America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 541 - 534 Masked Party

After a one-week shutdown, the production officially resumed shooting, and Martin’s remaining scenes weren’t many—he finished them smoothly in one morning.

It appeared that the whole crew had returned to normal.

Bruce had done a lot of private digging and talked to each prop master, but like the LAPD, he had no substantial findings.

Everyone’s feedback indicated that there had been no anomalies that day.

The LAPD had assigned someone to follow the crew to prevent any further incidents.

Martin had finished removing his makeup and left the trailer.

Ellen Page had been waiting outside, and upon seeing Martin couldn’t wait to share, "I just heard some news."

Martin said, "It seems like good news." Stay tuned with novelbuddy

Ellen Page didn’t hide her joy as she said, "Someone from the production team said that the firefighter’s insurance company made a decision. Before the LAPD’s investigation concludes, they won’t provide insurance services for Tom Hardy anymore."

For someone at the level of Tom Cruise or Leonardo, even without an insurance company providing coverage, a production would still take the risk of casting them as the lead actor.

Considering Martin’s commercial trends over the last few years, he might also be able to negotiate something.

But for a lesser star like Tom Hardy, being temporarily blacklisted by insurance companies would undoubtedly deal a severe blow to his career.

Martin squinted his eyes, "Don’t act so excited. We aren’t superficial people."

Ellen Page nodded repeatedly, "Right, you’re right."

She covered her mouth, "But I just can’t help wanting to laugh."

During lunch, Martin and Nolan sat at the same table, and Martin brought up going to Canada to shoot.

The crew had only planned five days for shooting in Canada, all of which were snow scenes.

Nolan said, "Canada is the last stop for Tom Hardy’s shooting. After what happened before, the LAPD temporarily restricted Tom Hardy from leaving Los Angeles. Emma and I vouched for him so that he could go to Canada."

Martin spoke frankly, "There’s something strange about this."

Nolan looked around and finally couldn’t resist saying in a low voice, "I’ve always felt it’s related to the incident in Morocco."

Martin understood Nolan’s point and appropriately said, "Ali, the head partner and CEO of WMA, told me something. He said the four female kidnappers might be connected to Jewish powers."

Seeing his awareness, Nolan openly said, "It’s not might. It’s a certainty. I’ve been under a lot of pressure from Jewish powers recently. I had no choice but to agree to those four kidnappers being sent back to their country for trial."

Martin spread his hands, "They’ll be put on trial once they return to their country?"

"Not even the devil would believe that." Nolan’s dissatisfaction was evident, but he had little choice but to handle the issue at hand, "Apparently, those people bear grudges. It makes sense that after I messed up their plans, they would make trouble for me in return."

He was quite helplessly, "Even CAA has been pressuring me."

This talent agency was founded by Jews and now its senior partners are all without exception Jewish.

Martin sensed the timing was right and took the opportunity to mention, "Ali wants to talk with you. Anytime is fine—whenever suits you."

Nolan laughed, "Wants me to jump ship?"

Martin said, "I’ve delivered the message. Beyond that, I am not responsible."

Nolan asked for Ari Emanuel’s contact information. Even if he didn’t switch companies, meeting Ali was essential. CAA had become quite domineering, reminiscent of the days when William Morris was unchallenged. Sometimes they didn’t treat their clients with enough respect.

Back in the day, Michael Ovitz and Ron Meyer among five people started a business. To draw in clients, they wouldn’t hesitate to jump on tables and shake their ample behinds, dancing the clown dance to please customers.

"Inception" was nearing the final stages of filming. Nolan was thinking about new projects and specifically brought this up with Martin, "Jonathan has begun writing the script for the last part of the Batman trilogy. The title should be ’The Dark Knight Rises.’ I’m hesitant about whether the Joker should return or not."

Martin asked, "If he’s not the main villain, there’s no need for him to return."

Nolan always enjoyed collaborating with Martin and specifically said, "The main villain will be Bane. If the Joker does appear, his role won’t be big, and in that case, you’re right, there’s no need."

He had other considerations too—Martin’s Joker might steal all the limelight from the new antagonist.

Nolan added, "I originally planned to have Tom Hardy play Bane, but given the current situation, using him now is too risky."

Martin thought about the movie from the other lifetime and inquired, "Is it still a duel between the two heroes?"

"It’s different this time," Nolan wouldn’t repeat himself, "It will be more like in the comics, where Bane will be able to physically and forcefully take down Batman."

Seeing Nolan initiating the discussion, Martin also said, "If the production and Warner keep using Bale, perhaps for Bane, an actor who’s bigger and more formidable than Bale would be better."

Nolan nodded slightly, "Makes sense."

Martin had no good impressions of Tom Hardy, and kicking someone when they were down came quite naturally to him.

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After lunch, Martin temporarily left the set.

On the ride back, Bruce said, "It’s a good thing we didn’t intervene at that time, otherwise you’d be the one facing the pressure from the Jews."

Martin said, "This industry is filled with too much Jewish influence."

In other industries, his knowledge might be limited, but in the media and entertainment industry, the impact was too great.

After stepping up management, the crew didn’t have any more accidents, and four days later, they finished shooting all the scenes in Los Angeles.

Nolan led a small team, including Martin, to Calgary, Canada, to shoot the dream sequence featuring a snow fortress.

On a ski slope there, the crew built a fortress out of wood, to scale, specifically for live-action filming.

Unlike before, Nolan used a lot of stunt doubles for the snow mountain scenes, especially for the more difficult ski combat scenes, because the helmets made it convenient to use stunt doubles.

Lewis and Buck, who had worked with Martin multiple times, also came to Calgary, completing all the scenes that entailed danger.

The shooting in Canada lasted a week.

Martin mostly kept to a routine of going between the set and his hotel; with the lower temperatures on the mountain, even he would feel exhausted after a long day.

Nolan had hired a full security team to protect the crew, as he couldn’t shake his suspicions of Jewish influence.

After the shooting in Canada was over, Tom Hardy returned to Los Angeles to clear his name.

Remaining on the insurance company’s blacklist meant not only an end to his acting career but also that major and mid-sized Hollywood production companies would definitely not hire him again.

The rest headed for Paris to meet up with the main crew.

There wasn’t much filming to be done in Paris, with the scenes mainly focusing on the characters played by Martin, Mene, and Ellen Page.

At the entrance of an outdoor café, many crew members were bustling about; next, they were going to use air cannons to create the effect of a collapsing dream around Martin and Ellen Page. The power and direction of the air explosion had to be carefully calculated to avoid the actors.

Bruce, with his hands in his pockets, kept his eyes on the props and special effects teams.

Although not quite understanding the technicalities, Old Cloth’s presence served as a reminder and oversight.

Martin came down from his trailer and went straight into the makeshift set, sitting at a café table.

Ellen Page came from the other side and sat down beside him.

The recent shooting incidents on set had made her somewhat anxious; she asked, "Are they going to detonate explosions around us in this scene?"

Martin replied, "Relax, the special effects team has run numerous tests. Last night, Emma Thomas and the head of the special effects team sat in our places to do an explosive test."

Upon hearing this, Ellen relaxed.

Once the set was dressed, Nolan came over to check, and the official filming began.

The clapperboard snapped, and Martin and Ellen Page started discussing dreams; both were in good form, and the shooting went very smoothly.

In the final scene, with the dream world collapsing, the air cannons rigged along the street detonated, sending countless scraps of paper flying into the air.

The nearest explosion was just half a meter behind each of them.

Scraps of paper fluttered down.

Nolan called cut: "That’s a wrap!"

Martin caught a piece of paper and, using the words of the protagonist, Cobb, said, "You never really remember the beginning of a dream, but every dream and nightmare seems incredibly real, so real that you think it happened or is about to happen."

To Ellen, Martin came across as laid-back and pleasure-seeking. Surprised by what he said, she asked, "Why all of a sudden say something like this?"

Smiling, Martin said, "Because there’s a carnival party this weekend, and a lot of actresses from the French film circle are going to be there."

Ellen, upon hearing ’actresses’, immediately perked up: "Are you going?"

Martin said, "Isabel Huppert invited me, so of course, I can’t miss it."

As soon as Mene arrived in Paris, he got in touch with Isabel Huppert. She had refused to join a party with the crew because she disliked all the English directors and producers in the crew.

However, Huppert invited Martin, Mene, and other non-English actors to a special party she was organizing.

Ellen, now on friendly terms with Martin, asked directly, "Can I go?"

Martin looked a bit surprised, "You want to go?"

Ellen replied, "I like French actresses."

"You can go," Martin emphasized, "but you can’t compete with me for people."

Ellen laughed: "No problem."

The two moved to another location nearby to continue filming. During a break, Mene came over.

"Boss, the time is set for this Saturday night," Mene had just been in contact with Huppert: "The location is at Huppert’s villa in the 16th arrondissement, and the theme is a costume party where men and women choose each other. Not only will we be there, but also some male celebrities or models from France and Italy."

Martin wasn’t interested in men and asked, "Who from France is attending?"

Mene answered, "Huppert has invited Eva Green, but she hasn’t responded yet, so it’s not certain whether she’ll be there. Additionally, each participant must provide their latest health report..."

Martin was used to this; it was a rule that could set everyone’s mind at ease.