American fame and fortune

In the Northville community, a black Escalade was parked on the side of the road. As soon as Thomas got out of the car, he saw Martin walking out the door.

Mene got out of the car and looked at the house in front of him curiously.

It is not a particularly large independent villa, with a lawn in the front yard and a small garden in the back yard. The house is not cheap wooden, but a brick-concrete structure.

Martin came to the door and invited, "Let's talk inside."

Bruce parked the car and came over, following at the end of the group.

When he came to the gate of the villa, Thomas found a beautiful woman in her 20s coming out to greet her, who looked somewhat similar to Lily Carter.

Martin introduced one by one: "This is Elena, Lily's older sister, followed by Harris and Hall, their younger brothers."

He introduced Mene and Thomas again.

Elena greeted her generously and said, "Please come inside."

Thomas and Mene handed the presents to Harris, and followed Martin and Elena into the living room.

Seeing that Hall looked at him frequently, Mene said in a low voice, "Don't remember me? We met when you went to visit the crew when the arrest warrant was filmed."

Hall nodded: "I always remember you, because you are famous for liking old women."

Mene seems to have found a common language with him: "Dude, have you found a girlfriend yet? Do you want me to teach you some tricks? Whether it's your female classmates or your female teachers, I promise to applaud you after you try it."

Hall didn't believe it, and looked at Bruce: "Old Bu, is he bragging?"

"No." Bruce couldn't tell lies with his conscience, but told the truth: "Mene does have the ability in this area, especially for women over forty years old."

Mene was complacent: "A lot of people paid me money, but Uncle Mene didn't want to talk to them."

Hall pulled him to the small hall next to him: "Teach me quickly, there is a teacher..."

The two moved aside to whisper, while Thomas chatted with Martin and Elena about Hollywood anecdotes.

Then, he turned to the topic: "David Fincher gave the exact audition date and invited you to Los Angeles to participate in the makeup audition of the crew."

Martin replied: "It doesn't conflict with the schedule here, just reply to him directly."

Seeing the two discuss work, Elena got up and said, "I'm going to prepare black tea."

Thomas waited until she walked away, and asked in a low voice, "I heard that Bell has done a lot of things in the crew?"

Martin said: "Bell is not my type of actor after all."

Thomas didn't ask the stupid question of whether it was related to Martin, and said directly: "If there is anything I need to do, just say it."

Martin smiled: "You do well in Los Angeles."

"There is one more thing." Thomas came here this time, first to visit Martin, and also to have other work: "Cartier is looking for a global spokesperson for men's watches, and I made preliminary contact with them."

Although Cartier is not a professional watch company, watches are also first-line luxury goods. Martin asked, "Have they responded?"

"They expressed a certain interest." Thomas said roughly: "The specifics will be discussed later."

Martin nodded slightly: "You are in charge of negotiating, it's good if you can win." He asked again: "Is there no conflict with other endorsement brands?"

Thomas confirmed: "There is no conflict."

Harris brought black tea over at this time, and poured a cup for Martin and Thomas each.

Martin turned his head to look, but didn't find Bruce, and asked, "Where's Old Bu?"

Elena came from behind and said, "Go to the small hall behind with Hall and Mene."

Martin simply asked Harris: "Is the Australian horn thing done?"

After Bruce told him about these things, Martin only paid attention to them at first, and then ignored them.

Harris said with a smile: "I, Elena, Bruce and Mene jointly funded the establishment of an import and export company, acquired relevant qualifications, and reached a supply agreement with the crew."

Martin knew a little bit, so he stopped interfering.

This business currently only has one client from the "Dark Knight" crew, but the profit is not low, and it is also a lot of money for the four of Harris.

Bruce also specially dragged Mene together, and some business cooperation in the crew was also handled by Uncle Mene.

Uncle Mene has always been good at verbal disputes.

Mene and Hall came out from the hall with their shoulders crossed, looking like close brothers.

Martin asked Bruce, "What did those two do?"

"Mene taught Hall some of his tricks," Bruce said.

Martin looked at Hall, and he grew up in a blink of an eye.

It appears that Harris, at Hall's age, had already tutored twins, taught them carefully, and put them under the table.

Elena looked at the time and took the initiative to invite: "I prepared dinner, shall we chat while eating?"

A group of people turned to the restaurant.

The next morning, Martin continued to go to the Gray Film and Television Center to shoot.

Thomas rushed to Coca-Cola's headquarters to discuss with Coca-Cola about a new endorsement contract.

The two parties will sign a new global endorsement contract, and Thomas plans to increase Martin's endorsement advertising fee to tens of millions of dollars a year.

In the studio of the Gray Film and Television Center, the crew held a producer-director meeting before the filming started today.

Martin was also invited to participate in the meeting because of the key role of the clown.

Emma Thomas said: "We bought an abandoned candy factory in the outer suburbs, where we shot the scene where Rachel was blown up, then painted and remodeled the outside, and from the outside, it looks like A hospital building."

She sent the photo to Charles Rowan and Martin: "In a few days, this place will be completely blown up."

Martin looked carefully at the photo, and it was a very large building.

Nolan said to Martin: "This is the hospital building that the Joker is going to blow up."

"It's very interesting." Martin asked with a smile, "Will no one come to us for compensation?"

Charles Rowan answered: "This place has been abandoned for many years, and there are no residential areas nearby. We have also passed relevant audits."

Emma Thomas added: "You just blow it up."

Martin nodded: "I'm fine."

Nolan gave him a few pages of a brand new script: "I have someone slightly modify the script based on the situation on the scene. You study it carefully, and the crew will shoot according to the new script."

Martin glanced quickly, but still said, "I have no problem here."

The requirements of the director do not exceed the terms of the contract, the quality and quantity of the actors are guaranteed, and the basic professionalism.

Charles Rowan urged: "Emma, ​​please contact the Atlanta fire management department, just in case."

Emma said: "Everyone said hello."

The crew has received a lot of support, not only the tax refund from Zuozhou, but also the full cooperation from Atlanta.

The meeting ended in less than ten minutes, and a group of people entered the studio separately to start today's shooting.

Bell returned to the crew after a short break to adjust.

Martin went over to say hello, and said loudly, "Hi, Bell, I heard that you have encountered some difficulties. If you need help, please ask. This is Atlanta. Maybe I can think of a way."

Hearing these kind words, Bell stared at Martin with wide eyes instead. Anger and sternness were suppressed in his bloodshot eyes.

Because Bell felt that the bastard was clearly mocking him.

There are a large number of crew members, and many people have heard Martin's words, and seeing Bell's fierce eyes, their sense of him has once again declined.

"Go! You go away!" Bell's words seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth, and the creaking sound was harsh: "Stay away from me, don't pretend to be a good person in front of me!"

The white oil paint on Martin's face couldn't cover up the grievances coming out of his body at this moment: "I pretend to be a good person? Haha..."

He shook his head and smiled, turned and left.

Bell stared at Martin viciously like a mad wolf.

Suddenly there were discussions around.

"Why is this person like this? He has done bad things by himself and blamed others."

"Martin's kind intentions, if he doesn't accept it, let it be, and still look like this!"

"That's right. Compared to Martin, he is less capable and has a bigger temper. He looks like he's a great man."

Bell turned his head following the voice, and found that it was a few extras from Atlanta who were muttering, and came up angrily.

But thinking that director Nolan has been very dissatisfied with him these days, the swear words that jumped to his mouth did not break through his teeth in the end, but swallowed them abruptly.

Bell took a sip of water, shook his head vigorously, and suddenly realized that there are no good people in this crew!

Even Morgan Freeman and Maggie Gyllenshire spend a lot of time with Martin Davis.

The words of ridicule and sarcasm did not completely disappear until the filming started.

Bell's angry state did not affect the filming, because most of the remaining Batman scenes were after being provoked by the Joker.

Shooting scene after scene, that pale face always smiled in front of Bell, laughing wildly, making him want to punch it hard.

During the break, Morgan Freeman sat down with Martin again, and said, "I've been filming for decades, and the crew of The Dark Knight is the most interesting one."

Martin grinned: "Really? It's more fun than the crew in the 1970s and 1980s? It is said that it was more fun back then."

"It's different." Freeman thought for a while, and said, "At that time, actors were actors, and directors were directors."

He gestured to the director's monitor with his eyes: "Look at the current crew, the director is not like the director, and the lead actor is not like the lead actor."

Martin agreed: "So, Morgan, we are the crew of the new era. Filming is only a small part of the job, and the rest is the key to the success of the film."

Freeman shook his head slightly: "I'm old and I can't read it anymore." He thought about it and said, "Maybe a director like Nolan will become the mainstream of Hollywood in the future."

Martin asked, "Why?"

Freeman said: "Because whether the movie can sell well, the gimmicks, hype and marketing have surpassed the movie itself."