American fame and fortune

Opening the door of the VIP room, Lily saw a middle-aged man and two women, one older and one younger.

The middle-aged man wore glasses and smiled brightly when he came up to me. He was elegant, mature and personable.

A manager of the exhibition introduced: "This is Mr. Keith Lanier." Then he introduced two women: "These two are relatives of Mr. Lanier."

"Hello." Lily shook his hand gently.

Lanier shook his hand and said, "I have always liked collecting art. I am lucky to encounter Miss Carter's art exhibition in New York this time."

Looking at the people in front of her and listening to the words that struck her ears, Lily suddenly felt a familiar feeling and subconsciously turned around, just in time to see three bastards named Martin coming in.

She understood immediately that the man in front of her looked very much like Martin, or a middle-aged version of Martin.

Sunny and gentle on the outside, but dark on the inside.

Martin, Nicholson and Leonardo came in and directly found a place to sit down without speaking.

In fact, he also used this method to help Lily avoid trouble and tell the other party that there was someone behind Lily.

It’s okay to have ideas, but don’t act on them.

Lily said casually: "These are my relatives and friends, don't worry about them."

Lanier glanced quickly at Martin and asked: "Can you sell the artwork you participated in the exhibition to me today? I sincerely want to buy it."

Lily thought of Martin's words and said: "There is no problem with selling, but the exhibition has just begun, and I have not prepared other exhibits."

Lanier was very personable: "I think it can be like this. All the exhibits will be sold to me, but they can be kept here until the end of the exhibition, and then I will take them away."

Lily smiled and said, "Mr. Lanier, you are a good man."

On the other side, Martin signaled with his eyes. Leonardo and Nicholson both shook their heads slightly, indicating that they did not know who this Ranier was.

Detective Nicholson took another look at Catherine Oxenberg and seemed to recognize who she was.

Lily's agent quickly negotiated the price with Raniere, and the two parties immediately went through the formalities.

The three of them, Martin, were chatting among themselves without adding a word to each other.

But the attitude couldn't be more obvious.

After signing the transaction contract here, Lanier said: "Ms. Carter, if you have time in the next few days, can I come over to you and listen to you tell the stories behind the creation of these works of art?"

Lily is always accompanied by two bodyguards, so she is not afraid at all: "Of course."

When they met for the first time, Lanier thought he had left a good impression, so that was enough: "Then we'll see you tomorrow."

The other party contributed more than 300,000 US dollars at once. Lily was about to return to the exhibition hall and said politely: "I'll take you out."

"Thank you." Lanier walked out with the two women.

India suddenly turned her head to look at Martin, as if she wanted to speak.

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

Lily sent Lanier and his group out.

The matter here was over. There was no need for the three of them to stay here, so they followed out.

Soon, the group returned to the exhibition hall.

Lanier walked straight out.

Just when Martin was about to ask Nicholson, Marina and Svetlana came over and pulled him and told him that there was a banana posted on the wall in the exhibition hall next door as an art exhibition. What was even more exaggerated was that someone bought it for a big price.

Lanier turned around and returned to the second floor to join Allison Mack. Looking down from a high place, this time he saw not only Lily, but also the two Russian women.

Three women were surrounding Martin Davis.

Lanier's eyelids twitched unconsciously. He looked at the three women around him, and then at the three women surrounding Martin. They were also church leaders. Why was the gap so big?

We are most afraid of comparison in everything. Comparison is the easiest way to become mentally unbalanced.

Lanier said to himself that he had the quantity, but what he lacked was the quality.

He gestured with his chin and asked, "Who are those two women?"

"I've never seen that," Allison Mack said.

Catherine also shook her head: "I don't know."

Alison was very proactive: "I'll find someone to inquire about."

Lanier said directly: "Ask them who they are, where they come from, and what they like."

"Yes." Alison lowered her head.

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In the exhibition hall, Martin, the three of them and Lily entered the lounge.

There was no one else around, Lily's face blossomed with a smile, excitement radiated from the inside out, and she said loudly: "I'm going to be a millionaire! I'm going to be a millionaire!"

She cheered: "One more fool like this!"

Leonardo couldn't see anyone being happier than him, and said: "Be careful that he has ulterior motives and kidnaps you."

Martin warned: "Remember to have bodyguards follow you at all times."

Lily thought of the ulterior motives of the last fool Cassie and nodded: "I will be very careful."

Martin asked Leonardo and Nicholson: "What is the origin of this Lanier?"

Leonardo shook his head: "I don't know."

"I don't know him." Nicholson pushed up his sunglasses and said, "But I know the woman next to him, Katherine Oxenberg, a slightly famous actress in Hollywood. I remember her appearance in "Baywatch" I’ve seen her in “Team” and “Deadly Game”, but she seems to have had few works in recent years.”

Leonardo recalled: "I used to watch "Ambulance" when I was young, and there seemed to be such a person."

Martin looked at Bruce: "Inquire about the specific situation."

Bruce immediately contacted Thomas and Jody to learn about it from both agents and media reporters.

The purpose of coming to cheer Lily today was achieved. Martin and the other three left the exhibition hall together to visit some academy members who settled in New York.

Although there is still some time until the Oscars, the race for awards has already begun.

Martin Scorsese realized his dream of winning the Oscar for Best Director with "The Departed", and this time the resources of "Shutter Island" will be focused on Leonardo.

At Robert De Niro's house, Martin met a large Italian family. De Niro has six children and a large number of grandchildren.

The youngest son among them has a nephew who is more than 20 years older than him.

Coming out of his home, Martin said: "No wonder Scorsese and De Niro have been unwilling to retire. This is the biggest motivation for artistic creation."

Nicholson shrugged: "It's nice to be like me, with money, leisure and fun."

Leonardo said: "My goal in life is to be Jack when I grow old."

Martin reiterated his old saying: "If you are willing to get married during the awards season, I can guarantee that your chance of winning the Oscar for Best Actor will triple."

He saw Leonardo's murderous eyes and quickly changed his words: "Actually, there is another way. You can sleep with all the female judges one by one. Someone said that this is the fastest shortcut to a woman's heart! You are Leonardo DiCaprio, you can conquer them easily."

Nicholson responded: "Your idea is too unreliable. It will only make Leo unable to get nominated. Then a group of dissatisfied female judges will vote for Leo?"

Martin understood the meaning of this as soon as he heard it, and took the initiative to admit his mistake: "It was my lack of consideration and ignored Leo's greatest trait."

Leonardo got into the car first, closed the door, and asked the driver to drive away.

Martin and Nicholson were left helpless and had to take a taxi to follow.

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

Martin asked: "Did you find out?"

Bruce handed three faxes in triplicate to Martin: "Keith Lanier is also a leader, the leader of the so-called self-help organization Nxivm. He claims to lead a new era of human evolution and provides expensive potential training. Catherine Oak Sunberg was one of his assistants who handled the Hollywood business."

He emphasized: "Nxivm is similar to Tom Cruise's Scientology, but the number of members is far less. They mainly recruit elite female members, with members spread across the political and business circles, and there are many important figures."

Martin understood: "This is an elite organization."

Leonardo nodded: "I have heard of this organization, and it seems to have been involved in cases of abducting women in the past few years."

Bruce continued: "More than once, but there was no follow-up, and even the whistleblower suffered retaliation."

Nicholson is well-informed: "There are many organizations like this across the United States, and most of them are very difficult to deal with when it comes to matters of faith."

As a guy who likes to cause trouble, he specially reminded: "If they don't take the initiative to provoke us, we'd better ignore them."

Martin nodded: "I don't want to cause any trouble."

He specifically said to Bruce: "Remind Lily, um... you will follow Lily during the exhibition days until she returns to Los Angeles."

Nicholson said: "I have warned you about these things in advance. With Lily's intelligence, she shouldn't be fooled."

"I'm not worried about Lily." Martin knew what Lily was like at heart, and said half-jokingly: "What I'm worried about is that Lily stabbed that Raniere with a knife."

Leonardo and Nicholson looked at each other.

In the following days, while Martin was filming on the set, he was also paying attention to Lily's situation.

Bruce had been following Lily, and for the first two days, Lanier went to the exhibition every day, but apart from talking, there was basically nothing else.

Lily was also vigilant enough to keep all her conversations in public and declined Lanier's dinner invitation.

At the end of the exhibition, Lanier did not show up again, but Catherine Oxenberg came to receive the exhibits.

At the same time, all the scenes related to Marina were filmed. Marina did not return to Russia and went to Los Angeles with Svetlana.

They plan to live in Los Angeles permanently.

Detective Nicholson also ended his secret investigation, called Martin and Leonardo, and said: "Through this period of observation, I found that Marina is simply a drama queen. She frequently acts in daily life and tells lies. Without blinking."

Leonardo said: "Let's go back to Los Angeles and keep an eye on her!"

Martin reminded: "Don't mess around, she is our common property."