America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 536 Weird Night

In the car, Martin carefully looked at Léa Seydoux's face. Like many famous actors, she has a very recognizable appearance.

Most of the European film actors who left a deep impression on Martin are like Eva Green, who have made significant contributions to film art.

Through Léa Seydoux's face and name, Martin was reminded of a movie character with short blue hair, which was said to be a French movie with a pragmatic spirit.

Only such artistic masterpieces can leave a deep impression on people.

Martin sighed inwardly. It was indeed easy to make mistakes if one only judged a person by his figure and hair color without having tried it himself.

But even though he thought so, his face did not show it at all. Instead, he was surprised and lifted Léa's chin with his finger: "You are much more beautiful than Huppert."

Martin still had the name in his hand: "More beautiful than the one I imagined."

Leia took Martin's hand and turned over his palm, where Eva Green's name was written.

Martin used actions instead of words. He gently pinched her chin and pulled her over.

Without the obstruction of masks, the two kissed each other.

We arrived at the hotel and went into Martin's room together.

Martin was experienced and in no hurry. He behaved like a gentleman and asked, "Would you like a drink?"

Leia responded: "Okay."

Martin brought two wine glasses, opened a bottle of red wine, and asked casually, "You recognized me at the party?"

"I had a guess, but I didn't expect it to be right." Leia raised her glass and clinked it with Martin: "Let me have a toast, because I'm so lucky."

Martin smiled: "Because you met me?"

Leia took a sip of wine and said, "I saw you several times at the Cannes Film Festival this year. I always remembered your figure, but it's a pity that you didn't notice me."

Martin said: "It's my problem. If I had seen you at that time, maybe we would have had a beautiful encounter."

"Actually, I wanted to say hello to you." The woman's words at this time were similar to Martin's, mostly false: "It was not convenient at the time, and I was worried about getting myself into trouble."

Martin was puzzled: "I'm not a difficult person, am I?"

Leia found what he said interesting and teased him deliberately, "I haven't tried it, so I don't know." She returned to the previous topic, "It's the people on my side who are difficult to deal with. I'm with the crew of Inglourious Basterds, and the producer and director don't seem to like you very much."

Hearing the name of the film, Martin immediately thought of Quentin and Harvey, and said without any change on his face, "This is not a secret in Hollywood."

Leia didn't seem to have any other intentions: "Because of them, I can't say hello to you."

Martin smiled and asked, "You starred in Inglourious Basterds? I've seen that movie."

The important female characters in the film should be Diane Kruger and another French actress.

Leia shrugged playfully: "A background character, the farmer's daughter at the beginning of the film."

Martin said truthfully: "Sorry, I didn't notice."

"Few people noticed it!" Léa Seydoux was angry when she mentioned it: "I was originally talking about the role of Melanie Laurent, but after the interview with Harvey, there was only a very marginal role."

Martin paid attention: "Did something unpleasant happen?"

Leia said, "It seems you know something about Harvey."

Martin said half-seriously, "Even you know that I don't have a good relationship with him. How can I survive in Hollywood if I don't know him a little bit?"

Leia was silent for a moment before she made up her mind and said, "It was a very unpleasant experience. I went to Los Angeles for an audition. I had never dealt with Harvey before and didn't know his style of doing things. His female assistant said that the crew had rented an entire floor of the hotel for offices and took me to his room in the hotel."

Martin had heard too many things like this from Harvey, so he was not surprised at all.

During the Cannes Film Festival, Lea heard Harvey scolding Martin more than once. She was not worried that these words would reach Harvey's ears. She felt uncomfortable holding them in her heart for a long time. She said: "That bastard Weinstein did not hide his plot throughout the whole process. He kept hinting to me that he would give me a role as long as I slept with him, but I rejected him."

She was able to go to Huppert's party to hunt, and she was not a chaste woman. She said directly: "Martin, if I were like you, with a sunny and handsome appearance and an elegant temperament, I would just take off my clothes, there is nothing to say..."

At this point, Leia made a vomiting expression: "I really can't face Weinstein. I will vomit. What's more, he discriminates against me!"

Martin could see that she had been holding these things in her heart for a long time. She either didn't say anything or wouldn't stop talking about them. He immediately took the attitude of a listener. Without Martin asking, Leia straightened her chest and pointed at Gao Shan and said, "Can you imagine? He actually ridiculed me for being fat and laughed at me for being too big there. He said I had to lose weight to have a future in Hollywood."

Martin nodded: "That fat guy is not normal in the head. He always thinks of himself as God."

Leia recalled those unpleasant experiences and became angry: "Yes, he told me that he controls that circle, and I can't escape his control if I want to enter Hollywood!"

Her smile was slightly bitter: "He was too tall, too fat, and too heavy. I couldn't push him when he jumped on me. Fortunately, I was extremely disgusted by him, so I vomited out of nausea, which saved me."

"You're a lucky girl," Martin said.

"I was lucky about this incident, but not about the role. Weinstein wanted to kick me out." Leia added: "My grandfather was the president of the French Pathé Film Company. He had a relationship with an investor involved in Inglourious Basterds. Weinstein promised the other party that he would give me a role, but I became a background board."

Martin thought for a moment and said, "We have some similar experiences. I don't know if you have heard that Harvey initially invited me to play the leading role in Inglourious Basterds, but I refused."

Of course, there was a lie mixed in with the truth: "He threatened me that he would ruin my acting career completely."

Leia had heard some rumors on the set: "Aren't you worried?"

Martin still has some truth and some lies: "Warner Bros. stands behind me. Harvey does have a huge influence in the independent production circle, but compared with the Big Six, he is still a little behind. I don't work hard in the independent circle."

Leia said: "I was able to get rid of Weinstein that day, not only because of vomiting, but also because he was somewhat concerned about my family. With my family background, he dared to do this. You can imagine what would happen to ordinary actresses if they fell into his hands."

Ever since she mentioned Harvey, Martin's mind changed. He temporarily put aside the masked party and the things between men and women, and Harvey's matter became serious business.

He specifically said: "I have heard a lot of rumors about Harvey, and at least 80% of these rumors are true. Even the bastards in Hollywood are extremely disdainful of his actions."

Leia's thoughts also turned to this: "There are so many victims, so many people targeted by him, is there no one who stands up?"

Martin continued, "Harvey is not an ordinary person. Without ironclad evidence, who can do anything?"

"Is there any evidence?" Leia asked suddenly.

Martin once secretly encouraged people from the News of the World in order to find solid evidence, but there was no concrete news from there.

He looked at Leia and asked, "Do you have evidence?"

Leia nodded slowly and firmly: "I secretly recorded it and kept it in a safe in an apartment my mother bought."

Martin stared at Léa seriously. Even with Nicholson's acting skills, he could see some clues. It was impossible for the young Léa Seydoux to have Nicholson's acting skills.

"Can you tell me more about it?" he asked.

Leia said: "After that incident, Weinstein did not give up. Whenever he met me at work, he would come close to me to show his presence and say threatening words to me. I was also very annoyed. Being stared at by a fat pig, I was so sick that I couldn't eat at one point."

“Our experiences are so similar,” Martin encouraged.

Leia forced a smile and continued, "I'm not one of those little actors and poor girls who have never seen the world. I secretly prepared a recorder and recorded Harvey's voice threatening me. This year, he called many actors to Los Angeles in the name of post-production. I thought he might force me, so I specially asked a photographer friend to modify the bag and install a hidden camera."

She sighed, "Sure enough, the night I arrived in Los Angeles, he broke into my room and tried to force himself on me despite my refusal. He didn't stop until I shouted that I was going to call the police."

Martin said: "If I were there, I would kill that bastard just like I did those Russian spies!"

"This is also what attracts me most about you." Leia is a French woman. She went out hunting tonight and caught such an excellent prey. She did not hide her admiration: "A real man."

The aura of an American hero surrounding Martin has a real influence. Leia said, "There are very few people like you in the entertainment industry. Martin, do you know what my agent and a friend said when I told them this? They said these things are everywhere in the entertainment industry, don't take it to heart, haha..."

Leia laughed, but her laugh was helpless.

Martin shook her hand and said, "It is precisely because of these things that Harvey Weinstein can act so recklessly. Even people like me dare not stand up and say or do anything without solid evidence."

Leia stopped laughing, stared at Martin, and asked seriously, "Do you really want to deal with Harvey?"

Martin said: "There is a foot gang and a face gang in Hollywood. The two have been hostile to each other many times. The conflict between Harvey and I has never been a secret in Hollywood. If you have friends, you can ask them about it."

Leia was very cautious. She actually took out her cell phone, walked to the balcony of the living room, and called several friends in Hollywood to inquire about the things going on between Martin and Harvey.

She comes from a French acting family and has certain connections. And since Martin got Wes Craven's new project, he has had many conflicts with the Foot Gang led by Harvey, which has long been circulated in the circle.

(End of this chapter)