Laurent Rees
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One night he says, talk to my friend Laurent. You know, he's loaded and he could probably partner with you.
One night he says, talk to my friend Laurent. You know, he's loaded and he could probably partner with you.
Cameron said, you have to fly to New York, you have to meet Laurent.
Cameron said, you have to fly to New York, you have to meet Laurent.
He actually had this little private room at the top of the stairs from the lobby that he was sitting in. He had jeans on and a long-sleeved black shirt. He had a little jacket over it.
He actually had this little private room at the top of the stairs from the lobby that he was sitting in. He had jeans on and a long-sleeved black shirt. He had a little jacket over it.
He's actually really chill. He's a very, very nice, cool guy. He was sitting there with Cameron and I was a little bit late because Cameron and I had a fight, of course.
He's actually really chill. He's a very, very nice, cool guy. He was sitting there with Cameron and I was a little bit late because Cameron and I had a fight, of course.
And as we were talking, John sent me a text saying, oh, this guy has this Patek Philippe worth a million dollars. Can you get a loan on it? And right in front of Laurent, I mean, the texts were coming in and I showed it to him.
And as we were talking, John sent me a text saying, oh, this guy has this Patek Philippe worth a million dollars. Can you get a loan on it? And right in front of Laurent, I mean, the texts were coming in and I showed it to him.
And he's all excited, like just crazy excited.
And he's all excited, like just crazy excited.
He grilled me like nobody's business. Just grilled me to the death to figure out if this was safe or not. And at the time, it was absolutely safe.
He grilled me like nobody's business. Just grilled me to the death to figure out if this was safe or not. And at the time, it was absolutely safe.
I said start with one loan, get comfortable, get your feet wet, get paid back, and then let's move forward, right?
I said start with one loan, get comfortable, get your feet wet, get paid back, and then let's move forward, right?
We went to the Orange County, just the little courthouse, and we got married right then and there. It was like a Thursday morning. I'm in my sweats, he's in sweats, and we just go get married, do the paperwork so we can get it back to his attorney. But that was it. It was no wedding, no nothing.
We went to the Orange County, just the little courthouse, and we got married right then and there. It was like a Thursday morning. I'm in my sweats, he's in sweats, and we just go get married, do the paperwork so we can get it back to his attorney. But that was it. It was no wedding, no nothing.
Oh, my mom would have fucking killed me. So she said, he's a loser. You don't marry him. What are you doing? And so I was like, okay, I won't, you know, but I was head over heels in love with the guy. Like, what am I going to do?
Oh, my mom would have fucking killed me. So she said, he's a loser. You don't marry him. What are you doing? And so I was like, okay, I won't, you know, but I was head over heels in love with the guy. Like, what am I going to do?