Vol 2 Chapter 424: The last meeting

Donald Trump just got out of the car and was immediately surrounded by a group of reporters. As a super-rich and reality show host, he is familiar with this situation.
It was just asked by the reporter, and it had nothing to do with his personal problems.
"Mr. Trump, don't you know if you read today's news?"
A reporter didn't wait for him to respond, and asked directly, "It is reported that your daughter Ivanka spent the night with Duke Rosenberg last night. Do you know about this?"
"Of course I know."
As soon as this answer came out, the reporter paparazzi immediately rushed into the crowd, and the shutter sound of the camera was almost continuous. It seemed that a rare big news was found. Donald Trump didn't care, and said carelessly, "Actually Duke and Ivanka is officially dating..."
The scene was quiet for a while, and then countless questions rang out.
"Donald, is this true?"
"How long have they been dating?"
"What do you think of Duke Rosenberg?"
"Will you bless them in this relationship?"
In front of Trump Tower, it has become a noisy vegetable market, but this situation is exactly what Donald Trump likes to see. Trump△, this name and related things will definitely seize the media. Headlines.
He gets headlines every day, but it is extremely difficult to succeed. He did not expect his daughter to do it easily
Donald Trump has some emotion in his heart. Ivanka has completely obtained his true story. In the future, he will be the best heir to the Trump industry. Maybe he can use certain favorable situations to expand the Trump Organization again.
In his eyes, the richest one percent of the people in this country control more than half of the country's wealth, and one-third of this money comes from hard work. The other two thirds come from inheritance!
It seems that I have to contact my daughter more to affect her future development, and Duke Rosenberg’s huge reputation, which far exceeds him, and can be used as a topic in the future...
Donald Trump made a downward gesture and waited for the scene to be quieter. Then I said,
When you find that your daughter’s suitor is someone like Duke Rosenberg, it’s hard for you to give birth to dissatisfaction. I will bless them, and at the same time I will have a good talk with him. The conversation between men..."
"I admire Duke Rosenberg very much."
In the TV screen, Donald Trump gushed in front of reporters’ interviews,
If I have a chance, I will continue to appear in his movies. Am I not an excellent actor? What? Together? Of course! There is a chance. If so, I will bring Ivanka to appear on my reality show with him, so you must always pay attention to my show, otherwise you will miss the most exciting page..."
Pressing the button of the remote control and switching to another station, Duke's face was calm, and Ivanka sitting next to him was a little embarrassed, as a former personal assistant. She knew some of Duke's habits.
Obviously, he has some opinions about his father.
"Sorry. Duke." Ivanka quickly explained, "I don't know how things will turn out to be like this. In the morning, my father called and said that he saw the news about me leaving the hotel with you from the Internet. After asking me a few words, I just... …"
"Honey, it's okay." Duke shook his head at her. "It's just a small matter."
He then laughed, "Well, don't think about it so much."
Ivanka nodded slightly, and said, "Dad is not malicious. He just likes to use some news to expand the influence of Trump's industry."
"I know." Duke stood up. "I will go to the study to handle today's mail. You can chat with Emma. If you feel bored, you can go to the garden and the beach."
"Well, go ahead."
Seeing Duke's back disappearing in the bedroom door, Ivanka's eyes kept flashing. Her only restricted area in the villa was the study room, except for Emma and Tina Fei, no one could enter without invitation.
She picked up the remote control and switched to the TV station just now. Father Donald Trump was still talking about her and Duke...
No one likes to be a boo for others, Duke is no exception, but how much he knows Donald Trump, the other party is this kind of person, since he is associated with Ivanka, he also has a certain degree of psychological preparation, as he is now. Status, fame and influence, it is impossible to simply control this relationship within the scope of two people, which is simply unrealistic.
As long as Donald Trump does not touch his bottom line, Duke can selectively ignore him.
Show-making and greed are normal, but they must be controlled within a certain range.
But that Christopher Rockencourt obviously couldn’t control his greed. From the investigation records sent by Edward Newgate, Duke saw more names, even the first vice chairman of the college’s governing committee. Frank Pearson invested 2 million dollars in it.
This kind of investment plan similar to the Ponzi scheme seems very simple and easy to be seen through, but throughout the world, countless scams of this type are not only successful, but they can often be bigger, which are enough to prove their attractiveness to people. Power, especially the temptation to the greedy side of human nature.
Sometimes, greed is not good, but it is a good thing. Greed of all kinds-greed for life, greed for money, greed, greed for knowledge-are the brand of human evolutionary history.
But when greed completely blinds people's eyes, tragedies are often inevitable.
After the weekend passed, Duke’s main daily work was still the post-production of "The Two Towers". Nancy continued to negotiate with Christopher Rockencourt. In order to win the trust of each other, the two sides did a lot of drama in the negotiations. On the surface , This is like a real big Hollywood project, dragged long enough for profit.
If not for sufficient evidence, even Duke would believe that a major production is about to begin preparations.
Near the end of August, Nancy Josephson and the other party basically reached an agreement. This really can no longer be true and false negotiations, and gradually came to an end. Duke also went to see Christopher Rockencourt for the last time, although it was clear. The two parties are about to sign a contract, but in fact, the verbal agreement Nancy and him negotiated will never fall on paper.
"I hope this is the beginning of a series of cooperation between us."
Christopher Rockencourt shook hands with Duke reservedly. Duke said with a smile, "I hope so."
"I have already mobilized my contacts in France." Christopher Rockencourt seems to be very considerate. "As long as the project is officially launched, we can establish a good communication channel with the French government. In the future, the crew can go to Paris to shoot on the spot. , I can still borrow some art from the year."
"It's all up to you."
Said another sentence. Duke accompanied him into the rest area of ​​the golf course. Jessica Alba took the initiative to greet him, "Hi, Duke."
"Hello, Jesse."
Duke gently shook her stretched hand, frowning slightly imperceptibly.
He could feel that when the opponent's hand left, his fingers scratched in the palm of his hand.
In Hollywood communication, this is a very obvious hint. Of course, Duke knows what it means.
Nodding lightly, Duke sat opposite Christopher Rockencourt and continued the topic. As for Jessica Alba, a stupid woman who can't figure out the situation, he has no interest.
Having said that, as long as it is a normal man, who would be interested in a STD patient?
And as long as Christopher Rockencourt is finished, Jessica Alba will be finished. She has been acting stupidly as the assistant of this super scam, if Christopher Rockencourt is really revealing. Could those investors not transfer their anger to her?
Yes, there are only more than forty investors, but these more than forty people are well-known figures in Hollywood. Among them, there are many big directors like Steven Soderberg and senior academies like Frank Pearson. , And these people communicate extensively. A large number of people can be affected...
Even James Cameron didn’t help. What's more, in such a serious incident, who would stupidly stand up to help a young actor who is not even a second-liner?
To a certain extent, Jessica Alba's fate is already in Duke's hands.
It's a pity, don't say she is just Jessica Alba. Even if Marilyn Monroe is reborn, Duke will not change the plan already in progress.
"Duke, you should have heard that I have been raising funds." Christopher Rockencourt is a smart man who knows how to win people's trust at critical moments. "The initial $30 million in the film is already in place. ."
"I have asked Nancy to pass it on to you for the $1 million check as the deposit for the script."
Seeing the other party nodding his head, Duke thought about it seriously, "Chris, after we signed the formal letter of intent on September 1, the 45 million dollars of the Duke's studio will be credited within three days."
$1 million is the same as the project thrown by Christopher Rockencourt. It is just a bait, and there are too many restrictions on what checks can do. Duke is not afraid of him disappearing, let alone someone staring at him.
Christopher Rockencourt laughed, "I believe we will produce a great work together."
"I think so too." Duke looked at the time and stood up. "Our cooperation will definitely be remembered by Hollywood."
The two shook hands again, each with a satisfied smile, and left the golf club.
"Tina, when I go back."
Sitting in the co-pilot, Duke said to the driving female assistant, "Notify Penny, Nancy, Al Ryder, and the Mr. Edward Newgate to come to the manor. Things have been delayed for so long. It's time to end."
This so-called negotiation is proceeding completely according to the Hollywood model. Both parties have shown professional spirit to win the trust of the other party. It is the most normal situation that it has been delayed for so long, and it involves projects with a total investment of hundreds of millions of dollars. Either Christopher Rockencourt or Duke readily agrees, and the fool will see that there is a problem.
Now that it has reached the end of August, the two parties have even agreed on the signing time, and Duke cannot wait any longer.
The most important thing is that there are enough people involved in this incident, and the weight is heavy enough. (To be continued...)