America Tycoon: The Wolf of Showbiz

In the broadcasted Variety show, a plump African descents female reporter was interviewing the young black teenager Paul.

"There have been a lot of rumors about you recently," the female reporter asked, "do you really have a superstar father?"

With a rap-like cadence, Paul replied, "I grew up in a single-parent African descents family in South City, never having met my father. I used to ask my mother where my father was, but she never answered. Through my upbringing, there was only my mother, no father, so none of that matters."

The female reporter continued, "But has this deeply affected your life, even changing you?"

"Yes, it completely changed me," Paul maturely responded, beyond what one would expect from a teenager, "I've longed for male approval, to reclaim what was lost during my upbringing. After facing multiple instances of unfair treatment, I can now proudly announce to the media: I am gay!"

"You're very brave; not everyone has the courage to say that out loud," said the female reporter.

Paul seemed to have rehearsed extensively, many words coming out without thought in his rap-like tone: "As I've gotten older, certain things have become obstacles and deeply troubled me."

The female reporter fittingly asked, "Can we know what they are?"

Pointing at his Adam's apple, Paul said, "In terms of gender identity, I'm gay, believing I should have been a woman. God played a joke on me, giving me a woman's soul but a man's body. This torment started before I was ten years old. When I'm sitting alone in silence, I often ask myself, 'Why am I not a girl?'"

Far from looking troubled, he was very determined: "I am saving money for surgery, the money for the operation. As soon as I have enough, I will immediately undergo the procedure."

The female reporter opened her arms and gave him a hug: "I wish you the best in achieving your dreams."

"It will happen, definitely," Paul said, his words seemingly pointed, "Even though doing this, I will face discrimination from many, encounter numerous obstacles, and even be attacked by bigots. But I will not back down; I will be true to myself. God has given us the right to choose..."

The segment ended amidst applause.

Almost at the same moment it ended, Thomas refreshed his phone and said, "The show has appeared on YouTube."

"Not just YouTube," Bruce said, also holding his phone, "It's on Twitter and Instagram as well."

"It's clear they had a plan and preparation," Louise stated.

Curious, Kelly looked towards Martin, "This is a bit problematic."

Martin stared at the black young man fixed on the television screen, saying, "This is the method I use to stack buffs on people. I didn't expect it to be learned so quickly by others."

Louise teased him on purpose, "When the player gets played, it's only natural."

Kelly couldn't help laughing, "You've opened Pandora's box and released a bunch of demons. Now you understand the consequences?"

"Even if I hadn't opened it, someone else would have," Martin looked around the office at everyone present, "Black, gay, transgender, guys, this is a bit tricky."

Bruce seized the opportunity, "No problem, you can just say you're a rice cooker and a Walmart shopping bag. You're an update ahead of him, use the version to crush him!"

"What do you mean, rice cooker and shopping bag?" Kelly and Louise were both curious.

Bruce briefly explained.

The way Kelly and Louise looked at Martin changed, with the latter saying, "Turns out, I've been using a Walmart shopping bag all these years."

"Stop talking nonsense," Martin said seriously, "The key now is to deal with the problem."

If legal proceedings are pursued," Kelly spoke, "the buffs stacked on Paul will draw a lot of attention, even earning support from certain groups, while you... will become the villain."

Martin looked towards Thomas, "What does Hamlin say?"

Thomas said, "There is no doubt that we will win, but the outcome will very likely involve a public apology, deletion of the relevant content, and a compensation no more than fifty thousand US Dollars. There have been many similar precedents, piggybacking on the popularity of movies, directors, and stars is commonplace."

Louise joined in, "The biggest impact in recent years was when a screenwriter claimed James Cameron plagiarized in 'Avatar.' James Cameron won the lawsuit, but the actual compensation he received wasn't even more than what he spent on attorneys."

"So, you're saying, if we proceed with a lawsuit, regardless of our victory or defeat, the other party will achieve the effect they want?" Martin said.

"In fact, they've already achieved it," Thomas said, "Paul has topped the trending searches on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, and the father-son rap song released has garnered widespread attention."

He reminded, "The equal rights movement is ongoing; you have to consider the potential impact of the other party's buffs."

"Didn't you always say, 'the only thing that can beat magic is magic'?" Bruce commented.

Kelly smiled broadly, "You better hurry up with a press conference, announce a rice cooker or shopping bag to lead a new societal trend..."

Louise pulled Kelly aside and whispered, "Shut up."

Kelly nodded, seeing Martin pacing back and forth in the office, she kept quiet.

Stacking buffs can indeed be problematic, but for Martin, it's not really all that difficult. Mainly, he didn't want the fuss.

Only those who have truly used magic know that using magic to fight magic is just sophistry, not really a good solution.

Martin stopped pacing and asked, "I remember the data mentioned that the group around Paul all hail from South Atlanta."