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Chapter 127: Bet with Louise

The small studio next to the office building was also temporarily rented by the crew for use as early training for the actors.

Martin gripped the bat tightly with both hands, aimed it at the special plastic dummy in front of him, and smashed it down with one blow. The dummy's head exploded and plastic fragments flew everywhere.

Action director Walter shouted, "Yes, that's the momentum! A baseball bat is a weapon that cannot be retracted and hit a second time after it is thrown out. The strike must be ruthless and fierce!"

He urged Martin: "Next!"

Martin changed to holding the stick with one hand, no longer a baseball move, but the one-handed hammer he had practiced when he was a stuntman. The heaviest stick head hit the plastic dummy's shoulder, and half of the body was shattered.

Then he turned around, swung the baseball, and smashed it across the dummy's chest. With a loud bang, the dummy broke in half.

Walter shouted, "OK! The movements are fine, you have mastered the key points."

Martin checked the wooden bat and found it was not damaged.

Walter said to the prop master who was watching the training: "The bats used in sparring must be made of soft materials to match Martin's professional movements and avoid danger."

Martin came over with the bat. Although he was confident that he could control the force, he still said, "Safety first."

"Yes, safety first." Walter said solemnly, "Crew safety is very important. This involves the union and insurance. If other actors are injured because of your personal problems, the next time you shoot an action scene, the insurance company will refuse to provide accidental injury insurance to the crew because of you, which will lead to union intervention and the crew will not be able to start work."

Martin nodded: "I understand."

Walter added: "You take a rest first, I will discuss your weapon problem with the prop master."

Martin handed the bat to the prop master and went to the dugout, where his agent Thomas was waiting.

Thomas still couldn't forget: "With your skills, you should star in that Disneyland action movie, you will definitely be a big hit."

Martin didn't respond at all and asked, "Walter just mentioned the crew insurance, what's going on?"

Thomas also heard those words and explained simply: "He was talking about the crew insurance problems caused by the actors themselves. For example, Nicole Kidman was injured while filming "Moulin Rouge", and the insurance company paid $300 million due to the crew delay and her life insurance."

He was also reminding Martin: "She was originally scheduled to be the heroine of Panic Room, but she suffered a knee injury a few weeks after filming, and the project was interrupted. The insurance company almost paid the total amount of $5400 million in the film completion guarantee until they persuaded the crew and Jodie Foster, and the project went on normally. So Nicole Kidman was not welcomed by the insurance company, and as a result, she was not welcomed by Hollywood."

Martin said: "I understand. If you can use a substitute, use a substitute. If you can avoid danger, avoid it."

Thomas praised his smart client: "If the stand-in is injured, the worst that can happen is to replace him. But if you are injured, your future will be seriously affected."

Of course Martin listened to him. He was responsible for moving forward, while others were responsible for carrying the weight.

He is very familiar with this routine.

Martin looked at the folding stools in the rest area, picked up one and went to find Walter to see if he could design a move to use the folding stool to beat the perverted demon.

After discussing for a while, Martin picked up the folding stool and swung it with a whirring sound, quite like the Eighteen Bronze Men.

At this time, two women in jeans and casual shirts came in from the studio door.

Kelly came from Atlanta. The first thing she did after getting off the plane was to see the compilation of film projects. She also brought Louise, who was supervising the post-production of "Alexander the Great", here with her.

Louise crossed her arms and watched Martin smash the dummy's head: "He chose the wrong role."

Kelly asked, "Why?"

"You just read the script." Louise gestured and said, "Don't you think this guy is more suitable to play a perverted killer?"

Her playful spirit came back: "Looks sunny on the outside, but hides a murderous weapon on the inside..."

"Someone is coming." Kelly reminded her.

Thomas stepped forward to greet her and said with a smile, "Ms. Mel, I'm Martin's agent, Thomas. I've always wanted to visit you, but I'm afraid to disturb you rashly."

Louise nodded and introduced the slut next to her: "This is Kelly Gray, the president of the largest film company in Georgia."

"Hello, Ms. Grey," Thomas greeted quickly.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that there was not one woman behind Martin Davis, but two?

No, there is also the female King Kong I saw a few days ago.

Thomas couldn't help but feel fortunate that such a high-quality customer fell into his hands.

Today's work was over. Martin went to the locker room to take a shower and change his clothes. When he came back, he hugged Louise and Kelly one by one, and then left the studio with them.

At this moment, the man was cursing shameless in his heart.

But everyone envies me, why isn’t that person me?
The three of them had dinner together, and Martin asked, "Where are we going tonight?"

Louise said, "Let's go to your place." She winked at Kelly and said, "It's a change of environment. It's fun there, and the fat landlord speaks nicely."

Martin said, "You shouted so loudly last time that Anthony almost pulled a gun on me."

Kelly had also drunk some wine, and it was time to get wild: "Let's go together!"

When I arrived at the apartment, I saw Antonio sitting under a parasol at the door, drinking a large bottle of Coke with a straw.

He took a deep sip and a quarter of the two-liter bottle of Coke was gone.

Seeing Martin and Louise, Antonio looked at the latter: "You're here again!"

Louise smiled: "You don't welcome me?"

Antonio glanced at Kelly, took out a business card holder from his pocket, pulled out a card and handed it to Martin: "You can use this one."

Kelly was curious and took the question first: "Dr. Cole?"

Antonio said: "He is good at treating kidney failure." Louise laughed happily and leaned on Martin's shoulder.

Kelly stuffed the business card into Martin's pocket: "Here, you may need it someday."

Martin pulled the two bitches up and said, "Let's go, let's go."

Antonio said, "There's your express mail, don't forget to take it."

Martin walked into the hallway and took a package from the mailbox. The label on the box showed that the mail was from the Clayton community.

Louise and Kelly, one on each side, held Martin's arms and entered the apartment.

Martin quietly put the package in an inconspicuous place.

Louise noticed it, "Why don't you open it and take a look? It can't be exposed to the light?"

Kelly couldn't hold her liquor as well as Martin and Louise, so she was a little drunk. "It's from Atlanta, mailed here. Your old friends?"

"You want to see it?" Martin asked.

Louise went to the refrigerator to get some wine: "Of course I'll watch it."

Martin said seriously, "You can look at it, but I'll charge you for it. I'll give it to whoever opens it."

He took the package, used a wallpaper knife to cut the tape, and after opening it, he found that just like last time, something was wrapped in shockproof cloth.

Louise took it, opened the package, held the horn carving in her hand, her eyes sparkled, and she exclaimed, "It's so exquisitely made."

It was a bluish-white bull horn carving, and its appearance was almost the same as Martin's, except that its face was carved into the shape of a clown, with a gaping mouth and red nose that were particularly eye-catching.

Kelly went over to grab it: "Give it to me! Let me see, the carving is pretty good..."

Louise held on tightly and said, "This is mine. Martin said whoever opens it will own it."

Kelly pressed on Louise, her hands groping everywhere: "Give it to me now, or I'll make you pay!"

Martin opened the box next to him and took out another one: "Don't fight, everyone has one."

Kelly rolled off Louise: "Did you order it for us?"

Martin neither confirmed nor denied: "A friend in Atlanta did it for me."

Louise poked the carving in her hand to her lips and said, "How about we open a disc? About the movie you starred in."

Martin asked, "What's the bet?"

Louise said: "If the North American box office exceeds 1000 million... no, 3000 million US dollars, Kelly and I will perform for you. If it is less than 3000 million US dollars, you perform for us."

Martin has a premise: "You can't hold back."

Kelly was dissatisfied: "Tens of millions of dollars, are we stupid?"

Louise challenged: "Want to bet?"

Martin gritted his teeth and said, "It's a bet."

Louise was full of flirtatiousness and whispered to Kelly: "Let's mail some return gifts for Martin."

Kelly nodded repeatedly.

That night, the singing of two people could be heard in the apartment building.

And Antonio's roar: "Martin Davis, I'm going to raise your rent!"

The next morning, Martin slept in and did not go to see Louise and Kelly off. Instead, he rested up and went to Warner Studios in the afternoon to audition for another crew.

Audition for the supporting actor role in "Summer of Jeans".

Martin joined Thomas and asked, "You actually came here with me?"

Thomas determined that there were at least three people under or behind Martin, and he took it one step further: "I'm your agent, it's my duty."

Bruce said, "You're getting smarter, man."

Martin arrived at the studio door, took out his cell phone and called Robert: "I'll audition soon, old man, it's up to you."

At the Marietta Theater, Robert took out the successful operation guide, strictly followed the recorded procedures, laid out the Coke, said a blessing, and said to the phone: "Done!"

Martin's confidence soared, and he said to the two generals, "Let's get this role!"

"I've asked about the filming schedule and can coordinate it." Thomas's salary mainly depends on commission from the film's salary, and he wants Martin to pay attention to it. "The filming will take a maximum of 25 days, and the salary will not be less than US dollars."

Martin nodded: "Old Bull, stay behind me."

We found the audition room, and just like in the past, there were quite a few people auditioning, most of them were actors from WMA.

Martin saw Joe Anderson and Mike Vogel.

This is the second time in a little over a month that the three have competed for the same role.

Bruce stood next to Martin, his eyes like a radar, detecting possible unfavorable situations.

Thomas looked at all the auditioning actors one by one and said, "The director and casting director are all clients of the company. I have done enough work for you. You have a higher priority than them. As long as you perform normally, you can get this role."

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