King of Hollywood

Tingling, the banging of the long-neck glass rang, and Adrian stopped talking to Claude and looked at the top of the table. He is dressed very officially today in an exquisite handmade black suit with a purple tie under the collar of a pure white shirt, which gives him a distinct angle of appearance from a unique character.

“Rest assured, two young gentlemen, I will not say too much," the middle-aged man sitting on the head, more than fifty years old and almost sixty years old, smiling, raised his long neck cup against Adrian and Claude, "you will not have the opportunity to complain. ”

“All right, Ben, just stop babbling.” The middle-aged lady sitting on his left helplessly interrupted her husband's words.

“Okay, Beth,” the middle-aged man laughed, then looked at Adrian, "To you, Ed, congratulations on getting back on your feet, and congratulations on having a very brilliant piece, I'm sure Jeff and Memmy will be very happy in Heaven and they will be proud of you. ”

Jeff and Memmy were Adrian's parents, and the only ones who could say that in front of him would naturally be his godfather Benedict? Ron Reese.

“Thank you, Godfather, I'm sure they will.” Adrian nodded seriously.

“Frankly, Ed, I never thought you'd be able to make a movie,” Benedict put the cup back where it was, with emotion in his tone, "although this is a... I don't really like it * * from beginning to end, but at least the film critics rated it well, and the box office was excellent. Anyway, it was a successful start. ”

“I didn't expect the work to achieve this either, Godfather,” Adrian said in a sentimental tone, "I just wanted to try it at first, but I've come to this point, so let's put it together. Though I had sworn to Claude in my mouth, I wasn't really sure. Fortunately, it has been quite successful so far. ”

“But I never thought you'd buy a movie company and make a movie yourself, Ed,” Godfather smiled at him, “which really surprised me. ”

“I was also surprised, Godfather, especially when the idea came out of my head,” Adrian said with a lipstick recall, “as if someone had told me in his head to rush me, and I should do it, and I must be doing great. Thank God I used to read a lot of books, and I used to do a little drawing, writing, and photography. ”

“That's true, I remember... when was that?” Claude plugged in, "Ed stood up to Uncle Harris' cameras in this room, and he tripped and fell all over the floor. ”

“Yes, I had an impression," Godfather laughed and went on, "which was supposed to be when he was 12, and Ed was crying. God, I can't believe it. It was already a big guy. ”

“Well, you two, can't you say something else?” Beth interrupted them with dissatisfaction.

“It's okay, Beth,” Adrian waved, "I love listening to Godfather and Claude talk about these old, trivial things that make me... feel at home. ”

The atmosphere at the table suddenly changed subtly, and Benedict and Beth both looked at Adrian with love and pity, and a few seconds later Claude raised his cup to him: "Well, to the family. ”

It was a cozy Christmas dinner, and although there were only four of them, Adrian, his merry melting relaxed him a lot in the recent tightening of his nerves towards the late stages, better integrating him into the family in a joke.

“How was my performance today? Not bad?” After dinner, Adrian and Claude came to the lounge and asked so much about their best friend.

“Excellent, both father and mother are happy.” Claude thumbs up.

“Thank goodness they didn't count on visiting just now.” Adrian gestured and looked exaggerated.

“Why, after dinner, are you starting to worry?” Claude smiled and brought him a cup of coffee.

Adrian shrugged her shoulders and sat down and shifted the subject: "Well, let's move on to what happened between us. ”

“Things between us?” Claude picked the eyebrows, "What do you mean, if it's about the yen, you should...”

“No, you didn't finish my terms, Claude.” Adrian smiled in his spare time.

“No? Are you trying to say that none of the money on your account exists, or that I misheard your offer, Ed?” Claude asked half-hearted.

“What I'm trying to say is, if you're just going to rob Japan, you're a long way from what you promised me.” Adrian yang his hands.

“Yes, I admit, I put my money into Microsoft stock in May, and they just released... win3.0, in a very good form, and there's no reason to let go of this opportunity, is there? Besides, the final result met your requirements.” Claude didn't think he was waving.

“But the problem is, dear Crowe, what I was saying was that it all originated in Japan.” Adrian lifted his legs and put his hands together, staring at Claude with a cat and mouse.

“Are you sure you want to compare this to me, Ed?” Claude looked directly into Adrian's eyes, and a few seconds later he laughed again: “Okay, just say what you want. ”

“Damn, can't you just make me feel a little more?” Adrian muttered and sat up straight: “I hope you can help me again, Claude. ”

“Help you again? What is it this time?” Claude asked curiously.

“Futures. ”

“Futures? ”

“Yes, oil futures! ”

“Oil futures? You mean…” Claude was about to say something and was interrupted by Adrian raising his hand: “You know, when I came back from Europe, I went to New York once to visit my uncle. Those he introduced the previous day had been informed that Congress had authorized the President to use force to resolve more than 80 per cent of the possibilities. ”

Claude frowned: "Okay, even if the news is reliable, it doesn't mean...”

“I know, Claude, I know," Adrian interrupted him again, "so I'm contacting some people, and once Congress announces its authorization, I'll find a way to get a specific date for the attack. ”

“The exact date of the attack? You know what you're talking about, Ed?” Claude Hugh stood up.

“Relax, Claude,” Adrian stood up, reaching out and pressing his hands against his shoulder, "relax, I'm not stupid enough to do insider trading up here. ”

Essentially, every big company, or more or less, involves insider trading, the difference being simply whether or not it has been caught by the SEC. But once military secrecy is involved, only the giant, overwhelming group of companies will be able to write on it, and even then, care must be taken, the military and the SEC are the same thing.

“Are you sure?” Claude was uncomfortable questioning.

“Of course," Adrian laughed, "even if I did, do you think anyone would give me information? ”

“That's not necessarily true.” Claude stared at him and lifted his arm.

“Okay, Claude, listen to me," Adrian pushed him back into the chair, "I just gathered information from the regular channels, gathered a lot of information, and then analyzed it to make a judgment, which I don't think is illegal, right? Anyway, you just need to start working after you get my message, and I know it's risky, but, Claude, I need this. ”

“Listen, Ed, you've got at least 50 million in liquidity, and your talent has been tapped, so you can run your movie company. Why bet on this?” Claude persuaded.

“I don't think you forgot what I said to you in the cafe, Claude.” Adrian said in a serious and serious tone, "You also told me that I needed money, a lot of money. ”

“Damn.” Claude patted himself on the forehead, staring at Adrian and not talking any more.

“On the basis of my preliminary calculations of the financial statements given by the accounting, combined with all the funds available, with the film companies, I could raise about $65 million.” Adrian goes on, "as I did last time, I entrust them to you, and you just need to keep an eye on them and start working after receiving my notice, no matter what the outcome - even if I end up losing them all - I'll accept. ”

Paused, he sat down in front of Claude, his head on his crossed hands, his eyes blinking and looking at his best friend: "I need you, Claude! ”

Claude's face was serious, but in the end he laughed bitterly and exhaled: “You bastard...”

“I need you, Claude.” Adrian repeats it again.

“Well, you've already said that, then I'll have to stay with you.” Claude suddenly laughed, "Now that you've made a miracle, maybe you can make another. ”

“Definitely!” The smile reappeared from Adrian's face.

Yes, definitely. Thanks to the blessings of Black Eagle Fall, Adrian knew about several wars in the United States in the early 1990s, and so famous a desert storm was among them. He recalls very clearly that the United States Congress authorized President Old Cowboy to resolve the Kuwaiti issue by force on 13 January 1991, while the United States military launched an attack on 17 January!

I believe that with enough preparation, Claude's ability can definitely multiply this money a few times, and unlike stocks, futures are like gambling, making big bucks or losing big bucks. Adrian remembered a colleague in his previous life who was very good at playing with stocks and played with tens of thousands of dollars back, but when he put that money into the futures market, he lost all his kung fu in just a few days.

But this does not mean that Adrian will be able to earn nothing and earn nothing.