The preparations for the banquet were all in charge of Kate, and she naturally kept Tang Bao's instructions in mind, and the whole process of preparation has always maintained a very low-key attitude, except for the people who received the banquet invitation, she rarely mentioned it to the outside world. However, Tang Bao, who has received the attention of countless well-intentioned people, suddenly wants to hold a private banquet, even if he keeps a low profile, it is impossible to hide it completely. And this is the first private banquet held by Tang Bao...... It's hard not to get noticed.

Not long ago, Tang Bao made an astonishing profit in gold futures, and he made a net profit of more than a billion dollars in the operation of Columbia Pictures, which is unmatched.

At this extremely majestic moment, Tang Bao suddenly wanted to hold a banquet, which inevitably gave people the impression of holding a celebration banquet.

Of course.

Many celebrities and elites are not concerned about what is holding a banquet, but about whether they can get Tang Bao's invitation, and some people are even trying to get an invitation through various channels.

Pity.

These people are doomed to be disappointed, and the scope of invitations to this private banquet held by Tang Bao is very limited, and even some directors of Phoenix Investment Group have not been invited. And everyone who received the invitation letter had special considerations for Tang Bao.

……

"Hi Wagner, you've received Don's invitation to a private party! I heard that your relationship is extraordinary, can you help me get an invitation? ”

"Well, I'm sorry, Perris. I'm afraid I'm helpless......" Wagner reluctantly refused, this was not the first call for help he received. There is no doubt that the gold futures war and the operation of the Columbia Pictures project have made Tang Bao the most popular investor on Wall Street, and everyone wants to make friends! There are many people who want to find an opportunity to board the big ship of Phoenix Investment Group, and the banquet invitation that countless social elites can't ask for is the ticket to board the ship, and he is very fortunate that he got this precious ticket early.

He also heard about it.

More than one person privately released rumors that he was willing to pay a high price for this invitation, but no one got his wish...... Saying that this invitation is priceless. It's not too much.

"Father!"

"Take advantage of your opportunity." Paul glanced at the dark red card his son was holding in his hand and smiled and admonished. Although he had thought of obtaining an invitation through Andya, Paul was very sensible, and he knew that forcing it would not only be useless, but even counterproductive. He knew that the people who received the invitation letter were all in the inner circle recognized by Tang Bao, and he and Goldman Sachs were obviously not.

"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do......"

"I can't help!"

"Well, Reeves, don't be angry. You and I are the best friends, and if it is a business banquet organized by Phoenix Investment Group, you will be guests forever. But this time it was a private banquet for the boss, and he had the right to decide everything, including the list of guests. I can't change it! Horst heard his old friend's complaint and explained helplessly. As the president of Phoenix Investment Group, he has a very wide social circle, and naturally has a few friends to talk to, and this Reeves is one of them.

……

"Shirley? Hi. It's good to hear your call, since college, you went to California and we haven't seen each other again......" Kate received a call from a friend. Very pleasantly surprised, the conversation went on and on.

"yes. Time flies so fast, and it's been more than two years since I graduated in the blink of an eye. I heard that you became Don's personal assistant? What about him, is your job difficult? ”

"Hmm. OK. ”

Kate replied with a smile on her face.

When the two were studying in college, they were best friends and did not contact each other for a long time. The relationship is not rusty at all, and there are still endless topics to talk about.

"Kate, can you get me an invitation to your boss's private party?" Shirley skillfully led the topic to Tang Bao, and naturally invited her.

Forthwith.

Kate fell silent, only to realize that Shirley's real purpose in looking for her was not to catch up, but to want a banquet invitation like someone outside.

"I'm sorry, Shirley, I'd love to help you. However, the list of invitations to the banquet was drawn up and confirmed by the boss himself, and I couldn't do anything! ”

"Kate, please help me, you're my best friend."

"I'm sorry, Shirley!" Kate said apologetically and hung up the phone, she knew Tang Bao's serious attitude when drawing up the banquet invitation list, who dared to increase the number of places privately. Private banquets are not like those commercial banquets where invitations are distributed in a casual net, and even if there are no invitations, a little trickery can be obtained.

……

"Hehe, who is so powerful that he can find your head?" Tang Bao was sitting on the sofa in the hall not far away, and he heard Kate's phone call a little, so he naturally knew the other party's purpose. It's just that Kate and the other party have been talking warmly for so long, and it seems that the relationship is very unusual, so Tang Bao is a little curious.

Kate didn't shy away from it, and replied, "A classmate from Yale University!" ”

"Oh, it turned out to be an alumnus, and people finally found you, and you rejected such a small request, isn't it cruel?" Tang Bao teased.

"Cruel? Boss, could it be that you will increase the number of places at will just because I am a classmate? ”

Tang Bao smiled and wisely did not continue the topic.

He also heard that some people have been frantically trying to get banquet invitations through various channels recently, but no one has succeeded......

The banquet invitation was carefully screened by Tang Bao, how could it be increased at will? The outside world said that this private banquet was a celebration banquet, but that was just wishful thinking on the part of outsiders. How could a banquet of eating and drinking allow Tang Bao to draw up a banquet list in person!

People with a little brain understand that this private banquet is a big gathering of Tang Bao's inner circle, and attending the banquet is inextricably linked to Tang Bao's interests. Of course, there are a few special people among them, that is, Saudi Prince Alwalid, Taraka of the Kuwait Investment Authority, and Milken, the king of junk bonds, all three of whom are important friends of Tang Bao...... They're all extraordinary.

Therefore.

Only those who have entered Tang Bao's eyes and can ensure that they maintain the same interests as Tang Bao will be invited, otherwise they will be excluded.

A lot of shrewd people understand this. Therefore, they all looked for banquet invitations like crazy, even at any cost, they knew that as long as they entered the banquet, they might squeeze into Tang Bao's circle and board the big ship helmed by Tang Bao. But it is precisely because he is too shrewd that he loses his mind. Reasonable people understand that all efforts are in vain.

……

As the time of the banquet approaches.

There was still no one who got the banquet invitation through special means, but many people still didn't give up, and even hit Tang Bao with their ideas.

Today, it's Sunday. It was also the day when Andya held an engagement banquet, and Tang Bao took Kate to the engagement banquet.

"Don, it's great to have you at my engagement party! This is my fiancée, Sarah. Andya came out with a sexy blonde girl in the hand and introduced.

"Hello, Sarah, bless you!"

"Don. Hello, I've heard Andya talk about you, it's an honor to meet you, and thank you very much for taking the time to join us for our engagement reception. Sarah behaved generously, elegantly, and quite talkatively, looking like a noble lady who had received a strict aristocratic education since childhood.

Engagement banquet.

The newcomers Andya and Sarah were naturally the focus, and they stood and talked with Tang Bao for a long time, which naturally attracted attention.

Suddenly.

Many of the guests recognized Tang Bao and Kate, and their eyes turned to them. There's no way not to pay attention. Now Tang Bao's invitation to a banquet will cause a scramble, not to mention his own appearance. Since the deal between Phoenix Investment Group and Sony, Tang Bao has not reappeared, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to contact him.

"Don. Come with me, delay for a few more minutes, I'm afraid you'll steal the limelight from me......," Andya said with a smile.

Tang Bao smiled and nodded.

Andya's father, Paul, is a senior partner at Goldman Sachs and has a lot of connections in the financial circle. Now that Andya is engaged, there must be members of Goldman Sachs to congratulate him, and the people in the Wall Street financial circle who attended the engagement banquet are afraid of more. And these people are afraid that they all want to get in touch with Tang Bao.

Of course.

Tang Bao was too lazy to pay attention to them. Especially Goldman Sachs!

Before that, they were involved in the BP oil market and the gold futures war. It can be said that Tang Bao and Goldman Sachs have fought secretly several times. Goldman Sachs thought that his secret operation was well hidden, but he didn't know what they were doing, Tang Bao knew it!

"Huh, Don, you can rest here for the time being, it's very private here, and no one will usually disturb you. Sarah and I also needed to go outside to entertain guests. ”

"Okay, you guys go get busy." Tang Bao smiled and nodded, Andya's arrangement was exactly what he wanted.

"The bride is really beautiful." Kate exclaimed.

on this.

Tang Bao also smiled and nodded in agreement, but compared to her appearance, Sarah's calm and elegant posture impressed him even more.

After a short period of contact, Tang Bao left a perfect impression. "Andya's bride is not simple! I don't know what the background is......"

"Huh?"

Kate looked at Tang Bao suspiciously, she felt that Sarah was normal, it wasn't simple.

"Don't mention it, we're here for the engagement banquet, and it's not good to talk about the bride casually." Tang Bao was reluctant to continue the topic.

One way or another.

Tang Bao and Andya's fiancée Sarah won't have much to do with each other, so why do you want to do so much.

"Hello, don't mind if I sit here." Suddenly, a man in a suit and a checkered tie approached and asked.

But the action was not polite at all, and sat down directly.

Tang Bao shrugged helplessly and smiled.

Then.

Tang Bao and Kate chatted in a low voice, laughing from time to time, as if the man opposite was air......

"Hello Tang, my name is Harris, senior partner at Goldman Sachs, can I talk to you?"

Tang Bao sneered in his heart, "Hmph, I finally can't help it." Ever since the man who called himself Harris first appeared, Tang Bao was sure that this man had come to contact him with a purpose and purpose, and as expected, he only made a little trick and ignored him, which made him unbearable.

But.

Harris claimed to be a senior partner, which surprised Tang Bao, seeing that Harris should be in his early thirties, it is really not easy to become a partner of Goldman Sachs so quickly.

"Oh?"

Tang Bao responded casually, and then disappeared. He has a bad impression of Goldman Sachs, and he has fought secretly a few times, but he has not officially torn his face. So he left some face for Harris and didn't directly refuse. What's more, being idle is also idle, so you might as well listen to what Harris wants to talk about.

"Don, if you guessed correctly. You have a lot of interest in the American film and television industry, and it just so happens that I have a lot of contacts in Hollywood circles...... You have a lot of capital, and I have a network, wouldn't it be perfect for both sides to join forces? Harris was unabashedly vocal about his thoughts.

"The outside world has praised you for your work on Columbia Pictures, which is a miracle, netting more than a billion dollars in just one month. But I knew that selling Columbia Pictures was just a last resort, because you couldn't find someone at the helm who was familiar with the industry. ”

Tang Bao's eyelids moved slightly, but he didn't answer.

"This is also normal, the circle of Hollywood is relatively closed. It is difficult for outside capital to squeeze in. Tang, you should have experienced the hardships of finding a qualified head of a film and television company, not that no one is qualified for the job of the head of the company, but that you are unwilling to work for unfamiliar capital. ”

Xenophobia?

Tang Bao was silent, he really hadn't paid attention to this before he saw Harris. I didn't even think about excluding outside capital at all!

"Perhaps, you can be invincible in the operation of financial capital, but in order to cross over into Hollywood, you must have a leader."

"Huh. You're the one who leads the way? Tang Bao opened his mouth for the first time and asked with a light smile.

"Of course. My maternal grandfather was a Hollywood director, and I know many Hollywood directors, producers, film and television investors, distributors, and actors. I'm going to lead you in, I'm sure it's okay. Harris did not deny his thoughts, and generously admitted. If only we had known each other earlier and reached a cooperation. Maybe you won't have to be forced to sell Columbia Pictures. ”

Scold.

is direct, although Tang Bao sold Columbia Pictures because he couldn't find the owner, he would never admit it.

There's no denying it. Harris's words gave Tang Bao a new understanding of the American film and television industry, and before, his understanding of this industry was too shallow.

"Don, as long as we can cooperate sincerely, I believe that Hollywood will have your place." Harris Road.

Well.

Tang Bao couldn't deny that Harris's blueprint was beautiful and moved him. However, Harris may not have as much energy in Hollywood circles as he boasts.

"It's not impossible to cooperate, but what do you want, I don't think you will be kind enough to help me integrate into the American film and television industry for free, right?"

"Where, I just want to be true friends with you, Don. Joining hands to enter the film and television industry, you and I are a win-win situation, and I hope to become Tang's right-hand man in the film and television entertainment industry! Harris said.

Capable assistant!

Tang Bao did not rush to respond, what is a right-hand man, Horst, Li Xiaofeng, Nick, Winenberg, Mrs. Annette, etc., are all Tang Bao's inner circle, and they are all invitees to private banquets. After a little thought, Tang Bao understood that Harris went to great lengths to get close to Tang Bao in order to get an invitation to the banquet and squeeze into Tang Bao's circle. But just by virtue of this, it is whimsical to want to board Tang Bao's boat.

"I'll consider your proposal carefully!" After speaking, Tang Bao did not speak again.

Seeing Tang Bao's gesture, Harris understood that this conversation was over, and he could leave. Harris got up and said goodbye with a very good look, "Okay, I won't bother." ”

Maybe.

Harris can be a stepping stone for Tang Bao to successfully integrate into the American film and television industry, but only this bit of use cannot impress Tang Bao. What's more, Harris is a partner at Goldman Sachs, and he doesn't know if this is a covert promotion by Goldman Sachs or Harris's personal behavior...... After all these considerations, Tang Bao decided to stand still!

"Boss, it looks like this Harris knows a lot." Kate Dao, as Tang Bao's personal assistant, naturally knew Tang Bao's attitude towards Columbia Pictures, as Harris said, because of the lack of a qualified manager and had to choose to sell.

"Well, maybe there's a bit of energy in Hollywood and I learned some inside story." Tang Bao smiled lightly. However, he deduced from the news brought by Harris that he was afraid that the failure of Horst's search for a CEO was not so simple, and it may have been tacitly resisted by Hollywood circles.

There may be people who do not welcome Tang Bao into the film and television industry! And Harris dared to come to contact him, just to rely on, confident that he could help Tang Bao break through this barrier...... (To be continued......)