Back at Britney's residence in Silk Building, Charles took off his coat and threw it on the sofa, still feeling a bit shaken.
After Britney Spears hung up Charles's coat, she saw him sitting on the sofa looking troubled and asked, "What's wrong?"
Charles kissed the Lady and held her as she sat on his lap. "I went to the Harlem tonight and encountered a robbery!"
"Oh, my God, are you alright?" Britney looked at Charles anxiously, checking him over.
"I'm fine, I'm fine, they robbed someone else!" Charles didn't want to elaborate. Luckily, those two guys weren't carrying guns or other weapons.
"That's good!" Britney hugged Charles's neck and kissed him. "What were you doing there? That's the most chaotic community in Manhattan. It's messy even during the day, let alone at night!"
As Charles slipped his hand under the Lady's clothes to feel her, he explained, "There's a film project I had to meet about. I didn't expect him to live there!"
Chris Gardner is at least a multi-millionaire now, yet he lives in the Harlem!
Just from the film production rights for this project, he would earn over a million dollars.
Britney ignored Charles's wandering hand, just hugging his neck, listening and offering some opinions.
"Charles, next time you go to such a place, you should bring bodyguards!" Compared to a public figure like Britney Spears, who definitely needs bodyguards when she goes out, Charles is just a film producer, and basically, the people who know him are all within the industry.
After all, for the general public, the interesting people are mostly celebrities; of course, if you make it to the top few on the Forbes rich list, you can also become well-known to many.
"We'll see, no rush for now!" Charles is still very afraid of dying, so when he needs bodyguards, he'll definitely arrange for several.
"Charles, haven't you felt enough yet? I've prepared dinner," Britney Spears reminded him.
"Mmm," Charles withdrew his hand. "My dear, you're too irresistible, you smell so good!"
Afterward, the two began to enjoy dinner, red wine and steak, an american's favorite.
By the end of the month, Charles's Dawn Investment Company had acquired a total of 1.82 million shares of Google stock, which was approximately % of Google's shares!
This $100 million was well spent!
Midtown Manhattan, in Bryant Park between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue, and 40th and 42nd Streets.
Charles sat on a park bench, enjoying the artists performing songs nearby, while talking on the phone with his mother, "You bought some Google stock, right?"
"Yes, I listened to you and asked someone to buy some. About thirty-five thousand shares, costing around 3.5 million dollars!" Evelyn on the phone still trusted her son very much.
"What's wrong, was it expensive?"
"No, no, no, don't sell the stock. Holding it long-term is a good choice!"
Hanging up the phone, Charles stood up and adjusted his khaki trench coat, then pulled a few 20-dollar bills from his wallet and walked over to the performer, placing the money in his box.
The long-haired artist nodded slightly at Charles and said, "Thank you!"
Charles glanced at the New York Public Library directly across from the park and walked towards it.
"Howard, I didn't expect you to ask me to meet in a place like this," Charles came to the New York Public Library to discuss with Ron Howard, the director of the da vinci code.
Ron Howard was sitting at a table, with several books already on it. Seeing Charles come and sit down, he took off his glasses and smiled, "The secrets involved in the novel and reality are intertwined; one must understand them to develop it better!"
Charles nodded and said, "Professor Robert Langdon, the male lead, Nicolas Cage is very suitable!"
"the da vinci code is actually a thrilling suspense film disguised as a religious one. Professor Robert Langdon is a famous professor of religious symbology, and Nicolas Cage's image and acting are very fitting."
Ron Howard, however, asked, "Cage has a film called national treasure coming out this year, which seems to be a treasure hunt theme. Won't there be some similarity that causes audience fatigue?"
Charles shook his head and said, "No, national treasure is an exciting treasure hunt, with quite a few action scenes; the da vinci code is about exploring the mystery of Jesus's descendants, focusing on suspense, thriller, and religious secrets."
In any case, Tom Hanks couldn't play Professor Robert Langdon; his hairstyle and physique would be too distracting.
"The film, adapted from the novel, involves many important physical clues, especially the Mona Lisa painting in the Louvre Museum, which is a crucial prop. I plan to go to France with Dan Brown in a while to lobby for the Louvre Museum to be opened for our filming," Ron Howard said.
"Oh, and the French actress Marion Cotillard is good. When we go to France, we can meet her. EuropaCorp will also assist us!" Charles added.
Ron Howard nodded. Nicolas Cage has acting skills and fame, which is enough. As for the actress, she's only to strengthen ties with France; her importance is not very high.
"Also, Howard, the anti-catholicism theme in the novel must be changed. Otherwise, this film will be extremely difficult," Charles reminded him, as the influence of catholicism is not less than that of judaism; it has a strong impact throughout Europe and America.
Howard nodded seriously, then smiled and said, "The main theme of this film is thrilling suspense, merely borrowing religious secrets. I've told the screenwriter to remove the anti-catholicism content when adapting it."
"That's good!"
"Charles, the film will be shot and produced in many famous locations, so the budget won't be low," as a director, Ron Howard was certainly concerned about the film's production budget.
"Don't worry, once we have a complete script, the budget won't be small, at least 100 million dollars!" Charles muttered to himself, fearing that even a 100 million dollar budget might not be enough.
From the passion of the christ, to brokeback mountain which will be released at the end of this year, and then to the da vinci code that Charles is preparing to produce.
The controversial nature of films truly continues unabated: religious disputes, homosexual themes, and now a mystery about Jesus.
Charles could only say that the timing this year was well chosen, with two controversial films, the passion of the christ and brokeback mountain, released in the same year.
Fortunately, the controversial nature of fahrenheit 9 was magnified countless times in this presidential election year. With fahrenheit 9 leading the way, the passion of the christ and brokeback mountain behind it could at least reduce most of the backlash.