America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz-Chapter 623 - 616 The Female Millionaire

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Upon opening the door to the VIP room, Lily saw a middle-aged man and two women, one older and one younger.

The middle-aged man, wearing glasses, approached with a sunny smile, exuding grace, maturity, and elegant demeanor.

An exhibition manager introduced him, "This is Mr. Keith Raniere." Then, introducing the two women, "These are Mr. Raniere’s relatives."

"Hello," Lily said as she shook his hand lightly.

Raniere shook her hand briefly and said, "I’ve always enjoyed collecting art. It’s my good fortune to encounter Miss Carter’s art exhibition here in New York."

Looking at the person before her and listening to his words, Lily suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. She subconsciously turned her head, just in time to see Martin and two other bastards walking in.

She immediately understood that the man in front of her resembled Martin, or rather, was a middle-aged version of Martin.

A gentleman in appearance, but darkness lurked within.

Martin, Nicholson, and Leonardo entered without speaking and found places to sit down directly.

He was actually using this gesture as a way to help Lily avoid trouble, signaling to the others that Lily had people backing her up.

Having the intention is one thing, acting on it is another.

Lily casually said, "These are my relatives and friends; you don’t need to worry about them."

Raniere’s gaze swiftly passed over Martin, then he asked, "The art pieces you have exhibited today, can I purchase them? I truly wish to buy them."

Thinking of Martin’s words, Lily said, "Selling them is no problem, but the exhibition has just started, and I haven’t prepared any other pieces for display."

Raniere replied with good grace, "I was thinking we could do it this way: I buy all the exhibited pieces, but they can stay here until the end of the exhibition, after which I will take them away."

Lily said with a smile, "Mr. Raniere, you are a good man."

Meanwhile, Martin signaled with his eyes, and both Leonardo and Nicholson shook their heads slightly, indicating they didn’t know who this Raniere was.

The great detective Nicholson took another look at Catherine Oxenberg, as if he recognized who she was.

Lily’s agent quickly agreed on a price with Raniere, and both parties went off to handle the paperwork.

Martin and the others kept to their small talk and didn’t interfere.

But their stance couldn’t have been clearer.

Having signed the trading contract, Raniere added, "Miss Carter, if you have some time in the next few days, may I come to hear the stories behind the creation of these art pieces?"

Lily, who was always accompanied by two bodyguards, wasn’t worried at all, "Of course, you can."

Feeling that he had made a good impression on their first meeting, Raniere chose to stop there, "Then I’ll see you tomorrow."

Having just secured over three hundred thousand US dollars, and since Lily was already planning to return to the exhibition hall, she said politely, "I’ll walk you out."

"Thank you," Raniere replied, leading the two women out with him.

India suddenly turned her head to look towards Martin, seemingly wanting to speak.

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

Lily escorted Raniere and his party out.

With that matter concluded, there was no need for Martin and his companions to stay, and they also followed them out.

Soon, the group returned to the exhibition hall.

Raniere headed straight for the exit.

Martin was about to question Nicholson when Marina and Svetlana came over, pulling him along to tell him about a banana taped to a wall in the next hall, presented as an art exhibit, and what’s more, it had been sold for a high price.

After making a round, Raniere reconvened with Allison-Mack on the second floor. From above, not only did he spot Lily, but he also saw the two Russian women.

All three women were surrounding Martin Davis.

Raniere couldn’t help but twitch repeatedly as he compared the three women by his side with the three around Martin. Why was there such a big difference, even though they were both Sect Hierarchs?

Comparison is the thief of joy, and it’s the easiest way to upset one’s mental balance.

Raniere thought to himself that he had the numbers, 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 them before."

Catherine also shook her head, "I don’t recognize them."

Allison was very proactive, "I’ll find out."

"Get the details about who they are, where they come from, and what they like," Raniere ordered directly.

"Yes," Allison replied, bowing her head.

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Back inside the exhibition hall, Martin and his two companions entered the rest area with Lily.

Once there were no other people around, Lily’s face broke out into a broad smile, and her excitement radiated from within as she exclaimed loudly, "I’m going to be a millionaire! I’m really going to be a millionaire!"

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She cheered ecstatically, "Bring on a dozen more fools like this one!"

Leonardo couldn’t bear to see someone happier than him and said, "Be careful he doesn’t have ulterior motives and kidnap you."

Martin advised, "Remember, always have your bodyguards follow you."

Recalling the last fool, Cassie, who had an ulterior motive, Lily nodded, "I will be very careful."

Martin asked Leonardo and Nicholson, "What’s this Raniere’s story?"

Leonardo shook his head, "I don’t know him."

"I don’t know him either," Nicholson pushed his sunglasses up and said, "But I do know the woman with him, Catherine Oxenberg, a slightly famous actress in Hollywood. I remember seeing her in ’Baywatch’ and ’Killing Game’. It seems she hasn’t had much work in recent years."

Leonardo recalled, "I used to watch ’Overseas Rescue Squad’ when I was young, and I think I remember her."

Martin looked at Bruce, "Find out the specifics."

Bruce immediately got in touch with Thomas and Jody to understand the situation from both the agent and media journalist perspectives.

Having achieved the purpose of coming here to support Lily, Martin and his two companions left the exhibition hall to visit some academy members settled in New York.

Even though the Oscars were still some time away, the campaign for the awards had already begun.

Martin Scorsese had fulfilled his dream of winning the Best Director Oscar with "Infernal Affairs," and this time, "Shutter Island’s" resources would be focused on Leonardo.

At Robert De Niro’s house, Martin saw an Italian-style big family. De Niro had six children and a whole bunch of grandchildren.

The youngest son had a nephew more than twenty years older than him.

Leaving his house, Martin remarked, "No wonder Scorsese and De Niro are reluctant to retire. This is the biggest motivation for artistic creation."

Nicholson shrugged, "Like me, it’s so good to have money, leisure, and fun."

Leonardo said, "My life goal is to become Jack when I’m old."

Martin brought up an old suggestion, "If you’re willing to get married during awards season, I guarantee the chances of you getting the Oscar for Best Actor would triple."

Seeing Leonardo’s murderous glare, he quickly changed his tune, "Actually, there’s another way. You could easily sleep with all the female judges. Someone said that’s the fastest shortcut to a woman’s heart! You’re Leonardo DiCaprio, you could conquer them with no trouble."

Nicholson chimed in, "That idea is unreliable. Doing that will only make Leo miss out on even a nomination. When the time comes, would a bunch of frustrated female judges vote for Leo?"

Martin immediately understood the implications and admitted his mistake, "I wasn’t thoughtful enough and overlooked Leo’s biggest characteristic."

Leonardo got into the car first, locked the doors, and told the driver to leave immediately.

Martin and Nicholson, left behind with no other option, had to hail a cab to follow.

Back at the hotel, Bruce came over, and the four of them entered Martin’s study.

Martin asked, "Did you find out?"

Bruce handed over three copies of a fax to the three of them, "Keith Raniere, also a Sect Hierarch, the leader of the so-called self-help organization Nxivm, claims to lead a new era of human evolution and offers costly potential development training, with Catherine Oxenberg as one of his assistants, in charge of liaising with Hollywood business."

He emphasized, "Nxivm is similar to the Church of Scientology where Tom Cruise belongs, but they have far fewer members. They mainly recruit elite female members, spread across both political and business sectors, with many significant figures."

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Martin understood, "So it’s an elite organization."

Leonardo nodded, "I’ve heard of this organization; a few years ago, it was implicated in some cases involving the abduction of women."

Bruce continued, "Not just once, but every time it concluded with no further action, even the accusers faced retaliation."

Nicholson, who had seen and known much, advised, "In America, there are many organizations like this, and issues involving beliefs are mostly very tricky to handle."

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The troublemaker himself even warned, "If they don’t provoke us, it’s best we ignore them."

Martin nodded, "I don’t want to mess with these troublesome matters."

He specifically told Bruce, "Remind Lily. Uh... you stay with Lily during the exhibition these days, until she returns to Los Angeles."

Nicholson remarked, "She’s been warned in advance, and with Lily’s intelligence, she shouldn’t fall for it."

"I’m not worried about Lily," Martin knew what Lily was truly like and half-jokingly said, "what I’m worried about is Lily stabbing that Raniere with a knife."

Leonardo and Nicholson looked at each other, at a loss for words.

Over the following days, while shooting on set, Martin also kept an eye on Lily’s situation.

Bruce stayed with Lily, and in the first two days, Raniere visited the exhibition every day but apart from talking, there was hardly anything else.

Lily was cautious enough to keep all conversations public and even declined Raniere’s dinner invitation.

When the exhibition ended, Raniere didn’t show up again. Instead, Catherine Oxenberg came to collect the exhibits.

At the same time, all scenes related to Marina had been shot. Instead of returning to Russia, Marina and Svetlana went to Los Angeles.

They planned to settle in Los Angeles for a long time.

Great detective Nicholson also wrapped up his secret investigation and approached Martin and Leonardo, "From observing these past days, I’ve discovered that Marina is quite the actor, frequently putting on a performance in daily life, and she doesn’t even blink when lying."

Leonardo said, "We will watch her when we return to Los Angeles!"

Martin reminded, "Don’t mess around, she’s our common asset."