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Ryan Reynolds Just Scored A Massive Payday · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood. Ryan Reynolds has made a lot of
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Speaker 1: money pulling on the mask to play Deadpool, but he
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Speaker 1: just scored what maybe the biggest pay day of his
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Speaker 1: life for an entirely different job altogether. Gin maker Ryan
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Speaker 1: and his partners have just sold the rights to their
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Speaker 1: Aviation American Gin for whopping six hundred and ten million dollars,
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Speaker 1: including three hundred and thirty five million up front. Since
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Speaker 1: Ryan joined the team as creative director and minority owner,
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Speaker 1: the brand's visibility and sales have skyrocketed, so Ryan deserves
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Speaker 1: a lot of the credit. Ryan said in a statement
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Speaker 1: a little over two years ago, I became an owner
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Speaker 1: of Aviation Gin because I love the taste of aviation
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Speaker 1: more than any other spirit. What I didn't expect was
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Speaker 1: the sheer creative joy learning a new industry would bring.
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Speaker 1: Growing the brand has been among the most fulfilling projects
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Speaker 1: I've ever been involved with. That's direct from Hollywood.