America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 537 A Business Worth Billions

In the morning, Bruce took a newly bought set of women's casual clothes to the door of Martin's suite. Just as he was about to knock, the door of the room diagonally opposite suddenly opened.

Menez came out, his face, which had been washed clean, radiant with energy, looking like a handsome young man of only twenty.

Bruce wondered, "When did this guy get back?"

Menez just chuckled but didn't say anything.

A woman's melodious voice came from inside the room: "Wait for me, let's have breakfast together. We'll come back after breakfast. How did you train your tongue? It's so flexible that it can even tangle hair. I've seen so many before, but this is the first time I've ever seen anything like it."

Bruce stared at Menez in shock. He'd already reached this level? That was unbelievable!

A middle-aged woman in her forties came out from the doorway.

Anyone familiar with European films will recognize her at a glance – Sophie Marceau!

Bruce secretly gave Mei a thumbs up.

"Are you Bruce, Martin Davis's bodyguard?" Sophie Marceau recognized Bruce after watching the video of the Santa Monica Pier incident and invited, "Where's Martin? Let's hang out later."

Bruce knew Martin wasn't interested in her, and said, "Martin has something urgent to attend to and is about to leave."

Sophie Marceau, though disappointed, acknowledged Menez's excellence and took his arm, saying, "Let's go to the restaurant."

Menez said with a smile, "Old Bu, let's go have breakfast."

Sophie Marceau said as they walked, "Don't eat anything spicy for breakfast. Your skills are too good; you don't need those things."

Menez said very seriously, "I'm a pure technical player."

Sophie Marceau commented, "Help me tie this knot later, I'll take a picture to remember it."

This actress, who has repeatedly staged wardrobe malfunctions on the red carpet, is considered very open even among the French.

After the two entered the elevator, Bruce knocked on Martin's door and brought in the woman in casual clothes.

Ten minutes later, Martin and Léa Seydoux came out of the room and went to the restaurant for breakfast.

Léa Seydoux also saw Sophie Marceau and said, "She's here."

Martin said, "The man next to her is Mene, my old friend. He has a special kind of magic that always attracts the attention of older women."

Léa nodded gently: "I know him, Isabelle Huppert's lover. I heard he's exceptionally handsome and skilled, and very popular with older women. It's true."

Martin asked, "Is Menez already that famous in France?"

"It's already spread throughout the actresses' circle." Perhaps it was a French woman's romanticism acting up, but Léa was seriously considering it: "When you have time, could you introduce me to Mennet? I want to introduce him to my mother."

Martin's fork veered off course and landed on the disk with a clinking sound. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you serious?"

Leia said, "Of course I'm serious. My parents divorced a long time ago, and my mother has always had some problems in that area..."

Martin mumbled, "Let's talk about it later."

After breakfast, Bruce drove Martin and Léa to District 7, where her mother had an empty apartment where the videos were hidden in a secret safe.

Although Léa Seydoux didn't say it explicitly, Martin knew without guessing that she must have made multiple copies.

Paris is not a very safe place, especially the infamous 93rd department, which is said to be territory abandoned by the French.

However, like the sixteenth district, the traditional affluent area of ​​the seventh district is relatively safe. Although Rhea's mother's apartment was unoccupied, it was not targeted by thieves.

Leia took down a picture frame, opened a hidden door in the wall, and revealed a safe inside.

Martin and Bruce had already gone to the balcony.

The latter asked, "Will she personally participate?"

Martin glanced back: "She hasn't gone mad yet. I promise that until the situation becomes clearer, I will only release a recording to TMZ or other media outlets when the opportunity arises."

Bruce asked, "Where's the video?"

Martin said, "They won't give it to us for now, but she told me that when the post-production of Inglourious Basterds was completed this year, she paid special attention to Harvey and knew that Harvey might harass another actress, a French-American actress who also hated Harvey. So she provided that actress with a hidden camera, and Harvey did go to see that person later."

Bruce had heard many rumors about Harvey: "Given Harvey's style, I would be very shocked and surprised if he didn't force me."

"This might be a peculiar habit developed by the big boss; being submissive is boring," Martin speculated, continuing the previous topic: "Léa is certain that the actress filmed the video that night, but she subsequently left Los Angeles, so the video is very likely in her possession."

Bruce asked, "Who is she? Where does she live? I'll send someone to find her."

Martin tilted his head back slightly: "I don't know yet. I might have to pay a lot of price today to find out this information."

"Give it your all," Bruce patted Martin on the shoulder, specifically encouraging him. "With your abilities, I'm sure you can get it smoothly even if you pay billions."

He suggested, "Why don't I go down here in a bit?"

Martin said, "Let's go back to the hotel room; nothing unexpected will happen there."

Bruce realized that if Léa Seydoux could secretly film Harvey, she might plant something here to secretly film Martin.

He cautioned, "It will be difficult for us alone."

Martin said, "A while ago, Saoirse Ronan called me and mentioned a project that might involve Harvey and Warner, and I asked Thomas to look into it."

Rhea's voice came through: "The item has been found."

Martin and Bruce returned to the living room together.

Rhea handed Martin a USB drive.

Bruce opened his laptop, had Martin plug in the USB drive, and pressed play.

First, there was an audio clip of Harvey Weinstein making threatening remarks. While Léa Seydoux's name wasn't mentioned, the clip clearly conveyed his intention to coerce her.

There was another video, which was clearly edited, featuring only Harvey. His menacing appearance was no less than that of the black man that was about to be executed in Province 93.

Leia said, "I'm not being dramatic. Look at him, what normal woman wouldn't feel nauseous with him?"

Martin suddenly thought of Joanna Chapman. She had been busy with work for the past year and her bet with Leonardo and Nicholson was due to expire at the end of the year.

If he just keeps going, he'll win!

Martin had heard the old fox Angela Lindwall mention Joanna several times on the phone. After he introduced them, the two of them, along with Carolina, often hung out together.

Léa added, "That's all for now. The rest aren't in Paris. I'll bring them back when I have time and then give them to you."

Martin told Bruce to pack his things and said, "Come on, show me around Paris."

Leia said, "No problem."

The two first visited some of the most famous attractions in Paris, and then went shopping on the Champs-Élysées.

After Martin became wealthy, he was never stingy; he spent over ten thousand euros in just one afternoon.

Back at the hotel that evening, Martin focused all his energy on discussing a multi-billion dollar deal with Léa Seydoux.

After Léa Seydoux embezzled billions of dollars, her hatred for Weinstein intensified, and she didn't hesitate to send the French-American child actor his name, address, and contact information.

Martin immediately forwarded the message to Bruce, urging him to act quickly.

Bruce contacted Ivan, who was on vacation in Long Beach, but upon receiving the news, he immediately rushed to San Diego.

In addition, Martin has communicated with Léa Seydoux, and she has agreed to come forward and accuse Harvey when necessary.

She's definitely the one who kicks someone when they're down, not the one who blows the horn.

In fact, people in the industry all know that the first few people to stand up and accuse Harvey were essentially cutting off their own acting careers.

Therefore, Martin never expected to find a breakthrough with star actors.

But once the cracks are opened, people like Gwyneth Paltrow, Nicole Kidman, and Meryl Streep, who were once closest to Harvey Weinstein, will be the ones who criticize him the most.

The following morning, Léa Seydoux left the hotel early, and Martin returned to the set to continue filming the remaining scenes in Paris.

After two consecutive days of filming, he was about to film his last scene for the crew.

Nolan deliberately placed the most important scene at the very end of filming.

On set, Martin receives a box from Nolan, which contains the metal spinning top.

Nolan pointed to the table on the other side: "Let it spin for a while longer. I've decided, I'll use the ending you suggested."

Martin was gathering his composure: "No problem."

Nolan returned to his director's seat, thought for a moment, and then decided that Martin's commercial appeal shouldn't be wasted, so he turned away.

Assistant Anderson immediately ran over: "Director?"

Nolan said, "In the behind-the-scenes footage, before filming the final scene, director Nolan accepted Martin's suggestion and decided to use an open ending."

Anderson quickly jotted it down and asked, "Did the protagonist, Cobb, return to reality?"

This question inspired Nolan again, and he continued, "In any version of the promotion, don't give the answer; let the audience guess and let the promoters create buzz about it."

The ending is deliberately mysterious, not for any profound theme or intention, but merely for promotional purposes.

Nolan even went further, suggesting that if the film succeeded, he could bring up the ending to generate buzz when promoting The Dark Knight Rises!

The script supervisor then came in front of the camera and clapped the clapperboard, officially starting filming the scene of Cobb's return.

After successfully completing several scenes, it was time to get to the spinning top segment.

Martin had practiced in private; when the top fell from his hand, it spun endlessly on it like an obedient woman.

Before the spinning top could stop, director Nolan shouted, "Cut! That's a wrap!"

He then announced his retirement from filming.

After filming all the scenes for Inception, Martin Scorsese received the spinning top as a souvenir.

The crew held a party that night, and then went their separate ways.

Menez stayed in Paris, preparing to work with Huppert.

Martin first went to Milan to visit Elizabeth, who was there for Milan Fashion Week, before returning to Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)