America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 151: The Morality and Bottom Line of Celebrities
In the night breeze, Martin accompanied Annie and the other two out of the Avalon Bar, chatting and laughing all the way.

Annie and the others drank two more glasses and their faces turned red.

"You came here with the crew, and are you staying at the hotel?" Martin had already found out that these three people were going to participate in the filming of "The Tribulation of Alice" and asked, "You drank a lot, should I take you back to the hotel?"

Anne smiled and said, "It's not a good idea to ask you to run all this way."

Martin said, "I can't let you guys call a taxi again. If this gets out, I'll be called ungentlemanly." He deliberately joked, "Annie, you have to consider my reputation."

The three of them were completely under the control of Anne. She thought about it carefully and nodded slightly: "Martin, thank you for your help."

There were many people at the door at this time, and Martin protected Anne like a gentleman and walked towards the car.

Avalon is a nightclub frequented by Hollywood stars, and there are always reporters and paparazzi stationed there at night.

Martin faintly heard the sound of a camera shutter, and immediately showed his gentlemanly manners by moving a little closer to Anne to block the person approaching from the side.

Anne smiled and nodded when she saw Martin taking the initiative to block people for her.

This guy is really personable.

Arriving at the car, Martin opened the passenger door and covered the roof with his hands.

Just as Annie lowered her head to get into the car, two paparazzi rushed over and took close-up photos.

Martin waited for the flashing lights to come on, closed the car door immediately, quickly walked around to the driver's side, got in the car and drove away.

He believes in the professionalism of the Los Angeles paparazzi.

The paparazzi did not disappoint him, as several motorcycles were following behind him not too far away.

Compared to when she was in Avalon, Anne seemed to be drunk and was a little silent.

Arriving at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Martin parked the car and took the three people into the hotel lobby.

The paparazzi's camera shutters were clicking behind me.

Before entering the elevator, Annie took the initiative to say, "Just send it here, and you can go back and rest early."

Martin was very graceful: "Good night and sweet dreams."

Anne smiled and nodded, then entered the elevator with her two companions.

Martin looked at the time and did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to the clothing store next door and bought a sports sweatshirt and a new jacket, and put on a baseball cap.

Bored, Martin talked to Louise and Kelly on the phone for a while, and sent a text message to Bruce, telling him that he would go straight back to the apartment.

Nearly two hours later, Martin, with his hat pulled down, slipped out of the Hilton Hotel and was caught by the paparazzi at the perfect moment.

Jodi, an online entertainment reporter who had been following Martin recently, kept filming until Martin drove away before putting away his camera.

She paid special attention to the time. Martin and Anne went back to the hotel together. The former came out two hours later. When he came out, he changed his clothes and even wore a hat. What does this mean?
For a gossip reporter, this is enough to write a 30,000-word essay.

Jody is certain that Martin and Anne have a special relationship and are very likely to be having an affair.

The gossip about two people combined attracts more attention than that about one person.

Jody got on his motorcycle and saw Martin driving back to the apartment, so he immediately went home to finish his manuscript.

At almost the same time, photos of Martin and Anne Hathaway frequently appeared in the gossip news trading market, and many paparazzi exchanged the newly taken photos for tens to hundreds of dollars.

I don’t know how many journalists have started writing articles based on pictures.

……

At the Hilton Hotel, Laura, who was Anne's best friend, accompanied her back to the room.

"It was a pleasant evening." Laura was very impressed with Martin: "I didn't expect to meet such an interesting and handsome guy."

Anne was in a good mood too. She kicked off her high heels and sat on the sofa. She took out her mobile phone and opened the missed calls. She noted Martin Davis' name on one of the numbers.

Laura came over and sat next to her: “Have you noticed that he is interested in you.”

Annie tilted her head but didn't answer directly.

Laura asked directly: "How do you feel about him? If you don't feel anything, I'll do it."

"He's very handsome and very elegant. I felt...how should I put it when I was with him tonight?" Anne thought for a moment and said, "It was just very, very comfortable. He's what a good man should be like."

Laura was able to establish a good relationship with Annie, at least she knew her own position clearly: "It seems like there's no hope for me."

In front of her bestie, Annie didn't try to hide it: "In fact, his shortcomings are obvious."

Laura didn’t understand: “Obvious flaws? Too handsome, insecure?”

Anne is from New York, so she naturally observes things that ordinary people don’t pay much attention to: “Didn’t you notice that he drives an ordinary Volkswagen, wears ordinary brand clothes, and wears an ordinary American watch…”

As soon as these words came out, Laura understood that Martin Davis was not a rich man.

Annie is still thinking about this, he is a nice guy, but the money is not much.

Laura said, “He just became famous.”

"Let's talk about this later." Annie had roughly thought of a countermeasure. She would keep it in suspense for the time being, not making a statement, not making a promise, and not giving up.

…………Century City, as soon as Thomas entered the company, Natasha, the receptionist, came over.

She handed Thomas a few newspapers: "There's news about Martin on it, take a look."

Thomas thanked him, took the newspaper upstairs, sat at his workstation and flipped through it, and found that they were all entertainment gossip newspapers with relatively high sales in Los Angeles.

These newspapers reported the celebration party held by the crew of the Wax Museum yesterday.

This is normal. After all, House of Wax is a huge hit and is still ranked in the top three in the North American weekly box office chart. It would be strange if the entertainment media didn't pay attention to it.

But when Thomas opened a celebrity gossip column in a newspaper, his eyes widened and he thought, no way, this is too fast!

"Anne Hathaway's love affair exposed, the man is suspected to be Hollywood rising star Martin Davis!"

The following are a series of photos. The two walked out of the bar together with a smile. The man protected the woman. The woman got into the man's car. The man went to the hotel where the woman was staying and stayed there for two hours before coming out. When he came out, his clothes were changed.

What would Thomas think of if he looked at the photos without reading the reporter's essay? Martin and Anne were definitely having an affair!

Is the action that fast?

Thomas continued to look through the papers and found similar news in several gossip newspapers.

He would develop such associations from the reader's perspective, and you would know without even reading the gossip reporters' essays that they would be even more exaggerated.

Thomas admired Martin, this bastard was so fast.

He suddenly covered his face. Yesterday he wanted to teach Martin how to pick up girls. He overestimated his own abilities...

Thomas picked up the phone and dialed Martin's number. After the call was connected, he heard a wheezing sound and immediately had a bad association: "Martin, are you with that princess?"

The other side laughed: "What are you thinking about? I'm working out. I just had a fight with Old Bull."

Thomas asked directly: "What's going on between you and Anne Hathaway?"

Martin said: "We met at the bar yesterday, had a few drinks together, and I took her back to the hotel."

"Her Princess Diaries 2 sold well this year. Although the response and reputation are not as good as the first one, it is still at the forefront among the female stars born after the 80s." Thomas is not concerned about whether it is true or not, but whether it can make a profit: "For you, an actress of her level is enough. Martin, don't let her go!"

Martin was dissatisfied: "Hey! Hey! Man, what are you talking about!"

Thomas was surprised. What was wrong with what I said?
Martin said, "I am a fan of Annie. I like Annie very much. Our meeting yesterday might have been fate! This is fate and has nothing to do with anything else. Do you understand?"

Thomas understood, you are so shameless!

He added: "You know more about this than I do. You can control the details yourself. Call me if you need anything."

"Bye."

In the gym, Martin hung up the phone.

Bruce has taken off his protective gear and is stretching his body.

Martin put away his phone, also did some stretching exercises, and asked, "Did Zomi succeed yesterday?"

"We talked, but he drove away alone." Bruce sometimes admired Martin, this piece of shit: "I wonder, Mene attracts middle-aged and elderly women, why can't someone like Anne Hathaway smell the stench coming from you?"

Martin patted his chest and said, "Because you are blind, I am a good person with a bright future."

Bruce taunted, "Why didn't you just make an effort and go straight into her room last night?"

Martin retorted: "Old Bull, can you please have some professional ethics? Stars should have their own ethics and bottom line. They should consider the reporters and paparazzi who follow them every day. If the story progresses too quickly, the climax will be reached in a flash, and readers will be bored. Our reporters and paparazzi will lose their jobs!"

Even though Bruce had seen how stinky this piece of shit was, he was still stunned by this novel theory.

Martin came over and patted Bruce on the shoulder: "See, I am a truly ethical and professional actor."

Bruce was speechless.

Their fitness coach Susie came in from outside and saw the two wiping their sweat. She said, "I prepared some drinks for you in the lounge."

Martin responded politely: "Thank you."

Susie deliberately fell behind and walked with Bruce, and took the initiative to invite him: "Old Bruce, do you have time at noon? There is a new Japanese restaurant nearby, I will treat you to Japanese food."

Martin decided to create an opportunity for Old Bull: "I'll go to Louise's place at noon, and go to the studio to meet Wes and Ajia in the afternoon. You are free to do whatever you want."

Bruce was ready to say goodbye to Kim, and immediately accepted Susie's invitation: "Okay, I'll treat you at noon."

Susie was very happy: "No need, I'll treat you then." She thought: "How about this, you treat me next time."

Martin discovered that Susie was very good at this. Before this date even started, the next one was already being prepared.

Bruce said, "We'll talk about it next time."

Martin went to the locker room to take a shower and change clothes, came out to say hello to Bruce, and drove to Sherman Oaks alone.

He has not contacted Anne Hathaway for the time being, and he will arrange for her to have dinner together when he is free.

When the car was almost approaching the southern slope, someone stopped the car on the side of the road.

(End of this chapter)