"Tina, can you tell me how you're going to help me expand the slaughterhouse now?"
"Of course. Let me ask you first, Lisheng. How much of the livestock's waste can you digest now that you've cultivated those little pets?"
"A conservative estimate would be ten times more than before."
"Can I increase it in the future?"
"Should be."
"Then you'll have to leave Kaiserland Town."
"Why?"
"It's very simple. Although it's close to New York, the transportation is too inconvenient. Moreover, the land around the slaughterhouse is owned by private owners. It's not easy to buy them piece by piece and make them into a big piece …" Tina's tone became confident as she spoke.
"It's not easy to buy private owners' land. So you're saying I should buy the American government's public land?"
"Not the American government's public land, but the New York government's public land.
However, that's not the first thing you should do. The first thing you should do is to set up a bioscience company … "
While Tina was speaking, Zhang Lisheng's phone rang all of a sudden.
"I understand what you mean Tina. In reality, I was planning to use the excuse that I mastered a new technology to decompose ecological waste to explain how to deal with the livestock's waste in the slaughterhouse.
Who knew the people from the EPA never looked for me … "Zhang Lisheng picked up the phone as he spoke.
"Sir, the people from the EPA are at the slaughterhouse, they want to see you," Willy's stiff voice came from the phone.
"Isn't that weird? I just said the people from the EPA never looked for me and now the slaughterhouse's employee is calling me. The people from the EPA are waiting for me," Zhang Lisheng said in shock while covering the phone. He then released his hand, "Willy, tell the people from the EPA that I'm in New York now …"
"Mr. Zhang Lisheng, I'm Joseph Georgewina, EPA's Senior Affairs Officer. My colleague and I need to talk to you about your slaughterhouse expansion near New York City," The voice that came from the phone became unfamiliar all of a sudden.
"Slaughterhouse expansion?"
"Yes, didn't you submit the application through the internet?"
Zhang Lisheng looked at Tina who was sitting opposite him and noticed that the girl had a smug smile on her face. "Oh yes, Mr. Joseph, but I'm having lunch in New York City now. I might be able to see you later."
"That's fine. We can walk around your slaughterhouse and wait for you, if you allow it."
The EPA had a lot of power. If they found any company or individual violating federal laws and seriously polluting the environment, they could impose severe penalties.
However, in America, the prerequisite for the state administration to exercise its power was to discover illegal acts or the signs of impending illegal acts.
Although the LS Slaughterhouse under Zhang Lisheng's name did not hire a professional waste disposal company to deal with the waste and did not have any ecological waste disposal device, there had never been any sign of violation of the environmental protection law since the beginning of its operation. For this reason, even though Joseph represented the country's public power, he could only wander around Zhang Lisheng's private property as he pleased with Zhang Lisheng's permission.
"Of course, do as you please."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Zhang. We will be waiting for you. Goodbye."
"Goodbye," Zhang Lisheng hung up the phone and said to Tina, "The people from EPA said they'll be waiting for me at the slaughterhouse."
"Then, I'll go with you later."
"I don't have any experience dealing with American civil servants. Do you think there'll be any trouble?"
"Of course, there won't be any trouble now.
The Bioscience Company I mentioned earlier is just a precaution. I want to explain to the public when the slaughterhouse under your name is big enough.
As for the civil servants from EPA, they're just doing their job. They can't do anything under the situation where you're not caught.
Don't forget that you have Kaiserland Town's National Farmers Union and Trish's dad, Mr. Howick, standing behind you. "
"Mr. Howick, what does he have to do with this?"
"I met Mr. Howick when I went to visit Sheila in the hospital. He accidentally revealed that you're running a workshop called LS Slaughterhouse and you're planning to expand it soon when we were talking about you.
I don't know why, but he seemed to care about what happened to you. He talked to me for a while, it showed that he wanted to help you.
He has a wide network, he knows many powerful people in the Washington House. "
"Is that so?
Tina, I realized doing business seems to be a piece of cake ever since I met you. "
The waiter from the Herbivore Restaurant happened to push the dining cart over when Zhang Lisheng was speaking.
"Thank you." Tina scooped a spoonful of truffle stew with her spoon after thanking the waiter. She said proudly, "Lisheng, this is what it means to specialize in different fields.
100, 1,000 or 10,000 of me might not be as useful as you in the jungle or during special times.
However, I might be more useful than 100 or 1,000 of you in the business world of the steel jungle in New York.
I'll go with you to the slaughterhouse to meet the EPA officer later. You'll write the authorization and I'll register the company for you tomorrow. I'll get the loan and pick the land … All in all, just wait for the new factory to start. "
Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment. "Thank you, Tina."
"Lisheng, if you want to say thank you, I would've said it to you for the entire day when we were in Amazon.
We're good friends, it's only right for us to help each other, isn't it? "
Zhang Lisheng smiled silently and nodded.
"You know what, Lisheng? If I'm not 18 but 28 like my cousin who wants to get married, I might ask you to be my boyfriend.
Unfortunately, I'm only 18 now. To be honest, it's a little dangerous to be your girlfriend … "Tina blurted out all of a sudden looking at the faint smile on Zhang Lisheng's face.
"Tina, it doesn't matter if you're 18 or 28 to me. I've never thought of having a white girl as my girlfriend.
Moreover, I'm at a crucial moment in my cultivation, I don't plan to date at all … "Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment and said while blushing.
"So what if you're a white girl? Why are you discriminating against us?" Tina, who was supposed to be happy that Zhang Lisheng had the same thought as her, questioned angrily instead after hearing what the young man said.
"It's not discrimination, it's just that I can't accept it.
Alright Tina, let's talk about business. How long do you think it'll take for the new factory to start officially? "
"At least three months.
Lisheng, what's wrong with white girls? Compared to the Asian girls who have the same skin as you, we're taller, have bigger breasts and perkier buttocks … Forget it, you're an insensitive weirdo anyway.
Forget it, you're an unromantic weirdo anyway. Perhaps you haven't even gone through puberty yet, hehe … "Tina chuckled as if she was taking revenge.
Zhang Lisheng was not in the mood to argue with the girl. He unintentionally saw a larger patrol team gathered on the street outside the window. There were three armed armored vehicles with real guns and seven to eight police cars. He frowned deeply without realizing it.
"What's wrong Lisheng?" Tina asked in confusion when she realized that Zhang Lisheng had no intention of paying attention to her but was frowning in deep thought.
"Nothing, I'm just not used to seeing the military's armed armored vehicles patrolling the streets."
"I think so too. This is New York, not Afghanistan," Tina nodded in agreement. "But this is the only way we can do it.
The terrorists from the Middle East attacked our New York Harbor. If we don't strengthen the security, I'm afraid the tragedy of September 11th will happen again.
"Why did it become the Middle East terrorists attacking New York Harbor? Didn't they say it was done by giant beasts or aliens?"
"Giant beasts or aliens?
Don't be silly Lisheng, of course it's done by terrorists. My dad said the rumors on the internet are fake news that the government spread on purpose to cover their failure in fighting the terrorists and to start a war as they please to get revenge.
It's not the first time something like this happened in America's history. He won't donate a single cent to the National Party in the next election, "Tina said with certainty. It did not cross her mind that the young man across her was the one who caused the disaster in Queens Harbor.
"What you said makes sense," Zhang Lisheng was stunned hearing what the girl said. He nodded and said while feeling much more relaxed.
A thousand people might have a thousand different understandings of an incident that he could not understand. Perhaps the incident was not as serious as the young man thought it was.
Tina dragged Zhang Lisheng to the LS Slaughterhouse outside of Kaiserland Town after they finished their lunch while chatting and laughing.
The girl's driving speed was much faster than Zhang Lisheng's. In less than an hour, the both of them turned into the road that led straight to the slaughterhouse.
The road was narrow and could only accommodate two cars at the same time. The SUV that Tina was driving was blocked by a truck that was moving slowly with a load of livestock at the back.
"See, this is the reason why I don't support the expansion of the LS Slaughterhouse directly," The girl sat on the driver's seat and kept honking.
"You can turn into the dirt road next to it. I've tried it before, it's not as bumpy as you think."
The girl said nothing and turned into the dirt road next to the highway. Soon, she sped up and rushed into the slaughterhouse at the end of the road.
Half a month had passed since the Christmas holiday, the slaughterhouse had long resumed its normal operation. Although the business was not as popular as it was during the new year, it was considered endless.
Ever since that thrilling transaction, it was Tina's first time coming to this place again. She was in a daze for a moment as she looked at the few farmers wearing heavy denim overalls who were driving their livestock into the workshop from afar. "Lisheng, looks like your business is doing quite well." She parked her car in front of the workshop that had been converted into a lounge.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
