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The address chosen for the third document was Manhattan!
Manhattan was located in the central business district of New York, where the headquarters of most of the world's top 500 companies were gathered. It was the area with the highest concentration of skyscrapers in the world.
Manhattan included the world-famous Wall Street, the United Nations Headquarters, Broadway, the Empire State Building, Central Park, and the non-mainstream culture of Greenwich Village.
It was these that made Manhattan a global economic, financial, cultural, trade, and exhibition center.
Shi Lei liked Manhattan!
If possible, Shi Lei even wanted to build a skyscraper belonging to Mirage Technology in Manhattan.
A skyscraper like the Empire State Building would become the symbol of Mirage Technology!
It was just that this wish was quite difficult …
"Xiao Bo, how did you find this place?"
Shi Lei pointed to the third document, which was marked in the northwest direction of Manhattan's Central Park, St. John's Cathedral.
St. John's Cathedral was only a few hundred meters away from Central Park. The small office building that Xiao Bo found only had two floors above ground and one floor below ground.
The building above ground had eight rooms on the first floor, and only seven rooms and a balcony on the second floor.
This retro small building was located directly opposite St. John's Cathedral, and belonged to St. John's Cathedral's property.
Xiao Bo smiled and said, "Mr. Shi, I originally wanted to rent a commercial office building in Times Square.
But Times Square was not easy to find, and there was no vacant space in the surrounding office buildings.
So, I finally found this small building in St. John's Cathedral.
Although this small building has a long history and is only two floors high, the location is very good, and the surrounding green environment is very good.
Also, the rent of this small building is only half of the same area of commercial office building, plus some discounts, only one million dollars a year! "
Shi Lei was slightly stunned. The housing prices in Manhattan had always been unreasonably high. According to the introduction in Xiao Bo's information, a two-story office building with an office space of more than 1,500 square meters would only cost one million dollars a year. Converted to a monthly rent of only 55 dollars per square meter, it was really a discounted price.
"So cheap?
What's the longest contract we can sign with St. John's Cathedral? "Shi Lei asked.
If he could only sign a one or two year contract, then it would be meaningless. He would need at least a five-year contract to be valuable.
After all, Dream Entertainment would need to renovate the place after acquiring the territory, which would cost a lot of money.
If the contract was only for one or two years, wouldn't it be a tragedy if the lease of St. John's Cathedral was not renewed to Dream Entertainment after the contract expired?
A smug smile appeared on Xiao Bo's face. "Director Shi, I've had a long and detailed discussion with the person in charge of St. John's Divine Cathedral, and we've finally decided on a ten-year lease.
We have agreed that from the second year onwards, the Cathedral of the Divine Saint John shall have the right to increase the rent, but the increase shall not exceed 10%.
However, according to my calculations, even if the rent increases by 10% every year for the next nine years, our rental price will still be far lower than the price in the rest of Manhattan. "
"Ten years?" Shi Lei smiled with satisfaction. "Xiao Bo, you'll deal with this matter as soon as the sun rises.
By the way, help me contact D-Wave's office in Manhattan and tell them that I'll be visiting them personally on behalf of Dream Entertainment. "
"Yes, Director Shi!"
Xiao Bo answered Shi Lei, and the two of them continued to discuss related issues. Shi Lei yawned, indicating that he was jet-lagged, and Xiao Bo tactfully left.
After Xiao Bo left, Shi Lei did not go to bed immediately. Instead, he planned his itinerary in Lijian Province.
Shi Lei had only told Mu Shuang and Lingyumo his purpose for coming to Lijian Province.
In fact, other than coming to Lijian Province to choose a location for Dream Entertainment's branch and signing a contract with CBS, Shi Lei had a third purpose!
The third purpose was somewhat discordant.
Therefore, Shi Lei did not tell Mu Shuang and Lingyumo.
It was not that Shi Lei did not trust them, but he was afraid that they would be worried.
Anyway, if he told them, they would only be worried. Why should he tell them?
An appropriate white lie could effectively avoid trouble!
Lijian Province, June 6th, 11 a.m.
Xia Xia time.
June 6th, 23 PM.
Shi Lei woke up. The hotel they had booked was near Central Park, not far from St. John's Cathedral.
After Shi Lei woke up, the elite team of Judgment Security Company, led by Li Zifeng, had already woken up and were waiting in the living room.
When Shi Lei walked out in his pajamas, Li Zifeng and the others hurriedly greeted him.
"Boss, the thing you asked us to do yesterday is done!" Li Zifeng reported softly.
Shi Lei nodded. "Let's have breakfast first!"
After everyone had breakfast, Shi Lei gestured for Li Zifeng to give him the things he had asked him to prepare.
Shi Lei had asked Li Zifeng to prepare some things the night before so that it would be easier for him to carry out his mission today.
Shi Lei had a third purpose for coming to Lijian Province, and it was not just for fun.
Holding the things prepared by Li Zifeng, Shi Lei said, "Zifeng, you guys should familiarize yourself with the surroundings today and see if you can get a few weapons.
There's two hundred thousand USD in here. The password is on the back. You guys can use it first. "Shi Lei took out a credit card and handed it to Li Zifeng.
The five of them had taken an international flight. Although they had the identity of Rongcheng Military District, they were not allowed to carry guns on international flights.
Therefore, they could only find a way to get guns after landing in New York City, Lijian Province.
Fortunately, Lijian Province was a country where guns were rampant.
Although there were strict gun usage certificates and permissions, the number of guns in the underground black market was unimaginable!
The easiest way to get guns in Lijian Province was to pay a high price!
The black-hearted businessmen of the underground forces did not care about the people who bought the guns or what they would use the guns for. They only saw the profits they would get!
"Understood, boss!"
Li Zifeng replied affirmatively. Li Zifeng's English was more fluent, and Li Zifeng had even taught himself Japanese. If necessary, he could disguise himself as a Voisin.
Li Zifeng would not have any problems dealing with the underground forces of Lijian Province.
Moreover, even if Li Zifeng encountered a problem that he did not understand, Izur would be there to help.
Izur's simultaneous translation system was very advanced. It could achieve simultaneous translation.
However, in terms of tone simulation, it was more or less lacking.
This was not because Izur could not simulate tone, but because tone simulation required too much system resources. With the current supercomputers, or rather, with the current computer architecture, it was very difficult to overcome this problem.
Shi Lei was wearing an ordinary cotton T-shirt and a New York Yankees baseball cap. He was carrying a laptop handbag as he walked out of the hotel through the back door.
Just as he walked out of the hotel, Shi Lei maintained contact with Izur through his Bluetooth headset.
"Izur, did any cameras capture me just now?" Shi Lei asked.
The number of public security cameras in New York City in Lijian Province was much more than that in Shuangqing City. There were even closed surveillance cameras that were not connected to the internet.
Therefore, Shi Lei had to wear a baseball cap to cover his face.
"Sir, all the network surveillance cameras have blocked the data.
There is no information about closed surveillance cameras. The system is unable to determine if there is a closed surveillance camera, "Izur replied to Shi Lei.
Shi Lei lowered the brim of his baseball cap. When he reached the main road, he stopped a taxi and said in English, "Wall Street!"
The taxi driver was a middle-aged black man. Like most taxi drivers, this middle-aged black man was very talkative.
"Yo, brother, are you traveling to New York City?" The middle-aged black man asked in a hip-hop style.
Shi Lei, who was sitting in the back, nodded and did not speak.
"Brother, which part of Asia are you from?
South Korea?
Hong Kong?
Taiwan?
Or Xia Xia? "The middle-aged black man asked casually.
Shi Lei replied, "I am from Voisin."
"Voisin?"
The middle-aged black man looked through the rearview mirror as if he wanted to take a closer look at Shi Lei. "Brother, you are different from other Voisin."
Voisin people in the Western world always appeared to be polite and elegant. This kind of disguise allowed Voisin people to not be ostracized in the Western world.
Shi Lei snorted softly and pretended to say in Japanese, "Baka, you damned idiot!"
Coincidentally, the middle-aged black man could understand some basic Japanese, especially when it came to scolding people. Although the middle-aged black man did not say anything, he finally stopped talking.
When the taxi arrived at Wall Street, Shi Lei casually took out a hundred-dollar bill. There was a thin layer of transparent film on Shi Lei's finger.
This layer of transparent film effectively blocked the residue of fingerprints.
"Keep the change!" Shi Lei said casually in English. He then opened the door and walked towards Wall Street.
Wall Street was the financial center of the world. A large number of headquarters of the Fortune 500 companies, stock securities, financial futures exchanges, and the headquarters of most monopolistic organizations were gathered here.
It was not an exaggeration to say that an accident on Wall Street would cause the world's economy to regress.
Shi Lei strolled on Wall Street. His plain cotton T-shirt was not outstanding at all. He walked from the beginning of Wall Street to the end and arrived near an inconspicuous building.
Standing opposite the inconspicuous building, Shi Lei showed a strange smile on his face. He whispered in a voice that only he could hear, "Hello, Rafael!"
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