America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 556 Super News

Burbank, Davis Film Studios.

Many employees noticed that their boss, Martin Davis, who rarely shows up, came to the office early this morning and had the teleconferencing system connected.

Martin lowered the newly installed screen in his office, connected the computer to the projector, and projected the TMZ website homepage onto the screen.

A new trending news ranking section has been added to a prominent position on the homepage.

Several news items on the trending topics list were closely related to Martin. The news video about the paternity test topped the list, while the second most popular item was the footage of Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt being arrested by the LAPD and put into a police car.

Further down the list, the sixth one is also related to Martin, as paparazzi photographed him and Charlize Theron going out together late at night.

Martin refreshed the webpage again, but TMZ's homepage hadn't changed much.

Bruce glanced at the time and said, "It won't be that fast. Jody will release the news before lunch break. She's the deputy editor-in-chief of TMZ and has the power to feature articles on the homepage and pin them independently. Currently, only the editor-in-chief and the boss, Harvey Levin, can remove her news. The other deputy editors-in-chief don't have that power."

Martin nodded: "You mean if something unexpected happens and TMZ can't withstand the pressure, the news will stay on the page for a longer period of time."

Bruce further stated, "Every noon, Harvey Levine goes home to have lunch with his wife and children, and the editor-in-chief goes to a nearby hotel for a midday rest; neither of them stays at the office."

Martin asked, "Is Ivan ready?"

Bruce said, "Ready." He added, "Jessica and Emily each arrived in Washington and London last night with their respective groups."

Martin, being the most honest man, pulled out a card and handed it to Bruce: "This is an anonymous card that I had someone process. In case of any serious changes, give it to Jody immediately to shut her up and let her settle in Hong Kong. If that doesn't work, then please go to a city next to Hong Kong."

"I gave her an advance payment." Bruce didn't waste any more words and accepted the money.

His phone vibrated. He glanced at it, answered, chatted for a few minutes, and then said to Martin, "Léa Seydoux has checked into the Ritz-Carlton Hotel."

Martin called Léa Seydoux and told her to adjust to the time difference first and go to the audition in a few days.

There are several other significant female roles in "Gone Girl," and whether Léa Seydoux is suitable for one of them depends on her audition performance.

Thomas knocked and came in, took a bottle of water from the refrigerator, unscrewed it, took a big gulp, and said, "I just got some news that the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office has decided to indict Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, and Brad Pitt."

"What are the chances of them going to jail?" Martin had no sympathy whatsoever; he wanted these three bastards who orchestrated the illegitimate child scandal to go to jail together.

Thomas said frankly, "If our next move succeeds, those three bastards will definitely go to jail."

Martin asked Bruce, "I remember Menez came from a Black community, and it seems quite a few of his Black friends went to jail?"

Bruce nodded: "Very few of Menne's childhood friends didn't go down a path of crime, just like you in the Clayton community, you're an outlier."

Martin casually said, "Once the results are in, have Mene send some soap to the other prisoners."

Thomas thought to himself, Brad Pitt might as well stay in the San Gabriel Valley and make movies.

Martin then asked, "What's the situation with Toni Fairman?"

"She reached a plea agreement with the police and the district attorney and will become a witness to testify against Ben Affleck, Pete, and the other two." Thomas knew what Martin was concerned about: "Tony's lawyer has officially filed a civil lawsuit against Stuart Townsend, demanding a paternity test."

Bruce interjected, "That kid is probably Townsend's."

Martin nodded: "Let them fight like dogs. Let's find a way to move forward with this investigation."

According to Charlize Theron, she promised to give Townsend a substantial sum of money if the child was not his.

Martin was very considerate of his friend, believing that it was only by leaving with nothing that people like Townsend could be motivated to strive and work harder.

This has nothing to do with anything else; it's simply about making Townsend work hard in a fair and square manner.

Thomas added, "Most of Elsa's group, having experienced this bizarre event, are preparing to leave Los Angeles and return to their hometowns to find stable jobs and lives."

Martin instructed, "Remember to give them the compensation I promised."

Bruce replied, "It's already been handed over to them."

A knock sounded at the door, and Martin said, "Come in." Louise, dressed in a dark women's business suit, pushed the door open and walked in.

After sitting down, she pushed up her black-rimmed glasses and said, "Kelly said that the most crucial thing is to create public opinion. Once public opinion is in place, everything will be easier."

Martin said, "I made many arrangements, fearing that the Jews would suppress it."

Louise smiled and said, "Jews are divided into many factions. Take Hollywood for example, a group led by Spielberg looks down on Harvey Weinstein. They'll be clapping and cheering when Harvey falls."

Martin understood what she meant: "He won over the soldier through love, and by smearing the whole city. I heard Spielberg was furious back then."

"There are many Jewish people who look down on Harvey, like me," said Louise, whose mother is also Jewish. "I persuaded my father, a long-time billionaire and a staunch supporter of the California Democratic Party."

Martin was filled with regret: "I should have just clung to you and given up."

Louise remembered that Martin had said those things more than once, half-jokingly, but she felt it was inappropriate.

By the time she thought it was the right time, Martin had become a complete playboy.

Regret? Louise did have some, but not much.

Martin asked, "Did your father agree?"

Louise said, "His only daughter is being bullied by a disgusting bastard, and the company could go bankrupt, leaving him penniless. Wouldn't he support me?"

Martin exclaimed, "Every daughter is a princess in her father's eyes."

Louise went to get a bottle of water: "Do you remember when you and I first came to Los Angeles in Atlanta, and Sofia clashed with Harvey Weinstein? Back then, we were discussing how to deal with that fat guy, and we had to be very careful. We never expected to face him head-on this year."

Martin said, "Unfortunately, Sophia is only good for scaring people."

Upon hearing the name, Bruce instinctively leaned against the wall and said, "She only knows how to use force and makes things spiral out of control."

Louise asked curiously, "I wonder what Harvey is doing?"

Martin made up a random remark: "Maybe he was messing around with some woman and got caught cheating."

Bruce looked at Martin in surprise, thinking to himself, shouldn't it be the other way around?

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Georgina entered the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills with her assistant.

The assistant was a little hesitant: "Boss, is it alright if we go up like this?"

Georgina said, "Ruth, you followed me all the way from England, don't you understand one thing? I'm the one paying your salary, not that cheating bastard!"

The assistant stopped overthinking and followed Georgina into the elevator lobby, where they took the elevator upstairs.

Harvey has a long-term private room here and often invites actors to the hotel to "discuss" scripts and roles, especially actresses.

Georgina received news that Harvey had been frequently meeting with a famous actress at the Four Seasons Hotel to discuss filming, and she came specifically to catch them in the act.

In the past, Georgina wouldn't have paid much attention to such rumors even if she heard them.

Because she never married Harvey as a person, but rather what he could bring her.

Harvey's value has now significantly decreased in her eyes.

Georgina also understood one thing: secrets can't be kept forever, especially since she enjoys thrills.

So what should we do? First, seize the moral high ground!

Georgina took the elevator upstairs and quickly found Harvey's long-term suite. She took out the suite key card she had found at home earlier and nodded to her assistant.

The assistant opened the bag, glanced at the hidden camera, and said, "It's ready."

Georgina swiped her card to open the door, gently opened the door, and slipped into the room. As soon as she turned out of the foyer, she saw Harvey lying on the sofa wearing a short nightgown.

Nicole Kidman, also wearing short pajamas, is massaging Harvey's body; the scene is quite disturbing.

Georgina forced herself to be angry and yelled, "Harvey, what are you doing!"

The two men noticed her too, and Harvey sat up: "What are you doing here?"

Georgina pointed at Nicole Kidman and said, "What is she doing? And what are you doing? Is this what you call negotiation? Where do you place our marriage?"

She demanded sharply, "Is this your promise to me?"

Nicole Kidman didn't say anything. Given her status, it would have been easy for her to refuse Harvey, but her career had been struggling in recent years, and she wanted to win another Oscar. So when Harvey mentioned a project about Princess of Monaco, she only considered it briefly before offering it to him.

Harvey said, "Honey, calm down."

Georgina deliberately came to cause trouble today, making a huge scene.

Annoyed by the noise, Harvey snapped, "Get this straight, this is Hollywood, everyone cheats!"

Georgina sneered, "You betrayed me and are trying to find some ridiculous excuse for yourself. We're finished!"

Harvey felt a headache coming on and quickly tried to appease him.

Not long after, a furious Georgina stormed out of the room with her assistant.

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The sun was turning south, and it was approaching noon.

Many people leave their posts to go out for lunch after get off work at TMZ in the morning.

The assistant gently knocked on the door of the deputy editor-in-chief's cubicle, opened it, and asked, "Boss, aren't you going out for lunch?"

Jody opened her wallet, took out two US dollars, and handed them to her assistant: "Pack one up and bring it back for me. I'm not feeling well, so I won't be going out."

The assistant asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Jody forced a smile: "There are always a few days like that every month."

The assistant said no more, took the money, and left the office.

Jody waited a while until it was completely quiet outside. She took out her storage disk, connected it to her office computer, uploaded the edited video, copied and pasted the written document, and clicked upload.

As the deputy editor-in-chief, Qiao Di wielded immense power. After approving the news, she first promoted the video news to the homepage and then selected it as the top story on the homepage!

Breaking news!

(End of this chapter)