Chapter 463 Epstein’s Curiosity
Subsequently, many wealthy people said in interviews that they would donate most of their wealth to charity during their lifetime.
Link originally had a good image in the minds of the people and was an inspirational idol. After he expressed his enthusiasm for charity, the public had a better impression of him, believing that he was an entrepreneur with conscience and responsibility, and suggested that Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and others learn from Link.
"Damn it! Since this guy wants to donate all the money he earns, why doesn't he just quit the entertainment industry and let us make money? He doesn't need the money but we do."
Harvey dropped the magazine with a look of jealousy on his face.
"Don't take it seriously! For a wealthy person like him, the donations are made to avoid the 45% inheritance tax, not out of genuine charity. If he had such a strong sense of responsibility, he would not transfer a large amount of assets overseas, making it difficult for people to investigate how much assets he actually has."
Longmeyer said, smoking a cigarette.
"That's right. Rich people like them will do anything to avoid taxes. I heard that some places allow same-surname marriages. In order to avoid high inheritance taxes, rich fathers and sons use this method to evade taxes."
Barry Diller expressed his disdain, saying that to the lower-class people, he is also a rich man and an evil capitalist.
But to them, people like Link and Bill Gates are the evil capitalists.
"Is that so? The newspaper said that Link donated 625 million to several charitable foundations in the past two years. Is that false?" Harvey's eyes turned and he said excitedly, "Can we think of a way to hype Link up to defraud the public?"
"Don't waste time. This has to be true, otherwise Link wouldn't dare to expose it so publicly. What we should supervise is whether his future donations can be implemented. However, this guy has hidden a large amount of assets. The 90% of assets he mentioned are only the assets on the surface. The hidden assets may be the bulk of it." Ron Meyer slowly exhaled smoke.
"That's right. Many newspapers estimate that Link's net worth is over 40 billion, but the Forbes rich list only counts 20 billion. This bastard has indeed hidden a lot of assets."
When Harvey thought about the fact that Link still had more than 20 billion US dollars in his name after hiding a large amount of assets, he couldn't help but curse Link as an evil capitalist.
"Stop saying that."
Michael Ovitz knocked on the table impatiently. "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"Of course we have to find a way to deal with Link. Guess what, after the merger of Studios and MGM, they will become even more powerful. And Link's worth is also skyrocketing. If we don't find a way to deal with him, we will all work for Link in the future."
Harvey said angrily.
"Deal with Link? Link is now worth tens of billions, and guess what, the film industry has become even more powerful. How can you deal with him? If you don't have any, don't come to me next time to talk about this kind of thing. It's a waste of time." Ovitz said dissatisfiedly.
"We don't have it, but that doesn't mean others don't have it either."
Harvey waved and greeted the curly-haired middle-aged man walking over, "Hi, Jeffrey."
Michael Ovitz turned around and looked at the person who came. His heavy eye bags narrowed involuntarily. He knew the person who came: Jeffrey Epstein.
45 years old, like Harvey, was born in New York, is of Jewish descent, chairman of Jay Epstein Investment Company, a billionaire, a well-known political and business broker, specializing in serving wealthy people with a net worth of more than 1 billion US dollars. It is rumored that he has close contacts with big names such as Bill Gates, Clinton, and Trump.
After 1996, in order to avoid taxes, he moved his company to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and bought the nearby Little St. James Island to build a luxury club.
Due to his confidentiality, Forbes magazine is unable to calculate his net worth.
There are rumors that he is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and some say he is worth billions. At the same time, he has many friends and deep connections, and can easily mobilize tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of funds.
He is a person with great energy.
He was also one of the founders of this Jewish club.
Ovitz didn't want to deal with this person for two main reasons.
The first is that when he was the most powerful person in Hollywood a few years ago, he refused to help Epstein when he asked him for help. The second is that there were some rumors about Epstein circulating in the club, including his special hobbies, his ruthless style of doing things, and his willingness to use any means to achieve his goals.
This person feels very dangerous, it's safer to stay away from him.
"Haha, sorry I'm late."
Epstein greeted several people with a smile.
"Jeffrey, the last time we talked about this, you said there was a way. What was it?"
Harvey asked enthusiastically.
"Don't worry, we haven't seen each other for a long time, let's chat first."
Epstein sat down and drank a glass of wine. "I heard that Hollywood has become Link's territory now. Even if you join forces, you can't do anything to him?"
"Yes, the movies of Guess What? are very powerful. There are hits every year, which almost take up one-third of the box office revenue of North American theaters. The remaining seven major studios and all independent film companies, as well as overseas films, only account for two-thirds. If this situation continues, Hollywood will truly become Link's territory."
Harvey drank the bitter wine and his expression became even more bitter.
"Not only that, Link also intervened in the brokerage field through various means. He has a high say in CAA, WMA, UTA and other brokerage companies. His prestige in Hollywood is also increasing."
Longmeyer said, smoking a cigarette.
"In addition, this guy has more than a hundred girlfriends, all of whom are popular actresses. His girlfriends almost monopolize the leading and supporting roles in all Hollywood movies. Now Hollywood is his backyard, and you can even say it's his kingdom."
Barry Diller complained.
"More than a hundred girlfriends? Is this true or just a rumor?"
Epstein showed an expression of disbelief.
Harvey shrugged. "The truth is, his girlfriends include those from the European and American entertainment circles, the Chinese entertainment circle, and the Japanese entertainment circle. The real and reliable number is more than 70 people, and there are probably more who have not been exposed. It is said that this scumbag has at least three girlfriends around him every day."
"With more than a hundred girlfriends, all of them celebrities, how can he handle it?"
As a lustful scum, Epstein also hopes to be surrounded by dozens of beautiful women every day, but women are not dolls. They have thoughts and souls. It is very difficult to lock them tightly by your side with love or money.
According to his experience, the more famous and mature a woman is, the more difficult she is to deal with and the harder it is to control.
Like Link, he dated dozens of female stars at the same time and let them live under the same roof and live in harmony.
This is too difficult.
Epstein thought he couldn't do it, and he couldn't help but feel admiration and curiosity.
Harvey said, "It is rumored that this guy is very generous to women. After becoming his girlfriends, they can get millions of dollars in dividends from his company every year. In addition, this guy exercises regularly and has a good physical fitness. In addition, he is gifted. After tasting the sweetness, those women are completely devoted to him and are unwilling to leave him, and even ignore other men."
"It's unbelievable. I only knew he was rich, good at making movies, and a playboy. I didn't expect he was so good with women."
Epstein praised repeatedly, with uncontrollable envy on his face, "Maybe I should find a chance to talk to Link and ask him how he did it. Many men are interested in this technique. If I can learn it..."
Epstein narrowed his eyes and did not say the following words.
But everyone understood what he meant. If they could learn this technology, I believe there would be many wealthy people willing to pay a high price to buy it. This technology would also become one of Epstein's means to win over the wealthy.
It can be said that this technology can only play the greatest role in the hands of high-level brokers like Epstein. As for Link, he only uses it to pick up girls.
"Jeffrey, stop talking about this. You said there is a way to defeat the Guess What movie and help our seven major studios regain the box office market. What is that method?"
Ovitz asked impatiently.
Epstein glanced at him and said, "I'm going to talk to Link about this again."
"Are you looking for him to learn the technique? If he has the technique, why do you think he will teach you?"
Ovitz sneered.
"Everyone has weaknesses, and Link must have some, such as lust. We just need to cater to his preferences and find ways to satisfy his hobbies and desires. In this way, he will become one of ours. Once he becomes one of ours, everything can be discussed."
Epstein smiled confidently.
"Honey trap?"
Ovitz sneered, shook his glass and said, "I advise you not to use this trick. There are all kinds of beauties around Link, such as Monica Bellucci, Sophie Marceau, Jennifer Connelly, Brooke Shields, Nicole Kidman, etc. All of them are one in a million beauties. You may use this trick against other men, but it won't work against Link."
Ovitz shook his head, and couldn't help but think back to when he used Nicole Kidman and Cameron Diaz to lure Link.
At first he thought that using the beauty trap to deal with the pervert was the right remedy, but now that he thought about it, using the beauty trap to deal with Link was tantamount to sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth and feeding fresh meat to a hungry wolf.
Epstein frowned and said, "Although what you said makes sense, I will find an effective way."
"Well, I really hope you succeed."
Ovitz didn't say anything more. He didn't like Epstein and he hated Link, so whether Epstein could succeed or not, it was good news for him.
(End of this chapter)
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