Chapter 183: Sophia's shadow looms
At the Four Seasons Hotel, Martin and Bruce came to the café, found a booth, and waited for Vincent and Sophia to come over.
Bruce wondered, "How can you be afraid of Sophia, you rotten person?" It doesn't make sense. ”
"Do you have shit in your head?" Martin reminded: "Sophia is my gold master, I can't even slap her, dare to offend her?" Since I can't offend, with her style, can I not be afraid? ”
Bruce was in pain: "Makes sense. ”
Martin asked tentatively, "Lao Bu, what about you?" ”
Bruce wants to pick up his clothes and be a civilized man again.
Martin hurriedly said: "I don't mean anything else, I'm just helping you find the crux of the problem and get rid of the psychological shadow." ”
Bruce seemed to be recalling a distant event: "Sophia saved me." ”
"I see." Martin began to answer: "You were originally a pair of male and female thieves, Sophia saved you, but chose Vincent's father, you joined Vincent's family in order to protect your beloved, Sophia's old love is unforgettable, and you get drunk and ......"
Bruce glared at Martin: "Shut up! Believe it or not, I gave you to Sophia! ”
Martin could see that there must be a bloody story in it, but unfortunately Lao Bu refused to tell it.
On the upper floor of the hotel, Sophia walks out of the suite in a tracksuit, and although the clothes are loose enough, they are still tight on her, highlighting her huge size.
The investment was a great success, and the smile on her face could not be hidden.
It's a pity that the collagen loss is serious, and the smile is slightly scary.
Scott, the little brother with the bag, followed behind with his legs split, and his walking posture was slightly weird.
Converging Vincent, the three of them entered the elevator room.
There were also three people waiting for the elevator to go down, Harvey Weinstein with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
Sophia saw Harvey at a glance and couldn't help grinning, because there was too much meat on her face, and her smile was particularly hideous: "What a coincidence, fat man, we meet again." ”
Harvey remembered this female King Kong and said stubbornly, "I don't know you." ”
He looked left and right, but fortunately there were two younger brothers this time.
After the last time he was at Warner Studios, Harvey specifically inquired, and the other party did not mix with Hollywood, and those from Georgia were not in his sphere of influence at all.
Sophia beckoned to the little brother who was carrying the bag: "Kettle." ”
Scott immediately took out the pink kettle and handed it to Sophia, who untied the straw cap, grabbed the crown of the kettle, and drank the water, her eyes constantly drifting to Harvey's fat big ass.
Harvey unconsciously took a step back, leaned over the corner, and hid his ass first.
When Matt Damon and Ben Affleck saw him like this, they thought they had met some female boss, so they didn't interject rashly.
In the case of ordinary actresses, they dare to rush to the front and take the initiative to help Harvey solve the trouble.
This kind of thing that even Harvey is afraid of, look at it.
Sophia's gaze turned to Harvey's mouth again, then looked down at the kettle, and then at Harvey's big mouth, as if thinking about size.
Last time, this fat man wanted to grab "Eyes Across the Mountain", Sophia remembered it clearly.
Vincent lifted his cowboy hat and moved his wrist slightly.
The atmosphere was stagnant, and Harvey couldn't help but say: "This is Los Angeles, this is a society governed by the rule of law!" ”
Sophia sneered: "When you grabbed "Eyes Across the Mountain", why didn't you talk about the law? Didn't rob me, talk about the law? ”
Harvey's momentum is a little weak, after all, he can't suffer the immediate loss: ""Eyes Across the Mountain" won the box office championship, what do you want?" ”
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck also knew that last week's North American box office champion must be a low-investment, high-return film, but they didn't expect Harvey to compete for this film and lose.
Who is this woman?
As if instinctively, both of them didn't actually think about it, and their feet took a step away from Harvey.
It seems to say that we are not familiar with this fat man.
The elevator doors opened and Harvey was the first to enter, with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck hesitating, but still following.
Harvey pressed the close button again and again, and waited until the elevator door closed, only to breathe a sigh of relief.
Matt Damon has a lot of thoughts, just like when he helped Harvey suppress the media and actresses, most of the time he encouraged Affleck to make phone calls, and he called less often.
He looked very frank: "Harvey, who is that person?" Like a female killer, scared both Ben and me. ”
Harvey said: "The rednecks from the southeast, vulgar, rude, and ignorant of the rules of the civilized world, I will have to clean them up sooner or later." ”
Affleck asked, "They snatched 'Eyes Across the Mountain' from you?" ”
Damon touched Affleck with his arm, and Affleck quickly shut up.
Harvey didn't seem to care: "Business, it's normal to win and lose, they robbed me this time, and I will naturally find a way to rob them next time." ”
Damon followed his words and asked, "Are they ready to continue investing in Hollywood?" ”
"Possibly." The elevator opened, Harvey came out of the door, took out his mobile phone and called: "There are a few people, help me keep an eye on the point, and by the way, inquire about what projects they want to invest in Hollywood." ”
Entering the hotel lobby, Harvey put away his phone and said to Matt Damon: "If you want to fight for Martin Scorsese's new project, it will be difficult for me to help you, he works with Warner Bros., my relationship with Warner Bros. has deteriorated, and helping you to speak can only be counterproductive." ”
Damon is well aware that auditions are not the key to winning a role, and adds: "When you were at Miramax, you worked with director Scorsese twice. ”
Harvey thought for a moment, and let them owe favors first: "I'll give Scorsese a call, Warners needs you to figure it out yourself." ”
Matt Damon has been working with Warner Bros. on the Rohan series, and he doesn't think there's much of a problem on Warner's side.
In the café on the first floor, Sophia saw Martin and Bruce who got up to greet them, and strode towards the booth.
She opened her arms and hugged Martin first: "Come, celebrate the success." ”
Even if Martin's acting skills are excellent, his body is stiff at the moment, and his face is nervous.
In this situation, there are a few men who are not afraid.
Bruce's pervert is even more unbearable, and when he hugged Sophia to celebrate, his legs were shaking all the time, just like what he was back then.
Martin shook Vincent's hand again: "Boss, congratulations. ”
"It's so out-of-this, call me Vincent!" Vincent also hugged Martin: "I made you a friend, no mistake." ”
Martin invited the two to sit.
As for Scott, the little brother with the bag, he consciously stood in the distance.
"I talked to Vincent about investing another $4 million in addition to the initial $6 million investment," Sophia said. In addition, all the investment income generated by "Eyes Across the Mountain" was used for the investment of "Wanted". ”
Martin quickly calculated in his mind that the $10 million upfront investment on Sophia's side, and the expenses incurred by him, including the adaptation rights, were counted as $3 million investment by Louise, which was $13 million.
The other two major investors are Pacific Pictures and Gray Films, which also plan to invest all the proceeds in "Wanted".
Louise has estimated that based on a North American box office of 80 million and a global box office of $140 million, after the distributor Warner Bros. deducts various expenses, the full copyright income of the three investors, including box office, DVD, TV, etc., will be at least more than 40 million US dollars.
It's almost the same as making a "Wanted".
Of course, Martin looks at the book figures, how to actually operate, and now he doesn't ask, understand, or participate.
In case something goes wrong, he can find someone in several ways, and he doesn't have this ability at the moment.
Vincent then said, "Hopefully we can win a few more box office titles." ”
Martin said: "It's impossible to see the eye across the mountain, so we have to wait for our next project." ”
Sophia suddenly said, "I sponsored a bartender contest in Georgia, and Elena was the champion. ”
Martin glanced at Scott, one thing at the same time to make two people remember each other, this is what he often does, and Sophia is also very comfortable doing it.
"Thank you." That's all he can say.
The matter of the investment in "Wanted" was determined, and the two sides did not talk for too long.
In the café, many people looked this way, as if they recognized Martin.
A cleaner quietly ran into the safe passage where no one was around, took out a broken phone, pulled out a call, and called out.
"I have important news to offer." He said to the paparazzi on the other side: "Martin Davis, the young star who has been hot lately, is having a tryst with a woman at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly. ”
The paparazzi over there immediately became excited: "You pay attention, I'll be there soon." ”
It's not the first time a cleaner has done this kind of work: "Don't forget my informant fee. ”
Almost at the same time, a part-time worker at the café took out his mobile phone and sent a text message to Yu Ji, who was familiar with him.
"Martin Davis at the Four Seasons."
"Coming soon!"
Coming out of the café, Martin walked towards the main entrance of the hotel.
Through the glass door, he vaguely saw the paparazzi moving, and he asked, "Lao Bu, your name is the paparazzi?" ”
"Nope." Bruce understood what was going on when he thought about it: "Los Angeles is full of news informants, and you are now popular, and you must have been reported." ”
Martin went straight out through the front door, and now he needs exposure.
The flashing lights were lit one after another under the hotel steps, and seven or eight paparazzi were waiting for him.
Bruce drove over quickly, Martin stepped down the steps, and the paparazzi surrounded him.
"We got the news that you had a tryst with a lady at the hotel. Martin, you betrayed Anne? Or did you break up with Anne? ”
Martin ignored it and pulled the door to get into the car.
A paparazzi reached out to pull the door, Martin pointed to his hand, and the paparazzi had to retract his hand.
Hotel security came out at this time, and the paparazzi dispersed.
Bruce drove away quickly.
There were no photos of Martin leaving the hotel with the woman, and the paparazzi were quite disappointed.
Retain a little bit of humanity, or drive or ride a motorcycle to chase Martin's car.
The face has long been thrown away, so I simply turned the camera to take pictures of the young women entering and exiting the hotel door, and went back to write a small composition.
Martin found that the paparazzi were following him.
At night, he had to go to Louise's house to pay off his debts, and finally had to let Bruce take the paparazzi to the street, and he drove Bruce's pickup truck to meet Louise.
It's hard work to pay off hundreds of millions of debts.
(End of chapter)