In the Northville neighborhood, the black Escalade was parked on the side of the road, and Thomas had just gotten out of the car when he saw Martin coming out of the door.

Mene got out of the car and looked curiously at the house in front of him.

Not a particularly large detached villa with a lawn in the front yard and a small garden in the backyard, and the house is not cheap wooden, but a brick and concrete structure.

Martin came to the door and invited, "Let's talk inside." ”

Bruce parked the car and followed the group.

Arriving at the door of the villa, Thomas found a beautiful woman in her 20s coming out to greet her, looking somewhat similar to Lily Carter.

Martin introduced them one by one: "This is Elena, Lily's sister, followed by Harris and Hall, their younger brother. ”

He also introduced Mene and Thomas.

Elena was generous, greeted her, and said, "Please inside." ”

Thomas and Mene handed the gift to Harris and followed Martin into the living room with Elena.

Mene saw that Hall was looking at him frequently, and whispered, "Don't remember me?" When we were filming the wanted warrant, you went to the crew to visit the class, and we saw it. ”

Hall nodded: "I always remember you because you are famous for liking old women. ”

Mene seemed to have found a common language with him: "Man, have you found a girlfriend?" Do you want me to teach you a few tricks? Whether it's your female classmate or your female teacher, you are guaranteed to applaud after trying it. ”

Hall didn't believe it and looked at Bruce: "Old Bu, is he bragging?" ”

"No, I don't." Bruce couldn't tell a lie with a clear conscience, and told the truth: "Mene does have the ability to do this, especially when it comes to women over forty. ”

Mene was smug: "A lot of people spend money to find me, and Uncle Mene doesn't want to deal with them." ”

Hall pulled him to the small hall next to him: "You teach me quickly, there is a teacher ......"

The two ran to the side and whispered, while Thomas chatted with Martin and Elena about Hollywood anecdotes.

Then, he gets to the point: "David Fincher gave the exact audition date and invited you to Los Angeles for the crew's makeup audition. ”

Martin responded: "It doesn't conflict with the schedule here, you just reply to him directly." ”

Seeing the two of them discussing work, Elena got up and said, "I'll go prepare black tea." ”

Thomas waited until she was far away and asked in a low voice, "I heard that Bell did a lot of things on the crew?" ”

Martin said: "Bale is not the type of actor I am. ”

Thomas didn't ask if it was related to Martin's stupid question, and said directly: "If there's anything I need to do, just say it." ”

Martin smiled, "You do what you do over there in Los Angeles." ”

"There's one more thing." Thomas came here to visit Martin, but also to have other work: "Cartier was looking for a global ambassador for men's watches, and I made initial contact with them. ”

Cartier is not a professional watch company, but watches are also a first-line luxury, and Martin asked, "Do they have a response?" ”

"They expressed a certain interest." Thomas said roughly: "We have to talk about the specifics. ”

Martin nodded slightly: "You are responsible for talking, it is good if you can take it." He asked, "There is no conflict with other endorsement brands, right?" ”

Thomas confirmed: "There is no conflict. ”

Harris then brought black tea and poured a cup for Martin and Thomas.

Martin turned his head to look, but he didn't find Bruce, and asked, "What about Lao Bu?" ”

Elena came from behind and said, "I went to the back hall with Hall and Mene. ”

Martin simply asked Harris, "Is the Australian horn thing done?" ”

After Bruce told him about these things, Martin only paid attention to them at first, and then ignored them.

Harris said with a smile: "Elena, Bruce and Mene jointly funded an import and export company, acquired the relevant qualifications, and reached a supply agreement with the crew. ”

Martin understands a little, so he doesn't care about it anymore.

At present, there is only one customer for the crew of "The Dark Knight" in this business, but the profit is not low, and it is also a lot of income for the four Harris.

Bruce also specially dragged Mene with him, and some of the business cooperation within the crew was also handled by Uncle Mene.

In the battle of tongues, Uncle Mene has always been good at it.

Mene and Hall came out of the small hall with their shoulders hooked up, looking like close brothers.

Martin asked Bruce, "What did the two of them do?" ”

Bruce said, "Mene taught Hall some of his tricks. ”

Martin looked at Hall, and in the blink of an eye, he had grown up.

It seems that when Harris was his age in Hall, he had already tutored a pair of twins, taught them carefully, and taught them under the table.

Elena looked at the time and took the initiative to invite: "I prepared dinner, let's talk while eating?" ”

The group moved to the restaurant.

The next morning, Martin continued filming at the Gray Film and Television Center.

Thomas rushed to Coca-Cola's headquarters to negotiate a new endorsement contract with Coca-Cola.

The two sides will sign a new global endorsement contract, and Thomas is ready to increase the cost of Martin's endorsement advertising to tens of millions of dollars a year.

In the studio of the Gray Film and Television Center, the crew held a producer and director meeting before filming started today.

Because of the key scenes involving the Joker, Martin was also invited to participate in the meeting.

"We bought an abandoned candy factory in the suburbs, where we filmed Rachel's death, and then painted and remodeled the exterior, which now looks a lot like a hospital building," says Emma Thomas. ”

She sent the photo to Charles Rowan and Martin: "In a few days, this place will be completely blown up." ”

Martin looked closely at the photo, and there was a very large building on it.

Nolan said to Martin, "This is the hospital building that the Joker is going to blow up." ”

"It's interesting." Martin smiled and asked, "No one will come to us for compensation, right?" ”

Charles Rowan answered: "This place has been abandoned for many years, there is no residential area nearby, and we have passed the relevant audit. ”

Emma Thomas added, "You just blow it up." ”

Martin nodded, "I'm fine." ”

Nolan gave him a few pages of a brand new script: "I have people slightly revise the script according to the situation on the scene, you study it carefully, and the crew will shoot according to the new script." ”

Martin gave him a quick glance and still said, "It's okay on my side." ”

The director's requirements do not exceed the terms of the contract, and the actors are completed with quality and quantity, and the basic professionalism is achieved.

Charles Rowan advised, "Emma, you contact the Atlanta fire department just in case. ”

Emma said, "Say hello to all." ”

The crew has received a lot of support on their side, not only with the tax refund from the state, but also with the full cooperation of Atlanta.

The meeting ended in less than ten minutes, and the group entered the studio to start today's shooting.

After a short break to adjust, Bell returned to the crew.

Martin went over to say hello and said loudly: "Hey, Bell, I heard that you have encountered some difficulties, if you need help, just ask, this is Atlanta, maybe I can think of a way." ”

Hearing these kind words, Bell stared at Martin with wide eyes, and his bloodshot eyes suppressed anger and fierceness.

Because Bell felt that the bastard was clearly mocking him.

There were many crew members, and many of them heard Martin's words, and when they saw Bell's fierce eyes, their senses dropped again.

"Let's go! You go away! Bell's words seemed to be squeezed out between his teeth, creaking and harsh: "Stay away from me, don't pretend to be a good person in front of me!" ”

The white oil paint on Martin's face can't hide the grievances that pop up all over his body at this moment: "I'm pretending to be a good person? Haha......"

He shook his head and smiled, and turned to leave.

Like a mad wolf, Bell stared at Martin viciously.

Suddenly, there was a chatter.

"How can this man do bad things for himself and take his anger out on others."

"Martin is kind, he doesn't accept it, forget it, and return it to this appearance!"

"That's right, compared to Martin, he has poor ability and a big temper, and he looks like he's amazing."

Bell turned his head to follow the sound and found that it was several Atlanta extras muttering, and he came up in a rage.

But thinking that Director Nolan has been very dissatisfied with him in the past few days, the swear words that jumped to his mouth did not break through his teeth in the end, but swallowed it hard.

Bell took a sip of water, shook his head vigorously, and suddenly found that there were no good people in this crew!

Even Morgan Freeman and Maggie Gyllenhill spend a lot of their time with Martin Davis.

The words of ridicule and ridicule did not disappear completely until the start of filming.

Bale's angry state did not affect the filming, because most of the remaining Batman scenes were scenes after being provoked by the Joker.

Filming scene after scene, that miserable white face always laughed in front of Bell, laughing wildly, making him want to punch him hard.

During the break, Morgan Freeman sat down with Martin again and said: "I have been filming for decades, and the crew of The Dark Knight is the most interesting one. ”

Martin grinned, "Really? More fun than the crew of the seventies and eighties? It is said that it was more flowery at that time. ”

"It's different." Freeman thought for a moment and said, "At that time, an actor was an actor, and a director was a director. ”

He motioned to the director's monitor with his eyes: "Look at the current crew, the director is not like the director, and the leading actor is not like the leading actor." ”

Martin agreed: "So, Morgan, we are the crew of the new era, making a film or something is only a small part of the work, and the rest is the key to the success of the film." ”

Freeman shook his head slightly: "I'm too old to understand." He pondered and said: "Maybe in the future, directors like Nolan will become the mainstream of Hollywood." ”

Martin asked, "Why?" ”

Freeman said: "Because whether a movie can be a big hit, gimmicks, hype and marketing, have surpassed the movie itself. ”

(End of chapter)