MTL - American Fame and Fortune-Chapter 126 first confrontation

Chapter 126 The first confrontation

 The next morning, at the entrance of Warner Studios, a black Cadillac drove into the parking lot.

Harvey Weinstein in the back seat said: "I was involved in a divorce lawsuit, and I went on a vacation with Joanna. After I came back, the director I worked with launched a new project, and no one reported it to me."

 Stewart next to him said: "Bob doesn't want anyone to bother you."

 Hearing his brother's name, Harvey looked somewhat better and said, "I'll go talk to Craven."

Stewart said: "Shall I go with you?"

 Harvey waved his hand: "No, I'll go alone. You and Wes have been friends for many years, so don't get into conflicts over this trivial matter."

  Stewart means to express his attitude.

 Harvey got out of the car, looked at Warner Studios, and frowned.

Since the release of "Lord of the Rings 3" last year, he and Warner Bros. have been in court over copyright and profits. Wes Craven actually chose this place as the production office.

 Harvey couldn't help but think that maybe he squeezed Craven's interests too much in the "Scream" trilogy.

 But the series was a huge success, and if he were to start over again, he would squeeze it even harder.

 …

 As agreed yesterday, the studio will officially sign an investment agreement with Vincent and Sophia.

Early in the morning, Martin took Mene and Bruce to the hotel to pick them up.

At the door of the hotel, Bruce said to Martin: "You stay with them, and I will drive behind to cover you."

 Martin patted Lao Bu on the shoulder: "Brother, she is not interested in civilized people anymore."

Bruce looked at Mene, who was full of curiosity, and warned Martin: "If you say another half sentence, the **** in your head will definitely fall to the ground."

Mene was surprised: "What? What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"

Bruce turned around, faced Mene, and lifted up his coat.

Meine was very sensible and covered his mouth.

 Bruce returned to the Volkswagen, intending to follow from a distance just like yesterday.

 Martin and Mene entered the hotel lobby and waited for about five minutes. Vincent and Sophia came down from upstairs, followed by the bag boy Scott.

Getting into the commercial vehicle, Mene drove to Warner Studios.

Sofia thought of the handsome old man who suddenly disappeared yesterday and asked: "Martin, I wanted to treat Director Craven to dinner last night, but he suddenly disappeared."

Martin responded: "The film has begun preparations, and Director Craven is very busy." He reminded implicitly: "The crew has invested tens of millions of dollars, and the burden is entirely on Director Craven's shoulders. If he cannot bear it, the project and investment will It collapsed."

Sofia understood the meaning, glanced at Martin, and smiled with a sinister face: "Let's talk about it later."

 Martin was so frightened when Sophia saw him that he kept shrank his buttocks into the seat.

 It seems that this is the hyena doctor.

 Fortunately, Warner Studios arrived soon. The group entered the studio, and Sophia's attention was immediately attracted by the unexpected situation.

Martin took Vincent, Sophia and others inside and saw a fat man through the transparent glass wall some distance away from the semi-open conference room.

Fatty was talking to Craven, his voice was high and somewhat forceful: "Wes, if I hadn't gotten the news, would you have never told me about this project? Are we still the best partners?"

Craven looked at Weinstein, somewhat helplessly: "Harvey, this is a temporary project. You have been busy with personal affairs recently and are facing so many troubles. I don't want to disturb you too much. Someone happens to be willing to invest."

Harvey said: "Louise Meyer's Pacific Pictures? A company that can only platter but has no production and distribution capabilities?"

His fat face was full of smiles: "Similar to the "Scream" series, Dimension Films invests in production and distribution. Leave all the troubles to me, and you can make the movie with peace of mind."

It is indeed safe, so safe that the other party will take away most of the profits, but Craven does not want to have a confrontation with Weinstein, so he can only deal with it: "The studio has been established, and exiting is very troublesome."

 Harvey waved his hand: "Leave it to me to discuss the sunk costs, Louise Mayer will know what's interesting..."

Not far away, Martin stopped early, including Vincent and Sophia.

Vincent raised his cowboy hat: "What does this man mean?"

Martin heard clearly that once the project changes investors, it will trigger a series of chain reactions, and the protagonist may be gone.

 He has no relationship with Harvey Weinstein.

Martin didn't want to attract Harvey's attention, so he stood back slightly while his back was turned to this side, using Vincent's cowboy hat to cover his face, and said: "You heard it, people who are snatching projects and investments."

He didn’t hide anything: “That man’s name is Harvey Weinstein.”

Sophia has heard: “The man behind Gwyneth Paltrow?”

Martin nodded: "That's right. He has collaborated with Craven on many films. He has a strong character and style, which is very troublesome." He looked at Sophia, thinking of Sophia's equally strong character, and said directly: "I am a member of this circle. There is nothing we can do about him, and it will even make the situation worse.”

 Sofia said very wisely: "I am not from Hollywood."

　　Martin's brain was working rapidly and he whispered: "We have done so much, we can't just give up and find a way to **** him! I don't have the ability, but you can, Sophia."

 Louis can't deal with Harvey either, but Sophia is different.

Sofia waved to Scott: "Follow me."

Martin pointed to the office next to him: "Let's go in and wait for a while." Several people entered the office.

 Martin’s idea is simple: don’t show up in front of Harvey Weinstein at this time.

 Sofia is not involved in Hollywood. Her base is neither in New York nor Los Angeles. She does things simply and directly.

“Sofia shouldn’t be able to pull out a gun and kill the fat man, right?” Martin muttered in his heart.

  Harvey was "exhorting" Craven when he suddenly noticed someone coming and turned to look. The man was bigger than Tyson and Johnson, and his muscles were bulging all over his body, as if they were inflated.

 “You are?” he asked.

Sophie Adam didn't hear it and stretched her hand back: "Give it to me."

 Scott, the boy who carried the bag, opened his leather bag, took out a pink water bottle, and handed it to Sophia.

Kettle! See the kettle again!

Sofia has a strong personality, but is not stupid. She holds the egg base of the kettle with one hand, and the other hand has blue veins, and she keeps pushing the kettle from top to bottom.

She smiled so hard that her face trembled: "Idiot, you want to steal my investment, either get out of here, or I'll stuff it up your ass!"

 Havi saw a strange face on her face: "Where are you from? Don't you know me?"

Sophia approached Harvey step by step, her sharp eyes fixed on Harvey's big ass, she thrust the kettle out, took it back, and then thrust it out again...

 Harvey subconsciously tightened his buttocks, feeling that the person facing him was not a human, but a female hyena.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Scott. His strange splayed steps gave him a very bad association.

 Since the founding of Miramax, Harvey has always been a violent person and has never been exposed.

This time, he really felt the danger of being bombed.

If you don’t leave, you will really lose your butt.

How could the boss suffer such an immediate loss? Harvey quickly avoided Sophia: "Wes, let's talk about it another day."

 He shot away like a ball of lightning.

Craven looked at the pink kettle in Sophia's hand and asked, "Is this the kettle made by Martin?"

 Sofia threw it to Craven: "I gave it to you. This thing is very popular."

Craven continued, savoring the exaggerated shape carefully: "You were kidding just now, right?"

"Of course not. If he doesn't leave, I will definitely put this thing in his butt!" Sophia had a clear head: "You will prove to me that he took the initiative to ask me to do this, right?"

　　Everyone who paid money was right. Craven did not answer directly. Quan acquiesced and reminded: "Pay attention to him, he is a big boss in Hollywood."

Sophia said: "I don't work in Hollywood. If someone **** me off, I'll kill him."

Craven turned his head and said, "That's right. You are from Atlanta, he is a Yankee, and your main job is not entertainment."

The studio is talking about distribution with Warner Bros., and Craven isn't worried about distribution.

 Martin and Vincent came in from the outside and couldn't help but smile when they saw Craven holding a pink kettle.

Craven quickly put it on the table and glanced at Sophia: "This is hers and has nothing to do with me."

 Sofia was very excited: “I gave it to you, it’s very useful.”

 Scott suddenly turned his head, walked forward, and smiled at Craven.

The smile is mean and slutty.

Craven suddenly thought of a possibility and touched it with his hand again. He quickly hid the hand behind his back and rubbed it **** his pants.

 Martin didn’t want any more surprises to happen and said, “Boss, Wes, let’s sign the contract as soon as possible.”

Vincent echoed: “After signing the contract, the crew sent people to Mexico and the funds went directly there.”

"The tax bill is ready, and the tax that should be paid cannot be less than one cent." Wes Craven took full control of this project: "I had people prepare to sign the contract."

 He added: "Wait a moment, I'll go to the bathroom first."

Entering the bathroom, Craven went to the sink, applied hand sanitizer and disinfectant, and washed it over and over again.

 Until your hands are red when rubbed together.

 In the conference room, Martin looked at the kettle and asked Sophia: "Did you bring it?"

Sofia said: “Yes, I brought it.”

The smile on Scott's face disappeared without a trace.

 Martin quickly stopped: "Let's not talk about this and just do business."

 Subsequently, Wes Craven officially signed a contract with people representing the studio and became the largest investor in the "The Mountain Has Eyes" project, with a total production investment of US$12 million, and had priority in publicity investment.

The crew immediately began to recruit people on a large scale, and the behind-the-scenes staff gave priority to people who had worked with Wes Craven and Alexander Aja.

Martin, the actor, did not need to take care of the crew's preparations. After he received the complete script, he began to study the character and prepare for filming.

Especially action scenes.

 (End of this chapter)