America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

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Afternoon shooting finished, Emma Watson returned to her dressing room to remove her makeup, dismissed everyone else, and asked her assistant Alanna, "Is the news out?"

"It's out," Alanna replied with a strange expression. "But the report is not what we expected."

Emma Watson took her laptop, opened the TMZ website, and found the news about Martin and Silsa Ronan on the homepage. After looking through the photos and videos, she focused on the text.

"Martin Davis is rumored to be planning a new work, considering Irish actress Silsa Ronan. According to insiders, the new work is suspected to be of the musical genre..."

Alanna said, "I just checked Martin Davis and Silsa Ronan's Twitter. All these new videos are from Twitter. Silsa Ronan sang 'Scarborough Fair' for Martin, seemingly auditioning for a role. Those things we shot, they didn't have much of an impact."

Emma Watson raised her finger and shook it, signaling Alanna to be quiet.

One thought dominated her mind: Martin Davis's new film!

After a while, Emma Watson finally spoke, "No wonder Silsa Ronan is always cozying up to Martin and being so shameless, it's all for the new film and role."

Alanna followed her lead, "Martin Davis's works have a high success rate. Charlize Theron even stooped to play supporting roles, yet she leveraged her partnership with Martin in 'Gone Girl' to make a successful comeback."

Emma Watson closed the video of Silsa Ronan singing for Martin and suddenly started to sing 'Scarborough Fair' a cappella.

Many actors are multi-talented, and Emma Watson is no exception.

At first, Alanna was a bit surprised, but once Emma finished singing, she realized and asked, "Do you want to snatch that role from Silsa Ronan?"

Emma Watson smirked with a twisted smile, "I'm more famous than she is, a better actress, prettier, with far more fans. I'm a Hollywood A-lister, and she barely qualifies as a third-rate!"

She pointed out a key factor, "That's a movie project Martin Davis is preparing. Although I don't know the specifics, his movies always succeed!"

"Yes, always succeeding," agreed Alanna.

"The Harry Potter series has ended, and Hermione has become a thing of the past," Emma Watson said. "I need a new successful work, preferably as the lead actress in a top-tier project."

She was somewhat resigned, "To break free from Hermione's label, I even had to take on supporting roles like the one in 'Noah's Ark.' Do you think a supporting role is worthy of my fame and status?"

"Not at all," responded Alanna.

Emma Watson clenched her teeth, "Silsa is my nemesis. My greatest leverage in Hollywood is Martin, and I plan to steal not just her role but also her leverage!"

Alanna asked directly, "What do we do?"

Emma Watson instructed, "Keep an eye on Martin's movement patterns in the production studio..."

After she finished, Alanna said, "I know what to do."

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In the afternoon, leaving the soundstage, Martin walked towards his studio.

Upon entering the studio lobby, Bruce stepped forward and said, "That woman was following you around again at noon."

Martin frowned, "Isn't she done yet? Keep an eye on her and Emma Watson."

Bruce nodded and went to make a phone call.

Martin entered the studio's conference room and met with Ellen Horn, who was there to check on the progress of 'Escape from Tehran' and to inquire about a few matters.

Ellen Horn asked directly, "Are you preparing a new film project?"

Martin replied, "I have some initial ideas, but they're not yet refined. Once I have a clearer outline, we can talk, okay?"

"John Wick: Chapter 2" has already grossed over 600 million US dollars worldwide, benefiting Disney Studios, the distributor, handsomely.

In addition to box office revenues, Disney Studios has also made a substantial profit from DVD sales.

Currently, the DVD sales in North America have exceeded 100 million US dollars, still holding the top spot on this year's North American DVD sales charts.

Ellen Horn said, "That's fine, just don't forget Disney Studios."

The successful always have plenty of friends. Martin responded with a smile, "I'll certainly prioritize working with Disney Studios."

The two talked for a while before going their separate ways.

Martin went straight home from work.

The next morning, Martin arrived promptly at the Disney Studio. Under a parasol placed at the entrance of the 'Escape from Tehran' set, he saw Emma Watson.

This young actress with a very distinctive face sat on a cushioned chair, smiling and greeting Martin, "Good morning, Martin."

Martin, acting as if he was unaware of anything, nodded back, "Morning, Emma."

Emma Watson stood up and approached, "I have a friend who would like your autograph. She was supposed to come herself, but she's disabled and has difficulty moving. When she heard I was also shooting a new film at Disney Studio, she specially asked me."

For an actor, such lies are all too easy to tell. She asked hopefully, "Martin, could I get an autographed photo from you?"

Martin, unsure of her motives but knowing that he'd given away thousands of autographed photos without trouble, immediately agreed, "Sure."

Bruce handed Emma Watson an autographed photo.

"Let's take a picture together," Emma Watson said.

After saying that, she leaned in and wrapped her arm around Martin's.

In the presence of so many, Martin wasn't worried about Emma Watson causing any scandal and had Bruce take a photo of them together.

After taking the photo together, Emma Watson did not linger and took her leave.

Before entering the soundstage, Martin said to Bruce, "Keep an eye on her, see what she's up to."

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Just as he entered the studio, David Fincher came up from behind and said, "Looks like Warner's princess has just delivered herself to our doorstep."

Martin replied, "Not a princess, more likely a witch."

After a morning of shooting, Martin came out of the studio and found Emma Watson again sitting under the sun umbrella, still in the same chair with a cushion as in the morning.

Emma took the initiative to greet him, "Hey, Martin, finished for the day?"

Martin, however, wanted to see what kind of plane this witch was trying to fly, and said, "Finished, getting ready for lunch."

Emma was prepared and approached as she stood up, "I had someone deliver the autographed photo to my friend, she was thrilled, and insisted I thank you on her behalf. I'd like to invite you to lunch."

Martin replied perfunctorily, "It's a small matter, no need to make a fuss over it."

Emma insisted, "Give me a chance to express my thanks."

Thinking of what happened yesterday, Martin said, "Let's go to the studio canteen then."

The two of them headed for the studio canteen.

On the way, Emma Watson seemed very happy and in particularly good spirits, humming a tune.

Her voice was clear and crisp, her singing slightly unripe and not as smooth as one might expect, but it was still pleasant to listen to.

Not worse than Silsa Ronan.

During lunch, Silsa saw Emma Watson sitting with Martin, and her brow furrowed.

"Damn it!" She was too upset to eat.

Emma Watson was trying to undermine the foundation she'd established in Hollywood.

Silsa wanted to stir up trouble, big trouble!
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After lunch, having left the restaurant and on their way back, Emma Watson invited him, "Would you like to grab a drink after we wrap up in the afternoon?"

Martin turned and looked at her.

Emma Watson specifically mentioned, "I'm 21 now, I can drink in public places."

Any Hollywood man would understand the implication of those words.

Assuming Martin didn't know about yesterday's incident, while Martin knew very well, how could he accept such an invitation and said, "Sorry, I've promised Elizabeth to be home on time this evening."

Emma Watson smiled and said, "No worries, we can schedule it for another time."

Arriving near the entrance of the "Escape from Tehran" studio under the sun umbrella, Emma Watson checked her watch, "It's still early, let's rest here for a bit."

While talking, she sat back down in the cushioned chair.

Martin sat opposite her, and they chatted about a mishmash of topics.

A few minutes later, Martin returned to the studio.

Emma Watson headed towards the "Noah's Ark" crew, stopping by a soda shop on the way.

Alanna went in too.

The two of them sat at a table and discussed matters.

The soda shop was small, with only two tables.

An utterly ordinary middle-aged man sat at a spot with his back to Emma.

From her recent conversation with Martin, Emma Watson confirmed he was indeed planning a musical project with a heavy focus on the female lead.

Having been in the entertainment industry since she was ten, she had grown accustomed to many things and said to Alanna, "Modify a bag for me, put Rupert's mini DV inside, so I can record secretly."

"That's easy." Alanna asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Emma made up her mind, "I'm going to record it. There are too many people in this circle who deny everything once they've had their fill. As long as I have leverage over him, I won't be afraid that he..."

The two didn't stay long, having a bit of fat-free ice cream before leaving quickly.

The middle-aged man also left, wiping something from under the table where the two women sat, then slipping his hand into his pocket.

Finding a quiet spot, he listened again before dialing a number.

"Old Cloth, got some info, should I come over to you?"

"Come to the studio's back door."

That afternoon, Martin was busy shooting. After wrapping up and coming out of the studio, he found Emma Watson again waiting for him in that chair.

Many passersby cast curious glances at the two of them.

It wouldn't be long before rumors of Emma Watson pursuing Martin Davis would spread throughout Disney Studio.

Martin chatted with her briefly and excused himself with more work, heading to a nearby crew studio.

Bruce came up from behind and said in a low voice, "We can almost confirm it now."

Martin never took kindly to others messing with him and said, "Get her to stay away on her own initiative."

Bruce asked, "What do you want to do?"

"Men bullying women isn't a good look," Martin already had a plan, "Girls should be happy to help each other out; let Silsa give Emma Watson a hand."