Coming out of the terminal of Los Angeles International Airport, Martin saw Lily, who came to pick her up today.

"Get in the car, you can't stop here for a long time!" Lily opened the trunk of the red Cadillac, asked Martin and Bruce to put their luggage, beckoned them to the car, and asked, "Where to go?" ”

"Go home," Martin said. ”

Lily started the car and drove out of the terminal passage: "I went to your house the day before yesterday and cleaned the house, almost exhausting me." ”

Martin patted the driver's seat: "I have a heart." ”

Lily said: "You gave me a car and helped me find such a good part-time job, I don't do anything for you, not to mention that Elena will beat me, I will beat myself myself." ”

Speaking of this, she thought of the tragic experience of returning to Atlanta a few days ago, and encouraged herself: "I must make more money so that I can be confident." ”

Martin casually replied: "It's not a question of money or not. ”

Lily's breath that she finally puffed up was instantly vented: "The Carter family's way of expressing love is so special. ”

She thought of her brother again: "Hall, bastard, he dares to go to other places when I go back to Atlanta, I must encourage him to choose a university in Los Angeles so that he can come to Los Angeles." ”

Martin can imagine that Hall would be very happy in the rest of his life if he did this.

In Atlanta, she lives under the care of Elena's sister, and when she arrives in Los Angeles, she is enveloped by Lily's sister's care.

It's such a blessing to be a younger brother.

Martin saw an entertainment newspaper on the co-pilot, stopped at Lily's red light to get it, opened it and looked through it.

It published the news of the crew of "The Dark Knight".

After the crew determined the relevant coping strategies and publicity and marketing policies, they officially released some news to the outside world, after all, rumors were spreading.

According to the newspaper, Bell suffered a slight injury and some mental depression due to an accident during filming, and was temporarily hospitalized for observation.

The Dark Knight is scheduled for next summer, and it will take until next spring to really make efforts in publicity and marketing.

After reading the newspaper, Martin asked Lily, "Is there a big reaction to Bell's injury?" ”

"In general, the attention is not high." Lily worked in the Dark Knight Studio and knew a lot about the situation, so she asked curiously, "I heard that you and Bell had a fight on the set?" Is it true? ”

Now is not the time for hype, Martin downplayed: "It's just a small problem." ”

Lily was very concerned: "The next time he comes to the studio, do you want me to poke him a few times with a carving knife to ensure that he hurts to death, or is slightly injured." ”

Martin knew that Lily was really capable of coming out, and admonished: "Don't get involved in my business, this matter is not as simple as you think." Also, don't poke people with a carving knife at every turn. ”

"I see." The traffic increased, and Lily concentrated on driving.

Back in the Coty neighborhood, Lily pressed the remote control, and when the door opened, the Cadillac drove straight in.

The house was very clean, not at all like it had not been lived in for months.

Martin saw that he had carefully cleaned up inside and out, and even put new beer in the refrigerator, and said to Lily, "I have a heart." ”

Lily was embarrassed, she had been living here a lot these months, and said, "I've used a lot of your stock. ”

"Oh, yes." She pointed upstairs, "I've set up my room on the side over there." ”

Martin nodded, didn't say anything, simply packed his luggage, slumped on the sofa, and suddenly felt tired.

It's not that the body is tired, it's that the heart is tired.

Not only to play the role of the Joker, but also to control the progress of the conflict with Batman, it is not easy to do.

Now that I think about it, Nolan is really good, it seems that he made one movie, but in fact he almost put in the thought and energy of making two movies.

The ability to write and create on the spot is not something that ordinary directors can do.

Some directors who can do it are too high-minded and disdain to roll up their sleeves in person.

Bruce took the can of beer and tossed it to Martin.

Lily also went to get the can, looked at Martin carefully, and saw that he didn't speak, so she opened her mouth and said, "How many days of sleep?" ”

Martin took a few beers and said, "Rest for a few days, and then practice." Lao Bu, we can't relax, there are too many bastards in this circle, how can we protect ourselves without any skills and strength? ”

Bruce agreed: "Indeed, there are too many bastards in the circle! ”

Martin picked up a notebook next to him, which recorded many contact information, such as the Angel Shooting Club and the psychiatric clinic he had visited after the incident at Burbank Middle School.

For next year's publicity plan, he has to start laying the groundwork now.

Martin said: "Lao Bu, contact the psychological clinic we went to last time, and go over tomorrow." ”

Bruce understood Martin's plan and responded, "I'll call them." ”

Lily was surprised: "You're going to have a mental problem?" Impossible, right? Could it be that Falke ......"

"Shut up!" Martin pointed at her: "This matter is confidential, don't mention it to anyone." ”

Lily muttered, "I see." ”

Martin said to Bruce again: "By the way, inform Ivan and let him take pictures and sell them to TMZ." ”

Bruce nodded.

When he finished calling, Martin asked, "Ivan's side adjusting to Los Angeles?" ”

"It's a good mix, Pitt and Heath Ledger are two cases, and he makes tens of thousands of dollars just by selling news." Bruce was in charge of contacting Ivan: "He got a new car, rented a new house, and lived comfortably. ”

Lily didn't interject again, just listened, knowing that what she heard had to rot in her stomach.

Bruce's mobile phone rang, and after picking it up, he quickly hung up: "It's an appointment, tomorrow morning." ”

Martin called a nearby restaurant and ordered lunch to be delivered to him.

The three of them had lunch, and in the middle of the afternoon, they moved chairs and sat by the pool in the vestibule to talk and chat.

The doorbell rang.

Bruce went over to open the door, and it was Martin's neighbor, Mr. Jones, and his daughter, Jenna.

"This way, please." Martin told Lily to move two chairs quickly.

Lily set up her chair, greeted Mr. Jones, and said a few words of thanks.

One of her letters of recommendation was provided by Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones was happy: "I heard your teacher talk about you, saying that you are very talented, very hard-working, and have a bright future in the future. ”

Lily smiled: "Teachers always like to brag about their students. ”

Martin poured black tea for Mr. Jones and Jenna and said, "This is Darjeeling black tea, sourced directly from the place of origin, and it tastes good. ”

Jones took a sip from his teacup: "It's really good." ”

Jenna was not used to this way of drinking, and asked, "Is there milk and sugar?" ”

"I'll get it." Lily went and fetched milk and sugar cubes.

Jenna added milk and sugar to the teacup as she said, "I haven't seen you in months." ”

"I've been shooting new films in Atlanta." Martin said simply: "It's my hometown, and I didn't come back during the holidays. ”

Jenna obviously had something to find Martin, and said: "I urged the company to pay for the copyright share of the Sacred Valley version of "Wanted" last year, and you received it, right?" ”

Martin didn't pay much attention, glanced at Bruce, saw him nod slightly, and said, "Roger." ”

Jenna said: "I came here today mainly to say thank you to you, without your help I got the license, this version of the DVD would not have exceeded 10 million US dollars in sales." ”

Martin was not surprised to know that the scale of the Sacred Valley industry was no less than Hollywood's, and said with a smile: "Very good results." ”

"Jenna also won the big prize on AVN!" Mr. Jones, who interjected, was proud and proud of his daughter: "Won three awards including Best Actress and Best Narrative Director. ”

What can Martin say? I can only say: "Congratulations! ”

Jenna hurriedly said, "Without you, I wouldn't have been able to win these awards. ”

Martin could roughly guess why Jenna had come to the door on his first day back in Los Angeles.

Lily looked at Mr. Jones and then at Jenna, and felt like she had seen a lot.

Jenna then said, "Martin, I watched 'Never-Ending', a very good movie. ”

She hesitated slightly, but said anyway: "Hmm...... Can we continue to work together like "Wanted"? The royalty aspect is certainly not an issue. ”

This kind of authorization is also common in Hollywood, and Martin is not against it.

Jenna added: "I've worked with the company's creative team to develop a preliminary adaptation plan. I play the heroine who takes super smart drugs, the heroine has gone from being a downfall to an Upper East Side socialite, and if she wants to maintain her image and status, she must get more super smart drugs, so she must find and keep taking smart drugs. ”

Martin suddenly had a not-so-good association.

Lily asked curiously, "Jenna, the super smart drug you are talking about shouldn't be the pill in the film, right?" ”

"Of course not." Jenna said generously: "The heroine eats men's genes, but not every man's genes can become a super smart drug suitable for her, so she needs to look for and try." ”

Lily immediately understood, it was indeed a sacred valley.

Jenna smiled and said, "This kind of creativity is very suitable for me, in addition to being the heroine, I also plan to continue to work as a director." ”

Martin's Davis Studio directly bought out the original film and television copyright, and there was no problem with licensing.

The industry is not taboo about these, but it is a channel for many film and television production companies to increase copyright income, Martin just thought about it a little, and said: "I personally have no objection to licensing, Jenna, you go directly to my Davis studio and talk to Jessica Tinovic about licensing and copyright sharing." ”

Jenna said, "Martin, thank you so much. ”

"You're welcome." Martin looked at Mr. Jones and said half-jokingly: "The royalties and shares that should be collected are not less than a dollar." ”

Jenna is grateful again, it is not easy to grab the relevant authorization for a popular movie like this.

Jones father and daughter drank afternoon tea and took the initiative to leave.

Before walking out the door, Mr. Jones said to Martin again: "Wait for Jenna's new film to be made, let her send it to you as soon as possible, and give more comments at that time." ”

(End of chapter)