American fame and fortune

After his morning run, Martin returned to the villa, took the towel from the housekeeper, wiped the sweat from his forehead and neck, and asked, "Is Liz up?"

The butler took the towel back and said, "Make breakfast in the kitchen."

Martin strode into the restaurant.

Perhaps hearing the commotion, Elizabeth happened to come out with breakfast and deliberately complained: "I woke up so early because I woke up so early."

"I'm used to it." As he grew older, Martin did not feel any decline in his body or energy. He was still as strong as the sun at noon: "After breakfast, you go to sleep for a while. You slept too late last night."

Elizabeth said openly: "I was too excited last night and my back was so tired."

She laid out breakfast and sat across from Martin: "I'm not going to sleep anymore. I made an appointment with Mariah and Sophia Stallone today to go see the art exhibition at Lily Academy."

Martin then remembered that Guan Hai's daughter was still in Los Angeles, and Elizabeth had been in charge of receiving her: "Easy to get along with?"

Elizabeth smiled sweetly: "A teenage girl is easy to coax."

Martin nodded and said, "Tell Maria that the crew will regroup soon and she will join the crew then."

Elizabeth responded: "She's been waiting."

After breakfast, Martin changed his clothes and went out to WMA.

Elizabeth got into her Porsche and went to join Maria, Sofia and the others.

When he came to Century City and entered the WMA headquarters, although Martin hadn't been here for several months and didn't even recognize the two girls at the front desk, all the WMA employees he met took the initiative to say hello to him.

"Good morning, Martin."

"Martin, you are more handsome than before."

"I have a few female clients who are particularly compatible with you. Do you want to meet and give them a chance?"

Everywhere you look, there are good people everywhere.

Martin just smiled and nodded without saying much. He turned into the corridor leading to the elevator room for senior customers and finally became quiet.

Ali then entered the company's front office.

The girl at the front desk who had just joined the company's mailroom was very discerning. She trotted over and said, "President, Martin came to the company and just turned to the dedicated elevator room."

Ali ran forward, ran all the way into the elevator, and caught up with Martin before he entered the elevator.

Martin shook hands with him: "I heard that you are getting engaged? Have you decided on the time? I can prepare a gift."

"The time has not yet been determined." Ali followed Martin into the elevator and deliberately joked: "I will never invite you to my fiancée's bachelor party."

Martin couldn't help laughing and said: "I will attend your bachelor party, Ali. I believe in your vision and strength."

Ali has heard some rumors from the modeling circle: "Don't have high hopes, I can't find a group of Victoria's Secret Angels."

Women like to show off more than men, and this kind of showing off includes all aspects. As Martin becomes famous and becomes an American hero, he naturally becomes the capital for those Victoria's Secret angels to show off.

Words like "I've had sex with Martin, what kind of shit are you playing with?" often appear in supermodels' daily fights.

Martin said: "Confirm the time and remember to call me."

"No problem." When the elevator arrived, Ali accompanied Martin out of the elevator and said, "Thomas has received many film invitations for you, including some of the company's key projects. You must take a closer look."

He thought for a moment: "Over the years, you have been choosing your own films, and each successful film has proved your vision. The company will not interfere with your choice, but there is one thing I would like to remind you. On your terms, , it would be a pity to take the commercial or artistic route alone."

Martin knew what he meant: "I'm not giving up on the Oscar path."

Ali shook hands with him and said, "Let's play golf together when we have time."

Martin then went to Thomas' partner's office.

This is really a bald but also a typical example of becoming stronger. He climbed from a junior agent to the position of a partner in the company.

Thomas saw Martin come in and immediately called the finance department.

The deputy director of the finance department came over in person with the documents, asked Martin to sign and confirm, and then called the company's finance department to notify the company of the transfer.

After nearly a year of waiting since the release of "The Dark Knight," Martin's post-production share has finally arrived.

In the past year, including North American box office DVDs, plus peripheral image rights, after deducting the agent's commission, US$34.66 million was transferred to Martin's account.

Thomas asked: "Having made such a huge sum of money, do you have any spending plans? Count me in."

The money was transferred to the account, and Martin signed the receipt and said, "Buy some stocks, buy some fixed assets, and the rest will probably be spent on food, drink, and fun."

Of course, he was exaggerating: "Before next year's tax payment season, strive to invest more and consume more, otherwise you will be in vain to benefit the tax bureau."

Thomas is counting on Martin's better development in the future and reminds him: "You still have to leave a savings fund."

That’s what Martin does all the time: “I’ll keep a fifth of it as an emergency backup.”

There is no need to rush when it comes to investing, as the next tax season is still far away. In addition to Apple stocks, Martin is also paying attention to other investment opportunities.

Of course, if you earn money, you should spend it and enjoy it.

Long-term profits must be guaranteed, and short-term expenses cannot be ignored.

Martin asked Bruce: "I remember Elizabeth liked Porsches?"

Bruce thought for a while: "She has never driven the Cadillac at home, and she obviously doesn't like it."

Martin asked: "When I was in New York, I remember seeing an advertisement. Porsche launched a four-door sedan?"

Thomas knew better and said, "Panamera, a four-door coupe."

Martin nodded and said, "Old Bu, order a high-end Panamera. Complete the procedures today and have them deliver it directly to your home."

Bruce went out to do it.

Thomas took out a thick stack of invitations, placed them on the table, and said, "Many people or events have been inviting you recently, and the important ones are all on top."

Martin took them over and looked at them next to each other. Most of them were from charities or environmental protection organizations, as well as some invitations from individuals.

For example, Hefner invited him to a slumber party again.

Martin saw a special invitation. The cover logo was two equilateral triangles connected with S.

Thomas emphasized: "This is an invitation from Tom Cruise. His leader Hubbard invites you to visit the headquarters of Scientology in your free time."

He was a little worried: "Cruise helped you win the Best Actor at Cannes, but they obviously have other ideas."

Martin waved his hand: "Even if I go to see Hubbard, it will be a dialogue between the leaders of the two sects."

Thomas then remembered that Martin’s Coca-Cola Cult had several times more followers than Hubbard’s Scientology.

Calculated this way, Martin, the leader, has more capital than Hubbard.

Thomas continued: "The copyright of "The Martian" has been obtained, and the original author Andy Weir wants to meet with you."

"Okay." Martin thought for a moment: "Ask him if he has time this afternoon."

Thomas called Andy Weir and the two sides agreed to meet at the WMA in the afternoon.

After receiving the basic adaptation fee, Andy Weir has resigned from Blizzard Entertainment and concentrated on the creation of "The Martian".

Martin's studio and Random House have a written agreement with him to complete the novel by the end of this year.

After Thomas made the call, he talked about the director again: "Ridley Scott is a client of the company, and his agent is Ali. I have talked with them about this matter. Ridley has not commented yet, but An invitation has been extended to you.”

Martin had a bad feeling: "An invitation for a role?"

Thomas nodded slightly: "Yes, Ridley invited you to play the leading role in his new film, but the new film is an epic masterpiece, based on the film adaptation of Robin Hood. You said you would reject all epic films. I think your schedule is not suitable. For this reason, it is temporarily blocked."

He was also a little helpless: "Ridley is very optimistic about you and thinks you are particularly suitable for the role of Robin Hood. He also said that if you play the male lead, the crew will directly dismiss the confirmed heroine Cate Blanchett."

Martin knew that all epic films of this era were full of pitfalls, and Ridley Scott's epic films were typical of them. He said: "Give me a clear reply and find a reason to politely refuse."

"Okay, I'll find a way." Thomas added one more thing: "If we invite Ridley Scott to be the director again, there may be twists and turns."

Martin couldn't destroy his own brand for this, and said: "Let's wait until the novel is completed."

Later, Thomas dug out several more audition invitations.

Martin read it carefully, and the only one that impressed him was the new film "Cloud Atlas" by the Wachowski siblings.

The siblings have been cooperating with Warner Bros. for a long time, and the invitation they sent was very sincere, and they even sent a complete version of the script.

Martin roughly flipped through the script and found it to be more complicated than the script for "Inception." It was so foggy that he couldn't understand it.

Thomas said: "I met with Lana, and he...she expressed her willingness to wait for your schedule."

Martin closed the script and said: "Put it down, my ideas are too different from theirs, and we can't cooperate."

"Okay." Thomas took the script back and said one more sentence: "I read the script and I feel that the design is very grand and the description of time, space and human nature is spectacular."

"Robin Hood" and "Cloud Atlas" are key projects promoted by WMA. He added: "This was highly recommended to Lana by Larry's number one female client Natalie Portman during the filming of "V for Vendetta" of."

Martin didn't say much and just shook his head.

Ridley Scott’s epic was The Pit, and Wachowski’s post-The Matrix project was The King of Pit Kings.

Thomas saw that Martin had made up his mind and said no more.

In his eyes, the company was far less important than Martin.

Thomas turned down all the other film invitations because Martin had no impression of the role, film title and content, and he had no shortage of projects.

In the afternoon, he met with Andy Weir, the author of "The Martian", and discussed the situation of the novel in detail. He made sure that the novel could be completed this year. He also had a phone call with Louise to advance the project.