America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 377 True and False
"Stop! This one's passed!"

In the studio, Nolan stood up from behind the director's monitor, walked towards the set, and said to the heroine: "Maggie, thank you for your performance. You are very important to us."

Everyone in the crew, including Martin, applauded Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Because all the scenes for the heroine have been filmed, she will officially go offline today.

As if she was infected by the good atmosphere of the crew recently, Maggie Gyllenhaal held her face with both hands, gently wiped her tearful eyes, and kept saying to the people around her: "Thank you, thank you everyone..."

Emma Thomas came over with a box, hugged Maggie, and put it in her hand: "You brought a perfect performance to the crew."

Maggie opened the box and found the prop necklace that Rachel left for Batman. She took it out and put it on: "This is the most important moment in my acting career!"

Nolan came over and shook hands with her, said a few polite words, and then quietly retreated to the periphery.

The screenwriter had an extremely keen sense of smell and came over automatically without waiting for the director to call him.

Nolan was about to speak when he noticed Maggie Gyllenhaal walking towards Martin, and immediately raised his hand to ask the screenwriter to wait a moment.

Maggie came to the actors' lounge, found Martin, and said, "I wanted to ask the crew for a souvenir, but they don't have it now. They said you might have it here."

Martin was surprised: "What souvenir?"

Maggie gestured and said, "The handmade statue of the clown, the one you gave to Hibby that day, looks great, but the crew didn't prepare it."

"No problem." Martin waved at Bruce.

Bruce opened the bag he was carrying, took out a long gift box, and handed it to Martin.

Martin handed it to Maggie again: "Purely hand-carved version."

Maggie took it and opened it to take a look. The unique design was indeed extraordinary. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Martin."

Martin smiled: "You're welcome."

Soon, Maggie Gyllenhaal left the studio satisfied.

Nolan then told the screenwriter: "Maggie Gyllenhaal, the heroine who plays Rachel, once fell in love with Martin during the filming, but received no response. Before leaving the crew, she specifically asked Martin for a special clown sculpture as a souvenir..."

A piece of gossip that is neither big nor small was born from the pen of the screenwriter, and it is the kind that has been officially certified.

Morgan Freeman has been standing on the sidelines while Nolan adds a new type of director to Hollywood: the publicity-driven director.

The British director has as many ideas for marketing as he does for film concepts.

On the other side, Martin was lost in thought, why are handmade clown statues always popular among ladies?

He had a feeling that if the movie was a box office hit, this peripheral product might also sell like hot cakes.

The crew sent Maggie Gyllenhaal away, and a few days later sent Morgan Freeman away.

Martin got along well with the old man and gave Freeman a souvenir.

Freeman waved his hand: "I'm a man, I don't want this thing."

Martin was surprised: "It has nothing to do with men and women."

Freeman thought about it and said, "Okay, I'll take it."

The two might even collaborate.

Freeman also gave Martin a gift in return, a nutcracker he made himself.

Martin put it away solemnly and went back to build a glass display case to store and exhibit things like souvenirs.

Before leaving the studio, Freeman took a special look at director Nolan and found that Nolan was whispering with the screenwriter again.

What was written must be related to him, but Morgan Freeman doesn't bother to care unless it damages his reputation.

Just very curious what gossip Nolan has compiled about him.

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As summer approaches, the weather becomes hotter.

Under the bright sunshine, the crew left Atlanta and came to the southern city of Concord.

Far away from densely populated areas, an abandoned large candy processing factory was converted into a superficial hospital by a construction team hired by the crew.

The convoy stopped in a secure area outside the processing plant.

Martin got out of the car and went into the makeup trailer to put on makeup.

Nolan directed the crew to set up the scene, and several experienced pyrotechnicians from the pyrotechnic group entered several key areas of the hospital to set up special explosives, preparing to set off an extra-large firework.

The ambulance converted from a scrapped vehicle was towed to the parking lot near the hospital building.

In addition, several real ambulances and fire trucks drove to the periphery, and relevant professionals were on standby to prevent any eventuality.

In the makeup trailer, Martin put on oil paint, a white nurse's uniform, and a nurse's cap.

After the stylist left, Bruce, who was sitting on the side, said, "Put on a pair of stockings and a pair of prostheses, and you can go out on the street and seduce perverts."

Martin asked, "Do you want to go? I can pay for you to find the best stylist."

He went a step further: "How about this, I'll charter a business jet and take you directly to Thailand. All your troubles can be solved at once, and you won't be bothered by Kim and Khloe's problems anymore."

"I've made my decision." Bruce had an unstoppable momentum: "For Khloe, I'm going to shoot a videotape with Kim." Martin nodded: "Old Bruce, I wish you good luck."

Bruce smiled and said, "Maybe it was a special fate that made me meet them."

The trailer door was knocked from outside. Bruce went to open it. An assistant director showed his head and said, "Martin, get ready to go to the set."

Martin got up and walked out of the makeup trailer, and followed him to where the camera was set up.

Nolan was waiting for him here.

Bruce didn't stop after he came over, but went straight into the hospital set to check it out in advance.

Nolan took off his headphones, hung them around his neck, pointed at the large building that was originally brick red but now has been transformed into hospital white, and said, "There is only one chance for an explosion in this scene, so you must get into the state quickly."

Martin pulled the nurse's cap on his head and said, "I'll go over there and get familiar with the position."

Nolan called him: "Come on, let's go together."

The two of them came to the entrance of the hospital building together and walked along the paved road towards the direction where the crew set up the IMAX camera.

Nolan said as he walked: "Walk from the door to here, remember this paving line on the ground, this is the safety line set by the fireworks team. After crossing here, press the detonator."

Martin asked, "I controlled the explosion?"

Nolan shook his head directly: "Of course not. Such a major detonation should be handled by professionals! When they see you press the detonator, it will officially detonate. The explosion is divided into two stages, with a short interruption in between. It is also written in the script that the remote control fails..."

Martin understood: "To create drama."

Nolan laughed, "That's right."

The Hollywood film industry has a relatively rigorous process, especially for productions with such large investments. They are extremely rigorous when shooting dangerous scenes involving explosions. If a detonation is not carried out according to the planned plan, it will be stopped immediately and appropriate safety measures will be taken.

The first version of the script that Martin got was simply the Joker blowing up the hospital where Harvey Dent was injured.

But in the latest version, a clown scene was added between explosions.

Nolan returns to the IMAX camera.

Martin went back and forth, familiarizing himself with the movements many times.

Half an hour later, the fireworks team checked various facilities for the last time and notified director Nolan through the headset. With Nolan's order, the shooting officially began.

Martin, wearing a nurse's uniform, staggered towards the hospital entrance. He took off his white nurse's cap and threw it to the side of the road, then took out a remote control from the pocket of his nurse's uniform.

According to the movement, he quickly passed the safety line and pressed the remote control.

With a loud bang, a corner of the building behind Martin collapsed.

He looked back, then looked at the remote control in his hand and couldn't help but tap it hard a few times.

This time, the explosions sounded continuously, and huge buildings collapsed with a loud bang.

Martin quickened his pace and ran forward. When he saw Nolan making gestures, he quickly turned behind the safety wall.

The hospital building completely collapsed and turned into a pile of ruins, with smoke and dust floating everywhere.

Several cameras were still filming, faithfully recording the entire process of blowing up the building.

It took a long time before the set finally became truly quiet.

Nolan announced over the loudspeaker that the shot had been completed successfully.

Martin came near the director's seat, put his hands on his hips, looked at the ruins, and shook his head slightly.

Nolan said: "It's an abandoned building, don't put too much pressure on it."

"No, I'm not under pressure." Martin said calmly, "If it were to explode at night, it would be such a dazzling firework."

Nolan turned his head and looked at Martin. At this moment, inspiration struck him. He waved to the screenwriter and asked him to write the rumor highlights in front of Martin.

"This is a rumor," Nolan warned, and then said, "When filming the hospital scene, Martin pressed the remote control and found that the explosion stopped as soon as it started. It seems that something unexpected happened."

But Martin knew that everything in this scene was set up.

It turns out that many of the rumors in the past may have been deliberately released by the crew.

Nolan continued: "Martin knew that the explosion scene was difficult to reshoot, so he played with his imagination and hit the remote control hard. Maybe the connection that was not in good contact was fixed by him, and the explosion returned to normal! Martin's improvisation saved this huge investment scene."

The screenwriter wrote very quickly and secretly glanced at Martin while writing, thinking, is it okay to write like this in front of the main character?

Martin then said: "Director, this is a very exciting scene. It is very enjoyable to perform."

The more Nolan looked at Martin, the more he liked him. He not only cooperated with the crew, but also understood his intentions. He was a thousand times less troublesome than Bale.

This is the type of actor he likes.

"These are just rumors," Nolan reminded in advance, "When promoting the film in the future, if a media reporter asks about related news, you can remain silent or give an ambiguous answer."

Martin responded, "I will."

The scene was completed successfully and the crew immediately withdrew to Atlanta.

Before arriving in the city, Martin received a notice that Nicholson and Leonardo were coming to visit him.

(End of this chapter)