Chapter 271: Chapter 268: Hype is Stir-Fried Out

Half an hour later, the Escalade arrived at Bayside Cove.Martin asked, "Can you handle this alone? Don't get robbed."

Putting on his show-off sunglasses, Nicholson inserted the USB drive with the video copy and said, "I was playing this game before you were even born."

Martin really couldn't refute that.

Alone, Nicholson got out of the car and quickly found the woman Bruce had described by the west gate.

Seeing an old man sneaking over, Jody hurried to greet him, only to be stunned that it was Nicholson, "Are you the client Old Cloth referred?"

With a serious face, Nicholson said, "The password! Say the password! How do I know who you are without it?"

Without a choice, Jody gave the password, "Leonardo's rapid-fire water gun."

Nicholson nodded, "It's definitely you, no mistake."

Jody pointed to some nearby woods, "The amount for this transaction is too big, I don't have that much money, so I brought my new boss."

They had discussed this over the phone, and now the password matched too, Nicholson was enjoying himself, waving them over, "Hurry up, I don't have time to waste."

A middle-aged man emerged.

"Harvey Levin!" Nicholson took off his show-off sunglasses to confirm he hadn't mistaken the person.

This man had been an entertainment lawyer and a writer for the entertainment column for the "Los Angeles Times."

Levin was equally surprised, "Old Jack!"

Nicholson asked, "What are you doing here?"

Levin explained briefly, "I've just set up a website devoted to publishing celebrity gossip called TMZ. You can sell insider information to me or Jody from now on."

Pulling out the USB drive, Nicholson said, "Exclusive video, Martin Davis and Brad Pitt fighting over jealousy for Aniston at Avalon Bar."

Levin's hands shook with excitement, "Really?"

Nicholson said, "I filmed it myself, could it be fake?"

He then repeated what Martin had told him.

Jody took out a pen and notebook, writing everything down.

Levin went back to his car, grabbed his laptop, and started looking at the USB drive.

When the playback showed Pitt lunging at Martin, Nicholson immediately unplugged the USB drive, "Thirty thousand dollars, not a cent less."

Levin's hands opened and closed in excitement, unable to stay still.

TMZ had just been established, specializing in celebrity gossip, scandals, and dark secrets, and it needed a heavyweight piece of news to make a name for itself.

Pitt, an A-list superstar.

Martin, one of the hottest rising stars of the year.

And in the middle of it all was America's sweetheart, Jennifer Aniston!

It wasn't hard for Levin to make a decision, "Fine, thirty thousand dollars!"

Minutes later, the transaction was completed smoothly, as Nicholson pocketed the check and returned to the car, and the Trio of Scoundrels immediately split the loot.

Of course, they couldn't forget the IRS's share.

Martin suggested, "How about a second round of celebration somewhere?"

Leonardo asked, "Head to Night Color Club for a face wash?"

However, Nicholson shook his head, "Not tonight." He glanced at his watch, "I have a date in an hour and a half."

Martin and Leonardo exchanged looks and asked, "Where's the date?"

Nicholson, still jittery from the last time's popping firecrackers, said, "I'm not going to tell you." He yelled to the front, "Old Cloth, pull over to the curb."

As soon as Bruce stopped the car, Nicholson got out immediately, boarded his own car that had been following behind, and sped off without a trace.

Leonardo lost interest as well and got out of the car, "Let's all head home."

"Going home," Martin closed the car door, thought for a moment, and then took out his phone to call Thomas.

In a hotel suite, just as Thomas was getting cozy with a beauty, his phone rang.

"Just a second," he saw it was Martin's call, which he couldn't ignore.

Different from his past girlfriends, the beauty obediently sat on the sofa waiting.

As Thomas walked to the balcony, he felt a bit smug, thankful that he had grown wiser by not seeking a girlfriend, sparing himself the need to be as cautious as serving The Queen.

Paying for companionship was better; obedient and submissive, they wait when told to wait, and they're guaranteed not to talk back.

After answering the call and hearing a few words from Martin, Thomas was surprised, "You got into a fight with Pitt? TMZ? Okay, I got it, I'll keep an eye out tonight."

After hanging up, Thomas went back to the living room of the suite, glanced at the beauty, and sighed, "That's it for tonight, time to go."

The beauty stood up, but instead of leaving, she held out her hand.

Thomas, with no choice, reached for his wallet.

Content, the beauty left the suite happily.

Thomas tidied up his personal items, left the room, and called Jessica and Emily as he entered the elevator. Then he noticed in the mirror that his hairline had receded even more.

He didn't bother with these trivialities, hurrying off to Davis Studio to keep an eye on that new website, TMZ.

Just over ten minutes after Thomas reached the studio, TMZ's newly established website posted the news and video on their front-page headline. Experience new stories on mvl

"Jealous of Aniston, Martin Davis and Brad Pitt Throw Punches at Avalon Bar, Pitt Knocked Out Cold!"

The news photo showed Pitt pinned to the bar table by Martin's one hand, his head even hitting a glass bottle of Coca-Cola!

Clicking on the web page brought up a video, although a bit blurry, that was enough to distinguish between Martin and Pitt.

The latter initiated the fight but didn't last even one round under Martin's hands.

Then there was the detailed news description. Because Aniston starred in Martin's new movie "Limitless," Pitt suspected Martin of having an affair with his ex-wife Aniston, which led to their argument...

At the end of the TMZ news, they especially noted that all media were welcome to reprint as long as the source was cited.

Emily came into the office and said to the dissatisfied staff, "The boss said to work overtime tonight, five times the pay."

Five or six people immediately perked up and, following the arranged tasks, spread TMZ's news all over the internet, leaving various leading comments.

"Pitt's so weak, he got taken out in seconds by Martin even though he threw the first punch."

"No wonder Aniston and Jolie didn't want anything to do with such a man."

"I suspect he's always soft down there."

"Did you all notice? It's Coca-Cola again! With a cola in hand, Martin is invincible!"

"After all, he's the Sect Hierarch of the Cola Cult."

"Glass bottle Coke, forever the god!"

The news immediately heated up, with Martin, Pitt and Aniston quickly becoming hot search items on Google.

Along with it, the movie "Limitless" also saw a surge in popularity.

Martin quickly capitalized on a minor conflict that erupted suddenly, heating up the new project for promotion.

As the news spread, more websites joined the reprinting bandwagon.

Traditional media were much slower, especially the newspapers not coming out until the next morning, essentially dealing with leftovers at that point.

......

In the Cody Community, Martin got home and immediately saw the related news on TMZ's website. After briefly considering, he dialed Aniston's number.

Aniston was puzzled, "Martin, is there something you need?"

"Tonight, I was meeting Leo for drinks at Avalon Bar when I ran into Pitt..." Martin briefly explained what happened, sticking entirely with the truth: "Someone might have taken a video and uploaded it online, some people wrote some exaggerated stuff."

He took the initiative to say, "Jen, I must apologize to you for getting you involved."

Aniston had already turned on her computer and quickly browsed the related news. Realizing Pitt was the first to strike, she said, "I should be the one to apologize to you, it's because of that jerk of mine that you were attacked."

Martin added, "You'd better inform your team to prepare in advance."

Aniston thought he was really nice and said, "Thank you, thanks for calling me specifically."

After hanging up with Martin, Aniston's smile vanished instantly, and her good composure couldn't contain the volcano about to erupt. She turned on her spare phone and called Pitt.

As soon as he answered, Aniston yelled, "Bastard, what a great mess you've made! I gave way willingly, I divorced you willingly, why can't you just leave me alone? You make me sick!"

On the other end, Pitt was stunned by the scolding, completely unaware of what was happening: "Hey, Jen, what's going on?"

Aniston continued her tirade, "You're a loser; I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore, asshole! Idiot! Don't ever mention my name anywhere you go!"

After finishing her rant, she hung up the phone and turned it off.

Pitt just got home and was met with a barrage of curse words. After making several inquiries, he finally realized what had happened and hurriedly went online to look, his anger flaring.

By the end of the night, Pitt's place needed a thorough update of furniture and appliances.

Meanwhile, in a Beverly Hills mansion, Jolie had just put the children to bed.

Even with enough nannies, raising three kids in good health wasn't an easy task.

Suddenly, her agent called, "Get on a site called TMZ fast, there's a huge explosion of news about Martin, Pitt, and Aniston!"

"Got it," Jolie replied, hung up the phone, immediately headed to the study, turned on the computer, and logged into TMZ. The moment she saw the video and news, a flame ignited in her heart and surged through her entire body in an instant.

It felt like she was burning from the inside out, her skin turned bright red, and her eyes were like those of a fierce wolf.

Martin and Pitt had a brawl over Aniston!

What did this imply? Martin possibly had an affair with Aniston.

Jolie was more than excited, she was ecstatic. Grabbing her phone, she ran out of the study and instructed the nanny, "Keep an eye on the kids; I'll be right back." S~eaʀᴄh the nôvel_Fire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Not waiting for a response, she dashed out of the villa, into a red Ferrari, and sped toward Sherman Oaks.

Arriving in the Cody Community, she parked in front of Martin's house and ran up to bang on his door.

Bruce came to open the door, surprised, "What are you doing here?"

Jolie nodded at him, "Old Cloth, I'm here to see Martin."

Bruce turned around, saw Martin making a gesture from the villa entrance, and opened the wicket door.

Jolie sprinted toward Martin like a hundred-meter dash, unbuttoning her blouse as she ran, tossing it aside, and also whipping off her belt.

Bruce quickly hid back in the annex.

"Aniston!" Jolie's jeans ended up in the courtyard pool: "Call Aniston!"

As she entered the living room, Martin didn't call Aniston. Instead, Jolie called Pitt.

"No big deal? I... just wanted to inform you that I'm returning your gift, just as received! Panting? Because I'm working out!"