America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 616 Female Millionaire

Opening the door of the VIP room, Lily saw a middle-aged man and two women, one big and one small.

The middle-aged man was wearing glasses and had a sunny smile when he came towards me. He looked elegant, mature and graceful.

A manager at the exhibition introduced: "This is Mr. Keith Raniere." He then introduced the two women: "These two are Mr. Raniere's relatives."

"Hello." Lily shook his hand gently.

Lanier shook his hand and said, "I have always liked collecting art. I am lucky to have encountered Miss Carter's art exhibition in New York this time."

Looking at the person in front of her and listening to the pleasant words, Lily suddenly had a familiar feeling. She turned around subconsciously and saw Martin and the other two bastards coming in.

She immediately understood that the person in front of her looked very much like Martin, or rather a middle-aged version of Martin.

He looks sunny and gentle on the outside, but is actually a dark creature on the inside.

Martin, Nicholson and Leonardo came in and found a place to sit down without saying a word.

He was actually using this method to help Lily avoid trouble and tell the other party that there was someone behind Lily.

It's okay to have ideas, but don't put them into action.

Lily said casually: "These are my relatives and friends, don't worry about them."

Lanier's eyes quickly swept over Martin and asked, "Can you sell me the artwork you're exhibiting today? I'm sincerely interested in buying it."

Lily thought of Martin's words and said, "It's fine to sell it, but the exhibition has just started and I don't have any other exhibits prepared."

Lanier was very gracious: "I think this is a good idea. All the exhibits can be sold to me, but they can be kept here until the end of the exhibition, and then I will take them away."

Lily smiled and said, "Mr. Lanier, you are a good man."

On the other side, Martin signaled with his eyes, and Leonardo and Nicholson both shook their heads slightly, indicating that they didn't know who this Raniere was.

Detective Nicholson took a closer look at Catherine Oxenberg and seemed to recognize who she was.

Lily's agent quickly agreed on a price with Lanier, and both parties went to handle the formalities.

Martin and the other two chatted among themselves without saying a word.

But the attitude couldn't be more obvious.

After signing the transaction contract, Lanier said, "Miss Carter, if you have time in the next few days, can I come to you and listen to your stories behind the creation of these artworks?"

Lily is always accompanied by two bodyguards, so she is not afraid at all: "Of course."

Lanier thought he had left a good impression during their first meeting, so he said, "See you tomorrow."

The other party contributed more than $300,000 in one go. Lily was about to go back to the exhibition hall, so she said politely, "I'll take you out."

"Thank you." Lanier walked out with the two women.

India suddenly turned her head to look at Martin, as if she wanted to speak.

But before the "leader" could say anything, her mother Catherine pulled her to her side and dragged her out the door.

Lily saw Lanier and his group out.

Now that things were over here, there was no need for Martin and the other two to stay here, so they followed them out.

Soon, the group returned to the exhibition hall.

Lanier walked straight out.

Martin was just about to ask Nicholson when Marina and Svetlana came over and pulled him over to say that there was a banana pasted on the wall of the exhibition hall next door, which was being exhibited as a work of art. What was even more exaggerated was that someone had bought it for a huge price.

Lanier walked around and returned to the second floor to meet Allison Mack. Looking down from a high place, he saw not only Lily, but also the two Russian women.

The three women were surrounding Martin Davis.

Lanier's eyelids twitched unconsciously. He looked at the three women around him, and then at the three women surrounding Martin. They were all leaders, so why was there such a big difference between them?

The most feared thing in everything is comparison, as comparison is the easiest way to become psychologically unbalanced.

Lanier thought to himself that he had the quantity, but what he lacked was quality.

He gestured with his chin and asked, "Who are those two women?"

Allison Mack said: "I've never seen that."

Catherine also shook her head: "I don't know."

Alison was very proactive: "I'll ask someone."

Lanier said directly: "Ask them who they are, where they are from, and what they like."

"Yes." Alison looked down.

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In the exhibition hall, Martin, two others and Lily entered the lounge.

With no one else around, Lily's face was filled with smiles, and she was so excited that she shouted, "I'm going to be a millionaire! I'm going to be a millionaire!"

She cheered and said, "Come on, another dozen of these fools!" Leonardo couldn't bear to see someone happier than him, so he said, "Be careful, he may have ulterior motives and kidnap you."

Martin warned: "Remember, let the bodyguard follow you at all times."

Lily thought of the last fool Cassie's ulterior motives and nodded: "I will be very careful."

Martin asked Leonard and Nicholson, "What is the origin of this Lanier?"

Leonardo shook his head: "I don't know him."

"I don't know him." Nicholson pushed up his sunglasses and said, "But I know the woman next to him, Catherine Oxenberg, a little-known actress in Hollywood. I remember seeing her in Baywatch and The Game. It seems that she hasn't had any works in recent years."

Leonardo recalled: "I often watched "Overseas Ambulance" when I was young, and it seems there was such a person."

Martin looked at Bruce and said, "Ask for details."

Bruce immediately contacted Thomas and Jody to get information from both agents and media reporters.

The purpose of coming here today to cheer for Lily has been achieved, and Martin and the other two left the exhibition hall to visit some members of the academy who lived in New York.

Although there is still some time before the Oscars, the race for the award has already begun.

Martin Scorsese realized his dream of winning the Oscar for Best Director with "The Departed". This time, the resources for "Shutter Island" will be concentrated on Leonardo.

At Robert De Niro's home, Martin saw a large Italian family. De Niro has six children and a large number of grandchildren.

The youngest son has a nephew who is more than 20 years older than him.

Coming out of his house, Martin said: "No wonder Scorsese and De Niro have been reluctant to retire. This is the greatest motivation for artistic creation."

Nicholson shrugged: "It's so good to be like me, with money, leisure and fun."

Leonardo said: "My goal in life is to be Jack when I am old."

Martin reiterated his old words: "If you get married during award season, I guarantee that your chances of winning the Best Actor Oscar will increase threefold."

Seeing Leonardo's murderous look, he quickly changed his words: "Actually, there is another way. You can sleep with all the female judges one by one. Some people say that this is the fastest way to a woman's heart! You are Leonardo Dicaprio, you can easily conquer them."

Nicholson continued, "Your idea is too unreliable. This will only prevent Leo from even getting a nomination. Will a group of unsatisfied female judges vote for Leo?"

Martin understood what he meant and took the initiative to admit his mistake: "I was inconsiderate and overlooked Leo's greatest quality."

Leonardo got into the car first, closed the door, and asked the driver to drive away.

Martin and Nicholson were left helpless and had to take a taxi to catch up.

Back at the hotel, Bruce came over and the four of them went into Martin's study together.

Martin asked, "Did you find out?"

Bruce handed three faxes to Martin and the other two. "Keith Raniere is also a cult leader, the leader of the so-called self-help organization NXIVM. He claims to be able to lead a new era of human evolution and provides expensive potential training. Catherine Oxenberg is one of his assistants, responsible for connecting with Hollywood business."

He emphasized: "Nxivm is similar to Tom Cruise's Scientology, but the number of members is far less. They mainly recruit elite female members, and their members are spread across the political and business circles, and there are many important figures."

Martin understood: "This is an elite organization."

Leonardo nodded: "I have heard of this organization. It seems to have been involved in a case of abducting women in the past few years."

Bruce continued, "It happened more than once, but nothing happened. The whistleblower even suffered retaliation."

Nicholson is well-informed: "There are many similar organizations across the United States. Most of them are very difficult to deal with when it comes to matters of faith."

As a guy who likes to stir up trouble, he specifically reminded them: "If they don't take the initiative to provoke us, we'd better ignore them."

Martin nodded: "I don't want to get into these troubles either."

He specifically said to Bruce: "Remind Lily, um... you follow Lily during the exhibition until she returns to Los Angeles."

Nicholson said: "I have warned you about these things in advance. With Lily's intelligence, she won't be fooled."

"I'm not worried about Lily." Martin knew what Lily was like, and said half-jokingly, "I'm worried that Lily will stab that Raniere."

Leonardo and Nicholson looked at each other.

In the following days, while Martin was filming on the set, he was also paying attention to Lily's situation.

Bruce had been following Lily for the first two days of Lanier's life, going to the show every day but doing little else besides talking.

Lily was also vigilant enough to keep all conversations in public and to decline Lanier's invitation to dinner.

When the exhibition ended, Lanier did not appear again, and Catherine Oxenberg came to receive the exhibits.

At the same time, all the scenes related to Marina were filmed. Marina did not return to Russia, but went to Los Angeles with Svetlana.

They plan to live in Los Angeles permanently.

Detective Nicholson also ended his secret investigation and found Martin and Leonardo, saying: "Through my observations during this period of time, I found that Marina is simply an acting genius. She often acts in her daily life and does not even blink when she lies."

Leonardo said, "Let's go back to Los Angeles and keep an eye on her!"

Martin reminded: "Don't mess around, she is our common property."

(End of this chapter)