America achieves both fame and fortune

Chapter 872 The Master of Acting: Faking an Accident

Avalon Bar was exceptionally lively tonight, with crowds gathering in circles, waiting to watch the drama unfold.

The more people there are, the more concerned the person in the middle is about saving face, unless they are like the trio of scoundrels who have no shame at all.

Johnson was suddenly suspended in mid-air.

Ray Parker was very loyal and always stood by Johnson's side.

Compared to a star like Dwayne Johnson, he doesn't need to worry about his own style or image. After all, he never showed his face in his two most famous roles, Darth Maul and the Masked Man.

As for showing a defiant stance, it means demonstrating that you stand with your friends.

He pressed down on Johnson's taut arm and pulled it outwards.

Johnson understood that this was a reminder to leave quickly.

Ray Parker had no idea what had happened that afternoon.

Johnson decided to back down, and nodded slightly to Martin and the other two, maintaining his last bit of dignity, before turning to leave.

Martin wasn't about to let Alexandra leave before the other party had apologized.

Just as he was about to make a move, he suddenly noticed Nicholson giving him a wink.

The trio of scoundrels had developed a tacit understanding over the years of messing with people. Martin knew immediately what nasty idea Nicholson had come up with, so he nudged Leonardo with his foot, and neither of them moved for a moment.

Nicholson took a small step closer to Johnson: "Big guy, have some self-respect! You can't even apologize? You've completely lost all shame?"

Johnson was furious.

Like many young Hollywood stars, Johnson has no fondness for or respect for the older generation who have faded into obscurity.

These people who are currently at the peak of their careers, who would want a bunch of washed-up old men riding on their heads and defecating and urinating on them?

That old bastard Nicholson has so much experience in provoking people; Marlon Brando must be turning in his grave.

He added, "You can leave, but leave your face behind."

Johnson never considered going to the Olympics. He knew these old men were not to be trifled with, but he wasn't particularly concerned. He reached out and pushed Nicholson aside, intending to leave.

But he seriously underestimated the shamelessness of the leader of the trio of bastards.

Nicholson's ability to be hailed as the boss by Leonardo and Martin wasn't due to his seniority!

Seeing Johnson's hand reach out, the old bastard shrank his neck slightly, and with his top-notch Hollywood acting skills, everything seemed perfectly natural.

The calloused hand, used for years of weightlifting, had been pushing Nicholson's shoulder, but instead landed on Nicholson's face.

Johnson used a lot of force.

"Ouch, my head!" Nicholson's acting was so superb that it seemed Johnson's push was so powerful he couldn't bear it and had suffered a huge injury: "I'm dizzy, I can't stand up, I can't stand up..."

As he spoke, he collapsed.

Martin reached out and caught Nicholson, delivering an Oscar-worthy performance: "Jack? What's wrong?"

Nicholson seemed to have lost consciousness.

Martin shouted, "Jack! Jack!" He yelled, "Call an ambulance!"

Leonardo immediately pulled out his phone and dialed 911, demonstrating perfect teamwork.

Johnson was dumbfounded. He looked down at his hand. He had used a lot of force just now, but it shouldn't have caused this much damage, right?

Ray Parker was also confused for a moment. How did Nicholson suddenly collapse?

Martin hugged Nicholson, whose acting was superb. To achieve a realistic effect, she completely relaxed.

Anyone who has ever held a sleeping baby knows how incredibly heavy they are.

Leonardo is still making 911 calls.

Having spent so much time causing trouble with those three bastards, Lorraine reacted incredibly quickly. She shoved her phone at Margot Robbie, lunged at Johnson, and roared, "What did you do to my dad?"

"I...I..." Johnson didn't know how to answer: "I didn't mean to, I just wanted to push him away, I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Lorraine stared intently at Johnson: "This isn't over!"

Alexandra quickly came to Martin's side and looked at Nicholson with concern.

"Calm down, don't panic," Martin shouted. "Spread out, spread out, don't block the airflow."

Nicholson was not short, had a big belly, and was quite heavy, so Martin simply laid him flat on the floor.

Feeling the cold floor, Nicholson cursed Martin a thousand times in his heart, wishing he could get up and punch him in the face. That bastard Martin hadn't been holding him the whole time.

Lorraine blocked Johnson's path.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie urged the onlookers to step back.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Johnson and Ray Parker knew they couldn't escape, but they didn't leave. Instead, they took out their phones and made frequent calls.

Johnson knew very well that if something happened to Nicholson, he would be in serious trouble.

Martin had anticipated Nicholson causing trouble, but he hadn't expected the old bastard to stage an accident. He could only play along, calling out softly, "Jack, how are you? Jack, hang in there! You have to hang in there!"

Leonardo and Lorraine also squatted down.

The latter, who had been an actress, automatically welled up with tears in her eyes.

The bar's security and management personnel arrived at this time to help maintain order.

Ambulance sirens blared, and rescue workers rushed into the bar.

Lorraine accompanied Nicholson into the ambulance, while Margot Robbie, not wanting to get too involved, left under the pretext of having something urgent to attend to.

Martin, Leonardo, and Alexandra got into a car and followed.

In the car, Alexandra blamed herself: "I'm sorry, I didn't know things would turn out this way. If it weren't for me..."

Martin took her hand: "Don't worry, it's okay."

Leonardo couldn't help but laugh: "Jack truly deserves his two-time Oscar win; his acting is so realistic."

Alexandra was taken aback: "You mean, Jack acted it out? He's alright?"

Martin shrugged. "This guy's probably just too bored."

"That's right." Leonardo knew more about it: "Originally, Jack wanted to target Martin, but Martin was one of their own, and it's never as fun as targeting an outsider."

Alexandra was unfamiliar with the way the trio of bastards interacted and found it strange.

After consulting with Alexandra, Martin told Bruce, who was driving, "Call your girlfriend when we get to the hospital."

Bruce knew it was Lorraine who filmed the video, and replied, "Okay."

Leonardo laughed: "That bastard Jack will even resort to cheating and deception."

No one in the car, including Martin, expected Nicholson to resort to this staged accident tactic.

Upon arrival at the hospital, paramedics took Nicholson directly to the emergency room.

Soon a doctor came to inform them: "Mr. Nicholson has woken up, but he keeps complaining of dizziness, so we recommend that he stay in the hospital for observation."

Martin anticipated this, noting that the human brain is extremely complex, and dizziness and headaches often go undetected.

Leonardo and Lorraine went to complete the hospital admission procedures, and the group then transferred Nicholson to a luxury ward.

While Lorraine was handling the formalities, she met Jody, who had rushed over.

The latter paid a sum of money and took a copy of the bar's video.

Inside the ward, after seeing the doctors and nurses off, Bruce turned off the monitoring system.

Nicholson slowly sat up, rubbing his lower back, and unleashed a torrent of abuse at Martin: "You're such an idiot! You actually put me on the floor! The floor was so cold and hard, it almost gave me a back attack!"

"I'm playing along, aren't I?" Martin retorted habitually. "Your acting is so good, I have to give you room to fully demonstrate your abilities."

He argued vehemently, "Even lying on a cold, hard floor, you still managed to convincingly portray a fainting old man! You should thank me, because it's through me that you were able to prove to everyone that Jack Nicholson is still Hollywood's number one actor!"

Leonardo said, "Martin did the right thing, and I fully support him!"

Upon first hearing the trio of idiots spouting nonsense, Alexandra's gaze darted back and forth between the three, wondering where these three morons came from.

Nicholson stood up, clutching his back. "You gave me a chance to perform; shouldn't I thank you properly?"

Martin waved his hand: "You're my boss, no need to be so polite."

There was a knock on the door. Bruce went to look and saw it was Lorraine. He opened the door and let her in.

Martin asked, "How much pocket money did you earn this time?"

Lorraine smiled and said, "Not much, not much." She found Alexandra and said, "I'll share half with you."

Alexandra wasn't short of money, and shook her head with a smile: "No need."

Leonardo then asked, "What's the next step?"

"The news video will be posted on TMZ, and the narrative will be one of harassment of women." Martin had discussed this with Alexandra in the car on the way there, asking her, "We might need you to post a few on social media."

Alexandra, a direct victim with a very poor impression of Johnson and backed by Martin, responded, "I will accuse him on social media."

Nicholson suddenly coughed a few times, reminding everyone that there was still a kind old man here who had been seriously injured.

Martin looked at the master actor and asked, "Jack, what's the meaning of this?"

Nicholson lay back on the hospital bed, rubbing his forehead, and said, "No, I'm so dizzy... Ah, my head is hurting again. It'll cost a lot of money to be hospitalized, and I won't get better if I'm in a bad mood."

Leonardo said, "There are no doctors here, so there's no need to rush the performance."

Nicholson lowered his hand: "I'm making you realize the seriousness of my injury so you can demand more compensation."

Martin said, "In that case, inform your lawyer; he's more professional in this area than we are."

Nicholson nodded.

Lorraine called her lawyer.

Nicholson started experiencing headaches and dizziness again.

No one can say for sure what's wrong with someone's head.

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In the lobby of WMA headquarters, Johnson paced anxiously. After all this commotion, much of the alcohol he had drunk had been excreted through sweat, and he had sobered up.

He has used his connections to inquire about Jack Nicholson's condition from the hospital, but the feedback he received was not good; Jack Nicholson has been experiencing dizziness and headaches.

This matter can be considered a small thing, but it can also be quite troublesome.

Johnson's agent, Raymond, rushed over and found him, asking, "What happened? Why did you clash with Martin?"

"I didn't have a conflict with Martin, this matter..." Johnson quickly recounted what had happened, still sticking to his previous statement: "I just wanted to invite Alexandra Daddario to play a role."

Raymond has been an agent in Hollywood for more than a year or two. Considering what happened that afternoon and Johnson's personality, he understood what was going on after a little thought.

He was quite exasperated: "Why did you go and provoke Alexandra? Aren't there enough rumors about her and Martin circulating online and in gossip media? And that trio of bastards always stick together. If you mess with Nicholson, Leonardo and Martin won't stand idly by."

Johnson touched his bald head: "What's done is done."

Raymond thought for a moment: "Have your manager and lawyer come over as soon as possible. We need to come up with a plan quickly. Dragging this out will only hurt you. Remember this: problems that can be solved with money aren't really problems."

He took out his phone: "I'll call Ali and see if he can help mediate."

Johnson put his hands on his hips and let out a frustrated sigh.

As soon as Raymond hung up the phone, an assistant called in to remind him: "TMZ just released a video news report that Dwayne Johnson harassed Alexandra Daddario and attacked Jack Nicholson at the Avalon bar."

"I understand." Raymond beckoned Johnson to his office.

The two sat in front of the computer, opened the TMZ website, and saw a video news article prominently displayed on the homepage.

Dwayne Johnson harasses Alexandra Daddario; Nicholson intervenes and is attacked by Johnson.

Clicking on the video shows the entire process from Nicholson rushing over to stop Johnson to Johnson pushing Nicholson down.

Johnson frowned as he watched, because Nicholson appeared righteous and indignant in the video, while he was clearly drunk.

The comments below the news article were overwhelmingly biased.

"I never expected Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to be this kind of person."

"This person is so wicked that they even attacked people in their seventies."

"Just received news that Nicholson has been hospitalized. Someone photographed Martin and Leonardo in the hospital corridor, and the two looked very worried, so their injuries seem serious."

"After all, she's over seventy years old. How can she withstand Johnson's attacks?"

"Aren't you all overlooking the most important point? The incident stemmed from Johnson harassing women!"

The winds have completely shifted, turning the area into a stage for feminist activists to perform.

Johnson's face turned grim: "Can it be removed?"

Raymond shook his head: "TMZ headlines, once published, are never taken down." He suggested, "Let's activate emergency PR, and talk to Nicholson as soon as possible."

Johnson nodded.

Subsequently, lawyers and managers arrived, but the public relations efforts did not go smoothly.

TMZ naturally rejected Johnson's request. Lorraine declined an immediate meeting, citing Nicholson's poor condition. Alexandra simply ignored Johnson's calls and posted on social media, describing the events leading up to the video.

Ali Emmanuel did make a phone call to Martin.

Martin stated directly, "Jack is my friend, my best teacher in acting, and he's lying in a hospital bed, so dizzy and having a headache that he doesn't recognize me or Leo."

This is Martin's contract year, and Martin is still WMA's number one client. Ali Emmanuel doesn't even need to consider it; he knows who to choose.

WMA's emergency public relations department was a step too slow.

It's normal for people to be leaving get off work in the evening.

By the following morning, Johnson was in the eye of the storm, and the most intense attacks came not only from Nicholson's injury, but also from the almost rabid attacks of the female boxers.

He could only follow his agent's advice and try to reach a settlement as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)