Reborn in America: Starting as a California Resident

Chapter 145, Body 3

As midnight approached, the crucial resource exchange session of the evening came to a successful conclusion.

The matriarchs slowly rose and nodded lightly to each other.

Their radiant smiles reflected the fruitful results of tonight's transactions.

"What a wonderful night! I can't wait for our next gathering."

A lady parted her lips slightly, her tone gentle yet full of expectation.

"Of course, we will meet again..."

Another person responded, their voice full of agreement.

Afterwards, everyone left in an orderly fashion, heading towards the brightly lit auction venue, leaving the empty restaurant to return to its quiet state.

Dozens of service staff, who had undergone rigorous screening, filed in and quietly cleared away the tableware and cleaned the tables.

Meanwhile, the auction on the other side was also entering its final climax.

A sketch by the current matriarch of the DuPont family has become the focus of everyone's attention.

"Four million."

"Four million three hundred thousand."

"Four hundred and sixty..."

"Five million three hundred thousand dollars!"

The bidders raised their bids in succession, and finally, with Charles's excited announcement, the rare work of art was sold for $5.3 million and acquired by the Marshall family of Raytheon.

As the last item was sold, the young men and women present applauded enthusiastically and gradually left their seats, exchanging their feelings about the evening.

As the elders entered the venue, the younger generation rushed forward to greet them.

Henry, Gloria, Ann, and Gordon Jr. also joined the crowd and headed towards the exit together.

"Mom, you'd never guess! Henry just gave that annoying brat a good beating..."

Along the way, as Henry and others exchanged greetings with other family members, young Gordon couldn't wait to share every detail he had witnessed.

After hearing this, Ann and Gloria exchanged a knowing glance, then smiled slightly, without immediately responding to Gordon's words.

Henry, on the other hand, gently patted Gordon's shoulder, a strange light gleaming in his eyes: "Gordon, you did a fantastic job tonight, so your brother has decided to reward you."

"A reward? What reward?"

Upon hearing this, Gordon's eyes immediately lit up, his face filled with childlike anticipation.

Just as he was about to press further, his eyes met Henry's, and he hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, no, Brother Henry, I just thought what happened tonight was too exciting, and what you did was so cool, I didn't..."

"Okay, okay!"

Henry interrupted Gordon with a smile, not exposing his sly grin, and instead took a booklet from Liam, who had come to greet him.

"This is the original text of 'The Three-Body Problem,' and I think you'll like it."

"The Three-Body Problem?"

Young Gordon looked at the book in Henry's hands and muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled;

Clearly, he did not recall any famous literary works with that name.

However, when An heard those three words, her eyes widened in disbelief.

As the most cultured member of the Getty family, she is a big fan of the recently popular science fiction literature.

However, because the work was only serialized in a medium-sized newspaper called the Los Angeles Chronicle, she was never able to fully enjoy reading all the chapters.

How did my nephew get the original of the work that I loved but could not have?

"Henry, how did you get this book?"

An quickly took the precious booklet and asked in confusion.

"Ha~"

Seeing his aunt's cautious look, Henry smiled and explained, "Because the Los Angeles Chronicle now belongs to me!"

Indeed, the Los Angeles Chronicle is one of the two newspapers that Henry acquired recently.

Unlike the Los Angeles Weekly, which leans towards entertainment gossip, the Los Angeles Chronicle focuses more on in-depth reporting and cultural commentary.

Since its founding in the 1950s, former owner Charles Winters has been dedicated to reporting important news in Los Angeles and the surrounding area, and actively discovering and promoting new literary talents.

At that time, the newspaper industry was in its golden age, and he seized the opportunity to successfully build the Los Angeles Chronicle into a newspaper brand that was loved by readers.

It has also gained a certain reputation in Los Angeles' cultural circles.

However, as the late 70s approached, the rise of television media and a series of social changes brought unprecedented challenges to the traditional newspaper industry.

Although Charles did his best to maintain the quality of the newspaper, his attempts to increase revenue, such as launching weekend specials and adding international content, were unsuccessful.

After all, it's common knowledge that it's not easy to make money from intellectuals!

Faced with ever-increasing operating costs and continuously decreasing GG revenue, Charles, who was already not wealthy, could not bear the burden and eventually sold his life's work to Henry for $350 million.

Henry, in turn, presented his pre-prepared plan.

Wenzhao Gong! ! !

In fact, while instructing Alexander to acquire the newspaper industry, he also arranged for a team of ten writers to record and polish the entire plot of the "Three-Body Problem" series for him.

Furthermore, all of these works have been registered with the copyright office!

To ensure the novel's immediate success, Henry ordered the editors to reserve three pages for the story from the first issue on July 13th.

As of today, they have published more than 30,000 words of content.

The final result was quite obvious!

Relying on its existing readership, The Three-Body Problem spread rapidly;

Today, it has become popular in most parts of Los Angeles.

Many readers are drawn to its unique science fiction setting and captivating plot.

The Los Angeles Chronicle's sales were rising daily, and the editorial office was inundated with calls inquiring about the potential sale of subsequent chapters of the book.

"That's great, Henry!"

You must know that brilliant author, right?

Ann asked excitedly, her eyes sparkling with curiosity about the mysterious author behind "The Three-Body Problem".

Henry smiled and nodded: "Yes, Aunt."

"Could you invite him to our literary seminar at the end of the year?"

"I believe many readers would like to hear how he came up with such a wonderful story."

"A literary seminar?"

Henry pretended to think for a moment, then said, "That's a good idea."

But I'm afraid that won't work.

Why?

You haven't even asked the other person yet!

Anne was somewhat displeased by Henry's blunt refusal, saying, "You should know that the participants in the seminar will all be heavyweights in the American literary world."

This opportunity is extremely valuable for literary authors!

"Uh...because I'm very busy with work!"

Henry looked at Ann and deliberately dragged out his words.

"kindness?"

Hearing Henry's words, Ann was stunned. She stared at Henry in disbelief, her eyes filled with shock.

"Henry, you mean... you're the 'author'?"

"certainly."

Henry smiled slightly and nodded.

"Are you sure you're not joking?"

"Of course I'm not joking!"

Every single word and sentence in this book was the result of my painstaking efforts!

...Memories should also be considered thoughts!