America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 129 The business card reaches the person who needs it

In order to save costs and other conveniences, the crew even held routine script reading sessions in Cabo San Lucas.

In the conference room of Seaview Hotel, all the main cast and crew members of the crew gathered for the first time.

Craven, Aja and Martin, who represents the investors, form the three most powerful figures in the crew.

There is also Sofia who came to join in the fun on vacation.

But the female King Kong just listened out of curiosity and didn't say a word.

Martin didn't know any of the other actors.

The actress who plays his wife Lane in the film is Vanessa Shaw, a former child star.

Martin chatted with her for a while and got to know each other, after all, they were going to play a couple.

"I have severe dyslexia." Vanessa laughed shyly when she heard Martin was discussing the role, "I often rely on my assistant to read the script for me."

You can’t discriminate against people, and Martin knows this very well, saying, “We’ll discuss this after the script meeting.”

Vanessa nodded. She had been a child model in commercials when she was less than ten years old, and had been involved in film and television shootings in her early teens. Her childhood memories were almost all about film crews, sets and cameras.

As for the crew's education and family education, it is more like a formality to comply with the regulations of the Parent-Teacher Association.

Martin has been in contact with more actors recently, and gradually discovered that there are many people with dyslexia here, especially among actors.

The script reading session was hosted by director Ajia, who focused on the roles of Vanessa and several other people, leaving little need for explanation of Martin's role.

Two important actors who were not present also had their respective representatives present.

One represents the protagonist's son, and the other represents a dog.

If we calculate the latter's daily salary alone, he is second only to the leading actor Martin among all the actors in the crew.

At the end of the script meeting, Ajia suggested that the actors in the main cast should familiarize themselves with each other as soon as possible to facilitate filming.

Craven emphasized the safety of the crew. Cabo San Lucas is a tourist destination in Mexico, and the security there is much better than in Tijuana and Juarez, but people should try not to go out alone.

In particular, do not leave the downtown area and go to the old town to enjoy the scenery.

The crew also hired several professional security guards when they were shooting on location.

They cannot fight, but they are familiar with the various local forces.

To put it bluntly, the crew paid protection fees.

Martin invited Vanessa and other actors to go to the beach to enjoy the scenery and chat about their respective roles.

The protagonist's parents-in-law are played by two veteran actors who have been in the industry for decades, so their acting skills and understanding of the roles are not a problem.

The sexy actress who played the sister-in-law introduced herself, and Martin remembered that this was a stripper who had met him, Aja and Craven when they were discussing the role plot at the dancers club that night.
Millie is an actress full-time and a stripper part-time. She joined the crew through Ajia's connections.

All I can say is that actors in Los Angeles are everywhere.

In the afternoon, Martin followed the crew to the studio area very close to the hotel to adapt to the environment and rehearse.

All interior scenes of the crew will be shot here.

The studio area is very close to the beach, and a football field is being built next to it.

Bruce went to ask about it, and came back and said, "The set of 'Summer of Jeans'."

Martin found a higher stone platform and observed over there: "That crew has a lot of scenes, filming a women's football training camp."

Bruce reminded: "Dude, you're an actor, not a pervert."

Martin looked innocent: "What did I say? It's just a women's football training camp..."

As he was talking, nearly a hundred women came to the lawn over there one after another. They had all kinds of hair colors and skin colors. They were all young and beautiful, about 20 years old, with a fit body, wearing shorts, and a curvy figure...

But it was the Jeans crew selecting female football extras.

Hearing the noise, Ajia, the pervert, also came over and stood next to Martin, saying, "The crew of youth films looks so pleasing to the eyes. I want to make a youth film in the future, too."

Bruce the pervert said, "I like crews with more actresses."

Ajia nodded repeatedly: "All the cast and crew members in our crew combined don't have as many actresses as they do."

Martin said a more practical problem: "The people next door are all beauties, and ours are all perverts." He felt it was necessary to throw a party: "Ajia, when time permits, you can go to the neighboring crew in the name of the director and have a social party for the two crews, how about that?"

Ajia is an artistic French director who quickly agreed, "It's a good idea, but we have to wait for a while. The crew on the other side are just some advance personnel coming over. We have to wait until their main members arrive. We also have to shoot the outdoor scenes first."

Back on the studio, Martin met two dog actors, both well-trained German shepherds.

He asked, "Can I touch them?"

The two German Shepherds are wearing muzzles and look very docile.

Dog owner Daniel advises: "Take it slow and get familiar with it step by step."

Martin had never raised a dog, but he had been a police dog trainer in his previous life and had some experience dealing with dogs. After getting familiar with Daniel for a while, he let him remove the muzzle and fed him some meat.

The animal actors used by Hollywood crews have all undergone rigorous training, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are extremely smart among their kind.

The pay is also surprisingly high.

With Daniel's permission, Martin fed them some food, and the two German Shepherds soon circled around him.

Daniel put muzzles on the dogs and said, "It's almost time to walk the dogs. Take them for a walk."

Filming requires cooperation between humans and animals, so Martin took the leash and led the two dogs out of the studio, with Daniel following behind.

Bruce stayed by his side to prevent any unexpected situations.

Vanessa then got off the trailer and saw the two German Shepherds. She said, "They are so cute. What are their names?"

"Very smart too." Martin smiled: "The female dog on the left is called Beauty, and the male dog on the right is called Beast."

Vanessa smiled: "Beauty and the Beast, what a great name."

Martin pointed to the beach ahead and said, "Let's get familiar with Beauty and the Beast together and chat about the characters."

Vanessa simply walked the dog with Martin, and said her role as she walked: "You and my family have a lot of conflicts, and I am just a lubricant, right?"

Martin walked onto the beach with his dog and said, "I didn't want to come on this trip. You dragged me along just to ease the conflict with your father."

Vanessa has already started to get into the role: "Yes, you and my father both have strong personalities, which leads to constant clashes, but his death angered you..."

"It's not mainly about him." Martin also spoke from the character's perspective: "It's mainly about you being killed by those perverts and our child being taken away, so I was furious and decided to take the initiative to rescue the child."

Vanessa nodded, "So, you killed all the perverts."

The dogs felt ignored and turned to look at Martin.

Martin quickly comforted him: "I'll play with you right away."

Daniel brought over the Frisbee.

This stretch of beach belongs to the studio area and was also rented by the crew. Martin took off the leash, untied the muzzle, and the two dogs ran towards the sea.

He turned back halfway through the run, staring at the frisbee in Martin's hand and shouting.

For some reason, Martin thought of a sports group that a guy used to organize, which was also related to Frisbee.

During that period, the frisbee game was extremely popular, and many people from the entertainment industry participated in it, and they reaped a lot of rewards every time.

Yoga pants, camel toes and tights make the Frisbee game very interesting.

Martin threw the Frisbee, the dog jumped up to catch it, and brought it back automatically.

Several other actors who have had interactions with dogs also came over.

Martin played with the two German Shepherds for a while, handed the Frisbee back to Daniel, and saw Sophia coming from the other side of the beach with her bag-carrying boy Scott.

Sofia wore a bikini, revealing her exaggerated muscular body, looking like a female King Kong.

She waved to Martin: "Let's go swimming in the sea together!"

Martin babbled, "I'm a terrible swimmer."

"It's okay." Sophia was still determined: "Little Martin, follow me, auntie will protect you."

After hearing this, Martin would never go there even if he was beaten to death.

Sophia reached back, Scott opened his bag, took out a pink water bottle and handed it to her. Sophia bit the straw and drank the water while staring at Martin.

Everyone on the beach looked over.

Vanessa thought about her scene and said, "I'm going to use this in the movie?"

The veteran actress who plays her mother, Catherine, comes over and says, “This is a symbol of a free woman.”

Vanessa has a scene where she fights a perverted freak with a kettle.

Sophia went into the water, and Scott came to Martin with a splayed footsteps and warned him, "Stay away from Sophia, idiot."

Martin gave him a middle finger: "No one is competing with you."

Scott said, "If you dare to snatch it from me, I will tell the whole crew what you have done!" He squeezed out a sentence viciously: "Don't forget, your father killed my wife for free, and you bastard killed my daughter for free!"

"Stop!" Martin reminded him, "Emma is back. Jack has nothing to do with me."

Scott looked at Sophia swimming in the sea and said, "It's better not to come back. I will divorce her sooner or later."

Martin asked, "Because of the rich woman?"

"Isn't it nice to be a rich woman?" Scott said proudly: "I conquered Sofia with my charm. She is willing to spend money on me and let me enjoy the good life that only rich people can have."

Martin said, "How about this, you stay safely supported by a rich woman, and I do my job normally, and neither of us interferes with each other?"

Scott felt that Martin had made a profit by not competing with him: "Deal." He was about to leave, but then he remembered something: "I'm warning you, idiot, stay away from Elena and Lily in the future."

Martin pretended not to hear.

Scott felt that he had won the game, so he held his head high, walked with his feet turned outward, and twisted his hips to walk away.

Martin called him over, asked Bruce for a business card, and handed it to Scott: "Here is this, you may need it in the future."

Scott found it was a business card of a personal doctor: "What?"

Martin said: "The best anorectal doctor in Los Angeles, nicknamed Hyena."

Scott didn't lose his temper. He put it away carefully and walked away.

The business card that Antonio sent out finally reached the person who really needed it.

(End of this chapter)