America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 508 Distinguished Medal of Freedom
In the studio set that was arranged as a sea-facing room, Martin stood by the side holding a rope and holding a wooden chair, waiting for director Nolan to make a decision.

Nolan paced back and forth, occasionally going to the window to look out.

Marion, wearing a deep V evening gown, looked at Nolan and simply sat on the chair.

She and Martin had been waiting for some time.

After a moment, Martin asked, "Chris, to tie it up or not?"

Nolan paused, thought for a moment, and said, "Shoot it once with and without the bundle."

During filming, the director will have a lot of ideas, and it would be good if the finished film can use one-tenth of the shooting shots.

Nolan returned to the director's monitor and gave the order, and the shooting began.

Martin and Marion entered the room, brought a chair and placed it in the center of the room, saying, "Sit down."

Marion sat in a chair and asked, "What are you going to do?"

Martin wrapped the rope around the chair legs and tied a knot: "I'm going to go out and get some fresh air. You just sit here and don't move until I come back."

He grabbed the rope, climbed up to the window and jumped out.

"Stop." Nolan said, "After this one, let's shoot the bondage scene."

Martin came around from behind to untie the rope.

Nolan's new assistant came to Nolan with a pen and a notebook and said, "Director, there are no highlights to write."

This assistant was promoted by Nolan to be an assistant director because he wrote wonderful tidbits during the filming of "The Dark Knight".

Nolan said softly, "Keep calm, it will be there soon, because we have Martin."

The crew reset themselves.

Before the shoot, Martin said to Marion, as he always did, "I'm sorry if I'm offending you later."

Marion smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. We are all here for work."

The script manager clapped the clapboard, Martin pushed open the door, and took Marion into the room. He moved a chair for her to sit on, shook off the rope in his hand, and tied Marion to the chair with great skill.

He had practiced with a prop master from the crew before. After the tying, Marion, whose figure was not particularly outstanding, suddenly became charming and sexy.

Martin tied the rope around the leg of the chair again, and while the two were talking, he jumped out of the window.

"Great, this one passed!" Nolan felt that the shooting effect was very good.

He ignored Martin who went back to untie Marion's rope and waved to his assistant: "During the filming, Martin learned rope art in order to achieve the filming effect required by the director and became a rope art master."

The assistant picked up the pen and quickly wrote it down in the notebook.

Martin untied Marion, pulled her up, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Marion smiled and said, "Nice craftsmanship, very artistic."

Martin also laughed: "I practiced for a while."

The two of them walked out of the set while talking.

The scene of the Japanese palace has come to the final part, which is the part where the palace collapses.

This scene meant that the entire real-life scene had to be destroyed, and it would be very troublesome if there were NG shots.

Stunt actors are easy to talk about, as they basically never show their faces.

As the leading man, Martin naturally has to hold himself to high standards.

Nolan specifically asked him to rest for half an hour before starting filming.

Martin sat in his chair and cleared his mind.

Bruce came over and asked, "Do you need me to massage you?"

Martin said truthfully: "I'm only used to women giving me massages."

Bruce pointed at the crowd and said, "Can I help you find one? There are several pretty girls among the local helpers recruited by the crew."

Martin was curious: "She's so pretty, but she's working as a helper?"

"I heard that they all come from ordinary local families." Bruce has heard many people in the crew talking about this in the past few days: "The crew pays the local helpers in US dollars, which is a high-paying job in Morocco."

Martin knew something about the situation. One of the conditions for the crew to obtain large tax refunds and preferential policies in Morocco was to employ a large number of locals as extras and ordinary handymen.

"Arabs?" he asked.

Bruce said, "There are Arabs and Jews." He knew Martin didn't understand, so he simply explained, "There are many Jewish families in Morocco, but not every Jewish family is rich."

"You know so much." Martin said deliberately: "Old Bull, be careful, AIDS originated in Africa."

Bruce gave Martin the middle finger without hesitation.

After chatting with Bruce, Martin really relaxed. When the break time came, he immediately went to the set. The stylist came over to fix his suit and makeup, and the shooting began again.

As the camera moves, the real-life buildings continue to collapse.

Martin also did his best, moving quickly through the halls and "avoiding" the collapsed buildings.

After more than 20 shots, the palace building was in ruins. Then came the last scene of this scene.

As Martin ran at a rapid speed, the prop master opened the water tank, and tens of thousands of gallons of water stored in advance rushed out.

Houses collapsed and floods occurred.

Martin stood on the landing, soaking wet.

As soon as Nolan called for stop, without waiting for Bruce to take action, at least six or seven crew assistants ran over with blankets.

Needless to say, the treatment of the top star in the crew is very good.

Martin was wrapped in a blanket and holding a piece in his hand, wiping his wet hair as he left the set and went into the trailer to take a shower and change clothes.

When he came out again, Martin found Bruce waiting for him at the door.

Bruce said, "Thomas just called and the White House officially notified you and invited you to attend this year's Independence Day celebration."

Martin immediately thought of the Santa Monica Pier incident and asked, "Are you going to award me the Presidential Medal of Freedom?"

Bruce followed him forward. "It can be confirmed that this time it is the Distinguished Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is divided into two parts: the Star and the Grand Medal."

He added: "You can bring a female companion."

Martin calculated the time difference, asked Bruce for a cell phone, and called Elizabeth Olsen.

"Hi, honey, didn't you just call this morning?" Elizabeth was in the studio watching Lily create Martin's award-winning sculpture.

Martin simply said, "Leave the Independence Day holiday to me, and don't go out with your family, okay?"

Elizabeth's sweet laughter came from the receiver: "Honey, do you want to take me on vacation? I can go to Africa to find you."

Martin also smiled: "Let's meet up in Washington. The White House has notified me to attend the Independence Day celebrations, and I will be awarded the medal then."

Elizabeth certainly wouldn't miss such an important moment: "Okay, I'll go with you."

She saw Lily stop her work while carving, and quietly pricked up her ears to observe this side. She deliberately raised her voice a little and said, "Can you take Lily with you? She will be on summer vacation and doesn't want to go back to Atlanta..."

Martin didn't think much about it and said, "Okay, I'll let Bruce book the plane ticket and room."

Elizabeth said, "I'll tell Lily right away. She will be very happy to hear it." She lowered her voice and said, "You have to be nice to Lily."

"I know." Martin saw Nolan's new assistant, the screenwriter who was particularly discerning, coming over here and said, "I have something to do right now. I'll call you in the evening."

Elizabeth responded and hung up the phone.

Lily put down the tools in her hand, washed her hands, and came over to ask, "I heard you talk about me to Martin?"

"Oh, it's like this, Martin received an invitation to the Independence Day celebration at the White House..." Elizabeth roughly told me what happened: "Yesterday you complained to me that you were bored after the summer vacation and wanted to go to Africa to visit the studio together. How about we go to Washington first and then follow Martin to Africa?"

Lily looked at Elizabeth, smiled and said nothing.

Elizabeth felt that Lily, who was sitting opposite her, was smiling like a cunning fox, but she didn't seem to understand. As always, she pulled her upstairs and asked, "Aren't you going to witness Martin receive the distinguished Presidential Medal of Freedom? Do you want to miss it?"

Lily looked at this seemingly innocent peer and said, "Go, why not."

"I went to Washington when I was a kid." Elizabeth said nothing else but her longing for this trip: "Capitol Hill, the Washington Monument... I have forgotten what they look like."

Lily simply played dumb: "I don't know if I can run into Russian spies. I'm thinking of catching a few and getting a medal."

The two girls, whose hearts were as big as honeycombs, came to the first floor giggling, said goodbye to the housekeeper, and went to the terrace on the third floor to drink tea and chat together.

When they got to the balcony, Lily noticed something unusual next door and said, "Charlize Theron seems to be arguing with her boyfriend."

Elizabeth said, "Her boyfriend is a top-notch guy, but it's too far away, so I can't hear what they are saying..."

It was too far away, and they could only see the two arguing in the yard. Lily said, "I heard someone on the set of The Dark Knight mention that this man also abused Charlize."

Elizabeth shook her head. "I'm not sure about that, but I read a gossip report two years ago that he scolded Charlize in public and made her cry."

The two people were drinking tea and eating melons, looking very comfortable.

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Atlas Studios, the assistant director approached Martin, talked to him and asked, "Did you find anything worth writing down?"

Martin understood immediately: "Are you writing the bloopers?"

"It's not a script, it's a true record!" The assistant director was very professional and emphasized this, and then said, "Martin, you provided a lot of behind-the-scenes footage when filming The Dark Knight."

Martin smiled and said, "Then you can write that I am very popular in Africa and regarded as an idol by countless Moroccans."

The assistant director was scratching his head in worry, because to be promoted to this position, real behind-the-scenes footage was the key.

Martin said, "I'll give you one thing. During the filming, Martin asked for leave from the crew and went to Washington to attend the Independence Day celebration."

The assistant director paid close attention to Martin and asked, "Are you going to be awarded another honor?"

Martin had already determined it, saying, "The Presidential Medal of Freedom of Distinction."

The assistant picked up the pen and quickly wrote it down in the notebook, saying, "Thank you, Martin. This tidbit will definitely attract attention."

(End of this chapter)