Early in the morning, Martin woke up from his sleep and felt something pressing down on his face, which brought a fragrance of his own.

Struggled to get out, only to find that Elizabeth's facial cleanser had been thrown in his face at some point.

She seems to be dreaming, and she still has a sweet smile in her sleep, which makes people feel good from morning to night.

Martin got up and washed up, and went to the floor-to-ceiling window to open the curtains a little, and the eastern glow fell on the spacious courtyard, and the roads, lawns, and trees were dyed golden.

It's a lot quieter than the hustle and bustle of the Coty neighborhood lately.

Martin went downstairs to prepare breakfast, and yesterday Elizabeth had bought quite a few semi-finished products.

As soon as he arrived at the kitchen, he found Bruce busy inside, and asked, "Thomas went back last night?" ”

Bruce, who was frying eggs, was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: "If he doesn't go back, will he stay?" ”

Martin's bastard came out of his mouth: "I thought he was going to live on your side." ”

Bruce picked up the pan and emptied the omelette into the trash: "You don't have breakfast." ”

"I smell mush." Martin said, "You're terrible at cooking. ”

He went over to help, and before the breakfast was finished, Elizabeth had already come down from upstairs and took the initiative to get the cutlery.

Once the three of them were seated at the table, Martin said, "We need a long-term chef." ”

Elizabeth looked at the huge courtyard outside: "It seems that a housekeeper is needed." ”

"Take your time." Martin concentrated on breakfast.

After breakfast, Bruce went out to find Ivan, and Martin and Elizabeth were left in the new home.

The two of them held hands and went for a walk in the garden.

Elizabeth said as she walked, "You come back to Sherman Oaks with me in the afternoon and help me move." ”

Martin said, "You're going to live here forever?" ”

Elizabeth turned to look at him, her face slightly surprised: "Can't you?" ”

"I'm afraid your sisters won't agree." Martin reacted quickly: "You can move in whenever you want, and you can live for as long as you want." ”

Elizabeth drew circles on his chest: "As long as you don't move away, I want to live here forever." ”

Martin nodded and said, "No problem." An important question suddenly occurred to him: "You haven't been to an acting class lately?" ”

Elizabeth hugged Martin, and her face finally showed worry: "I'm afraid that something will happen to you, I'm afraid that you will be affected by the role, I'm afraid that you will really become that clown, I accompany you and play the games you like, which can always make you easier and happier." ”

Martin hugged her with his backhand, and the two kissed passionately.

It took a long time before they separated.

Staying with Martin every day, from body to spirit, it was very pleasant, Elizabeth's dedication faded, she continued the topic just now: "It's okay, the actor class missed this issue, I can continue to take the next issue, this kind of class is aimed at all professional actors, and everyone's class time is intermittent." ”

Martin nodded: "You can just grasp it yourself." ”

Elizabeth suddenly remembered: "I'm going to Europe with my sisters before the weekend, and they're going to England to open up the market, and I might have to help them there for a while." ”

She explained: "Growing up, I was actually spending their money, enjoying their benefits, hiding under their wings, and now that I'm older, I have to help a little bit if I can." ”

Martin understood what he was worried about, and said, "There's nothing to do here, you can just go with confidence." ”

Elizabeth threw herself into Martin's arms: "Shall we come here once?" I haven't tried the outdoors yet. ”

Martin picked her up and got on the swing in the garden.

…………

Brentwood, in Matt Damon's mansion.

Ben Affleck picked up the bottle, poured most of the wine, and drank half a glass in one gulp.

Damon glanced at Jennifer Garner, who was with his wife, Lucy, and asked, "You guys are at odds?" “

Big Ben shook his head: "It has nothing to do with Jennifer, it's just that I'm a little depressed when I see the recent news." ”

Damon understood: "Martin Davis and the Dark Knight? ”

"That's right, it's this bastard." Big Ben drank the remaining half of the wine again: "Why is the bastard so lucky?" starred in the second male lead in a movie, even if it was a box office hit, his supporting role completely overwhelmed the protagonist, and the Joker was ten times more beautiful than Batman. ”

Damon's impression of Martin is also very bad, but the contradictions and knots are also fading over time, after all, there is no direct confrontation with Martin, he also poured a glass of wine, and asked before drinking: "I heard that the Dark Knight broke the North American weekend box office record?" ”

In Big Ben's eyes, Martin is the bastard who intervenes in the middle of his upcoming project, so he has been paying attention to Martin and the Dark Knight.

He roughly said: "Not only the North American weekend box office record, but also the single-day box office record, and the fastest box office record of more than 200 million US dollars, and just yesterday set the fastest record of more than 250 million US dollars, if nothing else, the highest second weekend box office record in North America also belongs to the Dark Knight." ”

Damon didn't pay much attention to it, and was a little surprised when he heard it: "With such a trend, isn't North America going to break $500 million?" $1 billion expected globally? I saw that the streets were full of clowns, and with such a commercial bonus, Martin became a superstar. ”

"Fame and fortune! I heard that he signed a basic salary plus share salary payment model. Thinking that Martin might make tens of millions of dollars, Big Ben was more uncomfortable than going bankrupt, and his heart was like a mountain: "That bastard, it's not enough to have a project like the Dark Knight, and he came to rob me!" ”

Damon asked, "What's going on?" ”

"I read a good book, and I have already had substantial contact with the author, but I didn't expect Martin Davis to intervene halfway...... "Big Ben added fuel to the story of "The Prince of Thieves".

This reminded Damon of what happened when he competed for "The Departed": "He really doesn't play a lot of rules. ”

Jennifer Garner, who was talking to Lucy next to her, raised her head and interjected: "I heard that Martin Davis has a lot of support behind him, and it's not a big deal, the past is over." ”

"Shut up!" Big Ben pointed at Jennifer, almost growling, "What do you know?" He wasn't grabbing the rights to an adaptation, he was destroying my career and future. ”

Damon hurriedly said, "Ben! ”

Lucy looked at Garner, whose face changed color, and said, "I just got a cat, it's very cute, let's go see it together?" ”

Jennifer Garner endured it, and Big Ben, who was alcoholic, was simply unreasonable, and she followed Lucy out of the living room.

Damon advised: "You drink less alcohol and control your stinky temper." ”

Big Ben rubbed his face: "I'm not usually like this, but I don't feel happy when I think of that bastard Martin, who robbed me of my project, and relied on the clown to gain fame and fortune!" ”

He expressed it very directly: "Martin made a lot of money, and he lost tens of millions more than me, and it made me uncomfortable!" And in the past few years, I have not developed well, and I have earned too little money. ”

"It's not hard to find the right project and make money on your ability," Damon said. ”

Big Ben nodded: "I'm looking for it, I can't continue like this, if I make a lot of money like in previous years, Jennifer won't quarrel with me." ”

It's a very real problem, men can't earn enough money to support their families, and they can't be justified on it.

Big Ben goes back to the previous question: "Why can a bastard like Martin Davis make a lot of money?" ”

Damon knew that the guy he didn't look happy with now had become a general trend: "Ben, don't have a head-on conflict with him, if you can't find a suitable opportunity, you have to endure it, there will always be a time to vent." ”

Big Ben said vaguely: "I won't provoke him head-on, I suspect that Pete is at this point, there must be him behind him, I guess he is second only to Julie and Aniston." ”

Damon said: "Actually, Harvey didn't like Martin either, because he rejected Harvey's kindness again. Don't worry, there's always a chance. “

He picked up the wine and poured it, asking, "I heard that Cassie has been going to art exhibitions a lot lately?" Obsessed with art? ”

Big Ben knows a little bit about it, but he doesn't go into details, after all, it's just a temptation: "He thinks he's an artistic youth. ”

Damon said: "Cassie asked me to borrow money, saying that she wanted to buy a valuable piece of art. ”

Big Ben nodded: "He also asked me to borrow one." ”

…………

Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles.

The multi-day art exhibition is coming to an end, and Martin and Brewster are looking to make it over for the last day.

Entering the exhibition hall, Martin found a place with few people, as if he had taken a fancy to a painting, and stood opposite and quietly admired it.

Bruce came to the sculpture section and stood in an inconspicuous corner, his gaze sweeping over Cassie Affleck from time to time.

Today, Cassie Affleck is back in the showroom to make one last effort.

The booth belonging to Lily Carter was empty and nowhere to be seen.

Cassie has had not-so-good associations before, but as a self-confident and decadent temperament man, he has always believed in his charm.

Can't wait for someone to come, Cassie is a little anxious.

The empty booth reminded him of the art sculptures he bought at a high price, and threw in more than 100,000 US dollars.

Cassie's card in Hollywood is not very big, the salary is not high, and he has no habit of saving, he has always had how much money to spend, and hundreds of thousands of dollars are not a lot for him.

Not only did he swipe his credit card, but he also borrowed some money from Matt Damon and Big Ben each.

The money has been spent, but in recent days people have not seen it.

Although they always talked in the exhibition hall, they had a good time talking about art.

From sculpture to engraving, from film to medicine, there is always a common topic to be found.

Seeing that it wasn't early, Cassie took out his phone and dialed the call.

"Hello, this is the Department of Commerce of the California Institute of the Arts." It was a man's voice on the phone: "Is there something wrong with you?" ”

Cassie was stunned for a few seconds before asking, "This isn't Lily Carter's call?" ”

He replied with a smile: "During the exhibition, in order to facilitate contact, the college equipped each student with a business mobile phone, and after the exhibition, the mobile phone should be returned." ”

Cassie's face was full of frustration: "Do you have contact information for Lily Carter?" ”

"Sorry, I didn't. If you don't have anything else to do, I'll hang up. "It was very busy over there, and the phone just hung up.

Cassie heard the busy sound, lowered his hand, and whispered, "Lily Carter......"

Looking at the empty booth in front of him, he still didn't understand that he was tricked by a female student at school!

Cassie walked around the booth in circles, and after the bubble of blind confidence was punctured, the human mind would always remember a lot of things that had been overlooked before.

That Lily Carter clearly took advantage of his deliberate proximity and sold the worthless student sculptures to him for a high price.

Also step on the way of the artwork with a clear price!

Cassie left the exhibition hall with his fingers in his hair, scratching wildly, leaving a trail of dandruff on the floor.

(End of chapter)