America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

Chapter 246: Chapter 243: This Is Discrimination

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At the coffee shop of the Four Seasons Hotel, Thomas, who had just rushed over from Los Angeles, appeared somewhat anxious, glancing towards the entrance from time to time.

A few minutes later, Martin finally appeared at the door.

Thomas gestured for him to come over.

Martin ordered a coffee and sat down opposite Thomas, "You came over just today after I called you yesterday?"

Thomas said, "You have a lot of influence now, and dating isn't a small matter; it affects many people, so I had to come over to handle it immediately."

He asked, "Have you two gone public on the streets?"

"No," Martin didn't feel embarrassed at all, "We spent the entire weekend in the hotel room."

Thomas reminded him, "Be careful, don't cause any problems for her."

Martin nodded, "I'm very careful, she's not a temporary companion."

"You need to communicate with her properly, it's best not to go public at this stage," Thomas, being an agent, naturally considered the work aspect first, "I am having Natasha communicate with the Warrant Order Crew, it would be ideal if your romance could assist with the promotion of the film."

Martin wouldn't object, "I have no objections; I already had a preliminary talk with Blake, and there shouldn't be any problems."

Coming from an entertainment family, he understood many industry maneuvers, saving others a lot of trouble.

Thomas continued, "Blake's agent is also with WMA; before I came over, I talked with her. Blake won't go to college and has officially started her career in Hollywood. Her father Ernie is currently preparing her second movie, and your relationship also fits their needs."

After some thought, Martin said, "You and the Warrant Order Crew should make a detailed plan about this and then send it to me or Old Cloth. I will take care of speaking to Blake personally."

Thomas responded, "Okay, I'll stay in New York for two days before returning to Los Angeles."

The two quickly left the coffee shop.

Martin met up with Bruce in the lobby and they headed upstairs together.

Taking advantage of the emptiness of their surroundings, he briefly explained the situation to Bruce.

Bruce asked, "Have you given up on Aniston?"

Martin was surprised, "Did we ever make a plan involving Aniston?"

Bruce recalled, "It was a suggestion I made, for you to go after Aniston following Jolie." He shrugged, "It's not necessary now."

Martin didn't want to deal with this jerk.

Bruce handed Martin a copy of "People" magazine, "Jolie went from the Middle East to Africa, stayed there for a long time, and will return to North America next month. If she finds out you have a formal girlfriend, I bet she'll go crazy."

Martin spoke directly, "A few hits, and she'll calm down."

Bruce knew about Martin's contact with Jolie and asked, "When will she and Pitt announce their breakup?"

"Pitt probably has an idea already," Martin remarked casually, "They might be negotiating, to pull in some traffic when the time comes."

After "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" was released, Jolie went off to the Middle East and Africa and rarely saw Pitt. If Pitt didn't suspect something after a while, that would be strange.

When Martin returned to his room, he found Blake packing her luggage and asked, "Have you booked your flight?"

"Tomorrow morning's flight," Blake was very reluctant, "Dad called me just now; he's preparing another new project assembly." She came over and kissed Martin, "The jeans project was a huge success, dad's side received support from Warner, and I will continue to play the lead actress; the new project should be a similar youth comedy like the jeans one."

Having just discussed Ernie-Levitt with Thomas, Martin said, "Since you've chosen not to go to college, focus on developing your career, go back."

Blake was loath to leave, "We've just gotten together."

"In about ten days or so, I'll finish my scenes, and then I'll come back to Los Angeles," Martin spoke of issues that might arise between them, "My agent Thomas has spoken to your agent, and they both think we should keep our affair private for now..."

Blake took over the conversation, "Dad knows I came to see you, and when he called me, he also mentioned this."

Being from an entertainment family made it easy for her to accept these things, and she even thought it was no big deal, "If you don't mind, shall we just deal with it as they suggested for now?"

Martin nodded, "That's fine."

In Hollywood, business permeated every aspect, including the romantic relationships and even marriages of stars.

Blake extended her hand, "Give me a set of keys to your place, if I get bored at home, I'll come stay with you for a night."

Martin gave her a set of keys, "The master bedroom is on the second floor, the annex is where Old Cloth lives."

With their separation imminent, in order to spend the night with her idol a few more times, Blake simply refused to leave the room, and they continued their tryst until midnight.

The next morning, Martin had to leave early for the film set, while Bruce took Blake to the airport.

Matt Damon had few scenes and had left New York after finishing filming last week.

The film crew was entering the final stages of shooting.

In the past few days, the crew organized media events to aid early promotion.

After make-up, Martin arrived on set; Scorsese took one look at him and asked, "Do you need to rest for the morning?"

"Not necessary," Martin thought to himself the director should maintain his standards and not act like that old rascal Nicholson, "I'm in great shape right now."

Scorsese nodded his head and went back to his director's chair, silently admiring the benefits of youth.

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Leonardo came over at this point, thumped Martin on the arm, and angrily exclaimed, "Jack and I have unanimously decided to kick you out of the Jerk Trio."

Martin dissatisfiedly retorted, "Why? Am I not jerk enough?"

Nicholson, biting on a cigar, approached and exhaled a puff of smoke, "A man with a steady girlfriend does not deserve to stand alongside us."

Martin pointed at them and exclaimed, "That's discrimination! Do you understand discrimination?"

At this moment, Scorsese called out, "Jack, come off the set."

Nicholson left the set stylized as a rooftop.

The crew then cleared the area, asking the photographers and media friends to temporarily turn off their cameras and camcorders, though they were allowed to observe and shoot from the side.

Martin and Leonardo went through their marks once more and then started shooting the scene with the two leads confronting each other on the rooftop.

The dialogue in this scene was based entirely on "fuck" as a motif, with Martin and Leonardo bursting out with at least one "fuck" every second during the brief tens of seconds.

There was nothing poetic or picturesque about it.

It was all American street-style realism.

Both Martin and Leonardo were in great form, and at moments of extreme anger, Leonardo did not overly rely on his signature three-hit combo to express emotions.

Even so, it took five continuous long takes before Scorsese was satisfied.

Next was a small-scale shootout scene.

Another traitor blew Leonardo's head off, and Martin swiftly blew the traitor's and Mene's detective character's heads off with a quick draw.

The characters' emotions peaked at this moment, and after Martin and Leonardo completed filming, they were both quite exhausted, sitting in the rest area without speaking a word.

It wasn't until the crew moved locations and Nicholson came in to film.

In an indoor passionate scene with Franco and his mistress, the old rascal showed the vile side typical of old-school actors.

He demanded something resembling flour to be poured on the actress playing the mistress's rear end, which she refused. Then he asked for the set to be littered with sex toys and for cola to be poured on the actress's bare back.

Scorsese did not see a problem with it, and the actress readily agreed.

After these scenes were shot, Nicholson, too, came to the rest area.

Even a jerk like Leonardo couldn't stand it, "You're really fucking immature."

"It's wickedness, not immaturity!" Nicholson asserted confidently, "Compared to my old buddy Brando, my professional ethics are at least one Empire State Building taller."

Martin agreed with this, "Old rascal, you really know who to compare yourself with."

Nicholson then said, "Yesterday, I did something good, and you'll all praise me for it after you hear."

Martin commented, "I know, the paparazzi who's been camping out in front of the Four Seasons Hotel – his motorcycle's exhaust pipe broke."

"I'm going to kill you, Martin!" Nicholson made a throat-slitting gesture at Martin and said, "I went to see a play, and this 15-year-old girl named Lawrence actually tried to seduce me into getting her into the industry, but I firmly refused."

Martin called his bluff, "You're afraid, it's not that you're conscientious."

Nicholson uncharacteristically did not retort but fell silent for a moment, reminded of an old friend.

After the afternoon shoot ended, the trio, including Martin, did interviews with reporters. There was nothing special, just the usual industry mutual admiration.

In each other's mouths, they were the best actors in Hollywood, with the best temperaments and the most professionalism.

By mid-September, Martin's part in the film was nearing completion.

Colin, during a police operation, seized the opportunity to shoot his boss Frank, when he found him alone.

In the set, gunfire rang out, Nicholson fell into the bucket of an excavator, and once Martin set down the gun, his expression turned complex as he looked towards him, suddenly much more relaxed, and loudly called for support.

As the director Scorsese called cut and approved the take, Martin went over to pull up Nicholson and embraced him, "Old rascal, once we're back in Los Angeles, you have to invite me to your place on Bad Boy Drive for a party."

Nicholson had lived on Mulholland Drive in Beverly Hills with Marlon Brando for some years, and Warren Beatty lived nearby, hence the street became known in the circles as "Bad Boy Drive."

"No problem," replied Nicholson.

Martin walked out of the set, shaking hands with the crew to express his thanks, but since he was seriously short on stock and had not brought any with him, he did not give away any souvenir sets.

Old Cloth had already placed an order with Australia.

Martin approached Scorsese, first shaking hands and then hugging him, "Director, this role has been so beneficial to me. Under your guidance, I feel like my acting has climbed another step."

Scorsese nodded slightly and said, "You have great talent; I haven't seen many your age with better acting skills. Martin, keep acting well and don't waste this talent."

Martin pointed to his heart, "I'll keep it in mind."

Lastly, Leonardo came over on behalf of the crew to deliver a commemorative gift, a pair of handcuffs encased in a glass box.

During the shoot, he had used these prop handcuffs to restrain Martin.

Leonardo spoke in a low voice, "When I get back to Los Angeles, I'm going to throw a huge party. If you dare not come, I'll revoke your Jerk Club membership!"

Faced with the threats of a Hollywood megastar, what could a lesser actor like Martin do but agree?