In the western bar, extras sit in different places, unbuttoning their dirty collars and sipping on beer in the hot and dry weather.

A local bully who looks five or six points similar to Brad Pitt, the red-clothed saintess who wants to flirt with the Cult of Coke, is easily subdued by the sect leader Martin and pressed on the table.

Martin held out his hand to the red-clad Saint Elizabeth, who opened his bag, pulled out a glass bottle of Coke, and handed it to the Master.

The cold Coke pressed down on his head, and the bully automatically slid down.

Martin opened the Coke and placed it on the table.

The bully picked it up and started to drink, and the expression on his face quickly changed......

"Stop!" Sam Mendes shouted to stop filming and yelled at the Pete-like bully, "Change naturally, don't be so stiff." ”

The stylists entered the venue to touch up their makeup, and the shoot soon resumed.

All morning, the crew was filming the interior scenes of the bar, compared to simple exterior scenes, the interior scenes are more difficult, and Sam Mendes is more demanding, calling to stop filming from time to time, and sometimes he will personally go down to instruct.

Shortly after noon, Kate Winslet arrived in Park Town from San Diego, just said hello to Martin, and found a quiet spot to watch the shoot.

She met Martin three years ago when she was acting in Atlanta, and Martin was a good actor at that time.

It's a pity that in the noon sun of a beautiful mind, Martin's scenes are almost cut, and there are only a few flashes of scenes in the film, and there are no lines.

Later, all the films Martin starred in, Kate watched them all carefully and carefully.

Whether it's a young football coach or a mature adult, Martin can handle it all.

Kate specifically asked her old friend Leonardo, who clearly told her that in the Departing crew, including Nicholson and Scorsese, most people think that Martin's state when filming is as good as the male lead.

Even Leonardo himself admits this.

The other day, Kate called Leonardo again.

Leonardo's words are interesting: Beneath Martin's handsome young appearance may have lived the soul of an old bastard even more evil than Nicholson.

Kate looked at the set again, and the people in the bar were already convinced by the leader of the Coke God Cult.

After the shooting of the advertisement ended, the actors went out of the bar to remove their makeup.

Sam Mendes is still sorting out the footage that was filmed.

After waiting for a while, Kate approached and asked, "What do you think of Martin?" ”

Mendes said of his judgment: "In terms of the two days of advertising shooting alone, he is even better than you say, with excellent acting skills, maturity, mellowness, and ease in controlling the role, if you compare it...... There is no comparison between any of the actors in this commercial. ”

He thought for a moment: "My personal feeling is that he is no worse than Kevin Spacey when he was filming American Beauty." ”

Whether her husband is a director or a director who won an Oscar, Kate trusts his vision and judgment because it is very similar to what she sees and hears.

Although Martin loves to make trouble, he has no ability to say, and he treats his friends well.

Kate knew that Louise had great difficulties after "Alexander the Great", and Martin dragged her to invest and successfully got Pacific Pictures through the crisis.

Mendes added: "I told him yesterday that you would come, and I guess he will come to you later." ”

Kai nodded and asked, "Haven't you thought about it yet?" My new film lacks a director who can take control. ”

Mendes was concerned about this: "I'll think again. ”

The crew was disassembling equipment such as slides and cameras, and Kate found an unobtrusive place and waited patiently for a while.

Martin quickly returned to the bar, pulled out a chair and sat down across from Kate, and asked, "You said you had something to do with me on Oscar night, and then you went on a trip." ”

Kate smiled and said, "So, I made a special trip to see you today." ”

Martin asked, "What exactly?" If you need help, you just need a phone call. ”

Kate opened her bag, took out a book and a script, and handed them over: "You take a look at these first." ”

Martin took it, and the book was "The Reader" written by German writer Benhard Schlink, and the script was a film adaptation of the same name.

Kate said: "I mentioned this book to you, and then I made up my mind, persuaded the author himself, got the rights to the film and television adaptation, and then asked the screenwriter and director of "The English Patient" and "The Genius Prailly" to work with director Anthony Minghella to adapt the screenplay. ”

Martin didn't, and looked directly at the script: "I have a general understanding of the love story of a teenager and a middle-aged woman." ”

Kai nodded and continued: "The male protagonist in it is from teenagers to middle age, the time span is relatively large, some people suggest that the male protagonist is divided into two actors, teenager and adult, but I think that is not very good, there are too many differences in appearance, it is easy to make people play, it looks like a middle-aged person, recalling other people's stories." ”

She said her opinion: "I tend to use the same actor, I have considered many candidates, it is not difficult for young actors to control the role of teenagers, but it is not easy to successfully create a middle-aged role, I want to think about it, I only think of you." ”

Martin himself has experienced too much, and the mentality and vicissitudes of temperament of middle-aged people are not a problem.

In contrast, physical appearance is the easiest to solve.

Martin asked directly: "Are you going to use this film to hit the Oscar for Best Actress?" ”

"That's right." Kate's goal is very obvious, and she also said one thing: "When I first got the adaptation rights, I planned to invest in production, and then find Weinstein Pictures for distribution, I talked to Louise in detail before the Oscars, and I understood that there seemed to be some problems between you and Harvey, so I decided that this film will not cooperate with Weinstein Pictures again, which you can rest assured." ”

This film does not suit Martin's taste and style, and if someone else comes over, he will refuse outright.

But Kate Winslet came and there were some things that had to be considered.

In the process of climbing up the road, Martin borrowed the power of women, including Kate Winslet.

In the process of competing for the Saturn Award for Best Young Actor and Eyes from the Mountain, he borrowed Kate's relationship with Harvey's wife and really got to know Wes Craven.

In the back of the Departed crew, Leonardo supported him without knowing him, which also came from Kate's lobbying.

It may be a few words between her and Leonardo, but people who are not in a good relationship are useless to say ten thousand words.

Kate said again: "There is no rush in this matter, you take a closer look at the script first, if it is not suitable, there are other ways on my side." ”

Martin closed the script and asked, "Which one are you going to rush to?" ”

"It's definitely too late for next year's Oscars." Kate has already made a plan: "If nothing else, it will be released in the second half of 07 and hit the 80th Oscars in 08." ”

Martin carefully recalled, who was the 2008 Oscar actress? It was so long ago that he thought about it for a while, but he didn't remember the name of the person in question and the movie.

In this case, eighty percent of actors and movies are not very famous, and even if they win the Oscar, their influence is very small.

Martin said: "The script and leave it to me, I'll read it carefully first. ”

Kate smiled: "There is plenty of time, don't worry." ”

Martin asked again, "What about the director?" Confirmed no. ”

Kate pointed to Sam Mendes, who was still busy: "He's the first choice, and he hasn't answered the problem yet." She added one more thing: "I pulled some investment from Louise and some investment from the British side, and the funding of the project was not a problem. ”

Sam Mendes is a former Oscar winner for Best Director, and he has no problem directing this genre.

Martin told the truth: "Kate, you still have cards and want to promote a project, it's so easy. ”

Kate rubbed her forehead: "It's also difficult, there are a lot of things to worry about, when I get the best actress, I won't be with the science academy again, I'm fed up with them." ”

Over the years, her complaints have accumulated more and more as the Oscars have failed again and again: "The film is a box office hit, and I am very popular all over the world, but is it wrong?" ”

Martin picked up the book, and in turn turned the back cover up, and on it was an old woman: "Let's think of a way to disguise it, is the heroine very old at the end?" ”

"Yes, old and ugly." It was not for nothing that Kate made such a choice, and the Nazis made ugly: "When the time comes, I will try to be uglier than Charlize Theron." ”

The thought of the female devil sent Martin with a chill.

The two chatted for a while, Sam Mendes cleaned up, and Kate joined him and left the bar together.

Martin also went back to his hotel in town, packed his bags and prepared to return to Los Angeles.

Bruce also knew that Kate had come to find Martin, and while packing up his things, he said from the manager's point of view: "This film doesn't match your past style very well, let's play Kate ......"

Martin shook his head: "I roughly skimmed the script, in fact, the role of the male protagonist is as heavy as the female lead, from the script alone, it can be the story of a boy's growth, or a woman's painful choice in dignity and suffering." ”

Bruce wondered: "You don't really like this. ”

"If it weren't for Kate, even if Louise and Kelly came to me together, I would have rejected the script." Martin now has this confidence: "Louise and Kelly helped me, but I took them to invest together, and they made a lot of money. And what about Kate? I still have a human debt. ”

Bruce remembered, the favor was still twice, and said: "Listening to your words now, I doubt that you are still not a bad person?" Leonardo and Nicholson found out and might expel you from your bastard membership. ”

Martin couldn't help laughing: "If someone else helps you, if you don't repay the favor, it will affect your reputation in the future." He also thought a lot: "Of course, I haven't thought about it this time, at least I have to go back and say hello to Thomas and the agency, and discuss it." ”

Packing his bags, Martin took the script and the original book with him, went to the outskirts of the town, and got on a helicopter.

Also returning to Los Angeles on the same plane was Elizabeth Olson.

(End of chapter)