American Fame and Fortune Chapter 462

 Chapter 462 No wonder you are popular

 “Hi, Martin, congratulations, The Dark Knight's North American box office has exceeded US$500 million!”

In the studio, Chad came over and bumped fists with Martin: "If John Wick's global box office can exceed 500 million US dollars, I will go naked on Sunset Boulevard and run from the east to the west."

Meine came from behind to join in the fun: "You underestimate Boss Martin's appeal."

 Martin is very clear-headed: “After all, it's just an R-rated, medium-sized film.”

Chad said: "By cutting it to PG-13, the film loses its most charming and essence."

 Meine nodded: "That's true."

 The three of them went to the dubbing studio together, and some of the dialogue between Jonathan and Winston needed to be slightly adjusted.

 Martin and Mene familiarized themselves with the lines again, put on the headphones and entered the recording studio.

 There was a special table set up in the recording studio, and Martin and Mene sat on each side.

When the sound engineer's announcement began, all the irregularity on Mene's face disappeared, and he said in a thick voice developed through years of hard practice: "Jonathan, if you really want to retire, leave New York."

 Martin had also adjusted, and said with a bit of weakness: "I want to stay where I can see Helen."

Mene added: "You left the Blood Oath Badge. They will come to you one day."

"I'm not afraid of them." Martin was like an affectionate husband at this moment: "That's the house where I married Helen, and I won't leave there."

Meine's voice became thicker and thicker, and he spoke the last line: "Jonathan..."

The recording came to an end, Chad and the sound engineer listened to the recording carefully again, and asked Martin and Mene to record it again and choose the best.

 In less than half an hour, the work was declared completed.

 Martin came out of the recording studio and was going to go to the editing room with Chad.

 Meine approached him and whispered: "Boss, I'm leaving first."

 Martin asked casually: "Do you have a date?"

Mene said: "A new dessert shop has opened on Nanbo Wei Street. Emma invited me to have dessert together at noon, and I couldn't refuse."

 Martin waved his hand: “Go.”

Just as Mene was about to leave, he remembered something and said, "I may play a major supporting role in director Nolan's new project."

"This is a good thing." Martin felt that Mene had such ability, and that a black person in the main role could also attract black audiences. He said: "Have a good chat with Emma, ​​she has a strong voice in Nolan's crew. "

Meine walked away with a smile.

Martin went to the editing room and basically said nothing, watching Chad direct the editing the whole time.

"I don't need short shots that switch quickly, and I don't need to artificially create a shaking feeling in the camera." Before starting the work, Chad once again told the editor: "Martin's action shots are highly completed, and cutting the shots is not conducive. The presentation of action scenes and stable action long shots are our style.”

 The editing room edited exactly what Chuck wanted.

 Martin watched it for a while and thought it would be better to wait until the first cut version was completed before watching it. He happened to have an appointment with Nolan today, said hello to Chad, and left the editing room.

 Arriving at the front hall of the studio, Taylor and her manager came in from the outside.

 The former is also carrying an incubator in his hand.

As soon as Taylor saw Martin, he immediately held his arm and said, "You must try the cookies I made by myself."

 Martin responded: "I haven't tasted your cooking yet."

Taylor placed the incubator on the table aside, opened it and winked at Martin: "I've tasted yours."

Martin ignored the seductive fox eyes and looked at the incubator. There were many small boxes of cookies inside. The shapes were not so regular, and they were obviously handmade works.

Taylor took a small box and gave it to Martin: "Try it."

 Martin ate a piece. It was crispy and sweet, not quite to his taste. He still raised his thumb and said, "The taste is great, but the appearance needs improvement."

Taylor's red lips came to Martin's ear and said: "I made it irregularly on purpose. If it is too round, how can others tell whether it was made by me?"

 Martin sincerely praised Taylor this time: "Dear, no wonder you are popular."

“I'm going to deliver cookies to the crew.” Taylor's voice was still very low: “I'll treat you to dinner later?”

Martin said: "Let me treat you. There is a restaurant that will suit your taste." He glanced at his watch: "I'm going to meet a director. I'll call you when I come out."

Taylor nodded: "Okay."

 Martin left the studio and went to a nearby small building.

At the studio, Taylor carried the incubator. Starting from the front desk, each office would personally deliver a small box of handmade cookies.

 The rural villagers in the initial stage are very good at being a good people.

Due to the huge success of The Dark Knight, Nolan's new project was easily greenlit by Warner Bros., and the crew was officially established. The studio is still located at Warner Studios.

 When Martin passed by, the office building was being tidied up and there was some chaos inside.

Nolan simply asked him to sit under a sun umbrella on the roadside and talk. This was the shooting area of ​​Warner Studios and ordinary people were not allowed to enter.

“At the beginning, it was a bit chaotic.” Nolan pointed to the back and said: “Every time I start a new project, I have to set up a separate studio, which always makes it noisy for a while.”

Martin said: "Finances should be accounted for separately." Nolan went to get the briefcase at hand: "I have good news for you, the script is completed."

 He took out the script and handed it to Martin.

 On the cover of the script, there is only one English word "Inception".

 Martin frowned slightly, what is the English title of Inception? He vaguely remembered it as a word, but couldn't remember the specifics.

Nolan made a gesture of invitation.

 Martin opened the script and read it carefully.

“At dusk, the waves roll.

 The waves pushed the bearded man onto the beach, where he lay still. A gun barrel turned the bearded man over, and the security guard with the gun called his companions!

Behind them is a cliff with a castle on it..."

 When Martin read the beginning, he was reminded of the movie he had watched several times. The beginning was almost exactly the same as the script.

 That's right, this is Inception.

 The following is the castle plot in the first act.

 Martin read it very seriously. The script was more obscure than the movie. He would occasionally stop to verify the plot in his mind, so he read it very slowly.

In Nolan's eyes, Martin read the script very carefully and did not let the Dark Knight become a super hit or the Joker became popular. He still maintained a dedicated attitude.

　　From the time this new project was conceived during the filming of The Dark Knight, Martin has been the only leading actor in Nolan's mind.

 Compared to Bale, who was messy and had a lot of things going on on the set, Martin is really a model of being capable and dedicated.

 Martin had read less than a fifth of it, so he closed the script and said, "Shall I take the script back and read it slowly?"

Nolan took out the script and gave it to Martin: "Don't worry, it may be a bit complicated. Study it carefully."

 Martin nodded and said, "I feel that the male protagonist's mental state is not very stable."

Nolan admitted: “In reality, people's mental states are unstable, and the same is true for my protagonists.”

Martin recalled that the protagonist of Memento is an amnesiac, and the White Night Chaser is a police detective who suffers from insomnia. Not to mention Batman and the Joker, both have mental problems.

“I will study the script and characters carefully when I get back.” Martin asked, “When do you plan to start filming?”

Nolan said: "The specific time has not been determined yet, but it should be around the summer of next year. You should save your schedule."

 Martin did the math: "My schedule should be fine."

Nolan held Martin's shoulders and said: "We must show the same state as the clown!" Now he is full of confidence: "Let us work together to shock the world again!"

"Definitely." Just as Martin finished his sentence, he caught a glimpse of a battery car passing by, with a very familiar fat man sitting in the car.

 Harvey Weinstein also saw him and Nolan, called the driver to stop the car, jumped out of the car and proactively said hello: "Hi, Martin."

 He turned to Nolan again: "Is this Director Nolan?"

Nolan stepped forward and shook Harvey's hand politely and exchanged casual greetings.

As Martin shook his hand, he asked, "Harvey, why do you have time to come here?"

Who in Hollywood doesn't know that the Weinstein brothers are at loggerheads with Warner Brothers.

Harvey laughed: "Warner Bros. and Peter Jackson want to start The Hobbit, the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. Part of the copyright is in my hands. They can only invite me to come over and discuss it with Peter."

 Martin complimented casually: "Harvey, you have a good eye and you have a treasury in your hands."

 Harvey smiled even more heartily and said calmly: "If you are interested in joining, I will introduce you to Peter Jackson."

Martin knew that he had to pay a heavy price to get this fat man's benefit. He said: "I will devote all my energy to director Nolan's new project."

Nolan was a little unhappy that Harvey was poaching people in front of him, and Martin's refusal without hesitation made him feel very dignified.

Harvey looked at Nolan, with his usual style and style: "New project? Director Nolan, we can definitely cooperate. You have made a breakthrough in business now, and in terms of awards..."

Nolan may not be obsessed with Oscars now. He seemed to be very polite and said: "Sorry, Harvey, the investment in my project is too high and independent studios cannot afford it."

 Havi is so thick-skinned and does not change his expression: "If you have any ideas about Oscar, just come to me."

 Nolan just smiled and said no more.

 Harvey's eyes turned to Martin again.

Martin blocked the way before he could speak: "Harvey, I have at least three or four projects in hand, not counting the agency. My schedule is full in the next few years."

Harvey didn't say much, waved his hand and got on the electric car, waited for it to go away, turned to look at Martin and Nolan, and said to himself: "You are famous and have strong appeal, but you don't like me as an independent producer. Wait a minute." You are no longer popular..."

 Martin put away the script, said goodbye to Nolan, called Taylor, and went to have dinner together at the Smoke House restaurant outside.

 After dinner, of course he wanted Taylor to sing.

 (End of this chapter)

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