America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 509 Lucky Girl

In a studio that looked like a first-class cabin on an airplane, the main characters, including Martin and Mene, formed a circle and, as if they were holding a ceremony, were connected together through catheters extending from a metal box.

Everyone was sleeping soundly, as if in a deep sleep.

A woman in a stewardess uniform came over, and the camera moved along the track.

Nolan shouted, "Stop, it's over!" He looked at his watch and said, "Call it a day, we'll start work at 2pm sharp."

Everyone woke up one after another, and Ellen Page even stretched herself.

In the next seat, Mene muttered, "I had a dream. It was full of beautiful women."

Martin asked, "All your goddesses?"

Mene laughed cheerfully.

Several people left the set, and Ellen Page automatically followed Martin and Mene, and asked Mene halfway: "I heard from the crew that your next job will be with Isabelle Huppert."

Where did the crew get the gossip? It was all leaked by Mene himself.

He said cheerfully, "Huppert invited me personally."

Ellen Page was quite impressed: "Such an opportunity is rare."

The three of them joined Bruce and went to a nearby restaurant together.

A girl in her early 20s came over pushing a clothing cart. The costume designer collected the suit jackets that everyone had taken off and hung them on the horizontal bar of the clothing cart.

The girl saw the costume designer walking away and asked in her not-so-fluent English, "Hello, Martin, can you sign for me?"

Martin stopped and nodded with a smile: "Okay."

The girl took out a pen and a notebook from the small bag hanging on the side of the cart and handed them to Martin, saying, "My name is Giselle."

Martin signed quickly as usual, wrote a greeting, and asked, "Are you Moroccan?"

"Yes." Gisele answered carefully: "I was recruited by the crew and got the job because I can speak English."

Martin also gave her: "You are a lucky girl."

Gisele smiled brightly at Martin and asked Mene and Ellen Page for their autographs.

After the few people walked away, Gisele found the costume designer, pushed the cart to the temporary storage area for the costumes, and went out alone to prepare for dinner.

After coming out of the studio, she turned around and slowly walked towards the studio where the giant centrifuge was built. When she saw Mordecai leaving the studio door, she immediately quickened her pace.

Giselle walked very fast and hurriedly, and in less than half a minute she passed Mordecai.

The road ahead was slightly uneven. After she walked on it, her foot twisted to the side and she fell to the ground with a thud, uttering a scream.

This sound immediately attracted Mordecai's attention. The old professor saw someone fall in front of him, still wearing a work vest from the same crew, so he hurried over and asked, "Are you okay?"

Giselle's eyes were filled with tears from the pain and she said, "It twisted a bit."

The old professor was kind and said, "I'll call a doctor for you. Please wait."

Giselle quickly said, "Don't bother. I'll just take a rest for a while."

Mordecai still called a doctor and accompanied Gisele to the crew's medical room. Fortunately, Gisele only had a minor sprain and would be fine after a rest.

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In the restaurant, Ellen Page had a small appetite and finished her meal the fastest.

She pointed outside to the three people sitting at the same table and said, "I'm afraid of getting fat, so I'm going out to exercise."

Martin nodded.

After Ellen Page left, Bruce glanced at her back and asked, "Why is she hanging out with us?"

Mene seemed to have discovered the truth: "Could it be that she has a crush on the boss?"

Martin pointed at her and said, "Don't joke around. She likes women."

"What a waste!" Mene shrugged. "Two women at once."

Bruce reminded: "You should use your brain when you speak."

Martin also said: "We are in Hollywood, so we shouldn't talk about such things casually."

Mene nodded repeatedly: "I only dare to say this in front of you. I keep my mouth shut when others discuss this."

Bruce glanced at Ellen Page who was walking away: "She may have been bullied in other crews, and she subconsciously wanted to find a backer when she joined the new crew."

This reminded Mene of something: "I've heard rumors from other crews that when she was filming X-Men 3, director Brett Ratner invited her to a hotel night party. She told him directly about her sexual orientation, but the producer went into her room that day and scolded her for not knowing her place."

Bruce said: "It's not easy for actresses to climb up."

Mene continued, "It's not easy for male actors either. If I hadn't met Boss Martin, I would have definitely used the hyena doctor recommended by that fat guy Antonio."

Martin thought about his own experience of being sexually exploited by Louise and Kelly, and agreed: "It's really not easy for male actors."

For the afternoon shoot, the crew moved to a new studio and continued to film the main characters' scenes indoors.

In the nearby studio where the centrifuge was installed, Giselle carried a bag and told the security guard at the door that she wanted to see Professor Mordecai. The security guard made a phone call and Professor Mordecai came out soon.

Giselle smiled shyly: "Professor, thank you for what happened at noon. Without you, my foot would not have healed so quickly."

Mordecai asked, "Are you alright?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Gisele walked back and forth a few steps, her blue cropped pants stretched tight around her legs, highlighting the key points: "Look, I can walk again."

Mordecai quickly looked away and turned his gaze to her shy and innocent pretty face, and said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Giselle opened the bag and handed it to Mordecai: "This is what I just asked my family to send over. It's a specialty of our family. I'll teach you..."

Mordecai waved his hand: "You don't have to be so polite."

Giselle insisted on handing it over: "This is a gift from my heart. It's not a valuable thing. I made it at home."

Seeing that the other party was sincerely thanking him, Mordecai accepted it, because the bag did contain some local specialties.

Giselle took the opportunity to ask, "Professor, can I know your phone number?"

She pulled down her crew vest and explained, "I'm a handyman for the crew. I'm not very busy. If you need my help, you can call me anytime."

"I don't have anything to ask you to do." Mordecai said this, but still took out his cell phone and wrote down Giselle's phone number.

Which normal man can refuse the contact information offered by such a young and beautiful girl?
Giselle said, "Professor, I won't disturb you from your work."

Mordecai waved his hand: "Goodbye, Giselle."

At the door of another studio nearby, Ellen Page came out to smoke during a break in filming and happened to see this scene.

She had just lit a cigarette when Mene came out talking on the phone.

Ellen Page vaguely heard Emma Thomas' name.

Mene hung up the phone and greeted, "Hey, Alan, what are you looking at?"

Ellen Page exhaled a cigarette and signaled with her eyes: "The pretty girl who collected the clothes at noon, deliver something to Professor Mordecai."

Mene didn't take it seriously and said, "Do you have any cigarettes left? One."

Ellen Page gave him a cigarette and lit it with a lighter: "You don't smoke much?"

"I quit for the sake of my future." Mene used to smoke, but later he was worried that the smell of cigarettes would appear in his mouth and affect his oral skills, so he forced himself to quit. He only smokes occasionally when he is under a lot of pressure.

Self-discipline and hard work are also an important reason why Mr. Mene is where he is today.

Ellen Page asked him, "Why are you smoking again?"

Mene simply said: "I've been under a lot of pressure recently. I've never played a role with such a heavy screen time before. The supporting actor Arthur's screen time is second only to Martin. If I don't perform well and drag Martin down, I will be sorry for Martin's strong recommendation."

Ellen Page was not without envy: "I have observed that you are very comfortable on the set."

"Basically every crew is like this." Mene thought about it carefully. He has been developing smoothly in the past few years and has not encountered any bullying from the crew.

There are two main reasons. When he joins a crew, either Martin plays the leading role and all the pressure is on Martin.

Either he gets into the crew by following the lead of a female director or producer, or he is the kind of person who has the support of someone above him, so most people don't want to mess with him.

Someone else came out from the studio door, it was Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy.

The two men just glanced at Mene and Ellen Page and automatically went to the other side of the door.

Neither side wanted to pay attention to the other.

When Mene joined the group, he saw that the British gang looked down on Martin and had no contact with him other than work.

He followed Martin's footsteps and naturally looked down on these British guys.

Ellen Page returned to the studio, and not long after, Martin and Bruce, who had just finished filming, came out.

Menez's scene had been filmed. He pointed at two British actors in the distance and asked, "Old Bull, didn't you brag that you beat the British? Cillian Murphy is okay, but that Tom Hardy looks at us sideways every day, go and beat him!"

Bruce said, "I need mortars and mortar shells. The larger the caliber, the better. Will you get them for me?"

Mene asked, "Isn't it difficult to buy weapons in Morocco?"

Martin shrugged: "I'm not sure. This is my first time in Africa and I'm not familiar with this place."

Bruce thought for a moment and said, "It seems that 90% of the border between Morocco and Algeria is not clearly demarcated. There are many border conflicts between the two countries, and each country also supports the opposition in the other's territory. Weapons and ammunition should not be difficult to obtain."

Mene said, "I'll be in charge of the mortars and shells, and you, Old Bull, will be in charge of fighting the British?"

"You two should be quiet." Martin was about to go back to the hotel and walked towards the trailer. When the two caught up with him, he said, "It's rare for the crew to be quiet..."

Bruce spread his hands: "It's quiet because you're not causing any trouble."

Mene took the initiative to change the subject: "Remember the beautiful girl before lunch? Her name is Giselle. I just saw her take the initiative to give Professor Mordecai a gift... Oh, what a pity, how come her hobbies are similar to mine?"

Martin said casually: "She may also be yearning for knowledge and technology."

(End of this chapter)