America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 797 - 790: A Woman Always Has a Strong Career Ambition.

On the set, with music playing in the background, Martin and Silsa Ronan danced gracefully in front of the camera.

Thanks to a series of intensive and close-distance rehearsals, including those from last night, their coordination was extremely tacit, and they completed the nearly one-minute long shot in one take.

Director Damien entered the set and briefed Martin and Silsa on the key points of the next scene.

After discussing for a while, he called over choreographer Mandy Moore and the four of them discussed together.

Filming resumed, and compared to a real dance performance, the dance scenes were considerably simpler.

Anything around half a minute was considered a very long shot.

Most dance scenes stopped after just a dozen seconds or so.

Martin and Silsa had prepared for half a year to shoot this film, and although they were far from matching professional dancers, handling the filming was not a problem at all.

Even so, this dance scene took more than a day to shoot.

In the intermittent periods, Mandy Moore made minor adjustments to some of the dance scenes upon Damien's request.

Director Damien clearly had a vision for the musical scenes.

Martin had observed carefully and also consulted Louise's opinion; both of them felt that Damien was quite talented.

Damien also discussed with Martin and Louise that after the actors had gotten somewhat familiar and adjusted, to shoot the more physically demanding musical parts first, while still fresh and not yet worn out by long filming hours.

Martin and Louise agreed with his opinion.

Actors for the other musical scenes were also gradually joining the set.

Just after lunch, Catherine Daddario who had rushed to the set, came over to Martin, and the two sat in front of the cold drink shop diagonal to the soundstage, chatting.

Noticing Martin wasn't in makeup, Catherine asked, "No scenes for you this afternoon?"

Martin replied, "I'm off for this afternoon and tomorrow morning."

Catherine pondered for a moment, then quietly pulled out a business card she brought from the hotel and handed it to Martin, "I'm staying here."

After a quick glance, Martin suddenly realized that without Alexandra's presence, Catherine, although still beautiful, had a steep decline in her attraction to him.

He was busy tonight and bluffed with all seriousness, "The musical scenes are very intensive. Maintain your energy and spirit. I've invested several million US dollars in this film."

Seeing the serious tone in Martin's voice, Catherine quickly promised, thinking of her future acting career, "Don't worry, I was referred by you to join the cast, I'll give it my all and won't let you down."

"This is your first role that actually has a significant part, it's very important," said Martin, not joking, "When you audition for other productions in the future, this will be a notable addition to your resume."

Catherine took his words to heart, realizing that Martin was much nicer than most of the producers, directors, and top stars she saw in the industry.

"Go get ready," Martin said, waving her off.

Catherine nodded, stood up, and headed towards the makeup trailer assigned to the main supporting female actors.

Watching Catherine's retreating figure, Martin suddenly understood why she didn't seem as attractive as when they were in Boston.

Without Alexandra Daddario's contrast and the gimmick of the sisters, Catherine Daddario was just a pretty girl.

Thinking of this, Martin frowned and glanced at Bruce, sitting at another table, and muttered to himself, "It's all Old Cloth's fault, this pervert's influence over the years is making my thoughts perverse too."

Alexandra Daddario's image floated through his mind, and Martin found the departing Catherine gaining a bit more charm.

He shook his head quickly; it would be more interesting when Alexandra arrived to join him.

Martin saw Damien entering the soundstage door diagonally opposite and knew he was getting ready for filming, so Martin planned to head over as well.

A four-seater electric cart came by and stopped by the roadside.

Natasha, former assistant to Thomas and now a female agent at WMA, waved at Martin, and a woman with long black hair got out of the passenger seat first.

Clara, wearing a fitted blazer, highlighted her nearly perfect body curves. She walked briskly towards Martin, smiled and shook hands first, then bowed deeply, "Martin, thank you for looking out for me."

Under her fitted blazer, she wore a V-neck shirt, immediately revealing her strong ambition.

Many actresses, when wearing low-cut outfits, always like to cover their chest, afraid of being seen where they shouldn't be seen.

If that's the case, why not wear high-necked clothes? Because they're afraid the people who should see them won't.

People like Martin, for instance.

Clara maintained her bow for a few seconds before standing upright.

Always testing people with such things, Martin felt helpless and casually asked, "Are you adjusting well here?"

"Very well," Clara glanced back at Natasha, making it a point to say, "My agent takes great care of me and has helped me a lot."

Her words naturally fell into Natasha's ears behind her.

Whether intentional or not, such comments were pleasant to hear.

Clara displayed a certain self-awareness in certain areas, "After passing the production's auditions, I've been attending rehearsals and studying the script at home after finishing the day's work. I haven't really had the chance to explore Los Angeles properly."

Her words were indirect but always conveyed her meaning, "I only had a brief look at Beverly Hills when Natasha took me to get a medical check-up."

Martin was a bit surprised, thinking that she really lived up to being from the Korean entertainment circle.

Natasha took a step forward and said, "Clara is very diligent, she's signed up for acting classes and accent lessons."

Martin said directly, "When you have time, I'll take you around Los Angeles."

Clara bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for the trouble, Martin."

Martin waved his hand: "Go on, get busy."

Clara nodded and followed Natasha away from the place.

On their way to the makeup trailer, Natasha whispered, "You are a smart person, don't ever think you can mess around on set just because you have Martin's support. There are some people you can stand up to, like the few that are cast as supporting actresses, but there are others you would do well to tolerate, such as the lead actress, Silsa Ronan."

Clara had done her homework well: "Silsa Ronan is Martin's student."

"She's also his lover," added Natasha. "The kind that can enter Martin's house."

Clara responded, "I understand."

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On the other side, Martin entered the studio and found Damien.

There were no scenes with the lead male actor that afternoon, so Martin simply acted as Damien's temporary assistant.

Feeling a bit out of his element, Damien took a moment to remind him, "Martin, you promised that I would make the decisions concerning the filming."

Martin smiled, "You don't need to worry about me, I won't interfere with your work, I'm just curious to see how the crew is managed."

Having understood, Damien said, "If there is anything you want to ask, feel free to do so during a break from filming."

"I will." While that was what he said, Martin seldom spoke, mainly observing everything through his eyes.

Before long, the four actresses due to shoot that afternoon had all arrived on set.

For the next one and a half days, the crew would focus on filming the musical scenes involving the lead actress and her three female roommates.

The initial plan for these four roles was to cast actresses of four different skin colors.

However, after Mene joined, the crew already had a standout black actress, so the three supporting female roles went to a white actress, a Latina, and an Asian.

This mix, aside from being a tad mismatched in terms of living together, was very Los Angeles.

White, Asian, and Latina individuals are seen everywhere.

Silsa Ronan was the first to enter the set, and when she saw Martin with the director's group, she gestured to him as he turned in her direction.

Receiving Martin's response, she returned a radiant smile.

Then, the other three actresses, who had finished their makeup, came over.

The Latina with long black-brown hair was not bad, but the one with the long black straight hair was so strikingly well-proportioned it was almost criminal.

Silsa thought of Martin's ex-girlfriend Blake Lively and guessed that they both might be on par with each other in terms of figure.

The shooting started soon, and Silsa's energy was entirely focused on her performance. She knew all too well the kind of person her teacher was since she was twelve or thirteen.

After several scenes were filmed, she didn't have to do anything extra; everything to do with the actors and their performances on set revolved entirely around her.

Silsa was an actress who knew how to hold her own; she had once caused Emma Watson so much distress that Emma became depressed and dared not show her face in public.

But she wouldn't stoop to engage with these people on purpose.

As long as they didn't provoke her.

The next scene moved from indoors to outdoors, which technically was still shot within the set design inside the studio.

Calling the four actresses together, Damien emphasized specifically, "Pay attention to your positions." His gaze swept over the three supporting actresses: "The three of you, revolve around Silsa, she is the focal point of this dance."

Even if the other three actresses had their own thoughts, they had to hold back and cooperate.

After extensive rehearsals, the dance scene went fairly smoothly with the four actresses in sync, and shooting progressed relatively well.

Martin followed Damien closely, observing in detail how he managed every department of the crew; as the director, he was the overall commander on the site. He would state his demands, and every department had to comply.

Lights had to be adjusted to the desired brightness for the scene, costumes had to match the setting, props and set design had to be prepared on the spot, actors were responsible for delivering the scenes orchestrated by the director, and the production team had to capture all of it on film.

Unlike David Fincher and Christopher Nolan, Damien wasn't the type of director who preferred to shoot the scenes himself. He had a sufficient understanding of each department's work, but his hands-on ability wasn't strong; he was more like a pure field commander.

And he had imagination and a talent for coordinating, though he lacked some experience.

Therefore, Louise had appointed an experienced assistant director to work with Damien.

This assistant director was like the string to a kite, always ready to pull the young, easily distracted director back to reality.

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It was hard to say how Damien would fare in the future, but right now, he was humble and receptive to his assistant's advice.

After an afternoon's worth of musical scenes were filmed, the four actresses were so tired they sat at the respite area, not wanting to get up. Martin went over to ask a few questions, and then Silsa took him by the hand and left the studio with him.

No sooner had Martin seen her to her makeup trailer and changed out of his makeup and clothes than Harold, an assistant from the production office, came rushing over from the studio.

Seeing Martin, he quickly ran up to him and said, "Screenwriter Mia and composer Sebastian are having a row in the studio, and nobody can calm them down."

Martin called for Old Cloth and headed towards the nearby studio.