1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 703 The Cautious Eldest Sister!
"Congratulations, Ms. Li, your abilities have earned you this job."

As expected, Li Xiaojun got the part-time job.

"Thank you!"

Although Li Xiaojun was overjoyed, she outwardly restrained her emotions.

"We're in a bit of a rush. We're leaving for Los Angeles tomorrow morning. I was wondering if you have any plans?"

The young interviewer spoke again.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiaojun hesitated slightly.

With me gone, Chen Aiguo will have to raise his daughter all by himself.

"Excuse me, how long will this translation take? And what is the scope of the work?"

"The tentative scope is within California, and the timeframe is expected to be around one month!"

"Of course, we don't expect you to be by our side all the time. We will contact you whenever needed."

The young man spoke slowly.

After listening, Li Xiaojun pondered for a moment.

At $300 a day, that's $3,000 in ten days, $6,000 in twenty days, which is about the same as Chen Aiguo's monthly salary.

It just means my daughter will have to make some sacrifices.

"Okay, I'm all set!"

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiaojun nodded seriously.

"Then let's meet at the company entrance at nine o'clock tomorrow morning!"

The next morning, Li Xiaojun changed into a proper women's outfit and then arrived at the company entrance with Chen Aiguo.

"Hello, are you Ms. Li?"

At this moment, a staff member came up to Li Xiaojun with a form in hand.

Yes, it's me.

The staff checked the photos against the form and then nodded.

"plz follow me!"

Li Xiaojun glanced at Chen Aiguo, waved to him, and then followed him inside.

Inside the office, the interviewer from yesterday was already waiting.

After Li Xiaojun came in, he nodded to her.

"Let's go!"

The group arrived at the company entrance again, where a Cadillac was already waiting.

After getting into the car, the group headed straight for San Francisco International Airport.

Upon arriving at the airport, Li Xiaojun was somewhat surprised.

It seems she didn't buy a plane ticket, and the other party probably doesn't have any information about her buying a ticket either.

But then she found out why.

The vehicle drove directly into the airport and then stopped in front of a small private plane.

"Go up!"

The interviewer spoke gently to Li Xiaojun, and then led her into the small private jet.

"Please sit wherever you like. We'll arrive in about an hour."

Li Xiaojun found a seat somewhat awkwardly and then sat down.

A moment later, a beautiful blonde flight attendant came over and warmly asked Li Xiaojun if she needed any services.

Li Xiaojun politely declined.

She was starting to feel uneasy; who exactly was she translating for?
Was it really arranged by Changhe?
An hour later, the plane landed in Los Angeles, and the interviewer led her off the plane, where a car then picked her up.

"We'll be there soon, Ms. Li."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Ah Hu. I am the boss's bodyguard. I used to be a soldier in the reconnaissance battalion of the Beijing Military Region."

"The driver was Xiao Ding, who is also the boss's bodyguard. We went to Hong Kong Island from the mainland with the boss."

After getting on the bus, Ah Hu finally introduced himself.

Li Xiaojun was stunned when she heard this.

Are these really arranged by the Long River?
Li Xiaojun instinctively wanted to speak, but then suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

Changhe had told her before that his identity was kept very secret overseas, so were these two people in front of her real or fake?
Could it be a scam?

After thinking about all this, Li Xiaojun made up her mind that no matter if they were true or false, she would not admit it unless she saw Changhe.

What are you talking about?

"Why can't I understand?"

At this moment, Li Xiaojun pretended not to understand and asked.

Upon seeing this, Ah Hu and Xiao Ding both smiled.

“You are indeed quite cautious, which is a good thing.”

"We're revealing our identities to remind you not to be surprised when you meet people over there. The boss will explain things to you when he has time."

"Ding, let's drive!"

Ah Hu then offered a few more explanations before instructing Xiao Ding to drive.

The reason we didn't mention it on the way was because neither company cars nor private planes are safe; who knows if there are any eavesdropping devices?

After all, the car belonged to [loong] Technology Company, while the plane was a private jet belonging to a family in a California conglomerate; Li Changhe was only using it temporarily.

The cars here, on the other hand, have been thoroughly checked by Xiao Ding, so there is absolutely no risk.

That's why Ah Hu only spoke after getting into the car.

However, to his surprise, Li Xiaojun was quite cautious and didn't respond.

Soon, the car drove all the way to Beverly Hills and stopped at a super luxurious villa estate.

Upon entering the manor, Li Xiaojun was somewhat shocked.

This estate is huge, and it's incredibly luxurious.

Even from a distance, you can see some white bodyguards patrolling.

“Come with me, Ms. Li.”

Ah Hu then led Li Xiaojun to the front of the mansion, where a beautiful blonde woman was already waiting.

"Anna, this is the translator we found for the lady. He's a student from Stanford University who's from the East."

"An international student at Stanford University?"

Upon hearing the other party's background, Anna was somewhat surprised, but then smiled and said, "Hello, ma'am, I am Anna, the boss's secretary."

"plz follow me!"

Since the boss has delegated this task to his bodyguard, Mr. Tiger, she won't interfere any further.

Soon, Anna led Li Xiaojun through the long corridor and arrived at a room on the second floor.

I knocked gently on the door.

A moment later, someone came to open the door.

A face that was familiar yet surprising to Li Xiaojun was revealed behind the door.

Gong Xue?

Why is it her?

"Madam, this is the translator Tiger found for you. She is Ms. Li, an international student from Stanford University in the East."

"Let her in, Anna, you can go back to your work!"

Li Changhe's voice came from inside the room. Anna nodded gently upon hearing this.

"Ms. Li, please come in!"

Anna gestured, then turned and gracefully left in her high heels.

At this moment, Li Xiaojun walked into Li Changhe's study.

Looking at the luxurious and elegant study in front of her, Li Xiaojun was filled with astonishment.

"Changhe, what's going on?"

"This is the mansion I just built in Los Angeles using Bao Zeyang's identity. Isn't it beautiful!"

Li Changhe said with a smile.

The mansion they are in now is not the one Li Changhe lived in before he came to Los Angeles. It was built on land he bought years ago, and a construction company he hired drew up the blueprints for the new building.

The entire estate covers ten acres and, in addition to the main building, includes two swimming pools, a tennis court, a basketball court, two servants' quarters, and a separate, super-large banquet hall area overlooking the entire Los Angeles.

The entire mansion cost Li Changhe a full 18 million US dollars to build, not including the land price. In this era, this cost was absolutely astronomical.

Of course, Li Changhe also demanded that the project be completed on time; otherwise, given the efficiency of the US side, it would have been impossible to finish in two years.

"Changhe, you..."

Li Xiaojun didn't know what to say.

My younger brother's place isn't just a house anymore, it's a palace!

"There's no way around it, that's just how capitalist society is. People judge you by your clothes and your status. They look at your house, your private jet, your company's market value, and so on."

"However, these things have nothing to do with Li Changhe; they all fit Bao Zeyang's identity."

"Sister, there's another reason I brought you here, it's about Xiaoxue."

"Xiaoxue, her?"

Li Xiaojun hesitated at this moment.

Even if she was slow to realize it, she would have noticed the problem by now.

Before they arrived, Ah Hu and the others called her Madam.

Anna was also referring to the lady. In this manor, who else could be called the lady?

"Xiaoxue is now my fiancée, or more precisely, Bao Zeyang's fiancée."

Li Changhe nodded, then spoke seriously.

"You... what about Linlin?"

Li Xiaojun didn't know how to start the conversation.

“Linlin knows all this. I told her about it when I brought Xiaoxue out.”

“Bao Zeyang will eventually need a wife overseas, otherwise there will be countless people all over the world who want to marry him.”

"Sister, I asked you to come here under the guise of translation so that you can get in touch with Xiaoxue."

"In a few days, besides being Xiaoxue's translator, I'll also have you be Anna's Chinese teacher. You can teach them Chinese then."

"Then if you have any problems in the US, you can go to Anna. She's my secretary and she can arrange a lot more things than Leila Chen."

"However, I won't have much contact with you after that. You'll mainly be in contact with Xiaoxue. You two are old friends who met in Beijing and unexpectedly reunited here as translators. Do you know that?"

Li Changhe explained his arrangements to Li Xiaojun.

When Li Changhe came before, he knew that Anna was learning Chinese, so he thought of this route: first find Li Xiaojun through Gong Xue, and then arrange for Anna to be his Chinese teacher, thus indirectly showcasing the personal friendship between Gong Xue and Li Xiaojun.

In the future, Anna will naturally be able to help Li Xiaojun with some things.

After all, Gong Xue will give the instructions personally at that time.

Li Xiaojun nodded somewhat blankly; she was still a little dazed.

"Let Xiaoxue talk to you later. I have something to do, so I have to go now!"

Li Changhe had already told Gong Xue to tell Li Xiaojun the inside story, and for the two of them to get to know each other better.

As for him, he still had quite a few things to do after arriving in the United States.

After Li Changhe left, Li Xiaojun looked at Gong Xue with a complicated expression on her face.

Has she become his sister-in-law?

"Sister, please sit down first, I'll explain to you."

Gong Xue then pulled Li Xiaojun to a sofa with a view in front of the study balcony and sat down, then whispered an explanation to Li Xiaojun.

Then Li Xiaojun realized that Gong Xue had married into the Bao family, not the Li family.

On the other hand, after leaving the study, Li Changhe went to another study in the house, which was his office.

Upon seeing Li Changhe approach, Anna immediately brought over the documents that Li Changhe needed to sign.

Most of these documents required Li Changhe's review, and he examined them very carefully.

"Oh, right, boss, there's one more thing. Mr. Lou Wasserman knows you've come to the United States and wants to meet with you."

Anna spoke softly as she watched Li Changhe put down the documents.

"How's the split up at MCA going?"

At this moment, Li Changhe casually asked Anna.

In response to the split of MCA, Li Changhe specifically assembled a team to work with Luwosserman within MCA.

It's no secret in Hollywood that MCA plans to break up.

"Based on your suggestion, the film, music, and publishing businesses will belong to us, while the MCA's artist management and television licenses will belong to Mr. Wasserman."

"Mr. Lou Wasserman wants to see you, supposedly because he has found suitable funding and wants to discuss the final split with you."

After listening, Li Changhe nodded.

"Here's what you'd like, find me a copy of the recent MCA allocation data and bring it to me."

"Okay boss!"

Anna had actually prepared these materials long ago, so she quickly went to get them.

Li Changhe then put the documents in his hand aside and began to look at them carefully.

MCA's businesses are actually quite diverse. To put it simply, it has a hand in almost everything related to the arts and entertainment industry, such as broadcasting and television program production.

Moreover, its television license and broadcast share currently account for a significant portion of the US market.

"It's such a shame to give the TV show slot to Lou Wasserman."

Li Changhe looked at the specific information about MCA and pondered to himself.

No one understands the power of future television networks better than him.

It's a real shame to give away such a high-quality television network like MCA to Lou Wasserman.

On the other hand, the US government also has very strict control over propaganda. Even though Bao Zeyang is nominally British, it is very difficult for him to enter this field.

unless
At this moment, Li Changhe suddenly thought of Murdoch.

However, Li Changhe's identity is somewhat different from Murdoch's. The old man is an Anglo-Saxon, and his identity can withstand scrutiny, while Li Changhe is not white, and his identity has loopholes.

"Perhaps we could try cooperating with the Luo family and see if they're interested?"

Li Changhe thought for a moment, and then another idea came to him.

The television network is something that ordinary forces cannot control.

Li Changhe recalled that Future Television Network, or rather the entire media group, was divided into several camps, all backed by powerful American families.

Among the people Li Changhe knew, it seemed that only the Luo family had the power and resources to pull off something like this.

Other options, like the California consortium, are not suitable.

After thinking about it, Li Changhe decided that he still needed to have a talk with that old fox, David.

What if it happens?
(End of this chapter)