Marvel: Superman Survival Guide

Chapter 36 Short of money?

Everything was slowly getting back on track. A month later, the ordered vehicle arrived and was parked in the apartment's underground parking lot. Only two of the four parking spaces were occupied.

He called McCall over and asked him to familiarize himself with the car before preparing to start work. Link also asked Foggy Nelson to get McCall a gun license.

The Jessica Charitable Foundation officially started operating, and the first thing to discuss was the issue of acquisition. Link took a fancy to an apartment, a small five-story apartment that only covered an area of ​​about 0.3 acres of land.

The entire apartment belongs to one person, so just talk to the owner directly.

This place was previously rented out, but after Wilson Fisk began acquiring properties in Hell's Kitchen, the owner had already started preparing, but Fisk encountered a problem.

First, Karen Page discovered problems with the accounts of the United Construction Company, and then Daredevil's interference caused trouble for their business.

Finally, it was the Hand and the Society that asked Fisk to first acquire large buildings. Such buildings occupy a large area, making it easier for them to dig downwards.

As a result, no one came to negotiate for this small apartment in a remote location. After Link took a fancy to it, he asked Jessica to bring people to negotiate himself, which was considered as an exercise for her.

When Jessica encountered something she liked, she did not go directly to the house, but investigated the homeowner and the apartment in full before going to the house with the information.

As a driver, McCall naturally knew the situation more clearly. He discovered that the proprietress had a talent for investigating cases and had found out everything about the other party, giving her the upper hand during the negotiation.

Soon, the negotiations were concluded and the company was fully acquired at a price of US$800,000.

This is the price in Hell's Kitchen, which 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 square meters.

Moreover, the building is old enough, having been built in 1920.

We then called in several people from a design company to take a look, and they said it would be best to rebuild it, and there was no value in remodeling it, as it was almost a dangerous building.

Otherwise it wouldn’t be so cheap. The 800,000 is the price of the land.

Jessica needs to discuss this with Link early.

……

"Honey, we bought the apartment, but the people at the design company think there's no need to renovate it. It'd be better to rebuild it, but the cost would be too much." Jessica said with a frown.

Link knew it was a matter of money. He invested one million as initial capital, and had two hundred thousand US dollars left after the acquisition.

This includes paying salaries and maintaining the normal operation of the law firm.

"No problem, I'll just invest another million." There were only a few hundred thousand left in Link's account, which was their daily expenses, and the bulk of it was in stocks.

It is not cost-effective for Link to sell the stocks now, and it is against the operating rules of the charity foundation. Jessica has money in her account, but it is less than one million.

She was in a bit of a dilemma as she had recently hired a coach and purchased clothes for the new season, which were both quite expensive.

After Link finished speaking, he thought for a moment and said, "You discuss the plan with the design company first, and then we'll go to Las Vegas."

"Is it okay?" Jessica frowned, "Will you make them unhappy?" "No, it's a small amount, and I won the customers' money, not the 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 US$100,000, and talked to Murdoch and Nelson about injecting capital again without diluting their shares this time.

However, this is the last payment. In the future, the operation will rely on the profits of the charity foundation, and the building will not be too high. This time, it is planned to build four floors.

The frame design has one underground floor and three above-ground floors, with floor-to-ceiling windows used on a large scale, so the building structure is very simple.

The first underground floor is a parking lot. Although it is on the edge of Hell's Kitchen, we still have to pay attention to safety. It is too easy for cars to get into accidents if they are parked outside, so we just built an underground parking lot.

The ground floor is used as the reception area, where the front desk is located. It is divided into left and right areas. The left side is used for normal legal commissions, and the right side is the reception area for legal aid.

The left side of the building 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, as well as a reception room for important clients, while the third floor is used by the foundation, which is responsible for the review of legal aid and other issues, and includes a conference room.

That’s almost enough!
It is March now and the temperature is good, so we can start demolition and construction directly. It will be completed in about four months.

……

"Hey, Coulson, haven't you taken any action recently?" Link called Coulson.

"You don't need to ask about this case. The main purpose is to separate you from the case and prevent Fisk from suspecting you." Coulson said, "This time we are only targeting the Hand and the Society, especially the issue of the keel. This must be kept strictly confidential."

"You have to remember this."

"Don't worry, I know the seriousness of this situation. Since I'm not needed, I'll take Jessica out on vacation. Since we're short of funds, we're going to Las Vegas this time." Link said.

"Okay, that's fine. This way you'll be less suspicious." Coulson then laughed, "You're just like withdrawing money."

"I can't help it. Who made me so awesome?" Link said, "But I have to change this time. I can't always go to the same place. Otherwise, if they really treat me badly, it will be troublesome."

"Just so you know, let me know if there's any problem." Coulson gave Link some assurance.

"Okay!" Link then hung up the phone.

Then he took Jessica off, and Tracy was very envious, as she had recently found a boyfriend, but the situation wasn't good.

After arriving in Las Vegas, Link investigated the casino hotels here and checked into another one. He spent most of the day at the swimming pool, where he experienced the fun of applying sunscreen to people. Then at night he took Jessica to the casino and watched various shows.

It was just like a vacation, making money was secondary. It was also the first time that Jessica saw Link playing cards, and he was really killing it, earning a million in just 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.

(End of this chapter)