America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 520 The Heat Is Coming

Los Angeles, TMZ headquarters.

After get off work in the afternoon, Jodi packed up her things, put on her computer bag and left the company. When she arrived at the parking lot, someone waved at her.

A news source from Warner Bros.

The man, wearing a baseball cap and holding a paper bag under his arm, walked quickly to Jody's car and asked in a low voice, "Big news, will you accept it?"

Jody asked, "What's the news?"

The man quickly said, "When the crew of the new film Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Martin Davis, was filming in Morocco, the physics professor specially hired by the crew was kidnapped. The kidnapper was arrested before he even left the hotel."

Jody's first reaction was, "Martin got rid of another group of criminals?" She frowned slightly and said, "This kind of thing happening to Martin is not considered top news, so the price may not be particularly high."

"Uh..." The man was slightly stunned, and quickly said, "It has nothing to do with Martin. Director Nolan used the knowledge and experience he learned from shooting genre films to detect the unusual movement and commanded the crew's security personnel to set an ambush, easily solving this major case."

It's not that Martin's news is not attractive, but the same kind of news happening to Martin is definitely not as attractive as before. When Jody heard that the protagonist this time was Nolan, he became interested: "Is there a video? I need to see a clip."

The man followed Jody into the car, took out a USB drive from a paper bag, and handed it over: "Take a look."

Jody took out his computer, turned it on and plugged in the USB drive. The video was very short, only a few dozen seconds, but bursts of shouting could be heard.

In the elevator, four women were stopped by a dozen muscular men with guns. Some of them controlled the women, while others opened a suitcase, revealing an old man inside.

Then, Nolan entered the camera and calmly arranged the relevant matters.

Jody subconsciously suspected: "Isn't this a movie?"

The man laughed. “You can read the news bulletin issued by the Moroccan Security Service.”

Jody pulled out his cell phone and made a call.

My colleague quickly checked the relevant news and replied: "The Moroccan Security Bureau just held a press conference at Astra Cinema and issued a series of statements regarding the incident of Professor Mordechai, the special physics consultant for the Inception crew. They said that they would thoroughly investigate the matter and severely punish the perpetrators!"

Jody hung up the phone and said, "I want the video."

After the two sides agreed on a price, the man got the check and left quickly.

Jody returned to the company with the storage disk in the paper bag and called the department staff one by one to inform them to come back and work overtime.

The poor office workers were forced to turn their cars around before they even got home.

That night, TMZ's homepage once again broke out some explosive entertainment news, including a video of the entire process of Nolan solving the kidnapping case and arresting the criminal.

In case anyone was suspicious, Jhodi also quoted a press release from the Moroccan security department on the news page where the video was located.

As expected, public opinion in North America exploded, and the popularity of "Inception" soared, climbing to the top of Google's trending search list the next morning.

Nolan's fans have always been crazy and would directly flood the internet with related news.

"As expected of a director who can make crime films like The Dark Knight, it's easy for him to deal with a few kidnappers."

"Nolan was in command and the prisoner was easily captured."

"I think Nolan can definitely adapt another crime movie based on this incident."

"Inception" has attracted a lot of attention, and Warner Bros. took this opportunity to announce the film's premiere time in North America.

In the UK, The Sun also received a similar video. After the news was published, the British people reacted even more strongly.

Some newspapers also targeted Martin, who had just received the Medal of Freedom.

"Without the so-called American national hero Martin Davis noticing, Nolan has easily resolved a major crisis for the crew. It is clear who the hero is."

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Astra Studios, Morocco.

Before the crew started work in the morning, Nolan specifically found Martin and said, "I didn't expect the British media to be like this. I can explain it to them."

Martin waved his hand. "No, Mene and I just provided a clue. Chris, you are the one who made the real decision. If it were me, I would just rush forward with a gun. I don't have the ability to command so many people and rescue the professor easily."

He added: "No matter what, the criminal was caught, the professor was rescued, and the news made many people pay attention to this film. We are all beneficiaries."

Nolan thought about the news coverage from North America and the UK and said, "Martin, working with you always brings unexpected rewards."

This time, his desire to cause trouble was satisfied, and most importantly, the gains far exceeded his expectations.

Even if we painstakingly fabricate thirty true stories, they would not be as explosive as this one incident.

Martin goes to the makeup trailer to prepare for today's shoot.

Nolan stood at the door of the studio with his hands on his waist, a barely perceptible smile on his seemingly serious face.

Emma Thomas and a middle-aged man came over at this time.

Nolan knew Arabat, the deputy director of the Security Bureau.

The latter took a few quick steps forward and shook hands with Nolan: "It was our negligence that the crew encountered such a problem."

"The criminals are too cunning. They actually took advantage of the crew's recruitment opportunity to sneak in." Nolan didn't want to make things too awkward with the Moroccan officials, so he just said, "Mr. Deputy Director, I have only one request. These criminals must be severely punished!"

Arabat said: "We will definitely give an explanation to the crew. When the results come out, I will personally call Director Nolan and Ms. Thomas."

Nolan got the sensational effect he wanted and did not ask for more: "Thank you for your support." Arabat said with a smile: "Morocco always provides the best service to Hollywood crews."

Nolan exchanged a few more pleasantries, then excused himself as work was almost done and went into the studio to prepare for this morning's shoot.

Arabat was relieved and drove back to Ouarzazate. As soon as he arrived at the temporary office, his assistant came to tell him that someone came to visit him.

It was Hamil, a colleague from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who came in and asked, "You just arrested four women?"

"We didn't catch them, but the American crew did." Arabat guessed what happened and pretended to be confused: "They wanted to kidnap the crew members, but were caught by the famous director Christopher Nolan and the crew's bodyguards."

"It's very complicated, giving them some punishment, like financially, and then deporting them," Hamill said.

Arabat had a different idea and said, "Just over half an hour ago, I just met Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas. They made a request that the criminals must be severely punished."

He stressed: "Morocco has spent so much money to become the Hollywood of Africa. If we do not give the murderer the punishment he deserves, the reputation accumulated over the years may be destroyed."

"It's a complicated matter..." Hamill said.

Arabat raised his hand to interrupt him: "It's no use talking to me. The big Hollywood director is watching me. If I make a fuss about it, it will have a negative international impact."

Hamill understood: "I'll find a way."

Arabat pushed the matter aside and felt relieved.

Who the hell wants to take the blame for this shit?

Inside the studio at Astra Studios.

Martin was sleeping in a chair. Mene came over and shook him hard, but he couldn't wake him up.

The wooden walls were shaking, and outside the open glass windows, a dozen extras made the noise of people running frantically.

Mene grabbed Martin's chair and pushed it back hard. Martin fell backwards and fell into the large bathtub.

When the water flooded over his face, Martin grabbed the edge of the bathtub with both hands, pushed himself up and sat up, wiped the water off his face, and said as if he suddenly woke up from his sleep, "How come it's early!"

“Things have changed,” Mene said.

"Stop, this one's done!" Nolan was very satisfied with the shooting results: "Get ready for the next one."

Ken Watanabe and another Arab actor entered the set.

The camera moves to that side via a slide rail.

Emma Thomas came over and said, "Chris, there's a call for you."

Nolan said directly, "Let's talk about it after the shooting." Without looking at his wife, he asked loudly, "Are you ready?"

Martin gave a thumbs-up, and the other actors responded.

With the sound of clapboards, shooting began again.

Martin filmed scene after scene in soaking wet clothes, leaving the set an hour later to shower and change clothes.

The crew took a break.

Nolan took the phone from Emma Thomas and asked, "What's the matter? So urgent?"

Emma said, "It was a call from your Jewish classmate at London City Hall."

Nolan found a quiet place and called back, and the call was quickly connected.

After chatting for a few minutes, it became clear that the matter was a bit complicated. The other party said that they had looked into related events and politely asked Nolan not to pursue the matter too much.

Before I got off work, an executive from Warner Bros. called again.

Although the words are different, the meanings expressed are similar.

Nolan soon found himself stirring up a hornet's nest. He received calls one after another at night, including from classmates and friends in the UK, collaborators in the industry, executives and investors of Warner Bros....

Even Martin's lover, Louise Mayer, one of the film's investors, called him.

Nolan, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, is not Jewish, but he could not withstand such bombardment. In just a few days, he discovered one thing: the media were hyping the kidnapping case but never spread it to other aspects.

It seems that the incident involving Professor Mordecai was just a simple kidnapping case.

Nolan was well aware of the power of the Jewish forces and did not put further pressure on the Moroccan side. When Arabat called him again to communicate, he simply told him to handle it according to Moroccan procedures.

The media in North America and the UK are hyping up the bravery of Nolan and the crew and downplaying the four women.

Although Nolan never said anything, Martin could see that the great director was quite annoyed by the constant pressure from Jewish forces.

Mene whispered to Martin, "I heard from Emma last night that the director was very angry and cursed the vampires several times in the room."

"That's none of our business," Martin said.

Mene whispered, "Boss, you have good taste."

After silent observation, Martin had a very clear feeling that he might have changed Nolan in some ways, such as the deterioration of relations with Jewish forces.

I just don’t know if this guy will lose control one day and turn into the new Mel Gibson.

(End of this chapter)