American Fame and Fortune Chapter 770

Chapter 770: Speed ​​has its advantages

 Arriving at Nicholson's mansion, Martin just turned the entrance and suddenly sensed the danger. He kicked on the ground hard and ran forward a lot.

 When he turned around to look, he heard a strange sound in his ears.

Several water jets flew over, missing Martin and falling on the marble floor.

Leonardo held a large water gun in both hands and came out of the hiding place, pointing the gun at Martin: "Asshole, I want to settle the score with you and let you know what it feels like to be slapped in the face!"

 Martin stepped back, stood near an oil painting, and said, "Come on, Leo, let me see if your marksmanship is accurate!"

Just when Leonardo was about to turn the gun, Nicholson, who was watching the fun, jumped out and shouted hurriedly: "Stop! Stop! Stop both of you bastards!"

 Martin stood next to the painting: "Go on, Leo."

 Before Leonardo could speak, Nicholson ran over and grabbed his water gun: "If you dare to get my oil painting wet, I will marry Lorraine to you!"

 Leonardo quickly put down the water gun.

 Martin was unable to refute.

 Martin and Nicholson looked at Leonardo with eyes full of contempt.

 Martin understood: "I met Giselle and had a few words."

Leonardo is used to this shameless face: "I will definitely thank you properly and tell others that you want to form a coalition of beauties to capture the White House and defeat Washington."

He didn't need anyone else to answer, and said directly: “Of course it's for my own pleasure! After more than 20 seconds, I felt happy for myself, that's enough, it doesn't matter whether others feel happy or not!”

Nicholson is changing the direction again: "It seems to make sense!"

 Martin spoke earnestly: "Leo, don't you feel my kindness? I'm helping you find your true love! You should thank me!"

Martin asked: "Is this how you welcomed me when I just returned to Los Angeles?"

 Leonardo's face has been tempered for a long time, and he said: "What's wrong with more than 20 seconds? There are advantages to going fast. You two idiots don't understand it at all."

“That's not right!” Martin said, holding back a laugh: “It's only a little over 20 seconds in total. You don't even have that little time, do you?”

Martin didn't care and said: “This is political correctness, do you understand?”

Nicholson brought the wine and glasses, poured wine for the two of them, and said, "Leo's beloved."

 Martin nodded at him: "Jack still understands my painstaking efforts."

Leonardo said: "What I lack is women? It is time to spend time with women."

Leonardo asked rhetorically: "What are we picking up girls for, huh?"

Nicholson, who was just on the fence with Leonardo, now turned to Martin and said: "Martin is really about brotherly loyalty and helps good brothers find true love."

"What does it mean that it seems reasonable? This is the truth!" Leonardo said plausibly: "There are so many benefits of short time. It does not consume physical energy and energy, does not cause excessive wear and tear on the lumbar spine, and does not let this kind of thing affect normal work and life. , it won't break the skin at any vital place…”

“Giselle called me.” Leonardo patted the back of Martin's sofa, sat on the other side, and said, “Then asked me what I like to say when I'm drunk!”

 Martin was sitting on a single sofa with an innocent face: "What have I done? I've been filming new movies."

 Leonardo strode inside and gave Martin two middle fingers at the same time: "What did you do in Boston, you bastard?"

Nicholson laughed so hard that he almost couldn't stand upright.

Leonardo prepared his defense and immediately started to counterattack: "Look at you again, working so hard for half an hour, isn't it just for those few seconds? Often one-on-two, one-on-three, or even more, What's the difference between the final result of a busy half-night and me?”

He pointed at Martin and mocked: "You are young now and can't feel it yet. When you are my age, your waist will be ruined, your kidneys will have no power, and you will lose your energy. You will know the consequences of time." How serious!”

“It's so scary to step on a horse!” Martin looked frightened: “I was so scared that I almost became like you and became 100 meters in 24 seconds!”

 Leonardo patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Do you understand what to do next?"

Martin said: "I also want to learn from you, but my strength does not allow it." He looked at Nicholson: "If Jack hadn't been here, I would have believed your lies."

Nicholson grinned at Leonardo, showing two rows of scary white teeth.

Martin pointed at Nicholson and said: "Jack spent more time playing than me when he was young. What's the result? Now Jack is 75 years old and he can still make Jennifer Lawrence call daddy."

Nicholson raised his chin: "I have never been absent from our collective activities."

Martin coughed lightly: "On the other hand, some of the famous 100-meter runners in Hollywood are not very good after they are forty years old."

He deliberately counted on his fingers: "Leo, you will be forty soon. I heard that when people reach forty, their energy will seriously decline. Things like 100 meters in 10 seconds are not terrible. Don't get there..."

"Enough! Shut up." Leonardo quickly changed the subject: "Are you going to take over the project you called me about?" Martin said: "I have already sent someone to contact you."

Nicholson then said, "I heard Leo mention a few things, and I also read the original work back then. The twenty-four personalities are not very easy to act. Your acting skills are barely passable, but if the director is not chosen well, it can easily fall apart." ”

Leonardo also said: "It is difficult for ordinary directors to control such a subject."

Martin said: "I made an appointment with David Fincher in the afternoon and planned to have a chat with him to see if he is interested."

Nicholson nodded: "David Fincher's style is very suitable for this subject matter."

Leonardo warned: "Since you are optimistic about it, you have to make a move quickly. You are not short of money now, so don't worry about hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many people in the industry are watching you."

"I will let people solve it quickly." Martin said: "The projects that were snatched away all failed. Those who are staring at me will hesitate a little bit if they want to **** it again."

Thomas and Jessica were indeed very fast, and just this morning, they found Billy Milligan himself in a nursing home.

 Billy Milligan was suffering from a tumor and needed money urgently.

He spent the most important period of his life in a mental hospital and had no medical insurance. "24 Billys" was not a popular work with huge sales. Although the ghostwriter did not own the copyright, he could share the royalties. The two documentary biographies brought The income is only enough for him to barely survive now.

As for raising funds for a movie adaptation, Billy Milligan has long since given up on the idea.

In the past few years, he hired people to promote it, but the money was spent and the copyright was not sold, even though many Hollywood movies have borrowed from his deeds.

In the ward, the skinny Billy Milligan looked sluggish and could not see any symptoms of schizophrenia. He looked at Thomas and Jessica with cloudy eyes and asked: "You mean, Hollywood superstar Martin Davis?" Want to buy the film and television adaptation rights of my two biographies?”

Jessica then continued: "I am the vice president of Davis Studio, and I am here on behalf of Martin. Davis Studio is interested in adapting your biography and life into a film and television series, and wants to buy the sole license."

Billy Milligan knew very well that he couldn't survive much longer. He wiped his eyes and said, "I originally wanted to adapt it into a movie myself, but unfortunately I didn't have the chance."

 He asked: "Is Martin Davis himself starring?"

 Thomas understood and said: "Yes, Martin will star in a character based on you."

  Billy Milligan's conditions were actually set a few years ago. He didn't get too long-winded at this time and said directly: “$1.5 million, two autobiographies and the script of “Crowded Room,” and the sole authorization is given to you.”

 Thomas and Jessica were told by Martin that as long as the price is not outrageous, they should settle the matter quickly and don't delay.

The two exchanged glances, and Jessica responded: "Okay. Mr. Milligan, do you have a lawyer or agent?"

"I have a lawyer." Billy Milligan picked up the landline phone next to him, dialed the lawyer's number, and said, "Please wait a moment, the lawyer won't be here for an hour."

When the lawyers arrived, the two parties conducted more detailed negotiations, and by the afternoon, the copyright agreement had been initialed.

 At three o'clock in the afternoon, Martin entered the Disney Studio. On the way to the "Escape from Tehran" studio, he received a call from Thomas, and the copyright was basically settled.

 Surrounded by hungry wolves, Martin doesn't care if he spends hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars more.

　　The right way to cut the knot quickly is to get the copyright before it attracts the attention of other companies.

 Coming to the front hall of the studio, Thomas's assistant had already picked up the script of "Crowded Room" and was waiting here.

 Martin took the script and came to the director's office.

David Finch was waiting here. When he saw Martin coming in, he said, "You came just in time. I have something to discuss with you."

 Martin sat on the sofa and asked: "Is the film finished?"

 David Fincher shook his head: "There is still one last fine edit, and the final edit will be completed by the end of August."

He said: "I plan to premiere the film at the Toronto Film Festival, use the film festival to build momentum, and then release it widely in North America."

  Martin agreed: "I will let people communicate with Disney Pictures."

 Eight months have passed since it was transferred to post-production in October last year. The post-production of the film is still not completed. David Fincher is striving for excellence in order to have a final shot at the Oscar as a director.

The two discussed Escape from Tehran for a while, and Martin turned the conversation to new projects.

"During my trip to Boston to shoot a new film, I accidentally saw a biography of a person, Billy Milligan's "24 Billys."" He elaborated on the specific situation: "I'm basically sure to get the only one. Authorization, I wonder if you are interested, David?”

Martin placed two biographies and a script in front of David Fincher: "The script "Crowded Room" was adapted by Billy Milligan and can only be used as a reference."

David Fincher picked up the book and said with a smile: "I learned about Billy in detail as early as 1996."

 (End of this chapter)

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