Chapter 875 The Criminal and the Last Survivor

Beverly Hills, Nolan's mansion.

Emma Thomas and her assistant began to distribute gifts. Every guest at the party received a handbag with a beautifully packaged gift box inside.

Even Martin got one.

Although this does not guarantee that others will vote for "Interstellar" in the Oscar nomination, the overall environment for Oscars is becoming more and more money-oriented. If others give you gifts but you don't, voters will inevitably be biased.

Nicholson, the shameless old man, said to Martin: "I can't remember which Oscar-winning crew gave me what gifts, but I can definitely remember which crew didn't give me gifts."

Martin handed the bag to Bruce and said: "Jack, you are really a talent. Are all old white men like this?"

Nicholson waved his hand: "Don't pay attention to these details. When you become an old white man, you will become like this."

Martin said: "I don't need to become an old white man. I can remember that the crew that didn't give us gifts cannot enter our fair voting process."

Nicholson asked: "Do you have a new way to vote for the Oscars this year?"

Martin shook his head: "I'm waiting for you and Leo to come up with a new idea."

As he was talking, Leonardo led a fat Asian man wearing rimless glasses and walked over together.

"Hi, Martin, Jack, let me introduce you to a friend." Leonardo gestured to the fat Asian man: "This is John Liu, an investor from Malaysia, who has been working with my Kailu Pictures for several years. John, I don't need to introduce these two, right?"

John Liu shook hands with Martin and Nicholson respectively: "I have always heard Leo talk about you two, but I have never had the opportunity to meet you. I am honored to meet you this time."

Martin smiled: "You're welcome."

Nicholson has retired and is relatively cold. He nodded: "Nice to meet you."

John Liu's target is not Nicholson. He said to Martin: "I admire Mr. Davis's vision for investing in movies. If you need funds, I can mobilize them at any time."

Martin responded: "If you need them, I will contact you."

John Liu took out a gold-plated business card and handed it to Martin. He said a few polite words and left.

"Investors from Malaysia?" Nicholson emphasized, and asked Leonardo: "Is this the financial backer who supports you behind the scenes?"

How could Leonardo not understand the hidden meaning in the words, and immediately retorted: "What do you mean by financial backer behind the scenes? It's obvious that I gave this guy an opportunity to invest in Hollywood."

Martin asked: "Have you worked with him many times?"

Leonardo nodded: "Since 2010... including "Shutter Island" invested by my Kailu Films."

He changed the subject: "If you lack funds, he has a way. In recent years, John has been very generous in spending money in North America."

"I know." Martin actually dealt with John Liu before, but it was a normal business: " I bought several houses from Depp, and finally sold them to John Liu at a high price. "

Leonardo asked: "The villa in Paris, France, the top floor of Columbia Building, and the beach villa in Malibu?"

These are normal businesses with no potential risks. Martin replied: "Yes, he paid $100 million for it, and the cash flow is really sufficient."

Nicholson is old and shrewd, reminding Leonardo: "Some investors' money comes from shady sources, which is easy to cause trouble. You should pay more attention."

Leonardo smiled: "Many funds invested in Hollywood have problems. This is a tradition for decades."

Martin and Nicholson both understood what Leonardo meant. The film and television industry is the best channel for money laundering.

Leonardo said again: "Don't worry, this is America, not Malaysia."

Martin thought of some things in his previous life and reminded him: "I have some connections in Asia and several investors support me. I heard them say that John Liu has a complicated relationship with the Malaysian authorities and may be a white glove of some senior officials. If something goes wrong, the Malaysian government may negotiate through external channels, and there may be trouble."

Leonardo listened to Martin's words: "I will pay more attention."

For such things, Martin's reminder is enough. Leonardo has laid a solid foundation in North America for so many years.

Before ten o'clock, the film party was over.

Originally, the three agreed to wash their faces, but Nicholson was getting older and older, and he drank alcohol at night, and his spirits were obviously not good.

Martin simply sent him home first.

Leonardo had an appointment at the last minute, and he went on a date with a female model without loyalty.

Martin was alone and wanted to find Louise. Before leaving Beverly Hills, he received a call from Anya Taylor-Joy.

The latter wanted to invite him out for a midnight snack.

Martin turned the car around and drove to Wilshire Street, where he met Anya at the restaurant they had arranged to meet.

The latter was wearing a white sweater, a black short skirt and fishnet stockings. Although her appearance looked a little weird, she was still within the normal aesthetic range, especially her excellent figure.

Many Hollywood actresses are getting uglier and uglier.

In Martin's previous life, aesthetic standards were declining worldwide.

Not only in the entertainment industry where he was at the time, but also in the new generation of Hollywood actresses, compared with the flourishing of the 2000s, they were obviously a long way behind.

Although Hollywood actresses basically have plastic surgery, most of them are minor adjustments, such as Scarlett Johansson's nose and Julia Roberts' eyes.

Later, Hollywood new generation actresses such as Anya Taylor-Joy looked like plastic surgery freaks at first glance.

Martin pulled out a chair and sat opposite. He could see clearly from a distance. Anya should not have had surgery on her face yet.

Anya asked the waiter to bring the menu and said, "Order whatever you want to eat. I'll treat you tonight."

Martin took the menu and said with a smile, "I won't be polite with you."

He ordered a few easy-to-digest dishes and pushed the menu to the opposite side.

Anya also asked for a few dishes.

The dishes came quickly, and the two chatted while eating.

"My performance these days is good, right?" Anya seemed to be asking for advice humbly, and specifically asked Martin: "Did you grasp the role well?"

Martin thought for a moment and said: "Of all the actresses, you performed the best. You grasped the characteristics of the role and performed well in several scenes."

Anya seemed particularly happy about Martin's recognition: "I have always been worried that I would not do well enough and could not support this role. Now I have confidence."

Martin told the truth: "You are very talented, better than Ana and Sofia."

Hearing the name of Ana de Armas, Anya remembered what she had seen and heard in the crew these days. The Cuban woman would follow Martin to the trailer every noon, and it is conceivable what she did.

Anya has a clearer understanding of herself. The audition opportunity came from the recommendation of WMA, and then she was lucky enough to be noticed by Martin.

She added, "The scene between you and me at the end seems to be the most crucial to the film."

Martin nodded gently, "That is the complete transformation of the male protagonist's new personality."

Anya discussed this role with a clear goal: "For this key scene, I have read the role script many times, but I always feel that I can't integrate it. I can't grasp the essence of this scene by thinking alone. Do you want us to rehearse it a few times?"

Martin did not rehearse the scene at the end with Anya during the rehearsal, because the scene was a bit sensitive, not only involving large-scale shots, but also killing scenes.

Rehearsing this kind of scene in advance?

Martin understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, and said, "As for rehearsal, it depends on your time. I should have no problem."

How can you get into the entertainment industry without scheming? Anya knows how to catch chickens, and continued Martin's words: "Is it okay tonight? This scene is too difficult. I think we should rehearse a few more times so that we can act smoothly when we officially shoot."

Martin thought for a moment and said: "The studio is closed. How about this, let's go to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel after supper? It's close to here."

"Okay." Anya responded and patted the backpack next to her: "I'm ready."

From the first time she found Ana de Armas entering Martin's trailer, she was planning the rehearsal of the ending scene of the script.

The male and female protagonists rehearsed all night for the difficult scenes. This is a great artistic pursuit!

After supper, Martin left the restaurant first and rushed to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. After waiting in the top-floor private room for about ten minutes, Anya rushed over.

The two seriously discussed the ending scene of the script.

After the discussion, they naturally had to rehearse.

"Missing the key props." Martin was still very professional: "I'll go find the rope. There should be a soft rope here."

This is where he often dates people. People like Jolie, Aniston and Alexandra sometimes bring some useful props here, specifically for some special performances.

Anya stood up, opened the backpack she brought, took out the rope and a pair of cold handcuffs, and said, "I'm ready."

Martin picked up the rope and took out a prop knife from the backpack. In a few breaths, he changed drastically.

From a sunny, handsome and gentle man, he turned into a criminal with cold eyes and a bit of morbidity.

Anya also quickly entered the state and became the last survivor. She fought wits and courage with the male protagonist with split personality, but was finally caught.

Under the stimulation of the heroine, the most terrible personality of the male protagonist was fully formed, and the heroine inevitably became a victim.

This scene is extremely difficult. It is definitely not enough to rehearse it once. You can only keep exploring the role and the role to achieve a higher degree of completion.

The rehearsal lasted most of the night. Fortunately, the next day was the weekend, so she didn't have to go to the crew to participate in the filming and could rest as much as she wanted. Otherwise, Anya would have to take a leave.

Although Anya is young, she is a very professional actress. After a rest period the next day, she took the initiative to find Martin to continue rehearsing this most difficult scene.

During the two days of the weekend, Martin and Anya changed their methods and rehearsed 36 ways of performing this scene.

On Sunday night, the two very professional people went home to rest well and prepare for tomorrow's filming.

Martin came to the underground parking lot of the hotel, got in the car driven by Bruce, and said, "Let's go back."

Bruce did not start the car immediately, saying, "There is information feedback from Kiev. After Alexandrovich consolidated his power, he is ready to take action."

Martin asked, "What is his plan?"

Bruce simply said, "Alexandrovich plans to acquire the main media and TV stations in Ukraine and force the oligarchs behind the 1+1 TV station to jump out. He will use the security bureau and the army under his control to cooperate with the US forces to take down Igor, and then auction the Privas Group at a low price."

Martin understood and waved his hand: "It's up to you to lead the prepared team to deal with it."

Bruce responded, "I will go to Europe next week, and the bodyguards here have been arranged."

Martin said, "I will not leave North America until the end of January next year before The Shallows is released."

The next morning, the filming of the "Split" crew started on time.

After a night of rest, Martin was full of energy and devoted to work.

The scenes of the female personality have been filmed, and David Fincher chose a ten-year-old childish personality for the second scene.

Martin's costumes have changed to sneakers and sportswear. When he got off the trailer, his temperament has completely changed.

He is like a child who has not grown up.

He is not the kind of man who is a teenager until death, but a boy with a kind heart, a weak character, and extremely curious about women.

Once the character's personality changes, in addition to continuing to pave the way for the torture and killing of the personality, Martin plays almost a brand new role.

There was a problem in the first scene of this role. David Fincher called a stop and called Martin over specifically.

Martin asked directly: "What kind of problem."

This is a kissing scene, the boy personality who is curious about women kisses the imprisoned heroine.

David Fincher walked around Martin and said, "There's something wrong with your kissing scene."

Martin said, "Isn't it supposed to be awkward?"

"Are you awkward?" David Fincher shook his head and laughed, "You haven't kissed Anya yet, but you're already showing off your hormones. Kissing... you're not awkward, you're just a seasoned pervert pretending to be pure."

Martin smiled embarrassedly, "Is it that exaggerated?"

David Fincher said seriously, "It's actually more exaggerated than what I said! Martin, your character is a child of about ten years old. He is full of curiosity about women. He is tempted by the heroine and tries to kiss for the first time. Recall the feeling of your first kiss."

Martin recalled carefully, but he couldn't remember it in his past life or this life.

The shooting started again, and after several attempts, Martin finally found the awkward feeling that was so bad.

After the kissing scene was shot, the other scenes were not difficult for Martin.

He was wearing sportswear, with rich expressions on his face. Like a child, he couldn't hide his thoughts. He sat on the doorstep, chatting with the girls in a simple and naive way, and it was difficult for him to refuse their requests.

But when he found out that he was cheated by the heroine, Martin's expression was panicked and aggrieved, and his eyes slightly turned up, making people clearly feel the pain of heartbreak.

In order to better shape this personality trait, he kept trying various accents and actions, and played this role in a way that was pretending to be mature but quite childish.