American fame and fortune

Los Angeles, TMZ headquarters.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Jodi packed up her things, put on her computer bag and left the company. When she came to the parking lot, someone waved to her.

A tipster from Warner Bros.

Wearing a baseball cap and holding a paper bag under his arm, this man walked quickly to Jodi's car and asked in a low voice: "Big news, will you accept it?"

Jody asked, "What news?"

The man quickly said: "While the crew of the new film "Inception" directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Martin Davis was filming in Morocco, a physics professor specially hired by the crew was kidnapped. The kidnapper was kidnapped before he left the hotel. Caught."

Jodi's first reaction was: "Martin killed another group of gangsters?" She frowned slightly: "If something like this happened to Martin, it can't be considered top news, and the price may not be particularly high."

"Uh..." The man was slightly startled, and quickly said: "It has nothing to do with Martin. Director Nolan used the knowledge and experience he learned while shooting genre films to detect the abnormality, commanded the crew's security personnel to set up an ambush, and easily cracked the case. A big case.”

It’s not that Martin’s news is unattractive, but when the same type of news happens to Martin, it’s certainly not as attractive as before. When Jodi heard that the protagonist this time was Nolan, he became interested: “Is there a video? I need to watch it. Just a snippet.”

The man followed Jody into the car, took out a USB flash drive from the paper bag, and handed it over: "Let's take a look."

Jody took out his computer, turned it on and plugged in the USB flash drive. The video was short, but within a few dozen seconds, bursts of loud shouting could be heard.

In the elevator, four women were stopped by a dozen tough men with guns. Some controlled the women, and others opened a trolley case to reveal the old man inside.

Then, Nolan entered the camera and arranged relevant matters calmly.

Jodi subconsciously doubted: "Not making a movie?"

The man laughed: "You can read the news bulletin issued by the Moroccan Security Bureau."

Jody pulled out his phone and made a call.

A colleague quickly checked the relevant news and replied: "The Moroccan Security Bureau just held a press conference at Astra Cinema and issued a series of statements regarding the incident of Professor Mordechai, the special physics consultant to the "Inception" crew. , saying that they will investigate the matter thoroughly and severely punish the perpetrators!”

Jody hung up the phone and said, "I want the video."

The two parties agreed on the price, the man got the check and left quickly.

Jody returned to the company with the storage disk in the paper bag and called the department staff to inform them to come back and work overtime.

The poor social animals were forced to turn around before they even got home.

That night, TMZ's home page once again broke the news. It released a video of the whole process of Nolan solving the kidnapping case and capturing the criminal on the home page.

In case anyone was wondering, Jodi also quoted a press release from Morocco's security services on the news page where the video is located.

As expected, public opinion in North America exploded, and the popularity of "Inception" skyrocketed, climbing to the top of Google's search list the next morning.

Nolan's fans have always been crazy and directly slaughtered relevant news on the Internet.

"As expected of a director who can make a crime film like The Dark Knight, it was easy to take down a few kidnappers."

"If Nolan's command is determined, the prisoner will be captured easily."

"I think Nolan can completely adapt another crime-themed movie based on this incident."

"Inception" has attracted a lot of attention, and Warner Bros. also took this opportunity to announce the premiere time of the film in North America.

In the UK, "The Sun" also received a similar video. After the news was published, the British reaction became even stronger.

Some newspapers also targeted Martin, who had just received the Distinguished Medal of Freedom.

"With the so-called American national hero Martin Davis unaware, Nolan has easily resolved a major crisis for the crew. It is clear who the hero is."

…………

Morocco, Astra Cinema.

Before the crew started work in the morning, Nolan specifically found Martin and said, "I didn't expect the British media to be like this. I can explain it to them."

Martin waved his hand: "No, Mene and I just provided a clue. Chris, you are the one who really makes the decision. If it were me, I would just rush up with a gun. I don't have the ability to command and dispatch so many people. It's an understatement." So I saved the professor."

He added a few words: "No matter what, the criminal was caught, the professor was rescued, and the news made many people pay attention to this film, and we are all beneficiaries."

Nolan thought about the news feedback from North America and the United Kingdom, and said: "Martin, there are always unexpected gains when working with you."

This time, his desire to cause trouble was satisfied, and most importantly, the harvest far exceeded expectations.

The painstaking efforts to concoct 30 true tidbits are not as good as the explosion of this incident.

Martin goes to the makeup trailer to get ready for today's shoot.

Nolan stood at the door of the studio with his hands on his waist, an imperceptible smile on his seemingly serious face.

Emma Thomas and a middle-aged man came over at this time.

Nolan knows Arabat, the deputy director of the Security Bureau.

The latter walked a few steps quickly and stepped forward to shake hands with Nolan: "The crew encountered such a problem because of our negligence."

"The criminals are so cunning. They actually took advantage of the recruitment opportunity of the crew to sneak in." Nolan did not want to get into too much trouble with the Moroccan officials, so he just said: "Mr. Deputy Director, I have only one request, these criminals must be severely punished!"

Arabat said: "We will definitely give an explanation to the crew. When the results come out, I will personally call Director Nolan and Ms. Thomas."

Nolan got the buzz he wanted and didn't ask for more: "Thank you for your support."

"Morocco always provides the best service to Hollywood crews," Arabat said with a smile.

Nolan said a few more polite words and said that the work time was coming soon. He said goodbye and went into the studio to prepare for this morning's shooting.

Arabat also felt relieved and drove back to Ouarzazate. As soon as he arrived at the temporary office, his assistant came to tell him that someone was coming to visit.

It was Hamil, a colleague from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who came in and said, "You just arrested four women?"

"We didn't arrest them, it was the American crew who arrested them." Arabat had some guesses about what happened and pretended to be confused: "They wanted to kidnap the crew, but the great director Christopher Nolan showed up with the crew's bodyguards. .”

"It's a very complex situation, giving them some punishment, like financial, and then deportation," Hamill said.

Arabat had a different idea and said: "Just over half an hour ago, I just met with Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas. They made a request that the criminals must be severely punished."

He emphasized: "How much money has been spent in Morocco to become Africa's Hollywood. If we do not give the murderers the punishment they deserve, the reputation accumulated over the years may be destroyed."

Hamill said: "This matter is very complicated..."

Arabat raised his hand to interrupt him: "It's useless for you to talk to me. Hollywood directors are staring at me. If I make a fuss, it will have negative international consequences."

Hamill understood: "I'll figure it out."

Arabat pushed the matter out and felt relaxed.

Whoever wants to take this shitty thing into his own hands.

Inside the studio of Astra Studios.

Martin sat on a chair and fell asleep. Mene came over and shook him vigorously, but he still couldn't wake him up.

The wooden walls were shaking, and outside the open glass windows, more than a dozen extras made sounds like people running wildly.

Mene grabbed Martin's chair and pushed it back hard. Martin fell backwards and fell into the large bathtub.

When the water covered his face, Martin grabbed the edge of the bathtub with both hands. He pushed himself up and sat up. He wiped the water on his face. As if he was suddenly surprised from his sleep, he said, "Why is it so early!"

"Things have changed," Mene said.

"Stop, this one is passed!" Nolan was very satisfied with the shooting effect: "Get ready for the next one."

Ken Watanabe and another Arab actor entered the set.

The camera turns that way on a slide.

Emma Thomas came over at this time and said, "Chris, I have your phone number."

Nolan said directly: "We'll talk about it after the filming is over." Without looking at his wife, he asked loudly: "Are you ready?"

Martin raised his thumb, and the other actors responded.

With the sound of slapping the board, filming started again.

Martin filmed one scene after another in wet clothes, leaving the set an hour later to take a shower and change clothes.

The crew is taking a temporary break.

Nolan took the cell phone from Emma Thomas and asked, "What's the matter, so urgent?"

Emma said: "London City Hall, a call from your Jewish classmate."

Nolan found a quiet place and dialed back, and the call was quickly connected.

After chatting for a while, things were a bit troublesome. The other party said that they had seen relevant incidents and asked Nolan politely not to pursue the matter too closely.

Before getting off work, an executive from Warner Bros. called again.

Although the words are different, the meaning expressed is similar.

Nolan soon discovered that he had stung a hornet's nest. The phone calls came one after another at night, from classmates and friends in the UK, collaborators in the industry, Warner Bros. executives and investors...

Even Martin's lover, Louise Meyer, one of the investors in the film, called him.

Nolan, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, was not Jewish, but he could not withstand such bombardment. In just a few days, he discovered something. The media was hyping up the kidnapping case, but it never spread to other aspects.

It seems that Professor Mordechai's incident was just a simple kidnapping case.

Nolan was well aware of the huge Jewish power and did not put any more pressure on Morocco. When Arabat called to communicate with him again, he just said that it would be handled in accordance with Moroccan procedures.

The media in both North America and the UK hyped up the heroics of Nolan and the crew and downplayed the four women.

Although Nolan never said anything, Martin could tell that the great director was quite annoyed by the constant pressure from Jewish forces.

Mene quietly said to Martin: "I heard from Emma last night that the director was very angry and cursed the vampires several times in the room."

"It's none of our business," Martin said.

Mene whispered: "Boss, you still have the best judgment."

After silent observation, Martin had a very clear feeling that he might have changed Nolan in some ways, such as the deterioration of relations with Jewish forces.

I just don’t know if this one will lose control one day and transform into the new Mel Gibson.