America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 101 He really is a good older brother

When filming began, Martin's sidekick was replaced by another actor. Adrian was fired from the production team and replaced by an Australian actor named Ryder.

The interior scenes were mainly filmed at Warner Bros. Louvre Studios, while the exterior scenes were filmed in an abandoned town in western Brisbane.

The production team claimed to have built a brand new town on location and created a wax museum using wax figures on a one-to-one scale, with all the wax figures being meticulously crafted by master craftsmen.

In reality, only four actual wax figures were made.

Like all Hollywood film crews, once filming is over, all of these are dismantled and disposed of as garbage.

As for the real reason behind it, no one in the production crew, including the actors, would say a word.

Several large trailer trucks were parked near the riverbank where the outdoor town was located.

With the crew ready, filming began immediately upon the director's command.

Judd Padalecki, who plays Wade, catches the football thrown by Menez and shouts, "Dalton!"

Ryder put down his camera, jumped up to catch the football, and then threw it back to Menez.

"Nick!" Menez threw the ball at Martin.

Martin was sitting in a chair, and as required by the filming, the ball was to be thrown at his feet.

Menez's throw was inaccurate, and the ball flew over.

Martin stretched out his hands, caught the ball, stood up, took a running start, and threw the ball far away.

Menez and Judd shrugged helplessly.

Ryder, who was following him, said, "Boss, this isn't a good idea."

Eliza, who had been leaning against the car, strode over and started arguing with Martin.

The two have been rehearsing frequently these past few days, and they know each other's scenes by heart. They have also captured the emotional conflicts between the siblings perfectly, and the filming was completed in one take.

Filming will go much more smoothly overall as long as Paris doesn't have any scenes.

Paris's appearance is always a disaster, with countless NGs (outtakes) awaiting everyone.

Fortunately, Martin didn't have many scenes with her.

No more male or female protagonists appeared. Eliza followed Martin to the rest area and said, "The way you argued didn't seem like a brother who loves his sister."

Martin said, "If you get to know me better, you'll find that I really dote on my sister."

Eliza asked, "You have a younger sister?"

Martin replied casually, "Isn't it you?"

Eliza said, "I'll write another one later, about how my twin brother is a total doting brother."

Martin removed the fallen leaves from Eliza's chair and sat down next to her: "I read what you wrote about my twin brother on your blog. You portrayed me so well. If I'm not a good brother, your fans will definitely kill me."

Eliza winked at him: "Then you'd better treat me well and be a doting brother."

Bruce then came over and handed Martin his phone: "Thomas, please call back when you have a moment."

"I'm going to make a phone call." Martin got up and went to a quiet place to dial Thomas's cell phone.

The person on the other end immediately asked, "Are you alright?"

Martin said, "I'm fine."

Thomas asked, "What happened to Adrian?"

Martin said, "How should I know? He's out of his mind. Picking up girls is consensual; why resort to violence?"

Thomas asked, "It has nothing to do with you?"

"Please, use your brain, how could a good person like me do such a lousy thing?" Martin seemed quite angry. "This is my first time in Australia, and I don't know anyone except the crew."

Thomas thought about it carefully and realized that it was true. He then said, "Adrian is a young actor that the company is focusing on promoting. This matter will have a great impact on him. The resources that were originally prioritized for him will inevitably be shifted. I will try my best to fight for it for you."

Martin said in a low voice, "Good thing, the more the better."

He silently thought to himself, "If it's necessary to sell your ass, you're the one to step up."

"One more thing, there are tabloids in Los Angeles reporting that you're dating Eliza Cuthbert, is that true?"

"No, it's true, we are indeed a bit close." Martin thought for a moment, "How should I put it, just beyond friends."

Thomas said, "If there's any progress, let me know."

"I understand," Martin said casually. "If you want to be a star, you can't have a private life. When you're climbing the ladder, you have to make a big deal out of everything."

After hanging up the phone and returning home, Martin found Eliza unavailable. He asked Bruce, "How's it going on your end?"

"Not so good," Bruce said. "She says she's just a lackey, not as good as me, the manager, but she actually looks down on me."

Martin wasn't surprised: "I've heard some things. Her father was the lawyer in the Simpson case, and her godfather was Simpson. Although he's nowhere near as well-off as Paris, her family is quite well-off."

Bruce asked curiously, "Why is she working for Paris? She must have better job options."

Martin said, "She wants to be the next Paris, a socialite in high society."

"I see." Bruce pondered, "Besides the Hilton family's influence, there must be other reasons why Paris is famous today, right?"

Martin casually replied, "The videotape, of course." He looked at him with surprise, as if he were looking at an alien: "Old Brooks, you haven't seen it?"

Bruce replied matter-of-factly, "I don't like that kind of girl. She doesn't even have an ass, why would I want to look?"

Martin said, "It might not be entirely accurate, but I personally feel that what really made her famous was the videotape. Watching celebrity videotapes and Saint Eugene films is a completely different experience."

"To become famous through videotapes?" Bruce jumped into this quagmire and has been doing some random research lately. After all, he's Martin's manager, and once he's in this business, he'll definitely have to clean up Martin's mess.

Martin is a scoundrel; who knows how many more terrible things he'll do in the future.

Bruce looked around; seeing no one else in the rest area, he said, "How about I let her practice with this?"

Martin didn't understand: "What?"

"The civilized way of doing things doesn't work in Hollywood most of the time," Bruce explained simply. "It's like you can't just dump that piece of junk in a deserted area to feed crocodiles; I can't think like a mob cleaner anymore."

Martin gave a thumbs up: "Old Brooks, congratulations, you've started to evolve."

Bruce said, "Your example is so powerful that it forces me, a civilized person, to get used to doing bad things."

The two talked for a while longer until Eliza returned from the trailer, at which point they changed the subject.

Soon it was Martin and Eliza's turn to take the stage. After touching up their makeup, the two came in front of the camera and continued to perform their scenes together.

Because of the Adrian incident, Susan Levine tightened her management of the crew. Nobody wanted to anger the producer at this time, and the crew remained quite calm for several days of filming.

Susan's face was even darker than Menez's, and even Martin, who was used to trying to get close to her, temporarily kept his distance.

Friday arrived in the blink of an eye. While everyone else was filming, action director Guedes called the two pairs of twins aside to a flat area to rehearse some of the action scenes.

Guedes asked Martin, "You know how to use a crossbow?"

Martin took the prop from the prop master: "It's been used."

As he spoke, he easily nocked the arrow, loaded it with the crew's rubber-tipped arrow, aimed it at a tree, and fired.

The crossbow arm was very soft, the arrows were light and floaty, and they were completely inaccurate when shot.

Martin then turned to the prop master beside him and said, "I'm also thinking of hunting a big kangaroo."

Eliza came over carrying a baseball bat: "Kangaroos are cute, why hunt them?"

What flashed through Martin's mind, however, was an image of kangaroos beating people up like boxers.

Brian Hoult, who plays the villainous twins, has visited Australia many times and specifically warned, "It's best to stay away from kangaroos; they're short-tempered and very strong fighters."

Action director Guedes, a big guy, said, "Guys, don't worry, if a kangaroo comes along, I'll beat it to a pulp."

Under his direction, the two pairs of twins began rehearsing action scenes.

This isn't an action movie; there aren't any particularly difficult stunts. The actors, who have undergone professional physical training, can handle it without much trouble.

The crew's temporary accommodation was a riverbank with very shallow water; the pebbles on the riverbed could be seen from a distance.

Training ended, but the crew was still filming. Martin pointed upstream on the riverbank and asked Eliza, "Shall we go take a look? Old Brooks and I went for a walk yesterday, the scenery was nice."

Eliza replied, "Okay."

Martin went back to the rest area, grabbed his bag, filled it with two bottles of water, and pulled out mosquito repellent: "Spray some on."

Eliza took a sniff.

Martin said, "It's made from pure natural plant extracts, so it's absolutely environmentally friendly."

Eliza took it, sprayed some on herself first, then sprayed some on Martin, handed it back to him, and took the lead in swimming upstream: "Hurry up."

Martin followed, warning, "Watch out, the stones are slippery."

After walking a few hundred meters, the river widened and became shallower, with many large rocks protruding from the river surface like piers.

Martin pointed to the tallest and largest piece: "Shall we go there?"

Eliza rushed ahead and shouted back to Martin, "Let's have a race to see who gets there first! The loser gets to grant the winner one request!"

Martin quickly followed, saying, "Slow down."

He and Old Bu came yesterday; there was no danger.

Eliza skipped and jumped, walking very fast.

Martin chose some other stones and walked around to the front of her.

The stones near the middle of the river are exceptionally smooth from being washed by the water.

This was a spot Martin had carefully chosen for his visit. He specifically picked out a rock and waited for Eliza to come over before reaching out and pulling her over.

The stone wasn't big; it was just the right size for two people to stand facing each other.

For a moment, no one spoke.

Martin lowered his head to kiss Elizabeth. Elizabeth did not dodge; instead, she wrapped her arms around Martin's arm and raised her head at the same time.

The river flowed gurglingly as a man and a woman embraced and kissed passionately.

Martin used his strength to lift her up in his arms and carry her to the largest rock: "I won."

Eliza protested, "We were clearly together."

Martin pointed downwards: "Your feet aren't touching the ground."

Eliza, too lazy to say anything more, hugged Martin's neck and kissed him.

(End of this chapter)