Los Angeles is a world-famous city, a place where people live in luxury and glamor. And because it is home to Hollywood, which countless film and television workers and fans are fascinated by, this city is full of inexplicable attraction.
After a long flight of tens of thousands of kilometers, Chen Feng and his party officially set foot on this magical land, this magical city.
It was around three o'clock in the afternoon local time, and everyone in the group was a little tired. After staying on the plane for more than ten hours, coupled with the jet lag, most people couldn't bear it.
The hotel had been booked online in China. A group of seven people took two taxis to the booked hotel and checked in smoothly.
"Let's all take a shower and rest first, and then we can talk after we've had a good night's sleep and recovered from the jet lag."
Chen Feng greeted everyone and went back to their rooms to rest. In order to facilitate communication, and of course to save some money, four rooms were opened for seven people.
Chen Feng and Liu Qian were in the same room as usual. They took turns taking a shower and fell asleep without saying much.
It wasn't until after 11 o'clock in the evening local time that Chen Feng finally woke up. At this time, Liu Qian and the others had already gotten up early. Chen Feng called him and was told that he was eating with others in the restaurant downstairs. .
When Chen Feng heard this, he immediately washed up in a hurry and ran down. After flying for so long and sleeping for so long, he was already very hungry.
hotel restaurant.
Chen Feng finished another bowl of egg fried rice, burped, took a sip of water, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "The portion of foreign egg fried rice is larger than ours, especially the egg. The taste is just that. You can say that you are so-so."
He commented that the egg fried rice was just so-so, but in fact he had already eaten two big bowls.
Chen Feng ignored everyone's slightly disdainful looks and asked, "Then what do you think we should do next?"
Liu Gan was the first to speak: "You are the boss. You should have a plan, right?"
Chen Feng spread his hands and said: "It's true that I am the boss. But it is also my first time to come to the United States and Los Angeles. Here I have a black eye."
Emily said very constructively at this time: "We should find ourselves a place to live first, not in a hotel, but in a house."
Liu Gan nodded and said, "Yes, we need to find a place to stay first. Find a real estate agent. There must be one at the front desk of the hotel. I'll go right away."
"It's too late. It's already early in the morning. Let's do it tomorrow."
After Chen Feng reminded everyone, everyone realized that it was already early morning local time here. This was a bit uncomfortable. They had just woken up not long ago, and if they were allowed to sleep again, they would definitely not be able to fall asleep. But if they don't sleep at night, I won’t have much energy again during the day tomorrow.
This is the power of jet lag.
After Chen Feng finished eating, everyone stopped staying in the restaurant. It was already early in the morning, and luckily the hotel restaurant provided food 24 hours a day. Otherwise, no one would know where to fill their stomachs.
When returning to the room, Zhao Wenxiu cried and expressed that she was afraid of sleeping in the same room alone and wanted to sleep with Emily and Miranda.
After getting along with each other these days, the three of them have a very harmonious relationship and have become good friends. Miranda considers herself a sister-in-law in her heart, so of course she agreed to Zhao Wenxiu's request.
In this way, the cost of a room is reduced.
The next day, everyone gathered again around noon. It was still the restaurant on the second floor of the hotel.
Seven people sat around a table and began to eat. Liu Gan spoke first: "I have already asked the waiter here. There are real estate agents all over the street. And they are all more formal ones. Although there are also scammers. , but not much. So it is quite easy to find a house for long-term rent here."
"Then after we have dinner, we will contact a reliable real estate agent and go see the house then." Chen Feng made the final decision.
More than half an hour later, everyone finished eating together, and then went to find some local newspapers. There were advertisements for real estate agencies on them. Chen Feng recorded several of the phone calls that he liked.
At this time, Chen Feng suddenly realized that he was also the boss of a company, but he had to do things like read newspapers and write down phone numbers, contact real estate agents, and bargain with landlords. This was really low. Look. When you get the chance, you must find yourself a secretary, or a real assistant.
I first called a real estate agent, who came over within ten minutes. He was a mixed-race, bald man in his thirties, with a very enthusiastic attitude and a very friendly smile.
After hearing that Chen Feng might buy a house directly, the man named Qiao Locke became even more enthusiastic.
According to Chen Feng's requirements, first of all, the public security must be good and the surrounding living facilities must be sound; secondly, there must be a certain degree of privacy.
Qiao Locke directly took them to see two small manors. They hadn't arrived in Beverly yet, but they were not very far away. One of them covered an area of more than 3 acres. The greening was very good, and the design style of the villa was also very impressive. I like it. Chen Feng and the others thought it was very good after watching it.
If you want to rent, you must rent it for at least one year, and the annual rent is US$300,000. If you want to buy, the first inquiry is US$15 million.
This gave Chen Feng a headache. It seems that housing prices are high, not just in China. At least, Chen Feng cannot afford such high housing prices for the time being. After the movie box office is divided, even if he can afford it, he will be reluctant to part with it. Buy it, it’s too expensive.
Of course, the more important reason is that although he seems to be very rich with a net worth of hundreds of millions, he can't even afford a manor and villa. He is still too poor.
This suddenly gave Chen Feng the motivation to continue working hard to make a lot of money.
Human beings are indeed material animals. Only when stimulated by material things will they take the initiative to exert their subjective initiative and stop being lazy.
In the end, Chen Feng decided to rent it first. As for the price, let Qiao Locke negotiate the price and try to get it as low as possible. If he can sell it below 250,000 and not less than 10,000, Chen Feng will give him a bonus of 1,000 US dollars.
Finally, what impressed Chen Feng and others was that Qiao Locke directly raised the annual rent to 200,000 US dollars, which was really awesome.
It only costs 200,000 US dollars, and the average monthly rent is less than 20,000 US dollars. I can rent this villa covering an area of more than three acres for one year. It is really very cheap.
The rent was negotiated on the phone, and the landlord came over quickly. She was a faded American third-tier female star. Chen Feng didn't know her, but Emily and Miranda both knew her, and they quickly chatted with her. Son. Because they are all actors.
According to this outdated female star, she spent almost 9 million U.S. dollars to buy this manor villa more than ten years ago, and spent more than 2 million U.S. dollars on renovations. Therefore, she is now offering an external offer of 15 million U.S. dollars. It's not very high.
Of course, this is her own statement. If the price of this manor was right, it would not be unsold forever. And it would be difficult to find a direct tenant to rent it for a year.
The reason why her rent dropped from the initial 300,000 to 200,000 was mainly because it was difficult to find a tenant who was willing to rent for a year and pay the rent in one go. In addition, Qiao Luoke also said that if the tenant lives in
If satisfied, I will consider buying it.
This is why Qiao Locke has kept the rent so low. Compared to renting, the landlady is more willing to sell the villa.
However, Chen Feng did not say that he would buy a house if he was satisfied with his life. This was made up by Qiao Locke. However, Chen Feng and others would certainly not expose it.
Instead, he followed the words and said that if he got used to living here, he would really be willing to buy it in the future. He just hoped that the other party could give him a friendly price when the time came.
This made the female star very happy, and she signed the rental contract quickly. Chen Feng was also very straightforward, and directly transferred 200,000 US dollars to her.
After receiving the money, the outdated female star named Slifu said happily: "It's nice to meet you. Miranda, Emily, if you are really interested in acting, what roles will you audition for in the future?"
, I will inform you."
During the brief chat, Silif already knew about the two women who came to Hollywood specifically to pursue their dreams. Although she didn't think much of them in her heart, the conversation was quite pleasant, and because now they have become her tenants, Silif
Fu really wants to help.
After the two parties exchanged contact information, Silif said goodbye and left. Emily and Miranda were both very happy. They felt that they were lucky enough to rent a house and met a star. Moreover, the star was willing to support them.