After Li Mu and Du Wei successfully completed the customs procedures, they followed Schwarzenegger's motorcade to his villa in Sacramento.
It was said to be a villa, but when we arrived, we realized that it would be more appropriate to call it a manor.
The entire villa covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters, with the construction area accounting for almost one-third, and the rest is lawn, swimming pool, and various green plants.
The garage alone has five parking spaces, and the garage is fully enclosed and can be entered directly from the garage into the interior of the villa.
Different from the Goldberg family's large manor, the Goldberg family's manor is an old castle far away from the city. It covers a huge area and has a huge building area for historical reasons.
Schwarzenegger's villa here is completely modern and has a very sophisticated design. It is also more practical than a centuries-old castle.
Compared with here, Li Mu felt that his villa in Ziyun Villa was really weak.
Li Mu asked Schwarzenegger curiously: "Arnold, how much did you spend on this villa?"
"The total cost was less than four million dollars," Schwarzenegger said with a smile.
Li Mu said in surprise: "Such a big villa costs less than four million US dollars?"
Schwarzenegger nodded and explained: "House prices in Sacramento are not high. If it is in Los Angeles, such a manor will start at least 10 million US dollars. If it is in the San Francisco Bay Area, the price will be even more. times."
Li Mu nodded lightly. Housing prices in the United States have always been relatively reasonable, except for special cases such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Manhattan.
Schwarzenegger said: "Many Internet tycoons who came out of Silicon Valley live in the Bay Area. The living environment there is very good. If Mr. Li is interested, he may wish to buy a real estate in the Bay Area in the future."
Li Mu said with a smile: "If our business in the United States increases in the future, it is not impossible to buy a house in the Bay Area. After all, it is close to Silicon Valley."
While chatting with Li Mu, Schwarzenegger guided him and others to the inside of the villa.
Schwarzenegger's wife and their four children also gathered at the door to greet him very warmly.
The family was greeted at the door by Celine Dion's husband, a music producer who was at least twenty years older than her.
Schwarzenegger took the initiative to introduce his beautiful wife and four children, two boys and two girls, to Li Mu.
His wife's name is Maria Shriver, a beautiful and elegant white woman.
Li Mu shook hands with her politely, and she said with a smile: "Mr. Li, thank you for your continued help to Arnold. Without you, he would not have been able to win this election."
Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Believe me Maria, Mr. Schwarzenegger can still succeed even without me."
Maria glanced at Schwarzenegger, and then said with a smile: "This is Arnold's first time setting foot in politics. I have been worried about whether his ability can handle this position, but he has friends like you, Mr. Li, so I will completely Don’t worry, I hope Mr. Li can help Arnold more in the future to prevent him from making himself a big joke in the United States. Of course, if Mr. Li needs Arnold’s services for anything in the future, we will definitely do our best.”
Li Mu smiled noncommittally, but secretly thought to himself that this Maria spoke very directly, directly mentioning key points in both sentences, and she was always praising herself. She did not look like an ordinary family woman, and looked very much like Clinton back then. Hillary by his side when he was president.
So, he smiled and said to Schwarzenegger: "Arnold, you really have a good wife!"
Schwarzenegger laughed and whispered to Li Mu: "Maria is the niece of former US President Kennedy. Although her surname is not Kennedy, she is also a member of the Kennedy family. The Kennedy family sometimes speaks so directly. Please forgive me, Mr. Li."
After saying that, Schwarzenegger added: "But Maria is right about one thing. Without your help, Mr. Li, I would definitely not be able to be successfully elected.
In Schwarzenegger's eyes, Li Mu's help played a very important role in his successful election as governor of California.
But Li Mu knew in his heart that Schwarzenegger could be elected on his own, and he was just icing on the cake to help him.
However, Li Mu was not overly modest. On the contrary, he felt that Maria was a very extraordinary woman. By telling him this from the very beginning, he was probably testing his position on Schwarzenegger, hoping to get his own statement.
Moreover, in the few words Maria just said, she has actually expressed her position on Schwarzenegger's behalf. Schwarzenegger is willing to cooperate with her in depth. The rest is whether she is willing to cooperate with him in depth.
Li Mu thought of this, smiled lightly, and said to Maria and Schwarzenegger: "I hope we can cooperate deeply in the future, support and help each other, and I am very optimistic about Arnold's achievements as the governor of California. , so I will also give whatever help I can to support Arnold in achieving this goal."
The couple looked at each other and were both excited about Li Mu's answer.
Originally, they were worried that Li Mu would not be willing to play such a petty gubernatorial game with them, but unexpectedly, Li Mu had no airs at all and even expressed his willingness to cooperate in depth with them. In this way, they would give the incoming governor Schwarzenegger took a real reassurance.
Schwarzenegger couldn't hide his excitement and said: "Mr. Li, I specially prepared Chinese meals. Let's go to the restaurant now!"
Li Mu nodded slightly, and Schwarzenegger hurriedly made a gesture of invitation, politely and respectfully leading Li Mu the way.
Schwarzenegger, who is already in his fifties, can be regarded as a senior in the entire Hollywood, but when facing Li Mu, he completely placed himself in a lower position, even if it was earlier. When I met the President of the United States in 2008, he had never been so polite.
This seems normal to Schwarzenegger. Although Li Mu is very young, he has a huge business empire behind him, and he is the owner of this business empire, and his strength is indeed very powerful;
In contrast, although the President of the United States is in charge of the most comprehensive country in the world, he is only a professional manager who has been in charge of the country for a short time. Even when he is in office, his rights will be greatly restricted, not to mention how many He will step down after a year.
The elderly Schwarzenegger has strong political ambitions deep in his heart, and is eager to establish a long-term cooperative relationship with Li Mu and borrow Li Mu's energy to help him do a better job as governor, even if it is just to give him some publicity. Resources can also solve big problems for yourself.
In every general election in the United States, candidates spend a large amount of campaign funds, and a large part of this money is spent on publicity resources.
It can be said that whoever has strong publicity channels has already won at the starting line.
What's more, every politician in the United States needs the support of a sponsor, and there is currently no more powerful sponsor than Li Mu.
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Arriving at the restaurant, Li Mu found that several chefs with Chinese faces were busy. There were many Chinese dishes on the table, and exquisite Chinese porcelain had also been specially prepared.
Schwarzenegger invited Li Mu and everyone to sit down, and then said to Li Mu: "Today's Chinese chefs were specially invited by me from Los Angeles. They are all very good Chinese chefs. I hope the food they cook can be in line with Li Mu's." To your taste sir."
At this time, an unsmiling Chinese chef walked to the restaurant and said to Li Mu in slightly accented Chinese: "Mr. Li, we have also prepared a carefully stewed Buddha Jumping Over the Wall for you. It will be on the table in a few minutes."
Schwarzenegger said: "It is said that Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is a famous Chinese dish, so I ordered one on my own initiative. I didn't know if Mr. Li liked it. If he didn't like it, I would ask the chef to prepare others."
"I can do it." Li Mu smiled slightly and said, "Arnold, you are so polite. I actually don't have high standards for eating, so you don't have to worry so much."
Schwarzenegger hurriedly said: "Mr. Li flew all the way here to support me. This is what I should do."
With that said, Schwarzenegger took out two bottles of Maotai liquor from the wine cabinet next to him and said to Li Mu: "Mr. Li, it must be very hard to fly for such a long time. Let's have a few drinks so that you can relieve your fatigue."
Li Mu did not refuse.
However, at the dinner table, when Li Muchen and Schwarzenegger were exchanging glasses, he discovered that Schwarzenegger's ability to drink was more than just a little bit good.
After Li Mu drank a few ounces of white wine, he felt a little tipsy.
Celine Dion also heard Maria's intention. She also wanted to seize this huge opportunity of Li Mu, but she focused on Du Wei.
Because she felt that unlike Schwarzenegger, she could use her position as governor to invest Li Mu's resources. In this case, it would be better to start directly with Li Mu's sister. "
Therefore, she has been taking time to chat with Du Wei about music-related matters. Unlike Schwarzenegger who directly used his status as governor in exchange for Li Mu's resources, she hoped to borrow Du Wei's hand in exchange for Li Mu's resources.
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After the meal, Schwarzenegger called the servants and asked them to take Li Mu's accompanying assistant and bodyguard to the guest room on the third floor to rest. He personally took Li Mu and Du Wei to the second floor.
According to Schwarzenegger, the villa has nineteen bedrooms.
There are five rooms on the first floor of the villa, which are occupied by servants, drivers and bodyguards. The second and third floors have seven bedrooms each. The third floor is all guest rooms, and the second floor is the room for him and his children, with occasional family members. Or very important guests will be accommodated on the second floor.
On the entire second floor, Schwarzenegger and his wife shared a room, his two sons each had a room, and his two daughters lived in the same room. There were exactly three rooms left, and one was assigned to Celine Dion. , the remaining two rooms were assigned to Li Mu and Du Wei.
Du Wei had been chatting with Celine Dion, and it seemed that the two of them were chatting quite happily. Schwarzenegger said to Celine Dion at the stairs: "Celine, the room arranged for Miss Du is It's next door to your room. If it's convenient for you, please accompany Miss Du there. I think you two can chat better."
Celine Dion nodded immediately and said to Du Wei: "You live next door to me, and we can discuss music together at night!"
(End of chapter)