"The Bert Building is the headquarters of the Bert Textile Company. It's an old twenty-story building, but it has good prospects for appreciation. It's located at the end of the commercial street. The commercial center of Atlanta is moving to the east of the city. "
Carl quickly understood Li Mochen's intentions. "You're going to buy it and build a flagship store for Xuri Company, right? If that's the case, you can avoid a lot of taxes. But it'll take a lot of money to renovate it. It's too old as an office building. "
"I'm hesitating. If I really want to build a flagship store, it might be very busy."
Li Mochen did have such intentions, and the Bert Building, which was located in the center of the city, was very suitable.
It must be mentioned that after the success of the first step, Kadeem Jebson's ambition grew rapidly. He planned to increase the number of stores to fifty-six in the next three months, covering all of Atlanta and the surrounding cities.
Considering the need for staff training and maintaining the company's reputation, this was the maximum speed that Xuri Company could expand at. Any faster, and the service quality of the stores would be affected.
However, even if Li Mochen bought all of the stores, he estimated that he would not need a hundred and twenty million gold duns. Therefore, the Bert Building was also in his sights. Not only was it suitable for Xuri Company's flagship store in Atlanta, but it was also suitable for setting up a department store.
Then he planned to use this part of the assets as collateral to continue to stock up suitable storefronts in the entire state of Georgia, the surrounding big cities such as New Manchester (fictitious), Florida, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, as well as coastal cities such as Portland, Boston, New Haven, Manhattan, etc., as the support for the next step of expansion of Xuri Company.
Li Mochen had a certain understanding of real estate. He knew that due to the economic crisis caused by Black Monday three years ago, the prices of real estate in America were at a low level. The average price was less than forty-five percent of what it was three years ago.
If they bought those stores at this time, the rent saved by the company would be equivalent to 1.4 to 1.8 times the bank interest. Although his method would affect the speed of the store's expansion, it could build a foundation for future competition and accumulate ammunition.
Li Mochen was also optimistic about the future of real estate. With the recovery of America's economy, this investment was bound to reap huge returns.
However, Li Mochen also realized that if he really wanted to do that, he would be even busier at the Xuri Company. He estimated that he would not be able to rest for the next month or two.
"Then you're really busy."
Carl sighed. He knew that Li Mochen had a lot of work to do. This guy was also a Mana professional, a fighting star, and needed to spend a lot of time on cultivation.
"Then can you spare some time to pay attention to Claude Antel in Macon City and St. Macon High School?"
"Macon City? Another new opponent, right? Does this person have the power to defeat me? "
Li Mochen knew that Macon was a big city in Georgia, located southeast of the City of Atlanta.
"No, only monsters can defeat monsters. This is a recognized rule in the industry. And this Claude doesn't have such strength. "
Carl shook his head, "But he is a Paladin and a Divine Benefactor favored by the God of Light. He has mastered three kinds of Sacred Divine Incantations. So their purpose is not to snipe you in the individual competition, but the cold weapon team competition. They're prepared to send you home in Georgia's top 16 in two months. "
"Team?" Li Mochen's eyes slightly narrowed, "Is the team strength of St. Macon High School very strong?"
Carl shook his head, "Definitely not as strong as Linden College. Your college has four Level Seven professionals, including you. I estimate that by that time, Louise Linden and Lina are likely to have reached Level Eight. But Ammo, do you know about Divine Incantation? "
"I've read about it in books."
Li Mochen fell into deep thought, "The name sounds good, but the essence is to offer sacrifices to the gods, or even the evil gods, to gain knowledge and power. But the sacrifices will be far more than usual, and of course, the consequences will be much smaller. "
"But this time, there are several big groups joining forces. Including Acadis, Saber-toothed, Cafia, and several other big sports brands. They want to suppress your momentum at all costs. Group combat is a good direction. After all, in America, group combat with cold weapons still has the most audience. If Linden College loses in Georgia, it will also affect the perception of some of your fans. So the company hopes that you can pay more attention in this regard — "
As soon as Carl said this, he received a mobile phone call. It was his immediate boss, Dwight Payton. This man didn't guard against Li Mochen. The latter only heard the words "publisher," "comic," "shit," and so on, and Carl occasionally showed a sneer. Of course, he didn't make a sound. He didn't dare let his boss know.
When Karl hung up the phone, Li Mochen asked, "What's going on? It sounds like it has something to do with my comic? "
"Mr. Paton saw your comic a few days ago and thought it had a lot of potential, so he wanted to help you promote it. But he ran into a wall in front of the CEO of Ferguson Culture and Media. Although they were willing to help you publish it, the conditions they offered weren't much better. They wanted you to completely change the draft and style. Ran-Ran, you know Mr. Payton. He's very stubborn and stubborn. After he was humiliated by Mandiwen Ferguson, he's been engrossed in promoting your products for the past few days. "
When Carl said this, his face was full of a strange smile. "Unfortunately, they all failed. Until today, he finally found a suitable publisher. But Mr. Paton asked me to suggest that you buy it and publish it yourself."
At this point, Carl's tone gradually became serious. "Their publishing qualifications and channels are very complete. At least they can cover the entire state of Georgia. In addition, there's the Atlanta Labor Paper, which covers the City of Atlanta and has 73,000 subscriptions a year. Readers are mainly concentrated in the southern suburbs of Atlanta. Now its boss, due to the difficulties of the family business, plans to sell the publishing house. The price is very reasonable. It's only seven million gold duns. Of course, you have to bear the debt of four million gold duns. "
Li Mochen was moved. He knew the significance of a media company. It meant influence on public opinion and the power to interfere in Atlanta's politics.
Although 73,000 subscriptions was a small number, because of the concentration of readers, it meant that it was enough to influence the districts of three to five city councilors.
"Also, Mr. Paton asked you to be careful of the Demon Wolf Fenrir."
"Why?"
"The Fenrir Hunters have been crippled. Recently, several large forces have attacked them. More than half of their 3,000 members have been scattered. However, the Demon Wolf Fenrir and his most capable subordinates have also returned to the world of light through special channels. So far, no one has found any trace of him. Mr. Paton reckons that they should be planning some big operation. "
Carl's expression was very relaxed. "I guess there's a high chance that he won't come looking for you. After all, his main enemies are those who forced him into a desperate situation. But we can't not guard against — "
When Li Mochen heard this, he suddenly felt the God Cloud Purple Gold Pagoda behind him move slightly.
His expression couldn't help but become strange. His God Cloud Purple Gold Pagoda was warning him, but the reaction was very slight. It didn't seem like there was any fatal danger.
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