Chapter 1226: Missing Persons
Dan Higgins had been trying hard to calm himself down, but clearly, it wasn't easy.
This is live.
And not just any live broadcast—this is the *Grammy Awards live broadcast!*
What are they doing?
When Anson told the CBS live production team that they needed a room for practice, the show's live director thought they ...
2025-03-28 20:47:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 166: Selling the Rights
“This agreement has no issues in its content, sir.”
New York, Universal Pictures.
The lawyer representing the Writers Guild for this negotiation nodded toward Allen after carefully reviewing all the details in the contract.
“Well then, here’s to a pleasant partnership, Mr. Meyer.”
With the lawyer’s cue, Allen grinned, ext...
2025-03-28 20:46:01 +0000 UTC View PostAfter breakfast, the four of them set out for Hartford.
"I'll go up with Heather," Juno suggested upon arrival. "It’ll keep from provoking him."
"You're still worried about that?" Adam asked with amusement.
"Do you think the past and now are the same?" Juno shot him a glance.
Adam was momentarily speechless.
"I'll wait at the stairwell. Call me if anything...
2025-03-28 20:44:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe sun was already high in the sky.
Heather and Juno lazily got out of bed.
Karen quickly brought out the breakfast she had prepared earlier.
“Adam, didn’t you go back to sleep for a bit?”
“I’m not tired at all.”
“Can’t compare, can’t compare,” Juno remarked while eating her breakfast. “Your stamina is incredible, almost inhu...
2025-03-28 20:43:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe next morning.
When Adam woke up and saw Juno leaning against him, sound asleep, Karen shot him a sharp glare.
Adam spread his hands innocently.
Last night, they had merely kept watch together. After talking for most of the night, Juno eventually succumbed to exhaustion—unlike Adam, who had more endurance.
Adam had tried to persuade her to go to bed. ...
2025-03-28 20:43:10 +0000 UTC View Post“H-how is this possible?!”
Chieri stared in shock at the clear white mark on the left baseline, feeling like his head was about to explode.
Why was it so fast?
He was already fast, but when did his opponent even get there?
At that moment, he suddenly felt an overwhelming pressure emanating from his opponent.
“Wait, is Chieri actually being su...
2025-03-28 20:42:44 +0000 UTC View PostWhoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The helicopter dropped off its passengers and flew away. However, this sudden turn of events caught the attention of other members from Rikkai Dai. One by one, they began to gather at the scene.
The first group to arrive was met with a surprising sight.
"Isn't that Kaidoh from the tennis club? He's a second-year, right?" ...
2025-03-28 20:42:25 +0000 UTC View PostDing!
At that moment, the system suddenly chimed again.
[Detected that the player's special ability overlaps with an existing effect. Would you like to merge them?]
"Yes!"
Without hesitation, Ishikawa chose to merge.
Ding!
[Merge successful. The player's special ability, "Truth of Go," has leveled up. Current level: Lv2.]
Bu...
2025-03-28 20:42:08 +0000 UTC View PostAfter putting down the script for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, the office fell into a quiet hush. Nia Vardalos looked pretty nervous—totally understandable! 😬
Dunn cleared his throat. “Alright, let’s hear some thoughts. Manola, you go first.”
Manola Dargis, who never cracked a smile—like everyone owed her money or something—spoke up. “The main storyline...
2025-03-28 20:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sunglasses System brought Dunn some seriously awesome perks. 😎 Watermark ad test, watermark ad test—yep, it’s all working fine!
Take Glenn Feyero, for example. Project evaluation? A solid 94. Casting? An insane 97. With those two stats alone, he could wipe the floor with any top Hollywood producer!
But here’s the kicker—Production: 0.
Yep, a total dimwi...
2025-03-28 20:39:17 +0000 UTC View PostBrian Lord caught every flicker of Dunn’s expression and smiled lightly. “It’s no big deal. Back in the day, Sony scooped up Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion, and Panasonic grabbed Universal for $6.6 billion—all orchestrated by AA.
Dunn took a deep breath. “So, a small fry like Marvel Entertainment… should be a piece of cake, right?”
Brian Lord’s tone was c...
2025-03-28 20:39:02 +0000 UTC View PostA few breaths later, Seimei’s figure appeared silently on the lakeshore.
He watched the group of Mist Anbu heading off into the distance, his eyes flickering slightly. After a brief pause, he activated the “Heavenly Control” ability again.
Just like that, Seimei stayed hidden in the shadows, quietly trailing behind the Mist Anbu as they pursued the Iwa ninja.
As he’d e...
2025-03-28 20:38:29 +0000 UTC View PostHe’d had his suspicions about Seimei for a while now. The guy clearly wasn’t weak, and he was fighting on his home turf, yet he never used ninjutsu during their battles. Not even explosive tags. And that shadow clone from earlier? No matter how you looked at it, it just didn’t add up.
Now, though, it was starting to click. The person chasing him had their own issues—identit...
2025-03-28 20:37:58 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 161: The Dwarf and the Lobster-Handed Man
“Here, Creator, you will witness the most spectacular circus performance the world has ever seen…”
Leaning on a cane and limping slightly, the circus ringmaster walked beside Allen.
In an almost exuberant tone, the ringmaster boasted, “Our circus showcases a variety of unimaginable acts, but what we are most famou...
2025-03-27 20:29:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1221: The World Spins
Connor: "I'm leaving. Goodbye. Don’t disturb me."
Seeing Connor's utterly disheartened expression, Miles and Lily couldn’t hold back any longer. The tension and anxiety dissipated as they burst into laughter.
Although Connor hurriedly tried to leave, CBS wouldn’t let him go so easily.
Whether it was Anson or the August 31st ban...
2025-03-27 20:27:56 +0000 UTC View Post*Chapter 298: The First Shot is Fired*
Currently, the world's seven largest oil companies, ranked from largest to smallest, are: ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Mobil Oil, Texaco, British Petroleum (BP), Chevron, and Gulf Oil.
ExxonMobil is dominated by the Rockefeller family, and Royal Dutch Shell and Mobil Oil also have their largest shares controlled by the same famil...
2025-03-27 20:25:21 +0000 UTC View PostAfter hanging up the phone, Wayne turned to look at Mia.
Mia had already shifted her attention back to him while he was on the call.
“$185 million to sell to Sony, and you’re insisting they release it by the end of the month, right?”
“Exactly. Before the end of the month—the sooner, the better.”
“But won’t this potentially impact the box of...
2025-03-27 20:24:06 +0000 UTC View Post*Chapter 251: Double Hand Spear! Illusion Reversal!*
"Friend, have you ever seen Ultraman in the Ninja World?"
On this day, Uchiha Shinji did.
At the moment when the sword of limits, the "Eight Million Divine Majesty Slash," descended, an ominous feeling abruptly rose in Uchiha Shinji’s heart. A cold shiver shot up from the soles of his feet to his head in an ...
2025-03-27 20:21:19 +0000 UTC View PostEvening.
After the Tokyo Metropolitan Tournament concluded.
Players from various schools and spectators began to disperse.
"This year's Hyotei is just too strong," remarked one of the players.
A group of boys in white jackets, led by an elderly man with a hunched back and deeply wrinkled face, also prepared to leave. They were the members of Yamabuki. 2025-03-27 20:17:07 +0000 UTC View Post
"The match is over."
The referee on the high chair finally snapped out of his daze, his voice trembling slightly as he announced, "Ishikawa Shin from Hyotei wins, 6-0!"
"Woooh!!!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the entire Hyotei cheering squad erupted in excitement. The roar of over two hundred people was like a tidal wave, leaving players from other teams utterly...
2025-03-27 20:16:47 +0000 UTC View PostNanjirou's calculations were, of course, unknown to Ishikawa.
At this moment, Ishikawa was intently observing Fuji, who was rapidly evolving.
"Not bad," Ishikawa thought to himself, nodding slightly as he noticed Fuji's movements becoming increasingly unpredictable. "As expected of a tennis prodigy whose talent ranks among the top in the original story!"
In the or...
2025-03-27 20:16:29 +0000 UTC View PostDunn has a brilliant plan.
So, he wants to quickly build up his initial capital, carve out an industry for himself, and use his grasp of future trends to secretly weaken his rivals’ strength.
After snagging a $100 million dividend, his first thought was to throw it into the stock market and rake in some insane returns.
But then Dunn quickly had another idea—...
2025-03-27 20:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostDunn has a fiery temper, but that doesn’t mean he’s some reckless idiot.
Peter Jackson’s a New Zealander who came to Hollywood to make it big. It was a tough road, no doubt about it. Starting in the indie film scene, he clawed his way up, step by step, over more than a decade, until he finally broke into the mainstream. That’s how he landed the chance to direct a massive p...
2025-03-27 20:15:40 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Dunn got back to the U.S., it was already late July.
Titanic had been out for over two months, and under the eyes of the entire nation, Dunn Walker’s prediction was coming true, step by step.
The world’s first movie to break a billion dollars at the box office was born! 🎉
North America raked in $490 million, overseas brought in $660 millio...
Whoosh—
A gust of night wind swept by.
Under the hazy moonlight, the once-calm lake surface suddenly rippled in circles.
At the lake’s edge, the Iwa Hidden Anbu facing off against Seimei couldn’t bear the tension any longer and made the first move.
Swish~
A flash of swordlight streaked through the air.
In an instant, the An...
2025-03-27 20:14:57 +0000 UTC View PostIn the next moment, a shadowy figure emerged from underground, silently appearing behind Seimei’s shadow clone.
The newcomer wore a black cloak and a mask, with no markings of any ninja village—an unmistakable look for an Anbu ninja.
Seimei turned around, gazing at the figure before speaking in a deep voice, “You’re late.”
At this, the Iwagakure Anbu replied, ...
2025-03-27 20:14:27 +0000 UTC View PostInside the cabin in the woods.
To drink or not to drink?
That was the question!
Adam glanced at Heather and decisively took the bowl of soup, gulping it down without hesitation.
Juno gave him a look that said, “I knew you’d do that.”
Adam ignored her.
It was just a bowl of tonic soup. As long as he stayed in control, what could possibly happen? 2025-03-27 20:13:13 +0000 UTC View Post
By the lake.
"Hey, let me introduce us. I'm Juno, this is Karen, and that's Adam. We're here for spring break."
"I'm Heather. My home is in Hartford."
"Oh, that's great! You must be familiar with the area. Maybe you could show us around?"
"Of course! No problem. What brings you all here to hunt?"
"We were high school classmates. Adam is at Columbia...
2025-03-27 20:12:28 +0000 UTC View PostBy the Lakeside.
“Why not give them a chance?”
David moved closer, a wicked grin on his face. “It’s also giving us a chance.”
“Get away from me!”
Heather screamed.
“Stop! Let go of that girl!”
A loud shout echoed.
Ryan and his crew jumped in surprise. They turned around to see three young people—one man and two w...
2025-03-27 20:12:07 +0000 UTC View Post