Chapter 36 Short of money?
Everything was slowly getting on track. A month later, the ordered vehicle arrived and parked in the apartment's underground parking lot, with only two of the four parking spaces occupied.
McCall was called in to get familiar with the car first, and then he was ready to start work. Link asked Fergie Nelson to apply for a gun license for McCall.
The Jessica Charity Foundation officially started running, and the first thing was to discuss the acquisition issue. Link took a fancy to an apartment, which was a small five-story apartment with an area of only about 0.3 acres of land.
The entire apartment belongs to an individual, so just talk to the owner directly.
This place was rented before, but after Wilson Fisk began to acquire properties in Hell's Kitchen, the owner had already started preparing, but Fisk encountered problems.
First, the accounts of the United Construction Company were discovered by Karen Page, and then Daredevil's disruption caused trouble for their business.
Finally, the Hand and the Meeting asked Fisk to first acquire large buildings. Such buildings occupy a large area, which is convenient for them to dig down.
Therefore, no one came to negotiate for this small apartment on the edge. After Link saw it, he asked Jessica to take people to negotiate himself, which was considered as a training for her.
When Jessica encountered something she liked, she did not go directly to the door, but investigated the owner and the apartment completely, and then went to the door with the information.
As a driver, McCall naturally understood it more clearly. He found that the boss lady had a talent for investigating cases. She actually investigated the other party thoroughly and had the upper hand during the negotiation.
Soon, the negotiation ended and it was completely acquired at a price of 800,000 US dollars.
This is the price of Hell's Kitchen. It is not as valuable as Link's previous townhouse. After all, it is too small, covering only 0.3 acres, with an area of more than 1,200 square meters.
Moreover, the time of this building is old enough. It was built in 1920.
Then he called a number of people from the design company to take a look. The answer they gave was that it was best to rebuild it. There was no value in reconstruction. This place is almost a dangerous building.
Otherwise, it would not be so cheap. This 800,000 is the price of the land.
Jessica needs to discuss with Link as soon as possible.
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"Honey, the apartment has been acquired, but the people in the design company think that it is unnecessary to renovate it. It is better to rebuild it. The cost is too much." Jessica frowned and said.
Link knew that it was a matter of money. He invested one million as the initial capital, and there were still 200,000 US dollars left after the acquisition.
Among them, he had to pay salaries and maintain the normal operation of the law firm.
"No problem, I will invest another million." There are only a few hundred thousand left in Link's account now, which is their usual expenses, and the majority is stocks.
It is not cost-effective for Link to sell stocks now, and it is contrary to the operating rules of the charity fund. Jessica has funds in her account, but it is less than one million.
Recently, hiring a coach and buying new season clothes are not small. She is also a little embarrassed.
After Link finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "You discuss the plan with the design company first, and then we will go to Las Vegas."
"Is that okay?" Jessica frowned, "Will you make them unhappy?"
"No, it's a small amount, and I won the customer's money, not their casino's, so don't worry." Link didn't care, and if he was lucky, he would encounter another big game, then there would be no problem.
"Okay!" Jessica nodded.
Soon, she signed a contract with the design company, paid a deposit of 100,000 US dollars, and talked to Murdoch and Nelson about another investment, and this time they would not dilute their shares.
However, this is the last payment, and it will rely on the profits of the charity fund to operate, and the building will not be too high. This time it is planned to build four floors.
The frame design of one underground floor and three above-ground floors, with large-scale use of floor-to-ceiling windows, makes the building structure very simple.
The underground floor is a parking lot. Although it is on the edge of Hell's Kitchen, you still have to pay attention to safety. It is too easy to get into trouble if the car is parked outside, so just build an underground parking lot.
The ground floor is the reception area, where the front desk is placed. It is divided into two parts: the left side is used for normal legal commissions, and the right side is the reception area for legal aid.
The left side is a partition to ensure the privacy of customers, while the right side is an open area.
The second floor is the office area for lawyers and assistants, and there is also a reception room for big customers, while the third floor is used by the foundation, which is responsible for the review of legal aid and other issues, including conference rooms.
That's enough!
It's March now, the temperature is good, and we can directly start demolition and then construction. It will be completed in about four months.
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"Hey, Coulson, haven't you taken action recently?" Link called Coulson.
"You don't need to ask about this case. It's mainly to separate you out and prevent Fisk from suspecting you." Coulson said: "This time we are only targeting the hands and the meeting, especially the keel problem, which must be kept strictly confidential."
"You have to remember this."
"Don't worry, I know the seriousness of this. Since I'm not needed, I'll take Jessica out on vacation. I just lack funds, so I'll go to Las Vegas this time." Link said.
"Okay, that's fine, so you'll be less suspicious." Coulson then laughed, "You're just like going to withdraw money."
"No way, who made me so powerful?" Link said, "But this time I have to change to another one, I can't always go to the same one, otherwise people will really be rude to me and it will be troublesome."
"Just you know, let me know if there is any problem." Coulson gave Link a little assurance.
"Okay!" Link then hung up the phone.
Then he took Jessica with him. Tracy was very envious. She recently found a boyfriend, but the situation was not good.
Arrived in Las Vegas, Link had investigated the casino hotel here and changed to stay. Most of the time during the day was at the swimming pool. Link experienced the fun of applying sunscreen to people, and then at night he took Jessica to the casino first, and then watched various programs.
It was completely like a vacation, making money was secondary, and Jessica also saw Link playing cards for the first time. He was really killing everyone, and he made a million in a few days.
However, she also keenly discovered that the people in the casino had been targeting them on the third day, but withdrew in the next two days.
