Chapter 275 Roles and Shareholding

The interest rate hike policy implemented by Reagan after he came to power caused the US dollar to appreciate against the currencies of many countries. Although this affected the US's own tourism industry and discouraged many foreign tourists, it made foreign goods cheaper for Americans to buy.

Most of the luxury goods sold in the shopping street come from outside the United States, so in addition to foreign tourists, there are also many tourists from other parts of the United States.

Although Stephanie is only 18 years old, she is really precocious. At least she knows when to stop.

After spending an hour on this street and spending more than 3 US dollars on Fang Hexuan's account, she obediently said she did not want to buy anything.

All we can say is that the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar was very strong in the 80s. Six of the eight bodyguards carried the bags with both hands, and it only cost less than $8.

Since the two had just eaten and it was now lunch time, after communicating with Stephanie, Fang Hexuan decided to find a Japanese restaurant for lunch.

But this made things difficult for the bodyguards, as they had to find a fast food restaurant on the road to order takeout.

Stephanie must like Japanese food. During the whole meal, she ate more than Fang Hexuan.

However, this is also the reason why Japanese food looks exquisite but is actually small in portion.

After leaving the Japanese restaurant, Fang Hexuan took Stephanie to another shopping street, where he bought her a diamond necklace as well as other clothes, shoes and bags.

Taking the other party's needs into consideration, Driver Fang also got a beauty salon membership card for Miss Seymour.

I heard that this place only welcomes women, and Hollywood actresses often come here to consume.

Therefore, it is quite famous in Los Angeles and is naturally listed in the tourist brochure by the city government.

Then, he helped Stephanie get a gym membership and a beauty membership, both of which were VIP cards with the most expensive packages.

All of this cost Fang Hexuan nearly 50,000 US dollars. In total, he spent nearly 90,000 US dollars on the other party in just a few hours.

If power and money are Viagra for men, then crazy shopping is the aphrodisiac for women.

Stephanie comes from a middle-class family. Although she has never had to worry about food and clothing since she was a child, she still dreams of spending lavishly and buying whatever she likes.

Although she was precocious, she was still 18 years old after all. Her life had just begun and she had not yet begun to come into contact with the real world of money outside.

Therefore, Fang Hexuan's behavior of spending money on her without hesitation really made her excited.

All the efforts paid off. Fang Hexuan's generosity during the day was rewarded with Stephanie's more attentive and thoughtful "service" at night.

I have to say that foreign girls are much more powerful than Asian girls.

At least from his actual experience, Miki Takakura can't last long.

But Stephanie is different. Fang Hexuan can just lie there and die the whole time.

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If it weren't for the fact that he still had a lot of things to deal with in Hong Kong, Fang Hexuan would really like to stay in Los Angeles for a few months. This might be the situation in life where one enjoys life here and does not miss home!

Perhaps they really felt like a couple in love, for the next day Fang Hexuan and Stephanie went to Disneyland in Orange County again.

Orange County is located southwest of Los Angeles, about 40 minutes away, and is a place where many middle-class people like to settle down.

After visiting Disneyland, the two of them played and swam together in Laguna Beach, and they really seemed like a couple in love.

Fang Hexuan had a good impression of this small town. The sunshine, beaches, palm trees and beautiful coastline made it indeed suitable for retirement and leisure and relaxation.

He has already decided that in addition to buying a property in Beverly Hills, Orange County is also one of his targets in the future.

On the third day, Fang Hexuan chose to accompany Stephanie to a model training class in the morning, and accompanied her to the gym and facial care in the afternoon. In short, the first two days were spent playing together, and this day was spent experiencing her daily life with the girl.

On the fourth day, since their investment and financial team had arrived in Los Angeles two days ago, after hiring an accounting firm for help, they officially began the asset evaluation and investigation of Miramax.

These trivial matters do not require Fang Hexuan to step in personally, and they cannot be completed in a day or two, but since his subordinates have started to work, he, as the boss, must set an example.

So, that day, he went to 20th Century Fox for a visit and inspection.

After Stephanie heard about his itinerary, she also begged to go with him. Fang Hexuan naturally didn't want to refuse the beautiful woman's plea.

The film company was acquired by oil businessman Marvin Davis last year, and the matter was reported by Hong Kong media at the time.

At that time, Fang Hexuan was also tempted, but after careful analysis, he gave up this ambition.

For an iconic film company like this, which is one of the seven major Hollywood companies, its ownership is not just a matter of money, but also involves political and cultural aspects.

Unless Fang Hexuan becomes a U.S. citizen and swears allegiance to the U.S., it would be almost impossible for him to buy any of the seven.

Besides, even if the US government allowed him to buy it, what would happen to DreamWorks?
This is also the reason why Murdoch had to become a citizen first if he wanted to buy 20th Century Fox and mainstream American newspapers.

They are Anglo-Saxon cousins, sharing the same language and ethnicity, and this is the case for them, let alone Fang Hexuan, a yellow-skinned Chinese.

Alan Rider Jr., the CEO who once discovered the "Star Wars" super mining machine IP, is still in office. When Fang Hexuan visited, he took the initiative to receive him.

DreamWorks is still cooperating with 20th Century Fox, and Alan Rider Jr. also has enough vision and leadership. He is very positive about deepening the cooperative relationship with DreamWorks and Fang Hexuan. Even Stephanie who came with him was looked up to by the other party.

After all, when Fang Hexuan introduced his female companion, he directly said, "This is my girlfriend Stephanie Seymour." Little Alan Rider certainly understood the significance of this.

In order to please the boss of DreamWorks, the CEO of 20th Century Fox directly asked Stephanie if she was interested in making a movie, which made the girl's face turn red with excitement.

In fact, this verbal commitment to filming a movie actually means that Stephanie will play a small role in the movie, with maybe only one or two seconds of screen time.

But even so, Fang Hexuan believed that the girl would be willing to accept this role which was not much better than an extra.

(End of this chapter)