America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 264 Harboring Wrong Thoughts

In the afternoon, Martin returned home after dinner and prepared to go for a walk.

After several nights of relentless work, he finally waited until the two who had received red cards were on leave, allowing him to take a break.

After changing into his sportswear, Martin came downstairs and noticed that Bruce's expression was a bit strange.

"What's wrong?" He put on his sports watch and walked outside.

Bruce chimed in: "Jessica just called me. CAA's agent, Steve, went to the set and submitted Aniston's information. Aniston is interested in playing the lead role in 'Limitless'."

The news was so unexpected that Martin stopped in his tracks in surprise: "What's going on? Are you kidding me?"

Bruce replied, "You might mistake someone else, but the crew wouldn't make such important information wrong."

Martin was completely baffled: "Is the allure of 'endless' really that strong? Or is it that if I succeed two or three times in a row, I can attract an actress of Aniston's caliber to ride on my coattails?"

He shook his head: "That doesn't make sense."

Bruce, that scoundrel, stated a fact: "Aniston's current situation is inseparable from you. How many ideas did you give Jolie? There's an endless lack of publicity stunts. When it's revealed that you messed with both Jolie and Aniston... wow, this movie will become the second Mr. & Mrs. Smith."

Martin turned and walked out.

Bruce kept talking: "From a professional perspective, the success rate is very high."

Martin raised his middle finger behind him and said, "I always felt things weren't that simple."

Bruce followed behind him: "No matter how complicated the situation, how chaotic the dispute, can't you resolve it all with sheer strength?"

Martin opened the door.

Bruce added, "I've contacted Jody; she might be taking pictures around. Be careful."

As the buzz surrounding the arrest warrant died down, Martin's public profile also decreased, and he needed to maintain a certain level of media exposure.

Celebrities usually have long-term working relationships with entertainment reporters or paparazzi, so even if the street photos in the media are genuine, they are more likely to be staged.

On Martin's side, Bruce maintained long-term contact with freelance journalist Jody.

As I walked out towards the community committee office, several paparazzi followed me.

After following for a while, seeing that Martin was just taking a routine walk and had no particular value, two of them left.

Only Jody was still following behind.

After walking a few hundred meters further, Jody quickly raised her camera. As a paparazzi with a keen sense of smell, she realized that there might be news about to happen.

Because on the same side of the sidewalk, Jennifer Aniston was walking a white mixed-breed dog.

Jody remembers clearly that after Aniston divorced Pitt, she moved out of the Beverly Hills mansion and returned to Shelmer Oaks, where she had lived as a child, to heal her heartbreak.

Surprisingly, she lived in the same neighborhood as Martin Davis.

Even if these two people don't know each other, they must know each other.

Jody chose a good spot and started taking pictures.

Martin and Aniston walked closer and closer, and when they were about ten meters apart, they stopped almost simultaneously and waved to each other.

It's obvious they know each other!

The two quickly approached, and Martin even squatted down to pat Aniston's dog's head.

Aniston chatted and laughed with him, acting as if they were very familiar with each other.

Jody kept pressing the camera shutter to capture the scene of the two talking. At the same time, her mind was racing. How should she write an article about it?

Martin's chance encounter with Aniston? It lacks impact and won't attract much attention.

Aniston was walking her dog to heal her heartbreak when she ran into handsome Martin? The two chatted intimately? This seems like a good idea.

Writing a short essay based on a picture, paired with an article like this, will definitely be no problem.

Jody deliberately changed the angle so that the two people talking appeared to be almost without any distance between them.

Just across the street, Martin and Aniston walked together toward the community boarding house.

Martin said, "Jane, I just heard you're interested in the lead role in my new project?"

Aniston spoke very naturally, as if it were the truth: "I've read Alan Grylls' novel and was very interested in it. I originally wanted Plan B to acquire the adaptation rights, but when I inquired, I found out that the adaptation rights had already been sold."

Martin didn't believe a word of this, but he played along, saying, "So, you're saying I stole your project?"

Aniston, with ulterior motives, glanced at Martin and said with a smile, "As long as you cast me as the female lead, my goal will be achieved."

Martin sensed something was off, but couldn't quite put his finger on it, so he could only mumble, "Who could resist Rachel?"

Aniston sighed softly, "Rachel is a thing of the past."

She had a feeling that if Friends were still airing, Pitt might not have gotten together with Jolie.

The name Julie floated through her mind, and Aniston felt another surge of annoyance. She simply asked Martin, "So? Do you think I'm suitable for the lead role?"

"Of course, you're a perfect fit!" Martin still remained somewhat cautious: "But I don't have the final say in the production. I'm just one of the promoters and investors, and I also need to respect the opinions of others."

Aniston nodded: "I will go to the audition."

Martin emphasized the importance of the role: "Nobody will object to you directly participating in the third audition."

As darkness fell, the streetlights came on.

Aniston added, "Give me a chance to express my gratitude sometime."

Martin asked, "Are you treating?"

Aniston nodded slightly: "If I hadn't met you today, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"No, it will go very smoothly," Martin emphasized again. "Neither I nor anyone else in the crew will refuse Jennifer Aniston."

Aniston chuckled. "You're so good with words, aren't you? You say that to everyone?"

Martin shook his head hastily: "Of course not, you're different from others." He spoke with sincerity and passion: "In '94, I was only thirteen years old. The first time I saw Friends on screen, I fell in love with Rachel Green. My love and admiration for Rachel lasted throughout my adolescence."

Aniston suddenly had some unpleasant thoughts: What would teenagers do to their idols? There must be a lot of posters he's ruined!

Martin added, "I never dreamed that I would one day be able to act with you."

Aniston said, "I'm just a normal person, a normal actress."

Martin, however, said, "There's only one Rachel in the whole world, and only one Jennifer."

Aniston felt that endless participation shouldn't be a bad idea.

The two were passing by the entrance of the community committee office when they ran into Harold, who was coming out of work overtime.

Harold saw them walking together, but didn't go over to say hello. He just smiled, waved, and got into the car and left.

After walking for another five minutes, Aniston stopped in front of a villa. Her dog, Norman, tried to run towards the door, but she stopped him.

Martin pointed to the villa's courtyard, which covered nearly a thousand square meters, and asked, "You live here?"

Aniston nodded: "This is my house. I came here after I moved out of Beverly."

Afraid of scaring people away by moving too quickly, she glanced at her watch and said, "It's getting late, so I won't invite you in. I'll contact you another day."

Martin, who always adhered to his three principles, said, "Go home early, good night."

"Goodnight." Aniston waved and led the dog to open the door.

She opened the door but didn't go in, and Martin stood there too.

The two of them couldn't help but laugh at the same time.

"I'm leaving first." Martin turned and left.

Aniston went inside and went home after he had walked a little further away.

Entering the villa, she fed her dog water, sat on the sofa, and sighed softly: Martin is handsome, has a good temperament, speaks well, and knows how to behave appropriately. No wonder Julie kicked Pete for him.

Outside the villa, Jody took a picture of Martin's departing figure, and then of Aniston's tightly closed door, feeling a sense of regret.

If Martin goes through that door tonight, the exclusive story could sell for tens of thousands of dollars!

The rumored romance between America's sweetheart and America's hero is exciting to even think about.

"What a pity..." Jody could only turn back.

However, the harvest was not bad either; the photos of Martin and Aniston strolling together were also quite valuable.

Jody hurried back to where she had parked, and just as she was about to get in her car, she saw Bruce waving from across the street.

She put her camera away, crossed the street, and got into the other person's car, just like before.

"Thank you for the big news." Jody came over after being notified by Bruce.

Bruce hadn't expected Martin to run into Aniston and chat for so long. He nodded slightly and said, "There's another exclusive news story, also about Martin and Aniston."

Jody's first reaction was: "They're together? No, Martin's publicly acknowledged girlfriend is Blake Lively."

Bruce said, "You have a very vivid imagination."

Jody was itching to try, but remembering how Bruce had rejected her several times before, she simply asked, "What do you want?"

She's a dedicated paparazzi, willing to pay the price for news: "You can look at any part of my body you want, it's up to you."

Bruce looked at her. Perhaps due to years of being outdoors in the wind and sun, Jody was thinner than a monkey and darker than a gorilla.

He stopped joking and said directly, "Aniston's agent has contacted the production team of Martin's new project, 'Limitless,' adapted from the novel 'Dark Area,' and Aniston is interested in playing the female lead."

Before any news about the new project was made public, Jody quickly grasped the key elements: novel, movie, and female lead!

It's really big news that Martin Scorsese's new film will likely star Aniston!

"Thanks." Jody patted himself all over.

Bruce wasn't interested in her and warned her, "Don't do anything reckless. I'm not the kind of person who does reckless things."

Jody pulled out her wallet and all the cash in her pockets, and stuffed it all into Bruce's hands: "This is all I have, it's all for you, don't think it's too little."

Bruce pointed out the window: "Let's go, hurry back and write the article, it has to be in the paper tomorrow."

Jody stopped wasting time, quickly got out of the car, ran to the other side of the road, got back in the car, and immediately started making phone calls. Today's news could fetch a good price.

A few minutes later, she drove away from the Coty community, keeping her speed controlled within the community to avoid trouble. Once outside the community, she suddenly sped up and headed to the transaction location.

(End of this chapter)