Крестный отец

           He’llmakethosepeoplevoteforyoubecausetheywantto.Buttheywon’twanttounlesshetakesaninterest.NowjusttakemywordforitthathecangetyoutheAward.Andthatifhedoesn’tdoit,youwon’tgetit."

           "OK,"Johnnysaid."Ibelieveyou.AndIhavetheballsandbrainstobeaproducerbutIdon’thavethemoney.Nobankwouldfinanceme.Ittakesmillionstosupportamovie."

           Hagensaiddryly,"WhenyougettheAward,startmakingplanstoproducethreeofyourownmovies.Hirethebestpeopleinthebusiness,thebesttechnicians,thebeststars,whoeveryouneed.Planonthreetofivemovies."

           "You’recrazy,"Johnnysaid."Thatmanymoviescouldmeantwentymillionbucks."

           "Whenyouneedthemoney,"Hagensaid,"getintouchwithme.I’llgiveyouthenameofthebankouthereinCaliforniatoaskforfinancing.Don’tworry,theyfinancemoviesallthetime.Justaskthemforthemoneyintheordinaryway,withtheproperjustifications,likearegularbusinessdeal.Theywillapprove.Butfirstyouhavetoseemeandtellmethefiguresandtheplans.OK?"

           Johnnywassilentforalongtime.Thenhesaidquietly,"Isthereanythingelse?"

           Hagensmiled."Youmean,doyouhavetodoanyfavorsinreturnforaloanoftwentymilliondollars?Sureyouwill."HewaitedforJohnnytosaysomething."Nothingyouwouldn’tdoanywayiftheDonaskedyoutodoitforhim."