America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 212 White Lotus

What should you do when faced with someone who lacks sportsmanship? Martin showed everyone on set with his actions that you should fight back fiercely!

Therefore, he retaliated fiercely.

Director Leterrier called a halt.

But the performances of the male and female leads did not stop.

In professional terms: The male and female leads, with their exceptional professionalism and dedication, were so immersed in their respective characters' emotions that they couldn't extricate themselves.

Martin and Julie got too into their roles.

This makes it impossible to distinguish between reality and acting.

The two continued their passionate kiss despite being surrounded by dozens of onlookers from the film crew.

Julie's leg was wrapped around Martin's waist.

All of today's scenes have been filmed, and it won't delay our work. No one will come up to disturb the two of us.

At the rest area, Morgan Freeman, who had intended to sit down and rest for a while, suddenly didn't want to stay any longer upon seeing the shameless couple. He called out, "Adina, let's go back to the hotel as soon as possible."

The Black girl obediently followed Freeman.

Julie separated from Martin and asked, "Teacher, what should we do next? You have to teach me."

Martin, however, expressed it in a different, more unusual way: "Carrie and Louise are still waiting for me at the hotel."

These words seemed to ignite Julie, setting off a raging fire that, like a flood bursting its banks, became unstoppable.

She desperately wanted to stage a student's counterattack right there and then, to show Martin what it meant to be merciless.

Martin had long since figured out Julie's psychology; there were countless Cao Cao-like figures in the groups he belonged to in his previous life.

Julie grabbed Martin and pulled him outside.

Martin neither took the initiative, made any promises, nor refused, and was pulled out of the studio by Julie.

Chris Pratt stood at the entrance of the studio, looking at the swaying trailer, wondering if this would cause a media storm if word got out.

He slapped his forehead, realizing he was wrong. If this were to get out and the person involved admitted it, it would cause a sensation in the entertainment media!

Pratt, who was struggling at the bottom, suddenly realized that for actors, love is not just love, but also a ladder to success in their careers.

Menez came out of the studio and said to Bruce, "The boss's charm is amazing. He didn't even have to put in much effort, and Julie took the initiative."

Bruce, however, knew more than him: "Martin didn't do much, but everything he did was just right. He had a firm grasp on Julie's psychology."

Menez said with a mournful face, "Why don't I have that ability?"

Bruce hit the nail on the head: "Your skill lies in your words."

Menez thought about it and realized that was indeed the case; everyone has their own strengths.

It took a long time for the trailer to stop shaking.

Inside the car, Martin took a shower, changed his clothes, and sat on the sofa, too comfortable to move.

Julie lay on another sofa chair, took out her phone and first looked at the photo of herself and Louise. When she looked at Martin, she thought he was handsome, cool, and strong.

The feeling of stealing your friend's man is so exhilarating, it's like flying in the sky and you can't come down.

Julie got up wearing only a white shirt and asked, "What would you like to drink?"

Martin glanced at the liquor cabinet inside the trailer: "A glass of gold whiskey, please."

Julie poured two glasses of wine, handed one to Martin, clinked glasses with him, took a sip, and then specifically asked, "How does my technique compare to the other two?"

Martin glanced at this female version of Cao Cao and figured it wouldn't be a one-time thing. For the sake of future enjoyment, he decided to tell the truth: "You're not as fancy as them, and your technique is a bit lacking."

Julie retorted, "How could that be!"

Martin pointed to himself: "The real participants are sitting right here."

Julie downed the rest of her drink in one gulp, secretly resolving to use every trick in the book to teach Martin a lesson next time.

She suddenly realized the most important thing: "You won't leave them because of me, will you?"

Martin was taken aback: "I haven't thought about that yet."

Julie was thinking more deeply than he was: "Those two, especially Louise, are very important to you. For your future, don't leave them for now."

Today was her most exhilarating day yet. Besides Martin's ability and skill, Julie believes that the psychological factor was also crucial.

At present, we must not allow psychological factors to disappear.

Julie hesitated for a moment, then said, "I also have some things to take care of. Once I've taken care of them, nothing else matters."

Martin, that scoundrel, knew exactly what Julie was talking about—it was exactly what he needed—and immediately said, "It's okay, you're the priority."

What a perfect match between a rotten man and a rotten woman!

Julie thought more and more, and Martin's enlightening words opened up a path she had never walked before.

With everything going smoothly, Jolie was planning to use Pitt for publicity next month, see how well "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" fared in the market, and then dump Pitt.

Then, before the release of the wanted poster, they can create another buzz with Martin, enjoying two waves of hype in a row.

If one of her two films becomes a big hit, she will be able to pull herself out of the quagmire of consecutive box office failures, and may even become a box office miracle.

They can also leverage the popularity of these two individuals to create a perfect persona of someone who loves family and children.

It's obvious that if these two rounds go even slightly smoothly, she'll make a fortune!

Martin seemed to still be enjoying the afterglow, leaning back in his armchair with his eyes closed.

As Julie admired her friend's handsome male companion, an idea suddenly popped into her head: an idea to make the situation even more exciting.

The first wave remains unchanged: forcing Pitt to divorce Aniston. The second wave encourages Martin to pursue Aniston, creating a love triangle between himself, Martin, and Aniston, which is bound to cause a media frenzy!

Martin's meticulous guidance finally led the students into a period of true transformation.

Julie thought about it more and more and felt that this was a good idea.

Martin seemed to be asleep, asking nothing, as pure as a white lotus flower.

Julie decided to give Martin a heads-up beforehand, saying, "There's something I wanted to talk to you about, about a question I asked you the other day..."

She recounted the events that occurred during the filming of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and then solemnly declared, "Since deciding to cooperate with you on the arrest warrant, I have never had any contact with Pitt again, and I will never have any real contact with him again. I swear this in the name of my mother and son!"

Fearing Julie might change her mind, Martin deliberately said, "So, you asked me those questions to create hype for this?"

Julie nodded: "I can't afford to fail again."

Martin shoved her forward forcefully: "I fully support you. If there's anything I can help you with, just let me know. I can mobilize some resources."

Julie doesn't completely trust Martin, but just as Martin wants to use the public opinion Julie has generated, Julie also wants to use Martin's tangible and intangible resources.

At its core, the two were simply exploiting each other.

Jolie added, "Actually, I did a lot of groundwork in the media."

Martin asked, "What about the reports about you and the children, and Pitt's love for kids, and Aniston's reluctance to have children?"

"That's it." Julie smiled helplessly. "If it weren't for your Burbank High School incident, it would probably have been sensationalized by now."

After careful discussion, the two scoundrels reached a tacit agreement that only Pitt and Aniston would get injured, and that they and the movies they starred in would profit.

Julie didn't mention Martin and Aniston's ideas for the time being; she wasn't confident she could persuade Martin.

Martin got out of Julie's trailer and left the Gray Film Center first.

No matter who asks, he only has one answer for now: he was discussing the characters and plot with Julie.

Hollywood has never cheated unless the parties involved admit it.

Film crew couples are common in Hollywood, but if the parties involved don't acknowledge it, it's just a rumor.

Martin returned to the hotel and rode in the same car with Bruce and Menez.

Bruce took some documents and handed them to Martin: "Ivan just sent them over. After I called him yesterday, Sophia, just to be on the safe side, had someone collect information on Tyler Perry and even had some photos taken of him in South City yesterday."

Martin looked at the photos first, and stopped when he saw the ones of Taylor and the driver.

The driver thought the man looked familiar. He tried to recall, and gradually remembered that this was the unlucky guy whose foot had been injured by Robert's glass bottle of Coke. He couldn't remember his name.

Did these two get together?

According to the information collected by Sofia, this man named Kyle started working as Taylor-Perry's driver two months ago and was highly valued and trusted by Taylor.

Martin asked, "Isn't there anything else?"

Bruce said, "Taylor went to the ATL Methodist headquarters."

Martin was all too familiar with this name. To put it bluntly, he had climbed out of the mire by stepping on the Wesleyans.

Martin didn't say much for the time being, and looked down at Taylor's information. This black man had a very unfortunate life. After moving from Louisiana to Atlanta, he was abused by his father, who was a carpenter. He dropped out of school early and changed his name and severed ties with his original family before he was 16.

The influence of the Methodist Church can be seen throughout Taylor's subsequent upbringing.

The other party showed up here yesterday, perhaps as an overconfident probing move? It's not impossible, after all, Taylor just made a $500 million film with a $5000 million production budget, and success can give people enormous confidence.

Moreover, there were Black people from the south of the city.

Martin returned to the hotel, but Kelly Gray and Louise weren't there. He sent a text message and then had dinner with Menne and Bruce.

The three of them discussed it for a while.

At 8:30, Kelly and Louise, who had come to visit her, returned to their hotel room together.

Martin specifically addressed this matter, emphasizing: "Taylor-Perry is highly likely to have ties to the Methodists."

"No need to guess." Kelly took the bottle of water Martin handed her and said, "Perry Studios was originally funded by the Methodist Church. Most of the funding for Taylor's film 'Diary of a Mad Woman' came from the Methodist Church and the forces behind it. The situation is similar to mine."

Louise asked, "The films he made are completely different from our audience; there's no competition. Was it just revenge for the pink kettle you created?"

Kelly, a key member of the Atlanta liberal movement, has her own sources of information: "Perry Studios wants to develop a film studio, and my biggest competitor is me."

The child has a fever, so everyone needs to come over... Please forgive me if the update is late tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)