The week before Thanksgiving, Hollywood Heights Center.

Disney Studios held a grand premiere for The Martian.

Models of Mars rovers, spacecraft and launch vehicles create a space show-like atmosphere.

The film's sponsor, SpaceX, also opened up a special area and brought its own rocket models and other equipment, and Elon Musk personally appeared on the stage to promote the space business, which attracted countless media attention.

When Martin walked on the red carpet in a black suit, Musk suddenly shouted: "Beauties, take him home!" Take Martin Davis home! ”

There was a crowd of emotions on both sides of the red carpet, and female fans kept shouting like crazy.

"Martin, come home with me!"

"Come home with me!"

"Go back and let you have fun!"

The security guard next to him hurriedly came over to remind him, and Martin sped up to pass through the red carpet, and even the routine ceremony of the Cult of Coke was just a formality.

No way, female fans are too eager to take Martin home.

Subsequently, Ridley Scott and Jessica Chastain and others walked the red carpet one after another.

Martin enters the media area, where Leonardo is waiting for him with Thomas.

The former came over and asked, "Have you remembered everything?" ”

Martin said softly: "I have memorized all the manuscripts written according to your ideas, and I have just familiarized myself with them in the car. ”

Leonardo, the self-proclaimed commander-in-chief of Martin Davis' miserable plan, encouraged Martin: "According to my plan, there will be no problem, Thomas has already communicated on the host's side." ”

"No problem." Martin walked into the camera.

The host was very cooperative, chatted a few words routinely, and then asked: "Martin, I heard that the reason why you took on this movie and the role is because of your dream?" ”

"Suffice it to say, I had a dream of space when I was a kid, when I saw TV, I dreamed that one day I could go to space, go to the space station, and go to the moon."

Every actor always adjusts his dreams according to the needs of the role, and Martin is no exception: "At that time, I wanted to buy a model of the space shuttle, but I had no money, so I had to make one myself. ”

The moderator then asked Martin about the family incident.

Martin doesn't have to make things up, just tell the truth as it is.

The sale was over, and Martin came out of the media area.

Leonardo praised: "It's done well, if you can shed a few tears, it will be even more perfect." ”

Martin tried to give him a middle finger and endured it in public, reminding, "I'm not a woman." ”

Leonardo nodded, entered the theater to meet Nicholson, and went to the VIP room together.

Martin came to the sponsor's backdrop and took a group photo with the rest of the crew who came over one after another.

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Atlanta, the titular headquarters of the Cult of Cola.

High Priest Robert's hair was neatly combed back to his head, revealing a shiny forehead, and he laid out the Coca-Cola of '03 on an old-fashioned wooden table, and muttered words in his mouth.

After following the procedure, Robert heard a knock at the door, went over to open the altar door, and asked, "What is the matter?" ”

The assistant dressed in red handed over a large envelope: "Ms. Kelly Gray had someone send it." ”

Robert opened it, and inside was a stack of movie tickets.

He handed it back to his assistant and said, "Send it down, two tickets per person at the headquarters." ”

The assistant glanced at the name written on the movie ticket, "The Martian".

The Master's new work.

The assistant didn't say a word and went to hand out movie tickets.

Robert returned to his office and looked at next weekend's schedule, where more than 70 percent of the Atlanta-area movie theaters will be showing "The Martian" this weekend.

If the film does well at the box office, it can carry over into next week's Thanksgiving and the weekend afterward.

Robert opened the new commemorative Coke, took a big sip, wiped his mouth, looked at distant Los Angeles, and said loudly: "Master, the box office is a big hit!" ”

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On the second floor of a café in the Highland Center, Megan Ellison sits behind a glass curtain wall, looking out at the extraordinarily lively theater opposite.

On the other side, sat her older brother, David Ellison.

David retracted his gaze, took a sip of coffee, and said: "Actually, you made a wrong choice, the project "Lone Ranger" does not have to be snatched, you can participate in the investment and cooperate with Martin Davis. ”

"That's your style, not mine." Meghan is much more in control than her brother: "I have to take full control of the project, do you think I can work with Martin Davis?" ”

David Ellison entered Hollywood before his sister: "I recently heard a rumor from within Warner Bros. ”

Megan didn't ask, just looked at him.

David said: "There is a saying within Warner Bros. that "Pharaoh and the Gods", as well as "Dark Land", which has just failed at the box office, were all projects that Martin Davis was optimistic about, and Warner Pictures did it behind the scenes to get these projects. ”

"As for the results." He smiled, "You know it all. ”

Megan sneered: "What do you want to say?" Martin Davis dug a hole and I jumped? Will it fail like the two idiot works of Warner Bros.? ”

"You know I didn't mean that." David spread his hands.

Megan said: "You don't know how I got these projects here. She roughly talked about the theft: "Could he have deliberately put two scripts in the company safe to seduce me to take the bait?" I had never crossed paths with Martin Davis at that time. ”

David also felt that this matter could not be deliberately dug to make Meghan jump, and said: "According to what you say, it is indeed not." ”

Meghan has a strong sense of self-confidence: "Even if the idiot Warner fails, it will still succeed in my hands." ”

David really didn't know what to say.

Megan turned her head to look out the window again, it was getting dark, and the lights were brightly lit opposite.

She said: "Just look at the success or failure of Martin's film, and if he can succeed in my projects, he will be successful as well." ”

David feels that Meghan has inherited 100% of her father's super self-confidence.

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"Unfortunately, we couldn't save Kodak's film business."

In the theater's VIP room, Christopher Nolan was speaking to several producers and directors: "Film shouldn't disappear from the film industry, it gives movies a real texture, and if Kodak's stock runs out, film films will say goodbye to Hollywood." ”

Susan Downey continued: "Kodak is about to go bankrupt, and the loss of film cannot be reversed. ”

Graham King sighed and said, "The Kodak Theatre will soon be renamed Hollywood Highland Center, and the next company to be named is unknown." ”

Many directors and producers disagreed with Nolan's words and took the opportunity to change the subject, and Nicholson was always well-informed: "I heard that Dolby Laboratories is talking about naming rights. ”

Warren Beatty continued: "There is a disagreement on the naming fee, and it will not be possible to negotiate it in a short time, and it may be the Oscars, which will still be called the Hollywood Highland Center." ”

Martin came in from outside and greeted everyone one by one.

Nicholson pulled him aside and asked, "Did you start executing Leo's miserable plan?" ”

"Just sold in the media area," Martin said. ”

Leonardo came over: "Martin sold quite wonderfully, Oscar-level acting skills, if he can't win the Best Actor, there must be shady." ”

Martin and Nicholson glanced at each other and came up with the same idea, not winning the Best Actor, but also Leonardo's plan is too bad!

Nolan came over at this point, and Leonardo and Nicholson went somewhere else.

"Soon, we were clients of the same brokerage firm." Nolan made a final confirmation: "WMA environment is more free than CAA? ”

Martin doesn't mislead in this regard, saying: "Chris, I haven't been with any other agency, I don't know anything about other companies, but I've had a great time working with my agent, Thomas. ”

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the VIP room, reflected by the light, ready to find Thomas, and smiled at him.

Thomas touched his completely bald forehead and nodded at Martin.

When I see Martin, he always feels extra strong.

Nolan said at this time: "If nothing else, my space film will start filming after the release of "The Dark Knight Rises" next year, you should pay attention to the schedule." ”

"I'm ready for the schedule." Martin has two films planned for next year, "Prince of Thieves," which features Graham King as a producer, and the third installment of "Fast and Furious."

Chard, Chen Hu and Marcus are working on action design, and the latter may not start filming until the second half of next year.

The time was about the same, and the guests entered the venue one after another, and the main creative staff of the crew, including Martin, under the leadership of Ridley Scott, entered the venue last.

Amid thunderous applause, the group sat in the front row.

The premiere screening kicked off immediately.

The sci-fi flavor of this film is actually not very strong, it is more of a Martian version of Robinson Crusoe with science as the background, adding optimism and perseverance.

Ridley Scott has always been at ease when it comes to works with sci-fi genres.

Strictly speaking, he changed the style of science fiction and told a light-hearted and interesting story, although the style has changed greatly, but the optimism and comedy elements of the male protagonist are very popular with the audience.

This also makes the film more real and down-to-earth, no longer a mysterious unknown world, and there is no advanced theory and speculation.

Instead, it tells a story that is easy for the audience to understand.

In the prior publicity and marketing, one of the highlights of the film is how Martin grows potatoes on Mars.

Martin also used the same quality as a professional farmer, coupled with self-deprecation, optimism and ups and downs of the plot, which won the applause of the audience.

As the leading actor, Martin has an indispensable halo, but it is more about showing "how human beings should survive in a desperate situation".

Therefore, the whole film is not obscure like hard sci-fi, but more like a drama with sci-fi elements.

(End of chapter)