Schwarzenegger hesitated when faced with such an invitation. On one hand, he knew that collaborating with the Miracle Director would definitely be beneficial, as countless facts had proven this in the past few years; but on the other hand, he had already begun to plan on reducing the number of films he made, following his wife's suggestion. The reason for this didn't need much explaining.
Adrian, although not entirely clear on the details, had guessed a bit and had people lobby Schwarzenegger specifically, increasing the pressure. He believed that even if Schwarzenegger couldn't think of it, his shrewd wife would. Despite Schwarzenegger being a Republican, and the Cowell and Ronris families leaning more towards the Democratic Party—after all, this was California—for large corporations, betting on both sides wasn't uncommon; it was merely a question of how much money was involved.
