The call to Roman Abramovich was the result of Langley's careful consideration.
In fact, Langley does not have many chips, because he is not sure how strong Roman's cooperation intention is, nor is he sure how much Sisyphus film and the film industry weigh in Roman's mind; At the same time, he has no way to know how much the cooperation will cost, how much Roman's appetite will reach, and how much impact the help will have on the future... All are uncertain.
In the past, Langley was the one who took the initiative. Whether it was facing the Weinstein brothers, Bob Agger, or Thomas Toure, Langley's greatest strength was not his talent and ability, but his "no desire, no demand" - he didn't care about what they cared about, and what he cared about was not only what they had, in other words, The relationship between supply and demand is unequal.
Because of this, at the beginning of "love crazy" and Harvey Weinstein in Sundance for the first time, Langley was able to take the initiative. In business cooperation, the essence of interest is initiative, not money or power, but the real needs of the parties.
But now the situation has turned around. Langley is in urgent need of help, but the cooperation between Roman and Sisyphus film is not necessary. Apart from the film industry, Roman can make money in numerous fields, and may be far more profitable than the entertainment industry. He really does not need to spend so much energy; What's more, Roman invested in Chelsea because he loved football, but he didn't have a passion for movies. Maybe he was just curious.
This also means that the invitation of lanli is likely to be a very risky choice; But lanli didn't have much hesitation and hesitation.
Some things, no matter how dangerous or ridiculous, they have to be done; And some things, no matter how simple or beautiful, just can't be. Some things need to be decided by reason; Some don't. Everyone has a bottom line that he or she has set in his or her heart. He or she should behave and behave in a proper way.
As for those special cases without a bottom line, that's another matter.
Anyway, Langley needs to try on Roman.
Of course, Langley is not a fool. He refuses to put all his hopes on Roman, the "businessman", because the businessman pursues profits and reaches such a high level as Roman; What's more, he can't make Langley put all his eggs in one basket.
Later, Langley called Alexander Hamilton.
Compared with Langley, Alexander has been in the upper class of London for many years. His contacts and strength are even higher than Arthur's. as can be seen from the last charity auction, it also means that he can get more inside information, and his position and status are extraordinary.
What is unexpected but reasonable is that Alexander didn't take on everything. It's just like the hall family's business is also the Hamilton family's business. After all, Alexander is not Andre. Moreover, Alexander can't be like Andre. He needs to consider more problems. He should have heard the news before, but nothing happened, This is enough to illustrate some problems. But Langley couldn't blame Alexander either.
What's more, now that lanli spoke, Alexander did not refuse. Instead, he said dryly that he would immediately inquire about the news and inform lanli of the follow-up situation at any time. Such a position, for Lan Li, is actually enough, and he does not intend to ask for more.
That's not all.
Then, lanli dials Andy Rogers. He doesn't mention Edith. He just mentions charity activities, cooperation with the United Nations and the Red Cross. He hopes to connect with these activities as soon as possible and express his willingness to participate.
Of course, lanli knows that participation in these activities often requires previous plans and arrangements. It is impossible to call today and attend tomorrow. This is not a community activity; However, the purpose of blue rite is not to participate in the activities immediately, but to connect with the activities, and then with the United Nations and the Red Cross Society.
Just like Angelina Jolie and Emma Watson, the official charity activities of the United Nations also need public figures in the performing arts to speak for them, expand their influence and create their image. This is a win-win situation. However, the United Nations also needs to determine the image of these "spokesmen" to ensure that they can fit in with its own activities. Otherwise, it would rather miss them than make do with them. Therefore, they tend to be more cautious when selecting partners. After all, this is the face of the whole organization.
However, "Langley hall", they should not be able to refuse the name.
So, as long as they have the intention of cooperation, then the connection bridge can be established. As for how to listen to the news in the future, we can only go one step at a time.
It's like the dawn of the morning. It's the night before the dawn. They need patience and patience, but lanli is not ready to blame himself and wait to die. Although his ability to open up the situation is really limited, but people pick up firewood flame high, eventually can find a breakthrough, do not try, never know the result, this is lanli's code of conduct.
What's more, Edith has cooperated with the United Nations for so many years, and she also has her own foundation and contacts. As long as lanli makes a big noise, she can always "scare the snake" and disturb those secret contacts. Maybe someone is willing to come to lanli's door and provide information?
Edith is working her way, and so is Langley.
Roman Abramovich called at the end of the day.
Lanli said goodbye to Rachel in a hurry, walked quickly to Nathan, took the cell phone, and then stepped forward to the front of the crew, maintaining politeness, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"No, no, no, it's my faux pas to reply to your call now." Roman's mellow and steady voice came from the other end of the phone. "I'm sorry for the long meeting. I obviously missed your call. I hope I didn't get down to business. What can I do for you, please? "
Roman is a smart man, an extremely smart businessman.
There was no politeness, no greetings, no delay. It seemed that he gave up the plan of waiting for a price, and he didn't have the pride of being superior. Instead, he showed his positive sincerity. No matter whether it was a calculation or not, he successfully moved Lan Li.
Obviously, Roman understands that Langley is not an easy person to show his weakness. Similarly, Langley is not an easy person to manipulate.
"I'm not sure." Lanli told the truth, and then he gave a brief account of Edith's situation, explaining the key information as much as possible and omitting the details - because he was not sure how much of the details were true. After all, after several times of transmission, the news inevitably lost its original appearance, and the core backbone could be determined, That's what matters.
He thought it was very complicated and heavy, but it was just five sentences and six sentences, so he finished the whole story.
"I'm not sure it's the right choice to turn to you, but I really don't have much choice now. You are the most extensive friend of all my friends. At least... At least you can give me some advice. " Lan Li consciously lowered his posture and showed his confusion and helplessness——
Roman is not Alexander. If Langley always takes the initiative and keeps on an equal footing with Roman, then things may be different. In fact, this is one of the reasons why Lan Li chooses to be outspoken in the telephone message. Sometimes, conspiracy and plot are not antagonistic.
Lanli is a very outstanding top actor, and romance has not noticed anything unusual - what's more, lanli has sold the flaw since leaving a message on the phone; To say the least, Roman doesn't care even if he sees something different, because he knows what this opportunity means.
The only question is, is Roman interested? Are you willing to help?
"I'm not sure if I can help, but there's no problem. I'll make a few phone calls now and ask about the situation." In fact, when Roman chose to call back, he knew what chips he had, and now he didn't have to haggle. He focused on lanli's request, and the rest was easy to say in the future; However, Roman didn't make a firm promise, but reserved some possibilities in his words.
But this kind of reservation is different from Alexander, Alexander is to do his best, and Roman is to improve his chips by increasing the difficulty of the task.
Roman slightly lowered his voice, showing a trace of empathy of sadness and pain, "Langley, I know how bad it is to encounter such a thing, I have experienced similar chaos myself, I know how difficult and hard it is, but we have to believe that things will get better."
"Thank you. I still have faith. " Lanli's short words revealed his firm belief. After the initial confusion and escape, he finally calmed down again. Although the wound in his heart was still tearing, lanli understood one thing: This is Edith's fight. Now the most important thing should be on Edith. As for himself, those remorse and pain can wait.
After a few brief exchanges, Roman hung up.
Before and after, the phone call lasted less than 60 seconds. Roman's thinking was very clear: in case of crisis, we need to help lenley solve the problem first. As for chips and transactions, those things can be put back temporarily; As long as Lan Li owes this favor, then everything is easy to say.
This is the real smart businessman. At least, from the acquaintance to the present, Langley has not been able to gain the upper hand in several encounters with Roman.
Now I hope Roman can be the key to solve the problem.