America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 492 Losers Alliance

The sun rose high in the sky, and Ben Affleck woke up from a hangover. He patted his head which felt like it was about to explode, opened his eyes and looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost ten o'clock in the morning.

He got up quickly, washed up briefly, put on a shoulder bag and went out. He came to the elevator. The elevator was just coming down. After entering, he found that there was another woman in the elevator.

The woman had a bulging belly and was protecting her belly with her hands in front of her. She was obviously a pregnant woman. I met her yesterday.

Seeing the other person's alert face, Daben retracted his gaze, waited for the elevator to stop, and was the first to go out.

He drove north and not long after leaving Burbank, he arrived in the San Fernando Valley, where the film and television industry was equally large.

Da Ben had been here before. He walked around and came to a cafe in the valley area, parked the car and went in.

Brad Pitt, with long hair and a beard, wearing a baseball cap, was sitting in the corner drinking coffee.

He saw Ben and said with a slightly dissatisfied look: "You are late."

"There was a traffic jam on the road." Big Ben found an excuse, ordered coffee and dessert, sat opposite Pete, and asked, "Why did you move here?"

Pitt also made an excuse: "I've had enough of Los Angeles, that troubled place, and I want to come here for some peace and quiet."

Ben looked out the window and saw a photo studio opposite. He suddenly thought of a possibility: "Brad, you don't want to change your career, do you?"

Peter was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile full of misery: "I haven't made the final decision yet. I'm talking to people to see their sincerity and model."

He rubbed his face and said, "Hey, what can I do? The bank won't lend me money. I still have some Fannie Mae shares, but Fannie Mae has been delisted and cannot be traded directly. A company told me that with an upfront fee of $1000 million, it can revitalize my tens of millions of dollars in Fannie Mae assets. I can only find a way to make money."

He told me about his own troubles, which would not make Da Ben feel any better: "What about you? I heard that you have been having a hard time in the past six months?"

The little bit of joy Ben had when he heard about Pitt's misery disappeared in an instant: "Don't mention it. I've been through divorce, compensation, and attacks from women all over Hollywood, led by Meet the Rabbit. I'm not much better than you."

The sadness in Pete's smile was visibly reduced. Seeing his friends living worse off than him, he felt inexplicably happy.

But he couldn't bear to see his friend suffer, so he said, "Why don't you consider changing your career?"

Ben's face turned black. Pete had no children, but he did.

What will my daughter do if she sees his movies on screen in the future? Should she cheer him on?

"I still have some money." Big Ben just sold a house.

Pete's mood, which had originally improved, suddenly became gloomy again, and he couldn't stand Ben at all.

Big Ben came here today, not to talk about these things, he said: "You and I should not be in the situation we are in today. Our affairs are not a big deal in Hollywood. Didn't you just force some housework? Didn't I just have sex with some female students in the acting class? These are nothing."

Peter took a sip of coffee and murmured, "Times have changed. Those women have become crazy! I also suffered the most shameful betrayal. I was stabbed by my wife and girlfriend."

Ben asked him: "Who is behind Jolie and Aniston? Who is bumping and pushing them from behind?"

Pete could answer this question with his eyes closed, gritting his teeth: "Martin Davis!"

Big Ben stared at him and asked, "I'm about the same as you. I'm also related to Martin Davis."

"What?" Pete's first reaction was: "Martin fucked your wife Jennifer Garner?"

Ben was so angry that he wanted to hit Pete on the head with the coffee cup in front of him. He held back his anger and said, "That's not true. Don't talk nonsense! What I mean is that Martin has something to do with all the bad things that happened to me."

Seeing that Big Ben was depressed and in a better mood, Pete asked, "What's going on?"

"Martin snatched the adaptation rights of a novel I had my eyes on..." Ben recounted from his perspective how Martin first snatched the project and then suppressed them.

For some reason, Pitt felt both happy and angry. He felt happy because of the Affleck brothers' bad deeds, and he felt angry because of Martin Davis.

He drank the cold coffee in one gulp: "Martin doesn't do anything that people do!"

Ben went to Pete to form a temporary alliance: "I sold my last valuable property just to deal with Martin. Pete, you are also a victim of Martin. Have you ever thought about fighting back?"

Pete said, "What can I do without money? I plan to liquidate my assets later."

Big Ben shook his head: "I can't wait that long."

"What do you want to do?" Pete asked.

"Find Martin's sore spot." Big Ben learned his lesson and did not intend to waste time and energy on the people around Martin, but to deal with him personally: "We have to be patient. Either we don't do it, or we have to make sure Martin can't turn over!"

Pete has been trying to find a way to revitalize that asset, not just for the money: "With Martin Davis's current power, we alone can't deal with him."

Big Ben reminded: "Have you forgotten Harvey?"

Harvey is the real boss of the Foot Gang. He had already contacted Harvey: "Harvey invited Martin many times, but he rejected them all. Martin also snatched Wes Craven away. Harvey has long been unhappy with him. As long as we can find Martin's weakness, Harvey can launch a targeted attack."

Pete didn't trust Harvey and asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Harvey will be at the Cannes Film Festival in May, bringing Quentin's film to compete head-on with Martin's new film." Ben Affleck has great hopes for Harvey: "Brad, I believe you have some connections in the industry just like me. Let's mobilize the last of our network and find the key to Martin Davis."

These are not difficult. Peter thought about it and nodded slightly: "Okay."

"Kill Martin!" Big Ben stretched out his hand.

Peter grabbed his hand.

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Beverly Hills, Davis Manor. The black Escalade stopped at the Fountain Square. Lily, who was driving, raised the trunk and went down with Bruce to pick up the luggage.

Elizabeth picked up the two bags that Martin had brought with him and asked the housekeeper to go to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

On the contrary, Martin walked into the villa gate empty-handed, like a big boss.

Martin took a bag, took out a gift box and gave it to Lily: "Your gift."

Lily was very conscious. She took the gift box and winked at Elizabeth: "I'll leave now."

Bruce always disappears from the villa on his own without being urged.

Martin looked at Lily walking out of the villa in surprise. What happened during this period of time? She would not leave unless he drove her away before.

Elizabeth asked, "Where's my gift?"

Martin took out three gift boxes and handed them to Elizabeth: "These are for you."

Elizabeth opened them and seemed to like them very much: "A new Hermès bag, a Chanel perfume set, and this Cartier women's watch, which looks like a couple's watch like the one you like to wear the most."

Martin smiled and said, "I picked it out especially for you."

Elizabeth picked them all up and headed upstairs: "I'll put them away first."

She went upstairs and turned back to ask Martin: "Aren't you coming?"

Martin had just returned from South Korea and had gone through repeated interrogations by a nine-member girl group, so his will was exceptionally firm.

But this is not the time to be tough.

The old boy couldn't resist the Scarlet Witch after all.

Martin followed without hesitation, using all his skills to once again transform Elizabeth into his shape.

When she calmed down, Elizabeth asked, "Can you stay in Los Angeles for a while this time?"

Martin said: "In mid-May, I will go to Cannes to attend the Film Festival, and then go to Morocco to meet up with Director Nolan to participate in the filming of his new film. I guess I will be traveling all over the world."

When Elizabeth came back from Martin, she never mentioned the gossip that was widely circulated in the entertainment media. She didn't even ask about it, as if nothing had ever happened.

This also made Martin feel the warmth and comfort of returning home, isolated from the disturbances of the outside world and able to enjoy his own world.

Elizabeth added, "Lily and I have agreed that I will visit you often."

Martin nodded: "Okay."

It was almost noon, so the two took a shower, changed their clothes, and went downstairs to have lunch.

In addition to Lily and Bruce, Thomas also came over and was chatting with Bruce about his girlfriend.

"I'm sure I've found true love this time. Victoria and I are living together." He saw Martin and Elizabeth coming downstairs and said, "Martin, Liz, please come to my new home for a party someday. I have a hostess there."

Martin asked with a smile, "Then I must go."

Elizabeth said: "Congratulations."

Martin invited everyone: "Let's have lunch together."

Entering the restaurant, the five of them ate and chatted. Bruce also talked about his experiences in Korea: "I developed face blindness there. Many women's faces looked very similar, as if they were made from the same mold. I couldn't tell who was who."

Martin said: "It's normal. I can't tell who is who."

Thomas asked, "I heard that Koreans want to invest in your movie?"

Martin said roughly: "I plan to use their funds to make a biographical film about Marcus. Please keep an eye out for the right director."

Then, the topic turned to "John Wick: Chapter 11".

The film has been released in North America for three weeks and has grossed a total of $1.41 million.

In addition, the film was screened in more than 30 overseas markets, with the total overseas box office approaching 6000 million US dollars.

Starting this weekend, Latin America, one of Hollywood's backyard markets, will also begin full-scale releases.

Just after finishing his meal, Martin received a call from Leonardo.

"I heard you're back?" Leonardo said, "It's a very interesting event, let's go together."

Martin asked curiously, "What activity?"

Leonardo smiled and said, "Hugh Hefner is about to hold his annual pajama party, and Jack and I are going to go."

Martin became interested and asked, "Can you get an invitation?"

"Jack and Hefner have an old relationship." Leonardo said exaggeratedly: "A few dozen invitations are not a problem."

Martin said, "Very good, give me a few more, I have a lot of friends here."

(End of this chapter)