Burbank, Pacific Film and Television Productions.

As soon as Martin entered the reception room, he came over to shake hands with an extremely enthusiastic middle-aged man.

Louise just stood by and laughed.

Wu Maoting, an investor from Southeast Asia, said in accented English: "Martin, Departing is a great success, your performance is very wonderful and shocking. ”

Martin smiled and said, "Mr. Wu has won the prize." ”

"Thank you and Ms. Mel for giving me the opportunity to invest in Asia and expand my business to the United States," Wu asked. ”

Martin didn't strike up a conversation right away, but glanced at Louise.

Even if the Departing is a box office hit, Hollywood companies have a way to make a loss on the books.

Louise squeezed her eyes imperceptibly.

Martin understands that this is to take the long term and operate rationally.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that Wu Maoting has a mine in his hand, and he does not dare to stay in the local area with the money converted from the mine, so he naturally wants to find a better investment channel.

Another point is that the people who can occupy the jade mines in Myanmar not only have guns in their hands, but also many guns.

Martin spoke nicely: "It is also Mr. Wu's good vision, when there were so many people, Mr. Wu chose to believe me and Louise, so he got the reward he deserved." ”

Wu Maoting expressed his desire to continue working together: "I have experienced the openness and tolerance of Hollywood, and although there are unlimited business opportunities here, I believe in the partners I have worked with. ”

Louise stated: "Soon there will be an opportunity to continue working together. ”

Wu Maoting beckoned, and the two attendants each came over with a mahogany box.

He took one, gave it to Louise, put the other in Martin's hand, and said, "A little gift is not a tribute." ”

At this moment, the guests and hosts are happy.

Wu Maoting said goodbye and left.

Louise and Martin sent them back, looked at the mahogany box on the table, and said, "It won't be jade again, right?" ”

"Emerald is pretty good, too." Martin opened his mahogany box, which contained a piece of jadeite.

It's almost full of green, and the water is very good, and he, a layman, can't see it.

Louise is a white gold-encrusted jadeite bracelet.

She took a closer look and said, "It's probably worth hundreds of thousands of dollars." ”

"It's nothing to the mine owner and the warlord, I think he's bigger than we are," Martin said. ”

Louise pushed her black-rimmed glasses up, "Surely thicker than you." ”

Martin nodded, picked up the box and prepared to leave: "I'm going to the brokerage company." ”

Louise volunteered, "Come and have dinner with me in the afternoon." By the way, my bedroom has a new layout, why don't you go and have a look? ”

Martin, now single again, said, "Well, I'll call you when I'm done." ”

Louise said, "I'll wait for your call." ”

It's been three and a half years since I met Martin, and she hasn't changed much, but Martin has been turned upside down.

has changed from a penniless actor to a star with strong appeal.

Louise has recently been adjusting her mindset so that the relationship between the two can go on for a longer time.

Martin leaves Pacific Pictures and goes to Century City, enters the WMA lobby, and is met with smiling faces.

On the way to Thomas's office, whether you know him or not, most of them will take the initiative to greet him.

There were also a few agents working in the lobby who asked him if he had any new projects and if he could pull their clients along.

Martin was mostly vague and pushed it on Thomas, and the agent moved forward with a heavy load, which was originally the blame.

Arriving at Thomas's office, Bruce stayed outside as before, chatting with Natasha.

Thomas saw Martin, picked up a copy of the document and handed it to Martin: "I just got the information from Warner Bros., the projects you worked with them have been successful one after another, and they are willing to give some to us. ”

Martin flipped through it and found a comic strip sandwiched inside, Frank Miller's "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns".

Thomas elaborated: "You asked me to keep an eye on Christopher Nolan's side, I got reliable information that the Nolan brothers have basically finalized the main story line of the Batman sequel, which will be based on the Return of the Dark Knight, and the news that Mene got from Emma Thomas also confirmed this." ”

Martin looked at it and asked, "Anything else?" ”

"The protagonists of the film are Batman and the Joker, like the line of fire, taking the mode of a duel between two heroes." Thomas has worked this during this time: "The Departed is a big hit, and if the next one is a box office hit at Never-ending, Warner Bros. and DC Comics won't have too many obstacles." ”

Martin didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "Get the script as soon as possible." ”

"I will." Thomas brushed his hair, he had recently done a hair transplant so that his forehead was on top of his face and his hair didn't look too thin.

But the hair transplant was not very successful, and his forehead soon lit up: "This is a commercial masterpiece, and I hope to pay you more than $10 million." ”

Martin nodded: "I hope both of us can make a fortune." ”

Thomas is energetic: "It will be." ”

The two discussed the award season for a while.

There are not many occasions where Martin needs to go into public relations in person, and the main task of the actor is to increase exposure, express a positive attitude at canvassing meetings, and leave lobbying to professional public relations.

Of course, the most important thing is to spend money.

Thomas said that an important part of the PR campaign was "the company has reached out to the relevant organizations to find the right time to set up a charitable foundation. ”

He worries that Martin has misunderstood: "Charitable fundraising is tax-deductible, and a significant portion of the fundraising funds can be used for the operation of the organization." ”

Martin understood: "I know, you get the procedure done as soon as possible." Thomas was tempted to refuse, saying that it wasn't an agent's job, but he swallowed it back when he thought that the person sitting across from him would soon be paid more than $10 million for a single film.

As a pre-millionaire, Thomas didn't think it was a big deal to do more work, after all, there was Natasha as an assistant.

The CPU is all one level and one level.

Staying in Thomas's office for nearly an hour before Martin left.

When he went downstairs, Bruce came up from behind and said, "Synthesizing Natasha's words, Thomas is working hard. ”

Martin thought of Thomas's increasingly sparse head and whispered, "I can see it." ”

Coming to the WMA lobby, Martin had just turned out of the elevator room when someone next to him suddenly called him: "Martin! ”

Before he could turn his head, Jennifer Aniston, who was wearing a short trench coat, walked over quickly, and hugged him with both hands, regardless of whether there was anyone around him.

Martin returned to being single, and he didn't care about other people's eyes, so he hugged Aniston and kissed her the forehead, saying, "Jane, you're still so beautiful." ”

Aniston picked up Martin's face, kissed him the mouth, and said, "Congratulations, the new film is a big hit." ”

Steve, the agent who followed behind, coughed vigorously and reminded the two: "This is not the place to talk. ”

WMA's offices are generally closed to reporters, and as for other rumors, there were many scandals when the two filmed "Neverending" together, and Martin and Aniston didn't care.

Aniston looked at the increasingly attractive little milk dog and said, "I don't think you're the same." ”

"Do you have an important job right now?" Martin asked.

Aniston shook her head without hesitation.

Martin took her hand and walked away, saying to Bruce, "Drive the car to the underground parking lot." ”

Steve wanted to stop him, but when he saw Aniston with a smile on his face, he stood there without saying anything, and just watched Martin snatch his client.

The two got into the car, and Bruce went straight to the nearest five-star hotel without Martin's instructions.

At this time, a thousand words are not as good as one shot to the end.

For the rest, it's not too late to wait until the eagle ball is finished.

When I arrived at the hotel, Aniston hung it on the wall and became a poster of Martin.

In Martin's words, this is the highest cult of idols by fans.

It is also called happy worship.

As soon as the song ended, Martin's cell phone rang, and he picked it up and looked at it, and it turned out to be Julie.

Aniston also noticed the name displayed on the screen and said, "You can just take it." ”

With that said, her legs turned into ropes and tied Martin to prevent him from walking away.

Although Aniston's heart to compete with Julie has long faded, it is also interesting to be able to add to her blockage.

Martin pressed the answer button: "Hi Angie, is there something wrong?" ”

Julie was very direct: "I heard that you went back to Los Angeles, I haven't seen you for a long time, I'll go find you for a drink." ”

Martin looked at Aniston, thought of Louise at night, decided to take it steady, and said, "I don't have time today, let's do it another day." ”

Julie's mind was active, and she guessed, "What about you with Aniston?" ”

Martin does not admit it, does not deny it.

"Let her answer the phone!" Julie said.

Aniston's hand reached out.

Martin said, "You don't have to pay attention to her. ”

Aniston insisted.

Martin's phone was in her hand.

Aniston picked up her phone and said quickly, "I'm with Martin, do you want to know where?" ”

Without thinking, Julie burst out of her mouth: "Tell me quickly!" ”

"Take your time and guess!" Aniston directly cut off the phone, put her arms around Martin's neck, and deliberately asked, "Did you ever want to call me and Julie together?" ”

Martin shook his head: "Never thought about it. ”

"Really?" She didn't believe it.

Martin stopped saying that and continued to play eagle ball.

Towards the end of the day, Martin went downstairs alone, went home to change his clothes, and drove an inconspicuous car to the south slope.

Life is really hard, you need to go back and forth, and you are so tired that your waist is sore.

Martin arrives at Louise's mansion, and when he enters the living room, he sees Louise mixing drinks for him behind the bar, pulls out a chair and sits down, and takes a breath first.

No way, men are inherently weak in this regard.

He asked, "Are you still going to the International Bartender Conference this year?" ”

Louise pointed to the medals and certificates in the glass display case: "How can there be one female master bartender?" ”

Martin nodded: "I recently made a new cocktail called a hole-in-one. ”

(End of chapter)