hollywood billionaire

Chapter 118 Substituting one thing for another

Author: TrojanRW

Chapter 118 Substituting one thing for another

It's over.

Hearing Principal Nikias's words, Han Yi's heart skipped a beat.

He took into account the meetings between Xiaoru and Youzhen and their families, and planned in detail how to deal with each situation.

But Han Yi never expected that Max Nikias would find time to say hello to him at a graduation ceremony attended by 12,000 graduates and their families.

and……

Why are Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre here?

No one from their two colleges graduated this year!

"This is a bit too grand."

Han Yi pursed his lips and shook hands with Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young respectively, trying to cover up Principal Nikias's request with witty words.

"An ordinary graduate cannot bear such intense attention."

Han Yi faced to the right, raised his chin, and motioned to the three bosses to see what he had done.

In just one or two minutes of greetings between the four people, hundreds of photos were placed in the photo albums of the graduates' mobile phones. Everyone recognized the faces of Principal Nikias and Dr. Dre, as well as

A small number of students who follow school news or music industry news can identify Jimmy Iovine.

The president of the University of Southern California and the two founders of the college were chatting around an Asian student who was neither famous nor anything special. If we add the chairman of Interscope, the founder of Beats and the head of Apple Music,

Taking these multiple identities into consideration, this extremely unusual thing is even more jaw-dropping.

For a moment, the entire ceremony tent of Annenberg College was filled with whispers that were deliberately kept low, but when gathered together they exploded like rolling thunder.

Abnormalities in ordinary life can always spread as quickly as the plague. In an instant, graduates, parents, including faculty on the stage, and even Dean Vero Bey who was mechanically handing out certificates, all noticed the stage

The commotion on the far left.

Did Principal Nikias say he would come to Annenberg's ceremony?

Joven and Yang...are we going to collaborate this year?

Dean Bey, who was shocked and confused, accidentally thrust the next certificate into the other person's face.

But the petite white girl didn't care. After all, she wasn't concentrating on receiving the certificate. She took the degree with one hand and pressed the shutter button with the other hand to take pictures of Dr. Dre.

"This is a rehearsal in advance."

After shaking Han Yi's hand, Andre patted the former's shoulder again.

"If I don't adapt now, what should I do if I attend the Grammys or Met Gala in the future?"

"Participating in the Met Gala will not be the same as now." Han Yi pointed at the other party and said with a smile, "As long as I don't step on the red carpet with you, there won't be so much spotlight."

"Then, take us to meet Mr. Han and Ms. Han...senior." Jimmy Iovine held on to his rimless glasses with gradient lenses and winked at Han Yi, "I will rescue you from your suffering as soon as possible.

"

It seems like I can't get away with it.

"Mr. Han didn't come today, but Ms. Han is here."

Han Yi breathed a long sigh of relief, raised his arm and pointed towards the southeast corner of the tent.

There, Ling Lan and Tian Zongyun, who had no idea what was going on, were still taking photos of Han Yi. They couldn't understand English and didn't know why the parents around them were so surprised.

Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen, who were sitting next to them, waved to the four of them. They were all acquaintances who had met many times. For Xiaoru and Youzhen, Principal Nikias, Jimmy and Andre arrived at the same time.

Although the celebration is a bit surprising, it makes sense when you think about it.

After all, out of the 12,000 students graduating today, this one is probably the only one who donated an eight-figure sum.

However, sitting on the right side of Xu Yiru, Park Jae-woo, who was stunned, and several of Han Yi's better Asian friends did not know this. Generally speaking, ordinary good friends would not rush to join in the ceremony at 8:30.

, especially for a guy like Park Jae-woo who was in the nightclub the night before.

I woke up leisurely at half past ten and walked across the street to attend the college certificate awarding ceremony. This is why Park Jae-woo has been renting University Gateway for the past two years.

Even if you haven't woken up yet, you can still arrive at the campus on time.

Of course, facing this kind of fantasy scene that cannot be explained by common sense, no matter how sleepy you are, you will have been scared away.

Zaiyou opened his eyes hard and stared blankly at his roommate, whom he had not seen much in the past two months and only came back once in a while. He named Principal Nikias, Dr. Dre, and someone he didn't know, but could only guess by guessing.

Knowing his extraordinary identity, the shiny bald man was brought to him.

"Here are some good friends who came to attend the ceremony... Grace, Yu Zhen, you have met them both."

Han Yi took the lead in making the introduction.

Not for anything else, but mainly because I was afraid that Principal Nikias would call Xu Yiru "Mrs. Han" directly.

"Then, I would like to solemnly introduce to you... my mother Lan Ling, and her mother Zong Yun Tian."

"Mom, Po, this is Principal Nikias of our school..."

Han Yi spoke in Mandarin without hesitation and even increased his volume.

"And these two are my bosses."

Han Yi's tone was relaxed and humorous. To Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen, calling Jimmy Iovine and Andre Yang "bosses" was just a witty compliment.

The basic way to lift each other up in social situations.

"I told them that you are my bosses." Han Yi also translated it in English for fear that Jimmy, Andre, and the friends next to him wouldn't understand.

“Haha, no, you’re the boss.”

Han Yi's tone set the tone, and Andre's reply seemed like he was helping his subordinates hold up the scene in front of his family.

"Mama Han, and grandma Han, nice to meet you." Andre Yang clasped his hands together and bowed slightly. Compared with the two unfamiliar Chinese surnames, it is more convenient to directly call them Mama Han and Grandma Han.

It's also more direct.

"You have raised a very good son." Max Nikias held Ling Lan's hand, showed an friendly smile, and spoke slowly.

"The principal said, your son is really awesome."

Han Yi translated from the side.

Ling Lan obviously didn't believe his version and turned to look at Xiao Ru.

"Auntie, that's pretty much what it means." Xu Yiru smiled and nodded, "Just tell me that Han Yi is very good and very powerful."

"Oh, oh...thank you, principal." Ling Lan responded to Max Nikias with an equally cordial and enthusiastic smile, and exchanged greetings with the help of Han Yi's translation.

"On behalf of the University of Southern California, I would like to thank your family for your generous donation. This is the largest donation since the establishment of Ioving and Young College, and it will play a very important role in promoting the future development of this college."

"The principal said, thank you for our generous donation." Han Yi's face turned red and his heart stopped beating. "Do you still remember the donation I told you some time ago?"

Xu Yiru on the side tilted her head and looked at Han Yi.

She always felt that Han Yishao had translated something, but if she had to dig into it, there seemed to be no problem.

Han Yi did tell Ling Lan that he donated money to the school.

After Xiannongtang sent a big red envelope to my mother last time.

He said that now that he has started to make money, he also wants to repay the alma mater that trained him.

Ling Lan also agreed with Han Yi's idea and asked him how much he wanted to donate.

Han Yi directly sent a screenshot of the webpage.

giveto.usc.edu.

USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young College Endowment-Arts, Technology and Innovation Industries Endowment Fund.

Donation amount: $1,000.

In order to conceal the truth, Han Yi had already made various preparations.

"Remember."

Ling Lan thought for a moment, raised her eyebrows in surprise, and asked in a low voice.

"You don't donate much, right? With this small amount of money, the principal won't need to make a special trip, right?"

Aunt Ling, you are...too modest.

Xiaoru, who clearly heard this sentence, opened his eyes slightly and was stunned.

Ten million U.S. dollars is called "not much donation"?

"It's light on etiquette but heavy on affection. Mom, every donor deserves respect." Han Yi cleared his throat and said seriously, "Moreover, this is already the largest donation of this college."

“One thousand is the largest donation?”

Ling Lan was surprised again. This was so real that even Meryl Streep had to think about it for a long time before she could perform this subconscious reaction. Not only did Xu Yiru's almond-shaped eyes expand to the limit, but even the people on the side didn't know much about the donation.

Zhao Youzhen, who understood it, also changed his color.

Omitting the word "ten thousand" is the same as calling a thousand dollars "a roll" in English. They are language usage habits generated by different cultural environments.

The humble and low-key Chinese people like to keep large amounts as small as possible. This is normal.

But I feel that a donation of 10 million is just a small thing and not worth a special trip from the principal... That is very abnormal.

He casually donated 10 million US dollars, and even the principal came to express his surprise...

How humble is Aunt Ling?

How rich is the Han Yi family that makes the number 10,000,000 lose its due significance?

As for Park Jae-woo, who was standing aside, although he didn't know the exact amount Han Yi donated, he could make a rough guess just by looking at Principal Nikias's attentive attitude.

He was originally surprised to see Zhao Youzhen at the ceremony, but he didn't expect that Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen's sudden close relationship would be the most insignificant discovery today.

My roommate who has been with me day and night for two years...

Who is it?

"My mother said that the three of us don't have to make a trip at all." Han Yi would not let go of this perfect opportunity. Ling Lan's performance could just pave the way for him to continue to make large donations in the future. "She didn't do it before either."

You know, 10 million is the largest donation ever made by Yowen and Yang College."

"Tell them again, be good."

Ling Lan touched Han Yi's arm and sent a perfect assist without knowing it.

"I hope you work hard and can donate ten times or a hundred times more than this to the University of Southern California in the future."

When this sentence was translated into English and delivered to the ears of the three people, even the big shots who had seen the world couldn't help but look at each other and became speechless.

USC's largest donation to date was a $200 million donation from the Dornseff family in 2011. At that time, the College of Arts and Sciences directly changed its name permanently.

A donation a hundred times greater than 10 million...

Do you, the Han family, want to change the name of the school?

University of Southern Hanifornia.

Don't tell me, it's quite catchy.

With the help of Han Yi's translation method, which can be said to be a subterfuge, the next ten minutes were spent peacefully in a friendly atmosphere where chickens and ducks talked.

President Nikias is one of the busiest people on graduation day. Next, he still has three or four college ceremonies to attend, and a grand school dinner to be hosted on the second floor of the University Club. And with

Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young, who were invited to attend the graduation ceremony as founders of the college, also had their own work arrangements in the afternoon.

More importantly, this kind of cross-language communication that requires the presence of an interpreter cannot have any interesting and profound content. In fact, the main reason why the three big figures insisted on meeting the Han family was to express their gratitude to the donation in person.

Thank you and establish preliminary contact with the family behind Han Yi.

For more in-depth communication, all three of them knew that it could only be done through Han Yi, who was fluent in English and had extensive experience in development in the United States.

So, just after one o'clock, Max Nikias, Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young said goodbye at the same time. With the help of security personnel and campus police, they walked through the circle that had formed around them.

The crowd quickly left the venue.

Han Yi also said goodbye to his friends who came to watch the ceremony, as well as Park Jae-woo, who was speechless again due to extreme shock.

Next, there is a long summer of three and a half months between graduation from college and postgraduate reporting.

After taking off his graduation robe and getting into the driver's seat, Han Yi, who had a brief lunch at BCD Tofu House on the afternoon of May 13, took the four women to officially start the first stop of their West Coast sightseeing trip, Los Angeles.

It’s not easy for my mother to come here, and it’s her first time for grandma to visit the North American continent. The check-in point arranged by Han Yi is of course the most classic and the least innovative. It is a must-see tourist attraction for every tourist in LA.

Driving north on South Western Avenue, they caught a glimpse of the Hollywood sign at the intersection of Thailand Town. They did not choose to continue up the mountain to the Griffith Observatory. At this point in time, the observatory must have been occupied by USC graduates and theirs.

The family was packed to the rafters.

Nowadays, if you drive up a mountain and find a parking space halfway up the mountain, you've won the jackpot.

Therefore, Han Yi did not hesitate for a moment and decisively turned left on West Sunset Boulevard.

...took them to a place with more people.

Chinese Theater on the Avenue of Stars.

"I haven't been here for many years."

Standing in front of the souvenir shop of Madame Tussauds, looking at the surging crowd that was about to squeeze her to the wall, Xu Yiru sighed.

"Yi Yi, you are awesome. Go wherever there are the most people."

Just now in the parking lot of Oviation Hollywood, they walked around for a full quarter of an hour in order to find an empty parking space.

"I can't help it, I have to come to this place."

Han Yi scratched the back of his head and smiled.

"There are not many scenic spots in Los Angeles that are worth visiting. These little stars are already quite unique."

Perhaps this is the difference between traveling to a place and calling it home. In New York, which fascinates him, Han Yi feels that every street has a story worth telling and a scenery worth stopping at. But in Los Angeles, from the south,

Even if he set off in any direction, driving in any direction for an hour without stopping for breath, he still couldn't find a place he was willing to spend half a day visiting.

Because everything in Los Angeles slowly and gently seeped into his bone marrow over the past four years and became a part of his blood.

Who would go sightseeing in their own home?

"This...Chuck Lorre is the producer who came to the house last time, right?"

Xu Yiru stood on a coral pink terrazzo five-pointed star, looked at the brass-colored retro TV logo on it, and asked.

"Yes, a customer of UTA." Han Yi put his hands in his pockets, stood next to Xu Yiru, and observed with her the star that was only placed at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in 2009.

This feeling is indeed magical.

A living person who moves, smiles and blinks in front of you can actually be a decoration for tourists from all over the world to take photos on the Avenue of Stars.

If you think about it further, starting from February 29, most people who appear in their lives seem to be on this road and have a five-pointed star belonging to them.

The boy beside her brought her into a world that was so bizarre and colorful.

Xu Yiru raised her head slightly, glanced at the side face that she was getting used to, and felt awkward if she didn't see it for 24 hours, and thought.

"What are you looking at?" Zhao Youzhen squeezed out of the crowded bathroom of the wax museum, walked to the right side of Xu Yiru, and caught their eyes at the same position.

Although like Han Yi, he had lived here for too long and had no interest in the Avenue of Stars. However, Ling Lan and Tian Zongyun were still in the bathroom, and Yu Zhen, who could only stand there waiting with Han Yi and Xu Yiru, was quite a bit worried.

He curiously looked at the name on the two people's feet.

"Ah, Chuck Lorre, I thought he didn't have stars."

"Which star do you like best?" Han Yi didn't look up, and he could identify Yu Zhen's identity just by listening to his voice.

"Just talking about stars, let's talk about Joan Woodward." Zhao Youzhen thought seriously for a moment and replied, "I like the first one of everything...I came to Los Angeles for the first time. In order to find this first star, I went around a lot.

For a long time, I followed the map to a deserted path, and finally found out that the star was inside the Dolby Theater."

"What about you, Xiaoru?"

"I don't have much research on this..." Xu Yiru frowned slightly, poked her face with her nails, and said uncertainly, "Maybe...Bee Gees?"

"It's very old-school." Han Yi nodded, "But it's normal. I feel like you usually listen to more old songs."

"Well, there's a song by the Bee Gees that I like very much. I've been listening to it every day lately."

Taking out her mobile phone and pointing it at the feet of the three of them, Xiaoru naturally skipped the topic related to this song.

"Don't move. I'll take a photo. This composition is very beautiful!"

In just one second, three pairs of feet of Han Yi, Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen appeared in the same frame.

The afternoon sun was much stronger than when I attended the graduation ceremony in the morning. Chuck Lorre's gold-rimmed TV star reflected the dazzling scorching rays, illuminating everything in the lens, including the three people's trouser legs.

There is also a layer of dreamy, Disney-style fairy tale light on the uppers.

“It’s so beautiful.”

Xiaoru enlarged the photo, moved the feet on the right out of the frame, and murmured.

Sorry, I got confused and forgot to post it on time.

(End of chapter)