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Chapter 296 The Most Valuable Guest

"Jeffrey Katzenberg?" Miranda thought for a while and said, "It seems to be Barry Diller's assistant."

"Yes, I didn't think about it just now." Su Chen said, "Otherwise, I can ask your father to make an appointment for me."

Miranda said: "Anyway, you didn't meet at this time, so don't be in a hurry, right?"

"Yes." Su Chen nodded: "Then ask your daddy for help when I see you tomorrow."

There is nothing to visit in Hollywood now, and it is still early, so Su Chen and Miranda simply went directly to Los Angeles.

To be honest, although it was said to be a dinner party just now, it is actually not yet six o'clock. The main reason is that Hugh Eaton is going to meet Davis and Rich, so the time can only be brought forward.

It is estimated that Clara will secretly go out for supper at night.

It's not far from Hollywood to Los Angeles, just take a taxi there.

As a city that can host two Olympic Games, it is enough to see how high Los Angeles is in the United States. After all, it is the second largest city after New York.

It is not only one of the important centers of industry and commerce, international trade, science and education, entertainment and sports in the United States, but also one of the main bases of the petrochemical, marine, aerospace and electronics industries in the United States.

And Los Angeles also has many world-renowned institutions of higher education, such as Caltech, UCLA, University of Southern California, Pepperdine University and so on.

Now it is a city that has become the capital of heavy metal music in the world.

It was already evening when I came to Los Angeles, so I could see the night view of the city. If Su Chen hadn’t experienced it, I would probably be like many Chinese who go abroad now, thinking that such a city full of feasting and feasting would not be seen in mainland China within 20 years.

It is even impossible to believe that China can bring its economy to a whole new level within 30 to [-] years.

Los Angeles is huge, and it is absolutely impossible to go shopping in one night.

So Su Chen and Miranda only went to a few places. They originally wanted to go to Disneyland in the southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

This park is really big. Not only is it famous, but it also covers an area of ​​206 hectares. It is also the largest comprehensive playground in the world.

It can be seen how powerful Disney made its fortune from a mouse.

You may often come across cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, all dressed up by actors.

But as soon as Su Chen mentioned it, Miranda said: "My dear, it seems that your wish cannot be realized now."

"What's wrong?" Su Chen was a little puzzled.

Miranda took his hand: "Honey, it's not summer now, and the round is closed at six o'clock in the afternoon. If you want to come, you can only come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow when you have time."

"Okay then, let's change places."

If it was not possible to go to Disneyland, Su Chen and Miranda diverted to Owella Street.

It is said that this is the birthplace of Los Angeles. There are Mexican-style restaurants, various handicraft stores, and various silverware, glassware, leather products, and ethnic clothing stores can be seen in the store.

But to Su Chen, these things are not as good as Chinese antiques. After all, Chinese antiques are world-famous.

Three of the four ancient kingdoms were boiled to death, and it would be a lie to say that they are not good.

However, Su Chen hadn't eaten Mexican food yet, so he went to try it with Miranda.

Mexican cuisine is also divided into appetizers, soups, main courses and desserts. Among them, the soup is relatively light to highlight the hot and sour characteristics of the main course. In order to fully reflect the characteristics of the nation's hearty and heroic spirit, you can only eat with your hands.

In addition, Mexican cuisine is somewhat similar to Hunan cuisine and Sichuan cuisine. The dishes are basically spicy, and some people even add some chili powder when eating fruits.

Miranda was sweating profusely after eating.

"God, I won't dare to try Mexican food next time."

She rinsed her mouth with a drink, then leaned close to Su Chen's ear, and said, "It's really too spicy, doesn't it mean that your Chinese food is also a bit spicy? I don't think I've ever tried something so spicy."

"There are eight major cuisines in China, and not all of them are very spicy." Su Chen said: "There are also light ones. What I cooked for you before was all biased towards your taste. If you adopt the Chinese method as it is, I guess you I can't even eat it."

Although chili is an important part of Mexican cuisine, it is not the only feature of Mexican cuisine.

It is said that the chef will blend peppers, spices, cordyceps and various flowers together, so that the dishes have the taste of Latin cuisine, the color of the tropical rainforest, the fragrance of the virgin forest and other elements.

But Su Chen didn't taste it, he just thought it was not as good as Sichuan cuisine.

The traditional food in Mexico is mainly corn, kidney beans, and chili peppers, known as the "three major items" that must be on the Mexican table, and these three are now on the table.

Although it is not as good as Sichuan cuisine, it can't waste food.

After wiping them all out, he and Miranda came out of the restaurant.

The two held hands and pressed the road together.

"Su, if 20th Century Fox can really be acquired, do you plan to manage it yourself, or dig someone from outside to manage it?" Miranda asked.

Su Chen said seriously: "I don't have that much time, so it's more appropriate to recruit someone from outside to take charge, and I plan to set up a TV network, and then the film company will hire another person to take charge."

"That's a good way." Miranda nodded: "If you want to poach people, I suggest that you'd better poach people from Paramount or Columbia Pictures. People from outside may not know about this aspect, say Might not be able to make your plan come true."

"That's natural. I've already found a good person, and I'm asking your father to help me make an appointment." Su Chen said, "I hope I can find someone smoothly."

Miranda smiled: "There is no one who cannot be recruited. As long as you give him enough benefits, he will definitely be able to do things for you."

……

The two walked around Los Angeles, Miranda bought Su Chen an outfit, and she also prepared a decent outfit for herself.

After all, I'm going to meet Davis and Rich tomorrow, so formal occasions should be more formal.

And the next two people may have to stay in Hollywood for a few more days.

Buy something and go back to Hollywood.

Waiting for the meeting the next day.

The next morning, Su Chen and Miranda went to see Hugh Eaton together.

"Su, congratulations, you are now Wells Fargo's most honored guest."

Hugh Eaton handed a bunch of documents to Su Chen and said, "Your loan of 30 billion US dollars has been deposited into your account at Wells Fargo Bank."

Su Chen accepted the pile of documents and said with a smile: "I wonder if Wells Fargo can provide security services? I think I need to hire a few bodyguards to protect my safety."

"Man, it's a pity that we at Wells Fargo don't have this business, but we can help you consult some of those who provide security services."

Hugh Eaton made a joke, then pointed at a woman in her 30s diagonally opposite, and said:

"This is Ms. Bernice and her team sent by Wells Fargo Bank to assist you. In the next few days, they will assist you in acquiring those properties."

Bernice walked towards Su Chen and held out her hand: "Hi, Su, I hope our future cooperation will be more pleasant."

"Hello, Miss Bernice." Su Chen said, "I think if we speed up, it will take less than a week for you to return to your office in New York drinking coffee and eating hamburgers."

Bernice smiled: "I hope so."

Then he took out a document and said, "This is our current valuation of the 20th Century Fox industry."

Su Chen took it and opened it for a few glances. The current valuation of 20th Century Fox in this document is indeed not much different from what he expected.

"Sit down," said Hugh Eaton.

Everyone sat down one after another.

Hugh Eaton went on to say: "I met with Davis and Rich last night. The offer they gave was 7.5 million U.S. dollars, and they didn't mean to lower the price at all, so I think you need to be prepared."

"Okay, I'll seriously consider it."

Su Chen nodded, Murdoch spent less than 6 million to buy the shares of these two people, although the two people's asking price of 7.5 million is not high, but Su Chen is not a fool, he can't spend so much money in vain, this is a loan here.

"In addition, I have asked them to meet at one o'clock in the afternoon." Hugh Eaton said: "I think we need to eat something first, take a good rest, and deal with the afternoon negotiations."

"Mr. Eaton, I need you to do me another favor." Su Chen said: "I want you to help me make an appointment with Barry Diller, and at the same time, casually meet with his assistant Jeffrey Katzenberg... ..."

(End of this chapter)