After arranging the company's affairs, Xiao Ran took time to go to Glendale to attend a warehouse auction.
Unfortunately, he didn't get any surprises this time.
At the auction, he spent more than $30,000 on two warehouses, but lost all of them.
Fortunately, the two warehouses were not all filled with garbage, which allowed him to regain some blood.
Another professional treasure hunter who also participated in this warehouse auction found a lot of top-notch audio equipment in another warehouse and made a fortune of more than 200,000 US dollars.
This miss caused Xiao Ran's magical aura to weaken slightly.
Some guys even think he's no longer magical.
But how did they know that this was done deliberately by Xiao Ran to weaken his own magical aura.
In the blink of an eye it's Friday.
The day of graduation defense has arrived.
After getting up in the morning, Xiao Ran ate something briefly, then sat on the sofa and started reading his graduation thesis.
If you sharpen your gun before the battle, you will lose all your happiness!
He has the power of clairvoyance and his memory is much stronger than before.
Although I don’t have a photographic memory, I can still remember things very closely.
He was already familiar with his graduation thesis.
However, when the day of defense arrived, he was still a little nervous.
After all, this is a graduation defense, and it involves the master's diploma. It would be a lie to say that I am not nervous.
Not only him, but Elaine and Fang Yufei also spent most of the past two days forgetting to eat and sleep, and from time to time they would recite the key points of their graduation thesis.
Their graduation defense is also around the corner, only a day or two later than Xiao Ran.
Soon, it was around eight o'clock in the morning.
Seeing that it was almost time, Xiao Ran stood up from the sofa and prepared to leave for school.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.
What was displayed on the phone screen was the words unknown number.
Seeing Laixian, Xiao Ran understood instantly.
He quickly picked up his phone and walked to the viewing terrace outside the living room.
After walking to the viewing terrace, he slid open the screen to answer the call.
The next moment, Ma Ming's voice came from the mobile phone.
"Good morning, Xiao Ran, I'm Ma Ming"
"I heard it, Brother Ma"
Xiao Ran responded in a low voice.
Then, Ma Ming continued:
"Let me tell you something. Considering that I haven't been home for nearly two years, Consul Chen gave me annual leave and asked me to go back to China to visit my relatives. I will fly out soon!"
"The current situation is special. When I go back, I may not be able to come to Los Angeles again, so I called you to let you know."
"Counsellor He will contact you later and arrange for someone to connect with you to help you coordinate cargo plane storage, etc."
Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, but suddenly realized.
He knew very well why Ma Ming suddenly returned to China at this time.
However, as long as everyone understands this matter, it must not be stated openly.
Not to mention talking on the phone, that would be tantamount to asking for death.
After a moment of pause, Xiao Ran said with pretense of regret:
"It's so sudden. I still owe you a special meal of yellow sauce Maotai. It's such a shame!"
"How about I have someone send you two bottles, drink some before setting off?"
"I'm going to defend my graduation thesis this morning, so I can't go over and have a drink with you to see you off!"
Ma Ming rejected the proposal.
"Don't bother. I'm on my way to the airport. We'll talk about drinking later."
"I've explained everything about you clearly, so don't worry."
Before he finished speaking, a bright smile broke out on Xiao Ran's face.
He understood that the two priceless mobile hard drives and digital memory cards must have been safely sent out of the United States and even returned to the country.
Thinking of this, his heart, which had always been hanging high in his throat, finally fell back into his stomach.
Then they chatted for a few more words and took care of each other before they ended the call.
The moment the call ended, Xiao Ran suddenly felt refreshed and comfortable.
After standing on the viewing terrace and admiring the scenery for a while, he adjusted his mood before returning to the living room.
Ten minutes later.
Xiao Ran left the villa with the two beauties and drove to school.
When they passed Taylor Swift's villa, there were still a large number of media reporters and fans gathered here, and the scene was extremely lively.
This situation has been going on for several days, and they have become accustomed to it.
The difference is that Swift did not come out to make trouble this time, and the door of the luxurious villa was always closed.
After leaving Beverly Hills, Xiao Ran first sent Fang Yufei to the University of Southern California, and then drove to UCLA with Elaine.
It didn't take long before they entered the UCLA campus.
As soon as Xiao Ran appeared, he attracted almost everyone's attention.
Looking at the bulletproof Cullinan gliding past, many people's eyes turned red with envy, and they were even filled with jealousy.
"Wow! It's Sean, that lucky guy. This bulletproof Cullinan is so cool. I really envy Sean."
"Have you heard that Sean has been included in the candidate list of outstanding alumni and will become a distinguished alumnus of UCLA as soon as he graduates? It's incredible!"
"What's unbelievable! If you have a huge wealth of more than one billion US dollars, you will immediately become an outstanding UCLA alumnus"
Amidst the murmurs of discussion, the bulletproof Cullinan arrived at the entrance of the office building of the School of Drama and Film and stopped close to the roadside.
Immediately afterwards, Elaine, wearing a white shirt and light blue slim jeans, got out of the car and quickly walked into the office building of the School of Drama and Film.
Seeing this scene, the jealous eyes of the surrounding UCLA college students almost burst into tears.
"Wow! That's French Rose Elaine, everyone's goddess, it seems she is really with that guy Sean!"
"Living in the most luxurious mansions, driving the most luxurious cars, and dating the most beautiful girls, these are the real winners in life!"
Amid the discussion, the bulletproof Cullinan started again and slid away from here.
After a while, Xiao Ran drove to the door of the office building of the School of Economics and pulled over.
He immediately got out of the car, carried his backpack and walked towards the office building.
Different from the past, because he had to defend his graduation today, he specially wore a Zegna suit and tie, which made him look more formal!
On his left hand, he wears an antique Patek Philippe watch worth more than three million U.S. dollars. It is hidden in the cuff of his suit and is only occasionally exposed.
In fact, he didn't like this kind of attire, it was too restrictive.
But there's no way, this is America.
For important moments like thesis defense, he had to put on a suit and do as the Romans do.
Like the rest of UCLA, he immediately attracted countless attention as soon as he appeared.
Seeing his outfit, everyone understood instantly.
This extremely lucky guy has to defend his thesis today and is not attending someone's wedding, so he is dressed so formally.
As for whether the thesis defense can be successfully passed, is there any need to ask?
I heard that the school has prepared badges for outstanding alumni!
Xiao Ran was already used to the scorching eyes around him and turned a blind eye.
In a moment, he had arrived at the door of the office building.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came from the side, speaking Mandarin.
"Xiao Ran, wait a minute, let's have a chat."
Before he finished speaking, Liangzi and two other Chinese students came closer.
These three guys are all friends of Xiao Ran, and they are also from China. There is also a girl among them, and they are very familiar with each other.
Different from the past, now they are a little reserved and not as relaxed as before.
The reason is due to the huge change in Xiao Ran's identity.
It can be seen that the eyes of these three guys are full of sorrow, and the smiles on their faces are very forced, and they are all forced out.
Xiao Ran could roughly guess why they behaved like this.
Nine times out of ten, it is because of finding a job and how to return to China.
The truth was just as he expected!
After saying hello, Ryoko whispered expectantly:
"Xiao Ran, I heard that you have established an exploration company. Are you looking to recruit employees?"
"If so, can you take care of everyone? Don't let your wealth go to outsiders!"
Before he finished speaking, the other two guys nodded.
Xiao Ran looked at these three guys, pretending to be surprised and said:
"Ryoko, I remember you said you wanted to go back to China to work?"
"What? Now you have changed your mind and plan to stay in the United States for development?"
Ryoko shook her head helplessly.
"I want to return to China to develop my career, but where can I go? Now a ticket back to China costs more than 200,000 yuan, and I can't even buy it without breaking the bank!"
“Even if you grab a ticket, it may get bounced at any time, and you may lose all your money, and end up having nothing but joy!”
"If you are lucky enough to board a flight back home, you have to transfer five or six times in different countries or even different continents before you can return to China."
"And there is a possibility of being thrown in the middle at any time. Then it will be over. The sky will not respond and the earth will not work."
"One more thing, no matter how strict you are on guarding this way, you are very likely to be attacked. It is more difficult than going to the West to learn the scriptures!"
At this point, these three guys all looked depressed, obviously suffering a lot.
Immediately afterwards, the girl choked up.
"We can't go back now. It's almost impossible to find a job in the United States. There are still several companies recruiting people!"
"If we continue to delay like this, we will be in big trouble when our study visas expire!"
Xiao Ran was very clear about what they said.
This is a problem that all Chinese students graduating this year have to face. Everyone is faced with the dilemma of whether to go or stay. It is very difficult!
These few friends in front of me are considered good friends, and they often get together for dinner. If anyone encounters trouble, each other can help each other.
I can't help all the Chinese students in Los Angeles, but I can still help the few friends in front of me.
Anyway, the company is just a decoration. It always needs to recruit people to decorate the appearance. Who should be paid wages?
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran immediately made a decision.
"Okay, don't let the good news go to outsiders. You all can come and work in my company."
“As long as you join the company, you can get a work visa easily.”
"And my company is free to come and go. If you want to leave one day, you can leave at any time!"
After the words fell, Liangzi and the others were stunned.
After being stunned for about two or three seconds, these three guys finally woke up.
Then, they suddenly pounced on him in unison.
"So generous! Man!"
Xiao Ran quickly took a few steps back and said jokingly:
"Stop it, buddy, you are here for your graduation defense today."
"You guys are full of snot and tears, don't ruin my suit!"
Ryoko and the others stopped and then started laughing again.
At this time, they were all relieved and finally had sunshine on their faces!
