In downtown Los Angeles, near City Hall Square, the crew blocked an entire road.

Martin got out of the makeup trailer and went straight to the set.

The road was full of cars, and the summer sun shone on the asphalt and it was exceptionally hot.

Nolan is dispatching the entire crew, asking the stunt crew to slowly drive the train over.

Mene came over at this time, stood next to Martin, and said, "Hey, the crew built a train that doesn't use rails. ”

Martin looked down at the wheels and said, "It should have been modified from a truck." ”

Alan Peggy entered the set at this time and came over to say hello to Martin first.

Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy then arrived.

Nolan came back from the crane and reminded loudly, "Be sure to stay safe. ”

Once the main actor is injured, the filming of the later scenes will have to be postponed, and he said: "As planned, it will be divided into two parts and two cars!" ”

Everyone nodded.

Nolan was not at ease, and said: "Many of our props are disposable, and we can't shoot them a second time, so we are in the best condition!" ”

This is the disadvantage of live-action shooting, and if the model built with a lot of money is broken, it is broken.

Martin got into a red Cadillac.

The filming of this scene had to be done in the order of the script, and he drove to the side of the road outside the camera.

Mene and Ken Watanabe get into a Los Angeles yellow cab.

With Nolan's voice heard over the loudspeaker, three sprinklers erected on cranes sprayed a large stream of water, creating a small artificial rainfall.

But there is still bright sunshine in the sky.

This scene is a dream, Nolan asked for the sun to rain, in order to make the scene both light and partly dark, the crew deliberately marked the sun's path of movement, and hung baffles between the buildings to shade it.

Mene picked up Cillian Murphy in a cab, and Martin picked up Ellen Page in a car.

Then came the highlight of the Los Angeles scene, where the Dream Train suddenly broke in and squeezed through the traffic jammed in the streets.

The once neat streets became chaotic.

The shoot took place in a cluttered environment, with the roar of motors, brakes and tire rubbing.

Martin began to shoot a lot of short shots, some of which were even in a matter of seconds, and Nolan would shout cards.

However, his scenes are all on Cadillac, he never gets out of the car, and his limited lines are also dialogues with Alan Page.

The drifting rain outside the car has not stopped.

Emma Thomas sent her assistant Amanda over to accompany Maria, who was wearing a one-piece raincoat, to be busy on the streets.

Maria Guanhai holds the DV given by Elizabeth, and when the crew pauses filming, she will record some busy scenes of the crew.

All of this proves that she has been here and that she has participated in an extremely important social practice.

Amanda reminded loudly: "The next thing is to shoot the shootout and crash scene, let's stay away." ”

Maria nodded, and followed her to the top of the stairs in absolute safety.

Amanda pointed to the other side of the set: "Look over there, Martin is going to shoot the shootout scene himself." ”

Maria quickly picked up the DV, and the camera turned to that side, only to see Martin holding a pistol and communicating something with director Nolan, and a few more actors came behind and practiced with Martin twice.

Seeing that the shooting was about to start, she quickly turned off the DV lens.

The ping-pong gunshots soon rang out.

After filming a few scenes, Maria found that Martin and Nolan began to communicate again, and the two seemed to talk a lot, and they chatted together from time to time.

The rain is sparse, the artificial rain maker needs to be replenished, and the crew is temporarily resting.

Nolan found Martin and said, "I just had an idea, can you hear if it works?" ”

Martin is very strange, Nolan has always been strict about filming, how to ask for his opinion? Immediately nodded: "You can say it." ”

Nolan gestured in the direction of the city hall with his gaze: "Is that first daughter connected with you?" We can invite her to make a cameo in front of the camera, even if it's a flashing backdrop. ”

He's the kind of director who doesn't miss out on any promotional marketing opportunity.

The other party came to the crew and didn't leave anything, how could Nolan let her go in vain: "When it comes to publicity and promotion, this is a very good gimmick." ”

Martin thought for a moment and said, "You can try it, let people communicate with her, it's okay, just say it." ”

Nolan called Emma Thomas and had a brief conversation with her, and Emma Thomas called her assistant Amanda.

Not long after, Amanda came to her and said that Maria had agreed to leave the country.

Nolan added a temporary scene, the scene is very simple, with Maria as the background, Martin drives a Cadillac by.

What Maria wants is a practical experience that can become capital, so that it can prove that she has been here.

And her governess called Michelle Guanhai, and the White House did not object.

Nolan slightly adjusted his shooting plan for the afternoon.

After lunch, the news that the crew started filming in downtown Los Angeles spread, and more and more people gathered from fans to entertainment paparazzi.

Assistant Anderson looked at Maria Guanhai who had made up and wrote in a real tidbits notebook: "The first daughter Maria regards director Nolan as her first idol and has repeatedly asked to join the crew to shoot, even if it is just as a background board, Director Nolan decided to give her a chance and write a scene for her alone." ”

Nolan passed by, glanced at the real tidbits notebook, and nodded with satisfaction.

Anderson laughed happily, encouraged by his immediate boss, and his inspiration suddenly exploded, just in time to see Martin on the red Cadillac used for shooting, and immediately wrote a real tidbit.

"When Martin Davis first heard that Nolan had such an idea and idea, he decided to star in this film, and asked Director Nolan to promise him to play the leading role no matter what, and even at that time he didn't know what the subject matter and content of this film would look like."

Anderson is well aware that his future lies with Nolan, and the tidbits he writes naturally advocate Nolan.

As the sun gradually turns to the west, the cast and crew leave the venue one after another, and a professional cleaning company enters the set to carefully photograph the location of each prop cart and decoration, ready to clear the scene.

Martin and Mene walked together towards the trailer.

The latter said: "Paris is the last stop of filming, I will stay in Paris for the time being after the filming of this film, boss, if you have anything for me to do, just call me and let me know, and I will rush back to Los Angeles immediately." ”

Martin slapped Mene: "Feel at ease with your goddess and strive to get a Cannes next year...... Cannes may be too late, and strive to come back with a Venice Golden Lion Award. ”

Mene laughed with two lines of white teeth: "Definitely give priority to Isabelle Huppert for the award." ”

He mentioned one thing: "When I was on the phone with Huppert yesterday, I suggested that she organize the actresses of the French actor circle to have a party with the crew, which I think should be good. ”

Bruce walked over from the other side and answered, "Don't be all forty or fifty-year-old aunt goddesses. ”

Mene said very seriously: "Huppert promised me that he would definitely call many new French goddesses of literature and art, such as Audrey Tautou, who will endorse Chanel No. 5 with Martin's boss, and the heroine in "Dreaming of Paris". ”

Martin has seen this film, more than once, and was impressed, Venus with a broken arm is too classic, and he asked, "Eva Green?" ”

Mene said: "It should be her, Huppert has a strong appeal among French actresses, and she is definitely the first person at the moment. ”

Alan Peggy ran over from the other side and asked, "Martin, I heard you're going to be the face of Chanel No. 5?" ”

"It's still talking, it's not settled." Martin gave a clear answer.

The news released now is a reaction to the market, and other sponsors have no opinions, but it is difficult to say what fans and public opinion think.

Overall, the reaction was relatively normal, and there were no inexplicable attacks.

The WMA is still collecting various feedback data, and if it is really to be discussed, it will be the end of the year at the earliest.

Alan Peggy may be intrigued by this for her own reasons: "It was a great initiative for men to endorse women's perfumes, and Karl Lagerfeld and Chanel were very brave. ”

Martin smiled, "But I have a problem." ”

Alan Peggy looked like a good buddy, clenched her fists and bumped fists with Martin, cheering him up: "I think all Hollywood male stars, except for Leonardo, only you can suppress Chanel No. 5." ”

Seeing that she was about to bump her fist like a man, Martin raised his hand and slammed her fist and said, "Thank you for your encouragement." ”

Alan Page said: "When you didn't arrive at Astra Studios in Morocco, that Tom Hardy wanted to bully me, and then you took the initiative to accept me, and he never dared to mess around again. ”

Mene asked curiously, "What did he do?" “

Alan Peggy, who had been in contact with Mane a lot, knew he meant well, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "At Astra Studios, Tom Hardy pointed to a local woman in her forties who applied for a job and said I should go over and her. ”

She had no choice but to spread her hands: "At that time, the crew around was all British, and they were either laughing or silent. ”

Mene said: "Some Brits, they deserve to be treated like mortars!" ”

Martin now understood why Alan Peggy took the initiative to move closer to him, stretched out his right hand and said, "Alan, welcome to join the temporary American gang of the "Inception" crew. ”

Alan Peggy squeezed his hand hard, "Thank you for accepting me. ”

Martin was impressed with her and added, "You have chosen a very difficult path. ”

"I know that once it's made public, a lot of characters will automatically stay away from me." Alan Peggy is very determined: "No matter how difficult it is, I will go on." ”

Martin nodded: "Good luck." ”

The three actors each went back to their trailer to remove their makeup, and when Martin left from work, Elizabeth came to pick him up in a brand new Porsche and called Maria to dinner with him.

The latter stayed in the crew for a few days, the novelty passed, and he got the desired practice resume, and the crew left after filming half of the scene in Los Angeles.

(End of chapter)