Mike Gula Email on Mask Delivery to California (Exhibit 23) — Blue Flame v. Chain Bridge

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Exhibit 23 in Blue Flame v. Chain Bridge, an email chain dated March 25, 2020 with the subject Invoice inventory. A reply from Mike Gula says the delivery has to happen, asks for the precise location and expected docking so the governor's team can be told, and suggests a presser at the airport. The email from John Thomas asks the team to source inventory amounts to tell California what would be sent and to write the invoice with flexibility, for example by listing models and saying 100m units in any mix. It also asks about buying insurance and floats a PR stunt with Newsom receiving the mask at the Port. Pages are marked CONFIDENTIAL.

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EXHIBIT 23
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From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Mike Gula
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 4:46 AM PDT
'John Thomas'; 'Jennilee Brown'; 'Ethan Bearman'; Paris Pope
RE: Invoice inventory
this HAS to happen HAS TO .... and we can make sure Henry gives us PERCISE location and
expected docking so we can tell the governor's team ... make sure to add that to your email that
we will coordinate with them AND YOU since you're the PR pro how to maximize this showing
California is helping ... You know Henry will push this one HARD .... and maybe you discuss with
henry to see if we can get him mentioned that he is a Chinese american helping his home state?
im sure the governor will like that? Regardless, this HAS to happen and they will love us ....
he needs to do a presser at the airport since it is air mailed
Mike let's think about a PR stunt with newsom receiving the mask at the Port or something. Maybe we
can express ship the first batch?
From: John Thomas <john@blueflame.agency>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 1:55 AM
To: Mike Gula <mike@blueflame.agency>; Jennilee Brown <jennilee@blueflame.agency>; Ethan
Bearman <ethan@thebearmanfirm.com>
Subject: Invoice inventory
Team,
I realized we need to do quite a bit of work tomorrow to get the wire through. Need to source inventory
amounts to tell California what we'll be sending them. Gula has henrys latest numbers broken down by
model for what Calif needs. I think we are still short but I have other sources. I need your guys help to
figure out how to write the invoice with flexibility. Perhaps we just list the models and say 100m units in
any mix of these models?
Also Jenni I need to buy insurance tomorrow asap. Can you investigate?
Once the wire is cleared let's contact mark the CFO and get him going. Also let's lock down our office
space. I can't stand working remotely. Let's tell the CFO we need to meet his distro guys.
Ethan we should start talking to your shipping guy.
Mike let's think about a PR stunt with newsom receiving the mask at the Port or something. Maybe we
can express ship the first batch?
Gula, let's think about timing with trump mask give. Thinking next week. Let's discuss in the am then
have you work wh to make it happen.
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Thanks all. Let's have a yuuge day tomorrow.
Thanks again,
John
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