American fame and fortune

"Very well, you guys did a great job!"

French director Michel rarely left the director's chair, entered the set, and said to Jim Carrey: "Your performance is Oscar-level, you deserve an Oscar!"

Jim Carrey just smiled and said nothing else.

Michelle turned to Martin, who was playing the role: "Boy, believe my eyes, your acting skills are great."

This is the director, Martin has no right to be silent, and said bravely, "Thank you director, I will work hard."

Outside the makeshift flea market, Kate Winslet's mouth almost reached the base of her ears.

Since the quarrel that day, she and the director have not spoken a word except for work.

Michele also praised the other actors, and seemed to want to express a certain emotion in this way.

The crew is just a fucking workplace, it's normal to fight each other.

When someone is comfortable, someone is uncomfortable.

Martin returned to the rest area and just sat down when a chocolate-colored hand reached out, holding a sippy cup with slender fingers: "Martin, do you want some water?"

Martin raised his head and saw Rosa, who might be of mixed race. She didn't look like a black man, so she looked more beautiful.

"I'm not thirsty, no need." He declined.

Rosa was very enthusiastic: "Call me if you need it, I'll be right there."

Martin said politely, "Thank you."

This woman has been around him from time to time since the day before yesterday.

Holding the Coke box in his arms, Robert came in from the outside, and placed the cans of Coke on the table in the rest area.

Just as Martin wanted to get a bottle, he quickly sat back before getting up.

Although not a glass bottle, Robert's Coke...

Robert came over, sat next to Martin to wipe his sweat, and asked, "Rosa is still pestering you?"

Martin said, "I have no power to drive her away."

"She's interested in you." Robert worked easily and was purely idle: "You can easily ask her out."

Martin shook his head straight: "Man, the free one is the most expensive. I want to fuck her. What do you think she will want?"

Robert is not stupid: "If she pesters you again, I will help you."

"I do need your help with something." Martin called Louise last night, and Louise specifically mentioned to him that Michel Gondry is a member of the gang of French directors in Hollywood.

There are various forces in Hollywood privately, and the most obvious division is country.

In the afternoon, the work of the crew temporarily came to an end, and many people left the studio one after another.

French director Michel has a quirk. He goes to the bathroom and squats before leaving.

In the standard fifteen minutes, Michelle came out of the special compartment, and there was the sound of flushing water behind her.

As he walked outside, he heard someone talking in the bathroom, a native Atlanta accent.

"You invited me to a British restaurant? Is there a restaurant in Atlanta that sells British food? Even if there is, who will eat it?"

"Yes, they also published the "British Food Guide"?"

"I know." Martin said mockingly: "The legendary garbage sorting guide."

When Michelle came out, she couldn't help laughing when she heard this. Seeing that the speaker was Martin, she said, "The British don't know much about food."

Martin seemed to retort: ​​"London has the top ten restaurants in the world."

Michelle frowned slightly.

Martin's voice changed: "It sells all French dishes."

Michelle praised: "Martin, there are not many Americans who have a clear understanding of food like you."

"Because I have been poisoned by British food." Martin's face collapsed, as if he was recalling a very terrible event.

Robert, who played with him, was an old background artist. He was standing behind Martin at the moment, without any disobedience. He was naturally honest and honest, and he could add points to Martin's words.

Michelle worked continuously and was under a lot of pressure. She asked, "Is there a good French restaurant in Atlanta?"

Since Martin came here, of course he did his homework: "Yes, in the city center, they definitely don't sell bloody British food."

Michelle was rarely relieved, and said, "Can I ask you, a local, to lead the way?"

Martin said, "My pleasure."

During the dinner, the two chatted about the romantic city of Paris, the foggy London; the elegant French, the bloody British football hooligans...

Language is an art. Martin successfully obtained Michel Gondry's personal business card and exchanged contact information.

A little earlier, in the office of the president of Gray Company.

Director Benjamin Calvin hurried over and stopped Kelly Gray who was about to get off work.

A script is on Kelly Gray's desk.

"I just finished this with a few screenwriters." As a director, who has no dreams, Benjamin doesn't want to shoot late-night scenes for the rest of his life: "The source of the idea is what you said, Martin lying dead and watching the hero and heroine fall in love."

Kelly was a little dazed: "That's what Martin was joking with me."

But Benjamin said: "Martin played very well in the Ma Zhen drama last time. I got to know him specially. He works in a gigolo club. I added this element on the basis of my creativity."

Kelly saw it, and the new script directly wrote the name: "Zombie Gigolo".

After reading more than a dozen pages, she had a rough idea, closed the script, and said, "This book, the cost is too high. According to this book, 500,000 US dollars is not enough."

Benjamin did a simple budget: "It actually needs $800,000 to $1 million."

Kelly automatically ignored the $800,000 and said: "With $1 million, at least 8 late-night shows can be made and sold to cable stations, plus DVDs and video tapes. , the risk is too great."

Benjamin tried his best to fight: "Kelly, we can't make low-budget late-night movies forever, can we? You don't want to enter the theater? Don't you want the company to really grow?"

Kelly shook her head: "I have worked hard in Hollywood. What is the proportion of Hollywood movies that make money every year? They can rely on time to recover their costs and accumulate profits. What about us? If we throw in a million dollars and don't get it back in half a year, the capital chain will be extremely tight. "

She didn't need to tell Benjamin some things, for example, she took a fancy to the abandoned production workshop of General Motors.

Benjamin said: "I am sure of the success of this script."

This is a meritorious director of the company. It's not easy for Kelly to dismiss it directly. After thinking about it, she said, "You should make a budget and a proposal. I need to think about it carefully."

Benjamin said: "I try to reduce costs as much as possible."

When he went out, he kept scratching his head. Film is an art, but in the end it is a business.

Downstairs, Benjamin was about to go home and met Lynn, the casting director.

The latter, wearing a Warriors championship commemorative baseball cap, asked, "How is it?"

Benjamin said simply: "The boss asked me to make a budget and plan, and she has to think about everything."

"There is hope," Lynn said.

Benjamin replied casually: "Yes."

The two separated and got into the car respectively. Lynn thought for a moment and dialed a number: "Adam, I'll wait for you at the black bar in half an hour and bring your best goods over."

Adam Smith, who had already returned home, hung up the phone, opened the hidden compartment on the shelf, took out the plastic bag in it, and went out to attend the appointment.

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Kelly left the company, went to a nearby bar, and entered a large private room with an independent bar.

Besides Louise and Martin who was bartending, there was also Kate Winslet in the private room.

Louise made a formal introduction to Kelly and Kate: "You haven't met formally before. In fact, I have known you for about the same time. I met Kelly in 1993 and Kate in 1995."

After mixing four different cocktails, Martin said to the three women outside across the bar, "Thank you for getting acquainted."

Four people clink glasses.

Kate Winslet took a sip of the icy Long Island black tea with more ice, which somewhat relieved the irritability these days, and said: "That sand sculpture French director, his head is full of shit. Please forgive me for swearing, I I can't bear it."

She suppressed it for a long time: "Louis, if it weren't for your face, I would have made a fuss and bullied him to force the crew to change the director."

Martin put down his glass and said, "He'll cut off the sides of the French flag then."

Kate was overjoyed and laughed.

There are piles of colored flags in Europe, Kelly can't tell who is who, and is surprised: "What do you mean?"

Kate explained with a smile: "The French flag cuts off the blue and red on both sides, leaving only white, which the French are best at."

Louise squinted at Martin, this guy is really the best.

Martin said seriously: "Haven't you heard that no one can occupy Paris before the French surrender!"

Kate raised her glass: "Martin, I must toast you."

Martin clinked glasses with her: "My pleasure."

Louise still reminded: "Kate, if you want to use this drama to win the Olympics, you should restrain your temper a little bit, although he is only in charge of filming on the set."

Kate, like her best friend who can last forever, is obsessed with Oscar: "I nominated several times and lost all of them."

Kelly asked: "Not enough public relations?"

Kate shook her head: "Those old men think I'm too young?"

Martin interjected: "I'm an outsider, can you give me my opinion?"

Kate clinked glasses with him again: "Of course."

Martin thought for a while and said, "The main reason is that Kate, your appearance is too prominent, which makes it easy for people to ignore your acting skills. I have read the list of Oscars in the past ten years. How should I say it?"

His tone slowed down and his tone became more serious: "That is a game where many women participate in the selection, and only those who become ugly and crazy can win."

As soon as these words came out, the three women laughed at the same time.

Kate Winslet took the bottle and filled the glass: "Martin, what you said is very reasonable. On behalf of all the beautiful women targeted by the Oscars, I want to have a drink with you."