American fame and fortune

In the psychological clinic on Sunset Boulevard, Laura seems to be flipping the books on the table, but her eyes are actually on Martin on the couch.

Martin opened his eyes at this moment, pulled off the blanket and stood up, folded it casually, and said, "It's time to go."

Laura looked at the time and asked, "So fast today?"

Martin said, "It's not good to be late for an audition."

Laura nodded and said intentionally, "It's quite normal when you don't say those crazy things that destroy America."

"That's not crazy talk." Martin bared his teeth and smiled: "It's the most sincere thought in my heart."

He picked up his bag and walked out.

"Close the door, thank you." Laura had a feeling that this big Hollywood star had at least two personalities.

According to her judgment, those crazy words should be true thoughts.

His second personality is anti-social?

After coming out of the psychological clinic, Martin relaxed slightly and stood at the door for half a minute so that Ivan could take good photos.

Bruce drove up, Martin got in and said, "Go to Paramount Studios."

"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is co-produced by Paramount and Warner Bros. Although David Fincher's last film "Zodiac" did not perform well at the online box office, the sales of offline DVD and TV rights have been very good. The cost was recovered, so this part still won an investment of 100 million US dollars.

In addition to these two, DreamWorks accounted for a third of the investment.

Came to the studio, David - Fincher's assistant Bob came forward to receive Martin.

Accompanying Martin to the dressing room, Bob specifically said: "The makeup time will last for several hours, so the audition is arranged at three o'clock in the afternoon."

Martin said, "It's all right."

Bob confessed a few more words, took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

The stylist then came in and reminded Martin to go to the toilet before putting on his makeup.

Martin was very patient and cooperated all the way.

Bruce had been sitting by the side, and the more sissy makeup artist saw him staring at him, his sissy suddenly disappeared, and he became like a normal man.

Wearing makeup to audition, or changing from a young man to an old man, the most cumbersome thing is styling.

Martin had learned before that the crew would use make-up and post-production special effects to realize Benjamin's old age as a toddler, and hired Industrial Light and Magic to do special effects production.

David Fincher is not a real shooting madman like Nolan, as long as he can achieve the effect he wants, he doesn't care how it is achieved.

The makeup and styling took nearly four hours, and Martin was even dazed for a moment at noon.

In the middle, Bruce received a call from Robert that the ceremony had been completed this morning.

The most basic guarantee and comfort are available.

Martin walked into the audition room for the second time this year near three o'clock in the afternoon.

After entering, he greeted Finch first: "David."

Finch introduced the people who participated in the audition: "This is Katherine Kennedy, this is Frank Marshall..."

The couple represented DreamWorks and were known in the industry as Spielberg's right-hand men.

The former is even the leading female producer in the industry.

After Martin greeted, Finch said, "Get ready to start."

Martin returned to the camera lens, habitually looked behind the producers and directors, saw the representatives of the labor union and the insurance company playing the game console at ease, and relaxed his mood.

Everything he was used to was there.

At the beginning of the audition, Martin first read a narration line according to David Fincher's request.

This is not a problem for Martin at all.

Then he acted like an old man.

It's just appearance, not character and psychology.

So, the physical aging phase of this character is not particularly complicated.

The audition went very quickly, and it was completed in only five or six minutes.

David Fincher's style of doing things is different from other directors, and Martin is the number one candidate. He looked around, asked for opinions from Katherine Kennedy and Frank Marshall, and announced directly on the spot: "Congratulations, Martin, You got the role."

Martin came down to shake David Fincher's hand and said, "It's an honor."

Then he shook hands with Frank Marshall and Katherine Kennedy one by one: "Thank you, it is a great honor to work with you."

He is handsome and has a nice voice. The couple had a good impression of Martin and said, "Your performance is vivid and you are the most suitable for this role."

After the simple commercial exchange, Martin left the audition room and returned to the dressing room to remove his makeup.

Just in the corridor, I ran into a young actor in his 20s.

The powerful aura of the other party's Erbi American youth is as high as 10.8 meters.

From a long distance, that indescribable temperament seems to be telling passers-by that I am Erbi and who am I afraid of.

Martin recognized him, Shia LaBeouf, the leading man in the live-action Transformers movie and Spielberg's favorite godson.

He even liked Spielberg more than Drew Barrymore did back then.

In Martin's previous life, this man was often the focus of discussion in the crowd. Why did Spielberg like him so much because he was so stupid and stupid?

So much so that some gossip bigwigs speculated, could it be Spielberg's illegitimate son?

When the two were about to pass each other, Shia LaBeouf's curious eyes fell on Martin.

Because Martin wore old man makeup, he might not have recognized it, so he laughed casually: "Hey, old man, you are so cool!"

Martin grinned suddenly, showing a strange smile in the shape of an old man: "Why don't you be more serious."

Shia LaBeouf's psychological quality is not good. He was stunned for a moment, and then jumped to the side of the corridor, keeping as far away from Martin as possible, covering his vitals with his hands: "You...what do you want to do! I'm a man!"

Suddenly feeling that the man was not safe, he pushed his butt against the wall, and shouted again: "Don't mess around, I will call the bumblebee over!"

Martin ignored him and turned away.

Shia LaBeouf breathed a sigh of relief when the people walked away, and asked the crew assistant leading the way: "Who is that pervert?"

"Don't talk nonsense." The assistant reminded, and then said: "That's Martin Davis, who just passed the audition, the leading actor of the crew."

Shia LaBeouf touched the back of his head: "This man is so perverted!" He muttered: "I originally wanted to take this actor, but in the end I could only audition for a supporting role."

The assistant continued to take him to the audition room. Although he didn't say anything, he didn't think so in his heart.

About this bastard, the crew has already spread the news. Shia LaBeouf wanted to grab the leading actor, not to mention David Fincher, even Spielberg reprimanded him.

This man has no self-awareness at all.

Martin returned to the dressing room, and the stylist came to remove the makeup. He said to Bruce: "Notify Thomas and let him come to negotiate with the crew tomorrow."

Bruce took out his mobile phone: "There will be news so soon."

Martin said: "I like this kind of crisp crew."

Bruce called Thomas.

Martin took off his makeup and changed back into his clothes. When he came out, he saw Bruce was on the phone again, and he waited for him for a while.

After a few minutes, Bruce hung up the phone and said, "Kim is calling."

Martin packed up his things and went out: "Is the videotape on the market?"

Bruce said in a low voice: "The distribution has already started, and Jenna's company will officially open for sale next Monday."

Martin said, "You really didn't show your face?"

Bruce said: "Absolutely not! Not even the upper body is showing much."

"Congratulations to you too." Martin said seriously, "You've become the leading actor."

Although Bruce felt weird, he really became the leading actor this time.

According to the current situation, it should not be difficult to sell millions of CDs. This bad idea given by Martin can really reap the popularity of fame and actual monetary benefits.

As soon as the two turned out of the corridor, an assistant from the crew chased after him: "Mr. Davis, please wait."

Martin stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"

The assistant ran all the way over, took a breath, and said, "If your time permits, Director Finch would like to chat with you."

Martin nodded: "Yes, you lead the way."

The assistant led the two to the director's office.

After participating in the male lead audition, David Fincher returned to the office. Martin's performance was very good, and he had no worries about the leading actor.

The audition for the heroine has also been completed, and no decision has been made yet.

He sat in front of the computer and clicked on the video of the heroine's audition, and the figure of Cate Blanchett appeared in the player.

David - Fincher had chatted with Martin's agent Thomas before, and Martin and Blanchett were at odds.

Although he didn't say anything clearly, the meaning of release is more obvious.

Martin didn't want to be on the same set as Blanchett.

The commercial performance of David Fincher's last "Zodiac" was not satisfactory. This film invested 100 million U.S. dollars, and he felt great pressure.

Therefore, Martin, who performed very well in business, was listed by him as the first choice for the leading actor.

But in terms of the heroine, Fincher didn't want to choose a vase. Blanchett was the best performer in the audition and the actress he thought was the most suitable.

Because the age span of the heroine is also very large, too young or too old will not work.

There was a knock on the door, and the assistant brought Martin over. Finch let him do whatever he wanted, and said, "After signing the contract, you must join the crew as soon as possible. Industrial Light and Magic needs to use you as a model."

Although Martin didn't know much about post-production special effects, he knew a little bit about it. He knew that it required a lot of preparation in advance, and said, "It's fine on my side. As soon as the contract is signed, I'll start working in the team immediately."

"Heroine, I'm going to choose Blanchett." Finch is the first-line director, and he only cares a little about Martin's thoughts.

He said directly: "I heard that your relationship with Blanchett is not very good."

It reminded Martin of the words of Nicholson and Leonardo, that as part of the jerk trio, he was not at all afraid of these challenges.

And if the crew really wanted to use it, he couldn't stop it.

Martin thought about it for a while and said, "Director, if you think she is suitable, I have no opinion."

Finch laughed: "Someday you have time, we can sit down and chat together calmly."

Martin seemed to think of something interesting, and smiled: "No problem."