The box office was a big hit, the reputation was excellent, and the crew also applied for the Oscars, focusing on the best director, best actor and best actress.

Compared with Martin and Charlize who have won Oscars, David Fincher's Oscar journey is quite like Leonardo, with repeated defeats and defeats.

This time, it is not difficult to get a nomination, and if you win the award, there is a certain disadvantage in the theme of the movie.

After all, "Gone Girl" is contrary to the values advocated by mainstream public opinion.

On Best Actress, Martin saw photos published in many newspapers and magazines, and Natalie Portman, who was already pregnant, appeared in many media, and frequently showed affection with her boyfriend.

On the plane, Charlize took the magazine in Martin's hand, looked at the cover, and with her cleverness and understanding of Hollywood, she instantly figured it out: "Can the Oscars be so public?" ”

Martin took another newspaper and said as he read it: "Pregnant women are treated preferentially in society, and the academy is no exception. ”

"Why do I look so unpleasant?" Charlize never thought about getting pregnant and having a baby: "Hehe, is it difficult for a woman to take off her clothes and separate her legs?" ”

Martin glanced up at her and said, "Because you're a competitor in this class." ”

Charlize ignored Martin's words and said, "What kind of person would think of such a bad idea." ”

Martin said directly: "People like me. ”

"Uh......" Charlize was quite surprised: "Sure enough, ordinary people can't think of this way." ”

She suddenly thought of a possibility, placed the magazine on the table between the two, pointed to Natalie's belly on the cover, and asked, "This is also your masterpiece?" ”

Martin was stunned by her words, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "How is it possible! ”

Charlize spread his hands: "You gave her a good idea, she can get pregnant by the way in order to repay her." ”

Martin shook his head: "Sally, you underestimate my vision too much, Natalie wants a beautiful face without a beautiful face, if you want a body without a figure, do you think my vision is so bad?" ”

He explained simply: "Her agent is Ali Emmanuel, and in the process of winning the Oscar, Ali used a lot of personal connections, and this time Ali asked me for help, and I couldn't refuse." ”

Charlize said: "This kind of PR propaganda is really eye-opening, Martin, you are a genius! ”

During this time, the crew almost turned into a trapeze, flying around major cities in North America, changing places in two days at most.

Under the hard work of the main creators of the crew, "Gone Girl" has drawn an unusually stable box office trend.

I watched this film very well, and I knew the dark style of the fallacy and heresy, and many people just watched it and wanted to see it.

In the second weekend of its release, the North American box office was down only 36% from the opening weekend, collecting another $38.15 million.

Coupled with the performance of the previous four working days, the film's North American box office successfully exceeded 100 million, and the total of 122 million US dollars in ten days of release.

"Gone Girl" was a box office hit, and the main creators were all beneficiaries.

Charlize Theron's agent shouted out a $10 million offer when Warner Pictures was negotiating Mad Max 4!

This is also the first time that Charlize has been able to shout a salary of tens of millions of dollars after winning the heroine of "Magic Woman" after winning the Oscar for Best Actress.

Charlize is very famous, but he has never made it to the front line of Hollywood.

On Martin's side, the basic salary of the actor in "Escape from Tehran" is as high as $20 million, plus a stepped share that is still being negotiated.

Gillian Flynn has benefited just as much.

Warner Pictures, her agent came to the president's office.

"Mr. President, Ms. Flynn's work has received the most positive feedback from the market." The huge success of "Gone Girl" gave the agent capital: "Now countless fans are waiting for her new work to be released, waiting for the release of the movie adapted from the new work!" ”

Jon Berg was secretly applauding the decision to win "Dark Places" ahead of schedule, and said with a smile: "Gillian's new film "Dark Places", Warner Pictures and "Random House" have been distributed throughout North America, and the Thanksgiving holiday will officially go on sale, and we have also prepared a grand launch ceremony in Los Angeles. ”

He further said: "The adaptation has been progressing steadily, and we have brought in talented director Bargate Buchner to direct it. ”

The agent said: "We have always been very happy with the progress of preparations at Warner Pictures, and I came here this time to make two comments on behalf of Ms. Flynn. ”

Jon Berg values Gillian Flynn: "Please speak. ”

"The first point is to increase the investment in 'Dark Land,' and Ms. Flynn hopes to increase the budget to $70 million to make a film that is better than 'Gone Girl'." The agent felt that these requirements were very reasonable and in line with Gillian's current status.

He added to the second point: "The heroine must use a top A-list actress, and Ms. Flynn originally wanted Charlize Theron, but she chose another project. ”

The success of "Gone Girl" also gave Jon Berg a huge amount of confidence, and what his agent said was also what he was considering.

Therefore, Jon Berg quickly replied: "The project script Gillian has not yet been completed, the preparation has just begun, there is no need to rush in terms of actors, judging from the current situation of the awards season, Natalie Portman is very popular, if she can win the Oscar for Best Actress, we can invite her to audition." ”

The agent thought for a while and said, "If she can win Best Actress, she is indeed a good candidate." ”

Jon Berg added: "I've submitted a report to the review board that the budget for Darklands will be increased to $80 million! ”

"It was a wise decision." The agent sighed secretly, worthy of Warner Bros., the best-performing company in Hollywood, with deep pockets and neatness.

Jon Berg watched his agent leave, the phone rang on his desk, and assistant McDonald reminded him that Ridley Scott had finished filming "Pharaohs and the Gods" and led the crew back to Los Angeles, where he had now begun intense post-production at Warner Studios.

Ridley Scott's efficiency overwhelmed David Fincher, and it only took a little over ten months from preparation to filming.

This is the first big project that Jon Berg has personally promoted since taking office, and naturally he attaches great importance to it.

He left the office and went to the post-production studio, where he met Christian Bale at the door of the studio.

Jon paused, chatted with Bell for a few words, and asked, "How's it going, is filming in Morocco going well?" ”

Bell smiled a little shyly and said, "It was a great time to shoot. ”

Jon appropriately encouraged: "I'm very optimistic about you, this work starring you will definitely be a box office hit!" ”

Bell put away his smile and said seriously: "I have confidence." ”

Jon tapped him on the shoulder, went into the studio, and found Ridley Scott.

The latter had just finished a clip and happened to be resting.

Jon walked over, sat next to Ridley, looked at old Ray's reddened eyes and messy beard, and asked, "I've set aside the best schedule for next summer, can you finish post-production before the Oscars?" ”

Ridley vowed that "the special effects were made and filmed at the same time, and the main thing left was editing, which I could finish in February." ”

He has the typical style of directors of that era, and one film a year belongs to the basic exercise: "But it needs to work overtime, and post-production needs additional investment." ”

Jon wanted to finish it as soon as possible, so he started the official publicity as soon as possible: "I will submit an additional investment report to the audit committee, and the investment in the production of the project will be increased to 170 million US dollars." ”

He also made a request: "Before this year's Super Bowl, I needed a commercial clip that could be handled. ”

Ridley assured: "No problem, I will submit it to you on time." ”

Jon stretched out his right hand, "A word is a deal." ”

"It's a deal!" Ridley shook his hand hard.

Ridley also wants to finish this epic production as soon as possible, and then devote himself to the preparation of new projects, "The Martian" has already been completed, the script is also being adapted, and he wants to start filming around June next year.

Martin Davis also promised him that Davis Studios, Pacific Pictures and Disney Pictures would fully cooperate.

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Thanksgiving is here, and the crew is all on holiday.

Martin, as in the past, is either Thanksgiving or Christmas, and one of them will definitely be in Atlanta.

But this year, Harris is on a business trip to Australia, Hall is playing with the team, and Carter is home to only Elena and Lily.

"Can you imagine? Sophia proposes to Scott...... "Lily tells Martin about what happened some time ago.

She was secretly proud: "But I ruined it, I asked the two of them to watch your "Gone Lover", and the two didn't talk about marriage after watching it. ”

Martin poured sparkling wine for Elena and Lily and asked, "There has been no news of Emma?" “

Elena shook her head: "After she followed the black people in the South City, there was no news. ”

Lily said, "It's best not to come back for the rest of your life." ”

Martin nodded slightly, and then asked, "Have you heard from Jack?" ”

Elena said, "The last news about Jack is that Emma was abandoned by him in Hawaii. ”

"No news is best news," Martin said. “

Lily then asked, "Is it okay over there in Los Angeles?" ”

Martin nodded: "The threat is all gone, you can go back at any time." ”

After dinner, the three of them went out for a walk together.

In Atlanta, away from the hustle and bustle of the entertainment industry, Martin's heart is particularly calm and he wants to be alone with Elena.

But wherever she went, Lily always followed.

Martin simply transferred home early, and Elena sternly warned Lily to sleep on the first floor tonight, and followed Martin upstairs.

Lily angrily picked up the couch cushion and threw it at the top of the stairs.

But after years of being cared for by her sister, she didn't have the courage to follow her upstairs.

A few days after Thanksgiving, Martin stayed in Atlanta, first visiting Coca-Cola's headquarters, visiting old friends from the year, and meeting Sophia and Kelly Gray.

He left Atlanta to return to Los Angeles before arriving in December, and Harvey's case went to trial.

(End of chapter)