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June 3, Los Angeles.

At the exit of the airport, there was a crowd of people. Luo Daian, Bai Ruoxue and others were standing among them, looking around.

"Look at the time, the plane should have landed, why haven't I seen Teacher Fang and Sister Gong Xi come out?"

"Don't worry too much. This is not the first time that Teacher Fang has come to Los Angeles."

Mike had a sign under his arm and a thick book in his hand.

Bai Ruoxue was very curious, "You have been reading this book "The Thousand Faces of the Hero" these days. What is it about?"

"It is a summary of the Western mythology system. It is said that Lucas was inspired by this book to come up with Star Wars."

There was a hint of mystery in Mike's tone.

Bai Ruoxue was very surprised: "Star Wars? No way?"

"Absolutely true!"

Mike's description made sense, saying that Lucas wanted to make an epic science fiction movie with the universe as the background, but he didn't know how to write the script. He tried many times but failed until he accidentally saw this mythology work written by Campbell.

Therefore, in order to pay tribute to and thank Campbell, a master-level character, Master Yoda, was specially designed in "Star Wars".

Campbell, who wrote "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", is Lucas's Master Yoda!

Luo Dai'an sneered and said, "You didn't get this information from some third-rate Hollywood newspapers, did you?"

"The Hollywood Reporter is not a third-rate newspaper!"

Mike looked serious.

Bai Ruoxue blinked, still unable to figure out why he watched "The Thousand Faces of the Hero".

Before Mike could speak, Rodian exposed his brother's thoughts: "After returning from the Golden Globe Awards, he became obsessed with becoming a screenwriter in Hollywood. He probably wanted to learn how to write a successful script from there."

"No wonder you bought so many books on film script guidance." Bai Ruoxue suddenly realized, "How are you doing?"

Mike coughed awkwardly, "I don't know how much I have learned, so I plan to ask Teacher Fang to help me. After all, he is now the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenwriter and is shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Screenwriter."

Bai Ruoxue nodded, and out of the corner of her eye she keenly noticed Fang Yan and Gong Xing moving among the crowd:
"People are coming! People are coming!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Mike immediately held up a sign high up. On the sign were written both Chinese and English, "Welcome Fang Yan and Gong Xing to the United States."

"Sister Gong Xi!"

"Ruoxue!"

As soon as Gong Xing saw Bai Ruoxue, the two of them hugged each other tightly, as if they were best friends who had met after a long separation.

Then, through Mike's introduction, I met Luo Diane, a man with silver hair and a windbreaker, who was heroic, capable and free and easy.

Gong Xing smiled sweetly and extended his hand to greet him.

Luo Diane took off her sunglasses and said while shaking hands, "Hello, I am your husband's personal lawyer and the legal advisor of his foundation."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, everyone got into the car and slowly drove towards the house that Fangyan bought in Los Angeles.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Luo Diane turned her head and invited them to dinner at her home in the name of Old Mike.

Mike echoed, "Teacher Fang, my dad said he must treat you well tonight."

Fangyan thought that he was celebrating his win of the Best Screenplay Award at the Golden Globe Awards for this year's Film and Television Awards and his nomination for the Best Screenplay Award at the Oscars for Saving Private Ryan, but Luo Diane said that this was only one of the reasons. The most important reason was actually -

Old Mike made a lot of US dollars according to his investment stock portfolio!

The market value of Coca-Cola alone has skyrocketed from US$1980 billion in 41 to more than US$100 billion. The unit price of each share is US$51.5, while the average cost of Fangyan and Old Mike to build their positions was US$17.3, which has tripled in five years.

So much so that Buffett, who invested in Coca-Cola because of the guidance of dialect, even wrote a long thank-you letter.

In the letter, "Fangyan" was affectionately referred to as "Dear Fang".

Because of Buffett's unintentional publicity, the entire Wall Street also began to spread the rumor of him as a "lucky Oriental man" in a small range. "Mr. Fang, when we have dinner, my father will definitely ask you if you want to sell these Coca-Cola stocks."

Mike said in a joking tone.

"Throw? Why throw?"

Dialects are confusing.

"Because the top management of Coca-Cola has made a lot of stupid decisions in the past two years."

Rodian gave an example: "Last Christmas, on the occasion of Coca-Cola's 100th anniversary, they wanted to change the formula of the world's most famous product, and advertised that they would permanently withdraw the old Coca-Cola brand from the market..."

Fang Yan pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "For a valuable but undervalued company like Coca-Cola, if you can't directly acquire or control it, you must hold it for a long time. You can't give up just because of one or two actions of the board of directors. You must maintain your business composure."

Bai Ruoxue and Luo Daian looked at each other and said, "Teacher Fang, are you really not going to throw it away?"

“Even if you have to sell, it’s to sell high and buy low!”

Fangyan held his chin high, looking calm and composed, with an appearance of strategic strength.

Mike was surprised and delighted, "Teacher Fang, you and my father are thinking the same thing!"

"Watch the road!"

Rodian glared and then suggested selling some of Nike's shares.

Fangyan asked in surprise: "Is Nike's stock situation not ideal?"

"No, the momentum is pretty good."

Mike said: "They spent everything they had to sign him as an endorser. Jordan had already made a name for himself in the NBA."

As a fan of the Chicago Bulls, Rodian listed them all: "In his rookie season, he averaged 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists, won the Rookie of the Year award, was selected to the NBA Second Team, and led the team to the playoffs in his first year..."

Black braised egg is truly the GOAT!

Fangyan was amazed. As for a certain person who claimed to be the executive vice president g0at, he won the best rookie in his first year but did not make it to the Eastern Conference playoffs.

On the contrary, Anthony, who did not win the Rookie of the Year award, led the Nuggets into the playoffs. At that time, the Western Conference was a wild West!

"Although we lost to the Bucks 3-1 in the end, at least we demonstrated our worth and commercial value."

Luo Dai'an smiled and said, "Nike's stock price has also risen significantly because of Jordan. Congratulations, you have made a good bet again."

Fang Yan frowned, "Then why do you want to reduce your holdings?"

"Mr. Fang, we think Nike is good, but in terms of potential and value, it would be better to invest in Reebok."

Bai Ruoxue explained that Reebok has now opened up the aerobics market in the United States with the world's first aerobics sports shoe.

Fangyan's eyes suddenly lit up. He clearly remembered how popular aerobics was in the 80s.

Whether at home or abroad, there has been a trend of "national fitness", and its popularity is comparable to Liu Genghong's dance to "Compendium of Materia Medica".

Even in "Dragon Ball", Master Roshi's favorite thing to watch early in the morning is "youthful and energetic" aerobics.

The Central Television even launched a special program called "Five Minutes of Bodybuilding", and the name of the host "Ma Hua" is still remembered today!
With this thought in mind, he decisively agreed to Bai Ruoxue and Luo Dai'an's suggestions, temporarily reducing his holdings in Nike and investing in Reebok instead.

"Smart move!"

Rodian snapped his fingers. "If Reebok maintains its current momentum, even Adidas and Nike will not be its rivals. If nothing unexpected happens, it may become the world's largest sports shoe brand in the next three to five years. Then we can buy at a high price."

"That's it."

Fangyan took the various documents she handed over, and the blue-chip stocks such as IBM and General Electric that he invested in with his royalties also rose slightly.

The next step was to get as much Japanese yen as possible before the Plaza Accord and wait for the yen exchange rate to skyrocket.

Stud poker is a kind of wisdom! (End of this chapter)