American fame and fortune

In the press room of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, in front of the live camera set up by TMZ, James took to the news station on behalf of TMZ.

He holds Martin's copy of "The Joker's Diary" in his hands.

Opposite are Thomas, who represents Martin, and Nolan, who represents the crew of The Dark Knight.

Under the news desk, there were many reporters from other media taking photos.

TMZ, which has worked hard to film and include other people's news in the past, has become one of the protagonists of the news today.

"Diarygate" has reached a certain level of ferment, and TMZ decided to return Martin's clown diary free of charge.

The crew of The Dark Knight are very easy to communicate with and are not averse to live broadcasts and press conferences. TMZ also understands that the crew also needs popularity.

The two parties hit it off immediately, so there was this unique ceremony for the return of Martin's Joker's Diary.

James took the original diary and handed it to Thomas and Nolan. The three of them held Martin's original diary and took photos together in front of many media cameras.

TMZ's live camera specifically gave a close-up shot.

Then, during the routine interviews with media reporters, the three of them made some special remarks.

TMZ's live broadcast and media reports further increased the popularity of "Diarygate".

Since returning from San Diego and seeing a psychiatrist, Martin has not appeared in any publicity activities, but he can be seen everywhere in the hottest media reports.

Even because he has not appeared in public for a long time, the media and public opinion have become more and more curious about Martin's situation.

Both Martin and Nolan tried their best to win the attention of more passers-by.

After TMZ's return ceremony, Nolan and Thomas left the Hilton Hotel together and went straight to the Coty community in Sherman Oaks to personally return the diary to Martin.

Inevitably, a large number of media reporters followed and surrounded Martin's door.

Nolan's car followed Thomas directly into the gate, and the iron gate separated the media reporters.

When the two entered the living room, Martin came up to them, shook hands with them, and said, "I was watching the live broadcast just now, and you guys are here so quickly."

"How's it going? Is the situation getting better?" The media has been hyping it for a long time, and even Nolan, one of the planners, subconsciously felt that Martin had a psychological and mental problem.

Martin smiled: "Okay, Dr. Laura's treatment is very effective."

The couch she has there is very comfortable to sleep on.

Nolan took out the diary from his briefcase, handed it to Martin, and said deliberately: "Put it away, don't lose it again."

Martin had a tacit understanding and took it and handed it to Bruce: "I will lock it in the underground vault."

The article about this diary was basically done to the extreme in terms of publicity, and will be of no use in the future.

Nolan smiled and said: "The method you came up with works very well. Now the Internet is full of discussions about the Joker, Batman and Diarygate, which has a great impact."

Martin is a good person: "We came up with this together."

Nolan smiled even wider and said: "I am becoming more and more confident that the film will be a success."

He paused slightly and continued: "Batman has never lacked fans in North America, but there are 10,000 Batmans in the hearts of 10,000 people. No matter how the movie is adapted, a large number of people will be dissatisfied, so it is difficult to support a movie based solely on comic book fans. The movie was a hit, and we did all this just to attract enough passerby viewers.”

Martin said: "I read the public opinion on the Internet, and the effect is very good."

It is precisely because of this that Nolan paid more and more attention to Martin and even took the initiative to find him to discuss some publicity matters.

Nolan added: "For the premiere of The Dark Knight, I plan to change the red carpet to a black carpet to match the overall style of the film."

Martin was not surprised, saying: "This is a good idea, and it can create new topics and promote post-screening publicity."

Nolan asked: "Do you have any other good ideas?"

Martin muttered secretly that it would be best if Bell committed suicide at this time, but it was impossible to say this thought.

On the other hand, if this really happens, the crew, not Martin, will benefit the most. The huge momentum he has created for himself and the Joker will also be weakened a lot, which is not conducive to the operation of this year's awards season.

Martin said: "No more for now. I will call you as soon as I think of new ideas."

Nolan said goodbye at the right time, and Martin saw him out of the villa.

After returning, Thomas spoke: "At the end of the press conference just now, people from Warner Bros. came to discuss something with me?"

Martin looked at him: "Is it related to me?"

Thomas nodded and pointed to the diary Bruce put aside: "Warner Brothers intends to compile and publish this diary and sell it as peripheral products for the film. They think the market prospects are good."

As long as they make money, the film company dares to sell the protagonist's underwear.

The contents of the diary have long been published on TMZ, and the publication and distribution is simply for the collection of crazy fans after the movie is released and becomes a hit.

Martin said: "Okay, you can negotiate the basic licensing fee, but I want Warner Bros.'s ex-factory price to be no less than one-third as a share."

Thomas wrote it down and would just talk it over slowly with the crew and Warner Bros. later.

There was a commotion outside. Bruce went out to take a look and said, "Nolan's car was blocked by reporters."

Martin asked: "He didn't just drive away?"

"No." Bruce wanted to laugh but held back: "Nolan didn't leave directly. He asked the driver to stop the car for an interview and met Mr. Jones next door."

Martin hurriedly went upstairs to the highest terrace on the roof. He also took a telescope and secretly observed the situation outside.

Nolan meets Jones, an artist meets an artist, it’s definitely something extraordinary.

Maybe Mars hits the Earth.

Outside the door, surrounded by reporters, Jones approached Nolan.

Not to mention, these two people have known each other before.

Nolan was slightly surprised: "So you also live in the Coty community."

Jones pointed to a house next to Martin's house: "Martin and I are neighbors and friends."

A reporter nearby asked a colleague: "Who is this person? Why don't I remember him?"

Someone recognized him: "This is the deputy director of the Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art, one of the artists who initiated the establishment of the Museum of Modern Art."

After Jones finally met Nolan, he inevitably said a few more words: "I watched two trailers of The Dark Knight. It is really a masterpiece, especially the Joker, it is so brilliant."

Nolan only knew Jones and didn't understand Jones' situation at all. He smiled and said: "Thank you for your support."

"I have a suggestion about the Dark Knight and the Joker. Director Nolan can consider it." Jones is a good father and has always been considerate of his daughter: "My daughter Jenna is the co-founder, director and actress of a company in the Sacred Valley. , won the AVN Best Director and Best Actress."

The reporters, who were initially uninterested in the chance encounter between the two men, now realized that hot news might be happening, and all picked up their cameras, camcorders and recorders.

Jones said loudly: "Director Nolan, you, Warner Bros., and DC Comics, can you consider giving Jenna's company relevant authorization to shoot the Dark Knight Valley version? With Jenna's ability, she can definitely shoot it." Release a masterpiece that won the grand prize on AVN and become a classic that will be handed down from generation to generation."

These words were so unexpected that Nolan was a little dazed.

Even well-informed reporters were a little stunned. Why did things develop so strangely?

Nolan's first reaction was to refuse, get in the car and leave, but when he saw the eager faces of the reporters around him, he immediately changed his mind.

He came to find Martin, on the one hand to send diaries to create news, and on the other hand he was looking for new hot topics.

Isn't the topic close at hand?

Nolan immediately said: "I'm just the director and I can't make the final decision on these things. I will report your suggestions to the crew and Warner Brothers."

Jones stepped forward and shook hands with Nolan vigorously: "Thank you."

Nolan let go of his hand and quickly got into the car.

Although he wants to create hot news, he is not as thick-skinned as Martin.

Watching Nolan's car start, Mr. Jones waved and reminded loudly: "Director Nolan, please give us feedback. My daughter can definitely use this subject to make a masterpiece of the Sacred Valley!"

The car finally broke through the circle of reporters and disappeared at the end of Coty Road.

Not long after, the latest news broke out on the Internet.

"The Dark Knight became a hit before it was released. The producers of Holy Valley took the initiative to approach director Nolan to negotiate an adaptation and shoot a Holy Valley version."

"Shocked, Holy Valley is eyeing "The Dark Knight", Batman and the Joker may fall in love and kill each other!"

It is more reliable to publish a later report.

"Jenna, the famous Sacred Valley actress, director and producer, intends to adapt "The Dark Knight", and director Nolan gave a positive response..."

In June, all kinds of news about the Dark Knight and Martin were flooded on the Internet and traditional media. The popularity even surpassed the currently being screened "Kung Fu Panda" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark 4" and became the number one entertainment hot spot.

Its influence has long gone beyond the circle and has become a major social hot spot in North America.

Compared to Martin, Christian Bale is much quieter. The British movie star's commercial appeal is not particularly strong. It is enough to follow the crew's plan and participate in various normal promotional announcements by the crew step by step.

As far as this film is concerned, Bell's role in promotion is to ensure the base of Batman fans.

Subsequently, "The Dark Knight" held a viewing party for theater managers, media and critics, and received unanimous praise.

Many critics in Los Angeles believe that this is the best movie in Hollywood this year.

Major theater chains in North America have given excellent positive feedback and stated that they will allocate enough screens to the opening screening of "The Dark Knight".

Especially the IMAX theater chain, all theaters in North America affiliated with the IMAX company, will only show this movie in the first two weeks of the release of "The Dark Knight".

After all, Nolan used IMAX cameras to shoot a lot of footage, and IMAX added up to more than 40 minutes in the finished film.

This is unique in Hollywood right now.