At Los Angeles International Airport, Julie carried a little boy who was less than four years old and entered the VIP room with her assistant.

Louise beckoned.

Julie went over, greeted Martin and Louise one by one, and sat down across from her.

Martin looked at the black-haired and yellow-skinned boy and asked, "This little handsome guy?" ”

Julie introduced: "My son, Maddox, returned to Cambodia this time, mainly for him, and by the way, let me be quiet by myself. ”

Martin understood that this was Julie's adopted Cambodian son.

Louise said, "As cool as you are, you must be a handsome guy like Martin when you grow up." ”

Julie glanced at Martin and was extremely approving: "It's okay to be half as handsome as Martin." ”

The little boy was afraid of life, so he buried his head in Julie's shoulder, not daring to speak.

Louise doesn't like children very much, and she doesn't have any interest in teasing children, she asked directly: "The film failed, it seems that you took on a lot of pressure, and you went overseas to hide and be clean." ”

Julie gently patted the child's back and smiled: "It's not as stressful as you, is it okay over there?" ”

"More than a dozen investors have broken off cooperation." Louise understated how much pressure there was, only she knew: "I can only go overseas to find investment." ”

Julie said: "As far as I know, there are a lot of overseas people who want to invest in Hollywood, and even some people use Hollywood films as scams, and it is easy to attract funds. ”

Martin glanced at Louise first, as if thinking about her, and then continued: "Cambodians are interested in investing in Hollywood? ”

Julie thought for a moment, "There should be, I haven't noticed." She looked at Louise: "With your experience and qualifications, as long as the project is good, there is no problem in attracting investment." ”

Louise turned to Martin's topic: "I have a project in my hand that I want you to attend. ”

Julie was quite surprised: "You're not afraid that I'll mess it up again?" I've failed three times in a row. ”

Louise's words were equally beautiful: "We have been friends for many years, and we can't just watch you fall, we can pull a handful." ”

She first said something nice, and then said "ugly things": "Of course, my project can't afford to pay that much." ”

In times of difficulty, someone is willing to pull a hand, which is extremely rare in Hollywood, Julie said: "I am almost out of confidence myself." ”

Martin knew his own identity, just listened, not spoken.

Louise continued: "Let's make a comeback together and tell Hollywood that we're nowhere near the end of the story. ”

Julie handed her son to her assistant and asked, "What project?" ”

Louise said: "An action shootout movie, adapted from "Wanted" by Ding Niu Comics, Martin is the male lead, and you are the female lead. ”

Julie said: "I look back at the script, as long as the script and the characters are okay, the rest is not a problem. ”

"Alexander the Great" failed, and although the unlucky actor was Colin Farrell, she was also implicated, and it is difficult to have other suitable opportunities in the short term.

Unless next year's "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is a success.

Louise said, "I'll have someone talk to your agent when I get back." ”

Julie looked at Martin and remembered that he had a movie that was about to be released, and if it was a success, then she should come down and work with the winner, maybe she could get rid of the bad luck?

If she fails, she can only refuse Louise's kindness.

is already in a difficult situation, can't fall into the abyss, and doesn't even have a chance to turn over.

Louise changed the subject again: "You know Cambodia well?" ”

Julie glanced at her son, her eyes full of love: "I have set up a foundation over there, and the King of Cambodia is ready to confer on me the title of Honorary National." ”

Louise said: "The next time I have a chance, I will also go over and take a look and contribute." ”

After a few more conversations, it was time to board, and Martin and Louise went to first class.

The two of them sit next to each other, and it is convenient to lie down and talk together after lowering the partition in the middle.

Louise pulled Martin's arm, pillowed it underneath, and said, "As long as there is an eye across the mountain, Julie's side is not a problem." ”

She saw Martin wearing headphones in one ear, took them off and listened: "Boston accent? ”

Martin said simply: "Scorsese's new project, a gangster film based on the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs", Leonardo is the first protagonist, and I want to strive for the second protagonist. ”

Louise handed the headphones back to Martin: "It's a great way to pull it up, but you're going to have a lot of competition and it's hard to win. ”

Martin said: "The easiest way is to bring money into the group. ”

Louise turned her head to look at Martin and guessed what he was thinking: "If you don't have more than 10 million dollars, you don't have to think about it." ”

Martin took the initiative and said, "So, rich woman, I can only count on you to let you take care of me again." ”

Louise was dissatisfied: "Call me a rich woman when you need it, and call me a drunkard, a pervert and a prodigal when you don't, this is you." ”

"The front is serious, and the back is not to increase the fun?" Martin emphasized: "That's a Martin Scorsese gangster film, and it's a sure win. ”

Louise shook her head slowly: "Scorsese's films, like Quentin, have never been good at the box office, and they need to be collected from offline operations." Bad seeds, do you need me to remind you? The cost of time is also a cost. What's more, Pacific Pictures doesn't have so many investors anymore. ”

Martin was silent for a moment, but his mind was on the process of making "Zombie Dani" happen when he was in Atlanta.

At that time, he jumped up and down, and after pulling the upper house and the lower house, he forced to make a plate.

When I was a young actor in my previous life, the producer didn't have two ends, and he used this one to fool the other end, and in turn used the other end to fool this end, so I didn't see too many examples.

Bill Gates' son-in-law is a joke, but similar cases are not uncommon in the film industry.

Louise knew Martin a little and asked, "Bad seed, what bad idea are you holding back?" You do bad things, don't pull me. ”

Martin asked, "What about using other people's money to help you make money?" ”

"Are you so kind?" Louise didn't believe him: "What's in it for you?" ”

Martin said calmly: "A multi-million dollar salary, and a role on the Scorsese crew. ”

Louise just looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Martin said, "You've been around Pacific Pictures for almost 10 years, right? During this period, he participated in the shooting of many films, and the logo of Pacific Pictures can be seen in the opening credits of many films. ”

Louise sighed: "Most of them are low-to-medium investment movies, A-grade big platter, the only time, messed up." ”

"You told me last time that you want to jump out of North America, out of the area most affected by Alexander the Great's failure, and invest overseas." Martin thought about it carefully: "What if you add Martin Scorsese and Leonardo? What about pulling investment with their projects? ”

Louise has participated in many platters, and when she heard it, she understood what Martin meant: "Pacific Pictures pulls investment in their name, and then you go to the crew with the investment you pull to win the role?" ”

Martin said: "I have definite news, the crew will be established in February, it is a film starring Leonardo, I believe there must be many people who are willing to invest, Pacific Pictures can get management fees and profit commissions, borrow other people's chickens to lay their own eggs!" ”

Louise has also been thinking about overseas investment recently, thinking for a moment: "It can only be carried out overseas, it is better not to be in Europe, with Leonardo's appeal, the studio in Hollywood was established, and as soon as the news report came out, it was not difficult to attract investment." ”

Who would dare to underestimate Jack's charisma?

Martin fills in the gaps: "With your operational ability, even if investors want to go to Hollywood and the crew, you can take them to Warner Studios and deal with them." ”

Louise still has this confidence: "Small. ”

She has already begun to think about how to operate: "This project, Scorsese and Warner Bros. cooperated, and it was not difficult for me to get the formal materials from the crew...... Since it is a pulled investment, I can ignore the time cost. ”

Martin is self-aware, his current fame and appeal are not enough, to be precise, he has not established a brand, and can only rely on Pacific Pictures.

Louise looked at Martin, "It's just that in this way, you owe me a lot of money." ”

"Honey, think differently." Martin is now very conscious, although the physical capital is sufficient, but the brand capital is seriously insufficient: "In the future, I will become popular and become a movie star with market appeal, you can use my reputation to attract investment!" ”

Louise laughed and then shook her head, "When that happens, you'll abandon me." ”

Martin put away all the impropriety and asked very seriously: "In your eyes, am I this kind of person?" ”

Louise wanted to say yes, but suddenly fell silent, the failure of "Alexander the Great" made her experience an unprecedented setback, most investors abandoned Pacific Pictures, but Martin and Kelly did not.

Although she knew that Martin had a complicated mind, she felt much better about Martin than before, and said, "I'll talk about it later." ”

After the flight successfully reached the port city, Louise called Pacific Pictures at the airport and asked the company to immediately contact Warner Bros. to express its interest in investing in Martin Scorsese's new project.

When it comes to tens of millions of dollars in investment, it's normal to talk about a few months.

The International Bartenders Association sent someone to receive them, and the two of them stayed in a luxury suite at the Four Seasons Hotel.

Martin was very self-conscious, acting as a silent male companion, and met with Louise the president of the Bartenders Association, as well as several senior master bartenders.

The subsequent International Bartender Conference will be attended by bartenders and senior drinkers from all over the world, and the venue of the conference will be placed in the famous convention and exhibition center.

Martin went to the assistant of the chairman of the board of directors, asked for a copy of the meeting process and guest list, and went back to the room to take a closer look.

Louise also came to the study, ready to write a plan, and saw Martin looking through the information very seriously: "What are you doing with these?" ”

"Of course I have to contribute to my idea." "See if there's any potential customers in there," Martin said. ”

Louise said, "Very conscious, come on." ”

Looking through it, Martin found a few people to focus on, and through Louise's connections with the Bartenders Association, he got more public information.

There should be a third chapter later, being coded.

(End of chapter)