50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 413 The Landlord

It wasn't until May 9th that Sun Zhiwei finally finished reorganizing the Rosewood Jewelry store. As for the new shop in the Tribeca district, he had entrusted Huang Mingyu of Cathay Bank to find one.

On the 10th, he finally had time to visit the two houses in the Upper East Side and Upper West Side.

The Upper West Side house was also next to Central Park, not far from where Sun Zhiwei now lived, at 206 North 81st Street, just across the street.

That was where Toby's family used to live. Three days after the agreement was signed, the whole family moved to Queens that same day.

The new house is located at 45 77th Street, separated from Sun Zhiwei's house by a natural history museum.

However, this house is much bigger than Sun Zhiwei's. Although it also has a front lawn and back garden layout, the house has three floors, and Toby has dug a swimming pool in the back garden.

When Sun Zhiwei saw the swimming pool, he didn't know what to say. Although there were no skyscrapers around, there were still buildings that were more than ten stories high.

Except for the areas shaded by trees, the entire backyard is completely visible from the windows of the high-rise buildings next door.

I don't know what Toby was thinking back then. Are all his family exhibitionists?

This house has six rooms on each floor, with a single-floor area of ​​300 square meters. However, the exterior walls of the house were painted gold by Toby, giving it a tacky, nouveau riche feel.

After looking around, Sun Zhiwei decided that the house needed to be renovated.

This area was still under the jurisdiction of Daisy's homeowners association, so he called Ms. Daisy directly.

The main furniture in the house has been moved out, so it looks a bit empty now, but thankfully the kitchenware is still there.

He took out a tea set from his spatial storage and boiled a kettle of water. Afterward, he used his spatial storage to clean all the rooms.

A short while later, Ms. Daisy arrived. Sun Zhiwei invited her inside, and the two sat down in the living room.

"Mr. James, congratulations on acquiring this big house."

"Thank you, please have a seat, Ms. Daisy. Coffee or tea?" These are the only two things foreigners seem to enjoy besides alcohol.

"Thank you, black tea." Sun Zhiwei brewed her some black tea and made himself a pot of Tieguanyin.

"Daisy, I really don't like the decor of this house, so it needs to be renovated. Can you let HOA handle the whole process?"

"Of course, HOA offers this service. With your authorization, HOA can take full responsibility for the subsequent application, renovation, and acceptance."

"Can I hire you to supervise this project?"

"It's my pleasure. Could you please give me a general idea of ​​how to fix it?"

"First, the exterior walls need to be repainted. Well, let's paint them red brick to match the surrounding buildings."

"Are you sure you want to change it to a normal color? Actually, this golden building is quite famous in the area."

"Of course it's famous. Only a nouveau riche like Toby would come up with such an old-fashioned color. I don't want to be seen as a nouveau riche."

"Hehehehe." Ms. Daisy burst out laughing when she heard his words. Indeed, many people who came to see the house were mostly sarcastic.

Sun Zhiwei waited helplessly until she finished laughing before continuing, "And there's the swimming pool in the backyard, let's plant big trees around it."

How big of a tree do you want?

"Have someone calculate how tall a tree would be needed to block the view from the surrounding area. I don't want to be watched by the residents on both sides when I swim in the backyard in the future."

"Hehehehe." This was another big laugh. Toby really deserves to die. Sun Zhiwei was a little annoyed.

"And please replace the flooring and roof tiles as well, and clean and change the water in the pool." "Ms. Daisy, could you please help me with a set of furniture and appliances? I might be returning to Washington soon and won't have time to wait for the house to be finished."

"As long as you don't mind my taste, and please remember to pay the full amount."

"Don't worry, money is not a problem." He now receives 100 million in revenue from the Borneo iron ore mine every month, which has become his most stable business.

The jewelry store's profits haven't started yet, so we don't know for sure.

The farm's profits are too low; the harvest can only be calculated once a year at the end of the year, so it's best not to mention it.

In the past, gold mines needed subsidies to accumulate gold.

But things will be better in the future. The gold mine will set aside 2 ounces of gold for the jewelry store every month, which will generate more than 400 million in revenue, enough to support the expenses of the two gold mines.

Of course, he had no intention of transporting this gold all the way from San Francisco.

It's just a formality on paper; in reality, once the gold is mined, it's still held in a California bank in San Francisco.

He would then take out gold from his spatial storage and hand it over to the jewelry store. In this way, tens of thousands of ounces of illicit gold would become legal.

Of course, this kind of thing can't withstand scrutiny; if a thorough investigation were conducted, problems would definitely be found.

Sun Zhiwei had no intention of putting himself in such a predicament.

If anyone tries to mess with him in the future, he will naturally unleash the power of his space and send those who want to mess with him to meet their maker first.

Sometimes, when a problem is difficult to solve, directly addressing the person who created the problem can indeed be a good approach.

Besides these sources of income, the antique shop in Washington also provides some income, but the amount varies each month and can only be considered as pocket money.

In summary, his fixed monthly income is now over 100 million, though the exact amount may vary.

“Mr. James, if you have no further requests, we will provide you with a renovation plan and a detailed budget within three days.”

"Sure, could you also give me a budget for furniture and appliances? I'll give you the commission along with it."

"Hehe, thank you very much. I'll go back and make the arrangements right away. I wish you a pleasant life."

"Here's the key to this place too. Once the agreement is drafted, just come find me at the house on 81st Street."

"Understood, leave everything to me."

After outsourcing the renovations, he drove directly away from 77th Street, crossed Central Park, and entered the Upper East Side.

There's another house here, right at the intersection of West 79th Street and Park Avenue, and he wants to see what it's like.

When he arrived at the house on the Upper East Side, he realized that it was actually an apartment building, very similar to the one he had rented when he first arrived in Washington.

This apartment building has 6 floors, with 8 studio apartments on each floor, and it is currently full.

This is difficult to handle, but there's no need to handle it. Just entrust it to someone else; he won't have time to deal with rent collection himself later.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, he became a landlord in the evil United States.

Sun Zhiwei called the all-powerful Huang Mingyu directly, trusting that Huang Mingyu would handle these miscellaneous matters for him.

If Huang Mingyu performs well, he will become one of his trusted lieutenants at Cathay Pacific. Sun Zhiwei guessed that Huang Mingyu's thoughts were exactly what he wanted.

(End of this chapter)