America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 310 One cannot live without being obsessed.

Art originates from life, and the life experiences we have actually lived can inspire creators and ignite their passion, allowing actors to create characters with artistic explosiveness.

Kate and Martin's rehearsals not only helped them familiarize themselves with their roles and experience life, but also enhanced their artistic aspirations.

Get more in one fell swoop.

The script contains at least a dozen scenes with particularly high artistic value. Although only half of them will be used in the final cut, they will definitely be filmed on set.

Martin is a dedicated and talented actor with artistic aspirations, willing to make personal sacrifices for the performing arts.

The only problem is that in most scenes, he is extremely passive, and the pace is completely controlled by the female lead, Kate.

As midnight approached, Kate struggled to get up, preparing to leave.

Rehearsals had stopped, and Martin invited, "Stay here tonight?"

Kate turned around, glanced at Martin, and said with a slight smile, "Remember, we're here for work."

What could Martin say? He could only say, "I understand, it's for the perfect artistic portrayal of the character, for our shared artistic pursuit."

Kate said, "I'll be back tomorrow night. We need to be more involved in these scenes and have a more harmonious emotional connection."

"No matter what, I'll do my best to cooperate with you." Martin finished dressing and saw Kate to the door. "Just tell me what you need, and I'll be there whenever you call."

Kate stopped at the door, like Hannah in the script, and gently brushed her hand across Martin's young face: "I know you won't feel pressured, and you shouldn't overthink it. We're just doing our job; this is just a small part of the long road of art."

Martin, with his broad mind, couldn't possibly overthink it. He immediately nodded: "I've long been prepared to dedicate myself to art."

Kate opened the door and left.

Martin closed the door, slept soundly, and didn't wake up until dawn.

After having breakfast, he arrived at the film set on time.

After two days without any scenes featuring the male lead, Martin rejoined the filming.

The production is running smoothly, and both Kate and director Sam are as focused and dedicated to their work as always.

Martin, naturally, didn't cause any trouble and continued working professionally.

Before wrapping up filming, director Sam called a meeting with the main cast and crew.

"The scenes before the male and female leads separate, except for the special art shots, have all been completed." He looked at Martin and Kate: "We will start reshooting the art shots tomorrow. We were delayed by a few days, and we only have three days to film this part. I hope you can quickly adjust your mindset and fully immerse yourselves in your roles."

Martin didn't speak, he just nodded.

Kate said, "I found the emotions and feelings the female lead needed."

Sam added, "We'll continue filming tomorrow after clearing the area."

The meeting was short and ended quickly.

As Kate and Martin walked out of the studio, she said, "I'll continue rehearsing with you tonight, is that alright?"

Martin, who has high artistic aspirations and wants to perfectly portray these scenes, asked, "Still at the same time as last night?"

After leaving the studio, Martin drove Kate to the parking lot, and the two got into separate cars and left.

Not long after dinner, Kate appeared in Martin's room right on time.

The two already had a tacit understanding, so there was no need for much talk. They simply followed the specially designed script and scene, just like last night, familiarizing themselves with the script and exchanging ideas with deep emotion.

Sometimes, real-life experience can indeed solve many performance problems.

The following day during filming, Martin clearly sensed that Kate was in the zone, completely in control of the rhythm, and guiding him into the role.

Previously awkward artistic shots were now mostly completed in one take.

Director Sam was also in great form, with his shouts frequently echoing on set: "Kate, yes! That's the feeling! It's not just the fishing net, it's the emotion you create, push it with all your might!"

Although Martin was on the defensive, Kate inspired him to fight and give it his all.

After each scene, Sam would praise Martin: "Well done! Keep up the good work, just keep going!"

Martin could only respond with a shy smile, like a leading man.

All the artistic shots were filmed in just two days.

Martin also noticed Kate and Sam's dedication.

Anyway, if it were him, there's no way he could achieve that state.

Someone once said that one cannot truly live an acting life without being obsessed with it.

At that time, Martin struggled from the bottom for more than 20 years before gradually making a name for himself. Even among many famous veteran actors, I have never seen such a state.

He hadn't seen it with his own eyes, but he had heard some people mention certain examples, such as the actress who played the role of the King of Chu in Farewell My Concubine.

When Martin arrived in Hollywood, he did more than just fool around with Nicholson and Leonardo.

We occasionally discuss similar topics.

Leonardo DiCaprio believes he is far from being a match for Leonardo DiCaprio.

Even someone as arrogant as Nicholson felt he couldn't reach that level, and instead mentioned Daniel Day-Lewis's name.

Kate may have entered a similar state of mind in the last couple of days.

In contrast, Martin felt he was still at the level of an average actor with slightly better acting skills.

The art scenes were filmed a day ahead of schedule, so the crew simply gave everyone a day off.

Martin took a good rest and adjusted himself, after all, filming this kind of scene is very grueling, especially for a male actor who can't control the rhythm.

I slept in late this morning, and then went to the airport in the afternoon to see Leonardo and Nicholson off to Paris.

The trio originally planned to have a get-together over the weekend.

But a female model named Bobby Delevingne had an appointment with him, and Leonardo, that scoundrel who abandoned his friends for a woman, dumped Martin and rushed off to Chanel's party.

Nicholson is going back to watch the Lakers' Summer League.

On his way back from the airport, Martin received a call from Lily.

"I'm going to Los Angeles. When are you coming back from London?" Lily's suitcase was open in her room, with some clothes packed inside. "If you don't have time, I'll go to school by myself."

Martin can only go back after filming this movie, saying, "The earliest I can get back is August. You go to school first. Who will come with you to Los Angeles? Elena?"

Lily snorted, slightly annoyed: "She told me to fly there myself."

Martin said, "Send me your flight information and I'll have someone pick you up from the airport."

"Okay." Lily still complained a little about her sister: "Elena absolutely refuses to go to Los Angeles."

Martin ignored this and instead said, "It's good that you've come to Los Angeles. It'll be much more convenient now that we don't need to mail the carving materials anymore."

Lily stared at her phone, stunned. Was this why Martin had helped her get a letter of recommendation?

My future university life seems like it's going to be miserable.

A few images and words flashed through Lily's mind: humanoid sculpting machine!

Martin asked, "Why did you suddenly stop talking? Don't worry, you don't need to pay for the materials, they're all free. And don't worry about running out, I'll buy them in bulk from Australia."

Lily walked forward, reached the door, and slammed her head against the doorframe. Her eyes were red, and tears of grievance almost welled up in her eyes, but she said, "I will try my best."

Martin said, "I have faith in you and fully support you."

Lily fell silent for a moment, not wanting to talk to the person opposite her.

But on the other end of the line came Martin's voice giving instructions: "Old Brooks, place another order for raw materials from Australia, double the amount from before. Lily is going to college in Los Angeles soon, we should give her a little gift."

Is this a gift? Is this really a gift? Lily felt a surge of frustration, but couldn't bring herself to say it. She could only say tactfully, "Martin, don't go to such lengths."

Martin said, "It's nothing, just a little money."

Lily couldn't hold back any longer: "Elena called me, it must be about booking the plane tickets. I'll call you back after I've booked them."

Martin hung up the phone and initially wanted to call Jessica to ask her to pick him up at the airport, but after thinking about it, he called Thomas instead.

Martin felt like the agent's commission was crying if he didn't give the agent something to do for two days.

A good celebrity client should never let their agent be idle.

After a day of rest and readjustment, Martin regained his energy and threw himself into the subsequent filming.

All the scenes depicting the male lead's teenage years were filmed; the rest of the filming focused on Michelle as a middle-aged man.

Correspondingly, Kate also became an elderly Hannah.

To win an Oscar, besides having the determination to sacrifice for art, you also need a groundbreaking performance.

According to the plan, both Martin and Kate will undergo a makeover to suit the so-called Oscar tastes.

Especially for the role of elderly Hannah, which required Kate to be both old and unattractive.

Relatively speaking, Martin is still a handsome middle-aged man.

It's no exaggeration to say that it's 50% acting and 50% makeup.

Like the female villain, it's less about Theron's excellent acting skills and more about the perfect makeup. Theron also had a do-or-die determination, torturing a beautiful woman into a female version of the abomination.

This is the kind of breakthrough that the Oscars advocate, which is vastly different from the standards of the three major European film festivals.

The production team hired top makeup artists and stylists in the industry, and Martin and Kate spent at least two hours a day on makeup.

Sometimes it can even last for more than three hours.

Bruce would also find the right moment to film Martin's makeup process, and with the crew's permission, post it on Martin's blog, causing fans to marvel.

"It takes three hours to do makeup, Martin must be really tired."

"I feel sorry for Martin for five minutes."

"Being a celebrity is really hard and tiring. Martin has it tough."

Crazy fans transcend nationality and region, and are found all over the world.

In his spare time, Martin would occasionally check his personal blog or the official website of the Cola Cult.

Seeing the fans' comments, he couldn't help but sigh: "Old Bu, you know what? I used to feel awkward and even disgusted when I saw these things."

Back then, when he saw those with high online traffic, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he felt envious, jealous, and resentful.

Bruce glanced at the fans' comments and asked, "Not anymore."

"Everyone likes to hear praise," Martin said bluntly. "I've become the kind of person I used to hate the most."

He suddenly thought of Blake Lively: "I fucking slept with a female fan!"

(End of this chapter)