Hathaway pulled Mavi down onto her bed, and what happened next was a beautiful moment between two consenting adults.
In the middle of it all, Hathaway's roommate suddenly returned from the library. This forced the two to be quiet and suppress their passion, only to have it erupt in their muffled state.
Whether in his previous life or this one, it was the first time Mavi had been intimate with a female celebrity. If you asked him how it felt, it wasn't much different from his previous experiences. Still, it definitely satisfied a man's desire for conquest.
Looking at Hathaway nestled beside him, Mavi felt the true meaning of life, and that was to simply enjoy it.
Since the roommate was back, Mavi had to be extra careful when leaving to avoid being discovered. As for Hathaway, after successfully sending Mavi off, she went to the bathroom to wash away the sweat from the two of them and to savor the thrilling feeling she'd just experienced.
Later that evening, they met up at a nearby hotel to perfect what they'd missed out on during the day. They continued until they were both exhausted and finally fell asleep in the soft bed, feeling that the day was complete.
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During his three-day stay in New York, Mavi also made time to meet with Bear Grylls, who had flown in from the UK.
That's right, Bear Grylls, affectionately known as "Bear" by Chinese netizens. He became famous worldwide in 2006 for hosting Man vs. Wild on the Discovery Channel. He was known as the man at the top of the food chain, entering the most inaccessible places on Earth with minimal gear to show people how to survive.
In 2002, Bear was only 28 years old. He had just earned his bachelor's degree from the University of London and had studied in Spain for a period. He had served in the British 21st Special Air Service Regiment and was incredibly versatile, skilled in hand-to-hand combat, desert and arctic warfare, survival skills, medicine, parachuting, and more.
Five years prior, he had climbed Ama Dablam in the Himalayas, becoming one of the world's youngest mountaineers.
The reason Mavi met with Bear was that his V-Talk Video website needed fresh shows like Man vs. Wild to attract viewers.
Currently, his V-Talk Live had already made a name for itself in the industry, and its daily traffic was growing rapidly. He had to seize this momentum to make the video site so dominant that no one could ever catch up. This way, no matter what alliances his competitors formed, Mavi could sit back and watch them fail.
In the hotel restaurant, Bear appeared before Mavi in a suit. This outfit made Mavi almost not recognize him.
"Mr. Mavi, hello! It's an honor to meet you!" The 28-year-old Bear was still very young, without the many wrinkles and weather-beaten look he'd later have.
"Hello, Mr. Grylls, please have a seat," Mavi said. Facing the man at the top of the food chain, Mavi suddenly had the strange feeling that his own life was in danger.
After all, there was nothing in the world Bear wouldn't eat; usually, if you removed the head and innards, it was edible. Bear even dared to drink his own urine, a foul-smelling liquid. He was truly a tough guy, and viewers could only watch in awe.
"Mr. Mavi, may I ask what kind of collaboration you want? Are you inviting me to join a mercenary group?" Coming from the British Special Air Service, Bear's first thought was that Mavi wanted him to join his army. However, ever since a severe back injury from a parachute jump in 1996, Bear's combat abilities were not what they used to be.
"It's not a mercenary group, Mr. Grylls. I'll get straight to the point. I want to invite you to film an outdoor survival show like Man vs. Wild. It needs to have a thrilling survival storyline, along with scientific information about wilderness survival, such as what's edible and what isn't."
"Of course, to give the viewers a more profound viewing experience, you'll have to personally demonstrate eating those wild foods. Things like eating live beetle larvae, a lion's leftover eyeball, fly larvae, which are live maggots... and also squeezing water out of elephant dung, eating worms, centipedes, and other soft-bodied bugs."
Mavi himself almost couldn't continue speaking halfway through his sentence. All these disgusting foods were things Bear had eaten in his previous life, which was why he was called the man at the top of the food chain.
After listening to Mavi, Bear, who was sitting across from him, was taken aback. "Mr. Mavi, are you sure viewers will like a show like that? I know worms and soft-bodied insects are edible and are rich in protein, but..."
Bear looked troubled. In 2002, he didn't seem ready to become the most badass man in the world. He was still a bit hesitant about the foods Mavi mentioned. After all, what sane person would choose to eat those things instead of pizza and hamburgers? It sounded like torture.
Just as Bear was hesitant and in a difficult position, Mavi slowly extended his right hand, splaying his five fingers, and said, "Five million dollars. Just tell me if you'll do it or not, Mr. Grylls. If you're not willing, I'll have to find someone else to work with."
After Mavi spoke, his Russian bodyguard directly pulled out two suitcases full of US dollars. The visual impact, like something out of a movie, stunned Bear.
There were many wilderness survival experts, to be honest. Besides Bear, there was also Ed Stafford, known by netizens as "Hungry Ed." He could survive in the wilderness for days without any gear, even without clothes or a single hair on his body. Talking smack when things were going well and being rational when things went wrong was his survival style.
The reason he was called "Hungry Ed" was that he could go for three days straight without eating.
And he ate even more hardcore, disgusting things. For example, the kind of emerald-green snails found in swamps, which had a strong, putrid, and rotten smell. Even its natural predators, like chickens, ducks, birds, and turtles, probably wouldn't eat it because the sight of its squirming green guts was disgusting.
Seeing Mavi get straight to the point and throw down five million dollars, Bear was honestly tempted. At this point, he hadn't found a suitable career for himself. Even if the food Mavi mentioned was incredibly disgusting, for the sake of five million dollars, he could eat it while holding his nose.
"Mr. Mavi, I'm willing to give it a try. When will the filming take place?" Bear said, nodding to Mavi. He also knew that there were many survival experts around the world, and if he refused Mavi, there wouldn't be a second chance.