America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 225 Stand firm
In the devastated textile factory, Martin held a gun in both hands and fought against a group of assassins from the League of Assassins. Every time the M9 in his hand fired, a killer on the opposite side was shot and fell to the ground.

Director Leterrier sat on a dolly, and he and the director of photography each controlled a camera to capture panoramic and close-up shots.

He designed a long shot specifically for this scene.

All the prop looms were destroyed in the gunfight, and the killers fell to the ground with blood gushing out.

The film cannot escape the R rating, so the scale is naturally quite large.

The Frenchman Leterrier even suggested that Martin expose his penis, but Martin flatly refused.

After the shooting of this long shot was completed, the studio was in a mess. Most of the props and sets could be sent directly to the garbage dump, and there was no way to check the accounts.

Martin doesn't care how much money the crew actually spent, as long as his share will be guaranteed.

"Stop! The last shot is over!" Director Leterrier stood on the chair on the slide and shouted, "I declare that all filming of "Wanted" is over!"

The crew was in jubilation, with streamers and colored stickers flying all over the place.

Then they began to divide the spoils.

Most people will get a souvenir, such as Martin who received two prop M9 pistols he used in the film.

Producers Louise Mayer and Kelly Gray entered the studio together at this time, and their assistants worked together to carry a large suitcase.

Louise clapped her hands vigorously to attract everyone's attention, and then said, "In the past two months, everyone has worked hard and cooperated well. It's been very hard. I want to say thank you to you. On behalf of the crew, I have prepared a special souvenir for you."

Assistant Nikki opened the suitcase, revealing a small gift box.

Martin sighed to himself.

Bruce whispered, "Should we call Australia again?"

Martin whispered back, "We'll talk later."

Louise personally delivered the gift boxes to everyone in the crew.

Someone couldn't wait to open it and found a fang pendant in the gift box with Martin's name engraved on it.

Morgan Freeman asked, "That doesn't look like a coyote tooth."

Louise said: "Martin killed more than a dozen saltwater crocodiles over six meters long while filming House of Wax in Australia."

She also smiled at Martin: "Don't worry, this is a legal hunt, and all the items are legal. This is actually a token of Martin's love, and I am sending it on his behalf."

No one doubted these words, and no one doubted whether Martin could hunt a saltwater crocodile that was more than six meters long. They had all seen how fierce Martin was. He had shot the head of a gangster with an automatic rifle with Coke.

Martin thought to himself, no matter how much I brag, it's only about the size of the crocodiles. When it comes into Louise's mouth, one becomes more than a dozen.

All the crocodile tooth pendants were distributed to the crew members.

Most people think it is a good gift. After all, it is a gift from Martin. When Martin becomes a superstar in the future, it will also be an extremely special souvenir.

Louise and Kelly then left, the former having to catch a flight back to Los Angeles.

Martin invited director Leterrier, action director Chad and others to attend Elena's housewarming ceremony.

When they returned to the hotel, Kelly had just returned from the airport and went into Martin's room together.

Martin asked her, "Sent away?"

Kelly took a bottle of sweet wine and poured a glass for each of them: "The slut who only knows how to take is finally gone."

Martin also breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he didn't have to work in rotation and could finally have a holiday.

Kelly told Martin a new piece of news: "Coca-Cola wants to place an ad in Wanted, and I agreed on behalf of the crew."

Martin is not averse to this: "Joining in later stages means that you are the producer and have the power to decide."

"I feel this project has a great chance of success." Kelly certainly wouldn't tell Martin what Councilwoman Erica had said, but said it another way: "I will continue to support you. If you have any good projects in the future, feel free to call me. With my backing, you can strive for all the opportunities in Hollywood."

Martin pulled her over and sat down: "I'm so touched! How do you want me to thank you?"

Kelly raised her eyebrows. "That bitch is gone. You can do whatever you want."

In front of the female sponsor, Martin was sincere with his hands, his words, and his stick.

It is reflected in actions, that is, the hands move, the mouth moves, and the stick moves.

With absolute sincerity, the female sponsor sang the song with satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Mr. and Mrs. Smith held its world premiere in Los Angeles with great fanfare.

Because of the sensational gossip, this film has attracted a lot of attention.

The film grossed nearly $5500 million in North America during its opening weekend.

For an original film that is neither an adaptation nor a sequel, this is a very outstanding commercial result.

Under the guidance of Teacher Martin, Julie successfully turned things around, wiped out the decline of recent years and became popular again.

More importantly, the character of a loving mother who returns from prostitution was recognized by mainstream public opinion. After the film's first-week box office came out, Jolie, with the support of 20th Century Fox, joined officials from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and, in front of countless media, held the older child in one hand and the younger child in the other, and rushed to Africa and the Middle East to visit and help orphans who had lost their families due to war.

Why take the children to such a dangerous place? Jolie patched it up early. On the one hand, she couldn't leave her children, and on the other hand, she let her children understand the importance of freedom and democracy from an early age.

These are exactly in line with the needs of mainstream American public opinion.

A Virgin Mary has been initially created.

Correspondingly, Jolie also knows that Hollywood is her base, and film performance is still very important to her. In a series of interviews, she often mentioned the name of her new film "Wanted".

She also praised Martin: "Martin's acting is very good. It's hard to believe that he is only 24 years old. He is more like a veteran actor in his 20s who has been acting in movies for years. He is also an ideal male partner. He has a gentle and modest personality and a strong body. If I met him when I was , I would definitely fall hopelessly in love with him."

After the interview was published, some reporters also came to see Martin.

Martin responded specifically: "The Julie I know is a truly good mother. I grew up without a mother, so my concept of mother is rather vague, but Julie makes my mother come alive in my mind. This is probably what a good mother is like."

When it comes to business, of course they have to praise each other to the sky: "Julie has a truly compassionate heart. When she was on the set, she saw news about war and often discussed it with me. She cares about the children who have suffered from the war and whether they can have enough food and drink and receive basic education. She is very courageous and is now really doing it."

As a star, you have to be brave enough to take off your pants, confront others when you are on the line, and be shameless when you brag.

Before leaving Atlanta, Martin did another important thing. He invited his friends to attend Elena's and her brother's housewarming party.

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Northville Community.

The sun had not yet set when Elena came to the door to greet the guests.

Harris and Lily were in charge of greeting people in the room.

The neighbors nearby accepted Elena's invitation and came to her house with gifts.

Robert invited several members of the community committee, including Ms. Gianna, one of the leaders.

"Elena is an excellent bartender." Robert's identity is no longer what it used to be. He is a partner and art director of the largest entertainment agency in Atlanta, which is quite impressive.

He was responsible for receiving Gianna: "She won the Georgia Bartender Competition last year. The cocktail paper airplane she created became popular. She herself was praised as the second best female bartender in North America after Louise Mayer."

Gianna has followed this new member of the community and said: "It's an amazing achievement."

Robert pointed at Harris again and said, "The second son of the Carter family started a business when he was in college. He is the founder of the Atlantic Astronomical Society and makes more money than me."

Gianna had never noticed Harris before, and she couldn't help but look at him with new eyes: "This young man is daring and has a fighting spirit."

Of course, they didn’t take it too seriously in their hearts, as the family had just become rich and didn’t have enough foundation.

Just as she thought of this, a few people came in from the door. One of them was someone Gianna knew, Justin, a senior executive at Coca-Cola.

The other one looked familiar and I quickly recognized him as the celebrity from Atlanta and the hero of America - Martin Davis!
Those people were busy greeting others and didn't come here yet.

Gianna paid attention to that side and saw Martin Davis and Harris hugging each other tightly, and their relationship was obviously not ordinary.

She couldn't help but ask, "They are?"

Robert didn't need to brag, he told the truth: "Martin and Elena are neighbors and grew up together. To be more precise, he grew up in the Carter family since he was a child."

He introduced, "The shorter one is Justin, the vice president of marketing at Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is interested in collaborating with Elena on a new bottled cocktail drink. The one with the more stable temperament is my boss, Jerome, the owner of the largest entertainment agency in Atlanta."

Jaina smiled and said, "Can you introduce me to it?"

Robert waved to Martin, and Martin, Justin and Jerome came over together.

After the two sides got to know each other, they chatted politely for a few minutes.

When Morgan Freeman came out and congratulated the hostess Elena, Gianna was no longer surprised.

This is indeed a newly emerging middle class family, strictly speaking a nouveau riche, but they have an excellent network of interpersonal relationships and a profound foundation.

While the party was going on, Gianna, on behalf of the community committee, formally invited Elena to attend the community foundation's fundraising dinner next week.

This represents community recognition and inclusion.

The housewarming party was enough to help Elena gain a foothold in the Northville community.

After the party ended, Martin stayed a little longer.

Elena asked her brothers and sisters to clean up, and she accompanied Martin to the small garden behind the house: "I announced in the newspaper that I had severed my relationship with Emma, ​​and your people also helped me get the custody of Lily and Hall. They can't use these to threaten me anymore. I didn't deal with Clayton's house. It's theirs."

Too many disappointments led to despair, and she has made up her mind: "We have changed our phone numbers."

Martin nodded: "Call me if you encounter any trouble. Usually Robert and Jerome can solve it. If they can't solve it, there are others."

Elena didn't refuse: "I will."

Martin then stayed in Atlanta for three more days before returning to Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)