The Lewis family is not a well-known family in California, nor is it a well-known name in the upper class of the United States, but its family's wealth ranks among the top in the entire California. He made a fortune through China's overseas property buying boom. His family owner, Bond Lewis, ranked among the top 30 richest people in Forbes because he holds shares in Dream Real Estate with a total market value of US$23.7 billion.
Just by having money, you can at best be considered a nouveau riche. In order to put money on his face, Pound often went to these upper-class circles. Once again, in order to walk on the Oscar red carpet, he spent 1 billion US dollars to become a shareholder of Warner Bros. Of course he would not miss a world-class charity event like this.
However, due to business reasons, he did not have time to go there in person, so he sent his son, Berkeley Lewis, to attend the charity gala on his behalf.
However, compared to his wealthy father, Berkeley Lewis is undoubtedly an unlearned bastard. In addition to driving around in the sports car his father bought him all day long for fun, he also used his father's name to hang out with young girls in Hollywood. He was an out-and-out playboy.
After meeting Emma Watson, he was immediately attracted by her noble and cool temperament, so he used his usual pick-up trick and approached her to invite her to dance. Unfortunately, Emma did not give him the respect of her father and politely declined his invitation.
As a woman who has delivered a speech on women's rights at the United Nations, Emma will not bow down just because her father is on the Forbes wealth list. Berkeley's "good reputation" is not a secret in Hollywood. She is instinctively disgusted with this kind of playboy.
As for Warner Bros. shareholders
Warner Bros. has so many shareholders, even twenty is a bit low. American companies generally have a loose ownership structure. Only 10% of the shares can be on the board of directors, and 30% of the shares are enough to become the chairman of the board.
However, Mr. Berkeley obviously did not expect that he would be rejected so simply by a second-tier movie star. Just when he harassed Emma repeatedly with words with obvious sexual implications, and finally wanted to put his hand on her shoulders, Emma, who couldn't bear it, finally broke out and threw champagne in his face.
While taking the champagne, her hand accidentally knocked over the crystal glass on the table, so that the sound of the glass breaking attracted the attention of the surrounding guests.
Her bangs, which were originally gelled, were stuck to her face. Lime-flavored wine juice flowed down the ends of her hair. Berkeley Lewis was splashed in the face with champagne. Berkeley Lewis was completely confused. The gazes from all around him plunged him into a whirlpool of embarrassment, and the confusion in his eyes was gradually replaced by anger.
After recovering from the impulse, Emma's face gradually turned pale.
At that time, she poured it on in anger, but when she calmed down, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have gone too far.
"Very good, very good..." With his lips trembling in anger, Berkeley stared at Emma with an indescribable haze in his eyes.
If there wasn't someone watching, he might not be able to help but do it.
But he couldn't attack a female guest at the banquet. Not to mention that he couldn't afford to humiliate this person. If word of this got out, his face-loving father would have to chop him alive!
Seeing that the boss was splashed in the face, the bodyguard who was following him came forward and looked at Emma and said a word lightly.
"Apologize."
The burly muscles bulged out the suit, like a gorilla wearing human clothes. Seeing that Emma didn't respond, the bodyguard clenched his fists expressionlessly, and the crackling sound frightened Emma's face and turned pale.
"It's not a gentlemanly thing to intimidate a lady."
Jiang Chen walked to the side with a smile. He didn't look at the bodyguard, but looked at Mr. Lewis.
Seeing someone meddling in his own business, Berkeley raised his eyebrows and turned to look at that person. But when he saw Jiang Chen's face clearly, his face suddenly turned green.
If there were people who didn't recognize Jiang Chen's face a year ago, it was understandable, but if there are still people who can't recognize him after being flooded with all kinds of news for a whole year, it can only be said that he is out of touch with this era.
Originally, Berkeley planned to say harsh words and find a few niggas to deal with her after returning to California. But when he saw Jiang Chen stopping here, he immediately gave up the idea of seeking death.
The Future Man Group is on the same level as the Boston Consortium. Such a behemoth cannot be compared to the richest people on the Forbes wealth list. Others got angry and beat people, but this guy got angry and beat up a country. If he got into trouble with this god of plague, let alone his father, not even ten fathers combined could save him!
"sorry."
After admitting his mistake honestly, Berkeley lowered his head and pulled off his bodyguard and walked away without saying a word.
Although he is a dandy, he is not stupid either.
Seeing Berkeley walking away in such a dejected manner, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel a little bored while a smile appeared on his lips.
The unpleasant atmosphere quickly dissipated, and most of the guests present were not good people, and the party returned to a lively and peaceful atmosphere. Seeing the playboy walking away in despair with his bodyguard, the timid Alex finally breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward, and gave the two men a fierce middle finger gesture at their backs.
"God, my sister, are you okay?"
"Why didn't you come just now!" Emma glared at her brother fiercely, but she didn't mean to blame him.
With her brother's small body, ten fingers might not be able to defeat him with one finger.
"I..." Alex blushed and scratched the back of his head. An idea came to him and he immediately moved out of Jiang Chen with a playful smile. "Didn't I go to find reinforcements?"
Emma met Jiang Chen's eyes, holding her left arm with her right hand, and looked away with some embarrassment.
"Thanks."
Honestly, she was avoiding him. Jiang Chen never told her the reason why he chose her to star in "Iron Curtain of Time and Space". It wasn't because she felt good about herself. Her overly self-protective instinct told her that his intentions for her might be the same as that of the man just now, but the performance was not so obvious.
Thinking of this, she felt a little unspeakable in her heart.
If he had unspoken rules for himself, would he really have the confidence to reject Berkeley and reject him
The mood is complicated, but this thank you is very sincere. Because she knew very well that if it hadn't been for Jiang Chen, even if she passed this test, she might not have had an easy time when she returned to California.
"You're welcome." Jiang Chen smiled. He didn't think as much as she did. He just helped an acquaintance when he was in trouble. "But it's better to think carefully before taking action. After all, you can't expect to always There are so many benevolent gentlemen who happen to be of service to you.”
The richer you are, the more you cherish your feathers.
Due to their status, most people just looked this way. Whether it is worth offending a billionaire for a small star, anyone who knows how to do business will calculate this account. It is precisely because of this that Jiang Chen is the only one who steps out to wade into this muddy water. He is the only one who does not need to settle this score.
After not chatting with Emma for too long, Jiang Chen saw that the time was almost up, so he said goodbye to the two siblings and went to the agreed place to meet Xia Shiyu who came out of the bathroom.
The auction was about to start in half an hour, and he planned to fill his stomach during this time. The food on this long table was full of color, flavor and flavor. It was a great pity that he hadn't even touched it after being in the venue for so long.
When he arrived at the agreed place, Jiang Chen found that Xia Shiyu had been waiting for a long time.
"Who is she? It feels... a bit familiar."
"Emma Watson, the spokesperson for Future Biotech's product Nutrient Mixture, had her hair tied up. I didn't even recognize her at first," Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"Hermione?"
"That's right, but if you call her that, she probably won't be happy." Jiang Chen said jokingly.
What's your relationship with her
Xia Shiyu was about to ask this, but after thinking about it, she swallowed the words back.
If you ask that... what is my relationship with him? (.)
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