American fame and fortune

Los Angeles Country Club, one of the most famous clubs in California, the golf course here has also hosted the Pan American Open.

Cody Horn drove a battery car and pulled her father Alan Horn and producer Paul Haggis to the beginners' hitting area.

She entered the VIP area under a separate package, and Martin Davis was swinging the ball in an awkward posture. Although the posture was not standard and the ball was flying randomly, he was handsome and had a good figure. He looked good no matter what. .

Thomas greeted them and led the group into the VIP area.

Martin hit the ball again, looked back and saw someone walking, put down the club, went to greet him, and shook hands with Alan Horn first: "Listen to Thomas, Alan, you are a good golfer, you need to give good advice today. Look at me, a novice."

Allen smiled: "Yes, I am responsible for getting you out of the novice period as soon as possible and becoming an amateur master."

Martin shook hands with Paul Haggis again: ""Crash" is a masterpiece, I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate."

Paul Haggis said: "Hopefully this time we can work together."

Martin looked to the only woman: "Hi, Cody, we meet again."

Cody picked up the golf club next to him: "Do you want me to teach you how to play golf?"

Martin said, "I'm short of a teacher."

That being said, in fact, a group of people came here, not playing golf.

After chatting about golf, Allen Horn quickly turned to the movie project.

He said to Martin: "I heard that you haven't decided on your next project and role yet?"

Martin knew his purpose, and replied: "There are only a few intentions for the time being, and I can't confirm the specifics."

Alan Horn is the spokesperson of Warner Pictures, and facing movie stars, he naturally has a psychological advantage: "Well, Warner has a project here, I think you are very suitable for the leading actor, come and continue to cooperate. "

Thomas answered at the right time: "Can I ask you about the specifics of the project?"

Allen looked at Paul Haggis, who took out the script and handed it to Martin: "You read it first."

Martin took it over, and there was only a code T on the cover of the script, without a specific name.

Allen still has the patience to wait, seemingly casually, but what comes to mind is that "Never Ending" has exceeded 200 million US dollars in box office in North America and even the world.

Starting from the eyes of Geshan, Martin has proved the market ability one after another, and in this one, he even proved the box office ability of monoclonal antibodies.

The "Terminator" series is a copyright deal strongly facilitated by Alan Horn. After Warner Pictures spent a lot of money to purchase the rights to the sequel, they had to shoot new movies if they wanted to recover their investment.

Leaving aside the third film released by Warner Bros., the income of the first two films has nothing to do with Warner.

Although Terminator 3 was not very successful, it also achieved profitability. Allen Horn specially recruited Paul Haggis to write the script and produce it, hoping to make this series regain the peak of the second part.

The reason why Allen took the initiative to find Martin was not only because of Martin's strong market appeal, but also because Martin could attract investment!

If you want to make the Terminator series shine again, you can't do it without a huge investment. Back then, Carlock Films also spent an unprecedented more than 100 million US dollars to cast the glory of Terminator 2.

Allen has made a preliminary plan. If the announcement and release of this film are counted, it must exceed 250 million US dollars, and may even reach 300 million US dollars.

It is impossible for Warner to take it alone, the risk is too great.

Martin was flipping through the script, and after a few pages he was absolutely certain that it was a Terminator.

Recalling carefully, it should be the fourth "Terminator 2018", which is an ugly one.

Martin doesn't remember the box office, but he knew it wasn't going to be a big hit, because then it was rebooted, and then rebooted...

Terminator endless reboots.

As long as the film is slightly successful, such as the third one, it will definitely not be restarted in the future.

In the previous life, some bigwigs in the group said that the terminators who left James Cameron were not terminators at all, they were all hellish things.

In an interview, James Cameron said that the story of the Terminator is all over in the second part.

If most of the sequel movies in Hollywood are dog-tailed sequels, the Terminator series starting from the third must be a typical one.

After reading dozens of pages of the script, Martin closed it and asked, "The new Terminator?"

Paul Haggis replied: "Yes, Allen and I are going to push a new one, and the plot will be after Judgment Day."

Allen thought that Martin could get funding, and said: "The production cost is expected to be around 180 million US dollars, top-level commercial production, and you will play the famous John Connor."

He threw out a reward like a gift: "You can bring money into the group, and the treatment will refer to the arrest warrant, and serve as a producer."

Martin looked at Paul Haggis, and then at Alan Horn. The latter is the head of a film company affiliated to Warner Bros., one of the six major Hollywood companies. Even if he wanted to refuse, he had better be tactful.

He said: "Alan, give me some time and let me think about it. Such a big project is not a trivial matter."

"Okay." Alan Horn thought for a while and said, "Well, give me a clear answer before the Oscars ceremony."

Martin said, "No problem."

Seeing the pleasant conversation between the two sides, Thomas asked, "Paul, are you the director?"

Paul Haggis shook his head: "I am the screenwriter and producer, and the director will choose someone who is more suitable for science fiction."

Next to him, Cody Horn said to Martin: "I'll teach you how to play golf."

Martin said politely to Allen, picked up the club and followed Cody to the practice field, followed the posture Cody said, and played golf with a serious attitude. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Not long after, Allen and Paul Haggis said goodbye and left.

Cody specifically exchanged contact information with Martin.

Subsequently, Martin and Thomas also left the country club.

After getting into the Escalade driven by Bruce, Martin handed the script to Thomas and said, "You think of a suitable reason and excuse to decline Alan Horn's invitation."

Thomas was slightly surprised, but not too surprised: "You don't like this series?"

Martin gave a reason: "I'm not interested in being the savior."

Thomas didn't ask any more questions, which was also one of his great advantages. If Martin didn't accept it, he wouldn't keep persuading him.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Martin has a good vision in selecting films, and he does not need to express his opinions indiscriminately.

Thomas thought more about how to reject Alan Horn in a reasonable manner. After all, the other party is the head of Warner Pictures, and it might hurt face to reject the invitation on his own initiative.

Martin threw the hardest part to Thomas, stopped thinking about it, got out his cell phone and called Chad Stalsky, asking him about the progress of the project there.

Chad said directly: "The gunfight scene is almost designed, and the next step is the series of dramas. I found Bradt and asked him to participate."

Bradt has already cooperated with Martin in "Wanted" and "Never Here". Martin understands his ability and has confidence, saying: "I will let Jessica call him."

Chad added: "In terms of melee combat, I need a more professional movement guide."

"I'll find a way to find it." Martin thought for a while and said to Thomas, "Do you know Yuan Heping?"

Thomas nodded: "The action director of the "Matrix" series."

"Find a way to get in touch with him and send him an invitation," Martin said.

Thomas understands something: "He probably won't take it, Hollywood hasn't been kind to him and his team."

Martin roughly heard from Chad that many action directors secretly took pictures of Yuan Heping's team's action routines and used technological means to analyze them frame by frame.

He said: "Give it a try, if it doesn't work, find someone else."

Thomas wrote it down, and went back to what happened just now: "Although "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is not led by Alan Horn, it is also a Warner project. If we can reach a cooperation with David Fincher's crew, maybe we can Use schedule conflicts to decline Allen's invitation."

Martin said, "It's okay, try to be as tactful as possible."

This heavy burden was on Thomas's shoulders, and he might have thought more. The sun fell on him through the car window, and his forehead was shining.

Martin had just returned to Burbank when Louise called and asked him to have lunch with him.

After a short break, Martin went to the smoke house near Warner Studios.

Louise came a little earlier than him and was waiting for him in the booth.

The waiter brought over the menu.

Martin found out that it turned out to be Mia from the cold drink shop of the studio.

"How did you come here?" Martin asked.

Mia whispered: "A part-time job makes too little money, so I found a new part-time job." While speaking, she looked at Sebastian who was playing the piano on the stage: "It's also for being able to I often hear his music."

After ordering, Martin said, "I wish you all the best."

"Thank you." Mia replied politely and left.

Louise also recognized Mia and said, "In Los Angeles, there may be hundreds of thousands of girls like her."

Martin said: "There are more and more second-generation stars in the industry now, and it is too difficult for ordinary actors to get ahead."

"Ability, opportunity, courage, courage..." Louise said, "Your successful experience is difficult to replicate."

"I'm mainly lucky to have met you." Martin asked, "You said something happened?"

Louise said: "One thing, I'm asking for your opinion." She felt that Martin's vision was unique when it came to film selection: "Yesterday, Alan Horn from Warner Pictures sent me an invitation to ask Am I interested in investing in a big project, the fourth part of the "Terminator" series."

Martin couldn't help laughing: "Coincidentally, he asked me out this morning, invited me to play the lead actor John Connor, and gave me a promise that if I join the group, he will give me the opportunity to bring money into the group."

"The production cost can reach 180 million U.S. dollars. If it succeeds..." Louise reacted and said, "You rejected Alan Horn?"

Martin said: "I asked Thomas to figure out a way to decline the invitation as tactfully as possible."

Louise understood: "You don't like this sequel?"

Martin easily found a reason, saying: "A Terminator that leaves James Cameron, is it a Terminator?"

Louise nodded: "I'm also worried that it will become the next Alexander the Great. I originally thought about the reputation and appeal of the Terminator series..."

Martin said: "Aren't you going to invest in the new Batman sequel? Can you spare the money to invest in other projects?"

Louise thought about everything that happened in the past three years, and said, "Forget it, don't think about such complicated things, I'll just decline the invitation."