America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 421 The sky is shattered and the earth is shattered
Brooklyn Bridge Park, a famous check-in spot in New York.

The crew rented several houses from the park administration to serve as temporary dressing rooms so that Martin and the heroine could change clothes.

Because of the traffic jam on the Brooklyn Bridge, Martin arrived on the Manhattan side more than ten minutes later than expected.

"It's really a suicide sanctuary." Bruce looked at the bridge after getting off the car. "I actually saw three people lining up to commit suicide."

Martin speculated: "It may be playing with financial securities and leveraging them."

Chad called from the management office, "Come over here."

Martin and Bruce entered the management office together and saw that in addition to Chad and the team he brought, there was also a girl with long dark brown hair.

The girl heard the voice and turned to look over here.

Martin only took one look and was left with two extremely deep impressions. One was the blue eyes shining like glass, and the other was the astonishing scale of the mountain.

She walked quickly toward Martin, bouncing up and down in a way that made people extremely suspicious that an earthquake had occurred in Manhattan.

Martin recognized her. The big guys in the group had recommended "True Detective" more than once, even down to the minute and second.

The girl came to Martin, acting very excited, took out a pen and a poster of the male lead of "Limitless", and said in a trembling voice: "Martin, can you give me an autograph? I'm your fan."

Martin took it and signed it for her.

"Look, I have the certification of the Coca-Cola Cult." The girl lowered her head slightly and took out a pendant from her collar, on which hung a red Coca-Cola glass bottle as big as a little finger.

Martin glanced subconsciously and seemed to see the snow-white peak of Mount Everest.

It wasn't intentional. The other party pulled down his collar when taking out the pendant, and the peak was too high.

The girl showed one of the certifications of the Coke Cult and asked tentatively, "Martin, can you write a sentence for Alexandra Daddario?"

"Alexandra?" Martin wrote this sentence quickly and said, "I have a friend in New York, also named Alexandra."

He was talking about AA.

Alexandra deliberately misidentified: "So I am a lucky person."

Martin returned her pen and poster and asked, "Are you from New York?"

Alexandra nodded: "Yes, I grew up in New York and wanted to pursue my dream in Los Angeles, but unfortunately there were no good opportunities."

Chad came over and reminded them, "Handsome guy and pretty girl, we are going to get started. Let's take some casual photos first." He stepped back a few steps and glanced at Alexandra, who was wearing ordinary jeans and a T-shirt. "This is a good outfit. Let's get started."

The photography team had already set up cameras and sunshades on the beach, and Chad personally took the camera and acted as the photographer.

Because the male protagonist's home would be decorated with photos of the two of them, a lot of photos needed to be taken.

"Relax, take it easy." Chad reminded Alexandra loudly: "You need to get closer to Martin. You are husband and wife now, not strangers."

Alexandra has been acting since 01 and is considered an experienced actor, and she has finally gotten into the groove.

She threw her arms around Martin and clung to him.

Although his arms felt like they had fallen into a pile of cotton, Martin's professionalism was unquestionable. He devoted himself fully to the role of the husband and performed various intimate actions with Alexandra.

Chad kept scratching his head, especially the photos with the sunset in the background.

Soon, Martin and the other man entered the temporary dressing room to change clothes, moved to a new scene, and continued taking pictures.

Chad was very strict with details like the background board, after all, this was his first film as a director.

With Martin's current status, failure is no big deal.

But it is unlikely that he will have the opportunity to direct a film independently again.

After changing several sets of clothes, Martin changed into a black suit and Alexandra wore a low-cut wedding dress, and the two took wedding photos together.

Also shoot a selfie video from Martin's perspective.

Martin took a handheld DV and stood in an open space. Alexandra needed to run towards him in her wedding dress with the Brooklyn Bridge as the background.

Chad saw that the lights were adjusted and said, "Begin."

Martin pressed the DV switch.

Alexandra lifted up her wedding dress and ran towards Martin, jumping up and down madly, as if the sky was falling and the earth was splitting apart.

Martin was concentrating on watching the DV until Alexandra ran up to him and stopped.

Chad came over and watched the video playback with Martin, saying, "This is a good shot."

He praised: "Martin, you can work part-time as a photographer."

Martin casually replied: "Actually, I've always wanted to be the best photographer in the world."

Chad asked someone to put away the DV and said, "Take a few minutes to rest, and then we'll continue filming."

Seeing that the hem of Alexandra's wedding dress was too long, Martin took the initiative to help her lift up the hem of her dress and let her sit on the bench to rest for a while.

Alexandra was breathing heavily and rubbing her shoulders constantly. Running at full speed for this section was obviously a burden on her.

Martin asked out of concern, "Are you okay? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Alexandra smiled, tried to straighten her chest, and said, "I'm fine. I've gotten used to it over the years. As long as I'm not running fast, it's not a big problem." Martin nodded, without saying anything more, and sat down on the chair next to him.

Alexandra looked at Martin quietly, her eyes full of curiosity. Judging from today's work, this Hollywood star was very professional.

Before dark, the crew finished their work and went home.

Martin came out of the locker room and prepared to go back to the hotel.

The door to the next room opened, and Alexandra came out and said, "Are you leaving?"

Martin nodded: "We still have a lot of action scenes to shoot tomorrow, go back and rest early."

Alexandra said, "I will also join the crew in a few days. My acting skills are average. If I have any questions, can I ask you for advice?"

Martin always adheres to the principle: "As long as I have time, you can come to me anytime."

"Thank you, Martin." Alexandra's chest shook with laughter.

The two came out of the management office together, exchanged contact information, and went to the parking lot to get into their respective cars.

Back at the hotel, Martin had dinner and went back to his room.

After a simple shower and a phone call with Elizabeth, he went to bed early.

Even if Martin was physically fit enough, he still felt a little tired after shooting a large number of action scenes himself in a day.

During the entire filming process, there were limited literary scenes. At least two-thirds of the shots showed Martin either killing someone or on his way to kill someone.

The next morning, the animal actors were in place.

Martin knew that dog. It was the puppy Chad adopted when he was the action director of "Wanted" in Atlanta.

In order to commemorate Marcus' beloved dog that was killed by those black people, Chad named the dog Daisy.

Of course, to facilitate filming, the protagonist’s dog in the film is also named Daisy.

Ivanov, the son of a Russian mafia boss, killed the dog left by the protagonist's wife and stole the protagonist's Cadillac. He must pay the price with his life.

HK company completed all the formalities and delivered its firearms to the crew for filming.

On the set, the camera moved along an arc-shaped slide to the side of Martin.

Martin removed the wooden floor, opened an iron door, and took out a huge black leather suitcase.

When the box was opened, on top was a newly printed wedding photo. Martin and Alexandra were standing closely together, like a real engaged couple.

He placed the photo where it could be easily captured by the camera, then took out a wad of US dollars and put it in his pocket.

At the bottom are two guns.

A black USP and three magazines.

The other is a UMP45 submachine gun with a folding stock.

Martin skillfully loaded the USP magazine and inserted it into the gun pocket under his armpit. He then pressed the submachine gun bullets into the magazine and put it into the black bag next to it.

The whole process was smooth and skillful, like a real super killer.

In addition to shooting Martin, the protagonist, and the wedding photos, the camera also gave many shots of the two weapons.

Hollywood takes money from advertisers, and product placement is unambiguous.

What's more, there is no trace of implantation here at all. After all, the protagonist wants to take revenge with a gun.

Even the sniper in the film uses the G22 sniper rifle produced by HK.

If the first film in this series is successful, the follow-up will definitely continue. The male protagonist will use a large number of firearms and other weapons. The first film is also sending a message to the military manufacturers in NATO countries - come and sponsor us quickly, and your weapons will be shown in countless close-up shots.

Hollywood has been making similar arms advertisements, the most typical of which are the various blockbusters sponsored by the Pentagon.

Movies like "Top Gun" and "Transformers" are simply blatant American equipment trade shows.

The latter even directly interfered with the content of the film, with American soldiers using American weapons to defeat the aliens.

If Hollywood crews want to use U.S. military equipment for filming at a low price or even for free, they must accept the Pentagon's guidance on some of the content, even if the content is extremely outrageous, they have to accept it.

Gunshots were heard every day in the studio where the crew was located, and fireballs occasionally exploded on the set.

As the filming progressed, Mene also joined in.

For the sake of political correctness, this black mainland hotel owner is equipped with a white assistant.

In several literary scenes between Martin and Mene, the concept of the high table was specifically mentioned, and the setting of the Presbyterian Church was also highlighted.

These are all to leave room for sequels. The most important thing for the first film is to be a success. If the film fails commercially, there will be no sequel.

The first film of Martin's previous life was released when Keanu Reeves was on the decline. His appeal had almost dropped to freezing point, and the box office was not particularly successful. However, relying on the popularity of his life, it earned good income in the offline market, and a sequel was released, which made Keanu Reeves successfully become popular again and ushered in a second spring in his career.

Unlike Reeves, Martin is very popular now, in peak physical condition, with outstanding skills and marksmanship. He has both appeal and popularity, so he naturally wants to achieve better results in business.

The production cost of 40 million US dollars is aimed at grossing over 100 million US dollars at the North American box office.

(End of this chapter)