Chapter 53: Renting and moving
"Hard work is certain, but the rewards are also high, and a point of hard work and a point of gain is the best portrayal of this industry. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info" Larsen sighed: "Trouble is also essential, although those who do our business don't want to cause trouble everywhere, and will try to avoid conflicts with people, but not every celebrity has a good temper like you, especially those dog-fighting assistants and bodyguards are not easy to provoke, but when I think of standing in front of me is a hot headliner, I will say to myself, 'it, whatever!'" Of course, there are also those who deliberately provoke trouble, because that often means wider attention and better pay, as well as possible civil lawsuits and compensation. β
"The freedom of the press that people love and hate." Xiao Yang finally summed up, didn't shake hands with the other party, just nodded, "It's a pleasure to chat with you, goodbye, Larsen." β
"Me too." Asking Xiao Yang to cooperate and take a few photos, Larsen waved his hand in satisfaction, "Goodbye, Great Prophet." β
"It's time to find a house and move out." On the way back around the park, Xiao Yang said to himself in his stomach.
For him, who has just tasted the sweetness of fame, being stalked and secretly photographed by the paparazzi will not make him too disgusted, but he wishes that more people would do this, the better, because it will mean the continuous improvement of fame and income, but he didn't want to bring unnecessary trouble to his uncle's family, so he took the initiative to bring up this matter when he was eating breakfast.
Lin Yuanhang was not surprised at all by his thoughts, you must know that since he appeared outside the Park Center with Xiao Yang, his phone calls were about to be blown up by various media, although this is a good thing to enhance the reputation of the law firm, but it also inevitably affects his daily work, and he doesn't want his family to be harassed unnecessarily, so he didn't try to keep it, but asked Xiao Yang directly about his specific plans.
According to his suggestion, he wanted his wife to help Xiao Yang find a moderately priced house near Monterey Park, buy or rent, everyone lives closer and have a care, as the first city in the United States with more than half of the Chinese population, Monterey Park's post office, banks, clinics, hospitals, and even city halls are all in Chinese, except for the different colors of banknotes, there is almost no difference from Hong Kong and Taiwan, as Chinese, living here will definitely be more accustomed and more convenient than other areas.
Xiao Yang has his own plans, first, most of the Chinese in Mongolia are Taiwanese compatriots and their descendants, most of them only speak Hokkien, it is not convenient to communicate, and the common thing is only that everyone is yellow-skinned and black-eyed; Second, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there has always been no shortage of gang forces in the Chinese-inhabited areas, so the front-page headlines such as the local tabloids such as the "World Journal" are often not domestic and international events, but teach people how to survive in the Mongolian city -- don't look at people casually, don't gesture casually, don't talk casually, don't walk around casually, don't go out casually after dark, and so on.
Last but not least, Xiao Yang's purpose in promoting his reputation as a prophet is to seek to integrate into high society - to put it bluntly, it is to climb to power and attain the noble - and then to fool Hollywood film and television stars and celebrities as a means of collecting money, and has no intention of deducting money from the pockets of his compatriots, buying or renting a house here is obviously not in line with the image positioning and interest appeal of the "super god" he has set for himself.
According to this standard, renting or buying a house in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica and other celebrity and wealthy enclaves is a better choice, but for him who is already barely "famous", this goal still seems a little unattainable, you must know that at the current price level, luxury homes in Beverly Hills and other places must start at least $2 million, according to the "the-150-to-200-rule" of real estate, That is, the house price is about 150 to 200 times the monthly rent, and the monthly rent of any luxury house has to start at 10,000 yuan, coupled with the staggering level of daily consumption, there is no 50,000 or 80,000 expenses per month, and it is not embarrassing to go out to greet people.
After thinking about it again and again, Xiao Yang decided to rent a suite in Pasadena City and live for a while before making plans, it is also a wealthy area, which is less than 20 minutes' drive from the city center and the Chinese neighborhood, with a mountain in the north, a beautiful environment, good security, and convenient life, compared with famous beaches such as Santa Monica, coupled with the existence of famous colleges and universities such as the "Rose Bowl" stadium and the California Institute of Technology, it is one of the first choices for rich people in Los Angeles to travel and vacation, and the rent and living expenses are correspondingly much higher than those in Chinese residential areas, compared to West Hollywood, Beverly and other places, but much lower.
Accompanied by his aunt, Teresa Lin, Xiao Yang spent nearly a morning looking at properties and finally fell in love with a mid-to-high-end apartment in downtown Pasadena, at the intersection of E-Colorado-Blvd and S-Hill-Ave in downtown Pasadena.
This is a three-storey building with a history of more than 100 years, according to the Pasadena City Government's "new urbanism" planning style, on the basis of retaining the faΓ§ade structure, its interior is demolished and rebuilt and carefully renovated, the first floor is used as a commercial storefront, the second and third floors are rented out as finely decorated apartments, and there is also a parking lot on the basement floor, which is only one step away from the California Institute of Technology where my cousin Lin Jiayong studied, and it is only a 5-minute walk to my uncle's law firm, and there are many mid-to-high-end restaurants, shops, clubs and clothing brand stores nearby. For example, Gap, Banana-Republic, J-Crew (American mid-to-high-end clothing brand), etc., the living conditions are very convenient.
Xiao Yang's hardcover apartment is located on the second floor of the building, with two bedrooms, a living room that doubles as a living room, a semi-open kitchen and dining room, plus two bathrooms, with a usable area of about 1,100 square feet (102 square meters), water, electricity, gas, cable TV complete, can be moved in directly, plus underground parking spaces, monthly rent of 1,200 yuan, with the help of his aunt, a professional, Xiao Yang does not have to worry about the details of the rental contract and housing inspection report, and feels that all aspects meet his requirements, signed the agreement on the spot, wrote a check to pay three months' rent and a month's deposit in advance, and moved in directly after taking the key.