Beverly Hills is a gathering place for Hollywood stars.

In one of the mansions, a famous star is running on a treadmill. And his agent was talking about the latest work schedule.

Finally, the agent said, "How are you going to reply to Director Nolan's invitation?" His assistant called again today to ask. ”

When he said director Nolan, he was talking about Christopher. A super star like him who has entered the 30 million club is not something that Jonathan's face can invite, and even after he speaks, those stars will not even think about it. So Jonathan approached his brother to come forward.

Christopher, as a famous Hollywood director, as long as he doesn't have a particularly bad relationship, those big stars will give face to some extent. It's just that it's hard to say how much face there is.

For example, this famous movie star, although he has cooperated with Christopher, even claims to be friends. But as a celebrity, you must have the consciousness of treating yourself as a commodity.

Christopher was invited to him. But this face is not big enough to make him give up the appearance fee.

As he ran, he gasped and said, "I'll say no to him personally." Although he is not going to accept the invitation, Christopher's face is still to be given. If others don't go, they always have to explain the reasons themselves. As for the reason or something. He now has a full schedule of work every day. Just say you can't spare time. Although everyone knows that it is just an excuse. But many people just need an excuse.

The agent nodded and said, "Actually, you should have refused a long time ago." It is said that the food festival was sponsored by Linkhans. I want to invite celebrities to support the table, but I don't want to spend a penny. How can there be such a good thing in the world?" he sneered. In particular, he also invited those who were not in the stream to attend. If you go, you're really surrendering your identity. ”

The star slowly slowed down the treadmill and finally turned into walking, saying, "Don't say this in front of anyone." At least don't involve me. Although he is not willing to give this face, he also does not want to offend a world-class super-rich man. In particular, this rich man seems to be occasionally willing to invest in movies. They may have the opportunity to work together in the future.

The agent smiled and said, "Of course I won't say it in front of people!"

"With Link Hans here, maybe a reporter will ask me if I've been invited to do this, and I think you should know how to answer. ”

Just across the valley, there is another mansion opposite. It belongs to a female star who belongs to the first-line status. She's also talking to her manager about Fox's food festival.

But she spoke to her agent on the phone: "You mean Director Jonathan Nolan invited me to a charity event in Forks, Washington?" God testifies, she's only heard about that city. It is said to be a very small town.

"Yes. Today he called me and said he wanted to invite you to a food festival there, which was supposedly held for charity. ”

The female star thought about it for a moment and said, "Cohen, you can help me decline!"

"Bella, listen to me. ”

"Okay, you say!"

"I heard that Jonathan Nolan is working on a movie. It is said that it was still invested by Link Hans. ”

"I've heard rumors before, but didn't he deny it?"

The agent said, "I just didn't admit it." It's not a denial. And some time ago, Jonathan Nolan went to Washington for three days. Director Martin Roosevelt, who went with him, shot an advertisement for Link Han, but only stayed in Washington for two days. ”

"You're saying they're talking about movies. But that's too far-fetched. ”

"Whether it's far-fetched or not, but Bella. You're not busy at work right now, and you really didn't have a job that day. I think it's worth your luck. Besides, even if you don't get any opportunities this time, if you can make a good impression on Link Hans and the director, it will help your career. I heard that the food festival was sponsored by Link Hans. At the same time, I think many celebrities have sent invitations. ”

"Has anyone decided to go?"

"It's all humble people. ”

"Don't say that, Cohen! I'm almost inconspicuous now. ”

The female star was born as a child star and started from a TV series, but her development after entering the film industry was not smooth. In Hollywood, it is much more difficult for female stars than male stars. And Hollywood has so many resources that it can only support three or four women to become top stars at most. And in the past two years, her career has repeatedly declined because of emotional problems. Since two years ago, I haven't taken on any heavyweight work.

For celebrities, the position of not going up or down is the most difficult to mix. is not famous enough, big productions will not consider her, and they will not accept the opportunity to maintain their bad value, and the result is that they will not be high or low. On the contrary, it is better to seize the opportunity as long as it is when you are still working hard at the bottom.

"So you agreed. ”

"I'll call Jonathan Nolan and thank him for having me!"

"It's a smart choice!"

The actress named Bella dialed the phone from her agent. It was Jonathan who answered the phone.

Jonathan was relieved to learn that the other party had accepted his invitation. Top big-name stars, he can get his brother to come forward, but no one seems to have agreed to go yet. Although Link also didn't have a clear request for the people he invited. But he still hopes to invite some heavier people to go.

The first people he invited were people he was more optimistic about. It's even the object of the character he's investigating. And this Bella is just his alternate heroine candidate. It was only after the other candidates had clearly rejected his invitation that he called the declining actress.

Originally, I thought that the time was so tight, and the other party should not accept it. Not wanting him, she called her agent for less than thirty minutes, and she called to say that she intended to go.

This made him feel a lot of face. He finally kindly reminded him and said, "Bella, I'll give you a piece of advice." I suggest you dress up smartly that day, preferably like a girl next door. ”

His kind suggestion made the actress have a bad idea: "Director Nolan, that food festival has special dress requirements. In fact, she was worried about some unspoken rules.

Jonathan didn't say it explicitly: "I'm just suggesting!"

………………

While Jonathan and the others are doing their best for Fox's food festival, Link has put the food festival aside for the time being.

On this day, he was in his office to receive a man who claimed to be the president of the CF Industries Group.

CF Industries, the largest producer of nitrogen fertilizers in the United States, had no idea what to talk about when he heard that the other party was going to see him.

However, he did not refuse to meet.

"Mr. Naris, I'm curious why you're seeing me. Although I also run an agricultural company, we have never had anything to do with the fertilizer industry. ”

In the United States, the union of various industry families is very common. The same is true for agriculture-related industries, such as the world's largest fertilizer producer, Legg Mason Group, which was founded by a partnership between Cargill, the world's leading seed company, and IMC Machinery in the United States. That's the equivalent of combining seeds, fertilizers, and agricultural machinery.

Such a coalition is tantamount to a monopoly. But Link never wanted to cooperate with other companies to form a monopoly. Because he didn't plan to make farmers accept other additional conditions when buying seeds, such as what brand of fertilizer they had to buy. If he did that, it would be no different from other seed companies.

Aaron Naris made a special trip to Link, of course, to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. And he really wants the two sides to unite.

However, he did not explicitly state his purpose. He smiled and said, "Mr. Hans, we at CF attach great importance to the protection of the environment. And we can't deny the damage that chemical fertilizers do to the soil. The negative impact of fertilizers on the land can only be minimized. But we noticed that your fields don't seem to be using chemical fertilizers, whether it's ploughland, pastures, or vineyards. And we've heard that your production is quite high. ”

Since the other party has already spoken so affirmatively, Link does not deny it. "Yes, I don't really use fertilizer," he said. Green manure is mainly used, such as fermented livestock manure and some weeds that have been piled up. Yields are also above average. You know, those things actually contain all the nutrients that crops need. "It's just a little small.

Aaron Naris nodded and said, "There are indeed quite a few pig farmers who use pig manure directly to fertilize corn. But they still occasionally add some fertilizer. Because manure, although a good fertilizer, is not likely to meet all the mineral needs of crops. Mr. Hans's farm, on the other hand, does not use any fertilizer at all. We feel that Mr. Hans must have another way. ”

At this point, he glanced at Link. He didn't see any change in Link's face, though.

He continues with a smile: "We learned that Mr. Hans used the residue after extracting the active ingredient from the giant algae of West. So we thought maybe we could find green manure that could replace chemical fertilizers. So here I am. ”

When Link heard him say this, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he said, "What does Mr. Naris mean that he hopes to use the giant algae to process into green manure and sell it?"

"Yes. We at CF do think that way. Aaron Naris said without mince words. "Actually, we thought about another way to get the kelp we needed. However, we have found that there is a limited amount of sea area where macroalgae can grow. In addition, Xihua's giant algae grows faster and yields more. We felt like that's what we needed. ”

"Since Mr. Nasri wants to get the kelp, you should contact Xihua. You know, although I have some shares in Xihua, I basically don't interfere in the operation of the company. ”

Aaron Naris certainly wasn't going to be fooled by his words.

He didn't want to buy patents or anything. He just wanted to cooperate. Lin Ke accounted for as much as 80% of the shares of Xihua Company, and in the end, no matter what he negotiated with Xihua, he still had to get his consent. It would be better to reach a consensus with him at the beginning, and then talk to Xihua.

So he smiled and said, "Mr. Hans, I have come this time with a very sincere request for cooperation. ”