After all, after successfully predicting the earthquake and indirectly saving many people's lives and property, his personal reputation has reached a certain height, coupled with the unfair treatment suffered by the police, the vast majority of the people sympathize with him or approve of him, and his prediction has reached the point of almost blind obedience. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

For this reason, a number of bookmakers for the opening of the Golden Ball Awards, including the British William Hill Company, have adjusted their odds several times in a row, and even had to close the market in advance to avoid risks.

This also made Xiao Yang feel some regrets, he originally wanted to make a small profit in this way, but unfortunately he had to give up because he was shy at the time.

At 9 o'clock in the morning, Brian Newman called and said that through negotiation, the minimum commission that the company's senior management can accept is 12%, on the condition that it must be kept strictly confidential, otherwise, once those big-name stars know, it will definitely cause a lot of criticism and trouble to the company and himself.

Xiao Yang understood this, and this commission ratio was also within the range he could accept, and after making an appointment with the other party to sign a contract with Lin Yuanhang's law firm half an hour later, he asked casually: "How did you convince your boss?" ”

"I appropriately divulged some of our private conversation to the company's top management." Brian smiled on the phone and said: "They are very interested in your prediction of the future of celebrities, and they are willing to gamble with me to make such a concession." ”

This result is not Xiao Yang's expectation at all, in just a few years to develop to the extent that it is equal to those old economic companies or even come to the top, the founders and senior partners of CAA are certainly not the kind of guys who are short-sighted, it is naturally not difficult to see the profound and long-term impact of his prophetic ability on the company, as for the future world situation, energy supply and demand, market fluctuations, stock ups and downs, etc., one is too shocking, and the other is related to personal net worth interests, no need for him to deliberately advise, Brian doesn't mention it casually.

Half an hour later, in the presence of Lin Yuanhang and his partner Chuck Davis, Xiao Yang and Brian signed the agency contract, entrusting CAA with full responsibility for his public relations activities and business promotion for the next three years, including bargaining and fee collection for artists to predict the future, so that there would be no more jokes about being sent away by Mel Gibson and his ilk with $10,000 "small money".

Out of the importance of Xiao Yang, Brian transferred several second- and third-tier artists under his name to his colleagues in the company, in order to concentrate all his energy on serving his future big financier, depending on the development of the situation, it is possible to equip him with life assistants, bodyguards, drivers and even hairstylists, makeup artists and other professionals in the future, provided that Xiao Yang's financial resources can afford the salaries and expenses of these people.

After the signing was completed, according to the usual practice, Lin Yuanhang opened a bottle of champagne to help them celebrate, and Xiao Yang replaced it with juice, and after clinking glasses, Brian asked him with a smile: "Frankly, it is the first time for me to take over a customer like you, and I don't have a clear idea of how to conduct business, what do you think?" ”

"I've never worked with a professional broker before." Xiao Yang raised his glass to him with a smile and said, "There are a few things I want to entrust you to do now, one is to contact several record companies to negotiate the production and distribution of my piano music, and the list of those who have cooperation intentions is in my uncle's hands." ”

"The second thing is to find a suitable time to announce our partnership to the outside world, so that Barrister Lin will complain about my exploitation of his labor force all day long." Xiao Yang made an apologetic gesture towards Lin Yuanhang, "In addition, contact the major media and say that I am ready to make a prediction about the final list of winners of this year's Oscars, and how high the appearance fee can be depends on your ability - this matter is not in a hurry, before the Oscar winners are counted, you have a month to operate." ”

"Oscar...... Really! Brian sighed secretly, but he didn't feel strange, since Xiao Yang can make money with the Golden Globe Awards, of course, there is no reason to let go of the heavier Oscar, of course, and only under the premise that this year's Golden Globe prediction comes true, his next prediction will be valued and contested by major media, and looking at his determined face, it seems that he is not worried about the possibility of failure of the prediction at all, and he can't help but feel a little more curious about him and a certain indescribable sense of trust, "Is there anything else?" ”

"There's also a personal matter." Xiao Yang turned his head to look at Lin Yuanhang and Chuck Davis, "Do you mind?" ”

"Of course not." Lin Yuanhang shrugged his shoulders, pulled the confused partner out of the conference room, and gave him a "good for yourself" look before going out.

"In the end, this matter is the highest priority, and it will be done immediately, and it cannot be postponed until tomorrow in any case." Xiao Yang stretched out his hand and pointed to the east, "I want you to go to Vegas immediately, and leave now." ”

"Vegas?" Brian was stunned, "What are you going to do there?" ”

Xiao Yang spread his palms, "What, you don't like Vegas?" ”

"Please, who wouldn't love Vegas?" Brian looked at him with a strange expression, "I just can't figure out what you're asking me to go there for, for an economic person who hasn't helped you earn money, wouldn't it be too early to enjoy a publicly-funded vacation now?" ”

"Actually, I'm just asking you to make money for me." Xiao Yang took out the check for $100,000 that Julia had given him, flicked his fingers, and the piece of paper slid lightly in front of his new broker, "Wait a minute, go to the bank with me to cash it, and then I will give you a betting list, and you will take this cash to bet for me." ”

"Bet?" Brian was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that he deliberately separated the two lawyers, and actually asked himself to bet for him, and when he thought of his age, he was immediately relieved, just looking at the number on the check, his eyelids couldn't help but jump wildly, "100,000...... Well, what do you want to bet on, football (rugby), basketball or boxing? ”

In his spare time, Brian occasionally played a few games, but it was just a few yuan, a little fight of more than ten yuan, seeing that Xiao Yang was a 6-figure shot, he couldn't help but be imprudent, but he asked a few common betting objects in a row, but Xiao Yang just looked at him with a smile, and did not give a positive answer at all, and immediately reacted after a moment, "I understand, you are going to bet on the list of winners of this Oscar!" ”