Wall Street Legend

   Chapter 270 Chinatown (34)

  A building that is controversial in appearance, the meaning is a bit bad, but the appearance is cooler.

  After it is completed, it will become a new landmark in New York. This is for sure. Once you have seen it, you will never forget it. After all, it is too recognizable in shape.

To be honest, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is also very entangled now. The reason for the entanglement is that he does not know how New Yorkers will react to this. He added: "The land is yours, and the funds used to build the building are yours. Yes, I don't remember a rule saying that you can't build a skyscraper as you like, it's your own business, and New York should be a city that can accommodate all kinds of arts. When the Flatiron Building was first built, people Call it ugly, but now it has become one of the most famous buildings in Manhattan.

What's more, during the construction of the building, you need to recruit workers, purchase raw materials, and increase taxes in the future. These are relatively good things in my opinion. If you are worried that some people will not accept it, maybe you can slightly change its image and use more metal. The material makes this cobra look like a large steel toy, like Transformers. "

  Mayor Bloomberg was born in 1942. He is over 60 years old this year. He is still full of vigor and energy. He is a late bloomer, and he feels comfortable talking to him.

Although he doesn't have much contact with him, Ye Dongqing likes him. Everyone knows that the mayor insists on taking the subway to and from get off work, and manages New York better, so he has won the respect and recognition of others. After the shadow of 9/11, the previous mayor was very hateful and almost bankrupted New York.

Hearing what Mayor Bloomberg meant, Ye Dongqing sat across from his desk, crossed her legs, nodded and said: "I will say hello to the architectural design firm, and it will be easier when the real finished product comes out." Cool, I should be able to pick out a piece of land in Manhattan that I like and pay for it sometime soon.

   Can we wait and see after it is completed? I just came here today. I want to ask if we continue to increase investment in New York, can we get some tax relief from the city hall? "

   "Are you referring to investments like those guys on Wall Street, or the kind that promotes employment and really drives the economy?"

At present, Bloomberg News, the world's largest financial news group, was founded by Mayor Bloomberg. Never underestimate the strength and influence of this old man. Ye Dongqing is also a celebrity after all. Of course Chang knew what kind of business he was doing, and he added: "If I knew at the time, I would have asked you to keep that Facebook in New York, but I also know that Silicon Valley is more suitable for the development of high-tech industries. Think about it, if you think it is appropriate, I will help you find a way to get the tax deduction."

"New York's labor costs are too high, and labor-intensive companies are not suitable here. I am more like a relatively large-scale venture capitalist, so don't expect any promises from me. I mean the cost of investing in building buildings. After all, there are hundreds of millions of dollars."

Ye Dongqing's remarks did not satisfy the other party. Just now, Mayor Bloomberg still had a little expectation. At this moment, he told him angrily: "It's okay to let the companies you invest in move here. I will definitely I will give you discounts within the scope of the policy. As for the cost of building the building, think of a way to see how you can save it. If it is close to here, I may rent an apartment in your place. If I can run to work, it should be very convenient. Well, I live a little far away now."

  I live in the Upper East Side, and go to work in the lower city every day, and it really takes a long time.

   It is said to be an office, but in fact, the current New York City Hall is more like the trading floor of a certain brokerage, including Mayor Bloomberg himself, who all work in the same empty space, with only a partition in the middle blocking it. I probably figured out what the old mayor meant, and he was willing to help a little, and he would not object or make trouble. This is already very good news for Ye Dongqing.

The other party still had things to do, so he took the concept map of the Cobra Building and said goodbye before leaving. He stopped by to eat in Chinatown, bought some steamed buns, sauces and so on, plus two cans of green tea and a pack of flue-cured tobacco, and walked around. Soon I took the car back to Midtown.

Generally speaking, New York's Chinatown area is developing well. As long as you work hard, even if it is some physical work, you can always make do with it. The more miserable ones are those lonely old people, such as a man who mends clothes and changes zippers The old woman, in my memory, she was here when I was a child, and she hasn't left until now. There is also a husband and wife selling lo-mei, who successfully turned a small shop into a time-honored brand with a history of forty years. Ye Dongqing doesn't like the smell of star anise, so he doesn't like to eat his food.

   Now it is successful, moving from downtown to midtown, the area of ​​activity has changed, and it has almost lost contact with Chinatown.

Coming back this time feels like revisiting the old place, but it is a pity that it is not a return to the hometown, only the relatives are there, and he has always treated himself as an orphan, and there are no relatives that Ye Dongqing can miss, and the aunt's family has long been broken. come and go.

I was planning to go back to Puchuan Building, but suddenly changed my mind when I got emotional, and asked the driver to turn around and go back to Chinatown. I followed the route I remembered to find the old house where I used to live with my parents. It had been sold to someone else, and even the broken door was replaced by The new one stood for a while smoking a cigarette, smiled happily, and used a stone to carve a line on the door of the other party, and left a string of phone numbers.

Someone saw this scene, and also saw the bodyguard and the luxury car beside Ye Dongqing. They vaguely guessed whose family he was, but they didn't dare to come over to talk to them rashly. Their eyes looked like they were looking at a strange animal. The Chinatown area is famous, or very, very famous. Everyone knows that a kid who walked out of this street has become a super rich man with too much money to spend, and he has not been bullied for a penny. dear aunt.

  The gossip among the neighbors spread faster than the flu, and more people were on Ye Dongqing's side. Many people knew about his family's family affairs.

Go nearby to buy some food from my memory, bring some money and fruit, and ask the driver to take me to the cemetery next to the Queens Highway. I haven’t visited the grave this year, so I can put other things aside for now. Things cannot be delayed.

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   Arrange the fruits in person, then burn the paper money on the green grass, he will pay as much as he should, and the custom should continue.

  When the flames burned, he threw the cigarette he had just smoked into the paper money. The father who was an accountant in his memory had only such a hobby, and he was gone. I guess it would be okay to smoke again...

  (end of this chapter)