America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 432 Technology and Hard Work

On New York's Long Island, two newly built roads near the dock area were authorized by the crew for shooting some street battle scenes before they were officially opened.

Because of Martin, many entertainment reporters came to the media day, and even some covered social and political news.

Martin performed all the action scenes himself today.

He climbed high and jumped low, used a bayonet, a pistol, an automatic rifle, and a sniper rifle, and single-handedly broke into the safe house where Ivanov was hiding.

Even a layman can see that Martin has excellent skills and standard tactical movements, and he has obviously undergone a long period of training.

In this scene, the products of the sponsoring HK company once again stole the spotlight.

When Martin broke in from the perimeter, he used a G22 sniper rifle, an HK416 carbine, and a USP pistol.

Hoffman, who came to the site to visit and film, was extremely satisfied. The guns looked good, the men looked good, the various tactical moves looked good too, and the visual effect was exceptionally good.

As for the performance of the gun, that is secondary.

As the script supervisor clapped the clapboard, another scene began filming.

Martin quickly changed the pistol magazine and rushed into the house.

Evans, the young actor who plays Ivanov, ran as fast as he could.

Martin raised his pistol, and with a gunshot, Evans fell to the ground.

He looked at Martin and said loudly: "It's just a dog. I'll compensate you. I'll compensate you..."

Martin didn't say a word, shot Ivanov in the head, turned around and strode away.

Chad was very satisfied and shouted, "Great, that's how it feels, I passed this one!"

This shot once again highlights the dog element and demonstrates the film's action style: clean and crisp!

The crew will then move to another factory for filming, giving the actors a longer break.

Martin came to the temporary media area, let the reporters take pictures, and then went into the rest area to rest.

Bruce came over at this time and said, "Jin and the others are here."

"Let them come over." Yesterday, Old Bruce told Martin that the Kardashian sisters were coming to visit the set.

For Old Bull's sake, Martin would also chat with them.

As for hype, when has he ever cared about it?

Bruce made a phone call, and Kim and Khloe came over from a distance, followed by a middle-aged woman.

At first, Martin thought it was the Kardashian sisters' assistant or bag-carrying aunt, but after taking a few glances, he realized it wasn't.

Bruce was also a little surprised and said, "Following behind is Kris Jenner, Kim and Khloe's mother."

Martin looked at Bruce in surprise, with an extremely strange look in his eyes.

Bruce knew him very well and quickly said, "Things are not what you think. Don't talk nonsense."

"What did you think?" Martin asked back, "It's obviously you who had the idea, but you blamed it on me."

He shook his head: "Old Bull, you have fallen."

Bruce didn't want to explain anymore. The more he explained to Martin, the more new words he came up with, so he simply stopped talking.

Martin took advantage of the fact that the other person was still a little far away and didn't let Bruce go: "With your experience, if you put it in the Holy Valley Industrial Park, you would definitely be a template for a leading man! When we get back to Los Angeles, do you want me to ask Jenna to come over and make a movie based on you? I can charge copyright fees."

"It seems that your experience is more suitable?" Bruce finally couldn't help it: "I have already thought of a name for you, Martin's Hollywood Life!"

Martin didn't respond, but stood up and walked a few steps away.

Jin quickened his pace, and before he even got close, he shouted, "Martin, long time no see."

Martin shook her hand and said, "Kim, you are more beautiful than before."

Compared to the last time they met, Jin's back was much bigger. Martin didn't know whether it was due to training, technology or hard work.

Kim pulled the two people behind her over and introduced them: "This is my sister Khloe, and this is my mom Chrissy."

Martin greeted them one by one, smiled and chatted for a few words.

Because the crew was not filming at the time, reporters were allowed to take photos.

In the media area, many reporters were using long lenses to take pictures.

Jin specifically chose the crew's media day to visit the set.

Neither Martin nor the crew minded this, because the crew could also benefit from the media topic.

Ever since the videotape scandal, Kim has become a hot topic in the entertainment media and on the Internet, completely overshadowing Paris Hilton.

Martin exchanged a few pleasantries and said to Bruce, "Bruce, ask Kim and Khloe to go around and take a look."

Bruce nodded and took them somewhere else.

Many of Martin's things ended with Bruce, such as the one about Ivan and Kim's videotape scandal.

Bradt got off a trailer and approached Martin. He asked, "Did you mention that you had just obtained the copyright to a novel during dinner yesterday?"

Martin searched in his bag, took out "The Prince of Thieves" and handed it to Bradt: "Take a look at it first, and come up with a preliminary plan for the adaptation."

"I've read this book." Bradt read more widely than Martin: "It involves some community conditions in the Boston area. After the filming of this movie is finished, I will go to Boston for field research." He thought about it carefully and said, "The social background of the novel is relatively realistic. I think the background of the script should not be out of touch with reality."

Martin nodded and said, "Let your agent discuss salary and other issues with Jessica later. The studio will also allocate an advance fee."

Brad responded: "I'll call my agent right now."

Twenty minutes later, the assistant director came over to inform Martin to enter the set and continue filming.

Before noon, the Kardashian mother and daughter, who had appeared enough in front of the crew and media cameras, were preparing to say goodbye. A little girl who came up behind them asked Martin for a photo and an autograph.

"My name is Kendall, Kim and Khloe's sister." The teenage girl looked much slimmer than Kim and Khloe. "Martin, can you sign my T-shirt for me?"

"No problem." Martin first let Bruce take a photo of him and Kendall, then took the autograph pen handed to him by Kendall and signed his name on the back of her white T-shirt.

Kendall asked Martin to sign her chest, but Martin was not stupid, so there was no way he would agree.

When Bruce came back after seeing them off, Martin pointed to his chest and said, "This family is full of idiots. Even the girls in their teens have a lot of tricks up their sleeves."

Bruce said, "Khloe is a little better."

Martin warned: "Don't let them skin you and eat you whole."

"How is that possible?" Bruce understood the meaning of Martin's words and said, "Don't forget what I did before, dealing with them, ha..."

Martin said: "Of course I know what you do, Sophia's..."

Bruce turned around and left, vowing not to speak to Martin that day.

In the afternoon, Martin had fewer scenes than in the morning, and spent most of the time waiting.
The scenes that were filmed were also mainly about showing off cars.

Before the film was released, it had already recovered its $1250 million investment, all from advertising sponsorship.

Martin acted very seriously, and director Chad also took the filming very seriously.

The plot is originally about dogs and cars, so the Cadillac advertisement is certainly not out of place.

Martin was filming a refueling scene when Taylor Swift and her agent came to the set.

After the scene was shot, Martin introduced them to the production crew and Chad, and also told them about the songs in the film.

The details still need to be discussed between the crew and Taylor.

Martin only made an introduction, and he would not interfere if the two sides were not suitable and could not reach an agreement.

Taylor's agent went to discuss with the production crew, and she stayed in the lounge to chat with Martin.

"How long can you stay in New York?" Taylor asked.

Martin calculated: "My remaining scenes will be finished in ten days at most. After that, I will go back to Los Angeles. There are still many things to deal with there."

Taylor couldn't help but frowned: "We have been together for too short a time. You can't inspire me. It's hard for me to write a good song with you as the theme."

Martin asked, “Where do you spend most of your time?”

Taylor scratched his noodle head and said, "Nashville is the holy land of country music."

Martin remembered that this was a rural village across the street.

Taylor felt that he should take the initiative, after all, he wanted to take advantage of Martin's popularity: "I can go to Los Angeles. I saw your new film, the special edition of The Dark Knight. The Joker you played was amazing and fascinating."

"Thank you." Martin said politely.

Taylor asked, "Do I have the honor of attending the premiere of The Dark Knight?"

Martin had multiple invitations to the premiere, which he couldn't use, so he said, "Leave me your contact address, and I'll have someone mail you an invitation letter later."

Taylor didn't think much about it and left Martin his home address in Nashville, saying, "I'll stay in Los Angeles for a while, and I'll get to know you better. Inspiration will come naturally."

Martin smiled and said, "I'm very much looking forward to being the leading man in your song."

Taylor is also very much looking forward to it. Although she can't think of anything specific, she feels that she can gain many benefits from the process of writing songs for Martin.

The crew has reached a preliminary agreement with Taylor's agent, and the specific terms will be discussed in detail later.

The film's interlude and ending songs have not yet been determined, and it is not yet decided which one suits Taylor's style.

On the way back, Taylor talked to his agent again about writing songs for Martin.

The agent said directly: "This is a great opportunity for you. If it goes well, your next album will receive more attention."

Rural Mei is also expanding her horizons and thinking little by little: "I won't let the opportunity slip away from me."

Taylor planned to bake some snacks to give to Martin and the crew members to leave a good impression.

In the following days, Martin received cakes specially sent by Taylor twice during the filming. Many people in the crew praised her for being a girl next door.

After work that afternoon, the main creators of the crew held a meeting at the studio, and Martin came out a little late.

After getting in the car, he felt like he had forgotten something important, so he asked Bruce, who was driving, "Did I forget to do anything important?"

"Didn't you go find Angela and KK?" Bruce replied casually.

Martin said, "The night you went to meet Kohler, they came to the hotel to look for me." He thought of Angela and KK and that day in the hotel lobby, and suddenly remembered, "Leonardo has been in a mental hospital for more than a week. I forgot to call him to ask what happened."

(End of this chapter)