MTL - American Fame and Fortune-Chapter 763 Poisoning incident

Chapter 763 Poisoning Incident

 At ten minutes, director Villeneuve's voice came through the electronic loudspeaker: "Attention all departments, prepare to start filming."

 At the resting area, after adjusting the style, the stylist glanced at Martin, made sure there was no problem, and hurried to the side.

 Martin had already changed into a gray sports coat, came to the set, and sat on the shabby sofa.

Prop master Payne turned on the TV and played the video of the ice hockey game.

Villeneuve looked over and asked, "Martin?"

 Martin nodded.

 The camera turned along the slide rail. Villeneuve glanced at the monitor in front of him and said, "Get ready."

The recorder came in front of the camera to make notes and the shooting began.

 Martin has rehearsed the scenes to be filmed several times and is very familiar with them.

He picked up the beer bottle and knocked it on the edge of the low table, causing the bottle cap to fly out.

 Villeneuve asked: "Where's Brendan?"

Martin pointed at the white paper: "Aren't these things made of vitamins as props? How did they become real?"

 Martin took out a few tissues, wiped his hands, and saw the iron box next to the tissue package. He opened the iron box and took out the plastic bag. He looked at the powder inside, opened it eagerly, and poured some on the white paper.

Villeneuve leaned over and took a look. As a practitioner in the art industry, he was no stranger to this stuff, and he immediately realized that what was on the paper was not a prop.

 He stood up and shouted: "Props, props!"

Graham came over to ask Martin for his opinion: "Do I need to call the police?"

 “Find someone first.” Martin had an impression of Brandon. When the set was cleared, he had just left, within a few minutes: “He can’t walk far.”

Although Villeneuve was a real director for the second time and directed a film in Hollywood for the first time, he still had the basic ability to control the scene. He immediately asked people in each department to return to their respective positions and was temporarily prohibited from leaving the studio.

But Villeneuve must show an attitude. After all, he is the director who is the first person in charge of each department of the crew. The vitamins originally used as props turned out to be real products and were almost used by the actors.

Penn hurried to find his companions.

 Martin handed the iron box to Bruce and returned to the resting area.

 The rest of the crew looked over and saw that the director usually called to stop filming, and it was rare for the actors to call to stop.

Graham looked extremely serious, and this matter could be regarded as poisoning in a big way.

"No." Payne said: "I was responsible for purchasing the vitamin tablets, but after purchasing them, I gave them to Brandon and he ground them into powder."

 The beer foamed and hit his hand.

Villeneuve said: "Get Brandon right away!"

 Even at this moment, Bruce is more effective than him in talking.

 Soon, Graham, who was in the office area of ​​the studio, rushed over.

 Several security personnel came over and stood near him.

But Payne and others have not found Brandon yet.

And the target is still Martin.

  The director of the crew's security department has already come over, leaned next to Bruce, and said: "I notified the producer."

 Martin glanced across the set and did not notice anything unusual.

 The camera turned around and began to take a close-up of Martin's face.

Bruce leaned over and smelled it for a while, his face became solemn, he leaned over and whispered: "It's not vitamins, it should be real."

This actor is also a project sponsor and the boss of an investment company!

 Martin pointed at the blank paper with his eyes: "That's not quite right."

Villeneuve pointed to the white paper: "Did you prepare these?"

Penn immediately ran over: "Director?"

Villeneuve came over and said, "We haven't found anyone yet."

 Martin exhaled and moved forward with urgency, then raised his head and shouted: "Stop! Stop filming!"

No one answered at the scene.

Bruce asked people to open a few doors, led people out of the studio, asked people outside, entered the small building next to it, and entered the men's public toilet.

 Martin sealed the plastic bag and put it into the iron box, and then held the iron box in his hand.

Bruce and Martin had a good understanding of each other. At this time, he walked directly into the set and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"

There was no one in the special compartment of the props group, and Brandon’s special prop bag disappeared at the same time.

Bruce winked, and the security director followed with one of his men.

The studio was brightly lit at the moment, and the security director led people to search every corner, but no trace of Brandon was found.

 The toilet has multiple independent compartments, one of which has a closed door.

Director Villeneuve had already walked over quickly and asked: "Martin, what's going on?"

 Villeneuve, the director, has far less power than Martin, the actor and producer.

The security director lay down and took a look, found someone among them, and shouted: "Brandon! Brandon..."

There was a strange murmur inside, but no one spoke.

Bruce kept his right hand on his side beside the gun and winked: "Open the door."

 A strong man kicked open the partition door with a bang. Brandon was sitting on the toilet, lost in thought, with his prop bag at his feet and two small transparent plastic bags on the ground.

 The security director said: “I knocked too much.”

 Brandon was not very conscious and his saliva was drooling.

Bruce took several photos and videos in succession and sent one to Martin. Martin called on the phone: "Send him to the hospital. You will follow him the whole time. Don't die on the set."

"I understand." Bruce went over and patted Brandon's face, and then tried his breathing to make sure that he had just taken too many drugs and that his life was not in danger. He asked someone to carry Brandon out and opened the door. Take the car to a nearby hospital.

The people here have rich experience in dealing with similar situations. After a set of treatment measures, the person gradually stabilized.

The hospital quickly followed Bruce's request and sent the person into a single ward.

 Bruce personally stayed in the ward.

 Two security personnel stayed at the door of the ward.

 Everything has to wait until Brandon wakes up.

 At the studio, something unexpected happened to the crew and the filming could only be temporarily suspended.

 Martin asked someone to save the video he had just taken, as well as the props on the white paper.

Graham issued a gag order and no one was allowed to talk about the incident.

Of course, this can only slow down the spread of this matter, but cannot prevent it from spreading.

There are dozens of staff on site, and in an industry like Hollywood, there may be news informants among them.

Villeneuve said: "I informed you that filming will be suspended for one day."

Graham looked at Martin: "Fortunately, you noticed it in time and there was no accident."

Martin took out his cell phone and was looking through his address book. He also knew some people in the Boston Police Department. The relationships he built when he came here to experience life have kept him in touch over the years.

“It’s not that I’m lucky.” Martin said truthfully, “It’s that our circle is so bad and chaotic that we can’t tell the truth from the lies. I would have been doomed a long time ago.”

Graham nodded: "It's similar in other circles."

 Martin's cell phone rang. He glanced at the text message and said, "The people over there are waking up soon. Let's go over and see what's going on with Brandon."

Graham and Villeneuve followed Martin out of the studio.

 The three of them took a commercial vehicle and rushed to the hospital.

When we arrived at the door of the ward, the security director immediately came over and said, "Brandon is already awake, and Lao Bu is staying with him inside."

 Martin entered the ward first, followed immediately by Glenham and Villeneuve.

 Bruce was leaning against the wall, staring at Brandon lying on the hospital bed.

 Martin came in and took a look at Lao Bu.

Bruce whispered: "He doesn't know what happened yet."

When Brandon saw the three giants of Martin, Graham and Villeneuve appear at the same time, he quickly said: "This time it is my problem. I have no objection to any punishment the crew imposes on me. I promise that I will never do it again in the future." If the crew touches those things, it won’t cause any more trouble to the crew.”

Bruce has already started recording and video recording.

 Martin asked: "Did you bring those things to the crew?"

"Yes." Brandon's prop bag was placed here. Knowing that he couldn't hide it, he admitted obediently: "I didn't control it today, so I brought it into the crew."

Graham asked sharply: "Only today?"

Although Brandon was recruited by the crew, he had cooperated with Graham's company several times. He hesitated and said, "I have been with him since the filming started."

 Villeneuve knew that he had no right to speak and stayed by his side.

  In any case, his position is always on the side of the two producers.

Martin glanced at Bruce and didn't say anything. Bruce came over and opened the iron box, revealing the plastic bag and the powder inside, and asked: "Is this yours?"

 Brandon recognized it and nodded: "It's mine."

After saying that, his face turned pale, and he recognized that the iron box was a prop for the crew or a prop for filming. He quickly defended: "No, I didn't put these things, but vitamins. How is that possible! How is that possible? !”

 Martin just looked at him coldly.

Brandon panicked and remembered the stupid things he did during the previous attack. He slapped his forehead hard and said, "I didn't mean it, really! I really didn't mean it! I specially marked the bag of vitamins, so I wouldn't do it normally. I took the wrong one! At that time, I suddenly had a seizure and my head was in a mess. I took the wrong one in a panic. I took the wrong one!”

Graham said coldly: "Can it be explained by picking up such an important prop incorrectly?"

Brandon said hurriedly: "I really took it by mistake. After I took the props, before the crew started filming, I hurried to the partition of the public toilet. If Lao Bu hadn't discovered it earlier, I might have killed myself."

This sounds reasonable. What Brandon did was more like a work error than intentional behavior.

But Martin, a terminally ill patient with persecutory paranoia, didn't believe a word of it.

 Even if he looked at Brandon like he was lying.

Graham said: "You are not suitable to stay on the crew anymore. I will let people communicate with your agent and agency."

 “Mr. King!” Brandon wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Graham: “This is a very serious incident!”

  Brendan's face is pale. This thing has never been a problem in Hollywood, but because it caused problems for the crew, it was difficult to find a job later.

 Martin handed the phone to Bruce and left the ward immediately.

 Bruce finally came out and called the police.

 (End of this chapter)