After removing the makeup, Martin saw Kate and Leonardo waiting for him, and asked with a smile, "How is it, is there any good news?" ”

Kate stepped forward and hugged him: "Congratulations, you have become my partner." ”

Leonardo bumped his fist with Martin: "You guy, it's always brilliant to play a pervert." ”

Martin sneered: "Because I have you as a friend, I don't need to experience life, just act like you." ”

"This is not the place to talk." Kate beckoned the two to the next lounge: "Don't say anything about either of you, you're both bastards who like one another." ”

Leonardo affectionately said: "For so many years, I have only loved you." ”

Facing her best friend, Kate was as spicy as when she was filming the big ship: "Leo, you won't have a bad conscience when you say this?" Look at you, your heart is empty and your stomach is propped up. ”

"Don't talk about me." Leonardo sat on the couch: "You're no better. ”

Martin looked at the two and said, "Actually, a line in the Titanic is very suitable for you. ”

Leonardo knew that this rotten man had nothing to say, so he didn't bother to ask.

Kate was curious and asked, "What lines?" ”

"You jump and I jump." Martin gestured and said, "Now, you're fat and I'm fat." ”

Kate raised her eyebrows: "Woman, it's better to be plump." ”

Martin nodded: "Makes sense." ”

Leonardo said: "Kate, I suggest you guard against this guy, every time he comes to a crew, he likes to fall in love with the heroine." ”

Martin defended: "Less slanderous people, have you ever had the crew of "Eyes Across the Mountain" and "The Departed"? ”

Kate's gossip fire burned: "So, are your rumors with Julie and Aniston true?" ”

Martin neither admits nor denies.

Leonardo said, "He's going to throw Julie and Aniston together for a party." ”

Martin changed the subject: "Your Appian Way was also involved in the investment? ”

"Give Kate a hand." Leonardo said half-truthfully: "Also, I heard that you bastard is going to be the male lead, as a member of the trio, I also want to show something." ”

Martin would not believe his nonsense, sent a middle finger, and asked Kate instead: "When will the filming start?" Going to Germany for a shoot? ”

Kate said: "Filming starts next month and ends in August if it goes well, and most of the scenes are on location at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, except for some of the back-of-house scenes that will be filmed in Germany. ”

Martin knew that Pinewood Studios, Hollywood's largest filming base in the UK, was shot here for all the Harry Potter and Bond sets.

Leonardo said: "By the way, I heard old Jack say that his old lover will also go to Pinewood Studios to shoot this summer, and there should be a lot of crew there." ”

Martin said, "It just so happens that I'm bored in London, and you and the old bastard go over to visit the class, and we'll make a game in London." ”

Kate knows a lot: "You guys talking about Meryl Streep and Mamma Mia? ”

Leonardo nodded.

Martin pondered and said: "The power of firecrackers seems to be a little small, is there a fireworks bomb sold in London?" ”

There are no fireworks bombs, and there are two kicks, so you don't have to get close.

"You have a great idea?" Leonardo immediately became interested: "Don't worry, I will definitely take Nicholson to visit the class in London." ”

The three of them chatted passionately here and were very harmonious.

In another office, the atmosphere was tense, and Thomas's negotiations with the crew were quite anxious.

It took a full two days, and only an agreement was reached on the basic salary and sharing.

In the Hollywood industry, male stars are generally paid more than female stars, and Martin's coffee position is not as good as Kate Winslet, but the basic salary is the same as the latter, all of which are $4 million.

On the one hand, the investors control the early risks, the project investment is low, and on the other hand, most of the stars' income is transferred to the later share, which can also motivate the main creators to come up with better performance.

The same goes for Martin.

The later division mainly involved the North American box office and DVD.

When the North American box office exceeds the $30 million cost line, the extra 2% is used as Martin's share, and it is the most common stepped share in the industry, with the share of more than $10 million rising to 2.5%, and so on, with a maximum cap of 4%.

In terms of DVDs, in addition to the union's standard, there is also a 1.5% net profit share.

This kind of offline net profit sharing basically has no time limit, and a veritable long-term meal ticket, after the beneficiary is hanged, it can also be inherited by the designated heir.

The focus of the film's revenue is not the box office, but the offline upswing, and the biggest benefit of winning heavyweight awards at the Oscars is reflected in DVD rental and sales and TV rights.

Subsequently, Thomas and the crew negotiated the terms of nudity.

Like the heroine Kate Winslet, the key point ahead cannot be revealed.

If the film wants to be released on a large scale in North America after it is completed, it will be at least R-rated, and if you really want the birds to come out to find food, it will become NC-17.

After Thomas negotiated all the terms, Martin signed the actor's contract and took a makeup photo with Kate by the way.

The crew of "The Reader" was officially announced, with Martin and Kate Winslet as the male and female leads, and a promotional poster was released.

On the poster, Martin and Kate each occupy one side, showing equal positions.

As soon as the news came out, Los Angeles critics, who usually specialize in good relations, praised Martin's choice.

Kenneth Turan, the number one critic of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, praised Martin's choice this time in a column in the Los Angeles Times.

"After solving the basic problems of life through commercial films, Martin Davis has shown his artistic pursuit and ambition to realize his acting talent, and Hollywood is bound to give birth to another artist in the future."

Several other well-known critics have also mentioned this in their columns.

The critics have a considerable influence on the awards and the Oscars.

Before leaving Los Angeles for London, Martin arrives at Louise's mansion.

Not only Louise was there, but Kelly was also coming from Atlanta.

Martin was a little surprised: "Why did you come here all of a sudden?" ”

Kelly drank a cup of expansion screws concocted by Louise and said, "I heard this prodigal thing say about you, and I came here on purpose. ”

Martin came to the bar, took a glass of wine from Louise, pulled out a high chair and sat down, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Louise picked up her wine glass, gestured to the two, took a sip of wine, and said, "In the past two years, Kelly and I have made a lot of money through your projects, and I won't tell you how much we earned." ”

Martin deliberately said: "There are always tens of billions." ”

Kelly smiled and leaned back, pointed at Louise and said, "She definitely has, I don't have to." ”

Louise pulled Kelly over and pinched her face hard: "Get down to business, don't mess with the hair salon." ”

She said seriously: "What about you, you are very attentive to the two of us, Kelly and I are not people without conscience, don't you want to rush to be nominated for the next Oscar?" Kelly suggested that she and I jointly fund and hire a public relations team to help you promote public relations. ”

Martin, of course, will not refuse: "You have finally found a conscience and are ready to support me?" ”

Kelly let out a crisp laugh: "It's only $1 million." ”

Martin thought about it: "Can you keep accounts and use them at critical moments in the future?" ”

For more than a year, although the relationship between the two has been estranged, Louise still remembers Alexander the Great, and the money invested in Martin's starring project has been richly rewarded.

She said: "This time is this time, and there will be in the future, when you really go all out to win the award, Kelly and I will also express it." ”

Kelly continued, "We'll get you a top-notch PR team then." ”

This soft rice tastes so fragrant that Martin is powerless to refuse from his body to his heart: "When I take the Oscar statuette, I will chop it into three pieces, and we will each take one piece." ”

Louise added: "Don't forget, the character is the foundation, although there was a situation like "Shakespeare in Love", but do you want to be like Gwyneth who is always dragged out by the media and whipped the corpse? ”

"Of course not, although black and red are also red......

Louise said: "I'll find the right PR team and arrange for you to meet when you come back from London after filming with Kate." ”

Martin put away the joke and said, "You have an arrangement here, I'll listen to you." ”

Kelly couldn't stop wolfing anymore and said, "It's not too late to talk about these things later." ”

She leaned over to Martin, I don't know if she had drunk too much or tripped over, she was unsteady on her feet, she knelt on the floor, supported the floor with one hand, and looked up at Martin: "Let's talk about how to thank us." ”

Martin knows that the business of hundreds of millions is about to start again.

He has been exercising and taking food supplements every day, and there is no problem at all.

Kelly said: "I don't want a broken Oscar statuette, I want a full version of Mr. Oscar, is this good, use yourself as a blueprint, ask someone to make an Oscar trophy carving, and then give it to me......"

"No problem!" Martin answered.

Go back and call Atlanta and ask Lily to carve a few out of here.

Kelly smiled: "I'll give you a reward." ”

Louise walked around the bar and walked over.

Martin has a lot of experience in group fighting, no matter how strong the opponent's combat strength is, he must aim at one first, completely get one, and then beat the other opponents.

What's more, when fighting in a group, the more opponents there are, the more uneven the heart will be, and even the situation of helping will not help.

These experiences are not only Martin's practical summary, but also the on-site teaching and teaching of the real bosses in the actor group in his previous life.

In the following days, Martin took care of the affairs of Los Angeles, took the charter flight of the crew, and rushed to London together, and transferred to Pinewood Studios to participate in the filming of the new film.

(End of chapter)