America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 618 Choosing Art

Inside a luxurious seaside villa, a camera was set up in the spacious living room, where a small crew was busy at work.

In the director's chair, Jenna Jones, wearing an earpiece, listens to the on-set recordings from the previous shoot.

The effect is quite good; it sounds very pleasant.

Jenna looked up and saw that the male actor was already in place, but the female actor still hadn't come over.

She glanced at her watch and said, "Where's Bibi? Why isn't she here yet? She's ten minutes late!"

Amidst the rapid clatter of high heels, a woman strode over and said to Jenna, "Director, Bella's vacation has suddenly been moved up and she can't participate."

Because of the nature of artistic performances, it's common for actresses to have unexpected issues during filming. Jenna simply asked, "Are you sure?"

The woman said, "I saw it with my own eyes."

There wasn't enough time to find another actor, so Jenna got up, took off her coat, and said, "I'll fill in for this scene."

She glanced at her assistant: "You're in the next scene."

The woman nodded: "I'll go make some preparations."

Jenna, the director, became both a director and an actress, performing on stage herself.

After filming several scenes, Jenna wrapped herself in a blanket, returned to the director's seat to watch the playback, and carefully reviewed her scenes with the male actor. If there were any parts she was not satisfied with, she would reshoot them.

The female assistant then came over with her phone: "Director, your phone has been ringing several times."

Jenna picked up the phone and asked, "Hello?"

The person on the other end said directly, "Brad Pitt is out of prison..."

The voice was unfamiliar; Jenna didn't know who it was, but she knew what to do, and said, "Thank you, I understand."

They gave me another address and then hung up.

Jenna also has a stake in the company she works for, and it's quite a significant one.

Brad Pitt's value is beyond question.

Wrapped in a blanket, she went to the deserted balcony, ignoring the fact that she was exposed, and dialed a number, saying, "Anderson, Pete is out of prison. Can you find a way to see him? Okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Jenna had always wanted to film a scene with Martin. She bought the adaptation rights to so many of Martin's movies and filmed a real action scene with him; the effect would definitely be explosive.

At first, she still held onto hope.

As Martin climbed higher and higher, Jenna knew it could only remain a fantasy.

So, it would be a good outcome if Brad Pitt were to play the male lead in her next film.

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Los Angeles, Pasanadi.

After being released on parole, Pitt walked into a bar alone, sat down at the bar, and ordered a large beer.

He didn't have much money, so he even planned out his drinking, avoiding expensive drinks.

But after experiencing a hellish prison, Pete feels that life now is really not easy.

You don't have to sleep next to the toilet, you don't have to worry about being beaten up during exercise time, and you don't have to worry about being messed with during exercise time.

When Pitt thought about the Affleck brothers, he actually felt like a lucky guy.

"Two glasses of gold whiskey, please." A man sat down next to him and gestured to the bartender, "One for me, Brad; I'm a fan of his."

Pete smiled at him and said, "Thank you." Then he asked, "Did you need something?"

The man introduced himself and handed over a business card: "Anderson, Art Director of an art company."

Pete glanced down at the business card and realized what kind of art company it was. After all, before Ben Affleck asked him to return to Los Angeles, he had almost signed with another art company.

Anderson said, "Brad, we sincerely invite you to join us. We will assemble the best team for you, provide the best script and costumes, and have the hottest director and leading lady, Jenna Jones, work with you."

Pete wasn't concerned with those things now; he went straight to the point: "What about the income?"

Anderson stated, "The base salary is $500 million per year, with sales commissions added on top."

This is an unprecedentedly high salary for artists in the Sacred Valley, whether directors or actors.

Pete is seriously considering this matter.

Because he almost signed a contract with another company before, these things were not taboo for him at all.

Money is essential to maintaining a quality of life.

Aside from acting, Pitt can't do anything else.

He can never go back to Hollywood and everything related to Hollywood.

Pitt made his decision internally, but said something else entirely: "I want a base salary of $1000 million, plus half of the profits from my work."

This was an outrageous demand from Saint Valley, but Anderson was secretly delighted. Pete's words meant that he was not opposed to joining Saint Valley, and everything was negotiable.

After several days of protracted negotiations, in late September, Saint-Germain suddenly dropped a bombshell: former Hollywood star Brad Pitt, who had just been released on parole, officially signed with Saint-Germain Art Company and became a true artist.

The news caused quite a stir and aroused the expectations of people across the United States.

They can't wait to see the artistic masterpiece starring Pitt.

Jenna Jones is preparing to personally plan Pitt's debut project and has identified a role for him – Nick Dunn.

Pitt can only officially join the filming of the Sacred Valley after he completes his indictment of Harvey Weinstein, so it will take some time.

By then, "Gone Girl" had already been released in North America.

Jenna Jones has acquired the remake rights to almost every hit movie starring Martin Scorsese, so she felt that acquiring the rights to this Saint Valley film wouldn't be a problem.

Furthermore, Jenna specifically spoke with Martin by phone about this copyright issue after Pitt signed the contract.

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The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York.

Inside the luxury suite, Julie started from the wall in the lobby, accelerating continuously, rushing across the lobby at breakneck speed, and crashing into Martin's back.

Then, Aniston started yelling.

Hearing the roar, Julie laughed and took a few steps back, then darted forward and bumped into Martin again.

Aniston yelled, "Are you crazy tonight? Running around like that, aren't you tired?"

Jolie's laughter was particularly crisp: "Weren't you going to celebrate Pitt joining the Holy Grail in the most special way?"

She bumped into Martin again.

"Yes, this deserves the wildest celebration!" Aniston, who had been frequently attacked by Martin and Julie over the past few years, was almost turning into a villain: "Angie, did you not eat tonight? Why are you so weak and have no energy?"

With a thud, Julie bumped into Martin again.

The crazy woman's elbow struck Martin's side, causing him to wince in pain.

Martin said, "You two, aren't you going to ask for my opinion?"

Julie laughed and said, "You're just a tool for our celebration now, and tools don't have the right to express their opinions."

"You want to turn the world upside down?" Martin grabbed Julie and shoved her onto the sofa.

He pressed down on Aniston with one hand and picked up the clown statue next to him with the other.

That is a standing clown statue sculpted based on him.

Martin twitched the clown statue, determined to teach Julie a lesson.

Soon, a duet filled the room.

After a round of poker tournament, the three of them took a shower, and when they came out, Martin opened a bottle of champagne.

He poured three glasses, raised his champagne glass, and said, "The good news you've brought deserves a drink."

Aniston and Julie clinked glasses with him and drank the glass to the brim.

Martin poured drinks for everyone.

Aniston looked at Martin, then at Julie, and said, "When I got divorced, I never dreamed that the three of us would end up sitting together."

Julie raised an eyebrow: "I made all of this possible, you should thank me properly."

"I will," Aniston said, turning to Martin. "I'll have someone modify the statue later, making it electric, the kind where the clown's head can rotate quickly."

Julie wasn't afraid at all; on the contrary, she was very excited: "Make two, so Martin can wield both."

Martin ignored their nonsense and instead said seriously, "You two have considerable influence in Hollywood."

Aniston said, "It can influence a group of people."

Julie's perspective was different: "I am a leader."

Martin said, "This year, for the Oscars, the Best Actor ballot in your hands, vote for Leo first."

Aniston looked slightly surprised: "I thought you meant you wanted us to vote for you."

"The trio of bastards has four Oscars, but none of them are Leo's," Martin sighed. "If word gets out, Jack and I will lose face too."

Julie said, "You can vote for him, but you'll have to put in some effort tonight."

Aniston said, "Let's start the second round."

Martin thought to himself that he must tell Leonardo DiCaprio that he risked his life for him to win the Oscar for Best Actor, and for free no less.

Martin didn't have a single drop left for the entire second of the night.

After Julie and Aniston fell asleep, he went to the study and called Leonardo DiCaprio, ignoring the fact that the guy was fast asleep with his girlfriend, and berated Leonardo for being inhuman, leaving Leonardo completely bewildered the next day.

Julie and Aniston only stayed in New York for one day before going off to attend to their own business.

In the following days, Martin received a lunch invitation from Warren Buffett, Coca-Cola's largest shareholder, while filming.

This was certainly not the auctioned Buffett lunch, but a private gathering.

Martin then paid a visit to Buffett's apartment and enjoyed a very ordinary steak dinner.

The two mainly discussed Coca-Cola cult and Coca-Cola commemorative edition brands.

Buffett believes that Martin can further leverage the Coca-Cola Cult brand to expand the influence of the Coca-Cola brand.

The two chatted for a long time, and Martin didn't leave until late afternoon.

The crew then wrapped up filming in New York, with most returning to Los Angeles. Only Chad led a small group to accompany Martin to Italy to film street scenes in Rome.

These scenes are not many; they mostly involve Martin walking on the streets, making them relatively easy to film.

In October, the "John Wick 2" crew finished filming all their scenes in Rome. Martin did not stay in Italy and returned to Los Angeles with Chad.

(End of this chapter)