"My dear date, are you ready to attend my grand birthday party?"
"I'm at the construction site now but I'll be back in New York soon. I'll definitely appear before you before 12 o 'clock …"
"You're at the construction site? Oh god baby, you should be trying on your gown now …"
"Did you forget Tina? I've tried on the gown and shoes yesterday …
Don't interrupt me, I have something to tell you. A guy who claims to be a California farm owner came to the construction site out of nowhere. He wants to sign a contract with me for slaughtering 10,000 cows, 20,000 pigs and 15,000 sheep every year at a price of 50 dollars for pigs, 150 dollars for cows and 40 dollars for sheep.
He even promised to pay 30% of the deposit right away and pay the rest in one lump sum after slaughtering a batch of livestock.
I think the terms he offered are unbelievable. It's not reliable to sign such a contract before the port is even built. "
"Wait Lisheng, wait, let me think about it … Oh, oh, I didn't think about this so early.
Oh, oh, I didn't think of this so early. Don't worry, he didn't mean to lie to you. That person is a very gambler. Of course, his temperament is much worse than my father's, but maybe he doesn't have enough money … "
"What are you talking about Tina? I don't understand."
"I'm telling you that you can sign the contract with him without any worries. With this contract, the National Farmers Union in the villages and towns near New York City will soon understand that it's not easy to take advantage of LS Slaughterhouse. Your funds will soon return and the 'snowball' will start rolling.
All in all, this is great news. "
"Okay, I'll look for you in New York City after signing the contract."
"Baby, it's a three to four million dollar contract after all. On top of that, the other party has to pay up to a million dollars as deposit. You can do whatever you want but others might not have the courage to do that.
Come to Hilton Hotel on Apple Street with him and tell him not to bring a lawyer. I'll introduce a good lawyer to you. You can't always use the lawyer from Kaiserland Town's National Farmers Union after your business expands. "
"Alright then, wait for me," Zhang Lisheng hung up the phone as he spoke. Zhang Lisheng hung up the phone and explained to the farm owner from California. Both of them drove to the Hilton Hotel on Apple Street in New York City respectively.
A beautiful waitress welcomed them with a smile when they walked into the hotel, "Welcome to Hilton Hotel, Mr. Zhang. Ms. Tina is waiting for you at the restaurant on the top floor. Please follow me."
"Thank you." Zhang Lisheng said as he stepped on the rough but smooth rough stone floor and passed through the hotel's magnificent lobby. He entered the elevator and went straight to the top floor.
Walking out of the elevator and turning into the bright restaurant with a view, the young man saw Tina sitting at a table by the window with a gray-haired old man wearing a brown suit. They were talking and laughing.
Upon seeing Zhang Lisheng walking towards her, the girl introduced him right away, "Lisheng, this is Edward Wales, a partner of Gengus and Wharton Law Firm.
Mr. Wills is one of the best business lawyers in New York. He can help you solve any troublesome business problems in the future. "
Just when Tina spoke, the gray-haired man opposite her stood up from his seat and turned around to extend his hand. "Nice to meet you, Mr. Zhang Lisheng. It's nice to meet you." However, he was not an old man but an elegant middle-aged man.
"Nice to meet you, lawyer Edward Wills. You can just call me Lisheng.
Tina, this is Mr. Hamilton, the farmer from California that I mentioned on the phone. "
"Nice to meet you, Mr. Hamilton. I heard from Lisheng that you're a courageous adventurer."
"That's right, beautiful lady." Hamilton's eyes widened as he smiled in surprise. "New York is such a magical city. In California, a girl your age would only know how to count the number of cows in the barn but you're already an experienced businessman."
The four of them chatted and sat down. Naturally, Zhang Lisheng and Tina sat together while Hamilton and the lawyer Wills sat across them.
"Mr. Hamilton, I've roughly learned about the conditions that you're offering from Lisheng's phone call. I've already asked lawyer Wills to draft a contract, please take a look."
"Alright, Miss Tina." Hamilton took the document and looked at it carefully. This Californian cowboy with rugged facial features revealed a hint of slyness under the bright New York sun that shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows. "I completely agree with the terms in this contract, but I just want to add one more.
I can request for an increase of 15% in the livestock slaughter quota every year. "
"You can add that but you'll have to decide whether to request for an increase in the quota at the beginning of the year. Not only that, you'll have to pay the slaughter fee for the increase in quota in full."
"You're really stubborn. Alright, I'll agree to it," Hamilton pondered for a moment and agreed to it.
Therefore, lawyer Wills drafted a new contract on his laptop right away. The deal was completed after Zhang Lisheng and Hamilton signed it.
930,000 dollars soon came into his account. The cowboy and lawyer soon left tactfully after Tina opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate on Zhang Lisheng's behalf.
"Lisheng, congratulations on your first business in the new market." The girl said while smiling when Zhang Lisheng and Tina were left alone. "Looking at this trend, you'll soon become a rising star in the New York business world.
The 18 million people in New York consume tens of billions of dollars of meat every year. As long as your little pets are big enough, you'll be unrivaled in the slaughtering market in the upper reaches of this river basin. It won't be a problem for you to earn hundreds of millions of dollars every year as you develop slowly. "
"Is that so? I'll build the world's most advanced biological lab deep in the Amazon jungle when that time comes …"
"Don't expect me to visit you if you build a lab in the Amazon.
By then, I'll live in New York or Boston with my new boyfriend. I'll look at the clouds floating outside the window and reminisce about the happy times I had with you in the past. Maybe I'll have a few affairs with you behind his back when you're back from the Amazon …
Oh sh * t, I feel like I'm going to cry.
Zhang Lisheng, what kind of spell did you cast on me? You have so many strange abilities, is it a spell that makes women fall in love with you? I was just joking but … "Tina knocked Zhang Lisheng's head hard as she spoke.
"Stop being unreasonable Tina. If I had that ability, I wouldn't have needed to hire someone to attend the New Year's party back then."
"You're right, I'm sorry Lisheng. You know I'm leaving New York to go to university in Boston so I'm a little anxious and emotionally unstable.
I'm a famous person in Fordham but I'm not sure if I'll stand out in front of all the young elites in America when I go to Harvard Business School. "
"Of course you will. I heard that most of the young people who came from wealthy families like you would study art and literature. Meanwhile, more than 90% of the students from top business schools come from middle-class families.
You're already a 'seasoned businessman' now, how can they compare to you? " Zhang Lisheng waved his hand to get the waiter over while smiling. "Please give me a Chowder and a glass of Coke."
"You're mocking me for being a philistine but I'm just like my dad, we're born to be good at business. I'd be out of my mind if I went to study art.
Just like how you drink Coke wherever you go, what suits you is the best. "
Zhang Lisheng smiled and said nothing more. Soon, the seafood chowder was served on the table. After wolfing it down, he sat in the hotel's limousine with Tina and headed to the real New York Harbor in New York City.
Among the three big harbors in the New York metropolitan area, Queens Harbor and Newark Harbor were usually called New York Harbor. However, there was only one real New York Harbor.
Unlike the other two harbors, most of the ships that were docked there were passenger ships and yachts. The Fordham Three Sisters' birthday party was held on one of the luxury cruise ships called Elizabeth Holiday.
Elizabeth Holiday had a draft of 90,000 tons and 1,257 guest rooms. It could carry 2,514 tourists on a cruise around the sea.
As a high-end vacation cruise ship, this ship could be called as a happy park swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. As soon as they boarded the ship, the huge Ferris wheel set up at the front of the deck and the spacious open-air cinema that could accommodate 300 to 400 people at the same time next to the Ferris wheel brought endless surprises to the passengers.
In the wonderful, dreamy, and gorgeous hall on the first floor of the ship, there was a total of four sightseeing elevators around it. They could pass through the atrium of the cruise ship's four-story cabin and look straight at the sky.
Along the atrium, there was a customer service center, a shore tour service counter, a cigar bar, and all kinds of massage parlors on the second floor.
There was a dedicated music hall on the third floor. Whenever night fell, there would be music playing on the entire cruise ship.
The highest fourth floor was an open structure with a winding corridor that was close to half a mile long. It was connected to all kinds of leisure dining facilities. There were sun chairs, umbrellas, and artificial beaches for tourists to use.
When Zhang Lisheng and Tina arrived at the port by car, the coast was already crowded with many screaming boys and girls and tabloid reporters who were ready to pounce.
"What are those people doing?" Zhang Lisheng, who was sitting at the back of the limousine, unintentionally saw the crazy crowd outside the window and asked in confusion.
"They're fans of me, Sheila, and Trish. There are also some reporters from fashion magazines and tabloids. It's been like this every birthday party since we were 14 years old. That's why I took the hotel limousine here today.
Baby, if you don't like being photographed, get off the car first and cover your face with your hands before charging forward. They don't know you yet, so they won't be too interested in you. I've already informed the guards, they'll let you get on the ship directly. "
"I should've gotten on the ship last night if I knew this would happen." Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before opening the door and running out of the car while covering his face.
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