Chapter 149: Marriage Proposal
As if premeditated, overnight, many reports of the wax museum actor Martin Davis appeared in many gossip media.
The box office of the film exceeded expectations in the first week, and Martin naturally wanted to be the absolute leading actor.
And he argues for what he is right.
In the living room of the villa, Louise stood in front of the bar, poured a glass of wine, and asked, "How much did it cost?" β
Martin roughly said: "The gossip newspapers didn't spend much, and they weren't the top pages, the heaviest Hollywood reports, the resources that Thomas applied to the company. β
Louise pushed him a glass of whiskey: "The leading actor at the box office, WMA pushes, it's normal." β
Martin clinks glasses with her: "Celebrate me." β
Louise chuckled, "Celebrate being the last star." β
Martin drank the wine: "From a producer's point of view, I'm worth $1 million now? β
Louise will not mislead Martin, and said directly: "It's not worth it, the reason is very simple, you are not the first protagonist of the wax museum, if you can get such a box office across the mountain, your salary will be $1 million." β
Martin knows that the risk is directly proportional to the gain.
The protagonist bears the serious consequences of failure and naturally enjoys the greatest dividends of success.
Louise poured another drink: "Tonight's wine tastes exceptional." β
"Because the platter of this movie will make you money," Martin said. He threw his face away: "Seriously, I envy Mene, once Paris agrees, he has no worries about life." Rich woman, take care of me, I really don't want to struggle. β
Louise pulled out a box and pushed it to Martin, "Take a look." β
Martin was surprised: "Do you still have to sign an agreement?" I don't think it's necessary, mine is yours ......"
Louise said, "Shut up and take a look." β
Martin opened the black box, and inside was a mobile phone, and the battery on the back cover was as thick as a brick.
He had seen something similar, and the former copycat machine was claimed to be on standby for a month.
"Sent to me?" Martin wondered.
As it turns out, Louise is just as good at playing: "This phone has no problem talking for half a night." β
Martin immediately understood: "You're going to call Kelly." β
Louise stretched out her long fingers and flirtatiously picked Martin's chin: "The film you starred in won the box office, and you have to call your ex-boss and let her enjoy this joy together, are you right?" β
Martin agreed: "Let's go upstairs and call Kelly." β
A few minutes later, Kelly Gray, who was far away in Atlanta, cursed ten thousand words in her heart, and then turned on her phone to play it.
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The next morning, Martin called Bruce, drove Mene, and went straight to the prison where Paris Hilton was being held.
Today is the big day for Paris to get out of prison.
Of course, the crew will not miss this delicious big cake, and they have communicated with Mene in advance.
"Boss, do you think I'm okay?" Mene asked, holding flowers in his hand.
Martin looked carefully, helped Mene straighten his tie, and said, "Very handsome, definitely a killer of middle-aged and elderly women." β
Bruce said: "It's almost here, there are a lot of people and cars, and you can't get by." β
In the empty field in front of the prison gate, countless media reporters and paparazzi gathered, as well as several TV stations, and simply drove the OB van over.
Mene asked, "Will she not go here?" β
"She's definitely going to go here, Susan communicated with her in advance." "Trust me, she's not going to pass up this opportunity to make her famous," Martin said. β
Susan had already communicated with Paris's agent, and Paris had been persuaded that there was only one way out of her mind.
Bruce pressed the horn of the car, but the front refused to give way.
Martin slapped Mene: "Lower the window glass and show your head, those bastards will automatically give way." β
Mene opened the window and shouted, "Guys, don't delay my proposal, okay?" β
Many reporters and paparazzi turned their heads to look over, and when they saw Uncle Mene's hot face, they consciously gave way, and helped the people in front of them to get out of the way quickly, don't get in the way of Uncle Mene.
Bruce drove to the door, and turned around, "Man, get on." β
Martin pulled out a box and handed it to Mene: "In case she says yes, don't forget to put a ring on someone." β
Mene opened the box and saw a pigeon egg: "Boss, this ......"
Martin said: "Don't worry, fake, Paris don't want it, you keep it and send the next one." β
Mene scratched her head: "It's not good for her to really agree and wear a fake diamond ring." β
"It's fine." Martin had a bad idea: "She has to promise, let her pay for it, and you go buy another real one." β
Mene agreed: "Makes sense. β
Martin glanced at his watch: "It's almost time, go ahead." β
On this occasion, he and Lao Bu will not steal the limelight from Mene.
Mene got out of the car, straightened his suit, straightened his tie, grabbed the bouquet of roses, and strode towards the prison door.
At this moment, the focus of dozens of cameras and camera lenses is all Mene!
Mene stood a dozen meters away in front of the prison gate, waiting for his goddess to come out.
I don't know how much gossip media headlines this picture will steal tomorrow.
Bruce unbuckled his seatbelt and said, "This circle is so fun, it's so much more fun than being a scavenger." β
Martin asked, "Addicted to playing?" Don't get lost in Kim. β
Bruce laughed: "When the promotion period of this movie is over, it will naturally be over." β
Martin sneered again: "You don't say this like a civilized person, like a scumbag." β
Bruce said, "No way, I learned it all from you." β
The prison door opened, and Paris Hilton came out with her bag on her back.
Countless flashing lights were lit up, and the media feast began.
Mene held the rose, walked to Paris, came to two meters in front of her, knelt on one knee, and offered the rose: "Paris, marry me!" β
The surrounding reporters and paparazzi joined in the fun and shouted: "Marry him!" Marry him ......"
The momentum is so loud that it is breathtaking.
After all, once Paris agrees, the love story of the poor boy and the princess can be written, and the news will definitely explode.
Paris suddenly, looking at Mene carefully, the unknown little actor in the crew, pursed his mouth to the root of his ear, took the rose, and threw it on the ground: "Boring trick." β
She turned and walked towards her car, where the agent was waiting.
Mene squeezed his eyes hard, although his acting skills were not as good as his tongue, he was finally not wasted, and two lines of tears flowed.
Suddenly, an idea popped into his mind, what if Paris was accused of not agreeing to discriminate against black people?
Mene slowly got up, his head bowed, tears in his eyes, and walked towards the Volkswagen.
There were a lot of media reporters whose camera lenses turned to his side.
Love is hard to come by!
The pathos is full!
As Paris gets in the car and leaves, the farce finally comes to an end.
Mene didn't want to be besieged by dozens of reporters and paparazzi, so he got into the Volkswagen before they could come.
The effect had been achieved, and Martin told Bruce to start the car and run away.
Mene wiped away her tears and sighed: "My love that ended before it began." β
Martin received a call from Susan, hung up after chatting for a while, and said to Mene: "Man, to tell you good news, Susan asked me to tell you that her next production scene will leave you a supporting role that is no less than that of the wax museum." β
Mene immediately came to the spirit: "What play, boss, are you participating?" β
Martin shook his head: "The actor is Susan's fiancΓ© Robert Downey Jr., I can't compete, I won't participate." β
Like this, there is no need to try to operate, and the probability of success is infinitely close to zero.
The failed marriage proposal was immediately thrown behind by Mene, who said to Martin: "Boss, since I met you, my luck has improved. β
Martin thought for a moment: "My luck is good, and you have brought me good luck too." β
Indeed, although the rating and reputation of the wax museum have been declining, the box office trend of the film has not fallen off a cliff due to the continuous publicity and stimulation.
Approaching Halloween, the traditional popular schedule of horror films, Hollywood horror films began to be released in a heap, and the box office champion of the wax museum lasted only a week before being ceded to Columbia Pictures' "American version of The Grudge".
However, $9.58 million is enough to ensure that the wax museum will sit in second place at the box office the following weekend.
Counting the box office revenue from Monday to Thursday, the film's North American box office totaled $36.14 million.
Grossing over $50 million in North America is not a problem.
Global distribution capabilities are one of Hollywood's top six companies, and Warner Bros. launched the film this weekend into several overseas markets, including the United Kingdom, Mexico and Germany, and the wax museum quickly grossed more than $15 million overseas.
Producer Silver Pictures and distributor Warner Bros. held a party to celebrate the film.
The party also had a short red carpet ceremony.
It's also a form of regular propaganda.
When Martin walked the red carpet again, media reporters were treated completely differently.
The few fans at the door of the hotel screamed, the camera flash never stopped, and even a reporter took the initiative to stop him and wanted to interview.
Martin was only interviewed by his collaborators, and talked eloquently in front of the cameras of Warner TV.
"The box office success of the film is the credit of the whole crew, and every staff member has worked hard for it." He does things in a high-profile manner and is a low-key person: "Personally, I am very lucky. Silver Pictures gave me the opportunity to star, Warner Bros. got the film in front of the audience, and Susan and Zommy helped me a lot on set. β
As he spoke, director Zomi Hill came over.
He opened his arms and hugged Martin tightly, making the relationship excellent at first glance.
In an interview, Zomi did not hesitate to praise: "I was very lucky to be able to work with such a wonderful actor as Martin in my first film as a director, he is a genius of acting, I just have to say what I want, he can achieve it perfectly, I never have to worry about his performance." β
The two have a good relationship and are happy to blow each other in business.
Susan, who came later, also spoke highly of Martin and Zommi's work.
The film is successful, everyone is good, and in front of the media, it is naturally hello, hello, hello, everyone.
Send three more, ask for a monthly pass! Uncle Mene proposed, let's ask for a monthly pass...
(End of chapter)