On Monday, Martin, Nolan and Charles Rowan entered the Warner Building together from the underground parking lot and took the elevator upstairs.

The three of them came out of the special elevator, and Marisa, the assistant to the president of Warner, waited in the elevator hall to greet them.

The moment the elevator door opened, she stepped forward quickly, shook hands with the three people who got out of the elevator one by one, and said with a smile: "Barry and Alan are waiting for you." ”

Charles said, "Let's go." ”

Martin and Nolan nodded and followed them out of the elevator.

The door to a reception room opened from the inside, and Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer and Warner Pictures President Alan Horn greeted them.

"Welcome to our director who created the box office myth!" Barry Meyer is not so enthusiastic as a big company at the helm, but like a fan.

He shook hands with Nolan first, and then shook hands with Martin vigorously: "And the hero who created the myth." ”

Martin said with a smile: "The script character is well written, and Director Nolan gave me guidance, so I can bring the role of the Joker." ”

Alan Horn answered with a smile: "Martin, you have already gone down in film history, and in the future, anyone or the media will inevitably mention the Joker and your name when talking about the most classic villain in film history." ”

Martin shook hands with him, Warner Pictures also participated in the investment of "The Dark Knight", and in the face of huge commercial gains, the unpleasantness of the past between the two was all gone.

Just like in sports, as long as you keep winning, nothing is a problem.

After Barry finished speaking, he went straight to the topic: "Chris, listen to Charles, you have a new project again?" ”

"Before I filmed 'The Dark Knight', I had the idea of an original theme." Nolan is well aware that big original projects are not popular in Hollywood, but he now has the confidence: "Sci-fi, adventure, action and suspense elements in one, and the investment could be more than $150 million." ”

If you are an ordinary director talking about original big investment projects here, Barry and Alan can send guests off immediately, but Nolan is different.

Nolan kept stacking weights: "The script is still written by Jonathan, and Charles is the producer!" ”

He said the most weighty point: "Martin as the leading actor!" ”

Nolan is in charge of the directorship, Martin plays the leading role, and Barry feels that such an original sci-fi project is not impossible.

The combined appeal of these two people should be very strong.

The Dark Knight's $172 million first-week box office is too convincing.

Alan Horn interjected: "It's better to leave this project to Warner Pictures to operate, and I will find a way to raise funds." He felt that he had found the key: "Chris, I only have one request, Martin must play the leading role!" ”

Nolan looked at Martin as if Juliet had seen Romeo: "I don't recognize any other actors except Martin." ”

What can Martin say? I could only smile at the two of them.

A movie that is a super box office hit has too strong a knock-on effect.

…………

A small ferry terminal in Manhattan, New York.

Leonardo and Scorsese got out of the car and prepared to take the oldest old-fashioned ferry to Roosevelt Island opposite, where they would be in an abandoned psychiatric hospital.

"Hey, man, want to be a clown?" Someone was shouting, "Just ten dollars!" ”

Leonardo searched for the sound and saw large blood-red mouths on his pale faces.

This look is familiar to him, the clown played by Martin.

There was a balloon seller walking in front of him, holding a red balloon in his hand and wearing a clown costume on his face.

Leonardo couldn't help but say, "What a lot of clowns! ”

Scorsese said: "Martin's character has been so influential that it's become a phenomenon. ”

Leonardo sighed: "This guy, there will be capital to blow in front of me in the future, and the box office in the first weekend is 172 million US dollars!" ”

Suddenly, two assistants came over, pulled Leonardo and Scorsese into the car, closed the door tightly, and the driver started the car to look into the distance.

But it was a convenience store on the side of the old pier, and there was a robbery.

Leonardo looked through the car window, just as the robber ran out of the convenience store, the guy's face was painted white, and there was a big blood-red mouth on it, which was clearly a clown!

"Martin's influence is too big!" Leonardo couldn't help but say, "Even the robbers are dressed as clowns!" ”

Scorsese also saw it: "Cinema has an impact on reality. ”

Leonardo, as a member of the bastard trio, inevitably gloated at this time: "Martin's fans will add a large number of superlative goods." ”

Scorsese suddenly turned to his work: "Leo, you have to show the spirit of Martin. ”

Leonardo scratched his head: "Hey, I didn't expect that I would be compared to Martin one day." He asked, "If nothing else, the Dark Knight should be the box office champion this year, right?" ”

With the Dark Knight hit, Batman shines again, but the Joker has more influence.

Not only has clowns become the first choice for many people to do face painting, but even many robbers and zero-dollar purchasers have painted clowns on their faces, as if this can bring confidence to their actions.

Negative voices are inevitable, and the Washington Post pointed out that clowns could spark a crime boom.

But Hollywood has never cared about such voices, and similar criticisms are often difficult to have a substantial negative impact on films.

For example, when "The Matrix" was released, a boy killed his parents because he thought he was living in a matrix.

Meanwhile, the Dark Knight is still setting new box office records.

It took only 4 days for this film to exceed $200 million at the North American box office, setting a new record for the fastest break of 200 million.

…………

Sherman Oakes, Coty Community.

In the past few days, Martin's home has been surrounded by many reporters, paparazzi and fans.

Countless young people with clowns painted on their faces wander around the neighborhood, just wanting to see their favorite movie stars.

Toni is one of them.

Although she is a girl, she is fallen over by the Joker in The Dark Knight.

This past weekend, Toni entered the theater three times, contributing movie tickets to The Dark Knight and the Joker.

In just three days, she also formed a clown sisterhood.

These blonde girls are tall and sexy.

Today, Toni led them across the street from Martin's house.

Dressed in red Coke culture shirts and clowns painted white on their faces, the girls, led by Tony, got out of their cars and gathered together.

Toni saw the fans and reporters gathered in front of Martin and shouted, "Sisters, let us express the love in our hearts!" ”

Another girl, Elsa, replied, "Let Martin know that we love him and the Joker!" ”

More than a dozen girls straightened their chests and twisted their hips together, and danced a zombie machine gun dance.

They quickly attracted the attention of the reporters' paparazzi, who immediately turned the camera around.

Toni shouted, "Listen to me, one-two-three, pull!" ”

More than a dozen dancing girls tore their tops with brushes, revealing a large snow-capped mountain and a line of words written on it.

"I love the Joker, I love Martin!"

Toni was the first to shout, "I love Martin!" I love Martin! ”

The rest of the girls shouted along with her.

It didn't matter if it was this shout, even the other fans shouted: "I love Martin!" I love Martin! ”

In the midst of these young people, a Latin aunt suddenly ran out, holding aloft a supporting poster of the Dark Knight, ripping her throat with a buffalo lung, shouting, "I love Mene!" I love Mene! ”

It's a pity that she is alone, and it is really difficult to attract attention.

The voices of the fans were so loud that they spread throughout the Coty community, and many of the community residents, who were originally just eating melons, were seriously dissatisfied and called the community committee.

Suddenly, several reporters and paparazzi quietly turned to the side of Martin's house, because they found a large bag of garbage rolling out of the garbage passage.

The sharp-eyed Toni also noticed this, and she haphazardly put on her coat and beckoned, "Sisters, come with me, lucky we can get the things that Martin used, or the clothes he worn." ”

A dozen girls picked up their clothes and ran towards them in unison.

Toni did not forget to remind her companion: "The point is the used condom, who can help me find it, I will pay her 2,000 dollars!" ”

Aisha asked, "What do you want to do with the condoms you used?" ”

"A taste of Martin!" Toni looked obsessed: "If I am lucky enough, maybe there will be a Martin and my child, so that Martin's blood will always be with me!" ”

Hearing these words, the other girls secretly felt ashamed, they didn't like Martin as much as Tony, and they couldn't do it to the same extent as Tony.

More than a dozen girls rushed to the edge of the garbage can like crazy, squeezed through the reporter paparazzi rummaging for garbage, grabbed a few newly dropped bags of garbage and ran.

Toni shouted, "Quick! Fast! Let's find a place to sort again. ”

The reporters and paparazzi who were caught off guard by them did not give up, and hurriedly chased after them: "Don't run, these are the ones we found first!" ”

One of the paparazzi saw that the girls were about to run to the car, and shouted in a hurry, "Don't let them run, there are Martin's personal belongings in there!" ”

Someone else shouted: "I saw two socks, absolutely original!" ”

As soon as these words came out, quite a lot of people moved, and some of them immediately turned into practical actions and rushed up to fight.

The already chaotic scene has become even more chaotic.

Before the chaos could be utterly complete, however, the Coty Community Council vehicle drove along with the police car.

Multiple LAPDs got out of the car to stabilize the situation before dispersing the crowd.

Too many people have gathered in the past two days, and Harold, the chairman of the community committee, also has a headache.

Behind the iron door, Martin sat in front of the attic window, with melon seeds and Coke in front of him, eating with relish.

Bruce cleaned up the melon seed skin on the table and reminded Martin, "Did you see that? Those girls were crazy about snatching the garbage we threw away. ”

Martin asked, "Is there anything sensitive in there?" ”

"Aside from household waste, the rest is the clothes we throw away," Bruce said. ”

"It doesn't matter." Martin emphasized: "Condoms that are used in the future should be dealt with specifically. ”

Bruce deliberately squeezed him: "No need. ”

Martin saw the chairman of the community council walking towards the gate and said, "Harold is coming, let's go meet him." ”

(End of chapter)