American fame and fortune

After get off work, Martin and Bruce went back to their North Hollywood apartment.

Under the sun umbrella at the door, Antonio set up a table with five burgers and two steaks lined up.

He admires the sunset, tastes Hamburg, and enjoys the leisurely life of a million-dollar renter.

Martin went over, took a bottle of iced drink, and said, "Regal, you are too leisurely, if you eat like this, obesity will overwhelm you."

Antonio's leisure turned into vigilance: "Martin, what do you want to do?"

"You made a lot of money, right? Take it out and invest it, now there is a good opportunity." Martin tried to attract investment: "I'm running a movie..."

Antonio raised his hand to interrupt him: "Stop! Martin, stop talking."

Martin stopped and looked at the fat landlord: "A chance to make money!"

Antonio picked up the hamburger: "I have food, drink, real estate, and savings. As long as I don't invest, start a business, or get married, I will live very comfortably until I die."

His words suddenly pierced his heart: "I am a millionaire, a rich man, why should I fight like you?"

At this moment, Martin felt the feeling of Old Bu, turned around and walked towards the door, not forgetting to leave a sentence: "From now on, don't talk to me for a week."

"Your express mail is here, and Jessica will collect it for you." After Antonio finished speaking, he bit into the hamburger, and it was delicious.

Bruce looked Antonio up and down, and gave him a thumbs up: "You are amazing."

Seeing the weird look in Old Bu's eyes, Antonio suddenly felt that the hamburger was tasteless and his buttocks could not sit still. He urged, "Go upstairs quickly, and don't disturb my meal."

After Bruce left, Antonio was inexplicably relieved, and his buttocks settled down.

Martin went upstairs, came to the diagonally opposite, and knocked lightly on the door.

Jessica opened the door, saw Martin, and immediately said, "Are you back? Ah yes, the express mail is here."

Behind, Emily squeezed past Jessica with the cardboard box in her arms, and the box was delivered to Martin.

Martin said, "Thank you." He pointed to the roof: "Go upstairs and have a drink later."

Jessica responded first: "Okay! We also have something to tell you."

Martin glanced at his watch: "I'll see you upstairs in half an hour."

"Okay." The two hurried back to make up.

Martin returned to the room, Bruce followed from behind.

While Martin was unpacking the express, he called a nearby restaurant to deliver wine and dinner.

Martin opened the box, and there were horn carvings inside, all characters in one color, with a big mouth and red nose, all clowns based on him.

Some are hilarious, some are scary.

Bruce picked one up and said, "The carvers are getting better and better."

Martin took out the envelope at the bottom again. When he opened it, there was a letter inside, written by Lily.

The letter was very short, and it mainly wrote about one thing. Some people in Marietta Public High School slandered "The Wax Museum of Horror". She led people to clean up those bastards next to each other.

Bruce asked, "Need a gift in return?"

Martin thinks about his collection: "Where's my crocodile tooth pendant?"

"You gave it once." Bruce reminded: "You want to give the same thing a second time? Dude, be human."

Martin put away his things: "Let's talk about it later."

Last time, Louise and Kelly mailed a set of carving tools back to Atlanta in his name.

Lily mentioned movies in her letter, and Martin said: "Collect some movie materials another day and mail them to her."

The restaurant sent someone to deliver the dinner Bruce wanted, and Martin called Jessica and Emily, and then called Antonio downstairs, to have dinner on the roof together.

Hearing that there was something delicious, Antonio moved his obese body and rolled up.

Five people sat at the long dining table, chatting while eating.

Jessica asked, "Martin, have you been following the blog lately?"

Martin said: "Occasionally, I will watch it. I am very busy during this time, and I am preparing a new movie."

Emily immediately asked: "New film? How big is the production? When will the filming start? Need..."

Compared with her, the younger Jessica is much calmer.

Seeing that her companion was silent, Emily automatically stopped asking questions.

"We've just started planning, and it's too early for the official preparations." Martin asked Jessica vaguely, "What's wrong with the blog?"

His energy is limited, and it is impossible to pay attention to it every day. Most of the blog is hosted by Thomas.

Jessica said: "Rachel is going to call a fan section activist meetup, pay everyone AA, and discuss your new film at the party."

Martin asked directly, "What do you think?"

Jessica thought about it and said, "That's what I think, bring some pictorials or autographed photos about you to Rachel, and let her distribute them to the activists in the fan section, they will become a point to support the fan network..."

She has studied in a professional art college, which is more than cultural level, and higher than Martin: "I think fans need to be managed. A loyal fan may drive five or six people around, maybe more, especially when buying tickets when movies are shown."

Antonio interrupted suddenly: "It's not entirely accurate, even ten of my biggest fans can't hold me back."

Bruce looked at his tonnage, and said directly: "It is estimated that twenty will not work."

"Movies make money for ordinary people." Martin then babbled: "You're rich and rich, plus you're a miser."

Jessica smiled at Antonio: "You are not in the group I mentioned at all."

"Ignore him." Martin thought for a while, and said, "A new film of mine will be released in February."

Jessica knew: ""The Mountain Has Eyes", but apart from the main poster, there is no other material released for the time being."

Martin looked forward: "I am completely different from the Wax Museum in this film. I am the absolute protagonist. I apply to the crew for some promotional materials about me, and you bring them to Rachel."

Jessica was pleasantly surprised: "Great, they really want it."

"Do you have something to do tomorrow?" Seeing Jessica shaking his head, Martin said, "Come with me to Warner Studios tomorrow morning. The crew should have some relevant promotional materials. I'll apply for a batch. Then you Bring it to Rachel."

Emily said: "Okay, Jesse and I have been waiting for you early in the morning."

The next morning, Jessica and Emily drove Martin to Warner Studios.

Martin asked them to wait in the lobby, went directly to Craven, and explained the matter roughly.

Craven has been in Hollywood for decades, making commercial films from beginning to end, and immediately had an idea: "It's been half a month since the first poster was released. According to the normal rhythm, the crew should also conduct a second wave of publicity. , this activity is not bad, after all, you are the absolute protagonist of the film."

Martin continued his words and said: "I think so too. This is a formal promotional activity, and the informal promotion will not be launched until after the New Year. Warner Bros.'s announcement budget is still sufficient. Can we do both at the same time?"

The benefits of using him as the publicity center are self-evident. Of course, Martin wants to promote: "Wes, this is what I think about, should we make it an official event? I remember you mentioned last time, the first version of the trailer clip Come out, take this opportunity to hold a fan-linked release ceremony?"

Craven thought for a while and said: "It's absolutely possible. The crew can release the first trailer at the event, and then fully launch it on the media platform. At the same time, give promotional materials to fans and media at the scene to warm up the film in advance. .”

It is only a little more than two months since the release of "The Mountain Has Eyes", which is not a long time.

Craven simply convened a meeting with the production team and Warner Bros. distribution representatives to discuss together.

Bruce went to inform Jessica and Emily and asked them to wait patiently for a while, if they couldn't sit still, they could go around the studio.

Emily wanted to take a look, but was stopped by Jessica: "Let's wait here for a while."

After more than 40 minutes, a staff member from the crew came to call them.

The two saw the famous Wes Craven.

A publicity director from the production team came over and discussed the subsequent activities with the two in detail.

Emily didn't expect that an event spontaneously initiated by fans at first would be valued by the crew and become an official publicity.

In order to express his importance, Martin personally logged on to the blog, and sent a reply under Rachel's call-to-action post in the fan section.

"I just saw that everyone's support is the most important thing to me. In order to thank everyone for your support, I am going to give some support to the event and apply to the crew of "The Mountain Has Eyes" for a batch of the latest materials to be brought over."

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Martin held his breath, waited patiently for a while, and then posted another message: "I just contacted the crew of "The Mountain Has Eyes". The crew heard about everyone's support for me and decided to sponsor this event. The information in the film, and contact the media to report that everyone supports me, and will also release the first trailer of "The Mountain Has Eyes" at the event site."

As soon as this reply came out, the blog immediately became active.

Sign-ups skyrocketed.

Someone might have notified Rachel, who asked Martin herself, and posted a new post calling for support on the spot.

The sale of the wax museum has helped Martin attract a large number of fans, many of whom use the blog as a base for their activities.

Following Rachel's new post, the number of applicants quickly exceeded one hundred.

The crew moved very quickly, immediately mobilizing the budget, planning the event process, contacting the media, and booking the venue.

Jessica and Emily also became liaisons between the crew and the fan base.

"Let them join the crew temporarily." Martin needs labor to help him do things, and the crew pays the best: "The follow-up publicity will use them."

Craven didn't care about this expense, he nodded and said, "Yes."

Martin asked, "You can?"

Jessica immediately said, "I have no problem."

Emily hesitates; she still has roles to audition for.

Jessica kicked her under her feet, thinking that Emily's brain was all over her chest.

Emily reacted: "I will join."

When the others left, Wes Craven was still thinking about it.

After a while, he said to Martin: "Ordinary movie fans alone, the popularity is not enough."

Martin had multiple reactions: "I'll find a way to take Annie there."

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