American fame and fortune

On Monday, Martin, Nolan and Charles Rowan entered the Warner Building from the underground parking lot and took the elevator upstairs.

The three of them came out of the special elevator, and Warner's assistant to the president, Marissa, was waiting in the elevator to greet them.

The moment the elevator door opened, she quickly stepped forward, shook hands with the three people who came out of the elevator one by one, and said with a smile, "Barry and Allen are waiting for you."

"Let's go over there," said Charles.

Martin and Nolan nodded and walked out of the elevator together.

The door of a reception room opened from the inside, and Warner Bros. CEO Barry Meyer and Warner Pictures President Alan Horn came out.

"Welcome our director who has created a box office legend!" Barry Meyer's enthusiasm was not like the head of a big company, but like a fan.

He shook hands with Nolan first, and then shook hands with Martin vigorously: "And the leading actor who created the myth."

Martin said with a smile: "The script and character are well written, and director Nolan gave me guidance, so I can bring about the role of the Joker."

Alan Horn smiled and answered: "Martin, you have already made your name in film history. In the future, when anyone or the media talks about the most classic villain in film history, the Joker and your name will definitely be mentioned."

Martin shook hands with him, and Warner Pictures also participated in the investment of "The Dark Knight". In the face of huge commercial gains, all the unpleasantness between the two people in the past was gone.

Just like sports, as long as you keep winning, no problem is a problem.

After Barry finished speaking, he went directly to the topic: "Chris, I heard from Charles, do you have a new project?"

"Before I filmed "The Dark Knight," I had related ideas and original themes." Nolan knows that original big projects are not popular in Hollywood, but he now has the confidence: "A combination of science fiction, adventure, action and suspense With the integration of other elements, the investment may be more than US$150 million.”

If it were an ordinary director talking about an original big-investment project here, Barry and Allen would be able to send the guests off immediately, but Nolan is different.

Nolan kept adding weight: "The script is still written by Jonathan and Charles serves as the producer!"

He made the most important point: "Martin plays the leading role!"

With Nolan at the helm and Martin playing the leading role, Barry feels that such an original science fiction project is not impossible.

The combined appeal of these two people should be very strong.

The Dark Knight's first-week box office of $172 million is really convincing.

Alan Horn interjected: "It's better to leave this project to Warner Pictures. I'll find a way to raise the funds." He felt he had found the key: "Chris, I only have one request, Martin must play the leading role!"

Nolan looked at Martin, as if Juliet had seen Romeo: "Except for Martin, I don't recognize any of the other actors."

What could Martin say? I could only smile at the two of them.

A movie that is a huge hit at the box office has a strong knock-on effect.

…………

New York, a small ferry terminal in Manhattan.

Leonardo and Scorsese got out of the car and prepared to take the earliest old-fashioned ferry to the opposite Roosevelt Island to visit the long-abandoned mental hospital on the island.

"Hey, man, want to be a clown?" someone shouted, "Only ten dollars!"

Leonardo looked for the sound and saw pale faces with big blood-red mouths.

This look was familiar to him, the clown played by Martin.

A balloon seller walked by with a red balloon in his hand and a clown costume on his face.

Leonardo couldn't help but said: "So many clowns!"

Scorsese said: "Martin is a character who has become so influential that he has become a phenomenon."

Leonardo sighed: "This guy, if he has the capital to brag in front of me in the future, the box office in the first weekend was 172 million US dollars!"

Suddenly, two assistants came over, pulled Leonardo and Scorsese into the car, closed the door tightly, and the driver started the car and looked away.

But it was the convenience store on the side of the old pier where a robbery occurred.

Leonardo looked through the car window and saw the robber running out of the convenience store. The guy's face was painted pale and there was a big blood-red mouth on it. He was clearly a clown!

"Martin's influence is so overwhelming!" Leonardo couldn't help but say: "Even the robbers dressed up as clowns!"

Scorsese also saw it: "Movies have an impact on reality."

As a member of the bastard trio, Leonardo could not help but gloat at this moment: "Martin's fans will have a large number of top quality products."

Scorsese suddenly turned to his own work: "Leo, you have to bring out the spirit of Martin."

Leonardo scratched his head: "Hey, I never thought I would be outclassed by Martin." He asked: "If nothing else happens, the Dark Knight should be this year's box office champion, right?"

With the release of The Dark Knight, Batman has once again flourished, but the Joker's influence is even greater.

Not only have clowns become the first choice for face painting for many people, but many robbers and zero-dollar shoppers have painted their faces with clown paint, as if this can bring confidence to their actions.

Negative voices inevitably appear, and the Washington Post pointed out that clowns may trigger a crime boom.

But Hollywood has never cared about such voices, and similar criticisms are often difficult to have a substantial negative impact on movies.

For example, when "The Matrix" hit theaters, a boy killed his parents because he believed he was living in the matrix.

Meanwhile, The Dark Knight is still setting new box office records.

In just 4 days, the film's North American box office revenue exceeded 200 million U.S. dollars, setting a new record for the fastest to exceed 200 million U.S. dollars.

…………

Sherman Oaks, Coty Community.

In the past few days, Martin's home has been surrounded by many reporters, paparazzi and movie fans.

Countless young people with faces painted like clowns were wandering around, just wanting to meet their favorite movie stars.

Toni is one of them.

Even though she was a girl, she was smitten by the Joker in The Dark Knight.

Toni went into the theater three times this past weekend, donating movie tickets to The Dark Knight and The Joker.

In just three days, she also formed a group of clown sisters.

These blonde girls are all tall, sexy and voluptuous.

Today, Toni took them to the opposite door of Martin's house.

Wearing a red Coke shirt and a clown with white face paint, the girls, led by Toni, got out of their cars and gathered together.

Toni saw the fans and reporters gathered at Martin's door and shouted: "Sisters, let us express the love in our hearts!"

Another girl, Elsa, responded: "Let Martin know that we love him and the clown!"

A dozen girls raised their chests and twisted their hips together, performing a zombie machine gun dance.

They quickly attracted the attention of reporters and paparazzi, who immediately turned their cameras around.

Toni shouted: "Listen to me, one, two, three, pull!"

A dozen dancing girls tore off their tops, revealing a large snow-capped mountain and a line of words written on it.

"I love the Joker, I love Martin!"

Toni was the first to shout, "I love Martin! I love Martin!"

The rest of the girls shouted after her.

This shouting didn't matter, even other fans shouted: "I love Martin! I love Martin!"

Among these young people, a Latin aunt suddenly ran out. She held up a poster of the supporting characters of the Dark Knight, opened her throat and shouted with buffalo lungs: "I love Mene! I love Mene!"

It's a pity that she is alone and it is difficult for her to attract people's attention.

The fans' voice was so loud that it spread throughout the Coty community. Many community residents who were originally just eating melons were seriously dissatisfied and called the community committee.

Suddenly, several reporters and paparazzi quietly turned to the side of Martin's house because they found a large bag of garbage rolling out of the garbage channel.

The sharp-eyed Toni also noticed this. She put on her coat casually and said, "Sisters, come with me quickly. With any luck, we can get the things Martin used or the clothes he wore."

A dozen girls picked up their clothes and ran over there.

Toni did not forget to remind her companion: "The important thing is the used condoms. Whoever can help me find them, I will pay her $2,000!"

Elsa asked: "What do you do with used condoms?"

"Taste the taste of Martin!" Toni looked obsessed: "If you are lucky enough, maybe you can have a child of Martin and me, so that Martin's blood will always be with me!"

Hearing these words, the other girls were secretly ashamed. They didn't like Martin as much as Toni, and they couldn't do it as much as Toni.

A dozen girls rushed to the trash can like crazy, pushed past the reporters and paparazzi who were rummaging through the trash, grabbed a few newly dropped bags of trash, and ran away.

Toni shouted: "Quick! Quick! Let's find a place to sort."

The reporters and paparazzi who were caught off guard by them did not give up and quickly chased after them: "Don't run away, we discovered these first!"

When one of the paparazzi saw the girls were about to run to the car, he suddenly thought and shouted: "Don't let them run away, there are Martin's personal belongings in there!"

Someone else shouted: "I saw two socks, absolutely original!"

As soon as these words came out, quite a few people were moved, and some of them immediately turned into actual actions and rushed to fight for it.

The already chaotic scene became even more chaotic.

However, before the chaos completely broke out, Coti Community Council vehicles drove over together with the police cars.

Multiple LAPD officers got out of their vehicles and stabilized the situation before dispersing the crowd.

Too many people gathered in the past two days, and Harold, the chairman of the community committee, also had a headache.

Behind the iron door, Martin was sitting in front of the attic window, with melon seeds and cola in front of him, eating with gusto.

Bruce cleared away the melon peels on the table and reminded Martin: "Did you see it? Those girls are like crazy grabbing the garbage we throw away."

Martin asked: "Is there anything sensitive in there?"

"In addition to household waste, the rest is the clothes we throw away," Bruce said.

"It doesn't matter." Martin said emphatically: "Condoms used in the future must be handled specially."

Bruce deliberately squeezed him: "Just don't use it."

Martin saw the chairman of the community committee walking towards the gate and said, "Harold is coming, let's go see him."