American fame and fortune

Everyone present here are executives from Warner Bros. It is difficult to hide the dynamics of the industry from them. Disney Pictures has not concealed its contact with Martin Davis, and relevant news has been circulating after the Oscars.

Daniel specifically reminded: "Alan Horne has been in contact with Martin since he took charge of Disney Pictures. If we don't make adjustments in distribution, we are very likely to lose "John Wick 2"."

Hamada and Jon Berg had no intention of answering.

This matter ultimately depends on Kevin Tsujihara's attitude.

Kevin Tsujihara has just taken office. It is impossible for him to slap himself in the face with the first policy he implements. Moreover, compared to actors and stars, the leaders of large companies are already superior.

But he also knew that this sequel had certain commercial value, saying: "Originally, I thought about waiting for Martin Davis to return to Los Angeles and call him over to talk in person."

Daniel is waiting for his follow-up.

"Forget it, I won't talk to him, so as not to send him the wrong signal, thinking that Warner will no longer be Warner without him." Kevin Tsujihara emphasized: "I still say the same thing, why do those small companies and small jobs Room makes money? Because following Warner Brothers! Not Warner Brothers following them!”

To express his attitude and position, he said to Daniel: "We will fight for it if we can. When Martin Davis returns to Los Angeles, you go and talk to him."

Daniel had a headache, but the path he chose was the right path, both in his own eyes and in the eyes of others. His identity as a Warner executive was the source of his power.

"I'll go and have a talk with him." Daniel still has some expectations for Martin. Martin's works can provide stable performance: "Try to keep him at Warner Bros."

Jon Berg suddenly said: "I have an idea, even if Martin Davis is no longer with Warner Bros.... I mean the worst case scenario."

He just got the benefit: "Martin Davis has a very good eye. We can keep an eye on him. As long as he is interested in which script or novel or comic, we can also talk about it. With the financial resources of Warner Bros. and strength, and I believe those people will make wise choices.”

Fighting for projects is common in Hollywood, especially projects with good profit prospects. In the case of "The Da Vinci Code", many companies competed for it. Sony Columbia finally defeated many Hollywood rivals with a high price of tens of millions of dollars.

It was not difficult for Kevin Tsujihara to make the decision. He looked at Daniel and Jon Berg and said, "You should pay more attention to Martin."

The discussion about Martin and Davis's studio ended there, and several people moved on to other things.

After the meeting, Daniel and Jon Berg went together and asked specifically about matters related to "Dark Land".

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Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

The crew's filming came to the last day, and the set was decorated like "The Helen Show".

Martin and Helen sat on two single sofas respectively, asking and answering questions as if they were participating in a talk show.

Mene stood outside the camera of the interview show wearing black-rimmed glasses, frequently reminding Martin in the field with gestures.

He stars in the film as Martin's lawyer.

This scene was placed on the last day, and the crew had to coordinate Helen's schedule.

Martin and Helen are old partners, and there is a script prepared by the crew. The questions and answers are very smooth. Even if many of the shots are long shots, they can basically be completed in one go.

"Stop!" David Fincher shouted to stop filming: "Get ready for the next scene."

Helen's makeup artist immediately came forward to help her wipe away her sweat. She smiled and said to Martin: "I didn't expect that for the first time I made a movie, I would be playing myself."

After his makeup artist walked away, Martin said: "There is no way the Helen show is too famous. Jillian directly used your talk show name in the book, so we had to ask you to come and play the role."

"I'm not popular enough now. The most popular one is TMZ deputy editor Jodi." Helen lowered her voice and asked, "Didn't you read the previous news?"

Martin shook his head: "No, I've been busy filming." He asked: "Did Jody win an award?"

Helen simply said: "At the Pulitzer Prize in early May, Jodi won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism as a whistleblower."

"It's not easy," Martin said.

Winning the Pulitzer Prize for journalism based on the scandal of a Hollywood tycoon may seem outrageous at first glance, but considering that Guan Hai won the Nobel Peace Prize last year as the commander-in-chief, Pulitzer seems a little more reliable.

Helen added: "I really want to invite Harvey to appear on my show, but unfortunately I can't."

Martin understood what she meant and said, "I can't help it. Harvey probably wants to kill me."

David Fincher's voice came from the director's monitor: "The last scene is about to start shooting. All departments are preparing."

Martin and Helen said no more and sat on the sofa to brew their emotions.

In the rest area outside the set, Bruce dragged a large box in.

Lily asked curiously: "Martin is giving out souvenirs again?"

Bruce said: "Tradition cannot be given up. This is what the high priest Robert said. He has been insisting on the Coke sacrifice and asked Martin to finish each film and continue to distribute souvenirs as he did in the beginning."

Lily said: "That big head talks like a magician all day long in Atlanta."

Elizabeth, who was next to her, didn't know Robert. When she heard the name Atlanta, she held back her curiosity and didn't ask.

Lily asked again: "Are those fish stones inside that you just got?"

"Probably not." Elizabeth answered: "It's probably still a horn statue."

Bruce said: "They are all horn statues. The fish stones are in limited quantity. They were all given to Lily before."

The filming was about to begin and the three stopped talking.

The last long shot mainly shoots a close-up of Martin, with a long list of lines. It was not easy for Martin to perform with emotion and emotion, and he failed twice in the middle.

It wasn't until the third filming that David Fincher shouted: "This one has passed!" He announced again: "All the scenes of "Gone Girl" have been filmed and are now closed!"

There are not many remaining members of the crew, and they are not particularly lively. David Fincher and Danu are both relatively calm people, and there are no special arrangements.

Martin did like to have a bit of fun, but he still respected the director on the set and didn't even prepare latte art or ribbons.

There was applause.

Amidst the applause, the filming stage of this drama was completed.

Martin called Bruce and personally presented the souvenir.

Because of copyright issues, except for the "Dark Knight" crew, all other statues were sculpted based on Martin.

Over the past few years, Martin's statue has become an iconic thing in Hollywood, just like Tom Cruise's cake.

There was no one around, and Bruce whispered: "If one day the Australian bison become extinct, you will be the culprit."

"In a place like Australia, it's impossible for bison to become extinct." Martin changed his tone and whispered: "I'll tell you some good news. Jody won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism."

Bruce felt a dull pain in his pelvis as he thought about Jodi, and said, "I saw the news."

Martin had bad intentions: "When you get back to Los Angeles, remember to congratulate people. This is a major event in life."

Bruce didn't want to talk to Martin anymore.

Martin didn't let him go: "Jodi is very beautiful, with delicate facial features, and with a little makeup, she looks better than many Hollywood actresses."

Bruce picked up the empty box, turned around and left.

Elizabeth came from the side and asked, "Did you hit Bruce again?"

Martin smiled and pulled Elizabeth out of the studio: "Come on, come with me to remove your makeup. I rented a private jet and we will return to Los Angeles today."

Elizabeth held Martin's arm and smiled sweetly: "Let's go home."

Before 6 p.m., Martin and his party boarded a rented business plane and returned to Los Angeles.

Elizabeth has to shoot a commercial for Estée Lauder the next day.

Martin also wants to come back early and finalize related distribution matters before the filming of "John Wick 2".

Because it involves the promotion and release of "Inception", the filming of this movie will not start until the second half of the year.

The next day, Martin came to Davis Studio, called Jessica and Thomas, asked about the progress of negotiations with Disney Pictures, and called Alan Horn.

Alan Horn has just joined Disney and wants to gain a foothold as soon as possible. It is a great achievement to attract Martin.

He gave the biggest concession within his scope of authority. Disney's distribution commission in North America is 27% after box office splitting, and overseas it will not exceed 40%. The specifics will be discussed in detail like the offline commission.

In addition, Allen Horn also agreed to add corresponding guarantee conditions to the contract, which will not change within five years.

Martin wants the next ten years.

Compared to Warner Bros.'s North American distribution commission, which has risen to 30%, Disney Pictures is more sincere.

Martin had just hung up the phone with Alan Horn when his cell phone rang.

The caller was Daniel. The other party learned that he had returned to Los Angeles and wanted to make an appointment with Jon Berg from Warner Pictures to visit him.

Martin made an appointment for the afternoon.

Seeing the end of the call, Bruce reminded: "Warner Pictures held a press conference a few days ago. Jon Berg personally hosted it, and Gillian Flynn, who returned from the set in advance, attended. The press conference was mainly about Introducing Warner Pictures’ upcoming new projects with Gillian.”

"It seems like Jon Berg took it as a big credit," Martin said.

Bruce said: "After all, it is a project that you are optimistic about."

Martin just shrugged.

"Why is he following Daniel?" Bruce was curious: "Come here to demonstrate?"

Martin shook his head: "Who knows, these people promoted by Kevin Tsujihara don't feel very good."

Bruce thought for a while and asked: "Are we really doing nothing? Watching others take away Gillian's project and not doing anything? Leonardo and Nicholson will laugh at you if they know lifetime."

Martin thought about it carefully, and it was the same thing.

He pondered and said, "Why don't we try digging a hole again? They are going to visit us, and it doesn't matter even if they don't step on them."

Bruce agreed: "We won't lose anyway."