Hardy Empire 1945

In Los Angeles, two water quality inspection department staff were hired for a lot of money, and under the leadership of the Columbus prospecting team, they went to New Mexico.

Although it is a hot July, the top of the Rocky Mountain is still covered with snow. They climbed on the rocks to the depths of the mountain. The vegetation here is lush and the air is pure. It is a paradise without any pollution.

As Columbus said, the water resources here are very rich, there are several canyon rivers, the water is abundant and the water is clear, and it is slightly sweet in the mouth.

The inspector said that the water is weakly alkaline, so it will feel a little sweet, and weakly alkaline water is more beneficial to the human body.

They took enough water samples from several rivers and wrote down the labels. They returned to Los Angeles without stopping, but a water quality inspection report was released in two days.

The water there is naturally weakly alkaline and has been nurtured in the mountains for thousands of years. It contains potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, metasilicic acid and other minerals and trace elements needed by the human body. It is naturally pure and has a sweet taste, which is good for health. , the top mineral water suitable for human long-term drinking.

Hardy smiled after reading the report.

I thought it was a piece of wasteland without any value, but now I know that there are real treasures there.

With these mineral waters, it is no less than digging a gold mine.

And it's inexhaustible.

Hardy picked up the phone and called New York. After a while, Mike answered the phone. Hardy told Mike the whole process, and Mike was also pleasantly surprised.

It's great Hardy, and I also have good news to tell you that there has been news from Congress that the ban on TV production will be lifted in the near future. Mike said.

Another good news.

It seems that the old godfather made some effort.

He remembered a scene in the movie Godfather,

There was a group of prisoners captured from Sicily, and the government wanted to send them back to Italy. These people asked the godfather, and the godfather asked the senators to propose in Congress to change the national law, and finally make these prisoners American.

From this we can see the great power of the godfather.

Mike, let's work together on both sides, and strive to earn back the investment money as soon as possible. Hardy said.

Okay Hardy.

Mike smiled.

Hardy called Adams, the manager of the mining company, and Columbus, the director of the prospecting team, I want to build a mineral water plant on that land in New Mexico. Can you do this, if not, I'll find someone else.

If you build it well, you'll all have a nice bonus.

When the two heard the bonus, they immediately became energetic, Don't worry, boss, we will have no problem with anything related to the mine.

mine,

mineral water?

All right,

There is a word for mine.

In fact, Adams and Columbus are not bad. They also have experience in building mining farms before. It is easier to build a mineral water plant than to build a mining farm.

Okay, this matter is handed over to you, and the progress will be reported to me at any time. Hardy said.

Good boss. The two went out with a smile.

Finally got work done,

Without work, their hearts are even more at ease.

Because that means you could be fired at any time.

Adams and Columbus had just left when a subordinate came in and reported to Hardy Hui: Boss, I just received a parcel from New York with your signature on it.

Hardy immediately remembered that it should be the batch of china he bought at the New York antique store.

Move those packages to the storage room, Hardy ordered.

Before Hardy got a batch of porcelain, he built a storage room on the third floor of the security company. The room was filled with wooden shelves, and the porcelain was placed on the shelves, but there were only a few dozen pieces, which seemed very empty.

He came to the storage room and instructed his subordinates to unpack the wooden box, take out pieces of china from the inside, and put them on the shelf.

Fill up two more shelves.

A little sense of achievement in my heart.

He likes these porcelains from the bottom of his heart. Except for oil paintings and sculptures in Europe, he feels that there are really no antiques that he can get his hands on.

Going back to the antique stores in Los Angeles, it is estimated that there is such a thing. If you can't go to San Francisco, there are more Chinese there than here.

Nothing to do.

Hardy thinks of women.

Ava is still filming in New Mexico, but she should be back soon, in the next two weeks.

I haven't seen Elizabeth Taylor for a week. I don't know how the little loli is practicing. Hardy called Taylor's house, and Taylor was at home. Hearing Hardy's voice, she almost cried out in excitement.

Mr. Hardy, you're back from New York.

Yes, I'm back.

How's your practice going now? Hardy asked.

I think it's good, do you want to take a look? Taylor said.

This little girl wants to see herself.

Hardy drove to Taylor's house, and Mrs. Sarah opened the door to welcome him in. Taylor saw Hardy running over with a smile.

This girl was wearing a very casual coat, and her expression was very different from when she first saw her. She used to be a charming princess, but now she has become the girl next door.

good,

It does have that taste.

I have to say that Taylor is a natural actor.

Taylor performed a few paragraphs for Hardy, Hardy pointed out a few places, and Taylor kept nodding and being taught.

She admires Hardy from the bottom of her heart now, and she feels right about what Hardy says.

After the performance, the three chatted, Hardy saw the mural hanging in the living room of Taylor's house, and suddenly remembered that Taylor's father was a businessman who sold paintings. Maybe he could buy some European oil paintings from him as an investment.

Mrs. Sarah, I like oil painting very much. I don't know what famous works Mr. Taylor has in his hands? Hardy asked.

It turns out that Mr. Hardy also likes to paint. If you want to paint, we might as well go to the gallery. Even if he doesn't have it there, we can ask Taylor to help you buy it. Mrs. Sarah said.

Hardy thought it was fine, and the three drove to Mr. Taylor's gallery.

The gallery is not small in size and elegantly decorated, like a small art exhibition. Mr. Taylor greeted Hadi, heard Hadi say he wanted to buy a painting, and took Hadi around the gallery to introduce him to the painting and the artist he belonged to.

It's a Max Ernst painting, in a surrealist style, which is very much sought after now.

This is a painting by Jean Dubifer, a native art painting.

This is a Jackson Pollock painting, and he always likes to express ideas in abstraction.

This is a painting by Henri Matisse, who is known as a Fauvist, and I appreciate his work.

Mr. Taylor introduced the past one by one.

It is a pity,

Hardy didn't know any of these painters.

In his cognition,

European painters only remember a few people, or because they read the news and said that their paintings were sold for sky-high prices.

Do you have Monet, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Picasso here? Hardy asked.

Taylor looked at Hardy in surprise, blinked his eyes, and smiled awkwardly: Sorry, Mr. Hardy, those are all famous masters, and every one of their paintings is very valuable, I don't have any of their paintings here.

Then how much are your paintings in general? Hardy asked.

The paintings I put here are generally well-known in the art circle, with prices ranging from $3,000 to $20,000. Taylor said.

Hardy leaned in his heart.

It's not cheap either.

These people don't know if they are famous in the future. If they are not famous, the investment will be wasted. The money to buy a painting here is enough to buy dozens of pieces of porcelain.

He does not understand oil painting, but he knows the price of porcelain in later generations. A piece of exquisite official kiln porcelain has repeatedly sold for sky-high prices in later generations.

It is no less valuable than investing in famous oil paintings.

the next day,

Hardy was driving down the street.

He was going to see if there were any antique shops in Los Angeles where he could find Chinese porcelain.

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Hollywood Studios.

In addition to filming movies on weekdays, it is also open to the outside world. Many people travel to Hollywood and regard it as one of the attractions.

The two girls got off the bus.

Wow~ Yejin, look, it's a poster of Gone with the Wind. A beautiful girl with brown hair pointed at a huge poster about ten meters high and called.

This girl named Yizhen has an Asian face, her appearance is delicate and beautiful, her skin is snow-white and delicate, her big eyes are shining, and she is wearing a white dress, which naturally exudes a unique temperament of an oriental beauty.

Well, I like Scarlett very much. The girl called Yizhen nodded.

I like Rhett better. The brown-haired girl smiled.

The two paid $2 to walk into the set. There was a crew filming here. There were many tourists in the distance. Today is the weekend, and there are more people than usual.

It is the biggest feature of the studio to allow tourists to enter the studio to watch the filming of the crew, especially for some big companies, such as Universal, MGM, Warner Bros., capitalists will not let go of every place that can make money.

Unfortunately, there are no stars in this crew, I can't get the autographs of the stars I like. The brown-haired girl said regretfully.

It's all for fun, said the girl named Ye Jin.

The two watched the filming of the crew for a while on this set, and then ran to another set. Finally, in the third set, the brown-haired girl saw a male star, a handsome young third-tier actor, and the girl excitedly ran to ask for an autograph. .

I saw noon,

The two ate something at a small restaurant down the street.

I accompanied you in the morning, it's your turn to accompany me in the afternoon, said the girl named Yizhen.

Ah, you want to go to those antique stores again, what's the point of those things? the brown-haired girl pouted.

But I like it. Before we came, we agreed that we should be alone for a long time. Don't play tricks on Irina.

Irina pouted, Okay, I'll listen to you in the afternoon.

After lunch, the two walked into the commercial street, where people came and went very lively, just as the two walked forward, they followed a man behind them.

This man was wearing a wrinkled suit with a short stubble on his chin. He looked a little sloppy. He followed behind the brown-haired girl, walking slowly and at the same pace, with one hand reaching into the bag on Irina's back. .

Irina seemed to feel something, and when she looked back, she found a sloppy man reaching into her bag.

Ah~!

Irina screamed in fright.

When the man saw his tracks exposed, he no longer had any scruples. He reached out and grabbed Irina's handbag. Irina grasped it subconsciously, and the two were pulling together on the street.

Stinky bitch, let go, or I will stab you to death!

With a fierce look in his eyes, the man reached into his arms with the other hand and took out a dagger, stabbing it at Irina regardless.

Ahhh~

Irina was so frightened that she only knew how to scream and forgot to let go.

Just when the knife was about to stab the girl, a ** stretched out from under the girl's white dress next to her.

A high leg lift.

The toes hit the thief's wrist accurately.

Whoosh~!

The thief's wrist was sore, and the dagger flew out.

The thief was stunned for a moment, then became a little embarrassed, let go of the hand holding the purse, clenched his fists and hit the girl in the dress fiercely.

A look of determination flashed in the girl's eyes.

The body leaned back slightly.

Another kick.

This kick can be described as steady, accurate, and ruthless. The heel kicked the thief's chin fiercely, and the thief's body flew out and fell heavily to the ground.

The faces of the people around who saw this scene were full of shock.

I didn't expect that a girl who looked soft and weak could burst out with such a powerful fighting force, kicking an adult man into the air.

They don't know what it means to take advantage of strength.

The thief got up from the ground, gave the girl a vicious look while clutching his painful chin, turned and ran into the alley and quickly disappeared.

The thief disappeared, and Elena turned to look at her female companion in surprise.

Han Yizhen, you are so amazing. I lived in the same dormitory with you for two years, and I didn't know anything.

The girl adjusted her dress, regained her gentle appearance, and smiled at Irina: You haven't provoked me, why should I show my kung fu.

Irina was stunned and opened her mouth wide.

Then if I provoke you, will you use this trick against me? Kick me away with one kick, wow, it's terrible!

Irina showed a frightened expression of a little girl.

On weekdays, your whole person seems to be quiet and quiet. It turned out that there was a female warrior living in your body, which shocked me too much. Look at you, you were so brave just now, and now you are back to your usual state, which one is you.

When Irina spoke, she kept going around her roommate, hoping to see through her.

Okay, don't play tricks, let's go to the antique shop. Han Yizhen grabbed Irina, who kept spinning in circles.

The young man forgets quickly, and the two quickly forget the unpleasantness just now and continue their previous journey.

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