Century City, in the lobby of WMA, warm applause rang out, Aniston smiled and waved, all the way to the independent office area.

Steve, who was accompanying her, pointed to the luxurious office in front of her: "Jane, this way." ”

Aniston looked over to the row office, where Martin was standing in the doorway of one of the rooms.

She smiled at the other side, nodded in response to Martin, and entered Steve's office.

Martin pushed open the frosted glass door and pulled out a chair to sit across from Thomas.

Thomas asked, "How's the rest going?" ”

"I came back and was preparing for the next awards season, and I finally had the initial plan, I was going to go out on vacation with Black, and you called me again and said that the Coca-Cola commercial shoot was set," Martin said. ”

Thomas said with a smile: "It's not too late to wait until the commercial is filmed." He got to the point: "The crew of the ad was decided, and Coca-Cola invested a lot of resources in this commercial, and they invited Sam Mendes, the Oscar winner for Best Director, as the director. ”

The name was familiar, Martin recalled slightly, remembering Kate's current husband.

Sure enough, big brands asked big-name directors to shoot commercials.

Martin had a vague impression that 10 years later, it looked like David Fincher had made a cyberpunk version of the Coca-Cola commercial.

I have forgotten the specifics for a long time.

If it weren't for David Fincher, you might have seen it and forgotten about it.

Thomas directly handed a fax to Martin: "The commercial was filmed in Park Town, southern California, and the crew has already planned the schedule, and this is the main members of the crew. ”

Martin took a quick look and saw a familiar name in addition to Sam Mendes.

Elizabeth Olsen!

Duplicate name, or the Ao Mei he knows?

Martin pulled out his phone, found Elizabeth's phone number, and sent a text message.

Elizabeth called directly: "Yes, it's me!" I'm going to star in your commercial. ”

Martin said, "Well, I'm looking forward to working with you. ”

Elizabeth had a class over there and quickly hung up.

"Are you studying Leonardo?" Thomas gossiped once: "Which one is Elizabeth?" ”

Martin said casually, "Don't think about it, she's just a girl I saved at Burbank Middle School." ”

Thomas remembered: "That sister of Sister Olsen? He exclaimed: "Heroes save beauty!" ”

Martin put down the fax file: "You can communicate with the advertising crew for the specific itinerary, and I'll leave first." ”

Outside, he went to the vestibule of the WMA, and after a little waiting, Aniston came down from the upper floor.

The two chatted for a while, had something to do on their hands, and left separately.

…………

At the Angel Shooting Club, Chad Starski returns to the club's recreation area after firing two magazines.

Marcus, a friend he met here, had been sitting on the couch and had not moved.

Chad brought over two cans of Coke and placed one in front of Marcus.

Marcus picked it up, and the Coke can was printed with Martin Davis's motif, and said, "The Coke God Cult? ”

Chad asked, "You joined too?" ”

Marcus opened it and took a sip and said, "Many GIs in Afghanistan have joined the Cult of Coke God as a spice and fun in their work, and it is a poor place and very boring. ”

Chad couldn't help laughing: "I'm also a member of the Cult of Coke, and when we were drinking together, Martin said he wanted me to be a bishop of the district. ”

Marcus drank half of the can in one gulp and said, "I've seen the video of Burbank Middle School, he's a really amazing star, and only people who have actually been on the battlefield know how much courage it takes to stay calm, think of a way, and have the courage to face a gun-toting thug in that situation." ”

Chad thought for a moment and said, "Martin is an optimistic, funny and always find a way, although he loves to do things, he is very righteous towards his friends, so I have always worked with him. ”

Marcus asked, "Can I join your action coaching team?" ”

"Yes." Chad went on to say the prerequisites: "You have to complete the psychological treatment. ”

Hearing this, Marcus said, "Actually, I am not traumatized, but guilty. ”

Seeing that he meant what he meant, Chad cooperated and asked, "What happened?" Forget it when it comes to secrecy. ”

"There is no secrecy involved." Marcus shook his head at first, and then said more vaguely: "My team was on a reconnaissance and infiltration mission, and I encountered three Afghan shepherds, and in that situation, the shepherds may have leaked our whereabouts, but they were civilians......"

Chad nodded slightly.

Marcus put his hands in his hair and continued: "The four of us had a disagreement at the time, one suggested killing the shepherd, and the other one and I disagreed because we didn't want to go to military prison, and in the end the four of us voted to let the shepherd go. ”

He sighed: "A few hours later, more than 100 militants surrounded us, except for me, the other three were all killed, I was also seriously wounded, fell behind a cliff, and was taken in by the local villagers, when the militants came over, I thought the villagers would hand me over, but they protected me, bandaged my wounds, fed me goat's milk, and I survived until I was rescued......"

Chad immediately thought of the news he had glimpsed last year: "Are you the seal that the terrorists openly claimed to have captured?" ”

Marcus admitted, "That's right, it's me." He then corrected: "They never caught me. ”

"It's all in the past, man." Chad was not relieved, and could only say this.

Marcus sighed again: "If I had made another choice at that time, it might have been a completely different result. ”

Chad is a qualified filmmaker, and suddenly feels that the story is very dramatic and conflicting, and it seems to be a good fit for a film adaptation?

He himself did not have such ability, let alone the strength to promote the project, and decided to go back and talk to Martin.

In terms of the last two years of work, Chad feels that Martin's strength is getting stronger, and the most important thing is that he can pull in funds to turn a plan that stays on paper into a real film project.

Chad quickly weighed it and said, "Just these few days, I see which day is appropriate, find an opportunity to introduce Martin to you, you have met him once." ”

Marcus remembers the last time he saw Martin at the Angel Shooting Club.

Kane, the owner of the club, came over and said, "You guys had a great chat. ”

Marcus laughs: "Chad always shares interesting facts about the film industry with me, which is very interesting. ”

"Unravel, unravel, unravel, Marcus." Kane understood what happened to this little fellow, and said: "The past is over, and people always have to look forward, and they can't live in the past." ”

Chad nodded and said, "I'll ask Martin to come over another day, and we'll play another game then." ”

Kane replied, "No problem, I lost to Martin in the Community Shooting Competition last year, and I've always wanted to get it back!" ”

He patted Marcus on the back of his chair and asked, "Can you take your dog with you?" ”

Marcus got up and said, "I've found a new house, and I'm here to pick up the dog by the way." ”

Chad asked, "Where is Home?" ”

"In the southern part of Santa Monica, a fringe community rented a detached home that was spacious for one person," Marcus said. ”

Chad remembered something: "I heard that the security on the south side is not very good, you should pay more attention when you go in and out." ”

Marcus just laughed.

Chad patted his head: "Look at me." ”

Later, Kane takes Marcus to pick up the dogs, and the two Labradors are very spirited, named Daisy and John.

Marcus crouched down and hugged his two dogs, as if he were holding a child and a loved one.

It was a long time before he led the two dogs out of the club.

Once in the car, Marcus bumped into the dogs, waved at Chad and drove away.

"In Los Angeles, Daisy and John are Marcus's relatives," Kane said. ”

"I also have a dog, Demu." When Chad was filming "Wanted", the stray puppy adopted on the set, he pointed to the side of the car: "I'm leaving, we'll talk another day." ”

Once in the car, Chad immediately called Martin: "Remember Marcus?" He's been through a particular battle in Afghanistan, and last year there was a media report about the local Afghan forces claiming to have kidnapped a seal, and Marcus was the seal, and I suggest you meet Marcus in person to see if there's any merit in adaptation. ”

Martin replied, "No problem, you can make an appointment at a suitable time." ”

Chad asked, "Are you free tomorrow morning?" Okay, so make an appointment at the Angel Club? ”

Martin went to Parktown next week to shoot a commercial, and he immediately said, "Yes." ”

…………

Burbank, a business club near the Sacred Valley.

Some of Hollywood's female producers and directors occasionally meet here.

On the one hand, women help women, which is mutually beneficial; On the other hand, they enjoy various benefits of female powerful figures.

Mane followed Scorsese's royal casting director, Allen, into the club's entertainment hall.

There were more than a dozen women and five or six men.

The youngest seems to be forty years old.

Mene saw the target at a glance, Emma Thomas.

It's not that this female producer is beautiful, but among a group of women in their 40s, or even 50s and 60s, she is relatively young.

Mene was happy with the Alan he licked last night, and the latter let him go free.

After a slight turn, Mene seemed to see Emma Thomas, and went over to say hello: "Hi, Emma, I walked in the door and looked like you, sure enough, it was you." ”

The two chatted at Warner Bros.' annual party, and Emma Thomas made an impression on Mane, smiling and nodding in surprise: "Why are you here?" ”

Mene pointed at Allen, "Director Lewis brought me here." ”

Emma Thomas had heard Ellen mention Mene last year, so she was curious, she beckoned the waiter to bring two glasses of wine, and handed one to Mene: "Have a drink with me and talk for a while?" ”

Mene sat across from Emma and had a lively conversation in a moment.

When the party dispersed, although the two did not leave together, they exchanged each other's private contact information.

(End of chapter)