American fame and fortune

Standing in the familiar living room, Martin looked at the slightly unfamiliar photo, which was of a strong boy wearing a baseball uniform and preparing to throw a baseball in the game.

Harris came over and said: "Hall is now one of the best pitchers in the NCAA baseball league. The Braves have been tracking and evaluating him for the past two years. If nothing goes wrong, he will join the Atlanta Braves through the draft next year."

"I'm not one of the best!" Hall's voice suddenly came from the door: "I am the best one."

Martin turned his head, saw the big boy who was over 1.8 meters tall, and asked seriously: "When you are playing on the court, do you dig a hole first?"

Hall opened his mouth, looking constipated.

On the stairs, Lily said as she walked down: "The bastard who is the best at conquering the earth!"

Hall was angry, stared and said, "I'm grown up now, don't say that to me again!"

He curled his lips again: "A famous young artist in the United States is full of swear words!"

Lily immediately quickened her pace, and her high heels made a dense clicking sound on the stairs.

Harris closed his eyes, unable to bear to see Hall's tragic end.

Lily quickly came to Hall, raised her white fist, and hit Hall's head just like she did in the past.

But Hall was much taller than her, so it was very inconvenient to fight.

Lily said: "Squat down!"

"I'm a sports star in Atlanta now!" Hall's first sentence was loud, but the second sentence was unconsciously weaker: "Can you save some face for me?"

While he was talking, he sat down on the sofa next to him.

The position of the younger brother in the family has never changed.

Lily raised her fist, but did not punch it down.

On the one hand, my little brother has grown up.

On the other hand, Elena came out from the kitchen, stared at her and said, "Just mess around when you come back."

Lily said: "I didn't, I just said that Hall is good at breaking the earth..."

She quietly moved towards Elena, while at the same time pushing out her breasts, tightening her abdomen and raising her buttocks. She specially put on high heels to make her look more prominent than Elena.

Elena saw through her thoughts at a glance, raised her fist and hit her head with a thud.

Lily recognized the reality instantly and did not dare to refute, so she quickly shrank back, wearing high heels, which made her twenty centimeters shorter than Elena.

Elena glanced over with a stern gaze: "Go to the kitchen to serve the food."

Lily hurried to the kitchen.

Elena's eyes fell on Hall again.

Holten suddenly jumped up from the sofa and said very consciously: "I'm going to help."

Harris didn't wait for his sister to look over and immediately went to the kitchen: "I'll go too, I'll go too."

When they were the only two people left in the living room, Martin said, "You are still so harsh on them."

"Harris is okay. He is now doing scientific research safely at the university." Elena has her own family system and concepts: "Lily and Hall are both lawless little bastards. If no one cares about them, they will cause trouble."

She reminded Martin: "I heard that the art world is a bit chaotic, with many people taking drugs and so on. Keep an eye on Lily."

Martin has been sending bodyguards to follow Lily: "Don't worry, she won't touch those things."

Lily's voice came from the restaurant: "It's time to eat."

Martin and Elena went over together, and just like before in Atlanta, the five of them sat at the dining table and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner together.

"Merry Christmas!" Elena picked up the wine glass.

Martin clinked his glass with her: "Merry Christmas."

Lily and the three of them also toasted and drank together.

While eating, Martin asked Hall: "Are you participating in the draft next year?"

Hall nodded: "I have always been in contact with the Warriors. The Warriors should choose me."

He scratched his head and said, "I need a reliable agent."

WMA, like CAA, has a dedicated sports department. Martin said directly: "I will help you find one later."

Hall said: "Don't take the commission too high, I don't have money..."

Lily proudly took out a card and threw it directly to Hall: "This is the money I invested in you. When you earn your salary, you can pay me back ten times."

"The bank is not that bad!" Hall said this, but his hand was honest and he put the card away.

Elena didn't say much this time.

After dinner, Martin took out his suitcase and sent out the Christmas gifts he had prepared.

Hall and Harris are Cartier men's watches with different styles.

Martin personally put a flawless ruby ​​necklace around Elena's neck.

Lily looked at the blood ruby ​​hanging between Elena's collarbones. Seeing that Martin seemed to have forgotten her, she asked, "Isn't there a Christmas gift for me?"

"Yours will be shipped directly to Los Angeles," Martin said.

When Lily heard about the shipment, she had a bad premonition: "Is it a lot?"

Martin thought for a while: "There should be several tons."

Lily was desperate, sat down on the sofa, and swore not to talk to Martin for a week.

Martin took out a box and gave it to her and said: "Several tons of high-quality marble. Don't neglect your practice due to your fame."

Lily opened her eyes and smiled: "I know."

After dinner and chatting for a while, Elena started chasing people away.

Hall and Harris were very conscious and quickly ran away after receiving Martin's gift.

Lily said nothing and refused to leave: "Hey, hey! Without you, one of them can live in a school apartment, and the other has his own house. Where should I go? Should I stay in a hotel?"

Martin picked up Elena and went upstairs: "You live on the first floor!"

Elena hung her hands around Martin's neck. Thinking of what happened a few years ago, she still warned: "If you dare to go to the second floor, I will break your legs."

Lily snorted and muttered: "It's not like I haven't seen it before!"

The next day, Martin went to Coca-Cola headquarters and participated in a Coca-Cola cult event to continue promoting the commemorative Coke.

One year has passed since he served as a lifelong spokesperson for Coca-Cola and founded the Coca-Cola Cult and Coca-Cola God of War commemorative cola. Coca-Cola is also preparing to settle related shares with Martin.

Martin invested in his personal image. Although his shareholding is very limited, preliminary estimates are that he will still receive a share of about US$30 million.

These, like the remuneration and various share income received this year, will be divided into three parts by Martin, one part will be used as an emergency reserve, one part will be used for fun, and the last part will be used for investment.

Now, in addition to Apple shares, Martin has asked investment manager Flynn to buy a portion of Netflix shares.

He has no interest in stock trading, and he also knows that in terms of his own weight, he is not even a small grasshopper in the financial market. He buys stocks to hold them for a long time.

After Christmas, Martin did not leave Atlanta immediately. He first discussed the development of the Coca-Cola Cult with High Priest Robert, and then visited his old friends.

Later, he held the second official gathering of the Coca-Cola Cult in Atlanta.

Most of the attendees were celebrities from Georgia, such as Senator Erica who returned to Georgia for Christmas, and many officials including the mayor of Atlanta also appeared one by one.

Of course, there are also executives from the Coca-Cola Group.

Martin also met Kelly Gray's father and brothers for the first time at the party.

"Although you live in Los Angeles, everyone knows that you are from Atlanta." Old Gray also takes the route of combining politics and business, and has many business dealings with the Coca-Cola Group: "You are Atlanta's best business card."

“I’ve always been proud to be an Atlantan,” Martin said with a laugh.

Old Gray was very polite: "Atla will be proud of you."

Martin also said a few polite words.

After Old Gray left, Kelly came over and said, "Looking now, I really should have accepted your proposal."

"Rich woman, that way I will be able to live in peace." Martin said sincerely: "My biggest wish at that time was to find a beautiful rich woman and live in peace, and the second was to work hard to find a future."

Kelly said: "Can't you let me regret it for a while? Leave me with some illusions?"

Martin shrugged: "I'm worried about Louise flying over from Los Angeles and tearing you to pieces."

Kelly covered her mouth and laughed, and quickly reminded: "Erica is here."

Martin stepped forward to shake hands with Erica and said a few polite words.

Erica said: "This is a good thing. It has had a huge impact across the United States."

Martin smiled and said, "It would be great if I can help the senator."

Now this is the hottest topic in the United States, and Erica has benefited a lot from being a representative figure in protecting women's rights.

The two have been working together since they were in Atlanta. Although the Coke Church is a pan-faith organization, it can still provide Erica with a good platform to expand interpersonal relationships.

The party in Atlanta was such a success that Martin went to Kelly Gray's place after the party.

The two focused on personnel changes at Warner Bros.

This change has relatively little impact on Gray Films.

Atlanta's film and television tax rebate policy will not change in the short term. Gray Films has always been the largest film and television company and filming base in Georgia. When Hollywood crews come to Georgia to shoot, most of them will inevitably have to cooperate with Gray Films.

According to Kelly, after Disney completes its acquisition of Marvel, it plans to use Atlanta as the main filming base for Marvel superhero movies.

Kelly also mentioned something: "When Marvel was filming "Iron Man 2" in Atlanta, I heard Kevin Feige talking to people about inviting you to play Captain America. He felt that there was no other actor in the world who could compete with him. You are more suitable for this role."

Martin was surprised: "When did it happen?"

Kelly recalled: "How many months has it been at least? You didn't receive an invitation?"

Martin shook his head: "No, Marvel has not invited me."

Kelly said: "That's strange. I couldn't have heard it wrong. They have changed their minds again?"

Martin shrugged: "Who knows."

Kelly asked curiously: "If they invite you, will you agree? You have played a clown."

Martin said directly: "This year I starred in "John Wick" and "Benjamin" were all hits. I can ask for a salary of 20 million U.S. dollars for the next commercial film. If it is a commercial film like a superhero, I will also need to add box office and line fees. The next share.”

He further explained: "Although it is not shabby to make money, when a Hollywood star reaches my level, purely commercial superhero movies are at the bottom of the contempt chain."

Maybe that will change in another seven or eight years, but that's still the case for now.

Kelly said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult. Iron Man 2 was filmed at the Gray Film and Television Center. Marvel's budget is very tight and their investment in actors is very stingy."

"I can't cut my salary in half for them." Martin knew the serious consequences of that: "Not to mention my subsequent salary, even the sponsors would have opinions, thinking that I was damaging my style and lowering their brand. value."

He waved his hand: "Wait until they invite us."

Martin stayed in Atlanta until the New Year, during which time he accompanied Elena to see "Avatar."

When 2010 arrived, Martin returned to Los Angeles because Warner Bros. was going to hold a New Year's reception.