Chapter 105: The Mansion on the Gold Coast

The think tank is considering whether to acquire other construction contracting companies and accelerate development through mergers and acquisitions. Recruiting people is too time-consuming and labor-intensive.

The development of S.H.I.E.L.D. is progressing steadily, and every step it takes must be steadfast. Li Zitao will never allow any instability in the armed forces in his hands.

Bechtel's growth has snowballed, and its construction staff is growing rapidly every day as the needs of his industry demand.

Under the leadership of the former public tycoon Samuel, Ace is steadily expanding out of the predicament, especially after the merger of the railway line purchased from Morgan, its liquidity has become stronger, and its various researches have also been expanded. In full swing.

Disney has the genius of White, and with his help, there is no doubt that Disney will become a giant in the future.

Relying on the Academy Awards and Starlight Awards established by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Foundation, the future is bright.

Li Zitao began to look forward to the day when he would become the big crocodile behind the 'Masters'.

Li's real estate service and tourism company will soon be controlled by West, and Li Zitao believes that the old man will not let him down.

His ancestors were the imperial family who had ruled over N countries. It would be a big joke if they couldn't manage the pastures and land of less than 200,000 acres.

The Oscar Star Theater is finally going to be fully completed. Because of the successful conclusion of the first Oscar, Bechtel reduced a large number of workers, plus the complexity of mechanical devices and moving the octopus ceiling, it was only delayed for 3 months.

There is nothing Bechtel can do about the reduction of personnel. There are too many jobs at hand, so he can only deal with the urgent first.

Before the first Oscars, the Star Theater is the most important, and after the end, the most important is McDonald's and Subway.

The Qinghua Building and the Bunker Branch are also proceeding in an orderly manner, but if they want to go all out in construction, they need to wait until a large number of workers enter the site.

The construction of Beverly Hills has also not stopped. What needs to be considered now is, where should the school that will be put into construction be located?

"Rush, where do you think it should be placed?" Club No. 22, Li Zitao and the core nine explained the school plan in detail.

The core nine had undergone an adjustment, and the original informant Bob was kicked out of the team.

His role is getting smaller and smaller for the current think tank. If it weren't for delaying the leak of the news of the 'Get Rich Overnight' plan, he would have been let go.

Later, as the newspapers continued to speculate and ferment, people also had a judgment on the source of his wealth, and even made those various speculations weak.

This is like testing the waters of gossip in the previous life, releasing the news bit by bit, until the final "real hammer", everyone almost has a bottom line in their hearts.

At that time, except for such a limited number of parties, everyone else will just watch it for fun, and nothing will happen.

This is not a secret in the think tank, and even Bob himself knows it.

The latest to be promoted to the core 9-member team is Rush, who was personally invited by Ben to join the think tank, and his performance has been unanimously recognized by everyone.

Since joining the think tank, Rush has visited 5 companies non-stop, with a total of 132 large and small shareholders.

Its gains include General Electric 2.3 percent, Standard Oil 1.5 percent, American Telephone and Telegraph 0.85 percent,

Boeing 1.2 percent, American Express 3.7 percent.

This performance alone is enough to make him admired by everyone, including Li Zitao's.

"BOSS, I suggest putting it on Kenilworth (Kenilworth) or Dearborn Street (Dearborn Street)."

The two places Rush mentioned are currently the top wealthy areas in Chicago, and there is no doubt about transportation, infrastructure and security.

Families able to live there have a minimum annual income of $20,000 or more, and that's during the current Great Recession.

Kenilworth is a small town in the north. Since it was sold for $60 per acre in 1889, it has become a living area where rich people gather.

I have to say that the person who thought of this idea is a genius, who used high prices to isolate ordinary and middle-class families, and aimed directly at rich families.

This point just hits the G-spot of the rich. They also hope that their neighbors are rich people who are worth the same as themselves and have equal status.

As a result, Kenilworth became a hit, and then a large number of rich people moved in, and now it has become the most famous town for rich people around Chicago.

Dearborn Street is located next to the Gold Coast, and it is also a top-notch rich area. It can be said that a small group of wealthy people in Chicago live there.

Including Aiken Wood, the Pagana family, and even the McCormick family, a veteran family of the Chicago consortium, all have their own properties on this street.

"Ben, what do you think?" Li Zitao asked the top think tank's opinion.

"I agree with Rush's proposal, but I prefer Dearborn Street. I live there now, and it is very satisfactory in terms of environment and security."

As Ben said, he scratched his head and grinned loudly, knowing that something good was going on at a glance.

"Joanna is pregnant for 3 months." Seeing Li Zitao's puzzled eyes, Ben raised his head happily and said.

"Congratulations, Ben, it seems that I need to prepare a gift for you." Li Zitao clenched his fist and lightly punched the number one confidant, and blessed him with a hearty laugh.

"Thank you BOSS." Ben had a crooked smile on his face, and other people watching made fun of him, and some people gave him envious looks.

The think tank also has occasional dinners, and they have all met Ben's wife, Joanna, who has to be said to be a charming woman.

Intellectual, sensible, funny, and considerate, they are simply the perfect image of a wife in every man's heart. Even with Ben's current achievements, in their opinion, being able to get her is a great piece of shit luck.

"Is there any suitable target?" Since Ben recognized Dearborn Street so much, Li Zitao felt that he could consider it.

"There is a 22,000-square-foot mansion for sale, and its current owner is a bank executive." Ben spread his hands regretfully.

"That's really unfortunate." Everyone responded with sympathy. The bank is now the hardest hit area, and no one can escape.

"How much is the other party's offer?" 22,000 square feet, or more than 2,000 square meters, is enough for the early stage.

In the later stage, it can be used as a branch of the college, and it can also be sold independently and listed.

"1.96 million US dollars, this is the final price obtained by several waves of interested buyers." Ben originally planned to buy it, but Li Zitao's plan to buy a building and enclose land has not stopped.

And according to his understanding of BOSS, he is definitely interested in such a price-performance ratio.

"Buy it." Sure enough, Li Zitao decided to buy it with a wave of his hand.

2,000 square meters, 1.96 million US dollars, or a luxury house facing the Gold Coast, if you don’t buy it like this, wouldn’t you be called mentally retarded?

"The room is 3 floors high, and the layout is very reasonable. It can be put into use only by rearranging the interior." Ben spent a fortune on the notebook in his hand.

"Well, let Bechtel send a designer over here." It's better to let professional people come here, don't let them, laymen, make a mess and waste time.

"Continue to pay attention to the suitable land. My plan for the future of the school is based on the American Ivy." Li Zitao made bold words to build an Ivy League college.

"Boss, is there any internal discount for future tuition?" Ben asked, licking his face.

"Haha..." The crowd burst into laughter, and then left after chatting and joking.

"Shall I give you a vacation?" Li Zitao asked with concern as he walked out of the club side by side with Ben.

After being defined as a "barbarian" by Joanna, he didn't want to have the title of "Grandet" again.

"It would be great if I could." It seemed that Ben had been waiting for this day.

"Arrange your work tomorrow, and I will give you a two-week vacation." Li Zitao said straightforwardly, and at the same time, he was also planning in his heart. The core team of the think tank needs rational rotation.

After these guys have become multi-millionaires, you can't treat them like ordinary employees, or you will have a tired day sooner or later.

People's energy is limited, and it is appropriate to give them vacations, paid travel, etc.

"Let's make a vacation plan and give it to me. I was negligent before." Before parting, Li Zitao gave him a new task.

"Happy to help." Ben jokingly bowed and said, but he was relieved in his heart.

If Li Zitao can't think of this anymore, he will take the initiative to bring it up, and now everyone is happy.

Back home, Ben shared the good news with his wife, Joanna.

A burst of cheers rang through the house, and the two began to plan where they should go on vacation during the two weeks.

"Honey, can you let your bodyguard go back to rest? It's just the two of us this time, how about the two of us?" Joanna always felt awkward when there were always two tails behind her.

"This is a bit difficult, you have to know, my current identity is very sensitive." Ben took the reason on himself.

In fact, what he is more worried about is the ongoing hatred of the rich. Joanna is still pregnant with their love crystallization. If they bump into each other, they cannot bear such a terrible blow.

"Okay! Let them stay away, I need private space, they make me a little breathless." Joanna said a little frustrated.

"Okay, I promise that as long as there is nothing wrong, they will never appear in front of us." Ben held up his promise.

"Hey, I have to plan a perfect vacation, maybe we should start by traveling around Europe..." Joanna walked quickly towards the room.

She needs to look up maps and make phone calls to check hotels, and these things take a lot of time.

"Rush, there is something I need you to do." Sitting in the living room, Ben called Rush.

After moving here, Ben rented the former house to Rush. Although he once said that he could provide it for free, Rush firmly refused.

"A furlough package? I want this job," Rush joked on the phone.

"Of course, there is no one who doesn't like vacations. You should find a hostess for your home. When you are on vacation, have a romantic date, how great it will be..."

The two made some work handovers. Ben hung up the phone and called Sanil, Mahathir, Madden and Jonny in turn to ensure the normal operation of the think tank after leaving.

After Joanna has set the route and confirmed the hotel, he will also leave the contact number of each hotel to ensure that he can keep abreast of the progress.

Of course, the first thing he needs to determine is whether those hotels have transoceanic communication capabilities.

In 1927, metropolises such as New York and London were connected to transoceanic communication. At that time, tens of thousands of people were in the streets, and people were cheering for this scene.

Three years have passed, time seems to be still at that moment, and so is technology.

So so far, only some metropolises can provide transoceanic communication services, and only between the European and American continents.

In his position, there is no such thing as a complete vacation, unless the development of the think tank is more perfect in the future, and effective collaboration and supervision can be formed.

By that time, Ben will almost be able to follow Li Zitao's example and be a hands-off shopkeeper who coordinates the overall situation.