In the eting room of the police station, Martin and his group, accompanied by their attorney, t with Justin Bieber's lawyers and his manager Scoot Braun.
Upon seeing Martin and Taylor, the latter imdiately stepped forward to shake hands and apologize, "Justin has deeply repented for his actions and has repeatedly asked to apologize on his behalf. Please allow to say sorry for him, the fault lies entirely with us."
Martin shook his hand without saying much.
Taylor made way for Selena Goz who was behind her, "Your client should apologize to Selena as well."
Scott then apologized to Selena as well.
The lawyers on both sides started to negotiate over the matter.
Martin sat back down and asked his old buddies, "What do you guys think?"
Chad was straightforward, "Apologies are easy to say, but it's the sincerity that's often missing."
Taylor also ca over and said, "The director makes a lot of sense."
She consulted her sisters and called the attorney over, briefly stating their opinions.
In the eting room, Justin Bieber's lawyers were having a headache.
He had inquired through contacts at the police station and found out that the incident started with Justin Bieber and his group harassing Taylor Swift, Selena Goz, and the other girls, and when Martin and others arrived to stop them, those idiots who got hit by a car had actually attacked Martin and his group again.
And they had picked on the wrong people.
The toughest actors in Hollywood, a director from a stunt perforr and body double background, a fight choreographer who had won National Karate and Martial Arts Championships, and a forr SEAL who had crawled out from a pile of corpses.
No sane person would provoke such a group, let alone initiate a fight with them.
But on second thought, for a brat who was drinking and smoking in public at 16, these actions weren't really surprising.
The lawyer called Scott over for a discussion, "The other party has recorded videos, and the NYPD has also retrieved parts of the surveillance footage, which is very unfavorable to Justin."
The manager was just as troubled, "Let's settle this as soon as possible, as long as their demands are not too outrageous..."
"You must restrain him. His antics are becoming too much," the lawyer reminded him, although he would earn a substantial fee every ti he represented him, he still felt disgraced by these foolish acts.
The manager said, "I know, let's resolve the current issue first."
He was a seasoned entertainnt manager and saw things clearly, "Martin Davis is not soone to ss with."
Lawyers from both sides entered the negotiation room to discuss.
Taylor, who was quite sensible, specifically called over Selena, Carly, and Cara, who weren't doing anything, to thank Bruce, ne, Chen Hu, Chad, and Marcus.
As for Martin, Taylor whispered to them, "Tomorrow night, you can thank him in a more sincere way."
Carly thought of the box of gifts she had prepared.
Selena felt that there was still much room for improvent in her singing.
Cara believed she would fulfill the ultimate fan dream.
Martin and the others waited patiently for a while, and the lawyers quickly reached an agreent.
Justin Bieber would publicly apologize to Martin, Taylor, and the others on the front page of a major New York newspaper, and he promised not to harass Selena Goz again. He would also pay a sum of money for emotional distress compensation to all involved.
It wasn't a particularly big deal, so Martin, Taylor, and their group left the police station quite soon.
The news had already spread, and a lot of reporters and paparazzi gathered outside the police station.
Martin and the others did not give any interviews and split up into two cars.
Since Selena, Carly, and Cara had just turned eighteen and were not allowed in New York bars, Taylor simply chose a high-end restaurant to invite Martin and the rest for a late-night al.
She was very good at handling relationships and had been swimming like a fish in water in the entertainnt industry for the past two years.
Inside the police station, when Justin Bieber heard the outco of the negotiation from his manager, he got furious, "Public apology? No way, absolutely not!"
He raised his wrist, bruised with purple marks, for Scott to see, "All thanks to Martin Davis's good deeds, this has just begun, and I am not done with him!"
Scott reminded him, "Do you know who he is? He is Martin Davis!"
Justin Bieber didn't buy it, "I am f*cking Justin Bieber, a unique musical genius in the history of music!"
Scott had no idea what to say for a mont.
The dia had already caught wind of the incident and there was no stopping the reports. If he handled it with this attitude and the harassnt accusations against Justin were confird, once those #Too people got involved, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The opponent was Martin Davis, a man of many legends in Hollywood, Brad Pitt was currently in California State Prison, Ben Affleck had been admitted to the hospital's proctology departnt...
Scott racked his brains and put himself in the shoes of Justin Bieber's prickly character, finally coming up with an idea, "If you don't reach a settlent with the other party quickly, you're likely to be detained by the NYPD for intentional assault, and even if we arrange bail, it will take a long ti."
Justin Bieber looked unconcerned.
Scott stressed, "Think about it, staying here for a few days, without weed, without alcohol..."
At these words, Justin Bieber freaked out, saying, "You guys won't bring that in here for ?"
Though the client was a musical genius, Scott refrained from comnting elsewhere and pointed at the NYPD badge on the wall, "Do you think I can bring that in?"
Thinking of a life without seaweed, Justin Bieber's spirit deflated; he dropped his stubbornness and dignity to the ground and said, "Issue an apology statent and give them compensation. You handle it."
Scoot had the lawyer co in and had Justin Bieber sign the settlent agreent.
On the other side, after having late-night snacks, a group of people approached the restaurant entrance as several cars already pulled up.
Taylor whispered into Martin's ear, "Tonight is a girls' night out, we'll wait for your car to pick us up tomorrow."
Martin said, "I will be waiting for you at the apartnt in the Upper East Side."
Taylor was the first to leave the restaurant, followed by Cara and Selena, while Carly Kloss, who was at the back, suddenly turned around and blew a kiss to Martin.
Chen Hu stood a little further away and said to Chad beside him, "Director, I think the high-intensity action scenes we're shooting the day after tomorrow need to be adjusted."
These heavy action scenes were scheduled for after the weekend, taking into account that the actors would be well-rested and more physically robust to perform.
Considering the reality, Chad agreed, "Let's shift the dramatic scenes between Martin and ne to Monday then. You didn't hear just now but it's not just Martin, ne will et Celine Dion tomorrow."
Chen Hu did not envy Martin because Martin had top-tier capital from looks to fa to status, but ne...
He couldn't help but say, "I also want to be ne."
Chad nodded very seriously, "Who wouldn't?"
After seeing off Taylor and the others, Martin called out, "Guys, are we going back to rest or continuing to drink?"
Chad said, "Let's rest early, I need to discuss the roles and scenes with the new actor tomorrow morning, so I can't sleep too late."
Martin readily agreed, "Let's go, back to the hotel."
Back at the hotel, Martin didn't rest right away but called over the publicity director of the crew and went into detail about the evening's events.
There would certainly be broad dia coverage the next day; the crew should properly communicate and provide so juicy details to the dia, which would be an excellent promotion for "John Wick: Chapter 2."
The sequel to a blockbuster film needed its fair share of publicity and hype as well.
The next morning, just out of the bathroom, Martin received a call from Chad.
"The new actor has arrived and would like to visit you this morning," Chad asked, "Do you have ti this morning?"
Martin glanced at the wall clock, "How about at ten o'clock?"
Chad responded with an acknowledgnt and hung up the phone.
After having breakfast in the hotel's restaurant, Bruce brought so newspapers to Martin, "Many dia outlets reported on last night's event."
Martin took the newspapers and flipped through them, most related news appeared on the front page or second page of the entertainnt section.
"Up-and-coming singer Justin Bieber harasses Taylor Swift, Martin Davis plays the hero!"
"Justin Bieber attacks Martin Davis and gets counter-killed!"
The newspaper reports mostly ntioned Martin and the crew of "John Wick: Chapter 2," indirectly promoting the film.
In addition, there was Justin Bieber's apology statent.
On the internet, especially on TMZ, videos fild at the scene were published.
The video on TMZ cut together the public surveillance footage of Justin Bieber and his group harassing Taylor and Selena with the footage shot by Bruce.
They even gave the news a subtitle: Justin Bieber and his associates VS the chief creators of "John Wick: Chapter 2."
The video processed by Jody also included an introduction of "John Wick: Chapter 2" crew mbers.
From the leading actors to the director, from the supporting cast to the action instructors, each one impressively formidable.
When Justin Bieber and his group attempted a sneak attack, they were almost instantly defeated!
Especially Chen Hu's double strike, it was incredibly shocking.
The video went viral on that day, and netizens had a lot to say.
"I'd say Justin Bieber and his companions are the most overconfident group on the planet!"
Soone imdiately added, "The 'John Wick: Chapter 2' creator team is undoubtedly the toughest in Hollywood!"
Another person brought pets into it, "Fortunately, it was Taylor Swift Justin Bieber ssed with, not Martin's dog, or else it would have been dog-gone for him!"
"This was an unbalanced, foregone conclusion of a fight. The mont I saw Justin Bieber charge at Martin, I already knew the outco."
The related news and video gave the "John Wick: Chapter 2" crew a slight boost in popularity. Taylor's side also received a good deal of attention, and even the identities of Selena, Carly, and Cara were dug up and repeatedly reported.
After breakfast and a short rest, Martin finished his routine training at the hotel's gym, changed his clothes, and went to the hotel's conference room rented by the crew.
Chad was already waiting for him there with the two new actors who had just joined the crew.
One was a middle-aged man with brown hair and a young woman with golden brown hair.
When Martin entered, Chad introduced them, "This is Alec Baldwin, who will play the manager of the Ro Continental Hotel."
Then he introduced the blonde girl, "This is Alec's niece, Hailey Baldwin, she will also have a role in the film."
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