America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 480 The Tumultuous Night of the Oscars

"Thank you, thank you to all the judges!"

This was an essential part of the process. Martin looked around and said, "Thank you Bruce, thank you Jack and Leo. Without the three of them, I might have collapsed on the beach in Santa Monica!"

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

Nicholson and Leonardo laughed and applauded.

Martin added, "Thank you to my agent, thank you to everyone on my team, thank you to my girlfriend, thank you to my sponsors, thank you to everyone I've met in my life, thank you to director Nolan and everyone on The Dark Knight."

With only 45 seconds allotted for his acceptance speech, and the countdown behind him turning red, Martin raised his Oscar statuette and quickened his pace: "I don't know how all this happened, but I was very lucky."

Martin, being a young man, naturally wanted to show his youthful spirit. He concluded by loudly proclaiming, "To borrow a line from the Dark Knight, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger!"

Amid thunderous applause, Martin, Nicholson, and Leonardo went backstage.

The live stream camera focused specifically on the backs of the three people walking side by side.

Applause erupted once again.

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"Cheers!"

The crisp clinking of glasses rang out, and the bar was filled with a joyful atmosphere, as if everyone had won the grand prize.

Young people wearing red T-shirts packed the bar to the brim, watching the Oscars live. The atmosphere reached its peak when Martin Scorsese lifted the trophy.

A blond young man jumped onto the table and shouted, "To celebrate Martin's award, I'll cover all the expenses tonight!"

"Thank you Oscar, thank you Martin, thank you Chloe." Someone held up a Martin commemorative edition Coca-Cola.

Chloe took a can of commemorative Coke and raised it high: "Cheers to Martin!"

Hundreds of people toasted in celebration.

This was a night of explosive consumer spending across the United States, with millions celebrating Martin Scorsese's Oscar win, directly boosting consumption by hundreds of millions of dollars.

Not far from here, in a convenience store, the owner opened the cash register under the gun of a clown.

Another clown ransacked the place, taking all the money.

Before leaving, one of the clowns shouted into the store's security camera, "Don't look for us! We're just celebrating Martin's award in this special way!"

Another clown roared, "Long live Martin! Long live the clown!"

The two rushed out of the convenience store and heard police sirens. Instead of panicking and running away, they raised their pistols and fired shots into the air.

The gunshots rang out like cannon salutes.

The crowd in the street became disorderly, blocking the police car's path.

A clown roared, "Martin won! Martin won! Long live Martin!"

Suddenly, someone on the previously chaotic street responded: "Long live Martin!"

Gradually, more and more people began chanting, "Long live Martin!"

This was a crazy night, with a record number of clown-masked robberies and shootings across the United States.

Those Martin Scorsese admirers among the marginalized are also celebrating his Oscar win in a special way!

In a dimly lit apartment in Burbank, Ben Affleck stared blankly at the television screen, on which the bastard was holding up an Oscar.

He picked up the remote and turned off the TV, plunging the apartment into darkness.

In the darkness, Ben picked up the bottle and gulped down the liquor.

"Martin Davis!" he murmured a name. "It can only be you, Martin Davis!"

The cases of Ben and Casey are all closed. They paid a huge financial price for it. Although they were not bankrupt, they were still seriously injured.

Once all this was over and his emotions had truly calmed down, Ben carefully considered the causes and consequences. It wasn't hard to sense that behind all the mess he had experienced, there seemed to be an invisible hand pushing him along.

Who owns that giant hand? TMZ?

It seems that TMZ was indeed behind it. From the initial exposure to digging up more bombshells, TMZ has been relentlessly attacking him.

After carefully reviewing his experiences over the past six months, Da Ben realized that he had only had serious conflicts with one person.

Martin Davis!

Martin initially snatched the rights to a novel he coveted, and he and Casey wanted to teach Martin a lesson...

Ben was just speculating on his own, without finding any evidence, but he wasn't the LAPD, so he didn't need evidence.

Besides, doesn't the LAPD sometimes create its own evidence when it comes to doing things?

Ben turns on the room lights, finds the deed for the last house, and decides to sell it to raise cash to deal with Martin Davis.

He also has Harvey behind him. Harvey has been unhappy with Martin for a long time, and as long as he can find an opportunity, Harvey will definitely take action.

Ben finished the rest of the wine in the bottle and went out under the cover of night. Opportunities are something you have to seek out, not wait for.

In the northern part of Sunset Boulevard, Lily shouted as she left the villa and lit a box of fireworks placed in the fountain square. A whooshing sound rang out, and dazzling fireworks exploded in the night sky.

Since Martin didn't know when he would be back, Lily decided to celebrate alone.

She set off more than a dozen boxes of fireworks in one go and even took photos.

The fireworks display attracted a lot of attention.

Martin had informed the community committee in advance, and the community committee had also notified the residents. It wasn't too late, so not many people had any objections.

But someone next door wasn't too happy.

Charlize Theron was out filming, leaving Stuart Townsend at home drinking alone. Hearing the noise outside, he went to the window and looked out.

He was annoyed by the fireworks in the sky because they were set off by the neighbors next door.

As a moderately famous actor, Stewart also follows the Oscars. He just saw his neighbor Martin Davis win an Oscar and felt more upset than if he had lost ten million-dollar roles in a row.

It is extremely painful for a man with a beautiful girlfriend to have a male neighbor who is far superior to him in appearance, status, and wealth.

This is also the root of Stuart's dislike for Martin.

Martin winning the Oscar intensified Stewart's pain.

How to alleviate the pain? Stuart had a solution. He pulled out his phone, made a call, and said, "It's me. Coming over tonight?"

"Charlize Theron isn't here?" The speaker was a woman with a somewhat deep voice.

Stuart asked, "Are you coming or not?"

The person on the other end said, "Of course, wait for me. I have a party here, I'll be there as soon as it's over."

Stewart glanced at the photo of him and Charlize Theron, feeling increasingly bored with this South African woman, and said, "Hurry up."

The reply came from the other end: "I'll do it as soon as possible."

Stuart glanced at the time, made a call to the community, and said, "This is Stuart Townsend. A lady is coming to visit me later. Her license plate number is... When she arrives, please let her in."

In the community office, Tony, who was on night shift tonight, said, "Okay, Mr. Townsend, I've got it."

After hanging up the phone, Toni forwarded the information to the community entrance management office.

Elsa, seeing that the office was empty, ran over and asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to switch shifts?"

Toni pointed at her: "You're so stupid."

She switched web pages on her computer and found the live text message: "Did you see that? Martin just won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and he notified the community yesterday that there might be fireworks tonight, they're definitely going to have a huge celebration!"

Elsa said listlessly, "Even if they celebrate, we can't get in. We like Martin, but Martin is not going to invite us into his house. If he really had feelings for us, he would have called us when we were in New York."

Tony was almost defeated by her and could only say bluntly, "Martin went home and celebrated wildly. In his high spirits, he inevitably did *that*, right?"

Elsa nodded mechanically.

Toni added, "I've observed that the Martin family's servants always go out to take out the trash at 7:30 in the morning. That's right after we get off work; we have to cross the main road of the community and exit from the other side, passing by the Martin family's house on the way. If we search their trash cans then, the chances of finding anything will be very high!"

"Wow, Toni, you're a genius!" Elsa exclaimed, her eyes wide. "I can finally have Martin's baby!"

She danced with joy, exclaiming, "No, I'm so happy!"

Tony stood up, covered her mouth with her hand, and said, "Shut up! Do you want the whole world to know?"

Elsa quickly shut her mouth, thought for a moment, and asked, "We've found it, should we notify the other sisters?"

Tony retorted, "Why would we notify them? Even if we could find them, how many would there be? Enough for so many people to share?"

Elsa nodded: "I understand."

Toni looked out at the night sky, wishing the night would pass quickly and the day would come soon.

Martin is her favorite star, and she wanted to express her love for Martin in a special way.

But that's only one aspect that prompted Toni to do these things.

On the other hand, Toni had seen a case where having a child with Martin meant an unbreakable bond and a comfortable life for decades to come.

If she were lucky enough, with her looks, she might even have become Mrs. Davis.

The night shift was very quiet, and with nothing to do, Tony daydreamed about her wonderful future.

The Oscars ceremony is drawing to a close, and the biggest winner tonight is "Slumdog Millionaire," with British director Danny Boyle, who collaborated with Martin Scorsese on "Limitless," taking home both Best Director and Best Picture.

Unsurprisingly, the Best Actor award went to Sean Penn, a favorite of the Academy.

Gay themes are gaining popularity at the Oscars, and the awards season is increasingly leaning to the left.

After the awards ceremony, Martin took the usual group photo, then got into Nicholson's extended Lincoln to attend the Oscars night party.

Elizabeth Olsen went home early to prepare for a party at home.

Nicholson, in particular, was full of energy and posed a mathematical problem with a philosophical depth: "There are three famous Hollywood actors on the bus who have won a total of four Oscars. Which one of them doesn't have an Oscar?"

Leonardo puffed out his cheeks and glared angrily at Nicholson.

Martin, showing exceptional loyalty, handed the Oscar to Leonardo, saying, "I promised, I'd give it to you once I got it."

Nicholson added insult to injury: "Leo, wasn't I right? Martin will win the Oscar before you."

Leonardo declined Martin's offer, saying, "I'll be getting my own Oscar soon."

Martin patted his old friend on the shoulder: "Get ready to keep playing catch-up."

"You can't change your habit of glaring, frowning, and yelling three times in a row, so you won't get it anytime soon." Nicholson pondered for a moment, "You'll be a runner-up for at least another ten years."

Martin comforted him, "It's okay, Jack and I will cheer you on."

He deliberately held up the little golden statuette and shouted, "Leo, go for it! Even if you're just a runner-up, go for it!"

Leonardo pointed to the car door and said to the two idiots, "If you don't shut up, believe me, I'll jump out of the car right now! Do you really have the nerve to watch me jump out?"

Martin and Nicholson, true to their bond, closed their eyes simultaneously and shouted in unison, "Good luck, runner-up!"

Leonardo leaned back in his seat, looking up at the roof of the car. "Damn Oscars, when will they arrive?"

The three met upstairs at the Oscars night party, and soon after went to Martin's house to celebrate with other friends.

(End of this chapter)