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Chapter 405: Honest Good Student
In the hotel restaurant, everyone opened a private room. Fresh seafood meals were served one after another. Martin asked the waiter to pour wine, sent the waiter away, and raised his glass: "Welcome."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank together.

By the time Martin put his glass down, Elizabeth had already peeled a crab leg and placed it on his plate.

"Thank you." Martin smiled.

Nicholson continued the previous topic: "Did Blanchett take the initiative to make peace?"

Martin swallowed the crab meat and said, "It happened an hour ago."

Nicholson was quite disappointed: "I chased her here, full of enthusiasm, but now it's all over. She has bowed her head. You can't bully the weak."

Leonardo said, "You haven't done this kind of thing often enough?"

Bar Refaeli, like Elizabeth, eats quietly without talking.

Martin flicked his glass and said, "I found something more interesting, much more interesting than Blanchett. Maybe you will see it when you get to the set tomorrow."

Nicholson asked, "What is it?"

"Keep it a secret!" Martin said again: "If you know it in advance, there will be no surprises."

Leonardo was curious: "Is David Fincher going to cause trouble?"

Nicholson shook his head: "David Fincher is not that kind of director. He said himself that he doesn't make movies just to please or entertain the audience."

On the other hand, the news that Martin kissed a sweet girl passionately in the hotel lobby spread as if it had wings.

Also spread was the news that Leonardo and Nicholson came to visit the crew.

Shia LaBeouf, who had been meditating in the room for a long time and came out for dinner smelling of cigarettes, heard the news from other crew members. He was stimulated, his brain felt like it was being electrocuted, the blocked area suddenly broke, and artistic inspiration flowed like a torrent.

Shia LaBeouf was no longer hungry and didn't want to eat dinner. He rushed out of the hotel, hailed a taxi, headed straight for the local commercial district, entered an adult products store, and started a big shopping spree.

Artists' performance art also requires props.

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Martin and his group came out of the private room, made an appointment to go to Michoud Studios tomorrow, and then went their separate ways.

Elizabeth took him by the arm and went upstairs together.

The two entered the room, and as soon as the door closed, they became entangled with each other.

Elizabeth's enthusiasm is as bright as her hair color.

Martin suddenly got rid of her entanglement: "Wait, Liz, wait."

Elizabeth raised her head, her eyes misty, and held Martin's face in her hands: "My old boy, give it to me."

Martin pressed his finger lightly to her lips.

Elizabeth suppressed her restlessness and loosened her hand.

Martin came to the door, flung it open, and stuck his head out.

Less than five meters away, there was a girl with golden brown hair and pigtails, her back pressed against the wall, sliding towards this side.

Saoirse's eyes met Martin's. She quickly stood up and put on a smile: "Teacher, I..."

Martin pointed to her pocket: "Take it out."

Saoirse took out the recorder, handed it to Martin, and said, "I just bought it when you were having dinner, and I haven't used it once."

Martin checked it and gave it back to her: "What do you want to do?"

"Teacher, I'm just curious." Saoirse was a good and honest student: "Actually, I know that once the door is closed, I can't hear anything, but I can't help but be curious."

Martin warned: "Don't do it again, I will call Leonardo over."

Saoirse quickly covered her mouth, her eyes widened, her face full of fear, fearing that she would be silenced.

Martin said, "Let's go."

Saoirse left dejectedly.

The door opposite Martin's suite had already been opened, and Bruce was looking at it with a smile.

"It's okay." Martin returned to the room.

In the suite, only clothes were left on the floor, from sneakers to socks, from jeans to sweaters, like a path in the wilderness, pointing Martin in the right direction.

The sound of water could be heard in the bathroom, and a curvaceous figure was reflected on the glass curtain wall.

Martin strode in.

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New Orleans was once devastated by hurricanes, and wind and rain always came suddenly. Because the roads that everyone often took were in disrepair, Martin drove on a new road that only he had ever taken.

The sky was dark and the car lights came on, new and round.

The rain was heavy and the road was wet and muddy. Martin slowed down and waited until he got used to the road before speeding up to the studio.

The road is bumpy and has many ups and downs.

But Martin was extremely skilled in action scenes and had superb driving skills, so there were no accidents along the way. It just took a little time, but he arrived at his destination safely.

When the car stopped, he pressed the horn, which made a bright and crisp sound. The rain stopped, and Martin walked into the makeup trailer on time to start his day's work.

Almost at the same time, Cate Blanchett walked into another nearby trailer.

Today, the real male and female protagonists’ scenes will start shooting.

Martin threw away his crutches, no longer had to hunch over, and could finally stand on the set like a normal person.

The set also became lively, with many staff members gathered on the open-air platform. They drained the water urgently and used large blowers to dry the ground so that the crew could start filming on time.

Martin and Blanchett came out of the makeup trailer one after another. They looked at each other, ignored each other, and walked into the set like strangers.

After filming the young Daisy, Saoirse did not leave the crew, but stayed on the pretext of studying.

She had pigtails and a camera around her neck, and she watched Blanchett's trailer until the stylist came out, then she grabbed her coat pockets, whistled, and walked over.

"Good morning, Tina." Saoirse arrived early, spoke nicely, and got along well with many people in the crew.

Tina smiled and said, "Didn't you finish filming?"

Saoirse smiled cutely: "I plan to stay in the crew to observe for a while, especially Cate Blanchett, who is my favorite actress and a superb actress. It is a rare learning opportunity to be able to watch her perform live."

Tina looked at her as if she were her own daughter and praised her, "You are a hardworking and motivated girl."

"Thank you." Saoirse is an actress. When she wants to be cute, she will be very cute: "I want to get close to Blanchett. You are her makeup artist. Do you know what she doesn't like? Or what has she complained about?"

Tina shook her head: "When I was styling her, she didn't say anything except asking me for her opinion on the styling."

Saoirse scratched her head, looking troubled: "It turns out that he is a person who doesn't like to talk and is not easy to approach."

Tina laughed out loud and found the little girl even cuter.

Saoirse asked a few more questions, then found an excuse to get away from Tina as she approached the edge of the set, walked around a crane truck, and joined the group of extras.

"Aren't women all petty? For example, if Emma Watson provokes me, I will take the risk to beat her up." Saoirse muttered to herself, "Did Blanchett really make peace with the teacher?"

She thought that she might have left a bad impression after being caught by the teacher last night, so she wanted to get some real stuff today to make up for the lost impression points, but she got nothing.

David Fincher's voice was heard on the set at this time: "All departments get ready, shooting will begin in five minutes."

Martin and Blanchett were already familiar with their positions and were only making final preparations.

When the time comes, the script supervisor plays cards and starts shooting on time.

Blanchett walked up to the stage, looked at Martin affectionately, unbuttoned and took off her coat, performed various ballet moves, and said lines about wanting to have sex with Benjamin.

Before Martin could respond, David Fincher called a halt and reminded, "Kate, emotion! Your lines are too dry, your eyes are dull..."

Blanchett raised her hand: "My question."

She glanced at Martin, trying to forget all the unpleasantness, and whispered to herself: "Pour all my feelings into it, I just want to have sex, no matter who the man is, I just want to!"

The filming started again, Blanchett's performance was much better, and David Fincher never called a halt.

But compared to Martin, who has been in full swing for many days, he is still a little behind.

David Fincher asked to continue filming this take.

After going back and forth many times, I finally passed.

Martin has always maintained a high level of professionalism during filming and never complained. Although he disliked or even hated Blanchett due to his position, it was obvious that Blanchett had made adequate preparations for the role and every ballet move was performed smoothly.

David Fincher could see that Blanchett was tired, so he asked the crew to take a break.

He was more or less relieved about Martin and Blanchett. As long as they didn't cause any trouble at work, he wouldn't care even if they had a big fight in private.

It seems that the biggest trouble for the crew is not with them.

Ten minutes later, the crew continued filming. Blanchett gradually got into the state, the number of NGs decreased rapidly, and the filming became smoother.

But after a whole morning, the scene in which Daisy took the initiative to propose to Benjamin had still not been completed.

Martin was a little puzzled and asked Bruce: "Those two bastards didn't come?"

Bruce shook his phone: "The car is stuck on that old road. We are here now."

After lunch, a piece of news quickly spread in the crew that the big star Leonardo and Oscar winner Nicholson came to visit the crew together!

When these two bastards appear together, their lethality is quite great.

Many people in the crew ran out of the rest area, especially the large number of extras and staff recruited locally in New Orleans, who wanted to take the opportunity to take photos and get autographs.

Under normal circumstances, big stars who visit non-work crews are always friendly.

Martin and Bruce also came out, and as a crowd was gathering near the studio, the two of them simply climbed onto the roof of the trailer.

Not long after, Saoirse Ronan climbed up with her bag on her back.

Martin took out his top-of-the-line Apple phone and started filming at any time, but his target was not Leonardo and Nicholson who were surrounded by people, but something far away in the west.

He reminded Saoirse: "Turn on your camera."

Saoirse started up at the fastest speed.

Just to the west, artist Shia LaBeouf arrived alone.

(End of this chapter)