The small studio next to the office building was also temporarily rented by the crew for early training of actors.
Martin held the bat tightly with both hands, pointed it at the special plastic dummy in front of him, and smashed it down with the stick. The dummy's head exploded and plastic fragments flew everywhere.
Action instructor Walter shouted: "Yes, this is the momentum! A weapon like a bat can be thrown out once and cannot be retracted in a short time to hit a second time. You must hit it hard and hard!"
He urged Martin: "Next!"
Martin switched to holding the stick with one hand. It was no longer a baseball move, but a one-handed hammer that he had practiced as a substitute. The heaviest tip of the stick hit the plastic dummy's shoulder, and half of his body was shattered.
Then he turned around, swung the baseball, and hit the dummy across the chest. With a loud bang, the dummy broke away from it.
Walter shouted: "OK! There is no problem with the movement, you have mastered the key."
Martin checked the wooden bat and found it was not damaged.
Walter told the prop master who was watching the training together: "The bats used in sparring must be made of soft materials to match Martin's professional movements and avoid danger."
Martin came over with the bat on his shoulder. Although he was confident that he could control the force, he still said: "Safety first."
"Yes, safety first." Walter said solemnly: "The safety of the crew is very important, which involves the union and insurance. If other actors are injured due to your personal problems, the insurance company will be responsible for your next action scene. The crew was refused accident insurance, which led to the union’s intervention and the crew was unable to start work.”
Martin nodded: "I understand."
Walter added: "You rest first, I will discuss your weapon problem with the prop master."
Martin handed the bat to the prop master and went to the rest area, where his manager Thomas was waiting.
Thomas still couldn't forget: "With your skills, you should be in that Disneyland action movie. It will definitely be a hit."
Martin didn't accept the words at all and asked: "Walter just said about the crew's insurance, what's going on?"
Thomas also heard those words and explained briefly: "He was talking about the insurance issues of the crew caused by the actors themselves. To give a simple example, Nicole Kidman was injured during the filming of "Moulin Rouge", and the insurance company was involved in the crew's delay and her insurance. Life insurance pays out $3 million.”
He was also reminding Martin: "She was originally scheduled to be the heroine of "Thrill Room," but she suffered a knee injury a few weeks after filming, and the project was temporarily interrupted. The insurance company almost paid out the total guarantee of US$54 million for the completed film until they convinced the crew and Zhu Dee Foster, the project is progressing normally, so Nicole Kidman is not favored by insurance companies, and therefore is not favored by Hollywood."
Martin said: "I understand, use a substitute if you can, and avoid danger if you can avoid it."
Thomas praised his smart client: "If the stand-in is injured, the worst thing is to replace it. Once you get injured, your future will be seriously affected."
Of course Martin listened. He was responsible for moving forward, and others were responsible for carrying the load.
He is very familiar with this routine.
Martin glanced at the folding bench in the rest area, picked one up and went to Walter to see if he could design an action that would involve folding the bench and blasting the perverted demon.
After discussing for a while, Martin picked up the folding stool and swung it to create wind, quite like the eighteenth-century Bronze Man.
At this moment, two women wearing jeans and casual shirts came in at the door of the studio.
Kelly came over from Atlanta. After getting off the plane, she first came to see the Platter movie project. She roped in Louise, who was supervising the post-production of "Alexander the Great," and came here with her.
Louise crossed her arms and watched Martin smash the dummy's head: "He chose the wrong role."
Kelly asked, "Why?"
"You just read the script." Louise gestured and said, "Don't you think this guy is more suitable for transforming into a psychotic murderer?"
Her licentiousness came back again: "Sunny on the outside, but a murderous weapon on the inside..."
"Someone is coming." Kelly reminded her.
Thomas stepped forward to say hello and said with a smile: "Ms. Mel, I am Thomas, Martin's agent. I have always wanted to visit, but I was afraid of interrupting rashly."
Louise nodded and introduced the slut next to her: "This is Kelly Gray, the president of the largest film company in Georgia."
"Hello, Ms. Grey." Thomas greeted quickly.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that there was not one woman behind Martin Davis, but two?
No, there’s also the female King Kong I saw a few days ago.
Thomas couldn't help but feel lucky that such a high-quality customer fell into his hands.
Today's work came to an end. Martin went to the dressing room to shower and change clothes. When he came back, he hugged Louise and Kelly next to each other, and then left the studio with them.
At this moment, the man was scolding him for being shameless.
But everyone envies me, why isn’t that person me?
The three of them had dinner together, and Martin asked: "Where are we going tonight?"
Louise said: "Go to your place." She winked at Kelly: "For a change of environment, it's fun there, and the fat landlord talks nicely."
Martin said: "You shouted so high last time, Anthony almost shot me."
Kelly also drank, and it was time to get wild: "Go, let's go together!"
When I arrived at the apartment, I saw Antonio sitting under a sun umbrella at the door, holding a large bottle of Coke and drinking it through a straw.
He took a deep gulp, and the two-liter bottle of Coke was a quarter short.
Seeing Martin and Louise, Antonio looked at the latter: "You're here again!"
Louise smiled: "Don't you welcome me?"
Antonio glanced at Kelly, took out his business card holder from his pocket, pulled out one and handed it to Martin: "You can use this one."
Kelly was curious and took it first: "Doctor Cole?"
“Specialized in treating kidney failure,” Antonio said.
Louise laughed happily and leaned on Martin's shoulder.
Kelly stuffed the business card into Martin's pocket: "Take it, maybe I'll need it someday."
Martin picked up the two losers: "Let's go, let's go."
Antonio said: "There is your express mail, don't forget to take it."
Martin entered the foyer and took the express delivery from the mailbox. The label on the carton showed that the mail came from the Clayton community.
Louise and Kelly, one on the left and one on the right, took Martin's arm and entered the apartment.
Martin quietly placed the package in an inconspicuous place.
But Louise noticed: "Why don't you take it apart and take a look? It can't be exposed to light?"
Kelly's drinking capacity was not as good as that of Martin and Louise, and she was more or less drunk. She was drunk: "It's from Atlanta, your old friends?"
"You want to see it?" Martin asked.
Louise went to get wine from the refrigerator: "Of course I want to see it."
Martin said seriously: "You can see it. I want to charge for it. I will give it to whoever opens it."
He took the package and cut through the tape with a wallpaper knife. After opening it, he found that the thing was wrapped in shock-proof cloth just like last time.
Louise took it over and opened the package. She held the horn carving in her hand. Her eyes sparkled and she praised: "It's so exquisitely made."
It was a blue-white horn carving, almost the same in appearance as Martin, except that the face was carved into the shape of a clown, with a big split mouth and a red nose that were particularly conspicuous.
Kelly went over to grab it: "Give it to me! Let me see, the carving is good..."
But Louise held on to it: "This is mine, Martin said, whoever takes it apart will get it."
Kelly pressed on Louise and moved her hands everywhere: "Give it to me quickly, or I will make you look good!"
Martin opened the box next to him and took out another one: "Don't grab it, everyone has it."
Kelly rolled off Louise: "Did you order one for us?"
Martin neither admitted nor denied: "A friend in Atlanta did it specifically."
Louise poked the carving in her hand to her mouth and said, "How about we make a platter? About the movie starring you."
Martin asked: "What's the bet on?"
Louise said: "If the North American box office exceeds 10 million... no, 30 million US dollars, Kelly and I will perform for you. If it is less than 30 million US dollars, you will perform for us."
Martin has a premise: "You can't hold back."
Kelly was dissatisfied: "With tens of millions of dollars, are we stupid?"
Louise challenged: "Bet or not?"
Martin gritted his teeth and said, "It's a gamble."
Louise, full of sluttiness, leaned into Kelly's ear and said, "Let's help Martin mail some gifts in return."
Kelly nodded repeatedly.
That night, the singing of two people rang out from the apartment building.
And Antonio’s roar: “Martin Davis, I’m going to increase your rent!”
The next morning, Martin slept in and did not go to see Louise and Kelly off. Instead, he regained his energy and came to Warner Studios in the afternoon to participate in an audition with another crew.
"Summer of Jeans" audition for the supporting male role.
Martin joined Thomas and asked, "You actually came with me?"
Thomas determined that there were at least three people under or behind Martin, and he paid more attention to it: "I am your agent, as it should be."
Bruce said, "Man, you're getting smarter."
Martin came to the door of the crew studio, took out his mobile phone, and called Robert: "I will audition soon, old man, it's up to you."
At the Marietta Theater, Robert took out the successful operation guide, strictly followed the recorded procedures, placed the Coke, said a congratulatory message, and said to the mobile phone: "Done!"
Martin's confidence skyrocketed and he said to General Heng Ha: "Let's win this role!"
"I asked about the shooting schedule and it can be coordinated." Thomas's salary mainly depends on commissions from the film, and he wants Martin to pay attention, "The filming can last up to 20 days, and the film salary will not be less than 250,000 US dollars."
Martin nodded: "Old Bu, guard my back."
I found the audition room. As usual, there were many people participating in the audition, and most of them were WMA actors.
Martin saw Joe Anderson and Mike Vogel.
This is the second time in more than a month that the three have competed for the same role.
Bruce stood next to Martin, his eyes like radar, scanning for possible adverse situations.
Thomas watched all the audition actors one by one and said: "The director and casting director are all clients of the company. I have done enough work for you. You have a higher priority than them. As long as you perform normally, you can win this role." "
I’ve ordered 4100 each, and there will be a third chapter soon.
(End of chapter)
