Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 271 Birthday Party
Bob Weinstein's intentions soon became apparent.

Because after drinking a glass of red wine, someone else came to the manor.

"Hello everyone!" The person who came was a middle-aged white man with curly hair, medium build, and a very friendly smile. He started greeting everyone as soon as he saw them.

But when Tang De saw this person, he frowned slightly.

Because he was so familiar with this man's face that he knew everything about him, and he even knew all of his deeds and crimes.

That’s right, it was the island owner, Ebostein, who committed suicide in prison.

When he saw him, Tang De immediately realized why he felt that the current situation was a bit strange, because Kevin Spacey and Leonardo DiCaprio had both appeared on Epstein's list.

Although there is no evidence that they landed on the island, there is also no evidence that they did not land on the island.

Now it seems that Tang De is the next person to be invited by Epstein.

"Don!"

Just as he thought of this, Epstein came over enthusiastically and hugged Tang De: "I'm so lucky to see you here."

"Hello, you are..." Tang De pretended not to know him.

"This is Jeffrey Epstein, he is a billionaire on Wall Street, Don." Bob Weinstein introduced Epstein to him and said, "It's an honor for you to come to my cocktail party."

Although the Weinstein Company is a powerful force in Hollywood, it is still far behind the Wall Street tycoons, especially Epstein, who is well-connected in the political and business circles and has a wide network of contacts.

So no matter what the purpose was, Bob Weinstein hoped that his shaky public relations company could get in touch with Epstein. Maybe with a few words from Epstein, the company could be reborn.

As for why Tang De was invited, it was purely because Epstein wanted to meet this new and great Hollywood director.

"I see..." Tang De shook hands with Epstein and sat down with him with a smile on his face.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Bob, Epstein said to Tang De, "I've seen your Lucy. It's so sexy. You made Scarlett look so sexy. I like this movie, so I've always wanted to meet you, the great director."

"Thank you for your likes." Tang De remained calm and just greeted him politely.

After a few people chatted for a while, Eberstein suddenly suggested that everyone play golf.

There is a private golf course behind the manor. After several people came there, they showed off their golf skills one by one.

However, Tang De is not keen on this sport, so his skills are not very good. Fortunately, he has sharp eyes and can control his strength very well, so he is not inferior to others.

As they played, Epstein probably felt that it was a bit monotonous, so he said, "How about we make a bet with golf?"

"What bet?" Among everyone, Kevin Spacey is the most familiar with the Wall Street tycoon and has the closest relationship with him.

"Let's bet on the cruise ship." After Epstein finished speaking, several people's expressions were somewhat interesting.

If you lose a golf game, you have to buy a cruise?
That's not a yacht.

Fortunately, Epstein added the next moment: "For a cruise trip, I know there is a very niche route. If anyone wins, they will pay to take a few other people there for a trip. I guarantee that the scenery is great."

"I can testify that the niche route is indeed good." Kevin Spacey said with a smile on his face. If Tang De didn't know what they were talking about, he would probably have believed their lies.

However, he did not show any doubt on the surface, but just reached into his trouser pocket and secretly sent a text message.

"Who wins? This is really fun." Leonardo was eager to try. Money was not a problem for their group of people, so they could only pay by winning the game. This kind of competition seemed more special.

Besides, he had always won more than he lost in previous games, so he was very confident.

Bob Weinstein didn't notice anything wrong either, so he nodded and picked up the club.

"Let's get started." Seeing that everyone was having fun, Ebostein smiled and announced the start of the game.
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Twenty minutes later, the golf game officially ended. The winner this time was EBstein. Tang De, who was watching the whole process coldly, could see that he had hidden his golf skills before.

"Okay, I win. I'll notify the car to pick us up now." Epstein took out his phone and called the captain of the cruise ship.

"Are we going now?" Leonardo asked. "How long will it take?"

"Don't worry, it will be soon." Epstein smiled and said, "My cruise ship has been parked at the port and is ready to depart at any time."

“Wow, so what is that niche line?” Bob Weinstein inquired.

Epstein explained: "It's near Mexico. It's a very mysterious canyon. Every time we go there, we see something different."

"Will it be dangerous?" Tang De asked curiously.

"Of course...it's possible, but there would only be problems due to the weather, so if anything goes wrong, someone will notify me."

"Ok."

After a few people waited for a while, a Rolls-Royce stopped at the door.

But just as they were about to get in the car, Tang De's cell phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?" After Tang De exchanged glances with a few people, they immediately smiled in tacit understanding and stopped talking.

"Jessica, what's wrong? I'm going out for a drink with some friends later..." Tang De looked very happy at first, but then his eyes froze and his expression became anxious.

"What, Elena is sick? She has a fever. Has the doctor come? Has she taken medicine?"

"You ate it, but there's still no improvement?"

Tang De hung up the phone, spread his hands and apologized: "What a pity, my daughter suddenly fell ill, and her mother is almost worried to death. I have to go home."

"It's just a minor illness, there shouldn't be any problem." Bob Weinstein pretended to be an experienced person and said, "What the child needs right now is a good sleep."

"Is Elena sick? Has she seen a doctor?" Leonardo was more anxious because he had met Tang De's daughter and liked this cute little angel very much.

"I've seen a doctor and taken medicine, but she's still crying. Jessica said the baby kept calling my name. Sorry, I have to go back. Leonardo, you know, Elena is my angel, my everything."

Tang De's expression was very serious, as if he could not be questioned.

"Then you should go back quickly. I understand a father's worries. I felt the same when my child was born." Ebostan seemed very understanding. He did not make things difficult for Tang De and let him leave directly.

When Tang De returned to the garage of the manor and drove out his car, he saw that the Rolls-Royce had already left the manor. He did not leave in a hurry, but called Tom: "Tom, follow them, be careful, don't take risks."

"Understood." Tom agreed immediately on the phone.

Then Don drove back to New York City.

Although he didn't expect Epstein to show up at the party, he and Tom had already agreed on a series of code words. Based on the different code text messages he sent, Tom would call him at different time periods.

He didn't want to be on the list, and he had no interest in Eberstein and his friends' perverted hobbies.

It’s just that Bob Weinstein was also on this boat. I wonder if it was the influence of the flapping wings of my butterfly.

After returning to Jessica's place, Tang De saw little Princess Elena as soon as he entered the door.

The little guy was playing with building blocks on the table in the living room, his little face was full of smiles, and he didn't look sick at all. "Elena, look who's back?" Jessica saw Tang De and immediately guided her daughter to look at the door.

Elena turned around and saw that it was Tang De, and immediately shouted, "Daddy, hold me!"

She stretched out her chubby little arms, as white and tender as lotus roots, and opened her arms to Tang De.

Tang De immediately ran over, picked up his daughter, and turned around on the spot: "Baby, did you have fun playing at home today?"

"I'm happy. Didi and Rafi are playing with me." Elena answered Tang De's question in halting English.

Didi is a Devon Shorthair cat and Raffy is a French bulldog.

These are all companions that Tang De personally selected for Elena. Since the little girl got these two pets, she has been playing with them every day.

However, out of health considerations, Jessica only allowed them to play for two hours. For the rest of the time, Didi and Rafi were separated in another living room.

"Will you be happier seeing your dad?" Tang De gently rubbed his daughter's face with his cheek. The skin, which seemed as smooth as milk, was slightly cool, just like the finest jade.

"Yes!" Elena kissed Tang De on the face and then hugged him tightly.

"Look at you, so proud." Jessica rolled her eyes. Every time she saw her father, Elena couldn't remember her mother, which made her very jealous.

"Haha, don't be so stingy." Tang De hugged Jessica and passed Elena's kiss to her.

Then a few people played in the living room for a while.

"Tang, Carmela said she will be here soon." Jessica suddenly received a text message, put down her phone, and said to Tang De.

"Okay, what's the matter with her?" Tang De hasn't been back to Carmela much recently. Instead, Jessica and Carmela have been communicating more.

"It's to celebrate Louis' 15th birthday."

"Birthday...well, I don't even remember it." Tang De shrugged and called Tom to ask him to prepare gifts for his younger brothers.

"Time flies." Eight years have passed since he traveled through time.

His two younger brothers also entered puberty from being little kids, which caught him off guard.

And when I saw these two little guys, the feeling of the passage of time became even more obvious.

At that time, these two dwarfs had grown taller.

Luis is 1.73 meters tall and Regias is 1.68 meters tall.

Tang De had no doubt that in a few years, these two little guys would be taller than him.

"Hello, brother." Regias was still as well-behaved as when he was a child, but he had a pair of glasses on his nose, which showed that he was nearsighted.

"Hello, brother." Louis was still cynical, with brown curly hair and a rascally smile. Tang De had no doubt that this guy was popular with the girls in school.

"Long time no see." Tang De took them to the living room. Elena in his arms looked at the two uncles with confused eyes, then waved and called, "Hello."

"How polite." Regias came over and teased Elena with his hands, while Louis stood there and nodded without much response.

"Come on, sit down."

After a few people sat down, Carmela and Jessica took the Michelin chef to the kitchen to work, while Tang De held his daughter and chatted with his two younger brothers.

"I heard that you formed a band?" Tang De first looked at Regias. He was only 13 years old, but he had already formed a band in school.

"Yes, his name is Weird Bird." Regias looked a little shy, but Carmela said he was the bassist in the band.

"What a terrible name, Regias." Louis complained without hesitation: "Brother, what do you think?"

"It's really strange." Tang De raised his eyebrows: "So what kind of music is mainly performed?"

“Funk music, and rock and roll and stuff like that.”

“Are you planning on releasing an album?”

"Ah?" Regias seemed a little surprised when he heard this: "I haven't thought about it."

"Are you interested in releasing an album?" Tang De poked his daughter's cheek with his hand and said, "Although I can't give you the best producer, if you are willing, I can let the company help you make an album in three or four months."

"Really? That's great!" Regias' face turned red. "Everyone in the band will go crazy if they find out."

"It's nothing, just a gift from me to you." Tang De confirmed the album while chatting and laughing.

But Louis was immediately unhappy.

"Brother, it's obviously my birthday!" he yelled, vowing to get a better gift than Regias.

"But I heard that you've been picking up girls recently. What should I give you? Should I give you a stack of those?" Tang De didn't say it because he was worried that Elena would learn this word.

“Hey, who said that? It must be Carmella.” Louis muttered in dissatisfaction: “I only talked to three.”

"Three isn't enough?" Tang De smacked his lips. "You'd better be careful. If you get someone pregnant, don't expect Carmela and I to help you raise the child."

"Don't worry, I have it figured out!" Louis pouted: "Besides making a girlfriend, I'm also working hard, okay?"

"Tell me about it?" Tang De asked with interest.

"I'm shooting, playing with photography," Louis defended himself.

Tang De was a little surprised when he heard this answer: "You, are into photography?"

"Of course! Can't I?"

"I'm just a little surprised." Tang De didn't expect that this lively and active younger brother could actually calm down and take photos. No matter what the purpose was, it was still quite unexpected.

"I've been shooting videos recently, and I think I like videos more than photos. So brother, buy me a camera." Louis put forward his idea directly without any hesitation.

"No problem, whatever you want, I'll ask Tom to buy it for you then."

"Wow, that's great, I'm going to take the camera and make a movie."

"Are you sure it's not an adult?"

"What do you mean by adult? Dad?" Elena asked puzzledly.

"Well, they are some movies full of philosophical thinking. Elena, you are still too young now. You will understand when you grow up." Seeing his daughter's curiosity gradually increasing, Tang De hurriedly picked up his daughter, found Jessica, and asked her to take care of his daughter first.

Without his daughter by his side, Tang De's conversations with his two younger brothers became more and more unscrupulous.

By the time dinner was ready, the relationship between the three had become much closer.

(End of this chapter)