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Shi Lei took the time to go to the gun shop he frequented the most, and he hadn't come to see it for a while, and he had wasted some of his places.

But now Shi Lei's demand for new guns is also less, after the implementation of the new regulations, in addition to the guns that have been produced, you can only buy a rifle with a fixed magazine, this thing really doesn't have much fun to play, Shi Lei already has a customized version of 56 and a half, no need to buy this type.

Shi Lei came over this time to see, is there any gun type that can be seen, if not, just buy a shotgun or pistol and go back, such as the M500 revolver that I thought of a long time ago.

This trip to the gun shop was still a bit disappointing, there was no gun type that Shi Lei thought was suitable, so he casually bought a Da Vinci shotgun and an M500 hand gun that he liked when he was tested in the arms company, and after hastily settling the account, he moved a few boxes of bullets and a few spare rapid loaders prepared as usual, and returned to the ranch in a huff.

Recently, when Shi Lei practiced guns, he spent relatively little time on pistols, and he only needed to practice how to quickly shoot and shoot quickly under the condition of concealing the gun, and maintain his good feeling.

More time was spent practicing his rifle. Several rifles in Shi Lei's hands are all custom-made high-end colors, and the accuracy and durability are not to be said, so Shi Lei is working hard towards the goal of accurate marksmanship, and he must fight fast and accurately, so as to be worthy of these good guns in his hand.

The next goal is to practice shotguns, so if you think about it, pistol shotguns and rifles, the rhythm of a proper three-gun race. It also happens to be a few of the most commonly used things for precision shooters.

In addition to enjoying the world of the two of them, the two also go to their parents' side every week to see, of course, the two go together, just go to Colin and Emily every Saturday, and go to Shi Lei's parents on weekends.

The preparation of the private restaurant over there is very smooth, the decoration of the store has begun to take shape, and some Chinese meanings can already be seen, and the research of the mother's dishes is also relatively well-established, Shi Lei and Laura can taste a few of the newly developed or improved dishes of the mother. Just let the two of them give a review, especially Laura's opinion, which my mother attaches great importance to.

As for Shi Lei, who is basically completely ignored, I don't know Shi Lei's virtue when I am a mother, as long as I eat Shi Lei, I can put it all into my stomach, and no matter whether it is delicious or not, the taste of things will be delicious, delicious and a few adjectives in general, I can't say any constructive opinions at all.

Laura is different. For all aspects of the color and flavor of the dishes, they can have their own unique opinions, and they can all talk about the point, where there are shortcomings. Where are the highlights, the head is the way, and it is completely a professional gourmet's posture, and if there is a dish that Laura thinks is perfect enough, you can consider adding it directly to the recipe in the future.

And for the furnishings of the storefront, etc. Laura also gave her own opinion, and after having the complete design renderings, Laura discussed the decoration of the store with her father. The few things that were picked up from the rose bowl last time have been used, and the places where they are placed are marked, and the other things that need to be supplemented have also been purchased or simply customized according to the final opinions.

After picking a time, Shi Lei took Laura with him and went to a few places where the agency came to look at the listings, and finally Laura reluctantly gave up all the stores in the downtown area of Los Angeles, Laura felt that she couldn't find the kind of store she wanted, and the places that met the requirements were already the territory of many well-known brands or studios, and it seemed that the designers' vision in this regard was not bad.

And from what we know so far, it doesn't seem like a good idea to concentrate in the Beverly Hills area, not to mention the fierce competition there, well-known masters can be said to gather in that area, which is really not very suitable for newcomers like Laura, and there is no suitable place, so Laura herself gave up the idea of opening the store directly to the city center.

Turning around, it was much easier to find a store in Santa Barbara, and Laura realized that there were many advantages to opening a store in Santa Barbara.

First of all, everyone here is familiar, Colin and Emily's influence in Santa Barbara is very strong, especially Emily, who is the central figure of the nobles, has always been recognized by all ladies in terms of dressing taste, and is recognized by everyone as a dress trendsetter.

With enough mass base, it is much easier to open up the situation and break out of their own world, and many people may only think of going to Laura's store to customize clothes just for the sake of Emily's face.

But with the presence of this group of guests, everyone has seen the effect of Laura's works, and there must be more people who really like Laura's concept to support, and when they become famous by word of mouth, distance will no longer be a problem, and it will be much easier to consider opening up the sales channels of the star class at that time.

Moreover, there is no shortage of high-consumption people on Santa Barbara's side, which is a traditional community inhabited by the wealthy class, and there are many people who like custom clothing, so Laura's clothing design studio must have a market here, and the prospects are also very promising.

With the new target range, the range of options for this store site has also become larger, not necessarily the original store, let alone rental, as long as it is within the Santa Barbara area, the beautiful environment can basically be visited.

It didn't take Shi Lei a few days to take Laura to turn around all the properties worth considering on Santa Barbara. All the storefronts in the city area are basically the same, the style is relatively uniform, the interior layout is slightly different, but the overall feeling is similar, so Laura basically did not hesitate to give up all this type of storefront.

Under Shi Lei's suggestion, Laura finally chose a place, and Laura's only concern was that the price of this place was too high, but the beautiful architecture and unique environment here. It all made Laura's heart break.

Shi Lei also thinks that this is the best choice, as for the price that Laura is worried about, Shi Lei feels that it doesn't matter, because this place can be said to be a sure profit as long as you buy it, Shi Lei feels that just the appreciation potential of the house itself is very worth investing.

Don't forget that Shi Lei still has a lot of green knives, lying on overseas accounts to eat interest, that is to say, the money is put there for nothing to depreciate, because the interest rate is not able to catch up with the speed of inflation, rather than putting it there to lose money, it is better to invest in such a project that is destined to make money.

The place they both had their eye on was not a storefront. It is a very beautiful Southeast Asian style villa, and its surroundings are also very special, because it is located on a very small island, a small island that can only accommodate such a villa.

The island is not very far from the coast, and a concrete road is laid on a contiguous reef that extends right to the entrance of this villa, behind which is the side away from the coast. It's a 20-meter-high cliff.

The villa's Balinese-style swimming pool is built on this side, and the beautiful view of the sky in the distance is unobstructed, and it is perched on this cliff platform. The scenery is full of beautiful scenery.

In addition to the main body of the villa, there are large glass windows, so that people can enjoy the surrounding scenery from all angles, so to speak, from every window. It's all a beautiful picture.

The villa is flanked by a fine sandy beach, and the sand here is also very fine, Hawaii's famous beach. Or the sand that was transported from Santa Barbara, and it was very comfortable to step on barefoot, as if you were stepping on silk. From this beach, you can see the artists posing on the beach not far away, and the people enjoying the sea breeze leisurely.

A wooden staircase and a wooden pier connect the villa to a small pier, where owners can park their yachts and enjoy the sea at their leisure.

After seeing this house, Shi Lei, like Laura, couldn't help but have the idea of taking this house as his own, seeing such a real "facing the sea, spring flowers" house, Shi Lei's first thought was to move here to live, rather than using this place as a clothing design studio.

Of course, after calming down, Shi Lei and Laura had a serious discussion, this place is used as Laura's studio, it is really no more suitable, it will definitely give all the guests a feeling of being at home, or the kind that they don't want to leave when they come.

Shi Lei even thought that if it was used as a private restaurant, the effect would definitely be much better than the current location, but in that case, it would still be inconvenient for his parents, so it would be more suitable for Pasadena.

However, Shi Lei still mentioned that yì should leave the most beautiful room, so that the two of them can occasionally come over for a night in the future and feel the different style.

The two of them looked carefully inside and out twice, and they were basically sure that it was here, as long as the original owner didn't open his mouth and offered an unacceptably high price.

Both of them have begun to think about how to renovate this place, in fact, there are basically not many things that need to be moved, and the large windows that have already provided a lot of convenience, only need to rearrange the various rooms according to their functions.

Since it is planning to operate haute couture clothing, it is naturally mainly handmade zuò clothes, Laura may be busy at first, and slowly cooperate with the staff of the tailor or something, you can let Laura be liberated and be mainly responsible for the design.

It's still the old way, the local Shi Lei will decide, and the specific negotiation will be followed up by Greens, a professional, and the two only need to wait for a satisfactory result.

Speaking of which, with Grimes and Liu Jie, it really saves a lot of trouble, Shi Lei can be a more thorough shopkeeper, Grims simply played the role of a housekeeper's wife, Shi Lei threw all the big and small things to him, and he really did not disappoint Shi Lei, worthy of being a professional.

With the store site almost done, Shi Lei was about to devote himself to the preparations for his trip to New York, because Laura was eager to go to New York to attend an event. (The novel "Stone Ranch" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......) R1292