Zhang Lisheng frowned speechlessly with a puzzled expression on his face.
"Okay, do you know how much a pocket-sized pet cat that the Swedish Merkel Company has developed using the latest genetic technology can only sell for?"
Zhang Lisheng shook his head again when he saw Tina's jumping thoughts.
"One hundred thousand dollars and you have to pay in advance. The pet can only be paid after half a year. Even so, the supply still can't meet the demand.
Do you know why? "
"Because this is a pocket-sized cat?"
"No matter how small a pocket-sized cat is, can it be smaller than a spotted hamster?" Tina pouted and said while smiling, "Lisheng, the reason why things are expensive is not because they're small, but because there's less of them.
Rarity naturally made them precious. This was the reason why luxury goods came into being.
It's just like your centipede. Think about it, a giant insect pet cultivated using the mysterious ancient Chinese method can even help hunters hunt.
It's like a fantasy. Think about it, how much can one sell for? "
"But the shamans that I've trained, oh, I can't sell them. This, this is a rule that I can't go against …"
"Young man, my father once said, 'There is nothing in this world that cannot be sold. The only question is whether the price is reasonable.'
You might not be moved by 100,000 dollars, but what about 1,000,000 dollars? What about 10 million dollars? "
"Nobody in this world would spend 10 million dollars to buy a bug no matter how powerful it has mutated," Zhang Lisheng sneered.
"Oh, oh, oh, Lisheng! Believe me, there are more rich and bored people on the planet under our feet than you can imagine.
Since there were people who would spend more than 20 million dollars to undergo harsh training and risk their lives to go to space just to fulfill a childhood dream, it would be impossible for them to do so.
How do you know that a centipede that can bite a leopard to death is not worth 10 million dollars to those wealthy Middle Eastern royal family's descendants who love hunting and spend tens of millions of dollars to raise horses, hounds, and falcons every year? "
Zhang Lisheng opened his mouth and was stunned for a while before replying, "I can't argue with you about the value of luxury goods.
I only know that those large centipedes can't be sold, no matter how high the price is. "
"Okay, let's not talk about selling. I can sponsor you with a sum of money first …"
"No, I can ask you to help me like a friend, but I can't use your money."
"Okay, you have a backbone. Now I admire you even more.
Then let's talk about your current plan. Don't tell me you want me to find you a bigger, bigger, meat supermarket to work in? "
"Something like that, or can you tell me where I can buy cheap expired meat?
Oh yeah, I'll have to pay with a Chinese credit card when I buy raw meat, the kind that can only be swiped at specific travel stores in America. "
"There are a lot of Chinese students in our school right now. I know what kind of card you are talking about.
How much do you want to buy? "
"I have about 100,000 dollars in my card. If it's cheap enough, I'd like to reserve all of them. Of course, I won't be picking them up in one go."
"How much money do you have in your card?"
"100,000 dollars, it's the inheritance that my father left for me."
"You're saying that you have a start-up capital of 100,000 dollars to cultivate your special mutated insect?"
"Yes."
"Then, why don't you buy a small slaughterhouse instead of buying expired meat or working in a meat market?" Tina asked in disbelief.
"What?"
"Go to a satellite town near New York City and buy a small slaughterhouse with a legal license.
Get the cheapest raw meat to cultivate mutated insects.
Sell it.
Set up a biology lab.
Continue to study more … more mutated insects.
Get a Nobel Prize.
Become the second Darwin in the textbook. Look how smooth this path is. "
Zhang Lisheng snapped back to reality after hearing Tina's reminder. He was only a Rank-2 Wizard now. He only had one wizard worm, Mountoad. He would need to consume hundreds of kilograms of blood food every day.
As his witchcraft continued to break through and his wizard worms increased, it would be impossible for him to feed them by working or buying cheap meat.
Americans did not eat animal organs and fresh blood. If he really ran a slaughterhouse, he would be able to get the blood food that his wizard worm needed without paying any price.
Not only that, having a career would benefit his witchcraft cultivation in the long run.
After all, the cultivation secret skill that he obtained was only up to the level of Wizard Level Twelve. Although it seemed like it was still out of his reach to cultivate to that level, it was definitely beneficial for him to prepare for a rainy day so that he could explore the path of witchcraft cultivation by himself in the future.
Zhang Lisheng came to a realization as he thought to this point, "Although mutated insects can't be sold as pets, you've enlightened me with your words. I'm impressed with you now.
But Tina, I really don't know anything about doing business now. Can you help me in the beginning? "
"Lisheng, you might not know this but as the biggest private financial group in America, the Douglin family's main method of profit is to buy companies that lack cash and are in trouble. They would then break them up, restructure them and sell them at a high price.
Therefore, I'm actually not familiar with fashion parties but how to buy and sell companies. Of course, I can help you, "Tina said confidently. Tina said confidently, "The first step we need to do is to help you cash out all of your restricted funds."
"How do we do that?"
"It'd be a little troublesome if it's during normal times but you're lucky that I'm celebrating my 18th birthday soon. I have a very loose budget for the party.
I think any public relations company in New York would be more than willing to help us' launder 'the 100,000 dollars.
What do you think? Do you still think it's not worth it to skip school and accompany me to court? Give me your phone number. "
Zhang Lisheng smiled and began to eat his plate of cold tomato sirloin noodles in deep thought after exchanging his phone number with Tina.
After having breakfast at the Goose Pond Restaurant, Tina drove Zhang Lisheng to a cheap barber shop called Golden Scissors in the blue-collar area on Third Avenue east of Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. After trimming her short hair, they went straight to the New York courthouse.
America formed the United States by combining 50 states with the Magna Carta. The law was the foundation of the entire country. Therefore, the courthouse was usually the most majestic building in a city. It was the same for New York.
The tall steps stretched for hundreds of meters, and at the end was a magnificent hall supported by huge pillars that were more than ten meters in diameter. Looking from afar, one could not help but hold their breath, reminding the spectators to always be in awe of the law.
Tina drove outside the courthouse and parked her car at the parking lot. Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment as he looked at the New York courthouse far away. "It's just illegal parking, do we need to come here to deal with it?"
"We're unlucky. The small civil court is undergoing maintenance so all of the cases are transferred here to be dealt with." Tina looked at the majestic courthouse outside the window and said nervously. Her phone rang all of a sudden as she was speaking.
Tina looked at the caller ID and picked up the phone. "Hey Trish, how was your exam?"
"Great, Sheila is right next to me. She did pretty well today too. How about you Tina? Are you at the courthouse now?"
"I'm at the parking lot outside. I'll go in right away."
"Alright then, we'll go look for you right away. Don't be nervous, wait for us.
Sheila wants to talk to you. "
"Trish, it's almost 1.30 now. I might be out of court by the time you guys get here. There's no need …" Tina stopped her.
"We must go and accompany you. You're our sister, dear Tina." The voice that came from the phone was Sheila now.
"Oh, Sheila, thanks …"
"Wait for us. Oh yeah, will that Mr. Worm be your witness in court?"
"He's right next to me."
"That's great, see you later."
"See you later." Tina hung up the phone and walked out of the car with Zhang Lisheng.
The both of them spent close to ten minutes walking into the New York courthouse from the parking lot.
Different from the majestic style outside, the interior of the courthouse looked simple and plain. The 'sinners' from all walks of life and their relatives who were waiting for their fate to be judged, the ordinary citizens who came to the courthouse to listen to the trial, and all sorts of media reporters who went through the judicial line gathered together. The dimly lit hall outside the courthouse was as crowded as a market.
Naturally, nobody dared to speak loudly here. Otherwise, the judge in the courthouse would determine that they were interfering with the trial. They would either be fined or sent to jail.
In America where case law was implemented, the judge in the courthouse was equivalent to the law to a certain extent. He had the real majesty of being the law and everyone must be absolutely respected.
They walked through the crowd and arrived at Court No. 3 written on the summons. Tina showed her summons to the bailiff outside the court and pointed at Zhang Lisheng. "Sir, I'm Tina Douglin who's here to appear in court. This is my witness, Zhang Lisheng.
Please allow us to appear in court together later. "
An experienced judge could usually close up to 100 civil court cases with simple procedures in a day. In other words, most of the cases would only take a few minutes at most to close. It was actually rare for such cases to require a witness to appear in court. Not only that, it would easily backfire.
The tall, muscular black bailiff looked at the summons and looked at the girl who was obviously young before him. He said with rare kindness, "Miss, it's your right to bring a witness to court.
However, based on my years of experience in the court, you might get a lighter punishment if you plead guilty directly. "
"Thanks for your reminder, but I'd still like to try."
"Alright, I've said that it's your right to bring a witness to court," The bailiff said nothing more and walked into the court with a serious expression.
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