【Chapter 946】 Red Carpet Feast (Subscription Requested!)
When the first Bentley arrived at Neverland, the media outlets began to work hard to investigate the origin of the black Bentley.
Soon, the Bentley from a car rental agency in downtown Los Angeles was picked up by the media as a courtesy car of the Los Angeles Hilton Hotel, and the hotel did not disclose the identity of the guests.
When Bentley stopped in the square of the main building, dozens of cameras and hundreds of professional SLR cameras were aimed at it, and everyone was looking forward to it.
When a diminutive Chinese man appeared in front of everyone, the shutter in the hands of the reporters immediately crackled.
For journalists, this little man who is less than 160cm tall is no stranger, and he created a wealth myth on the NASDAQ in September this year, which is talked about.
The reporter from Huaxia has a good understanding of the relationship between Ma Yun and Xiao Feng, and their cooperation began with the opening of a store on Taobei online by 'Ginkgo Biloba Specialty', and finally the two sides also had good communication in charity.
Even, Xiao Feng owns 1% of the shares of Taobei Group, and the highest market value has reached nearly $3 billion, and the close relationship between the two sides can be imagined.
Ma Yun brought his wife, Ms. Zhang Ying, who rarely appears in public, to attend the opening dinner of the 'Dream Restaurant', so that the reporters at the scene could feel the good relationship between him and Xiao Feng.
"Brother Xiaoma, Mrs. Sister-in-law!Welcome!" Xiao Feng and Ma Yun hugged and said to Zhang Ying with a smile: "I've always heard Brother Xiao Ma talk about sister-in-law, and today I finally met the real person!"
"Xiaofeng, you are much more handsome than in the photo, my boys say that you are his idol!" Zhang Ying is Ma Yun's younger sister, a high-achieving student who graduated from Jinshan Normal University, with a strong intellectual charm.
After greeting people in the square, Xiao Feng motioned to Xiao Qiang and Wei Tingting to introduce Brother Xiao Ma and his wife into the restaurant. He and Xu Mengyao continued to stand on the steps to greet the other guests.
After Ma Yun and his wife, it seemed that they had made an appointment, and Li Yanhong and Ma Huateng, the heads of the three major IT companies in China, arrived at the 'Dream Ranch' with their wives respectively, causing the reporters at the scene to keep taking pictures.
If it were replaced by other Chinese tycoons, the media in the United States might not know each other, but the exposure rate of these people in Europe and the United States is not low. There is a place for them in the global Internet field.
After several Chinese tycoons, Buss Jr., a shareholder of the Los Angeles Lakers, also appeared in the 'Neverland', which also made reporters discuss.
Today, the Buss family is no longer the majority shareholder and controlling shareholder of the Lakers, Xiao Feng is the controller of the Lakers, and the relationship between the two sides is quite delicate.
Xiao Feng bought a 20 percent stake in the Lakers from the Bass family last fall and a 4.5 percent stake from the Magic, making him the Lakers' third-largest shareholder.
A few days ago, an even more exciting news came out. Xiao Feng and $600 million took over 30% of the Lakers' shares from the Anschutz Group and became the controlling shareholder of the Lakers!
Many media have written special articles, claiming that the era of the Bass family, which once brought 10 championship trophies to the Lakers, is gone, and the Lakers have officially entered the era of the Xiao family.
However, seeing the scene of Buss Jr. and Xiao Feng smiling at each other, it is difficult for reporters to judge whether Buss Jr. is smiling or satisfied, but everyone is speculating that the remaining Lakers shares in the hands of the Buss family will change hands soon.
When Buss Jr. disappeared into the restaurant, some of Hollywood's biggest stars began to shine. Journalists were noticeably more interested in the stars than in the old and fat rich, and the flashing lights in the square were almost continuous.
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Pitt, who live next door, walked in. Both of them are dressed up to attend, and Hollywood's model couple is naturally charming!
Immediately afterwards, Brother Tom, who was suspected of being single, also appeared in front of reporters leisurely, murdering a lot of films, causing many fan reporters to scream.
In addition, dozens of Hollywood superstars, including Captain Depp, Will Smith and his wife, Hilton, Roberts' aunt and nephew, etc., all appeared, and the whole dinner scene seemed to be the red carpet of the Oscars.
For Xiao Feng's connections. The reporters at the scene and the audience in front of the TV were amazed, he had only been in the United States for a year, and he had become the most popular big man in high society.
The domestic fans who are following the live broadcast over the wall are also excited, and the appearance of every Hollywood superstar makes their hearts beat faster.
After a burst of starlight. The bigwigs in the financial industry also appeared one by one, which made the financial media reporters on the scene excited.
Stan Kroenke, who rarely attends various social occasions, arrived, and looking at the red face of the old man, everyone could see that he had a good relationship with Xiao Feng. Although Xiao Feng has now become a rival with Kroenke in the Premier League and the NBA, there is no hostility between them.
Green, who sold the 'Palace of Love' to Xiao Feng, unexpectedly appeared on the scene, which was also an idea of Xiao Feng, hoping to show the good side of the manor to Green.
George Morgan, as the leader of the third generation of the Morgan family, has always maintained a good personal relationship with Xiao Feng, how could he not show up on such a special day today?
As for Smith Walton from the Walton family, Xiao Feng and Xiao Feng have been friends for nearly six years, and the opening of the 'Dream Restaurant' is naturally in attendance. What's more, Smith's 'Wharton Group' is also an important partner of 'Dream Restaurant', and nearly half of the restaurant's high-end ingredients need to be collected by Wharton Group from all over the world.
In addition to these old acquaintances, many wealthy people in the American business community were also invited to attend tonight's dinner, and many NBA owners also appeared, after all, Xiao Feng is a new member of the NBA family.
The new NBA commissioner Adam Silva came to Neverland with his iconic bald head, not only to congratulate Xiao Feng on the opening of his restaurant, but also to congratulate him on becoming the first Chinese owner in NBA history!
After Stern pushed the NBA to the world and reached the pinnacle of commercial development, the pressure on Silva as his successor was huge, especially the aging of some top superstars such as Kobe Bryant, how to maintain the market appeal of the NBA has become the top priority in front of him.
For Xiao Feng's acquisition of the Lakers' equity. Silva is naturally in favor, after all, Yao Ming's success is just around the corner, and China's huge market will be the focus of the NBA's future development.
Although Xiao Feng is a rich man, according to the investigation of the NBA Business Investigation Department, Xiao Feng has a huge popularity in China, and the number of fans around the neck has approached the 80 million mark infinitely. That's more than a quarter of the entire population of the United States.
It is foreseeable that once Xiao Feng enters the Lakers, which already have a huge fan base, the attention of the NBA in China will be even higher than that of Yao Ming when he played in the NBA.
It is precisely because of market factors that Xiao Feng's process of acquiring the Lakers' equity will be so smooth, and without the promotion of the NBA behind the scenes, the American government and local courts will naturally not be so efficient.
"We are really happy that Mr. Silva is here!" Talking to the foreigner, he didn't have to beat around the bush, Xiao Feng directly gave him a big hug.
"I hope Mr. Xiao's restaurant business is booming. The Lakers are getting better and better under your leadership!" "Silva, as a business elite, is naturally not bad at Chinese, and he doesn't twist his mouth at all.
Xiao Hua, the Chinese name, was chosen by Silva himself, who was previously in charge of commercial development in the Greater China region and was quite familiar with many Chinese traditions.
He didn't hug Xu Mengyao as usual, but shook hands with Xu Mengyao very reservedly, very gentlemanly!
"Now that we've chosen to join the Lakers, our goal is to hopefully grow the influence of the league as a whole. It's a win-win situation!" Xiao Feng would not be slow to react to the kindness unleashed by Silva. It's a good way to show your position.
After Xiao Hua, Kobe, the pride of the City of Angels, appeared in front of the reporters with his wife Vanessa, who was more able to cause a commotion than other guests.
The story between Kobe Bryant and Vanessa could even be written as a novel, and in any case, the reconciliation between the two of them is something that many people want to see.
The first reaction of reporters was that the relationship between Kobe Bryant and the team owner remained good. Being able to receive an invitation from the boss at the first time shows that the status of the Black Mamba in the team is still extremely high. Linked to Xiao Feng's claim that he was a Kobe fan when he watched the game at Staples before, it is understandable why Kobe Bryant and his wife appeared at the dinner party?
It's just that now the Lakers' record is quite bad, Kobe and Nash announced that they will be reimbursed for the season, and the team is not only getting farther and farther away from playoff qualification. Even sliding towards the lotto area.
I don't know how Kobe, the most stubborn Kobe Bryant in the league, could still participate in such an upper-class party with a smile on his face in this situation?
Media reporters have thousands of questions in their hearts, but they don't have a chance to speak!
All reporters don't know that Xiao Feng will join the Lakers in the new season, and every move the team is making now for the rebuilding of next season, which will definitely surprise everyone when the time comes!
After Kobe Bryant, the team's main point guard Nash also came, which made the reporter realize that Xiao Feng had just joined the Lakers, and he had already established a good relationship with the core of the team, and everyone had a more cautious judgment on the turmoil of the Lakers in the coming year.
However, whether it is Kobe Bryant or Nash, at most, he will continue to play for another season, and where the Lakers will go in the future depends on whether Xiao Feng, the owner, is willing to pay for it?
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In addition to these European and American tycoons, political and business celebrities, and sports stars who are instantly recognizable to European and American media reporters, there are also many Chinese faces in the middle of the venue, and there are also many figures of interest to European and American journalists.
For Chinese reporters and Chinese fans, the Chinese stars who appeared at the dinner were not inferior to some film festivals, and half of the entire Chinese entertainment industry appeared.
As Xiao Feng's good friends, Brother Chen Long and Brother Zhou Fa naturally did not miss the opening day of the restaurant, and after they got off the bus with their iconic smiles, they attracted reporters to take crazy pictures.
The performance of these two in Hollywood can be said to be the highlight moment of Chinese superstars, and there is still no star who can surpass them.
The two of them have a large number of fans in the United States, and the reports about them are naturally very popular!
Brother Xian came with his daughter Sandy, in fact, Brother Xian's family spent Christmas and New Year's Day in Seattle, this time in addition to congratulating the opening of the restaurant, it was also to meet Xiao Jian, the prospective in-law.
Although Roc works in Newcastle and Sandy teaches English and works as an online anchor in North City, the two young people often meet on international flights, and their relationship is going quite well.
There is no big opposition from the children to the parents to this family matter, and it is reasonable for the parents to meet.
Xiao Ming took the baby, Xiao Chao took Sun Li to Los Angeles, and the other four groups of families who Xiao Feng filmed the "Where Are You Going, Dad" program were also all present, of course, only adults appeared in the square, and the children were having fun in the residential building.
On this occasion, how could there be no Sister Na and her good friend Wang Wen, who likes to join in the fun, since the rise of the 'Jinghu Group', they have hardly missed an important event, and Xiao Feng is a deep personal friend.
Although it is the busiest time at the end of the year recently, Mango Satellite TV's Iron Triangle still came to the 'Dream Manor' to congratulate Xiao Feng, and the friendship between Xiao Feng and them has become deeper and deeper in the past five years since the filming of the show!
Xiaoyanzi and her husband Huang Long attended the meeting hand in hand, Huang Long is a good friend of Xiao Ma, and recently his travel agency has also had some cooperation with the 'Dream Scenic Spot', and Xiao Feng is gradually expanding the network of the 'Jinghu Group'.
A large number of fans who didn't see the live broadcast on the Internet almost thought that the Huaxia awards ceremony was put in Hollywood when they saw various reports the next day.
This time, the Chinese stars who attended the charity dinner for the opening of the 'Dream Restaurant' spanned the field of film and television songs, and they were all first-class celebrities, with bright stars!
Xiao Feng's fans are already amazed by the appeal and influence of idols, and the opening of a small restaurant is like the Oscars, which is beyond the scope of everyone's thinking.
After all the guests arrived, the reporters present were politely invited out of the 'Neverland' by the security personnel, and they could not photograph the details of the dinner, and the reporters had no choice but to leave although they were unwilling.
However, the footage captured tonight alone was enough for these reporters to produce a series of reports, and they had never imagined that so many heavyweights would be present at the opening dinner tonight.
This also makes the major media need to re-evaluate Xiao Feng's extensive influence and connections in China and the United States, and the aura of the richest man in China is not covered.
Of course, the reporters noticed a detail, the guests attending the banquet this evening were not officials from the Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles, nor were there government officials or state legislators from Los Angeles or California, so it seems that Xiao Feng can still avoid the influence of political factors on himself.
Even so, the opening dinner of the 'Dream Restaurant' is still huge! (To be continued......
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