America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 306 Homemade Mortar

On Monday noon, the three bastards enjoyed a French meal at the famous Ledbury restaurant in London.

Eating French food in the UK is a British fashion that has been passed down for many years.

Nicholson ate a bite of baked snails and asked, "Martin, did you pick up any girls in London?"

"Not yet." Martin's face was filled with shame. "I have brought shame to the organization. I will treat you to a good meal today."

Leonardo was surprised: "You didn't even find the target?"

Martin said frankly: "I have my eyes on Scarlett Johansson from The Prestige, but she is a vegetarian and I can't afford to offend her."

Nicholson pointed at Martin and said, "Don't tell others that you are following me. It's embarrassing!"

Martin was helpless: "The best English roses are all older. Zeta-Jones, Beckinsale, Rachel Weisz are all older."

Leonardo got to the heart of the matter: "Don't you like people in their 30s the most?"

"Slander!" Martin is also a single-minded person: "I only like pretty girls with good figures."

Nicholson wiped his mouth with a napkin and educated his two younger brothers: "You are still young and don't understand what the key is, the technique! You two idiots, use your brains, the key is to have good technique!"

He shook his head and stood up: "How come I have two stupid friends, eh..."

Martin asked, "Are you abandoning us?"

"I'm leaving first." Nicholson packed up his personal belongings and said, "I'm going to visit some old friends. Don't wait for me in the evening. I may not be back."

Leonardo shook his head: "He must be going to meet a woman and forget his friends for the sake of beauty."

Nicholson pretended not to hear and left.

Martin continued to enjoy his lunch: "Leo, did you see that? This is the boss of the trio, an old bastard."

Leonardo said, "We'll go give the gifts later."

After lunch, the two drove in the same car to Pinewood Studios.

On the way, Martin made a phone call and said, "Yes, the old bastard went to the studio and will soon join the set of Mamma Mia."

Leonardo snorted coldly: "Needless to say, he is definitely up to no good."

Arriving at the parking lot outside the studio area, Martin got out of the car, opened the trunk, took out a long bag and threw it to Leonardo, then put on another bag himself.

The two men took out their sunglasses and put them on, threw their long bags behind their backs, and walked towards the studio side by side, like snipers about to set off.

At the same time, the crew of "The Prestige" was on site.

Christian Bale finished filming today and left the studio to remove his makeup. When he came out of the makeup trailer, he met Cate Blanchett who came to visit Hugh Jackman.

"Come in?" Bell invited, standing at the door of the trailer.

Blanchett's stone-like face showed a strange smile: "Pinewood Studios is very big, and I remember there is a place that is particularly famous."

"I know that place, a lot of actors like to go there." Bale waved and led Blanchett to where the electric car was parked.

Blanchett automatically followed up: "I heard you canceled Martin Davis' audition for this crew?"

Bale got on the electric car, waited for Blanchett to sit on the side, started it and said, "Heath is my friend. He has been wronged, so I will help him if I can."

There are many people in the circle who help each other, not just Martin.

Blanchett said: "Your positioning is somewhat similar to Martin Davis. Resources in this circle are limited, so you have to fight for them if you can, and grab them if you can."

Bale is also a star who has fought his way up, so he naturally understands these principles: "I will not hold back on anything I can grab." He laughed and said, "I will keep an eye on Martin. I can't do anything about the projects he initiated. If it's other crews and characters, we will deal with them."

On both sides of the road, some very old pine trees began to appear.

In the distance, a relatively sparse pine forest can be seen.

This is the famous logo of Pinewood Studios. It is not only covered with old pine trees, but also a well-known field battleground in the actor circle.

Couples on Hollywood sets and polite greetings are so common that some people, after seeing them so many times, inevitably want to seek different kinds of excitement, and the style of pine forest usage inevitably approaches that of university woods.

Bale was relatively mindful of the impact. He parked the car at a distance and walked along the road toward the woods with Blanchett, like friends taking a walk and chatting.

An electric car drove past at lightning speed.

Blanchett looked up and saw that the two people in the car were Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep.

There are a lot of rumors about these two people in Hollywood, and you don't need to ask to know what they are going to do.

Blanchett couldn't help itching and said, "Pay attention to the two of them. Let's choose a place near them and listen to their voices..."

Bell has been in this industry for 20 years and has a lot of experience. He understood immediately: "It's super exciting to have the voices of Oscar-winning actors and actresses accompany us."

Blanchett laughed out loud, and her laughter was particularly hearty.

Elsewhere, Nicholson and Streep head into the pine woods together.

A gust of wind blew over, bringing a particularly refreshing feeling.

The two continued to walk inside, and Streep said, "I saw Martin the other day. How did you become friends with that bastard?"

"Because I'm also an asshole!" Nicholson is very self-aware: "He plays a lot and has a lot of bad ideas, which are especially to my taste. Since Marlon Brando went to see God and Warren Beatty got married, I haven't met a bad person who can play with me for a long time."

Streep asked, "A lot of tricks? Better than you?"

Nicholson talked about one thing: "Martin, Leo and I went to Heidi Klum's bachelorette party. Martin's tricks made everyone so excited that Heidi Klum even invited him to the wedding, ready to give it a try..."

Streep thought it was outrageous: "Can't the two of them make a dark skin?"

"Who knows?" Nicholson said, "Are we there yet?"

Streep pointed ahead: "Right here."

It was a big, crooked tree. The tree was still alive, but the upward part was sunken and the bark had been wiped off. The exposed trunk was covered with patina and was as smooth as the bronze bull on Wall Street.

Not far away, Bale and Blanchett stopped and hid behind a tree, rustling clothes like the previous couple.

On the outskirts of the woods, a little blonde girl from the crew of Atonement wandered around like a ghost.

Saoirse Ronan tied her blonde hair into a ponytail and hung a digital camera around her neck. She used the cover of the woods to look for wild mandarin ducks.

When she was not acting, she often came here to play as a pastime.

As she walked from the inside to the outside, Saoirse suddenly heard footsteps. She quickly hid behind a big pine tree and secretly popped her head out to take a look.

Two men wearing sunglasses and carrying long bags were walking towards her.

At first glance, Saoirse recognized them.

Leonardo and Martin Davis.

How did these two people come here? Saoirse had been here for many days, so she knew what this place was famous for, so she couldn't help but make some associations.

Entering the edge of the woods, Leonardo glanced at the sparse pine forest and asked, "It's a big place, how do I find it?"

"No need to search carefully, we'll just bombard randomly." Martin took off his backpack, unzipped it, took out a steel pipe as thick as his wrist, and gave an order: "Leo, you be the loader!"

Leonardo also opened the bag, which was full of firecrackers with fuses.

The steel pipe in Martin's hand has two handles welded to the bottom and a thinner steel pipe welded to the top, like a sight.

Leonardo asked, "Homemade? Will it explode?"

Martin boasted to the sky: "Old Bu and I made it by hand. It's cheap, tough, durable and tough!"

The two of them knew Nicholson. When the old man was with Meryl Streep, they would not play overly intense games. Their interactions were rather slow and gentle. Even if they did quarrel, it would only scare her.

That’s why I dared to throw firecrackers to scare people when I was in New York.

"Isn't this just a homemade RPG that's been cut down and recut?" Leonardo said, "You enjoy it first, and I'll fire a few shots later."

Martin replied, "No problem." He pointed to the firecrackers in his bag and said, "Get ready." Leonardo took out the cigarettes and lighter he had prepared in advance from his bag, stepped back, lit them, picked up the firecrackers, and prepared to light them.

Martin reminded: "Hey man, be careful, don't put cigarettes in your mouth or firecrackers in your mouth."

Leonardo looked down. If he put this thing in his mouth...

click-

There was a faint sound coming from the front. Martin was very alert. He recognized it as the sound of a camera shutter and thought that a paparazzi had sneaked in. He immediately turned his gun and said, "Who's in front? Come out quickly, or I'm going to open fire!"

There was no movement there.

Martin gave Leonardo a look: "Leo, prepare the shells!"

"No, don't fire!" Xier was not sure what Martin was holding, but he heard the two men discussing bursting barrels and RPGs. He was a little scared by the thick barrel and hurried out: "I... I'm just curious, come over here to take a look."

Martin remembered her; he had seen her a few times in restaurants, as part of the cast of Atonement.

When the man came closer, he asked, "Who are you? What do you do?"

The girl's eyes rolled around.

As a professional liar, Martin knew at once that she was going to lie and pointed at her camera: "I've seen you before. Don't force me to go to the crew to find you."

Saoirse could only say honestly: "My name is Saoirse Ronan, an actor."

Martin held out his hand: "Give me the camera."

Saoirse felt aggrieved, but still gave it to Martin, who gave it to Leonardo, who took a look and deleted the photo of him and Martin.

Martin took out the battery from his camera: "Don't run around, don't take pictures randomly."

Saoirse took the camera back, nodded hurriedly, and squatted next to Martin: "I'm here, I'm not going anywhere."

Martin glanced at Leonardo and said, "Let's get started."

Leonardo took a puff of his cigarette, picked up a firecracker, lit the obviously lengthened fuse, and took a careful look before putting it into the barrel to avoid putting it in his mouth.

After making sure it was correct, he stuffed the shell into the barrel.

Martin didn't know the old bastard's exact location, but he knew the locations of several popular spots. He immediately turned the gun around and tilted it slightly upwards.

Saoirse plugged her ears.

With a dull thud, Martin felt the steel pipe shake slightly, and the specially made firecracker flew out at high speed.

The next moment, the firecracker hit a pine branch more than 60 meters away in front of the left, fell and exploded.

boom--

Pink smoke rises.

There were too many crews stationed at the studio, and similar explosions occurred frequently without attracting any attention.

Martin yelled, "Reload! Fire!"

Just as Martin finished his words, Leonardo had already lit another shell and deftly stuffed it into the muzzle.

In the distance, explosions were heard again, and red smoke rose.

"My turn! My turn!" Leonardo faintly heard the panicked voices of the wild mandarin ducks, and was inexplicably excited: "If you don't let me fire a few more shots, there will be no chance."

Martin was replaced by Leonardo, and he became a loader.

The firecrackers were lit and stuffed in, and Leonardo controlled the direction.

The two cooperated tacitly.

Saoirse no longer blocked her ears. The two big stars in front of her completely shattered her perception.

They are not stars at all, they are clearly two idiots!

But she thought it was fun, and took advantage of the gap between shots to ask, "Can I fire one? Hey, you two, can you let me fire one?"

Martin said: "Girls, don't be so quick to fire!"

Saoirse pouted.

"Which bastard is setting off the firecrackers!" Suddenly, a roar was heard in the woods.

Leonardo was not afraid of trouble, so he turned the gun around and fired in that direction.

With a loud bang, a strange man and woman were seen running for their lives holding their clothes.

Martin's hand speed was super fast. As soon as the previous one was fired, the next one was stuffed into the barrel.

The explosions sounded several more times, startling countless pairs of mandarin ducks.

Nicholson and Streep are older and were a little slower to get into the mood. Just as they were getting fully into the role, something suddenly exploded diagonally above their heads.

The latter's adductor muscles suddenly tensed up, almost cramping.

Nicholson was frightened and immediately transformed into a slug, evacuating in time, thus avoiding physical injury while suffering mental damage.

"Fuck!" Nicholson cursed, "It must be those two bastards Martin and Leonardo!"

When Streep heard the names of these two people, her heart trembled. She picked up her clothes and put them on randomly, not daring to stay any longer: "Let's go!"

Nicholson knew very well that those two were just as much of a jerk as he was, so he quickly pulled her away and said, "Let's go first, and we'll settle the score with them later!"

boom!
An explosion sounded in the air behind them.

Just under a tree over there, Bell had reached the most critical moment. When a cool breeze blew, the explosion sounded above his head, making his body subconsciously tense up.

In recent months, in addition to filming and preparing for other roles, Bale has been working out like crazy, and will be filming the sequel to Batman next year.

This is a super dedicated actor.

He lost weight and gained weight suddenly several times in a short period of time. His muscles tightened at critical moments. Coupled with the cold wind and the shock of the explosion, the accumulated muscle fatigue in his legs burst out instantly, and both legs cramped at the same time.

Bale's face was distorted with pain, his arms and hands were powerless, and Blanchett, who was being held up by him, lost her support and fell like a cannonball.

Blanchett was also at a critical moment, and her whole body was tense. This fall was quite fatal.

Bell let out a scream.

Almost at the same time, Blanchett also screamed.

She fell hard to the ground, her smooth buttocks hitting the dead branches, and she cried in pain.

Bale couldn't stand and fell to the ground. He stretched out his hand to Blanchett: "Hurry! Help me move my leg! I have a cramp..."

Blanchett struggled to get up and, without caring about anything else, went to help Bale first.

The wind blew the hem of the shirt, and shocking purple marks appeared on the exposed areas.

That fall was pretty hard!

Things on the ground are very painful.

"Asshole!" Blanchett lifted one of Bale's legs and used force to help him bend his foot: "Which asshole did this!"

Bell was in great pain, but he clenched his teeth hard and didn't make any sound.

Blanchett asked, "I call for help?"

Bell took a breath and said, "I'm fine. Don't let anyone see me. I can't wear it for the time being..."

These two people can only support each other helplessly.

(End of this chapter)