What surprised Shi Lei was that the property recommendation given by the agent in the United States was not Beverly Hills in Los Angeles or Manhattan Island in New York, but Atherton in California.

In this regard, Shi Lei and two years ago did not change much. He didn't know enough about the luxury residential areas in China, let alone the United States.

For him, the familiar ones are nothing more than places like Beverly Hills or Manhattan. What the hell is Atherton?

In front of Yao Er, there was nothing to hide. Shi Lei directly stated that he had never heard of this place.

Of course, Yao Er wouldn't laugh at Shi Lei, or the upstart, there is always a process of accepting these things.

If you are a new American high-profile, you can easily understand where Atherton is, because many of the new American high-profiles are from the IT industry, and Atherton is located in the central area of ​​Silicon Valley, close to Stanford.

Yao Er told Shi Lei: "Atherton is the top luxury residential area in the United States, with the median property reaching nearly $6 million, and is located in the central area of ​​Silicon Valley."

When Shi Lei heard this, he immediately understood that it was Silicon Valley.

"It turns out to be Silicon Valley, that's not surprising. The rich people in Silicon Valley really don't care about the property worth millions and tens of millions of dollars."

Shi Lei thought the inference was good, but unexpectedly Yao Er gave him a head-on blow.

"That's not true. Although there are indeed many rich people in Silicon Valley, Atherton's house is really nothing to them, but Atherton lives in the group of people who are called old money in the United States, and his ancestors are rich and powerful. Houses in this area are not something you can buy with money. This agent really took a lot of effort to find a property for sale."

"After all, I am your boss. Can you give me some face?" Shi Lei said self-deprecatingly.

Yao Er smiled slightly and said, "Sir, you are not an American and have never lived in the United States. You know everything about the United States from movies and TV. It is normal not to understand these."

"Just tell me directly how much that house costs."

“That house covers an area of ​​about 1,000 square meters, has its own swimming pool and tennis court, and the current offer is $22 million.”

After a pause, Yao Er added: "The agent told me that the quotation is not particularly heavy. The other party is an old Republican and is quite old-fashioned. He has an additional condition for selling this property, that is, that person must pass his interview."

Shi Lei frowned when he heard this. What he was most reluctant to do was dealing with such people.

The most important thing is a house worth 22 million US dollars, and the Ruanmei coins are only 150 million. Shi Lei wanted to smash it with 400 million US dollars. He also hoped to get a property worth over 100 million US dollars to be more suitable for his heart.

A square meter of more than a thousand square meters can be killed by a swimming pool. A tennis court? Shi Lei always feels that this is a bit unreliable.

Yao Er didn't know Shi Lei's psychology, and still introduced: "This house is not big, with only five bedrooms and five bathrooms, and is not in the central area of ​​Atherton. It is a newly built property and has never even lived in it. It was originally the house that the old Republican party wanted to build for his daughter, but his daughter did not want to stay in Silicon Valley. She went to Miami and then prepared to take action."

Shi Lei said bluntly: "The owner is in trouble and the price is not suitable. Let the other party look for it again."

Yao Er was stunned and said, "The housing prices can be negotiated. The trouble is indeed a bit. However, the agent told me that the old Republican Party is very loyal to the party, and the purpose of his interview is to prevent the connection between the Democratic Party and you don't have to worry about this..."

Shi Lei interrupted Yao Er and said, "Not only this, but I don't think the housing prices are too high. I think it's too low. The five-bedroom and five-bathroom are a little smaller, and I hope to occupy a larger area."

Yao Er was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had understood what Shi Lei meant wrongly, and hurriedly said, "Okay, then I'll go back to the other party. Sir, in this way, you give me a psychological price, the highest price cannot exceed a few, so I can make the other party more purposeful."

Shi Lei pondered: "The maximum is not limited, the minimum is 40 to 50 million."

"Okay, then I understand. What's wrong with you sir? Why do you feel a little exaggerated?"

This is also normal. Even Yao Er never wants to ask more about Shi Lei's affairs. Seeing that Shi Lei would have to buy a house for more than 50 million US dollars, and he even said that he would not be capped, which was a bit strange.

"I have my purpose, so you should worry."

Of course, Shi Lei would not explain much, so Yao Er hung up the phone and communicated with the other party's agent again.

Not long after, Yao Er called again.

"Sir, there is a new follow-up there, and there is a house for sale in Sagabonac, New York, forty-five million."

Shi Lei scratched his head again and said, "Where is Sagabonak?"

"This place belongs to New York State. Thirty or forty years ago, it was just a potato farm located in Long Island, New York. However, in the past few decades, it has been developed into the most expensive luxury residential area in the United States. The Atherton I mentioned before was only ranked second in the luxury residential area in the United States, and Sagabonac was the top. The median number of its homes reached $8.5 million, and the one for sale now is not the most expensive one there. The most expensive one has reached $1.5 billion."

Shi Lei was a little excited when he heard this, "It's 1.5 billion yuan, how good if he could buy this set? That would be to kill ten billion yuan of soft girls coins directly. This quota cycle, the next quota cycle, and half of the next quota cycle were consumed.

"Will that one worth 1500 million to be sold?"

Hearing Shi Lei's voice a little excited, Yao Er was also speechless.

"Sir, are you sure you really want to buy a property in the United States with a housing price of over 100 million yuan?"

Shi Lei frowned and said, "Why not?"

"Although there is not much cost when buying a house in the United States, any property needs to be paid every year. For properties like the one you require, the annual taxes are basically more than 3% of the house price. A property worth over 100 million yuan will be given to the US government three million every year."

Although three million US dollars is obviously nothing to Shi Lei now, Shi Lei did not live in the United States for a long time after all. In the opinion of Yao Er, he invested more heavily. He spent millions of dollars a year to pay taxes, which is obviously not worth the effort. To put it bluntly, it is almost enough to have a presidential suite for a five-star hotel on Manhattan Island. Not to mention that after buying a property like this, workers need to be maintained regularly, and it will cost less than million US dollars a year.

However, Shi Lei's answer was abnormal and simply: "Just hand it over."

Yao Er hung up the phone silently. He could no longer understand Shi Lei. Logically speaking, Shi Lei is not such an exaggerated person. Why are he so stubborn when it comes to buying a house?

However, since it was Shi Lei's request, he still did as he did, so he called the agent and told the other party that if he could find a more expensive one, he would be the best place to find it.

Another week passed, Yao Er helped Shi Lei to finalize a total of three residences.

One is this 45 million house. The agent found another property in Sagabonak. This one was more expensive than the previous one, and the price was 73 million US dollars.

The rest of the set returned to the old Republican name, located in the real central area of ​​Atherton, the residence he lives in now, but the offer reached $1.2 billion.
Chapter completed!