Rebirth 09: A perfect life starting from college

"Mr. Mark Merrill, Mr. Brandon Baker."

As night fell, under an overpass on Interstate 405 in Santa Monica, in the meeting room of the Iron Fist headquarters converted from an old machine shop.

Jiang Cheng, dressed in a neat suit, shook hands with the two founders of Iron Fist in a measured manner.

"I wish you all the best in our future cooperation."

"We are looking forward to it, very, very much looking forward to it~ Mr. Jiang."

Mark Merrill said to the new major shareholder of Iron Fist with a smile on his face.

"I really appreciate the suggestions you just made for our game. I think it is very forward-looking and constructive!"

"So, I am also sincerely grateful and lucky to have a partner like you who truly understands and loves games!"

"Okay, I'll trouble you a lot for the next work."

Jiang Cheng smiled calmly: "If possible, I hope to see LOL launched in the Chinese region before Christmas this year!"

"We will do our best!"

Mark Merrill and Brandon Baker heard the words and answered in unison.

After saying goodbye to each other in a friendly manner, Jiang Cheng sat in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce Phantom surrounded by everyone.

After the car door closed, Jiang Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The first step - acquiring Tekken and obtaining the exclusive operating rights of LOL, was finally successfully achieved.

According to the acquisition terms reached with Tekken, Jiang Cheng paid 170 million US dollars for the acquisition fee and acquired 72% of the other party's shares.

In addition to the 20% stake acquired by Tenda last year and the 8% stake held by the founding team including Mark Merrill and Brandon Baker, Weixun Technology under Jiang Cheng's name is the legitimate major shareholder of Iron Fist.

And it is in absolute control and has a veto over any company decision.

As for the operation rights of the Greater China region of LOL, it naturally fell into the hands of Weixun Technology.

Tenda can forget about it in the future.

However, Jiang Cheng knows the nature of Penguin.

If they can't get the operation rights, they will definitely start to copy.

Therefore, Jiang Cheng added an emergency clause to the agreement, requiring Iron Fist Company to complete the Chinese localization and debugging of LOL before the end of this year.

And he will use all his manpower and financial resources to obtain the online game operation license in China, set up servers and other post-work.

The goal of everything is to ensure that LOL will be launched in China around Christmas this year.

So, now, time is everything.

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After finishing the most important thing, Jiang Cheng returned to the hotel and rested comfortably for a night.

The next morning, after getting up, Jiang Cheng went straight to the bustling commercial district of Beverly Hills. On the one hand, he planned to take some small gifts back, and on the other hand, he was going to find a gift for the old man of Wang Fuye's family.

After all, it was someone else's invitation, and Jiang Cheng had no reason to leave empty-handed.

Riding in a Rolls-Royce Phantom, at the suggestion of the hotel's exclusive driver, he finally decided to go to Rodeo Drive Shopping Street.

It is the most luxurious shopping mall in the central area of ​​​​Beverly Hills. Almost all the luxury goods in the world are gathered here. It can be called a shopping paradise for the rich.

Starting from the Waldorf Hotel, Jiang Cheng finally arrived at Rodeo Drive Shopping Street after about half an hour's drive.

Through the car window, I saw that this world-famous commercial street was built very luxuriously.

Unlike other areas in Rodeo Drive, the number of blacks is much smaller on the Rodeo Drive shopping street, while the proportion of whites is very high. And judging from their clothes, manners and temperament, they are basically middle-class or upper-class elites in the Magnesium society.

This is also in line with the characteristics of this Beverly Hills area - the richest white people in the whole Magnesium live in the area.

Jiang Cheng even saw some familiar faces on the roadside along the way.

For example, the greasy fat man who was shirtless and holding a water gun and indulging himself on the grass by the lake in the park.

Although he couldn't remember the name for a while, Jiang Cheng vaguely felt that it should be a star he had seen in a Hollywood movie.

After getting off the car in the parking lot, Jiang Cheng, accompanied by Xing Zhibang and others, walked towards Rodel Street.

Passing by the landmark arch fountain that has appeared in countless Hollywood movies.

On both sides of the street, there are top luxury stores from all over the world, and the decoration of each store is magnificent and beautiful.

It has achieved a perfect fusion of modern art and commerce.

So, the reason why the rich are willing to come here to shop is that, more because of the style of the place.

After walking along the street, Jiang Cheng already had several luxury shopping bags in his hands.

All of them were souvenirs for the girls.

——The gift for Lu Xin was a Chanel diamond crystal necklace, Wen Jie a pair of Prada shoes, Ling Ruonan a Hermès bag, and Han Lisha a complete set of Dior limited edition cosmetics.

The amount of money was secondary, the main thing was that all of them were limited editions from abroad, the kind that you can't buy in China even if you have money.

After handing all the gifts to the driver to take back to the car, Jiang Cheng seriously began to consider the issue of preparing birthday gifts for Wang Fuye's father.

Jiang Cheng considered that the other party was a top boss in the Chinese entertainment industry after all, and he and his son Wang Fuye were brothers, so if you count it, he can also be said to be his elder.

So it's better to be more formal about the gift.

Jiang Cheng thought about it and suddenly remembered the sporadic news media reports he had seen in his previous life. He vaguely seemed to remember that the boss of Huayi was best at painting.

In that case, giving him a painting would be the most appropriate.

It would not only cater to his tastes, but also appear more elegant.

"Hey, Brooke, do you know where there are galleries or art shops near Rodel Street?"

Thinking of this, Brooke, the driver and guide, just came back from the parking lot, and Jiang Cheng asked him directly.

"Yes, Mr. Jiang."

The burly driver Brooke nodded respectfully.

"Not far ahead, there are many gathering areas for top artists. Can I take you there now?"

"Thank you."

Led by Brooke, the group walked along Rodel Street for a while.

Finally, they arrived in front of a gorgeously decorated gallery.

The walnut doorplate was marked with the name of the gallery - 'Hauser & Wirth'.

On the poster board at the door, there is the title of today's theme art salon - "Environment and Nature".

"This is the best gallery and art exchange near Beverly Hills."

Brooke stopped and introduced patiently: "Mr. Jiang, I believe you will like it here."

"Very good."

Jiang Cheng nodded slightly and walked in.