In the studio of Warner TV, "The Helen Show" is about to start live broadcast. Martin has finished styling and is familiar with the script for the last time to avoid making mistakes as much as possible.
Helen came over at this time. When she saw Martin, she immediately opened her arms, hugged him, and complained deliberately: "You are finally willing to be on my show."
Martin smiled and said: "You have to be merciful, I can't stand the torture."
The relationship between the two was unusual. Helen gave him reassurance: "Except for the final surprise, everything else will follow our communication process."
Martin asked: "What surprise have you prepared for me?"
"It's a secret." Helen blinked and said, "I won't embarrass you."
Martin nodded.
Helen put on earplugs, listened to the director's voice, moved from the backstage to the front stage, pointed at the camera and said: "Helen Show, I will meet you on time every week!"
Her expression turned serious and deep: "As for me, I once suffered a terrible attack. I was very lucky. I survived and was protected by Martin Davis. Please invite my patron saint, Martin Davis! "
Martin, wearing a jacket and jeans with a very ordinary look, came from the backstage to the stage, just like a friendly big boy from the neighborhood.
Helen opened her arms and hugged Martin firmly.
At the same time, in Nicholson's mansion on Sunset Boulevard, the old man gathered a group of old friends to drink and chat tonight.
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, William Hurt and Dustin Hoffman to name a few.
They had fights when they were young, but they became relatively peaceful as they got older. They could sit together and have a few drinks from time to time, nostalgic for their era.
Nicholson took the remote control, switched to Warner TV, and said, "Watch a show that will serve as our food and drink."
Dustin Hoffman said: "Isn't this the little brother you just met?"
Nicholson chuckled: "A very interesting guy."
William Hurt read a report in Empire Magazine: "It's too easy for young people to become famous these days, and us old guys are out of date."
Robert De Niro said: "Watch the show first."
On the Helen show, the routine opening greetings ended and the show got down to business.
"In The Departed, which is currently being screened, you played an undercover agent, a bad guy undercover, and you were widely praised." Helen brought up the effect of the show when she came up, and pointed to the big screen behind the stage, on which both Jolie and Aniston appeared. picture of.
She was full of gossip: "On the same day, both Julie and Aniston praised you very much at the same time, praising you for your excellent character portrayal, your dedication and hard work, what do you think?"
It's one thing to play it off in private, but it's absolutely impossible to admit it publicly, Martin said in standard terms: "I've worked with Angie and Jen on two films, and they are very good and dedicated actors, and we became Friends, that continues to this day.”
Helen was very gossipy: "As far as I know, Julie and Aniston are mortal enemies. Have you never thought of mediating?"
Martin was so thick-skinned and said: "There is a plan."
"Otherwise, we'll call them to the scene." Helen suddenly said: "Will you mediate on the spot?"
Martin thought to himself, is this the surprise part of the show?
The program's effect was achieved, and Helen's face was full of regret: "Our program funds are efficient, and we can't hire two big-name actresses."
She asked, "Can you help?"
Martin shrugged: "I'll communicate with them privately and give it a try."
Helen took the opportunity to change the topic: "You can now become friends with big-name stars like Jolie and Aniston. Have you ever thought about it before coming to Los Angeles?"
Martin shook his head: "I didn't dare to think about it. At that time, I just wanted to have a foothold in Los Angeles."
Helen asked: "Have you ever thought about becoming a big star?"
Martin followed her question and continued: "Anyone who has had the experience I had has not dared to have too many extravagant hopes for the future."
Helen took advantage of the situation and asked: "News reports said that you grew up in a slum, your family was not very happy, and your life was very difficult?"
"It's very difficult." Martin expressed his own pain points to win sympathy points: "The environment where I grew up was full of gangs, violence and traffickers. Many of my peers joined them. I was lucky. I had one My multi-talented father taught me acting and took me with me as an extra since I was a teenager.”
Helen asked: "Is he a remarkable person?"
Martin seemed to be talking about an unrelated person: "No, he took drugs, drank alcohol, and swindled. All the money I earned from acting was taken away by him. One day he asked me to borrow a loan shark. After I borrowed it, he took it with him. Qian hooked up with a woman and ran away, completely disappearing from my life. I could never contact her again, and then I was saddled with a huge debt. I could only work as a bartender in a strip bar to earn money to pay off the debt..."
Such a masterpiece opened the eyes of the audience and made them talk a lot.
Helen appropriately guided: "You gave up acting."
"No, I didn't." Martin completely substituted into the past events designed based on facts, and established a hard-working persona: "I don't want to join a gang, let alone be a hawker, I want to change my destiny! But for people like me, It was very difficult to fight my way out of that quagmire, especially when I was in huge debt.”
His voice was sonorous and powerful: "I only have one way to go, the only way is acting. I met the noble people, Captain Jerome, Ms. Kelly Gray..."
Martin mentioned the names that helped him and continued to talk about his own experience: "After I got the key role, I was trying to figure out the role every day, studying how to shape it, and asking everyone around me for advice. I paid for it. It’s a huge effort, because I have no way to retreat, and if I retreat, I will only fall into the quagmire and never be able to escape. I personally saw a childhood friend who was shot in the chest and abdomen with a shotgun during a gang fight!”
Helen's little exclamation: "It's terrible!"
"In order to avoid these tragedies, I bought a gun to protect myself and my neighbor family who had helped me since I was a child." Martin continued: "Fortunately, God protected me and the late-night movie was successful. I paid off the debt, but I didn't Relaxation makes me work harder, because I know that there is a place called Hollywood, which is the palace of film art."
He also talked about his experience from Atlanta to Los Angeles, emphasizing: "Later, I met many artists, and they made me understand one thing. Performing art is never a sprint, it is a protracted battle. This is In a marathon, you can't stop halfway, you have to persevere and work hard to make yourself better and get in touch with the real performing arts."
Helen said: "Many directors who have worked with you, including Martin Scorsese, have all praised you and think you are a good actor with outstanding talent."
When Martin should be humble, he will naturally be humble: "Some people are the darlings of Hollywood and the performing arts. I never feel that I belong to this category. I am more like a hard-working blue-collar worker who is willing to work several times harder for roles and work. I knew I had no way out."
He knew how to make the old guy more pleasing to the eye, and he kept talking about his efforts: "I have touched the threshold of performing arts. In this marathon like life, I never thought of relaxing and giving up, from the wax museum to the wanted poster. , from The Departed to The Reader, I have been working hard, and the support of my seniors has allowed me to achieve a little success. The more successful I am, the more motivated I am to work hard."
While the show was going on, several rounds of wine had passed in the Nicholsons' living room.
Dustin Hoffman watched the show and laughed: "A very interesting young man, much smarter than Tom Cruise when I worked with him on "Rain Man"."
William Hurt was homeless when he was young. He somewhat resonated with Martin's experience and his perception changed: "It turns out that it was not easy for him to become famous."
Robert De Niro said: "He has little qualifications, but a person who works hard like this deserves a chance."
Nicholson spoke much more directly: "Old guys, among the younger generation, can you find anyone more pleasing to your eyes than him? Look at today's young actors, who come from upper-middle-class families, or child actors from wealthy families. , or the second generation of stars, or the godson and goddaughter of a certain big boss, like us bastards, there are fewer and fewer people climbing out of poverty."
Back then, most of their group were poor actors.
As the leader of the trio of bastards, Nicholson simply canvassed votes on the spot: "That little bastard is my brother. Give him the nomination votes you have and the votes you can influence if you can."
"I knew your old bastard's free wine wouldn't taste good," Al Pacino said. "I admire Martin, but he's too young."
William Hurt echoed: "This year, there are many senior friends who want to compete for the best supporting actor." He seemed to be saying to himself: "They will never win the best actor in this life."
Dustin said: "I promised to vote for Alan Arkin first."
William Hurt said: "Me too."
Nicholson filled the old guys' glasses one by one: "It's just a nomination."
Hearing this, William Hurt nodded: "I have no problem."
Others also said that they could give Martin a nomination vote, if not the first place, then the second place on the ballot.
After a quick chat, everyone's attention returned to the talk show.
The background of the stage switched to pictures of reports related to the American rumors.
"I looked at the Internet, and many people were discussing it." Helen asked, "Is what is published on it true?"
Martin hesitated before saying, "It's true."
The audience was in an uproar.
Martin added: "But they reported selectively and ignored the causes and consequences. The actual situation was that gang members in the south of Atlanta occupied the community where I was at the time and wanted to develop that kind of white business. The community was troubled by them. There was no peace, and the friend I just mentioned died in the fight. We are a slum area and there are not that many police forces. At that time, several other neighbors and I formed a community defense alliance."
This is very common in the United States and the audience can understand it.
Helen asked cooperatively: "Is there a conflict between the defense alliance and gang members?"
"Four gangsters were going to rob a house, but I discovered it in advance..." Martin did not exaggerate and told the truth about what happened that night.
"So, you protected four of your neighbor's friends?" Helen saw Martin nodding and said, "Here comes a surprise. One of them came to the show."
Martin was quite surprised when he heard this. Who of those four idiots came to the show?
Elena? Obviously impossible.
Hall will only attack the earth.
Harris would have certainly told him beforehand.
It can only be Lily, an idiot!
(End of chapter)
