American fame and fortune

Burbank, Davis Studio.

Jonathan Nolan rushed over to see Martin as soon as he got to work and brought the completed first draft of the "Split" script.

Preparations started last year and took nearly a year and a half.

Martin read the script carefully.

In memory, it’s hard to say that Jonathan Nolan’s directing skills are good, but his writing skills have always been good.

Although it is only the first version, Martin judged based on his ten years of experience that the script is quite complete.

Martin read it over and said to Jonathan: "The main plot of the script is fine. I will give it to Director Fincher later and synthesize his opinions."

Jonathan nodded slightly: "I gave up all macro-level things and started purely from a personal perspective. All perspectives revolved around Billy. However, it is impossible to present all of his more than 20 personalities in the movie, as that would make the film It’s very crowded and can make the audience dizzy, so I focused on selecting a few particularly representative personalities and building the plot around them.”

Martin said: "I roughly counted, it seems that there are seven personalities."

"Yes, seven." Jonathan added: "I have a subordinate who gave me a suggestion."

Martin made a gesture of invitation: "Just say it."

Jonathan thought about the wording and said: "When the subordinate wrote the script, he proposed to add specific abilities to certain personalities. For example, the beast personality will not only have a violent personality, but also become more powerful in strength and physique..."

Although the protagonists of the scripts he has created in recent years are all mentally unstable characters, the themes are almost all science fiction films, so he does not exclude these surreal elements: "It depends on your opinion in this aspect."

Martin thought that with split personality and super powers, wouldn't that be the X-Men? I remember that the bald professor had a son who seemed to be in a similar situation.

He thought about it briefly and said, "This is a realistic film based on real people. Don't add those surreal elements to it."

Jonathan was slightly disappointed, but he was a good screenwriter, and the employer's requirements were the most important. He nodded immediately and said, "I understand."

The two discussed the details of the script for a while.

The script is just a first draft. There are no problems with the general direction and main plot, but it still needs to be refined.

Jonathan doesn't expect it to be finalized until the end of the year.

Martin contacted David Fincher. He had finished shooting all the scenes for "House of Cards" and was in post-production. He had no free time before next summer.

As soon as Jonathan left, Bruce entered the office, closed the door, and said: "Alexandrovitch just contacted me via an encrypted satellite phone. The Ukrainian Security Bureau has verified a lot of evidence and information involving the French fashion godfather Brunel. The Ukrainian authorities are making serious representations to France."

Martin nodded: "Sure enough, individuals, even billionaires, are not enough in the face of national power."

Bruce smiled: "The French still have the same attitude."

Martin was not surprised: "What did Alexandrovich say?"

Bruce said: "He listened to your advice and sent someone to Fleet Street."

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London, England.

Rebecca, the editor-in-chief of the editorial department of "The Sun", hurried in from outside carrying a heavy briefcase and went directly to the editor-in-chief's office.

She said to her assistant: "I want to see Dominic's editor-in-chief."

The assistant said: "The editor-in-chief is now..."

"Urgent news!" Rebecca placed the briefcase on the assistant's desk: "There is extremely important scandal and shady information, and we cannot delay it for a moment!"

"The Sun" is famous for reporting gossip and scandal, which is also the ability to make a fortune.

The assistant did not dare to delay and quickly pressed the intercom: "Boss, Rebecca has important news and wants to see you now. She is outside the office."

"Let her come in." The assistant turned off the intercom, stood up and led the way: "This way."

After entering the office, Rebecca came to the desk of Chief Editor Dominic, placed a heavy briefcase on it, opened the zipper, took out thick materials, and placed them one by one on the desk.

Dominic, who was almost completely bald, was slightly surprised: "What are these? Whose dirty information is it about? So much?"

Rebecca said: "The Ukrainians produced materials about the disappearance of Ukrainian female models."

Dominic's interest disappeared instantly: "There are so many people missing there every year, and no one is interested..."

Rebecca hurriedly said: "These materials all accuse France's Karin Model Company and billionaire Jean-Luc Brunel."

"French!" Dominic became excited instantly. He knew the names of Karin Model Agency and Brunel clearly.

Rebecca took out the key mobile hard drive and handed it to Dominic: "I looked at it carefully. These can nail the French guy to the pillar of shame, because he is not only involved in the private trafficking of women, but also a large number of minors."

Dominic took the mobile hard drive, connected it to the computer, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Very good! Very good! The French guy should have a headache!"

After Dominic had seen the key evidence and materials, Rebecca asked: "Editor-in-Chief, do you want to publish it?"

"Why not?" Dominic knew what Rebecca was worried about and said with a smile: "French billionaires, French model companies, our British media reported it, it is only natural! So what if the French have opinions? Yes. We must also bear with our opinions!”

As a traditional British media practitioner, Dominic has had countless wars with the French over the years: "If the French want to do something, ask the British people if they agree! Then the entire kingdom will have our backing!"

Rebecca said: "We are the Sun News, of course we are not afraid of the French!"

Dominic pressed the intercom and said to his assistant: "Convene a meeting with the editor-in-chief and above. In conference room No. 1 in half an hour, everyone without key business must attend."

Rebecca knew very well that this was going to be the top headline of the week.

On the same day, the editorial board of "The Sun" unanimously decided to expose the matter after careful verification.

The evidence provided by the Ukrainians is overwhelming.

There is no need for The Sun to collect them specifically.

Although Ukraine has declined, as a country with the second largest territory and the seventh most populous country in Europe, the power that its violent institutions can unleash is still strong enough.

In mid-September 2013, the news suddenly broke out in The Sun, breaking the calm in Europe and pushing the French to the forefront.

"The criminal empire of Europe's most perverted fashion tycoon Jean-Luc Brunel!" 》

"Jean-Luc Brunel's Karin Model Agency has discovered countless supermodels and is famous in the fashion circles around the world, but it has also abducted thousands of models as sex slaves, resulting in the whereabouts of many of them unknown."

In addition to the front page, "The Sun" devoted almost an entire issue to listing Jean-Luc Brunel's charges and evidence.

It started in 1980 and lasted until 2013, involving thousands of models, or more accurately, the underground trade of young women. Some of them were lucky enough to return to normal life after getting tired of being played, but there were more. Many people are missing.

The British with ulterior motives did not need to add fuel and jealousy to it, and countless mud fell on the heads of the French elite.

"There is definite evidence that Brunel used young and beautiful women as gifts, many times to many heavyweights in French politics and business circles, and committed countless dirty deeds. His wealth and these special relationships have led to After his evil deeds were exposed several times, the judicial investigation went nowhere!"

These are just the beginning. Brunel's sexual assaults and, most importantly, the trafficking of minors are also listed later.

"This devil promised girls a model dream in a contract, but secretly sold them..."

"The Sun" started, and the rest of the British media soon followed, fighting with the French for hundreds of years, from physical wars to media wars, and the grudges between the two sides took months to figure out.

Just like insulting Britain today and insulting the law today, this has almost become a habit of public opinion in both countries.

There was a turmoil in Western Europe, and Alexandrovich was not willing to be alone.

He gathered a group of like-minded partners in Ukraine and established the Servants of the People Party, claiming to speak for ordinary Ukrainians.

Soon, Alexandrovich accepted an exclusive interview with the BBC. Using the banner of Ukrainians’ lives mattering and women’s rights as the banner, he publicly accused the French authorities of inaction and covering up Brunel’s evil deeds against humanity.

Facing the pressure of public opinion, the French authorities, which had been silent until now, announced that they would investigate the matter.

But that’s it for now.

The French side has made its stance clear, and it is hard to say whether the investigation will yield results.

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New York, Long Island.

In a villa near the sea, a middle-aged man with gray hair was walking along the stone path beside the garden.

A woman came over and said, "Jeffrey, for the news from France, they will conduct a symbolic investigation, and Luc will push out a few scapegoats."

"How did those madmen in Ukraine think of using the British media to deal with the French?" Jeffrey Eberstein couldn't help but shook his head: "This is indeed a clever move, taking advantage of the consistent non-dealing between Britain and France."

Ghislaine said: "That Ukrainian guy has been dancing really hard lately."

Jeffrey remembered the name: "Alexandrovitch, a democratic leader with a high voice in Ukraine."

Ghislaine reminded: "Our channels in Ukraine have been seriously affected. How about..."

"Are you crazy?" Jeffrey interrupted her: "Behind that Ukrainian madman, it may be the Ukrainian Security Service, or even more forces, forces from the national level! Do you think we are facing such official forces? How many of those customers will help us?”

He saw it very clearly: "The business we do and the business the company engages in must not be brought to light. Once it is fully exposed, we will be the enemy of the whole world. The first person who wants to deal with us is our dearest one." customers."

Ghislaine thought about France: "What if someone in France really wants to investigate Brunel?"

Jeffrey said: "Luc is a good friend we have known for more than 20 years. Even if we are found guilty, I believe Luc will not betray his partners."

But Ghislaine doesn't believe that these people who are used to enjoying themselves have no problem enjoying themselves together, and it is almost impossible to take the blame alone.

Jeffrey was calm and calm: "Don't worry, when the critical moment comes, Luc will prove it with his life."

Ghislaine understood it as soon as he heard it. He felt relieved at first, and then felt relieved. At a critical moment in the future, he would also use his life to prove it?

Before she thought much about this issue, Jeffrey added: "In this way, the business on the island will be temporarily suspended. We will keep a low profile in the short term, but the cargo channels in Latin America are operating normally, and the chaos there is no worse than in Eastern Europe."

Ghislaine responded: "Okay, I'll notify you right away." Just as she was about to leave, she remembered something else: "I called Los Angeles and asked Michelle, that loser, to suspend everything in Eastern Europe. Activity."

Jeffrey said: "This waste! Tell her that if she causes something beyond control again, I will let her explain to God in person!"

Ghislaine quickly reminded: "Her business there is very important, and she has many Hollywood-level receptionists."

"If this were not the case, would I have tolerated her for so long?" Jeffrey waved his hand: "You go and call her."

Ghislaine nodded and left the garden.

Jeffrey came to the beach alone, resting his hands on the railing and looking at the ships in the distance.

Although this matter was a bit troublesome, it didn't make him frown.

Jeffrey was imprisoned seven or eight years ago for being accused of multiple crimes such as robbery and organizing transactions. Not only did he survive, he also took the opportunity to establish a wider network of relationships and control hundreds of millions of huge wealth. .

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Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

Bruce drove a Volkswagen along Sunset Boulevard into the North End and soon turned into Davis Manor.

The car stopped in front of the villa, and he hurriedly got out of the car and ran all the way in.

Thomas also arrived and was sitting at the bar drinking with Martin.

"We have important news," Bruce said.

Martin put down his wine glass, stood up and walked towards the study.

Thomas and Bruce followed soon after.

Entering the study, Martin asked, "Is there any new news?"

Bruce closed the door, took out a storage disk, connected it to the computer, and put the photos and videos stored in it on the curtain.

He clicked on autoplay, pointed at the corresponding photo with a laser pointer and said, "This is Ryan Reynolds, and this is his agent Kewell."

Martin knows Ryan Reynolds.

Bruce continued: "Last night, I redeployed my staff. Ivan took people to talk to Ryan Reynolds in person and found out that he went to Beverly Hills after selling the villa he had with his ex-wife Scarlett Johansson in the Hollywood Hills. A single-family home close to West Hollywood.”

A picture of the villa appeared on a projection screen.

Bruce pointed to the photo of the villa and said: "According to our understanding, this is Michelle Bryan's main stronghold. Michelle Bryan himself has lived here in the past year."

Thomas asked: "Is he a client of Michelle Bryan?"

"It's much more than that." Bruce switched photos and said: "About half an hour later, Ryan Reynolds followed Michelle's subordinates out of the villa, went all the way west to the Santa Monica Marina, and entered this warehouse. , stayed in there for a long time.”

Martin recalled one thing Scarlett mentioned when compensating him: "Ryan Reynolds seemed to be preparing a grand party, inviting Fox executives to attend to promote Deadpool's independent movie. Beautiful women have always been a necessity for such parties. .”

Many years ago, he used this method to knock off Wes Craven's movie project and truly embarked on his journey to Hollywood.

Thomas nodded slightly: "This is considered a basic operation in the industry."

Bruce continued to change photos: "After Ryan Reynolds left, Ivan's partner waited on a nearby high-rise building for a long time and captured the key content this morning."

What appeared on the screen was a video, but it was not particularly clear because the shooting distance was too far.

But it can also be seen from the photos that before the sun rose above the horizon in the early morning, several people were in the warehouse and pulled three girls out, as if they were released from prison.

Those three girls are not very tall, but a bit young!