America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

Burbank, Davis Film Studio.

Many employees noticed that the boss, Martin Davis, who rarely showed up, had arrived at the office early in the morning and had someone connect the teleconferencing system.

Martin lowered the newly installed office screen, connected the computer to the projector, and projected TMZ's homepage onto the screen.

A prominent section was added to the homepage for trending news rankings.

Several news items closely related to Martin topped the hot search list, with the paternity test video ranked number one and the images of Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt being arrested and put into a police car by LAPD coming in second.

Further down, at sixth place, was another news story involving Martin, which captured him and Charlize Theron going out late at night.

Martin refreshed the webpage, but there weren't many changes to TMZ's homepage.

Bruce glanced at the time and said, "It won't be so soon. Jody will release the relevant news before lunch break. She is the deputy editor-in-chief of TMZ and has control over promoting stories on the homepage and pinning them independently. Currently, only the editor-in-chief and the boss Harvey Levin can revoke her articles, other deputy editors don't have that power."
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Martin nodded, "You mean even if something unexpected happens, TMZ won't be able to handle the pressure, and the news will stay up longer."

Bruce further explained, "Every noon, Harvey Levin goes home to have lunch with his family, and the editor-in-chief takes a rest at a nearby hotel. Neither will be in the office."

Martin asked, "Is everything ready on Ivan's side?"

Bruce responded, "It's ready." He added, "Jessica and Emily separately took people to Washington and London last night."

Martin did things thoroughly; he took out a card and handed it to Bruce, "This is an anonymous card I had someone arrange. If anything serious happens, give it to Jody immediately to shut her up, and let her settle in Harbor City. If that's not enough, then help her move to the neighboring city."

"I've already given her an advance payment." Without wasting words, Bruce took it.

His phone vibrated, he glanced at it, took the call, and then said to Martin, "Lea Seydoux has checked in at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel."

Martin called Lea Seydoux, telling her to get over jet lag first and attend the audition in a few days.

There were still several important female roles in "Gone Girl," and which one Lea Seydoux fit would depend on the audition results.

Thomas knocked on the door, came in, took a bottle of water from the fridge, unscrewed it and took a large gulp, then said, "I just got word that the Los Angeles District Attorney has decided to prosecute Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, and Brad Pitt."

"What are their chances of going to jail?" Martin, with no sympathy at all, wanted these three bastards who had orchestrated the illegitimate child scandal to end up in prison together, picking up soap.

Thomas spoke truthfully, "If our next moves are successful, those three bastards will surely go to jail."

Martin asked Bruce, "I remember Mene came from the black community, does he have quite a few dark-skinned buddies who have been to jail?"

Bruce nodded, "Many of Mene's childhood friends have strayed into crime, unlike you in Clayton Community, you are an exception."

Martin naturally said, "Once it's settled, let Mene send some soap to his buddies in the same prison."

Thomas thought to himself, Brad Pitt would be better off staying in Sacred Valley to shoot movies.

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

"She has reached a plea deal with the police and the DA and will turn state's evidence against Ben and Pitt," Thomas knew what Martin was concerned about, "Toni's lawyer has officially filed a civil suit against Stuart Townsend demanding a paternity test."

Bruce interjected, "The kid is most likely Townsend's."

Martin nodded, "Let them fight it out, try to push for this test."

As Charlize Theron said, if the child isn't Townsend's, she promised substantial compensation to the other party.

Martin considered his friend's situation and felt that a person like Townsend would only find the drive and spirit to strive if he left with nothing.

This had nothing to do with anyone else; it was simply about having Townsend work hard in a fair and upright way.

Thomas added, "After this bizarre incident, most of Aisha's associates are planning to leave Los Angeles and return home to look for a stable job."

Martin reminded, "Don't forget to hand over the compensation I promised to them."

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

There was a knock at the door. Martin said to come in, and Louise, dressed in a dark women's business suit, pushed the door open and entered.

After sitting down, she pushed her black-rimmed glasses and said, "Kelly mentioned that the key is still to build public opinion momentum. Once that takes off, everything else will be easy."

Martin said, "I've made many arrangements, but I'm worried about the Jewish community pushing back."

Louise laughed, "The Jewish community is also divided into many factions. Take Hollywood, for example, a group led by Spielberg doesn't think highly of Harvey Weinstein at all—they'll be clapping if Harvey is ruined."

Martin understood her point, "The romance defeated the soldier, or should we smear across the city again? I heard Spielberg was very upset back then."

"Many Jews look down on Harvey, including me," said Louise, whose mother was also Jewish, "I've convinced my father, an old billionaire and a long-time supporter of the California Democratic Party."

Martin expressed regret, "I should have clung to you from the start and simply lived off you."

Louise remembered Martin jokingly saying this more than once, but she had thought it inappropriate.

By the time she considered it appropriate, Martin had become an outright playboy.

Regrets? Louise indeed had some, but not many.

Martin asked, "Your father agreed?"

Louise replied, "His only daughter was bullied by a disgusting bastard, the company might go bankrupt, and she could end up penniless—wouldn't he support me?"

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

Louise went to fetch a bottle of water, "Do you still remember when we first discussed dealing with that fatso Weinstein back in Atlanta and when you first came to Los Angeles, Sophia had a conflict with him? We talked about being extremely careful, and now we're confronting him head-on this year."

Martin said, "It's a pity that Sophia can only be used to intimidate people."

Bruce, upon hearing that name, automatically backed up against the wall and said, "She only knows how to be forceful, and it always ends up with the situation out of control."

Louise was curious, "I wonder what Harvey is up to?"

Martin casually responded, "He's probably fooling around with some woman and got caught cheating."

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

......

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

Feeling a bit guilty, the assistant asked, "Boss, is it really okay for us to just go up like this?"

Georgina said, "Rose, you followed me from England, don't you understand one thing? The person who pays your salary is me, not that cheating bastard!"

No longer allowing her mind to wander, the assistant followed Georgina into the elevator and they ascended to the higher floors.

Harvey had a permanent suite here, often inviting actors over to the hotel "to discuss" scripts and roles, especially female actors.

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

In the past, even if she heard such rumors, Georgina wouldn't care too much.

Because what she married wasn't Harvey the person, but what he could bring to her.

Now, Harvey's value had significantly decreased in her eyes.

Georgina also understood something else, you can't hide what's burning; even more so because she liked to play with fire.

What should she do then? Take the moral high ground first!

Georgina took the elevator up, quickly found Harvey's permanent suite, pulled out the spare card key she had found at home earlier, and nodded to her assistant.

The assistant opened her bag, glanced at the hidden camera inside, and said, "Ready."

Georgina swiped the card, gently opened the door, and slipped into the room. As she rounded the entrance, she saw Harvey lying on a long couch wearing a short robe.

Nicole Kidman, also in a short robe, was massaging Harvey, presenting a scene that was hard to look at.

Georgina forced herself to become angry, shouting, "Harvey, what are you doing!"

The two of them noticed her, and Harvey got up immediately, "Why have you come here?"

Georgina pointed at Nicole Kidman and said, "What is she doing here? And what are you doing? Is this the work discussion you talked about? Where do you place our marriage?"

She asked sharply, "Is this the promise you made to me?"

Nicole Kidman didn't say anything. With her status, it was easy for her to refuse Harvey, but her career hadn't been going well for the past few years and she wanted to win another Oscar. So, when Harvey mentioned a project about The Princess of Monaco, she only considered it briefly before taking the initiative to come over.

Harvey said, "My dear, let's calm down for a moment."

Georgina was intentionally creating a scene today, causing a huge commotion.

Annoyed by the noise, Harvey shouted, "Get it clear! This is Hollywood; everyone cheats!"

Georgina sneered, "You betray me and then come up with such far-fetched excuses for yourself. We're done!"

Harvey felt a headache coming on and hurriedly spoke kind words again.

Before long, an enraged Georgina stormed out of the room with her assistant.

......

The sun moved towards the south, nearing noon.

TMZ employees went off duty in the morning, and many left their posts to have lunch outside.

The assistant knocked on the deputy editor's office partition gently and asked, walking in, "Chief, aren't you going out to lunch?"

Jody opened her wallet, handed two US dollars to the assistant, "Get me a to-go meal, will you? I'm not feeling great, so I won't go out."

The assistant expressed concern, "Are you okay?"

With a forced smile, Jody said, "It's just that time of the month."

The assistant didn't inquire further and left the office with the money.

After a short wait, once it had become completely quiet outside, Jody took out a storage drive, connected it to her office computer, and uploaded a video she had edited earlier. She then copied and pasted the article she had prepared and clicked upload.

As the deputy editor in charge of operations, Jody had significant authority. She approved the news story, positioned the video news front and center on the homepage, and then selected it for the top spot!

The breaking news was out.