door from outside.

 He looked through the peephole and opened the door.

Léa Seydoux didn't wait for Martin to step aside, and she and Martin squeezed into the room together.

In order to play the role of Margot, her long hair was cut into a medium-short haircut. Except for the different hair color, the rest of her hair was quite similar to Martin's memory of her appearance in "Adele's Life".

Of course, the romance and amorous feelings that are exclusive to French women are even worse, like a blazing flame.

 For Martin, this is completely different from the feeling he had with Charlize.

 In the coffee shop downstairs, Jillian put away the manuscript and waited for a while.

 The agent came in from outside, sat across from her, and asked, "How was the chat? What did Martin say?"

Gillian told the truth: "Martin wants to wait until the novel is finished."

The agent frowned slightly and asked: "What about when you talked about "Gone Girl"?"

"Martin only read the beginning and showed great interest." Gillian recalled the first time she chatted with Martin about the previous book: "He was interested in Agatha Christie's special experience. "I understand, so Amy used similar methods to retaliate against Nick, and he became interested as soon as he heard it."

She thought for a while and then said: "I remember very clearly that after Martin only read the first half of the novel, he decided to buy the film and television adaptation rights and asked someone to come over to discuss cooperation."

The agent said: "You should complete the novel first, and leave the publishing and adaptation rights to me."

He specially encouraged Gillian: ""Gone Girl" has entered the top three of the New York Times bestseller list. Your next book is very valued by the publisher, adapted by Martin and David Fincher. The film of the same name has a very high chance of success, so there is no need to worry about the adaptation rights.”

Gillian thinks the same way: "I will try to complete the novel before the movie is released and publish it when the movie is released. If it can be on the bestseller list again, the copyright can be sold at a good price."

"Gone Girl" is a new work by a newcomer. Although Gillian also signed a compensation agreement with Davis Studio, as well as a share of the adaptation copyright from the Writers Guild, in the end she was not able to get as much as she did after she became famous.

The agent persuaded: "It's true that Martin helped you a lot in your success, but business matters belong to business. We don't have to work with Martin alone. There are many Hollywood production companies, and many of them I called and wanted to explore opportunities to work with you.”

Jillian thought for a moment and said: "You keep in touch with them, we will wait patiently for "Gone Girl" to be released."

The agent agreed: "As long as Martin can drive the film to commercial success, the value of you and the next book will easily rise."

“However, if Martin's offer is suitable, we will give priority to cooperation with Martin.” Gillian used to work as an entertainment reporter and knows that Hollywood is full of pitfalls, and Martin is relatively reliable. She said: "Martin used to live across from my house in the Coty community. I watched with my own eyes how he succeeded step by step, from a third-rate star to the first-tier superstar he is today."

This seemingly quiet weekend was anything but peaceful for the crew.

 Gillian Flynn came to Martin to talk about her work, and it fell into the ears of someone who was interested.

Just like breaking news, a lot of news in Hollywood can be exchanged for money.

 In the cafeteria, regardless of enjoying the free food, the production assistant Foster hurried out, found a quiet place, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number in Los Angeles.

When the call was connected, he said, "Mills, it's me. There's something you need to do right away."

Mills on the other side said lazily: "I'm enjoying the wine and the beautiful women. It's not important. Let's wait until tomorrow."

 Foster looked around to make sure there was no one around, then raised his voice and said, "Big news about making money, if we do it, each of us can get tens of thousands of dollars!"

"Wait a minute." After a while, all the noise disappeared, leaving only Mills's voice: "What's the big money-making news?"

Foster did not say it directly, but reminded: "Before I came to Missouri, didn't you tell me that someone should pay attention to Martin Davis, especially the new film project."

"Yes, that's it!" Mills emphasized: "As long as your information is confirmed, I can sell it at a high price!"

 He knows how to impress people: "Old man, no matter how much it sells for, each of us will get half of it!"

Foster stopped talking nonsense: "Tonight, Martin Davis is talking to people about a new film project. Gillian Flynn, the author of "Gone Girl" has written a new work, and Martin is talking to her about the adaptation. thing."

Mills was overjoyed and asked one more question: "Are you sure?"

Foster said: "I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears. There is absolutely no mistake."

Mills hung up the phone here and immediately contacted a person named Macdonald, who was a member of the assistant team of Jon Berg, the new president of Warner Pictures.

 The two soon met at a Starbucks in Burbank.

McDonald was wearing a formal suit and couldn't suppress the pride on his face. He followed the right boss and his status within Warner Pictures has improved.

Seeing Mills, he said directly: "Is there any news about what you have been arranged to do?"

This doesn't sound very pleasant to me. It's obviously a transaction where you pay me to do things, so why does it become an arrangement between superiors and subordinates? Mills was slightly dissatisfied and reminded: "I have achieved results here, but where is the reward you promised?"

MacDonald frowned: “Let's talk about the results first.”

Mills revealed a little more: "I have received definite information that Martin Davis has not been idle during filming and is still looking for and planning new projects."

McDonald asked directly: "Original or adapted?"

Mills said nothing, just looked at him and smiled.

McDonald was able to apply for an activity fund, so he immediately took out his personal checkbook, signed two checks in a row, and pushed it over.

Mills glanced at it and said, "This news is worth half a million dollars! Since we are friends, you have to give me at least one hundred thousand dollars!"

 “Are you kidding me?” McDonald was so angry that he almost got angry: “It's just a piece of news!”

Mills said: "This is indeed just a piece of news, but it is related to the project that Martin Davis is planning!" He curled his fingers and tapped the table repeatedly, emphasizing: "The person who is interested in that project is Martin Davis. Weiss!"

 McDonald picked up the coffee and took a sip.

Mills added: "You work at Warner and know more about Martin Davis than I do. He has been cooperating with Warner over the years. Has any movie failed at the box office? Which one does not involve the producers and distributors? Earn more than ten million dollars in profit?”

He sneered: "Compared with the possible income of tens of millions of dollars, such critical news is not worth even one hundred thousand dollars?"

McDonald put down his coffee cup: "I can only give you $10,000!"

Mills shook his head: "You are insulting the name Martin Davis and the legendary success he represents!"

"Wait for me for a while." McDonald stood up and left the coffee shop, looking for a place to make a phone call.

Mills waited patiently. If MacDonald refused to pay, he could find other companies.

There is definitely news that there are companies in Hollywood willing to pay for the projects that Martin Davis is optimistic about!

Not long after waiting, McDonald came in from the outside and asked: "Are you sure Martin Davis hasn't bought the project he's optimistic about yet?"

"He's not that quick yet, but if you're hesitant, it's hard to tell," Mills said.

McDonald nodded: "One hundred thousand dollars is too much, I can only give you fifty thousand dollars."

Mills stood up and high-fived him: "Deal!"

Soon someone came over to pay, and McDonald also got the key information and reported it to Jon Berg immediately, who asked him to take a red-eye flight to Missouri tonight.

 (End of this chapter)

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