Chapter 930: The Flower of Leith and the Need for Quality
"Okay, it's not like we're going to be separated for a long time, or you're going straight back to Los Angeles with me. โ
Andy chuckled softly as he soothed Ivana in his arms and patted her on the back.
"Forget it, I still have something to do here, and I still have to make a championship ring for the Giants, and I don't want to make any mistakes, and the New York media won't let me go. โ
Ivana's pretty face was full of reluctance, pouting red chun, and holding her hands high around Andy's neck as she spoke, until Andy bowed his head again and kissed her on the mouth.
After the two kissed crookedly on the private tarmac for a while, Ivana reluctantly watched Andy walk up the suspension ladder.
"Get your dress ready, we'll see you on the 10th, poofโ" Andy stood on the ladder and smiled and waved at Ivana, then turned around and walked briskly to board.
Ivana watched Andy's back disappear into the cabin door, the elevator car separated, watched the plane slowly turn around, she took out a pair of large sunglasses and put them on, turned around and walked to the car, bent down and sat in the car, the bodyguards closed the door, and the car drove away from the tarmac.
On the plane, Andy held coffee, looked at the scenery outside the window, and listened to the assistant's financial briefings, there was not much good news, even the price of gold for April delivery fell back to $905 per ounce, not to mention the stock market, except for the three consecutive declines in U.S. stocks, the global stock market is wailing in a fall.
Finance ministers and central bank governors of seven Western countries gathered in the country to discuss the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States, and in the face of the global financial turmoil, to be honest, even now, they still do not want to admit that this is a global financial crisis.
As for the good news, the Rockets have won five in a row, and after Maddie was sick and couldn't play, the Rockets played at a high level, which made many fans question Maddy's role in the Rockets, and what Houston fans don't know is that this summer, their superstar will be kicked out of the Rockets by Andy, and as for how to trade, the Rockets' management is about to scratch their heads.
At present, there are few scoring guards in the league who can compete with Maddie, and those people are their own stars, and they must not be exchanged, but Maddie must be thrown out, he is already a grenade that pulls the insurance, and he can blow up at any time, and it is better to blow up others than to blow up himself.
By the time the plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport, it was already late in the evening, and the setting sun had turned the sky red.
The motorcade of the group drove quickly to Andy's villa, to be honest, the villa that I live in now is a little smaller, and it is indeed necessary to change to a larger manor villa, but now there are few existing houses on Beverly Hills that can really be eyed, and most of the good residences are inhabited by those big Hollywood stars.
This time Ivana came over, and he happened to take Ivana with him to see a property, which was the famous mansion in Beverly Hills, known as the flower of Leith.
The "Flower of Leith" is 50,000 square feet (about 4,645 square meters). The previous owner was Susan Saperstein, who and her then-husband, Texas billionaire David Saperstein, commissioned the villa in 2002.
However, what is speechless is that Susan and her husband divorced three years after the completion of the villa. She sold the villa last year, in 2007 at a price of 125 million, at a time when the global economy is in a downturn, naturally no one will paint that much money to buy, Andy has seen the promotional brochure of this mansion, and he also likes it, after all, it has the reputation of the small Versailles, and it is beautiful and luxurious.
However, since Andy knows what kind of decline the global economy will have in the future, real estate prices will fall to the abyss, even if the price of luxury homes on Beverly Hills is not very affected, but in this economic environment, the counteroffer is still very easy, and the bargaining price is millions of dollars, which is not a small amount, Andy will naturally not be stupid to take this mansion now.
In addition to the large number of bedrooms, bathrooms, swimming pools, cinemas, etc., the palatial ballroom has mirror-decorated arches, and the design is inspired by the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles. There are also extravagant chandeliers and zenith paintings.
Ivana, who has the influence of family tradition, has no immunity to the luxury of local tyrants and European courts, which is not that Andy has a mocking meaning, to be honest, if you really want to talk about it, this decorative style will not be eliminated by time, and it can also meet the aesthetic time of most people.
Back in the small villa of several hundred square meters, Andy's mood became quiet, extremely relaxed, I don't know if it is a psychological effect, as soon as he returns here, he will feel more comfortable.
For Andy's return, the happiest are Quicksilver and Witch, the two Dubins who are already big guys, and of course, his housekeeper Liu Yan.
Liu Yan, who was wearing an apron, had a tangled expression after coming back from Andy, and the appearance of YU stopping at words became a little strange in Andy's eyes.
Dinner was an unusually rich Sichuan dish than usual, which surprised Andy a little, and Liu Yan finally told Andy the truth a little apologetically after setting up the meal this time.
It turned out that Liu Yan's daughter was pregnant again last year, and seeing that the child was about to be born, she had to go back to take care of her daughter and give birth, as well as serve the confinement and take care of the child.
โใใใ I understand, Aunt Liu, I toast you, thank you for your care and care for me for more than a year, and I sincerely thank you. Andy poured a glass of ice wine for Liu Yan, who had a little red circles in her eyes, and was also a little sad, but still said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, I want to thank you too, I taught Tori a few of your favorite dishes, although she still knows a little about heat or something, but just practice more, it's fine... โ
Liu Yan turned on the parting nagging mode, and all kinds of instructions also diluted some sadness.
After dinner, Andy personally helped Liu Yan put her luggage in the car, and after a big hug, he sent Liu Yan, who wiped her tears, into the car, and watched the car drive away from the gate of the villa, Andy stood in the yard speechless for a long time.
In fact, he also knows that it is a matter of time before Liu Yan leaves, although the salary he gives is not low, but Liu Yan, who has a bit of a family background and a good economic situation for her children, will definitely not stay for too long after applying to life in the United States, after all, it is not for survival, no one likes to serve people.
In addition, if Andy moves into a bigger house, he will not continue to hire Liu Yan, she is not suitable for Andy's next living environment, and more professional and professional housekeepers and servants will be the main choice.
To be honest, Andy's life of only one Liu Yan as a chef and a housekeeper is a bit weird, even in a New York home, there will be five maids working together, which is also a very rare state.
The average billionaire, which is not at least twenty servants to serve, Ivana has reminded Andy more than once or twice, but Andy doesn't care.
"Hmm~Hmm~"
Andy looked down at Quicksilver and the Witch who were squatting beside him on the left and right and snorted at him, and couldn't help but laugh, "I know you two guys are with me! โ
"Wang-"
On the sofa in the living room, Andy reclined cross-legged watching TV, Quicksilver and the witch each pressed their chin on Andy's lap, half-closed eyes, comfortably enjoying the master's caressing.
Suddenly, Quicksilver and the witch both raised their heads, their eyes became bright, as if they heard something, Andy was a little curious to see the bright car lights flashing outside the house, and looked at the time, it was already half past eight in the evening, and at this time only Carl was the guy who could come in.
Put on his slippers, close the placket of his nightgown, and say to the two dogs, "Let's go, let's go and see." โ
Quicksilver and the witch jumped off the sofa with great flexibility, and rushed to the gate, Andy opened the door, and the two dogs slipped out, and heard a few howls and Carl's unpleasant scolding, "What the hell is howling, don't scream!"
Andy walked to the garage with some curiosity and saw a black Chevrolet SUV being driven into the garage, Carl was turning around and yelling at the two dogs, while two of his bodyguards were pressing the garage switch and closing the garage door.
"I said, what are you doing sneaking around at night, and stuffing a car into my garage?"
Carl saw Andy coming over, with an excited smile on his face, and directly reached out to pull Andy to the side door, "Let's go back to the house and say, what do you want... โ