It was late, the guests said goodbye one after another, and everyone who left had a return gift from Martin and Elizabeth.

The courtyard was still brightly lit, but it was quiet.

Thomas stayed at the end, came to Martin's side, and said, "Ali's lobbying worked well. ”

Martin nodded: "Don't relax on Martha and Rita's public relations team, you communicate with them well, and I will fully cooperate." ”

"Next Monday they will be able to come up with a concrete plan and schedule." Thomas glanced at the time: "I'll go first." ”

Martin said, "Go back and get some rest." ”

When Thomas was gone, Elizabeth asked in a low voice, "What can I do?" ”

"Cheer me on." Martin leaned into her ear: "Give me a little cleanser every now and then to keep my head up." ”

Elizabeth, who had been the hostess for the night, was in a very good mood and said, "I see that you are a little confused now, and you need to be sober." “

Martin said: "With a girlfriend like you, who doesn't get confused? ”

The two went back to the villa together.

…………

On the roof of a small villa near the exit of Sunset Boulevard North, two tall and strong men stood on the roof.

After Victor and Bearded came from Atlanta, they explored the neighborhood where Martin's new home was located and rented a cottage not far from the community.

Holding up binoculars, the bearded man could vaguely see the long line of cars leaving a brightly lit manor.

He relied on the telescope's ranging function, measured the distance, and said, "It's more than 2,500 meters away from us." ”

Victor had already probed the information and said: "That house is located in the center of the community, far away from all the exits, the community is closed, the house covers a large area and few people, the security management is strict, and unfamiliar faces appear nearby, it is easy to attract attention." ”

The bearded man said: "I still think that the place where he lives is easy to attack, and when the boss comes, he will shoot out in an RPG and completely get it." ”

Victor reminded: "Needless to say, these foolish ideas. ”

The bearded man said, "I just wanted to be simple and direct. ”

A police car flashed its lights and drove up from the road.

Victor looked at his watch, and the lights of the police car had just disappeared from sight for only a few minutes, and there were faint police lights on the other side of the community, and the LAPD patrol was very intensive.

This is a residential area for the rich and famous, and the annual tax payment is huge, so it is normal to enjoy such treatment.

The bearded man's focus is not on the same channel as Victor.

He looked at the manor in the distance, and then followed the long line of car lights to the security guards hired by the community, thinking that if he started, he could kill a few in a short time.

After estimating for a while, the bearded man simply asked Victor: "How long will it take for us to quietly solve the security here, rush in as fast as we can, quickly solve the target, and then withdraw?" ”

Victor pointed to the road where Sunset Boulevard branched off and said, "Ten minutes or so at the slowest pace, there will be a police car passing near the community, as long as we do it, we will be found soon, how can we evacuate then?" ”

The bearded man's usual approach: "Take a few security guards hostage." ”

Victor shook his head: "You idiot, even the hostages and murderers are killed, it's not Alpha's patent, then we will be blocked in Los Angeles and emptied by that group of American pigs." ”

The bearded man was still following his train of thought and said, "We ...... with ferocious fire"

Before he finished speaking, he was slapped on the head by Victor, who said: "Shut up, we are gangsters, not the army!" This is America, not Russia! How many people do you think we can come? Will a group of Russians get together and attract attention? ”

The bearded man spread his hands: "There is another easy way, we meet him by chance on the street, a Hollywood star, I can catch him alone." ”

"Other people are stupid and will obediently shut up, what about you? Even if you're stupid, you like to come up with ideas. "Victor is actually very satisfied with his partner, although he often comes up with some unreliable ideas, but he can listen to his words and will not mess around.

He said: "This is not a good place to move, with our strength, we may be wiped out by the LAPD before we see Martin." ”

The bearded man frowned: "LAPD is so powerful?" “

"They are the largest armed group in the region!" ”

The long line of lights on the road gradually dissipated, and he patted his beard: "Let's go, it's time to talk to the boss." ”

The two drove out, away from Beverly Hills, found a nearby unmonitored payphone and dialed a number.

Victor said a few words, quickly deducted the phone, grabbed the bearded shoulder and said, "Boss, they plan to leave the country today and come to North America separately." ”

The bearded man laughed heartily, "It won't be long before we can do a big job." ”

…………

Begosters, the Russian-Ukrainian border region.

After paying a sum of money, the group crossed the border and entered Luhansk.

The car sped along the highway and soon drove into a small town.

The gray-bearded Boris got out of the car and into the only hotel in town.

The middleman who was waiting here stepped forward and said, "It's all arranged." ”

Boris shook his head, and several people went upstairs into the room to talk.

The middleman was not verbose, took out different passports and tickets and put them on the table.

Boris took it and looked at it, and the tickets were spread out, flying from different cities to Los Angeles for many days to come.

"If you gather in the past, you will definitely be strictly investigated, and there is likely to be a problem." The intermediary thinks holistically: "You can only disperse the past." ”

Boris stretched out his finger and tapped it, and immediately someone came over and took out a few stacks of cash.

The middleman collected the money and said, "I can only help you do it here, when you get to the United States, as long as you have money, you don't have to worry about not being able to buy a gun." ”

"Keep your mouth shut." Boris said the first words.

The intermediary nodded and quickly left the room.

Boris asked his men to take their passports and plane tickets, and said, "Go and get ready." ”

People left one after another, and only one bodyguard accompanied him.

Boris flipped open the inner pocket of his coat and took out a photograph of three people in a group.

In addition to him, there are middle-aged people and young people.

This is Boris's son and grandson, who envies the beacon of the world and has to go to the United States to develop.

As a result, his only grandson died at Burbank Middle School, and his son died in prison.

In other words, Boris's vein has been severed.

Revenge is a must!

Boris stretched out his hand to the bodyguard: "Coca-Cola!" ”

The bodyguard took out a bottle of Coke from his bag, the kind in a glass bottle, opened it and handed it over.

Boris took it and gulped it into his stomach, as if drinking the blood of his enemies.

When the bottle of Coke was gone, he took out a folded poster from his pocket with his other hand, spread it flat on the table, picked up the Coke bottle and smashed it on it.

The small poster has long been smashed and mottled, but you can still vaguely see that the person on the poster is Martin Davis!

Boris said: "That's what he used to hit my grandson in the head, right? ”

The bodyguard replied, "Yes." ”

"Good!" Boris snapped: "Capture him alive as much as possible, I'm going to smash his head into pieces with a Coke bottle!" ”

Targeted by bastards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and forced to endure for a few years, he couldn't bear it anymore.

…………

In Los Angeles, Martin got busy, rushing for the Oscars, for the rewards of his sponsors.

Basically, you don't have to spend your own money, and if you succeed in getting a small gold medal and a total prize of 6 million US dollars, there is no reason not to work hard!

As soon as it entered November, the Dark Knight crew held large-scale dinners one after another, and Martin was there to accompany the members of the academy to talk and laugh.

A large number of gifts were sent out through the crew.

WMA has held dozens of free screenings in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago, catering to film critics, journalists and entertainment bloggers.

Martin attended almost every game, and in his interactions with these people, he played up the hard work he put into the role.

Everyone who attends will receive a handmade clown statue and a hardcover DVD set of The Dark Knight.

Martin once again appeared on Helen's talk show and promoted himself vigorously.

All of the Academy's judges received a DVD of the Joker and The Dark Knight mailed by WMA and Warner Bros.

Considering that the judges who participated in the film pulling party may not have DVD players at home, the crew also "lent" each person a DVD for watching the film.

Because this is loaned out, it does not violate the rules of the college.

As for the rental time, there is no rush for this.

In terms of lobbying, Martin left it entirely to Martha and Rita's professional team.

Find a reliable PR team in this regard, don't worry about it personally, just follow the public relations schedule.

Old white men like Nicholson, Warren Beatty, etc., if you want, can eat free lunch and dinner at high-end restaurants every day from October until the end of January, and the gifts are even softer.

If you want to be nominated and win another award, you can't do without money.

Martin, on his side, has prepared more than $3 million for sponsorship from all sides.

That's the cost of a supporting role.

Martin vaguely remembers that there was once a South Korean film that threw out no less than $15 million in public relations fees in order to hit the Oscars, setting a new record for the awards season.

Let's not talk about the quality of the film, even if such a large sum of money is thrown into the water, it can be heard with a loud noise.

For more than a month, Martin has been very busy, sometimes he can run two cities a day, and even if he stays in one city, he has to change at least two places of work.

If you want to win the award, you have to pull down the bottom and run public relations publicity.

Even Daniel Day-Lewis and Meryl Streep, who are recognized performance artists inside and outside the circle, have to do this this during awards season, not to mention Martin's younger generation.

The academy itself encourages PR and encourages competition.

Just entered December, and after nearly five months of screenings, the Dark Knight officially dropped from North America, and the North American box office stayed at $616 million.

This also allowed the Dark Knight to surpass Shrek 2 and Star Wars Prequel 1 in one fell swoop, and sat in the second place in the North American box office list.

The Dark Knight's overseas screenings are far from over, and the overseas box office is gradually approaching $500 million, and the global box office has reached $1.088 billion.

The film was removed from North American theaters, which also means that the DVD will be released soon.

(End of chapter)