American fame and fortune.

Chapter 81 Going to Hollywood
Heading into mid-November, local television stations in Los Angeles and Atlanta played a trailer for Zombie Gigolo on late-night slots.

Professionals from Lionsgate Films cut highlights such as trapeze and machine gun dancing.

The ad also features Gray's late-night show, which has consistently received good ratings.

Then there are trailers and bulletin boards in movie theaters.

For screening, the distribution company invests very limited resources and only targets the target audience.

After just a week of low-profile publicity, "Zombie Gigolo" opened simultaneously in eight independent theaters in Los Angeles and Atlanta.

Elena had a rest that day, and Martin made an appointment with her to go to the movies in the afternoon.

Lily followed out with a shameless face.

Followed by two adults, plus Lily is well developed, it is easy to sneak into the theater, after all, it is only R-rated, not 17-ban.

There were a lot of vacant seats in the slightly old theater, and the three of them chose the row at the back. When they sat down, Lily slipped past Elena and sat on Martin's left.

Elena on Martin's right glanced at her and said, "Watch a movie and keep your mouth shut."

Lily nodded and said, "There aren't many people. No one will watch the movie you acted in Martin?"

Martin stuffed her with popcorn: "Eat, don't talk."

Elena handed Martin a glass of Coke and asked in a low voice, "Is the audience a bit small?"

In the old theater that can hold nearly 200 people, there are less than forty people sitting sparsely.

Zombie Gigolo was screened in theaters, and Martin's goal had already been achieved, and he was in a good mood: "A low-budget B-grade movie only took three months of shooting and production, so we can't expect many viewers."

Lily wanted to talk again, but Martin gave her the Coke: "Drink water."

When the opening commercial was played, Lily quickly counted and said, "Not counting us, 37 people."

She muttered: "I'll do the math, the movie ticket is rounded up to 6 dollars, and this show is 240 dollars at the box office."

Elena was curious: "What are you counting?"

"She's counting the box office," Martin said.

"The movie he acted in is going to be released." Lily stretched out her finger and poked Martin. "I asked movie magazines to research the calculation method of the box office."

She glanced at Elena's slightly higher breasts, and complained that the size of the elder sister's breasts is inversely proportional to the volume of the brain, and continued: "This film is short, only 92 minutes, and it can be played 9 times a day. Take this afternoon as an average." That’s $2160 for a single hall per day.”

Elena said: "You miscalculated, it should be 1860 dollars."

Martin would not be so stupid as to refute Elena, saying: "Starting screenings on Friday, this film will have a box office of almost $6000 in a single theater on the weekend of screenings."

Because the number of spectators in each session is different, it may be more or less.

Elena was still snapping her fingers, and finally gave up. She was surprised: "Martin, you dropped out of school earlier than me, why can you figure it out, but I can't?"

Lily's mouth is quicker than her brain: "Because your mind is full of how to crack."

Elena took the bottle of Coke upside down and smashed it on Lily's head through Martin.

With a bang, Lily became depressed.

Martin quickly grabbed Elena: "Don't disturb people watching the movie."

The main line and basic content of the movie have not changed, but some redundant shots have been cut, and the scale has been slightly smaller to cope with the MPAA rating.

From the beginning of the movie, Lily was dumbfounded.

She thought Martin's late-night scenes, such as Ma Zhen, were exaggerated enough, but she didn't expect this film to be even more exaggerated.

Trapeze!Also absorbs the essence!
Elena held Martin's hand tightly, and her body stuck to Martin's body. With her character of doing whatever she thought, she dared to sit on Martin's lap without Lily next to her.

Martin quietly scratched her palm and gave her a look.

Elena held her temper and waited until she got back from the movie.

Lily turned her head and looked at Martin: "When you were filming, did you really make a fuss?"

Martin glared at her: "Idiot, don't insult film art! Do you know what art is?"

The atmosphere in the auditorium was good, and the audience in front kept laughing and occasionally exclaiming.

The audience who can come to watch this movie are undoubtedly B-grade movie lovers. This bad movie that combines the old zombie blood theme with some new ideas makes them a bit enjoyable to watch.

At the end of the show, many people complained that the plot was poor, but they praised the actor's ingenuity in several scenes and his wonderful performance.

Walking out of the exit of the theater, Lily raged: "Which idiot thought of this kind of sand sculpture setting, so that the hero and heroine can use their hair to fight for their lives."

Martin curled his fingers and flicked her head: "Shut up."

Lily was shocked: "It turned out to be you?"

Elena regretted taking her out: "Don't force me to do it."

When Lily stuck her throat, she raised her cheeks like an oversized frog.

Back at home in the community, Lily wanted to talk to Elena about the movie she just watched, and found that the pair of idiots Martin and Elena had disappeared.

She sneaked out, set up a wooden ladder, climbed up to the roof, and looked around in the bright moonlight.

Soon, I found that the BMW in the backyard next door was shaking non-stop.

"Shameless, hide and hide!" Lily was furious, picked up a piece of wood, and threw it towards the yard over there.

Soon, Elena chased and killed Lily with a shotgun.

Martin, Harris, and Hall watch Sisters Kill together.

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"Zombie Gigolo" was screened in three theaters in Atlanta, with an average box office of $3 for a three-day weekend.

Los Angeles is better. The average single-house box office of the five theaters exceeds 5 US dollars.

Not great, but not bad either.

Dot screening is specifically aimed at the target audience. It is normal for some films with excellent performance in dot screening to explode 2+ in a single hall.

The poor ones, of course, are three-day tours or one-day tours of on-demand theaters.

This achievement is enough for Lionsgate to further expand its distribution and increase its promotional budget.

Advertisements and short promos for the film began to appear on some websites, especially forums where B-movie lovers gather.

TV commercials and print media are also fully invested.

In the weekend before Thanksgiving, "Zombie Gigolo" expanded to 54 theaters in North America, and the weekend box office soared to 42.5 US dollars.

Including the previous weekend and weekday box office, the B-movie grossed more than $50 in North America.

As for word-of-mouth, the word-of-mouth talk about B-grade movies is full of clouds.

On the contrary, the actor's three wonderful performances were talked about by many B-movie lovers on several movie websites.

Two days before Thanksgiving, Zombie Gigolo Studios received a business letter from Lionsgate and immediately notified Martin, Catherine and Benjamin to come to a meeting.

Because the office space of the studio is so small that it can only accommodate two operators, the meeting place is in Gray's company.

Benjamin was in a great mood, and hugged Martin hard when they met: "Man, we are going to be famous."

Martin smiled and said, "Is that an exaggeration?"

Benjamin was the first to come over and said softly, "We're going to Los Angeles."

Catherine was very excited: "To Hollywood?"

Benjamin didn't answer.

Kelly Gray brought Ella into the conference room at this time, nodded slightly to the three, and said, "Lionsgate just informed us that "Zombie Gigolo" will be screened in 650 theaters this weekend, covering the entire United States. All states, we succeeded."

Martin leaned back on the seat, looked up at the ceiling, raised his hands and clenched them into fists, his eyes passed through many obstacles, as if he could see the sky, the innocence was so blue, the sun was so bright, and the bald Benjamin was so handsome , the freckles on Ella's face are so beautiful, Kelly and Catherine are so beautiful.

With joy, everything is pleasing to the eye.

Even if Old Hei came over, Martin could still call him handsome.

Because the influence of on-demand screenings and large-scale screenings is very different.

Martin has been jumping up and down like a monkey for nearly half a year, isn't that what it is for?

Benjamin happily slammed down the conference table, seeing Martin stretch out his fist and hit him.

I was too excited, I used too much force, and I cried out in pain.

Catherine reacted slowly, or she didn't realize what 650 theaters would bring. She squeezed her face and asked, "Ms. Gray, can we go to Hollywood?"

Kelly glanced at Martin and said: "Lionsgate is going to hold a meeting with fans and media in Los Angeles to further promote the film. Please go to Los Angeles. They have booked your tickets. You will spend Thanksgiving in Atlanta. Week Depart early on Friday."

"Can I go to Hollywood?" Catherine's first sentence was doubtful, but the second sentence became affirmation: "I can go to Hollywood!"

She screamed suddenly, hugged her blonde hair, stood up and spun around.

How much temptation is fame to an ordinary actor, and Catherine is so excited at this moment.

Even Martin has been staring at Kelly Gray and laughing.

Why do you want to hide your happiness?

Actors are emotional.

After screaming loudly, Catherine calmed down a little, sat down on the chair, and smiled embarrassedly: "Sorry, I lost my composure, this is...to me too important."

She reached out her hand and gave Martin and Benjamin a high five: "Thank you! Thank you! It is a great honor to cooperate with you."

Martin smiled and nodded: "Me too."

Kelly said at this time: "During the negotiation with Lionsgate Films, Dave won 5000 US dollars for each of you, but when you arrive in Los Angeles, you must cooperate with Lionsgate Films throughout the process."

Benjamin was so emotional that he even uttered swear words: "As long as they don't fuck my ass, I will definitely cooperate." Then he said harshly: "Even if they fuck my ass, I will bear it!"

Kelly said to the assistant: "Ella, go get a drink, we're going to celebrate."

Ella quickly came over with champagne and a goblet, and several people had a drink together in the conference room.

Benjamin and Catherine soon left hand in hand.

Martin had lunch with Kelly and went to her luxurious apartment.

The two were lying in a warm bathtub, and Kelly said: "Your wish has come true."

"It was our wish," Martin said.

Kelly did not deny that Martin won the leading role in a theater movie and gained an important qualification. Her company profited from the project and has more abundant funds to invest in new movies and the transformation of the studio in the auto industry park.

Martin thought for a while, and said sincerely, "Kelly, I wish you a chance to become an MP."

Kelly Gray laughed: "Martin, I wish you a superstar soon."

(End of this chapter)