Zhang Lisheng said nothing when Maddie was hesitating. He only looked at the girl quietly until she finally gave in and picked up the check while shaking. She folded it and put it in her pocket before taking out 20 dollars and tossing it on the table. He said, "Wipe your tears and get me a hot drink."
Maddie wiped her tears with a pale face and went to the front desk to buy a hot drink before sending it to Zhang Lisheng.
"Didn't you see that the money I gave you is 20 dollars? Get yourself one too." The young man glanced at the girl and took a sip of the hot drink in satisfaction. "It's too cold outside. I'll send you home after you're done drinking."
Maddie was stunned and looked at the young man in front of her in shock. However, she realized that Zhang Lisheng had already taken out his smartphone casually and began searching the New York map. He was looking for the public land that belonged to the New York government.
Just when he was searching for the suburbs, he heard a soft female voice by his ear all of a sudden. "Do I have to look for you regularly after I go home?"
"Look for me regularly? If that's the case, will you be the servant or will I be the servant? I'll naturally inform you if I have any errands in the future. By then, you'll have to complete them without any discount and fulfill your duty as a servant …"
"What errands?"
"How would I know what errands there are now? Shut up, I'm looking for the map."
"What are you looking for? I can help."
"You're really good at changing roles.
That's right, I'll leave such trivial matters to you in the future. Get me the public land that belongs to the New York government with an area of more than 10 hectares that's convenient for transportation tonight and send it to my email. "
"I should be able to download a small program from the internet to filter it out directly. I'll get it done soon," Maddie took the phone from Zhang Lisheng and returned it to the young man after playing with it for a few minutes.
Zhang Lisheng looked at the phone screen and realized that there were up to 100 pieces of land marked in black on the map. The distance to New York City was marked in detail next to the black pieces. He could not help but be stunned.
"Seems like a qualified servant is more useful than I imagined …" He mumbled to himself and looked at Maddie who had no expression on her face. "Well done, I'll send you home now."
On the way home, the girl fell into a long silence and suddenly took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Lisheng, what's the use of separating those public lands on the map?"
"I have a slaughterhouse that is about to be expanded. I'm looking for a suitable new place."
"I don't know much about the slaughtering industry, but I feel that it would be very difficult to open a large factory near New York City and occupy public land …"
"I don't have to worry about whether it's difficult or not. My 'friend' will help me solve it."
"That's right. They can tell that you are 'Dark Iron Man' instead of 'Super Spiderman'. Naturally, you have a lot of powerful friends."
"What?"
"It's nothing. I just feel that since you can choose any piece of land, it's best to open a factory on land that's close to both the highway and the sea."
Maddie's thought coincided with Zhang Lisheng's. He asked with interest, "What's the reason?"
"It's very simple. As soon as the factory expands like a snowball, there'll be more potential in terms of cargo, such as building a small dock …"
The reason why the girl was willing to take the initiative to talk so much was actually to show her 'usefulness' to offset the uneasiness in her heart. As the both of them were talking, the car had already entered the dilapidated block near Chinatown where Tina lived.
"I'll consider your opinion.
Also, if there's anything I need you to do in the future, I'll let you know through my email. Text me your email address later. "
"Thank you very much, Mr. Lisheng. Really …" Tina nodded and said before getting off the car.
However, Zhang Lisheng said calmly, "This is just an equivalent exchange, you don't have to thank me." He then drove away.
It was already evening when he returned home. The young man returned to his room after dinner and began cultivating his secret method.
The night passed by in a blink of an eye. The next morning, Zhang Lisheng dressed casually and drove to the New York City Hall on Broadway as promised.
Broadway went from Battersea Park in the south to Manhattan Island in the north. It was an important birthplace of American plays and musicals. There were many theaters of all sizes on both sides of the road. There seemed to be musical notes dancing in the air.
Initially, Zhang Lisheng was a little stunned when he found out that the New York City Hall was located at this time. However, as the car drove through the bustling and noisy street in the morning, the buildings on both sides gradually became old and tidy. Only then did he realize that theater and music were just a part of the long Broadway.
Just when he understood this, the car navigation guided the Ford Explorer to turn into an auxiliary road and turned to an old British-style building.
Looking from the outside, the old building did not occupy a large area. It was surrounded by low iron fences. However, due to the reason that there were no guards at the entrance of the fence, it was still considered an open structure. This was New York City Hall.
At this time, the time shown on the dashboard of the Explorer was 9: 48 am. After Zhang Lisheng parked his car in a public parking space nearby, he followed the crowd of tourists and walked into the famous arched front hall of the city hall. It happened to be exactly 10 am when he entered the famous arched front hall of the city hall.
Sunday was the New York government's fixed open day. There were many tourists taking photos in high spirits at the front hall. Zhang Lisheng looked around in the crowd and heard a hearty laugh coming from behind him all of a sudden, "Being punctual is another important characteristic of a successful person. Seems like you'll definitely be successful in the future, Mr. Zhang Lisheng."
"You're very punctual too. Good morning, Mr. Howick," Zhang Lisheng turned around and said while smiling to the hunk walking to him from the door.
"Good morning, Mr. Lisheng. I'd like to thank you personally. You've saved my entire family," Howick, who was wearing an inconspicuous dirt-resistant gray leather jacket that looked like a tourist, walked up to the young man and lowered his voice. His expression turned serious, "I can't imagine losing a daughter after losing a son …"
"Mr. Howick, I've only done what I should do within my ability."
"Perhaps it might seem like that to you but it's completely different to me.
Alright, this isn't the place to talk. Let me bring you to business first. "
Howick brought Zhang Lisheng out of the arched hall and turned into the corridor. They turned left and right and went up and down the stairs twice. They arrived at an inconspicuous office in the city hall.
"This is it." Looking at the 'New York City Land Management Department' sign written on the office's wooden door, Howick adjusted his collar and tried his best to make the jacket he was wearing look more formal. 'Bang bang bang …' He knocked on the door.
"Cough cough, please come in." It was supposed to be a rest day but a young man's soft voice came from the office that had no one on duty.
Howick pushed the door open and walked straight to the office desk. Before a fat, bald man who looked like he was in his thirties snapped back to reality, Howick gave him a passionate hug. "You must be Mr. Thomas.
I'm Howick, I've heard about you from Mark a long time ago. My old buddy said you're his best subordinate and best friend. Birds of a feather flock together, I knew we'd definitely become friends with just one look at you. "
"Oh, oh, yes, Mr. Howick." Thomas was a little stunned by the sudden passion of this strong, big, bear-like man that he met for the first time. However, the anxiety and nervousness in his heart somehow relaxed a lot. "It was Mr. Mark who asked me to wait in the office this weekend …"
"Just call me Howick.
I'm sorry to make you work overtime because of a friend's emergency, Mr. Thomas. If you're free, I'd like to invite you to the Elephant Club to play a few rounds of cards next Saturday to relax. You'll see many familiar faces by then. "
In reality, an invitation to a card game meant that a social circle had opened its arms. It was difficult for people who were not part of the game to understand the meaning of such an acceptance.
Fortunately, although Thomas was a government official who had a lifetime salary and did not even have the right to vote or be elected, he knew very well that he was not living in a vacuum.
"It's my honor to be invited by you, Mr. Howick. I'll definitely be there on Saturday." It was obvious that he did not expect to receive such a reward. He was stunned for a moment and said passionately, "Let's get down to business first. Don't delay, your friend …"
"Zhang Lisheng, a very young and talented industrialist. He's just gotten a loan guaranteed by Mr. Dolby Douglin and he's planning to expand his slaughterhouse."
"Mr. Dolby Douglin, it's … it's Dolby Douglin from Wall Street!"
"Apart from him, there's no other Dolby Douglin in America," Howick said jokingly even though there was a hint of gloom in his eyes.
"That's impressive," Thomas exclaimed and turned his head to look at Zhang Lisheng with more passion now. "Mr. Zhang Lisheng, since you're here to look for me, you must be planning to pick a suitable piece of land from the New York government's public land reserve."
"Yes, Mr. Thomas," Zhang Lisheng nodded and said.
"Do you have a target in mind?"
"Yes, there's a beach three kilometers west of Totley Town."
"Totley, Totley …" Thomas mumbled and searched for the land that Zhang Lisheng mentioned on the computer on his office desk. He looked at it carefully and said all of a sudden, "Mr. Lisheng, I roughly understand the requirements of the land that you need.
Convenient land transportation;
More potential for development in Linhai;
Big land area but bad condition, it won't cause any backlash from environmentalists. The beach in Totley Town is not bad but I have a better recommendation.
Take a look at this land in Mutteslow. It's also close to the sea but the land area is bigger and the transfer fee is cheaper. Not only that, the land's utilization rate is the lowest'D '. You'll be able to get a bigger piece of land with fewer jobs and you'll get preemptive rights under the same conditions. "
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