America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 428 Do I look like a person with principles and bottom line?
In the Brooklyn studio, on a set that was set up as a hospital ICU ward, Alexandra finished filming her last scene and returned to God's arms, accompanied by the grieving male lead.

Chad declared the shot a pass.

Alexandra lifted the white quilt, jumped off the bed, hugged Martin, and was reluctant to let go for a long time.

Others automatically stay away from here.

Martin patted Alexandra on the back and said, "You can see me anytime you want in the future."

Alexandra nodded, let go of Martin, took a step back, and said, "But I may not see you for more than a month in the future."

Martin wondered, "You don't live in New York?"

Alexandra said softly, "My parents are planning to take Catherine and me to Sweden for a trip. We'll stay there for a while longer when the polar day begins. Once Catherine goes to college, we may not have time."

"Have a pleasant journey in advance." Martin saw Chad coming over and said, "The crew has prepared a souvenir for you."

Chad took a prop bracelet and handed it to Alexandra: "This is the bracelet you wore during the filming. Keep it. I hope you can remember this experience forever."

Alexandra asked Martin to help her put it on and said with a smile: "I will never forget it."

She was about to leave the set, and many people from the crew greeted her. Martin even walked her out of the studio.

Catherine also came and was waiting next to the studio.

Martin waved to Bruce, and Bruce immediately handed over Martin's two-piece gift.

Alexandra said: "You have given me so many gifts, no need..."

"It's different. This is a special souvenir to commemorate our work together." Martin then handed it to Alexandra. "It's not something valuable. It's just some handmade crafts. I will give one to everyone who works with me when they leave the crew."

Alexandra took it, opened it and looked at it. It was a clown statue and a fang pendant. It was indeed not a valuable item. She said, "I'll take it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly put the gift box aside, hugged Martin and gave him a passionate kiss.

Martin responded fiercely.

The two men moved in unison towards Martin's trailer.

Catherine was about to follow when she suddenly noticed a pair of sharp eyes staring at her and stopped quickly.

Sure enough, Martin's bodyguard or manager or something was warning her with his eyes.

Catherine thought this man was a little abnormal, so she found a place to sit down and waited patiently.

Looking from a distance, she saw the huge trailer begin to shake. She wondered how much effort the people inside had put in. Weren't they afraid of causing a murder?

It was not until the sun turned to the west that the two shameless guys came out of the trailer.

Catherine went over to Martin and said directly, "Martin, I want a souvenir, too."

Alexandra retorted: "You don't work on the crew, you have no qualifications."

Martin followed suit and did not give Catherine any souvenirs.

Alexandra went to pick up the two gift boxes that Bruce returned.

Catherine took the opportunity to slip a note into Martin's hand, made a phone call gesture, and took Alexandra away.

Bruce said: "Sisters, you are not human!"

Martin glanced at the note in his hand, which had a phone number on it. He crumpled it up and threw it into the trash can beside him. He said, "Do you think I'm a jerk like you? Old Bull, you have to admit that I'm more civilized than you, and I have more principles and bottom lines than you."

Bruce laughed: "I'm waiting to see your principles and bottom line."

Martin faced Old Bull, held his head high, and walked into the studio.

After shooting the celestial scenes for three consecutive days, the crew returned to the track of intensively shooting the action scenes.

On the abandoned dock, Martin fought a desperate battle with the leader of the Russian mafia.

A veteran stuntman named Quinn played the villain Ivanov throughout the film.

This guy is an old friend of Chad. He has been in Hollywood for many years but is still a marginal supporting actor and has never played a significant role.

In fact, this is also a portrayal of the lives of most people in the acting circle. They remain unknown even after acting for their entire lives.

Even if one could become a slightly famous supporting actor, like Mene, without a family background and sufficient connections, one would need extraordinary luck.

Quinn has good acting skills, a strong physique, and is brave and combative.

Before the filming, Chad briefly explained the precautions and asked the two actors to be prepared.

Martin had practiced with Quinn before, and now he specifically said, "My punches are simple and direct, and they basically go for the vital points. I will control the strength, and you should also pay attention to dodge."

Quinn smiled with two rows of white teeth: "Don't worry, Martin, just come on, let's make this scene more exciting."

He finally got such a role and he plans to give it his all.

The script supervisor came over and hit the clapboard, and the shooting began.

Quinn took off his suit jacket, threw it into the garbage pile on the side, and said, "Jonathan, you killed my son! You killed my son just because of a fucking dog, you lunatic!"

Martin had a gloomy face, wiped the wound on his cheek, and said slowly: "Daisy is the last gift Helen left me."

According to Chad's setting, the dog is the last part of Jonathan that belongs to ordinary people. When the dog dies, Jonathan's humanity that belongs to ordinary people is gone.

Quinn was almost crazy: "You lunatic, you killed my only son for a dog!" He took a boxing stance: "Now it's just you and me, let's put an end to this."

He threw a series of crazy punches, but Martin dodged them.

Martin saw his chance, blocked his punch, and kicked Quinn between the legs.

Quinn raised his leg and blocked it with his knee, but cried out in pain.

Martin exerted force on his hands, grabbed his wrist, and threw him into the garbage dump with a back throw.

The seemingly solid piece of junk was actually made entirely of resin, with a mat underneath.

Martin pounced forward, but Quinn kicked him, sending him flying back and falling to the ground.

Both of them got up from the ground and punched and kicked each other in the vital points.

During the match, Chad called for a stop several times to allow the two to recover their strength. Chen Hu also came over to give instructions so that the fight could be more beautiful and attractive.

In the afternoon, the scene was filmed to its finale. Martin first cut the villain's throat with his palm, then poked his eyes with two fingers, and finally kicked him in the crotch, knocking down the villain.

Quinn gasped and shouted, "Jonathan, we are people who abide by professional standards and have a bottom line!"

Martin punched him in the chest and said coldly, "Do you think I have principles and bottom lines?" He punched Quinn in the chest and asked, "Do I have them? Do I need principles and bottom lines?"

Quinn faltered, unable to speak.

Martin delivered another series of heavy blows.

Quinn slumped to the ground.

Chad then shouted, "This one passed. Good! Very good!"

Martin held out his hand, waited for Quinn to take it, pulled him up, and asked, "Is everything okay?"

Quinn squeezed her legs together and said, "My balls almost broke."

Martin couldn't help laughing.

Quinn took a few deep breaths, recovered, and said, "Your movements and strength are just right."

Chad watched the playback on the director's monitor again, got up and walked to the set, and gave Martin and Quinn a thumbs up: "You did a great job, it was a great fight."

Quinn said with a smile: "I risked my life for this play."

He doesn't have too many extravagant hopes for the future, he just hopes to become a villain with more roles in some action movies.

Martin deliberately joked: "Quinn's brother was almost beaten to death by me."

"I was worried at one point," Chad told Martin specifically, "When you said there were no principles or bottom lines, I was worried that you were really crazy and would kill Quinn as an enemy."

Martin said: "Find the right opportunity and occasionally burst out your acting skills."

Today's filming went smoothly, and the planned scenes were finished ahead of schedule. Chad looked at the time and shouted, "It's over, it's over, go back and have a good rest, and shoot the gun battle scene in the third act tomorrow."

Daniel from Warner Bros. came into the set at this time and had something to do with Martin.

Martin went over and asked, "Is there an emergency?"

Daniel reminded, "This weekend is the Metropolitan Museum of Art charity party, don't forget to attend." He asked with concern, "You need to be high-profile now, and you need to help "The Dark Knight" and "John Wick" attract attention. Have you thought of a plan?"

Martin thought about it, but still asked, "Does Warner have any plans?"

Daniel said, "Those idiots just want you to do more with your clothes."

Martin shook his head: "It's hard to become a hot topic this way."

This Oscar for the fashion industry is a place of chaos. There will be countless strange costumes on the red carpet. Even if you stick a few slices of raw meat on the vital parts, the effect will be just that.

Daniel had no hope for the people at Warner Bros.: "I can only rely on you. If you need anything, just tell me."

Martin thought for a moment and said, "I'll let you know in two days. Keep it confidential. By the way, Leonardo arrived in New York today. He may attend with me."

"No problem." Daniel said, "You guys are always good at making trouble, let's do it together."

The two of them discussed METGALA together and left the studio.

After Daniel left, Bruce came over and said, "When you were filming, Leonardo sent a message saying that he and Nicholson came to New York together."

Martin went to the trailer to remove his makeup and said to Bruce, "Send him a message. I'll be at the hotel in half an hour. Tell him to prepare a treat."

Bruce sat on a chair beside him, edited a text message and sent it out.

A little over half an hour later, Martin returned to the hotel where the crew was staying and met Leonardo and Nicholson in the lounge in the hotel lobby.

Nicholson raised his sunglasses and said, "Leo, that bastard, insisted on dragging me to participate in the Oscars of the fashion industry, and said that you had a good idea that could make us the focus of the whole city?"

Leonardo shrugged his shoulders. He was the one who praised Martin for what he did. If he couldn't handle it, it would be Martin who would be embarrassed.

"It seems that I have to be serious this time." Martin said angrily.

(End of this chapter)