Gillian Flynn came just in time for Martin to get his fill.

He put down his knife and fork, picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth, and said, "There is a new work so soon?" ”

After finishing the script of "Gone Girl", Gillian Flynn has been busy, although she followed the crew to Cape Girardo to shoot, she rarely appeared on set.

"I'm used to being busy, and I can't be idle." She smiled and said the truth: "Take advantage of the popularity of the disappeared lover, hurry up and launch a new work, I am still a poor writer." ”

The cafeteria was chaotic, and the people around might have heard Gillian Flynn's words and cast concerned glances.

Martin invited: "Let's talk somewhere else?" ”

Gillian nodded, "Yes." ”

The two of them went out of the restaurant and came to the café on the same floor and found a quiet booth.

Gillian took out the printed manuscript and handed it to Martin: "The new work is called "Dark Places", and the overall style is similar to the previous one. ”

"You can tell from the title of the book." Martin took it, flipped it open, and looked at it.

This is a heroine.

When the heroine was a child, her mother and sister were brutally murdered by a psychopathic murderer, and she identified her brother as the murderer, but when she became an adult, she discovered that there was something strange in it.

Because of "Gone Girl", Martin watched it very carefully, searched his memory while watching, and had no impression at all.

Later, he simply stopped remembering and concentrated on it.

Martin looked behind him and asked, "Do you want to touch on the guiding questions that have been reflected on in recent years when asking questions about evidence for young children?" ”

Gillian responded, "Yes, there is an element of this. ”

Martin nodded slightly, and continued to look down, and the small manuscript was quickly finished.

Maybe "Gone Girl" is too amazing, or maybe it's not over yet, this "Dark Place" Martin doesn't feel particularly outstanding.

When Gillian saw Martin close the manuscript, she couldn't wait to ask, "How is it?" ”

Martin didn't want to mislead people, saying: "Personally, I still prefer 'Gone Girl' more. ”

"When I was creating, I didn't have the same exhilarating feeling as the previous one." Gillian has a rough idea of her strengths and weaknesses: "The last one had a real-life classic to learn from, and Agatha Christie's experience dealing with his cheating husband gave me plenty of inspiration. ”

Martin returned the manuscript to Gillian, "You can finish it first." ”

Gillian smiled, "Okay. ”

Martin left the café first, went upstairs and returned to his room, just as he was about to take a shower, when there was a knock on the door from outside.

He looked through the cat's eye and pulled the door open.

Léa Seydoux didn't wait for Martin to get out of the way, and even she took Martin herself and squeezed into the room together.

In order to play the role of Margo, her long hair was cut into medium and short hair, except for the different hair color, which is quite similar to the appearance in "Adele's Life" in Martin's memory.

Of course, the romance and style that belongs to French women are as good as that, like a flame.

For Martin, it's a completely different feeling from when he's with Charlize.

…………

In the café downstairs, Gillian put away the manuscript and waited a little longer.

The agent came in from outside, sat across from her, and asked, "How's the conversation?" What did Martin say? ”

Gillian said honestly, "Martin wants to wait until it's all done." ”

The agent frowned slightly and asked, "What about when you talk about "Gone Girl"?" ”

"Martin was just looking at the beginning, and he was very interested." Gillian recalls the first time she talked to Martin about the previous book: "He knew something about Agatha Christie's particular experience, so Amy took revenge on Nick in a similar way, and he was intrigued as soon as he heard it. ”

She thought for a while, and then said: "I remember very clearly, Martin only watched the first half, and decided to buy the copyright of the film and television adaptation and let people come over to talk about cooperation." ”

The agent said: "You will complete it first, and I will leave the publishing and adaptation rights to me." ”

He deliberately cheered up Gillian: "'Gone Girl' has entered the top three of the New York Times bestseller list, your next book is very valued by the publisher, and the film adaptation of the same name by Martin and David Fincher has a very high chance of success, and the adaptation copyright is not to worry about at all." ”

Gillian thinks the same way: "I'm trying to get the film done before it comes out, to get it published when it's released, and if it gets on the bestseller list again, the rights can sell for a good price." “

"Gone Girl" is a new work by a newcomer, although Gillian also signed a compensation agreement with Davis Studio, as well as the Writers Guild's share of the adaptation copyright, but in the end it can't get as much as she got after becoming famous.

The agent persuaded: "In the process of your success, Martin has helped a lot, but business matters belong to business, and we are not only able to cooperate with Martin alone, there are many Hollywood production companies, and many of them have called me and want to seek opportunities to cooperate with you." ”

Gillian thought for a moment and said, "You keep in touch with them, and we will wait patiently for "Gone Girl" to be released." ”

The agent agreed: "As long as Martin can drive the film to commercial success, you and the next book can easily go up in value." ”

"However, if Martin's bid is right, we will give priority to working with Martin." Gillian used to be an entertainment reporter and knew that Hollywood was full of pitfalls, and Martin's side was relatively reliable.

"Martin used to live across the street from my house in the Coty neighborhood and I've seen firsthand how he has gone from a third-rate star to a first-list star," she said. ”

This seemingly quiet weekend, the crew was not calm at all.

Gillian Flynn approached Martin to talk about the work, and it fell into the ears of those who cared about it.

Just like breaking news, a lot of news in Hollywood can be exchanged for money.

In the cafeteria, not caring about enjoying free food, the theater assistant Foster hurried out, found a quiet place, took out his mobile phone and dialed the number in Los Angeles.

When they got through, he said, "Mills, it's me, there's something you need to do right away." ”

Mills on the other side lazily said, "I'm enjoying the wine and the beauty, it's not a big deal, I'll talk about it tomorrow." ”

Foster looked around to make sure that there was no one, and then raised his voice and said: "The big news of making money, if we do a good job, we can get tens of thousands of dollars!" ”

"You wait." After a while, all the messy voices disappeared, and only Mills's voice remained: "What big news to make money?" ”

Instead of saying it directly, Foster reminded: "Before I came to Missouri, didn't you tell me that someone should pay attention to Martin Davis's movements, especially when it comes to new film projects. ”

"That's right, that's it!" Mills emphasized: "As long as you know the news, I can sell it for a high price!" ”

He knows how to impress people: "Old man, no matter how much we can sell, we are all one and a half!" ”

Foster stopped talking nonsense: "Tonight, Martin Davis is talking to people about a new film project, "Gone Girl" author Gillian Flynn has written a new work, and Martin is talking to her about the adaptation. ”

Mills was overjoyed, and asked more, "Are you sure?" ”

"I've seen it with my own eyes, heard it with my own ears, and there's no mistake with it," Foster said. ”

Here Mills hung up and immediately contacted a man named McDonald, who was a member of the assistant group of WarnerPictures' new president, Jon Berg.

The two soon met at Starbucks in Burbank.

McDonald was wearing a formal suit, and the spring breeze on his face was uncontrollable, and he followed the right boss, and his status within Warner Pictures rose.

Seeing Mills, he said directly: "Is there any news about what you have arranged?" ”

This doesn't sound very pleasant, it's obviously a deal where you pay me to do things, why did it become an arrangement between superiors and subordinates? Mills was slightly dissatisfied, and reminded: "I have results on my side, but what about the reward you promised?" ”

MacDonald frowned: "Let's talk about the results first." ”

Mills was a little more discreet: "I get the exact news that Martin Davis has not been idle while filming, and is still looking for and planning new projects. ”

MacDonald asked directly, "Original or adapted?" ”

Mills didn't speak, just looked at him and smiled.

McDonald was able to apply for an event fund, so he immediately took out his personal checkbook, signed two checks in a row, and pushed it over.

Mills looked at it and said, "This news is worth half a million dollars!" For the sake of our friends, you'll give me at least $100,000!" ”

"What are you kidding?" MacDonald was so angry that he almost had a seizure: "Just a piece of news!" ”

Mills said: "It's really just news, but it's about what Martin Davis is planning! He curled his fingers, tapped the table repeatedly, and emphasized: "The person who has taken a fancy to that project is Martin Davis!" ”

MacDonald picked up his coffee and took a sip.

Mills added: "You work at Warner, you know Martin Davis more than I do, he's been working with Warner all these years, has there ever been a movie that failed at the box office? Which one doesn't make producers and distributors earn more than 10 million dollars in profits? ”

He sneered: "Compared to the possible tens of millions of dollars in earnings, such a critical piece of news is not even worth 100,000 dollars?" ”

MacDonald put down his coffee cup: "I can only give you $10,000!" ”

Mills shook his head: "You're insulting the name Martin Davis and the legendary success he represents!" ”

"You wait for me a moment." MacDonald got up and left the café, looking for a place to call.

Mills waited patiently, and if McDonald wouldn't pay, he could find another company.

There are definitely companies in Hollywood that are willing to pay for the news of Martin Davis' promising project!

After waiting for a short time, MacDonald came in from outside and asked, "Are you sure Martin Davis hasn't bought his favorite project yet?" ”

"He's not that fast, but if you're hesitant, it's hard to say," Mills said. ”

MacDonald nodded: "One hundred thousand dollars is too much, I can only give you fifty thousand dollars." ”

Mills stood up and high-fived him: "Deal!" ”

Soon someone came over to pay, and McDonald got the crucial news and reported it to Jon Berg, who told him to take a red-eye flight to Missouri tonight.

(End of chapter)