American Fame and Fortune Chapter 421

Chapter 421 The sky is falling apart

 Brooklyn Bridge Park, a famous check-in place in New York.

The crew rented several rooms at the park management office to serve as temporary dressing rooms so that Martin and the heroine could change clothes.

Due to the traffic jam on the Brooklyn Bridge, Martin arrived on the Manhattan Island side more than ten minutes later than expected.

“It is indeed a holy place for suicide.” After getting off the car, Bruce was still looking at the other side of the bridge: “I met three people lining up to commit suicide.”

 Martin guessed: “Maybe he plays with financial securities and adds leverage.”

 Chad greeted at the management office: "Come over here."

 Martin and Bruce entered the management office together and saw that in addition to Chad and the team he brought, there was also a girl with long dark brown hair.

The girl heard the sound and turned her head to look this way.

 Martin only took one glance and was left with two extremely deep impressions. One was the blue eyes shining like glass, and the other was the astonishing scale of the mountain.

 She walked quickly towards Martin, jumping up and down at a rate that made people extremely suspicious that an earthquake had occurred in Manhattan.

 Martin recognized her, and the big guys in the group had recommended "True Detective" more than once, down to the minute and second.

The girl came across from Martin and looked very excited. She took out a pen and a poster of the male protagonist of "Never End" and said in a trembling voice: "Martin, can you give me your autograph? I am your fan."

 Martin took it and signed it for her.

“Look, I am certified by the Coke God Cult.” The girl lowered her head slightly and took out a pendant from her collar, with a red Coke glass bottle hanging on it like a little finger.

 Martin glanced subconsciously, as if he saw the snow-white top of Mount Everest.

 It was not intentional, the other person lowered his collar when he took out the pendant, and the mountain peak was too high.

The girl showed one of the certifications of the CocCola Cult and said tentatively: "Martin, can you write a message for Alexandra Daddario?"

 “Alexandra?” Martin quickly wrote this sentence and said: “I have a friend in New York, also named Alexandra.”

  He said AA.

 Alexandra deliberately misidentified: "So I am a lucky person."

 Martin returned her the pen and poster and asked, "Are you from New York?"

Alexandra nodded: "Yes, I grew up in New York. I once wanted to go to Los Angeles to pursue my dream, but unfortunately I didn't have a good opportunity."

Chad came over at this time and reminded: "Handsome guys and beauties, we are going to start working. Let's take photos in casual clothes first." He took a few steps back and glanced at Alexandra, who was wearing ordinary jeans and a T-shirt: " This looks good, let's get started.”

The photography team had already set up cameras and light shields at the beach, and Chad personally took the camera and acted as the photographer.

 Because it is necessary to decorate the hero's home with a photo of the two of them, a lot of photos need to be taken.

“Relax, take it easy.” Chad reminded Alexandra loudly: “You need to get closer to Martin. You are a couple now, not strangers.”

 Alexandra has been filming since 2001. She is also an experienced actor and has finally entered the state.

She grabbed Martin's arm and clung to him.

　　Although his arm seemed to have fallen into a pile of cotton, Martin's professionalism was unquestionable. He devoted himself to the role of husband and made various intimate gestures with Alexandra.

Chad kept getting scared, especially the photos with the setting sun as the background.

Soon, the two of them entered the temporary dressing room to change clothes, changed to a new scene, and continued taking pictures.

Chad was also very strict about details such as the background board. After all, this was his first film as a director.

With Martin's current position, failure is no big deal.

 But it will be difficult for him to have another chance to direct a film independently.

　　After changing several sets of clothes, Martin changed into a black formal suit, and Alexandra wore a low-cut wedding dress. The two took wedding photos together.

Also shoot a self-portrait video from Martin's perspective.

 Martin took the handheld DV and stood in the open space. Alexandra ran towards him wearing a wedding dress with the Brooklyn Bridge as the background.

 Chad saw that the lights were adjusted and said, "Start."

 Martin pressed the DV switch.

Alexandra picked up her wedding dress and ran towards Martin. Her crazy jumping up and down was like the sky falling apart.

 Martin looked at the DV intently until Alexandra ran up to him and stopped.

 Chad came over, watched the video playback with Martin, and said, "This was well shot."

 He praised: "Martin, you can work part-time as a photographer."

 Martin replied casually: "Actually, I have always wanted to be the best photographer in the world."

 Chad asked someone to put away the DV and said, "Let's take a rest for a few minutes and we'll continue shooting."

Martin saw that the skirt of the wedding dress was too long, so he took the initiative to help Alexandra pull up the skirt and let her sit on a bench to rest for a while.

Alexandra panted heavily and kept rubbing her shoulders. She ran this section with all her strength, which obviously made her more burdened.

Out of concern, Martin asked: "Are you okay? Do you want to rest a little longer?"

Alexandra smiled, tried to hold up her chest, and said, "It's okay for me. I've gotten used to it in the past few years. As long as I'm not running fast, it's not a big problem." Martin nodded and said nothing more. Sit on the chair next to you.

Alexandra looked at Martin quietly, her eyes full of curiosity. Based on her observation of today's work, this Hollywood star is very professional.

 Before it gets dark, the crew completes the work and calls it a day.

 Martin came out of the locker room and prepared to go back to the hotel.

 The door to the room next to it opened, and Alexandra came out and said, "Are you leaving?"

 Martin nodded: "There are still a lot of action scenes to be shot tomorrow, so go back and rest early."

Alexandra said: "I will join the crew in a few days. My performance level is average. If I have any questions that I don't understand, can I ask you for advice?"

 Martin has always adhered to the principle: "As long as I have time, you can come to me at any time."

 “Thank you, Martin.” Alexandra smiled so hard that her chest shook.

The two came out of the management office together, exchanged contact information, and went to the parking lot to get into their respective cars.

 Back at the hotel, Martin had dinner and then went back to the room.

 After a brief shower and a phone call with Elizabeth, he went to bed early.

Even if Martin's physical strength is good enough, he would be a little tired from filming a large number of action scenes in one day.

 During the entire filming process, the drama scenes were limited. In at least two-thirds of the shots, Martin was either killing someone or on the way to kill someone.

 The next morning, the animal actors were in place.

The dog Martin knew was the puppy that Chad adopted when he was an action director on "Wanted" in Atlanta.

　To commemorate Marcus's beloved dog that was killed by those black men, Chad named the dog Daisy.

Of course, for the convenience of filming, the protagonist's dog in the film is also named Daisy.

Ivanov, the son of a Russian mafia boss, killed the dog left by the hero's wife and stole the hero's Cadillac. He must pay the price with his life.

HK company has gone through all the procedures and sent its firearms to the crew for filming.

 In the studio, the camera pressed against the arc-shaped slide rail and turned to the side of Martin.

 Martin tore down the wooden floor, opened an iron door, and took out the huge black leather suitcase.

 Opening the box, there was a newly printed wedding photo on top. Martin and Alexandra stood closely together, like a real unmarried couple.

  He placed the photo where it could easily be captured by the camera, then took out a stack of U.S. dollar bills and put them in his pocket.

 At the bottom are two guns.

 A black USP and three magazines.

The other one is a UMP45 submachine gun with a folding stock.

 Martin skillfully loaded the USP magazine, inserted it into the gun bag under his arm, pressed the submachine gun bullet into the magazine, and put it into the black bag next to it.

 The whole process was smooth and smooth, just like a real super killer.

 In addition to filming the protagonist Martin and wedding photos, the camera also gave many shots to the two weapons.

 Hollywood receives money from advertisers, and product placement will not be ambiguous.

What's more, there is no trace of implantation at all. After all, the protagonist wants to take revenge with a gun.

Even the snipers in the film use the G22 sniper rifle manufactured by HK Company.

If the first part of this series is successful, it will definitely continue to be filmed in the follow-up. The male protagonist will use a large number of firearms and other weapons. The first part is also sending a message to the arms manufacturers in NATO countries - come and sponsor us, yours Weapons are shown in numerous close-ups.

 Hollywood has been doing similar arms advertising, the most typical of which are the various blockbusters sponsored by the Pentagon.

Movies like "Top Gun" and "Transformers" are simply American-style equipment exhibitions.

 The latter even directly interfered with the content of the film. American soldiers used American weapons to kill all the aliens.

  Hollywood crews who want to use U.S. military equipment for filming at low prices or even for free must accept the guidance of the Pentagon on some content. Even if the content is very outrageous, they must hold their noses and recognize it.

The studio where the crew is located hears gunshots every day, and fireballs occasionally explode on the set.

As filming progressed, Mene also joined in.

 For the sake of political correctness, the black Continental Hotel owner is equipped with a white assistant.

In several literary plays between Martin and Mene, the concept of a high table was specifically mentioned, and the setting of the Presbyterian Church was also highlighted.

These are all spaces left for the sequel. The most important thing for the first part is to be successful. If the film fails commercially, there will be no sequel.

The first movie of Martin's previous life was just when Keanu Reeves was declining. Its appeal had almost dropped to freezing point, and it was not particularly successful at the box office. However, it relied on its popularity and achieved good results in the offline market. With the huge income, a sequel was released immediately, which also made Keanu Reeves successfully become famous and rejuvenate his career.

Different from Reeves, Martin is now famous, his physical condition is at its peak, his skills and marksmanship are outstanding, he is both popular and popular, and he naturally wants to achieve better results in business.

 The production cost is US$40 million, aiming at a North American box office of over 100 million US dollars.

 (End of this chapter)

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