Chapter 718 Buying a Villa in San Francisco
Of course Fang Minghua didn’t know what happened in New York. At this time, he had already returned to San Francisco.
Nick, who was responsible for the marketing operations of the publishing house, originally planned to have Fang Minghua hold a book signing event, but this suggestion was rejected by Fang Minghua.
Every book now has a book signing, which is really annoying.
More importantly, he didn’t want those reporters to disturb his leisurely and peaceful life in San Francisco.
Now that the second part of "Harry Potter", "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" has been completed and handed over to Li Li, he has nothing to do.
He doesn't plan to write the third part right away - this is not an online article, it must be updated every day. The second part is scheduled to be officially published in early 1997. The longer the front line, the better the publishing house will be. maximize.
Li Li is quite busy. Although it is winter vacation now, she has a lot of things to do at the publishing house. She leaves early and comes home late every day.
Just like in Xijing, Fang Minghua consciously cooks and does housework, and surfing the Internet has become one of his hobbies. Occasionally I drive around the city in that old Buick.
At noon that day, Li Li came back from the publishing house looking very excited.
"Minghua, last week's "New York Times" bestseller list has announced that "Harry Potter" has entered the top three, and experts predict that it will reach the top of the list this week!"
This news is not unknown. Contrary to Fang Minghua's expectation, this book directly supported a small publishing house in later generations!
Of course, it is the same now. Ashleypress has changed from the half-dead life of the past, and everyone from the top management to the employees is busy.
"Are you hungry? Eat first." Fang Minghua said.
Li Li went to change clothes and wash her hands. Fang Minghua placed the prepared meals on the coffee table in the living room, and the two chatted while eating.
"David, Nick and others had a meeting this morning and decided to immediately start the second printing and print another 500,000 copies," Li Li said.
Fang Minghua nodded, not worrying about these things.
Suddenly he thought of something and asked: "How is the sales of this book on Amazon.com?"
"Their CEO Jeff Bezos also said on the phone, this paragraph Over time, the number of visits to the Amazon website has skyrocketed, and most of them have come to buy your book. The orders have reached more than 10,000 copies. It is true that we must give priority to supplying Bezos. Minghua, you are the second largest shareholder of their website. Ashleypress is yours again. If other dealers are out of stock, I can’t be without his." At the end, Li Li muttered.
“You are also a shareholder of Amazon.” Fang Minghua smiled.
"My small amount of funds can be ignored." Li Li didn't care much about the 200,000 she invested.
"We have contacted the Fedex express company to send two special cars to Seattle, with about 20,000 copies." Li Li replied.
“By the way, there is one more thing. Penguin Books, a subsidiary of the British Longman Publishing Group, called me today and wants to buy the publishing rights of your book in the UK. I have to ask you for this. "
Of course Fang Minghua knows Longman Publishing Group, one of the famous book groups in the UK, and its Penguin Books is the largest paperback book publishing house in the UK.
Ashleypress is a small publishing house. It is quite difficult to cope with the American market and has no time to consider the publishing markets of other countries.
There is nothing to say about this. Fang Minghua immediately nodded in agreement:
"I have no objection, and if publishers from other countries want to purchase the publishing rights of this book, you can just talk to them without asking for my opinion. I've already I just said that you are my general agent for overseas book publishing."
Li Li rolled her eyes at him.
As expected, just as my cousin said on the phone, he likes to be lazy and hide whenever he can.
But what he said makes sense. Translate it into non-English texts as soon as possible, such as Italian and Spanish. It seems that I don’t have time, so I have to find a suitable translator.
Li Li was thinking while eating when she suddenly heard Fang Minghua say: "Lili, let me tell you something."
"What is it?" Li Li raised her head and looked at him.
"Don't go to the publishing house in the afternoon, come with me to look at the house." Fang Minghua said.
"House?"
"Yes, your house is too small. I want to change it to a bigger one."
"No, I think it's good to live here. It's close to school." Li Li immediately refused. "And I'm used to living there."
"Tangtang and her two children are coming to San Francisco soon. Where do you want them to live? I will definitely come here often in the future. Besides, you have children, so you will live here even more." No more." Fang Minghua advised. Child
Li Li has long wanted a child, preferably a cute girl like Ruirui!
Of course, a son like Lele is also good.
Now after hearing Fang Minghua's reminder, he immediately agreed.
"Okay, let's go take a look after the meal is over."
After the two of them finished eating and cleared away the dishes, Fang Minghua drove the two of them out.
They did not drive around but went directly to COLDWELLBANKER, the largest local real estate agency.
Covey International Real Estate is located on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. It is the oldest real estate agency brand in the United States. The two got out of the car and entered the building. Immediately, a staff member wearing suits and ties came forward politely. call.
Fang Minghua directly stated his purpose: he wanted to buy a two-story villa with a garage garden. The surrounding environment and public security should be good, and it would be best to be closer to San Francisco State University.
A big customer
The smile on this man's face was even brighter. He introduced himself as Andy, invited the two of them into the VIP room to drink coffee, and started operating on the computer himself.
Not long after, a document was printed out and handed to Fang Minghua respectfully, who was sitting on the sofa and drinking coffee leisurely.
"Sir, Madam, according to your requirements, I have two houses here that are very suitable. Please take a look at the information."
Fang Minghua took it over and took a rough look.
One is a rough house that still needs to be renovated. The other is a second-hand house. It was built ten years ago. The interior has been finely decorated and has all the furniture and electrical appliances. It can be moved in with your luggage.
Fang Minghua likes the latter. He didn't have time to decorate.
"Lili, why don't you go and have a look at this house?" Fang Minghua handed the information to Li Li again.
Li Li looked at it carefully and nodded in agreement.
"OK, the property rights of this building belong to our company. If you like it, we can give you a discount and take you to see the house now." Andy said.
The house introduced by Andy is located in a place called Seacliff, about 6 kilometers west of downtown San Francisco.
Fang Minghua drove the car and followed the Ford driven by Andy in front of him. As he drove, he looked at the surrounding environment. It was obvious that this was a wealthy area. There were independent villas on the roadside, one after another, covered with green trees. The environment is elegant.
Finally Dick's car stopped in front of a villa.
This is an American villa with a traditional style. The gray-black roof and white walls look very beautiful. The house is not particularly big, but the garden area in the front and back is quite large.
The surrounding area was separated from the outside world by a white fence. The two of them followed Andy inside and walked around to watch.
"Mr. Fang, Ms. Li, the apartment has an area of 4,652 square feet. There are 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms in total, including one bedroom and one bathroom downstairs. Please come in, you two."
said Andy opened the door to the living room. The floor was a light-colored hardwood floor, and the sofas and other furniture were all available. What Fang Minghua was interested in was that there was a wood-burning fireplace in the living room.
Hmm. This is good.
I then looked at the kitchen, bedroom and balcony. There was also an underground storage room and two garages next to it.
"Mr. Fang, Ms. Li, look, there is a lawn in front of the courtyard. You can enjoy a comfortable afternoon in the courtyard. There is a garden behind the house."
Standing on the balcony, Andy introduced again.
“Jack Fischer Park is a 15-minute walk from home.” Andy pointed to the southeast, where there are lush vegetation and beautiful environment. You can go to exercise, take a leisurely walk, and breathe fresh air. Bringing you a good mood"
The entire community has Walton Art Glass, CVS, automatic video rental, supermarket Safeway, restaurants, banks, etc., making life very convenient."
"More importantly, The villa is located in a high-quality school district. If you have children in the future, you can enjoy the 10-point Forest Hill Elementary School, which is 0.6 miles from your home; the 10-point junior high school, Rolling Hills Middle School, and the 9-point high school, Westmont High School, which is only 0.3 miles from your home."
Fang Minghua didn't care, but Li Li listened very seriously.
(End of this chapter)