America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 585: The Monster in the River
The area around the makeshift set was still as messy as a flea market. I didn't know when the rumor started to spread, and it reached everyone in a few minutes.

"I just heard a few production managers talking about how the crew is going to send some people to a nearby hot spring village to shoot a bikini scene."

"I heard that, too. They said they specifically found twenty or so young and beautiful girls."

"It is said that the scale is very large, topless."

The news became more and more exaggerated as it spread. Every time it passed through someone's mouth, it became more exaggerated. By the time it spread throughout the temporary set, it had almost changed its true form.

"Martin Davis and Charlize Theron are going to the hot springs to shoot a large-scale scene outdoors, and there are 20 or so beautiful girls without clothes to support them in the first week."

"It seems that there is some special ceremony in the film, and Martin Davis and Charlize Theron will be naked during the filming."

"The hot spring village is an open place. If we follow it, won't we be able to feast our eyes?"

Not only men are interested, but women as well.

Several young girls asked excitedly, "Can we see Martin's butt?"

The gray-haired lady next to him refuted: "What's so good about Martin? I heard that his best friend named Mene is also going to act in this play. I wonder if we can see his butt."

Just as the crowd was discussing the matter, the most conspicuous large trailer in the temporary set opened, and twenty women with great figures got out one after another.

They were dressed coolly, with only shoes and a three-point bikini on their bodies.

The one walking in front had headlights that seemed to be equipped with automatic spring machines, and his steps seemed to have been specially practiced, so that the headlights would always jump up and down as he walked.

Kate Upton, who is not even 18 years old yet, gives people a slightly plump feeling, but her figure is indeed amazing.

As she walked towards a bus, most people turned their eyes away.

More than twenty bikini girls boarded the bus one after another and blew kisses out of the windows, immediately confirming the rumor circulating in the crowd.

Several utility vehicles and Cadillacs set off first, followed by the bus.

The set immediately became even more chaotic, and the crowd left one after another, following the convoy to the hot spring village.

The place is neither far nor near, and even those who don’t drive can walk there.

Even most of the media reporters had left.

It didn't take long for the temporary set to become quiet.

There were only about twenty or so spectators left, and the media reporters could count them with one hand.

These people will basically have no impact on the filming.

On the set, David Fincher got off a trailer, picked up the intercom and shouted: "All departments should start preparing immediately."

The originally quiet temporary set quickly became lively.

Everyone got off the trailer and started working on their tasks.

Martin took the storyboard and came to David Fincher, looked around and said, "It's pretty good."

David Fincher nodded: "Your method is very effective." He reminded: "Hurry up and prepare."

"I'll go get familiar with the position now." Martin was about to leave when he remembered something and reminded him, "Everything that just happened can be recorded in the crew's behind-the-scenes footage and used for publicity later."

David Fincher was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and said to his assistant, "Write it down, write it down quickly."

Not to mention his directing skills, just talking about publicity, marketing and hype, Nolan is at least two blocks ahead of David Fincher.

There are three main scenes in this place. The scumbag male protagonist Nick Dunn walks and chats with his wife Amy, his sister Margot and his mistress Andy by the river.

He used sweet words to coax Amy into having sex with him in the wild.

Discuss with my sister how to get Amy to pay for opening a bar.

He brought his mistress here for a tryst, to admire Andy's particularly bright car lights.

There is no art if you don’t take off your clothes or expose yourself.

Without enough exciting artistic scenes, how can you compete for an Oscar?

The scene filmed by the crew today did have some large-scale scenes with Martin and Charlize, but it was not in the hot spring village, but here.

The scenes in the hot spring village were all about Amy hiding after she disappeared.

After Martin and Charlize became familiar with the movements, David Fincher gave the order and the filming began.

Martin and Charlize were walking along the river. They had just said two lines when there was a loud "bang" nearby. Something jumped out of the river and fell back down, splashing a lot of water.

Charlize was startled and quickly hid to Martin's side.

Martin caught a glimpse and said, "What a big fish."

If I'm not mistaken, it looks like carp or grass carp or something like that, which are collectively called Asian carp in the United States.

The Mississippi River is said to be flooded.

David Fincher never stopped filming.

Martin and Charlize also reacted quickly on the spot, taking advantage of the sudden incident to continue the performance.

Anyway, the final outcome of this scene will not change. The two of them will go into the woods and end up taking off their clothes and messing around.

For the Oscars, there will definitely be more art shows.

In David Fincher's shooting plan, there are more than 15 artistic scenes between Martin and Charlize alone.

Maybe after editing the film in post-production, you won’t need so many shots, but it’s better to be prepared when shooting, so you must shoot more shots.

The two neatly dressed people went into the grove, quickly startled countless birds, and then came out in disheveled clothes.

Martin then had another scene, so he went to the trailer to touch up his makeup and change his clothes. Charlize also went to the trailer.

Martin asked, "I heard that some people filmed this kind of scene for real in the 1990s?"

"Why, you want to do that too?" Charlize said coldly, "I won't play such a crazy trick with you!"

Martin spread his hands: "I'm just curious, just asking."

Charlize looked at him carefully, making sure it was just a simple question, and said, "There are a lot of rumors, but no one can tell for sure except the person involved."

Martin came to the trailer and remembered something: "Sally, let's go on a trip together this weekend?"

Charlize wanted to go too, but didn't have time: "An official film crew from the South Africa World Cup is coming over, and I need to work with them to shoot some promotional videos."

She asked curiously, "What kind of event do you want to organize?"

Martin thought about the fish and had an idea: "I heard there is a fishing project in the Mississippi River."

Charlize turned her head and glanced at the river. "There is an overabundance of Asian carp here. It seems that the government and environmental protection organizations are having a headache. It is said that they often jump onto boats and injure people."

"I've been to Asia, and they're very quiet in the rivers." Martin said these were just gossip: "Who knows what the Americans dumped into the rivers, turning them into river monsters."

Charlize laughed: "When did you become a supporter of this conspiracy theory?"

Martin said seriously: "Since I have been frequently involved in politics."

Charlize waved and went to her trailer.

Martin got in the car, changed his clothes and touched up his makeup, then returned to the set to meet up with Léa Seydoux to continue filming the scene of walking along the river.

All the expenses of the male protagonist Nick depend on Amy.

House, car, daily life.

Even the money her sister used to open the bar came from Amy's fund.

In other words, Nick was a very successful man in the beginning.

This scene is about brother and sister Nick and Margot discussing how to get Amy to pay for opening a bar.

Unfortunately, there were carp bursting into the water again, but Martin was fine and handled it with ease.

But Léa Seydoux's psychological quality and on-the-spot adaptability are not as good as Charlize's, and she is out of the show immediately.

David Fincher had to stop and reshoot.

Who would have thought that the fish in the river had become spirits. The crew paused to let them rest, and when the crew started filming they added them to the scene. As soon as the script supervisor hit the cue, they started splashing water for fun.

After several NGs in a row, David Fincher was so angry that his face turned green.

Léa Seydoux went to him to apologize.

David Fincher waved his hand: "It has nothing to do with you."

Many actors will lose their role when they are disturbed, and this cannot be blamed on the actors.

David Fincher doesn't blame Léa Seydoux, he just annoys the fish in the river.

Martin called some stagehands over and started throwing stones into the river. Some of the fish were scared away, but some big fish, perhaps because they were brave or frightened, jumped out of the water and acted like bombs.

God knows how many huge Asian carp there are in this river.

Martin thought to himself, this is only the case in America. If you were somewhere else, you would definitely become protected animals!
While the fish were scared away, the crew quickly finished filming the scene.

Kate Upton came back at this time to put on makeup and change clothes.

David Fincher walked to the viewing platform by the river which would be used for filming, held onto the railing and looked down, and saw several swimming shadows.

Martin came over from behind and said, "It's the weekend, why don't you come out and relax?" He pointed at the big fish vaguely visible in the river and said, "How about we have a fish shooting competition? Let them know how powerful humans are."

David Fincher said: "Good idea, I'm in!"

Martin waved Bruce over and asked him to contact the organization.

Bruce went directly to find Gillian Flynn, who was from Missouri and had lived in Cape Girardeau for a period of time, so she was more familiar with the place.

The crew quickly set up the slides and cameras here.

Kate Upton also came to the set.

David Fincher specifically called her over and talked about the play for a while.

This girl is the flashpoint of the conflict between Amy and Nick, and is also the trigger for Amy to truly drop her cool girl disguise.

Charlize Theron has an excellent appearance and temperament, and her only flaw is her breasts.

In Gillian Flynn's original novel, when Amy cursed Andy in her heart, her words focused on her breasts which were much bigger than hers.

So, when Kate Upton first appeared, the focus was naturally on her breasts, not her face.

During the filming, Martin only needed to appreciate it and didn't have to do anything, say or do much.

Kate Upton wanted Martin to give it a try.

Isn't it right for believers to devote themselves to the leader they worship?
But Bruce had reminded her early on that Kate Upton was not yet eighteen years old.

How could Martin, who personally planned the nanny scandal, teaching scandal and Harvey incident, make a mistake in this regard?

During the filming, Martin's performance was just enough to show Nick being attracted by the exaggerated headlights.

I have to go to the hospital today and may have to stay for a long time as there have been too many messy things happening recently.

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