Chapter 535
In the Chelsea district of London, a hotel in front of the door was brightly lit, and a long red carpet was paved to the side of the road to welcome the guests who came to participate in the banquet.
Tom Hanks sat in the car and waited patiently for the car to drive to the hotel.
"Are you sure Ronan Anderson will come to the dinner?" Tom Hanks asked the assistant in the co-pilot: "No mistake?"
The assistant said with certainty: "I have asked someone to inquire. Ronan Anderson came to London this time because he received an invitation from William. It is estimated that the negotiation with Judy Cramer was just by the way." He paused and explained specifically: "Robert Lee has always been responsible for the copyright of Relativity Entertainment. Ronan Anderson has basically never personally talked to anyone about adapting copyrights in recent years."
Tom Hanks frowned slightly: "The name Robert Lee is a little familiar."
The assistant said: "Some time ago, Robert Lee once competed with us for the copyright of the film "Da Vinci Code" on behalf of the Relativity Entertainment Group, but we were one step ahead..."
Tom Hanks remembered and shook his head: "They are ahead of us this time."
This time when he came to London, England, Tom Hanks also received an invitation from the British royal family and wanted to win the copyright of "Mamma Mia".
Some time ago, Tom Hanks' wife Rita Wilson saw the stage play "Mama Mia" on Broadway. She was quite fond of the show and watched three consecutive shows in a week. Rita Wilson was not only the audience, but also one of the heads of the producer and Tom Hanks's company Preton Pictures, which also created a strong desire to adapt "Mama Mia" into a movie.
Before Tom Hanks came to London, Rita Wilson repeatedly told him to take over the copyright of the movie adaptation.
As one of the model husbands in Hollywood today, Tom Hanks wants to satisfy his wife's wishes because he knows that when combined with his personal hobbies, he can bring great satisfaction to people.
If that wasn't the case, the copyright from Judy Cramer was in the hands of Relativity Entertainment yesterday, and Tom Hanks gave up.
After getting off the car, crossing the long red carpet and entering the hotel banquet hall, Tom Hanks greeted Charles, who was greeting the guests, and soon found Ronan where he was and found Ronan was chatting with William, so it was difficult to go directly.
Ronan asked William: "When will you go to Los Angeles? I'll make arrangements at that time."
William touched his hair that was not bald yet and said, "It's very troublesome for me to go out. When it's convenient, I will definitely visit Los Angeles."
"I saw a news about you in the newspaper yesterday." Ronan lowered his voice slightly: "The media said you may be the chairman of the FA next year?"
William smiled and said, "I have accepted the employment and will take office early next year. However, although this position is very powerful, I will hold it, and it is more of a symbolic honorary position."
But Ronan said: "This is an amazing position, I wish you success."
William replied politely: "Thank you."
Ronan asked again: "Just just now, I met Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. It is said that he has bought the Chelsea club. Is the Premier League club's rejection of foreign capital not that great?"
"As long as it is conducive to the healthy and orderly development of the Premier League, we welcome it." William has not taken office yet and has already had a bit of the demeanor of the head of the FA: "The UK is an open and free country, and the football industry is no exception."
Ronan smiled and said, "I have been paying attention to the Premier League. The league is indeed becoming more and more open and free, and the level of the entire league is also improving rapidly."
Nowadays, many people also call the Premier League a rough one.
William was younger than Ronan and his mind was not simple. He immediately heard something and asked: "Ronan, are you interested in investing in the Premier League?"
"I like football very much and the Premier League." Ronan said vaguely: "If there is a chance, I also hope to have a Premier League club like Roman Abramovich and directly participate in the unlimited Premier League in the future."
William smiled and said, "I personally welcome it."
The two talked about football for a while. When Ronan saw someone coming to find William to climb, he took the initiative to say goodbye and left here.
Then, he met Russian rich man Roman Abramovich and chatted for a brief moment.
The British and British media, in treating the Russian rich man, fully demonstrated the only arrogance and arrogance left by the Empire of the Sun, and various nouveau riche and trash-out-of-gritty words, kept throwing them on Roman Abramovich's head.
Perhaps, this has become the last means for the British to maintain the dignity of the empire.
When the Portuguese came to the UK, they were a country bumpkin; when Russia entered London, it was called a nouveau riche; perhaps when he, the Hollywood movie boss, participated in the Premier League game in the future, he would be given various despicable titles by the arrogant British.
As for the British media, even the British look down on people, let alone people from other countries.
I guess if Superman really comes to London, the British media will call him a "cosmic little bastard".
In the future, there will be three big feet of the Eastern national football team, Bai Zuo Mitu's accusations, and the British media's broken mouth.
English football loves to produce geniuses, of course it is the genius in the mouths of British media.
After chatting with Roman Abramovich, the banquet officially kicked off. First, Charles delivered a speech, then the chairman of the Royal Charity Foundation raised funds, and then the guests donated generously.
Although the British royal family is more of a symbol, it has great influence and great face.
Those who came to the dinner generously donated money, and Ronan also donated 500,000 pounds and filled in William's name behind the fundraising contact.
Face is given to each other. The British royal family has a huge influence in Europe and may be in contact at any time.
At the end of the fundraising session, a fat middle-aged uncle suddenly appeared in front of Luo Nan.
The man had thick curly hair, a wide forehead and plump cheeks, and had a natural innocent nature. His fleshy nose was like an inverted exclamation mark, which was Tom Hanks.
"Hello, Tom." Ronan shook hands with him: "I didn't expect to see you here."
He knew that Tom Hanks didn't like him and just greeted him politely.
Tom Hanks smiled, with a simple and honest face and said, "Good evening, Ronan. I didn't expect to meet you at Chelsea."
Of course, Ronan knew why he appeared here and said with a smile: "It seems you have received an invitation, too."
Tom Hanks shrugged and said helplessly: "Every year, I receive many similar invitations, some of which are like this time, and they cannot be pushed."
When looking for celebrities and wealthy people to raise funds, it is not only in the East, but also in the West.
"Same." Ronan spread his hands: "So no matter how busy he is in work, he still has to come to London."
Tom Hanks asked intentionally: "You come to London not just to attend the royal charity dinner, right?"
Luo Nan frowned slightly, what does this mean?
Tom Hanks is a gentle man, never aggressive, and said with a smile: "Don't get me wrong, I just want to discuss something with you."
In some ways, Tom Hanks is a good husband today, and he is willing to discuss with people he doesn't like for Rita Wilson.
Ronan is also a smart person. From the previous words, would it be related to Judy Cramer and Mama Mia?
After all, Tom Hanks also has a film company, so it is not uncommon to take advantage of copyright.
Sure enough, Tom Hanks said: "I met Ms. Judy Cramer yesterday afternoon and wanted to talk to her about the copyright of "Mamma Mia" movie. I found it was a step slower. The copyright of this stage play has reached your relativity entertainment."
Ronan said calmly: "Yes, we signed a formal agreement yesterday morning." He could not spit out the meat he had eaten, so he simply said: "I am very optimistic about the prospects of this project, so I decided to buy the copyright of the movie, and preparations will start early next year."
This is almost telling Tom Hanks that the copyright is about to become a movie in my hands and there is no possibility of transferring it again.
Tom Hanks has a gentle personality but is very smart. He immediately understood Ronan's meaning. If it were normal, he would give up after all, but he still wanted to fight for his wife's wishes.
"It seems I'm a step slower." Tom Hanks smiled honestly: "Ronan, my wife likes the stage play "Mama Mia". Recently, she has been talking to me about adapting a movie. Can a husband realize his wife's wish?"
He said very sincerely: "Can you transfer the copyright to my Preton Pictures? Of course, the price is easy to say."
This is sincere and profitable, and it also plays a card of love. Tom Hanks' personal charm, if it is ordinary people, they might just respond directly.
Who is Ronan? How could he be this? Besides, when talking about "The Da Vinci Code", Tom Hanks refused him without hesitation. The two sides had no friendship or foundation for negotiation.
"Actually, such a project doesn't matter to me personally." Ronan did not refuse tactfully. Since Tom Hanks played the emotional card, he would also play the emotional card: "But I can only say I'm very sorry. "Mamma Mia" is the favorite play of my friends for many years. She is about to be eighteen years old. "Mamma Mia" is my adult gift to her."
Tom Hanks kept all the rest of his words about to play the emotional card, and he could only change his words: "Is your friend an actor?"
Ronan smiled and said, "Yes, she is about to be eighteen years old. At this special age, she should enjoy the best gift."
Chapter completed!