After applying face cream and a layer of moisturizing essence, Taylor's face became more hydrated and smooth. Taylor looked at herself in the mirror with joy.

"Mr. Hardy, does it look better?"

"Taylor is the most beautiful angel ever."

Hardy used corny words to praise Taylor, but he didn't mean it. Taylor smiled with his eyes narrowed when he heard Hardy's words.

"I want to buy one and give it to my mother as a gift when I return to Los Angeles," Taylor said.

Mrs. Lauder was very happy to have made a deal and asked the waiter to pack it for Taylor. Hardy looked at Mrs. Lauder and said:

"Ma'am, do you have time to chat?"

"Sir, what can I do for you?" Mrs. Landy looked at the handsome young man.

Hardy picked up a bottle of lotion and asked, "You said you researched these yourself?"

Mrs. Lauder nodded, then shook her head: "Not entirely. My uncle was the one who started it. He is a dermatologist. He noticed that some of his patients' skin was prone to dehydration, cracking, and loss of luster, so he developed a skin cream."

"I also have dry skin. My uncle gave me a lotion that worked really well. From then on, I had the idea of ​​making a lotion. I chose to study chemistry and dermatology in college."

"Around 1930, I started to specialize in skin care creams. I started to sell them to friends and bring them to salons and parties. My friends all thought they were effective. Later, when we made some profit, we invested in new research and developed several other products."

"Last year I founded my own cosmetics company and named it 'Estee Lauder' after myself. Before Christmas this year, we set up a counter in the Fifth Avenue mall. My ideal is to make the name Estee Lauder a well-known brand in the cosmetics industry."

When Mrs. Lauder introduced her company, she was a little proud because she had built it all by herself.

In this male-dominated society, it is very difficult for a woman to succeed in her career.

"You have persisted in pursuing your dream for more than ten years. I admire your perseverance and hard work," Hardy complimented.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Jon Hardy."

Then he took out a business card and handed it to the other party.

Mrs. Lauder took the business card and looked at it, with a look of surprise on her face.

Chairman of HD Security, Chairman of HD Films, Director of Meibo Television, Owner of Playboy Magazine, Chairman of HD Toys Company.

Mrs. Lauder was stunned by the series of titles.

HD Security Company was very popular some time ago. First, the newspapers promoted the news reports, and finally a documentary "Los Angeles Bank Robbery" was made. Now HD Security is known to all Americans.

HD Films has also been very popular recently. "Red Dead Redemption" has become the highest-grossing film this year. If calculated based on the box office of 7.86 million, the current price of each movie ticket is only US$0.25, which means that nearly 30 million people have seen this movie.

What a huge publicity effort this is.

There is also Meibo TV. Some time ago, we organized an installment sales campaign with a bank, which caused a sensation throughout New York. We sold 3,000 TVs in just a few days.

There are also reports that Meibao Television is preparing to invest tens of millions of yuan to build a large-scale enterprise with an annual production capacity of 400,000 televisions.

There is also the HD Toy Company. It seems that the recently popular luxury toy Barbie doll is produced by this company. She even went to the Barbie doll counter to look at the toys to see why the toys could be sold at such a high price.

After she read it, she had only one thought in her mind.

Exquisite,

The ultimate in refinement.

She is already in her thirties and is tempted to buy one, of course, as a gift for her daughter.

Because of the Barbie doll, Mrs. Lauder even thought about packaging her own cosmetics as ultimate luxury goods and going for a high-end route.

Finally, there was Playboy magazine. Coincidentally, Mrs. Lauder had read it. Some time ago, there was a fierce quarrel between conservatives and magazine publishers in the newspapers, which attracted a lot of attention, especially the fact that the editor-in-chief of Playboy published an article in the newspaper talking about the liberation of women, which was exactly what Mrs. Lauder wanted.

She asked her husband to buy one.

I have to say,

The beautiful photos in the magazine made her heart beat faster even though she was a woman. She appreciated the articles in the magazine even more. It turned out that the magazine was just as the editor-in-chief said, without any erotic content and full of articles with profound meanings.

She read the introduction article about Hedy Lamarr and had great admiration for her. She felt that she was definitely a representative of women of the new era. She was independent-minded, pursued her ideals wholeheartedly, and made great achievements in scientific research. Now Hedy Lamarr has become Mrs. Lauder's idol.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Lauder looked up at Hardy. The man in front of her was young, handsome, and had a strong sense of confidence. However, Mrs. Lauder felt that he was still too young. She doubted whether Hardy was the boss of these companies.

Hardy saw the doubt in Mrs. Lauder's eyes and pointed at Taylor and said, "I wonder if Mrs. Lauder has ever seen "Marionette" and "Lassie". She is the heroine of those two movies, Elizabeth Taylor."

Mrs. Lauder looked at Taylor and said in surprise, "I just felt that this lady looked familiar, as if I had seen her somewhere before. Now that you mentioned it, I finally recognized her. She is indeed Miss Elizabeth Taylor."

Taylor is also a well-known Hollywood star. Mrs. Lauder feels very honored to be able to do makeup for a Hollywood star.

She even thought that when customers come to her in the future, she can say that a Hollywood star has used her products.

"Mrs. Lauder, has your Estee Lauder ever thought about accelerating its development? Does it need investors?" Hardy asked.

“Oh~~!”

Mrs. Lauder didn't know how to answer for a moment, because this question was related to the future of her business.

Hadi smiled and waved his hands. "Don't worry about answering. I'm staying at the St. Regis Hotel these two days. If you are interested in cooperating, you can come to the hotel to find me."

Hardy said this and left, holding Taylor's hand.

Suddenly Hardy held his hand, and Taylor trembled slightly, with his face flushed.

It feels so good to be held by Mr. Hardy's hand.

Mrs. Lauder looked at Hardy's back in a daze. At the moment, she felt a little nervous and excited.

She has always wanted her career to grow; that is her dream.

Suddenly such a great opportunity appeared before her, which really made her excited, but she was not sure whether Hardy was real. What if he was a liar?

She squeezed the business card in her hand, told the waiter to keep an eye on the booth, and quickly returned to the company.

Mrs. Lauder's husband is responsible for internal company affairs, such as accounting and production, while she is responsible for promotion and new product development. The couple complement each other.

"Joseph, I just met a man in the mall. He claimed that he was the owner of HD Security Company and was interested in investing in our company."

Mrs. Lauder told her husband the whole story in detail and handed him the business card. "Joseph, do you think that young man is a liar?"

Joseph is already 40 years old this year. He is a very calm person. He pushed up his glasses and said, "The St. Regis Hotel is one of the best hotels in New York. People who can stay there are either rich or noble. And he is with Elizabeth Taylor."

"His information is not difficult to find. He is the owner of HD Security Company, a shareholder of Meibao Television, and the owner of HD Films. These are his public identities. You can find out the truth by asking someone who has met him. If he uses such identities to deceive people, then it shows that the liar's IQ is not very high."

"Oh, by the way, I remember a few days ago, the crew of "A Fistful of Dollars" came to New York for promotion. They invited Judy Garland to be the singing guest. Miss Judy Garland must have met the boss of HD Pictures. Don't you have a close friend who is friends with Judy Garland? You can ask her to help ask Mr. Hardy if he is the person you have met before."

When Mrs. Lauder heard this, she thought what her husband said made sense, so she immediately picked up the phone and called her best friend.

After a long phone conversation, Mrs. Lauder finally explained her situation clearly, and her best friend agreed to ask Judy Garland for help.

Judy Garland was at home in New York when she received a call from a friend and greeted him with a smile.

"Judy, what are you doing?" the friend asked.

“I’m reading the script.”

"Is there another new drama to be filmed? What is it?" my friend asked in surprise.

"It's a musical. I just got the script and I read it once and I really liked it. I can't tell you the story," Judy Garland said happily.

She hadn't acted in a movie for several years, and she fell in love with this movie after watching it only once.

The story of Cinderella meeting a superstar seemed tailor-made for her.

After filming The Wizard of Oz that year, she became one of the most popular stars in Hollywood and won an Oscar.

But in the following years, she never found a suitable role. After she grew up, her appearance became more ordinary, so the film company asked her to play popular roles. She wore glasses, braces, had her nose fixed, and gained weight. In the end, she was nicknamed "Ugly Duckling".

Judy Garland was deeply traumatized by the portrayal. She suffered from severe depression during that period and was unable to film in the later period. She chose to commit suicide at the age of 47.

The Judy Garland of this time and space is lucky because she met Hardy.

"Congratulations, Judy. You finally got your favorite movie. Judy, I want to ask you about someone," said the friend.

"Who is it? Tell me."

"Have you met Mr. Jon Hardy, the owner of HD Pictures? I want to know something about him."

Judy Garland was stunned.

"Of course I have met the boss of HD Pictures. You have also seen the movie "A Fistful of Dollars," which was produced by HD Pictures. Last time they came to New York to promote the movie, they invited me to help sing. I met Mr. Hardy there."

"By the way, I can also tell you that the movie I got was jointly invested by MGM and HD Pictures. It is said that my role was personally assigned by Mr. Hardy. I think it should have something to do with my singing."

Judy Garland mentioned that Hardy became very excited, and when someone from MGM's performing arts department approached her, she was also surprised why such a great opportunity would fall upon her.

She was a little bit unbelievable.

The MGM executive told him that her role was assigned by Mr. Hardy himself and that the male lead was Johnny Fonteyn.

Judy Garland recalled that she had asked Hardy to help her find a role, even a supporting one, during her last performance. At the time, she was just thinking in case, but she didn't expect that he would give her such a big surprise so soon.

Deep down she was very grateful to Hardy.

"Why are you suddenly asking me about Mr. Hardy?" Judy Garland asked her friend curiously.

The friend did not hide the fact and told Hardy about how he was shopping on Fifth Avenue and saw Estee Lauder and was willing to invest in it.

"Judy, Mrs. Lauder said Mr. Hardy is a handsome young man in his twenties. She couldn't believe that the boss of HD was so young, so she asked someone." said the friend.

"A handsome young man. Haha, yes, Mr. Hardy is indeed very young and handsome. He seems to be only 26 years old this year."

At this point Judy Garland was suddenly stunned.

"Ah~~What did you say, Mr. Hardy is coming to New York." Judy Garland exclaimed.

"If we're talking about the same Mr. Hardy, then that's it, what's the matter, Judy?" the friend asked.

"If Mr. Hardy comes to New York, I must go visit him. He gave me the role in my new play. Do you know where he lives?" Judy Garland asked anxiously.

"I'll ask Mrs. Lauder. She just said that Mr. Hardy gave her his address."

"Help me ask quickly." Judy urged.

After hanging up the phone, the friend called Mrs. Lauder again and told her about the conversation with Judy Garland. She confirmed that Mr. Hardy was a handsome young man in his twenties.

"Judy wants Mr. Hardy's address. You seemed to say he left you his address, right?" asked her best friend.

"Mr. Hardy said he was staying at the St. Regis."

The best friend put down the phone and quickly called Judy Garland to tell her the name of Hardy's hotel.

Judy Garland put down the phone, thought for a moment, and called Johnny Fontaine, "Johnny, I heard that Mr. Hardy is in New York."

"Ah~~Really?" Johnny Fontaine, who was originally lying on the bed, suddenly jumped up.

"Do you know where he lives?"

"Stay at the St. Regis Hotel, Johnny, I think we need to visit Mr. Hardy." said Judy Garland.

"Of course." Johnny said immediately.

But Johnny thought this was not serious enough, so he thought for a moment and said, "Judy, I think we should hold a party to welcome Mr. Hardy to New York, but we are short on time, so how about a smaller scale at my villa?"

"I think it's a good idea," said Judy Garland.

The two big stars were thinking about how to curry favor with Hardy.

Now Hadi has become a respected person.

Johnny hung up the phone, thought about it, and called the Godfather again.

Johnny knew that it was all because of Hardy that he got the leading role in "In the Rain". He listened to the Godfather and supported Mr. Hardy, who immediately arranged a leading role for him.

Moreover, this musical fits me so well that it seems like it was tailor-made for me.

He knows.

The majority of the reasons for this were that Mr. Hardy gave face to the Godfather and because of his relationship with Mike, when he learned that Hardy was coming to New York, he immediately notified the Godfather.