Chapter 887: Conflict of Interests
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, is the dream of the world's richest and the gathering place of Hollywood superstars. To be able to own a house here is definitely a representation of money and status.
When he first came to Beverly Hills, to be honest, even if he wasn't a banana man who admired foreign countries, Yang Dongxu also had a sense of pilgrimage. After all, this place is simply too lofty and mysterious for him, who was just a dick in his previous life.
However, after coming, I was shocked and shocked, and I also had the feeling that meeting was better than being famous. But when your identity reaches a certain height, the unattainable dream in your previous life, you can buy an independent villa here in this life, and all kinds of feelings will undoubtedly be much duller.
"Long time no see!" At the door of a villa, Yang Dongxu, who got out of the car, ushered in a big hug.
"yes, long time no see, you're becoming more and more low-key now. Yang Dongxu patted Toy's back and said half-jokingly.
But although it's a half-joke, there is also a certain amount of truth in it. Because Toy has indeed been very low-key over the years, at first Yang Dongxu didn't know much because he didn't go to the north to Taobao.
In the past few years, there have been some transactions with the north, coupled with the existence of Natasha. He roughly knew the reason why Toy was so low-key, and even only in the United States that he did not return to Russia.
Toy's family was a small family during the Soviet era, and it was an inconspicuous kind. But under the various manipulations of Toy's uncle Ivan Sr.
Now Toy's family does not talk about various network resources, and in terms of pure wealth, it is comparable to the current financial oligarchs in Russia.
And since *** came to power, the blow to the domestic financial oligarchy can be said to be extremely iron-fisted, plus the tracing of some historical reasons. Toy can only stay on the side of the United States and dare not return to China, otherwise he is likely to face the risk of being put in a pot.
However, the chance of being served in one pot is extremely small, after all, old Ivan is very skillful, and when he cooperated with those behind-the-scenes people, he also left deep network resources.
You can move the current Russian financial oligarchs, because these oligarchs have to do some finance and banking to die, and finally handed the butcher knife to *** in person, and people are embarrassed if they don't directly cut your head.
But the Toy family is different, they have become very low-key after the collapse of the Soviet Union, although they have been seriously investigated and sent to prison cells and none of them have been wronged, but they hide their little tails very well. Unless *** wants to come hard, their family is very safe.
But even if it's safe, I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what happens, so old Ivan divided the family assets, and it's a pity that the Russian side gave up the old bottom, so it's still in business.
Naturally, the foreign side took advantage of the chaos to plunder the wealth, and all of it was left to Toy to take care of. For security reasons, Toy has moved his family to the United States, and he will not return to Russia easily.
"You're still so funny. Toy patted Yang Dongxu on the back, and the two of them walked towards the villa.
Beverly Hills is just a place for Toy to relax, or to come over occasionally to talk about things and have a party. His family didn't live here, so there were other hand-to-hand servants or bodyguards in the entire villa except for him, the owner.
"What did you call me for this time? You know I'm busy at the end of the year. Sitting down in the living room, taking a sip of the black tea sent by the servant, Yang Dongxu said.
That's right, I came to Beverly Hills to meet Toy, not Toy he was looking for, but Toy knew that he called him after he came to the United States, and it happened that he had something to do in Los Angeles, so the two of them made an appointment to meet here.
"Earlier you talked about investing in Hollywood, or investing in teams. Toy said directly.
"You want to have fun 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 has to be allowed to flow to be safer, even if it is a small loss once in a while. Of course, it would be better if you made money, but you are an expert in investing, so I want to talk to you about it. Thoy nodded.
Toy's words are not compliments, Yang Dongxu's investment vision is evidenced by facts. For example, at present, more than half of their family's overseas assets were invested with Yang Dongxu back then.
Although not all investments are profitable, the losses are a drop in the bucket compared to the profits. Toy was able to make a splash in the United States, and even became one of the representatives of Russia's alliance of financial tycoons overseas, and these investments are where his strength lies.
"In Hollywood, if you just invest in movies and become a financier, it may be difficult to be a film company. If you've ever paid attention to Hollywood, you should understand the predicament that Heiner encountered at the beginning. Yang Dongxu said.
White supremacy can be said to be very obvious in Hollywood movies, and in addition to white supremacy, there is also a big distinction between international and blood ancestry.
For example, the prevalent roles of Russians in American films are either savage underworlds or restless members of society, in short, there are no good characters, and they are all violent and dark.
However, compared to the theft, laziness, and lack of progress that blacks have been portrayed, their status in society seems to be dwarf.
The status of Russians in American society is still very good, one of these cards is because Russia is tough enough, even if the economy is not good, it still fights hard with the United States, and the other is naturally because of the various resources in their hands.
In short, even in the United States, Russians are the dads that many Americans can't afford to mess with. You can bully the blacks, you can scold the rich Arabs who don't deal with the Jews, or you can scold the Asians. But it's rare to see Americans and Russians clash head-on.
Even if there is really something, like catching a spy or something. Most of them are also engaged in various verbal battles in newspapers and television stations, unlike in the face of people from other countries, either all kinds of diplomatic protests, or all kinds of economic blockades, and it is really not possible to gather troops and fight with you.
But in the face of Russia, Americans don't dare to be so tough, because those threatening methods are useful to other people, and they may really fight with you against Russians, which Polar Bear has never been ambiguous about.
"Then it's just the team. Toy kneaded his chin.
"The team is really better, the policy is relatively loose and there is not so much resistance. In the U.S., you can buy a basketball team or get a football team to play around.
There are more options for football, whether it is La Liga, Serie A or the Premier League, even if you go to the Bundesliga, as long as you put forward the results, the influence can spread all over the world.
Then buy a newspaper or TV station that matches the team, and the guidance of public opinion can be relatively controlled, and more importantly, it will not be so eye-catching, and the effect is quite good. Yang Dongxu said.
"It's a good note, I don't have much interest in basketball, but I can try it out for the football team and the soccer team. Do you have any good recommendations?"
"I haven't paid attention to the rugby team, you need to collect your own information. If you want a football team, you can choose in the Premier League, compared to La Liga or Serie A, or Bundesliga and Ligue 1, the style of the Premier League team is more suitable for you. And getting a certain amount of media autonomy on the Anglo-American side is more useful to you than getting it on the La Liga side, or the Bundesliga. ”
"So the Premier League is really suitable, do you have any specific team recommendations?"
"Before I bought Barcelona, I also thought about the Premier League teams, so I did some research, and I'll have someone send it to you later. The collection of these materials is quite comprehensive, and the collection time is still relatively close to now, and many messages should not be outdated, you can use them for reference. ”
"That couldn't be better. Thoy nodded, then spoke, "Do you still keep in touch with Uncle Andrei?" ”
"I've met once, and you were still there at the time, and you haven't been in touch since then, what's wrong?" Yang Dongxu asked with some curiosity.
"It's nothing, I was talking to Uncle Andre about things before I came to Los Angeles, and he mentioned you. And his daughter Angelina seems to have a good impression of you too. ”
"Toy, I'm married, you know. Yang Dongxu leaned on the sofa and said.
"That's not binding on people like us, and you know that yourself. Toy shrugged.
"But I love my wife so much. Yang Dongxu's face became serious.
"But you love other women too, don't you?" said Toy casually.
Yang Dongxu opened his mouth, and he was really speechless. After half a ring, he spoke: "But we also seem to have spent the time when marriage to solve the problem, and the choice of a woman seems to depend on whether you like it or not, rather than what kind of family background the other party has. ”
"I agree with that. Toy nodded, "But I didn't say anything to you, I just wanted to tell you that if you want to cooperate with these bigwigs from Russia overseas, Uncle Andrei is a good choice." If you want to work deeply with people on the Russian side, Natasha's family is the first choice. ”
"Why did you suddenly talk about these things?" Yang Dongxu asked suspiciously.
"Haven't you always been interested in oil and some minerals? Uncle Andrei has a lot of these resources, and these things are more or less a little troublesome, but they shouldn't be a big problem for you.
On the contrary, because business transactions are not involved in so much politics, it may be a lot less troublesome for you. So instead of going to Russia to find the Gut family, it's better to cooperate with Uncle Andrei's side. ”
"Listen to what you mean, Natasha's Guteev family seems to have something to do with you that I don't know about?" Yang Dongxu couldn't help but become curious.
"It's not a secret, I don't say you'll find out soon. The Gutyev family, for their part, has begun to fully support the new president.
That's why we just ran to the United States to take refuge, and it all has something to do with who we are. Favors belong to favors, and relationships belong to relationships. And the interests are eternal, and you, the collaborator, are worth fighting for. ”
"I think I'm a bit remarkable. Yang Dongxu said with a smile.