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Walker said, "If that’s the case, then there won’t be any problem!"
Donnie shook his head with a smile, "There are still some issues. In this matter, there are two things we need them to guarantee. First, in their movies, whether it’s a supporting role or a lead role, Miss America must be present, and she must have lines."
The second issue is actually easy to solve, that is, I have already finished talking with Andrew of Mellon Bank. In the future, United Artists’ movies must include investments from Mellon Bank!"
Charlie Chaplin and the others are all very assertive filmmakers; on the positive side, they are responsible for the art of cinema. On the negative side, they are emperors on the set.
Although they had already agreed to have Miss America appear in their movies, Donnie didn’t fully trust his Miss Americas’ acting skills. If on set, people like Charlie Chaplin couldn’t stand these American girls, who only know how to make eyes at the camera, they might just send them back!
Therefore, it must be written into the contract!
As for the second problem, the reason it’s easy to solve is that all filmmakers understand a principle: one should not invest one’s own money into one’s own movies.
Plainly speaking, all filmmakers want a sugar daddy to support them!
Mellon Bank is a super bank in the United States, and Charlie Chaplin and his colleagues have no reason to refuse the involvement of such a sugar daddy, besides, this sugar daddy would likely be very lenient towards their creativity to a certain extent!
"So, the core issue here is actually how you are going to help them resolve the boycott from the major studios?"
After thinking for a while, Walker said.
Donnie nodded, "That’s right, as long as the boycott from the major studios against United Artists is resolved, then the dead end for United Artists can be considered revived."
Turning to Robert, Donnie said, "After some time, I’ll go to Los Angeles with people like Charlie Chaplin and settle this matter once and for all. When that happens, I’ll be counting on you to handle things at home!"
Robert nodded, "Understood, I’ll keep an eye on the house!"
Walker asked, "This time, including the capital to buy shares in United Artists and the funds needed to solve United Artists’ current problems in Los Angeles, approximately how much would it be?" 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Donnie answered, "800,000 US Dollars should be enough!"
Robert nodded, "That’s already an expenditure of 1.1 million US Dollars, the earnings from Miss America are no longer sufficient to cover the construction of the new hotel!"
The legalization of the casino industry in Atlantic City is the fourth issue that Donnie now faces.
"We’ve already used the cash from the private liquor business to deal with Nucky’s bribery funds, and now there’s not much money left in the private liquor business!"
Robert continued.
According to the plan Donnie had previously discussed with Nucky, this time the new hotel construction was to cost 2.1 million US Dollars, and now there was already a gap of 200,000 US Dollars on Donnie’s side!
Yet Donnie was not worried about this matter, "Not only should one not use their own money to make movies, but one should also not use their own money to build hotels. Didn’t Morgan already promise us a loan of 5 million US Dollars at the lowest interest rate in the United States as long as we allow them to be involved?"
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By this time, the money had reached the moment when it needed to be put to use.
Robert said, "But we didn’t agree to involve Mellon Bank in this matter before, and the shares we can offer are only 5%, which is far below what Morgan had previously requested for the shares, isn’t it?"
Releasing 5% of the equity was not simply taking it out of Donnie’s 30% share, but rather withdrawing a corresponding portion of shares from Donnie, Nucky, Atlantic City City Hall, and the New Jersey State Government.
"So we never intended to really take out a $5 million loan from Morgan!"
Donnie said as a matter of course.
Walker also said, "I don’t think there will be any problem with this. Although Morgan is interested in entering this industry, I think what Morgan cares about more is the high-end clientele the hotel will have once it’s built!"
Morgan’s core business is still capital management and wealthy clients, not fragmentary deposit and withdrawal services.
If Atlantic City really becomes the United States’ first legal Casino City, then one can foresee that all the wealthy people from across the country will come here to enjoy themselves, and these wealthy individuals are what Morgan really cares about at its core!
Donnie nodded and said, "All right, we don’t need to worry about this matter either. Now let’s move on to the fifth issue. The partnership between Atlantic City Broadcast and Major League Baseball, although I’ve already discussed it with Benn, our two parties have yet to sign an official contract."
Having said that, Donnie looked at Robert and said, "I have already talked to Brad Dorn about this, and he will serve as our chief attorney in the negotiations with Major League Baseball and will be involved. Starry Entertainment will follow up on this matter!"
This matter could be considered the least worrisome of all those Donnie needed to handle, so it was simply mentioned in passing before moving on to the second-to-last matter of the day.
"Bootlegging!" Donnie tapped the table and said, "Bootlegging is our foundation. Bruce is currently in the United Kingdom, and I believe his business there is going smoothly, since so far he hasn’t reported any problems to us. But just because there are no problems in the UK doesn’t mean there are no problems back home."
Robert asked, "Do you mean the bosses?"
Donnie nodded and said, "The national family council is about to convene in Atlantic City. Although our meeting has already received some support from the cities, I think when so many American gangster families gather in Atlantic City, it will definitely cause a lot of problems, so we need to prepare in advance for this matter!"
Walker asked, "What are your thoughts?"
Donnie shook his head helplessly and said, "Those people are not the kind to play by the rules, so it’s impossible to guess what they are thinking. Therefore, I believe instead of trying to predict what they will do, it’s better to enhance our own strength to a level where we can solve any problem that arises!"
"We need a lot of manpower!" Robert said, "The people we invited through letters who didn’t come is a sign that they don’t agree with our situation. So, to get them to come, I think we can only pave the way with money."
Donnie nodded and said, "Then let’s spend money, write to them again, and this time, let’s not talk about emotions. Tell them that as long as they come, we will give them a satisfying salary!"
Robert laughed and said, "If that’s the case, then I don’t think there will be too much of a problem!"
The remainder was the last issue, yet also the first one Donnie needed to resolve, which was about the recruitment of shareholders for Atlantic City Broadcast. However, Donnie already had an idea in mind about this, so there was no need to discuss it with Walker and Robert!
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