March 18, Los Angeles.
At the exit of the airport, there was a crowd of people. Luo Dian, Bai Ruoxue and others stood among them, looking around.
"Look at the time, the plane has landed. Why didn't Teacher Fang and Sister Gong Cie come out?"
"Don't worry too much, this is not the first time Teacher Fang has come to Los Angeles."
Mike held a sign under his arm and a thick book in his hand.
Bai Ruoxue was very curious, "You have been reading this book "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" these days. What is written in it?"
"It is a summary of the Western mythology system. It is said that Lucas was inspired by this book. "Star Wars" was inspired by ""
There was a hint of mystery in Mike's tone.
Bai Ruoxue was greatly surprised: "Star Wars? No way?"
"It's absolutely true!"
Mike said he had noses and eyes, saying that Lucas wanted to make an epic science fiction blockbuster with the universe as the background, but he didn’t know how to write the script. He tried writing it many times without success, until he accidentally saw this Campbell's work on mythology.
Therefore, in order to pay tribute and thank Campbell, a master character, Master Yoda, was specially designed in "Star Wars".
Campbell, who wrote "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", is Lucas' Master Yoda!
Luo Diane sneered and said, "Did you get this news from some third-rate Hollywood newspaper?"
"The Hollywood Reporter is not a third-rate newspaper!"
Mike looked serious.
Bai Ruoxue blinked, still confused as to why he watched "The Hero with a Thousand Faces".
Before Mike could speak, Luo Dian exposed his younger brother’s thoughts: “After he came back from the Golden Globe Awards, he was obsessed with the idea of becoming a Hollywood screenwriter. He probably wanted to learn from the inside. Learn how to write a successful script."
"No wonder you bought so many movie scripts to direct. "Book." Bai Ruoxue suddenly realized, "How did you learn?"
Mike coughed awkwardly, "I don't know how far I have learned, so I plan to ask Teacher Fang to help me. After all, he is now the best screenwriter at the Golden Globe and has been shortlisted for the best screenwriter at the Oscars.”
Bai Ruoxue nodded, and out of the corner of her eye, she keenly noticed Fang Yan and Gong Qie walking among the crowd:
"People are coming! People are coming!"
As soon as these words came out, Mike immediately The sign was held high, and it read in both Chinese and English, "Welcome Dialect and Gong Qie to the United States."
“Sister Gongjie!”
“Ruoxue!”
As soon as Gong Zhen saw Bai Ruoxue, they hugged each other tightly like best friends reunited after a long separation.
Then under the introduction of Mike, I met Luo Dian, who had silver hair and wore a windbreaker. He was heroic, capable and free and easy.
Gong Qian smiled sweetly and extended his hand to say hello.
Luo Dian took off his sunglasses and said while shaking hands: "Hello, I am your husband's personal lawyer and the legal advisor of his foundation."
Exchanging greetings After a while, everyone got in the car and drove slowly to the house Fang Yan bought in Los Angeles.
Lodian sat in the passenger seat, turned his head, and invited them to his home for dinner in the name of Old Mike.
Mike echoed: "Teacher Fang, my dad said that I must entertain you well tonight."
Fang Yan thought he was celebrating his victory in "Saving Private Ryan" This year's Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay and Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, but Luo Dian said that this is only one of the reasons. The most important reason is actually-
Old Mike followed his investment The combination of stocks made a lot of money!
The market value of Coca-Cola alone has skyrocketed from US$4.1 billion in 1980 to more than US$10 billion. After conversion, the unit price per share is US$51.5, and the average cost of opening a position in Fangyan and Old Mike is It’s 17.3 US dollars, which has tripled in 5 years.
So much so that Buffett, who invested in Coca-Cola because of the dialect guidance, wrote a long letter of thanks.
In the letter, he affectionately called "Dialect" "Dear Fang".
Because of Buffett's unintentional publicity, the entire Wall Street began to spread rumors about him as a "lucky Easterner" on a small scale. "Teacher Fang, when we have dinner, my dad will definitely ask you if you want to sell Coca-Cola stocks."
Mike said in a joking tone.
"Throw? Why throw?"
Fang Yan was puzzled.
“Because Coca-Cola’s top management has made many stupid decisions in the past two years.”
Luo Dian gave an example: “For example, last Christmas, they actually wanted to take advantage of the centenary of Coca-Cola’s birth. Actually, they want to change the formula of the world's most famous product, and they are promoting that the old Coca-Cola brand will be permanent. Completely withdraw from the market..."
Fang Yan pondered for a while, then shook his head and said: "For a valuable but undervalued company like Coca-Cola, if it cannot be directly acquired or controlled, it must be held for a long time. Because the board of directors gives up on one or two moves and must maintain business focus.”
Bai Ruoxue and Luo Dian looked at each other, "Teacher Fang, are you really not going to sell?"
"Even if you want to sell, it's just to sell high and buy low!"
Fang Yan raised his chin, Take your time and act strategically.
Mike was surprised and happy, "Teacher Fang, you and my dad are just like each other!"
"Watch the road!"
Lodian glared and then suggested reducing his holdings of some Nike stock.
Fang Yan said in surprise: "Isn't Nike's stock condition not ideal?"
"No, the momentum is pretty good."
Mike said: "They spent everything Jordan has just signed a spokesperson and has already made a name for himself in the NBA.”
As a fan of the Chicago Bulls, Lodian said: "In his rookie season, he could score 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 5.9 assists. He won the Rookie of the Year and was selected to the NBA Second Team. Leading the team to the playoffs in just one year..."
The black braised eggs are truly the GOAT!
Fang Yan was amazed. As for a certain person who claimed to be the executive deputy g0at, he won the Rookie of the Year in his first year but did not enter the Eastern Conference playoffs.
On the contrary, Anthony, who did not win the Rookie of the Year, led the Nuggets into the playoffs. The West at that time was the Wild West!
“Although they lost to the Bucks 3-1 in the end, they at least showed their worth and commercial value.”
Luo Dian smiled, “Nike’s stock price also increased because of Jordan. There is also a big increase. Congratulations, you have made another bet.”
Fang Yan frowned, "Then why reduce the holding?"
"Teacher Fang, we think that although Nike is good, in terms of potential and value, investing in Reebok would be better."
Bai Ruoxue explained that now Reebok has opened up the aerobics market in the United States with the world's first aerobics sneakers.
Fang Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clearly remembered how popular the magical aerobics was in the 1980s.
Whether it is domestic or foreign, the trend of "national fitness" has been launched, and its popularity is comparable to Liu Genghong's dance in "Compendium of Materia Medica".
Even in "Dragon Ball", Kame Sennin's favorite thing to watch early in the morning is the "youthful vitality" aerobics.
Even CCTV has a special column called "Five Minutes of Fitness", and the name of the host "MCA" is still in my memory!
At this point, I decisively agreed to Bai Ruoxue and Luo Dian's suggestions, temporarily reduced my holdings in Nike, and invested in Reebok instead.
“Smart move!”
Lodian snapped his fingers, “If Reebok maintains its current momentum, even Adidas, Nike, etc. will not be its opponents. If it is unexpected, it may become the world's largest sports shoe brand in the next three to five years, and then it will hit the market again. ”
"That's it."
Fang Yan took the various documents she handed over, and the blue chip stocks such as IBM and General Electric that he invested with royalties also rose slightly.
The next step is to get as much Japanese yen as possible before the Plaza Accord and wait for the sharp rise in the Japanese yen exchange rate.
Stud is a kind of wisdom! (End of this chapter)