In the days that followed, Martin was busy setting up the studio with the help of Thomas and related companies.

The three-story office building where Pacific Pictures is located has a lot of vacant rooms, and Martin has rented an office with an inner sleeve to serve as a studio residency called Davis Film and Television Productions.

In addition to Martin and Bruce, the company's regular employees are only part-time operators from Pacific Pictures who share with Gray.

Davis Studios was quietly established.

On the day of the establishment, Martin solemnly invited Thomas to dinner.

No matter how black-hearted a capitalist is, he can't just let the horses run and not give the horses grazing.

Besides, Martin is a good man with a conscience, not a capitalist.

Thomas listened to Martin's introduction of "Wanted" and said: "When Hollywood movie stars reach a certain stage, they will definitely participate in investment and production, so as to have more say in power, such as Brad Pitt, Leonardo, Rachel Witherspoon, etc., is it too early for you to take this step now?" ”

Martin listened to the sincere advice and said, "I'm in a different situation than theirs. He had the best reason and excuse: "You forgot about Louise, this is Louise's favorite project, and in fact, she is in charge of the platter." ”

As soon as he said this, Thomas immediately put his mind at ease, Martin had Louise standing up underneath, and the starting advantage was already great.

Martin added: "As long as the results are not too bad, it is not difficult for me to get investment." ”

Thomas touched his shiny head and reminded himself that he couldn't look at Martin the same way he looked at other actors.

He saw with his own eyes that Martin had a support group in Atlanta, and the owner of the largest film and television company in Georgia, Kelly Gray, and that female King Kong, were all real rich people.

Thinking of the female King Kong, Thomas looked at Martin sympathetically, for the sake of his career, it is really not easy.

Tyson and Holyfield are nothing more than that.

Martin suddenly noticed that the agent's gaze was a little strange, and decided to add a little more burden to him, after all, he had a treat, and said: "Negotiation is your specialty, go talk to Dingniu Comics, and buy out the copyright of "Wanted". ”

Thomas frowned: "Agents can't be directly involved in film and television production. ”

Martin said: "I didn't let you participate, I won't be able to get to the production stage for a while, I just let you talk about copyright." Thomas, you see around me, except for Lao Bu, who makes a mess, is Mene's unreliable, and you are the only one who is really talented. ”

Thomas was very impressed: "That's what I said. ”

Martin said very solemnly: "For such an important matter, I can only ask you." ”

"Okay, leave it to me." Thomas asked again, "What about your budget?" ”

Martin told the truth: "I'm responsible for the upfront development funding, and you know I'm poor, so the lower the better." ”

After dinner, Thomas returned to the office alone to work overtime, collect the sales and market reaction of "Wanted", learn about the relevant situation of the top cow comics, and so on.

He has to be fully prepared to contact the top cow comics again.

Martin came out of the restaurant, got in the car and looked at the Anne Hathaway dating plan, and said: "Lao Bu, tonight, the crew of "Pretty Woman" is filming a night show, you call the paparazzi reporter, and we will visit the class." ”

Bruce said, "It's date time again. ”

Martin said: "Both Thomas and the crew of the Mountain Eye Crew suggested that a week was the most appropriate. ”

Bruce found a spare phone: "Poor love." ”

Martin retorted: "Don't you think you can kill two birds with one stone while working and enjoying beautiful love?" ”

"Only a pervert like you would think that." Bruce started calling the paparazzi.

A few minutes later, he started the car and pulled Martin straight to downtown Los Angeles.

Halfway through, Martin went to pick up the ordered gifts.

Unlike Atlanta, downtown Los Angeles is a veritable slum.

For safety reasons, the crew chose to shoot the street scene on the main road at night.

When Martin arrived, Anne was filming, the opposite of several princess films, wearing a ripped denim suit with metal buckles, heavy smoky makeup, and large metal earrings and necklaces, much like a little girl on the street.

It is impossible to shoot a young youth film forever, and Anne is also seeking transformation.

After the age of 25, it is difficult for the audience to buy it if she plays a girl in a mainstream Hollywood movie.

A large number of young actresses are waiting for the top in the back, and the Disney princesses are old and will be eliminated directly.

Anne Hathaway is considered a well-developed Disney princess.

Martin got out of the car with a gift and stood on the periphery of the set, not disturbing the normal work of the crew.

In between shooting, Anne saw Martin and waved at him.

Soon, the paparazzi and entertainment reporters appeared.

Hollywood and the entertainment media have some unwritten tacit understanding, when the crew is filming, entertainment and paparazzi generally do not take pictures, but the crew will also provide news appropriately.

Jody got off the motorcycle, and when he saw that the crew was not filming for the time being, he quickly picked up the camera, first photographed Martin who was carrying the gift, and then patted Anne who turned her head to look at Martin.

If you take a photo of the two of them meeting, you can earn at least $100 or more tonight.

The crew filmed for a while, and entered the stage of supplementing energy with a late-night supper, and Martin found Anne with a gift box.

"Why are you here?" Anne pursed her lips and smiled.

Martin opened the gift box: "I called the crew, knowing that you were filming a night show tonight, and I was worried that you wouldn't eat well, so I ordered a golden doughnut for you." ”

Laura and Sandy next to them came over to take a look, saw the gift box opened by Martin, and exclaimed: "You have to order the queen golden doughnut in advance!" ”

Anne leaned closer: "I have a heart." ”

Martin put it in front of her: "Taste? ”

Sandy was very envious: "Annie, you are so happy, I envy you to death." ”

Anne's sense of superiority arose, she picked up a doughnut, took a bite of it, swallowed it and said, "It tastes good, to my taste." ”

She gestured to Laura and Sandy with her eyes.

How quickly Martin reacted: "Now it belongs to you." ”

Anne pointed to the box and said to Sandy and Laura, "Feel free to do so. ”

The unit price is $100, and the doughnuts that need to be specially ordered are constantly watched by many people in the crew, and Anne takes a small bite and feels very face-saving.

The crew did not shoot, and the camera in the hands of the paparazzi reporter kept flashing and turning off the lights.

Anne also noticed, broke a small piece of doughnut, and brought it to Martin's mouth: "You can taste it too." ”

Martin opened his mouth and let Anne put it in his mouth.

The camera shutter rang out.

Martin ate it and said, "It tastes like you on it, it's very good." ”

Anne stared at Martin, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, but unfortunately......

Martin was keenly aware of the change in Anne's expression, and faintly guessed, and said: "I wanted to visit the class earlier, but I was delayed by work these days." ”

Hearing this, Anne was faintly dissatisfied, how could work be more important than herself?

Martin's words didn't stop: "I just set up a studio and I'm going to invest in a new film project that involves tens of millions of dollars, and I don't dare to be careless. ”

Anne's dissatisfaction immediately dissipated, and she asked curiously, "Your company?" A 10 million dollar project? ”

Of course, Martin would not do such an immoral thing as deceiving people, and he was telling the truth: "The total investment may be more than 40 million US dollars, I have some connections in Atlanta, and I can pull more than half of the investment, and the rest will be solved through a platter, and if it goes well, I will be the second producer and actor." ”

Anne blinked her beautiful eyes, her dissatisfaction disappeared without a trace, and the only flaw on the other side seemed to be gone, and her expression was full of joy: "Martin, you are so good, now you are starting to develop towards a producer." ”

Martin made a deep impression on her: "When my crew is established, I will take you over to visit." ”

Anne wanted to see it for herself: "Okay. ”

She picked up the leftover half of the doughnut and brought it to Martin's mouth again: "You are so tired, you have worked hard, eat more, I have been busy filming recently, I neglected you, you must take care of yourself." ”

"Don't worry, I will." Martin ate the rest of the doughnut and pointed to the box, "Another one?" ”

Anne shook her head: "I can't eat anymore, eating too much will affect the camera." ”

Martin brought Anne's kettle from the side, handed it to her, and took another trash can, waiting for Anne to drink and rinse her mouth, and the trash can was placed at her feet.

Anne covered her mouth, spit out the mouthwash, and smiled at Martin, "Thank you." ”

Martin said, "Yes. ”

Anne tilted her head and watched Martin go to throw out the trash, her mouth pursed into a nice line.

He is handsome, has a good personality, has a bright future, can attract tens of millions of dollars in investment, and is so considerate......

Anne's heart pounded.

She hurriedly held it down and secretly reminded herself: to be reserved, to maintain a high profile, to hang him further.

As the crew's break was coming to an end, Anne quietly looked around and found that many reporters and paparazzi were staring at her and Martin.

Before touching up her makeup, she came to Martin, grabbed his hand hard, and looked at each other affectionately: "Work is important, body is more important, pay attention to rest, don't get tired." ”

Martin shook her hand back and fell in love: "Annie, you are my driving force to drive the project, I swear, you will be a real princess!" ”

Not far away, the female paparazzi Jody was afraid of this scene.

She flipped through the digital camera, looked back at the photo just now, smiled with satisfaction, then spat and scolded: "Dog man and woman! ”

If these two don't have an adulterous relationship, she eats the camera!

The crew restarted, and Martin left.

As expected, the next day, there was gossip about him and Anne in the gossip entertainment newspapers.

It is enough to maintain a certain amount of heat.

Soon, the good news came from Thomas, who negotiated with Ding Niu Comics several times, and finally reached an agreement to buy out all the rights to "Wanted" for a total price of $350,000.

Not only the film adaptation rights, but also the full copyright including comic sequels, adaptations, drama adaptations, and animation adaptations.

According to Martin's idea, if the movie is successful, the series adaptation rights can be sold to online platforms such as Netflix in the future.

So, make the movie as successful as possible.

(End of chapter)