Two very touching words

Damion 2022-03-22 09:02:00

The old Getty sent his confidant, Zeiss, to help the mother redeem her grandson. The mother felt that she did not need Zeiss, but only needed $17 million. Then Zeiss said the following to his mother:

Money is not a problem for Mr. Getty

I've done deals with a lot of people

There are chiefs, there are Sudanese

I know very well that money is never just money

it always stands for something, usually something people don't have

If you don't understand, then all your efforts are in vain...

Combined with the Minotaur's china when Paul was a child, the mother took it to exchange money and found it was just an ordinary tourist souvenir.

Imagine if the old Getty was selling this Minoan, and if the potential buyer wanted from the old Getty what he so desperately wanted but only the old Getty could offer, would he be happy? 1.2 million US dollars to buy it?

Old Getty's life experience has made him a money man completely, using money to understand and operate the world, but he cherishes his family very much from the bottom of his heart, and his family represents the complex human beings. This caused a contradiction that he could not solve by himself. He paid the ransom in a proper manner, and the grandson went home, but it violated the principle of money that he has always succeeded in. The grandson could not let his wealth grow, and the price of the grandson was too expensive, so he did not pay the ransom. , grandson will die, this loss is unbearable for him, from the time he knew that grandson was kidnapped to when he finally couldn’t bear the pressure to die . However, judging from the results, the descendants he saved and those he never saved did not make him proud, nor did they learn to control money, but were mutilated by money. The old Getty's father always predicted that he would never be successful, that he had children and could not take risks. For a child who was poisoned by his parents' script, the old Getty died of struggle. If he took the risk and didn't pay the ransom, his grandson would be torn apart, but if it didn't affect his business success, then he broke his father's script. If he doesn't take the risk and pays the ransom to redeem his grandson, then he hits the father's language, look, I say you don't dare to take risks at the critical moment. But the grandson was torn apart and broke his own principle of life. He must love the people of the Getty family. The final plan is actually a compromise, bringing back the grandson with the least amount of money, but he paid the price of his own life, just to break or Follow the father's script.

Originally it was just a very simple decision, 17 million was a drop in the bucket for him, let Zeiss be the commander-in-chief, take the 17 million ransom, the children go home, and leave the rest to Zeiss or the police, a person who participated in the overthrow of the Iranian regime. Detective cia, executed the kidnappers in a very cruel way, and warned other bad guys in the world who wanted to hurt the Gettys: don't act rashly. Isn't this a very cost-effective investment, 17 million, to protect the 14 grandchildren of the Getty family.

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Extended Reading
  • Ellen 2021-12-21 08:01:05

    Getty hobbled into the hall, as if in a Roman palace. The famous paintings around him are flesh and blood, and the alarms involved are meridians. In the matrix of money, he did not feel safe for a moment. Gail came to the exhibition hall with the treasure, like the last straw. The similar tourist souvenirs on the showcase were condescending, depriving her of her last hope. Thousands of newspapers were flying all over the sky, ten thousand dollars were burned, and the old man who was so rich was finally desolate and impoverished.

  • America 2022-03-24 09:02:10

    Lao Lei is really a man, the time is so tight, the quality of the reshoots can be guaranteed, the schedule is guaranteed, and the reputation is not bad. The overall rhythm of the film is very calm and coherent, and there are no traces of reshoots. The more urgent the moment, the more you can see the control of a director.

All the Money in the World quotes

  • Prince Al-Walid: The younger generation has become weak and lazy. Our children care about nothing but Lamborghinis and discotheques.

    Fletcher Chace: Well, perhaps, then, you would do well to accept our competitor's offer.

    Prince Al-Walid: How so, Mr. Chase?

    Fletcher Chace: Maybe Standard Oil will find ways to siphon all that money away with their accounting tricks and bring your wayward children closer to God. Kidding aside, Your Highness,my employer has made you rich.

    Prince Al-Walid: Not as rich as him.

    Fletcher Chace: If you renew your land-use agreement with Getty, he'll make you twice as rich. Can Standard Oil say that? Can Standard Oil say that?

    Prince Al-Walid: We don't need the Americans anymore. Our cartel, OPEC, will control inventory now. OPEC will set the oil price.

    Fletcher Chace: Let me just be very clear, okay? Nothing would make Mr. Getty happier than to see the price of oil higher. In fact, he'd be happy to help.

  • Fletcher Chace: Gail, I lied. All right?I said I was authorized to pay them $200,000. You know how much I'm really authorized to pay? Nothing. All right, if they accept, I won't be able to deliver, but I had to buy some time. You wanted to know what I used to do. This is what I used to do, what I still do for Getty.

    Gail Harris: Because there's no one in your life but yourself.

    Fletcher Chace: Fair enough. $17 million and zero dollars, that's how far apart we are. Those numbers have got to move.