Chapter 579
After Luke took his father to visit the villa, father and son drove to the supermarket to make purchases.
Originally Luke was planning to go to the restaurant to eat, he lived in the club for a period of time, the family did not prepare in advance, go to the restaurant to save trouble.
But then think about it, eat in the restaurant, which is not as comfortable as eating in their own mansion, father and son in their own yard to drink a little wine, chatting, how good.
Luke took his father to the nearby Chinese supermarket, bought some deli marinated goose, skin eggs, soy sauce beef, peanut rice, and came back, and made three quick dishes, steamed grouper, sharp pepper bean skin, stir-fried vegetable hearts.
The two opened the awning and brought the dishes to the yard, and Luke took two bottles of Wuliangye from the wine cellar.
Li Zhaofeng looked at the spacious courtyard, really birds and flowers, green trees, looking at such a beautiful scenery also have to drink more.
Luke poured the wine and raised his glass, “Dad, I toast you.”
Li Zhaofeng picked up the glass and waved his hand, “Half a cup, it’s fine in the afternoon, let’s drink slowly between the two of us.”
The two of them drank and ate food, chatting about family matters.
“How is my grandparents’ health?”
“The body is okay, no major problems, but your grandfather is deaf this year, you have to speak louder with him.”
“How about my second uncle and the others?”
“All quite good, last time we met your second uncle also said, when you and Jack go to New York in the New Year, he will give you good food.”
Luke laughed, “I really kinda miss Second Uncle’s cooking.”
Luke’s second uncle, Li Zhaonian, had opened a restaurant and was a good cook himself.
Luke felt that the restaurant’s food and the family’s food were two tastes, the restaurant’s food was certainly delicious, but for various reasons, it was usually on the heavier side of the flavor.
Home cooking is less elaborate and uses fewer ingredients, which makes it healthier but not as flavorful as a restaurant.
Li Zhaonian was both a good cook and a family member, and the dishes he made at the family feast balanced the best of both, and you really couldn’t eat them outside.
“Dad, I invited you here this time, there’s something I want you to help me with.”
Li Zhaofeng put down his chopsticks, “What is it?”
Luke briefly described the investigation of the Kalman Pharmaceuticals series of cases some time ago, and summarized, “With my speculation, Kalman Pharmaceuticals has a high chance of success in developing a new type of antihypertensive drug, and by then the stock price will surely go up, and now that Kalman Pharmaceuticals’ stock price has already bottomed out, it’s the right time to buy the stock.”
Li Zhaofeng frowned in thought, picked up his wine glass and took a sip, and after a while asked, “How much money do you have now?”
Luke said, “I went to the club this time and did some small favors for my friends and made some money, so I can probably come up with a million and two hundred thousand dollars.”
Li Zhaofeng pursued, “Cash?”
“Right.” Luke nodded, neither of the Lilith sisters were bad with money, Lilith’s four hundred and fifty thousand dollars in consultant fees had arrived a few days ago.
This morning, Penny’s fifty thousand dollars for the purchase of the sketches also arrived.
Although Luke knew that Penny had an impure mind and was playing some small schemes, but seeing this fifty thousand dollars, he felt a lot better about her.
People are so realistic.
Li Zhaofeng knows that his son made a lot of money last time treasure hunting, but Luke also spends a lot of money to build houses, furniture and appliances, according to his speculation, Luke’s current cash in hand should also be six or seven hundred thousand.
How long has it been since then, Luke has pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he had to admire his son’s ability to earn money.
It really should be the old saying, 360 lines, line of work, as long as you can do the ultimate, money naturally comes.
Li Zhaofeng asked, “Is your intersection with Kalman Pharmaceuticals deep?”
“Can’t talk about too deep, that is, investigating cases related to Kalman Pharmaceuticals, and some of the company’s middle and high levels have had contact.”
“Did those Kalman executives ever mention some of the company’s internal secrets to you?”
Luke thought for a moment, “I’m not quite sure what you’re referring to? The police will only ask about clues related to the case and will not delve into the company’s secrets.”
Li Zhaofeng explained, “Because you have had close contact with Kalman Pharmaceuticals and also have a working relationship, I’m worried that insider trading may be suspected and be targeted by the SEC.”
Luke frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and shook his head, “I don’t think it’s possible to talk about insider trading, the executives of Kalman Pharmaceuticals and I haven’t talked about the company’s stock issues, and the stock trend about Kalman Pharmaceuticals is basically out of my personal speculation.”
Li Zhaofeng said, “I’m just worried that there is such a possibility, so that you have a vigilance.
The specific situation has to be analyzed specifically, first, the SEC is also concerned about evidence, as long as there is no solid evidence, they will not be able to prove that you are suspected of insider trading.
Secondly, the amount of stock acquired; if it’s just over a million dollars, it won’t affect the general stock market, and the SEC won’t be able to look at this small amount of money.”
Luke nodded, “That means there is not much of a problem.”
Li Zhaofeng took a sip of wine and continued, “For you now, it’s true that it’s not a big problem.
But who can say what will happen in the future, you are already in the middle of the police department at the captain level right now.
In the future, your position will also become higher and higher.
If, one day, you become the chief, and someone rehashes this incident, even if there is no solid evidence, it will still give you a bad influence.
If your assumption is correct, it will be a fact that you bought the shares of Kalman Pharmaceuticals just after investigating the case and made a big profit.
There would be bad publicity about this.
I’m not saying it will necessarily have an impact, but ……
The higher you stand, the more people staring at you, and it’s inevitable that old stories from the past will be rehashed.
So, you’d better have a preparation.”
Luke understood his father’s concern, although it sounded a bit unfounded now, but how could it not be a precautionary measure.
Just like what his father said, who can say what will happen in the future, Luke can’t spend his whole life rushing to the front line to handle cases, he will definitely become a high-level police department or FBI in the future, and at the same time, as his fame grows bigger and bigger, the space for development is also more extensive.
Everything is possible in America.
Being careful is not a big mistake.
Luke nodded, “Dad, what you said makes sense, what do you think is more prudent?”
Li Zhaofeng said, “Actually, the problem itself is not big, we just need to do some more precautionary means to make some of the procedures more reasonable, and we can also avoid some unnecessary troubles.
For example, you can use other people’s names to open a company, you are the majority shareholder of the company, but there is no specific position, by the name of the company to buy shares, so the operation will be more secure.
Even if the SEC wants to investigate, it won’t be able to find out about you.”
Luke worried, “Then will they find out that I am a shareholder of the company?”
Li Zhaofeng laughed, “The US is different from China.
The US has different requirements for companies that have just started up and listed companies.
Listed companies may have to note the company’s management and major shareholders, but startups don’t need to.
The U.S. industry and commerce department can’t find out the information of shareholders at all, and the only valuable thing is the equity contract signed by both parties.
Only the two parties are clear about it, so there’s no need to worry about that at all.”
Luke also felt that this was more secure, “Okay, let’s do it then.”
After the business was settled, the two of them started drinking and chatting again.
“Are you still used to living in this neighborhood when you moved here?”
“Pretty good.”
“How are the neighbors around?”
Luke shrugged, “Haven’t had much contact yet?”
“Have you thrown a housewarming party yet?”
“Just a small one, invited mom and grandpa and them.
After a while, I’m going to invite my coworkers as guests again.”
Li Zhaofeng picked up his wine glass and took a sip with his son, “That’s not enough, you have to invite your neighbors as guests so that you can integrate into this community as soon as possible.”
Luke hadn’t really had any similar experience, “Do I need to invite them door to door?”
“Of course, you have to be proactive and show enough sincerity for the neighbors to accept you.
It’s important.”
“OK, then let’s have the housewarming party while I’m still at work.”
Luke knew that his father had a point, before in the Ruidu community he was just renting a house, he didn’t plan to live there for a long time, but it’s different now, he bought this house and will live here for a long time, it’s necessary to have a good relationship with the surrounding neighbors.
“That’s good, I can help you entertain the guests together, I checked this neighborhood, there are a lot of Chinese residents, I should be able to chat.”
Both father and son were action-oriented and began to make preparations for the housewarming party.
First, father and son started by discussing the scope of the invited guests, whether it would be a targeted invitation or whether they would invite all the neighbors.
Luke didn’t know any other neighbors in the community except for the famous author, so he invited all of them without discrimination. Although the number of people was a bit larger, his yard was big, so it was not a problem to have a party in the yard at all.
Afterwards, Luke found a ‘Rey’s Party Company’ on the Internet, which can provide party products and services.
Luke inquired about this party company’s service programs and charges, and was overall quite satisfied, but because he couldn’t provide a specific number of guests, he couldn’t determine the total cost.
After that, Luke went to the supermarket to buy invitations and began to visit his neighbors one by one, inviting them to come to the housewarming party on the evening of August 20th.
Some of the neighbors were very enthusiastic and agreed to the invitation on the spot; some were not sure if they were available; and some had no one at home, so Luke just put the invitations in the mailbox.
Luke roughly estimated the number of people attending the party and informed the party company.
The party company gave a list of food, party items needed, and party attendants, and quoted a party fee of $2,500.
This was a reasonable price, and Luke didn’t bother looking for another company.
In addition to the neighbors, Luke also invited his mother and Fatty to come to the housewarming party, Americans are very family-oriented, although Luke’s parents divorced, but in Los Angeles is not a big deal.
After the divorce, everyone is still friends and can still get along harmoniously, and more appreciated by those around them.
Li Zhaofeng, Linda, Little Fatty is Luke’s relatives, but also to support him, if the party host is only Luke alone, but will be looked down upon by the guests.