America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 619 - 612: The Man Who Wants to be the Global Focus

New York, Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Alexandrovich changed into the costume he brought and entered the meeting room.

This short-statured Ukrainian, clad in a bright red military uniform with a red bicorne cap, seemed naturally comical without needing to speak or act.

Marius scrutinized him and said, "Good! Very good, that’s exactly the vibe we need. Just standing there, you’re a show in yourself!"

Alexandrovich smiled and gestured to someone behind him, "Orlina, come in quickly."

At the entrance of the meeting room, a woman with a golden corkscrew wig and dressed in a European court skirt walked in—it was Alexandrovich’s fiancée, Orlina.

After putting on high heels, she towered over Alexandrovich, her makeup intentionally exaggerated and her clothes padded, making her look both tall and sturdy.

Marius asked, "Are you all ready? This is critical to whether we can break into the American market. Success or failure hinges on this moment!"

Alexandrovich replied, "Orlina and I have rehearsed privately many times. There won’t be any problems." Enjoy new adventures from novelbuddy

Marius nodded, reminding them, "Whether we can break into Hollywood depends on your performance now."

Alexandrovich grabbed his fiancée’s shoulder and said, "Remember, you’re not a woman now, you’re playing a cross-dressing role. Your actual gender is male, just outwardly a woman!"

Orlina nodded, "Don’t worry, I’ve been an actress too."

Someone at the door prompted, "Martin is here."

Marius immediately went to the door and said to the other two, "Hurry up and get ready."

Alexandrovich and Orlina quickly adjusted their emotions and sat on the wooden floor, getting into character for the performance.

Martin arrived with Louise, and as they came to the doorway of the production team’s meeting room, they saw a strange middle-aged man.

The man had the typical Russian features and briefly introduced himself: "Hello, I am Marius from Russia. Please, come in."

Martin and Louise entered the meeting room and saw two people sitting on the ground across from them—one was the Alexandrovich he knew, and the other was a woman with clownish makeup.

It was obvious that they were performing a scene.

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Alexandrovich in his bicorne hat looked like a young lad in the throes of first love, walking rapidly on the floor with two fingers, suddenly climbing onto Orlina’s calf.

Orlina grabbed his hand and flung it off.

His hand quickly slid back and climbed onto her knee.

Orlina flung it off again.

It wasn’t long before his hand was touching Orlina’s thigh.

Before Orlina could react, Alexandrovich leapt up like a starving tiger pouncing on its prey and tackled her to the ground.

The two began to tussle, not looking like they were being affectionate but rather as if they were fighting.

Soon, Orlina wrapped her legs around Alexandrovich’s neck and subdued him with a rear naked choke!

Alexandrovich’s eyes rolled back, and he stuck out his long tongue, looking both bizarre and comical.

Martin initially felt it was all quite baffling but, remembering that Alexandrovich was playing Napoleon and the woman actually a cross-dressing role, he began to find it somewhat amusing.

It seems that everyone’s sense of humor is indeed different.

Just like how Martin finds it hard to laugh at American comedies while Louise and Elizabeth crack up, he just can’t see the humor.

He can cope with Jim Carrey’s, but for the life of him, he doesn’t get the jokes of The Rat Pack comedies.

At that moment, Louise said, "This is kind of interesting."

Martin nodded slightly.

Alexandrovich and Orlina ended their performance and rose from the floor, bowing to Martin and Louise as if they were actors taking a curtain call.

Martin approached, "Welcome to New York, Alexandrovich."

"Receiving your invitation is an unforgettable honor in my life," Alexandrovich expressed with sincere gratitude, then specially introduced his fiancée Orlina to Martin.

And their partner, the screenwriter and director of "Napoleon’s Aphrodite," Marius.

Martin shook hands with both.

Bruce stood in the corner, looking at Orlina, the golden-haired woman with an impressive figure and not bad features, but most importantly, she had the status of a fiancée—that status was key...

Martin glanced at the red-clad Alexandrovich and said, "Your Napoleon costume is quite distinctive; it’s my first time seeing such a Napoleon."

Alexandrovich, who had a natural talent for comedy, said with a pleasing smile, "Contrast may bring better comedic effect. Having a character like Napoleon doing absurd things can amplify the comedy that comes from the contrast to the extreme."

Orlina removed her wig, revealing a cascade of golden hair, looking at Martin with the same hopeful eyes as her fiancé.

Marius took over the conversation, "Regarding the script, we can make changes to the story and character backgrounds according to your requirements, and turn it into a story about Napoleon and the British, such as the Battle of Leipzig or before the Battle of Waterloo, where the British specifically send a beautiful woman to seduce Napoleon and hinder his march."

This Russian had no fondness for Frenchmen or Brits as he said, "A gay British man, disguising himself as a woman to seduce the French Emperor Napoleon – what a joyous setup."

Alexandrovich then said to Martin, "If you have any ideas, you can tell us, and we will consider incorporating them into the script."

Orlina felt her fiancé had gone a bit too far and, in order to gain the support of Martin Davis, he was even willing to abandon the most basic dignity and pride of an artistic creator.

All he saw were the benefits, nothing else.

"The setup with the English and French remains unchanged, but you can write the rest," Martin said after considering briefly, "My studio will sign your project."

Louise is returning to Los Angeles tomorrow. He turned his head to look at Louise, "Will you take them to Los Angeles with you tomorrow? Have Thomas and Jessica discuss the specifics with them."

Louise nodded, "Sure."

Unable to contain his excitement, Alexandrovich gave Marius a high-five in celebration, and then kissed his fiancée forcefully.

He had come all the way to America in search of a hopeful future, and the lighthouse did not disappoint them.

Martin glanced at his watch and said, "It’s getting late. You haven’t rested since you got off the plane. Have the rooms been arranged?"

Alexandrovich replied, "Everything’s been taken care of."

Martin nodded, "Go and rest, then. Once you’re in Los Angeles, my studio’s manager will speak to you about the specifics."

Alexandrovich and the other two left the conference room.

Exiting and turning into the elevator hallway, he said to his fiancée, "Orlina, didn’t I tell you? Our future is in Hollywood, in America! This place is the beacon of human civilization!"

Orlina had observed carefully just moments earlier that Martin Davis seemed truly willing to work on her fiancé’s project and promptly nodded repeatedly, "Darling, you did a great job!"

Marius also encouraged his old buddy, "Without your bravery and pioneering spirit, I wouldn’t have had the chance to come to Hollywood."

Alexandrovich’s expression was exceptionally firm, "I will become the center of attention for the whole world!"

In the conference room, Martin and Louise hadn’t left yet.

Louise was curious, "Where did you find such a character? Quite interesting."

"An actor from Ukraine," Martin explained briefly, "He approached us spontaneously at the premiere of ’Inception’ in Paris."

Louise said, "A film like that could easily provoke protests from the French media."

Martin replied offhandedly, "I believe the French will understand."

Louise asked, "You plan to let a Russian make a film about the French and the British?"

"That shouldn’t be a problem, should it?" Martin never considered it an issue, "Look, the French can make films about Russia or the Soviet Union, and so can the British and Americans.

Like ’The Siege’, where a French director led a team of British creatives to make a film about the Soviets and Germans, the absurdity of its content should be no less than what Alexandrovich playing Napoleon would entail."

Louise was surprised, "Is there an issue with the content of ’The Siege’?"

Martin didn’t expect her to ask this and found it too troublesome to explain, so he just brushed it aside and led her out, "Hungry, let’s go for dinner."

Louise asked again, "Are you sure you can find investors and distributors?"

Martin replied, "We are about to sign a long-term distribution agreement with Disney Studios, and if Disney isn’t interested, we’ll turn to Netflix. As for the investment, I believe Mr. Wu Maoting will be interested, as the film’s budget won’t exceed 5 million US dollars."

He further added, "The money Mr. Wu Maoting invested in ’The Trouble with Romance’ shouldn’t be a problem to recoup; as long as I have a talk with him personally, he will definitely be willing to put that money into a new project."

Louise nodded slightly, "You’ve considered everything thoroughly, I hope they can produce a comedy of acceptable quality."

Martin remembered that in a previous life, Alexandrovich was a very successful comedic actor; he wondered if over in America he could leverage his talent for comedy.

The next morning, when Louise returned to Los Angeles, she took Alexandrovich and Marius with her.

Yesterday’s media event had generated a buzz, as it was the sequel to a blockbuster film, obviously attracting even higher attention.

"’John Wick: Chapter 2’ is in production, Martin Davis returns with a gun!"

"The man who sought revenge for his dog is back!"

"The standard for gunfight action films set by Martin Davis in ’John Wick’ is being shot in New York for its sequel."

Subsequently, the production released the first poster for "John Wick: Chapter 2."

Martin’s character, Jonathan, is seen walking with a gun through the pitch-black streets of New York.

On the poster, struck with trauma, hair disheveled; it seemed as if he had just been through an intense battle. The addition of the dark figures around, their faces obscured, created an atmosphere of tension that was about to explode.

In blood-red text at the bottom of the poster, it read: Jonathan will go up against the world’s most ferocious assassins alone, facing them in a deadly showdown!

Each letter appeared like the spray of blood from an exploding bullet!