Hardy came to the Screen Actors Guild office, which was in Hollywood, so it was very convenient for him. It was a 6-story office building, and the original chairman's office had been vacated. Hardy asked someone to simply clean it up and moved in directly.

The management team had been previously arranged and was now in place. Together with the existing staff, the union had a total of 60 people, who held an inauguration meeting together in the conference room.

The meeting was not complicated. Hardy briefly introduced himself. The staff here had actually heard of Mr. Hardy's name and were all very respectful.

After the meeting, Hadi asked George and Li Gen to take over the work. He was not responsible for the details and was asked to report to him if there were any major issues.

After leaving the actors' union, he asked his bodyguards to drive him to the auction company. For safety reasons, Hardy now brings bodyguards with him whenever he goes out. There are two bodyguards driving the driver and the co-driver, and there is a car following behind with four people in it.

With the protection of these six people, plus Hardy's own certain skills, I believe that as long as he does not encounter an attack by dozens of people, he will be able to escape unscathed.

When they arrived outside Han Ye-jin's office, the secretary stood up. Hardy smiled and asked her to sit down, and the secretary sat down obediently.

Hardy took Irina away, who was Han Yezhen's new secretary.

After opening the door, Han Ye-jin looked up. Hardy smiled and handed her a bouquet of flowers. The woman took it with a smile and said, "I haven't congratulated you on becoming the president of the Screen Actors Guild yet."

Han Ye-jin didn't attend the party last night. Those who attended were all people from the entertainment industry. In comparison, Han Ye-jin prefers quieter surroundings.

"Thank you, it's just a small thing. Have you received anything good recently?" Hardy asked.

"Yes, we have received a lot of Chinese antiques recently, and they are all of very high quality. Come, I'll take you to see them." Han Yezhen said as she put the flowers in the vase.

The two walked into the treasure house and saw many antiques on the shelves. "These paintings are from the Song Dynasty. Master Yuan has authenticated them and they are undoubtedly authentic."

Han Ye-jin introduced them to Hardy one by one, including Mi Fu, Zhao Mengjian, Zhu Rui, Guo Xi, Liu Songnian and Cai Jing. Hardy knew some of the names she mentioned, but had never heard of some of them. However, since they were ancient paintings from the Song Dynasty, they must be worth a lot of money.

Hardy approached the woman and reached out to grab one of Han Ye-jin's hands. Han Ye-jin's body stiffened slightly, but she didn't look back at Hardy, nor did she pull her hand away. She just paused and continued to tell Hardy about these antiques.

Look at Han Ye-jin's profile again.

The jade-like skin was tinged with a layer of red.

Hardy smiled inwardly.

Not refusing means agreeing, so he held it tighter.

There were only two of them in the treasury. Hand in hand, they continued to look at antiques. After looking at the ancient paintings, they looked at porcelain. This time there were also a lot of porcelains. They purchased more than a hundred pieces, and many of them were fine products. In addition, there were also jade, bronze and other items.

"Why did I receive so many good things this time?" Hardy asked.

Han Ye-jin sighed softly, "Maybe it has something to do with the war in the country. I heard from Master Yuan that many wealthy people fled and came to the United States by boat, carrying a few life-saving items with them. When they ran out of money or wanted to find a job, they took these items out and sold them."

Hardy thought about the time. It was November 1947, and the country should still be in full swing. Many people left to avoid the war, and most of them were wealthy people, so they would definitely bring some good things out.

At this time, Han Ye-jin turned to look at Hardy, "I want to send someone to Hong Kong. I heard that many people fled to Hong Kong, and only a small part of them came to the United States. If we open an acquisition company there, we will definitely receive a lot of good things, and the quantity will be larger than here."

Hardy thought Han Ye-jin's suggestion was very good. Hong Kong was often the first stop people chose at that time because the country no longer had flights to other countries. People could only go through Hong Kong and then spread out to the UK or the US.

Setting up a purchasing company in Hong Kong will definitely bring in a large number of cultural relics.

He also knew that more and more people would flee in the later stages, and some big military leaders and capitalists would bring more assets with them.

"I agree with the proposal. Who do you plan to send?" Hardy said.

"I just had this idea and haven't thought about the details yet. It's a bit chaotic there right now, so it's better to send someone who is good at dealing with people over there. Otherwise, it will be difficult to take charge of the situation. There are no suitable candidates in the auction house." Han Ye-jin shook her head and said with some embarrassment.

Hardy immediately thought of someone and said with a smile, "Do you remember Victor?"

"The liar."

"Haha, yes, who can compare with him in terms of smartness? I think it should be okay to send him." Hardy said.

Victor is French, fluent in English, and has some knowledge of finance and antique art. More importantly, he is able to judge the situation and has strong psychological qualities. Victor is definitely a talent, and there will be no problem in letting him take charge.

"Is it reliable?"

"Don't worry, sometimes they are more reliable than ordinary employees because they understand the interests of the matter better." Hardy said.

Hardy has a way with Victor.

Last time, Victor pretended to be a drug dealer and cheated the Mexican gang, which was considered a meritorious service. Hardy rewarded him with a lot of money. Victor's wife originally lived in Boston, and gave birth to a lovely girl a few months ago. Victor now works in Los Angeles, so he brought his wife and child over.

His family is here, I believe Victor will not do anything rash. Besides, Hardy has given him a lot of money, Victor will not be that stupid.

Hardy contacted Victor, and Victor rushed to the auction company immediately after receiving Hardy's call.

"Mr. Hardy, Miss Han." Victor greeted respectfully.

"Victor, do you want to have your own business?" Hardy came up and asked.

Victor was stunned and said awkwardly, "My own business? I've thought about it, but I know my situation. It's a luxury to have my own business."

Hardy waved his hands, "Not necessarily an extravagant hope. I have a job now. See if you are willing to do it. I plan to set up an auction company in Hong Kong to buy a large number of antiques and cultural relics, especially Chinese antiques. I need someone who can support the scene."

"If you are willing to take charge of the work there, you will receive a salary and I will also give you management shares, up to 5%. If you do well in the future, it is not impossible for the dividend shares to become real shares," said Hardy.

If you want the horse to run hard, you need to give it enough fodder. Hardy has never been a stingy person. He is willing to let those who work for him earn money.

Victor's expression suddenly became enthusiastic. "I am willing to do my job well. By the way, Mr. Hardy, is it only the antique business?"

In fact, there are many businesses that can be done in Hong Kong now, but Hardy is not very familiar with Hong Kong at that time. Hardy thought for a while and said, "You can go there and have a look. In addition to buying antiques, if there are other good businesses, you can send a telegram to ask for instructions."

"I understand Mr. Hardy."

Victor is a very shrewd guy, and you never know what he will come up with.

"Well, we'll find eight people from HD Security to accompany you to Hong Kong. They'll be your bodyguards and help you with your work."

"Antiques purchase business. You should be able to find professional appraisers there. You can start your own business."

"I will give you 500,000 yuan in funds first. 490,000 yuan will be deposited into Citibank. You can withdraw money from Citibank in Hong Kong with the procedures. 10,000 yuan in cash will be used for travel expenses."

Victor just nodded in agreement when Hardy suddenly remembered something and said, "I guess you will acquire a lot of antiques in the future. It's impossible to transport them in time. You need a suitable place to store them. You can find a treasure house."

"There will be more and more people in Hong Kong in the future, and the land there will definitely appreciate in value. If there is an opportunity, I will buy more land."

"Now that I have a place, I can build a bigger treasure house. If you don't have enough manpower, send me a telegram and I can send more people over. HD Security has plenty of people, so it's no problem to send 100 or 200 people over. I can just treat it as an overseas business."

Hardy explained a lot in one breath, and Victor wrote it down one by one.

Han Ye-jin was looking at Hardy. This man was really quick and efficient in doing things. He did things as soon as he thought of them. It was just a suggestion from her, but within two or three hours, Hardy had arranged everything.

Finally, Hardy looked at Han Ye-jin and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

Han Ye-jin shook her head. "You have already explained everything in detail. Let Victor go to Hong Kong to check the situation first. If there are any problems, we can communicate by telegram."

"Okay, let's do this. Victor, you go to Lanster to ask for the person, and then go to Andy to ask for money. I will call them." Hardy said.

Victor excuses himself and leaves.

After Victor left, Hardy picked up the phone and called Lanster and Andy respectively to tell them about Victor.

After hanging up the phone, he smiled at Han Ye-jin and said, "It's done. I didn't expect it's already evening. Ye-jin, let's go have dinner."

After saying this, he pulled Han Ye-jin and walked out.

Being held by the hand again, Han Ye-jin blushed again and whispered, "There are other people in the company."

"I'm not afraid of being seen." Then he walked out of the office.

When the secretary saw Hardy and Han Ye-jin coming out, she stood up immediately. When she saw Hardy holding Han Ye-jin's hand, she was a little stunned, but then she was relieved.

It seems that this is reasonable.

Western restaurant.

The pianist played a melodious piece of music, the lights in the room were soft, and Han Ye-jin looked at the man in front of her with eyes full of admiration.

He is gentle, domineering, and smart, but he is also fickle.

She could guess that those female stars were all his women, and he couldn't possibly belong to her alone, but ever since the first time he saved her, the shadow of a man had been left in her heart.

In fact, when her family asked her about her situation, she always evaded the question, saying that she liked her current situation. Antiques were her hobby, and being able to do what she loved was a kind of happiness.

Now it is like this,

fine.

After dinner, Hardy sent Han Ye-jin home, which was a small apartment that was not very luxurious. The two said goodbye at the door.

The woman just wanted to go upstairs.

Hardy suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand.

A woman was beaten.

Turning back to look at Hardy.

Under the street lights, the two kissed each other.

After separation.

Han Ye-jin looked shy as she trotted into the apartment.

Hardy smiled, turned around, got in the car and left.

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