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Chapter 198 Bullying(1/2)

 Entering April 2005, the North American box office of "The Mountain Has Eyes" passed the US$100 million mark, and the global box office also reached US$147.52 million.

Warner Bros. held another grand celebration for the film.

It is also to build momentum for the next DVD sales.

When Martin walked on the red carpet of the hotel alone, countless shots automatically turned to him.

"Martin, smile!"

"Look here!"

The reporter's enthusiasm is like the charming Latin girl on Tijuana's custom street, eager to pounce on you.

When Martin entered the hotel banquet hall, someone immediately came up to him, gave him a hug, put his arm around his shoulders and shouted: "Our North American box office has exceeded 100 million!"

Then he laughed again.

Martin was as happy as director Ajia, saying: "We are now members of the 100 million box office club!"

In terms of fame, the ones who have benefited the most are Martin and director Ajia.

The atmosphere in the banquet hall was as warm as a volcano erupting.

Craven made an appointment with Martin and Ajia to wash their faces after the party.

"It's been a long time since you organized a party." Craven said with an old heart: "The last party was so great that I'm not interested in other people's parties anymore."

Ajia was also tempted: "I'll pay for it, and you can come up with something creative."

Martin said: "This kind of party takes a certain amount of time to organize and plan. There are too many things going on recently. I will go to Atlanta to shoot a new movie soon. How about waiting for me to come back from Atlanta?"

Craven said: "Okay."

When the two of them went to other places, Daniel came over.

Martin had a drink with him and asked: "How many sales of DVDs are expected?"

Daniel roughly said: "With a price range of US$35 million to US$45 million, horror movie DVDs have always sold well, and the rental market performance will not be bad either."

Martin asked this because it was related to his vital interests. Although he personally did not sign a sharing agreement, the unified agreement between the Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Union stipulated that the main actors can share in various post-production copyright profits.

He has starred in many blockbuster movies, and even earns millions of dollars in revenue every year.

The most typical one is Morgan Freeman, who has played major supporting roles in countless popular movies and has a certain share of rights. With his numerical advantage, he later accumulated a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Daniel has one more thing: "Warner Bros. has the power to initiate the sequel. The production company has proposed to prepare a sequel. Are you interested?"

Martin declined: "The story about the male protagonist has been told. Ajia, myself, and Craven didn't even think about a sequel at that time."

He added: "My schedule is not suitable either. When "The Departed" is finished filming, it will probably be near the end of the year."

Daniel understood this and said, "What a shame."

After the party ended, the three Martins got rid of the paparazzi and went to wash their faces together.

Subsequently, Warner Bros. took advantage of the popularity of the film with a box office of over 100 million to promote the release of DVD.

Similarly, the DVD's title sequence has an advertisement for "Jeans' Summer" embedded in it.

The Red Box chain store in Burbank Commerce Plaza has not yet opened its doors that day, and a large number of movie fans holding Martin posters lined up at the door.

Jessica and Emily are among them.

Naturally, Rachel was also indispensable. She greeted: "The door will open in ten minutes. Please don't mess around and keep order."

Phoebe in the back raised a glass of autograph books: "I brought another gift to Martin."

Jessica reacted quickly and asked quickly: "What is it?"

If Martin were asked to write down the congratulations they sent last time, she would have to find a way to leave a signature book.

The roster with hundreds of signatures was too difficult for Martin.

Phoebe said: "A few friends and I wrote a message to Martin."

Jessica breathed a sigh of relief.

Because notices were posted on blogs and MSN groups, many fans rushed over one after another.

Of course they won't miss the first signed DVD of the movie star they support.

Inside the store, the DVD of "The Mountain Has Eyes" is placed on the most conspicuous shelf, and a table is placed in the vacant space nearby.

Someone reminded loudly: "It's time to open the store!"

Martin sat behind the table, took the signature pen from Bruce, and waited patiently for the fans to enter.

As the rolling shutter door rose, a male movie fan under the age of 20 rushed into the store first, picked up a commemorative DVD worth $39.9, and ran to Martin's table.

Martin took the initiative to extend his fist: "Man, congratulations to you, you won the jackpot."

"My name is William!" The man bumped fists with Martin and quickly handed over the disc.

Martin signed his name on it and said: "I remember you."

William was extremely happy and went to pay happily.

There was already a queue at the back, and Phoebe was the second to come over. In addition to the DVD, she also handed over an autographed book.

Martin signed the DVD, saying: "You are Phoebe."

Phoebe was very happy and said: "Martin, I brought you a gift."

Martin has already seen it. It’s another autograph book. He hasn’t memorized the last one yet.

Forget it, he has given up treatment completely.

"Thank you." Martin opened it and took a look. As expected, there were many people's wishes again.

Phoebe wasted no time and picked up the DVD: "Goodbye, Martin, I will continue to support you."

"Goodbye."

Martin took the third disc, signed it, and while returning the disc, he smiled and nodded: "Thank you for your support."

As an actor with professional ethics, Martin doesn't care about anything else at this moment. He takes every movie fan he meets seriously and greets every person who comes over with a smile, making consumers feel at home.

These are the parents who provide food and clothing.

No matter how tired your wrists are, they will never be as tired as driving screws in a factory or working as a military substitute.

If you laugh for a long time, your facial muscles will become stiff, and it will not be more difficult than when you are facing directors, producers and investors, smiling and toasting everyone at the table.

One of the signature pens ran out of water, so another one was replaced.

When Bruce saw Martin's smile and enthusiasm, he secretly admired him. Martin was a bad guy, but he was also a bad guy with professional qualities.

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It was close to 11:30 a.m., Martin’s signing time had come, and there were many people queuing up outside and inside the store.

For this store alone today, DVD sales are booming.

Martin took advantage of the time to stretch his wrist and turned back to Bruce: "Go and communicate, the signing time will be extended, and I will treat all the employees in the store to have pizza at noon."

Bruce went over to communicate with the person in charge, and the two quickly reached an agreement. He returned to Martin, called Jessica, and asked her and Emily to order pizza from a well-known nearby store.

Martin continued to sign autographs. Bruce thought for a moment, stayed away from the crowd, went to a secluded place, and called several paparazzi, including Jody.

How could a popular movie star not report such a major event as giving up lunch and noon break to sign autographs for movie fans?

The signature lasted until after 12 o'clock.

As soon as the large number of movie fans dispersed, a store vehicle delivered multiple pizzas.

Bruce was not in a hurry to eat. He found the photographer and said, "Give me a copy of the video."

He found the store manager again and pointed to the surveillance camera where Martin could be seen: "I want the video here, after 11 o'clock."

Business was very good today, and the manager had been told to cooperate with the signer, so he immediately said: "Follow me."

Ten minutes later, Bruce left the store, entered the mall, and went to the parking lot through another door.

I came to the Volkswagen and sent a text message. After waiting for a few minutes, Jodi, wearing a baseball cap, opened the passenger door and got in.

Bruce handed her the USB flash drive: "Martin's latest news."

Jodi put it away and was about to get out of the car, but stopped again and asked: "Did Martin and Annie leave the USB drive on purpose?"

Bruce is not stupid, and of course he will not admit: "You should ask Anne Hathaway's assistant this kind of question."

Jody benefited a lot from that video and specifically said: "If you still have this opportunity, you can take advantage of me."

She was very serious: "I don't mind being used by you, really."

A video has been sold for tens of thousands of dollars, and Qiao Diba will not have to come back to this opportunity many times.

Bruce didn't waste any time and said directly: "You can leave."

Jody got out of the car with the USB flash drive, quickly returned to the newly purchased car, got in the car and hurried back.

Regarding the news about Martin, Jodi pays special attention to it. She gained a lot last time. From cameras to DVs to transportation, her equipment was fully updated.

In the past few months, the news she has received from filming several A-list celebrities is not as much as what Martin has sold.
To be continued...
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