America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 362 A third party intervenes

At the Sunshine Hotel, Heath Ledger received the news and stood there in a daze, not understanding why.

Bale said he would do his best to help him, but in the end he couldn't even get the final audition, let alone get the role.

It is a huge blow for a person to see hope but get despair instead.

Heath Ledger picked up the phone and dialed Bale's number. He originally wanted to question Bale, but thinking about everything Bale had done for him, the only thing he could say was: "Why did it become like this?"

Bell sighed: "Your news appeared on TMZ." He could only say: "I'm sorry, Heath, I called you from New York, but I didn't expect this result..."

Heath Ledger had already turned on his computer and saw the news on TMZ. He said, "It has nothing to do with you. It's my own fault."

Bell advised: "Quit it. As long as you work hard to quit, you can get your career back."

"Let me try." Heath Ledger didn't say much and quickly hung up the phone.

At this moment, the depression in his heart could not be any worse, and there was only one way to resolve it.

Therefore, Heath Ledger decided to quit smoking after returning to New York. Since he had lost the role anyway, it would not be too late to quit smoking after returning to New York.

Ten minutes later, Heath Ledger, extremely excited, rushed out of the hotel.

Because of the TMZ news, many paparazzi and entertainment reporters were waiting in front of the hotel.

Immediately, people surrounded him and asked, "Heath Ledger, how did you become like this?"

Heath Ledger didn't seem to hear it, but just yelled: "Michelle Williams left me because Martin Davis intervened and made a..."

The entertainment journalists and paparazzi were all excited.

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In the second half of the night, the happy game of Landlord finally stopped.

The three of them took a shower and had a midnight snack to replenish their energy.

Aniston looked at Martin: "I always feel that you have changed, thinner than before, and your temperament..."

Julie replied: "Like a pervert."

Martin told the truth: "I have been a super pervert since I played Landlord with you guys."

Aniston thought about what happened in the past six months. Martin stole Pitt's woman and his treatment. Could a normal person do such a thing?
But she and Julie, their former enemy, played Landlord together with Martin, which was not like normal people.

Or could it be that the attribute of perversion could be transmitted through the things that came out of that thing?

Julie suddenly asked: "Today, a scandal suddenly appeared in the tabloids. Heath Ledger revealed that he broke up with Michelle Williams because of your interference."

"Me? Interfere?" Martin knew very well whether he had interfered or not: "How is that possible! They are in New York, and I haven't been to New York for a long time."

Aniston asked: "Really not."

Martin grinned, "Am I that perverted?"

Jolie and Aniston looked at each other and said at the same time, "You have!"

"Very good! Very good!" Martin's face was weird, the corners of his mouth turned up, and his smile was evil and gloomy: "You say I'm perverted, I won't let you down."

Jolie and Aniston were still stubborn: "Did we say anything wrong?"

Martin reached behind the sofa and found a clown statue nearly 40 centimeters long in each hand.

This is a newly carved mahogany upright statue of a clown that Lily had specially carved according to his instructions and in the shape he described.

Martin's large hands gripped the Joker's legs like the handles of a weapon.

Jolie and Aniston were not afraid at all and continued to shout.

"Come on, who is afraid of whom?"

"It's just your statue, it's not like we haven't used it before!"

Martin said sinisterly, "Let me see whether your mouth is harder or I am a statue!"

Before dawn, Jolie and Aniston quietly left the Four Seasons Hotel.

Martin had a feeling that his understanding of the character had taken a step forward.

This is certainly not nonsense or pleasure-seeking, but a serious study of how clowns should face beautiful women.

In order to win the audition for the role, Martin not only competed fairly, but also paid hundreds of millions to have people help him practice. He really worked hard.

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In front of the crew's office building where a "Dark Knight" plaque was officially hung and a Batman statue was erected in the lobby, Lily, with her long hair tied into a ponytail, showed Louise's business card in the crew to the guard, who let her in.

Entering the front hall, Lily waited for a while, and Louise's assistant Nikki came down from upstairs.

She had met Lily before and remembered her beauty and the special gift she had given her very clearly. She recognized her when she saw her and called out, "Come over here."

Lily trotted over with her bag on her back and handed over a small gift.

Nikki quickly refused. Lily said, "I made this myself, you can take it."

"Thank you." Nikki could see through the glass box that it was not a saltwater crocodile tooth pendant or a clown statue, but a small ornament carved from beautiful green stone, so she accepted it.

She led the way, explaining the situation as she walked: "Ms. Meier has informed the props team, but the production team is extremely strict in all aspects. Only if your ability is up to par will the crew give you a chance."

Lily nodded: "I understand."

She had heard from her teacher that the director of the crew was a real-life shooting fanatic and had extremely high requirements for the props team.

After gaining a foothold in school and Los Angeles, Lily began to prepare for tuition and living expenses for the next academic year. Her teacher recommended that she try her luck in the props or art design group of a Hollywood crew, so she simply contacted Louise.

Nikki brought Lily to the interview area of ​​the props team, waited for a while, took her in, and said directly to the three interviewers: "This is Lily Carter recommended by Ms. Mel."

The interviewers nodded slightly. If the person recommended by Louise Mayer was not suitable in terms of ability, they could reject him.

But if we have the ability, we must give fair and just results.

The nearly 60-year-old Egerton in the middle saw that Lily was not very old and asked, "Are you still studying?"

Lily said, "I'm studying sculpture at the California Institute of the Arts."

The interviewer didn't ask any more questions. He just handed her a box of black clay material and said, "I want a bat dart."

"Okay!" Lily started to get busy.

The mud seemed to be completely tamed, and as Lily flipped her fingers, the black bat dart had already taken shape.

The interviewers nodded secretly, thinking that the people recommended were capable enough and they would not make things difficult for them.

Nikki looked at Lily curiously, she had no idea that this girl had such excellent handicraft skills.

Not long after, a quickly dried bat dart was placed on the table in front of the interviewer.

The three interviewers exchanged a few words, and Edgerton in the middle said, "Leave your agent's contact information and let your agent negotiate the contract with the crew."

Lily then remembered and said, "I'm sorry, I don't have an agent."

The female interviewer on the left reminded: "Find an agent as soon as possible."

"Okay." Lily cleaned her hands and followed Nikki out.

Nikki, knowing her relationship with Martin, said, “You can give Thomas a call.”

Lily said, "This is the only way."

She had Thomas' contact information and called Thomas immediately.

Thomas was not in charge of any business other than actors within WMA. With Martin's consent, he contacted a familiar female agent and went to the Dark Knight Studio with her to discuss related matters.

Just as Lily was calling, Christian Bale and his agent Parker passed by.

The beautiful young girl suddenly came into view, causing Bell to subconsciously turn his head and look at Lily twice more.

Even though he had seen many beauties in Hollywood, his eyes lit up at this moment.

The Bell people didn't stop, but curiously asked the staff member who led the way: "Is that girl from the crew?"

"I don't know him." The staff member said truthfully, "But he looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen him before."

The staff member said, "Director Nolan is waiting for you at the training center."

"Thanks." Bell walked over there.

The agent who was following him reminded him: "The Heath Ledger incident is in the past, don't mention it again."

Bell was helpless and responded, "I know."

Entering the training ground, Nolan waved Bale over and introduced him to the new action director.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and the action director left temporarily for something.

Nolan called Bale to a deserted place by the window and said, "The production budget of this project alone is as high as $1.8 million. Do you know how important it is to me?"

Bale understood immediately and said, "I'm sorry about Heath Ledger."

Because of his strong recommendation of Heath Ledger, Bale was no longer reliable in Nolan's eyes. He said, "If anything goes wrong with this project, your future, mine, and the other creative staff will all be ruined."

Bell heard the seriousness in Nolan's words and said, "I promise, there won't be a next time."

This kind of guarantee, if there is a problem once, will no longer be credible the next time. Nolan seemed not to hear it, and instead instructed: "You are one of the two male leads in the crew. You should focus on preparing for the role and put aside other things if possible."

Bale responded: "I put all my effort into preparing for the role."

"Train well and perform at your best." Nolan ended the conversation and walked away.

Bell could sense that Nolan had a prejudice against him.

(End of this chapter)