Chapter 257 Sea View Villa
Pushing the door open, you'll see a very clean interior environment and decoration style.
There is everything you need, including sofas, TVs, living rooms, tables, chairs and benches. The apartment has two floors and an attached garage.
Boss Parker took the two of them on a tour and introduced everything upstairs and downstairs. "This is the house I used to live in. I didn't have much money at the time, so I could only live here with my family. My business was getting better and better, and I had enough money, so I moved out with my family. After that, I hired someone to renovate it, but I rarely come back to live here on weekdays. It has always been vacant. Occasionally, I would hire someone to come and clean it. The environment is quiet and suitable for living."
At this point, I can't help but miss the scene when I started my business. Life was getting better day by day. But I didn't expect that things are unpredictable, and suddenly I encountered something like this, and I was back to the days before liberation.
"Since this house is so meaningful, why don't you keep it and live in it yourself?" asked Zorro.
"Because I need the money."
Pike replied helplessly: "And I am also planning to leave Los Angeles with my family and live in another city."
"Leaving Los Angeles? What about your company?" Zhang Ailun asked.
Boss Parker sighed, "I basically didn't sleep a wink from yesterday to today. I was originally still hesitating whether to consign my company to the auction, thinking of selling assets to pay off debts, but I didn't expect the auction to process my documents and inform me that I can consign it tomorrow. Now I can only pray that someone can take over my company and it won't fail to sell, otherwise I will really have nothing."
After the company was auctioned off, all the debts and troubles were gone. I was now debt-free and had tens of millions in savings, enough for a worry-free life for the rest of my life.
If the company fails to be sold, the bank will continue to demand repayment, and he will have to liquidate all his assets to pay off debts and then repay the wages owed to employees. In that case, he may be left with nothing except a shabby shell company, and he will have no guarantee of making a comeback.
Just jump off the building and file for personal bankruptcy.
"What a coincidence. Actually, I'm quite interested in your company. Maybe I'll go to the auction tomorrow and try to bid for your company." Zhang Ailun still couldn't bear to see Boss Parker wandering the streets. After all, the leader was kind-hearted.
"That's great." Boss Parker was also a little surprised.
"I'm listing this apartment building online for $45. If you're willing to buy it, I can sell it to you for $5000." Boss Parker actively promoted the sale.
Zhang Ailun walked around here again and felt that there was nothing wrong with the price. It was basically the high-end housing price in District 5. He immediately nodded and agreed, "Okay. I can pay the full amount now."
Parker took out the transfer contract and property certificate from his briefcase and signed them. After Zhang Allen checked them and found nothing wrong, he also signed them and transferred $45 to the other party's personal account.
The accounts are of course recorded through the Hamberg Foundation. After all, they can be tax deductible to a certain extent, and it is also more convenient to transfer them to employees on secondment as welfare rewards.
If you buy a house for ordinary purposes, you will need to pay at least property tax, but if you invest in real estate in the name of a foundation, you only need to pay California property tax, which is $8400.
"We can go to Newport's sea view villa to look at the house now." After handing over the room key and receiving a text message reminder, Boss Parker was in a good mood and wanted to complete the transaction as soon as possible.
Zhang Ailun had no objection to this. He left the community, got on the Wrangler, searched the navigation position, and asked Zorro to drive to the New Port Seaview Villa area in southern Luo.
The location is excellent, the climate is pleasant, the villa is close to the sea. You can see the golden beach and palm trees when you go out, drive a private yacht to the sea, the road connects to the city center, and goes straight to the highway, with complete supporting facilities.
Zhang Ailun stopped the car next to the Seaview Villa and took a look at the construction of the villa area. The last time he went to the Seaview Villa, he was sending Sadie's distant cousin there and got a Lamborghini for free. He didn't expect that he would also move to the community of the Seaview Villa.
Boss Parker got out of the car and took the two of them to the sea view villa No. 12, unlocked the security door, and walked in to see the luxurious decoration, swimming pool, and parking garage.
There is also a private helipad, aircraft road runway, and hangar facilities in the backyard.
There is also a private kayak parked in the harbor. It is not expensive and is given as a gift when you buy a villa. It can basically only be used in the Gulf Stream near the coast. If you want to travel on the sea, it is more reliable to have a private yacht. If you pursue speed and comfort, the price is basically over one million US dollars.
The sea view villa has 8 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. There is nothing else about it except that there are many rooms and bathrooms.
The area is several thousand square meters. There are 48 single-family villas in the community, and each household is hundreds of meters apart, so privacy is ensured. It can be said that all high-end facilities are available.
There are also ships and other owners' private yachts parked in the harbor. It is close to the southern port, where you can watch whales go out to sea during the day and fall asleep to the sound of the waves at night.
Zhang Ailun took a look and thought the villa was pretty good. Although the location was a bit remote, it was not only large in area but also very luxurious.
"I bought this sea view villa four or five years ago. I don't have much time to live here on weekdays. The market price is around 350 million US dollars, but if you want to buy it, it only costs 320 million." Boss Parker introduced enthusiastically.
Zhang Ailun fell into deep thought.
Seeing the leader start to consider the price, Boss Parker was very considerate and said again: "Mr. Jin, if you think the price is not suitable, we can talk about it. This price and location are actually very good. It is basically impossible to buy it for less than three million US dollars."
"Ok, I can buy this villa for three million dollars. After all, if you want to sell it, it will take some time. Rich people basically only consider buying sea view villas in West Hollywood, downtown, and Santa Monica. Few people will buy here. Unless you are running a shipping business or you are financially free, they will buy a house here. I am considering buying a house here because my friends are all in the southern region." Zhang Ailun said.
Boss Parker thought about it and readily agreed.
After all, even if he sold the two houses, more than three million US dollars could only support his company's operation for a week and was not enough to repay the bank debt. It was rare that someone wanted to take over his company and assets at the same time, so selling them to the same person was a good choice.
He immediately drafted a contract and signed his name. Zhang Ailun checked the transfer instructions and found no problems, so he signed them. He then invested in purchasing the property in the name of the foundation and paid about $60000 in property taxes.
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US$351.
Although he was spending money like water, the chief leader remained calm because it wouldn't be long before he would have hundreds of millions of dollars coming into his account.
Boss Parker received a text message reminding him that the money had arrived, and he felt relieved. He then received the password to the luxury villa and how to use the indoor facilities.
Seeing Zhang Ailun so straightforward, he also said: "The whale auction will be held tomorrow, Mr. Jin, I hope to see you tomorrow."
"Don't worry, I will definitely go." Zhang Ailun smiled.
After chatting for a few more words, Parker took a taxi and left. Zhang Ailun watched him leave and took out his phone to take a photo of his villa and sent it to his friends.
Zhang Ailun: Moving into a new home.
Soon I received unanimous blessings from my friends.
Zhang Ailun marked the sea view villa as the new base camp on Terminator . When he returned to the villa, he saw Zorro slumped on the sofa and lazily sighed, "Is this the life of rich people?"
"If you want to live here, I can also help you make a room," said Zhang Ailun.
"Boss, are you serious?" Zorro instantly became interested.
"That's fake. I'm going to assign you to the mountain or the ranch in the town to build houses and dig trenches." Zhang Ailun said unhappily. "...I'm not going. I'm a killer, not a laborer." Zorro's face changed instantly, and he began to protest, rolling on the sofa.
Zhang Ailun ignored him, thinking that he could let Dominic and Jennifer move in when the time comes, since the house is big enough anyway.
Reina can also come, but I’m afraid she only likes to eat alone and won’t be willing to come and share.
After all, the chief leader had long known that she was not someone who liked to be inferior to others, and she always liked to provoke the chief leader and rebel against Tian Gang. Moreover, she usually had to work at the shelter, acting as an NPC in the novice village to distribute benefits to the new Beggar Gang disciples, and it was not very convenient to go back and forth.
Olivia and Erin might also be happy to accept it. After all, Jennifer is the central button to radiate the circle of friends, and the leader has basically had in-depth exchanges with them, and Jennifer is always there.
Zhang Ailun immediately sent them a message.
Reina was also quite interested at first, but when she heard that they had to share one, she immediately refused.
The chief leader was not surprised at all and could only promise that she would never be treated unfairly.
Of course Jennifer, Olivia and Erin readily agreed.
There is no rush to move. There is not much luggage at the camp anyway. When the time comes, Dominic can just drive the RV to transport the things over.
Of course, Zhang Ailun has lived in the hiking RV for so long. Although he doesn't need it anymore, he is reluctant to sell it. It would be better to collect it as a legacy of the chief leader, which does not take up much space.
After solving these problems, Dominic also sent a message. Zhang Ailun clicked it and took a look, and found that it was about the scavengers.
Dominic: I sent the photos of those people you showed me this morning to the rest of the team. Someone found them on the street that Leo is responsible for, and they really plan to join us. Now Bailey and Melvin have brought people to contact them.
Zhang Ailun: They took people to the rocky beach in the suburbs in the name of arranging work. I'll drive over there now.
Dominic: ok!
Zhang Ailun put away his phone, glanced at Zorro who was still slumped on the sofa, and said unhappily, "Get up, go out and do something."
"What else?" Zoro asked puzzledly.
"If I ask you to kill someone, will you do it?" Zhang Ailun said.
"Who to kill?" Zorro immediately became serious.
"Because of the oil problem at Green Field Manor, someone wants to cause trouble for me, but they haven't made any moves yet. If something does happen, I'll tell you then." Zhang Ailun said, "They might hire assassins to assassinate me, intimidate me, or kidnap me to make me surrender."
"Damn, I knew that those rich people have evil hearts."
Zorro was also very angry, but he was used to it. "I've taken on many similar missions before, but they were basically just ordinary people with no background. You are different. Who is so desperate? Don't they know you have munitions?"
Before they came up with this idea, didn't they carefully research and consider the identity and background of the chief leader?
"They may really not know what I do. If they knew, they wouldn't dare to mess with me." Zhang Ailun smiled coldly and showed no interest in this.
The people within Lightning Oil Company are not united, but those led by the major shareholder basically want to force buying and selling at a low price.
They had done a lot of similar things before, and the company's operations were not very legitimate. It can be said that since the 60s, the founders of Lightning Oil Company had relied on malicious competition and dirty tricks to start their business. To put it bluntly, they were no different from robbers.
The intelligence also stated that the founder was originally a tire shop owner, but when he saw that his neighbor had discovered oil, he used some shady means to force the other party to buy and sell, and made his first pot of gold. After that, he spent money to bribe some politicians and his business became bigger and bigger.
Anyone they target, once they have business that they can't handle, they will pay someone to solve the problem, and if trouble comes their way, they will bribe the other party.
After all, this is the traditional culture of this land. When in doubt, they resort to public opinion, and if public opinion doesn’t work, they resort to assassination.
President Lincoln in the last century was inspired by people’s imagination, and then President Kennedy was inspired by people’s imagination. Even the president cannot avoid malicious competition, let alone linking it with oil resources in the business world!
If you don't have some strength, you really can't control it.
He then changed the subject and said, "But what I'm dealing with now is not this matter, but the follow-up events related to the acquisition of Parker. Although Parker's competitors have defeated Parker's boss, I have taken over this company and its assets, so I must continue to compete with them! Those people can serve as important witnesses and material evidence."
"Then what are we waiting for?" Zoro stood up immediately.
Zhang Ailun threw the car keys to him and asked him to drive. He reset the password of the sea view villa, locked the doors and windows, and then prepared to let Blitz take the time to program and strengthen the anti-theft door.
I got in the Wrangler and drove to the suburbs.
On the other side, Bailey and Melvin were also driving a van with several Beggar Gang disciples in the car, and were taking five or six scavengers to the suburbs.
On the way, the leading scavenger Maji was still boasting about the leader crazily, flattering him, saying, "I have heard of Mr. Jin's name for a long time, and I admire and look up to his style of doing things. Mr. Jin started from scratch and has achieved this. He is simply a role model for street scavengers! I wanted to bring people over to join him a long time ago."
"Really? Then why didn't you come before?" Bailey asked.
"After all, we were doing scavenger work in District 7 before. We are not very familiar with District 5 and are relatively unfamiliar with it. This time, we have made up our minds to do something big with Mr. Jin!" Maggie explained.
Bailey and Melvin looked at each other and said nothing.
"Where are we going to work now? Aren't we picking up cans in the city?" Maggie was a little confused as he watched the vehicles leave the city and head for the suburbs.
"Mr. Jin attaches great importance to newcomers, so every time there is a new person joining the team, we basically take them on a tour of the secret base to familiarize them with the work flow." Bailey began to make up stories casually.
"So that's how it is. What a rigorous working atmosphere! I really want to meet Mr. Jin earlier." Although Maji said this, he was obviously a little absent-minded. He didn't expect that he would be selected just after he brought people here.
I couldn't help but curse inwardly, are you guys in Lori Louis 19 so short of people? Shouldn't they go through layers of assessments before being selected to enter the core circle?
They just wanted to sneak in and hide from the spotlight for two days, so why did they go to the secret base right away?
Or maybe the homeless team is not formal!!
"You will be able to meet our boss soon." Bailey said meaningfully, and did not pay any more attention to the other party, continuing to drive attentively.
Maggie's team didn't feel anything was wrong.
(End of this chapter)
