In the ballroom of the Château Bowell Hotel, the atmosphere was particularly warm tonight.

"Fast Pursuit 2" exploded at the global box office, from the crew to Disney Studios, many people gathered together.

Robert Iger was also on hand as well.

"The film's North American screening has been smooth, and the box office trend has been solid." He specifically found Martin for a drink and said a few words: "I propose to put the celebration party in North America to build momentum for the film's DVD release." ”

Martin laughs and says, "You're looking at it all, and while we're making a profit at the box office alone, we're going to be even more profitable if the DVD sells well." ”

Robert Iger said: "I'm really looking forward to The Martian. ”

The film is in its final stages of filming, and Martin is confident: "The film will not disappoint Disney. ”

Alan Horn came over from the side and said with a smile: "The movie starring Martin is now a guarantee at the box office." ”

The multi-layered cake of the celebration was pushed up at this time, and Martin, Alan Horn and Robert Iger all gave up the cake cutting link and handed it over to the main creative team of the crew.

Chad led Bradt, Chen Hu and Marcus into the game.

On the top of the large cake, two numbers are spray-painted with colored cream: 242.6M and 587.8M.

corresponds to the North American box office and global total box office of "Fast and Furious 2".

$242.6 million in North America and $587.8 million worldwide, which also made the film from the producer to the distributor to the main creative team, all make a lot of money.

The four of Chad cut the first knife at the same time, and the rest of the work was handed over to the service personnel.

While the cake was being shared, Mene arrived belatedly and brought a woman.

Marcus originally wanted to give this late guy a piece of cake on his face, but when he saw Celine Dion coming later, he hurriedly stopped.

Mene's face was apologetic: "Sorry, it's late." ”

Celine Dion took the initiative to take two steps forward, grabbed Mene's arm, and said, "I came to Los Angeles temporarily, and Mene went to the airport to pick me up." ”

Martin smiled, "It's okay. ”

Mene was next to each other to introduce those present and Celine Dion.

Celine Dion shook hands with everyone.

Not to mention Robert Egger and Alan Horn, she knew that the others were all Mene's best friends in Hollywood.

While Celine Dion and Robert Iger were talking, Martin asked, "Are you going to go public?" ”

"Just within friends." Mene elaborated: "Celine came to Los Angeles this time, saying that she wanted to enter my social circle, and I wanted to take her to the hotel first, but she heard that there was a party and asked to come over. ”

Martin laughed: "This is a good thing, it shows that Celine cares about you very much." ”

Mene scratched his head: "I have been living freely for more than 30 years, and suddenly I have changed, and I am a little uncomfortable. ”

Chad, who came over next to him, was quite speechless about this scumbag's remarks, and said, "You did what we wanted to do in our dreams." ”

Martin saw Celine Dion walking towards this direction and coughed lightly, and Chad and Mene immediately changed the subject.

Celine Dion came here, exchanged a few polite words with Martin and Chard, and asked Mene: "Honey, I have an idea, do you think it's okay?" ”

Mene responded: "If you have any ideas, just say it." ”

Celine Dion looked at Martin and Chard: "This weekend, we're throwing a party and inviting all of your friends in Los Angeles to come over, okay?" ”

Mene couldn't refuse, and replied, "Yes." ”

Celine Dion asked Martin and Chad "Can I invite you guys to participate?" ”

Martin said: "It's my pleasure. ”

Tonight's party was followed by a press conference in which Chad, Martin and Mene appeared in front of a large number of media reporters to announce that the DVD of "Fast and Furious 2" will be officially released tomorrow.

In the following days, the "Martian" crew focused on filming the supporting roles, and Martin temporarily left the Disney studio to run the DVD signing of "Fast and Furious 2" with Chad.

In addition to fans of the Coke Cult and the film, there were also some people who pulled up banners or posters.

"Don't mess with Martin's dog!"

This has become one of the most famous memes about Hollywood movies on the Internet all over the world.

In recent years, Davis Studios has built a lot of momentum online, making this meme out of North America and flying around the world.

The "Fast Pursuit" series has attracted a large number of fans around the world.

These people are all potential consumers of DVDs.

At more than a dozen book signings, Martin signed thousands of CDs.

But in the first week of the film's DVD release, it sold $48.5 million in North America alone.

Due to the differences in copyright laws and anti-piracy efforts in various countries, "Fast and Furious 2" sold a little less overseas, but it also sold more than $20 million in the first week.

This is also the highest single-week disc sales in North America since 2011.

After "Avatar" created $1 billion DVD sales, Hollywood's discs rushed to the peak, and then began to decline, with overall sales declining since last year.

Davis Studios has communicated with Disney Studios, and the share of the producer and the main creative team will be fully received at the beginning of next year.

After a busy week of DVD signings, Martin returned to Los Angeles and joined in the final filming of The Martian.

The crew moved to a studio dedicated to filming the WIA scene.

For most of the day, Martin wore a thick white spacesuit, hanging from Wia, constantly spinning in front of the green screen.

Many space shots are generated by post-production special effects.

Ridley Scott is a typical pragmatist director, not as much attention to live action as Nolan, whether it's film or digital photography, whether it's model live action shooting or CGI generation, which is convenient to use.

This year, Nolan has launched a campaign calling on Hollywood directors to use more film to save Kodak's film production business.

But few Hollywood responders.

The production companies were not interested at all.

Compared to digital technology, film is simply too expensive.

In terms of age and experience, Ridley Scott should be a conservative among directors, but he is not a supporter of film, and during a break from filming, he talked to Martin and others about film and digital technology.

"Whenever a new film technology flourishes, there is always an old one that is replaced." He gestured and said: "For example, silent and black-and-white films, digital technology has made shooting more possibilities, and the most convenient is the director, which can improve the director's shooting and production efficiency." ”

Martin added: "There are also copies at the time of release. ”

Jessica Chastain asks, "How much does the cost of the two differ?" ”

Martin gave an example: "When 'The Dark Knight' was released, it used traditional film copies, which cost about $1,500 per copy, and then Warner's Zack Schneider directed 'Watchmen', which used digital copies, cost more than one-third of 'The Dark Knight'. ”

Jessica Chastain made a silent calculation in her heart: "According to the scale of the global release, the cost can vary by tens of millions of dollars." ”

Ridley Scott said: "So, God can't save Kodak, Kodak can't keep up with the times, and can only be eliminated." ”

Martin answered: "I've heard Nolan say that Kodak still has a lot of motion picture film in stock, enough for Hollywood to use for a long time. ”

Ridley tells the truth: "Because there aren't many directors in Hollywood who still insist on using film." ”

Several people around laughed.

Ridley looked at the time and reminded, "Get ready to shoot." ”

Martin and Jessica Chastain leave the lounge area together, change into a bloated white spacesuit, and hoist Weia again to film the space rescue scene.

At the beginning of filming, Martin kept spinning in the air, and after more than ten seconds of filming, he had to slow down for a few minutes before he could play again.

A little over an hour later, Jessica Chastain took the stage to join the filming.

The two were connected by a seat belt.

Martin dangled Wia, tugging on the orange seat belt and floating forward.

Jessica Chastain is also pulling her seatbelt.

The two got closer and closer, and finally bumped into each other.

Probably pushing too each other, and ignoring the helmet they were wearing, there was a muffled bang, and Martin's head and Jessica Chastain's head collided through the helmet guard.

They were holding hands, looking extremely excited.

Driven by Wia, the two of them turned around, and the colored seat belts floated around, with an unusual beauty.

Ridley shouted from behind the director's monitor, "This is over!" ”

He stood up: "I announce that the filming of The Martian is complete!" ”

On the makeshift set, Martin and Jessica Chastain slowly landed, and the stunt crew came to help dismantle Wia.

Ridley gestured, and an assistant next to him turned on a cutout.

The green screen at the top of the set moved to one side, and with a bang, the package on it suddenly exploded, and countless streamers and sequins fluttered like snowflakes.

Martin and Jessica Chastain, who had dismantled Wia and taken off their spacesuits, happened to be at the very center of this colorful storm.

The latter raised his arms flat and his back to the sky, as if enjoying the moment.

Martin catches a streamer and flies up and lands on Jessica Chastain's head.

Jessica Chastain turned her head and smiled at Martin.

The model worker sister who has put on makeup has fair skin and a flushed face, which has a different kind of beauty.

Martin said: "In the evening, I had a treat to celebrate the closure of the crew, remember to participate. ”

Jessica Chastain stared at Martin and decided to follow her heart's thoughts, saying, "I'm participating. ”

The two came out of the set, Martin clapped his hands, and Bruce pulled out a couple of suitcases.

Jessica Chastain worked with Martin for the first time and asked, "The legendary Martin's gift for the end of the film?" ”

Martin opened the box, took out a box from it, and handed it to her: "This is for you." ”

Everyone on the crew, including director Ridley Scott, was given Martin's gift for the end of the film.

This is the end of the filming of "The Martian", and after finishing the rest of the work, the crew, led by Martin, went to the nearby Castle Hotel and held a celebratory party.

After the party, neither Martin nor Jessica Chastain left the hotel and entered the luxury suite on the top floor together.

The story of Snow White and the Prince begins.

(End of chapter)