America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 498 Prepare to cause trouble
The next morning, in accordance with the public relations manager Melanie's need to increase exposure, Martin left the hotel after breakfast and took a walk on the promenade leading to the Palais des Festivals.

With the Cannes Film Festival about to open, the area around the Palais des Festivals has been newly decorated, and the Promenade des Anglais is crowded with movie fans, tourists and media reporters.

Martin was surrounded by many reporters taking pictures, and occasionally fans came to ask for autographs or photos, and he satisfied all of them.

Fortunately, this is Europe, not Los Angeles, so Martin's influence is not that great.

In addition, there are quite a lot of movie stars and directors on the Corniche Boulevard.
Martin glanced casually and saw Ang Lee, Johnnie To and Quentin.

The crowd and media reporters suddenly became excited, and many people ran towards one place.

Mene jumped up to a high place to take a look, and then came down and said, "Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci came out together."

Martin took a close look at all the details of this year's film festival yesterday. In the special screening section, there was "Don't Look Back" starring Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci.

Menet said: "Sophie Marceau is also my artistic goddess."

Bruce couldn't help but say, "You have so many artistic goddesses."

"European actresses who are over 40 and beautiful." Mene said confidently: "They are all my literary goddesses."

Martin said: "Tomorrow afternoon at the opening ceremony of the film festival, you should stay on the red carpet for a while. Exposing the red carpet in Cannes is a reserved program for Sophie Marceau."

Mene quickly took out his cell phone, turned on the camera and took a picture of the sea: "It's not clear enough."

Bruce said: "Get a professional SLR camera then."

“What a great idea!” Mene laughed. “I’ll walk the red carpet with my camera.”

The three of them came to the beach and a reporter called Martin. Martin turned around, smiled at the camera and let the reporter take a picture.

The reporter's camera quickly turned to the other side, and it seemed that the beauty was more attractive.

Martin also looked over: "Jennifer, this way."

Jennifer Lawrence also saw Martin and hurried over to say hello, adding, "I wanted to visit you at the hotel yesterday, but your crew was in a meeting, so I didn't disturb you."

She had been eyeing Nicholson since she was less than 16, and she was quite smart: "There's anything I can do to help you in Cannes, just tell me."

Martin didn't need her help at all, so he casually replied, "Just do your job on the crew."

Jennifer Lawrence, the leading actress from the same crew, came over and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here."

Martin looked at Charlize Theron, who was as tall and long-legged as a clothes rack, and replied with a smile: "Sally, where you are is the core of the earth, it will always generate infinite attraction."

Charlize said politely: "I am not as good as you. Last year you were the number one sexy male star in Hollywood."

Jennifer Lawrence felt ignored and quickly interrupted: "Do you know each other?"

Martin said: "Sally and I are good neighbors."

A reporter from across the street called out, "Martin, Charlize, can we take a picture of you guys?"

Martin did not answer.

Charlize came over automatically and looked at Martin: "Is it okay?"

Martin smiled at her, "My pleasure."

Some reporters have already seized the opportunity to start taking pictures. From his angle, Martin and Charlize are looking at each other, their eyes conveying love...

Martin and Charlize turned their backs to the sea as they posed for a photo together.

Jennifer Lawrence was totally ignored.

She was a girl who couldn't stand being lonely, so she moved to the other side of Martin.

After cooperating with the reporters to take pictures, Charlize turned to look at the sea and asked Martin: "Are you going to compete for the Best Actor?"

Martin said: "It's hard to say whether this idea can be realized, after all, there are many competitors."

Charlize lowered her voice and said, "I heard from Kim Basinger from my co-starring crew that Quentin's Inglourious Basterds also listed the best actor as its top goal."

"Thank you for your reminder." Martin saw the name of "Inglourious Basterds" in the list of films in the competition unit.

Brad Pitt died, and he rejected Harvey's invitation. The leading actor of this film is Josh Brolin, the once famous Thanos.

Charlize had no connection with Harvey, and didn't mind currying favor with Martin, her neighbor, and added, "The actor they declared is Christoph Waltz from Germany."

Martin immediately thought of the German officer. In the movie "Inglourious Basterds" that he had seen in his previous life, Waltz's performance was superb.

But the role that left the deepest impression on him was the dentist and bounty hunter in Django.

Martin nodded and said, "Come back to Los Angeles one day and meet me."

Charlize smiled and said, "No problem."

Not far away, Mene and Bruce were whispering.

Mene asked, "When can I meet my goddess of art?"

Bruce had already asked: "Huppert will attend the opening ceremony of the film festival tomorrow, and the crew also invited her to the world premiere."

"I watched The Piano Teacher and Mother last night." Mene lowered his voice and said, "It is said that you can get a glimpse of an actor's personality from the role he plays. According to the heroines of these two films, Isabelle Huppert should be interested in people younger than her." Bruce raised his thumb and said, "You are worthy of it, Mene."

Mene held his head high, looking a little proud. "Old Bu, you don't know me at all! Do you think I will just go up and lick the right target? I always study it carefully first, and then act cautiously, so that people will give me the opportunity to lick."

"I understand!" Bruce was impressed: "With your oral skills, once they are licked by you, it will be hard for them to forget."

Mene already has a plan: "I'll make a good impression on her tomorrow, and then strike again at the premiere!"

Bruce patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you will definitely be the next Morgan Freeman."

In front, Martin chatted with Charlize for a while, then continued to go shopping to show his presence, and waved to the two of them: "Let's go."

Mene and Bruce followed.

"Are you friends with Martin?" Charlize watched Martin go away and asked Lawrence: "I haven't heard you mention him."

Lawrence could tell that after meeting Martin, Charlize's attitude towards her was not as cold as before, but she didn't dare to say anything: "My boyfriend has a very good relationship with Martin."

Charlize casually asked, "Leonardo?"

Lawrence thought about it, then deliberately leaned over to Charlize's ear and whispered, "Jack."

Perhaps it was the shared secret that brought the two closer together. Charlize added, "Grab the good resources when you have them. It can save you a lot of detours."

Lawrence was a smart girl. Seeing that Charlize was not as cold as before, she quickly stepped forward and walked with her: "I have a lot of questions that I don't understand and I want to ask you."

Charlize did not look down on the path Lawrence took, because she had also been through the same thing, and it was even more difficult than hers.

A girl from South Africa, who was injured in a ballet and could not become a model, and was forced to become an actress, has no roots in Los Angeles and is very beautiful. What is her real capital to impress the bigwigs in Hollywood?
The current Hollywood ecosystem is much better than when Charlize first entered the acting circle.

Halfway through, Jennifer Lawrence met Harvey Weinstein. Because of Nicholson's relationship with the Bastard Trio, she was not very fond of the fat man and, like Charlize, she automatically distanced herself from him.

Harvey was far away, but when he saw many reporters following Martin and taking pictures, he immediately quickened his pace.

He is also quite famous in France, so the reporters automatically made way for him.

"Hi, Martin," Harvey greeted.

Martin turned around and shook hands with him. The two of them smiled brightly, as if they were good friends who could talk about anything. "Harvey, I was thinking of visiting you this afternoon, but I didn't expect to meet you here."

Harvey seemed to be complimenting: "I've seen Benjamin's trailer. You played the role from a child to an old man. It's really impressive."

He deliberately raised his voice: "Martin, you are the top candidate for the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival this year!"

Reporters around took photos of Martin and Harvey, and some used their recorders to record Harvey's words.

Martin was very modest: "It is a great honor to be able to participate in the Cannes Film Festival."

Harvey invited: "If you have time, please come to the premiere of Inglourious Basterds."

Martin responded.

Harvey took the initiative to leave and went to the beach to meet Quentin. He asked his deputy who was waiting there: "Has Huppert passed the message?"

The deputy said: "The message has been delivered, but there has been no response yet."

Unlike other crews, Harvey was particularly confident in winning awards. He did not hire anyone from France, but took charge of it himself.

He likes the feeling of having everything in his hands.

Harvey said, "No one will give you a definite response for this kind of thing. Invite her to the premiere. Her mortal enemy is Adjani. Please help me prepare some words."

Quentin is similar to David Fincher. He does not personally participate in these things and just stands by and does not say anything.

In his eyes, Harvey could handle this mess.

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On the other side, Martin received a call from the crew assistant, came to the Film Festival Palace, found a table and sat down.

Judging from the information currently available, the crew of "Inglourious Basterds" is also eyeing the Best Actor award.

After all, the relationship between Isabelle Huppert and Michael Haneke is obvious, so it is difficult to compete for the Palme d'Or.

Martin thought for a while based on the information he had just received on the phone, and then said to Bruce, "Which hotel is Harvey staying in?"

Bruce replied: "The Grand Provence."

Martin continued, "The best hotels in Cannes are Five Oceans and Provence?"

"Yes, one is five-star and the other is four-star." Bruce heard that Martin was ready to make trouble, and said carefully: "The rest are three-star hotels. Celebrities and crews with a certain status usually don't go there. The only reason they go there is because these two are full."

Martin pondered and said, "Melanie got the news that Adjani was going to attend the film festival, and the organizing committee suddenly decided to let Adjani be the presenter of the Palme d'Or."

Bruce said, "The French are really extraordinary! Will the two Isabelles fight at the closing ceremony?"

Martin said: "Maybe this is what the film festival wants. After all, it's more interesting this way."

He got back to the point: "Find someone to book the unreserved rooms in Wuyang and Prosvan as soon as possible. Pay attention to Ajani's updates. The organizing committee decided to invite her on a whim, so she probably didn't book a room."

(End of this chapter)