Time is the best medicine. In a few months, the optimistic and cheerful American people will adapt to all this.

"Hey, are you broke?"

"Hey, are you broke too?"

"Yes! Haha, it feels good to be broke. I feel very relaxed now and no longer have to worry about endless meetings."

"Yes! My heart will no longer fluctuate with the stock market. I may have a heart attack at any time and die pitifully."

"That's great. Lifting bricks every day makes my body stronger. Do you want to join?"

"Do you have any bricks you can move? Great, I'll buy you a drink tonight..."

Look, how harmonious the society is, and the optimistic American people have become stronger.

When heaven entrusts you with a great responsibility, it must first strain your mind, strain your muscles and bones, starve your body and skin, and deplete your body.

Then... you get used to it, accept your fate, and learn to enjoy hardships.

As for such a vulgar matter as making money and enjoying yourself, leave it to the unambitious salted fish!

"Hi, Juliana." Looking at Juliana, who was sitting in the public hall on the second floor enjoying coffee with a depressed face, Li Zitao opened his arms enthusiastically.

Before he could get close, Juliana raised her head and saw it was him, and rushed towards her, her beautiful eyes shining like stars in the night.

"Hey, I've added the local tycoon buff, and it's really killing everyone!" Li Zitao felt his neck tightening just as his proud thoughts arose.

Juliana reached out and pulled his collar, pulled him forward, and said excitedly, face to face: "Tell me quickly, who made the plan there?"

"..." Li Zitao's face was full of confusion, 'Could it be that the posture of turning over was wrong? Wasn't she supposed to throw herself into my arms, and then I flipped her pajamas and fell down under my suit pants?'

"What's the plan?" Li Zitao was a little confused.

"To oney overnight." Juliana's face got closer and closer, and he could already feel the other person's warm breath.

"Ahem, maybe I will tell you another day, but not now." Li Zitao took the collar back from her hand. He was very busy now.

Looking at the crimson door, the bronze '22' sign next to it, and the two-layer door being encrypted to prevent prying eyes, Li Zitao suddenly felt like he was in the wrong place.

"What are you doing?" Li Zitao looked at Ben and asked.

After he explained, Li Zitao realized that the 2nd and 3rd floors had officially become a club, leaving only the lobby on the first floor for the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce and SHIELD...

"Ben, according to your opinion, how much will we lose?" Li Zitao sat at Ben's desk and looked at him and asked.

"Between 30 million and 50 million." A trace of pain flashed in Ben's eyes. Fortunately, he had been able to restrain the greed in his heart. Otherwise, he would never have proposed leaving the market as soon as possible, even if he took some risks to get it.

belongs to his interests.

"...According to what you said." Li Zitao was also heartbroken, but he cared more about his own safety than money.

Things like having money but not having the time to spend it happen every day. Li Zitao has just spread his wings. If he doesn't want to die young, he must know how to act in a low-key manner and make choices.

"How is the selection of my building going?" After talking about this, he thought about the issue of the headquarters building again.

The Blue and White Chamber of Commerce and S.H.I.E.L.D. have to move out, and they are as pitiable as stepmothers here.

"Boss, 400 Michigan Avenue and 13 Roosevelt Road are both good choices. Here is their information." I handed over the document and said.

"Tell me." Li Zitao habitually didn't want to read the documents because he had a headache!!

"...Michigan 400 Building, which has been in use for 5 years, consists of two buildings, covering an area of ​​12.082 acres. It is the most famous building on the Magnificent Mile.

The Grand Theater at No. 13 Roosevelt Road has three floors, 14 meters high and covers an area of ​​22 acres."

Opera House 13 is the oldest opera house in Chicago. Its profits began to decline three years ago and it has been looking to sell it. The Great Recession made things even worse.

Although it did not meet Li Zitao's requirements, Ben still suggested taking over the opera house for the 22 acres of land below it.

"Boss, we can demolish the opera house and build a landmark building headquarters for the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce on it. The amount of funds in your hands is too large.

You should spend it as soon as possible, otherwise, the IRS officials will open the champagne for you. As for Building 400, it can be put into use directly as the headquarters building of SHIELD."

Hearing what Ben said, Li Zitao nodded immediately, "Let's go, take me to see you."

That's right, spending the money as soon as possible is the tax reduction method that the think tank found for him.

The tax time for this money will be between April and May next year. Currently, the domestic economy in the United States continues to collapse, the unemployment rate is rising sharply, and various states are making adjustments to their taxes.

At this time, as long as Li Zitao invests heavily in industry and creates jobs for various places, a large amount of his taxes will be offset by the state government's tax laws.

As for the remaining part related to national taxes, the amount of several million dollars depends on whether there will be any major changes in the new federal policies in the future.

The tax code in the United States is the most complicated and difficult to understand in the world. Another thing is that it is the same as the previous life on Earth, divided into national tax and local tax (state tax).

Regarding state taxes, William Dever said that as long as he can create 500 jobs for Chicago, he can help him deduct half of the tax.

As the mayor of Chicago, the second largest city in the United States, William Dever can still guarantee this. Moreover, he is now a ‘star’ politician.

First, we came to the 400 Building on Michigan Avenue. There were luxury stores everywhere, and the streets were filled with successful people in gorgeous clothes.

Even during the depression, the place was already in order and prosperous.

Turn right at the crossroads ahead and you will see the famous Magnificent Mile. Not far behind is the hotel where Li Zitao stayed last night, the Tangmar Hotel.

This is the most prosperous area in Chicago. Everyone is proud and honored to work here. It is a symbol of wealth.

The No. 400 building itself looks like a Gothic-style twin building, with a white facade and short windows between floors, a bit like a 'pigeon cage' in the previous life.

"The opposite side of the block is mainly engaged in finance. Although there are suitable targets, but..." Ben pointed to the block opposite and was about to say something when a black shadow fell from the sky.

Bang!

The ground was dyed red with blood, and the people walking on the street stopped indifferently. After making a cross on their bodies with their fingers, they continued to move forward with calm faces.

They have no time to grieve and mourn, because no one knows whether they will be the next to jump from above.

"As you can see, the environment there is a bit bad." If it were two months ago, people who heard this sentence would laugh out loud.

The financial elite from all over Chicago gather together. Every company, branch or office is a famous Financial Street in North America, but now...

Any industry related to finance is like quails in the cold winter, trembling.

"Go and see the Opera House." Although Li Zitao's hands were also stained with blood, he saw that the banker who once stirred up troubles in the financial field just jumped from the rooftop and turned into a bloody corpse.

, his heart was still inevitably a little depressed.

"Go to the Opera House on Roosevelt No. 13." Seeing that the boss was in a bad mood, Ben immediately ordered the driver.

The car was driving south, and when it entered Wacker Avenue, Li Zitao's sight came across a majestic and majestic building like a city wall, the Civic Opera House.

"Is this where you are talking about?" Li Zitao suddenly became interested.

"...Boss, you are so funny. This opera house has just been built five months ago. It is the most luxurious opera house in Chicago and the second largest theater in the United States.

From the beginning of construction to putting into use, it cost US$30 million."

Seeing Ben's speechless expression, Li Zitao knew that he had made a mistake, but he was really interested in this opera house because it looked... majestic, yes!

"Can I buy it?" Li Zitao pointed to the Civic Opera House and said. The car had turned a corner and he still looked back reluctantly.

"You can try." Ben replied thoughtfully.

The capital behind the Chicago Civic Opera happens to be the first member of the SHIELD Club 22, public utility magnate and industrial magnate Samuel Insull.

The industries under his name include the Federal Signal Company, the Federal Edison Company, the People's Gas Company and the Northern Indiana Public Service Company.

In addition, Insull also controls many railroad companies, including the Chicago North Shore Company and the Milwaukee Railroad Rapid Transit Company, the Chicago Rapid Transit Company, the Chicago South Shore Company, and the South Bend Railroad Company.

But the leader who left Edison General Electric and built a business empire worth $500 million has been in a lot of trouble recently.

So I thought maybe I could take advantage of this opportunity to take over the Grand Opera House for the boss, which had just been put into use and was facing the end of winter.

After seeing the Citizen Opera House, and then came to Opera House No. 13, the old style, dilapidated walls and dusty eerie feeling made Li Zitao not even think about staying.

"Buy it, demolish it and rebuild it. I need a futuristic technology building, not a work of art for appreciation. Practicality is the most important thing."

His company is not engaged in art, so why do it do art if it has nothing to do? He does not expect to open the headquarters as a tourist attraction in the future.

The design that Li Zitao likes the most is a facade made of imitation glass solar panels in the 21st century. It looks like a sci-fi design, but he also knows that this is unrealistic.

"Boss, do you have any requirements for the architectural style?" On the way back, I was already making preliminary plans, thinking about which famous architects to participate in the design.

"Well? We hired people from country D to build it. The house they built was strong." Li Zitao said casually, and the reason was so strong that Ben was speechless to refute, 'God damn... it's strong.'

"Building No. 400 is in my name, and I rent it as an office for the Blue and White Chamber of Commerce and S.H.I.E.L.D., does this count as an expense?"

Hearing Li Zitao's words, Ben gave a thumbs up and said: "Boss, you are a born businessman."
Chapter completed!