[US Entertainment] Superstar

Chapter 75 Development of a Sideline

"Would you like a glass of red wine? This is the red wine that Francis gave me this year. I don't know how it tastes."

Keanu's villa has a large area, but it is not the same as the manor. The wine cellar is very small, with only three wooden shelves on which various wines are placed.

Eve spread her hands, and said helplessly, "I have to drive back later. I can't drink alcohol. Let's drink it at the party tomorrow. I'm looking forward to tasting it."

"Although Francis doesn't like me very much, he wants me to help promote this Napa Valley wine brand." Keanu explained, "They all have their own winery and related brands."

Francis Coppola is the director of "400 Years of Surprise", and his most famous work should be the "Godfather" series. At the beginning, he was not very satisfied with the casting of Keanu, but later he gradually reconciled, and even made the wine produced by his own winery The wine was delivered, and I wanted to use the celebrity effect to help promote it.

Celebrities who often attend various parties are certainly no strangers to wine, but some celebrities are no longer satisfied with simple drinking, and even participate in the production and brewing of wine, creating their own sideline business.

Eve doesn't have much interest in wine. The villa she fancy doesn't have a wine cellar, but has a hidden built-in wine cabinet.

She did not visit private places such as the bedroom or bathroom, but followed Keanu to the garage that can accommodate four cars, and saw that there were nine heavy-duty motorcycles of different shapes densely packed inside!

"so much?"

She knew that Keanu liked motorcycles very much, but she didn't expect him to be a fanatic.

"I'm blue when I don't ride motorcycles. They are my best friends." Keanu pointed to these motorcycles and talked.

"This is a Kawasaki 600, the one next to it is a BMW 750, and those four are all Harleys..."

Every heavy locomotive even has a name. There are neat shelves next to the garage wall, on which all kinds of accessories can be found, just like a motorcycle refitting operation room.

Forgive him for his unrestrained and indulgent love of motorcycles all his life. This enthusiasm is even stronger than the investment in music.

Eve was a Chinese in her previous life. Of course she had ridden a motorcycle, but she had never driven one. She really couldn’t figure out what was cool about it, so she asked, “Is there any difference between driving a motorcycle and driving a car? So obsessed."

"I enjoy the wind and vibration brought by the high-speed driving of the motorcycle. I like to think while riding, and I can stay away from the hustle and bustle. It is my favorite way to relax. When depressed, some people like to drink, some like to punch, and some like to find Women are indulgent, and my way of venting is to go wild in the dark, feeling the wind blowing through my hair and face, as if it can blow away all my troubles."

"Sounds a little exciting, but it doesn't seem very safe." Eve doesn't have crazy genes in her bones, and she stays away from this type of life-threatening pastimes, and doesn't dare to touch them at all.

Unexpectedly, Keanu disagreed, "In your "Death Comes" movie, everyone is actually very dangerous around, and no one knows when death will come. If it is our turn to die, even if it is now In the garage, perhaps a natural and man-made disaster will also be arranged to take our lives away."

"It's true to say that, but movie fans all over the world don't want you to have accidents." Eve suddenly felt that she had crossed the line, and she shouldn't comment on other people's hobbies, even if it was a kind advice.

She changed the subject and said, "Since you like motorcycles so much, why don't you start your own motorcycle brand? Whether it's for designing cars for yourself or selling them to others, I think it's very good."

Keanu frowned and thought about it carefully, his eyes became brighter and brighter, this proposal seemed very good.

Since everyone has a side job, some sell wine, some sell tequila, some design clothes, why don't they set up their own motorcycle brand company?

I don’t want to be as famous and popular as Harley motorcycles, as long as people who like motorcycles know about it, it doesn’t matter if it’s a niche.

You don't even need to care about profit or not, just treat it as your own hobby. Anyway, if you don't mass-produce, you don't need to hire too many engineers, designers, and don't need too much space.

"I will think about how to start this brand. If the brand can grow bigger, can this conversation be put into the corporate story and corporate culture?"

"That must be my greatest honor!"

Eve knows that Keanu has a high probability of success, has financial resources and is famous, as long as he doesn't spread too much, then he can really sit back and relax.

Just as Eve was carefully feeling the handlebars in front of the motorcycle with her hands, the mobile phone in her trouser pocket began to remember.

"Miss Campbell, Mr. Adams the accountant is free, where are you?" Mandy asked cautiously.

"I'm still in the Melrose community, can you say sorry to Mr. Adams for me? I'll be here in 10 minutes at most." Eve apologized repeatedly, and she forgot about making an appointment with the accountant.

Mandy has no other way but to agree: "I'll ask him to wait a little bit, you come over as soon as possible, they are going to get off work soon."

"OK, come later."

Originally, Keanu was going to invite him to have dinner outside, but in the end he could only say goodbye and waved his hand to watch Eve leave.

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Accountants are one of the most popular and important behind-the-scenes workers in Hollywood. Many box-office-selling films will even lose money under the precise operation of accountants. Investors lose money.

In addition to making a fuss about movie box office and cost expenditures, every Hollywood actor needs to contact accountants.

It was already 04:30 when Eve arrived at Deloitte, and Adams would be off work in half an hour. The accountant affirmed her idea of ​​buying a house, but she was puzzled by the investment in Apple .

At present, there are too many stocks of high-tech and Internet companies in the stock market, and they all perform very well in the bull market, which is far more gratifying than the rising momentum of Apple's stock price.

However, Eve only knows that there will be a financial crisis in 2008, as long as she sells before 2008, she is very confident in her decision now, so she is not willing to change at all.

The favorites of the American banking industry are Hollywood stars. They not only have sufficient cash flow, but also have various capital loan needs. Usually, there is no need to worry about their repayment ability.

Eve has a principal of 45 US dollars, and Bank of Merrill Lynch directly uses her "Almost Famous" salary contract and this villa as collateral, and is willing to issue her a loan of 80 US dollars.

Because in addition to the house payment, there are property taxes, insurance premiums, maintenance fees, community property fees, etc. when buying a house.

Now she just submitted the application for buying a house. After the application is approved, she will ask professionals to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the villa to ensure the overall condition of water, electricity, doors, windows, roof, kitchen, bathroom, and pests. enemy!

The overall procedure is a bit cumbersome. Fortunately, Eve is not in a hurry and has enough time to deal with it slowly.

ABC TV has already contacted Robert. Tomorrow, she will go to set makeup and meet with the crew. The filming location of "Mulholland Drive" is near Hollywood, and she can drive to and from get off work by herself every day.

About to owe such a large amount of money, Eve can't wait to devote herself to work. Only after "Mulholland Drive" is booked can she be paid, otherwise it will be a white job.

It would be a pity if the busy half a month is just doing useless work!

But before that, Eve has to go to Keanu Reeves' moving party. It is said that they are all Hollywood actors or behind-the-scenes staff, and there won't be too many people with other identities.

Mandy once suggested that she bring a bottle of wine, but Keanu had already shown the wine from Francis Coppola, and it seemed redundant to send the wine himself.

After thinking about it, she went to Chinatown to buy a gift, then put on an evening dress, and drove to the Housewarming by herself. After ten o'clock in the evening, Mandy came to pick her up again.

When she came to the Melrose community at night, Eve found that the guard's inquiries were very careful, and she deliberately communicated with Villa No. 29 on the phone before letting her car go. At the same time, there were security guards patrolling the community slowly.

With the entry of vehicles, you can see the deserted villas lit up in the daytime, which is full of life.

And there are all kinds of vehicles parked outside Keanu's new home, probably only Eve's second-hand Ford is the most shabby.

Since the nearest neighbors are tens of meters away, surrounded by green trees, the excitement here did not disturb others.

Keanu was wearing a blue shirt with a glass of champagne in his hand, greeting the guests from time to time with a rare smile on his face.

Eve picked up the wrapped gift in her hand, walked to the edge of the lawn and greeted him, "Good evening, although I said it yesterday, I still have to say something today, congratulations on moving into your new home and having a permanent home. Place of residence."

When Keanu saw Eve, he showed a surprised expression, hugged him gently and said, "Thank you, I hope you have such a day."

"This is a moving gift for you. I don't know if you like it or not." She handed over the things in her hand, and Keanu took the opportunity to place the champagne glass on the railing, and immediately unwrapped it, looking forward to this gift.

This thing is quite heavy, and it weighs a lot in the hand.

After Keanu unwrapped the package, he found that there was a set of tea sets in front of him, cups of various sizes, kettles, small pots, and even a tea tray made of solid wood, and even a pack of tea leaves with the words West Lake Longjing written in English.

"You prefer Chinese culture, so I chose this set of tea sets. You can usually taste tea from the East at home. I hope you like it." The set of Jingdezhen purple sand teapots looks very delicate and antique.

Keanu looked happy, carefully picked up one of the small cups, made a gesture of drinking tea, and said with a smile: "I drank tea and it tasted very good. I like this gift very much, thank you."

As he spoke, he held the tea tray in his arms, lest it break.