"I'm not a soft egg, I'm hard!"

In the hospital room, there was a hysterical cry: "I'm not a-stirring stick, I'm Batman!" ”

Nolan stood outside the ward, listening to Bell's familiar voice, and said in his heart that the situation was not bad, and Bell knew that he was Batman.

Parker's face was ugly, and Bell was awakened by a nightmare.

Yesterday Bell sobered up a little and the two talked for a while, and Bell felt that all the problems were with Martin Davis.

But he asked dozens of people in the crew, some of whom were actors or behind-the-scenes employees under the company, and almost all of them thought that the problem was with Bell himself.

Since coming to Atlanta, Martin has been very friendly to everyone on the crew, Bell has always had a black face, and he gets angry from time to time, and when his wife came to visit the class, the two fell out, and everyone in the crew had a bad impression of Bell.

One person can be wrong, two people can be wrong, but not everyone is wrong, right?

Now, even Parker thinks that the biggest problem is Bell, and the trigger should be that Hibby wants to divorce him, and he also scolded in public that it was a gay-stirring stick that caused a mental impact.

Parker has read the script of the Dark Knight, Batman has a problem with the mental state of the setting on it, and there is a crazy and evil clown on the opposite side, and if Bell is hit one after another, it is not impossible to have some mental problems.

Just as he was thinking, Bell's roar came: "I'm Batman, I'm a symbol of justice, I'm going to kill the Joker!" I killed that evil clown! ”

The screenwriter who followed Nolan had a tape recorder in his pocket and recorded all of Bell's roars.

Nolan's sense of smell is so keen that he thinks about bad things turning into good things before he comes.

Parker said: "Bell is so deep in the play that he hasn't been out of the role yet. ”

Nolan nodded casually and asked, "His family didn't come?" ”

"Hebby wants to divorce him, and he won't come." Parker had a headache: "His parents are in England and they don't have much contact. ”

Nolan said, "Let's go, let's meet Martin." ”

The group went up one floor and came to a ward, and Nolan stepped forward to greet him: "Lao Bu, I'm coming to see Martin." ”

Bruce, who was sitting on a bench in the doorway, got up: "Please wait. ”

Bruce enters, and then a group of people come out of the hospital room, and Nolan sees Jerome, the owner of the largest local entertainment agency, and Kelly Gray, the president of Gray Films.

Both sides nodded in greeting.

Nolan and Parker entered Martin's hospital room.

The screenwriter over there was stopped by Bruce.

"Lao Bu ......"

"You wait." Bruce gestured to his coat pocket.

The screenwriter turned off the tape recorder, sat down on the bench, and smiled embarrassedly: "Job responsibilities, don't be surprised." ”

Nolan enters the ward and finds that in addition to Martin and his agent Thomas, there is also a beautiful young woman, who is obviously not an insider in terms of temperament and style.

Martin half-sat on the hospital bed, looking a little weak, and greeted Nolan: "Director, I'm fine, I'm bothering you to make a trip." ”

"It should." Nolan introduced Parker: "This is Bell's agent. ”

Martin's face changed, and he said: "I have made the biggest concession in this matter, and I have not called the police to deal with it, and I will not back down again." ”

Parker hurriedly said: "Mr. Davis, I came here this time, on the one hand, to visit you, and on the other hand, to apologize on behalf of Bell and negotiate the follow-up matters. ”

Martin looked at Thomas: "You go talk, I'm dizzy and unwell." ”

Thomas walked up to Parker: "Shall we talk somewhere else?" ”

"Yes." Parker got up and followed Thomas out of the room.

Elena brought Nolan English black tea and said to Martin: "It's not early, I'll go back first, and call me anytime if I have something." ”

Martin nodded slightly: "Don't let Hall and Harris come over." ”

Elena picked up her purse and left the room.

When the door closed, Nolan said, "Bell is mentally unstable and can't apologize to you in person." ”

Martin said: "I heard from Lao Bu that Bell was clamoring to kill me. ”

Nolan corrected, "It's Batman who wants to kill the Joker." ”

Martin didn't bother with that: "I asked myself that I had never provoked him, but he wanted to kill me." ”

Nolan asked, "Have you thought about the next steps?" ”

"Nope." Martin looked frank: "Director, to tell you the truth, I am a little uncomfortable, but it is not serious, and I don't need to be hospitalized for observation, I am hiding in the ward, just to avoid those rights and wrongs." ”

This is in line with Nolan's judgment of Martin's physical condition, he said: "The industry we are engaged in is too exposed to be avoided. ”

Martin simply asked, "What did the crew think?" ”

Nolan has already discussed with Charles Rowan and said: "According to the agreement, the crew has the right to deduct Bell's completion bonus and give you another $2 million as a special subsidy." ”

Martin understands that the $2 million is most likely from the final bonus deducted by Bell, in order to gag him and prevent him from calling the police.

Maybe he'll need to cooperate with something else.

Nolan glanced at Martin, saw that Martin didn't say anything, and said, "You have any opinions, you can ask." ”

Martin seems to be very thoughtful about the crew and the film: "I don't think this matter should be leaked to the outside world casually, in case it has a negative impact on the release of the film, it will not be good." ”

Hearing this, Nolan suddenly felt relieved, the investment pressure of 180 million US dollars fell on which director, and that director could feel the huge pressure like a mountain.

If it weren't for that, he would have come forward and talk to Martin about how to turn a bad thing into a good thing.

Nolan said: "This matter is public, and it has a great impact on the crew, I have discussed it with Charles and Orlin, and I have also talked to Louise on the phone and come up with a preliminary plan. ”

Martin moved slightly to sit more comfortably: "I want to hear about it." ”

"Because the characters and plot design are too special, you and Bale put all their energy into acting, which leads to too deep into the play." Nolan didn't say it to the screenwriter this time, but asked Martin's opinion first, after all, if you want to implement it, Martin is the core key.

And once Martin disagrees and insists on calling the police to deal with it, the plan is useless.

He was more careful with his wording: "As the filming continued, after a few months of acting, you and Bale were all greatly affected by the character's personality and the scene, and the relationship turned to opposition like Batman and the Joker, and the hostility shifted from inside the play to outside the play, and finally fought like the Joker and Batman." ”

Nolan thought for a moment and said: "At that time, the cameraman filmed the conflict between you and Bell out of habit, and I explained some things in advance, if this is the keynote, the second half of the conflict must be cut." ”

Batman was beaten by the Joker, and he definitely couldn't be exposed, which Martin already knew.

He was silent for a moment, and was simply direct: "I personally think that the clown and I are more suitable as the core of propaganda. ”

Nolan is mentally prepared for this: "The clown is the core point of the whole film. ”

Martin put on a thoughtful look.

Nolan knew that Martin had always had some methods in publicity and marketing, and he didn't bother.

It took a long time for Martin to say: "Can I do this, I am too good at acting, in order to maintain my condition, I am not a clown in the crew all the time, so Bale was brought into the play by me and shot at me like Batman......"

Nolan grasped the essence of it and put it another way: "Because your clown is so good, Bell, who is caught in the role, treats you on the set as a clown in the play?" ”

Of course, Martin will not give up what he should strive for: "Yes, that's it, Bale is always brought into the play unknowingly by the clown on the set. ”

Nolan felt that this was more selling than he thought, and simply asked, "What about Bell?" ”

Martin did not hesitate to share happiness: "The Joker I played was so good, not only did I force Batman to be angry and throw away part of the bottom line in the play, but even the actor who played Batman also generated huge mental pressure in the Joker's madness and extreme evil, which led to some problems at the mental level." ”

He smiled: "Whether it's depression, neuroticism, or mental problems, the crew is more professional than me in this regard, and they will definitely be able to find the most suitable mental illness for him based on Bell's actual situation." ”

Nolan wants to laugh, but it's not suitable, the director still has to keep the style, not like the actor.

He said very seriously: "Martin, you are right, the Joker is too good, flamboyant, evil, crazy, brutal, reaching an insurmountable height, and even profoundly affecting the actors who play the opposite role, Bell is as mentally stressed as Batman, and there is a problem." Of course, it's you who have the problem. ”

"I understand." Martin will also be tortured by the Joker because he is too deep in the play, he asks: "Is Bell's condition serious?" ”

"The crew will find the best psychiatric and psychiatric doctor for him and get him back to normal as much as possible," Nolan said. ”

Martin muttered to himself, there is a feeling that if Bale is like this in the future, it may not be a bad thing on the commercial level of the film.

Almost at the same time, Nolan, who had a keen sense of business, had a similar idea.

A Bell, who is neurotic because of the showdown between Batman and the Joker, is more commercially valuable to the film than a normal Bell.

In his setting in the film, Batman is a character with extremely serious psychological problems.

But Martin and Nolan, the two guys with evil intentions, didn't say anything.

How can a good director and a good actor with a good external image have such despicable ideas?

Even if such a situation occurs when the crew is promoting marketing, it is also caused by the publicity department.

On Martin's side, no one except Bruce knew exactly what he had done.

Nolan was very satisfied with the results of this exchange with Martin, and even more so with Martin himself, feeling that the young actor had too much appetite for himself.

The two discussed for quite some more time before Nolan said goodbye and left.

Thomas and Parker's side have not yet achieved results, and it is estimated that it will take a few days.

Martin also figured out that the $2 million was not only compensation, but also a publicity fee to buy his cooperation.

Nolan walked out of Martin's hospital room and called out to the caring screenwriter who was with him, ready to go downstairs to visit Bell while Parker was away.

Downstairs, Nolan said to the screenwriter, "What about the miniature camera?" Did you bring it? ”

The screenwriter patted the bag: "It's here, open it and use it." ”

Nolan thought that similar material would be needed for later propaganda, and if Bell was fully sober later, he could negotiate, and if not, he would seek authorization.

He whispered, "Shoot Bell right now." ”

The screenwriter responded, and said that the director had been upgraded so quickly, and he used the camera without a pen.

(End of chapter)