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Chapter 765 A Special Way to Commemorate Love

Hilton Garden Inn.

Brandon packed his bags, moved out of the floor where the film crew was staying, and left the hotel with his agent, preparing to move to a cheaper motel.

Now he can't leave Boston and has been kicked out of the film crew. Not wanting to pay high hotel fees, he has no choice but to change his accommodation.

The two got into the car.

The agent, who has worked with Brandon for many years and has a personal relationship with him, said, "The media has already reported it, and the 'The Town' production team has also issued an official statement. It will be very difficult for you to find work on medium to large-scale projects in the future."

Brandon looked dejected, like a withered weed.

The agent, just an ordinary person in the industry, didn't want to give up on this veteran prop master: "Those production crews that invest millions of dollars shouldn't have so many concerns. Don't look down on their low pay. Given your current situation, take any job you can get. That's the only way you'll have a chance to make a comeback."

Brandon nodded casually. "I know."

The agent started the car and slowly drove it out of the parking lot, unable to resist saying, "Is there something more to this?"

"No, really no." Brandon's face showed not only dejection but also helplessness: "I was addicted at the time, my mind was full of those things, I had no mind to do anything else, and as a result I used the wrong props."

Although he didn't believe these words, the agent didn't ask any further questions.

Brandon was on the verge of tears: "Why don't you believe me? I really did it unintentionally after my attack."

As the car turned out of the hotel parking lot, a common Toyota sedan followed. In the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the Toyota, there was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

Toyota's tracking was very professional; they followed them all the way to a motel in the suburbs.

…………

The photography studio was transformed into a cluttered bar.

Blake Lively, dressed provocatively and heavily made up, sat at the bar talking to Martin.

Two cameras were filming close-ups of the two people from different angles.

Blake Lively was in particularly good form, with an arm around Martin's shoulder as she leaned in and asked, "Do you want it?"

Martin shrugged. "What do you want?" he said to the bartender. "Give her a Long Island Iced Tea."

Blake Lively twisted over: "Of course, it's aerobic exercise."

Martin pulled out a wad of dollars and casually stuffed it into her low-cut neckline: "Yes, I've been thinking about it."

“But I don’t want to.” Blake Lively took the money and tossed it back. “I just want to smoke the cigar you brought.”

Martin said, "You need one with a filter."

Blake Lively asked with a laugh, "I don't like smoking with a filter."

Jeremy Renner then came up from behind, putting one arm around Martin and the other around Blake Lively, laughing and saying, "Let's grab a drink!"

Martin grabbed his hand, stood up, and left: "I have important things to do."

"Stop! That take is good!" Director Villeneuve glanced at the time and said, "Prepare for the transition, actors will have a forty-minute break."

Blake Lively sat there for a moment, rubbing her chin in her hand, before snapping out of character, standing up, and grabbing Martin's arm: "Come on, let's go to the rest area to talk."

She arrived this morning and started filming this afternoon. Martin glanced at her and said, "Have you been working out lately? You've gotten even better in shape."

"Thanks." Blake Lively winked deliberately. "I gained some weight recently, but I've been working on a targeted weight loss program. Last time I contacted you, you said your room was cramped, so I need to lose some weight to fit in."

Martin casually replied, "It's not crowded now."

Jeremy Renner, standing nearby, couldn't help but feel envious. The entire crew was staying at the Hilton Garden Inn, and Martin didn't usually hide anything, so they could see things clearly.

Just as a pair of twin sisters left, another S-queen arrived.

"I remember you two broke up, didn't you?" Jeremy Renner, who had become quite close to Martin lately, often joked, "You're back together?"

Martin shrugged: "No, you can still be friends after a breakup."

Blake Lively overheard this and turned around to say, "Who says boyfriends and girlfriends can't have a friendly match after breaking up, to relive the good old days and commemorate the lost love?"

Jeremy Renner frowned: "Love can be commemorated like this?"

"Of course." Martin also started his nonsensical mode: "After a breakup, commemorating it this way will make you realize that doing commemorations from time to time is good for your mental and physical health."

Jeremy Renner scratched his head: "I've only ever heard of obedience-based sex in the industry, I never imagined there was such a thing as a memorial."

Blake Lively said, "I invented it, what do you think? Isn't it interesting?"

Martin patted Jeremy Renner on the shoulder: "Dude, if you run into your ex-girlfriend sometime, you can give it a try. If it doesn't work out, you'll just get a scolding."

Jeremy Renner said with a somber expression, "I never want to see my ex-girlfriend Jesse again. She was a nightmare."

The three of them went to the rest area together.

As the film crew moved to another location, the studio doors opened, and a production assistant led visitors into the studio.

The person who arrived was rather short, wearing high heels, and was even shorter than Blake Lively.

However, with her ample bosom, perky buttocks, and voluptuous curves, ignoring her relatively short legs, her figure is comparable to Blake's.

Martin recognized her immediately: Scarlett Janssen!

Jeremy Renner went up to him and said, "You actually have time to visit the set."

Scarlett Janssen laughed and said, "The Avengers had an event in Boston, and the others didn't have time, so Marvel sent me over. I just happened to be passing by to see you."

She gave Jeremy Renner a light hug, then waved to Martin: "Hi Martin, long time no see."

Martin invited her to sit down and then introduced her to Blake Lively.

Scarlett was more interested in Martin than her old partner in the Avengers. After chatting for a while, she brought up the past and asked Martin, "Do you remember the first time we met?"

Martin glanced at Bruce not far away and said, "On the beach of a private villa in Malibu, you and I were filming the first season of 'Entourage.' You played yourself, and I played a goofball..."

Scarlett chuckled. "I didn't expect you to still remember."

"Of course," Martin said seriously. "I had a friend who was a huge fan of yours back then. He even borrowed a Polaroid camera to take a picture of you and get your autograph."

Scarlett could hardly remember these things: "It seems like something like that happened."

Blake interjected, "In which year?"

Martin said, "I just arrived in Los Angeles."

Scarlett recalled, "It was around the end of 2004."

"2004." Blake grew up in Hollywood and was exposed to Gossip Girl, so he's shrewd to the core. "It's been eight years. I didn't realize you guys had known each other for so long."

Scarlett Johansson, a former child star, was no less impressive. Her words immediately revealed the hidden meaning: "Back then, I was already a representative figure among Hollywood actors born in the 1980s. Even Martin Scorsese asked me for an autographed photo."

Although the negative impact of "The Island" was significant, even causing Scarlett Johansson to say goodbye to top-tier productions for a time, her career experienced a second spring through Marvel superhero movies.

In terms of star power, Blake Lively certainly can't compare to Scarlett Johansson.

It's quite difficult for two blonde actresses known for their beauty and sex appeal to have a calm and peaceful conversation.

Although Martin enjoyed watching beautiful women engage in close combat, he didn't want the two to start a fight on set, so he changed the subject, asking Scarlett, "Does Marvel Studios have any plans to make a standalone Black Widow movie?"

Scarlett gently shook her head: "Not yet. Nobody believes a female superhero can single-handedly carry a big-budget film's box office."

Martin said, "It's such a shame. Your portrayal of Agent Normanov was the biggest highlight of Iron Man 2."

He gestured: "Especially that fight scene, it was particularly exciting."

Blake could tell that Martin wasn't keen on hearing the veiled insults, so he chimed in, "Yeah, all the male movie fans are completely captivated by Black Widow's figure, watching her over and over again."

Scarlett instinctively straightened her head and puffed out her chest.

But his longtime collaborator revealed, Jeremy Renner said, "Because male fans don't know that all that sexy and alluring stuff during fight scenes is fake."

Martin suddenly remembered some gossip he had read before.

Blake, always eager for gossip, asked, "What happened?"

"All the close-up shots of the Normanov agents' faces were filmed by Scarlett Johansson," Jeremy Renner said with particular honesty. "The rest were filmed by stunt doubles, and the stunt double for these action scenes was a man."

Blake couldn't help but burst into laughter, leaning on Martin's shoulder as he said, "So, the object of those male movie fans' fantasies is a man."

Martin looked at Scarlett and asked, "Really?"

Scarlett shrugged: "I originally wanted to do it myself, but there are some moves that I really can't do."

Jeremy Renner said, "These are minor issues, and this part will be included in the bonus features when the Avengers DVD is released."

He added, "The scene where the Normanov agent is kidnapped and fights back in the factory, apart from the shots showing his face, was also filmed by that male stunt double."

Martin said, "Given the chance, I'd like to find a female body double; that would generate a huge amount of buzz."

Scarlett continued, "Those high-difficulty scenes you filmed would be very difficult for female stunt doubles to complete. Why did I use men? Because there are no female stunt doubles in the industry who can perform them smoothly and perfectly, and the women who can perform them are all muscular and lack the aesthetic appeal to attract male audiences."

Blake said, "Luckily I didn't go down the action route, or I would have been exhausted."

The four chatted for a while, and the crew moved to another location, so filming was about to begin again.

Before entering the set, Jeremy Renner said, "We'll go home together after we finish work this afternoon, and I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

Scarlett agreed.

Martin and Blake agreed.

(End of this chapter)