At about four o'clock in the afternoon, when Dulin was preparing to have an early meal, Scott came. Not only did he come, he also brought two people, an ordinary-looking man wearing glasses and a bit silly, and a coquettish man. woman.
If Du Lin often watches movies, he will know that this woman is a currently popular female star. Her name is Celine. Before people know her, they don't know her through movies, but three other things.
Figures, scandals, topics!
She has a body that many women would envy, and it conforms to the aesthetics of most men. Women with such a body will definitely have good luck. Then there is the fact that she has had seventeen boyfriends in four years and is always with her. Interesting stories of other public figures attacking each other in the media. It wasn't until someone spent a lot of effort to make her popular in the past two years that those things gradually disappeared and were replaced by her roles and performances.
"Want to have dinner together?" Dulin shook hands with Scott. He hadn't seen this guy for a while, including this time when he came back and he didn't pick him up with Horsten. Dulin retracted his hand and led Scott into the side hall. After arranging for the three of them to sit down, Dulin looked at Scott, "Tell me, what do you want from me? Seeing as how we had a great time in the past. Regarding the cooperation relationship, I will consider it as appropriate. ”
Scott didn't seem to care about Dulin's statement at all. He knew that Dulin was a very serious person, but sometimes joked, "This is how you receive old friends, it's so sad!", room The atmosphere inside was quite lively and peaceful. Scott's smile gradually faded after laughing a few times. He introduced the two guests around him to Du Lin.
"This is Mr. Monte, a gold medal producer of Donghua Pictures, one of the five major film companies. If you have watched the movie..., I'm sorry, I remembered that you don't watch movies. In short, Mr. Monte is very powerful. He The eleven films he has produced have all achieved great success and are known as 'lighthouses' in the industry, able to bring sufficient returns to investors!"
Monte stood up on his own initiative. He pushed up his glasses frame, bent over and reached out to Dulin on the other side of the coffee table to shake his hand, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Dulin."
Dulin also nodded, and then Scott introduced that very special woman, Celine.
He has been working in the city hall, often contacting people from all walks of life on behalf of Horston, and has developed a eloquent mouth. Celine, who originally had no background and a somewhat bad private life, became a white man in Scott's mouth. A girl as holy as a lotus. Celine also took the initiative to shake hands with Du Lin, and then sat back down very reservedly.
Du Linduo glanced at this woman. When they shook hands just now, he clearly felt that the woman scratched his palm with her fingers. If he felt right, this woman was hinting to him that she was afraid of ghosts. Dirty stuff like that. As we all know, actors like the heroine have a single room. She will definitely be scared when night falls, so she hopes someone can accompany her through the scary night.
And the weather is not very good now, with heavy snowfall. It would be better if we could encourage each other to get through the night and keep warm together at the same time.
Unfortunately, Du Lin is also afraid of ghosts, so he rarely goes out at night.
Celine bit her lip in disappointment when she didn't get enough response. This little move she made was very charming. The producer and Scott actually saw it, but they pretended that they didn't see it.
In fact, Celine has more substance than she appears. She knows Frena, and the two of them once collaborated in a movie. They are the kind of passerby best friends who look like background panels to set off the protagonist's otherworldliness. She also knew what happened to Frena later. To be honest, having a young and wealthy man with her was a good choice, at least much better than the guy who could be her father.
"That's right!" Scott drew everyone's attention to himself, "Mr. Monte and the others are filming a romantic love movie, and they have also signed an agreement with the city hall. We will help them as much as possible during the filming. The problems and difficulties the film encountered. They needed a beautiful building to support the romance of the film, and your manor was the perfect place.”
"That's right, Mr. Dulin." Monte's brown hair is a bit messy. Today he is wearing a brown plaid coat with red and white lines and wide-rimmed eyes, just like those slovenly professors in the academy. . He pushed up his glasses frame and looked at Dulin sincerely, "When our movie is released, it will be enough to bring you and your estate a great reputation. I believe this is what you want, and we will continue to do so." A generous reward will be paid to thank you for your generosity.”
Du Lin thought for a moment and shook his head, "I'm not short of money, and I don't want people to know me, so I'm sorry."
"Really?" Monte showed a disappointed expression on his face. He really liked this manor located on the cliff by the sea. When photographed from the other side, the buildings of the manor were hidden in the green shade, and there were also dark blue The colorful sea brings out the nobility and mystery of this manor, which is very consistent with the artistic conception in the script. But he also knew very well who Du Lin was. The rejection on the phone led him to find Scott. Scott also had a problem that had not yet been solved, which meant that there was really no way to solve it.
The two left quickly, but Scott stayed. He sighed first, and then said with a wry smile: "Asking a very presumptuous question, if one day I go to Otis City to join you, , will you take me in?"
His words made Dulin a little confused. Scott had always been the most effective assistant in his impression. On some occasions in the past, Hoston had told others in a suggestive tone. , if he leaves Ilian, he will definitely nominate Scott to succeed him as mayor. Many people know his thoughts and think this is the best choice. After all, the one with the highest probability of appearing in the entire city is not the mayor of Horston who is familiar to everyone, but the one who represents him outside every day. Running Scott.
Based on Scott's understanding of Ilian and the business community here, it would definitely be good news if he could become the mayor.
But now it seems that this is not the case.
Scott leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his face in defeat, "I know what you are saying. In fact, sometimes it is not a good thing for a person to be too good!" After saying this, which was obviously self-praising, He laughed first, "Do you believe it? Horston actually plans to take me into office after successfully running for governor. This is completely different from what we said before."
"He lied to me!"
Now Du Lin completely understood. In the final analysis, it was still because of power. If the mayor and the secretary to the governor are divided purely based on their party status, the two are actually pretty much the same. Many of the governor's secretaries later became mayors or council members, but in terms of actual power, the difference between the two is too great.
The governor's secretary is still just a secretary, not the one who really makes decisions. Others take you seriously because of the governor's face. If you really meet that kind of unambiguous official, what is the governor's secretary
The mayor is different. He has great power and is the leader of a city. He can manage and build a city according to his own ideas and political ambitions. Is this something that the governor's secretary can do
Scott has done a great job over the years, which has made Horston feel so comfortable. He has done all the good, bad and difficult things with one hand. All he has to do is sit in the office and sign autographs, or adjust the city's layout. The development direction is enough, and Scott will be taught the rest. With such a capable subordinate, Horston would definitely not want to let go, so he planned to take him with him to Isenus State to take up the post.
In addition, he has a good relationship with Du Lin. Once there, he can reconcile in the play and avoid conflicts between himself and Du Lin. This gives Hoston more reasons to bring Scott to open this place. City.
Originally, these were Horston's own thoughts, but after meeting Du Lin yesterday, he was a little uneasy and called Harry to verify some things. As a result, Scott accidentally heard part of it. In addition, in the past six months, Halston did not continue to hint that Scott would take over, which immediately made Scott suspicious. Then he cleverly asked for confirmation - in simple terms, it was to express his loyalty. As a result, Horston took it seriously and immediately told him that he was willing to take him with him.
This is not because Horston is stupid. The two have been together for six years and are very familiar with each other. Their daily cooperation is also full of tacit understanding. Horston did not think that Scott was testing him, so he said some things that should not be said. out.
Scott felt that he had been deceived and suddenly became mentally unbalanced. He had tried his best to do things for Hoston in the past few years not because of Hoston's charisma, nor because there was something beyond friendship between the two people. It was purely because of his charisma. It's Scott who wants to be a mayor, it's the power!
Now everything he worked for was in vain, so he started to find a way for himself.
Dulin is not his best choice, but at the same time it is his best choice.
From a political perspective, Dulin does not have the necessary conditions to become a high-level official in the empire. He is not a graduate of the Royal Academy, does not have a terrifying social network, and is not from a noble family. His political future is extremely limited. This is a The bad side. But Dulin is the best choice because Scott understands Dulin. The biggest difference between Dulin and Horston is that he can let go.
As long as Du Lin's trust is gained, he can hand over all aspects and will not interfere unless something big happens. Scott, who has had enough of being a secretary, wants to have some actual power, so Dulin is the best choice.
(End of chapter)