New York 2006

Chapter 227 Madoff and Christine
October 2008, 10, Montepulciano, Italy.

This town is a medieval literary and artistic mountain town with many ancient buildings, which can be traced back to the 8th century BC.

Of course, the ancient buildings in this town are not so completely protected, and many of them were restored after entering modern times.

This style of ancient European architecture has attracted a large number of tourists and film and television crews. This is how the crew of "The Twilight Saga" was attracted.

The plot filmed here is the plot where the male protagonist Edward desperately wants to commit suicide after predicting the "death" of the female protagonist Bella, and seeks his own death.

"Oh, you are a vampire who has lived for hundreds of years, and you are ready to abandon your family and stop living just because of a "girlfriend"."

After taking a lunch break after filming a scene in an ancient European building, Luo Ji complained helplessly in a low voice.

I don’t plan to think too much about the plot anymore. Anyway, it just needs to show the heroine’s love for the heroine and satisfy women’s fantasy of a perfect boyfriend.

"Hahahahahaha."

A burst of pleasant laughter came, and Luo Ji looked for the sound. It turned out to be Saoirse Ronan. This 14-year-old beauty plays the guard of the Voltu family in the movie. She is a woman who has the ability to use painful illusions. A vampire who comes to torture people.

This character is considered a very important supporting role and will appear in several subsequent movies.

Due to the popularity of "Twilight", many beauties of the same age group in Hollywood were attracted during the casting process.

The most famous among them is Dakota Fanning, who has filmed the movie "I Am Sam" and Spielberg's "War of the Worlds".

She was undoubtedly the most competitive, but because the price was too high, she finally chose Saoirse Ronan, a young beauty just starting out in Hollywood.

Saoirse Ronan was laughing alone with her cell phone at the moment, and Luo Ji curiously approached her.

"What laughing?"

Saoirse handed over her phone: "Hahaha, I saw a very interesting video on YouTube."

Luo Ji picked up his phone and took a look at it: "I've seen this video. It's really interesting."

The video is called "Charlie Bites My Finger."It is a very interesting viral video that has taken the US by storm recently.

In the video are two little white boys, they are brothers.The younger one is about two or three years old, and the older one looks to be five or six years old.

The elder brother put his finger into his younger brother's mouth, initially to tease him, but the younger brother didn't understand anything and bit him until he cried.

The interaction between children is really interesting, especially after Luo Ji became a father, he enjoyed watching this kind of video even more.

14-year-old Saoirse Ronan took the phone back, looked around and found no one, so she whispered: "Is Christine pursuing you during this time?"

"No!" Luo Ji said expressionlessly.

"But I see she keeps pestering you."

Luo Ji said calmly: "After all, we have rival roles, so it's normal for us to communicate frequently."

"oh, I see."

Saoirse then said with a look of regret: "Oh, to be honest Logic, I was extremely heartbroken when you and Taylor broke up. Do you know, I am still your CP fan."

"Everything has passed." Luo Ji said bluntly.

"But there is no past for us. Logic, have you read the comments on the YouTube channel "Perfect"?"

"No."

Saoirse quickly searched for it on her phone and opened it. Luo Ji took a look and saw that the video had been viewed 1.2 million times.

"Look at the comments below." Saoirse said expectantly.

Luo Ji took the phone and scrolled through it.

Every time I see the romantic scene of the two of them dancing in the snow, I feel extremely heartbroken.

Uneasy!

You write songs for me, and I write songs for you. It was originally a very romantic thing, but unfortunately it turned out to be a tragedy in the end.

Luo Ji read a few of them, and most of them expressed regret for their breakup.

Saoirse pointed to a comment and said: "Look at this comment with a lot of likes."

Hope to see them get back together in my lifetime!

Luo Ji didn't say anything after reading it.

Saoirse asked tentatively: "Will you get back together?"

Luo Ji reached out and rubbed her hair twice: "Children, please don't inquire about adults' affairs."

Saoirse flattened her mouth and said angrily: "I'm 14 years old, I'm not a child."

Luo Ji said in a coaxing tone: "Okay, okay, you're not a child, isn't it okay?"

Saoirse glared at Luo Ji angrily, took the phone and walked aside without saying anything.

Luo Ji could actually understand the mentality of these CP fans.

Luo Ji and Taylor, two little-known singers, came together to write songs and confess to each other. They supported each other and performed confessions together in public many times, leaving many romantic scenes.

For example, the two of them performed live at various concerts, sang with amazing rapport at the Grammy Awards, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show together, and took intimate photos on various occasions.

There is a special collection of these videos on YouTube, and the number of views is very high.

In addition, "We don't talk anymore" and "Perfect", which the two filmed together, are two very romantic and extremely influential MVs.

These romantic videos have greatly deepened the two's image as a couple in the media.It can be said that the two are the most influential on-screen couple in the United States in recent years.

The image of the two as a couple on the screen has not weakened as time goes by. On the contrary, as the romantic video of the two becomes more and more popular, this media image becomes more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of American people.

Especially after the release of Taylor's album "Fearless", she also became a first-line superstar, which can be said to be a perfect match for Luo Ji's status.

The gap between the romantic love scene, the perfect on-screen couple image and their real-life breakup makes the fans feel heartbroken.

If the two hadn't broken up, their love would have been like a fairy tale.

Unfortunately, reality is not a fairy tale.

Luo Ji now chose the forest, while Taylor was busy with his career.so……

Putting aside his complicated thoughts, Luo Ji walked to the recliner on the side, took out his cell phone and browsed the forum carelessly.

"Hey, this photo is very interesting. It's a photo of a little girl smiling evilly in front of a burning house."

There is a very favorable comment below. I have every reason to suspect that this little girl started the fire.

Hahahahaha, Luo Ji laughed wildly like Saoirse Ronan just now, attracting side glances from the people around him.

"Someone jumped off the building on Wall Street, What The Fxxk? I have only seen it in history before, but I didn't expect it to happen again this year."

"Justin Bieber is good, but the sales of his first album were not good. I didn't expect his popularity on the Internet to be so high. So many little girls like him." "Lady Gaga? This is a bit unpopular with traditional media! Forget it. Forget it, even if she didn’t have these things, she wouldn’t be liked by those people.”

"'Keeping Up with the Kardashians', what the hell is this? I haven't seen it. But it seems that Kardashian used to be Paris Hilton's follower?"

Luo Ji looked angrily at the photo of him and Britney writing songs in the forum all night long.

"Shxt, why is this photo still going viral? It's endless, isn't it?"

For a moment, he lost the mood to continue browsing the forum and put the phone in his pocket.

"Honey, here you go." Christine came over with a box lunch.

Luo Ji looked around. Fortunately, there was no one around him. He whispered, "I've told you so many times, be careful on the set."

Christine complained: "It's making a fuss, I don't think anyone around me calls it that."

Luo Ji's expression was serious and he looked straight at her.Christine and Luo Ji looked at each other for three seconds, then decisively admitted defeat and said flatteringly.

"Don't be angry, I will be careful next time."

"You always say that."

"Stop talking about this, hurry up and eat. Today is your favorite..."

Luo Ji's cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket. He put his lunch box aside and answered the phone.

"Hey, Braun, why did you suddenly ask me for something? I'm filming in Italy now?"

The agent Braun on the other end of the phone said with a high-pitched voice and a smile on his face: "Hi, Logic, I will introduce you to someone when you come back."

"Who?"

Christine opened the lunch box and wanted to feed Luo Ji a bite, but Luo Ji waved his hand and refused.

Braun laughed and said, "Bernard Madoff."

Luo Ji searched the memory in his mind: "Former Nasdaq Chairman?"

"Yes."

"He must be one of your Jews," Luo Ji said.

"Yes."

Kristine’s eyes lit up as she listened.

Luo Ji knew about this person. Many people around him had mentioned him to Luo Ji.

In 1991, Bernard Madoff became chairman of the Nasdaq board of directors.

Under his leadership, Nasdaq became a stock exchange that rivaled the New York Stock Exchange, and made great contributions to the future listing of companies such as Apple, Cisco, and Google on Nasdaq.

He is considered one of the real big guys on Wall Street. Not only is he powerful, he also controls an investment fund of more than 600 billion.

Luo Ji asked in confusion, "How do you know him?"

Braun said proudly: "Don't I know Philip Dorman? We are in constant contact. He brought me into the Madoff Fund some time ago?"

"I've heard people say that ordinary people can't get into his fund. How did you pass his review?"

Braun boasted: "Am I an ordinary person? You don't know my influence among us Jews! I am also a big shot, okay!"

"All right, all right, you're the boss."

Luo Ji then asked: "What's the annualized rate of return?"

Braun said excitedly: "7% in the initial stage, and it will be higher in the later stage! Logic, are you interested in entering the market? He is very interested in you. After I met him this time, he took the initiative to meet you."

Luo Ji couldn't help but feel proud, hahaha, such a big man now took the initiative to ask to see him.

He said calmly: "It's only 7%. Isn't it a bit small?"

Braun suddenly felt unhappy: "Only 7%? This is a continuous stable rate of return for more than 30 years. You don't know how difficult it is to achieve this."

"cut……"

Braun then explained: "Mr. Madoff's fund is actually not just a fund. It is also a ticket to the upper class. Do you know who are the people who invest in his fund? Spielberg, European aristocrats..."

Luo Ji felt that the pretentiousness was almost over, so he said, "Okay, okay, I understand. When I return to New York, I will go with you to see Mr. Madoff."

"That's good."

Beep beep, the call is over.

Christine said with starry eyes: "Were you talking about Mr. Madoff just now?"

Luo Ji said calmly, "Well, you know him too?"

Christine said with admiration: "As an outsider, you may not know it, but he is much more famous among Jews than in the media. He is the Buffett among Jews."

"This is the first time I've heard of it."

Luo Ji picked up the lunch box and chatted while eating. The two talked a lot about Madoff.For example, he was very famous in Palm Beach, and there were many high-class people fawning over him. There were many people in Hollywood who wanted to join his fund, and so on, which Luo Ji didn't know.

After lunch, Luo Ji stood up and stretched his body.

Kristine stood up and said quickly and flatteringly: "Dear..."

"Ok?"

Christine quickly changed her words: "Phil, are you going to see Mr. Madoff when you return to New York?"

Luo Ji said calmly, "Well, he offered to see me."

"Then can you take me to see him then?"

"No, our relationship cannot be made public."

Christine took Luo Ji's arm and shook it: "Promise me?"

"No."

"I beg you?"

Luo Ji's mind changed, he touched his chin and looked at her with a smile: "Then you agree to my 'that' request tonight."

Kristine immediately blushed: "How could you do this?"

Luo Ji turned around and walked aside.

Kristine immediately caught up with him, lowered his head and whispered, "Okay, just once."

(End of this chapter)