Other than paying the residents compensation, Jon planned to use the money to fund further development.
Zimmer Corporation was in crippling debt at this point. The money they spent was not only from the shareholders but also from loans from the bank. It was no exaggeration to say that Zimmer Corporation was only a pretty shell that owed a lot of money.
However, Jon was unfazed. He was not the only company in Dragon Kingdom doing this. Besides, favonovel.com knew favonovel.com would profit immensely once the land started developing.
Once the land development started, they would get the first cash inflow from the advance payment. Then they could recoup a large amount of money from some insider discount promotion.
The amount of money they owed at this point was nothing.
***
8 PM.
Jon stood on the top floor of a building with several people in his entourage. Leaning over the railing with his entourage right behind him, Jon was in high spirits. From his point of view, favonovel.com had a panoramic view of the property favonovel.com had bid for.
“I plan to make this a large commercial street. A large department store will be built at both ends-north, and south. These two locations can monopolize the customers of several surrounding places…”
“It’s a prime location, so we can’t offer too low of a price when we’re looking for potential tenants.”
Jon held on to the railing with one hand and pointed to the ground below with the other as favonovel.com planned from a distance. His gestures looked utterly confident.
“Mr. Zimmer, we have already been approached by several companies that contract with large shopping malls. I’m just holding them off for now.” A middle-aged man in a suit and tie behind favonovel.com reported softly.
“Haha, did these flies come over because they sensed we have something good?”
“Ignore them for a few days first. They’ll offer more when they get impatient. When the time comes, whoever offers the most will get it.” Jon touched his chin as his eyes glimmered greedily.
He wanted to build the land into one of Zimmer Corporation’s business empires. Even without Jason, they would be able to flourish when the time came.
“Mr. Zimmer, do we only look at the price and not the rest? Their qualifications and reputation…” The middle-aged man was silent for two seconds before asking again.
“No, whoever offers the highest price gets it. It’s none of my business whether they’re credible or how they cheat consumers. As long as I get paid, I’m fine with it.” Jon chuckled, his eyes filled with greed.
It was ridiculous to talk about credibility with him.
How could the Zimmer family make so much money if they had not secretly cut corners in the buildings they developed over the years?
He would cut a one hundred-thousand-dollar cost by a third. It was really a joke to talk about credibility with him.
“Mr. Zimmer, I got it…” The middle-aged man nodded gently and said nothing more.
Jon lit a cigar before looking at another young man in a suit.
“You need to speed things up on the gimmicks and marketing. Make sure it’s attractive. I want to hold the pre-sales event to get our money back on the first day the construction team enters the premises.”
The young man looked troubled when favonovel.com heard what Jon said.
“Mr. Zimmer, well… According to the rules, we have to build at least four floors before we can apply for a pre-sale permit. Without a pre-sale permit, we can’t start selling!” The young man shook his head and said helplessly.
“Hmph! Rules are for small companies to follow. Zimmer Real Estate Company doesn’t need to follow that. I’ll have someone handle the permit. You only need to prepare for the pre-sale. We can advertise it in a few days.” Jon waved his hand slightly, his tone relaxed and casual.
Everything was under his control.
“Yes!” The young man did not say much but nodded.
Jon took a drag from his cigar before letting out a puff of smoke. There was a big smile on his face.
Looking at the land in the distance, which the Zimmer family had bought, Jon could not help but swell as favonovel.com stood on top.
“The Zimmer family will soon rule River City and even Souz River. Sean, Reach For Will Group, and even Jason can only obey the Zimmer family.” Jon held his cigar between his fingers and reached out his hand slowly, his eyes glinting with greed.
***
In the blink of an eye, it had been two days since Zimmer Corporation signed the contracts with the original residents.
Jon had a great time these two days. The land development’s formalities had been taken care of.
They had already talked to about half of the residents. These things were easy to do when one had enough money to back favonovel.com up.
