Chapter 1367 American Republican Old Man

What surprised Shi Lei was 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 Atherton in California.

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 reaches 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. The wealthy people in Silicon Valley really don't care about properties worth millions or ten million dollars."

Shi Lei thought his deduction was good, but he didn't expect Yao Er to give him another head-on blow.

"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. It’s not like you can buy a house with money. This agent really put a lot of effort into finding 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. What you know about the United States is from movies and TV. It is normal not to understand this."

"Just tell me how much that house costs."

"The house covers an area of ​​just over one thousand square meters and has its own swimming pool and tennis court. The current offer is US$22 million."

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

Shi Lei frowned when he heard this. 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. . It was originally 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 landlord 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. 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 was to prevent the other party from having anything to do with the Democratic Party. Sir, you Actually, you don’t have to worry about this…”

Shi Lei interrupted Yao Er and said, "Not only that, but I don't think the house price is too high, I think it's too low. Five bedrooms and five bathrooms is a bit small, and I hope it occupies a larger area."

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 the other party. Sir, in this way, you can give me a psychological price, the maximum cannot be more than a certain amount, and I will give in." The other party is more purposeful.”

Shi Lei muttered: "There is no limit to the maximum, but the minimum must be 40 to 50 million."

"Okay, then I understand. What's wrong with you, sir? Why do you feel a bit exaggerated?"

This is normal. Even though Yao Er never wanted to ask more about Shi Lei, it was a bit strange to see that Shi Lei would often spend more than 50 million US dollars to buy a house, and he specifically said there would be no cap.

"I have my purpose, please pay more attention."

Of course Shi Lei wouldn't explain much, so Yao Er hung up the phone and communicated with the other agent's 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 Town, New York, for 45 million."

Shi Lei scratched his head again and said, "What kind of place is Sagaponak?"

"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 is only ranked second among luxury residential areas in the United States, with Sagaponack ranking first. The median residential price is $8.5 million, and the one currently for sale is not the most expensive there. Expensive. The most expensive one is US$1.5 billion.”

Shi Lei was a little excited when he heard it. 150 million, how great would it be if he could buy this house? That means he would spend 1 billion RMB directly, and half of this quota cycle, the next quota cycle, and the next quota cycle would all be spent.

"Are you going to sell the 150 million?"

Yao Er was a little speechless when he heard Shi Lei's excited voice.

"Sir, are you sure you really want to buy a house worth over 100 million in the United States?"

Shi Lei frowned and said, "Why not?"

"Although there are not many fees when buying a house in the United States, any house needs to pay property taxes every year. For a house like the one you requested, the annual tax is basically more than 3% of the house price. A house worth over 100 million will give 3 million US dollars to the US government every year."

Although 3 million US dollars is obviously nothing to Shi Lei now, Shi Lei is not living in the United States for a long time after all. In Yao Er's opinion, buying a house means more investment, and spending millions of dollars to pay taxes every year is obviously not worth the loss. To put it bluntly, a few million dollars a year is enough to buy a presidential suite in a five-star hotel in Manhattan. Not to mention that after buying such a property, workers need to be arranged regularly for maintenance, which costs at least a million dollars a year.

However, Shi Lei's answer was unusually straightforward: "Just pay it."

Yao Er hung up the phone in silence. He couldn't understand Shi Lei anymore. Logically, Shi Lei was not such a boastful person. Why was he so stubborn about buying a house?

However, since it was Shi Lei's request, he still did it. So he called the agent again and told the other party that if he could find a more expensive one, it would be the best. If not, then this one.

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

One was the 45 million house. The agent found another property in Sagaponack. This one was more expensive than the previous one, with a price of 73 million US dollars.

The remaining one was returned to the name of the old Republican. It is located in the real center of Atherton and is the residence he currently lives in. However, the asking price is 120 million US dollars.

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I forgot about finding a house. I was originally looking for boiled water, but later it became Yao Er who reported to him. I will see how to explain it when I have time. But it’s okay. It doesn’t affect the plot anyway.

In short, I just forgot about it. What can you do? La la la la la