America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 200 Gunshots

The open day of Burbank Middle School attracted a large number of parents to visit. Compared with the series of activities in previous years, this year there were also celebrity students participating with movies.

According to the plan agreed upon by Warner Bros. and the school, Martin, Blake and other leading actors of "Summer of Jeans" attended the basketball game between Burbank Middle School and North Hollywood Middle School in the afternoon, and "Summer of Jeans" was screened in advance in the school auditorium in the evening so that students could watch the film in advance.

Martin and Bruce arrived at Burbank High School together and drove directly to the school parking lot.

The two got out of the car and headed straight for the basketball hall.

The basketball stadium of a famous private high school in California is built in a very imposing manner and can easily accommodate thousands of people watching the game at the same time.

The large library next door is not inferior to the university library in terms of scale and decoration.

Martin couldn't help but say, "If I had been able to go to a private high school..."

Bruce automatically replied: "With your talent, it won't be better than it is now."

Martin, a poor student, is self-aware: "That's true, but for students who can afford to go to a middle school like this, it shouldn't be difficult to go to a medium-sized public university with a suitable recommendation, right?"

Bruce is also a poor student: "I have never understood it, never experienced it, and I am not sure."

Martin sneered: "Student scum!"

What else could Bruce do except give him the middle finger?
The two men came to the side entrance of the basketball court, where a representative from Warner Bros. and Burbank High School were waiting and led Martin into a large lounge.

"Hi, Martin!" As soon as Blake saw his idol, he immediately rushed over and stretched out his arms for a tight hug: "I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Just behind, the other three heroines, America, Alexis, and April, looked on coldly.

Ai Bo, who had a conflict, cursed in a low voice: "Bitch, you are such a licker!"

America didn't say anything, but nodded repeatedly.

Blake pulled Martin aside and talked enthusiastically: "It's still early. My cheerleading competition will be held in three hours. I'm the cheerleading captain here. You must watch my competition!"

Martin cooperated: "I definitely won't miss it."

Blake is particularly excited today: "You are the one who kicks off the basketball game. I can enter the court early. The viewing angle in the northwest channel is better. I will stay close to that side during the game."

Martin suddenly remembered that the cheerleading team all wore short skirts and short tops during their performances, which seemed quite eye-catching.

He specifically asked, "Are you going to compete with the Hall Middle School cheerleading team?"

"Yeah!" Blake was quite confident: "I will beat Hall Middle School to a pulp!"

Martin said: "It's unfair to Hall High School for you to play in the game."

Blake asked, "You are praising me, right? Yes, you are praising me! Martin, you also think I am too good..."

Martin looked at the narcissistic girl and said, "It's very simple. If the full score is 100, your figure must be at least 99 points. Just stand on the court and you will win."

Blake couldn't help but straighten his chest and stomach, and move closer, as if he was licking a dog: "But in my eyes, you got 100 out of 120."

A Warner Bros. staff member came in from outside and reminded: "Get ready, our media friends are coming."

There were still three hours before the competition and there was not even a queue of spectators outside. The leading actors of the crew came so early for another reason: to be interviewed by reporters.

Helen, a reporter from Warner TV, entered the lounge with her photographer and other assistants.

The leading actors of the crew came to the venue that had already been set up to take photos and videos.

Originally it was supposed to be a configuration of four women and one man, but because Martin became popular and Blake was a relative, it became a male-female combination, with three supporting female characters.

America was indignant and broke the silence: "You bastards!"

Aibo still remembered the hatred of having soup poured on her head during the filming, and whispered, "Do you want to mess with them?"

As soon as these words came out, America automatically moved away from her.

Alexis didn't join in the fight between the crew members, and seemed not to hear anything, ignoring April.

The subsequent interviews did not focus on the three of them for the time being, so reporter Helen interviewed Martin and Blake first.

"The crew is so unfair." America muttered.

Alexis was a little more peaceful and reminded: "The crew has always been so unfair."

In front of the camera, Helen asked Martin and Blake: "I watched the trailer and it seems like you guys have a great rapport in the scenes. Do you know each other very well?"

Martin not only has a flexible bottom line, but also a flexible personality. At this moment, he thought of Anne, so he borrowed Anne's personality at a certain time: "Blake and I knew each other long before the filming. When we arrived at the crew, we were already good friends who could talk about anything."

He gestured to Blake: "As you can see, Blake is the kind of girl that even God would be jealous of. I cannot find enough words to describe her excellence. I am proud and honored to have such a friend and partner."

When Blake heard these words, the girl, who was already a dog-licker, looked at Martin with eyes that almost turned into a heart shape. She automatically took over the conversation: "Martin is my idol and my favorite actor. He is the most perfect man I can imagine!"

Blake deliberately left the question blank: "He is also a true gentleman. It is always very comfortable to be with him. I have thought more than once that knowing Martin may be the best gift God has given me."

Helen glanced at Martin and immediately understood that this girl was a face-and-figure person.

After asking a few more questions about the movie, the interview paused temporarily. After a break, Helen will interview the other three heroines.

Someone from Warner Bros. knew some things about the crew and went over to warn the three people not to talk nonsense.

Bruce then found Martin: "There's a text message."

Martin took a look and saw that it was sent by Elizabeth.

She asked if there was time now and if she could bring her classmates over for a group photo.

Martin found the person in charge on site and asked.

It was break time at the moment, so the person in charge agreed immediately.

Martin texted Elizabeth back and told her which lounge he was in.

Elizabeth replied, "I know where it is."

In just two minutes, Elizabeth came in through the door with a dozen girls.

Most of them were about sixteen or seventeen years old and wore the same Hall Middle School uniform.

Elizabeth immediately ran over and smiled sweetly: "Martin, I'm here."

A dozen girls followed and surrounded Martin, laughing.

Martin nodded to Elizabeth and greeted the cheerleaders around him: "Hello, everyone."

"So you really know Martin." One girl envied Elizabeth: "It's great to have a big star as a sister."

Elizabeth was very sensible: "Stop making trouble, everyone, take a photo with Martin quickly, we still have work to do here."

The girls rushed to stand next to Martin.

On the other side, Blake noticed and asked the cheerleaders: "Judith, are they our opponents today?"

Judith glanced at the blonde girl with a sweet smile and said, "Yes, I know the girl who was talking to Martin. She is the younger sister of the Olsen sisters and a member of the cheerleading team of Hall Middle School."

Blake felt like someone had robbed him: "These bitches are here to knock on my door!"

Judith asked flatteringly, "Do you want to..."

Blake immediately interrupted her: "Don't be stupid!"

On Martin's side, Bruce took over the SLR camera and instructed people to adjust the position appropriately.

Having taken a lot of photos since last year, his professionalism has skyrocketed.

After everyone was in place, Bruce raised his camera and took five photos in a row. Elizabeth's desire to show off was satisfied, and she turned to Martin and said, "Thank you, I'll treat you to dinner some other day."

Martin nodded: "Call me anytime."

The cheerleading team from Hall Middle School left quickly. After a while, Helen briefly interviewed the other three female leads, and then the cheerleading team entered the venue to familiarize themselves with the place.

Martin was going to tee off in a while and take promotional photos on the court, so he followed them.

Helen followed at the end with the film crew.

After turning into a passage, I could faintly hear the sound of a ball hitting the floor. Blake said, "Our home team is starting to warm up."

Martin nodded and followed him into the basketball court.

On the court, a tall and strong student stretched his body and did a simple dribble.

Martin found that some of them looked familiar.

In the back, the cameraman carried a camera and filmed, and Helen also took a small DV and filmed the stadium with great interest.

There were posters of jeans in many places in the venue.

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An ordinary Chevrolet arrived at the gate of Burbank Middle School and stopped outside the school.

Andrei, Sergei and Victor each carried a long sports bag and walked into the school.

They were wearing the loose sports uniforms of Burbank High School and were familiar faces, so the guard didn't even bother to look at them, let alone stop them.

Many clubs were holding activities today, and many students came with sports bags.

The three of them had a clear goal and headed straight for the basketball hall.

Those who have the deepest hatred against them must be in the basketball hall today.

Outside the stadium, students gradually gathered. Although there was no queue for the time being, there were more people than usual.

The three of them did not rush into the court, but walked around the basketball court.

In order to prevent students from entering the basketball hall in an unorderly manner in advance, the main entrance and several exits of the basketball hall were temporarily closed and locked.

Only the entrance and exit for the team and cheerleaders were open.

Andre winked and the three of them walked over there at the same time.

Sergei opened his sports bag and pulled out a sawn-off shotgun hidden under his sporting coat.

Andre held the long bag with his left hand, reached into his clothes with his right hand, and pulled out the Glock pistol from his tactical vest.

As they approached the exit, two staff members guarding the area saw the students coming over and reminded them, "Queue up at the normal exit. It's not allowed here..."

Before he could finish his words, his eyes widened.

A few meters away, a black gun was pointed at him.

Andre pulled the trigger without any hesitation. With a bang, the gun went off and the staff member fell to the ground.

Almost at the same time, a loud bang was heard nearby, and the shotgun in Sergei's hand shot the other man's chest and abdomen into a hornet's nest.

After the shots were fired and the blood was seen, the three men showed no fear but became excited instead.

Victor pulled out his pistol and shot each of them in the head!
They rushed into the basketball hall. Andre knew the terrain well and pointed to the three-way passage in front and said, "Victor, you guard this place. Don't open the other doors. Anyone who wants to escape must pass through here!"

Victor dropped his bag and took off his coat, revealing a bulletproof vest and multiple magazines. He took out a modified AR from his bag and hid it behind an angle where he had a good view.

Andrei ran up and called Sergei: "I'll go to the court, you go to the locker room! If there's no one in the locker room, meet at the court."

Sergei slung the shotgun over his shoulder. All his temper and anger found an outlet, and a happy smile appeared on his face: "Let's compete to see who can kill more!"

Andre picked up AR as if he was playing CS: "I like it!"

Sergei ran towards the locker room and bumped into a black guy who came out to check the situation out of curiosity. He shot him in the chest. Amid the roar of the shotgun, the black guy fell to the ground.

There was a huge convenience store on the passage where Andre ran to the stadium.

The store door was open. At the counter on one side of the door, the bespectacled boss picked up a basket of bottled Coke and placed it against the wall. When he turned around, his eyes met Andre's.

The boss subconsciously raised his hands, hoping to escape.

Andre fired two shots and sent his boss to see God.

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On the basketball court, the Hall Middle School cheerleaders also came to warm up.

Elizabeth came over specially to greet Martin, and Blake ran over and stood beside Martin like a female knight guarding a prince.

The basketball team captain named Miller came over and showed his courtesy to Judith.

Multiple basketballs hit the wooden floor, making loud thumping sounds.

Martin vaguely heard some noise and asked, "What was that noise just now?"

Blake shook his head, "No?"

Elizabeth couldn't hear clearly: "It seems there is a sound."

Martin heard another sound, closer than before, and he immediately turned around and looked at Bruce.

Bruce rushed over quickly, pulled Martin up and walked away: "Gunshots! AR gunshots! Go!"

Martin would not doubt Bruce's judgment and would just run away.

Elizabeth and Blake also heard what Bruce said. Because of Martin, they acted faster than they thought and hurried to catch up.

Running away does not affect the mouth. Martin turned back and shouted, "Someone is shooting, run!"

Reporter Helen and the cameraman were knowledgeable and followed without saying a word.

The two of them did their job conscientiously, recording the entire process with their DVs and cameras.

If it was a prank by the crew, it was also for publicity purposes.

If there was a shooting...

Instead of being scared, the two reporters became excited.

This is America, and many people react very quickly. As soon as they heard Martin shouting that someone was shooting, Judith, Miller, the three heroines and others all came running.

The cheerleaders and varsity players on the basketball court turned to look at the fleeing men.

Martin yelled again: "Run, someone is shooting!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man in a tactical vest rushed out of the player's tunnel, holding an AR in his hand, and pulled the trigger at the court.

The gun had obviously been modified, and in automatic shooting mode, the sound of gunfire and screams were mixed together.

Martin the Cat bent down, shrank his body as much as possible, and followed Old Bu into an exit.

Screams, howls, and the sounds of panicked running continued to come from behind.

(End of this chapter)