American fame and fortune

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

Near the window of the luxurious restaurant, Elizabeth Olsen and Martin enjoyed dinner for two, not forgetting Martin's most important work at this stage.

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

Elizabeth was confused: "Why can't I understand what you mean?"

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

Elizabeth laughed: "Hey! Hey! Honey, you said pull down."

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

Seeing that he was not worried, Elizabeth put the matter aside and picked up the wine glass: "My dear, I hope you become the winner of this bad battle."

Martin clinked glasses with her: "I'd like to lend you some good advice."

The two enjoyed dinner and came out of the restaurant.

A news informant may have tipped off a large number of entertainment paparazzi outside. When they saw Martin and Elizabeth coming out, they rushed forward and asked crazy questions.

"Martin, what do you think about former NASA astronauts criticizing "The Martian" for being inaccurate?"

“Can potatoes really be grown in toxic Martian soil?”

"There are so many loopholes in the film. Do you only focus on business and ignore art..."

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

"The next month may be chaotic." Martin said, as he is competing for the Olympics and must maintain a certain degree of exposure, "Be careful when traveling in your daily life."

Elizabeth showed a sweet smile and said: "Don't worry about me, you can go all out to win the award and win an Oscar winner."

Reporters and paparazzi chased the Escalade to the North District of Sunset Boulevard and dispersed after being stopped at the entrance of the community.

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

One of them opened the car window and asked loudly: "In a column in the Los Angeles Times today, the famous critic Kenneth Turan criticized your character in "Moneyball" for having only skin and no flesh and soul. What do you think? "

Matt Damon remained calm and motioned to the driver to continue walking.

The car left the circle of reporters 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 have been a lot of criticisms against "Moneyball", and some of the words are quite sharp."

Matt Damon said: "I watched some and waited until I got to the company."

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

The assistant brought a pile of newspapers.

Almost every influential newspaper in Hollywood has articles criticizing Matt Damon and "Moneyball."

"In "Moneyball," Matt Damon looked dull and had no acting skills at all!"

"As long as there is a little more dialogue in a long shot, Matt Damon's eyes will wander and he is particularly prone to drama. He also likes to lick his lips to cover up."

Although the critic is paid to write the column, there is still something in it. These are indeed Matt Damon's shortcomings for a long time.

Even the agent couldn't say anything.

Matt Damon looked at the columns of these critics and said: "Two days ago, weren't they on our side, criticizing Martin Davis and other competitors? Why are they attacking us again? ?”

The agent said: "Those who make media comments are a bunch of bastards who are paid to do things. They have no position to speak of."

Matt Damon put his hands on his hips: "After we fight the east side and the west side, we want to eat every side's money!"

Matt Damon didn't read the smear campaign against "Moneyball" in the newspapers in detail. He just looked through all the newspapers and discovered something fishy.

"These newspapers were scolding Martin Davis and "The Martian" a few days ago, and yesterday they were scolding other competitors besides us. Only we are always the ones being praised." Matt Damon patted the newspaper Said: "Originally, I thought they took our PR fees and stood by our side, but today they all changed their stance and only scolded us!"

He looked at the agent: "What on earth is going on?"

The agent was also well-informed and said: "It's obvious that someone wants to muddy the water and cause chaos so that they can profit from it."

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

Of course, other people are also possible. After all, the potential opponents for this Oscar do not look very strong.

"Moneyball", "The Tree of Life", "The Martian", "Midnight in Paris", "War Horse", etc., for Oscar, that's all.

Matt Damon made the same choice as Martin: "It is possible for all competitors to do this, no matter who they are, to drag all competitors down! Since they are messing with us, we have to fight back and let them The same reputation is ruined!"

At the beginning, it was "Moneyball" that beat "The Martian". Then all other competitors were beaten, and "Moneyball" stood out. Now everyone is playing "Moneyball," so what else can we do?

Of course, call back.

Without saying a word, the agent contacted the team, Warner Pictures, the media and critics to launch a new round of offensive.

Isn't it just a smear campaign? They have worked with Harvey Weinstein many times and have rich experience!

In the past few days before the Oscar votes were released, entertainment media across the United States, whether traditional print media and television, or new media such as the Internet and social software, were in a mess of publicity, public relations, criticism and slander for various movies.

Many Oscar seed contestants have been attacked without exception.

Just as one media outlet praised a movie, three others immediately came out to smear it.

Even in the same media, there is a situation where one review column sings high praises for a film, while another review column angrily denounces it as a garbage movie.

The Hollywood awards season has lost Harvey Weinstein, a key factor, and has been completely thrown into chaos, and it seems that it has not yet found a new direction.

If you can't find the enemy, then there will be enemies everywhere.

All the Oscar seed contestants, except themselves, all other competitors are black.

Amid this turmoil, Oscar nomination ballots mailed out by the Academy have gradually reached the hands of Academy members who are resident in North America.

According to the college's procedures, you can fill out the ballot and mail it out immediately after receiving it, or you can mail it after a few days. The college's deadline is January 14th.

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

Both brought their own Oscar votes.

Leonardo filled in Martin's name at the top of the list of male protagonists and said: "Now, we are going to increase the intensity of the propaganda, and it is time to start the second phase."

Nicholson also filled Martin in the first position, and asked Leonardo: "Can you tell me the content of the second phase of your plan? Martin and I will listen to your command and cooperate with your plan to sell out misfortune. , as a result, public opinion is almost out of control."

He shook his head and sighed: "Leo, you have always been the twenty-second man, you have never changed!"

"My riding time increased from 11 seconds to 24 seconds! Do you mean I haven't changed? I've become stronger!" Leonardo first proved his innocence, and then said: "The next stage of the plan to sell out the misfortune, with Martin …”

A sudden knock on the door interrupted Leonardo's words. Jessica opened the door and came in and said: "Boss, there is something new in the media."

While talking, she brought over the latest editions of "Variety" and "People" magazines.

On the cover of the new issue of "Variety Show", a tall and muscular man is sunny, handsome, and suave, with famous brands all over his body.

He stood in front of a Cadillac flagship car, wearing a handmade Brioni suit, a million-dollar Cartier men's watch on his wrist, holding the latest Samsung flagship smartphone in his left hand, and holding the inlaid inlay tightly in his right hand. The scepter of the Cult of Coca-Cola with precious stones.

This man is none other than Martin!

Martin is rich and multi-billionaire!

Inhumane Martin!

When Leonardo saw the cover, he had a bad feeling, as if he had finally exercised for 24 seconds, but was forcibly interrupted after just ten seconds.

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

Martin opened the cover and quickly found the cover column.

The above briefly lists Martin's income and most of his assets.

Commercial endorsements: Nearly $60 million per year.

Salary plus box office revenue: $80 million per year and up.

Coca-Cola commemorative Coca-Cola share: no less than 60 million US dollars per year.

Sherman Oaks, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and the Miami Resort area, a total of five properties with a valuation of US$120 million.

Davis Studios, Warner Bros. had a $200 million offer to acquire it but was rejected.

Investment: Purchased large quantities of Apple, Netflix and Tesla stocks. Although the specific number is unknown, according to reliable sources, these stocks are worth at least US$300 million.

Conservative estimates put Martin Davis' personal assets at US$800 million to US$1 billion.

After Martin looked at it, he thought that the estimate was not very accurate, but the difference was not too big.

Nicholson was also reading the cover column. After seeing these figures clearly, a new idea suddenly popped up. He would abandon Martin in the future, join forces with Leonardo, and lobby Martin to marry Lorraine. Maybe Martin, the bastard, suddenly fainted. Where is the head?

The main reason is that after a while there will be no outsiders to mess with, so of course you have to mess with your own people for fun.

Martin picked up another People magazine, and the cover was full of women, the same women he had had many in-and-out relationships with.

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

On her left and right are Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston, followed by Charlize Theron, Anne Hathaway, Eliza Cuthbert, and Blake Lively. , Alexandra Daddario and other so-called ex-girlfriends.

The cover language is concise and concise: Martin Davis’ girlfriends!