There were always a lot of unsatisfactory things that happened in this world. For example, Katie regretted that she didn't express her feelings to Li Jie earlier, which led to her leaving now.
For example, Peter Parker felt that he was being generous just now and said that he would donate most of the money to charity, keeping only a small amount for himself.
For example, Gwen said that if she joined Peter Parker, she would be able to afford a luxury apartment in midtown Manhattan, and she would move in with him.
Gwen, in particular, felt that her mouth was rotten. Because the day after Li Jie gave the check to Peter, the good friends went out to look at houses. And they also called Harry Osborn.
As the chairman of the Osborne Group, Harry had been busy since the New Year. It had been almost a month since he got together with his two old friends.
When he heard that Peter had received such a large amount of patent fees, he was a little surprised. After Li Jie explained the whole story of the money, Harry began to be happy about Peter.
He also volunteered to help Peter find a house. He knew some high-quality real estate developers in Manhattan, and those guys always handed him business cards at various cocktail parties, hoping that the young chairman Harry would consider the properties under his name when buying the next mansion.
It had to be known that for top tycoons like Harry Osborn and Tony Stark, if they wanted to buy a manor-level mansion, it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars. For example, the Osborne Manor left by Old Norman Osborn on the outskirts of New York City. Because of the expansion of New York City, the Osborne Manor, including the house and the foundation, was now valued at more than 900 million dollars.
And Tony's luxury villa on the edge of Malibu Beach was far smaller than the Osborne Manor. But because the location was the most spectacular on the entire Malibu coastline, the house and the foundation were valued at more than 500 million dollars.
For these world's top tycoons, spending one or two hundred million dollars to buy a top mansion was really not a big deal. Harry still had several overseas properties under his name, all left behind by Old Norman.
One on the coast of Spain, one in the Caribbean, and one in Greece. These were all used for overseas vacations. In fact, they could only stay there for about ten days a year at most. But it costs nearly five million dollars a year to maintain these mansions (not counting the Osborne estate).
This was a corner of the ordinary life of the top tycoons. Just the annual house maintenance fees alone could make the real estate company in charge of tens of millions of profits. Therefore, those real estate developers were even closer to a millionaire like Harry than to their own grandfathers.
Who knew that one day Harry was tired of living in the old Osborne Manor and wanted to do a major renovation, or just buy a new, younger manor mansion? That was a big deal worth hundreds of millions of USD!
So when Harry released the news that he wanted to buy a luxury apartment worth about ten million dollars in midtown Manhattan, with a good view, spacious area, and excellent privacy and security systems. Those real estate developers who wanted to establish a relationship with Harry almost lined up to offer all the quality resources they could find with both hands.
Even if the house was not for Harry Osborne to live in, but for his friend to buy it. But the real estate developers were not stupid. Those who could afford to buy a ten-million-dollar mansion were also rich. How could they neglect them? More importantly, they could brush up a wave of good feelings in front of Harry!
For these guys whose old faces were smiling more brightly than chrysanthemums, Li Jie could only sigh: Money really can do whatever you want.
For example, the apartment the three of them were looking at now was located in Lower Manhattan near Midtown. It was a forty-eight-story high-rise building. The apartment was located on the top floor of the building, with an area of about 350 square meters, seven rooms, three spacious bathrooms, and a dining room and a large living room that could accommodate twenty people at the same time.
Because it was on the top floor, there was a huge sun terrace outside (that is, the ceiling position downstairs. Because of the form of the building, the area of the top floor was smaller than that of the downstairs, so there was an extra).
The sun terrace outside added up to nearly three hundred square meters, and some green plants had been planted to become a sky garden. The garden just surrounded the apartment, and the shade of the trees increased some privacy and security. But it would not be too dense to block the view of the people inside and the lighting of the house itself.
At the same time, a small swimming pool was set up in the spacious part of the garden of the apartment. It was small, but it was three meters by seven meters. In such a high-rise building, it was a luxury to have an air swimming pool of this size.
"The floor materials are the top quartzite and marble, and all the wall coatings are fireproof and corrosion-resistant materials. And this height of the apartment has an extremely good view. Although it is not in the center of Midtown, you can see the panoramic view of Manhattan! "A real estate businessman in his late fifties strongly recommended this apartment.
He had thick hair that did not match his age at all. In fact, it could even be said that it was a little too thick. It looked like a bird's nest that was not properly taken care of. Li Jie suspected that he was also a user of Dawn Hair Regrowth Potion.
Mr. Bird's Nest was the owner of a medium-sized real estate company. Although his net worth could not be compared with Harry Osborn, he still had a billion dollars of property.
Originally, Mr. Bird's Nest didn't need to sell this luxury apartment in person, but considering that the other party had Harry Osborn, Mr. Bird's Nest had to postpone a temporary meeting to be held today. He wanted to personally make his presence known in front of the young world's richest people.
This apartment had been fully renovated. It was very luxurious and fashionable. It was not simply prepared for the rich bumpkins. The style of the renovation was more youthful and designed. As long as the furniture and electrical appliances were arranged, it was completely ready to move in. In fact, the apartment was already equipped with the corresponding furniture and electrical appliances, but they needed to be purchased separately. If he didn't like it, he could let Mr. Bird's Nest take it away, and then choose the furniture and electrical appliances he liked.
"In fact, in addition to the furniture and electrical appliances, if you don't like the renovation style, you can also redecorate it. The Nest Real Estate Company can help you, Mr. Harry. " (Mr. Bird's Nest's company name) "Mr. Bird's Nest said enthusiastically.
Li Jie looked at the apartment and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow ~ it's beautiful." He was a little impressed by the full-size glass wall of the apartment's living room. The scenery here looked so beautiful.
Peter stepped carefully on the luxury-looking quartz tiles. He couldn't believe it. Was this the house he wanted to buy?
Wait, really? So luxurious? Parker was used to living in the two-story wooden bungalow with Uncle Ben and Aunt May for more than ten years. Everything here was beyond his expectations.
"Am I really going to buy a house here?" Peter asked in disbelief as he stood on the balcony of the forty-eight-story building and looked at New York City outside.
"Why not?" Harry didn't quite understand why Peter was uneasy.
"I mean, I mean, I have a surreal feeling. It seems like everything is fake. I was still living in my uncle's small wooden house yesterday, and today I'm in a luxurious castle? "Peter gestured with his hands for a long time but couldn't express what he wanted to express.
Li Jie walked over and patted Peter's shoulder, "You're thinking too much. You may not be able to buy this apartment with that little money."
"A little money? Even if I don't take the follow-up money, I already have 15 million dollars in my bank account today! That's called a little money? " Peter looked at Li Jie in disbelief. 15 million was almost an astronomical number for Peter.
Li Jie asked Mr. Bird's Nest not far away, "Sir, what's the selling price of this room?"
"14 million, not including property tax and purchase tax!" Mr. Bird's Nest's offer almost made Peter lose his balance.
Harry looked back at Mr. Bird's Nest and said, "When I asked the price, I said that the total price of all the house procedures should be within 15 million."
Mr. Bird's Nest smiled, "Of course, I just said the price to the public. The price of Mr. Osborne's friend is naturally different. I'll get all the paperwork done for a price under thirteen and a half million. And all the furniture and appliances can be given away. "
This price was almost no money for Mr. Bird's Nest. It was purely a free call. But was it worth it to use a profit of one or two million dollars to brush up Harry's good impression? At least Mr. Bird's Nest thought it was worth it.
"I still think it's too unreal. Am I living in such an expensive house now? Why should I live here? "Peter inexplicably felt a little uneasy.
Li Jie felt a little funny and asked, "Why can't you live here? This is the wealth you created with your own wisdom, so you just enjoy the life you can enjoy. "
"I'm just, I'm just." Peter opened his mouth several times, but he didn't know how to express it.
"You just feel that life is changing too fast, or the trajectory of life is changing too much, which makes you a little uneasy. Is it like a cat moving to a new nest? Is it insecure? Do you want to say that if you live in this house, you will no longer be Spider-man? "Li Jie said the word Spider-man very softly.
Peter looked at Li Jie and Harry in silence and nodded. Harry shook his head and said to Mr. Bird's Nest not far away, "Can you give us some private space? If I decide, I will contact you directly. "
Of course, Mr. Bird's Nest didn't reject Harry's words. It was really rare for a real estate developer to leave his property and leave his guests to look at the house.
After Mr. Bird's Nest left, Harry said to Harry, "Are you stupid? What does money have to do with you being a Spider-man? Tony and I are much richer than you, and we are doing something similar to you. "
Peter scratched his head. It seemed to make sense. But what was the difference? He couldn't tell.
"Don't tell me you think a hero should live a down-and-out life?" Li Jie immediately pointed out Peter's thoughts. "It's just like what happens in many stories. A hero who upholds justice and protects everyone is always a bad person. Either because of his heroic actions, his family is separated, or because of his heroic actions, he becomes poor. Don't tell me you're thinking the same thing? "
Peter nodded with some embarrassment. He did think so. He felt that if he lived in such a big house, he would be separated from the Spider-man feeling of being a good neighbor in New York City.
Li Jie shook his head at Peter. "Stop it. This idea is stupid. Do you remember why I founded Marvel Comics in the first place? It's not just to make money. We use real heroes to publish comics to earn money, and then we give a part of the reward to these heroes. So that their heroic actions are not just about giving without getting anything in return. "
"I once said that most of the tragedies in this world come from indifference, and indifference comes from giving without getting anything in return. People who do good should live better than ordinary people. This is a normal phenomenon in this world. "Li Jie said seriously to Peter.
"The media always likes to report that the poor help the poor, and the weak help the weak. Although this is very eye-catching, it can sublimate human nature, and enhance the perception of morality and loftiness. But what we have to say is that it is good for the poor and the weak to help each other, but we need to appeal to more rich and strong people to help the poor and the weak, instead of simply watching them help each other. "
"And for those who are virtuous, we can't simply let them continue to be poor after admiring their virtue. If possible, we can make them rich. Spider-man won't do good deeds because he has money, right? A Spider-man will always be a Spider-man. He won't change because he has money or not, right? "Li Jie's words made Peter think it through.
Yes, if he has money, he will still be a Spider-man. As long as his nature doesn't change! Peter looked at the luxury apartment. He only had two problems to solve now.
The first was how to explain to Uncle Ben and Aunt May that he bought a mansion and that the nephew they had raised for more than ten years suddenly became a multi-millionaire.
The second was how to persuade Gwen to move into the "new home" she was going to live in.
Gwen, who was discussing the new spring fashion with Lan in Li Jie's villa, suddenly shivered. Lan thought she was cold. "Do I need to add a shawl for you?"
Gwen shook her head. "No, it wasn't cold just now. It was a feeling of electricity. It's just that after the last London incident, every time Peter thinks about something about me, I feel like this. "
Lan knew that Peter had no secrets in front of Gwen, so she gossiped and asked, "What is he thinking this time?"
Gwen looked bitter. "The trouble is that this time my Spider Sense is alerting me, but I don't know what he is thinking. He seems to have learned Brain Seal by accident. "
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