Chapter Seventy-Five: In the United States, honest people don't end well
After all, David and Maria have been dating for eight months, and the two are getting closer and closer, making an appointment for dinner today, a drama tomorrow, and tennis the day after tomorrow.
It's kind of sweet.
Paul likes this, because David, Maria's time in the company is a little less, employees can finally take a breath occasionally, and if they want to be lazy and don't work overtime, as long as the reason is right, Paul will hide from Mary and let them go.
Of course, Maria did not forget her ultimate goal because she fell in love.
Acquire Charles' assets!
After Charles made a lot of misogynistic remarks at the charity dinner, although he miraculously retained the position of chairman, it does not mean that the rest of the life will be better.
Because the board of directors did not cut with the scandal-ridden Charles, the stock price plummeted, and by now, it is less than half of its peak.
Now is the big bull market in real estate, and the fact that the stock of a real estate company can fall to this point shows how much Charles's scandal hurts.
In contrast, Maria's company is flipping upwards every month, and the assets of the two rivals are rapidly approaching.
According to the calculation of the half-year financial report, Maria's assets are now close to five thousandths of Charles's...
Well, it's true that there's still a long way to go.
But as long as this trend continues, one day, Maria will offer Charles's board of directors a price that Charles's board of directors cannot refuse, and buy all of Charles's assets.
When the time comes, it will be useless for Charles to refuse.
Paul even suspects that Mary and David fell in love in part because David was a shortcut to reach their goal faster.
After all, Mary's assets were only one-twentieth of David's, while David's assets were one-tenth of Charles's.
Of course, this does not mean that Mary is using David, and the two are still seriously interacting on the basis of feelings.
In contrast, Paul and David did not communicate much, that is, they met and said hello, and they never made an appointment for wine.
It's not that Paul doesn't look down on David, it's just that Paul doesn't get along well with these well-educated gentlemen who were born with a golden key.
To be honest, it's not as enjoyable as going to a nightclub with Victor Logan, drinking and playing cards.
And David never took the initiative to find Paul, perhaps because he couldn't come anywhere, or maybe he had some problem with how close Paul and Mary were all day.
In short, Paul was surprised to hear David talk to him alone.
even gave birth to a little bit of David to make himself less sexually suspicious of his girlfriend.
"Me?" Paul was a little stunned, "What do you need to talk about bypassing the boss of the company and talking to the second boss?" ”
"Well, it's a good thing anyway."
"Oh, well, Victor, you go play by yourself first."
"Cut, it's boring." Victor drooped his ears and went into the security room.
"Let's go, let's go to my office." Paul led David into his office, poured his wine, and beckoned David to sit down.
"What's the good thing?"
"Well, to be precise, there are two good things, first of all, there is a big business, and I want to cooperate with Kirin."
Paul nodded, motioning for David to continue.
David pulled out a map of Manhattan from his jacket pocket and pointed to a small dot on it: "There is a hotel three blocks away, called the Akalia Hotel." ”
"I know, the hotel is nearly 120 years old, almost the oldest building in Manhattan, so what's wrong with the hotel?"
"To put it simply, it's a bad management and being played by someone again."
David looked disdainful and pitiful.
"The Akalia Hotel is at best a century-old hotel, but in fact, it is in disrepair and the facilities are old, and in the past, it could still attract some customers by relying on feelings, and it was barely maintained."
"But in the past decade, New Yorkers' tastes have become more and more trendy, and Akaria's customers have become fewer and fewer, and it is no longer able to support operations."
"Five years ago, Beverly, the lone seedling of the Akalian family. When Akaria took over the hotel from his father, he immediately mortgaged it to a wealthy merchant in exchange for a five-year loan. ”
"The loan contract also states that the loan term can be extended as long as the hotel's performance meets a certain standard in the fifth year."
"This Beverly is a good manager, after using the loan to renovate the hotel, the business situation immediately improved, began to turn a profit, and by this year, the performance has more than reached the standard, enough to extend the loan term."
"Three months ago, Beverly showed the creditors a sleek annual financial report, and the creditors were very satisfied and verbally agreed that the loan could be renewed."
"At that point, Beverly made the huge mistake of not putting the creditor's promise into words!"
"The creditor excused himself that he was going to Europe for a three-month vacation, and then came back this month to renew the loan contract with Beverley."
"Yesterday, the creditor came back and took the initiative to find Beverly, but he didn't talk about renewing the loan."
"Instead, I picked out a loophole clause from the original contract and told Beverly 'I'm sorry' that the hotel was not eligible for renewal."
"And yesterday, there was only half a month left before the renewal contract expired."
Paul understood: "This creditor had already planned that when the loan term was up, as soon as Beverly could not repay the loan, he would be able to take the Akalia Hotel. ”
"Yes, Beverly didn't guard against this move at all, and he didn't have any other assets as collateral to pay off his debts, and he was driven into a dead end."
Paul sighed and lamented: "Rather than seeing the hotel being taken away by creditors and leaving nothing, Beverley might as well find a buyer to sell the hotel in the next time, and after paying off the loan, he will have a little left." ”
The word 'a little' is used very precisely.
The loan only has half a month to mature, and if he doesn't complete the transaction and receive cash before then, Beverly will not only lose the hotel, but also have a stinky credit history, and will never be able to turn it over.
And to sell the hotel in half a month, the price is definitely not high.
After all, he is in a hurry, and others are not.
"So, this hotel in the best part of New York and newly renovated has become an unusually cheap piece of fat, and many wolves are eyeing it."
David showed a wolf expression: "Including me." ”
Paul frowned: "And then... Would you like us to help you buy it? ”
David nodded: "Tomorrow Beverly will hold a cocktail party at the Akalia Hotel, inviting interested buyers to bid, and I want you to bid as my agent, such a big business, I don't think you will let it go, right?" ”
"Of course."
Although I am also an intermediary, trading such a large hotel is more enjoyable than trading a small house.
Not only can you make a year of money, but you can also make a name for yourself.
This kind of business, neither Paul nor Mary, will be missed.
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Recommended ticket, commuter pass, thank you!!
Today I watched a two-person turn in Changchun.
Watch the actors pour five bottles of beer on stage in one go, lick their eyes, pour gasoline on their crotches and light the fire...
I just think... It's not easy to code Braille and make some money.