The Black Card - Chapter 1369

[Chapter 1367 American Republican Old Man]

surprised Shi Lei that the real estate recommendation given by the agent in the United States was not Beverly Hills in Los Angeles or Manhattan Island in New York, but Arthur in California. pause.

In this regard, Shi Lei has not changed much from two years ago. He doesn’t know enough about the luxury housing areas in China, let alone the United States.

To him, the only places he was familiar with were places like Beverly Hills or Manhattan. What the hell was Atherton?

In front of Yao Er, there was nothing to hide, so Shi Lei directly stated that he had never heard of this place.

Of course Yao Er wouldn’t laugh at Shi Lei. As a new rich man, there was always a process of accepting these things.

If you are an upstart in the United States, you will easily know where Atherton is, because many of the upstarts in the United States are in the IT industry, and Atherton is located in the center of Silicon Valley, close to Stanford.

Yao Er told Shi Lei: “Atherton is the top luxury residential area in the United States. The median real estate price is nearly six million US dollars. It is located in the center of Silicon Valley.” When

Shi Lei heard this, he immediately understood that it was Silicon Valley.

“It turns out it’s Silicon Valley, so it’s not surprising. Those rich people in Silicon Valley really don’t care about real estate worth millions or ten million dollars.”

Shi Lei thought his inference was good, but he didn’t expect Yao Er to give him a head-on blow. hit.

“That’s not true. Although there are indeed many rich people in Silicon Valley, and the houses in Atherton are really nothing to them, the houses in Atherton are what the United States calls Old Money. Those people are rich and powerful for their ancestors. Houses in this area are not something you can buy with money. This agent really spent a lot of effort to find a property for sale.”

” After all, I am your boss, can you give me some face?” Shi Lei said mockingly.

Yao Er smiled slightly and said, “Sir, you are not an American, and you have never lived in the United States. All you know about the United States is from movies and TV shows. It is normal not to know these things.”

“Just tell me directly. “How much does that house cost?”

“The house covers an area of about a thousand square meters and has its own swimming pool and tennis court. The current price is US$22 million.”

After a pause, Yao Er added Said: “The agent told me that this offer is not particularly high. The other party is an old Republican and is relatively old-fashioned. He has an additional condition for selling this property, that is, the person must pass his interview.”

Shi Lei heard this .

He frowned. The last thing he wanted to do was deal with such a person.

And the most important thing is that the house is worth 22 million U.S. dollars, which only costs 150 million Ruanmei coins. Shi Lei is holding 400 million Ruanmei coins and wants to smash it. He still hopes to get it. A property worth over 100 million US dollars is more suitable for my liking.

Just over a thousand square meters, a swimming pool can do a lot, a tennis court?

Shi Lei always felt that this matter was a bit unreliable.

Yao Er didn’t know Shi Lei’s psychology, so he still introduced: “This house is not big, it only has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, and it is not yet in the central area of Atherton. It is a newly built property, and no one has even lived there. “Originally it was a house that the old Republican wanted to build for his daughter, but his daughter didn’t want to stay in Silicon Valley and went to Miami, so he was ready to take action.”

Shi Lei said straightforwardly: “The homeowner is troublesome and the price is not suitable. Let the other party look for it again.”

Yao Er was stunned and said: “The housing price is negotiable, and it is indeed a bit troublesome, but the agent told me that the old Republican Party is very loyal to the party, and the purpose of his interview is to eliminate The other party is related to the Democratic Party. Sir, you don’t need to worry about this…”

Shi Lei interrupted Yao Er and said: “Not only this, but I don’t think the house price is too high, I think it is too low. Five rooms and five rooms Wei is a little small, I hope the area is larger.”

Yao Er was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had misunderstood Shi Lei’s meaning, and hurriedly said: “Okay, then I will reply to him. Sir, in this way, you Give me a psychological price, the maximum cannot be more than a certain amount, so that I can make the other party more purposeful.”

Shi Lei pondered: “There is no limit to the maximum, the minimum must be 40 to 50 million.”

“Okay, then I understand. . Sir, what’s wrong with you? Why do you feel a little exaggerated?”

This is normal. Even though Yao Er never wanted to ask more about Shi Lei, he saw that Shi Lei would easily spend more than 50 million US dollars to buy a house, and he specifically said There is no cap, which is somewhat strange.

“I have my own purpose, please worry about it.”

Of course Shi Lei wouldn’t explain much, so Yao Er hung up the phone and communicated with the other agent again.

Not long after, Yao Er’s call came in again.

“Sir, there is a new follow-up over there. There is a house for sale in Sagaponack, New York, worth 45 million.”

Shi Lei scratched his head again and said, “What kind of place is Sagaponack?”

“This place belongs to New York State. Thirty or forty years ago, it was just a potato farm on Long Island, New York. However, in the past few decades, it has been developed into the most expensive luxury residential area in the United States. What I told you before Surton only ranks second among luxury residential areas in the United States, with Sagaponack taking the top spot. Its median home price has reached $8.5 million, and the one currently for sale is not considered the most expensive one there. Expensive. The most expensive one is 1.5 billion US dollars.”

Shi Lei was a little excited when he heard it, 1.5 billion dollars, how great would it be if he could buy this one?

That is to directly kill one billion soft sister coins. Half of this quota cycle, the next quota cycle, and the next quota cycle will be consumed.

“Are you going to sell the 1.5 billion one?”

Hearing Shi Lei’s voice, Yao Er was a little excited, and Yao Er was also a little speechless.

“Sir, are you sure you really want to buy a property in the United States with a price of over 100 million?”

Shi Lei frowned and said, “Why not?”

“Although there are not many expenses when buying a house in the United States, any property needs to pay property tax every year. For a property like the one you requested, the annual tax is basically 3% of the house price. Above, a property worth over 100 million US dollars will be sent to the US government every year with US$3 million.”

Although three million US dollars is obviously nothing to Shi Lei now, after all, Shi Lei has not lived in the United States for a long time. When he buys a house, It seems that investment is more important to Yao Er. He spends millions to pay taxes every year, which is obviously not worth the gain.

To put it bluntly, a few million dollars a year is almost enough to buy a presidential suite in a five-star hotel on Manhattan Island.

Not to mention that after buying such a property, it requires regular maintenance by workers, which costs millions of dollars at least a year.

However, Shi Lei’s answer was unusually straightforward: “Just hand it over.”

Yao Er hung up the phone silently. He could no longer understand Shi Lei. Logically speaking, Shi Lei was not such an exaggerated person. Why was he so concerned about buying a house? , so stubborn?

However, since it was Shi Lei’s request, he still complied with it, so he called his agent again and told him that if he could find something more expensive, it would be best, but if he couldn’t find it, this would be it.

Another week passed, and Yao Er helped Shi Lei finalize a total of three residences.

One is this 45 million house. The agent found another property in Sagaponack. This one is more expensive than the previous one, priced at 73 million US dollars.

The remaining house is back to the old Republican’s name. It is located in the real central area of Atherton. It is the residence where he currently lives, but the price has reached 120 million US dollars.

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I forgot to write about looking for a house. Originally, I was looking for boiled water, but later I reported to Yao Er.

I’ll see how I can break it off when I have time.

But that’s okay, it doesn’t affect the plot anyway.

All in all, that is to say, I forgot to write it, so what do you think?

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(end of this chapter)