"Don't you need to clarify what is in the newspaper?"

Elizabeth Olsen and Martin enjoy dinner for two in a luxurious restaurant, not forgetting Martin's most important job at this stage.

Martin shook his head: "No, I'm going to pull all the competitors down to the same level and then use my experience to beat them." ”

Elizabeth wondered, "Why don't I understand what you mean?" ”

Martin simply explained: "I'm the best at playing high-end games. ”

Elizabeth laughed: "Hey! Hey! My dear, you're talking about pulling down. ”

Martin laughed: "High-end games are often presented in the most primitive bad battles. ”

Seeing that he was not sad, Elizabeth put the matter aside and raised her glass: "My dear, I wish you to be the winner of this bad battle." ”

Martin clinked glasses with her: "Lend you good words." ”

The two enjoyed dinner and came out of the restaurant.

There may have been a news source who reported that a large number of entertainment paparazzi had gathered outside, and when they saw Martin and Elizabeth coming out, they rushed forward and asked questions frantically.

"Martin, what do you think about the former NASA astronaut's criticism of The Martian?"

"Can Toxic Martian Soil Really Grow Potatoes?"

"There are so many loopholes in the film, do you only focus on business and ignore the ...... of art?"

Martin and Elizabeth didn't answer at all, and with the support of several security personnel, they got into the Escalade driven by Bruce.

"The next month may be chaotic." Martin is racing the Olympics, and he must maintain a certain amount of exposure, saying: "You pay attention to your daily travel. ”

Elizabeth smiled sweetly and said, "Don't worry about me, you go all out to win the award, and strive to get an Oscar back." ”

The reporter paparazzi chased Escalade to Sunset Boulevard North and was stopped at the entrance of the community before dispersing.

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The next morning, Matt Damon's car was blocked by dozens of reporters and paparazzi as soon as he drove out of his home.

One of them urged the car window and asked loudly: "What do you think of the famous critic Kenneth Turan in his column in the Los Angeles Times today, criticizing Ling's character in "Moneyball" only has the skin, not flesh and soul?" ”

Matt Damon didn't change his face and motioned for the driver to keep going.

The car left the reporter's circle and drove towards Century City, where CAA is located.

Matt Damon called his agent and asked about the Los Angeles Times column.

The agent said: "Today's entertainment media, and even some social media, there are a lot of criticisms of "Moneyball", and some of the words are quite sharp. ”

Matt Damon said: "I watched some and waited for me to get to the company. ”

Half an hour later, the agent met Matt Damon in the office.

The assistant brought a large pile of newspapers.

Almost all of Hollywood's influential newspapers have articles attacking Matt Damon and Moneyball.

"In "Moneyball", Matt Damon looks sluggish and has no acting skills at all!"

"As long as there is a little more dialogue in the long shot, Matt Damon's eyes are wandering, he is very easy to play, and he likes to use lip licking to cover it up."

Although the critic collects money to do things, there are still some things in the column he writes, and these are indeed Matt Damon's shortcomings for a long time.

Even the broker couldn't say anything.

Matt Damon looked at the columns of these critics and said, "Didn't they stand on our side the other two days ago and slam Martin Davis and other competitors? Why did you scare us again? ”

The agent said: "The people who make media comments are a group of bastards who collect money and do things, how can they have a position at all." ”

Matt Damon crossed his hands on his hips: "After fighting the east and the west, each side wants to eat the money!" ”

Matt Damon didn't read the smear of "Moneyball" in the later newspapers, and he just roughly browsed all the newspapers and found something strange.

"These newspapers were scolding Martin Davis and The Martian the other day, and yesterday they were scolding other competitors besides us, and only we are always the ones who are praised." Matt Damon patted the newspaper and said: "Originally, I thought they were charging us PR fees and standing on our side, but today they all changed their positions and only scolded us!" ”

He looked at the agent, "What the hell is going on?" ”

The broker is also well-informed, saying: "It's clear that someone wants to muddy the waters, they want to cause chaos in order to profit from it. ”

Matt Damon thought of this too, and Martin's name floated through his mind.

Of course, others are also possible, after all, the potential opponents of this year's Oscars do not look very strong.

"Moneyball", "The Tree of Life", "The Martian", "Midnight in Paris", "War Horse" and so on, for the Oscars, that's it.

Matt Damon made the same choice as Martin: "It's possible for all competitors to do this, no matter who it is, to drag all competitors into the water!" Since they are messing with us, we have to get them back and let them have the same reputation! ”

At the beginning, it was "Moneyball" that played "The Martian", and then other competitors were beaten, and "Moneyball" stood out, and now everyone is playing "Moneyball", what else can I do?

Hit back, of course.

Without saying a word, the agent contacted the team, contacted Warner Pictures, contacted the media and critics, and launched a new offensive.

Isn't that just a smear? They have worked with Harvey Weinstein many times and have a lot of experience!

In the past few days before the Oscar ballot was distributed, the entertainment media in the United States, whether it is traditional print media and television, or new media such as the Internet and social software, the publicity, public relations and criticism and smear of various movies have become a mess.

A number of Oscar seeded players, without exception, have been attacked.

As soon as a movie was praised by one media, three smears immediately jumped out.

Even in the same media, there was a situation where one comment column sang high-profile praise for a film, and another comment column angrily denounced it as a garbage and bad movie.

Hollywood's awards season, which was a key factor in the loss of Harvey Weinstein, is in complete chaos and seems to have found a new direction.

If you can't find enemies, you'll be full of enemies.

All the Oscar seeds, except for themselves, the other competitors are all black.

In the midst of this turmoil, the Oscar nomination ballots mailed by the college have been in the hands of members of the academy who live in North America.

According to the college's procedures, the ballot can be mailed out as soon as it is completed, or it can be mailed again a few days later, and the deadline for the college is January 14.

Leonardo and Nicholson came to Martin's office early in the morning.

Both brought their respective Oscar ballots.

Leonardo, who was at the top of the list of leading actors, filled in Martin's name and said: "Now, we have to increase the intensity of the sales of miserable publicity, and it is time to start the second phase." ”

Martin, who was also in Nicholson's first position, asked Leonardo, "Can you tell me what you plan for the second phase?" Martin and I both listened to your command and cooperated with your miserable plan, and as a result, public opinion was about to get out of control. ”

He shook his head and sighed: "Leo, you have always been the twenty-second man, you have not changed!" ”

"My pedal went from 11 seconds to 24 seconds! Is this called something that hasn't changed? I'm getting stronger! Leonardo first proved his innocence, and then said: "The next stage of the miserable plan is to ...... Martin"

Leonardo's words were interrupted by a sudden knock on the door, and Jessica pushed the door in and said, "Boss, there's something new in the media." ”

While talking, she took the latest issues of "Variety" and "People" magazines.

On the cover of the new issue of "Variety", a tall and sturdy man is sunny and handsome, suave, and full of famous brands.

He stood in front of a Cadillac flagship car, dressed in a handmade Brioni suit, wearing a million-dollar Cartier men's watch on his wrist, holding the latest Samsung flagship smartphone in his left hand and the scepter of the Cult of the Cult of Coke studded with precious gems in his right hand.

This man is Martin!

Martin with a lot of money and a lot of money!

Howe inhuman Martin!

When Leonardo saw the cover, he had a bad feeling, like he had finally exercised for 24 seconds, but it was only ten seconds before he was forcibly interrupted.

Because there is a line of character slogan on the cover - Martin Davis, Hollywood billionaire!

Martin lifted the cover and quickly found the cover people column.

The above is a simple list of Martin's income and most of his assets.

Commercial endorsements: nearly $60 million per year.

Salary plus box office revenue: $80 million per year or more.

Coke Cult Commemorative Coke Share: No less than $60 million per year.

Sherman Oaks, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Manhattan's Upper East Side, Miami Resort, a total of five properties valued at $120 million.

Davis Studios, Warner Bros. had an offer of $200 million to buy and was rejected.

Investments: Buying large quantities of Apple, Netflix and Tesla shares, although the exact amount is not known, according to reliable sources, these shares are worth at least $300 million.

A conservative estimate is that Martin Davis' personal assets could reach $800 million to $1 billion.

After Martin read it, he said that the estimate was not very accurate, but it was not particularly bad.

Nicholson was also looking at the cover column, and after seeing these numbers, he suddenly had a new idea, to abandon Martin in the future, unite with Leonardo, and lobby Martin to marry Lorraine, maybe Martin, the bastard, will be dizzy for a while?

The main reason is that after a while, there are no outsiders to do it, of course, you have to have fun with your own people.

Martin took another copy of People magazine, and the cover was full of women, women with whom he had many comings and outs.

Standing in the C position, it is naturally Elizabeth Olsen, the real girlfriend.

She is flanked to the left by Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston, and further on there are so-called ex-girlfriends such as Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Eliza Cuthbert, Blake Lively, Alexandra Daddario, and more.

The cover language is concise: Martin Davis's girlfriends!

(End of chapter)