Paris 18th arrondissement, Bisha Hospital.

Dressed in black, Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Martin hurried down the hallway with a senior police officer to a treatment room.

The paramedics stopped them and said, "The patient is being treated, please wait." ”

Hurried footsteps sounded behind him, and Martin turned his head to see a stranger.

Emma Thomas knew and said, "Tom Hardy's agent. ”

Martin nodded.

The agent walked over quickly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Yesterday, a cargo driver running to Charles de Gaulle Airport, passing through a road in District 93, heard Mr. Hardy's cry for help, rescued him from the drainage canal on the side of the road, and kindly brought him to the hospital. ”

After a pause, he added: "All the hospitals in Paris have been notified of our investigation, so they informed us as soon as possible. ”

The agent asked, "Tom is injured?" ”

"The preliminary judgment was that he had been robbed, and when the truck driver found him, he had no clothes on his body, his teeth were falling out in his mouth, and he was ...... in the back," the senior police officer said.

At this point, he stopped abruptly.

The agent was just about to ask, but suddenly remembered, and quickly turned his head to look at the sign on the wall.

This is the proctology department!

Martin also found out at this time that they came to the anorectal department!

Bruce muttered in a low voice next to him: "Even if you rob and grab money, why do you still have a robbery color?" The problem is that this robbery color is also a horse with a taste. ”

Martin glanced at Lao Bu, and said in his heart that you are really a talent when you step on a horse, and it is really a loss for the United States that you were not admitted to the Ivy League school.

The door to the treatment room opened, and a doctor stepped out.

The agent preemptively asked, "Doctor, how is Tom Hardy?" ”

"The patient's wound was severely torn and the hospital had limited conditions, so I just cleaned up the filth from the wound." The doctor was very responsible, and said solemnly: "You'd better go to a big hospital as soon as possible and find a surgeon to do suture surgery for him." ”

The agent wanted to get in: "I need to see Tom." ”

The doctor stepped out of the way and reminded, "The patient is greatly stimulated, so don't talk to him much." ”

Several people, including Martin, entered the medical room together.

Tom Hardy lay on a hospital bed, grunting in pain, his eyes wide as if he had lost all brilliance, much like the big eyes of a deep-water fish that protruded after being pulled onto the boat.

Nolan turned to Tom Hardy and whispered, "Tom ......"

Tom Hardy raised his head slightly, and saw Nolan's black clothes, and his godless eyes were instantly full of horror, shouting, "Don't come here!" Blacks, don't come here! Black ......"

He was fixed on the bed by the doctor, trying to retract but couldn't, and his voice changed in fright: "Negro, go away!" Go away! Get lost! ”

Martin discovered that the voice changed not only because of panic, but also because Tom Hardy had a large open mouth and no teeth in sight.

What happened to him!

The doctor hurriedly came in and said, "Please go out first, the patient is emotionally unstable, please go out." ”

Nolan and Martin turned around and left.

The agent dressed in black was also blasted out by the doctor.

The agent went to the hospital to communicate.

Nolan hurriedly said to Emma Thomas: "You go and assist his agent with the transfer, and let them go to Warner Pictures to talk about the follow-up." ”

He's fed up with Tom Hardy: "If they have a problem, let them talk to Warner Pictures, we're just temporary employees of Warner Pictures, and we can't solve the problem." ”

Emma Thomas responded, "I know how to deal with it. ”

"Tom Hardy will definitely not be able to participate in the rest of the promotional journey," Martin said. ”

"It doesn't matter without him." Nolan looked at Martin: "As long as you and I am, there is enough to see." ”

Martin is confident: "Let's make more news. ”

A Parisian police officer turned from the entrance of the passage and muttered in the ear of the senior officer.

The senior police officer approached Nolan and said, "We found several witnesses who saw a group of black men in Area 93 snatching the victim's clothes and shoes, and some of them were violent against him. ”

Martin and Nolan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Tom Hardy was so sensitive to black.

Nolan routinely asked, "Have you caught the murderer?" ”

"Nope." The senior police officer seemed to have an unusual relationship with Nolan, and spoke very directly: "Area 93 is a place outside the law, let alone us, even the French authorities don't have a good way." ”

Nolan didn't bother to ask again, waiting for Emma Thomas to assist Tom Hardy's agent in handling the transfer and leaving the hospital with Martin and Bruce.

Back at the hotel, after lunch, the crew set off on time and set off for Spain.

On the way to the airport, Alan Page sneaks into the car where Martin, Bruce, and Mene were.

The driver was already driven by Bruce to another car, and when he arrived at the airport, he drove the car back to the hotel.

Alan Peggy didn't need to hide it, she laughed when she got into the car, and she laughed very happily.

Mene said, "So happy? For those who don't know, they thought you had Monica Bellucci. ”

"I want to too, can you get Sophie Marceau to introduce me?" Alan Peggy is also a fierce person: "She is so beautiful in "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", but the dress in "The Matrix" is not good, and she looks very old. ”

Mene gave her a middle finger: "I can't find a way to soak if I want to." ”

Alan Peggy leaned forward, patted Martin's seat back, and asked, "Boss, I heard from Emma Thomas' assistant that Tom Hardy was given that ...... by a bunch of Africans"

She looked at Mene, "I didn't say what you meant. ”

Mene waved his hand casually, like most black people in America, and said, "Black Africans, that's another species." ”

Alan Paige went on to ask Martin, "Is Tom Hardy crazy?" ”

Martín recounts the current facts: "Physically traumatized and mentally stimulated, he was taken to the Piertije Sal Petrier Hospital to have sutures. In addition, he is extremely frightened and extremely disturbed when he sees black. ”

Alan Peggy laughed again: "So handsome! Those black Africans did good deeds! ”

Martin casually said, "May God bless Tom Hardy." ”

Mene lowered his voice and asked, "Boss, is it ......?"

Martin shook his head: "It has nothing to do with us, he is looking for death by himself and crashes into a big mountain." ”

Mene didn't understand, but didn't ask any more.

Alan Peggy is still gloating: "I wish him a black shadow for the rest of his life!" ”

This blessing Tom Hardy will definitely thank Alan Peggy well.

The crew arrived in Madrid, got off the plane and went to the hotel to drop off their luggage, and the main creative staff, including Martin's, rushed to the theater non-stop to attend the Spanish premiere of the film.

The next morning, Martin, Mane, Alan Page and Nolan also made a special trip to visit Real Madrid and the Bernabeu Stadium.

"Inception" is currently in theaters, and the crew will do everything they can to increase exposure.

Therefore, when the crew came to Barcelona, another big city in Spain, the main creators of the crew visited the Barcelona Club and the Camp Nou Stadium.

At the end of the Spanish journey, the crew flew to Istanbul on another flight to continue promoting the trip.

"Inception" also spent its third weekend in North American theaters, and the trend remained solid, with another $29.72 million, and the North American box office exceeded the $200 million mark, accumulating $212 million.

Overseas, more countries and regions joined the screenings, and after this weekend, the film's overseas box office combined was close to $150 million.

The box office hit of the film also brought waves of heat, and the conjecture about the ending top soon spread from North America to the world.

From newspapers to the internet, there are too many people debating whether the male protagonist Cobb is back to reality.

The crew has been asked this question by the media and fans from North America to Europe to Asia, but Martin and Nolan have never given a positive response.

Once there is a definite answer to this kind of topic, it loses the value of hype and eye-catching.

Don't talk about it now, there won't be an accurate answer in the future.

On the plane to Port City, Nolan specifically told Martin: "Don't answer this question positively at any time." ”

Martin was completely confused: "Chris, there is no answer in the script you gave me." ”

Nolan laughed and said, "I calculate to let this topic continue to be hyped for a long time, the movie is now released worldwide, but there will be a DVD release later, and then it will be taken out and hyped again." ”

Martin thinks further: "As long as the topic is hot enough, when your next movie is released, there will still be reporters asking you about the gyro and whether Cobb is back to reality." ”

Nolan is no worse than a director in marketing, saying: "Even if the media reporters forget, I can arrange a reporter to ask questions to awaken the memories of the media and fans." ”

Martin gave Nolan a thumbs up and said, "Chris, you are a model of a new era of film masters!" ”

"I'm not a master, I'm just a craftsman." Nolan said modestly, and said: "In terms of marketing hype, I am not as good as you, the open-ended ending was proposed by you first, and it is also your trick to use the gyro hype, I can only be regarded as your student in this regard." ”

Martin smiled and said: "Don't be modest about this, let's learn together and make progress together!" ”

The two men smiled tacitly.

In Hong Kong City, in addition to publicity, Martin also met with Wu Maoting, who has allocated funds to film and produce Jennifer Siebel's "Romantic Troubles", and told Martin that he will continue to invest in the Davis Studio project.

The long overseas publicity journey lasted until mid-August, and Martin returned to Los Angeles exhausted and gave himself a good vacation.

At this time, the North American box office of "Inception" has rushed to the $300 million mark, and the overseas box office has completed the North American box office, accumulating $388 million.

Warner Bros. predicts that the film will drop around $900 million at the global box office.

(End of chapter)