The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles.

Accompanied by Thomas, Martin entered the business lounge together and met Simone and Filippo from Italy.

It is also a representative of the top menswear brand Brioni.

The two sides shook hands and exchanged a few words, and quickly got to the point.

Simeone was the first to say: "The main reason for inviting Mr. Davis to come over for an interview is that Brioni intends to hire Mr. Davis as the global image ambassador of the brand. ”

He asked Martin, "Do you know Brioni?" ”

Martin smiled and said, "Of course, the Rolls-Royce of menswear." ”

Filippo was not in a hurry to speak, and while listening to the conversation between the two, he kept looking at Martin, who was dressed in a formal suit, with a tall body, a resolute face, a generous and elegant temperament, and spoke calmly.

After looking at it for a while, he found that between Martin's gestures, there was a kind of chic and uninhibited verve.

Before meeting the real person, Filippo had been worried that Martin Davis came from a lower level and might be as vulgar as Sean Connery in words and deeds.

It was a standard English gentleman.

After Filippo observed, he was very satisfied with Martin, good looks, good temperament, height and broad shoulders, and excellent clothes rack.

"Martin currently only has one endorsement for Coca-Cola." Thomas gave us a brief explanation: "We have been contacted by a number of brands in terms of clothing, but Martin is very careful about the choice of brands, especially their image, history and substance, and Brioni is a leader in all of them. ”

After a proper period of conversation, Martin rarely spoke again, leaving it all to Thomas to do the work.

Filippo had the right to make decisions, and after observing for a while, he said: "A week ago, the first choice of Brioni's spokesman was Brad Pitt, and I came from Rome to discuss relevant matters with him, but I didn't expect such a big change to happen in just a few days. ”

Martin and Thomas looked at each other and said to themselves, isn't this a coincidence? Pete's endorsement may fall into their hands.

Filippo's words continued: "Perhaps it is also a stroke of luck that we have found that Mr. Davis has a range of strengths and strengths, and you are more suited to Brioni's temperament than Brad Pitt's yuppies. ”

Martin laughed and said, "It's my pleasure. ”

"If you're interested in working together, how about we start formal talks next week?" ”

"No problem." Martin looked at Thomas, "My agent will take care of this." ”

That's the end of today's talks, with both sides exchanging a few polite words and leaving.

Martin and Thomas went downstairs.

After leaving the hotel and getting into the Escalade driven by Bruce, Martin stretched out, inexplicably happy.

In the morning, he was still playing poker with Julie and Aniston to fight the landlord, and in the afternoon, he grabbed Brad Pitt's endorsement, and life is really full of surprises.

Thomas said: "The willingness of the other party to cooperate is relatively strong, and if nothing else, I can negotiate this endorsement in one to two weeks." ”

Martin nodded and asked the key: "What about the endorsement fees of top clothing brands?" ”

"Clothing, especially similar top brands, will not be particularly expensive for endorsements." Thomas has taken a closer look at it beforehand: "You can refer to George Clooney, who just signed Armani menswear this year for $6 million a year, and we can only talk about this level at the best. ”

Martin said, "Yes, you can talk about it." ”

Thomas replied and said: "We were lucky this time, Brioni took a fancy to Pete, but I didn't expect Pete to have an accident, and the endorsement fell on us, is it a joy from the sky?" ”

Bruce, who was driving, was silent, but he was muttering in his heart, Brioni was indeed an accident to find him, but it was not an accident to win this endorsement.

What happened to Pete was not an accident at all.

Bruce asked, "When Martin attends public events in the future, will they sponsor the dress the whole time?" ”

"That's right." Thomas replied: "There must be terms in the endorsement contract, and there may be no restrictions on those small events and award ceremonies, such as the Golden Globes and the Oscars. ”

Martin remembered one thing at this time, Pitt is a superstar in Hollywood, and the endorsement and potential endorsement must be more than Brioni, and now Pitt is in a worrying situation, almost nailed to the pillar of shame, what about those brand endorsements?

He's not in it for the money, but ...... No, he wasn't doing it for anything else, purely to increase his income.

"What about Pete's other endorsements?" Martin asked.

Thomas, a qualified agent, reacted immediately, realized that this was a great opportunity, pulled out his phone and said, "I'll ask someone to inquire." ”

Before Escalade arrived in Burbank, Thomas asked about the situation, saying: "Reliable information, Cadillac and Breitling have informed Brad Pitt that they are going to terminate the endorsement contract on the grounds that he is unilaterally in breach of contract." ”

This is not surprising, there has been more than one case of Pitt in Hollywood, and Martin asked curiously, "What kind of brand is Breitling?" ”

Thomas said simply: "The Swiss watch brand is a third-tier watch. He highlighted one situation: "Cadillac is looking for a new spokesperson because it is in the process of terminating his contract with Pitt. ”

Martin struggled to bring Pitt to notoriety, and the reward was taken with peace of mind: "Don't you think I'm suitable? ”

"Uh......" Thomas didn't hesitate, nodding and saying, "We are indeed very suitable." ”

Cadillac's global spokesperson has negotiated an endorsement fee of tens of millions of dollars per year.

Next month, in January 2007, Martin will have a new film released, followed by the announcement of Oscar nominations, all of which are good news and will help increase the capital of the negotiations.

"Let's find a way to get in touch with Cadillac." Martin said a word, and Thomas ran and broke his leg.

If this endorsement can be held again, it will increase the income by more than $10 million per year.

Martin has to admit the fact that Pete is a good guy!

Thomas got out of the car and was busy doing what Martin had told him to do.

He walked along the sidewalk towards the parking lot where the car was kept, and the bright California sun fell on him, and there was a faint reflection.

The toiler always brings his own light, and people can't help but throw a heavier burden on his shoulders.

In the car, Bruce asked Martin, "Do you feel good?" ”

Martin is very straightforward: "From the body to the spirit, I want to take off." ”

Bruce half-jokingly said, "Did you find out? You're not as rotten as you used to be? ”

"Lao Bu, you really praise people." Martin raised his middle finger in the rearview mirror.

Bruce's words weren't finished: "You're moving closer to Angelina Jolie." ”

Martin didn't feel like he was: "No way, I'm not that kind of person. ”

"That's right." Bruce actually admired Martin: "The woman who robbed Pete, and robbed Pitt's money, Julie can't do it to this extent, it's far worse than you." ”

Martin didn't answer, but there was an indescribable feeling, probably the kind of stealing that was better than robbing in his previous life.

The two came to Warner Television to join Aniston for a show to promote "Neverending," which will be released next month.

The relevant publicity and marketing have been widely rolled out, all the posters have been put in place, and the first trailer has been released early.

Compared with the past, except for the scandal that Martin and Jennifer Aniston may be dating, the crew did not deliberately hype it in other aspects.

The big scandal between Martin and Aniston is enough to attract attention.

Among the ten most anticipated films of 2007 listed by The Hollywood Reporter, "Neverending" came out on top because of its recent release.

Martin and Aniston have been appearing frequently in various promotional campaigns lately.

The latter works with relative ease.

Martin is a little more complicated, in addition to the new film to be released next month, he must also mention "The Departed" appropriately, and continue to build momentum for the awards.

The Departed has lost both word-of-mouth box office in East and Southeast Asian markets, but in the North American market, the home of Hollywood, it is definitely a masterpiece of word-of-mouth box office.

Even a lot of media outlets list it as a classic.

While Martin and Aniston were busy on the show, Bruce wasn't idle.

He left Warner TV alone and went to a forest park not very far away, where he met Ivan and learned more first-hand information.

When Martin came out and got to Escalade, Bruce said: "There are currently more than 10 victims who have come out to charge Pete, and they have jointly hired a team of lawyers represented by Camille Varquis, and in addition to reporting to the LAPD, they have officially filed a lawsuit with the court." ”

Martin nodded: "Even if an out-of-court settlement is finally reached, Pete will have to pay a great price." ”

Bruce continued: "TMZ believes that they are in a situation with Pete and will pursue this matter closely, and Camille is the lawyer introduced to the victims by TMZ, and this lawsuit will take at least half a year to have a preliminary result, and if the lawyers operate from it a little bit, it may last longer. ”

Martin asked again, "What about Pete?" ”

Bruce understood: "After being summoned by the LAPD for the second time, Pete was released on bail and placed under residential surveillance and was not allowed to leave his mansion in Beverly Hills, which means that the lawsuit is not completely resolved, and Pete has no way to work properly." ”

Martin shook his head: "It's a pity......"

Bruce looked through the window at Aniston who was walking this way, and roughly guessed what Martin was sorry for.

He hurried to say: "I asked Ivan to contact TMZ, and TMZ will soon be interviewing Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. ”

Martin couldn't help laughing: "Lao Bu, you can be a person!" ”

There was a knock on the door from the outside, and when Martin opened it, Aniston got into the car with his head down.

Martin asked, "Where to go?" ”

"Coty Community." Aniston said generously: "Julie just called me, she has comforted her adopted son and daughter, and she doesn't have to go back all night tonight." ”

She leaned into Martin's ear: "I'm looking forward to it, you must punish this Bichi severely!" ”

Martin patted his waist: "You control the strength." ”

Aniston laughed happily: "You are hard enough, the stick is strong, I have been doing strength training for the past few days, and it won't be long before that Bichi will beg for mercy!" ”

(End of chapter)