My Name is Kobe Bryant

"Congratulations, Mr. Kobe Bryant, from now on you are the owner of this house!" A real estate manager in a suit and leather shoes formally handed over the purchase contract to Kobe.

After Kobe asked the lawyer brought by Pelinka to notarize, it was determined that there was no problem, so Kobe finally signed the contract.

From now on, Kobe has his own real estate.

For $960,000, Bryant bought this detached villa at 32 Birkdale Avenue.

This single-family villa is backed by Dopanga State Park, you can enter the park for morning jogs at any time, and you can drive to the beach in 5 minutes. At the same time, there is a very professional sports gym, Equinox Fitness, on the seaside.

Equinox Fitness, which started in New York, can be said to be a big name in the gym industry. The 24-hour opening time is suitable for people like Kobe who may want to train at any time.

The membership fee is $300 and the monthly fee is $160. It’s an astronomical figure in this era, and it’s hard to imagine whether such a gym could survive if he didn’t open in Los Angeles and New York, where rich people are everywhere.

This new house was just built in 1995 and renovated in 1996. Brand new furniture and renovation, never lived in. This is also a point that Kobe likes very much. If someone else has lived in it, even if the furniture and supporting decoration are replaced, it will always be awkward.

The total building area is 346 square meters, and the land area is 1784 square meters. There are 3 parking spaces, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, basement, back garden, swimming pool, tennis court.

Very spacious, even if there are 5 Kobes, it will be enough.

"Damn, without Vanessa, who will clean the house." Kobe realized this problem, and couldn't help but miss Vanessa's virtuousness.

Looks like it needs cleaning on a regular basis.

In addition to the purchase cost of $960,000, Kobe will have to pay $667 in property taxes, $235 in property fees, $134 in insurance, and $161 in maintenance fees every month. There is an additional fee of 14,000 US dollars for the whole year.

This money is enough for half a year's expenses of an ordinary American now. You must know that the monthly salary of many blue-collar workers is less than $2,000. The gap between the rich and the poor in the United States is so large that the additional costs incurred by the house are almost equal to more than half of the wages of blue-collar workers.

Fortunately, all aspects of the house met Kobe's requirements, and Kobe thought the money was worth it.

The first is that the community safety index of Birkdale Avenue is very high, and the household income is 146.3% higher than the state average household income, and 183.94% higher than the national average household income. That's for sure, I wouldn't live here if I didn't have money.

84.5% of the incumbents in the community are white-collar workers, and only 15.5% are blue-collar workers. This is very different from the situation where most families in the United States are blue-collar workers, and the extremely high level of education also guarantees the safety of this area.

Secondly, it is not too far from the Great Western Forum Arena and the Lakers Training Hall, and it can be reached within an hour by car. No more rushing by helicopter!

Wagon Wheel Elementary School is 0.51 kilometers away, Las Flores Middle School is 3.98 kilometers away, and Tesoro High School is 2.47 kilometers away.

Although Kobe is still far away from having a child, Kobe, the dad who used to be the father of multiple children, still cares about the convenience of picking up and dropping off his children.

Outside the house is a large lawn and a parking lot. The interior decoration is very American-style and luxurious. The golden light is the main theme, and the white is the foil. The furniture is all very high-end brands, and the interior design and decoration are also in line with Kobe's taste.

There is a basement, back garden, swimming pool, and tennis court. These things are still important.

Kobe is going to turn the basement into a mini gym, or is a shelter better?

Forget it, build the shelter again in 2019. The end of the world is still early.

Then the tennis court was dismantled in the backyard and a small basketball court was built.

Then live together!

Bryant can move in anytime, but Bryant intends to wait. Wait for the construction team to renovate the tennis court and basement before moving in by yourself.

"Good news! BOSS, the lawyer told me that with this house as a fixed property investment in Los Angeles, there is no need to pay state taxes. This can save about 500,000 dollars, and there is no way for federal taxes and insurance. Add up We need to hand over 35%, which means we still need to hand over 1.4 million US dollars! It’s a pity that we don’t have our own charity, otherwise we can save a lot of money.” Pelinka said a lot, and Kobe’s head was a little bit pain.

"Does that mean I'm poor again?"

"No, boss. After paying your taxes, you still have $1.5 million."

"That's poor too."

"Uh, okay." Pelinka smiled wryly. Most people in this era think that a millionaire is a symbol of being very rich.

The damn U.S. federal government is simply a vampire! Kobe knew that he had to deduct Pelinka's salary and Jeff's salary, and buy a reliable car, and there was not much money left.

Kobe knows a lot of ways to make money. The easiest way is to invest in Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc. in advance, and some future companies can easily reap dozens or even hundreds of times the return.

But those returns will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey! In 20 years, this million will become tens of millions, which is too worrying.

What are the short-term benefits?

Bryant first ruled out spinach, although he roughly remembers the results of some league games. But as a professional athlete, Kobe doesn't intend to get involved in gambling, even in other sports.

"Have you not had any endorsements recently?"

"Yes, Jason Bond offered a three-year contract worth 2.1 million U.S. dollars, and Armed Nation offered a two-year contract worth 1 million U.S. dollars. PLAYBOY invites you to participate in the filming and provides 100,000 U.S. dollars."

"Shut up, Rob." Kobe's face darkened, what and what.

"Okay Boss, I knew you would be angry, so I didn't tell you."

"Okay, so how can I make money?"

"Maybe Kobe is making money as an agent?"

Kobe was amused.

Also, if Pelinka knew how to make money, he wouldn't be a lawyer.

It seems that the only way to do it is to engage in the film and television industry. The film and television industry in the United States is very developed and there are many movie theaters. As long as the film is good, it will definitely make a lot of money!

Last year's Space Jam, a basketball-themed film, grossed US$230 million at the global box office, and Jordan became a household name through this film.

Just take this opportunity to expand your influence and increase your popularity. By the way, take a look at how much your life will increase if you win the film vision.

After playing for half a year, my life achievement has just risen to a level, which is too slow. Kobe is unwilling to continue to consume like this, especially the rewards given by the upgrade make him very excited.

Kobe remembers a lot about the plot of the movie. He has filmed the Oscar-winning movie "Dear Basketball". However, there is still a difference between an animated short film and a movie. Kobe has no way to completely reproduce this short film now, and many stories in it have not yet happened.

Then we can only learn from some popular movies, and we must also pay attention to the shooting cost not being too high. Kobe is confident that he can get some sponsors, but not too many.

Low cost, high income, and at the same time, the production should not be too complicated. Then you can only win with the plot.

Kobe thought for a while and came to a conclusion.

Make ghost movies!