America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 547 - 540: Huge Sacrifice

Over the weekend, with the help of Coca-Cola’s channels and resources, Martin held the first informal gathering of the Cola Cult at the Los Angeles Country Club. Many well-known figures who had registered on the official website received his personal invitation.

Aside from Leonardo and Nicholson, many other heavyweight figures in the industry attended, such as Jolie and Aniston, the opinion leaders of the Mitu movement; the couple Robert Downey Jr.; and Daniel, who had a longstanding collaboration with Martin and Louise.

There were also many guests from outside the industry, including some who traveled from other places. All related expenses were covered by the income from Martin’s image rights on the commemorative Coca-Cola editions.

For instance, there was Nevies from the FBI and McLain from the LAPD, among others.

These people might have joined this obviously playful organization out of curiosity or because of their relationship with Martin.

But upon arriving at the scene, they discovered bosses from fashion companies and movie companies, renowned critics, Hollywood stars, directors and producers, influential figures from America’s official violence organizations, liberal opinion leaders, and even state legislators. They immediately realized it was an excellent networking platform.

Some even approached Martin proactively, asking the Sect Hierarch of the Cola Cult to hold more such gatherings across America in the future.

During the event, Martin also received a call from Ram Emanuel, the White House Chief of Staff.

Ram expressed his interest in the gathering and invited Martin to hold the next Cola Cult meeting in Washington.

At the gathering, Martin took the time to chat with his old friends, Nevies and McLain.

They had concocted the famous Russian spy case together and profited hugely from it, and McLain was preparing to campaign for the next Los Angeles Police Chief.

The loosely organized Cola Cult began its platformization.

After the gathering, Martin kept Daniel from Warner Bros. behind for a private talk about the Inception crew and The Hobbit’s copyright issues.

The blame for the former was happily thrown onto Harvey.

The latter’s copyright was tied to huge profits, and there was obviously no need for Martin to elaborate.

"If he had any sense, he would voluntarily give up the rights," Daniel said directly, "instead of trying to snatch them from Warner."

Martin continued, "Unfortunately, Harvey has never been one to see the light."

Daniel laughed, "He’s not just blind to what’s appropriate, he’s delusional about controlling everything."

Martin knew it was not about being senseless but that there were too many interests involved.

In someone else’s shoes, facing the high royalty income from The Hobbit, could he give it up so easily?

Daniel then told Martin, "Harvey has offended all the top brass at Warner. As a producer on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I got an earful from him back in the day. As for Barry Meyer and Ellen Horn, they need not be mentioned. If murder was legal, Harvey would have been done away with a hundred times over by them."

Martin was blunt, "Harvey has had a smooth ride for many years now, but with his overbearing nature, it was bound to come to a halt one day."

Daniel understood the implication in Martin’s words, "He better take a fall soon, and never get up! Believe me, Martin, Warner’s fast-moving car will surely roll right over him."

Before he left, Daniel added, "I forgot to tell you, Warner plans to adapt The Hobbit into a trilogy, and I’ll still be the producer on distribution."

Martin had known this, which is why he had approached Daniel, saying, "Congratulations."

"If the copyright can’t be settled, all the preparatory work might be wasted," Daniel said.

"There will always be a way," Martin assured.

......

Outside a hotel in New York.

Lukaku sat in a car, hitting the listening button and recording at the same time.

Courtois asked, "Any big news?"

Lukaku shook his head slowly, "Sienna Miller invited a bunch of models over for a party, so there’s no big news… They mentioned Martin Davis, and it seems Angela Lindvall said there’s a certain test to pass to join the Fashion Supermodel Group."

The car door was yanked open from outside, and Azar, holding a burger, got in and asked, "What’s the condition?"

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Lukaku said, "The only condition to join the Fashion Supermodel Group is to sleep with Martin Davis, according to Carolina. The others agreed, and those sluts opened a betting pool on whether Georgina Chapman will manage to do that this year."

Courtois was disappointed, "Why isn’t the condition to sleep with me? I’d be an easy catch!"

Azar handed him a burger and said, "Isn’t Georgina Chapman the wife of Harvey Weinstein we were looking into recently?"

"That’s right, her," Lukaku added, "She’s also a fashion brand designer. From what Sienna Miller and Angela Lindvall are saying, it seems like Martin got her introduced into the American fashion circle..."

Courtois remarked, "I recall Harvey has a beef with Martin, but Harvey’s wife gets along well with Martin. The entertainment and fashion circles are just damned messy."

Azar took a big bite of his burger, "Think about the info we’ve gathered, compared to what Harvey’s done, this is nothing."

Someone suddenly knocked on the car door from outside. Courtois looked up to see a stranger and rolled down the window, asking, "What’s up?"

Ivan handed him a business card, "I’m a reporter from TMZ, looking to buy some information from you guys."

As the other was about to close the window, Ivan slipped half of a check through the gap.

The power of money sprang into action, and those three people immediately invited him into the car.

"I’ve got the news from your press that you investigated Harvey Weinstein and have explosive news on him," Ivan said directly.

Respecting the power of money, Azar said, "You could get such secret news; TMZ is damn impressive! We did find a lot, and the chief editor wanted to publish it, but a Jewish guy at the headquarters suppressed it, and all the juicy details were deleted."

"Didn’t you keep a backup?" asked Ivan.

Azar just shrugged and spread his hands.

Ivan took out another check and placed it on his lap.

Seeing the numbers on the check, Courtois was about to speak up, but Azar spoke first, "Really, there is none."

Ivan nodded his head and took out another check, "You’re keeping it in hand because you want to sell it at a good price, right?"

After a glance at each other and a silent consensus through their eyes, Azar put down his burger and said, "Double the price and we’ll give you various explosive videos and recordings, as well as the phone numbers and contact information of a few victims willing to come forward."

Ivan reached out his hand, "It’s a deal."

Azar shook hands with him, "Done!"

These three reporters had strong professional ethics, even though Azar was negotiating, Lukaku still sat in his seat, continuing to eavesdrop and record Sienna Miller’s party.

He heard Georgina Chapman saying, "I plan to return to Los Angeles to host a fashion party and invite Martin to attend."

Lukaku couldn’t help but feel a silent lament, Martin was in danger!

......

After Ivan purchased their material and returned to Los Angeles, Bruce, who had been notified, called Jody’s number.

The two met in Bruce’s car, just like old times.

Jody had her makeup done exquisitely, looking particularly beautiful. If one overlooked her slightly flat front and back, she could be considered a beauty.

"You haven’t come to see me in a long time, Old Cloth," she said with an inexplicable resentment, "Have you become so successful that you’ve forgotten this old friend?"

"How could that be?" Bruce said, "I always remember you. I came as soon as there was big news."

Jody took quite a few stories and assignments from Bruce and said, "You’re starting to hype it up again."

"Not hyping this time," Bruce handed her a USB drive, "Old friend, I’m offering you an opportunity to win a Pulitzer Prize."

"Or a big trap," Jody remarked.

Bruce pointed to the USB drive, "Take a look before you decide."

Jody opened her laptop that she’d brought with her and played the video from the USB. It was a testimony from an unknown actress depicting Harvey Weinstein’s assaults on her.

She became grave, "Just this? For a Pulitzer Prize? Old Cloth, you must be joking!"

Bruce urged, "Keep watching."

Jody opened the next video; it was less than two minutes long, but it showed Harvey Weinstein assaulting a girl, the process of which was quite uncomfortable even for her to watch as a woman.

Then there was an audio recording, which sounded very much like Harvey.

After listening, Jody asked, "Is this all you have?"

Bruce raised a pinky, "These are only a small part."

Jody was daring and aggressive for news; her first instinct was to expose it, but reason told her that it wasn’t that simple. "That’s Harvey Weinstein! I might be ending my career!"

Bruce responded, "If your career is doomed, I will give you a large sum of money, so you won’t need to work hard and will still live a wealthy life."

This quelled some of Jody’s hesitations; after all, many problems boiled down to money issues.

"Think about it, the Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor for a news reporter. With your current career development, you might never even get close to this award in your lifetime!" Bruce knew Jody was a woman who dared to take great risks, "Indeed, Harvey Weinstein has a lot of power, but because of that, once his true face is revealed, the rewards will be extremely substantial.

Risks and rewards are directly proportional."

He purposely mentioned someone, "How did Helen from the Warner Television Network make it? I saw it with my own eyes; even when bullets flew, she always followed behind Martin and me."

Jody still had doubts, "TMZ might suppress the story."

Bruce had figured her out; Jody didn’t want to refuse, "If your boss, Harvey Levin, doesn’t want to report it, I’ll sell it to someone else. Another thing, these scoops are from paparazzi I bought off from the World News Report. The Sun’s headquarters is in England. If no one reports it for a long time, they will expose it too. You think they care about Weinstein?" Stay tuned to novelbuddy

Jody closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Alright, give me everything. I am now the deputy editor and have the independent power to publish news on TMZ’s homepage and pin it, but I won’t publish it immediately. This is too crazy. I want to see all the videos, personally meet the victims, and make sure it’s a fatal blow!"

"No problem," Bruce said.

"I have another condition." Jody looked intently at Bruce, "Old Cloth, you must spend a night with me!"

For their futures, Martin and Old Cloth both made huge sacrifices with their bodies.