Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, is a dream place for the world's richest people and a gathering place for Hollywood superstars. If you can own a house here, it will definitely represent money and status.
When he first came to Beverly Hills, to be honest, even if he wasn't a banana person who admired foreign things, Yang Dongxu felt like he was on a pilgrimage. After all, this place was simply too high-end and mysterious for him, who was just a loser in his previous life.
However, after coming here, I was shocked and shocked, and I felt that I was even more famous than before. But when your status reaches a certain level, the dream that was elusive in the previous life, and you can buy an independent villa here with just a word in this life, all kinds of feelings will undoubtedly become much duller.
"Long time no see!" Yang Dongxu got out of the car at the door of a villa and received a big hug.
"Yeah, long time no see, you are becoming more and more low-key now." Yang Dongxu patted Troy on the back and said half-jokingly.
However, although it is half-joking, there is also a certain element of truth in it. Because Tuoyi has been very low-key in recent years, Yang Dongxu didn't know much at first because he didn't go to the north to hunt for treasure.
In the past few years, there have been some transactions with the north, coupled with the existence of Natasha. He roughly understood the reason why Toy kept a low profile and even stayed in the United States without returning to Russia.
Toy's family could only be regarded as a small family during the Soviet period, and it was still an inconspicuous one. But under the various manipulations of Troy's uncle, old Ivan.
Now Toy's family, not to mention various personal connections, is as confident as any of Russia's current financial oligarchs in terms of pure wealth.
Since the Communist Party came to power, the attack on the domestic financial oligarchs can be said to be extremely iron-handed, coupled with some historical reasons. Troy can only stay in the United States and dare not return to the country, otherwise he is very likely to face the risk of being blamed.
However, the chance of this being taken over is very small. After all, old Ivan is very skilled. When he cooperated with those behind the scenes, he also left behind a deep network of contacts.
The Communist Party can touch the current Russian financial oligarchs, because these oligarchs insist on getting involved in finance and banking. In the end, they personally handed the butcher knife to the Communist Party. It would be embarrassing if they don't chop your head directly.
But the Toy family is different. They have become very low-key after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Even if they are seriously investigated and sent to jail, no one is innocent, but they hide their little tail very well. Unless the police want to force themselves, their family is very safe.
But even if it is safe, you are not afraid of 10,000 yuan, so you are afraid of the worst, so old Ivan divided the family assets. In Russia, it was a pity for the former boss to give up, so it is still in business.
The wealth that was plundered from abroad was naturally taken advantage of by the chaos, and it was all left to Toi to take care of. Toy has moved his family to the United States for safety reasons and will not return to Russia easily.
"You are still so funny when you talk." Tuoyi patted Yang Dongxu on the back, and the two of them walked towards the villa.
Beverly Hills is just a place where Troy comes to relax, or occasionally come over to talk things over and have banquets. His family does not live here, so apart from him, the owner, there are other servants or bodyguards in the entire villa.
"Why did you ask me to come here this time? You know I'm very busy at the end of the year." Yang Dongxu sat down in the living room and took a sip of the black tea brought by the servant.
That's right, he just came to Beverly Hills to meet Troy. He wasn't the one who asked Troy, but Troy called him after he knew he came to the United States. It happened that he came to Los Angeles for something, so the two of them made an appointment. Meet here.
"You were talking about investing in Hollywood or investing in a sports team before." Toy said directly.
"Do you want to play too?" Yang Dongxu asked.
"With this plan, many industries have not been very prosperous in recent years. You and I both know that some money must be circulated to be safer, even if you lose a little occasionally. Of course, it would be better if you make money, in terms of investment You are an expert, so I want to discuss it with you." Troy nodded.
Tuoyi's words are not a compliment, Yang Dongxu's investment vision is proven by facts. For example, at present, almost more than half of their family's overseas assets were invested with Yang Dongxu back then.
Although not all investments made by buying here are certainly profitable, the losses are simply a drop in the bucket compared to the profits. Toy was able to prosper in the United States and even became one of the representatives of the alliance of Russian financial giants overseas. These investments are the basis for his strong waist.
"In Hollywood, it's okay to just invest in movies and be a financier, but it may be difficult to be a film company. If you have paid attention to Hollywood, you should understand the dilemma that Haina encountered at the beginning." Yang Dongxu said.
White supremacy is very obvious in Hollywood movies, and in addition to white supremacy, there is also a big difference between international and blood.
For example, the common roles of Russians in American movies are either brutal gangsters or social restless elements. In short, they are not good characters, and they all portray the violent and dark side.
However, compared to the ways in which black people are portrayed as being thieves, lazy, unenterprising, etc., their status in society seems to be inferior to that of a dwarf.
The status of the Russians in American society is still very good. One reason for this is that Russia is tough enough to fight against the United States even if the economy is not good. The other reason is naturally because of the various resources in their hands.
In short, even in the United States, Russians are the fathers that many Americans cannot afford to offend. You can bully black people, you can attack rich Arabs who don't deal with Jews, or Asians. But it is rare to see Americans and Russians in direct conflict.
Even if something happens, such as catching a spy or something. Most of them are just quarreling with each other in newspapers and TV stations. Unlike when they face people from other countries, they either have various diplomatic protests or various economic blockades. If it doesn't work, they will mobilize the army to fight with you.
But when it comes to Russia, Americans don't dare to be so tough, because those threatening methods are very useful to other people, and they may actually fight you when dealing with Russians. Polar Bear has never been ambiguous about this.
"Then only the team is left." Troy rubbed his chin.
“The teams are indeed better, the policies are relatively relaxed and there is not that much resistance. In the United States, you can buy a basketball team or build a football team for fun.
There are more choices in football. Whether it is La Liga, Serie A or the Premier League, even if you go to the Bundesliga and show results, your influence can spread all over the world.
Then buy newspapers or TV stations that match the team, and the direction of public opinion can be relatively controlled. More importantly, this will not be so eye-catching, and the effect is quite good. Yang Dongxu said.
"It's indeed a good idea. I'm not very interested in the basketball team, but I can give the rugby and football teams a try. Do you have any good recommendations?"
"I haven't paid attention to the football team. You need to collect information on your own. For football teams, choose from the Premier League. Compared with La Liga or Serie A, or the Bundesliga and Ligue 1, the style of the Premier League team is more suitable for you. And in Britain and the United States, It is more useful to you to have a certain degree of media autonomy here than to get it in La Liga or the Bundesliga."
"So the Premier League is indeed suitable. Do you have any specific teams to recommend?"
"Before I acquired Barcelona, I also considered Premier League teams, so I did some data collection. I will have someone send it to you later. The data collected is quite comprehensive, and the collection time is relatively close to now. A lot of information should be It’s not out of date yet, you can use it as a reference.”
"That would be great." Troy nodded, and then said, "Are you still in touch with Uncle Andre?"
"We only met once and you were there at the time. Why didn't we contact him again after that?" Yang Dongxu asked curiously.
"It's nothing. I was talking to Uncle Andre before I came to Los Angeles, and he mentioned you. And his daughter Angelina seems to have a good impression of you."
"Toy, I'm married, you know this." Yang Dongxu leaned on the sofa and said.
"That actually has no binding force on people like us. In fact, you know this yourself." Troy shrugged.
"But I love my wife very much." Yang Dongxu looked serious.
"But you also love other women, don't you?" Troy said casually.
Yang Dongxu opened his mouth, but this really made him speechless. After a while, he said: "But we seem to have gone through a period of marriage to solve problems. Choosing a woman seems to depend on whether you like it or not, rather than what kind of family background the other person has."
"I agree with this." Troy nodded, "But I didn't tell you what to do, I just want to tell you that if you want to cooperate with these big guys from Russia overseas, Uncle Andre is a A good choice. If you want to cooperate deeply with people in Russia, Natasha’s family is the first choice.”
"Why are you suddenly talking about these things?" Yang Dongxu asked doubtfully.
"Have you not been very interested in oil and some minerals before? Uncle Andre has a lot of such resources in his hands. These things are more or less troublesome, but it shouldn't be a big problem for you.
On the contrary, because it is just a business transaction that does not involve so much politics, it may be much less troublesome for you. So instead of going to Russia to test the Gut family, you might as well cooperate with Uncle Andrei. "
"What you mean by what you said is that Natasha's Gutyev family seems to have had something happen with you that I don't know about?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but become curious.
"It's not a secret. You will know it soon if I don't tell you. The Gutyev family has begun to fully support the new president.
The reason why we came to the United States for refuge is more or less related to someone. Favors belong to favors, and relationships belong to relationships. The benefits are eternal, and you as a collaborator are worth fighting for. "
"I feel that I am indeed a bit remarkable." Yang Dongxu said with a smile.
