AFTER: (NOW)
The sign is displaying traditional Chinese characters that, according to the Bing translator, mean "Smiling after indiscriminately loving".
Via Hollywood and Swine September 15, 2012
The near-bankrupt City of Los Angeles announced today that it sold the iconic Hollywood sign for $650,000 to Hung Xia, Inc., a Beijing-based energy company. In addition to the sign, the Chinese company also purchased actor Christian Bale, the star of "The Flowers of War" film that was made in China last year. Continued...
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