America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 6 What I’m Best At
It was pitch black outside, but the house was brightly lit and filled with laughter and joy.

Harris finished his Monte Cristo sandwich, picked up a can of beer and threw it to Martin, opened another can with one hand, and said loudly: "Martin, my admiration for you has increased from zero to ninety percent!"

Elena came over with a plate, sat next to Martin, and picked up a piece of oxtail meat: "A prize for you."

Martin bit off the meat, opened the beer, raised it and said, "Let's toast together, you useless people!"

"cheers!"

Lily and Hall, two idiots, also raised their Cokes.

The afternoon’s harvest brought real joy.

The joy was so pure that it encouraged Lily and Hall to reach for the beer.

Elena glanced over and Lily shrank her neck and said, “It wasn’t me, it was Howl who held my hand!”

Hall was not to be outdone: "You were clearly encouraging me to take it!"

Martin knocked on the empty can and said, "If you two idiots ruin my good mood again, I will throw you out to sleep on the street."

"Since you're treating me." Lily's straw was buzzing as she sucked and she stopped arguing with Hall.

Martin stood up and said, "Okay, I'll make you a girl's drink."

Elena was surprised: “When did you learn how to mix drinks, you idiot?”

Martin picked up a can of sweetwater beer and walked to the open kitchen. While searching, he said, "Old bastard Jack is the most versatile man in northeastern Marietta. Why do you think he kidnapped your mother?"

Harris quietly went around behind the sofa and deliberately said to Elena: “The son of the bastard Jack has a 99% chance of being a bastard.”

Lily, who was standing next to him, heard this and interrupted, "Scott and Jack are both bastards, Martin is also a bastard, perfect inheritance!"

With a bang, Elena's fist landed on Lily's face. Lily covered her nose and became silent.

There were no professional materials in the kitchen, so Martin could only find a few substitutes. Without a cocktail shaker, he simply took the kettle that Lily used for school.

Jack Davis was indeed a man of many talents, but Martin Davis had not learned bartending from him.

This is what Martin learned when he was wandering around in order to get a supporting role as a bartender.

Martin loved wine at that time and practiced all the time.

Martin poured in half a bottle of sweet beer, added sugar, salt, cola and baking soda, cracked an egg, beat in the egg white, squeezed in a little lemon juice, and finally tightened the lid of the pot and shook it.

He took two cups and placed them on the coffee table piled with food packaging boxes. Martin unscrewed the lid of the pot and poured the water into the cups: "Foam beauty, welcome to taste."

The wine in the glass is full of foam.

Elena took a cup and took a sip carefully: “It tastes a bit strange.”

Lily quickly grabbed another cup and sniffed it: "Too disgusting..."

Martin slapped Lily on the top of her head: "Idiot, watch your mouth."

Harris took Lily's wine glass and enjoyed it alone: ​​"Have you learned anything else that we don't know?"

“I’m also good at riding horses,” Martin said.

Lily couldn't help it again: "I know..."

A knife-like look turned over, and Lily shut her mouth completely.

Martin was a stuntman and only knew how to ride a horse. Elena finished her Bubble Beauty and remembered something. She found the packaged CD and gave it to Martin: "A replica of the video."

Harris asked, "Is it still useful?"

Martin put it aside and said vaguely, "Even if that jerk quits tomorrow, his drug test will still be positive for a long time to come."

The others didn't understand what was going on, so they put it all aside and focused on eating and drinking.

After Elena had eaten and drunk her fill, she asked, "You're not going to run away with the money like that bastard Jack did?"

Martin opened another beer and said, "With such a small amount of money, you go to a strange place. After you spend it all, it will be even harder to survive than it is now."

This is partly true and partly false, because Martin is indeed considering running away, but as to whether or not to run away, we have to see the situation first.

Elena moved her legs onto the sofa: "I allow you to pay the rent later, go and pay back some of the loan sharks first. I've heard that Vincent, the owner of the Beast House, is difficult to deal with."

She then asked, "Have you considered a new job?"

Martin certainly considered: “Doing what I do best…”

It was getting late, and Harris was tired after a busy day, so he dragged Hall back to the room.

Elena stood up to pick up the garbage on the floor, put her hands on the coffee table, bent down with her back to Martin, and picked up the napkins that Hall had thrown away.

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In the morning, Martin slept alone on the couch.

The Carter family's house was small, with only two bedrooms. Elena and Lily lived in one, and Harris and Hall shared the other.

It was impossible for Martin to share a room with Elena and Lily, and he was too lazy to go back next door last night, so he just slept on the couch.

Half asleep and dazed, Martin remembered what he did best.

What is he good at? Acting and some skills related to acting, and most importantly, being good at making money in the entertainment industry.

When I was young in my previous life, I was foolish and wanted to be Sha Gen No. 2, wasting a lot of my best years on it.

If we just talk about his performance, although he came from a non-professional background, he was willing to study hard and endure hardships. After he got a supporting role, even some veteran actors who graduated from professional actors in the early days spoke well of him.

The field of acting requires a lot of talent. Martin had good talent in his previous life. However, success or failure in the entertainment industry is not determined by talent and acting skills.

Martin has long lost his innocence and has sufficient knowledge of himself.

His predecessor, Martin Davis, was almost at the bottom of society, with almost no connections, negative assets, and even failed to complete a happy education.

Martin knew very well that if he wanted to develop in the future, it would be best to work in an industry that he was good at.

It's equally difficult to get into the Hollywood film and television industry. In fact, for poor people, it's difficult to work in any other industry except buying something for free or joining a gang as a low-level cannon fodder.

Martin's short-term goals became clear: to adapt to American society, learn more about the dynamics of the film and television industry, and make more money to look for opportunities in Los Angeles or New York.

Atlanta can also be regarded as a starting point. After all, in the previous life, around 2015, Atlanta became the third largest film and television production base in the United States after Los Angeles and New York.

It’s mainly about opportunity. In many cases, opportunity is far more important than ability.

Big guys, if you have monthly tickets, please give me some.

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