America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 415: A friend takes the initiative to help solve financial difficulties

After hanging up the phone and putting down the phone, Martin picked up the knife and fork, cut the barbecue that Lily had made, ate a piece carefully, and found that it tasted surprisingly good.

He swallowed it and said, "When did you become so good at cooking?"

Lily nimbly cut the roast meat into small square pieces and said with a smile, "I learned this from Hall. I didn't do it very well at the beginning, but Hall supported me very much. Even if I put too much salt and the meat was burnt, he would still eat it all."

Martin observed a two-second silence for Hall: "It's not easy for him to grow up this big."

Bruce, who was eating with his head down, looked at Martin and then at Lily, thinking that his younger brother might have never had human rights since childhood.

After Martin finished his meal, he took a set of information and handed it to Lily: "Take a look."

"This..." Lily thought it was something like review materials. After all, Martin, who was not a human being, had given her several large boxes of buffalo horns as gifts.

Facing Martin, Lily was more confident than facing Elena, and said weakly: "I have tried my best, you don't need to give me this anymore."

Martin couldn't help but laugh: "Take a look first."

Lily opened the information bag and found that it was mostly photos, photos of a mansion that looked quite large. Not to mention the courtyard and sports field, there were two large villas alone.

She has been in Los Angeles for more than a year and has some understanding of the area. This may be a mansion worth more than $2000 million.

Martin asked, "How's it going? Isn't it good?"

"Uh, good." Lily misunderstood: "This is too expensive..."

Martin broke her fantasy: "Don't worry, I didn't buy it for you. The house has just been put on the market. Go and buy it for me in your name."

Lily was puzzled: "Why don't you go in person? If I go, I will have to go through another process, which is very troublesome."

Martin told the truth: "This house belongs to a friend of mine. He is in trouble now and lacks sufficient cash flow. He wants to sell the house to raise money. I have a good relationship with him. It is not a good idea to take advantage of his misfortune and buy his house at a low price."

Lily thought to herself, who on earth was so unlucky to have a friend like you? He must have been cursed by Satan when he was born.

But in the end, she only dared to think about such things and didn't dare to say them out loud.

Martin asked, "If you don't want to go I'll find someone else."

Lily quickly agreed: "No problem." She decided to straighten her back a little. After all, she was a wealthy woman, and her financial foundation gave her some confidence: "After you buy it, leave a room for me so I can decorate it as I like."

"Okay." Martin is not Elena after all, and he won't respond to love with an iron fist at every turn, but he is worse in some aspects: "From now on, the sanitation of the villa will be left to you."

Lily looked at the villa in the photo, then looked at her own artist's hands, and felt like crying but had no tears.

Martin said deliberately: "Go ahead, Miss Multimillionaire, go buy that mansion."

Lily stood up, straightened her clothes a little, took the information handed to her by Martin, contacted the real estate agent first, then went out and drove the red Cadillac straight to Beverly Hills.

After more than half a year on the set of "The Dark Knight", Lily has become knowledgeable and not at all timid.

Martin and Bruce got into a Volkswagen sedan and followed.

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Beverly Hills, the best area north of Sunset Boulevard.

Pete walked past the outdoor swimming pool in the back garden, entered the back door of the main house, picked up his bag, and looked around the slightly empty house, feeling extremely reluctant to leave.

He bought it a few years ago for more than 1200 million U.S. dollars. It was an almost abandoned house, and the money could be said to have been used to buy the land.

After that, it cost more than 2500 million US dollars to demolish and rebuild it until it became what it is today.

"I think this house is worth $3000 million." Pete looked at his investment advisor, "But it's only listed at $1300 million."

The investment consultant said, "It's not like a few years ago. We are in an economic crisis and the real estate market is in a downturn. Real estate prices are falling across the United States. We are in a hurry to sell, so we have to lower the price to sell quickly. There are not many buyers who can spend tens of millions of dollars to buy a house at one time. You live in Beverly Hills and have seen the situation around you. There are many houses that are available but cannot be sold because of the price."

Of course Pete saw it, otherwise why would he agree to sell it at such a price.

I used to think that having too much cash was a waste of assets, but when it really came time to use it, I discovered that liquid funds were the life-saving capital.

The investment consultant added: "If you don't sell this one, you have to sell your house or manor in New York..."

Pete doesn't want to stay in Los Angeles anymore. The city makes him feel insecure: "No, the house in New York can't be sold. What about the stocks in the stock market?"

The investment consultant looked unhappy: "You can't find anyone to take over the Fannie Mae shares you hold."

What he said sounded pretty good. A few years ago, real estate was extremely hot and the Washington authorities made it a priority for the economy. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were simply stars among stars.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this enthusiasm could not last long. He advised Pete not to invest in Fannie Mae, but Pete did not listen at all. As a result, most of the liquid funds were stuck with Fannie Mae.

Today, Fannie Mae's stock is little more than waste paper.

Pete said with a sense of sadness: "I hope the next owner will treat this house well."

The investment consultant received a call: "Good news, the real estate agent will bring people to see the house later." Peter urgently needed a large amount of liquidity to solve the problems he was facing, or even jail time, so he walked out immediately: "Let's go."

When the two were driving out of the gate, they saw two cars driving over.

The car in front was one they recognized, it was the real estate agent's Mercedes, but the one behind was an unfamiliar red Cadillac.

Pete looked through the windshield of the Cadillac and saw that the driver was a pretty young girl.

Real estate agent Susan parked her Mercedes next to the fountain in front of the villa. When Lily got out of the car, she said, "This house was built only six years ago, and the previous owner lived there for only three years. Everything is the same as if it were new..."

Lily walked up the steps and looked over. The front yard planted with flowers, plants and palm trees was spacious and flat. The independent outdoor barbecue area could host parties for hundreds of people at any time without being crowded.

Next to me, there are two large two-story villas with attics connected in an L shape, yet independent of each other.

Behind the house, there is a garden and outdoor swimming pool on one side and a tennis court and helicopter pad on the other.

Compared to this mansion, Martin's current house is far inferior.

Lily had a feeling that under normal circumstances, the $1300 million mentioned by the real estate agent would definitely not be enough to buy the house, and it would be good enough to be able to buy the land.

She asked curiously, "Susan, who is the owner of this house?"

Susan couldn't hide it, so she just said, "It's Brad Pitt. You should have heard about him. If he didn't need to raise money quickly, he wouldn't sell it at this price."

Hearing the name Peter, Lily immediately understood why Martin didn't come forward in person.

But Pete is Martin’s “good friend”!

Lily followed Susan around and said, "I don't want any furniture or anything. Lower the price a bit. If it's suitable, I can sign a contract and pay you today."

Susan couldn't make the decision, so she called someone to negotiate and finally set the price at $1200 million.

The whole world is experiencing an economic crisis, and it is not easy to find a client who can quickly pay out such a large sum of cash.

The next day, Lily brought a lawyer and helped Susan complete various formalities, but before the money could even warm up, it was forced to be transferred to Martin.

The money from the sale of the house only stayed in Pete's hands for two days before he paid out a considerable portion of it after reaching a settlement with the victims' group led by Carolyn.

In a special period, Pitt cut the Gordian knot and fully learned the way Nicholson, the leader of the Bastard Trio, dealt with his illegitimate child. He gave the person a sum of money to send him away and signed a relevant agreement to let the person go as far away as possible to avoid entering the judicial process.

The main reason is guilty conscience. Once the legal process is entered and the paternity test is correct, it will not just be a small payment, but a huge loss.

Only after these worries are resolved can Pitt and his lawyers focus on responding to Breitling and Cadillac’s breach of contract lawsuits.

Compared to those, this is the most terrifying opponent.

If he fails to reach an out-of-court settlement or loses the lawsuit, Pitt may even go bankrupt due to the compensation.

In order to form a luxurious legal team, Pitt once again raised funds and sold a luxury apartment near Central Park in New York at a low price.

After he renovated the house, he never lived in it.

New York was the most affected by the economic crisis. Real estate prices were already falling, and as the city was eager to sell its properties in exchange for funds, prices had to fall further.

Martin kept someone keeping an eye on Pete, and Lily, the tool, immediately took action and flew to New York to buy a 300-square-meter apartment with a Central Park view.

The main point is that a good friend should help solve financial difficulties in a timely manner.

Pete doesn't know it yet, but when he finds out he will definitely shout out his thanks.

In Beverly Hills, Martin ignored Lily, the busy tool in New York, and called his beloved little witch. They drove a Porsche to a luxurious villa on the north side of Sunset Boulevard.

The car drove to the gate, Martin pressed the wireless key in his hand, and the wrought iron gate opened automatically.

Elizabeth walked along the curved main road until she came to the fountain square of the villa. After parking the car, she said, "This house is big enough. It's much better than my sisters' houses."

Martin specifically said, “There is an indoor swimming pool, but the furniture has not been purchased yet.”

Elizabeth jumped out of the car: "Let's go in and take a look."

The mansion was built six years ago and has been extremely well maintained. It looks almost the same as a new one. Martin does not plan to touch the outside, but the interior needs to be properly renovated and improved, and new furniture needs to be purchased.

The more Elizabeth looked at it, the more satisfied she was. The courtyard was large enough, the building area was large, and it had an indoor swimming pool and a gym. There was also a private cinema that could accommodate more than a dozen people watching movies at the same time, and a large restaurant that could accommodate more than 30 people for dining.

"Two years ago, this house would have sold for at least $2800 million." Elizabeth knew something about luxury homes: "You got a great bargain."

Martin smiled and said nothing more.

He stole the women, the endorsements, the movie roles, and the mansions.

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