American Fame and Fortune Chapter 402

Chapter 402 Performance Art

Pull out the chair, Saoirse Ronan sat opposite Martin. Martin stretched out his hand and pointed at the camera: "Show me."

“I didn't take a picture of you, I really didn't.” Saoirse said, but she took off the camera and put it in front of Martin.

 Martin remembers clearly that this girl was very capable of causing trouble, and she even created a "peeing scandal" at Pinewood Studios.

 He looked through the photos taken by the digital camera and found that there was indeed no content captured here. He pushed them back to her and asked, "Which crew are you in?"

Saoirse pointed to the studio next to her: "That's it."

 Martin understood: "You play the role of Daisy in her teenage years?"

Saoirse nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I have several scenes opposite you."

  Martin also understood why she appeared here, and casually reminded: "Don't shoot randomly on the set. This is not the UK. American directors are very cruel."

Saoirse quickly explained: "I didn't bring the camera to take pictures of the crew, but to take pictures of the Michoud Assembly Factory."

 Martin knew that this was Michoud, but had never heard of the assembly plant, so he asked, "What are you doing taking pictures of that?"

Saoirse looked around and found that Martin's trailer was big and tall enough, and there was a ladder to climb to the top of the trailer. She pointed and said, "Shall we go up?"

 Martin was also curious: "Okay."

 Bruce was the first to get on top of the trailer and looked around. Saoirse climbed up with her camera attached.

 Martin had to take into account his appearance, so he came up slowly.

The studio is located on a hilltop. Standing on the trailer here, you can see beyond the low wall and have an unobstructed view of the valley below the mountain.

Saoirse pointed to a factory building in the river valley and said, "This is the place I want to take pictures."

　　Martin pointed to the camera dangling on her chest: "Hurry up and take the picture. After taking the picture, leave. Don't cause trouble with me."

Saoirse rolled her eyes: "I'm not a trouble maker." She didn't take the camera: "I don't want to take pictures outside, I want to go inside and take pictures."

 Martin asked Bruce: "Where is that place over there?"

Unexpectedly, Bruce had made preparations in advance: "It seems to be called Michoud Assembly Factory."

"Before I came to the United States, I studied New Orleans carefully. There are two most widespread rumors here." Saoirse is very curious and eager to explore. When she was at Pinewood Studios, she took a camera to take pictures everywhere. Ma Watson is making a big fuss.

She raised a finger: "The first one is the legend of various witches. I have already been to the cemetery of Marie Laveau, the Queen of Voodoo."

Saoirse raised her second finger: "I found out on the Internet that the Michoud Equipment Factory is a secret base of NASA, specially used to make props and scenes for the moon landing. Many whistleblowers have revealed that Americans have never Went to the moon, all the videos were shot here.”

 Martin's expression became very exciting and he asked: "Do you want to sneak in and take pictures?"

Saoirse's face was full of curiosity and desire to spy: “Yes, take a photo, even if it's just one photo.”

Martin said: "Have you ever considered one thing? If what you said is true, why has no tangible evidence ever leaked out? Because the people who broke in were turned into experimental subjects, maybe they could be made into Voodoo doll.”

Saoirse was stunned. She focused all her energy on the candid photos and ignored other things. She said, "It seems like this is true."

Martin reminded her: "This is not the British Isles. It is dangerous for a girl to run around. Not every American is as kind as me."

Saoirse raised her camera, opened the lens bag she carried with her, put on a long lens, quickly adjusted the teaching aid, and took some photos facing the assembly factory.

 When the photo was finished, she found that there was only one person left on the roof of the car.

 Martin sat back under the sun umbrella again, blowing in the wind leisurely.

 Bruce went to make a phone call.

Saoirse got out of the car, said hello to Martin, and left alone.

 Soon, Bruce came back from the phone call with a very happy face.

 Martin asked: "What happened?"

“Jin just called me.” Bruce had nothing to hide from Martin: “The DVD sales were amazing, and Kim wanted to give me a share, which she said was hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

 Martin's focus was not on these, and asked: "Sold a lot?"

Bruce nodded: "North American sales have exceeded 20 million US dollars. Many TV stations are inviting Jin to appear on programs. It seems that Oprah's talk show has also sent invitations. She seems to be more popular than you now."

 Martin waved his hand: "What's different is that the appeal of celebrities' privacy naturally has a great influence."

Bruce said: "That's right. If you make a video tape, I guess your female fans will go crazy, and maybe the men will go crazy too."

 Martin raised a **** in front of him: "If the share is legal income, you can make up your own mind whether you want it or not."

 Bruce thought for a few seconds: "I'm not short of money, so I don't want this kind of money."

 In the afternoon, shooting continued.

 The heroine Blanchett has not yet come from Los Angeles, and the crew is calm.

David Fincher is extremely satisfied with Martin's performance. As a teenager, Benjamin's performance was the most difficult, but in Martin, there is no difficulty at all.

 He felt that Martin gained a lot from experiencing life in the nursing home.    An outstanding and professional leading actor can save the director a lot of worry.

 David Fincher suddenly understood why Scorsese and Nolan chose to collaborate with Martin. What director wouldn't like such an actor?

And they are not bullshit, so they don't have to coerce the male actors to do those bad things.

 The most important point is that Martin really has commercial appeal.

The next morning, two large red trucks painted with "CocCola" drove into the Michoud Studio, and the period-era Coke specially customized for the crew from the Atlanta headquarters arrived.

 Switching to another crew would be very troublesome, as proofing and plate making would have to be done all over again.

  But in the production where Martin plays the leading role, there is an inconspicuous clause added to the advertising sponsorship contract.

 The driver of a large truck insisted on taking a photo with Martin after getting out of the car.

 They all wore the cultural shirts of the Cola God Cult, and they were obviously members of the Cola God Cult.

CocCola sponsored millions of dollars. David Fincher learned the news and extended the crew's break to let Martin go out and take photos with others.

 Two drivers pulled a banner at the door with the words "Coke God Forever" written on it.

The crew specially sent a photographer to take a group photo, and then it was over.

Martin looked at the photographer, the screenwriter, and David Fincher. If he was on the set of "The Dark Knight," he would have to produce some real footage.

 No wonder David Fincher is not as good as Nolan in business, and the commercial attributes are not even the slightest bit worse.

 David Fincher may not necessarily like real-life behind-the-scenes, so Martin didn't say much. Instead, he approached the producer responsible for publicity and public relations and reminded him: “Can my look be announced now?”

The producer had already considered: "Los Angeles is building momentum for you. You just won the Best Actor from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. With your popularity and the influence of the CocCola Cult, we will release some photos of the crew and also Let more people pay attention to this film.”

  Martin praised: "You are thoughtful."

The crew developed and printed the photos as quickly as possible. By the time the CocCola was unloaded, the two drivers had already brought the photos over to Martin for his autograph.

 Martin signed the autograph, adjusted himself, and devoted all his energy to shooting.

The male protagonist has remained the same, but the female protagonist has changed. Elle Fanning finished filming her few scenes and left the show smoothly.

 Saoirse Ronan became Daisy on set.

  The crew is very good at casting, especially the child actors. The two they chose are both very spiritual types.

 Saoirse's acting skills are even better than Ellie's.

During this period, the Martin family was the dominant actor in the crew. As long as he didn't take the initiative to cause trouble, no one would provoke him.

Although Shia LaBeouf joined the crew early, he mostly does some inexplicable performance art.

One afternoon, he suddenly disguised himself as a hanged man and hung himself on a crooked tree behind the studio. He was so frightened that the female costumer on the crew who first spotted him screamed and peed her pants.

When everyone in the crew gathered around, the man untied the special rope, kicked off the camouflage stool made of plexiglass, came down slowly, and said: "It's a bit hot today, I want to hang on the tree and enjoy the wind for a while. Cool down."

The whole crew was speechless for a while, and David Fincher was so angry that his hair almost stood on end.

But as the godson of DreamWorks, one of the three major investors, he could only give him a stern reprimand.

Originally, David Fincher thought that the biggest problem in the filming of the film came from the personal conflicts between Martin and Blanchett, but he did not expect that Shia LaBeouf would steal the scene.

 After a scolding and a stern warning, David Fincher asked the crew to disperse and return to their posts.

If David Fincher hadn't stopped him, many people on the set would have wanted to beat the **** out of Shia LaBeouf.

The female costume designer glared angrily, wanting to rush up and bite Shia LaBeouf a few times.

 Martin and Saoirse came out at the same time and returned to the set together.

 Shia LaBeouf caught up from behind and asked, "Martin, do you think my artistic expression is okay?"

 Martin was speechless and said casually: "It's very imaginative."

Shia LaBeouf began to push back: "You can get Nicholson's approval and become his little brother. Now that I have your approval, I will definitely get Nicholson's approval in the future..."

 Martin felt a headache when he heard this, and quickly stayed away from this guy.

Saoirse glanced back: "When I saw Transformers, I thought this guy was not normal." She pointed to her forehead and asked, "Is there something wrong here?"

 Martin would not discuss Spielberg's illegitimate child with her, saying: “Perhaps the artist's thoughts are difficult for ordinary people to understand.”

Saoirse asked: "Are you not an artist?"

 Martin told the truth: "I am a star, a multi-millionaire, and maybe I can become an artist in the future."

Saoirse thought of the ugly appearance of the hanged man: "It's okay for such an artist not to do it."

 (End of this chapter)

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