Chapter 42 It's Time to Buy a House

Time is the best medicine. Wait for a few more months, and the optimistic and cheerful American people will adapt to all this.

"Hey, are you broke?"

"Hey, are you broke too?"

"Yeah! Haha, it feels so good to be broke, I feel so relieved now that I don't have to worry about endless meetings anymore."

"Yeah! My heart will no longer follow the ups and downs of the stock market. I may have a heart attack at any time and die pitifully like this."

"That's great. Moving bricks every day makes my body stronger. Do you want to join?"

"Do you have any bricks to move? Great, I'll treat you to a drink tonight..."

Look how harmonious the society is, and the optimistic American people have become stronger.

The heavens have given you a great mission, and you must first suffer your will, exhaust your muscles and bones, starve your skin, and deplete your body.

Then...you get used to it, accept your fate, and know how to have fun while suffering.

As for such a vulgar matter of making money and having fun, let's leave it to salty fish with no ambitions!

"Hi, Juliana." Li Zitao enthusiastically opened his arms as he looked at Juliana, who was sitting in the public hall on the second floor drinking coffee with a gloomy face.

Before he could get close, Juliana, who raised her head and saw that it was him, rushed forward, her beautiful eyes shining like night stars.

"Hey, the local tyrant buff has been added, it really kills!" Li Zitao felt his neck tighten just as he thought of complacency.

Juliana reached out and grabbed his collar, pulled it forward, and said excitedly, "Tell me quickly, who made the plan inside?"

"..." Li Zitao was stupefied, "Could it be that the posture of turning over is wrong, shouldn't she throw herself into my arms, and then I turned over her pajamas and fell down under my suit pants?" '

"What plan?" Li Zitao was a little confused.

"To oney overnight." Juliana's face was getting closer and closer, and he could already feel the warm breath of the other party.

"Hey, maybe I'll tell you another day, but not now." Li Zitao snatched the collar from her, he was very busy now.

Looking at the crimson gate, the copper-cast '22' sign next to it, and the two-story gate encrypted to prevent prying eyes, Li Zitao suddenly felt that he had come to the wrong place.

"What's going on here?" Li Zitao looked at Ben and asked.

After he explained it, Li Zitao realized that the 2nd to 3rd floors had officially become a club, and only the lobby on the 1st floor was left for the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce and SHIELD...

"Ben, according to your thinking, how much will we lose?" Li Zitao asked while sitting at Ben's desk and looking at him.

"Between 30 million and 50 million." Ben's eyes flashed with pain. Fortunately, he has been able to restrain the greed in his heart, otherwise he would never propose to leave the market as soon as possible, even if he took some risks, he would still get it. belong to his interests.

"...According to what you said." Li Zitao was also in pain, but compared to money, he cared more about his own safety.

It happens every day that you have money but don't spend your life. Li Zitao's wings have just spread.

"How is the selection of my building?" After saying this, he thought about the headquarters building again.

The Blue and White Chamber of Commerce and SHIELD are going to move out, and here they are as pitiful as stepmothers.

"BOSS, 400 Michigan Avenue and 13 Roosevelt Road are both good choices, here are their information." Ben handed over the documents and said.

"Let's talk about it." Li Zitao habitually didn't want to read the documents, he had a headache! !

"...Michigan Building 400, which has been in use for 5 years, consists of two buildings at the front and back, covering an area of ​​12.082 acres, and is the most famous building on the Magnificent Mile Road,

The Grand Theater at No. 13 Roosevelt Road has three floors, is 14 meters high, and covers an area of ​​22 acres.

"

The No. 13 Opera House is the earliest opera house in Chicago. Three years ago, its profit began to decline, and it has been seeking to sell it. The Great Depression made it worse.

Although it didn't meet Li Zitao's requirements, Ben proposed taking the opera house for the 22 acres of land beneath it.

"Boss, we can demolish the Opera House and build a landmark building headquarters belonging to the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce on it. The amount of funds in your hands is too large.

It should be spent as soon as possible, otherwise, the officials of the Internal Revenue Service will open champagne for you. As for Building 400, it can be put into use directly as the headquarters building of SHIELD. "

Hearing what Ben said, Li Zitao immediately nodded, "Go, take me to see it."

That's right, spending the money as soon as possible is the tax cut method that the think tank found for him.

The tax time for this money will be between April and May next year. At present, the domestic economy in the United States continues to collapse, and the unemployment rate has skyrocketed. All states are making adjustments in terms of taxation.

At this time, as long as Li Zitao invests in a large number of industries and creates jobs for various places, a large amount of his taxes will be offset by the state government's tax laws.

As for the rest of the national tax, the amount of several million dollars depends on whether there will be major changes in the new federal policies in the future.

The tax laws of the United States are the most complicated and difficult to understand in the world. Another point is the same as the previous earth, which is divided into national tax and local tax (state tax).

Regarding the state tax, William Dever said that as long as he can create 500 jobs for Chicago, he can help it deduct half of the tax.

As the mayor of Chicago, the second largest city in the United States, William Dever can guarantee this. Besides, he is now a 'star' politician.

First, I came to Building 400 on Michigan Avenue, surrounded by luxury stores, and the streets were filled with successful people in gorgeous clothes.

Even in the depression period, the place is already well-organized and prosperous.

Turn right at the intersection in front of you, you will see the famous Magnificent Mile, and not far behind is the hotel where Li Zitao stayed last night, Tang Ma Hotel.

This is the most prosperous area in Chicago, everyone is proud and honored to be able to work here, it is a symbol of wealth.

The No. 400 building itself looks like a Gothic-style twin building, with a white facade and small windows between the compartments, a bit like the 'pigeon cage' of the previous life. '

"The opposite side of the block is mainly engaged in finance, although there are suitable targets, but..." Ben pointed to the opposite block, and was about to say something, when a black shadow fell from the sky.

Boom!

The ground was stained red with blood, and the people walking on the street stopped indifferently. After drawing a cross on their bodies with their fingers, they continued to move forward calmly.

They have no time to grieve, because no one knows whether they will be the next to jump from above.

"You see, the environment there is a little bit bad." If it was two months ago, people who heard this sentence would laugh out loud.

Gathering the financial elites from all over Chicago, every company, branch or office is a famous financial street in North America, but now...

Any industry related to finance is like a quail in the cold winter, shivering.

"Go to the opera house." Although Li Zitao's hands were also covered with blood, he saw the banker who once stirred up the situation in the financial field, just jumped off the roof and turned into a bloody corpse , his heart is still unavoidably a little depressed.

"Go to Roosevelt No. 13 Opera House." Seeing that the boss was in a bad mood, Ben immediately ordered to the driver.

The car was driving south. When entering Wacker Avenue, Li Zitao saw a towering and magnificent building like a city wall, the Civic Opera House.

"Is this the place you're talking about?" Li Zitao suddenly became interested.

"...Boss, you are so humorous. This opera house has only been built for 5 months. It is the most luxurious opera house in Chicago and the second largest theater in the United States.

From the beginning of construction to putting into use, it cost 30 million US dollars before and after. "

Seeing Ben's speechless expression, Li Zitao knew that he had made a mistake, but he was really interested in this opera house because it looked... grand, that's right!

"Can I buy it?" Li Zitao said, pointing to the Civic Opera House. The car had already turned a corner, and he was still looking back reluctantly.

"You can try." Ben replied thoughtfully.

The Civic Opera of Chicago, from the capital behind it, happened to be the first member of the SHIELD 22 club, public utility magnate, industrial tycoon Samuel Insall.

Among its holdings are the Federal Signal Company, Confederate Edison Company, People's Gas Company and Northern Indiana Public Service Company.

In addition, Insall also controlled many railroad companies, including the Chicago North Shore Company and the Milwaukee Railroad Rapid Transit Company, the Chicago Rapid Transit Company, the Chicago South Shore Company, and the South Bend Railroad Company.

But the leader of the Edison General Electric Company, who built a business empire with a market value of $500 million, has been in big trouble recently.

So I thought that perhaps by taking this opportunity, he could take down the Grand Opera House for BOSS, which had just been put into use and was facing the end of winter.

After seeing the Civic Opera House, and then came to the No. 13 Opera House, the old style, dilapidated walls and dusty gloomy feeling made Li Zitao not even have the idea of ​​staying.

"Buy it, demolish it and rebuild it. I need a technological building full of futuristic atmosphere, not a work of art for appreciation. Practicality is the most important thing."

His company isn't engaged in art, so what's the point of doing literature and art? He doesn't expect to open the headquarters in the future as a tourist attraction for people to visit.

Li Zitao's favorite design is the 21st century façade with imitation glass solar panels, which looks like a sci-fi design, but he also knows that it is unrealistic.

"Boss, do you have any requirements for the architectural style?" Ben was already making preliminary plans on the way back, thinking about which famous architects to participate in the design.

"Huh? Ask the people of country D to build it, and the house they built is solid." Li Zitao said casually, and the reason was so strong that Ben could retort speechlessly, 'Goddamn... strong. '

"Building No. 400 is under my name, and I will rent them as offices for the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce and SHIELD. Does this count as an expense?"

Hearing Li Zitao's words, Ben gave a thumbs up and said, "Boss, you are a born businessman."

Li Zitao smiled and thought, 'Smart, are you talking about treachery and black heart? '