King of Capital

Chapter 460 Immortal Jump

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The sharp halftime whistle sounded and Kobe left the game with 22 points in his pocket. As for the scores of the Lakers and the Jazz, both teams were doomed to be eliminated in the regular season and were not as worthy of attention as the cheerleading performance.

The lights in the box were turned on, and everyone ate, drank, defecated, and took a short rest. They shouted throughout the first half, and the Lakers home team thoughtfully prepared lozenges.

"What the hell?!"

Xie Jingxing also used the bright light to see the face of Bai Niu in the next box, and was immediately shocked and confused. He inexplicably felt that she looked a bit like an old friend.

Chen Xi thought what his boss was thinking and blurted out, "G.E.M. Deng?"

"Oh, yes, yes."

Xie Jingxing couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly. He had met Deng Ziqi in person at the Yunshan Group's annual meeting. The facial features of this white girl in front of him were extremely similar to those of Deng, especially her mouth and nose. If it weren't for the different skin color, it would have been a bit confusing at first glance.

At the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He said that he had not slept with Bai Nuo since graduating from college. He had slept with Bai Nuo during college, but he didn't remember anyone like her...

"Dutch brother?"

When one thing is suppressed, another one pops up. In a blink of an eye, it was Chen Xi's turn to be startled. He excitedly called out, "Boss, he is Tom Holland, Spider-Man!"

"Wow, there's Lily too."

Mark Mellon added, casting a glance at a petite, sweet-looking white girl in the next box, and the others followed suit, recognizing people and calling out familiar names one by one.

Lily Collins, Tom Holland, a white girl who looks very similar to G.E.M. named Vanessa Kirby, and most of the dozen or so people in the box were stars.

The atmosphere instantly became lively, and people on both sides chatted and laughed and greeted each other from a distance.

"A gathering of fellow Englishmen working in Hollywood," Vanessa took the initiative to explain.

Xie Jingxing self-deprecatingly said: "Team building for the 'bankers' working in Silicon Valley."

"I can see...you're a good boss."

Vanessa raised her eyebrows and tried to change the words on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't help but hold her forehead with her hand and laugh.

Both men and women were dressed in suits, had good conversation and displayed various advanced vocabulary, behaved politely and appropriately, and the beer bottles were served with the texture of high-heeled glasses.

——From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, and from the City of London to Central, Hong Kong Island, the human elite temperament pursued by big bankers cannot be hidden.

"Mr. Holland, you always decide the choice for our family to go to the cinema. My son likes you, so can we take a photo together? It would be even better if you get an autograph. Our family will continue to contribute to the box office of the movies starring you." The middle-aged VP employee said warmly.

"Lily, I really like the movie 'Love, Rosie' starring you. Although it is a comedy, it teaches us philosophy: persistence in love makes us grow and learn to be brave." The Art of the Bachelor.

"Do you know that the nickname given to you by Chinese fans is 'Benedict Cumberbatch'..." This was Chen Xi conveying the message.

Xie Jingxing was squeezed into a seat next to the glass partition between the boxes, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He was not the maverick type who pretended to be indifferent. He was so busy with work that he really didn't know any celebrities.

Separated by a glass, Bai Nuo laughed until her voice gradually faded away, and she repeatedly raised the champagne glass with only the bottom of the glass left.

"Uh, shall we take a picture together?"

Xie Jingxing came to the rescue and wanted to say a few polite words, but he really didn't know her representative works, so he gave up.

Bai Nuo blinked and tilted her head silently to indicate that it was okay.

They just took out their mobile phones, leaned sideways and stretched their arms to take the photo. Both parties followed each other's Twitter accounts and sent photos to each other through private messages.

She saw that Xie Jingxing had more than 100,000 fans, and felt particularly embarrassed for a moment. After thinking for a while, she asked, "Have you seen any of the movies or TV shows I've starred in?"

“I hope I’ll have a chance to enjoy it in the future.”

"Is that your name?"

Bai Niu held up the account homepage ID displayed on the phone screen without commenting. Xie Jingxing replied, "Yes." At the right time, the background sound of the halftime whistle rang out, blocking out the last words she said.

The socializing between the two boxes ended here and everyone returned to their status as spectators.

Today, the only protagonist is Kobe, who is shining in the center of the court. Kobe in the stands is a nobody in the corner who has just come to Hollywood to look for opportunities.

【Jingxing Xie】

Vanessa entered the name into the search box, and as expected, a Wikipedia link popped up. When she pulled down the screen, a long list of news reports contained this keyword.

Half of them were WhatsApp, an application used by Europeans and Americans. The development company was actually acquired by China three years ago, and the person in charge was sitting next to her.

Half of them are about the Chinese stock market crash and the iron-blooded leaders who rescued the market with $50 billion; the remaining web links are occasionally interspersed with a few about Uber's sad withdrawal from China, as well as professional articles and interviews.

In the Forbes annual list of the world's richest people released early last month, he ranked 203th with his compatriot Jack Ma and Las Vegas gambling emperor Sheldon with a fortune of US$36 billion.

The second richest person in China and the youngest person on the list.

Vanessa slowly shifted her gaze from the photo on the phone screen to the face next to her. At the age of 22, Time magazine called him a leader, at the age of 24, the Wall Street Journal called him a leader. He is 25 years old this year.

This Chinese man, who is four years younger than him, is just as brilliant and extraordinary in his own field as Kobe who is in the center of the court at this moment.

Vanessa felt awkward. She thought she was a second-generation rich girl and had achieved some success. Besides her financial job, she also worked part-time as an online opinion leader.

So the last thing I said was, if you need anything in the future, I will give you my signed portfolio...

"Wow!"

There was a sudden huge roar at the scene, and tens of thousands of spectators all jumped up from their chairs.

The noise became Vanessa's best cover-up. She watched the man's face turn red and he cheered with a helpless smile on his face.

Well, a true leader, thank you for the kind and gentlemanly gesture, fortunately we won’t see it again, she stood up and clapped and cheered with the audience.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

Amid the roar of thousands, Kobe made two free throws, bringing his personal score in his retirement game to 58+2, for a total of 60 points.

The data of 50 shots seems insignificant. Damn the three-shot one. The fact that the guy can shoot 50 times shows that he has great physical strength.

It's better than those who refuse to leave and have difficulty taking 5 shots during their retirement performance. This is called the Mamba spirit, win!
"Before, the whole world complained about me not passing the ball, but today they kept asking me to shoot."

The high-decibel shouting continued until the players left the court. Kobe stood in the center of the stage again and gave a slightly calmer speech. He spoke a lot with unprecedented calmness: "What else can I say~ Mamba, curtain call."

Following the closing remarks, Xie Jingxing led the team to run away first. The English fellows in the next box packed up their things and left at the same time. He waved goodbye to Bai Niu with great interest.

In fact, Wall Street likes to recruit re-employed military personnel and retired athletes.

For people like this who have experienced long-term, high-intensity competition, their character is another matter, but their toughness and endurance, their will and desire to win far exceed those of ordinary people. Kobe's extreme paranoia is a gift.

Xie Jingxing admired his own kind. He had a very pleasant evening, with only a little bit left.

"Would you like a drink?" he invited on the way to his residence.

Mark Mellon sniffed and said, "I have another friend I'm meeting. Do you want to come?"

"Forget it, are you going back to New York in a few days?" Xie Jingxing refused without hesitation.

"Of course, I'll show you around BK (Bank of New York Mellon), and maybe I can introduce you to some investors."

The car stopped by the roadside, and Mark Mellon jumped out, rubbing his nose. He made an OK gesture to confirm that they would discuss the rest when they returned to New York, then quickly got into his own car and drove away before the street became congested.

Xie Jingxing frowned speechlessly. This middle-aged dissolute playboy who was acting like an illegitimate son returning to his ancestral home, his nature was hard to change in this life. He was addicted to drugs and had no restraint. But whether he died or not, he was not his son, so he just had to not delay the business cooperation.

I will stay overnight in Los Angeles and meet a group of investors tomorrow morning. I will return to San Francisco in the afternoon to finish the work and fly to New York at night to consult with the teacher about new issues in virtual currency legislation.

Whether the cooperative company makes additional investments to enhance business development, or just stays half-dead and becomes a useless piece of paper, or simply divides up the spoils and disbands, there has to be an explanation.

In addition, three public roadshows and two interviews have been scheduled for the main fundraising campaign, including meetings with potential cornerstone LPs including the Walmart Family Office and General Electric's insurance company.

Raising $60 billion at one time is a huge amount even in the United States, but Grapefruit is a long whale that has crossed the sea.

That’s basically it. We will strive to oversubscribe by 20%-30% so that the group will have more confidence to ask for financing from state-owned assets.

Xie Jingxing's tense spirit after working non-stop for a long time finally relaxed. Maybe he was tired from watching the game, so he arrived at his residence in a daze while planning the follow-up arrangements.

Concubine Pei came to the United States to take care of her pregnancy, and her mother Guan Ning paid for her to buy a property on the top of Hollywood Hill.

I had originally been planning to let the property management company take care of it, but I heard that it was rented out to celebrities in the entertainment industry every day for parties where marijuana was used and having sex. The thought of that being disgusting made me decide to just leave it empty.

They only hired a part-time Chinese student as a housekeeper to do regular inspections. The place was empty like a haunted house and not as comfortable to live in as a hotel.

Fortunately, they had prepared a team-building celebration tonight, and a professional party company was organizing it for more than a dozen employees, so it was quite lively. Xie Jingxing forced himself to start the party, then slipped into the master bedroom that took up half a floor and collapsed on the bed.

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It was afternoon in China. I called Yu Tong and heard my daughter calling "Dad" in her baby voice. I immediately promised her again and again that I would go home in a few days to celebrate her birthday with her.

After all, the wife is still a caring one. She took the initiative to urge her husband to go to bed early, and remotely controlled Chen Xi to send two health supplements that help deep sleep into the room.

This thing is useless, Xie Jingxing didn't think so, we are at the age where we can fall asleep as soon as we touch the pillow and no one can wake us up even if thunder strikes!

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"Isn't it over yet?"

Xie Jingxing picked up the phone in the dark and called Chen Xi. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and checked the time. He had only slept for two hours. He yawned and begged for mercy in a weak voice.

Americans are all perverted savages. When they have a party, they just drink a lot. When they are drunk, they will do all kinds of things to commit suicide and their energy is extremely strong.

He got out of bed and walked to the window, overlooking the fish fryers who were using chairs as diving platforms by the infinity pool. He really wanted to fly up and do a Foshan Shadowless Kick.

"Fuck it, I'm such a great boss!"

Xie Jingxing threw away the phone to comfort himself, rubbed his temples vigorously, put on his clothes again, took the elevator directly to the garage, and drove out alone.

The higher the house in Hollywood Hills is, the better the view and the more valuable it is. The whole mountain is like a community, and the single-family villas on both sides of the winding mountain road are quite far apart.

Xie Jingxing drove along the pitch-black road for a few minutes, and stopped at a single-family villa that was emitting a faint light. He lay down on the seat and enjoyed the rare quietness, and slowly dozed off.

"Dong dong dong."

About half an hour later, he was awakened by knocking sounds again. He opened his eyes and used his arms to block the light source. He looked into a pair of beautiful light blue eyes outside the car window and swallowed the swear words.

"Are you okay?" Vanessa put down her phone and illuminated it.

Xie Jingxing grabbed his messy hair: "Yep, I'm fine."

"It doesn't look like it."

"What's that like?"

"A sleepy traveler on the road, I feel like you need a good night's sleep."

"As expected of an actor from England, he is artistic and precise. Do you want to come up and sit for a while?" Xie Jing Xing calmed down.

"In fact, I majored in literature at university and got a job offer from the London Academy of Dramatic Art after graduation, but I liked acting more and got a role in a stage play."

Vanessa simply went around to the passenger seat and got in the car, closed the door and turned around to continue: "In the second year after graduation, I participated in the BBC's period drama, and then thrillers, dramas, romance movies, and science fiction movies."

"I think I have... a little talent."

She paused for a moment and concluded seriously, You are excellent and I am not bad either.

There was a faint smell of alcohol mixed with woody perfume, and it was obvious that the person had just finished a party. I could feel the moist and warm breath from the close distance.

Xie Jing Xing looked at her silently. The British film and television industry was deeply influenced by the drama culture of the Middle Ages. Actors had to rely on stage plays to get ahead, which resulted in the entire casting system being basically composed of people who had studied professionally.

After all, a junior high school dropout might not know what other representative works Hamlet has besides Shakespeare.

This unique guarantee of a minimum quality standard makes British actors generally have a higher social status than their peers.

Xie Jingxing University’s general literature appreciation course teacher is an old British lady from Broadway, and she deserves respect.

"Do you have an idol?" Vanessa broke the silence by avoiding eye contact.

Xie Jingxing shook his head: "No."

"What about faith?"

Xie Jingxing still shook his head: "No."

"then you?"

Vanessa didn't know what to say. Maybe the two consecutive encounters today were a mistake and not what she thought.

Xie Jingxing explained frankly: "My idol is myself, and my belief is my mother."

"..."

Vanessa was speechless for a long time. After forcing out an awkward smile, she raised her hand and pointed at the villa on the roadside: "I came out to get some fresh air. It's time to go back."

"Do you have faith?" Xie Jingxing asked back.

"Of course!"

"So, what is he saying to you now? Can you hear it?"

Xie Jingxing's tone was so gentle that it was barely audible, and his eyes were fixed on her.

This time, Vanessa looked back at him with her pale blue eyes and said something seductive: "I can't hear you, can you tell me?"

Her rosy lips were slightly parted, her tongue pursed her lips, her waist was straightened with a dazed expression, and a white printed long dress outlined her perfect curves.

Xie Jingxing suddenly remembered the movie about Bai Niu, Mission Impossible: White Widow, whose temperament was amazing.

He leaned forward a little bit, skipping the passive waiting and wanting to resist. Vanessa suddenly reached out and put her arms around his shoulders. Sparks ignited as if the man and woman collided with each other, wishing they could rub the other into their bodies.

"He said we would meet tonight."

"Yes, we meet again."

"Then who asked you to come?" Xie Jingxing asked softly.

Vanessa gasped, "A very powerful person in Hollywood called me and said there was an audition opportunity that was perfect for me, and then I met you."

"That's terrible of you, ma'am."

Xie Jingxing still pushed her away gently, and wiped the red lipstick mark from the corner of his mouth indifferently and soberly.

(End of this chapter)