America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 456 Matchmaking
A celebration party hosted by the Screen Actors Guild is being held at the Hollywood and Highland Center.

Martin and Nicholson each held a glass of wine and went up to the highest point on the second floor, where they could overlook most of the party scene.

Nicholson pointed quietly: "Look to your left, they are coming."

"I see." Martin spotted Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.

This is a party hosted by one of the two major actors' unions in Hollywood, and many union members who are not working will come to participate.

After all, this is an organization that can truly support actors at critical moments.

Nicholson asked, "Aren't you going up? Garner is in her early thirties and she's Ben's wife..."

Martin ignored his nonsense and asked, "James Franco is here too?"

Nicholson seemed to be the commander in charge of the overall situation: "Lawrence came with him."

He looked down at the party scene, feeling a sense of satisfaction that he was in control of the situation: "Don't worry, Martin, everything is under my control, there's nothing wrong with it."

Nicholson is old now, and has played with more actresses than many people have ever seen on the screen. His substantial wealth and huge share of various post-production profits are enough for him to live a very luxurious life. His biggest pursuit after semi-retirement is happiness.

With Martin and Leonardo, he found the same feeling as when he quarreled with Marlon Brando and Warren Beatty on Sunset Boulevard, and even had more fun than he did then.

Martin's phone vibrated. He took it out and took a look. He answered the call and said a few words. He shrugged and said, "The debt collector is here."

Not long after, Jolie and Aniston came over together.

The former kissed Martin on his left cheek, and the latter, not to be outdone, kissed Martin on his right cheek.

Nicholson said, "I have something else to do. I'm leaving now."

Martin nodded.

Nicholson gave Martin a thumbs up and took control of the situation.

He is the leader of this action!
"You said we have another chance to show our faces?" After becoming the opinion leader of MiTu, Aniston's aura was obviously stronger than before: "Are you going to make trouble again?"

Martin pointed at Nicholson and framed him without hesitation: "It was him, not me."

Julie didn't believe it: "You have no good?"

Martin came between the two men and put his arms around their waists. "Of course the benefits are for you. Pete is finished. Mi Rabbit has no suitable target and its presence is decreasing. Jack and I are going to get a new target so that you can have fun again."

Julie has been very skilled in playing the role of the Virgin Mary in recent years and has also figured out the boundaries. She said, "Martin, you know, we can't take the initiative to touch certain people or things in the circle. That's playing with fire."

Aniston and Jolie have different views: "How could Martin let us take risks?"

Julie rolled her eyes. "Idiot!"

Aniston pulled up her skirt and was about to take off her high heels and throw them at someone: "Slut!"

Martin quickly calmed the two people down: "How can I bear to let you take risks? Of course, you can join in after the media has exposed it widely."

Julie put a hand on Martin's chest: "My teacher never disappoints anyone."

Aniston chuckled: "This is the love a lover has for me, idiot!"

"Your lover, right?" Julie's eyes lit up: "I like it."

She took Martin with one hand and Aniston with the other and tried to leave.

In a place like this it's enough to show up and give face to the football union. It's not as important as going back to play. Playing alone or with two people is certainly not as fun as playing with three people.

Martin asked the two to wait for a while: "Don't worry, there's plenty of time tonight, let's watch the show first."

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On the first floor, Jennifer Lawrence held Franco's arm with one hand and said, "Teacher, there are so many celebrities here."

Looking at the silly girl who had just gotten close to him in the past two days, Franco used his usual rhetoric: "Study hard and practice well here. With your talent and conditions, you will have a chance to become one of them."

Among the eighteen-year-old girls, Lawrence has a good acting talent and knows how to act: "With the help of a teacher, I will definitely succeed."

These words were spoken with great sincerity, and Franco could tell that he was quite satisfied with this sensible girl.

The teacher Lawrence is referring to is, of course, Jack Nicholson.

Franco said, "Jennifer, you are very good, I was not wrong about you."

Lawrence suddenly widened his eyes, covered his mouth with excitement, and his hands were shaking with excitement. He pointed to the front right and said, "Ben Affleck! Teacher, I saw Ben Affleck! He is my favorite male star..."

Franco was somewhat unhappy, but he acted very generously: "Come on, I'll take you to meet him."

"Okay, thank you." Lawrence walked over there impatiently, like a fan meeting his idol.

Franco was not familiar with Ben, but he had been in the industry for many years, so he knew him. He walked over and said hello: "Hey, Ben."

Jennifer Garner didn't know where she went. Only Ben was here. He looked around and recognized Franco: "James, you look younger."

"Maybe Jennifer makes me look a few years younger." Franco introduced the two. Lawrence suppressed his excitement and said, "Ben, you are my favorite movie star. You were so cool in Pearl Harbor and Hollywoodland!"

Big Ben was very graceful on this occasion: "Thank you."

"Can you sign for me?" Lawrence opened her handbag, took out a pen and a notebook, and handed them to Daben. She smiled like a fool: "If possible, can we take a photo together?"

"No problem." Ben took the notebook and found that the cover was printed with "Studio Four Acting School" and the signature of James Franco in the principal column below.

He opened the notebook and signed his name, then asked James to take a photo of him and Lawrence.

Lawrence was smiling from beginning to end, as if he had fulfilled a great wish.

Ben returned the pen and notebook to Lawrence and asked Franco, "When did you start an acting school?"

Franco smiled and said, "After Spider-Man 3 was finished, I took advantage of the popularity of the final chapter of the trilogy and founded my own Studio acting school, which has been running till now."

Lawrence took the opportunity to say, "I am studying acting in James' school." She looked at James with admiration in her eyes, "Many of my sisters wanted to come to Studio 4, but James was too busy. It's a pity that they can't become James' students even if they pay."

Looking at this silly little girl, Ben knew very well that it was people like this who supported the market for acting schools in Los Angeles.

Franco didn't care and just treated it as a normal topic of conversation: "I am an actor who has struggled from the bottom of society. I have always wanted to help actors like me, but one person's power is limited, and I can only do a little bit."

This was a nice statement, but Daben heard something else.

There are many people at the bottom who want to be stars and are willing to pay huge prices for this. Franco's ability is limited and he can only grab a small part of the market. There are also many low-level actors or people who want to be actors waiting for these so-called opportunities.

Ben thought about what he had heard at the Adler School. The acting school sector was really lucrative.

The market is large, and there are many consumers, so there is no shortage of new customers. Not only are the fees high, but the courses are also very short, and the fast-track class can be completed in a week at most.

The profit is fast enough, unlike investing in movies, where you won’t see profit for two or three years.
Da Ben asked casually, "It seems that your acting school is doing very well."

Franco also had a bit of a show-off mentality, saying: "Acting school helped me fulfill a lot of my wishes."

Da Ben had an idea in mind, and after hearing this he couldn't help but say, "You may not know that I work part-time as an acting teacher at the Adler School, helping new actors just like you. I think we have common topics in this regard, why don't we find a place to have a good chat?"

Franco had also been looking for like-minded people recently, so after a brief consideration, he responded, "Let's go upstairs and find a quiet lounge."

He looked at Lawrence. "Sorry, Jennifer, Ben and I have something to discuss. Please feel free to do as you please."

Lawrence smiled cheerfully: "Just keep busy, I'll drive away by myself in a while."

Franco nodded to her, left the hall with Big Ben, and took the elevator upstairs.

In the crowd not far away, Nicholson was talking with his old friend Al Pacino about how to deal with his young girlfriend.

Part of his attention was focused not far away, and he noticed the silhouettes of Ben Affleck and James Franco leaving together.

"Wait, Al!" Things were going smoothly and under control, and Nicholson taunted his old friend: "You just said your new girlfriend is Lucilla Sola? I know her. She's almost 30. Too old."

Al Pacino snorted: "Almost 40 years younger than me."

Nicholson shook his head: "Do you know how old my new girlfriend is? She was born in the 90s!"

"You're such a bastard!" A string of curse words popped out of Al's mouth: "You're even harming the people born in the 90s!"

Nicholson waved his hand: "So, you are out of date. You should accept your age."

Al was angry: "Just wait, I will find a younger girlfriend soon to make you suffer!"

"I'll wait." Nicholson left slowly.

He returned to the second floor and found that Martin, Julie and Aniston were all gone.

There is no doubt that those three people would do something shameless.

Nicholson was a bad-hearted man. He found a quiet place, waited for a while, called Martin, but no one answered. He changed to another phone and sent a text message.

"Emergency!"

Also signed as JJN.

When Nicholson called again, Martin answered quickly: "Is there an unexpected situation?"

Nicholson didn't say anything, but turned up the volume of the receiver to the maximum. He could faintly hear the panting sound and said, "It's mainly to remind you to wear a condom, so as not to give me a godson or goddaughter next year."

"Fuck!" It was obviously Julie's voice coming from the other end.

Aniston's words then came through: "Jack, you're going to get hit by a car when you go out."

Nicholson hung up the phone contentedly, walked out of the hall slowly, and came to the main door to get in the car.

Suddenly something fell from the sky and hit Nicholson on the head. He reached out to wipe it, and his hands were covered with bird poop!

(End of this chapter)