America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

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Entering September, Leonardo and Nicholson, who had had their fill of gallivanting in Europe, arrived in New York.

In the entertainment zone of the film studio, Martin was startled upon seeing Leonardo and said, "I thought high-intensity sprints would help you lose weight, but you've gained another layer of fat."

Nicholson chimed in, "You also have to consider, 100 meters in 11 seconds..."

"I'm not 11 seconds!" Leonardo fumed, "Jack, stop slandering me!"

Nicholson nodded repeatedly, "Alright, I won't slander you. Let's say 100 meters in 17... no, make that 20 seconds, how much energy would you burn off in one go? Besides, most of the time, you're down below!"

Martin patted Leonardo on the shoulder sympathetically: "Even so, that shouldn't have made you fatter."

He then turned to Nicholson, "You don't look the least bit haggard, not quite the look of someone who's been on a month-long spree."

Nicholson clearly didn't want to talk about it: "Let's not bring that up."

Of course, Leonardo wouldn't let him off: "We moved the party to Majorca Island in Spain, and threw a wild bash there, inviting many tourists from the island, which included a soccer star who plays the English game. He seduced the Russian model away, and Jack here got his 'corner' dug by someone else."

He burst out laughing: "I can tease him about this until he meets his maker!"

"No, you're completely wrong, this matter should be looked at from a different angle," Nicholson explained: "That model and the soccer star had hit it off back at the Armani show earlier this year, then I came in and stole her. After I got tired and let her go, she had no choice but to go back to the soccer star for a rebound."

Martin was shocked at the shameless rhetoric: "Jack, you truly have a talent. You should go to the White House and write press releases for Guanhai!"

Nicholson had the air of someone seeing an understatement: "That's the truth, you can ask the two of them."

Leonardo curiously asked Martin, "What about your girls? Was it just a one-time thing?"

"For things like this, isn't once enough?" Martin said with great depth and an artistic flair, "You might not have heard of this saying, 'It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.'"

Leonardo nodded, "I understand, one beautiful experience, the aftertaste is everlasting."

Martin snapped his fingers, "Precisely, with their openness and generosity, as long as the conditions are right, throwing another party wouldn't be too difficult."

"Actually, I think the primary reason isn't any of these," Nicholson, the scoundrel, got Martin entangled in the ridicule, "Natalia got divorced from what's his name, and the younger two are neither someone's wife nor a celebrity's fiancée, that's the key!"

Leonardo clapped his hands in admiration, "Jack, you've nailed it!"

The two men grinned wickedly at Martin.

Martin glanced at their punchable faces, deciding to launch a counterattack, his method was quite special: "Remember the last time I called you guys, asking about that Citroen and English actor Tom Hardy?"

Nicholson was the first to realize: "I saw the news from the Parisian media, saying that Tom Hardy got mugged the night of our get-together, and his injuries were very serious."

Martin pointed to his ass, "This was 'enlightened' by the folks from District 93, apparently went through several hours of stitching surgery."

Then he pointed to Leonardo's mouth, "All the teeth in there were knocked out, and as for why, you should know better than me."

Leonardo exclaimed, "The mugger was after both money and sex!"

"Not quite, not quite," Nicholson was still reflecting and said to Martin, "You initially said you'd use this method to see if any of the women in the car were a 'sparrow.' Now that Tom Hardy actually ran into trouble in the Citroen, he wasn't the one getting mugged, was he?"

Leonardo also caught on, "Just like you said, did someone not want Tom Hardy to interrupt us and then dealt with him?"

Nicholson asked outright, "Martin, was there a 'sparrow' in the car that time?"

Martin crossed his arms and leaned back on the sofa, looking out the window, "Aren't sparrows found in many places?"

Leonardo and Nicholson felt as if a million ants were crawling in their hearts, the itch was unbearable.

Nicholson burst out, "I've lived in glory for half my life, only to have my 'corner' stolen by a soccer star, shame on me!"

Leonardo knew what he meant by saying this, his voice as low as a mosquito's buzz, "I've trained myself down to 22 seconds for the 100 meters!"

Martin gave a thumbs-up to his two pals, "You both are honest good guys."

Nicholson inquired, "Out with it, who's the sparrow?"

Martin uttered one honest word, "Do you two really think you're worth planting a sparrow beside yourselves?"

Leonardo shook his head, "Unless they're interested in environmental protection."

Nicholson caught the point, "You think the 'sparrow' is one of the four women who are with you?"

Martin nodded, "There's a big chance, as the Sect Hierarch of the Cola Cult, I should be of more value to the Russians than you guys."

Nicholson admitted, "Your political value is indeed greater than Leo's and mine combined."

Leonardo went straight to the point, "Have you figured out which one it is?"

"Not sure," Martin thought for a moment, "Personally, I think Natalia is the least likely."

Leonardo said, "I've known Natalia for many years, it shouldn't be her."

Nicholson pondered, "I've encountered Natalia several times before, and judging by my experience, she doesn't seem like a sparrow."

Martin asked, "Have you ever seen a sparrow?"

"No," Nicholson pointed to his eyes, "But if someone is acting, they can't fool me."

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Martin believed this point, he stood up and said, "I invited two people to join the film crew, let's go take a look together."

Nicholson and Leonardo followed Martin.

The three left the entertainment area and walked toward the training facility.

The place had long been rented by the film crew for daily rehearsals and trainings.

Martin led the two directly to the second floor and entered an office, approaching the glass window.

From here, the activities on the first floor were clearly visible.

Svetlana was practicing a set of movements that would be used in the shoot, under the guidance of Chen Hu's assistant, a female stunt performer.

Nicholson asked, "What role does she play in the movie?"

Martin said, "A female assassin, I have a few action scenes with her."

Nicholson fell silent, standing at the window and observing quietly.

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After a while, the training below paused, seemingly for a break, and he said, "Let's go down, ask her a few questions about America and Russia."

Martin shrugged, "You're more like FBI than the FBI."

Nicholson followed him downstairs, saying as they went, "Leo is about to play the biggest head of the FBI in history!"

Martin had heard of this person and asked Leonardo, "You're preparing to play Hoover?"

Leonardo simply said, "Hoover, directed by Clint Eastwood."

Martin asked, "For the Oscars?"

"Biographical film, of course it's for winning awards," Leonardo didn't deny it, "This year I'm not sure, I'm preparing for the next one."

Martin, on the other hand, felt this year was a good opportunity, Harvey Weinstein could no longer dominate the Oscars, "I remember in 'Shutter Island' you played the male lead with a mental illness?"

Leonardo replied, "That's right, Director Scorsese told me he was schizophrenic."

Martin said, "With such an Oscar-friendly role, if you increase your investment, you might fulfill your dreams next year."

Nicholson joined the conversation, "If there are no strong contenders, it's not impossible for you to win an award."

The three went downstairs and turned out through a corridor.

When Svetlana saw Martin, she immediately came over, "Hi darling, you finally have time to come see me."

"Leo, Jack, you know them," Martin made brief introductions, then asked, "Is the training going smoothly?"

Svetlana said, "It's no harder than the model training I've received."

Martin followed her response, "Seems you've had a tough time in Russia, eh?"

"Luckily, I came to America, to Los Angeles," Svetlana moved closer to Martin, "Fortune smiled upon me, and I met you."

Martin laughed, "Do you like Hollywood that much? Want to stay and develop here?"

Svetlana nodded, "I want to stay."

Martin encouraged, "Keep training well, first do an outstanding job with this role."

Soon, the break time was over, and Svetlana pointed to the training field, "I'm going to train."

Once she was a distance away, Martin asked, "What do you think?"

Nicholson said, "She doesn't seem to be lying or acting, years of experience tell me, she has an extremely strong longing and aspiration for America."

Leonardo asked, "What about the other person?"

"Not on set," Martin motioned for the two to leave the training facility, "This afternoon, I have a few scenes to shoot with her, you can follow me and see the specifics."

Nicholson said, "This is getting more and more interesting." He adjusted his glasses as if he were a certain young detective, "I must find this swallow."

"What if you can't find her?" Leo asked.

Nicholson replied irritably, "I'll mobilize all my friends and contacts, make sure they all don't vote for you this year, so you won't even get an Oscar nomination!"

Leonardo scorned, "Just say it if you don't have the ability to find the swallow, if you really could discern, the FBI would have hired you years ago to identify them!"

Nicholson laughed, "Are you joking, Leo? The appearance fee for Jack Nicholson, could the FBI's budget afford that?"

Martin patted Leonardo's shoulder, "I should charge you, you ought to pay me a fee."

"Why?" Leonardo asked.

Martin stated, "I've given you such a great opportunity to experience FBI life, let you partake in the search for a swallow. Now, go to the FBI, what can they offer you? So, Leo, you must repay me."

"No problem," Leonardo was very generous, "I recall there are plenty of supermodels and angels who are married, like Cindy Crawford — one of these days I'll personally introduce you!"@@novelbin@@

Nicholson chimed in, "Martin loves that, he'll surely be grateful to you."