City of Beverly, near the West Hollywood area.

Ryan Reynolds drove alone into a villa with a single courtyard and parked near the door under the command of the security guards.

Someone came up, "Mr. Reynolds, please come with me."

Ryan nodded and followed him towards the villa.

The two passed by the pool, and it was warm enough in Los Angeles at the end of May for seven or eight women in swimsuits to splash around or soak up the sun on beach chairs.

Every skin tone, every hair color, it's all there.

But they all have one thing in common, they are sexy and beautiful.

Of them, Ryan felt that his ex-wife Scarlett Johansson would be far inferior if it were not for the blessing of fame.

When he entered the villa, the man took him directly to the balcony.

Ryan hesitated.

These words were not what Michelle expected, and after listening to it, she thought about it for a while, and said, "Ryan, I can find resources, but I don't have them here, your requirements are relatively high, and it takes time to coordinate."

After paying the deposit, Ryan left his contact information and left Happy Valley.

Michelle added, "If you don't think our price is right, you can choose another one."

Ryan said tentatively, "They're all too old, I'm going to be younger."

Michelle pointed to the pool outside the balcony, "Is there anything you like?" Take your pick, it's all first-class and high-quality."

"Because we may have to go to Eastern Europe, or even Ukraine, to find the right goods," Michelle said.

Not only was it out of stock, but she asked for money first: "Also, if you want to make a reservation, please pay a deposit of $200,000 first."

In order to completely turn over and impress Fox, Ryan has already fought and said in a low voice.

Michelle Bryan has an excellent reputation in the industry, and he only thought about it briefly before agreeing to the offer.

If there were other options, Ryan wouldn't have come here.

Michelle Brian pulled out a chair and sat across from him, "Welcome to Happy Valley, Ryan, I remember you, you placed a few orders with a global travel company."

Ryan anxious: "How long do I have to wait?"

Ryan waited a little as a woman with blond hair and elaborate makeup entered the balcony.

Michelle stared at Ryan quite vigilantly, because the FBI often did fishing, and the last time she was caught by the FBI on the wrong foot, it was the FBI who used her client to carry out a fishing operation.

Ryan's eyes narrowed, "$200,000?"

Ryan took out a business card and handed it to Michelle, "Mr. Charles has enjoyed this kind of business and introduced me to him."

Michelle took the business card, flipped it over and looked at the back, and nodded, "Say your specific request."

Seeing that Ryan was unmoved, she said: "I have a lot of goods here, this is just a small part, fashion models, Hollywood actors, artists in the Holy Valley, ***, radio and TV hosts, only you can't think of it, there is nothing I can't find."

Michelle said: "The goods you are looking for are too demanding, and it is difficult for us to come to the goods in a short period of time, so we can't give you a definite reply."

Ryan smiled and said, "I've prepared another big order for you this time."

Go back and prepare to sell the fixed assets and raise enough funds to fight.

Ryan has a feeling that the role of Deadpool is particularly suitable for him, and this did not come out of nowhere, when he starred in "Wolverine", he had a personal experience.

On the balcony, Michelle picked up her phone, dialed a call, waited for it to connect, and asked, "Can I see the boss?"

"The boss is on the island now, and I don't have time to see you." The man over there said, "You can tell me if you have something, and if I can't handle it, I'll pass it on to the boss."

"I have a customer who wants two completely fresh items, can you provide them?"

The man replied, "Not yet, we've had a few lately

Heavyweight customers, all the inventory is exhausted, and there is a little problem with the channel in Eastern Europe, and it may be out of stock in the short term."

"Something went wrong with the channel in Eastern Europe?" Michelle didn't expect an answer.

But there was a simple sentence: "Ukrainians are conducting auditions for the Holy Maiden Heavenly Troupe, and many people have illusions in their hearts, thinking of becoming famous in one fell swoop and thus changing their lives, and those who come out voluntarily have plummeted during this period."

"Sure enough, they're all daydreaming." Michelle asked, "When will it be restored?"

The man said, "It's hard to say, if you are in a hurry, you can send someone yourself, haven't your people been there a few times? I'm no stranger to that area."

Michelle said, "Okay, I'll figure it out myself."

She hung up the phone, and she dialed another number: "Lynch, come up."

It didn't take long for Lynch to enter the balcony.

Michelle asked, "I remember the last time you mentioned that one of the three girls we set up Martin Davis for, that Nikia may have fled back to Ukraine?"

"I've asked a lot of Ukrainian girls who have been smuggled here, and several of them say that Nikia has fled back to her homeland," Lynch said.

He thought for a moment and added: "I think it's a very big possibility, and the money that Nikia took is nothing in the United States and it's not a small amount to return to Ukraine."

Michelle said, "When you have time, go to Ukraine."

Lynch was surprised, "Just to catch Nikia?"

"A client has special needs." Michelle roughly said, "You take someone there."

Lynch said: "I suggest hanging him for a while, not only to prevent him from decoupling, but also to take out more money, and when I finish dealing with the matter at hand, I will make a special trip to Ukraine."

Michelle is not in a hurry: "Yes."

…………

In June, after "Thieves in the City" topped $180 million in North America and $70 million overseas, the crew returned to Los Angeles after a promotional tour that included North America, Europe and Latin America.

Martin took a break for a few days and received a call from Nolan to come to Warner Studios.

He entered the studio in the middle of the morning, when there were very few people in the front room.

As Martin walked towards the elevator, Kevin Tsujiwara was approaching.

Both saw each other and stopped at the same time.

Martin took the initiative to say hello, "Hi Kevin, long time no see."

Kevin Tsujihara smiled slightly, answered, and asked, "Why do you have time to come to Warner today?"

Martin has nothing to hide: "I'm coming to Director Nolan."

Kevin Tsujihara thought about the huge investment in Interstellar and said, "You and director Nolan are golden partners, and hopefully this time it will bring the same success as The Dark Knight."

Martin also laughed: "I have a lot of confidence in myself, in director Nolan."

The two did not have a deep friendship, chatted a few words simply and politely, and left.

Kevin Tsujihara didn't like Martin, and since he took office, Martin ended his partnership with Warner Bros. and turned to sign with Disney, and then after a series of events, Jon Berg was fired and the position of president of Warner Pictures was replaced by someone on another line.

During this time, he could also feel that Martin didn't like himself very much.

Warner Bros. Films' business is in serious decline, and for the sake of performance, Kevin Tsujihara can endure working with people like Martin and Nolan who don't like it.

As long as Warner's film business is back on track, he won't let that continue.

In this regard, Kevin Tsujihara has specifically emphasized two points, one is the reboot of the DC Justice League Cinematic Universe, and the other is to promote the serial adaptation of JK Rowling's new work "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find It"!

Martin took the elevator upstairs and found Nolan in his office on the top floor.

The planning phase of the project is coming to an end, and the film will soon enter the filming phase.

Nolan had just returned from Atlanta.

Martin asked directly, "When am I going to join the crew?"

Nolan glanced at the schedule: "Your scenes were filmed for a total of 40 to 50 days, but they were not divided into three parts."

Martin asked, "Shooting in different places?"

Nolan handed him the schedule and said, "The interior scenes were mainly filmed at the Gray Film and Television Center in Atlanta, and the exterior scenes were filmed in two parts, one in Iceland and the other on a farm in Atlanta, and a corn farm in the suburbs of Atlanta."

Martin looked at the planner carefully, "I'm okay here."

Nolan added, "When you were filming The Martian, you accumulated a lot of experience in space scenes, right? Tell more about the other actors in the crew."

"These are minor issues." Martin half-jokingly said, "I can take charge of some non-critical scenes."

Nolan knew that Martin was learning about crew scheduling, and said, "I'll pick a few scenes."

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought that this could be used as a promotional point for the movie.

Marketing guru Nolan is online!

The assistant director, who specializes in recording real tidbits, was not around, so Nolan had to do it himself, and while Martin was still reading the planner, he quickly picked up the table and a sticky note book, and quickly wrote a few sentences on it.

"During the filming, Martin acted as an interim director, directing the crew to shoot several scenes, and his on-set performance was unanimously recognized by the crew, and director Nolan and producer Emma Thomas thought Martin was very talented in directing."

After writing, Nolan put away the notebook, and when Martin left, he would have people enter it into the database and save it.

Martin also got some of the director's scene drawings from Nolan, as well as the shooting concept, and copied a copy to take away.

Nolan asked, "Are you serious, aren't you just having fun?"

"It was meant to be a casual play." Martin was also quite helpless: "But Leonardo's bastard has to compete with me, I want him to admit defeat obediently."

Nolan just admonished, "Don't spread the word."

Martin said, "I'm the only one watching."

Coming out of Nolan's office, Martin went downstairs and met Emma Thomas.

The latter called out to Martin and asked, "What about Mene? I haven't seen him in a long time, so doesn't he live in Los Angeles?"

Martin could only say, "I haven't seen Mene in a while."

Emma Thomas didn't say anything more, waved her hand and left.

Martin went downstairs, met Bruce, and headed out for the studio.

Bruce suddenly took out his phone and said very seriously, "Martin, you have an extra son?"

"What?" Martin didn't figure out the situation.

Bruce said, "Look at Twitter."

(End of chapter)

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