American fame and fortune

Taking advantage of the wave of public opinion caused by the dock incident, Martin almost swept the best supporting actor awards in the awards season.

From the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, to the People's Choice Award, to the Screen Actors Guild Award, all the Best Supporting Actor trophies fell into Martin's pocket without exception.

Although Martin did not attend the Golden Globe Awards in mid-January, Thomas, who accepted the award on his behalf, still took home the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture trophy.

Martin recorded a video specifically to thank him, in which he was doing rehabilitation exercises on his arms and legs. In addition to thanking him for the award, he also reassured supporters that he would be discharged from the hospital soon.

The Dark Knight is the film that is most likely to win an Oscar, and it is also Martin's best supporting actor.

Riding on the craze triggered by Martin, The Dark Knight's DVDs continued to sell like hotcakes, with sales exceeding $300 million in North America alone.

In addition, the film is still being released in overseas markets, with overseas box office exceeding US$550 million.

The Dark Knight has accumulated a global box office of 1.162 billion U.S. dollars, surpassing The Lord of the Rings 3's 1.147 billion U.S. dollars and ranking second in the global box office history list, second only to Titanic.

"Good news!" Thomas came to deliver the Golden Globe trophy to Martin and said as he entered the door: "Martin, there is good news!"

Martin was riding a spinning bike. He got off the bike, took the towel thrown by Bruce, and said, "Did Warner Bros. pay me a share of the North American box office of The Dark Knight in advance?"

"It will take a few months before the box office split," Thomas said.

He put the Golden Globe Award trophy on the table: "Nokia's endorsement fees, as well as Coca-Cola's endorsement fees, have all arrived in the company's account, and they will be transferred to you in the next few days."

Martin's endorsement fee from Coca-Cola is only US$10 million a year, but the Martin commemorative Coca-Cola using his image will receive a share of sales.

According to the normal sales trend of the commemorative Coke, his annual share will not be less than the endorsement fee.

Martin picked up the Golden Globe trophy, looked at it carefully, and said, "This is my first heavyweight award."

Bruce asked: "Don't you have a Saturn Award?"

Martin said: "The Saturn Award is still not as important as the Golden Globe Award."

Thomas interjected: "Indeed, although the Golden Globe Awards are in a league of their own and are not a real Oscar benchmark like the Guild Awards, their influence in the media is still far greater than that of the Saturn Awards."

Martin put down the trophy and said, "It looks like I'm going to build a special honor room."

"It is very necessary." Thomas said: "The golden key to the honorary citizenship of Los Angeles. Los Angeles is likely to establish Martin Davis Day, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Saturn Award, the Golden Globe Award, and the Oscar..."

Martin interrupted: "The nomination list has not yet been announced, and we are determined not to open champagne at halftime."

Thomas touched his bald forehead: "I made a mistake."

He asked Martin: "When will you be discharged?"

Martin had already planned: "After the Oscar nomination luncheon is over, we will strive for another wave of popularity."

The next day, Bradt came to visit him again and brought good news. With the vigorous promotion of the LAPD, the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution to establish "Martin Day" and planned to hold it on a different date after Martin recovered and was discharged from the hospital. Joint press conference.

After Martin and Thomas discussed it, they decided to do it at the end of January, the most critical time for Oscar voting.

Just this weekend, the Oscar nominees luncheon was held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, and the list of Oscar nominees for this year was announced. As expected, Martin's name appeared on the list of nominees for Best Supporting Actor.

The competitors are Philip Hoffman, Josh Brolin and Robert Downey Jr.

Faced with the decline in Oscar ratings every year, the Academy also made considerable adjustments this year and appointed Hugh Jackman as the host of the awards ceremony.

Three days after the Oscar nominations were announced, Martin was preparing to be discharged from the hospital.

Three brand-new Cadillacs parked in front of the ward building. Bruce and Thomas packed their luggage in advance. Martin and Elizabeth carrying a bag came out of the ward and shook hands with his attending doctor.

"Thank you." Martin said sincerely.

The doctor smiled and said: "This is my job responsibility."

Martin stretched out his hand, took the two boxes from Elizabeth, and handed them to the doctor: "A little gift."

The doctor discovered that it was a hand-carved version of the Coca-Cola clown, which was highly priced and hard to find on the market, and he quickly said: "It's too expensive."

Martin pointed at Lily on the other side: "She carved it by hand, it only cost a little time."

The doctor accepted it.

Martin went to the nurse's desk again, thanked several nurses who provided services to him, and presented the same gifts to each other before going downstairs.

"He's so nice."

"I never have the airs of a big star. Occasionally, if we don't do well, he won't say anything."

"So much better than other Hollywood stars!"

Downstairs, Martin got in the car and asked Bruce to drive out.

As soon as the three Cadillacs left the hospital gate, they were blocked by a swarm of reporters and fans.

Martin also saw several live broadcast cameras set up opposite.

The flashlights in the reporters' hands made Bruce, who was driving, almost unable to keep his eyes open.

Many fans holding flowers shouted: "Martin! Martin!"

He has not been seen in public for too long, and fans want to know his actual condition.

Young people wearing red cultural shirts completely blocked the road to the main entrance of the medical center.

Martin knew that not showing up would not work, but getting out of the car could cause bigger problems.

Fortunately, I was prepared.

Martin patted the front seat and Bruce opened the Escalade's sunroof.

The fans' shouts came in all at once, deafening.

Martin got out of the skylight and waved in all directions.

Then he took out an electronic loudspeaker and shouted: "Hello everyone, I am Martin, and I have fully recovered."

Speaking of which, he even bent his arms to show his muscles: "There is no problem with my arms and legs at all. Thank you everyone for your concern. I will be able to return to work soon!"

Fans shouted even more crazily: "Martin! Martin..."

There was also a group of people shouting at the top of their lungs: "Martin, the eternal Coke God of War!"

"Thank you! Thank you all for your love for me!" Martin raised the loudspeaker again: "I haven't been home for a long time. Can you please let me go home first? I'm worried about my relatives living on the streets. What if? If there are real relatives living on the streets, I will inform you and you must come to my aid..."

A burst of laughter erupted at the entrance of the hospital. Led by some fans, the crowd began to split to both sides, gradually making way for vehicles.

Journalists stuck in traffic were also slightly driven away by hospital security.

A reporter asked loudly: "Martin, when can I be interviewed?"

Martin yelled: "There's a press conference coming soon!"

LAPD officers arrived at the scene at the right time and maintained order at the scene. Bruce drove his Cadillac through the crowd at a turtle speed.

Arriving at the outermost edge of the crowd, a dozen girls in white wedding dresses suddenly jumped out in front of them, holding light signs with the words "I love Martin" written on them.

The girls, headed by Toni and Elsa, blocked the way of the vehicle again, swaying their waists and swaying their hips, jumping and shouting: "I love Martin! I love Martin!"

Martin had no choice but to get out of the skylight again: "I love you too!"

"yeah!"

Toni and others blew kisses at Martin and then got out of the way.

Martin sat back in the car and asked Bruce to close the sunroof.

Elizabeth next to her said: "I just realized now that being a star is really tiring!"

"It's okay." Martin said with a smile: "Compared to my original job, this is so easy now."

No matter how tired I am, I am not as tired as when I was at the bottom of the class. At that time, I was miserable, tired and had little money.

The three Cadillacs drove further and further away.

"Martin loves me!" Toni felt like she was almost drunk and asked, "But why didn't he call me? Last time in New York, I waited for him for a while."

Aisha said: "You didn't call me either."

Toni asked the others: "Have you received a call from Martin? We agreed to never betray our sisters!"

"No!"

"I do not have either."

Other girls said they had not received calls from Martin.

"Passive waiting is not the answer. We have to take the initiative." Toni looked at Aisha and asked: "Martin has moved to the North District of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills. I remember that your uncle works in the community there. Can you bring us in?" put in?"

Aisha looked at the sister group and shook her head quickly: "It can't be helped, there are too many of us."

When the other sisters gradually walked away, Aisha lowered her voice and said to Toni: "There are many people and the target is big, so it is easy to attract attention."

Toni understood: "It's just the two of us?"

"It's still difficult." Aisha asked her uncle about the situation there: "The community is full of stars, celebrities and rich people. The management is very strict. If strangers enter, they will be discovered soon."

Toni scratched her blond hair anxiously: "What should I do?"

Aisha spread her hands: "I haven't thought of it yet."

Toni still had some brains to become the leader of this gang. She quickly thought of a way and said, "What if the two of us become employees working in that community?"

Aisha was stunned for a moment, then said: "What a great idea! I'll ask my uncle if he's looking to recruit people over there? He's responsible for some of the personnel work."

Toni said: "Go back and ask quickly, don't tell anyone else."

Aisha nodded repeatedly: "I know."

The eldest and second eldest members of the sister group were the first to betray their own sisters.

On this day, the news that Martin was discharged from the hospital and returned home once again massacred the entertainment sections of major media and became a hot headline.

It was ranked first on Google’s trending list that day.

TMZ's live broadcast truck even followed Martin to the entrance of Sunset Boulevard North.

The next morning, major media outlets received news that the Los Angeles City Hall would hold a press conference with Martin to announce a major news.

Robert Downey Jr. and Philippe Hoffman, who are also nominated for Best Supporting Actor, both used foul language in their respective homes.

It’s not that I haven’t seen public relations and marketing before. After all, Harvey Weinstein has brought Oscar public relations and marketing to the ground, but I have never seen anyone cheating using such high-end means.