American Fame and Fortune

 Chapter 20 Ceiling Level

In the morning, Martin returned from his routine exercise and continued to go to Carter's house for dinner. As soon as he arrived at the door of the yard, he heard a quarrel coming from the open door.

"I'm the father of you losers!" Scott Carter's voice was like a truck horn: "If I don't have money, who can I go to if I don't have money to go to you losers? Should I go to your **** mother? Harris, don't You're hiding like a coward. You used the cassette last time and you still owe me $20."

Harris said: "I didn't use your cassette, and I 100 percent didn't owe you any money."

 “This is 10 dollars!” Elena slapped the 10 dollars on the table and said with a cold face: “You can go!”

Scott picked up the money, turned around and left. When he went out, he saw Martin. The momentum suppressed by Elena suddenly increased: "Asshole, I heard that you made money? You also bought a car? You owe me money, what? Time to return?”

 Martin was confused: "Are you out of your mind?"

Elena came out of the door and punched the door with a bang.

Scott hurried away and said as he walked: "How did I raise a bunch of trash like you?"

Elena turned around and went back, pretending she didn't hear anything.

 Martin was thick-skinned and showed no embarrassment at all, so he followed him to have breakfast.

Hall came over and suggested, "You should break his nose."

Martin sat at the dining table and said: "He is your father. If I beat him and he takes the initiative to find a children's institution and send you and Lily to foster care, guess what will happen?"

Hall was silent.

Lily responded: "We will never see you again."

 “Shut up!” Elena shouted: “Come over for breakfast.”

 After breakfast, Lily and Hall, a pair of idiots, went to school, while Harris went back to his room to review his homework.

Elena put away the table and pointed at Martin's neck: "Injured?"

 Martin shrugged: "It was scratched." He took out the check and handed it over: "Your reward."

Elena's eyebrows flew up when she saw the number above: "800 US dollars! Wow, that's a lot!"

Martin gave another check to Elena: "Give this $200 to Monica, don't mention the number you got. By the way, on Wednesday afternoon, I plan to have a backyard party to celebrate, and I invited a few Friends and colleagues, please invite a few more friends over.”

Elena responded: "No problem, I promise to find a group of activists for you."

 She packed up, picked up a bag, and asked, "Is this going to be okay? Send me to the supermarket."

Martin took out his car keys and drove to the backyard next door. He drove not far out of the community and passed a lottery shop. Elena stopped and wanted to buy lottery tickets. “Shall I buy you a copy?” she asked.

 Martin took out the money and handed it over: "Choose whatever you want."

Elena quickly bought the lottery ticket and gave the ticket stub to Martin: "I hope you have **** luck."

 Martin put it away and asked, "Have you always insisted on buying it?"

Elena put away the ticket stub seriously: "With the Carter family's situation, the only possibility of getting better is to win the lottery jackpot."

She suddenly looked exhausted: "I also want idiot Harris to go to a good university, and idiot Lily and trash Hall to go to a private school, but what can I do? I don't know anything!"

 Martin drove the car, thought for a while, and said, "Learn a skill and find a job with a stable income. If you want to learn, I can teach you bartending."

Elena lacks self-confidence: “I’m stupid.”

 Martin encouraged: “I’m not smart either.”

“That’s right!” Elena understood: “Idiots like you can learn it, so I’ll definitely have no problem with it.”

 Martin dropped off Elena, thought about what he needed for the party, and went to the supermarket to do some shopping.

Then I found Kelly Gray’s business card, went to the Marietta Library, used the public computer, and checked related information on the Internet.

 Gray Film and Television Company has an official website.

 Kelly Gray is 31 years old and comes from a wealthy family. The Gray Film and Television Production Company under her name is not large in scale, but it cooperates with many cable TV stations.

In addition, Kelly Gray worked in Hollywood for four years after graduating from the University of Southern California.

As far as the people Martin has a real relationship with, Kelly Gray is considered to be at the ceiling.

 Martin’s personal experience tells him that connections are the key to success.

 The first step with Kelly Gray was good, and Martin certainly wouldn't let it go.

 When he got home, he found an excuse, thought about it again, and dialed Kelly Gray's phone number.

 Martin first introduced himself and invited Kelly Gray to come to the club when she has time.

 (End of this chapter)