In the bedroom, Scarlett Johansson sat in front of the dressing table mirror, and a beautiful Bvlgari custom sapphire diamond necklace lay in a box on the table.
Charles, standing behind Scarlett, slowly picked up the necklace. "It's beautiful, isn't it? Let me help you put it on and see!"
It cost Charles almost 320,000 US dollars; it was really not cheap!
"Mm," Scarlett Johansson nodded. What woman doesn't like jewelry?
Below the diamond necklace was a beautiful teardrop-shaped sapphire, which complemented Scarlett Johansson's neck perfectly.
The sapphire rested perfectly on Scarlett's alluring cleavage, and with each breath, the sapphire seemed to rise and fall with her chest.
"Is it beautiful?" Scarlett Johansson looked left and right in the mirror, occasionally adjusting her chest with her hand.
"Of course it's beautiful," the 20-year-old Scarlett Johansson had smooth, fair skin and a captivating figure. Indeed, very few men could resist her.
No wonder Durant wanted to drink Scarlett Johansson's bathwater. Charles thought about taking a bath with Scarlett before; with such a large tub of water, could he really drink it all?
"Charles," Scarlett Johansson stood up and turned around, offering a passionate kiss very proactively, while the strap of her sexy nightgown slipped off her shoulder.
Not far behind them was the soft bed, signaling another sleepless night.
Charles was currently in his initial capital accumulation phase and would not spend too much time and energy on women.
Satisfying their vanity and monetary desires could save a lot of time. Charles didn't care much about jewelry, bags, and so on now.
Charles had given gifts to Megan Fox, Kate Beckinsale, and Scarlett Johansson. As for Britney Spears, she didn't seem to care much, as she was already very wealthy herself.
"How is Pacific Theater Chain Company doing?" Charles asked his assistant, Donna Williams, from his office chair.
"Philip has talked to them several times, and now the price is 26.5 million US dollars, and they won't budge!"
"Let's go with that price. Have the lawyers complete the property registration for the cinemas and the contract investigation for the franchised cinemas, then finalize the acquisition," Charles said, not wanting to wait. This matter needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
"Understood!" Donna Williams nodded in response.
Including buying a house on the Hudson River in Manhattan and his personal expenses, Charles still had approximately 28 million US dollars in remaining funds.
However, the DVD for saw would be released later this month, and Capet Pictures would soon have another wave of cash flow.
"This year's Saw II will be Capet Pictures' first self-distributed film. With the popularity of the predecessor, it shouldn't be difficult," Charles still decided to build his own distribution channels.
"Next year, we need film productions!"
wedding crashers and brokeback mountain were both distributed by Universal Pictures. mr. & mrs. smith was, of course, also part of the contract, and even the unproduced remake script for infernal affairs, Charles planned to operate as a contract film with Universal.
"Boss, with the distribution contract for mr. & mrs. smith as collateral, we can only use half of the copyright revenue as collateral, so the amount of funds will be much less!" Donna reminded him again.
"Aren't there still 70% of the copyright revenues from wedding crashers? Those can also be mortgaged. It shouldn't be a problem to loan out 30 million US dollars," Charles didn't care about the small interest. If his company didn't borrow money from banks, how could it develop?
"Oh, right, arrange it. Remember to remind me to go to the Cannes Film Festival in May to see if there are any good films to buy back. To build a distribution channel, we need films after all," Charles was now determined to go to the front lines to acquire films.
"Boss, time's up. Mr. Dan Brown should be arriving soon!" Donna Williams reminded, looking at her watch.
Charles nodded. He had an appointment with the mystery novelist Dan Brown today. His novel, the da vinci code, published last year, had sold very well, and many film companies had ideas for adaptation.
Price, adaptation plans, etc., he needed to convince the author himself.
Charles Capet arranged to meet Dan Brown at the Bradbury Building in downtown Los Angeles. As a historical building in Los Angeles and one of its architectural landmarks, the Bradbury Building had a high appearance rate in film and television.
Charles was currently riding in a luxurious G-Class business vehicle. Charles had this idea ever since his one-night stand with Liv Tyler.
Moreover, Porsche had launched an SUV called the cayenne the year before last, and Charles also bought one to drive himself.
The G-Class was customized by Charles into his luxurious business travel vehicle, styled to his preferences.
"Is that Kobe Bryant?" As Charles passed the courthouse, he saw Kobe Bryant surrounded by many reporters outside the window, looking serious, with his wife standing beside him.
Donna Williams reminded him: "It's the hearing for the Eagle County assault incident from last year!"
"I know that. I saw all the news last year. I want to ask, why hasn't he resolved this yet?" In late June last year, Kobe Bryant was accused of assaulting a 19-year-old female front desk clerk while recovering from a knee injury in Eagle County, Colorado.
Charles remembered Kobe had paid 5 million US dollars to resolve it, hadn't he?
"Boss, it's normal for such lawsuits to drag on for a year or two. Perhaps both parties are dissatisfied with the price; after all, one party wants money, and the other needs reputation. The preliminary hearing was in Eagle County, but Kobe needs to participate in this season's NBA league, so the judge allowed him to have hearings during games," Donna Williams understood that in the end, it would still be resolved with money.
Charles shook his head, he was set up!
After this season, the Lakers' O'Neal-Kobe duo would also disband, with the Big Shaq moving east to the Heat.
"So Kobe will have to travel between Eagle County and Los Angeles to be tried by the judge?"
Donna Williams nodded: "Kobe is a world-class basketball star. Such a reputation has too great an impact on his standing. An out-of-court settlement is best. I guess that Lady wants too much!"
Charles looked at Donna next to him, dressed in a typical secretary's professional attire: a hip-hugging skirt paired with a white shirt with three buttons undone, a small suit jacket over it, and black-rimmed glasses.
He reached out and caressed the Lady's thigh, smiling as he asked, "Why this outfit today?"
Donna Williams leaned on Charles's shoulder and licked her lips alluringly, "Boss, don't you like me in uniform?"
She had been with Charles for two years, and they had done everything, appropriate or not, in the office. Donna Williams was a good assistant: smart, beautiful, and capable!
Charles pulled open the Lady's neckline, and the view was clear: "Black lace, not bad!"
"However, we need to talk to Dan Brown about the film adaptation rights for his novel later. I'll reward you well when we get back!"
Charles was determined to get the film adaptation rights for the da vinci code.